The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-11-06
&c n. Rrsecrnns' Order.
HEApoCARILEs ARMY OF THE Miss sslPr

HEApQCARTLEs ARMY OF THE Miss ss,PrI,)
I'D DIV iIsT. Wh,T itNNtesEL,
CoklNrn, Miss. Oct. 18th, l.v2.
Genera! Or.f'rs No l5i.
Amy Of tie sd Dirxio" Of the District
Of west Tennessee:
the preliminary announcement Of the
results .! the great battle OF Curinth was
given to YOU On the battle field by my
self III person then proclaimed to you
that they we're badly beaten at all poiut>,
and had aed, leaving their dead auu
w.uudcd on the fcid.' When | tod
you to repleni>h your cartridge boxes n.d
hav-rsack', s"atcn sleep after your two
days d.h'lng aud two niynts OF watching
and movenrnts, aud be ready ~ the
morning dawn TO follow the retrea,lnr
Toe. my ieart beat hi Oh with pride ard
pleasure to tn" r"und aud joyful re>rou.e
from Your toll worn aud btlIe stained
Ranks Such response was worthy such
soldiers. and VI the country aDd c,u>e
for which ttcy fought. have now re-
celved the reports OF the various cor.
r.anarrs | have now t. tell w ,ht
the magnitude If tn; stake, the battle
and the results. be ume mo7e than .v.r
apparent. Upon thu issue Of this fight
depend i the p"-sssi II If W. s, Tenue,.
see, aud PERHAPS even the fate Of oprra-
tl"ns i'll Kentucky. The entire avaiia
ble force OF the rebels in Nissis>i ri.
save a t carri-ons aud a small reserve.
attacked y"u. They were commanded
by Esn D,ru, 7 O, ElIipi-uc, Rust,
Armstrong, NJ ~ and o,h,r,, ia per
sou. Tn,y nu..b, r, d. according to their
own authorizes, nearly forty thousand
men-A'm"st double Your own numbers
You fought them int" the POSITION W.
desired on the Sd, publishing them terri
bly,; aud on the 4,h, il three hours after
/ the Infantry entered into action, they
we're completely beaten You killed AID
! buried l,423 officers aud men: the gallant
Colonel Rogers, Of the ID Tcxns. who
bore their co|ors at the head of hi. storm.
ing column To the cdy- of the ditch Of
"B .uery R,binet,.' where he fell Their
wounded, at the usual rate must exceed
! i've thousand You took 2 2Gs prison
ers; among whom are l37 field officers
captains, aud subal'"rns. representing
50 Regiments Of Infantry; l6 Rsgi-
ments f Cavalry; l3 ba'terics of
Artillery; Bht- ions; making 90 reg.
ments, IL batteries, : ba.talions, besides
several csupan'es. You captured $500
stands Of small arms, ! / stands of cnlnrs,
pieces of artillery, aud la'cc qnantity
Ut equipments. You pursued his re-
treating columns ~ males il fore. with
infantry aud 60 miles with cavalry, and
we're ready 10 follow him to Mobile, il
Necessary. had y"u received orders
congratulate YOU on these Z rcisive re-
suits; IN the II me OF the government ant
the people, thank YOU Big ynu I.
, unite with the in giving hu,nb. thank.
to the Great Master Of all for our veto
ry.
1t would be 10 me a great pleasure I,
I sIgnaiize 10 this General OrI.r tho.
n whose gallant nerds are recorded in IT,
1 vari"n> reports; but their uunb-r forbid,
l Will ouiy say that to Generals Ham
i't"o, Stanley. McArthnr. aud Davies. 1,
Z General OI's-hy AID Colonel M;zener
aud the brigade aud regincn,al cou,
ma"ders under them, | offer my thank
. Tor the gallan, aud able manner in whirI
they have p"riurmed their several duties
10 the reglnlentai commanders and chief
OF batteries aud cavslry. aud esp-cia,i
4 70 C"'ooels i."e aud Hitch, prcs.n
5 my thank for their galiantry on the bat
1 tie tie'd aud in the pursuit desire e.
, p"c'a'ly to offer my thanks to Gen.rs
Dawes and his di i-iop, whose macnifi
: cent lighting on the 81 more than atone,
. tor s'l that was lacking on the 4th. r,
AL the officers aud soldiers Of this arm,
who brAvoy fought, of r my heartfelt
thanks for their noble behaviour, anc
pray that God and their country NAV add
to the reward. which may flow from III,
CONSCIOUSNESS OF duty performed, and ,la,
the time may speedily come when, under
the hag OF nation one aud ind.vi.,ble
benign pe"ce may smile on u amid the
end"armsnts Of home aud family.
Bat our victory has cost II. the live,
of3lo brave officers and soldiers. beside,
the wounded. Word. Of praise cannot
reach those who died for their country in
this battle, bot they console and eneour.