Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-28
THE BATTLES IN KENTUCKY.
INTERESTING AND AUTHENTIC PARTICULARS

INTEhE9IlNu AMI AUIQENElV AhtAS bnhSs
The correspondent OF the Mobils Adsrt'sr, writing
"nsAr Camp Breckenridge Ky," October IL, gives IN
Interesting account Of tbs battle q. Psrryvn!s, a portion
Of which We append. Its authenticity may b relied on,
and q perusal Of 1. will be satisfactory, - furnishing 9
correction OF the numsrouI conflicting statements tha.
have heretofore appeared in the paper, North and South.
Aaer soms preliminary sketches, the writer proceeds as
follows;
The forces opposed 10 rs at P~eryvTlls contested OF the
right wing Of the "army Of the o 10" composed Of
Basrs veteran army, with II ! Goa. Geo. w. Thomas
as Oomusnderin-Ohief Of the held, (B1ell beipg In COM
mand OF the Department of the OHIO at Lou sEhle) and
Ger. Alex. kcOook commanding the first corps. We
fought three divisions OF 5000 men sgiinst nine div
sions Of TIE Abolition army, composed at least OF ) 600
each, making As 900 men. Generals Rousseau, ]. 8.
Jackson aod Sill we're sm'ng the division commanders.
Our forces consisted CT Brig. Gen. Patton Anderson's
division, composed Of Ool. Powelrs brig'ds Of the 24t1
Mississippi, lst Arkansas, 45.n AlabAmI a, 90 h Tennessee,
aud B4rret!s battery; G4n. Adams b isads Of the Is b,
| 18th, 2O.h, 25h Louisiana, and siocombs battery Of
Washington Artillery, who took position on our left; Col.
Jlnes' brig de Of the 2Tsh, 30 h, STsh Mss, and Lun,
| den's battery ; and Gen. Browns brigade Of the lN ard
81 Florida, 4l,t Mi sissippi. and Pihmsrs battery formed
our csnrs. Gen. Bucklet's division, which was posted
| on oar extsms right, with Audeson's division, formed
| the aleft wing on the army Of the Mississippi, under
| Asjor General Hsrdee. Uheatbsmis and Withers' d.
visions formed tns "ig1t wing Of tbs army OF the Mis-
sissippi," under hsjor General Polk. Witherss division
va, ahsapt. being with Major General K rby Smith-thus
We had but three divisions Ia the fed. B,fors the bat
te commenced Gen. CheaihIm who had been IN posi-
tion on cur extreme left, was order to our rear, between
P~srryvills and II Hrodsburg, Con. Bragg having anticI'
psted that ihs greatest force OF the enemy was pressing
on our right TO cut u, Of from connection with Har-
rodsourg. The reverse, unfortunately, proved the case,
a. the greatest force of the enemy was on our left As
I have stated, tbs lioa.hsarted idle opened thu fight
ON our right, the suppo,tion being that We were hshtirg
tue rlgas wing only OF b ieurs army. G,ns. jones ana
BrowS, On the csatrs, acted with Gen. Liid.l, aud Gan
B.oyn being wounded elrly 10 the action, thu command
of his brigade, the lsi, dsvolTed GA Col. W. n Her, Of
the Ii! Florida regiment, wao fought mos; gtlintly,
| being the last to leave the gtouad Oh The ner. m,raing
towards two o'clock.
The ong. gensnt on our lef! did no. commsuc, until
| abpu. noon, and then Ii was olly sklrmlshing for a con.
| siderable time, Colonel Powells brigade holding the eI
| RENE lef: Of our II les, aad CALAMITY driving the onemy
back for sbou; q mile, against superior forces. l. Was
| a9out this time, towards I P. n whom Gsasrsl Smiths
brigade, belonging TO Oaeashsn division, was orIefed
| back co our assistance, that Gen. Adams, With his brave
LouisianiAns, ws holding tie enemy In check against
fearful odds. when ne was forosI to fall back from his
position. Gen. Hard e. seeiag the import inca OF hole
Jog the point, ordered General Adam, TO rstaks l., tel
log him he would be supported by endorsements. l.
| was while adv4noing again, and anriculy looking for
| The rein.orcsments, tina. Gen. Aism,, seeing that the
| gslllnt youag n jor Austin Commanding q battalion
| OF Sharp-sbooiersJ vas picking oil, behind q stone fence,
shat Adams supposed 70 be our own men, ordered him
to cease firing.
artell yoI. sir. they are Yankees" cried tn, excited
Austin. 81 tbirk mo-, and yod had better go forward,
| NIT. and ssesrtat " replied Adams. "rl go. sir, but |
| doa't think /. necessary, for ! know thoy are Yaak'es,"
Insisted Austin. WELL" sid A4sns, 'Pl so myself"
i and dsaiug forward on his chlrgar, he had not pro.
| ceaded one huadred yards when a furious sorm Of min
| ne balls wtizz,d by his ears from the enemy, wh) we're
/ shooting from = reat at hun, from behind a sioae wall
| Tae General turned Immediately, and riding up, cried
| out, you're right, hsjor-thsy are faHkess, ard you
/ may give Them goss." Austin then p)ure1 In a deadly
fra, the W, shngtou Artillery, Sloocmo's battery also,
| ding terrible eI, cation. diving the ensmy back with
| { ARIA! slaughter. Towards six o'clock, as | lays sad,
| the e Nc bscame inosseant OF b1ta dds. There stcoi
/ Adams, with his little brigade, holding back a division
/ OF the enemy, left, a. it were, alone TO Lis fate. until
| seeing no chance Of being reinforced, he gradually fell
back, In mos. excellent order, bu. not without. consider
| abe loss.
