, 1862-12-06

a force ct scme S 0co OF 6,01D men Was |
sent to attack Bolivar aud Jackson, Tenn, |
connection between Mempn's ard Corintn |
Ihe fead OF the enemy's column Was met |
anout tour miles south Of Bolivar, on the 30th |
o. August, and brisk skirmIsh ensued. ia |
t1e Slst portion Of the enem9's forces Was
engaged and Tepu1sed near Medow Station. |
on the Lat OF September the fight was renew
ed at Brttton's Lane, On the Danma1k road,
ard continued till night, when the 'enemy re-
treated south across The Hatchie, leaving 176
dead and wounded on the field. Our loss wis
five Killed, seventy-efgh wounded, and nine
ty-tWo prisoners aud missing.
11the eal1y part Of October. Gea. Price ad-
vauced with large force, and took possess
aha aioT ea lgka, small , town On the Memphis
southeast of Coriuth. The garrison, too
week to attempt resistance, fell back on Cor
anfn. AS the occupation OF this place by the
I enemy cut off I'll connection between the
1orees Of Gen. Grant and Gen. Buell., the for
mer determined 70 attack and drive him from
that position. Grants forces moved in two
columns, one on the north of the town under
Mst: Gen. Ord, and the other On the south
9naer Mi Gen; r., Rosecfans: The enemy,
the town and attacked the column OF GeuerI
Rc6ec1ans about P. N. on the 18th Of Octo-
her. The engagement lasted until dark,
Aamllton's division sustaining the brunt Of
the battle. Our men fought with grsat bray
a.d In confusion, leaving their dead and most
ef their wounded On the field We buried
255 dead, took 700 or 500 wounded, and cap-
tured 36l prisoners, over GOO stand Of arns,
loss vas 10S killed, Gil wounded, and seven.
teen missing; Tne retreating Toe was pu1aued
On tie So;h, Of October, Gen. Grant ascer-
tained that Generals Price and Van Dom were
c. ncentra1iog their forces st Ripley, with the
probable intention Of attacking Corinsh- Tbs
ntmy crossed the Hatchie River, and took
possession Of the railroad north Of Coriuth,
| cutting cf all direct communication with
| Jackson and Bolivar He then advanced to-
wards Corinth, and some skirmishiog took
| place On the 2Gd of November.
Mhj. Gen. Roeecrans commanded our forces
| at Co1inth, which consisted Of the divisions
| of Brig. Gems. Hamilton, McKean, Davies,
and Stanley. The first three were placed in
line Of bai1le nsar the old rebel entrench-
ments, and the last held in reserve in the
town. Tie skirmishlpg was renewed On the
morning OF the &c, and by 10 or IL o'clock
the engagement became pretty general and
continued until dark. TWAS 6eEccly renewed
on the morning Of the 9TH, and fought with
ya1itd success i'll near noon, when tue rebels
"tIe dictated ard driven from the field, Ieay-
lrg tttir dead and many OF their wounded.
The eneny's foTcts were commanded by Geus.
Van Dom, PRICE, Lowell, Villipigue and Rust,
aud thtir number estimated al about rs, 900 or
1eariy double those ot Gen Rosecrars. Their
loss IN killed was AZ, which would give, by
the nssial proportion, 5,602 wounded W..
took :, ,zG3 prisoners, among whom we're 127
| Cihcers- We also ctp:uscd II stand OF co.ors,
alnu,nhi!ion, accoutEeMenrs, etc. Our loss
VIE :i15 Killed, ,612 wounded, ard 2oo3 pris-
onels and missing. This great disparity Of
Lumbers in killed and wounded resulted in
Ia1t from the 1act tbat portion OF our men
fought beE:ad the intrenchet batteries. Mai.
$iI1Gt had nff3f hrQaE.a
mtnts, uIder Brig Gen. Mcpherson from,
jackson TO Coriuth. Finding the railroad ill.,
ttr1upted at Bethel, tie latter turned to the
LETT AID reached Carip1h On the 4:h By the
! F~inlirgttn road, thus marchiag nearly
alouId the enemy, and forming timely 1unc-
Tx n with Gen. RosecrAns-
Other fo;ce6 from jackson ard Bolivar,
under Br:g. Gen. Hurl:ut, were directed to
march on Corlnth by way Of Middleton aud
pocahon:as, to cut off the enemy'e retreat in
that nlrtc:loD. They encountered the enemy
On the HatcLie Riyer, or the morning OF the
5lh, and Us Brig. Gen. Hnrlbat WIS making
dispositions for an attack, Maj Gen. Ord ar
rived upon the field and assumed command,
but Being Tonndtd abaus Il q. II, he again
rel;c4nished it 10 Gaa. Huribut. Tie bsttIe
continued till about y: p. H. when the enemy,
re1reated aoutb, crossing the uarcaie at C :
1ums Mills, eb0nt SIX miles further up the
river. Our ioss was so killed. 493 wounded,
and II missing. Gen. Hurlbut did not at
rot leave Corinth I'LL the morning of the 5.h
The enemy therefore effected his escape, but
Wa6 followed for distance OF sixty miles
without being oye1taken.
