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A Battle In Kentucky

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Parent Issue
Day
19
Month
September
Year
1862
Copyright
Public Domain
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Louisville, Sept. 14. There is rauch exciternent in the city th s uflernoon, in consequente ol nows pf a b'attltí between aur forces and tho rebels at Murnlordsville. Elizabethtwn, Ky., Sept. 14, The rebels under Gen. Dunean attaoked our foices at Greeo River, Dear M umionlsville, abont three o'clock tliis morning. Tho tight lasted till 11 A. M. Our men fought bravely, firing the last shot". Thü rtbels were repulsed with honvy loss. Tliey font in a fíug pf truco usking perniis.sion to bury their dead, which w8 granlcd. Col. Wildor, of the Seventeenlh Io diana, coramanded our f orees. Louisville, Sept. 15. Mr. Thomas arrived from iltijTifordsvillo this evening. He wan present during the buttle. The rebuls under Gen. Dunoun nurnbeied from fiyo to seven thouBaoü, including cavulry, artillory, and infuntry,. The rebels triade their attuck I-om b'ith sides of the rivur, and holdjy sidvp.nced to our breastworks. - T:hoy vvero ropulsed with fearful loss. The, Federal forces. imder Cojonel Vv'ilder numbored aboul 2,50Q. at the oom men-jerxiönt of tho Tigiit ; they were reinioiced by. Coloüol Dunham, of the Fiítielh Indiana liegiment. The fiwt they kiiuw of his being about was bis poürïog a volk-y,. killing many and stam pcding the bnlanue. The Federa! lr.is eif?ht mon killed and twer.lyeeven wouoded. The rebel loss is from fivo hundred t Beven hundred killed and wonnded. The rebels who bronglita flag of truee adnrit a loss of four hundred killed. - Tivu pioces of artillery were capturad from the enoniy. The bridge at Bacon Creek is deatroyed. Bragg iu supposed to be at Gl asgo w. Mumfordsvi'lo, Ky., Sept 15. Tho rebels under Bragg attacked our forcea ih;s forunoon, and t is said they have been fightiirg all day. Tho Federal orces, in eornmnnd of Col. Wilder, are fighting bravaly and are determined to hold tho post. 'i lie enemy's forcé is reported large. Later. Wo learn that u porlion of Buell's nrmj' arrived, and have engagod with Bragg's forcea.

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