Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-11-27

tho Colanbu' rs rad, through n very iuprac Ii
cable thicket, hen night closed ia and put al
end TO the operations for the day.
The details Of the heroic dee Is of tho troops
OF Davies division, of McAnhurs and Oliver,
brigsdss, IS wOll as those of SulliFans brigade
OF HSmilton's division, will bo fOInd in ihs &C
eomPanying sub-reports.
rHR DISPOSITION FOR TIE BATTLE or OOF. 4
We had now before as the entire army which
tho rebels cOald muster ia Northern Mississippi
Ysn Dorm commanding, Prices army, Var
Dorn's army, Villepigue's, aud the remnant o
Breckinridge's corps They were in the angl,
between the Mempi is and Columbus roads
Our lefi was comparatively free; our right very
asSailahle. They outnumbefed US probably tive
to one.
TIE PLAN
was to rest our left on the batteries, extending
from battery Robinette, our Btsr en- the sli sht
ridge north of the houses, and our right on the
high ground, covering both tho Piiishnrg and
POrdy roads, while it also covered The ridge
roads between them, loading to their old camps
McKean had the extreme left anley, with
bis vel tiled division batteries, Willisms and
Robinette, the Memphis railroad and the Gle
valls road, extending nearly 10 the Columbus
road Davies tried division was placed in the
center, which was retired resched to battery
Powell Hamilton's sssnnch fighting division
on tie tight, with DillOn's battery, supported
by two regiments, posted on the prolongstior Of
Davies line. The design of Gen. Hamilton
was to use the hill where the batteries stood
against an approach from the west, where Salli-
van found the enemy on the last evening
Against my better Judgment, expressed to him
at the time, yielded to his wishes aud allowed
the occupation as described
Early in the evening / called the caiafs Of di-
visions together aud explained to them my
plans. and having supervised their positions, re-
tired at three, P NJ On the 4.h, to lake some rest
[ was soon aroused by the opening of tho enc
lny's artillery, which he had planted within COO
yards of Battery Robinette
THE BATTLE.
This early opening gave promiie of a hot
days work but the heavy batteries aud the
l0h Ohio, placed north OF Gan HaIeck's head
quarters, relieved them by seven o'clock, and
there vss an interval Ofsn hour which was en-
ployed in going over our lines
About nine o'clock the skirmishers which we
bad sent into the woods on our front, by their
hot firing proclaimed the presence of their forces
for the assault. Soon The heads of
columns were seen emerging to attack our cen
ter en- Davies first, Stanley next and Hamilton
last.
The drawing shows the,e positions, ami is
referred 10 for the sake OF brevity
l shall leave to pens dipped in poetic ink to
describe the gorgeous pyrotechny of the battle,
and paint in words OF IRE the heroes Of the fight,
the details of which will be found graphically
depicted in the accompanying sub-reports
l will only add that when Prices left bore
down on our center in gallant Style, their force
WAS so Overpowering, our wearied and jsdei
troops yielded aud fell back, scattering among
the houses | had the personal modification Of
Witnessing this untowaTd anl untimey STAN
pede.
Ridjled and scattered, the ragged head of
Prices right sterming columns advanced to near
tho houses north side of the square, in front cf
General Halleck's Headquarters, when it was
greeted with Storm Of grape from section OF
lmmefs batter soon reinforced by the 10Th
Ohio, which sent them reeling b=ck, pursusd by
the 5!h Minnesoa a. which advanced to them
tom their position near the depot
Gen. Sullivan was ordered and PROMPTLY al
vAnced to the support of Con Davies center, |
His right rallied and Tetock Battery Powell, |
INTO which few of the advancing column pen
sIrated, while Hamilton, having played upon
he rebels on his right, over the opening, effse- !
.ively swept by his artillery, advanced by them
aud they fed. The battle was over on the
right.
During all this the skimishars Of the left
Eero moving in our front A line Of battle wes
ormed on the bridge, as shown in the drawing
About twesty minutes after the attack on tie
light the enemy advanced in four columns on
Battery R. 1binett, and were treated to grape snd
canister until within fifty yards, when tho Ohio
brigade arose, and gavo them murderoug ffe |
Of muskstry, before which they reelsd and fel |
pack to the woods
They however, gsllanfly reformed and ad- |
VsncSd By aim to the charge, led by Colonsl |
Rogers, of the 81 Texas
This time they reached the edge OF the ditch, !
put the dosdly Iausketry fire of the Ohio brigade
again broke them, and at ths word charge"
he llih Missouri and the 97th Ohio sprang up
and forward-at them, chasing their broken frag
nents back 10 the woods
Thus by noon ended the battle of the 4th Of
October
After waiting for the snemy's return short
lime. our skirmishers began to advance, aud
ound that their skirnishers ware gone fram the
ield, leaving their dead and wounded in our
lAnds.
Having ridden over it and satisfied myself Of
he fact, rode ell over our HneE announcing
he result of the fight in person, and Motif ID our
victorious troops tkst. after two days fighting,
wo almost Sleepless nights Of preparation, move
nents and marches, ! wished them to replenish
heir cartridge boxes, hsversac1s, etc, take an
arly sleep, and start in pursuit Of the rebels by
daylight
Returning from this, found the gallant Ne |
oherson with fresh brigade, on the public |
quare, and gave him the same netice, with !
riders TO take the advance
TIE RESULT OF THE BATTLE BRIEFLY STATED !
We fought the combined rebel forces of Mis- |
issippi commanded by Van Dorm, Price, |
lowell, Villspigue and Rust in person, number |
ng, according to their own authority, $4,000 /
1en
We sigually defeated them with little mere
han halt their numbers, and they 1sd. leaving |
heir dosd and wounded on the field The enc
ny's loss ia killed. was 1923 officers and men ; |
heir lot in wounded taking the general aver
&c, ar ounis TO 1863. We took 1858 prisoners, |
moHg them 1877 field officers, captains and sub |
lternS, representing ffty-Ihrss regiments of in-
sntry, sixteen regiments of cavalry, thirteen /
batteries Of artillery. aud seven battalons, |
making sixty-nine regiments, seven batta0As, |
nd thirtsen batteries, beside separ ate com
,anirs.
We took also fourteen stand of colors, two |
;eees of artillery, thirty-three hundred stand of /
mall arms, forty-sye thousand rounds of am
nunition, and large lot of accoutrements. The
nemy blew up several ammunition wagons be- |
ween COrinth and Chswslls, and beyond Che |
wallis many ammunition wagons aud carriages |
we're destroyed, and the ground Was strewn with /
ents, etiicers' mess chests and small arms. We |
pursued them forty miles ia force, and sixty |
niles with cavalry
Or loss was only 3l5 killed, 1912 wounded, |
md 2}2 prisoners and missing
II is said the enemy was so demOralized aud |
alarmed at our advance, they set FIRE to the stores
Il TupeO, but finding we were not close upon |
hem extinguished the fire and removed the pub |
ic stores, except two car loads of bacon, which |
hey destroyed.
To signaliye, in this report, ell those officers
md men whoae action IN ths battle deserves |
nention would unnecessarily lengthen this re-
'ort must, therefore, refer to the sub-repogts |
lnd special mentions to special paper herewith,
wherein thu most conspicuous, to the number OF
,ne hundred ard nine Office s and men are men
toned. w S ROSECRANZ
M-f,r Ga,araI