Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-10-07
Operations At I-u-ha.

The following description OF the capture OF
In ka. 10y General Prize, aud Of the battle
there between him and Rosecrarz, il extract
ed FROM the letter or soldier md ulfcer who
wns iii position 10 know accurately everything
If which he writes, AMI whose high character
gives to his narrative tilu character ii Ycii:avls
~uiStorv. 1t is the ~cleareSt and most complete
account Of the operations at I.u-kg thst we
have seen. The false statement NJ which
Rusecranz and his government stSmpted to
impose Oh General Price, is a fresh proof Of
their dishonesty. But ~tIeueral Price, like q
true patriot, had faith in his oonntrrmrn and
courage III his heart, and his fri,h and c"lr.
~ were MS protection:
Headquarters M,Jcs GENFp,L raIc,,}
l-r-EA, MISSISSIPPI. Sept. ID, 1862.
Leaving Tnpclo on tue line IF the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad thv rnIics l,clov Curm,L,
we reached this place OF SIT,lav rha ilrheci
rrtreatinE tn their crnirnnt BIrrS"iIic. The
forces Of the eneuv are under RuSecrary,
and Dnulbcr about $4,000 men, moro THAI
double our own, und, IiLhal, veterans, chiefly
from the Northeast.
Before the enemy left Iuha arrangements
i:sd been m-da by them 70 h'irn De ~ie;,Jts,
but our arrival was So sudden ill.,, i.!ird ia
- DONG, ar! We captured about 500 900
worth Of rommiss.ry a1h qlarts, master
supplies Tney made oHf, however, wl,h
. In negroes. and they have rohbr3 THIS re-
gIon along IT,: rai;rnld to Huntsville. OF roi
less than l0.UH); st the raulc lin. burning
the residences .! The trne InYil oi the South.
wax broken OF from the shove letter hy
firing in tbs dirsSc,ipu of cur lncr, bu: the
battle was not fought until il.c fo!ip wing day,
The 10Th, in the afternoon. RcSecrsnz bav-
| iig concentrated in cur front $500 men,
and on our right flank, an tue Eartpnrt Fad.
10000 ,ren, and M aur left lark sbnu:
5000. in the direction Of the .I.c!n.o road,
sent in a messenger, undsr Il trg Of truce,
tearing a trl:graphic despatch, jilrportins 10
ia uiheial, and from the Washington Gov
eminent. representing that Lee, Jackson ana
Lnngstreet, with their armies in MARYLAND,
had been cut To pieces and cut of with their
communications frnu Richmond and this
being the case, he aSsured The "Confdara.s
officer commanding at Iuka lha: tie gar wak
.~ir,ually at an ,nd; that he H-ss surround d.
50 that he could not escape captu:2: and that
he gave him the privilege OF SUR rendering,
70 sR We n nsei"sl c1iusi1n o. b"o:h." Gen,
Price replied, that he placed 10 reliance OF
lhs despatch; rs IT, L"". Jackson and L"rg-
stree: ,har hn id not believe lis army conld
he either whipped in f2ht, or captured, and
that he invited General Rn,ccranz u cnIne
and try the experiment Of HI at,sIk upuu
him" Accordingly that Afternoon Roscu-
cra.Z Made his attack, and | assure you II
was terrible. | Was IN the midst If II oil,
with General Pr,c-. The attack was in front.
1t was met by two brgaaes only, the rest Of
CIT forces having heeit So Disposed as TO meet
the two fl+nking t"rces on thr Ea,-iprri erd
Jarintn rnadS, wli:ci, however, had not yst
reached their positions on tho field. FIFTH
these ;wo hrigades W" dnol!y drove back the
furre: in front and pursued them about one
mite, killing from. IUU to ZOO, ard capturing
nine cannon, splking hYc and bringing away
four.
We lost. in kiilrd and wounded. about 300.
That night we held the position first taken by
the enemy, and slept upon it, both pursies
prepared for a renewal Of the conflict the
next iay mt general Price, seeing the dan
yes III the |ar!ira! on The HeEt mnr:;ing, along
the Passport and JarintG roads, Of fifteen
Thousand fresh troops, on buth TANKS, Issued
orders tn the AWAY luT retiring to this point.
We quietly commenced the movement Of our
trains and troops about three O'Clock on the
morning Of The Goth, ard 10y sunrise had per-
fe.:ted the movement So completely that we
reached this point, forty miles distant, On tha
Mobile anu Ohio railroud, without the loss OF
q wagon although tue train was miles in
length. About eight O'Clock the eDn,ny ca:na
up 10 cur rear guard, but were driven back
with slaughter 10y the artillery and cavalry
of General Maury, in command of the rear
guard.
You may imagine tho danger which en-
cnmpasScd me cn the field whrn | tell you
that, Is s,,on as the Fl Ing culneuccd along our
front, General Price and Staff rode. forward
TO the rentre Of the line, and by the time we
pnt there the fight hui become hoi, both with
cannon and muske,ry. Now suddenly open
d upon ms, ike a thunder storm. a battery
Of nine guns. VI MI elLiInence IN the WOODS
in point blank range for grape and. canister.
CianI I.i'tlc, commanding the troops engaged
on our side, was instantly killed by the side
nf General Price, while | wa% on tue other
side of the latter, having Teen called up q
short tine before to read Il despatch to Gen.
Price. | saw the instant contact Of the ball IN
,he forehead. ard heard The crash through the
skull bone and BRAN, and saw 'hs first gash
and spout of blood Young Price distao'iut-
ed and lfied HIM 10 ti.e ground, for, Strange
10 say. he did not fall from the saddle. At
the next mnulvn, Consrel Whitfield rode mp,
-. l n. .-.- ,t.o,,1l.T and M n TIM
shoulder broken and the other arm ab' sd"d.
! Jaw the leaves cut away near the tail
Of General Prices horse, while yet another
ball winded the Generals leg. Grape shot
fell As thick as hail around US, and explosive
missiles topped the trees overhead. For ~.
INJURIES | thought all would perish. Orders
were issued to carry the battery, and after
two other regiments had broke, the Texas