Exciting News From Kentucky:
A Skirmish at Green River! -
Brilliant Exploits of the Texas Rangers. -
Death of Col Terry

Nashville Union & American
Thursday, December 19, 1861

We received intelligence Wednesday night of a skirmish near Green river that evening, but in such shape that we were not permitted to use it. It appears that about two hundred of the Texas Rangers, under Col. TERRY, while out scouting, came upon the enemy's pickets and drove them in. About a mile this side of Green river the Rangers were attacked by about six hundred of the thirty-second Indiana regiment, three hundred on each side of them. The Federals were concealed in a corn field and behind trees, when Col. TERRY and his men made a gallant charge upon them, the Colonel leading the charge, and pouring a galling fire into the enemy. Seven shots were deliberately fired at him, one shot taking effect in his neck and producing instant death, another in his theigh, and a third killed his horse, and a fourth killed the horse of a comrade. When the Rangers saw that their gallant leader had been killed, they became perfectly desperate and their charges told with terrible effect on the enemy, and finally drove them from their position, but not, we understand, across the river, as was reported yesterday morning. A gentleman who arrivered here yesterday with the remains of Col. TERRY, and who participated in the skirmish, says he counted sixty-six of the Federals dead on the ground. It is reported that Col. TERRY killed two of the
Hessians just before he fell. His son killed three, and others killed numbers.

It was a brilliant exploit, but is clouded by the death of the gallant TERRY. The loss of the Rangers was five killed, and one mortally and eight slightly wounded. The loss of the enemy is heavy, and is indicated by the number counted by one of the Rangers. They took eight prisoners. Private dispatches report that a general skirmish was kept up during most of
the day yesterday, terminating with the coming onto dark. We have no particulars as to results. Further intelligence from Kentucky will be found in our Bowling Green letter.
OUR BOWLING GREEN CORRESPONDENCE. The Ball about to open-Federals Crossing Green River in Force-Skirmish at Woodsonville-Col. Terry killed-The Enemy put to Flight-Generals Johnston and Buckner gone to Green River, &c, &c Special Correspondence of the Nashville Union and American Bowling Green, Ky., Dec. 18, 10 o'clock A. M. The ball is about to open. The next few days will be big with events of a
startling character. Four regiments of Hessians had crossed Green river yesterday afternoon at one o'clock; six hundred of the enemy had crossed at Woodsonville. They were met by one hundred and eighty Texan Rangers and a company of HINDMAN'S infantry.

The Rangers, with Col. TERRY at their head, charged the Dutch, putting them to flight, killing about seventy and captured nine prisoners. The gallant Col. TERRY was killed in the charge by a body of one hundred and fifty Federals, who were posted on a hill near by and concealed from view. Lieut. MORRIS of Capt. WALKER'S company was mortally wounded and three privates of his company killed. The Linclonites fled the field, retreating to a woods about a mile from the river, where a large force of Federals, estimated at from 4000 to 8000, are encamped.

Gen. Johnston and Gen. Buckner have gone to Green river to reconnoiter the position and force of the enemy. BRECKINRIDGES' brigade and two companies of Artillery have gone to the scene of action. The greatest excitement prevails here and all regard a conflict as imminent.A pontoon bridge has been thrown across the river, and the repairs upon the
railroad bridge are being prosecuted. The sending of telegraph dispatches has been interdicted. Your correspondent leaves for Green river tomorrow.