CHAP.XII.] SKIRMISH AT AND NEAR WOODBURY, KY., ETC.

ber of saddles, muskets, rifles, shot-guns, sabers, knives, &c. A number of valuable horses were unavoidably killed in the skirmish at the camp.

Eddyville is 62 miles from Paducah, and the camp was 4 miles back of the town, at a place known as Saratoga Springs, and we were absent from Paducah 29 hours.

Major Phillips and the volunteers deserve the greatest the greatest credit for this successful daylight surprise.

I am, respectfully, your obedient servant,

S. L. PHELPS, Lieutenant-Commander, U. S. Navy.

Captain A. H. Foote, U. S. N., Commanding Naval Forces Western Rivers.

Numbers 4. Report of Cox and Read, telegraph operators, to Major-General Polk, C. S. Army.

CLARKSVILLE, October 28, 1861.

G. W. Hillman, of this place, just returned from Eddyville, Ky., reports 400 Lincoln troops left gunboat bellow Eddyville Saturday morning last, and surprised Captain Wilcox and company of 60 men, while they were at breakfast, 4 miles north of Eddyville, killing 4 men and 10 horses. Number of prisoners taken was not known when Hillman and Captain Wilcox left.

COX AND READ, Operators.

OCTOBER 29-31, 1861.-Skirmishers at and near Woodbury and Morgantown, Ky.

REPORTS.

Numbers 1.-Colonel S. G. Burbridge, Kentucky Volunteers.

Numbers 2.-Colonel John H. McHenry, jr., Kentucky Volunteers.

Numbers 3.-Major James Hagan, Mississippi Cavalry.

Numbers 4.-Captain Thomas Lewers, Mississippi Cavalry.

Numbers 1. Report of Colonel S. G. Burbridge, Kentucky Volunteers.

CAMP SILAS MILLER, KY., October 31, 1861.

DEAR SIR: Below I submit an official report of the battle at Woodbury, Butler County, Kentucky, on Tuesday, the 29th instant, at 6 p. m.: Having received intelligence from Colonel McHenry that the enemy were in force not far distant, on the south side of [Green?] River, and meditating an attack upon his force at Camp Galloway (Hartford, Ky.), we went forward on Sunday morning, at 9.30 o'clock, with 125 infantry, 100 cavalry, and two 6-pounders, under Captain Somerby, to re-enforce Colonel McHenry, and reach[ed] his camp after a march of 30 miles over rough roads on Sunday night and then encamped, and on Monday morning, joined by Colonel McHenry, with 125 strong, we resumed our line of march in the direction of Morgantown, and encamped about 14