The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-17
THE RECENT skIRMIsH NEAR coRlN1H
Our Army correspondence.

Our Army Correspondence.
Caxp NuxEER THREE
NEAR coRIsrH, Miss, May o, 1862
Last Of Killed and woundSd-7hs Rebels Greatly OFT.
nups,er Pepe's Conmand-Ths Union Force in he
Ea9pgem<nS-A Fine Caualry Ciarge-TAe Force Of the
Rebel AHack-7he Reason why he Union Troops We're
Not Better sgported-GnsraI Pope Ordered Not II
Bring a Gemeral Raeao<menp'-7hs Severity Of TIE
Rstel F0ine-Fdrmingon Again in Our Posseson de-
This morning at daybreak skrmishlng commenced be-
tween the Union and rebel pockets, which continued
during some hours the fedsras gradually retiring in
the face Of greatly superior force In this manner
the enemy took possession, sfor tho or third
time, Of the town OF Pennington, and own troops
drew up OF their previously established lines and
awaited reinorcsments. These arrived in due Time and
consisted Of part OF the First division Major General
Pope's Army OF the Mississippi, under command Of
Brigadier General Z. Paine. comprising thu Forty.
second, Twenty seventh Fifty-rst Twenty second
rsgmcntso Illinois Volunteers, being the First brigade
commanded by General John NJ. Palmer.
The First brigade Of General stanleys division com
nandcd by Acting Brgadier General LOOMS bore
the largest share Of the brunt the battle This br
gads embraces the Twentysxth and Forty seventh MI
nos, the Eighth Wisconsin and the Eleventh Missouri
properly under the charge o. Brgadior General
b Plummer who has been for some days seriously NJ
and who, this OCCASION unable to appear 10 the
hed. The cavalry force was made up OF ,hs Second
Iowa Volunteers Lieutenant Colonel Hatch COMMANDING
and companies b. and d. OF the Fourth regulars led BY
Lieutenant Gordon The artillery engaged IN tho gh,
Hsseocks and Tottsns batteries the latter com
manded by Captain Maurice, the whole force amount Inf
but pieces AZ about eleven O'Clock tho rebs,
batteries strongly supported bad approached sufficient
y lines to open nro upon them. which they did
with round shot and shell distance somewhat less
than Thousand yards. This FIRE broke up our infantry
badly, and forced them 10 retrst in not very good
order. Tho batteries OF Hescock and Maurice replied
smarty, and checked the enemys advance; bat the
hndrsncs only temporary. Our artillery net
being supported, compelled TO form q new
line considerably in the rear Of the ore
previously occupied by them At this time the lighting
between the entire force the enemy and oonis
brigade side; and bore greatest loss s,s
saipsd, our infantry being subjected 70 heavy cross
nrs Of musetry, with well served artillery play Ing upon
shsm directly In front and to their praise be Il soken
aha brigade stood and returned the fire. Gensrat Paine
NJ once that this state Of aars could not long con
finue and In order TO withdraw his infantry In Some
Kind Of shape he ordered cavalry charge 10 10 made
upon enemy, with view check thslr Ore or AT ali
events 70 divert IL. Having summoned Lieutenant Cor.
don he directed him 10 charge up HIM. through road
ON the left with his three companies Of regular cavalry
and 10 send the iowa Second up same hin by another
road leading 70 the right This charge CALAMITY
made by both batslions effected the rcd result
abe object gained amply repaid It's great IN making
chs charge the regulars advanced steadily up road
which they had been told 10 take, and tbs frs thing
ahey OF infantry regiments with stacked
arms Lieut. Gordon asked It's colonel II he could not
move some OF his miskss, In order 70 allow passage
Through them for bis cavalry He replied that he
could no, do by any means no tho Lieutenant OBJ
Bgsd 70 ride regiment, thereby losing much
vaiusble tins. He found himself, however, In
Trout OF rebel battery and that he heard
ITS COMMANDER give order to load with shrapncl,
whorcupon be concluded about time 10 leave tina,
point and advance TO tho left This movement brought
mis- command directly In the another battery tho
usptsn OF which was distinctly heard to say, ffoad
with grapsloadP This position OF course was nmsdi.
afey abandoned and the FIRE OF both these batteries was
8endsred snost intellectual by these timely movomsnts
Whom The scsopd lowe ehargsd Wy ths rgh hand read