Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-28
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W. rrui.iinus jar extracts It5M Eturi.3iI
nar.ra al tho 3ULi, inst:
from RCELL'S ARM.

[r9r es2ondcare Of m. CincIn att cornaercisLj
HISTORY oF THE PAST 1HnrE DAYS rHA.SAc-
TioT>-THE BATTLE At P.sRYrILLE---wHY TIE
RgsgI.s WE'VE Allowed TO rsCAps--Lns.ss IN
TltE HsG!6F:HNT--5EN. J,Mrs a. n.EfnT
,iifED--rHE T0WH OF repRYruIF--.T .r,Ita
r.uIIT--1HE REBELS RErUIsLD--N NiirHEA rnrTs
- THE REBEL foktEs, ETC.
l., r,Hp, FryT MlLrs rpoM D.Hy,li.Y Er.}
October 10, laG2.
\ battle Vas (uu5 ut st Pcrrrvil,, IN .hr
Sth, hy the forces uudor Generals Gilbert and
hlcCnuk. the result Of which has probably
reached he ea.s Of the Northcrn public nj
r.aIv. ] havu ac,:nnr'nriel Geuel nj Cettrn-
dcn's corps rince is departure from Lnns-
vile, and as tfa: portion Of the army did not
artgc ul The scer,s of acIion in time n bar.
tici2aLn, 1aa Only record what / Ia arv i.een
told i,y "th'ra RESP 'c'iny the engagement.
0ae thing appenra certain, that the federal
inrcca 'scl the eneuly w|lso 1ln r.e ex!,sctinS
h,1. ia:ot;ttr @otla, adGort ard iar.:}ol
| we're surprised. They were InarchinE alans
the road, aiIdlng to come in on the left nj
Perryv.lls, cu CO operat. With Gcneral Crit
tcnd"ns corps Oh Ihe right, when they sud
deuly found Tho rebels drawn up III iae OF
bil;te, rFatiy 10 NEST them.
Why cgIT7EHp.E DID NOT AnLIyI
Genera! Crit.Gnd3n's corps WAS - have
arrived 4: Pcrry"iIle by nine o'clock or the
mn,nln;, of tbs 2rf hht vas unn:le 10 reach
the ground until fre III thn allnra"ol. The
| delay nGa unavoidable. We lett the Town Il
| Springfield at about nnou on the than in
tensctY osTin day-and marched oTcr dusty
! Trcis Unit three o'clock next morning wIlE.
on: raSsiac s'nsle 'rerl: or s'rsa;n of wst",
! To "h,ail wa:cr ioT our;rl"ea Ani "u, hnr-"e
. Se tad 10 lea"r the risin road ad i.,srcl.
:n,ep ui!ra in another ,iir.c;iun We c.,~
eali.t-,t 1t Eas,h 50. a, tlIrs :, clock un H.
! morning Il, the Sth. Shortly .ftpr "ur nrri-
2al nj hi: I,?ace, dispatch CAMS ir,m li>n
! Buell. IL Gen th0cla.' 10 the effect that .ho
enemy va! N fJrcc p: Perrvyllc aud th.t
or forces would atteck him durin. tx day;
a;s1, I'M order that Gen. CritteuAcn'a = r.rue
lhnula march imie,."ttaly loT rsilyvri--
Zen. Ti,oM.as replied totem. Buell. that i: vas
Impossible for Grit:eAdcI. rnen tn reach
Perrrvillc - the uroc nsroed in the order
That they hsd jus, 90. into cJnp wH,,i i uni
exhausted, totally ulIt - rrnrw The nl.tc::
:,Ir several hours. The t:.c' IL, In'''' t,h
! t:Irth tb- "nt' C"ttn,ai.t hal "i,tiEeu out
| plc". .hy '4', ani wr!e shrping in the
woes n.i ,,ds. Tha march had been t"di-
"u+. ~ b.. sn-s. hnt was very inuah ait
! :,r;s,l III scr Ia. "!h t"r'!n"n'S GIye way 81
t5.v ,t..! Howsvr-. i nor-nrd impossible IL
yr-..ul the unprecedented struggling. Men
| ,aui ii. loc:n o.. the rnuds''ie, plead Al!
mant~r nt cscu@cs, ard absolutely refuse t.
| pr"crei
Un.c- ,h"se circumstances il VAS th""rht
he+i iri t.i:ienden'a rr:p, ID 7rmsin n cam?
uaii: ieG CLOCK on the moruDg III The S.h.
!Iy :, ni;i; time 1t vas o"i;.rct thst nearly all
~. s;rasslarS would have r"ioined their r".r:-
rl,:.....
rRE FEtsis 1.Tlao Apr+TT,IE.
