Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-21
THFP4TTLE OF FCORIETH.

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is understood TO he quits precarious
THF R4 4TTLE Of .COPITTH.
The Chicago "Trihmt's" CoIinth cnrre-
spondent, rits- M t'Ii"ws 10 reg iid tn the
! late battle at CuIluth
| At ! O'Clock The. l,atr-' - commenced trel-
| ing the wo.dr ii cseiy direction, Dut without
ell:itlng any reply
At this time, as We learn from Rebel pr!-
sonrrs, the Rentl soldiers were gathered in
the timber, ont nf range Of the guns, and ad-
dressed by Gen. Price and others upon the
necessity Of capturing EAiiery Robinet, whose
mnrderous discharges we're creating such hay
oc in their ranks, and alone prevented the
capture of tho town, and called for volunteers
10 attempt Its capture. He represented the
perllous nature OF tho undertsk king, and de-
| msndrd 10 know il 1000 men, led by n gene-
raj officer, we're WilIing to undertake ItG cap
ture Ten. Rogers p'oEpfly offered To lead
the tprlurn holn, s.nI 2,uW mon Instantan'-
ons(y stepped from the Tanks. At ~ y. VI.
the .liemy were discovered drawn up i'll Two
! lines, near the timber between the Mobile aid
ohio Railrond. one facing the town, the other
the batteries each at right angie to the other.
| The one destined for the town was drawn m
| lust behind HalIeck's old headquarters. At
u given signal they moved for ward rapidly
under heavy fire 0f grape ant canlAtar from
our artillery in front and the battery 10 The
lett, followed nj supporting distance by their
| reserYeI.
Unring their sivanre their co!nrs Hsrf
shot a~By several times, and ~ often IT,
placed. They crossed with difficulty the
1 of nd
gaining q position where there were no OBJ
structlons, they came CALAMITY forward at q
charge: sweeping everything before them
rnev occupied the Streets of CJrinth. and
their lne Of battle was formed Just IN ront OF
tho Office Of tho provost marshal. M'sntine
our batteries we're playing upon them with
excellent effect A hinge shell from battery
v llliams exploded III thr midst of 4 solid
column, and thirty were sent to their long
account. Their rcsrIves mad uls:u pre-
vented from coming no hy the affections ni
batteries, and our hnrs rallymg, charged
upon them, aud they scattered and ran, many
of them being shot and haroueted Ill their
tracks Tncv we're put to tiIghr, and in great
| disorder reached the edge of thr lumber be-
v5n,t the abstrls, from which they s,hricd.
~ this time tie, first line nni reservrs-
| what fl,rre waI i.!t al thnrn - had reached
their old position, stic "ecpDd line f,rIhing an
I angle uf ninety degrees, We're well ad.arIced
in the direction Of battery "knblnet.' ThN
~as the ioIIorn ii"pe. DIsarp1Iutcd in snlli-
ing a Judgment IN t:.r villnge, di-comfited and
disheartened, they must c"nie's to an utter
rout If that battery be no taken. Once in
their possession the the town is theirs. The
| - nJLn tp
deep moved forward in silence, General
Rogers at the head, regardless Of lhh shower Of
bullets which whlsted about their ears and
decumated their ranks. The decisive moment
the turning point of the engas-u"nt, had
arIised. Every hsttery bearl'&: ~! Fhs col',
umn WA double chhrged with grape .f'd ratr
isler, which burst over their d"vute'l heads
Scores we're killed at every hi:chnrrr, but
they moved steadily on maintaining Lhs Al
! lence of the grave. Ar fast one soldier trD
his comrade behind stepped forward aud
took his place. They cha g"d up to the bat
terry, reserying their fire unlil they reached
tho parapets. Twice ralnIsed, the third
time they reached the outer works and plant
ed their flag upon the escarpment- 1t was
shot down and again planted, but shot down
again. They fired from tho parai,et, and
through the smkraSuraS, and had partial pos
session of the works. But their triumph
was OF short duration. According to pIevI-
ous Instructions, .he gunntrR fell back be-
hind the works, and battery "Williams" and
battery "Rohinet" threw murderous fire.
1t was at short range and the missiles were di-
rected with fearful accuracy. No body of
men couid stand that fire, and they re-
| H. ahoyr f,r
the battery was 4 magnificent but foo!hardy
affair.
The Intensity Of the tight mas be judged
| from the fact that TWO hundred and sixty
dead bodies were found in and about the
trenches within distance Of fifty feet of the
works. Then came splendid charge upon
the diso7dered column BY portion of Col.
Mowers brigade, and they were routed and
almost .nnihlated. The attack upon the fort
WAS twice repeated and "a often repulsed.-
Col. Rogers and G"l. Ross were killed, And
several orher well-knoNn and important field
Officers The tighLlng where Col. Now er
made i.is churga was for grent p"r-
ton of the time hand TO hand, ani
Of the most desperate character. As
thev rctreated down the hill toward the
timber, their.starting point, batteries "Robi-
metz and Williams" played upon them with
double charges Of grape and canister, and
made their retreat mke the character ot n
rout. In the meantime skirmishlng was go
! ing on in front of nntucry Phillips, resulting
in sharp little light, lasting fifteen OF t"enty
minutes hi tie end Gf which ume the Rebels
! ru,.esied.
! THE KEdRSf LE7'ThR.
n.Joa GENERAL 1r.snYs LETTER REVIEWING THE
| PEsiSsUika CAMP NGs.
HARRIsoN's LANDING, August q, 1867.
DEAR pEr--l thank you for your kind, long