The New York herald., 1862-10-10
THE BATTLE OF THE HATcHIE
Generals Hurlbut and Ord Overtake and
pulverizs the Enamy.
GEN. ORD SEVERELY WOUNDED,
Co.. &C.. DO.
Our Cairo correspondence.

Co.. &C.. 90.
Our Cairo Correspondence.
CAIRO, Oct. Q, 1902.
Tho battle series Of battles at Corinth the 4th'
3th and 9th Of October when tho fun details come in
viii prove the finest achievements Of federal arms during
shc present We told from all that
Victory is complete that the rebels are routed and
oralIzed and that Rosscrans and HariDut both in
pursuit OF the fugaoious
PLANNED
The attack did not como suddeniy or unexpectedly
u has ee, hso,os f soseh that effort ,oold be made
reaks CorM The pride Of the South and the pressing
nsoelsties ql Prcss army conspired TO form strong
motive cor u tjA.asmpt.
xfHH VALUE OF THx POSITION.
CssId Co,snth be taken, Bolivar, Jackson. Trenton and
sxskcd ama fau IN their turn, aud West Tennessee be
purgod Of FEDERAL invaders. Besides, known that
the government had large oommssary and quartermAs
tors stores there which would furnish Prices ragged
mon with the essentials for standing the renehant blasts
that already begin TO find their way down from the North
ruA aznsL ARMY CONCENTRATING yoR sxvEaAL WEEKS
To aec. desirable result the rebels have been
esasrssing for several weeks. Nearly two weeks aeo
level and Van Dorm marched up Holly Springs with
about Atssn thousand 70 Ripley, st or near which
place they formed junction with Price.
o0hBs suD poRcE REACHED up TWO
This force considered sufficient 10 take Cornth'
a. il known that Buell. had taken part Of
ths troops from that point that several regiments and
batteries had been sent Wright Cincinnati Fur.
thsrmors had increased the garrison at Jackson
frsn the same source.
TEE RmRL PLAN
w % march TO Pocahontas, the Memphis and Charles
Ton Railroad crogs the Hatobe there pass
to Chsvals, twelve miles from Corinh throwing out
souma north the Mobile nnd ohio Railroad, 70 tear UP
che tsaok and thus cut on reinorcemen from Jackson
when they would proceed take the coveted prize at
their leisure
TEE RzBnA SURE succxss
THIS plan carefully carried out, and Of
sss w~saas rsbsls aAas Aey taynsd tie bridge sAs
Aas st crossine ovsr, expecting TO nssA It IN
pss and they furthermore wished themselves
nph "a attack hy Huribut in thcr rear
Friday evening they drove ptckss IN and attacked
~ freight train the Mobile and OhO road II BE-
hsved the train succeeded IN getting into Corinth Il
consisted Of twenty oars laden with oomssary stores
Ihsy then tore up the track, about twelve miles from
CoHnth, and 70 the matter rested tin
SATURDAY MORNING.
Rariy in The morning Price made . fsrce and deter
miled attack right, nssr the entrance OF the
Mesfe and Ohio Railroad 70 This attack was
intended feint the main body Of the rebels under
van Dorm left, concealed in the low grosnd
behind College H The russ, however, did not succeed
Ts contest lasted until half past eleven O'Clock A.
CENTRE
aud large number o. them penetrated to the Cornth
Rouse 1ae most desperate fsA,rg took place "a ne ppt,e
squoss Of he Il Ia said be literally covered with
The dead Finally they driven out q the point of
zoe bsyonet and General Hamilton secured tho centre
With two regiments
AYrAcK
Van Dorm and Lowell made most determined attack
the extreme left near Chevala road they led their
to tho attack through the abatus. Two OF their
reached the ditch, and tho other two stopped
uos afty paoss from Il.
prarSu
perfect Of grape aud canister poured upon
them When however, despite the aerce resistance, they
had resched tho point above Indicated, the Twenty
seventh Ohio and Eleventh Missouri made charge on
them This much for their staggering columns.
Nany Of them fl do'ep, and, ho'ng up ssr hand begged
foy mare.
RNyroMxxExN.
The seventh Missouri First Kansas and Wisconsin re-
gsnt ieacLed the break In the road disembarked from
Che oars marched TO the OF action and cut thsr
way through the enemys lines and entered Cornth Just
ss the battle closed.
yMcz withdraw
tho deep cut In tho Memphis aud Charleston road aud
remained there tin after dark saturday evening, when
be rossed TO tho hills between the topks Of the Hatchie
river.
Epanrr's MOVEMENTS.
fhsrs no doubt but thet he intended further
msat IN the same direction next DAY; but movement
Dad been made which s1eetaaily cut him on Genera
Hurbut had started from Bolivar O'Clock Sat-
uraay morning. and wgdiroctly his from, and in
possession OF tho oAy road leading TO Ripley.
TnE PURSUIT.
General RosoOrsns also started In pursuit n daylirh,
sunday morning Thus Price was all day yesterday be-
two fres Hurbut in his front ana Rosecsans ~ his
The Of artillery Distinctly heard yester
day at -four P. NJ al Bolivar and Cornth what the re
suit 10 not got known; but assured by high Official
suthorliy that the rssuks are glorious.
strewn along the for ave miles from Cornih q
whore they had hospital. Tho hare ioa hpo genera
ss~s C,e, iyt-g ~ Ae Qvare al csrtnts, very mach
slated bears the dscr ion " Breek,nrdgs We had this
afvsnoon thousand prisoners at Cornth, and
more were coming IN.
osSknAI haEeKunpoE m Rours ron slrILs nsi.p.
The Atlanta tGa.) Iaefto osncv OF Oct says;-,'Gen
Brock kinridss was IN oo< city yesterday, NEE,
he enemy wherever he might find them. Duripg ni.
short stay here he was visited by number
and all the ceursses of the city rendered thai ar.
das 70 one " distinguished in peace and war. 0
Dovements, Of which we know but little, We shah 81,
nothing suffice that we say readers he Is ful
II hope and oourageousy that Yankee dssposn
shsl never prevail the South All honor and Ion,
brilliant career to the gallant Kentucky chie,a,n
Our jackson Correspondence,
JACKSON, Tenn, oct. 8, lseg
zas Rsbels Eatsr Corirth--A Desperate Battle Easue
Rosscrdns AHots ihs Rsbsls 10 Ear the CGy 90 az n n,
t,cp Teta--Ae Bnssn Forces ~ Close P,vsus,--
al poeahonfas--Cnr Iossss, dc.