New-York daily tribune., 1862-10-11
TIE GREAT VICTORY At CORIlTH.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF GENERAL ROSECRiNS.
The Most Desperate Fight Of the War
The Rebels FrightfulIy Exposed by Van
Dorm and Lowell.
They Face Grape and Canister, but
Quail Before the Bayonet.
a tremendous Charge by Ohio and
Missouri Troops.
the Rebels Fall to the Earth Begging Mercy


Rebels. This morning. Gen. Price made a fierce
ard determined attack upon our left. The contest
lasted until balf-past eleven o'clock, and wss very
deadly 10 the enemy. They drove in our center.
Some of them penetrated TO the Corinth House.
Gen. Hamilton was on the main line of their attack.
maintained his ground in all but one portion, and
making an advance, secured the center with his two
splendid regiments. Colonel Sullivan gave us time
10 bring our batteries into action and saved the day
on that account.
Gems. Van Dorm and Lowell made most deter.
mined attack on our extreme right. on the Chiouili
Rosd, leading the attack through the abattis Two
Of their columns reached the ditch and the other
stopped within fifty PAGES Of the ditch.
All that grape and canister would do was tried,
but " hen tie Rebels reached the pout charge was
ordered, when it became race between the q IN
Ohio and the 18th Missouri which proved too much
for the staggered Rebel columns. Many fell down
and held up their hands for mercy. They are badly
beaten on both points. They left their dead aud
wounded on the field, and in full retreat. Our
loss though serious especially in officers, nothing
to be compared with tie loss Of the enemy.
Brig. Zen. Hackeman fell brsvely fighting at tho
head of lis brigade yesterday. He was shot through
the jugulsr vein. Coils. +. Kirby Smith, Gilbert and
Mower were wounded, bat not nortaliy. Gen. 0yIes-
by ia dangerousy wounded.
The number Of casualties cannot determine. The
Rebel killed and wounded are s,rewn along the road
for five miles out at which point they bad hospital.
We have between 700 and 900 prisoners not count.
ing their wounded
Gen. Mcpherson has reached here with his force.
We move forward at daylight in the morning.
Msjor-GeD. Hurlbut. with large force is on the
II .tcie River, prepared cut off their retreat and
follow in pursuit. w. 5. RosEcRAss.
From The ciaeirn ri Commercial OeLe
From Capt. Sands OF the llth OHIO Battery who
was present during the bloody engagement at Coz
r nth, We learn some particulars OF the night which
have not yet been made public. The Rebel force
engaged is estimated at IRON 40 o0o TO OooVo nndes
couinsnd Of Gen. Earl Van Dorm. The corrs OF
Gems. Van DJrp and Lowell advanced from the direc~
ton Of jackson, aud the corps under Gen. Price
from .Jonesboro. junction was effected as early
as Wednesday, il is believed. There WIS considera.
BILE sSrmishug between their advance guard and
the dlvi ion under Gen. Davies up 10 Friday morn
ing, when "A general engagement ensued. tiens
Davies's division was some sx or eight miles from
Cornth, bot was gradually pressed back during tha
day ill night found them inside the iOr;ifcat0ns.
The fghfing was very during that day, ard
Gems Hackeimsn aud Ogleby, commanding brgades
in Davies's division, fell while oire,iiDg their
respective commands. The loss was very severe on
10th sides but of the extent OF it, Capt. Sands was
unable 10 form an estimate.
There are TWO fortifcaiions, mounted with heavy
siege guns, commanding the approach TO the town
from the north. There is a stretch Of level land
between them, through which the railroad from Co.
umbus cutters the village The upper OF these forts,
On the left hand, was attacked by Rebel brigade
under Gen. Moore, early on Saturday morning.
The brigade emerged from the woods about 800
Yards IN 'front.' crossed The intervening ground,
which is filled and obstructed by fallen timber, un-
Ter "A tremendous ir- from the siege guns and sue
ceeded ia approaching within hundred feet of this
tort, when they were repulsed BY our infantry, and
turned back with fearful -lalgh er.
r.vious TO bis however, the Rebels had planted
wo guns in position to SHELL tue town, which they
did early in the morning One sohd shot passed
through the Tishimingo House, and others fell far
in the rear in the wagon corral. The damage done
by this battery slight however, and had no
effect upon the general result OF the conflict that
ensued.
left. a Rebel brigade under command Of Col. john
sop il IL believed made demonstration on the fort
on the right or rather TWO batteres-N isconsin and
were in position near the fort on
the right, AID between II and the railroad track.
The sck was mpe,uons, and almost irretisbiole.
Tie infantry supports tell back into the village.
accelerated by canister from a fort IN the rear OK
Corpth, which oprned on the enemy, come OF the
shot however, taking effect in our own rauEs. Inc
batteries poured five roun into the enemy alter tne
infantry had retr,ated and then wiibdrew, leaving
Two guns the horses Of which had been shot.
The enemy havingth broken our center, pushed
forward heavy masses OF infantry toward the town,
where they were held in check by our infantry,
which had reformed while the guns on the fortin-
cations plowed great gaps IA their ranks, ana s"eps
them down by hundreds. In fact. the Rebels had
rashly placed Themselves uuder crossre of artillery
of line most terrific kind. The carnage Is described
IS awful They were piled up In neaps, AID the
ground was lLera ly covered with their dead ana
wounded. Ii was not IN human nature to stand
such shock. Finding lis further advance iniossi-
bic, the enemy, standing irresolulely Tor lew
moments, finally broke III panic, the men ranninY
in every direction, aud throwing away their CONS
and knaps ,cks in their haste TO yet beyond tbs
scorhing fire OF the heavy guns OF the TO tiheaiions
This ended the engagement for the cay. The
Rebels again rallied in the woods, and the brigade
which had attempted 10 take The fort on our leis
actually rallied for another effort. As they up
preached, the 39th Ohio greeted them with cheers.
which seem,d to be effective, 50 they bout iaeed
and disappeared in tue woods beyond. m.
Both Gen. Moore and Col. Joauson were n,a,o"
in the attack on the fortifica,ons in tho morning.
The color bearer in Moore's brigade PAVING voe ad
sbot the Geueral himself seized tue eoiofs a"u 1u
vaneed when he fell pierced ey many ySp~ g~'' Thew
Rebels fought desperately deIernnner; ,ta;, un5er.
evidently knew the desperate halu'I II wss rhsir
taking. 1t is CAPT Sandss opinion 'n": w. "n,ss.
,na;,.n o., s,nr,n tbr tortiicalions In tie outset,
and turn tue guns on our own forces. and nnsbs5
Failing ia this they SIos, 'S ,oSn ,"s ssh bopus probably
desperately ~, ,S, Inion Infantry, capture the vii-
to Ssl snS sS%s Sas s Of he SsISs sni
i By they sy.sr. s%s.'S on 's';a gs 5
the hre oil tno s" h.ye annihllated them. To re-
when wou,I S e~Ssr under such wberng fire, was
treat IN nS INV broke in the utmost confusion.
inposSiole, :,S ras not commenced tthe following
Tnf sa'IIh They were oversaken about six miles on,
ofsub n% another sharp engagement followed, in wh es