Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-06-04
cor1nth Rvacuated.

Another rebel stronghold has given
way before the irresistible march of our
eonquering army. A great and decisive
battle was expected to occur at Corinth.
1t was anticipated that the Southern Ma
Poleon would stand up to the rack, and
make another effort TO water his horse in
the tennessee, or in the event of a fail
ure, so where all rebels are bound. But
time has shown that Beauregard had not
the desperate courage to attempt TO re-
trleve his defeat ataShilohsb by risking a
battle at Corinth. We had nigh conclud-
ed that his tactics would form an excep-
ton to the general rule of rebel retreats
and excavations. But be, too, partakes
OF the mania common to his confederate
colleagues, to break and run when the
advantage is not clearly on their side,
both in numbers and position. The army
under Halleck has been steadily advanc-
ing upon Corinth for several weeks. by
slow but sure steps, the enemy warmly
contesting every rod of intervening space.
For twenty days past, a letter writer says,
forty regiments have boon daily engaged
IN fighting their way toward Corinth.-
There must have been more hard fighting
there than we here have supposed. The
expulsion of newspaper correspondents
from our camps, by Gen. Halleck left the
country in the dark. ns to the progress of
events, from day to day. The telegraph
reports of the evacuation were meugre,
and came in p;ecemeal, for several days.
Dispatches from Gen. Halleck toSecretary
gave the following information:
NEAR CoRINTH, May 30.
To Hon. E. n. Stanton, Secretary of
War-Gen. Pope's heavy batteries opened
upon the enemy's Entertainments yester-
day about ten o'clock A. NJ, and soon
drove the rebels from their advanced bat
teries.
Major Gen. Sherman established an
other heavy battery yesterday morning
within 1000 yards of their works, and
skirmishing parties advanced at daybreak
this morning.
Three of our divisions are already in the
enemy's advanced works, about three
quarters of a mile from Corinth, which is
in flames. lSigned,
II. w. HALLECK, Major General.
SECOND ~IsPATcH
NEAR CoRISTH, May 80.
Our advance guard are in Corinth.
Accounts are conflicting as TO the enc
my's movements and they are believed to
be in strong force on our left flank, some
four miles south of Corinth near the No
bile & Ohio railroad. fSigned.
H. w. HALLECK, Major General.
HALLEcK's HEADQUARTERS, May 30.
During nearly all last night moving of
cars, supposed whistles sounding, betok-
ened some movement going on, but not
being any extraordinary occurrence was
not considered Of an extraordinary ma
ture.
About five this morning several ex- !
plosions were distinctly heard. Immedi-
ately after skirmishers were thrown out,
and a general advance commenced.
A very large amount of railroad iron |
untouched, there being some IL tracksra "a
from the depot to the entrench-
ments with side tracks and switches, en-
abling them TO moye troops with great
rapidity.
From all information cleaned from pris-
it is thought the evacuation COM
menced at shutdown last night, retreating
in three different directions, east, west
and south.
Beauregard stated to the citizens last
that he had intended evacuating
and throw himself on both our TANKS.
At this hour Corinth is held by a out
posts. The cavalry sent out by Pope to
search for the enemy, came upon and
dispersed a body eight miles below Cor
NTH, on the Mobile & Ohio Road, in the
act of burning a bridge, capturing 40
prisoners.
The enemy's rear guard destroyed the
depot, a few bales of cotton and a church,
and intended destroying the entire vii
lage, but the citizens saved some fifty
houses. They also broke open a store and
burned its contents.
A later dispatch from Gen. Halleck to
the Wa Department says:
The enemy's position andworks i nfront
of Corinth are exceedingly strong. He
cannot occupy a stronger position in his
This morning he destroyed an i'm
amout of public and private prop
erty-stores. provisions, wagons, tents,
&c. For miles out of the town, the roads
are filed with arms, haversacks, &c,
thrown away by his fleeing troops. A
large number of prisoners and deserters
have been captured, and estimated by
Gen. Pope at 1000. Gen. Beauregard ev-
identity distrusted his army or he would
have defended so strong a position.
His troops are generally much discour-
aged and demoralized. For the last few
days their resistance has been slight.