The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-10-08

| THEY SMELLED AS MUCH GUNPOWDER
and heard as many cannon-balls and bullets as
must satisfy their ambition Capt. Hammond,
my Chief of Staff, though in feeble health, was
very active in rallying broken troops, encourag-
| ing the steadfast and aiding to form the lines
| Of defense and attack. ] recommend him to
your notice. Maj. Sanger's intelligence, quick
| perception and rapid execution, were of great
value to me. especially in bringing into line
our movements. Capts. Mccoy and Dayton,
Aids-de-Camp, were with me all the time, carry
ing orders, and acting with cooiness. spirit, and
courage. To Surgeon Hartshorne and DIR.
| l. Hommedieu hundreds Of wounded men
are indebted for the kind and excellent
| treatment received Oil :t4rp field of battle and
| in the various temporary hospitals created
| along tho line of our operations. They worked
| day and night and did not rest till all the
wounded of our own troops as we'll rs of the
enemy. were in safe and comfortable shelter.
| To Maj. Taylor Chief of Artillery, feel under
| deep bligatons for his good sense aud judg-
| ment in managing the batteries, on which so
much depended. | inclose his report and in
dorse his recommendations The cavalry Of
my command kept to the rear. and took little
part in the action; hut it would have been
madness to have exposed borses to the mus.
kerry fire under which we were compelled to
| remain from Sunday at ga. IN. till Monday at
p m. tac' D.
Capt Kossack, Of the Engineers was with me
all the time, and waslofgreat assistance. III.
close his sketch of the battlefield, which is the
| best have seen, aud which will enable you to
see the various positions occupied by my divis.
| ion. as well as of the others that participated
in the battle. / will also send in during the
/ day the detailed reports of my Brigadiers and
! Colonels, and will indorse them with such re-
marks as deem proper.
| am, with much respect. your obedcnt serv-
ant, w. 4. SHERMAN,
! Brigadier General Commanding Fifth Divis-
ION.
| AFTER THE BATTLE.
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH DIVISION,
Tuesday, April g. 1862
| SIR: With tho cavalry placed at my com.
mand and two brigades of my fatigned troops,
| / went this morning ont on the Corinth road.
! One after another of the abandoned camps of
| the enemy lined the road, with hospital flags
| for their protection. At all we found more or
less wounded and dead men. At the forks OF
the road found the head of Gen. +. J. Woods
Division, OF Bnelps army. ordered cavalry
to examine both roads leading toward Corinth,
aud found the enemy on both. Col. Dickey, OF
| the 4tb Ill. Cav, asking for reinfOrceDents, /
| ordered Gen. Wood TO advance the head of his
| columns cautiously on the lefthand road. About
| half mile from the forks was clear field,
through which the road passed, and immedi-
ately hey ond a space OF some 200 yards of fallen
timber. aud beyond that extensive rebel
camp The enemy's cavalry could be seen in
this camp. After reconnaissance ordered the
two ad vance com mpanies of the 77th Ohio, Col.
| Hiidebrand, to depioy forward as skirmishers,
and the regiment itself forward into line, with
au interval of 100 yards. In this order we ad
vanced cautiously until the skirmishers were
engaged. Taxing it for granted this disposi-
| 6claa fl,o IN HalH III ick kav
4ti Ill. Cav. ready for the charge. The ene-
my's cavalry came down boldly at charge, led
i by Gen. Forrest in person, breaking through
our line of skirmishers, when the regiment oi
infantry, without cause, broke. threw away
their muskets and fed. The ground was ad-
,nirably adapted for a defense of infantry
against cavalry, being miry and covered with
| fallen timber.
As the regiment of infantry broke, Dickey's
| cavalry began to discharge their carbiues and
| fell into disorder ! instantly sent orders to
the rear for the brigade to form iine-of battle.
which was promptly executed. The broken
infantry and cavalry rallied on this line. and
as the enemy's cavalry came to it, our cavalry
in turn charged and drove them from the field
/ advanced the entire brigade over the same
ground and sent Col. Dickeys cavalry mile
farther on the road. On examining the ground
which had been occupied by the 77tll Ohio we
| found Is Of our men dead aud about 20 wounded
| / sent TOT wagons aud Nad All the WOunued
carried back to camp. and caused the dead to be
buried, also the whole rebel camp to be de-
| stroyed.
Here we found mpeA anmunition for field
| pieces, which was DESTROYED also two caissons
and a general hospital, with about 280 Confed
crate wounded, and. about SO of our own
wounded men. Not having the means o.
bringing them of. Col. Dickey, by my orders
took !. surrender, signedsby the Medical D
rector tLyle) and by all the attending Surgeons
and pledge to report themselve to yon as pris