The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-10-21
Confederate Account of the Battle Of Perry.
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The Knoxville iTenn) Register has the following
account Of The battle of Perryville from Confede
rate officer engaged il it:
On the 7tb Buell. occupied Peiryville, making il
tie centre of his line Of battle On the night o.
The 9TH Hardee moved up bis division, fronting
bueils army. On the evening of ths 7th portion
oi ihe right wing o. the army CT the Mississippi
Nhesthams division, composed OF DonelsOn's, Stu
arts, and Maneys brigades,) moved from Harrods
burg to PeryviiIa where they rested on their arnE
In line OF battle ill daylight The pick ets skirn
ished ali night On tie fE,rning CT the Sth, q:
daylight al the centre Of tie lines there were cav
AIRY hghis add many were wounded Oh both sides.
ALout half-past o'clock canncnading commenced.
Al Laif past III We discovered that the enemy
We're msssing troops their lett 10 turn right
wing. AT this jancture Cheathsms division,
aoope mentioned, was moved from the left to the
Isnl oi our lines about one and a half miles.-
Oufiug all ths time u brisk fire Of artillery vas
Kept mp CarDess battery was immediately brought
inlo aeuon, which, admirably Eerved did great ex.
seution (This WAS Jackson's battery at Colum-
bus Ky)
Chesthsms division was now about three fourths
o mile from the enemy and in line Of battle, Don
1isons brigade being in advance.
TIE gr1uud between Us and the enemy was
broken but w!tiou: timber. 1t was found necss.
Asry TO approach nearer the enemy for this reason
aao because CT the superiority Of their guns -
Games was ordered 10 advance, and was in this
movement supported by Donelson's brigade. We
advanced about one.fourth Of 8 mile and the enc
ny nhoing their position untenable retired to an
We Ggain advanced a quarter OF mile, to he
summit ot precptous bluff, which the battery of
Carnes could no: ascend Our lines were here re-.
iViAed, and orders were received TO advance
upon the enemy at a double-guick across
open fields unobstructed except by stone
sad rail fences With terrific yelis and
aAp.oken front wa advanced upon the enemy,
.~o batteries playing upon Cheatham's Division,
aavsneing under this frs and euhladed by tho bs:
snes OF the enemy. When within cne hundred
viz grape snd cannigter. When within eighty
y~os tley opened On us with nusketry, and now
oe s hSht became general About this time Maney's
brigade, with Donelson's, weYs sent rouad TO the
Snsny S extreme left TO capture q battery which
aso been 20 destructive 10 US. The battery was
cxsn and here the Yankee General, Jack sou, fell.
general
Every inch Of ground was brsyely contested. 1t
became known that jackson had fslsn and the
sesny retired. probably for this reason, but more
psooAoiy beeause they could not Withstand the im
p0'eoas vslor Of our troops About this time
probably l,tls earlier. 6tuarts brigade moved
n setion In perfect order and with great c00lpess
calne general.
The enemy reformed their lines several times. but
"sre ss no sooner restored than they were broken.
tor .b.ann6 was kePt up I'LL night put An END
,' ue connict. We had then driven the ensmytrom
xmiss ~'s ''-'e " ''As ~"
s formed our lines and remained on the ground
uHsrmg ths night On the morning Of the 9Th. be.
,sving II would be hazardous with his wssry troops
renew tbs conflict with reinforced army of tks
:asny. Gen Bragg OF Polk ordered our srmv hsck
" aarfodsburg
We captured oil the artillery Of the ensmy an.
M M onS battery and unknown numbers end auso.
";sSs " MI Descriptions Of small srlns.
A.. s1s loss OF the enemy In killed and wounded v.a
snorneas The Ssld of battle was sysrvWhsrs
,i.s Win tbs AiiIsd, WOUNDED. md dyine, In
tesy wsrs piled up on each oehs1
Atssts stsusso tn perfect 0dss. saeh ssGimsnt ana
- ~ = Sssees RoaitasA " camp Dii& 1aAinsoe
vc weeoe aee army WnD eonoun1eafn1
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