The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-09-28

When It Is taken inoaeonsideration that
our army had to, tr2vea ekle deep In dust,
over . Wild, barren, bf0e1h couutryi without
aiiOrding any subsiete1ne, and our men on
half rations, undergoin& forced marches ami
terrible sufIerings witlFnt murmur, and
then TO contemplate t1csr heroism on the
iield, which has won as eo great and glorious
God Of battles favored cur arms. Bat for
The want of rafions Gen. RyaQg ,ooasld Aasv
tottoa'ed ap his victoyy M< sex1 day; ont our
troops acefe ana6le to m0se sRsfa ealr supplies
came mp. In this great battle Gen. Bragg
has exhibited military kagaci!y far over.
reaching Rosecrans, and hy his ,nasterly
maneuyres has handled hM hrmy with a
skill and Judgment that only could have Sc
cured to US such glorious victory.
cAsUALTIxs.
Brig Gen. b. II. Helm. tho was killed,
was leading his men on TO victory. when he
ieli n0rfaliy wounded In the abdomen by a
mimic bail. He was taken back to the hos.
pilai, six miles above RinGgolh, where he ex.
pirei during the night, Tie was eran,lson
Of Ben Hardin, the celebrated Kentnckian.-
lie entered the Southern army without :.
commission, but from the rank of private ht
was soon made Colonel, and com mmaude,l the
lst Kentucky cavalry In The Confederatc ser
vice. When the battle Pf Shiloh was brew.
ing, he closely watched the movements OF
Gen. Buell., and kept Gen. Johnston con.
s.antly advised OF the enemy's whereabouts
and movements. lie was made Brieadier
General in March, 1862, and took command
oI henfnchy brigade at Vicksburg last
summer. Ills wife is Lalf sister OF Mrs
Lincoln, and sister Of Alex. Todd. who was
killed ut Baton Rouge II will also he ~
memberet that Lieut.. Todd, who was Killed
Al Shiloh, was his brother inaw. His wife
Is now in the city, and shares the sylr pathy
oi hosts OF Kentucky friends and the people,
oi the South generally. Before Gen. Helm
dicu, The chaplain cOnyersed and prayed
with him, and he expressed perfect rcsiena-
tioh to his fate, which he met in the same
cheerful spirit that he has SO well served his
country. Thus, without murlnur. passed
away another of the numerous thrnng of
brave defenders Of truth, Justice and liberty.
In Helms lst Kentucky brigade l, 1853 men
went INTO ae.ion-433 only came out of il.
Among the killed Of this brigade we learn
the following Major Rice Graves, Breckjn-
ridges stall; Col. J. NJ. Hewitt, I'd kentucky
regiment; Capt: Harry Rogers, do; Lieut.
NJ. NJ. Cars, n, do; Adj't W. Bell. do: CAPT
Daniels, 9Th Kentucky; Lieut.. Bell, 4ih XIV.
Cheatham's division is reported 10 be in
possession OF Gen. Thomas's body.
Col. Bland aud Major Hard, It'll 8. G., and
Col. Ould, of the Sth 8. c.; Col. Hewett. I'd
ny, iIicut. Noi IuSc, ictu Ala Coz. wheaton,
2sd Ala, were killed. Col. John NJ. Lillard.
10th Tenn, and Major Haskell, 18th Tenn,
wounded.
Col Richmond, Gen. Folks Aid de- Camp,
was killed by Yankee sharpshooter lust uf.
ter the fight was over. lie was riding be
tween the lines of the two armies and after
he was shot and had fallen from his horse he
wrote in his memorandum book the request
that his body should be taken to his home
;,,t c,, ~.
would pay $500 in gold.
The Federals have Jolly way Of throwing
down their guns and rushing to the rear OF
our troops when they have enough of our
musketry. While Gen. Lyttle was not far
from our line his men suddenly rushed for
ward, and when he was for q moment amazed
ut the brilliant charge made without orders,
and then when he saw that their muskets had
been thrown away, he sought himself to cs-
cape with his staii. He turned bis horse to
1y, but it was too late; he, and every man
near him, was killed. lie was shot through
the head, the ball entering just above the
neck and coming out above his nose.
Brig. Gen. Preston Smith, who was killed,
was a brave eTennesseean.
THE PRISONERS AND WOUNDED.
The train on Tuesday evening brought
down the first installment of Yankee pris-
oners from Bragg's army. They were part
of some 800 captured GU Saturday, and were
full of bombast. In conversation one of
them informed us that he believed "Rose- |
crans would get whipped this time, but he |
had too many pontOon bridges to cross the |
Tennessee and get away with" They are |
the most hang-dog looking scoundres We |
have ever seen, their appearance not being |
One-half rs fine rs tue men OF Grants army.
They appeared not in the least surprised at |
the Intelligence OF Rosecrans' s rout On Sun
day aiid Monday, but assert that they have a
plenty of troops 10 protect their retreat af |
ter they cross the Tennessee: The number |
that arrived yesterday is ,G3i Among them |
are. one Colonel aud several Lieutenant |
and Majors, all The remaining offi- |
GERS being snbaltems. They mostly belong |
to McCOOk's and Thomas s corps, composed |
Of Kentucky, Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois |
troops.
Some of the officers among the prisoners
who arrived last night asserted that Rose |
Grams had u reserve which was not engaged |
IN thesbattles Oil Saturday and sunday, CON |
sistiug of McPherson's corps from Grants |
army, and sixteen thousand under Burnside. |
The former they stated were resting on the |
north bank OF the Tennessee, and the latter
were in the vicinity Of Chattanooga We
doubt the correctness Of these representa- |
lions, but are glad to know that Gen. Bragg
will not be without large additional
strength III tnc next cOHilIct.
Among the prisoners We haze soldiers
from Mcade's army, and they tell us that
Slerman's corps Is on the march from Hunts
Vile, Ala; that Burnside is coming down
from East Tennessee, aud that Grant is as
cending the Cumberland river.
A RECONNAISSANCE TOWARDS CHATTANOOGA.
Mr.. Rushton, agent Of the East Tennessee
and Georgia railroad, cndeavOred to reach
with an engine, Wednesday,
for the purpose Of ascertaining the condition
of the track, via Cleveland. The report made
Of this reconnaissance ut Dalton was, that
on reaching a point within five miles OF |
they met Pegram's cavalry,
about O'Clock, who ordered the party back
to Dalton, aud informed them the Federals
were still in the town. Pegrap had received
orders to fall back to Chickanauga When
the engine passed Cleveland Oh its return
Birds brigade Of Federal cavalry were report
ed within six miles Of the town. Our forces
stationed there being snall in numbers were
obliged to leave. tits evident we must have
another struggle before kesecrans is driven
across the river.
Rosecrans has certainly been concentra-
ting his forces since Sunday, aud that he has
been able To gather as much physical force
"a he lost. NAV be true. Burnsids.'s disposal
ble force may have joined him, and his garri-
sons left lower down and north OF the river
may have been hurried to his support. And
Il viii bc remembered that the letter of our
correspondent, Kingston" published yes
ter.lay, (who writes advisedly,) Informs ns
that i've brigades CT infantry, one Of cavalry,
aud several batteries of artillery, left Hunts
vile, Ala, ON the 18th inst. II this force had
not come up in time to participate In the
late battle, they will have had time to make
the march ere this. 1t is the impression of
our officers they were engaged before, but the