Browsing named entities in The Daily Dispatch: April 14, 1863., [Electronic resource]. You can also browse the collection for Gen Johnston or search for Gen Johnston in all documents.

Your search returned 1 result in 1 document section:

The Daily Dispatch: April 14, 1863., [Electronic resource], Affairs in Kentucky--the Defray of Gen Pegram — success of Col. Cluke at Mount Steelins. (search)
d. Whilst waiting to cross he was attacked by the enemy in largely superior force, with whom he contended for a day and a half, and finally succeeded in crossing his little army, and five hundred and fifty of the cattle he had captured at Danville.--His lose in men in this engagement — killed, wounded and missing — did not exceed one hundred and fifty. The loss of the enemy in killed alone was greater than this number. He accomplished the purpose for which he was sent into he State by Gen. Johnston, and with much less loss than might have been expected under the circumstances. On the 30th of March, Col. Cluke, of Gen. John Morgan's command, attacked the enemy at Mount Sterling. Their pickets were soon driven in, and their whole force took refuge in the houses of the town, from which they opened fire on our men--Col. Cluke, in order to dislodge them — being with out artillery — found it necessary to fire one or two buildings, which communicated to other, until a whole square