The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-10-10
The Dassis at Coriaik.


Democrat bas the ioll''wing details
oi the battle at Corinth:
| On the morhing o. the 81 our ont
|posts were attacked BY the enemy Ia
force about six miles North East ol
Corinth. Bvicrs nine o'clock the
Engagement became general, and
fierce and sanguinary Our men
under Rosecranx stood up msnfully y
and fought with great coolness and
bravery, but regiment after rsgi,
ment, and brigade alter brigade
poured In upon us and We were
forced slowly backward, fighting
desperately. The rebels pushed
forward with determined obstiuscy
and held every loot Of advantage
ground.
They ou,f1anked or inferior
ioico, and lett. and were forming In
the rear, and We were obliged to tall
back still further to prevent this
movement from being accomplish.
ed. The enemy we're nov inside 70
our breastworks pushing us back
ward towards nome, when darkncss
put an end to fighting for that day
During the days fight our loss was
heavy, but that Of the enemy must
have exceeded ours. Three piece
Of the let Missouri battery weru Cap
tured.
! After having stood for long hours
before the cnemy's FIRE, the men were
consumed by thirst and subdued BY
the intense heat and constant exert
Ition.
i Brig Gen. usckleman fell, NOR
tally wounded at the head Of bis
men. and died the same EVENT. z -
Gen. Oslesby was shot in the breas,
about four o'clock.
On the morning OF the 4th the en-
!, emy opened briskly on the towr
with shot and shell. Our batteries
replied. and for an hour or more
heavy cannonading was kept up
At the expiration Oi that two Of tn,
: rebel guns were disabled. and short
ly alter daylight their battery ofsev
en- guns WAS captured P"rIen,iou,
quiriness soon occurred, and it VIZ,
evident some movement was being
made by the enemy, Wien the West
, ern Sharpshootsrs, md Col,n-
Burke, were ordered forward n
) akirmishers. to ietl the emmy. A
half past nine they met him three
D quarters OF . mile 10 advance OF ou
line OF battle advancing rapidly il
heavy columns upon the town. In
! mediste 9 murderous FIRE wxs open
, cd on this heavy line by the skir
, mishcrs, who slowly brgan TO retire
returning the fire OF the enemy will
fleet. Tic wonds seemed alive
wirh rebel', and 1t sp, care d impos
sibls for this gallant regiment to es.
. C 20 desti uction 10 their retreat over
three quarters Of q mile Of open
ground, which intervened betw cen
them and our temporary works o.
defence. In lew mou ents the en-
gagement became general, ouG bct.
/ teries opening with destructive dire
on the defenselsss ranks OF the r.b
lels, moving them down like grsss
Their slaughter was terrible, bu,
with unparalleled daring and reck
lessness, they pressed forward.
They charged our works desper.
ately. and broke our lines OF infan
try, and captured a small fortifica
,ion in which = battery Of tho fret
Missouri WAS flanked. Fortune oil
seemed lost; temporary panic
seized the men. and the rebels ono,
moro marched into the streets OF
Corinth. when now batteries opened
np,n !hem. Onr usn, und, T the
direction OF Q few courageous OF.
dcers and stimulated by their ex
!: ample, although thinnsd, Tough, dss
perat,ly and when the advance o.
the enemy was checked, they waver.
ID aud then tell back. Our lost
; battery was reRainsd, and once
more it hurled destruction inlo thei,
ranks, the day was saved, and th,
>nemy pnt 10 full retreat.
Our loss was conparstively email
during this fs r'ul charge. That o.
tho t'omy fully twenty to our one
lkill,d.
Among Ihe rebels killed and lett
on III, deld. were Brig G.n. Rogers,
of New Orleans, acting Brig. Gen
'hnson, u Mississippi, and ano,h !
Colonel commanding y brigade
whose name WAS not learned.
lbe enemy were commanded by
Van Dorm, Price and Vlllipsge, with
.hei' resps tive army corps, sweiled
his 'orc. to SO, 900 men.
4 Its impossible to givo list OF
casualties. Our proportion OF Of
icers killed is thought to be large. -