The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-09
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TO THE FREEMAN.
z O'CLOCK A. M

ST. LOUIS, Oct. s. The correspondent Of TIE
Eemo"rat has the following details of the battle
at Cornth
On the morning of the second. our outposts
were attacked by the enemy in force, about
six miles northeast of Corinth and before 0
o'clock the engagement became general and
fierce, and asrnguiuary battle was fought. Our
men under Gen. Rosec. ans stood up mantully
and fought with great bravery but regiments
and briGades poured in upon US and we were
forced slowly backward, lighting desperately.
The rebels pushed forward with determined
obstinacy, and held every inch of ground they
gained. They endeavored to outHank our infe-
rior force, who were obliged to fall back still
further 10 prevent this movement from being &C
com plisbed
The enemy were now inside our breastworks
pushing US backward toward the town when
darkness put an end to the fighting for the
day.
During the days fight, our loss was heavy,
but that of the enemy must have largely ex-
ceeded ours. Three pieces of the LIST Missouri
battery were captured. Brig. Gen. Hackleman
fell mortally wounded at the head of his men,
and the same evening Gen. Oglesby was shot.
About four O'Clock on the morning of the
| l4th, the enemy opened briskly on the town
with shot and shell. Our batteries replied
and for an hour or more, heavy cannonading
was kept up.
| AT the end eff that time two rebel guns had
been disabled and shortly after daylight their
battery of eight guns was captured. A porten-
tous quiet occurred and it was evident some
movement was being made by the enemy.
! The western sharpshooters were ordered for
ward as sklrmshers. AT half past nine they
met him, three-fourths of mile IN advance of
our line of battle, advancing rapidly in heavy
columns upon the town.
Immediately a murderous fire was opened
upon this heavy line by our skrmishers, who
slowly began to retire.
The woods seemed alive with rebels, and it
appeared impossible for the gallant regiment to
escape destruction in their retreat over three
fourths of u mile whichiIay between them and
and our temporary work of defence. For few
minutes the engagement became general. Our
pattery oyened destructive fire on the exposed
ranks of the rebels, moving them down like
grass. Their slaughter wos frignttul, but they
pushed forward. They charged our works
desperately, broke our lines of infantry and
a small fertilization, in which battery of the
lst Missouri was planted.
| Ali seemed lost, and temporary panic seized
our men and the rebels once more marched into
the streets of Corinth but new batteries were
opened upon them, and our men under the di-
rections Of courageous officers, and stimulated
by their example, fought desperately and the
advance OF the enemy was checked.
They wavered, and then fell back Our lost
battery was regained, and once more il hurled
destruction into their ranks.
The day was saved and the enemy in full re-
treat. Our loss was comparatively small during
the fearful charge. That of the enemy was fully
twenty to our one killed. Among the killed
left on field, were Brlgadier General Rogers,
of New Orleans, Col. md acting Brigadier Gen.
eral johnson, of Mississippi and another
Colonel commanding a brigade.
The enemy were commanded by Van Dorm
Price and Vlllipigue, with their respective army
corps which swelled their numbers to so 900
Our proportion of officers killed s thought to be
large. We lost four, taken prisoners.
FORTRESS MONROE, Oct, 7. The steamer John
j A. Warner, has returned from Aiken standing
She brings down none of our prisoners in xe-
change for State prisoners sent up. CommIs.
sloner Ould, of the rebel Government refusing
to exchange prisoners Of State belonging to