The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-11-27


Hamilton having played upon the, rebels
on his right. over the opening. effective.
! ly swept BY his artillery. advanced by
them, and they fed. The battle was
over on the right.
During all this lhe slirmishers of The
left were moving in our front, "A line Of
battle was formed on tbs bridge as shown
in the drawing; about twenty minutes
alter, the right the enemy advanced in
four columns on Battery Robinette and
were treated to grape and canister until
within fifty yards. when the Ohio Brig
ado arose and gavs them murderous FIRE
OF muskery, before whiah they reelsd
and fell back tn the woods.
TheV, however, gallantly reformed and
advanced by aim TO the charge, led by
Col. Rogers. of the 9 Texas. 20 To-
a. This rims they reached he'edge of the
ditch. but The deadly musketrp Ere Of the
Ohio Brigade again broke them, and al
the word "ohsrgs!" the 'Ifth Missouri
and 9Th Ohio sprangnp and forward at
them, chasing their broken fFas sments
back. TO the wo Ids. l7sei Ig-asig o.
b ,Fhus ended the battle of The b Of
October. ;bm
After Aiting for the enemy's return
short time, : our skrmishers bsSan to adj.
vance, and found that their skirmisliers
were gone hom the field leaving their
dead aud wounded. 1e Ssf
Having ridden over it and satisfied
myself Of the fact. [ rode all over our
lines announcing tie result OF the fight
III pArson, md nuriiied our victorious
troops that afer Two days fighting two
almost sleepless nigats Of preparation,
movemo nts and march, | wisIl-d them to
replonish their cartridge toxes, haver.
sacks and stomach, lake an "-rly sleep,
and start in pursuit hydayight.
Returning from this, l f uhd The rl-
liant Mcpherson with FRESH brigade on
I'll" publi' square, ard gave him the same
notice, with orders t. take the advance
TiIE RESULTS OF TIE RATTLE BRIEFLY STA
TED ARE:
We fought the combined re54l force Of
Mississippi, commanded by Van Dorm,
Price, Lowell, Villipigue, And Rust IN
person, numbering, according to lhair
own au hori'y, $4,000 men
We sigp4lIy d trated them. with lutie
incre than half their nombers, aud they
fed. having their dead and wounded on
the field /, -a
The enemy's loss in killed w,s | .423
o'licors and men !. tn il loss in wounded,
taking the general average, amounts to
1902 We took 23l8 prisoners, among
whom are l3l field officers Captains and
Su'a alierns. r preYearinI SO regiments of
Infantry II regim- nts Of cavalry, 12 bat
tries Of artillery, and balrlions, making
SO regiments, & bal'aions, and l3 bate.
rles, beside separate companies. eF
We took also fourteen stand Of eolors.
two pieces Of artill-iy, 8 300 stand Of
arms. 4 500 rounds OF ammunition, and
\ large lot Of acc utrem .nts. The enc.
nv blew up several wagons between Co
rinth aud Chewalla, and beyonl ChewalIa
many ammunition wagons an carriages
were destroyed, tho ground WAS sJrewn
with tents, officers mass chests. and
small arms We pursu d them forty
miles in force and sixty miles with cav.
Ally. ...1
Our loss was only 3i5 killed. 1919
wounded, and 232 prisoners and missing
1t was ead the enemy was 50 delhoraI
lied and alarmed at our advance, they
sat fre 10 he stor 5 at Tupello, bat find
ing that we were not close upon them
,xlinguIshsd the fire q d removed the
publ stores. except two car leads Of ba
con. which they destroyed, -
70 signaliz al those officers and men
whose action in The battle de>e,v YES men
lion. would unnecessarily Ieugthen this
+ port, Unjust, tnersior", ref r'o the sub.
reports and to a special paper herewith,
wherein the most conspicuous, to the
number Of l09 officers aud men are men
lOn,d. H-" .|a
SRosEcRANs,
Major.G General.