Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-11

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lime, of the Memphis Argus of the 9th instant
which contains several Federal reports of tn,
battle of COrinth. The fist Is a dispatch {,
General Sherman, as follows:
COLUMBUS KY, October g.
GENERAL SHERMAN: l take the liberty {,
send you the news from Corinth tonight n,
doubt you are anxious to hear from there
General HuTlburt came up with Price, o.
rather cut him of from Bolivar, near Mi4dleton
yesterday noon, and fought and drove him acrsS,
the Chewalla. To day they pressed hence from
both sides.
One dispatch says that Prices chief of stae
has Just besn taken, with al Of his dispatches
Our prisoners now amount to over two thousand
together with all the euemy's lad and wounded
a dispatch received tonight says Price is pressed
| There is no doubt but that our forces have
achieved great victory.
Among our wounded are Colonels Morton
! Mower and Gilbert Among the wounded of
the enemy are Colonel Pritchsrd, ID Missouri,
I Colonel Dade, 18th Arkansas. Colonel McLsin.
severely. Colonel johnson, 2Oth Arkansas, Col
Onel Rogers 20th Texas Colonel Martin, com
mandug brigade, Major James, 29rh Arkansas
and General Martin we're killed.
All the prisoners We have taken we're nearly
starved, and report all the army the same
RosEcRANS' report of the fight on Saturday
is as follows:
CORINTH, MISS, October l.
To AsjOrGeneral L. S. Grant:
! Your dispatch is received telling me to follow
| ihe rebels
! This morning Price made fiarce and deter
mined attack on our right, Van Dorm and Lovel
/ on our left. The contest lasted uut.. half pas
! eleven O'Clock, and was very deadly to the enc
my. They drove in our center-sOma Of them
penetrated TO tho Corinth House. Hamilton
| whose lefs Was On the main line 0f their attack
maintained bis ground in all bat one spots and
making an advance, secured the ceI 70 with two
first rate regiments Colonel Sullivan gave u.
lime to bring batteries into sctiOn and saved the
day on that side
Van Dorm and Lowell made most determined
attack on the extreme right, on the Chewslla
/ road; they were led TO the attack through the
| sbattis-tWe Of them reached the diIch the
UtheT two stopped not fifty PAGES from it. All
! that grape and csnnister could do was tried but
when it reached this point charge was ordered,
| when il became race between the 27ih Ohio
and the llth Missouri This was too much for
| the staggered cOlamns-many fell down and
held up their hands for mercy. They are badly
/ beaten on both fronts-leit their dead and
wnunded on the field, and are in full retreat
| Our loss, though severe, specially in officers,
| is nothing like that Of the enemy Bngadier-
General Hacklemsn fell bravely lighting at the
| head Of his brigade yesterday, shot through the
| jugulsr vein. Colonels KIRBY. Smith, Gilbert
And Mower wounded, not mortslly; General
I Oglesby dangerously. The number killed
cannot tell. Their killed and wounded are
stTewn along the road for five miles out, where
I they had a hospital
! We have between seven hundred and one
thousand prisoners, not counting wounded.
| Mcpherson hss resched here with his force We
move at daylight in the morning.
W. 5. ROsECRANs, Maj joT- General.
As containing something additional, we give
the following:
Special DiIPatch to the Chicago Tlmssl
CAIRO, October General Tuttle received
dispatch this morning, giving good news from
CoriHth.
Price made the attack with forty thousand
men The fight lasted up to last evening. Our
troops are said to have acted nobiy.
General Dodge sends dispatch to this place
TO prepare for large number Of wounded
There is no doubt that ths battle has been
very severe one.
LsECoED DISPATCH
Special Dispatch 70 the Chicago TlmeL
CAIRO, October The battle on Saturday at
Cerinth was one Of tho most severe of the war.
Price attacked our right, and Van Dorm aud
Lowell our left They were sure Of success and
/ fought desperately. When they crossed Hatchie
they burned the bridge, not expecting to need it
| 10 make good their retreat Al one time our
center was pierced, and the rebels penetrated as
isT as the Connth House, in nearly the Cater Of
tbe to Fn. They we're driven out ut the point Of
the oayonet. Van Dorm pushed bis way through
the sbstts on the eft and reached the ditch in the
lace OF storm of grape and canister. The 9Th
Ohio and llth Missouri then made q charge, and
his column gave way. The rebels we're com
Psetely routed. The number lost is not known,
but it is very great. Our loss is heavy, psrtic-
Hlarly among officers. We have taken between
200 and 1000 prisoners, not including wounded
Another dispatch to the associated press Of
the North, dated Cairo, October 5lh-Sunday-
says:
The Mobile and Ohio railroad Is not seriously
injured The telegraph is repaired to Corinth,
General HurlbuTt marched on Saturday to the
south side Of Hatchie river with large force,
thus cutting Of Prices retreat. R0secIans
moved early this morning to renew the attack
and csnnonsding hss been heard al day IL the
direction of their forces Prics is in the forks Of
Hsschie river, aud between Hurlburt and Rose
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