The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-17

thav advanced by fours aud gaoped TO within fifty
yards OF another rebel battery, and were inc -
hgou ht TO stand by Are and that or seven thous md
infantry whHh pasted on either side OF ~ no
alternative retreat lot, ana the regiment
scattered through the neighboring timber each man Tor
himself until they rallied which they did on r. aching inc
FIST iece OF ground that would admit OF H. ms req
suffered the greatest loss OF all that have been today
engaged, and exhibited as much valor as any eNeI e
show which abundany proven by the expitJr men
toned, and the amount OF daring reconno terng wnc
they have cessfuy performed during tho progress o
cen Popos army from the Tennessee river 70 us reseu'
enoampment
The retreat OF some of regiments which received
tho first onslaught OF the enemys thousands produced
naturally enough bad effect on that portion ofour 10
which did stand even when the order for na retreat
given. II IL pleasant however, To record tat "a
those regiments there were some officers and solaols
who reformed their lines in good style wheneyer they
found any stable regiment around which they eod ry
Of this sort particularly noticed. eapeh
Shealey was command Of company, ard when rs
the matters were taking, ne reformed MS uio
and ailnred them by AL they req gvou a.a
sacred not 70 desert the cause they had sworn
70 defend, but 70 show themselves msh atiars
needed and his company formed IN good order on the
right Of another regiment and remained with them turing
the continuance OF the skrmsh THIS was the twenty
sixth Illinois, commanded, on this occasrn by Lieut.
Col G. l. Tnkham Il did its work steadily, and wi
degree OF nsrvo and coolness which chsracserze all
brave mon in the presence Of danger and which to-day
attributed in great mcasure 70 the presence o.
his right hand disabled by shell bat only LEFT the field
after The OF The fight and at the head OF his egi
mcnt The Forty seventh Illinois and the Eighth Wis.,
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and they mutually sustained each other through
many trying scenes. The Eleventh Missouri had been
saus ire 20 upop The eu"ys rsh often
checking their advance whom they hoped 10 sur.
round little force and swallow up the whole Of IT,
and although i was not exposed as much as other
regiments II did good work and Is entitled TO as
much credit any on the field. During the entire
served in splengii STYLE. We lost one gun, how
ever, which may be considered as merely atemporaFy
on inasmuch strong effort will DO made to recover
m In nnta "
Of moral well physical bravery shown Daring the
OF this days events, it is fitting TO mention tho
conduct OF Or. Thornh Of Colonel LOOMS brigade AID
his assistant whose name have fortunately forgot
ten Both these gentlemen remained the field afier
the withdrawal Of the Union and gave whas assist
they could render the few wounded soldiers who
had been removed, and in instance brought io
camp their poor ainting private Of the Illinois
twenty sixth who but for this aid would soon have been
added TO the number OF those who shall fight more.
Such noble deeds to me worthy OF emulaton aud
hone they viii become IN time ssrcty n,ec
in the the former should pursue with
ard TO handling this wing Of the Army Of the
Tennessee station his pickets III some strength at
points, and to hold them possble bat IA no
case bring general e1sgagenn n, but rather to retire
tunty 70 divisions on our right 70 place themselves in the
Of the attacking force and prevent them from falling
back upon their main army at Corinth.
was necessary resist him to tho utmost in order to
preserve any degree Of system in the retreat there
being but road and that running for nearly mile
over a cense swamp by which . withdrawal Of our
forces could be Effected. The IRE Of tho rebels was
poured upon like water into funnel, being concen-
trated from large periphery upon very small centre
Still they declined TO fellow whatever advantage they
may have thought they had gained but retreaed with
out loss OF time to their ntrencbmcEts At Corinh and
row Harrington Is again occupied by national troops
A deserter who in soon after the conclusion Of
the skrmsh that in his opinion the confcderates
employed nearly one half their force In this fight and
that Generals Price Van Dorm and Hardee In
mand There is great to believe this statement
10 be true and it certainly known from other
Or that twenty thousand rebels were
opposed 10 us.
Below You viii find complete list OF the killed,
wounded and missing, OF the forces engaged the
federal side The euemy's loss has not been ascsr-
taned:-
REPORT OF THE KILLED, WOUNDED AND MISSING.
TwENTy-IxTu ILLINOIS VOLUNTEERS, GENERAL pIUNAERs
BRIGADE, DIvyHoN.
Philip Baker Co. B.