Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-10-10
Great Battle at Corinth-Six Days Fighting
Rebels Totally Routed, with Great Loss.

Great Battle at COrintA-six Days Fighting
Rebels Totally Routed, with Great Loss
CAIRO, Oct 5.-Tbere is glorious news TO-
day from COrinth. The rebels were routed
and are retTeating. Their less is very heavy.
and ours is also very large.
Gen. Dodge sent message from Columbus
to prepare for large number Of wounded
Price, Van Dorm and Lowell are in command
of the rebels, who numbered 10000.
Our troops are said to have acted nobly.
WAsH1xGrox, October 6-The following
dispatches have been received:
FIRST DISPATCH.
GRANTS HEADQUARTERs,
JACKSON, Tenn, Oct. 5-8 A. n.
To MajSr General HdlIecE:
Yesterday the rebels under Price, Van Dorm
and Lowell were rspulsed from their attack up
on Corinth with great slaughter.
The enemy are IN full retreat. leaving their
dead and wounded on the field. Rosereans
telegraphs thai the loss is serious on our side,
particularly in officers, but bears no compari-
son with that Of the enemy.
Gen. Hackelman fell while gallantly leading
his brigade General Oglesby is dangerously
wounded.
General Mcpherson, with his command,
reached Corinth yesterday.
General Rusecrans pursued the retreating
enemy this morning, and sh0uld they attempt
to move toward Bolivar he will follow in par
suit
General Hurlburt is at Hatchie river with
5000 TO 5000 men. and is no doubt with the
pursuing columa. From 200 TO 1000 pris-
oners, besides the wounded, are left in our
hands. U. S. GRANT,
Major General Commanding.
SECOND DISPATCH.
GRANTS HEADoUARTERs,
JACKSON, Tenn, Oct. 5.
Major General H. W. Halieck:
Cen Ord, who followed Gen. Hurburt, met
the enemy on the south side Of the Hatchie,
as 1 understand from dispatch, and drove
them across The stream, and got possession Of
the lights with our troops. Gen. Ord tsok
two batteries and 200 prisoners.
A large portion of Gen. Rosecrsns' force
was at Chevall AT this distance everything
looks most favorable, and cannot see how
the enemy are to escape without losing every
everything TO take into the fight an adequate
force, and TO get them to the right place.
L. S. GRANT,
Major General Commanding
uEADQUARTERs OF GEx. GRANT,
JAoKsex, Tenn, Oct. g.
To Aiqj. Gen. HaL'eck, COMMANDMENTS Chief:
Gen. Hurburt came upon the enemy yester-
day, having driven in small bodies Of rebels
the day before, and after seven hours of hard
fighting, dr. oxe the cOemy Eve miles back
across the Hatehie river toward Corinth, cap
turing two batteries, about three huRdred pris-
oners, and many small arms. 1 Immediately
arprised General Rosecrans Of these facts, and
directed him TO urge on the good work.
The following dispatch has just been receiv-
ed flom him:
CuEwALL-A, Oct. 60 1iaj. Gen. Grant ::
The enemy is totally routed, throwing eve
rything away. We are following sharply.
W. S. ROSECRANS, Maj. Gen.
Under previous Instructions, Gen. Hurlburt
is also following. Gen Mcpherson is in the
lead of Rosecrans' column.
The rebel Gen. Martin is said to be killed.
u. S. GRANT, Maj. Gen. Com.
CAIRO, Oct. As yet we can only state
the general results of the fighting at Corinih
Skirmishing commenced on Tuesday last,
aud there has been more or less fighting every
day since. The rebel loss is about 500 killed,
and 1900 to 1900 wouOled
We have 1900 prisoners at Coginth-300
on the Hatchie and more constantly coming
in. We have taken several thousand stand OF
arms thrown away by the rebels in their flight.
They are mostly new, and of English make.
Our loss is believed to be three hundred killed
and one thousand weanded.
Many houses in the town were badly shat
tered by shot aud she'll On Sunday, General
Grd drove the enemy fve miles over hills and
through the woods and valleys. The Ecbes
are taking advantage of every wood for their
Infantry, and every hill for their artillery
The fight lasted seven hours. The rebel Gen.
Rogers was killed. Gen. Oglesby died from
his wounds. Generals Ord and Reach were
slightly wounded. Prisoners taken say their
effective force iR that vicinity was $4,000. -
This is probably an over estimate, but it is
certain they have cutnambered Us two to one