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Jbnrth Ohio mounted infantry, unucr MajorMitchtfll; Col. W^olfor*!'* First Kentuckycavalry and Col. Israel Garrar Fs Seventh Ohio cavalry, two llcibnan Runs, and four mountain howitzers. Dutton'* 11 ill, on which }Vlt;iram had taken position, about three mites north of Somerset, is about 200 feet above the plain. A clump of trees upon its crest and one side, and stumps, rocks, and fences formed an c\*cc!]cnt cover lor infantryand a splendid position for artillery. A deepstream flanked it on Gilmore’s left, rendered deeper and impassible by a mill-dam just in rear of I Sprain's rbrhi. I Ms left was protected by n ridjje covered with heavy timber, which afforded him cover for Hank movo ui nts beyond the range of (Jihnnre's gnns.General Garter disput'd his troops as follows: Woo!f .rtfs eav dry, dismount* d, was ported on flic riel:*; n the wood1;, Garrortl, wish the Seventh lt;hio # avairv and i lie artillery, in 1he c entre,and Fnnkte, with the Forty-fourthend Forlj ‘if1* oh’.dismounted, on the left. AbsiF h:i!fV]:ist twelve p. ni.IHL* FIUilT W \S U’i;v:r nv TJIE AltTIL-LEU V,in which the !i#*n nan cun : achieved a rle-eifed victory. Col. F c »t‘ was now ordered up, and at his own sugg m on was ordered to turn Gilruores ri lit dank, nailer rover of the ritlge and woods above merit ioncd, ami attack iiis rear. Lcniing W lolfonl and a portion of the Seventh cavalry to attend to this force,whose* movement had been observed by Gen. Gilmer*, Kunkle and Garrard were ordered to storm the hill. Woclibrd was soon hotly m;ui:rcd and f orced back towanls the b ft, 'out. iipht’riR stubbornly, held the ( !lt;• 1 in nur of the centre.The chary*- made b ; the Forty-fourth andw Vi'oriy-fifih Ohio and ill Seventh cavalry coim' ic. -«1 wi'h spirit and jraikmtry.!’• fit. in, rvh-rrini: to Si: t ’s (i ink attack, i iixcj. him of diyiiht-flh nee tt orders in not moving with «u:‘.ieient celerity. Jius.tya:‘ I told him to act promptly, as everythin.; i depended up n his lt;jaider.ess. Aster he left 1 held :!a; position for more thaa an hoar. His movement should have occupied tea | mi notes, and yet he never obeyed the orders {riven him. The enemy, forming' his two , in fan try r* ^iments in line of battle, chary* d ep t!;e bill under over of some undergrowth. My m u si • i-.l until the em-ray I v ere ‘.vit triii ihirty yar ’s and thenCAVK \v i'unr: : a;ITT TO T.r.fT.All lt;: trtsof myself ami of the gallant offi-«ers assist ipjr l:1lt;; j.tit.-d to rally the men at that point. Our bus was small in killed and wounded hut r. he. heavy in prisoners/'•• 1 p’.ie'd the command in the I next good position / r i fight, tv. ... n. les and a half south of Somerset, where I i awaited the advance of the enemy lor three hours, until night.” iVviaiu's report is evidently ur.insi lo P.’ott. for lt;dlmore, in his report, ail* r r f-mn.: to Wool fords living forced hark bv S'CW.i piruulturieonslv with•ohankies successful charge, says: “As 1 lie light ag still cortmu h ■*« ::h «:reat spirit in ti.e wpodlt; on ri y rtehi. whi re our success in carrying the lull u i' not yet known, I dispatched a plt; rib n of tire Seventh Ohio cavalry by the same route which the enemy had-i I * - T j • lt;I i » * . i •
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Washington National Tribune
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Sat, Jul 15, 1882
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