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The Daily Dispatch: January 20, 1863., [Electronic resource], article 4 (search)
seemed his situation was desperate, but he escaped with his entire command. In moving from Springfield to Campbellsville, Gen. Hellesy, commanding the Federal forces, and harassing Morgan's rear, was killed in a hand-to-hand encounter by Lieut. Easton. The fight occurred in a creek, and the body of Gen. Hollesy was dragged from the water and carried to an adjacent house. Two members of this staff also came up with three of Gen. Morgan's men--Capt. Tribble, Lieut. Easton, and a private, HLieut. Easton, and a private, Hollesy was attended by two of his staff--Captain Edwards and his orderly. A fight at once ensued, in which General Hollesy was killed by Lieut. Baston. Captain Edwards and Hollesy's orderly were captured by Captain Tribule. The fight was a hand-to-hand affair, and the combatants were in the creek at the time. The destruction of the railroad is complete from Green river to Shepherdsville, a distance of seventy-five miles, Shepherdsville is eighteen miles from Louisville. Military c