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proving mortal, id a marvel Um*problem.j4?: %.. Proni tlii| Lonumlle Journal, Juno 4th; \ \iiio; Fight,at Hoise Shoe 'Bot-J. tonV^TerrJble Defeat to Johti Mor|ah^rfd his Bdrid. . /'c • The;recent. Sghi, which ..Cojk Jacob' had with John Morgan ucar Narrow,. Horae f alioo: Bottom, a tjUiiVter off a uiile irojii^a^e,., Cumberland river, anil -iibo'iittwelve uiilea -abuvd 'Mo»tteelH», in U’tiyiie county, was much .mote destructive to the rebels fhab j whs rii{|iosed» ,.;Tlie los^ in killed;Itas becu defimtely. ascertaintlt;l to be puehundred and fifty-sevenrw h ileth 6 wound*fid arc vari6dljf estimated at from 850 to’ 500, 11 fw-corithl» that nearly every bouse, in, the:iidi^hb^ying yaUey. cohtjjip.ii.disabled: ’rebels vJTQ u t:.. cl^cspb mien fc*1K id Icr* ’giveauii: excellent account of tills,fight, but his-information in' sortie respects is incorrect. The force' of 450; men had been sen tout' by; ;Col.‘jaeobto ndnforpe a ..party of it)0 whoto break up a'iuT:desperate bairn of guerillas. They were completely sucCeSHful’ in- their object, but, fell in with the udvnnce guard of Morgans main army, .-when they retired; pi excel* leiit'orderarid fighting d cs p f r a t o ly' - 0 u p is. }\T. Wiltrtie, ot' the 2Uth Michigan Iofantry, TVSUjbtl; of the 12 th' Kentucky- Cavalry, ‘and Searcey;' oil'ihe lltlvKeoViefcy Cavalry,' led iheir.nieu with g'^at gulfan,tiy. The fight was,in iWopen field t»f Coffey’s just outside of the Narrows of Horse shoe 'nni^ pwrmrtyerm *e-*cd • forugaiosd 'Morgan’s \vholeu force Tor fi fty-five minutes after the boy* had previously ;a!; moist,,,destroy,fld vChguaul^.. and Clukelsiurpe^attd forood them , to u point of aurrender, which WohlS haVc-beeh ^cdhipiisfi' ed had it not bectifor-the timely aid o’f - Morgan. A demand for an uueouditicrial surrender wus;.eei»t. into Col- Jacob by Mor 'Kau^wliiclUmxing.UecJ!, promptly refund;iurriea hia whole force to the northfie currside of the river to rejoin his niuin com .luatid, and Morgan did not feci the leastdisposition to follow, but it is understood.•returned to Moutieellu. _ No men couldhave behaved better iban- the ,12th Ken. tnbfcv Cavalry add tlse'2i)th Michigan In-,fantrr.'-wThtH sbirited affuTrt uno nesiimialilv
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Marshall Statesman
Marshall, Michigan, US
Wed, Jun 17, 1863
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Rupert W.
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