The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-07-07

spoil of our camps-though they could carry
off but little of it-and the prisoners.
n IAN IMPRESSED New-Yorker" saws: mo
heroism of officers or men could avail TO stay
the advance OF the Federal troops. At y. m,
the COME crates decided on retreat to Cor
NTH: and Gen. Breckinridge. strengthened by
three regiments of cavalry-Forrests Adamss,
and the Texas Rangers. raising his effective
force to l2,000 men-receiycd orders to protect
the rear. b 4 p M, the COnfederates were in
full retreat The main body of the army
passed silently and swiftly along the road to-
ward Corinth: our division, bringing up the
rear, determined to make Il desperate stand ii
pursued. A this time the Union forces might
have closed in upon our retreating col mus and
cut Off Breckinridge's Division and perhaps cap-
turcd it. Federal battery threw some shells.
as II feeler, across the road on which we were
rctreating. between our division and the main
bo v: but no rery was made to them. as this
would have BETRAYED our position We passed
on with Ii tie opposition or loss, and by O'Clock
had reached noint one and Il half miles nearer
Corinth tn IN tho point of attack Sabbath morn
.ng Up to this time, tn, pursuit seemed
feeble and TIE Confcderates were SURPRISED
that the Veto ious Federals made no more OF
their ADVANTAGE. Nor is it yet understood why
siStcnt pursuit would have created q complete
rOut of the now broken, weary, and dispirited
rrhels Two hours moro OF such lighting as
Buells fresh men could have made would have
domoralizcd nd destroyed Beauregards army.
For some rcason this was not done' and night
close the attie.'
~ These cannon were IInunes. ionablv taken
on sunday; but how many of them were re-
tanned on Monday and carried of in the retreat,
d. es not appear 1t is not probable that Beau
rega d r.turned to Corinth with so MANY so
cG ctivc guns as he had taken thence when he
advanced.
among the On uaties on his side, in addition to
the loss OF their Communicated jef, Alhcr' ;.
Johnston, thit Hoa Geo w. johnson, "Proyis-
ional Governor OF Kentucky" was killed on
MONDAY. hzyi q had his horse shot under him
on Snnd v; Brig Gen. Gladding. of Withers's
Corps, was mort uv wounded that Gen; 3r gg
n It wo horscs shot un'lcr him: Gen Hardee
was slightly woun ed, his cnat eli with balls,
nnd his horse Il s-blod tn ( Gen Breckenridge
W twic' struck by spent balls; that Gen.
| Chea than was slightly wounded md had three
hors shot under him thai Brg.-Gens. Clark.
Bowen, and u r. Johnson were severely
sorsn bot uracr him and was severely injured
BY his fall. H hoisted 10 feet into The air
by the exrlosi07 Ola shcl which tore his horse
to sbreds ard was himself supposed to be
killed: but he rose at once to MS feet and
en- lei for an ther horse Several Coionels
wore killed md many more severely wounded;
among them. Henry W. Allen, 4th La, who wgs
caoe-n xt r. bel Governor of the STATE. ana
whose fFeisi report of the second days fight
contains tho lowing:
"Having Suffered from loss Of blood and in
tense in. ! i ced the regiment under the
commend of Lent = oil : Il. Hunter. and rode
over 10 the tpspit~I to get relief After having
nv wound DIR S ed. WIS about lying down, ii
order fakca little rest when q general stHIn-
pedc began 1T CONS. ambulances and mon.
/ l
after the ds~facctul refugees. succeeded in
utting stop 70 the stsmDede and placed cav
rv u fAc re.,r. with orders TO cat down all
who att mptrd to pass. Here | met IN 4 id of
Gen. Bragg, .so urdcred me to lily all the
stranger, a:id or them N linz. Thi' did.
After FORMING battalion Leut.-Col Barrow,
commandng the llth l. =, came 10 NE with tie
remnant o. his reyime"t. aud placed himself
and regime under my command. This force,
together with Re remnants of two II bama
ana one Tennessee regiment, a eatatg e body
Of en- who stoo firm in front of the hos
pit Is. ready to receive the advancing column
"W lie railying the straggler<. I came across
two IN t ries bat hid iost all their commits
stoned officers. Thcss ] took possession of,
sent for Il II uunitiOn. supplied them with men
sfrom III mand: and sent on of them 70
Gen B"au regard This battery fired the last
shots ainst the enemy. The other battery,
and the forces und r r1y command, held their
position in the very face of the enemy, un il
." cred to be retired by command of Gen
Bragg"
81 An Impressed New Yorker writing of
the retreat from tbs rebel vi tory, says:
- made detorIr from the road on which the
army vas retreating. that might trave faster
and get ahead of ic main body. In this ride Of
Il miles alongside of the routed army, | saw
more of human agony and woe than i trust 1
Will ever again he called to witness. The re-
treat ng host would along narrow and almost
impa <aber rod extending some seven or eight
mi es in length. Here was II long line OF wag-
Gus loaded with wounded. piled in like bags of
grain. grooming and cursing; Will. the mules
plunged on in mud and water beliy-deep, the
water sometimes coming into the wagons. Next
came a struggling regiment OF infantry, press
ing on past the train of wagons then stretch
er borne upon tn shoulders OF four men carry
ing a woundel officer; then soldiers staggering
along, with an Arm broken md hanging down,
or oth1r fearful wounds which were enough to
destroy lite. And, to add to the horrors of the
scene, the elem nts of heaven marshaied their
fOr.cs-a fitting a compan nent of the tempest
of human desoation and passion which was
raging. A cold, drZZling rain commenced
about nightfal, and soon came harder and