The daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1862-1863, 1862-10-18
From The Atlanta Contederacy.
Full and Interesting Particulars
o. t,ls Lite Battle at Corinth.
NJ EssRs. EDITORS:

enlmv in battle, though it was well known
that the battle must b. waged under the sGri-
Gus disadvantages of great disparity in mum
bers and strength of position.
Thursday last, Oct. End, our forces marched
from Pochahontas to Chewalla, points on
the NJ. Y Z. X. r., thus moving from the
West on Corinth, the stronghold OF the enemy.
That nigh. the soldiers rested on. their arms,
in eager and confdent expectation OF meet
ing the foe in battle array OH the ensuing
morning.
Friday, Oct. Sd, the order Of battle was
formed, the right being held by Gen. Van
Dorn's troops, composing only one division
under Gen. Lowell; while the left was occu-
pied by Gen. Prices troops, composed Of Two
divisions, the, extreme left under Gen, Hebert,
md the right under Gen. Maury, whose dI-
vision as thus placed formed the centre OF the
whole force.
Advancing in this order, at y o'clock in the
morning Gen. Lovell's division arrived with
in long range Of the enemy, who had marched
out some miles in front Of the extreme outer
lines of his Notifications. Immediately the
artillery Of General Villipigue, whose brigade
was in the advance, opened fire upon the enc
my who in . short time, began to give way
and fall back, and continued to do So for two
hours, under q heavy and effective fire from
tOc advancing DullerleS Oh ucI. LO'CIlS "a
vision. Meanwhile, there Was constant sklr-
mishing along the line of the centre and right
wing, in which the brigades of Gems. Moore
and Phifer, and particularly Col. Bridges
Texas regiment Of sharp-shooterS, were most
active and conspicuous.
At % o'clock, the enemy having made a
stand 0ne-half mile in front ofhis fortiications,
Gen. Lowell advanced his infantry and poured
q destructive musketry fire into. the ranks Of
the Yankees, who replied with spirit; and now
Gcn Price having ordered up his divisions un.
Gems. Hebert and Maury, the battle ragged al
along the line-the enemy suffering tlrioy.
AT length a charge was ordered Gen. Lowell :
division leading, and in double quick time Uur
brave soldiers drove the enemy behind MS en-
trenchments. simultaneously almost. the d.
visions OF Gems. Maury and Hebert, the one al
ter the other, charged the enemy in front Of
them with equal success; so that before z o'clock,
the Yankees had Withdrawn entirely behind
their Notifications.
Now there was Il lull in the hattle--a cessa-
ton OF the fierce strifc-lastiug for q whole
hour. Then the enemy lu'.. . brought sew
eral field batteries III front, opened from these,
lnd, Mt the same time from his heavy artillery,
Il most tremendous cannonaG.u%-the sound
Of which was rs the noise Of many waters
This ire was directed chiefly, if not wholly,
against the right wing, under Gen. Loyeli ;
q and, though 50 tremendous in sound, produced
but little et.ect-was alnos. harmless, Il tact.
To it there was no reply-our soldiers remain
ing silent and standing firm, as if waiting for
orders. BY and by the second charge was or
dered, and right calamity was it made by Gen.
LovelI's division, and just rs calamity was ii
supported by charges all along the coLtre and
right wing by the divisions Of Gems. Maury
and Hebert. . On, on, our glorious columns
swept throughthc lead and iron hail, until they
reached and passed the fertilization, from which
the Yankees fed, and stopped not until they
had arrived ut the. next line of entrcnch'
Mtnts.
Here the fight of Friday cuded in a glorious
triumph for our troops, i'll spite 81 the superb
Or numbers OF the enemy, behind works OF
great strength in the closing struggle. Gen
Van Dorm, in his fist dispatch concerning
this engagement, ascriDcs the highest credit t(
Gems. Price and Lowell, and the officers and
men under them, for the splcnniI fighting done
by th,m. The casualties of the day, Oh oul
side, were not numerous. No official estimate
is yet at hand but from reliable data it is be
lievcd our killed and wounded will not mucl
exceed 800 men. The loss Of the enemy, it i
thought, was twice as heavy us ours.
THE BATTLE OF SATURDAY.
The general relation ofour troops to eacl
other and to the enemy remained Us it was Oh
the previous day-Gen.N an Dorm in sup@cm
command, occupying the centre, Gen. Pric
the left wing and Gen. Lowell the right wing
Gen LovpllS division held ground west ofCor
inih and ju,t South Of the NJ. = q. T.. H.
Gen. Laury's division was posted north of th
M Z. K. r., and between it and the NJ.
U. Il. r. Gen liebert's division was or III
left, east ofthc NJ. 81 0. Il. R.-thu. advancinj
from the north upon Corinth.
The battle was commenced by Gen. Pric
early in the morning-one half nour belor
daylight. The artillery having been move
forward, opened upon the enemy in his Ell
trenchments at a distance of 400 yards. Tn
enemy replied, and u heavy cannonading b
both sides ensued for one hour. Our troor
suffered but little from this fire, and the art
lery was withdrawn with the view of advanc
ing tho infantry. Now heavy diminishing TO
lowed all along the line, which was kept u
until about ~ o'clock. Then beginning wit
Gen. Lovell's division, who were immediatel
seconded br Gen. Prices army-Gen. Hebert
division first, and then Gen. Maury's-ou
u,hoIo linn a1yarcpd unon tho ertranchne,