Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-16
THE BATTLE AZ FnE HArcnsA
EEeporf Of iEc FcaerqE Csmnsasser.


HOSPITAL vEaE POCER0Erks
Major General e. S. Grant:
/ joined the columns and took command 81
halt-past seven o'clock this An and found
that General Harlbut had driven ir the eue.ay's
Videttes, and had skTmished o3nsi1ara8ig iu tna
aiternoon Of the 9Th. I also found that he made
excellent arrangements for ths advance 0l q
day.
About half mile from our camp. Of lsssni--
! lA5 enemy o7gan % dispute oQr edvsr
I with cavalry, Co which taeir Infantry sTi ~
/ lery, in force were s0on adlel-.he ros7 ns-
row ana winding through swamp and iuus
. and over preclPlsoGs ridges, across which a
I times the artillery was with dlnc1tr rsrrs7
1 by hsnd, was one CI the most dangerous 10 ~
I tempt IN the face of an enemy j have ever s-au
I They took advantage Of every swamp and 1n-
/ gle for their inIsatTy, and every ridge cr ae-r
artillery, frous which we successfully droF
I them, generally at the double guicE. r eva
miles, 70 and across the Hatchis I'd Davis
bridge, over which, aud up lhs steep beyond
re pushed them so rapidly ~ ihey had 10.
time 70 burn the bridge. Ia driving the euou~
We captured two batteries and have them and
et the ryer captured between two hundred and
three hundred prisoners, among whom are field
othee1s and an aid-te-canp 60 General Van Dem
who commanded the enemy. On account Of
the fact that we had frsquently 90 attack aer5s-
~F
under dense cover, we lave lost quite q nuD5sr
OF ofieers AMI men, and have several hundred
wounded, PROBABLY greafer number than have
the enemy General FeaLl was very badY cons
fused By spent ball striking him iu tie SIDE
viii send you a regimental list Of killed eul
wounded as soon IS they can Be broueht i1
General HuEibUt has cavalry 10 pursuit Of the
enemy, who moved of TO the south about four
O'Clock this afternoon. Our infantry. which
started from Bolivar at 3 O'Clock A. b.. vss.sr-
day, marching twenty SIX miles and today fgh-
ing hye miles over this eountrT, uIder FIRE al
short range for seven hours, being too much
fstigued to pursue today besides is vii take
until dark to bring ia the wouBded The troops
in their charge over ths miserable 6-idga Ct IA
Vis' creek and up the steep beyond, exB3sed to q
mUrder0us IRE of shell, crane AID eaniser. v--ti.
three Of their batteries playing upon them az
canister range, however, proved thst FharaTer
their officers dare 10 lead them. the men win 20
Genersls Harlbut, Vsach, AMI Lauuan- the
former commanding ths division the latter tge
bHgsdes, did not c0nfne themselves ai8ue 30 tI.a
duties Of commanders, but did everything that
men could 60 TO make. victory complete. Cal
lant officers so much prlise Of them IS entirely
Unnecessary. To their respective staff ofiears.
must also add my sincere thanks Tor the z-al
and energy with which they discharged tneir
erduoEs duties throughout ihs day. 10 the Oh
hceTs Of the lac and the uen. from what i havs
seen o. them to-day, can only ssy that should
the fortunes Of war continue them under ny
command, it VII be my pride % win tleir coa6-
dsnce. General Yeach pushed the enemy with
great VIgoT and success in front until their
forces were 50 much increased that If became
necessary 70 bring up our reserve under ta8
command OF General Lsuman, which ] ordered
st once, WheTeup0n the enemy we1s driven nom
their last stronghold, General La1msu showing
BY ms eoolness, energy and c0urees, that tha
front wac his proper place.
Gensral Hurlbut has reported TO me thas hs
has gathered about nine hundred arms aIrsadv.
thrown away BY the enemy in their retreat and
expects to collect large Elmber tomorrow
The names Of two hundred and uiuetv-sfs5E-
prisoners have already been registered, and 56ey
sre All being brought IN. From the nature Of
the country over which we fought. it IS impos-
sible to arrive at sn accurate estimate 0f the
number Of the enemy, but this NAV be infa- -
from the number Ot arms thrown sBaT16s
quantity ot-their artillery, and she fact that
portion Of theT forces engaged against us were
not AZ Corinth. Guns are heard tonight ia the
direction Of CoriHth
General Hurlbut viii push forward tomorrow
morning, as it is presumed Genera. Rosecrszs is
harrassing the rear Of the enemy. BY personal
Subdivision Surgeon S E Davis, Captain
Sharpe and Lieutenant Brown A. ID. O.. and
Captain Hotalng, d Illinois cavalry, sud a. ID.
C. were, bT turns, coI0nel5 of regiments and
captains of batteries, cheering and leading the
men through the thickesg Of tbe fights thsy aiTsys
took the shortest line TO danger on the field, and
were slways on hand when wantal-I commend
them to Che consideration Of the g0Ternu=u5.
L. o. G., ORD, Mai-Gea
NOTE-Najor General z. O. c. ord was se7sr-
.hou gh rot dangerously wounded.