Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-15
ora VICTORY AZ asLMoSr. or.
POSlrE COLUMBUS, Ax'
from the Memphis Appeal Of 'Ss lO'h'

SsTe about 10 work, General Cheatham's aid came
LIN a. fun spsed ard ordered US back 10 our camp
Just a, we we're drawn up We heard heavy cannOna-
DIM AMI terrible Dire Of masketry; on the other side
If ~, rver We we're not in sight at this time There
xe-, oply two regiments the other side, and Wat
sor R,ery and the 2lN Tonnes regiment wore i'm
msdatsly thrown across and tlo Colonel Walkers 81
Tennessee Ia the mean time We we're marched down
a. the river. We vere delayed there some time
waiting the boA:s. AT this time two cannon opened
o, u from the extreme left the other side, where
ths Fede=als got temporary oorilg. The shells were
tlro~n too high, and easily dodgei them. Oae,
however, came near CAPTAIN A1geveney and myself,
watch made open her eyes Several shots struck neir
u,n tbs wafer AID two Of the boats we're struck, bot
no: seriously damaged Al this time our heavy rd I'd
Gun called the "LAdy Pokn opened the battery that
i speak Of aud Slsneed iI in a teS rounds.
We embarked and formed On the opposite bank. Just
a. drawn up, the dead aid wounded we've
coming down 10 the ,uk Of the RIVER every moment
These pissed the boats "a last a. they ar
rived Generals CheaEan anu Pillow rode up and Cheat
ham haloOed ouS Here comes my l5ith aud Cf We
started aud surprise the Lnconitss were in full re-
trsa Tbs her regiments weTe tired and pursued tn IN
oaly in fQlais We followed them, and cIught up with
them a,tor a six mile run. Tnoy embarking on
their gun.boa,s. We got into field the bank,
within a lew Yards OF Iheir boats, and No opened ter
role fire or them One boat lost two pos In sight,
aid from reliable accounts THAR decks covered with
dad The guuboats six In number, hauled CH into the
river A. their guns uero too low down hurt u They
.hsu commenced desperate fire with she'll grape
aud canister which bussed among bat boys
not scared and We loaded and drcd knees and
or backs under the shelter ola rail fence Co.'S Smith and
Wright and General CheSthAm himself, with us and
aeng that We could them with muskets
were ordered to tall back the shell blowing up the field in
oysry direction and We doigcd them behind the
tsaes AID still keps retiring One shed threw lot OF
sticks aud dust in fGce, aud es'apcd by ttroSiug
myself on nv back a moment before il bursted. Doe
piece Of t. however, carried away the f' leg OF Me.
U4ytoas plRaloons. lie shouted 70 me, and thought
he was ~ouud, but hs not. The LiEcolnites kuew
olr dire, tOn aud their rang very fcurate. The
roar ana bursting Of shells de-, aid
moved very mich Sy falling branches This continued
for q mile and half, until sot beyond then reach
We cA1tured good many prisoners blankets overcoats
(of Which | nave a splendid onel knaps4ok5 muskeis,
an our boys wsrS loaded with them coming b1,k
A W. came back the sight along their line OF retreat
was awful The dead aud wounded we're at every tree
Soma craWd into the creeks 20 &c! water and died there
and such sight i, Of course never 81" before ho-t
o. them we're the enemy aud rendered them all The
assi.,apee In our power We Capt Armstrong lying
dead Poor fellow be fought bravsy. We mus; have
passed over two budred dead aud dying, broken guns
aud oannon c,r-ilges Ii was bard battle, the most
wicked sioos the var began, Tor the numbers engaged
Thsy had z OF tbs battle field to-day bury
irg their dead All our d,adsre buried and tue wound
ei In cur hospitals are doing we'll We have great
mAuy OF theig SOUNDED Our dccoSs attend them r"gu
llrly Thsre arc ABOUT twenty i've splendid overeosts
among DER coiup.ry j. N.
We are permitted by our fierd, Mr.. A. woodward
Of .his civ, to publish the following interesting letter
form ii, brother, De Woodward, surgeon Of Col
Sui,hs's l54'h regimeat
Coluusgs. XII, Nov. 8, 81.
Ahout Ten O'Clock The "a! COMM 'ac3d js. orp1si.o
Columbus between OOi Tapptns Ark .usas regiment
Co Rlvths 18Th Tennessee rtgt, aud some ooOO or o.
