American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-10-31

Advertiser gives the following interesting
particulars of the great fight at PerryvilIe
The force opposed to us az Perryville con-
sisted of the right wing of the army of the
Ohio, composed of Buell's veteran army.
with Maj Gen. Geo. w. Thongs as c. m
mander-in Chief of the field, (Buell being in
command of the Department of the Ohio at
Lonisville) and Gen. Alex McCook com
handing the first corps. We fought three
divisions of Is 600 men against nine divi-
sions If the abolition army composed of at
least 600 each, making $4,000 men Gems.
Rousseau. j Jackson and Sill were among
the division commanders. Our forces CON
sisted of Brig. Gen Patton's and Anderson's
divisions. composed of Col Powell-s brigade,
of the gath Mississippi. Ist Arkansas. 45;h
Alabama, 29th Tennessee and Barrett's bat
terry Gen Adams brigade, of the 18th, I6ths
10Th. 25th Louisiana, and Slocomb's battery
of Washington Artillery. who took position
on our left Col Jones' brigade, Of the 9th.
30th 9th Mississippi. and Lumsden's battery
and Gen. Browns brigade, of he LIST and Sd
Florida, DIST Mississippi, and Palmer's bat
terry formed our center. Gen. Buckner's di-
vision, which was posted on our extreme
right, with Anderson's division, formed the
" left wing of the army of the Mississippi, ?,
under MAJ. Gen. Hardee. Cheatham's and
Withers' divisions formed the right wing of
the army of the Mississippi" under Mai
Gen. Polk. Withers' division was absent
being with Maj Gen. Kirby Smith-thus We
had but three divisions in the field Before
the battle commenced, Gen. Cheatham who
had been In position on our extreme left, was
ordered to our rear, between Perryville and
Harrodsburg, Gen. Bragg having anticipated
that the greatest force of the enemy was
pressing on our right TO Gus US off from con
nection with Harrodsburg. The reverse, IN
fortunately, proved the case, as the greatest
force of the enemy was on our left. As
have stated, the lion hearted Liddell opeaed
the fight on our right, the supposition being
that We We're lighting the right wing only of
Buells army. Gems. Jones aud Brown. on
the centre, acted with Gen. Liddle, and Gen.
Brown being wounded early III the ac ton the
| command of his brigade, devolved on Col
w. Miller. of the LIST Florida Regiment, " no
fought most CALAMITY, being the last To leave
the ground on the next morning towards 2
o'cieck.
! The engagement on our left did not COM
mence until about noon, aud then it was only
diminishing for a considerable time. Col.
Powell's brigade holding the extreme left of
our lines. and gallanlly driving the enemy
back for about a mile. against superior forces.
| 1t was about this time, towards P. e., when
Gen. Smiths brigade. belonging to Cheath
am division. was ordered back to our assist
ance that Gen. Adams, with his brave Louis
ianians. was holding the enemy in check
against fearful odds, when he was forced to
fell back from his position. Gen. Hardee,
-seeing the importance of holding the point,
ordered Gen. Adams to retake 1T, telling him
he would be supported by Heterogeneous. 1t
was while advancing again, and anxiously
/ looking for the reinforcements that General
Adams, seeing that the gallant young Major
1 Austin, Commanding battalion of Sharp
shooters) was picking off, behind stone
fence, what Adams supposed to be our own
men, ordered him to cease firing. 81 tell
YOU SIR, they are Yankees" cried the excited
I m mol am bel
go forward first and ascertain replied Ad-
ans. :. ] CO. sir. but don't think it neces-
sary, for know they are Yankees" insisted
Austin. :. Well. - said Adams. :. I'll go my
self. aud dashing forward on his charger. he
had proceeded one hundred yards when a
furious storm of Mimic balls whizzed by his
ears from the enemy. who were shooting from
a rest at him from behind stone wall The
| General turned Immediately, and riding up,
fcried out, - You're right, Major they are
Yankees, and you may give them goss-
Austin then poured in a deadly fire, the
Na,hinglon artillery, Slocomb's battery also,
doing terrible executions driving the enemy
back with fearful slaughter. Towards six
| O'Clock as / have said the firing became IN
cessant on both sides. There stood Adams,
with his little brigade, holding back divi
sion of the enemy, as it were alone to his
tate, until, seeing chance of being rein
forced. Le gradually EEL back, IN most 'excei
lent order, but not without considerable loss.
| l, was at this time the cheering was heard
on the part of the enemy, IN he centre, aud
which was returned by our troops, which LED
as to believe that the enemy was being routed,
when they opeI ed battery and shelled US
! FROM the Scheoihoa-e ridge Soon after this,
night came on aud closed the scene of strife,
our troops sleeping on and remaining victors
Of. the battlefield. besides capturing over 5OO
/ prisoners.
Our loss is estimated at between two aud
III l. Ia 4x.I he
enemy loss, at low estimate, is between
FIVE and SIX thousand. Among the killed IS
1 Major General j S.Jackson; BrigadieE~ Gen.
erals Ratclff aud Terrill wounded. We took
eleven pieces of the enemy s cannoa, destroyed
four, aud brough. seven off the Held. 1t was
another battle of Shiloh, without any decisive
results. Had we have had five thousand
more men, or had Nithers been with US, We
would have completely routed and annihi-
lated the enemy, leaving US the way clear to
Louisville. No troops In the world ever
fought with such desperate courage as ours.
Whole regiments O our men Went into that
fight bsrefooted, fought barefooted, and had
marched barefooted from Chattanooga The
First Tennessee. Col. Field, formerly Gen.
Harney's old regiment, went Into the hight
with $50 uIen, and lost all but 91! Lieut..
Col Patterson WAS killed, and eight captains
out of ten.
On the same day Gen Kirby Smith whip
F
I lawrenceburg and Salsisa. Gen. Withers with
Gen Morgan, Capturing 40 prisoners and an
/ ammunition tram of Wagons. On the next
morninx. the 9Th. our infantry fell back from
/ Perry vile towards Harrodsburg. and our cav
airy on the Dauvilie Pike. At IL noon the
e1smy hoisted white flag over the town,
aud sent = flag Of truce asking cessation of
hostilities To bury their dead, which was
grained. Gen. McCowan was ordered 10 camp
| Breckinridge to command the forces there.
ana returning to Danvllle 1 stopped in one of
the churches, now hospital, TO if could
recognise any old friend. found z number
of GLORIOUS angels administering to the wants
of the sick. and one especially noted for her
angelic qualities. Miss Mary Dunlap who
assured Us that " hatever should be the fate of
kentucky her women would remain true. to
the South The si.uatlon of the country
around Camp Brecklnfidge. near Dick . river.
is on . hill ridge with a natural fortification
OF shelving rocks while on the north side is
deep ravlne, making 1t impossible and IN
approachable. 1t is . strong place, but may
be taken by the enemy xetting In our rear by