, 1862-05-05


No. 10 fame, yesterday. He is 9 noble look
ing specimen Of h physical man aid appt ars
also to possess mental powers Of no ordinary
capacity. The Colonel had Just arrived with
lis regiment With Gen. Pops's army, and
las already commenced looking around
him with the eye of commission
or in military matters. But the ignorance
of some Of the Brigadiers Of the army Of the
positions Of the vorlous divisions and brig
AIDES is to me, and others better versed IN
military matters, source Of extreme snr-
prise. 1t strikes me that many of the Bripn-
oler Generals, to say nothing Of Coloucls. nre
not Jet sufficiently we'll acquainted with tie
ground here, and the positions of the yarIons
divisions. This would cause great confusion
N case OF reverse, and, indeed, in an action.
from What have seen Of things do not
Tor moment believe that General Halleck.
"ho Is known to be a man OF great executive
and administrative ability, will ever permit
Ills army to go into action as things now
ase' Order has not yet been brought ont Of
the chaos produced BY the late tattle, nor
can 1t be for some days. The roads nre, how
ever, in such condition, that should the
army move, the soldiers would be compelled
to carry the guns and their carriages unon
their backs.
1saw the gallant Colonel Ransom Of the
18th Illinois yesterday. He Is IS modest and
rcl1tin as woman, yet as brave as q lion,
he Is the admilation the division {McCler-
nand,s} to which he is attached, and abso-
lute]y worelipcd By the men. He looks well
Notwithstanding his late and serious wounds.
am serTy can't say the same Of the
brave Colonel Marsh, one Of the
best officers In the service found him in
his tent prostrated b fever. Judging from
his appearance the attack is avery severe
one. AS to his and Colonel Rankin's resi-
ment. they are mere skeletons Of their form
er SELVES. The latter has now but 3l8 men
here, and Of them but los are fit for duty.
Nevertheless, this regiment are obliged to
supply their complement for picket and camp
duty daily, which is very severe upon the
men, compelling those that are in health to
do double and treble service.
There WAS some brisk skirmishing, learn.
between Gen Pope's army and the enemy, YES
day, and Beauregard is said to hare nassed
some t~enty-t"o regiments on the Pittsburr
and Coripthz and Hamburg and Corinth roads
yesterday saw nothing of it at the points
l visited, however, although passed out be-
{ond the camp Of the Burgess Sharp Shooters.
Their camp beiug to the right Of the line may
neye1theless have been the reason.
The division of the army, which will not
name, arc under orders to move mile OF so
further to the front to-day. We are thus
gradually advancing cur Ines, and if both sides
continue to close collision Is imn1iucnt at
any moment. Corinth is said not to be de-
5tnslble, being situated with an extensive
plain in front, on which rifle pits alone can be
conducted which would be untcnablc as
against rilcd cannon.
saw fine cavalry review yesterday in
shermanss Division, Consisting Of fragments
Of the 4th Illinois, 5th Ohio, 4th Kentucky,
4th Regulars, 18th Illinois, and 2d Illinois.
Gen. Andrew jackson Smith, q regular officer
and an excellent one, reviewed the troops,
Khlch made mp about three full regiments,
Col. Dlckcy, for instance, has not half the
force {capable of taking the ticld) with which
LIE leit Cairo, sickness having prostrated tie
remainder. The Tennessee climate, so far.
has not agreed with our men. How it will be
in summer weather I leave your readers to
judge,
I have heard our loss in the late battle foot
ed up by very Intelligent officer as follows:
killed, 1000 Il 800 have already been returned
OF hulleo, ana all Inc reports not in}; wouud-
ed, 1000; prisoners, coo; in all l2000. OF
the wounded some 1000 arc lot disabled
however. It is safe to say that With descr-
tlons, &c, the late fight placed fully Il. 900 of
our men ho4S du combat
The rebels fought with q braYcrY and desne-
ration worthy Of a better cause. Several Of
our officers, Col. Stuart among others, tell me
that the columns came on two battallons fhaH
1eginent) deep. The bearers, heads
erect, carried the colors some tTo
OF three rods, and III many cases
would plant them in the ground in that posi-
ton when halt vas called, and again march
forward with slow and measured step when
the word was given. It was q magnificent
sight, and SO they pressed on to within thirty
and forty yards, and in some instances almost
to within pistol shot OF our men. ills said that
Beaursegard ordered flags planted in the rear
as each regiment took up its position, and any
man falling behind these flags Was ordered
shot. In fact the bayonets OF IhereserYes and
the. uFagoon sabres were ready to immediate
all fugitiyes- The loss Of the enemy in Killed
and wounded WIS about equal to that Of ours.
The troops continue to come up the river,
The steamboat Planet, with the Slst Illinois.
tCol. Logan's,) has inst steamed up Tncy
come from Fort D0ne1Eon, to which pIacc the
list Ohio have been sent in disgrace,
The day is cloudy, and the river continues
to rise rapidly. The current is to-day ewifter
than it has been since my arrival The mud
continues to dry up, and to a footman the
ascent Of the ravines to the camps is not SO
difficult as it had been for the past TWO days.