90 FsiecA's S1or,l, s'tsr, Col dTk' loasana reg
CI Piekstt's Col Efvem4uy and Col Knox walkers
T,rnsssea regiments rcre s'nt over. The fedcrlls
4, nf
Esd.
We also had the Watson battery .oai-isns,) on tina
sid, OF the river In bali hour Tppaus AID Wrghts
regiments ~ere brokas and scattered 20 The wiudssoon
sf.er w. Isst WATSON battery In hal hour mare,
Picket Walker aud Freeman whipped and routed
too The engagement WAS not more than haii a mile
fsom tho river-tssa al the men on hand able 10
re, across the river up Qua o'clock. Oar men rallied
several times but could Lot stand the charge
At his time cur big gun on the hill began 10 play
upon ,hem and Smiths Mississippi battery opened upon
Their, from Columbus opposite Whare thsy we're. The
hrs ffon these two batteries great and 81 con
giant A. 90 drive them back from the river bank and Al
loved Smiths l5I Tennessee regiment aud Blythes
Mis,issppi to come aud bring pe1ty OF anmun'-
ton and more recruits We now had an equal number
OF men, and forming in line OF battle, charged upon
tbsm They b.oke and led in precipitation and horror
pr-senting more demor&z-d spectacle than ourseves
two hours before. f.,
A, three o'clock the battle ours, the eremy's
rout compete. We chased them from the Held oil 70 T
n
with tbrr dad and Wounded-they got on board OF the
tr,nsrort under cover of the gun boats; Il was Wills
getting aboard Of the boats that our regiment DID tic
g,e.iest execution. | suppose we killed more than a
bupdrsd op The boats; the distance drove them was
about four miles; our men ldd Hat all the while they
arel The gunboat. poured upou them perfect tos'
rent Of Crane canister bomb and ball We lost one
na7 killed ge badly wounded, and SIX or seven slight.
l. wounded. Oar regiment cap ured great many guns
pistols AMMUNITION and about three hundred army over
co4ta AL new.
The loss Of our entire army about hundred killed
and les than two hu0d-ed wounded. The enemy hiss
over three hundred killed upon the cd in their retreat
besides the uncertain nuubr lost on the 0oats Ninety
one nri.oper. aud over one HUNDRED wounded now
ia hands
TIE enemy sen. fag Of truce to bury their dead this
morning, which granted Numbers oil Their q IA
were badly burnt aud tl,t.d by the woods cachiu
on Are We are txpec,ing another fight tomorrow.
The enemy are about fifteen thousand sroug at MI.
burr, fourteen mys distant and aivarcirg-they VIII
slso attack Us by water We will give them hot re-
eepiOn. go, 4,
The following is an imperfect synopsis Of the killed
and Wouuded on our side Captain j. W. Arms'rorg E,
killed. Captain John S,ffrans, badly woIndsd; Oapt'
Morgan arm shot Of; Captain w. Jackson badly
wounded; Nj Butler, La los: leg, badly wonneeo
LENT Jane, Walker lip wounded, not dsrgercus
Lieut. Raw Wright's regiment, killed; Captain Samuel
Vance wounded in the throat and finger: Lieut. HIT
Walkers regiment bsdly wounded; hsJor j. u f'nnie
badly wounded in the fsc,i Pa. Bradford, WILKINSON
company, killed.
The ensmys loss so far as have been able to ascer
,;p "a a. follows Col Dought; leg cut CT aud prison
sr: Maior 3lit H. killed; Adj General III, prisoner
Iisus Colonel Ill., prisoner; besides any quantity o.
Captains and Lieu,ensnts killed sad prisoners.
ANOTHER Acc1USr
CotuMsUs, Nov. s, 1851.
Hi;tors App,al:-The 2lsl Tennessee regiment, Rfte
crossing the rver formed marched out and took posi-
,Ion sbou. half mile from the lAnding; I'd Picket
Colonel h Tilmar, Lieu.. Colonel, and J. 0. Cole, Ma
Tor /. WIS composed Of niue companies. The enemy
1000 strong With batteries and cassry advanced en- th
nm ISh and 2lst Tennessee, lSh Ark-n.ss and Wat
so, battery which latter supported on the right b.
The 9lst Tennessee and on the ei by the 18Th Aikan
sas the l9h Tennersec occupying the extreme right
After receiving and returning their Voheys the enc IN
bo'dng the woods, the 2lst formed 10 open ground
Ts oTder 10 charge bsyouets given, Nheh was Re
80 tsdsors s,vIs through az omen field tire enc