, 1862-10-14
TIE PERRYVlLLE FIGHT,
J. Desperate and 6angulnary
Conflict.
THE REBELS OuINUMBER US TWO
TO one.
The EMMY WHIPPED.


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BATTLEFIELD or fERRfs1LIE: hy-
oceeoef ~ i*'<'
WHAT TIE REBEL GENERALS 1S7ESDEp.
The enemy, theu thinking, that he could |
heat Il 3Rrt of our army b:fof,. the e1uatudey
came M, skilltuIl5 amused our generals by
meare al small paftIes Of his cavalry, inducing
fhen, to btliuye that they were inlm-diatslV
11,n,n hit heels, while, in reality, he was many
miles away, selecting his positions and mass
irr his mel. He did not fort;fg it is true: be
did not even throw up slight en.reuchmeu.s.
This was no part Of his plan, because he cx-
pscted 10 BE- the assailing party himself, and
10 tall with crushing weight upon the head Of
our column. HIS ground was most admirably
s,Mspr. He had 1laatrd his batteries mon Il
1alxe III low wooded bills in front Of Perry
vile. overlooking and com oltte1y command
ing lcng line OF open gronna lying l.nmedI-
attly at tue foot OF the range, HIS infantry
wa, nnseed behind and around his artillery.
and III, cay,l:y we're prepared to charge down
4he casy slope OF hills, and sweep every living
thing from the comparatively level GROUND be,
low. H.re Vas hia trap, and into this be ex-
1,tcted the advanced portions of the Union
army to fall. Had tier done SO. I sclrc.1y
know how they could have been saved iron
utteY suaihilation.
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l~o c1fcumetances 1ofsana!clf prevented
1fc feoc4 plan 1fohl saccetulhE. 10 the inst
1lace our generals naa vi asons ctteras!neaa q
*.N8lcA l1a1 :ne eneMJ "ou1a uahe stana 2
al IGIi3 SAle, II ans "ne'e, ior tae purpose o.
AoiulHe tGitsau ep'lase ea4u ~ DC lnat Il
EtntS' anu tnns preventing our army IRON o.
1alnans an aetHua1e sUiply OF wafer. Ihls
fp!Hion "as :oopted by AL those IN our army
WHO opposed Itlat aht rebels intended to give
f,;ttle s{wherc III Kentucky; aua had Br,g Z,
with Lis comparatively mcagcr force, seriously
thong Ut Checking and repu 1eing tue whole
mighty army conlu1nied hy General Buell.
P,Tryvillr il u:4uest1 n4hls 1le ppirit wA.re
EtWuuld have made . stand, aud he would
tel.ct It ter Tue ycFy l'urt'o:e q dcprislne
eert hist, had Dfagg !ecn ane TO bold that p5
si,ior Fer three CT four days, and there hat
f'e"n rAi1 III the meantime, the Unioa arm!
vorld hare betn compelled to Retreat. Bu
Wulld, by the overwhelming force r1lship!
u1,op i. in all directions, Lave 5eca aacihitatt;
il fo.t,-richt hours AFTER tae commence men
Of tie action. THIS Bragg well knew, au
stand 1t Psr1yvil:e for the 1arposs ] Of defend
3pg The springs. His object Was simply t
x3estroy the atyanced divisions ot our arm
without sutftril { much iJss hlulsrlf and tho
ayai]ing h'n4: eIt Vt the eou.usiou aud dcIs
which must necessarily ensue, lcisurcly cor
1inuc his retreat. i tore We would be read
70 puEelle hin, h. would have Lii, main BOD
as lar away as i, WIS wnilc We were N .rchin
from L. uE H., aud uc would, in adti.lo1
hive infilcte1 etyt;re loss upon Us, and rive
zrea: moral s:1epgtl 70 his army.
fntertai,cd than this, tna: the reheis intead
10 make prolonged and final stand at ferr
vile, 1or th| purpose ot so'ding the spring
The IotIon originated from the actual scarcI
OF water wh'ch VIZ found uroa the road, al
froEl the heavy over estimate Which SO ma
r41 17a Rtili CQD{l .Uc 10 H3kt OF tGE Gsf4ll..