discovered, the enemy opened a heavy fire, advancing so rapidly
that before the piece of artillery could be brought into battery
it was captured, as were also Captain R.C. Kise, my assistant
adjutant-general, Captain Grafton, volunteer aide-de-camp, and
between twenty and thirty of my men. Two privates were killed.
Major McCook (since dead), paymaster and volunteer
aide-de-camp,[8] Lieutenant F.G. Price, aide-de-camp, and ten men
were wounded. Searching in vain for an opening through which to
charge and temporarily beat back the enemy, I was compelled to
fall back upon the main body, which I rapidly brought up into
position, and opened a rapid and beautifully accurate artillery
fire from the pieces of the 5th Indiana upon a battery of two
pieces which the enemy had opened upon me, as well as upon his
deployed dismounted force in line. Obstructing fences prevented a
charge by my cavalry. In less than half an hour the enemy's lines
were broken and in retreat. The advance of my artillery, and a
charge of cavalry made by Lieutenant O'Neil, 5th Indiana Cavalry,
with only fifty men, converted his retreat into a rout, and
drove him upon General Hobson's forces, which had engaged him
upon the other road. His prisoners, the piece of artillery lost
by me, all of his own artillery (five pieces), his camp equipage,
and transportation and plunder of all kinds, were abandoned and
captured. We also captured large numbers of prisoners, including
Colonels Basil [W.] Duke, Dick [R.C.] Morgan, and Allen [Ward?],
and the most of General Morgan's staff.

[Footnote 8: Major Daniel McCook, father of the famous fighting family,
who pushed himself in, against remonstrance, to find the slayer of his
son (General Robert L. McCook), reported to be with Morgan.]