Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-14

Maj AcClerke. of the 7th iowa regiment, is a
prisoner. He Is badly shot in the head three inch
81 me skull being shot away, with the brain pro-
Breyet Brig Gen. FOuEe was here yesterday IN
ger nag o. truce to ask and received, permission
Col. Tappans Arkansas regiment lost twelve kill.
ed, fOrty-fTe wounded and twentySseEeu miss
ing. -
Your telegraphie statement that Col Martina.
iment participated in the battle was Incorrect. C6
Martin, think is at Felicia. 1t should have bse1
Col. Marks Ilth Louisiana
An incident Of heroic conduct Is related IN con-
neetIon with the first heavy charge that our col
umns made upon the enemy, which, as an incident
OF the battle, should not 20 uurecorded When the
two columns came face 70 face. Col. Walkers req
iment was Immediately opposed to the 18th Iowa.
and David Vollmer, Of Capt Stokes, -eouananv Re-
longing TO Col. Walkers regiment drawing the at
tentlon OF comFade to the stars and stripes that
HO11ed over the enemy aVOWed his intention Of cap
turing the colors or die in the attempt The cbarga
was made, the center of Walkers regiment Can't
stokes position facing the center of theIoUa reg
lment the two columns came within few vaTsis
ot eacn otner, young follmer and youDg man by
the name Of Lynch both made rush for the Colo
but Fomsrs bsyOnst first pierced the bresst'of &c
color-oeSrer, and grasping the flag he waved II
over his head in triumph. At this moment he and
Lynch were both shot dead, and as VolIner fell.
emulatIng the srdor Of these ehiValrous young men
n
ture the eoors when he also fen graspinG the flag
stan These eolors are now at Gen. Pillows Office.
Inc loss OF the enemy is estimated ct 2gS actually
counted and buried the field 100 carried on the
boat bearing the flag of truce, and $50 killed on the
po ,, as tney were lemoarkiDg Masking total of
killed on their side of 54s. Esquire Robinson, Of
Shelby county, of company A, % regiment. was
captured, aud was on the boat ct the time
were pouring CALLING fire into them. and he esfi.
ma the number OF killed on the boats at over
zoo. He was returned to Columbus to-day
There can be no doubt that the troops brouQbt
against the 9Th were the very best in the Lin
'oln service, as their prisoners here acknowledge
The loss of Russells brigade is as follows 2d
'eglment, IL killed, 81 wounded, SO missing 18th
'egiment, Is killed, &c wounded, As missing 18th
10 killed. 10 wounded and missing.
making total of Sc killed, l47 wounded and s.
Missing.
A steamer bearing f4g of truce. came to Co G.
1mbustO day, bearing Mrs Dougherty, and other
idies who came down to see their husbands, Whe
re prisoners in our hands.
We have one hundred prisoners in our possession.
injured, and about the same number wounded
re IN our hospitals. The enemy are reported 70
ave one hundred and two of our men at Cairo. a
rge number taken from our hospital on the other
de.
Two gentlemen, residents of Austin, Texas. pass
through Columbus to day, who were taken pris-
hers 10 New York on landing from q vessel from
'uth America. After being held for some time,
icy were released and after making their way
rough Canada came down through St. Louis,
I'd were at Cairo the 6th-the day of
e battle. They report that transports
ere continually plying between this
pint and Cairo on that day, fun Of dead and
ounded, who were received and borne away from
e boats at Cairo by the citizens. They further re-
'rt that there were two gunboats fnished at St
1uis, and six on the stocks. They brig Chicago
ribtns, which has the candor to say the battle Of
e 9th was terrible on both sides. In the midst Of
e battle cur batteries were turned upon the gun
bats whenever they showed themselves around the
md above. It was plain that several Of our balls
ON Nag. Stewards battery struck the boat, but the
Mount Of damage was not known at the time
lese gentlemen now bring the report, which is
ndrned that the gunboSt Lexington has since
ok from the Effects Of her injuries --