The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-05
THE BATTLE OF CoR1NTH.
General Orders by Gen. ROssoraus


NeHefUt OTUtfS 40. lOds
Army q The Third Division o. he District q west
Tennessee
The preliminary announcement Of the
results Of the great battle Of Corinth was
given to You on the battlefield by my
self in person. / then proclaimed 80
you that "they were badly beaten at all
points, and had fed, leaving their dead
and wounded on the field" When / told
you TO replenish your cartridge. boxes and
haversacks, snatch a sleep after your two
days fighting and two nights Of watch
ing and movements, and be ready by the
morning dawn TO follow the retreating
foe, my heart beat high with pride and
pleasure TO the loud and joyful response
from your toil-worn and battle~stained
ranks. Such response was worthy such
soldiers, and of the country and cause
for which they fought. have now re-
ceived the reports Of the various COM
manders. have now to tell you that
the magnitude Of the stake, the battle
and the results, become more than ever
apparent. Upon the issue of this fight
depended the possession of West Ten
nessee, and perhaps even the fate of
operations in Kentucky. The entire
available force of the rebels ia Missis-
sippi, save a few garrisons and a small
reserve, attacked you. They were COM
manded by Van Dorm, Price, Villpigue,
Rust, Armstrong, Maury, and others, in
person. They numbered, according to
their own authorities, nearly forty thou
sand men---almost double your own num-
bers. You fought them in the position
we desired on the Sd, furnishing them
terribly; and on the 4th, in three hours
after the infantry entered into action,
they were completely beaten. You killed
and buried / ,423 officers and men; some
of their most distinguished officers fall
whom was the gallant Colo
mel Rodgers, Of the Second Texas, who
bore their colors at the head of his
storming column to the edge of the
ditch of "Battery Robinett," where he
fell. Their wounded, at the usual rate,
must exceed 5000. You took 2,268 pris-
Oners, among whom are 1877 field officers,
captains and subalterns, representing SO
regiments of infantry, 16 regiments of
cavalry, 10 batteries of artillery, bat
talions, making SO regiments, 10 Bate
ries, battalions, besides several COM
panies. You captured 1850 stands Of
small arms, ID stands of colors, pieces
Of artillery, and large quantity of
equipments. You pursued his retreating
columns forty miles in force with i'm
fantry, and sixty miles with cavalry,
md were ready TO follow him to Mobile,
{ necessary, had you received orders.
congratulate you on these decisive re-
suits in the name of the government
ind the people thank you. / beg you
% unite with me in giving humble thanks
% the Great Master of all for our VIC
DRY.
1t would be to me a great pleasure 70
Iignalize in this General Order those
whose gallant deeds are recorded in the
'arious reports; but their number for
bids. I will only say that to Gems. Ham
ltOn, Stanley, Macarthur and Davies, TO |
zen. Oglesby and Col. Mizener, and the |
brigade and regimental commanders un-
Ter them, offer my thanks for the gall |
ant and able manner in which they have |
their several duties. TO the |
egimental commanders and chiefs of |
batteries and cavalry, and especially 10
)ols. Lee and Hatch, present my thanks
or their gallantry on the battle field and
n the pursuit, / desire especially TO
fer my thanks to Gen. Davies and his
livision, whose magnificent fighting on
he Sd more than atones for all that was
acking on the 4th TO all the officers
nd soldiers of this army who bravely
ought, / offer my heartfelt thanks for
heir noble behavior, and pray that God
nd their country may add to the re-
Yards which flow from the consciousness
f duty performed, and that the time
lay speedily come when, under the flag
( notion, one and indivisible, benign
eace may again smile on us amid the
ndearments Of home and family.
But our victory has cost us the lives of
10 brave officers and soldiers, besides
he wounded. Words of praise cannot
each those who died for their country
a this battle, but they console and en-
ourage the living The memory of the
rave Hsckelman; the chivalrous Kirby
mith, the true and noble Colonies
brush, Baker and Miles and Capt. Guy
. Ward, with many others, live with as
nd in the memory Of free people,
lille history will inscribe their names
nong its heroes. !
w. S. RosECRANs, /
Major General COMMANDING