The Daring bravery of Zollicoffer.
--The
Bowling Green Courier and the
Nashville (Tenn.) Gazette, publish tolerably full accounts of the late
Fishing Creek battle, but neither furnish any additional facts, except in relation to the death of
Gen. Zollicoffer.
The
Courier is informed that
Gen. Zollicoffer mistook a Kentucky or
Ohio regiment which had opened fire upon our forces, for one of our regiments firing upon others through mistake, and galloped forward with his staff to order them to desist, not discovering his error till he was in their midst.--He immediately drew his sword and dispatched the
Yankee Colonel to whom he was about to give orders, when he was fired upon, and fell pierced with many balls.
Major Henry M. Fogg, of his staff, was wounded in the thigh; and
Lieut. E. B. Shields, another of his staff was killed by his side.
Major Fogg was borne from the field.
The
Gazette says:
‘
General Zollicoffer advanced to within a short distance of an Ohio regiment, which had taken a position at a point unknown to him, and which he supposed to be one of his own regiments.
The first intimation he had of his dangerous position was received when it was too late. "There's old
Zollicoffer," cried out several of the
Yankee regiment in front of him. "Kill him!" and in an instant their pieces were levelled at his person.
At that moment Henry M
Fogg, Aid to
Gen. Zollicoffer, drew his revolver and fired, killing the person who first recognized General Z. With the most perfect coolness General Z. approached to the enemy, and, drawing his sabre, cut the head of the
Lincoln Colonel from his shoulders.
As soon as this was done twenty bullets pierced the body of our gallant leader, and
Gen Zollicoffer fell from his horse a mangled corpse.
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