Gen. Grant afterward led his forces south as
lar us Holly Springs, and drove The enemy
acrcss the Td}1aaatchic. This operation was
attended with Several hri:k sEirmisaes, in all
oI Which our troops were victorious. These
operations bav. restored peace in Western
Tennessee. TIE official reports Of the opera
tions OF Gen. Grant's army are submitted
herewith, maFktd exhibit No. 6.
GEN. CURTIS WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS
FROI ARKANSAS.
Tie unfortunate withdrawal to Missouri, By
Gen. Curtis, Of large part of the army in
Arkansas, prevented the execution OF the NIL
i.a1y operations which had been ordered ia
tic latter State. In Missouri the fcrcr6 nader
Brig. Gen Schofeld not ou1y broke up and
dcstfo. ed numerous gatril,a bands, but de.
. feated the rebel army in several eng ige1ncnts
+ Esar the southwest corner Of the State, and
drove it across the Boston Mountains, in ar.
! kansas. [ cannot give the details OF these Ell,
gssenents, as no oIfieial reports have beer
TeetIy. d.
TILE INDIAN VAR: DEPARTMENTS OF TIE
GULF, TIE sOG rE, ETC.
The Indian triats in the Northwest, and
lnc1e Particularly in Minnesota, melted, it il
said, hx Tebtl en1ssarfeE, committed numerous
murders and other ontrages on the frontiers
asailug tle latter part Of the summer. These
saeaEes were yiy.r:usl.: attacked bS yoiu1.
tetr 1crcc lrter Brig Ger. 6ioley, and 1steas.
ed il several well fought battles on the uppe,
WATERS OF The Milns= usa River. These vigor
Gus pTccet dlnEE Struck terIGr among tue In.
daIs, AID put an eud t. ho;tilities in tina!
4h:r.er 3or tre ptestnt season. 1t Is quit
: possible that these hos1lliiies will be renewed
IL LIE COMING epfllg, ann Preparations 6it
, lie ulaSE accurdlEgay.
Iu the Department Of the Gull. the with
crawal OF our fotjila from Fieksourg enabled
the enemy to concentrate 8 considerable fore,
on Baton R;ug-, which was taen held b,
Brig. Gen. Williams. The attack was mad,
4 On lhe 5Ih cf August, 1i&h srtasly superior
lsrces, uIder tile reb4l Gan. Brsckinridge
5 Gen. Williams galEed 8 most sigaal victory
: bnt fel in the fight Our loss was ninety
; killed sad 25o wounded. Ne buried 300 0
the enemE'o dead, left u2on the field. On tnt
10Th OF August the garrison Of Baton Roug;
: VAS withdrawn to New Orleans. On the .itl
OF October, Gen. Butler sent ftrce, unia
. Br1g. Gen Ntlfze1, to operate on the ives
: bank Of the Mississippi, in the Lafourcne dis
: t1lct. He engaged considerable body Of tn,
ENEMY On the 18th, about nine miles from
Donaldsonvi1e, and defeated them, with tn,
=. loss ct their commander, large numhe
killed and wounded, and 26S prisoners. Ou
- loss WIS eighteen Killed and sixty. ht wound
:, ed. ibis victory opened the whole Of this
: part of the couctrg. Gen Buffers reports o
j. the military operations in his department at,
h submitted herewith, marked Exhibit No. Z.
In IEe department OF the South, the OIL
e military operations which hRve been under
d taken were the reconnaissance Of the PocAtal
!. igo and Coosawatchie rivers. These expedi
e tion6 under Brig. Gen. B1annan aud Col. Bar
4 ton, encountered q considerable force Of tn
) enemy on the 22d Of October, md engage
r ments ensued, In witch we lost q Killed 81,
:. $50 wounded. The official reports of thes
8 Engagements are submitted herewith, marKe,
. Exhibit No. s.
i III the Department Of North Carolina ou
d force hss also been too small TO attempt an
n important ofer sfye operations. On the g.:
b Of September party Of the enemy surprise
E The garrison Of Washington, but were 500
driven out Our loss was s killed and 8
e wounded, ard that Of the enemy IS killed an
' about 100 wounded Several successful re
cenE oisances hare been made :i:tto tie ia1er;o,
: The official reports Of the affair at Washing
T. ton are marked Exhibit Moo,
i CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS,
;. Tt is seen from this brief summary Of mi
I 1tary operations during the last three or fou
n months TINT while our soldiers have general
4 4 fought with brave. ?, and gained many impor!
- / ant battles. Ehete victories haze not Troiuca