Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-07-19

arms, ammunition, baggage, etc., which
we cannot afford to lose. My baggage
is gone, but l am prepared to bivouac
for one day in order to save what we
can. The force crossing toward Che
walla has retired again, The firing
is between Van Dorn's battery and the
enemy who are trying to force Hardee
back on the lower Pennington road.
Yours truly,
BRAxToN BRAGG.
CoRINTH, MISS, May 28th, '62.
General Considering that we have
yet so much to be removed from this
place, l have decided that the retro>
grade movement shall not take place
till the 90th, instead of the Doth. You
will please issue all orders to that effect
to the forces under your command. 1t
would be advisable to stop at once the
ammunition and provision trains atcon-
venient points to this place,
Respectfully your obedientservant,
G. T. BEAuREGARD,
General commanding, etc.
The troops bivodacked about the
trenches all day on the 29th, Every
thing was quiet all along the line. DC,
casionally the sound of a cannon and a
little picket firing was heard. Gener-
ally dull foreboding silence rested
over the scene. Everything movable
was being sent to the rear. General
Bragg was at the depot experimenting
the removal in person.
Everything was ready for the moves
ment by 5 o'clock on the night of the
29th. The camp fires were kindled,
the cooking vessels that could not be
removed we're broken up by the light
of the camp fires. In fact the Con,
federates replenished their camp fires
by such combustible material as they
found inconvenient to remove.
The main army was withdrawn in
the direction of Guntown. Col. Say
age was ordered to take his regiment
to Smiths bridge, over Tuscumbia river
and cover the retreat of the army by
holding the bridge while the army re-
tired to Baldwin. The regiment ar
rived at the bridge about 4 o'clock OF
the morning of May 30th, and after
putting out pickets to guard the APP
proaches, cut down trees and complete
ly blockaded the road for some distance
through the swamp from the river banl
to the north, and destroyed the bridge
Placing pickets along the river the regi
ment bivouacked.
The 18th remained at Smiths bridg,
during the 3Oth and 31st of May anc
LIST of June. The enemy made no &C
tive demonstration in its front, bu
seemed to strike in the direction o
Baldwin. During the stay of tire
days at Smiths bridge the regimen
was isolated from the rest of the arm,
and held an important position. BENZ
out of convenient reach of the suppl
train the regiment subsisted from tn
locality. Beef was procured in tn
neighborhood, and the people on
nighboring plantation supplied the mel
with corn bread. On the evening G
June I'd, he withdrew to Bald win, an,
on the evening of June Sd, Col. Saw
age sent in the following report t
Maj. Williamson, of Gen. Folks staff
HEADQUARTERS 18th Tenn, Vols.
DoNELsoN's BRIGADE, June Sd, 1862
Major George Williamson, Assistau
Adjutant General: Major-In accord
ance with the orders of Maj. Gen. Poll
my regiment, conducted by Capital
Rucker, destroyed Smiths bridge {
daylight on Friday morning. Tt
timber was cut by Capt. Safaran
party, and the road efectually blocl
AIDED Capt. Yerger and his compan
of cavalry reported and secuted up an
down the river for several miles. n
artillery reported, and | was satisfied
be without it.
On Saturday a citizen scout reporte
. 200 Yankee cavalry picketed about
, mile from the bridge, on the road whiC
l came, and that the horses were vel
> poor and the men looking badly. E
/ informed them of my force at the bridg