Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-10-14
ST I.nnis Oct 6

St Louis, Oct 3.
A correspondent of the s. Louis Demo
Graf, writing from Corinth on the 9th, has
the following details of the battle of Cor
NTH.
On the morning of the Sd, our outposts
were attacked by the enemy in force.
about six miles east of Corinth Before
O'Clock, the engagement became general
and ferce, and battle was fought Our
men, under Rosecrans, stood up manfully,
and fought with great GOODNESS and brav-
cry: but regiment after regiment and
brigade after brigade, poured in upon Us,
and we were forced slowly backward,
fighing desperately. The rebels pushed
forward with determined obstinacy, and
held every post of vantage ground They
outtianked our inferior force on the left
and sought our rear, and we were obliged
to fail back still further, to prevent this
movement from being accomplished
The enemy were now inside our breast
works, pushing us backward toward the
town, when darkness put an end to fight
ing for that day.
During this fearful charge, and in the
day fight, our loss was small The loss
of the enemy, in killed, was two to our
one. Among those Of the enemy who
were killed and left on the field. are Brig.
Gen. Rogers, of New Orleans, Colonel and
Acting Brigadier General johnson, of
Mississippi and a Colonel acting as a
Brigadier General, whose name is not
known. The enemy were commanded by
Van Dorm. Price and Nillipiqe, with
their respective army corps, swelled his
force to $4,000 men.
1t Is impossible, now, to give the list of
casualties. The proportion of officers
| killed is thought to be large. We lost
but few who were taken prisoners
Three pieces of the first Missouri bats
tery were captured, after having stood for
long time before the enemys fire. The
men were consumed by thirst and subdued
| by the intense heat and constant exer-
ton.
Brig Gen. Hackdelman fell mortally
wounded at the head Of his men and died
the same evening
! About 4 o clock on the morning Of the
4th, the enemy opened briskly on the town
| with shot and shell Our batteries repli-
! ed, and for an hour or more heavy can
nonading was kept up. at the expiration
! of that time two of the rebel guns had
/ been disabled, and shortly after daylight
their battery of seyen guns was captured.
Portentious quietness soon occurred.
1t was evident that some movement was
!
The western sharpshooters, Colonel
Burge, were ordered forward as skirmish-
ers, to feel the enemy At half past nine
o clock they met him, three-quarters OF a
mile in advance of our line of battle, ad-
vancing rapidly in heavy columns upon
the town. Amid murderous fire the
sklrmlshers slowly began to retire, return
ing the fire Of the enemy with good eff
feet
The woods seemed alive with rebels
1t appeared impossible for this gallant
band to escape destruction in their retreat
OF three quarters of a mile of opene1
| ground, which interviewed between them
and our temporary works of defense
After q few moments the engagement
became general Our batteries opened a
destructive fire on the exposed ranks of
the rebels, moving them down like grass
! Their slaughter was frightful bat with I'M
paralelled daring and recklessness they
pushed impetuously forward. They char
ged our works desperately, broke our lines
Of infantry and captured small fortifca-
| ton, in which the lst Missouri battery
was stationed
4 temporary panic sliced the men, and
the rebels marched into the streets Of Co
! rinth. New batteries opened ON tn EN-,
and our men by the direction of a few
! courageous officers and men, and stimu-
| lated by their example, fought desperat ely
and bravely.
The advance of the enemy w,ts checked
and they were forced back, our lost bat
terry was regained, and once more it hurl
ed destruction into their ranks The day
was saved and the enemy were in full re
treat