. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . OISM. 267 under General John H. Morgan, and were obliged to fall back with consider-able loss. The following morning the entire force under Morgan attackedthe 20th, then in command of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith, in its position atthe narrows of Horseshoe Bend, on the CumberlandRiver. The fight lasted all day. the enemy finallyretiring with a loss, as ascertained, of between threeand four hundred. The loss of the 20th amountedin all to twent
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . OISM. 267 under General John H. Morgan, and were obliged to fall back with consider-able loss. The following morning the entire force under Morgan attackedthe 20th, then in command of Lieutenant-Colonel Smith, in its position atthe narrows of Horseshoe Bend, on the CumberlandRiver. The fight lasted all day. the enemy finallyretiring with a loss, as ascertained, of between threeand four hundred. The loss of the 20th amountedin all to twenty-nine, of wiaom five were killed,nineteen wounded, and five missing, including amongthe killed Lieutenant Wm. M. Greene. This affair was considered one of thenotable engagements of the day. The20th, comparatively without support, itsretreat cut off by a stream, broad, deep,and rapid, without entrenchments, repulsethe charge of a large brigade, drive themwith the bayonet, maintain a vigorous andsharp fight with the entire division, with-draw in good ordei, save their only pieceof artillery, bring off their wounded andrecross the Cumberland under General John H. Morgan. The Louisville Jouiiutl. June 4, 1863,said: The recent fight which Colonel Jacobs had with John Morgan near narrow HorseshoeBottom, a quarter of a mile from the Cumberland River, and about twelve miles fromMonticello, in Wayne County, was much more destructive to the Confederates than was atfirst supj)osed. The loss of killed has been definitely ascertained to be one hundred and fifty-seven, while the wounded are variously estimated from three hundred and fifty to five is certain that nearly every house in the neighboring valley contains disabled correspondent, Fidler, gives an excellent account of this affair, but his information is insome respects incorrect. The force of four hundred and fifty men had been sent out by Colonel Jacobs toreSnforce a party of one hundred who had g
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