Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-06-03
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Evacnation Of Corlath.
BY THE NAILS,


q CAIno, June /.
From an oficer OF an Iowa regiment who d
nved et Cairo yesterday, on the steamer Cit
Belle, have received an interesting resume ,
the movements Of the Federal army before c.
ninth, which ] briefly reproduce:
On Saturday, the l7th inst, eight days after on
TePolse at FarmingtOn. orders were Issued for
genera! advance Of the entire army. The paxticr
lar division whose movementsI propose to Oh rom
Gle, ID that of General Pope, similas in geners
outline, except ~ to particular incidsnls, which
may feiate to those OF the en'ire line.
Al four ?. r., the town was reached, ard imme
oiately strong force was detailed from the dii
ferent regiments composing the brigade, to d
fine pts and throw up earth works. These wer
ready fer occupancy by midnight, and the hun
ared thousand troops slept on their arms behi a,
tne entrench hments until daybrsak. Sunday NOR
n,ng "eSe guns we're planted, and Rasked will
green beughs; parapets construetl, and tn
army ready for business.
we were now close 70 Csrinth; so near tha
durlng the night We could see the signals sent u,
0y the commanders of the different corps of tn.
rebel army; hear the fall ng of trees, the build
ing OF destruction Of bridges in tho rebel camp
the rumbling of the trains as they arrived AMI de
parted from the depot, and the shrill whistle )
the locomotives, all indicating that unusual dem
onstrations were being made in the beleaguereG
city.
On Wednesday, there was triHing skirmish
and shells were fos the first time thrown toward.
me enemy and spiritedly returned. No great
damage y as done, however.
usual.
| Friday, there was sharp skirmishing on General
Popes right and Gen. Nelson's left.
On Saturday there was brisk cannonading.
Sunday this was renewed.
On Monday, the 26th, there was brisk engage
ment between the advance of beth armies shot
and shell from rebel batteries fell like hail in our
ranks, ana Tor time . general engagement
seemed inevitable. This finally subsided, oaly to
oe renewed with more spirit on Tuesday.
Tuesday afternoon, Col. Purcell. Of the 10th
Iowa acting Brigade General, commanding four
regiments from fope's division, encountered bri-
gade OF rebel infantry, and after q sharp fight,
compelled their retreat with considerable loss.
we lost eight or ten wounded, but none killed.
On Wednesday, the 25th, there vas heavy can
nonading during the entire cay. At ten o'clock
in the morning force of Federal infantry we're
thrown out to plant "A pound Parrot gun upon
an eminence commanding piece Of timber on our
lett, which sheltered the rebel regiment, who SO
continually and pcrsistenuy annoyed US. The
enemy discovering cur intentions, advan ,ed body
OF troops to take the gun. Our forces were imme-
diately drawn up in line of battle to await their
approach. Not . man stirred from the ranks un-
til the enemy approached within sfty yards of
our lines. when Col. Purcell ordered the 9Th Min
nesota to charge bayonets. 10 man, with bay
onets fixed, they moved forward. 1t was mag
n'hcent charge. Onward they moved with steady
ieys which were poured iuto their midst SO de-
structively. What mattered it if their comrades
were made to bite the dust! What matter il the
death-dealing rifle lett huge gaps in their ranks
They closed up and marched on. Terribly did
they avenge their fallon comrades. Ninety rebels
were killed outright in that wonderful charge
hundreds were wounded, and the euemy fled in
igaoble confusion. a rebel prisoner captured the
next day who was himself one Of those most Sc
verely wounded, gives this as the Confederate
loss.
The casualties to the 5th NJ: nnesota did not ex-
.. forty in killed and wonnaea q hbi ifs
made. The resul: is highly creditable to the gal
rcpulsed and the gun in position all day long, the
woods were sholled and the rebels driven from its
shelter.
On Wednesday morning a council of war was
held, in which all the Generals participated One
result reached, was the determination to make
general advance on Thursday. Another, was the
conclusion to send Col. Elliott, OF tho I'd Iowa
Cavalry, with eleven companies of his own com
mand, and eight companies of the "a Michigan
Cavalry, upon an expedition to the south OF Co.
rinth. His instructions were to leave the left OF
the Federal lines and proceed eastwardly, till
near the Alabama line thence In southery d.
rection until he reached 3 railroad bridge on the
Mobile / Ohio Railroad, where that road crosses
one of the branches of the Little Tombigbee kiv-
or to bnrn the bridge and destroy the railroad for
q mile in either direction thence to move north
ward, make the circuit of the country around Co.
rinth, and report to Gen. Sherman on the right
Iu the event that he found his progress north i'm
peded by any considerable Confederate army, he
was ordered to make the best of his way to the
Mississippi River and join and cooperate with
Commodore Fanagut's gun boat fleet. 1t was to
cover this movement Of Col. Elliott that the en-
tire line was to make demonstration upon
Corinth.
Early Thursday morniog Col. Elliott started
upon his expedition, which. if he has not been
captured by the retreating rebels, he has undoubt-
edly accomplished before this.