Von Trebra threw out two companies as skirmishers. The enemy fell
back with the purpose of decoying the Federals to the point where
his main command of infantry and artillery was posted. The cavalry--a
squadron of the "Texas Rangers" under Colonel Terry--made a spirited
attack. The skirmishers rallied by fours to receive this charge.
After repeated charges from the cavalry, which were resisted by the
Thirty-second--in one of which Colonel Terry was killed--Colonel
Willich re-enforced Von Trebra with four additional companies. After
maintaining their position under fire for an hour and a half, the
Indiana troops repulsed the enemy in every charge, and Hindman's
force then withdrew. Colonel Willich had in the engagement only
the eight companies of his command, with Cotter's battery. The
enemy attacked with a force of 1,100 infantry, 250 cavalry, and 4
pieces of artillery. The Thirty-second Indiana lost 8 men killed
and ten wounded. After the fall of Bowling Green, the Second
Division reached Nashville on March 3d.

The Third Division in February was ordered to make a demonstration,
moving by forced marches against the enemy's position at Bowling
Green, to prevent troops being sent from there to reinforce Fort
Donelson. The rebels had commenced their retreat from this place
to Nashville prior to the arrival of Mitchel's command, but the
shells thrown by his artillery on the 14th into the city hastened
the movements of the rear guard of Johnston's army. Before their
retreat, the enemy burned both bridges over Barren River, and set
fire to a large quantity of military stores, railroad cars, and
other property. Turchin's brigade, capturing a small ferryboat,
crossed over the river, swollen above the high-water mark by the
heavy rains, entered the city at five o'clock the next morning,
and succeeded in extinguishing the fire and saving a portion of