The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-01

ehces alsFg the estfIo Hne.
The three .ies remained IN sAs position sny assut
feur days, whne - several esgineer and sssFas
and miners eo<r e~sxss in rebuilding the 10
nsished bridges sza sanseways still fsrthe Gu. Inc
roads wero fsuas bo in tsrrise condition. Hsgs
trees had been fslled ske most scientific at
the most inssgvsEsa places, pits had soss dag szd
thnly covered ever, - bridges over the q ssks Ind
been totally dsnslAsd ssrduroys tern us ana in every
manner had tho work Il fsadlasce ss.a made COR
plete possible Thsa these
armys progress the elements added their qsstu Of sb
sructions For ton days between tho 2sh and 3sth OF
April, tho rain fell n srrsnts. tho creeks fssdsd
to their fullest capacity, the lew grounds
howed several feet in depth great gulches and gues
were washed in the yielding road piles upon piles Of
the debris OF the swamrs and hillsides accumu-
lated at the most disut points Of acce,s. Noverte.
less, upon the 30h, General aeck issued his
advance, and the next aay found his army midway bs-
tween the Tennessee river and coriuth, but destitute
Of its trains OF baggage aud supplies. This camp
called Camp No. 2. General Haeck's headquarters
were pitched about quarter OF mile southwark
OF Monterey, upo. the sunny side OF Pea Ridge. Gen.
Grant was located little In the Of Monterey Gen.
Buell., with his army corps, in the front, while Gen.
Pope's headquarters were at "Old Sprngers" on tho
Hamburg and Harrington read. Here the army remain
ed passive for four days. waiting for the trains to
up and for the roads 10 DO repair Cd still further on
On the Sd Of May, Gen. Halleck Issued "goncral or
der, "rsorganzisg his army by which Gen. Grant was
placed in command OF the army Of the Tennessee and
positiosed upon the extreme right Gen. Buell. given the
command of the army Of Kentucky and located in the
CENTRE ard Gen. Pope remained he had been in com.
mand OF the left, composed u the army the Mssis-
sippi. But this Arrangement only lasted day, for
on the 4th another general order took Gen. Grants
command from him, divided it, and gave it Jointly 70
Generals Thomas and NcClcnand, with General Grant
in nominal command of both divisions but in tho Ian.
gusge Of the 'ordcr without troops in the field" What
this curious military phraseo.ogy meant people must
decide for themselves. From his time forward the
divisions were known as Ihomas ION the rsht)
Buel's (centrel, and Pope ION the sft) with McClsr-
nand commanding tho reserves
On the 4th day Of May the entire army again moved
forward aud took up position only miles from
Corinh whore IL rsMainod until the I6h On The 5th
General Pope ordered reconnoitre the enemy in
the vicinity Of Pennington, which he did in a most
thorough, and war and workmanlike manner fighting
General Marmadukes rebel brigade clear back TO the
very lines Of THAR inrenchments at Corinh This bat
tie was fully described only in the HERALD and was
designated as the battle Of Pennington. After the fight
on tho 9th, General Pope fell back to his camp Al
Babb's Farm, leaving the town and locality OF
Harrington guarded only by brigade under
Brigadier General Palmer this brigade acting ony as
grand guard" On the morning of May o. this bri-
gade was attacked by tho rebels force under Van
Dorm, Price and Marnaduks, and driven back to the
side Of Seven Mile creek after FIVE hours OF severe
lighting On the 13h however, General Pope re-occu
pied the goand about Pennington with strong dctach
mont OF his troops and tho 18th moved his entire
army up TO the position glance at the map will show
the position Of forces at the commencement of the
siege on the 17th also line the Oath
On the 18Th, Captain Marshall with two companies Of the
regular cavalry proceeded to and burned the bridge
Yellow creek, on Memphis and Charleston Railroad
only three miles from Cornth and the 28th OF April
detachment Of the Seventh Illinois cavalry proceeded
TO Purdy and destroyed the bridge the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad, each Of which transactions involved
slight loss upon the Union side. On the 18th OF May
also, Gel eral Thomas division had a brush with the
enemy, which all the engagements Except slight
diminishing OF pckets) that have taken place in front
Of Cornth up to the action Of Wednesday last.
~ TIE TOPOGRAPHY, ETC, OF THE COUNTRY.
The country TO tho northeast OF Corinh toWar9 the
river succession Of hills, known Ridge COM
mencng near Pittssurg Landing, and running south
westwardy through Monterey to the Tshamingo Swamp
This ridge is by high, but it extremely diff
ncut or transit, its highest points being perhaps
hundred feet above the surface of the
miles from Corn this ridge leaves its souhwestwardly
course and detours of 10 the right the head OF
tho swamp, resuming Its original ag.in few
and breaks of into succession Of ridges at right angles
with tho Mobile and Ohio Railroad These ridges, it is
said have been heavily fortified by the rebels twenty
miles to the south OF Corn,h and 1t is probable that Besr
regards army may make stand here, in order 70 |
draw General Hallsck after them whom by alnk
nent from the direction q Purdy upon he Will
force 10 about face AID fight way back the river
unless General Haleck has taken thu precanton close
the gate after him, which highly probable. The roais
lat n taa hat
sons while marching from the river to tho Of |
action.
PENNINGTON, MISS.
This little present has about twenty :enemcnts
but population except Union sodiy, its Inhabitants
having fled upon Me arst approach Of army. =
situated in the heart q Ane agricultural country upa
high rolling ground, upon tie dividing line between tbs
soak Openings and the "Pns Bsrrens Its distance
from Corinh is only about four miles Between Farming
ton Cornth lies the head Of the Fshsmngo swamp
across which troops had to so to reach Corinth
II would seem from the dispatches hand that The
army under Major General Pope has borne tho bunt
this campaign, though the lest TO DO called to the
OF action. But the "hcsvy business could have
been trusted better yenerashp the workings q
t.s details 10 Drawer men.
SKETCH or MAJOR GENERAL POPE.
This sterling officer, whose series Of military opera
lions and brilliant vissres in the West during the past
eight months have been the theme Of praise and
plmcnt from press and public, comparatively young
man yot having been born March 10, 1922 at Kaskaka
Illinois, from which Stao no appointed to West Point
in 1888 His father, Hon. n Pope, for long period
United States District Judge of Illinois, q sound and
talented lawyer. hightossd and honored member q
cisty and emnsntly worthy Of such is the sub
tsct OF this sketch After scholastic or four years
at military institution young Pope graduated in ls42
as second Lieutenant Of Typographical Engineers.
August 1885, he joined General Tayors army Mexico,
during advance upon Monterey, and brcvstted
First Lieutenant "for gallant and msrisorious conduct
In that battle. As First Lieutenant he marched with
his companions through the maarious regions OF Ccnra
Mexico and active PARTICIPANT in the severely
fought and dearly bought battle Of Buona VISTA whoo