Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-10-16
The Battle of Corinth.


CoRINrII, Miss, Oct. 5.-'Thc correspon-
dencs of the ST. Louis Democrat has the
following details of the battle before Cor
inth:
On the morning OF the third. car out
posts were attacked by the enemy in force,
about six miles northeast of Corinth. Be-
fore nine o'clock the engagement became
general, and fierce and sanguinary bat
tie was fought Our men under Rose
Grams stood up manfully aud fought with
great GOODNESS and bravery, but regiment
after regiment. and brigade after brigade
poured in upon us, AMI we were forced
slowly backward, fighting desperately y
The rebels pushed forward with determin
ell obstinacy. and held every foot of van
tage ground. They out hanked our inferi-
or force on our left and were forming in
our reor, and we were obliged to fsll back
still farther to prevent the accomplishm ent
Of this movement The enemy were n ow
inside our breastworks. pressing us back
ward towards the town, when darkness
put an END to fighting for that day. Dur
ing the days fight our loss was heavy, but
that of the enemy must have largely ex-
ceeded ours. Three pieces OF the 1st Mo.
battery were captured. after having stood
for hours before the enemy's fire, the men
being consumed by thirst and subdued by
intense heat and constant exertion. Brig.
Gen. Hackelman fell mortally wounded,
at the head of his men, and died the same
evening. Gen. OgleSby was shot in the
breast, at four o'clock.
On the morning of the 4th the enemy
! opened on the town with shot and SHE'LL
Our batteries replied briskly, and for an
hour or more heavy cannonading was kept
up. At the expiration of that time two Of
the rebel guns had been disabled, and
shortly after daylight their battery Of seven
guns was captured. Portentious quietness
soon occurred and 1t was evident that some
movement was being made by the enemy.
The Western sharp shooters, under Col.
Burk, were ordered forward as skirmshers
| to feel for the enemy. AT half past they
met him three-quarters of a mile in al
vance of our line of battle, advancing rap
idly and in heavy columns towards the
town. Immediately fire was opened on
this line of skirmishers. who slowly began
to retire. returning the fire of the enemy
with effect. The woods seemed alive with
rebels. and it seemed impossible for this
gallant regiment to escape destruction in
their retreat of over three quarters of
mile on the open ground which intervened
between them and our temporary works Of
defence. In few minutes the engagement
became general. Our batteries opened
brisk fire on the exposed ranks of the re-
bells, moving them down like grass
Their slaughter was frightful, but with un-
paralleled daring and recklesness they
pushed impetuously forward. They charg-
ed our lines desperately. broke our lines Of
infantry aud captured small fortifcation
in which the battery of the first Mo. was
planted. The day seemed lost. A tenn
porary panic seized our men, and the reb-
els once more marched into the streets Of
Corinth. New batteries opened on them,
and our men, under few courageous Off
GERS, and stimulated by their example,
though greatly thinned, fought desperately.
The advance of the enemy was checked
They wavered. AMI fell back. Our lost
battery was regained. and once more it burl-
ed destruction into their rBnks. The day
was saved, and the enemy broke in full re-
treat. Our loss was comparatively small
during this fearful charge-that Of the en-
emy full twenty to our one in killed
Among The rebels killed and left on the
field was Brig. Gen. Rodgers OF New Or
leans, Col. and acting Brig. Gen. johnson
of Miss. and another G olonel commanding
brigade, whose name was not learned.
The enemy were commanded by Van
Dorm. Price and Villipigue, with their re-
speetise army corps amounting to $4,000
men.