Washington telegraph., 1862-10-22

satisfied, if active service under proper
officer is desired. The lieutenant has
lately returned from Yankee prison,
where he has been since the battle of Elk
Horn. His term of service has expired,
but he is anxious to get even.
MoURNFUL NEws-Last Sunday eve
ming gloom came like dark cloud owe.
all our town. The first letters from the
surviving heroes of the mad and desper.
ate butehery at Corinth were received
A large crowd was collected at the post
Office to hear them read, and messengers
were busy passing from house to house
laden with heavy tidings OF sure Attic
ton to some, and of relief from an almost
worse anxiety TO others. The holy day
vas a fitting QUO for such an occasion.
It was just after the morning services OF
the churches. The heart bowed down
with affection was then nearest the only
comforter, and that from which the load
was lifted, in humble gratitude syupa-
thiscd more deeply with the sorrows of
the unfortunate.
All the letters concur in repre- sonting
the charge on the enemy's entertainments
as mad and hopeless, and fix the respor-
sibility on Van Dorm. They rush j to
certain death. An inferior force, not
more than one-shird Of the enemy, worn
out with forced marches from Baldwi
fatigucd and exhausted; without res pite
or rest, were hurled against entertainments
Of the enemy, which they had been
strengthening for months. They passed
through the tempest of fire and reached
the entertainments, too weak to scale them
The exhausted soldier found himself un-
able to climb and stood exposed to tb ,
merciless hail of death An officer in
CabelPs Brigade writes:
''On Friday, the Sd Of October, we
charged and took their outer works, driv-
ing the enemy before US Ill great eenfn-
lightly in the first days fight. On Sat
urday, the second day, about II o'clock,
we received orders to charge their breast
works 10 the edge of town. Our brave
general shed tears when he received this
order, for he knew that his men would be
butchered up by hundreds, without ac-
conplishing any thug. Three Brigades
had made the same charge and had been
repulsed, and now our single Brigade,
numbering only 1900 men, was ordered
to accomplish a thing that three Brigades,
numbering 5,5a0 could not soeou.p lish.
knowing the hopelessness of the uuder>
taking. with shout our brave b5ys charged
into the most murder Gus fire of grape,
canister aud small arms on record, and
for thirty minutes we remained in that
dreadful fire"
We have received the following list Of
casualties reported
Col. Henry p. Johnson, 10th Regt.,
aud Ed Wmtmore, certainly killed
Thomas j. McFadden, j. L. Stewart, S
D. Reeder, T. D. Hobson, w. \. Allen,
Beni. Schoolfeld, james Noin, Joe Dick
Sullivan, ard Albert Valentine, all OF
com pany \; aud Amos Y. Walker, 5. L.
Spraggias Jas Hill, are reported wounded
and in the hands of the enemy. james
s. Turner missing. Maj Dan. ". Jones,
of This place, and Col. Daily. Of Camden,
both wounded aud prisoners.
Adj. James P. Erwin, of Dockery' $
regiment, writes from camp near Holly
Springs, Oct, 18th:
"Our troops left the field so hurriedly
that it was impossible for us 20 tell who
was killed and who was seriously wounded.
There may be letters written home, re-
porting some killed who are ouly wounded
and in the hands of the enemy; and there
may be others who, from exhaustion only,
NAV have been unable to make their es-
cape. A great many sad hearts may be
made without cause. We cannot give
ANYTHING like correct list of our killed
and wounded until our detail to bury the
dead return"
"Our brigade tCabell's) now numbers
only 5Il effective men, and lost $50 men
in the three days fighting. Col. Dockery,
of the 10Th regiment, behaved with great
GOODNESS and bravery, and distinguished
himself by his gallant bearing on the battle
field. The loss of our regiment is greater
than that of any other regiment in the
brigade We went into the fight with
I79 men and lost in killed. wounded and
missing 100. Johnson's regiment also
lost heavily.
We are indebted to Hon. Len. b. Green
for intelligence brought 70 Camdsi, which
coufirms accounts received at this place.