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The Daily Dispatch: April 13, 1863., [Electronic resource], Gen. Pegram's fight in Kentucky. (search)
ount of Gen. Pegram's fight near Somerset, Ky., from persons who participated in it. The first most important collision he had with the enemy was at Danville. The enemy only made a show of fight, and on a gallant charge being made upon them by Col. Ashby's regiment, they fled at a rapid rate, and could not be over taken. The Register says: During the fight at Danville, or immediately afterwards, Gen. Pegram learned there was a force of twelve hundred of the enemy at Lancaster, who, expecthen fell back with his whole command to within a mile or two of Somerset, intending to recross the Cumberland river and make his headquarters in the neighborhood of Monticello. On Sunday, the 30th ultimo, the advance of the enemy caught up with Ashby's regiment, and had some skirmishing. On Monday, the 31st, they came upon us with an overwhelming force.--They were said to have had four regiments of cavalry, five of infantry, and six pieces of artillery. We had four regiments, and two battal