The New York herald., 1862-10-18
Our Army Correspondence.


CAMP ON BATTLE FIELD OF CHApIIN'T Hill,
NEAR PERRYyHIE, Oct. 10, 1852. ;
Chap,ins Hiu Battle Vtctory-Gcaeral Roassea,Resus
Of the Bats-fncidents and Facts, dc.
when wrote you yesterday morning, Immediately
subsequent 10 the battle Of the day before, willing
to admit that II a drawn battle, and only claimed
shat we had with thousand held again
thirty thousand Of the enemy But that have had time
to look over the held to talk with prisoners and
wounded left beyond line, claim victory. There
are thousands Of evidences Of the complete and disastrous
defeat Of the enemy And is due to the gallant Rous
seau, who conducted tho engagement, and whose
DIVISION unaided the victory, that he should have
the credit that lie undoubtedly due him.
General Rousseau conducted himself bravely. He was
with the front line all the hours OF D conflict
exposed himself to most terrible fires That he brave
and Aoble commander has been shown in this terrible
conflict we'll whom commanding but brigade In the
battle Of Shiloh. His everywhere along the line
hailed him in the midst Of the conflict with the most
thusiastic cheers Ho rode up and down the line
tnuay amidst the hottest 0re experienced In the
West. He conducted every movement OF bis own divi
sion and has displayed ability as commander Of the
highest order. II general the right Of promo
tion Rousseau did In this fight General Mitchell with the
same division and without battle, his double
Al Shiloh McCook his, and yet to-day this same
McCook declared, IN my hearing, that Shiloh was com
street brawl compared TO this battle In this battle
division OF seven thousand men lost more In
killed than did all Of army In the battle OF Bull run;
and brigade lost in killed moro than the whole divi
of Nelson lost at shi oh. Though at Buena Vista
aud Shiloh, Il usseau declares be never such q
Are as was kept up in this bItle. To Lowell II.
the honor OF conducting this battle 10 duo and IL
10 due 10 him and the gallant whom he commands
that the double stars he has won should be conferred
upon him.
In the detailed account sent you yesterday The men
despondent, but not despairing. They were not
beaten though overpowered But we did not then know
had fba hay md fha
were as glad FOR night to come Tho wounded let
on tho field when the right fell back state that no
had night masked hem than the rebels began to
retire They fell back in haste, bearing their wounded
but Of their dead and taking Of our wounded
officers with them. Almost all their dead were LETT on
the ned and have been coun2 by our men The rebels
buried man, captain In Maneys brigade. Our men
have counted three hundred and hy TOUR dead on the
field, exclusive OF heap tnrcwn into ravne aud
hastily covered with brush Seventeen
left in hog pom. Many hundreds q their
provided Thsre three hundred house
on field and which the rebel attendants call Cheat
ham Hospital Up I, this time no flag o. truce has ap
pesred leave 10 bury their rebel dead and IL
be presumed they will have TO be buried BY our men,
Tho citizens OF Harrodsburg are focking to tho field
They uniformly state that the rebel retreat 10 Harrods
burg made In the utmost confusion. panic seemed
10 possess them They abandoned Perryvillc
they learned tho result the right and IL said they
abandoning Harrodsburg. citizen Of Harrods
pais there, and that they will be abandoned by the
rebels TO our care Many Of the citizens OF Harrodsbug
witnessed the bate dead bodies have been found four
miles north of the battle field II Is not improbable that
tho rebels will now rapidly retreat and give US no moro
battles. Tho battle glorious but bloody victory.
We have recapursd Captain Parsons battery and taken
three pieces Of tho eDenys artillery, Thousand
stand o arms, corps coors, nvc hundred unwounced
prisoners and not less than two thousand i've hundred
wounded, rnsuy OF whom will die.
Captain Jones, 81 General Rousscau's stat, taken
prisoner after tho dght while looking for the body of
Colonel W. II. Lytc, who. IL supposed, was dead
Hs and Captain Grover, cf Colonel Lytes staff
gagged in the task ogc.hc, when they approached
A. and tard ailfd "a
They nkon to Farrodsburg and remained the guests
OF Geu,ral Polk until paroei. They represent Polk
jouiar fellow who Is continually punning This ID the
ouiy Characteristic mentioned Of him. General Bragg
the dcd and Captain Jones had sn interview with
Buckncr at Pok's headquarters.
With Captain Grover the rebels wore LEGS tacurn than
with Captain Jones' aud asked and answered many ques
tons colonel, whose name Captain Grover could not
fccal addressing Grover askcd;-
was that Rousseau who rode up and down tho line
vilh his hat on his swcrdy"
'.Ycs," replied Captain Grover.
"wc supposed u VAS" said tho Colonel; " for II
very plain be had q Origadeis g uniform ou.n General
Rousscsu wore his uniform throughout the battle.
ave had description OF him, said the Colonel "Our
sharpshoocrs well acquainted NiGh Rousseau az II
they saw him every day. He's lne looking ielow.n
We thiak ST. said Grover.
Tho otncers who bad fought cur left told Captain
Grover that ~ the hottest tire they had kIOwn
aud that our left had fought vita wonderful desperation
and courage.
YEA SAID Grover; for u yol had broken u Rous.
sau knew you would bavo taken al his and FOR tha,
rcas o hc couductci tho NIT In person.
"We knew that :" replied the COloIcl /" aud tried 10
break it, bat ip vain. We have never id desperate
lght since the begun az the ught on your lcftn
Oar Louisville Correspondence.
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