Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1862-04-26
THE GREAT BATTLE.



am too thoroughly used up" to dc
more than give You q brief outline
Of the battle OF Monterey, and sketch
some incidents and scenes which
may CRAFTY your readers.
Allow me 10 speak OF myself only
to connect the story with what |
saw, and excuse the seeming ego
| tism.
Iprocrrcd map at Corinth (hcre.
with furnished To you ton lithograph,
if you please which portrays the
positions OF all the forces, roads, riv-
or towns, eto. 1t represents Gems,
Polk, ljreckinridge, Crittonden,
Loring, Wood Slaughter and Har-
dee on the right wing, about TWEEN
ty miles east OF Cornth, and four
miles north OF the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad Gciis. John.
son, Chcatham, Bowen and Clark
on the lett wing at Bethe, say
twenty miles north Of Corinth /;
while our centre is at Monterey,
northeast Of Corinth, commanded
by Gems. Withcrs, GLADDEN., Rug
giles, Chalmers and Ilindman,
Buell. is advancing rapidly from
some point west Of Duck river, and
promised to form junction by
Tuesday with Gen. Grant, whose
left wing rests on the Tennessee, his
center i've miles northeast OF Mon
teroy, and his right extended near
ly to Bethel.
Our Generals hold a council OF
war, and determined one OF themost
hazardous enterprises ever under
taken-yet sanctitied OF course by
successful cross innumcrable
swamps, over which retreat would
be impossible. Under powerful
combinations they are to fall upon
the foe and crush his columns be-
!ore Buell. can reach the field.
Cheatham, Clark, Bowen, and A.
s. Johnston moved at 2 o'clock, p,
NJ, at double quick, and ordered to
flank the enemy's right, if found
practicable. Tic right wing had
moved Il few hours before, The
centre, already in advance, is the
only force dreamed ot'by the enemy
in reach Of them. ~ .-".
They are gloating over the pros
pect % annihiiating this command
by overwhelming numbers, as they
had the forces o. the only man Mar
shal Ncy, the bravcst OF the brave"
at Donclson.
Behold almighty army has fallen
like magic upon him, and Austri-
ans in Italy, who thought Napoleon
has fallen from the clouds, were not
more surprised than Gen. Grant,
On his left are $4,000 men cXclalm-
ing in an unknown lounge, I'VE
come to Bcaura." N-s
We light Yankees" "Liberte 'ou
mort Hear their shouts and songs
on the vending Tennessee, whose
crystal waters mirrored the beau
ties of the Court of Maria Antoin-
cite, when countless eXiles settled Il
little to the South and braved the
forest and the plague, rather than
submit to the naughty Bourbons.
Their sous still live, March on !!
march on is echoed by the hills,
The thunder Of cannon, and pealing
musliets, the flashing Of the bayon,
cts apd crashing swords, startes the
confident foe, and ere he dreams the
danger nigh, his forces are torn as
forests by the whirlwind which
once dcsolated this very scene. His
center struggles against a different
race, but not less heroic. The gallant
Hindman is charging. every point,
his forces weakening, his ammuni-
ton we'll nigh exhausted, The gal
liant Billy Govan bears dispatches
to the left wing. Never did | meet
so calm man in such storm. He
halted at my request, aud was di-
viding his crsyon with me, when
one ol'the she. Is, which went Shrek
ing over our heads like storm fiends,
fell near and exploded, Another
topped a tree over our heads and
while my nerves wire quaSng,
seemed disdainful Of the messenger.
| moved to the left, where Gen.
Beamcgard sat on astump showing
the whole scene" Bring up that
artillery, aud We viii soon break
their limos - lac cxclaimcI. Feclinr