Arkansas true Democrat., 1862-05-29
letter from Corinth.

CoRINTH, May l5, 1852.
 EDITOR TRur DEMOCRAT For the satisfaction and information of our friends in Texas and Ar kans4s, I vii give you the outlines pf our move ments since we reached the great stronghold and encampment of the chivalry of the South. Our regiment. formerlc the 1st raised by Col. M. I. Johnson of which he was the Colonel elect, but now the l4th reached Corinth on the 9th and our indivdu 'ity lost in the ocean of the thousands congregated around us. We were ordered out, that very evening, in obedience to an order from headouarters, in anticif faton of an attack by the enemy It uroyed only feint, however, and we were ordered back. The next day we were trans ferred to Gen Van Dorn's division and to Gen. CabeIl's brigade, and our designation the l4th formally given
 On the evening of the 8th, we were called under arms, and marched out several miles on the Far mineton road, short distance across the Memphis and Charleston railroad. Our brigade is composed of several Texas reg ments, one or two Arkansas. and Goods .ttery of artillery, and is ably com mauded by Gen. Cabell, a fine officer as well as an accomplished gentleman. On the 9th our divi- sion in full force, constituting the right wing of the army, engaged the enemy at and around ar mington, driving them from their position anQ completely routing the entire batch of some b or 20,00U men. Our loss was comparatively small, while that of the enemy was very large. Our boys rushed into their camps and seized whatever they had fancy to, viz: numerous overcoats, blanketsy late Boston and New Y ork cheap literature of the same old genuine nkeestlipe, not worth cent, envelopes of fanci 'ul devices and monstrops viz nettes, representing Jeff. Davis as hanging by the neck victorious Yankees and all sdch. It was amusing 10 see one of our Dallas boys e. M.) car rving off magnificent overcoat belonging to Yankee Captain, as | trophy of this brilliant en- ragement A late Boston publication fell to my lot, which had not the patience to read, it was one of the old waller kiver noveettes," as full of nuisance as nonsense.
 The attack was made by Ruggles and Price, and galanty sustained throughout The charge upon the enemy which drove them into deep morass, was brilliant man Juvre, resulting in the slaugh- ter of hundreds of the Feds. as they foundered about like gang of wounded and frightened wild geese. You may judge of the effect of grape anu canister upon them, when tell you that after the battle was over the water of the morass looked like lake of blood. We also took large num- Der of prisoners and destroyed the telegraph which they had constructed, from Pennington to their headauarters on the Tennessee. l am proud to say that the I4th Texas regiment behaved like vete rans and stood the shock of battle as if shey had got used to it. Lieut. Col. Mains was as'cool and collected as if he had been in dress parade on the praires of Texas But right here, permit me to say, that Texans are robbed of half their spirit and usefulness by dismounting and making them serve as infantry. Mount them well and give them leader worthy of such material, and the world cannot produce such cavary-Murst never had better.
 Our Texas regiments have all been re-organiz- ed under the late act of Congress. Capt. Camp was elected Colonelsi the l4th, and Lieut.. liar ris of Fort W Worth, Lieut.. Colonel--a most excel. lent selection it is generally conceded that liar rs is one of the best military men in the reg ment. Most of the officers of the old organization resign ed and were not candidates for reelection. The stringency of the Military Board of examiners will have a very happy effect, excluding as ncompe- tent all those elected, who cannot pass the board Where so much is at stake, the rules governing the conduct and discipline of the army, cannot well be too severe
 The Texas troops behave gallantly, side bg side with those fro5a Arkansas Louisiana and Missis sippi--they all move as 2 unit. as if ;mpelled by the same controlling principle, andrish, nobly and gallantly have thy all 1ravea -e dangers that face then, 1S u 7'efeo tnet sae enemy