Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-18

A-AaA4lL
Of facts designed as a simple act of justice to g
portion Of our army, and to. vindicate the truth
of history.
On Friday afternoon, the day preceding the
final conflict at Corinth, our left wing, General
Price, encountered fierce opposition in approach.
ing Corinih, and the third brigade, Missouri
troops, including one regiment and one battalion
Mississippi troops, commanded by Brigadier-
General N. E. Green, of Missouri, contested the
ground fereely for one hour and thirty minutes in
an engagement with the enemy's infantry,
which was at last dislodged and driven back to
their i~ntTenehments. The third brigade lost
hundreds Of men and many officers in this
terrific strife. General Green's horse was shot
Rnder him, and that brave man bounded like 8
deer, and dashed forward on foot waving his
sword and cheering hs band. 0Rs line of the
snemy's dsfsnses was carried, and several pieces
Of artillery taken. Colonies Irwin, Mcfarland
and others, were seriously wounded.
The plan of attack for Saturday morning was,
that ts uhols COrtsSsrats liass shos4s, at gisen
signal, mere for1ssrG SD qgask the snrny's
porks, SO thar The aifsrsat l0iags Of our army
shsuid Mutually ssgpOrt each other. This plan
must be borne in mind in order to any intslligi-
bic understanding of the facts.
The left WiDg-GsneTal Price-Was to open
the battle by a eannonade and thsn, at the
same moment, a charge along our whole lines
was to be made. General Price did open the
engagement as directed. The 4th brigade, Ms
sissippi, wss ordered to move on the eneny's
extreme right and bring on the engagement.
This was done, and At he sams time the 1st
brigade Missouri troops, including the 10th Ar
kansas, Colonel Gates, commanding, and the Sd
brigsde, General Green, being the center Of the
left wing, we're ordered, IA aeoordaRes aoith &s
plan Of attack, to storm the enemy's works IN
their front
The Federal position was defended by forty
pieces Of artillery, and heavy bodies Of infantry,
posted behind the best and most formidable
eaTshworks known to military engineering; the
a~ssailants had to charge for str haadred yards
over open ground, sbstrRcted.only by felled tim
bers, without the assistancs of = single piscs Of
cannon, uadsz a hail Of lssd Asd iron missiles.
The earth shook, and the air was thick with the
bolts of death. Never UavsFing, never hating,
with a shout Of dehsses these brgsdes moved
straight on, lsspt the brsastwOrks, shot down
the gunners and took the guns, driving the enc
my Ike autumn leaves before this irresistible
charge.
Colonel Gates led hs HissourAAs, with drawn
sword, and rode his Aorss along h ssmbankment
cheering his comrades in arns. The brave
Colonel Pfisohard, Sd Missouri, was wounded at
the trenches; Lieutenaat- Colonel Goss, next in
command, was knocked down by = spent ball
and rendered insensibIe; Major Hubbel third in
command, calamity led his regiment and re-
manned alone with the latest and the last of our
men who retired from that position Major 4
determined valor ELECTED the admirs- {
ton Of the brigade commander. Colonel Cock I
srell, 2dMissouri, was conspicuous for his daunt
intrspidity, leading just where the danger q
vas most imminent; while MAJOR Ssntney, of l
he SANE regiment, vas wounded at his post 4
What remained of General Green's command z
everything before them, and had sd- Il
-snced well into the town before the retreat be- :
Surely such a charge was never made h
as the Missourians made here. Sober
eason would pronounce that two-thirds of the 3
~sssilsnts muys perish in such 81 undertaking. d
he l6.h Arkansas, led by their gallant Colonel d
lAEid Provence, lats of FAirisid, South Care
ne, included in the let Missouri brigade, be 1t
aved most gallsnty, and have won for them "
elves and their b-ave ofacers imperishable b,
onor. The Missourians esteem those brave gi
rkansisns as among " the best of their baud" 81
In this fearful assault upon the eueny's works y,
lany a gallant spirit yielded up Bis life Il IT
as here the heroic Colonel Msupin, (lst Nj ha
,uri cavalry, fighting a. infantry fell while a.
caring the flag Of hisscommsnd, after two color -
sarers had fallen. Here fell Lientenant- Of
olonel Riscler, CT tbs 10Th Arkansas, and Ad-
tsnt Tut. Of the ram regiment Many ike -
fcers gloriously fell Captains Selby, Hall, ia
Glanvills, and many others are mi
nong she killed and wounded The devotion Iii
these troops-their daring, their heroic, uR- 81
ltsring coursge-rses to the neral sublime. n:
D record Of history can show an instance where tn,
triotic msn have better won their title to i'm Gr
Human nature is not capable Of -
CHER perfection in the attributes of moral m,
urags and patriotic devotion. be-
Maury's brigade, beyond the range Of hin
s~ervation, rem this point, we arc informed,
ted nobly, and executed their part OF the plsn 81.
tn distinguished gaIlantry.
left wing held the Posisionit had 30 nobly INV
70 forJorty minutes Had this part of our lines div
"a promptly aud adequately supported by Ger FRI
action on our right, Corinth was .Io
.Tbo iaG ,,;o1 - 49, A. NFe.,.,; - -
it-had worked up to tins and up to contract. tina
the other portions of tbs enemy's works SlI
riedf VIII failedf Having won these re- snn
lbts and Notifications, and the enemy's lines Wal
cur right remaining, a tenibls cross FIRE was fel'
med upon cur center and left-as well as a me
from other intrenchmenis still further in che
ntj our support on the right having failed, it Tao
5 a choice JshossH falling back and being asc cav
zig anaihiIated. on
Your correspondent -" RImrod"-WithOut was
igniug to do any Injustice in the absence of by
Sc facts, would leave the public to infer that sew
vas he taiiars Of he lines first filling back T 1Shl
ich caused the retreat. While the truth is. one
only want Of cooperation and support sent
to PlaA, which prevented the left and wsc
ter from driving the enemy across the Ten t ~
see river Lie
len, who are fighting fer Mississippi and the hasTl
lfsderaey, a Thousand miles from their own T
olated hemes in Missouri, and who pour cut day
II blood ike water, must feel q little sensitive won
Ter the implied censurs of some Of your cor ing
oondents. Your correspondent. Ramrod, ARR,
eS the loss OF General LoYel's three bTigades from
Tiled and wounded at $50. tsbile that Of ,Ia Gov
alone was 40l and that Ct the Sd ~i' 4
yade was nearIy7oo. These figures show the that
of the fighting, prep
t is sad to think of the sacrifice of life, and RDs
abortive results OF this battle, while 10000 no b