Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-11-20
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VI ST.-MempniS. NOV. S.-lne MemphiS
Appesl contains full accounts of a bloody
and hard fought battle near Columbus. KY,
on Thursday, the 7th inst. Gen. Pillows
Brigade, $500 strong, composed of Tappan's
Arkansas Regiment, and Freeman's, Wright's
and Pickett's Tennessee Regiments, encoun-
tered the enemy on the Missouri side, oppo-
site Columbus, early yesterday morning
The enemy's force was 1000 strong, and was
commanded by Major,G General John A. Nc
Clernand, of Illinois, assisted by Gen. Bow
lin. Pillows Brigade fought CALAMITY until
their ammunition was exhausted, when, over
whelmed by superior numbers, they retreat
ed back to the river with heavy loss. On
reaching the river bank they made q desper-
ate stand, closing in with the enemy when
ever that was possible with their bayonets.
Captain Watson's battery was temporarily
lost during the retreat of our troops. At
this critical moment General Cheatham's
Brigade composed Of Smiths and Russelps
Tennessee Regiments, and Colonel Marks
Louisiana Regiment, assisted by Gen. Polk
and Blythe's Mississippi Regiments, arrived
and turned the fortunes Of the day. They
charged furiously upon the enemy, re-taking
Watson's battery, and completely routing
McClernand's entire force, pursuing them a
distance of seven miles to their boats, when
they embarked in haste and ignominiously
fled. Two of the enemy's guns and large
quantities of arms and ammunition, which
they had thrown away in their flight, were
captured. The road along which they went
was strewn with coats, knapsackS, guns etc.
Gen. Chatham took several prisoners with
his own hvnds. Gen. Bowlin was made pIis-
oner by the Rev. Jas. Rogers of Tennessee,
who also took a staEd Of colors. Col. Dough
erty and Col. Beaufort among the Lincoln
officers captured by our troops. The fight
: ing was most desperate and terrific through.
|. out the battle which lasted nearly the whole
day, having begun at nine o'clock in ths
5 morning and ending only with dark. Gu,
loss was less than two hundred killed snd
e wounded, and about thirty made prisoners
s Among the killed on our side were severa
gallant company officers. Wright's, Rus
o sells and Freeman's regiments of Tennessee
a ans suffered most severely. The enemy
@ loss in killed and wounded is variously esti-
d timated at from five hundred to eight hun
dred, besides a great number of prisoners ia
ken. The Southern steamer II. r. w. Hi.
after transporting our troops across the river
was badly injurned by the fire from the enc
my's guns.
ia During the battle the gun-boats made
g simultaneous attack on our batteries at Go
j. lumbus, KY, but without doing them an
damage.
ID Another battle in the same vicinity ina
of soon be expected.
A MEMPHIS, Nov. 9.-The Appeal correspo
dent says Gen. Grant has senta flag of Tru'
to to Columbus to exchange prisoners. &c
IN Polk refused to exchange owing to the insul
A. ing nature of the proposal The bearer
the flag acknowledges a loss of SOC. v
Oh captured 200 prisoners. They captured 2
,ls mostly sick. The Federal gun-boats are ba
sh ~ damaged by our batteries. Generals Pol
ng Pillow and Chsatham participated. Anoth
he attack is anticipated on the Kectlcky side.
Memphis, to-day, is like Rachael mourni
u for her children. Business, generally, is $,
far pended. The wounded are expected to-mo
I'D row.
m PARTICULARS OF THE FIGHT AT PoRT Re
AL, S. C.-Charleston, Nov. 8.-After fo
the hours fighting, the ammunition was exhal
the ted and seven guns disabled. The batter
peir were then abandoned.
ife, SAVANNAH, Nov. 8.-The steamer Sam
ich son has arrived from Port Royal, with
me wounded from the engagement yesterday
uty Fort Walker and Bay Point.
his She reports fifteen vessels inside and Sc
Who eral outside. Five hundred men were at F
the Walker, and thirteen hundred outside on
ton Head Island. The steamship MINES
'uld was the first to enter, and was followed
ices pidly by Others.
und The engagement lasted five hours. All
e of guns on the fort were dismounted exc
lor- two, when the fort being no longer tena'
the they were dismountcd. The magazine
BY arranged so as to blow up when the enc
by enters.
oors The total loss Of the Confedsrates was
al Capt. Radcliff's company has two miss