The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-16
THE BATTLE AT CORINTH
Highly Interesting Detafis.

CERINTH. Nlss.. October 5,-On the
morning of the Sd, our ou,posts were at
'a,ked Ivy the enemy in force, about six
miles north ess. Of Corinth, and before
nine o'clock The engagement became gen.
eral. A fierce and ssuguirary battle was
fought. Oar men, under Roseorans, stood
up maniully, and Tough, with great cool.
ness and bravery; but regiment after reg
iment aud brigade after brigade poured in
upon Us. as we were forced slowly back
ward, fighting desperately. The rebels
pushed forward with deie, mined obstina.
cy,and held every foot ofvsDtage ground
They outaanked our Inferior force right
and left,and were forming in the rear, and
we were obliged to fall back still further
to prevent this movement from being 30.
complished. The enemy was now inside
Of our breastworks, pushing us backward
toward the town, when darkness put an
end to the fighting for that day During
tie days fight our loss was heavy, but
that Of the enemy must have largely ex.
ceeded ours. Three pieces Of the First
Missouri Battery were captured after bav.
ing stood four long hours before the enc.
my'S FIRE. The men were consumed by
thirst aud subdued hy the intense and
constant exertiou. Brigadier. GeLel a.
Hackelman fel! MOI tally wounded, at the
head of his men and died the same even
ing. General Oglesby was shot in the
breast. About four o'clock on the morn
ing of the 4th the enemy opened brislly
on the town with shot and shell. Oul
batteries replied and for an hour or more
heavy csnuonading was kept up. At the
Expiration of that time two of the rebel
guns had been disabled, and shortly after
daylight their battery of seven guns was
captured. '".
Portentous quietness soon occurred and
il was evident some movement was being
made by the enemy. Tho Western
Sharpshooters, under Colonel Burke were
ordered forward as skirmishers 10 feel thu
enemy. At half past Q O'Clock they me
them three quarters OF a mile in advance
of our line of battle, advancing rapidly, Ill
heavy columns, upon the town. 1mmedi
ately murderous fire opened on this
heavy line; the skirmishers. who slowly
bpgan to retire. returning the fire Of the
enemy with effect. The woods seemed
alive with rebels. and il appered impossi
BILE for this gallant regiment TO escape de
struction,in their retreat over three quar-
ters of mile Of open ground which inter
vened between them and our temporary
works OF defense. In few moments tht
engagement became general. Our batter
les opened destructive fire on the ex
posed ranks cf the rebels. moving then
down like grass. Their glaughter wal
frightful, but with an unparalleled darinl
and reckIessness they pushed impetuous
Ily forward. They charged our works
desperately, broke our lines of infantry
and captured a small fortifcation, il
which the battery of the First Missouri
was planted.
Fortune and all seemed lost, .,and a tenn
porary panic siezcd our men, and tn
rebels once more marched into the street.
of Corintb. New batteries opened ol
them, and our men, under the direction
of few courageous officers, and s,imula
ted by their example, charged and Tough
desperately. The advance of the enem!
was checked; they wavered, then fell back
Our lost battery was regained. and ono
more it hurled destruction into their ranks
The day was saved and the enemy in ful
: retreat.
Our loss was comparatively small dur
ing this fearful charge. That Of the ena
my fully twenty to our one.
: Among the rebels killed. left on th
field. were Brigadier General Rodgers 9
New Orleans, Colonel and Acting Briga
dier General johnson Of Mississippi, an
another Colonel commanding brigade
whose name was not learned. .r
: The enemy were commanded by Va
Dorm, and Price and Villipigue, with thei
respective army corps s,swellod his force
: to $4,000. ,.. ..a ''ins.-' -... 81
e Itis impossible now to give list
o casualties. Our proportion Of Officer
Q killed Is thought to be large. We loI
bu. four taken prisoners. ~.
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