Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-10-09
Attack Commenced on Friday
Renewal Of the Fighting on
Saturday.
Desperate Fighting of the Rebels,
HOW TIE DAY WAS LOST AND
WON.
THE BATTLEAT CORINTH.

CORINTH, Oct. b.
The correspondent Of the St. Louis Dem
ocrat has the following details of the bat
tie at Corinth:
On the morning Of the Sd our outPosts
were attacked by the enemy in force about
six miles northeast of Corinth. Before 8
o'clock the engagement became general,
and fierce and sanguinary. Our men un-
der RosecranZ stood up manfully and
fought with great eoolness and bravery,
but regiment after regiment, and brigade
after brigade poured in upon us and we
were forced slowly backward, fighting
desperately. The rebels pushed forward
with determined obstinacy and held every
foot of advantage ground.
They outfanked our inferior force, and
left, and were forming in the rear, and we
were obliged to fall back still further to
prevent this movement from being accom-
plished. The enemy were now inside of
our breastworks pushing US backward
towards home, when darkness put an end
to fighting for that day. During the days
fight our loss was heavy, but that of the
enemy must have largely exceeded ours.
Three pieces of the 1st Missouri battery
were captured.
After having stood for long hours be-
fore the enemy's fire, the men were con-
sumed by thirst and subdued by the in
tense heat and constant exertiOn.
Brigadier General Hackleman fell, NOR
tUlly wounded at the head of his men, and
died the same evening. General Oglesby
was shot in the breast about four o'clock.
On the morning of the 4th the enemy
opened briskly on the town with shot and
shell. Our batteries replied, and for an
hour or more heavy cannonading was
kept up. At the expiration of that
two of the rebel guns were dis
abled, and shortly after daylight
their Battery of seven guns was cap
| tured. Portentious quietness soon occur
red, and it was evident some movement
was being made by the enemy, when the
Western Sharpshooters, under Col. Burke,
were ordered forward as skirmishers, to
feel the enemy At half past nine they
met him three quarters Of 4 mile in ad-
vance of our line Of battle advancing rap
! idly in heavy columns upon the town
| Immediately a murderous fire was opened
on this heavy line by the skirmishn,TSs. '.i'e
] sIUwly Degnn ~ Tetirej returning the Il e
| of the enemy with effect The woods
| seemed alive with rebels, and it appeared
| impossible for this gallant regiment to es-
cape destruction in their retreat over three
| quarters Of mile of open ground, which
| intcrvened between them and our tempo
| rary works Of defense. In q few moments
| the engagement became general, our bat
| teries opening with destructive fire on the
/ defeuseless ranks Of the rebels, moving
/ them down like grass. Their slaughter
was terrible, but with unparalleled daring
and recklessness, they pressed forward,
They charged our works desperately
| and broke our lines of infantry, and cap
tured a small fertilization in which Q
/ battery of the First Missouri was fanked
Fortune all seemed lost; temporary panic
| seized the men, and the rebels once more
marched into the streets of Corinth when
new batteries opened upon them. OuI
men, under the direction Of few courage
GUS officers, and stimulated BY their ex
ample, although thinned, fought desperate
ly, and when the advance of the enemy
\ was checked, they wavered and then fel
back Our lost battery was regained, anc
once more it hurled destruction into theil
ranks, the day was saved, and the enemy
put in full retreat.
Our loss was comparatively small durlnz
this fearful charge. That of the enemy
| fully 20 TO our one killed.
Among the rebels killed and left on th'
field, were Brigadier General Rogers, o.
New Orleans, acting Brigadier Genera
johnson, of Mississippi, and another
! Colonel commanding q brigade, whose
/ name was not learned.
| The enemy were commanded by Var
( Dorm, and Price and Villipage, with theil
respective army corps, swelled his forces t.
10000 men.
I It is impossible to give a list Of casual
| lies. Our proportion OF officers killed il
| thought to be large. We lost but four tax
/ en- rrisoners