The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-20


LOUISVILLE, June 10, 1884
star officer from the front reports heavy fighting
Wednesday ON left Bair's corps was stormng the
enemy's works. Our whole army In line, and there
was firing along the entire front.
The rebels being sswly driven back, under nre|
mainly Of our artillery. Our losses were slight.
Blair was reported to be south OF the
river Wednesday night. Johnston had massed IN!
artillery to prevent right from crossing there
A rebel officer captured Tuesday night with
dispatches from Johnston to Wheeler, ordering him q
destroy the bridge which Sherman recently built ov
the Etowah
The Recent Defeat Of General stureis.
Much excitement WAS created II the city On SUNDAY
morning b. the arrival Of number Of soldiers d.
General sturgs who, viii 10 remembered BY ou RED.
ers left this city some twelve days ago charged with IL
execution q the important work q cutting the rsSa
Railroad They Of oil sorts and conditions Bat
few that met varied from the nrst accounts 70
the that Madam Ramor has invested with. VIE
variousy pus tho losses 81 from 70 thoussnd.
all the ordnance and stores, with the complete train d
Soon after the first squad Of sraggsrs had reached the
city a1 wss pus os
dismal in s toning Of rss flush u appeared an
restored confidence ere nghtfal among the people q
Memphis, many OF whom In their ignorance Of the real
Of AFFAIRS fearful that the notorious Forrss
would repeat the shroatenugs which two months snss
The column isit Memphis, and advanced in ~
following order;-Dvison Of cavalry, under Brisa:
wnsow'S Orisadss; Brssdisr General IcWiiiams'
brigade Of infantry, s composed Of the Sixty fifth and
nos, Ninety Indians Ninth Minnesota , and coa
pany 4, First Illinois light artillery, and brigade
SHst hSs Ss. .sS Ss re- 1
ninth United States oolorsd infantry whole foroe
numbering some few hundreds eight thousand mes
possibly two hundred and forty wagons.
Nothing worthy Of note transpired until the vicinity
point about iorty miles southwest Of Corinh The enemy
were Tor the rst time confronted 10 foroe, posted VEGA
Of the town. the Fulton Ripley road Aer the
iion, General sturgis ordered the cavalry forwMl
at brisk charge but meeting with largely superior
compelled to fall back. which they did In good order
until Old Town creek reached three miles from the
q nary he qucssd sSns
six miles 70 roach the scene.
spanned By but bridge that vicinity and that
whore the Fulton and Ripley road approaches It, ps
euliarty OF the eastern bank that IL 10 several fee!
higher than the western, which, readers viii
readily perceive was highly advantageous to the enemy
who occupied Il in force, after driving our troops
was fought, during which both sides contested
obsnately the disputed crossing; but the enemy
aud obstnaely for eight miles, until the swamp ness
Ripley, the Fulton road, was reached, whore
another stand was made, and q brisk engage.
ment eBsued. This the point OF dsaster. The
road very narrow and knee deep with mud did ad-
init OF that free movement for teams, wagons and art
lery necessary under circumstances such those
the time attending the forces under Generasurgis ana
the consequence that confusion ensued which
communicated itself to the hen accelerated by
extraordinary effort Of the ene the cavalry fell back
upon the infantry, and they on the now mex.
trcably mired artillery, anu mic followed The
mules were cut from such Of the wagons az we're
not In brisk down the road the horses from ths
gun carrsges and ambulancss and furnished with pan
stricken riders down the road, making what was
really but q temporary embarrassment seem 10 be -
captured asout hundred wagons. half dozen ambu-
iancos and ordnance stores or prisoners
my probably captured about i've hundred including Tie
wounded and sick.
Notwithstanding the steady pursuit OF the enemy -
Cocrvile the cavalry brought Of the chs os a
Old Town creek nearly intact the only regiment OF the
expedition that branch OF the service that suffered -
yerely being the Second New Jersey.
The consist chiefly OF infantry and artillery, an
will not prisoners and ALL foot up much more than I've
We have no, been able to get anything like an estimats
o the loss OF the rebels who we're commanded by Geues
ais Forrest, Roddy, s. D. Lee, Gholson and Chalmers
General Kirby Smith not present. he still IN The
Trans Mississippi Department
The wounded and stragglsrs continue 10 ooe In ana
will, II Ia expected, until the close Of the week.
Fifteen hundred infantry reached the city yesterday,
and they report the arrival 81 Cosrvs u ths creates
portion OF tho original force.
We have no doubt that by the time the last Of tne
stragglers reach the city the present estimated loss WIN
DO materially reduced.