The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-11-01

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The preliminary announcement Of the re-
suits 81 the great battle OF Corinth was
given 70. ron on, thu battle field, BY myself
10 psrsoh. I then proclaimed to you that
ssshey were badly beaten At all points, and
had Fed. leaving their dead and wounded
on the Reld. When ftold you To- teplent.
ish yoas cartridgs besss sod bsverssoks,.
snatch . sleep after our two days. fighting
and two nights OF Watching and movements,
and BE- ready By the mornings dawn TO fol-
low the retreatipg foe, my heart beat high
with pride and pleasure 70 the round and
Joyous response from your toll worn and
bat. 10. stained ranks. Such response was
worthy such soldiers, and Of tho country
and cause for which they fought. ! have
now received the reports Of the various
commsnders. have to tell you that
tho magnitude of the stake, the battle and
the results, become more than ever sppa.
rent. Upon the issue of THE light depended
the possession OF West Tennessee, and per-
haps even the fate Of operations ID Ken
lucky. The entire available force of the
rebels in Mississippi, save fey garrisons
and small reserve, attacked you. They
were commanded, by Van Dorne, Price,
Villip;gue, Rust, Armstrong, Maury, and
Others, in person. They numbered, accor-
] a,ng 10 their. own authorities, nearly forty
thousand men--almost double your own
plumbers. You fought them into the po-
sinon We desired on the 81, Furnishing them
terribly; and on the 4th, in three ho0rs af-
ter the infantry entered into action, they
we're completely beaten. Yon killed and
buried f,422 officers and men--some Of
amenp whom. WAS the pallans Col. Rogers.
af ths; Cd Texas.. who bore their coiors =,
the head Of his storminp colamn TO the
| edge of the ditch Of "Batterv Robine,t. J,
| where Re ri. Their wounded. ~ tho ,,snal
rate. must exceed 5000 You tookg . 26S
prisoner,. among whom are 1877 FIELD off
Ger. canta;ns. and subalterns. renresent;nu.
/ "a Regiments Of Infantry:
l6 REGIMENTS of Cavalry: tet e
t. Is Batteries of ARTILLERY; .atl0l
Battalions. Er..f..a1
MAKING go regiments. l3 batteries. 7 hat
taIions. besides several companies. You
ranture6 /. 33] stand AZ arms. is stand If
looiors. Q pieces of artillery. and a large
quantity Of equipments. You pursued his
retreatinp columns Forty miles in force with
Infantry, and sixty miles with cavalry. and
xere ready to follow him 70 Mobile. If me-
| cesssry, il you received orders. copprat-
| ulase you on these decisive results; in the
name of the povernme nt and the people. |
thank you. / hes you to unite with me ia
giving humble thanks 20 the Great Master
of oil for gu. victory. {. liaop .s;ea {
It. would be TO me great pleasure to sig.
palise in this General Order those whose
gallant deeds are recorded "a the various
reports I but their humber fofbids. Ilwill
only say that Generals Hamilton, Stanley.
Macarthur and Dsvies, to G.neral Oglesbv
and Colonel Mizener. and the brigade and
regimental commanders under them. I Of
fer INV thanks for the gallant and Able ma n.
ner in which they have performed their sev.
eral duties. 70 the regimep,al command
ers and chiefs or batteries and Icavalrv. and
especially to Colonels Lee and Hatch 4 nre.