Tr, hattie Of PerryYills i, another p-coi ct
.ta wA,irfss cf tho Rebel Generals, ard Of
thsr admirable system ot esp,onAge and pr
foct n uowicdse or our moFetn.nIs. In Hut-
| c:p.ti"n Ut tho appT each ut Putl!' > tlr'..s,
| Btsgg's acrEy hai tae-n up the Is'ch iIr
| ltaIruds-,irE. Gg;crl Haids.'s CO -. wh:1
nix tu.cs itul" i':rryril!e, received orders I"
:: .''ut.rn.:mc., uerTs ksGing reached Bray:
! thrt i'r:,srnian c2Gid not make !, iun:,inn
tn.t dar: snt thus McC1uE sn1 Gilbert We're
! approaching the tGwn. EXPECTING I" u;e"t th.
| Remainder Of III. arrry uf tbs Ohio sni CO
| operate il IN attack unH7 tie r"n"l irrc-S.
! b. great strat~gic effHrt has always bees
| |, v:i.l ;'dcji's arrny in dttail, and iii t!rs
! f,iiu~e ~ connect he thought he saw chance
oi Success. lie s"ut Ills troops hack OF the
| Harrcdshurc road toward the Federal ap-
prnsc!!- on the double quick. hop ~ to met
and destroy AicCook nrd Gilbert, and atcr-
- ard to fall upon and anuIhlste CrtteHdeii.
BIT hc failed. and soon had abundant cslse
- regret liis Napoteonic Inovement
!HE RiTTLu.
llcC0nk ard Gilbert not hsri:s hea-i Of
| vhat had St1allen Crittrn.!ea's army; Erp' OF
their line of march toward Pcrryv::lo expect:
ire e. max: the aEctian sgrted upon aud
attic :, .iIr htiaek. Tn5 EehclS. anWIilr,
tig swar: t1y< urstterS rtooi i'll our chni%s
| s.h lns,c.i ie.n.tiYer IL. lifa ~ t4tcle sipIs
t',s To-. ~, the iri:. III. Federal forces cAInr
NJ. = terrific fire rom Eardce's corps waa
tic first intinatirn that our nen ret.i;Gd u
tr," re.rness OF the -,.eruy 70 tiu.e wn"
lost on our side after this, but the w'n,h 81
i,yIuing liae of battle under tire i q very
difficult one. The bravsst spiaia.s are Spni.-
times thrown into inextIica bl, confusion u,
ths a:trrnp:. It was doubtless in the effort II
= firm" in the rom that 50 many officers Ct
high rank i.li-
The battle ragged iuriouslY for houra. The
R.mis fought With desperation at first, ti:d
eucc: dc5 in driving Gen. aicCcoe mile and
:, half. Tie: took four guns from W., but
did not keep tnesn long until they were
compelled to ylaid then with great sacrifice
q li1s.
Wien Gen. jan as VI. Jackson fell, The nca
coLar rds.:G hlS division. most Of whom were
rqw ;r9oj.;, became rGEl-.'trickan and disnr
d.rej, NEri t;d before the enemy Thm Ec
bula pcrcei2eI this, aud by Hank Tu.'f-ren:
brou.I.i tig confused troops under 4 severe
CT ;s,-;rs, killing and @ouniinr great .nany
Of them. Probably one-half OF our loss *ss
sustained bers.
In the afternoon n"--a reach i ;La rebel
connnndeIe that General CrjttcfdeE'i Cu7ps
was 3 ppruscniog, and th"y couiruenced TIER
! r.lrcat. Al about fige 'clpck Gtn. Wood 3
,ir, lstun arrived. Scouts we're sent tn ascer
lain t'.e hcreabou.s - General Gilbert's
left. Imr returned and reported TINT the
rebels were attacking with the intenton Of
! ;nroi1I,, Gber,'s right flank, and lhnt TLin-
! s,Icsmrnts wrrs ne.,,:.i immediately. Cen
| cral WOOD sr1f one Of his irI..pd": I" The
support AMI IL" sooner hal it 'nad- IL rp-
,v.,!.ucs thlr tho rci'rS t"uk To- I B"stT -
L.aL
LOSSES oN Eth s;ur<
| lhov. nccri cstim.tes Of cur t'>ss 10 the
haiti a. ffe St;:, made by men wh" had very
good means Of knn1ing what !, vas. / shall
! ;,, irwn til. f .rraT roo killed Ieih l,ylu
IS r"d6d A:.r.,R tt" officers killed wers
l:cncrai j .tGcs NJ Jackson, Gf hentuGky,
! :3a C.lnne Je~'er, oil the fifteenth heG-
tuckv. l;cn-ral Tyrrcl, rho will ne rrmrm-
h,rcd as the commander ni Tyrroi'l 8!ttery.
! 81 famous in me Missouri campaign agaips:
Price, was ?. fi-7t reported killed hut Is still
sjjyr, seriously sruiidad. Colonel Wu. II.
| Lqtle. Of N. Tenth Orin, vas wounded ami
| ,sken prisoner. General Jackson resigned
p,s position py Representative ot tEe Sacoad