Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-09-09

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Special to the Chicago Timea
CAIRO, September I.-Villepigue commanded
Inc rebel force in their attack On Bolivar. Re
moved up from Grand junction on Thursday
and Friday by railroad, with q force Of l0.O0t
men. Colonel Croeker's force consisted Of from
5000 to 5000 men, among them four regiments
Of Iowa troops, tho 12th and 18th Michigan, and
the ID Illinois cavalry. Two companies Of the
% Illinois cavalry were captured early in the
battle. They mistook the force Of the enemy
and made a charge, in which they were over
come and forced to surrender. u was n TINS
charge that LieuteDant-CO Colonel Hogg lost his
life.
The affair at Bolivar creates considerable sen
sation. Il appears that the rebels first made
their appearance in the vicinity of Bolivar on
Friday afternoon. They debarked from the
cars a few miles below Boliyar, and then moved
eff TO the west, taking up a position on a LITTLE
stream, tributary to the Hatchie, about fOul
miles west of Bolivar.
On Saturday noon LieutenantCo Colonel Hogg
was sent out to ~rec0nn0iter their position, enc
feel Of them, to ascertain their strength. lie
had the ID Illinois cavalry, a battery Of light
artillery, and three or four regiments Of infantry,
under his command.
The enemy was discovered drawn up in line
of battle in an omen field. through which a mar.
TOW ldUG ran. 4 I5 Il blbLdt a AAtuA WAS PA1Al1Ai
unobserved, at the head of this lane, supported
by the. entire body Of infantry. Col, Hogg then
ordered q charge Of the entire body OF cavalry
leading it 10 person. The charge wassplendidly
made, the whole force riding irresistably through
the rebel lines, cutting right and left with their
sabres, and causing for a moment the utm6si
CONSERVATION among the rebels. Wheeling, the
cavalry charged back with the same i%mpotuosityi
causing g heavy loss to the rebels, Unfortu-
nately, in this last charge, Col. Hogs horse
was shot under him and fell, the colonel beeom-
ing e~ntsngled in his rappings. Alter q moment
he was seen to e~xtTic8te himself and rise, hui
almost Immediately fell again and was left tol
dead. Two captains of the same regiment also
fell in the return charge.
The cavalry then wheeled into The lane, anc
returned TO the main body of Federals, closely
pursued by the rebels.
AS soon as our cavalry cleared the line, oui
masked battery was uncovered. and opened
upon the enemy With terrible eject The lana
was completely swept by shot snd shell, anc
the pursuers put to utter rout. Their loss was
estimated at from one hundred TO two hundred
in killed and wounded, while ours was but
twenty-five. In addition to this, however, W.
lost two companies Of cavalry, who We're cut or
by superior numbers, IN their return charge
through the rebel lines.
Our lOISb AhFAAE GNNOhArAhA~A IA ny ~
signed, then returned to Bolivar 10 await az
attack, which had not been made at last &C
counts.
The force Of the enemy, at the time Of the en-
gagement, consisted Of seven full regiments o.
mounted infantry, acknowledged by prisoners
to be seven thousand strong. During Saturday
night they were reinforced by about eight thou
sand mon. They are under the command 0
General Vilepigue, who moved up by G-anc
Junction on Thursday last.
But . small portion of their number are sup
posed to have crossed tho Hatchie AZ yet jus
enough were thrown across to make tie rait
against Medon Station, and cut off railroad com
munication with Jackson, which was accom-
plished.
The impression prevails here thst ViLliPigu'
win attack Bolivar to-day, before reinforcement.
can be thrown ia there. Bolivar, however, Il
strongly fortified, and can hold out an indefinite
length Of time. Colonel Crocker, too, IS not
man 10 surrender until the last hope is gone 81
no fears are felt Of the result.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Times.l
CAIRO, September 1.-The steamer Tstum i
Just in from Columbus. She reports hat pretty
heavy skirmishing was progressing in the viein
ity Of Bolivar, but no decisive battle had ye
been fought. The garrison at Bolivar had beer
considerably reinforced. It was reported a
Columbus, when the steamer left, that Genera
Grant had been ordered East to lake al impof
tant command in Virginia.