Arkansas true Democrat., 1861-11-21


 pans Freeman'S, Picketts, Wrighrs, RnssefS anI Marks lth Loniaua regiments, attacked the enemy in three desperate charges between twelve anl two o'clock, each time repulse'i anl rallied bv Gen. Pillow in person. W her ever the battle rate,l the iercest there was seen their ndomtable leader overseeing amt directing even the details "f the engagement
 In the mean time a flank movement under Gen. Cheatham wa, being effected, under the immediate dnecton oG Gen. Polk. This move ment was intended 10 cut the enemy off from their boats by throwing our right wing between the river and the head of ttle lake that runs parallel with the river some mile from e'ch other. Capt. Whites Tennessee mounted rifle, was on the extreme ris sht Q: this movement, with Carrnl's Tennessee regiment atd blythe.a Mississippi battalion, soon followed, on thelr In ling, hy Col Smiths It O5ith) and Neely's 4h Tennessee, in their order, on his felt, com mandcd by Gen. Cheatha,i.
 While this flank movement was being effect ed, and before our forces ha fully gained the position it was designed they should orcnpy, Gen. Pillow, with the forces under his commlnd made an irresistible charge upon the position of the enemy, driving everything before hlm, and completely routing them. They made two partial stands as they were rursnei by our troops, but finally broke into a perfect stam- D de, and the victory ours. though the enemv's loss was not near so heavy aS II woul have been had the design of our flank move mrnt been fully carried out, and onr for es paced in the position they were designed to occupy before the breaking of their column. CApt Whites Tennessee mounted rifles being 1 first to move, had, however, gained the point where the enemy were to embark before they reached it in large numbers, and taking a po- sition between the gunboats and the enemys hospital where they could not be Shelled with. out the shots taking effect upon their own sick. they kept up brisk lire upon them as they retreated past Smiths and Carroll regiments and Taylors, Montgomery's and Bowles' cav alfy, soon came up, and the havoc IS said to have been frghtful. As the enemy gained ground in the commencement If the engage mcnt, they had kept large number of wagons and ambulanceS engaged in carrying their dead and wounded off of the field, aud this will make 1t impossible for us to approximate the number of their killed and wounded. 0e- sides, a galing fire was kept up upon them even after they bad reached their transports, and as we crowded upon them, every shot from our ordinary muskets even seemed to take effect.
 Cpat. Whites company captured two sIlr- geons, two captains and turteen men from the | Lincolnites, and recaptured three of Col. Wrght's reg giment when within two hundred yards of the boats.
 We captured from the enemy seven wagons, Gen. McClernand's mess chests large lot of overcoatS and haversacks, and large amount of ammunition
 From the best information I can get the en- emy embarked seven regiments at Cairo on the evening of the 9th, as well as the two batteries, while three or four regiments ot Infantry and at feast one, and some say six computes Oi cavalry, came down from Bird's Point on the 1 Missouri Sitle making a. force which Is varl"usIy estimated from eight to ten thousand, while we had actually engaged uos more thau four thou sand at any time.
 l. is rem .rkable fact that nota man was lost of the cavalry corps engaged aud but two slightly wounded.
 Two companies of lhe lst Tennessee battal- ion of cavalry, Col. Lngn ood were kept on lhls side a rrScrve, in anticipation ol an attack 0 this side oi the river. Capt Balentines com pany, the Shelby light dragon.s and Capt. Greens (loimefly Maj. Hills cornpany) were stationed on the hill above CoiumhuS, aud the battle went on before them Like panortmA.- In the midst O the excitement incident t. snch ! scene, Mir. W. II. Gail"r, of tte Shelb, dragons, became so ea5er for the lrIy' tn tt he left the ranks, and crossing over the river took musket aid entered an infantry re.- nemt. In the milst of the cnga .pmeut he was dangerously wounded in the shou der after havin.. made no less than three of the enemy ' bite the dust.'
 Capt. Tarlors cavalry, the Memphis light dragons, clptured tweuty-fnur prisoners, among whom was Brevet Br,s Gen. D1ugh- erty, colonel of the seventh Illinois regiment, who liad been shot by Charles Slower in ,hr early part of the day-about the time ot the taking of the Watson battery by the enemy. Col. pou.herty has since had his leg amputatei twice, the first operation being unskIlltmly per formed.
 Capt. Dashiell, of Pickett's regiment, was car. ried off Of the field wounded, and the command 4,.voved upon Lieut. Cornell, who is sad to have covered himself with glory Capt Da- ,hielFs wounds are not dePaute.
 Gen. Fouke, an "M C." of some little dis tinction, was commander of bri gale on the 1 field, md t is said that in retreatng on to the i boat a colonel of one of oar regiments, who was formerly his personal friend, prevented a soldier of his regiment from shooting hi, honor" through eacessof courtesey he being a distinguished vistur."
 Capt. Brooks, oi one Of the northern regi- neut<, who cam5 down und has of truce 1 to bury the dead, found brother upon the field, shot by minnie ball through the head, who had been attached to Col. Tappan'< Arkan- sas regiment as surgeon, and formerly of Mem phis The recognition is said to have been one of the most affecting scenes on the field, the surviving brother, sitting down beside his mothers son, wept like chili.
 It Is d remarkable thing that out of the six teen horses lying deal on the frld after the battle was over nine were white. All the white horses on the fed wi h the exception of Gen. Pillows and Col. Logwood's were killed.- Every man on Gen. Pillows staff lost his horse, and number of them had two horses shot under them. Geo. Pillow, son of Gen. Pll l low, had his horse shot no less than seven times and was afterward himself injured by the fall- 1 ing of the staging while getting 6-pouud gun off of one of the boats. Mir. H. P. Woodlock. Gen. Pillows orderly, had two horses shot un- der him, and taking the musket from the hands of the man who pulled him from under his horse, and who was mortally wounded while in the act, he took his place in the ranks and fought through the engagement. Capt. Jack son, of the artillery, acting a.d to Gen. P, was shot through the thigh, and the spine injured. Capt J. Is said to have borne himself with re- markable coolness and bravery on the field.
 Chas. Gibson, formerly of Vcksburg, sixty one years old, was shot n the head and died on the field.
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