Natchitoches union. [volume] ([Natchitoches, La.]) 1859-1864, 1862-10-23
Late Fight Near Corinth.

forces by repeated successes on Frida,
and Saturday, occupied a portion o
the enemy's breastworks-also gain
ing the town. The enemy held on
stubbornly on his left until reinforce
ments arrived, when on Sunday the,
fell upon Van Dorm with overwhelming
forces, forcing us to relinquish our 30
sition and retreat. The fight contin
ued almost uninterruptely during Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday. The
slaughter ON both sides is described
as unparalleled.
One of our generals writes: Maury'
division composed Of PLIERS, CabelIs
and perhaps Moore's brigade will not
muster more than one brigade.
In Babell's brigade there are moi
more than four hundred and fifty left.
Gen. Martin, of the 4th brigade,
(chiefy Mississippians)wa killed; al
SO, Col. Rogers, of Texas and Col.
Writ Adams, of Mississippi. General
Cabell is badly injured by fall from
his horse.
Ten thousand fresh federals from
Baldwin harrassed Maury's division,
which was in advance in retrogade
movement,
The army is understood to be in
the vicinity of Ripley, and perfectly
safe. 1t is rumored that but one gen
eral was sanguine of success in the
attack, which is due him. No officer
has arrived here nor any of thewounded.
JACKSON, Oct. s-A special dispatch
to the Advertiser and Register, dated
Tupelo, 7th says: Having driven in
the enemy's skirmishers, the combin-
ed forces Of Van Dorm and Price attack.
ed them in their entrenchments, at 9 A.
NJ. Friday, driving them out and cap
turing 9 pieces of artillery, and con
tinued repulsing them slowly, driving
them back until nightfall.
Our loss was heavy during the dav,
Phiefer's and Green's brigadcs suffer
ing most.
Gen. Martin was killed, and Colonels
Mcfarland, Irwin and Moore seriously
wounded.
At o'clock Saturday morning, the
enemy opened with heavy artillery,
which occasioned but small loss At
s we advanced, capturing severa,
siege guns, Green's brigade again suf.
fering heavily and being the first to
enter the town.
Cabcll's brigade charged first on
College HILL The enemy reserved their
fire until 80 yards, and then opened a
murderous fire, repulsing them with
great loss.
Information was received that the
enemy was at Bolivar, 10000 strong,
and was marching on our rear via
Pocahontas.
A retreat was ordered ct 10 AN.
being somewhat disorderly, but we
brought off part Of the captured ar
tillery and our wounded and baggage.
We fell back 10 miles, to Cypress
Creek.
At 8 o'clock Sunday morning, Col.
Adms commenced skirmishing with
the Yankee (Bolivar) forces at Poca-
hontas, and fell back one mile when
he was reinforced by Whitefeld's le
gion and a section of artillery and after
wards by Maury's division, which was
also reinforced, but the whole of this
force proved insufficient, and were
driven back, tho enemy burning the
bridge and trapping Moore's brigade
and four pieces of artillery.
Van Dorm and Vilipigne coming up,
rec aptured Moore's brigade, with
brigade of the enemy and Ii pieces of
artillery.
The enemy were driven back to
Matamoras, and our army continued
their retreat to Ripley, over the road,
our baggage train had passed over.
Our loss in all the engagements is
estimated at 5000, and the enemy's
heavier. The loss at Pocahontas was
equal to that at Corinth Our loss
may be over estimated, astragglers
were numbered by the thousand and
the retreat not very orderly.
We lost four pieces of artillery at |
Corinth, which were not brought off |
The enemy made no attempt to follow
us from Corinth; nor did the Bolivar
force, after their defeat at Davis
bridge.
Gen. Van Dorm was conspicuous for
daring, and Gen. Price, as usual, felt
1t home in the leaden showers Each
escaped unhurt. Prices command were
the first in the entrenchment. Maury's
divisions suffered the heaviest loss Gen
Cabell's sustained severe loss and act.
ID most gallantly.
The enemy fought determincdly and
naneuvsred splendidly. Gen Rosen