Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-18
LATFSTeBY TELEGRAPH.
THE FIGHT I'M KENTUCKY.
The Victory Complete.
FssH Particulars Of tse Battle
Of Wednesday,.

HARRoDsBURG, Kentucky, October 10, Wis
Knoxville and Mobile, October Is--A speeie1
to The ADVERTISER and Register says Bragg.
first kentucky pitched battle was fought on the
6ih inst, at Perryville, Ten miles hence. Th'
enemy had been following from BardstoWn in
force, and also threatened Frankfort Withers
division, sent forward to support Kirby Smith.
while the divisions Of Chestham and Bucknel
and AnderEon's were c~ountermarehed to give
battle to the foe in the rear. Oar line of batGs
was formed on the right and leh of the pike
commanding the only accessible route. We
opened with artillery at six O'Clock, a. NJ.
General Bragg and staff reached the ground
about nine O'Clock, and st one O'Clock a dispo-
sition for hgLt Was shown, cur right in force,
( aud Chatham and BuckRer were posted to
meet it. ASP. NJ they advanced in splendid
line, with General Bragg's orders to push along
the whole line to close quarters. For one hour
AID q half the enemy maintained his ground
beautifully in the face Of a murderous fire Of
artillery and muskstry. Our troops fought
like heroes until the enemy began to falter,
when with 8 shout our boys moved forward
and drove them three or four miles, entirely OF
the field.
In the mesatime an attempt ON cur left had
been repulsed We captured twsnty-one pieces
Of artillery and five or six hundred prisoners
For want Of horses only 3 pieces were brought
oil. Returns not in, but our casualties are est
mated at fifteen hundred.
With one more division the enemy would
have been destroyed. Night put an end to the
pursuit.
The eHemy's loss is believed to haye been
more than double ours. Among them, General
Jas. Jackson certain, and General Crittenden
reported killed. Buell. commanded.
We have prisoners from FIVE divisions-at
least thirty thousand men,
We fought with only twelve thousand
Our army is in the highest spirits.
At Frankfort matters were soon ended. Tie
enemy. under MeCook, fed before KIRBY Smith.
Withers cut eff his rear, taking seven hundred
prisoners and fourteen wagons.
Bragg's depots being menAced, he at once
Withdrew bis army to protect them.
The enemy sent q flag of trucs asking permis
sion to bury his dead At daylight next morning
In the afternoon, after the fight, not even 5
Yankee surgeon was on the field, and their
wounded were all left. Our wounded were
removed on the night of the battle.
General Polk had a narrow escape, At dusk.
be left his staff and rode to stop a fire, as be
of a confederate regiment, on our
He seized the colonel by the shoulders
md demanded, Why do you FIRE on your
2" The colonel replied that he did not
that be had Who are you - said Polk.
Colonel Of the 23d Indiana" he replied. He
shook him roubgly, and ordered him 10
firing. and before the Yankee found out
Who he was, put spurs to his horse and get
way.
General Bragg says he has got the best troops
q the world.
Two thousand Kentuekisns have taken up
rms and were organizing. General Mcclure,
rmy agent, has arrived and opened a list Of
3ose aseertained so far killed, to~vit: LieuteB-
ut-Colonel Patterson, Of the 1st Tennessee,
ieutensnt-C Colonel Evans, Of the Texas Ran
bisjor ". Prieer, commissaTy, Captain
artyvHght, of Georgia, and WIN. s.. Nay, Of
Claiborne's staff !
From the Coast.
MOBILE, October l5;-A special dispatch to l
-e Advertiser and Register dated Charleston
.lob-r i7th, ssys there are Indications of ac- s
witty of this coast. The boats from blockaders I
sve been detected sounding the harbor en-
the battery being erected below i
georgetown. Q
Colonel Thos. J Lamar, hero of Secession |
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