I: was q. this tim, the cheering Was heard on the part
OF the enemy, Il the csnire, and which was Returned BY
our troops, which led u, to believe ihri shs eaemV waI
| being rou'ed, when they opened a battery and she led Us
| from the School houss ridge. Soon sit3r tlis. nigh
| came on and closed ths scene o. strife, our troops sleer-
ing on and rsm-iting victors OF tho Dit!ltf Id, besides
capturing over 500 prisoners Oar loss Is eI mated a.
| bstxeon two aad three thousin ! killed aud wounded
| The enemy's lo,s st q low estimate, Is h stassn H. and
| sr thousand. Among the killed l. Asjoe General ] \.
Jackson Brgadier General Rltc'Hf and Terrell wounded.
We took eleven pieces OF the enemy's caTtol, destroy
| ed four, snd brought seven III the field. Il WIS another
BATH. Of Shiloh. without any decis.yJ results. I'D W.
have had Ave thousand more meI, o. hsd Withers been
With US, We would have co rp1e. ely routed aud annihils'
led the enemy, leaving us ths way clear to Louisyils.-
No troop'in the world ever tough, WITH suca desperate
COURAGE a. ours. Whole regiments OF cur men went into
tas. a ,dt bare ooted. ioaghs bsrsfooted, and had Clarc l.
ed b~arsfooted from Chattanooga The First Tennessee,
| Col. Field, formerly Geo. haney's Old regiment, went
| into ths fiht with $50 msn, and lost ell bul 90i Lieut..
| Ool Patterson was K lied, and elgat Captains out OF the
tent
o. the same day g neral Kirby Smith whipped Gan.
Tom Oritteudcn's f,rces bst.een Lawrenceburg and
| Sslyis, Gee. Wi;hers ~ith Gan. Morgan capturing 740
| prisoners aud "a smuunitio1 train or wagons. On the
! NIX, morning, the . h, cu' infantry fell bIck from Per
| ry,illo towards HarrDdsburg, aud our cavalry Oh the
| DInvills Pike. A. l2-Eool the enemy hoisted a waite
| hay oyer the tow, and sent G htg OF trucs asking a cs
sa.ion Of hosilites TO bury ths.r d. nd, whish was granted.
| Gen. McCo ran Wa. ordered TO Camp Bseckinr.dge TO
| command tho forces tee e. aaa rsiusaiag 10 Danyil Q |
| stopped in one Of their churehss, nos hospital, 10 see
II | could recogn.zi any old friend. l found q number
| OF glorious aHg-ls Administering to the wants o the sisk,
snd one espec ally noted Tor her angelic qualiies, Mise
Mary Dunlip, who assured "a that, whatever should be
Ia, fate of Kentucky, bee women you'd remain true to
the South.
WHY rHs KENTUCKY oAMrAIcs DID NOT succIrD.
The editor of the Atlanta O .nfsi,rsch having had an
Interview With Uol. JOIN Forsyth, d! G,a. B;agg's stat,
| gives the following views OF the resul. Of the Ryntuoky
campaign:
Brsgs could ts7s whipped Bi5Il a. any time from
Louisville 20 the Gap, but the victory would have been
| a barren and fruitless o9e-not worth the loss OF a bali
| dcEsn lives. Il would still have bean necessary 20 Leave
Ken uaky. Toe battle of Psrryylle would not have been
fought, had Il not been necessary TO give Baol & drub'
| bug The bsttor to ensble Bags srny to retire without
| such serious noles' ailon g 10 would otherwise have lad.
The c~x9eiiiln iuso KaaLuckJ ia y Eilnrs FOE two
clusss, lst. The psopls we're DOT raa y TO tx, up atns.
| Ns,rly everybody was favorable 10 u, aud ssIiast Lin.
| cola, n thsi- feelings, bu. they are crushsd-:le man
| hood cr1shld Gus Of them b. the car OF the sbolidan
| d~aspotsm, which has grooni them TO the Garth
The wonen all ~harfahed, clspp.d thAr haat' and
waVej Their hsn6ksruh!ef.; lie toys harrahed for
| JEFF. D wiz and tho 5outhe-n Confeicracy, hu. tie
man were coy IN their DEMONSTRATIONS. They woeli