The New York herald., 1862-10-24
THE BATTLE NEAR PERRY71lLE. Ky.
Additional Rebel Accounts Of the Action BY
Tennessee Colonel.
Tho Rebel Troops, Consisting Of Texans
and Tennesseeans, Said to Be
in the Engagement.
THE REPORTED REBEL LOSSES
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&esS kess 49,
prom tho Knoxville (Eass Tennesseel Register Oct. ISL
reached & Sis @ csy yesterday directly from the scene
conflict in Kentucky He advises us that the diminishing
ssrs ws os s sns " on he
pied Perryvie making II the centre Of his line Of battle
On the night Of The TN Hardee moved up his division,
fronting Bues army. On the evening OF the 7th p0r
tin Of the right wing OF the army Of the Mississippi
tChealhams DIVISION composed Of Donelson's, Stnarts
vile where thes rested on their arms in Of battle
ul Daylight. The pickets skirmished all night On the
1s Of s a. aany ,s Ssrs ss
both sides About halt past nine clock cannonadng
commenced.
Al nalf past ten we discovered that the enemy
naseng troops their lett TO turn our right wing Al
shis unctu Chealhams division, above mentioned, was
ana haiI mie During all tthis time q brisk de Of
artillery was kept up larnes battery was Immediately
brought action, which, admirably served did great
execution. (This was Jackson's battery al Columbus
Aaatham's division was now about threefourths of
FROM tho enemy and In line of battle Donelson'S
brigade being In advance
Ine ground between US and the enemy was broken
but without timber vas found necessary 70 spproach
priority Of their guns Carnes was ordered TO advance
and was in this movement supported BY Donelson's
brigade. We advanced about onefoarth of mile, and
The enemy finding their position untenabe retired 70
another.
o. .ecipilous bar which the battery Carnes could
not ascend. Our lines were here reformed, and orders
were received TO advance upon the enemy at double
Q1.ck open elS unobstructed except by stone
and rail fences. With terrific yes end unbroken front
~ al aaoed upon the enemy two batteries playing upon
Cheathan'e division, advancing under this fire and
sadsd by the bl,eres ol shs enemy When within one
ass'ss Ss ssa ssS | saas.s s xSS ssh sass
came general About this time Maney's brigade, with
xCneiso sent round to the enemys extreme left
u capture battery which had been 50 destructive to u.s.
Phe battery taken. and here the Yankee General
Jackson fell This was half an hour after the fight be-
came general. ... ..sn
na Joekson had fallen ad e enemy retired
D bdg for this yeaen, but more probably because they
could not Withstand the mpetuoas valor OF our troops
Aoout this tme-pr0baby little earlier-Stuarts bri
Jade novel into action IN perfect order and With great
ooolness The troops nrst engaged, worn and weary,
rushed on with stuarts men, and the rout 90 the left
The enemy rsormed their lines several times but were
10 sooner restored than they were broken.
The igntng wac kept up Till night put an end 10 the
eouic We hal then driven the enoriy from three TO
a,e miIes along the whole line OF the two armies.
We formed lines aud remained on the ground dur
ing the night On the morning Of the eth believing Il
r0.d BE- M-drous a'th rs Wdre troops 10 renec the con-
M t with ~ amy ek me !. Bas
We captured Ill the artillery Of tho enemy excert ono
battery, and Unknown mum srs and quantities Of all de
Tie lose Il the enemy In killed and wounded was
NOUS. Tho nsd Q, battle was everywhere strewn with
the killed. wounded and dying 10 places they were piled
We rer.s ~ perfect ordf each yscssent brigade
progy position % Cds.p Dsck Roonscn and Gs picinity
Wass our aruy Wds concent a'ei
or loss 10 killed wounded and missing viii not reach
2i00 The killed In Cheathams division number 200 and
about 10 wounded. This division suffered most,
Al hairpast tour O'Clock Monday morning i3th inst,
cs'cne Tyler left General Polk and % subsequent ersn he
Il Of course 20, 0dc.s ssd
Aseiant reputation distinguished not only main
sAning t but winning and imperishsbe aurcs The
Instances Of ndividna vaor occurring nong these troops
n n W.
pox, ChsathI,a, D3nel N and oil cur leaders, were
everywhere seen cheerg on our troops with reckless ex
OF their person To the hottest Ire OF the enemy.
General withers division not in tine fight, being IN
sus rear, between us and General Kirby smith
W. took ia tAis tWednsdayO fight about .rs hundred
Hardecs command and three brigades Of ChssshAm's
5iv siou were alone engaged
ENGAGED.
We cannot give accurately The number OF the regi-
uaents engaged nor their sttus. The following tho
best statement can make Just now
Yancus BrSrade-Frst rennsssec Colonel Fields Ninth
Tennessee Lieutenant colonel Buford Twenty sevesth
Tennessee Colone Caldwell (not BODY, SIKH tennessee,
vecrrss Briec,s-rour,h Tennessee, Colonel strahI;
Efth Tennessee Colonel yensbe; Thirty third Tennessee
Donelscns Brs,ads-Eghth Tennessee, Colonel Moore;
Fifteenth ivnnessee Colonel Iyer sxssnh Tennessee. Tenn
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Lieutenant Colonel Patterson, OF the First Tennessee
Capt VIM watering WIS shot dead with the colors of
Colonel Tyler regiment hts hands, the color bearer,
Mcfarland having been wounded second time: Captain
W. ID from Memphis where his family now reside he
belonged to the Washington Rides
Lseussuint sstsler, Of the same company command.
ing he Swiss Rules, OF tho same regiment had his leg
vhot "A by clunon ball lie refused to he borne from
sho asd To the solicitation ~ Comei Tyler he replied,
"Ns. Colonel, lot me die On tho Held. ! know must
die"
Lieutenant johnson, Of Georgia. promoted for sAanry
q shiloh, was also killed
licitenant Ed Doyle, OF Memphis 10 feared 70 be NOR
There were bat few aeld ofnccrs injured.
Col Savage slightly wounded IN the leg and side.
fc has be distinguished himself for soldesly bearing
and chivarc oondaci his regiment probably lost moro
The Ad utant VI the Fifty hrst, Tuly we believe.
severely wounded His bearing was highly commended.
The Icxan regiment, Col. Youngs, fought with that
ant thc Alamo.
We can give no details as the conduct
Of regiments and brigadcs In Hsrdee's ommand These
wii' be hereafter furnished.
The number of the Yankee army which fought us at
Pc yyie stated BY prisoners 10 be from 10000 70
10000 Our force did not exceed $4,000
addition 20 details given Ia another place. we furnish
letter rom Colonel Vaughn, the gallant commander Of
u'e Third Tennessee regiment. His statements confirm
the news published In columns
HRsopcBi No. Ny, 0ct. lo-I r. NJ
On the 9Th inst General Braggs forces met tho enemy,
ZEN u.ies xss, o. here and bloody esht snsued We
from 800 to 500 killed and probably 900 wounded.
The enemys less uore than We captured some
I'VE hurdrd rrisonc and twelve pieces Of artillery
ten back this place. No hght day but will come Oh
to morrow. ucncrsi smith has this evening formed
juction with Braggs army; the enemy within eight
CAPT red eight hundred prisoners and thirty loaded
wagons and the balance Of divsisp got away and has
jOsnsd the main army Hastily yours, .
Eews from North Carolina.
CAYruRD or THS BRITISH SCHOONER ADKLAfDE--
UNION NESTING AT BEAUFORT.
roxrRsss MoSnos, Oct "a, 1869.
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