, 1862-10-20
FROM CORINTH,
Position OF the Hostile Armies.

Position Of the Hostile Armies.
FCpl. Chetlain's 0&cicial Report d
| I. the Late Battle. -.
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Casualties of IT, 18th Iowa Regiment
tcoz1eeponaeaee ct ths Chicago Tt1bune.l
Coz1xTn, Oct. 1a4 1851.
have Just retuFssd from tip Of sk Q,
eight miles in the cozntEy, where conTeEsed
with number Of the Inhabitants On the sub.
3ect Of the late battles. AL agreed IN the
opinion that Ptice was bitterly opposed..to n
attack ON Cor1ntb, and that it was only Van
Dorn's superior rank which compelled him Ia
accede to the ltter's wishes, which, - Price
anticipated, were never to be realized. Phce'a
plan would have been to attack Purdy and
Bethel, and then mtke rapid march upou
Bethel, and thence to Kentucky via Paducah.
| He admitted to the Inhabitants with whom he
eenversed that he had been thoroughly
| whipped, and that their whole army would
not COW muster I, 600 men in one body, The
trnth Of th1s report il sustained and conf,rmea
By mapr, diagrams, instructions, &c, &c, BE-
longing to Price, which were found and csp.
tared- We have also captured Price's recruit.
ing officer.
stsnle5's dtvision passed In review betors
ten. Roseerans yesterday, and although their
clothes bore marks OF recent service, they
ma1enea ael and With IN uafeltering step be-
.o1e 1nelf commanding general Maj- Gan.
AeFaefson tlste oftgAdier general aud super
m1enoent OK military railroads, who has re-
cenuy 0oea Pfomosed and assigned to = con-
nano N .oe oeao. arrived With his command
,1on4 1ae 1@'e oasuene1ds' yesterday afternoon.
NJ " very emc'ens young officer, and per-
.ec1 gentleman. His raihoad campaign has
oeen conducted With prudence and energy,
Apa &c ms won many friends among his sub
o1o1nnes and the travelling public, who regret
lhe'r loss. but say amen ta his promotion.
Our forces agaan oecupJ Rlenxi The enemy
have NO force about hero to diepnte the occu-
patton Of any plAcs Ne choose. Hr Ia STRICTLY
On the oefenaaTe or skedaddle at the present
moment
1'ee. oo1, hhs oied Last night. The
"ounoso s'e pee1nn1ng 10 oe removed to their
aesPecna1se resp .1. nte.es: .----..
AA4" ANAA EftT sT. pD6nEmn nmE ElLAlS'3 OF
CoaIsra. MIseissinnil a. mts1A5xr' ,ase'
Csnt she,td,n W,ft "a c.na,., p.,,
Division, Army ct the Tennessee: -
SIR: respectfully submit the fo,1outnc
rero-+ of thn a,,a,.4,s.. - 49, -ae,
~, " enc A@1n regiment
nhnols Infantry volunteers, which had the
honor to command In the late battle of Car.
inth during Friday the Sd inst.
Gat'y On Inc morning OF That day arrived
from Burnsville hy railroad with six comps-
nit o Of nv regiment. Numbering on en1,.tad
me-, nd tva,ea ~ e. Nv e14s$0o
A1en e>'a 1"si'e 14Ae otAce1s, tne oLaer tour
companies having been ordered to move
across the country with the bseeaee train
As9 O'Clock n M ;o3raa .h., s4 s.,r...
49, 1one0 .ne 81 ofagade,
eonnaa1osa W uen. o@lesoJ then some two
miles northeast Of Corinth, and with the rest
Of the brigade moved forward TO the OLD RIM.
fede,ste breastvork. md formed :. ~" -
oattle"
I deployed company T, Lfeut. FAR. COM
mandipg, to the front - administers vim
..on 80. .,.a,o. r.. . WV
soeA AUG 0aeWY appearing
IN front sud to the LETT In force, called in nv
skirmishers, and while moving my regiment.
by the left flank. In order tn connect w;1h 81.
s1et Ot,o ro1nn+,,a-s. fo,,ns 49,. .s. "1.A 'no
80 ,,,,t oo ,@n, Aou"u taas sals regiment
hao 'auen oae6 and lne enemy, in great force,
we're f1anking me. fell back as soon A. DDS
sible, but not until I had Inst eavo-a1 a,nn
1z,,,os ..a wo.-sas - 40ss 's' etal neu
hlieo I'LL "ouhaeas and number taken
prisoners. A new line Of battle was soon
formed urder direction Of the hrivade c,,,-
,,,andor Tno h,;roa. ,,oras . ~ ~ sou-
n'aAoe'' Ane ollsaoe moved nearer Coriath,
and Stook smother position, when was Or
de1ed to the support of Can't, Richardson's
bsttcrv Of 1st Missouri; ,rt;iTsrv u'ou I.,an ,.s
ea,.anoa -;,h 49, .sa-.. - "a!ea was
spsaseu WIN 'he enemy III front. About an
hour Later the brigade was moved, by the left