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A Body of our Forces Surrendered to the Rebels.
FROM LOUISVILLE.A Body of our Forces Surrendered to the Rebels. 700 of our Men Attacked by 1,800 Guerillas under Morgan. THE LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES. Gen. Johnson, Union, Among the Captured. HE IS LIBERATED ON PAROLE BY MORGAN. General Johnson Paroled by the Rebels, &c.--His Arrival in Louisville. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 27. General R. W. Johnson, Captain Turner of his staff, and Captain Libbon, of the Second Indiana Cavalry arrived here to-day. They state that General Johnson was compelled to surrender near Gallatin on the 21st instant because his force numbering about 700 after fighting brave for some time became unmanageable and finally ran with the exception of about seventy-five, who, with General Johnson, Major Winfrey of the 5th Infantry, and three other officers, were taken prisoners. The Federal loss was twenty-six killed, including Lieut. Wynkoop of the Seventh Pennsylvania Cavalry and two other officers, and thirty-three wounded. The rebel loss, including several officers was thirteen killed and forty wounded. The Federal prisoners were all treated well by Guerilla Morgan, and liberated on parole. Morgan's force is 1800 strong, and is finely equipped and mounted. They carry along with them printing materials, with which they regularly issue a newspaper called the "Vidette."
Source: Unknown, "From Louisville, A Body of our Forces Surrendered to the Rebels," Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, Thursday, 28 August 1862, p. 3.
The "Lieut. Wynkoop", mentioned above, is Lt. Nicholas Wynkoop of Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Richard Wynkoop, in the 1904 edition of the Wynkoop Genealogy in the United States of America, has this to say about him on page 189:
1227. Nicholas Wynkoop, Lieutenant, (Gen'l George C. 725, Dr. Nicholas 393, Judge Henry 157, Nicholas 46, Gerret 5, Cornelius 1,) born December 25, 1831: died August 21, 1862: married Almira Herman. Chris
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