. 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 . fall back with consider- under Genera] John 11 able loss. The following morning the entire force undeithe 20th, then in command of Lieutenant-Colonel Smiththe narrows of Horseshoe Bend, on the CumberlandRiver. The tight 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 whom five were killed,nineteen wounded, and five missing, incl
. 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 . fall back with consider- under Genera] John 11 able loss. The following morning the entire force undeithe 20th, then in command of Lieutenant-Colonel Smiththe narrows of Horseshoe Bend, on the CumberlandRiver. The tight 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 whom 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 themwit li the bayonet, maintain a vigorous andsharp fight with the entire division, with-draw in good order, save their only pieceof artillery, bring off their wounded andrecross the Cumberland under tire. Morgan attackedin its position at The Louisville Journal, June 4, 1868,. said: General John II. Morgan. 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 supposed. 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. jjives 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 toreinforce a party of one hundred who had gone on an expedition to break u
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