Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1862-10-28
Correspondence of the Atlanta Confederacy
Details II the Battle of Corinth.

Mess,s. Editors The armies of Gems. Van
Dorm and Price-under Gen. Van Dorm as the
ranking oficer-having formed a junction at
r pley, parched thence for the purpose OF en-
gaging the enemy in battle, though it was well
known the battle must be waged under the Sc
rious disadvantages ofgreat disparity in numbers.
and strength OF position,
Thursday last, October I'd, our forces marched
from Pocahontas to Chewalla, points on the M.
& c. R. R., thus moving from the West on Cor
inth, the stronghold Of the enemy. That night
the soldiers rested on their arms, in eager and
confident expectation Of meeting the foe in bat
tie array on the ensuing morning.
FRIDAY October Sd the order of battle was
formed, the right being held by General Van
Dorn's troops, composing only one division un-
der General Lowell; while the left was occupied
by General Prices troops composed of two di-
visions, the extreme left under General Hebert,
and the right under General Maury, whose divis-
ions as thus placed formed the centre Of the
whole force.
Advancing in this order, at 7a O'Clock in the
morning Gen. Loveli's division arrived within
long range of the euemy, who had marched out
some miles in front of the extreme outer lines OF
his Notifications. Immediately the artillery of
Gen. Viiliplgue, whose brigade was in the ad
vance opened fire upon the enemy, who, in a
shor, time, began to give way and fall back, and
continued to do SO for two hours, under a
heavy and effective fire from the advan,,iDg bat
teries of Gen. Lovel's division. Meanwhile,
there was constant sklrmishing along the line
OF the centre and right wing, in which the brig
AIDES OF Gems. Moore a Phifer, and particular
iy Col. Bridges Texas regiment of sharpshoot-
ers were most actlye and conspicuous.
At 81 o'clock file Enemy having made a stand
one hall mile 10 front of his Notifications, Gen.
Lowell advance MS infantry and poured de-
structive musketry fire into the ranks of the
Yankees. who replied with spirit and now, Gen.
Price having ordered up his divisions under Gems.
Maury and Hebert, the battle ragged all along the
line the enemy suffering terribly. At length
charge was ordered, Gen. Lovell's division
leading, and in double quick time our brave
soldiers drove the enemy behind his entrench-
ments. simultaneously almost. the divisions OF
Gems Maury and Hebert. the one after the 9TH
er, charged the enemy in front of them with e.
quail success +; so that before O'Clock, the Yam
kees had Withdrawn entirely behind their forti
ications. kt4 ~
Now there was lull in the battle-a cessation
of the fearful strife-lasting for whole hour
Then the enemy having brought several field
batteries in front, opened fromthese, and, at the
same time from his heavy artillery, most tre-
mendous cannonading-th sound OF which was
as the noise of many waters. This fire was di-
rected chic fly, if not wholly, against the right
wing, under Gen. Lovell and. though SO tire
mendous in sound, produced but little effect
was almost harmless, in fact. To it there was nc
refly-out soldiers remaining silent and stand
ing firm, as If waiting for orders. By-and- by
the second charge was ordered, and right gal
lantly was it m de by Gen. Lovell's division
and just as gallantly was it supporter by charges
all along theentlre centre and right wing by the
divisions of Gems. Maury and Hebert. On, on
our gl, rious- columns swept through the leader
rain and iron hail. until they had reached ant
passed the iortifcations, from which the Yan
| not r,pfs fhox, had ~,
ed at the next line OF entertainments.
Here the fight OF Friday ended in a gloriou
triumph for our troops, in spite of the superio
numbers of the enemy, behind works of grea
strength in the closing struggle. Gen. Van Dorr
| in his first dispatch concerning this engagement
ascribes the highest credit to Gems. Price ant
| Lowell. and the officers and men under them, fo
the splendid fighting done by them, The casu
alties of the day, on our side, were not numer
ous. No official estima is yet at hand bu
/ from reliable data it is believed our killed an
/ wounded will not much exceed 500 men. Th
| loss of the enemy, it was thought, was twice a
heavy as ours.
THE BATTLE OF SATURDAY.
The general relation of our troops to each otf
| er and to the enemy remained as it was on tn
nrevious day-Gen Van Dorm in supreme CON
mand, occupying the centre, Gen Price the LEI
wing and Gen. Lowell the right wing. Ger
Loyen's division held ground west OF Corinth an
/ lust south of the M. 4 G. R. r. Gen Maury
division was posted north Of the M, ), y, y n. n
and batween il and the M. 4 o. K. r. Gel
Hebert,s divisions on the left east OF the M. Il
4 R.-thus advancing from the north upo
Corinth.
i The battle was com nenced by Gen. Price ca
I " in the morning one half hour before dayligh
The artillery having been moved forward opee
ed upon the enemy in bis DIS entrenchments az
distance Of 400 yards The enemy REPLIED. al
heavy cannonading by both sides ensued f
an nonr Our troops suffered but little dama'
j from this Il :, and the artillery was WITHDRAW
E with the view Of advancing the inf ntry. Nc
: heavy sk,rmishing followed all along the lin
which was kept up until aDou. ~ O'CLOCK.
Than hepining with Gen. Lovell's division, WI
were Immediately seconded by Gen. Prices Z
my Gen. He,bert's division first, and then Ge
Ma.ry,s l our whole, line ad anced upon the e
tr.nchments Of the enemy. Here occurred