GREAT VICTORY IN KENTUCKY

The Rebel Generals Williams and Howes Defeated by Gen. Nelson

A BRILLIANT PIECE OF STRATEGY

Four Hundred Rebels Killed and a Thousand Taken Prisoners

Cincinnati, Tuesday, November 12, 1861

Gen. Nelson met the rebels, under Gen. Williams, at Piketon, Pike County, Ky., on Friday last
and gained a glorious victory. Col. Luke Moore attacked the rebels in the rear with 3,800 men, while Col. Harris falling back and Col. Moore pressing forward, until the enemy were brought into the midst of Gen. Nelson's Brigade when our forces pressed them on all sides, killing four hundred of them and taking a thousand prisoners. The balance scattered in all directions. The Federal loss is small.

Lexington, Kentucky, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 1861
A courier from Gen. Nelson's Brigade, with dispatches for Gen. Thomas, reports that the fighting at Piketon lasted two days. The rebels lost 400 killed and 1,000 prisoners.