The New York herald., 1862-10-11
Newspaper Accounts.

Correspondence OF Tho l. |. us hriDorrat
CjiiNTu Miss Oct !. 1851
On the morning of the 81 our cupls,s were ,ta, rJ
by The ehcny IA force, eboV ni'e .' hea.i 10.
rinh and helnrc niro oG.ack tiga,e eincrt ht,nc
general. iei ui slGguiaary battle wac l,ghl u r.
MEL nndes f,0s cruis, stood 40 ,a.n.y ai. roasht
with prrat 90 ,uess ard brayc.y be fc,, gt
mea, ani brigade atc. brsde poured 10 nmn NJ as We
were forced shsy Backward, lighting desperate The
rebels pushed forNad with icle mned oa.tr.a.y, Z, ,d
held every foot o vantage ground iicy n..itkcd uar
inferior iurcu right and lct, and wcrc forming ~ tho
rear, aad we wcrc Obliged 10 iail back sui fur.
ther 70 prevent Ibis movement ffrin br,ng
comp shed. Inc enemy was now Inside ' onf
br fttworks, pushing ns backward toward lie wn
when Ga kncss put IN end the shtinr Tor that day
Turing the day fight our loss was hcaty bal that Of
the cne.ny must have large ca Three pieces
of the First aisso battery c,lred aftef hIving
Stool Tour oDE hoifs 'oorc the cncnss E-c. The
were consumed by thirst aud sbllcd by the liesc aud
constant cxcrien Brigaticr Gcucrni lacklsman ,ci;
moraly wounded at the head OF hls nsn and dioL tho
evening. General tycsby WIS IA IA The breast
About four O'Clock the morning f the III, enemy
opened b,islly IN tho town with sh i ana shelf oar
batteries re lied, and foT IN hor heavy
ading was ..spt up 4, IA. expiration. tia. zinc
Of The rebel had been disibci shortly after
daylight their battery ~ seven Guns captured.
Fnricatprs quictness sooa occurred, i. IL evident
somr mevcnen, was being made ny lh enemy. The
Western shat shontcis, under oI Desic ordered
forward rs sSitnscIs 70 ioe the enelny. j; hai-imst
nine ocIotk they them three qnaricrg mil. IN
advanceof our Inc o. battle, aivancs rarily heavy
coln'nns upon the town. immediately Inn:mTn:s NO
opened on this heavy iinc The s&rfhs IS who slwly
began TO retire. returning the fire o; thc wih
elect. The woods seemed alive with RIB -, and ~
poured impossible fof this gallant escape ~.
structnn IN their three quarters n ,ne
oil o.cn ouid which eryened b,tScen them and or
temporary works %, dc.cacc III scw mamcna lnr
ggemclt became general Om batteries o,uf.cd a de-
slrctive fro itc exposed ranks OF tho rcl,cl my
th,n down ike grass. Their slaughter fr, hut
but with an imp rielci daring and fc;tosat4 "a
pos'rd inpenously iorwarl. Iaay charged worts
Desperately broke our lines OF inianry, and caEtc'l
small fof ic ,ion IN which TIE battery OF tho tt Mis-
souri, was piaa;cd.
Fortune apd al. seemed log, and a temporary panic
seized our men, nrd tho rebels marched
the streets Of Coriulh. New batteries ~, ned them,
and under the drcct,oD IL ew Courageous oil.
ces, and stimulated by their example. clargcd- a";
fought desperately. Tie advance 81 ibc encMy was
checked they wayerad, then tel b c tur hsl battery
rrs,nined, and moro 10 hurcJ destruction
their ranks. the day was saved ald Tie emmy fn,
retreat
Oar loss was comparatively small durirg This fearril
charge. Iha, Of the eacmy fay twenty ouc.
Among the rebels killed, lett the bsd, s -
!ier Ccaeral Rodgers of Nc2 Of!ea,s, tiioue api Act
ting BrLaiisr General John on, oi Mississippi and
ther colonel commanding brig,dc, whose o't
learned.
The oncmy werc commanded by Van Dorm. and Free
and Viniuc and with thc.f RESI- sfe1.iYo amy .oTps
swc!cl his iortcs to 10 600