them. Still advancing, and completing the deployment to the right of the pike, Company A captured 68 prisoners, marched them to a corner of the main street, and left them in charge of a squad under command of Lieutenant R. H. Chapman. At this juncture, intelligence having reached Captain Jones, through a prisoner, that a re-enforcement of 700 men was coming in by railroad, he ordered Quartermaster Sergt. John C. Allen to take a file of men and burn a long railroad bridge in his rear, which was promptly executed, the remainder of the company advancing until the firing ceased.

Company B, advancing along Main street, driving before it a body of the enemy, killed some and captured many-Lieutenant Meadows and a private of said company, and Private S. T. Moore, of Company A, being the first to approach the first to approach the brass field piece, which was captured. Advancing along Main street this company was ordered to dislodge a party of the enemy from a garden, which was promptly executed. Companies B and C and a portion of Company A were then ordered to charge the depot and a neighboring brick building from which the enemy was pouring an incessant fire. After a severe conflict they drove the enemy from both these strongholds, killing and capturing several of them, and afterward pursuing the enemy to the corn field, in which they made their last stand.

The only casualty in Company B was 1 man wounded; in Company C, 2 killed and 6 wounded (3 slightly and 3 severely): among the latter was Second Lieutenant Thomas N. Pitts.

The left wing, viz, Companies D, E and G, under command of Major Samuel J. Winn, advanced steadily on the left of the pike, engaging the enemy at several points and driving them into the center of the town, having killed and captured a number of them and not halting until the enemy was routed. The left wing sustained no loss either in killed or wounded.

I feel that many thanks and much praise are due to the officers and soldiers of my command for their highly creditable and heroic conduct on the occasion of this battle.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

F. M. NIX,

Lieutenant Colonel, Commanding First Regiment Georgia Partisan Rangers.

Captain R. A. Alston,

Assistant Adjutant-General, Morgan's Brigade.

Numbers 15.

Report of Lieutenant Colonel Basil W. Duke, Second Kentucky Cavalry, of the capture of Cynthiana.

CYNTHIANA, KY., July 17, 1862.

SIR: During the engagement to-day the regiment engagement the enemy on the Georgetown pike, and after a desperate fight of about an hour and a half succeeded in driving them into the town, where a hot street fight occurred, lasting until near dark. We took the 12-pounder brass piece that had so annoyed us during the early part of the action. Where all engaged acted so nobly, it is difficult to particularize, but