, 1862-05-21

FROM TEE CAMPS BEFORE
CORIWTH.
Killed and Wounded in tho Battle
Of Pennington.
THE ARMY TN ARKANSAS.
Matters at Cape Girardeau.
From the Mississippi FlotIIla.
FROM THE ARMY IN TENNESSEE.
IFrom Our Own Reporter.l

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FROM THE ARMY IN TENNESSEE.
Prom Our Own Reporter.l
CAMP sHmoH, May Is, 1881.
The neWB of the union Of Gen. Mtcheu's |
division with that Of Gen Pope, in my last,
Was premature, although I had 1t from an Of
Gcer who professed to have seen the advanced
division of Mitchell received BY Gen. Pope's
army. The statement arose from the fsct that
Gen. Nelson's division had marched nearer
to the front md more to the left Of the line.
In this way are camp rumors started and
propagated. And speaking of rumors, Ger
man officer on certain Generals staff in /
formed me on Tuesday that Corinth had Ger
tainly been evacuated. He sisted that the |
division to which he WIS attached had been
ordered to move (. mile OF two further to tAe |
front, that they did so, and that soon
afterwards word was sent from the ad~
vanced regiments that they had entered |
Coriuth and found 1t deserted. The |
story was told with so much cando1 that it !
vas evident the narrator fully believed it |
himself But in reality there was not word |
Of truth in 1t. The story was the invention |
Of some ro1nancer or other, probably got up as
"eeu" upon some credulous individual.
Yet have no doubt it was te1egraphed to
every Eastern paper. +.
The news from the front for the past few
days is that the rebels are still fortifying and
that they are receiving reinforcements- Our
men On the advanced corps can hear the cars
arriving and departing, and even the cheers
that greet the fresh troops.
Preparations for general attack upon the
enemy's lines are doubtless in progress. Am-
bulnnces are being ordered to the 'front.' AM
munition is being prepared in large quanti-
ties, and an immense number Of spades,
shorele and picks are being sent up to be en-
p]oyed in throwing up Notifications. and proba-
bly, In opening trenches. all strangers and
citizens, including newspaper correspondents
are being removed from within the lines and
sent to The Landing, No less than seventeen
poor fellows vera sent out in one
batch yesterday, and all officers are
ordered to arrest them wherever found
This is hard upon the knights Of the qnlll, but
the majority manage to clude the order and
/ quietly snap their fingers at the commanding
I General.
Last evening, quite brisk little skirmish
| occurred on the extreme right Of Gen. III ,mas'
| division. It will be recollectea that a recon-
burn the bridge on the Columbus aud Mobile
| Railroad, short distance west Of Purd7-
| Col. Dickey's dragoons being the advance Of
the expedition, performed the service. It has
since turned out, however, either that the
work was not fully complete, or TINT tlo
rebels Immediately repaired the structure.
Accordingly another expedition was sent out
Yesterday to make sure thing Of 1t. It found
the rebels in large force, however, with artl.
lery in position, and was compelled to retire,
with the loss Of tEo killed and few wounded
So that all the reconnolsanctB made lately,
rendcr if certain, that the rebels are in greatu1
force, or at least, have thrown out heaTial
bodies Of Ekirm1shers and advanced guardi
than usual.
Csnp r,1mors are as abundantas ever. Yes
tcrGay, it Tas positively asserted that por
ton 6f Gen. b1cCook's division had met witt
I severe check, and that the SD Indiana VA
much cut up, TWO or thrte companies larin!
been taken prisoners, together with thcl
Colonel, Which. It turned out 10 be q eau
ard. Such reports keep correspondent bus.
in hunting up the facts, either that they ma
be confTmed or co2tradictsd. I notice thu
n.ost of them reach the Eust BY the steamboat
, loweycr, ard that they are generally publish
cd as authentic.
My opinion still continues that the rebel
J will rtnail in CoIinth ut least until they n
taken i'll the rear By the guns up or down til
mississippi.
Orders have been given to remove all pc,
eops from the camp not connected with th
army, and those upon the boats at the lant
, in.s " 10 canEot show that they are employe
in Government service in some capacity {
, otEcr, are to be compelled to work upon II
| roads, or be sent down the river. F.
FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.
] A1.s1F OF THE N1ss.sa1rr1. Camp 5lst III
6 Near Pennington. May IL, 1s6s
Since Gen. ualleck's order cutting of Il
communication with the outer world SO far
: mail faci]ities arc concerned, the prsbaoiliti
Il arc that on the occurrence Of any event Of i
+ tercst, it would require nearly week befo
i it could be laid before your readers Th
= must be understood, TINT the dates of the Il
4 ters you publish from this quarter may n
; seem. ancient and fisl,-like But We have
:. submit with the best gracr possible, consolil
: ourselves with the hope that it is the pat
u otic wisdom Of our Generals, aud not t
t mere impulse arising from the possession
arbitrary power, which causes the interd
tier. Knights Of the book and pencil, vie
ess Of The rcportorial lance, have to bear the
III as we'll as many othcr disagreeable things
IL In nly report Of the fight on Friday last,
re isPrubablc that mag ,uuintentiopally, thong
f. hayc not done Justice to the brigade Of G.
r. PInmmcr, which was commanded during
e day by Col: Ioomis Of the eG;h Illinois. T
=, 6rr body Of men cov.red tho Withdrawal
Ger. Paln,er's force, and it is believed col
- have held the ground had it been desired. 7
~ rcturns CT killed, wounded and missing Y
q. show how mnch they suffered. I enclose
be r.,urrs as gathered lrom the surgeons rep
H. Of each regiment engaged. The total nu
It's bcr is q killed, no wounded and 10 1nissjn
to 81 1owA cAvALEr.
VI. Co. A-sergcanx J. Il Gs1dis, wounded in Z
IL. alb -ide, rlilbs; Genj- :. Wagner, shoulders
~ Go. ~ " Frye::an, wounded IL brcast: {
ne rosai L. J: Webb, 'es; Danl. raft Elde' cofpf
~ Co G-Cspt Lurdy. would L ecalp; J. F. Hats
1S aIp, and tIiou der; Andrew Hcinley. through b
=. side; Sergeant L. II. Waterman, hip aud b
ne C.. E-Li,nt OK ens. killed; corporal flask
;sg. weuudesi slssll1; iseres, thigh, slight; l
~ ~ % Co K"e;. i. Bradley, wounded in leg, dig
14' Corporal Shepherd, scalp. slight; f9sas Lyn
re- s.alp. slight L: Vi. Duw1,vr. leg. slight. Ab
~ l.flicr: tealp and chest, slight D:r~tn Dow
ii. e. In. Y. Hubbard, scap, slight; G.
ktlsal: thi:h, slight; James Raymond. ualssin
ng 10 M-Eatha,a smith, ampa,ated oe!"1 ! :, X, II
,, sylvester HszrE, shoulder, slight, j S. B-ee
uls Icy, slight; J"hn Parker, wounded and ni=sin
10 WISCONSIN sru-LtkuT. col Kosn1Ss-
Iuy GO A5.a T Esfs, Tou3asa fsa ;a IL ioos T.,
ri Mn Eucl:lSy, fracture Of fore arm.
10. D-AusuAtus Lailrie, ffac:nrc of fore
"e- osgood D: Lalnst. f!ac.u1c ~ tliEh:
- allen. ~onnctd II, side Bedford Brush, in sis
'ael 10. G-Rchatd D. Banish: End Lieut.. thigt
,b. iu hcoy-disd: Joan 4. White, side. shell, ST
: to Co. Liver O|c:ou. neck; Zebnlov John