The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-09-29
DIAGRAM OF THE BATTLE OF CnRINTH

| fight while Hamilton. working his way
through an impracticable thicket, was just
swinging in on the enemy's left.
| Van Dorm, supposing Corinth virtually his
own. sent off to Richmond an electrifying
dispatch, claiming a great victory, and rested
for the hight on his laurels.
AT a. m, Saturday, Oct q, the fight was
reopened by the fire of a rebel battery which
had been planted during the night in front,
and but 200 yards distant from, Fort Robi-
nett, in our center, covering the road W.N.
W from Corinth to ChewalIa Shell were
thrown into Corinth. exploding in streets and
houses, and causing a sudden stampede Of
teamsters, suffers, and noa-combatants gen.
orally.
No reply was made by our batteries till
fair daylight, when Capt Williams opened
from Fort Williams with his 20-pound Par
rotts, and in three minutes silenced the un-
| seasolable disturber, two of whose guns were
dragged off, while the third. being deserted,
was taken and brought within our lines
By this time the skirmishcrS of both sides
had wormed their way into the swampy
tllickets separating the hostile forces, and
their shots, at first scattering, came thicker
and faster.
Occasionally there would be lull in this
fusilade, swiftly followed by considerable
volleys. Batteries on both sides now came
into full play. and shells were falling aud
bursting everywhere but no rebel masses,
nor even lines of infantry, We're visible,
until suddenly, about $50 a. M, q vast col
umn of cleaning bayonets flashed oat from
the woois east of the railroad, and moved
sternly up the Bolivar road
Says the witnessing correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Comm rc.ai.
A prodigious mass, with cleaning bayo-
nets, suddenly loomed out dark and threat
ening, on the east Of the railroad, moving
sternly up the Bolivar road in column by di-
visions. Directly, it opened out in the shape
of a monstrous wedge, and drove forward
impetuously toward the heart of Corinth.
| Ii was splendid target for our batteries, and
it was soon perforated. Hideous gaps were
| rent in it, but those massive lines were closed
almost as soon as they were torn open
| At this period, the skillfnl management
/ OF Gen. Rosecrans began to develop. 1t was
discovered that the enemy had been enticed
to attack precisely at the point where the
artillery could sweep them with direct, cross,
and enfilading fire. He had prepared for
such an occasion. Our she'll swept through
| the mass with awful effect: but the brave
rebels pressed onward inhexibly
j Directly, the wedge opened and spread
ont magnilicently, right and let, like great
wings, seeming TO swoop over the whole field
before them. But there was a fearful march
in front. A broad, turfy gIacis, sloDing up
ward ut an angle of 30 degrees to a crest
| fringed with determined, disciplined soldiers.
and clad with terrible batteries, frowned upon
them. There were a few Instructions fallen
timber-which disorderc1 their lines a little
But every break was instantly welded
Our whole line opened fire. but the
enemy. seemingly insensibie to fear or in
, iuriated by passion, bent their necks down
ward and marched steadily to death, nth
their faces 0rerted Ike men stirling TO protect
Themselves against drifting It sm Of hail
The Yates and Burgess Sharpshooters living
snugly behind their rude breastworks poured
in destructive fire; but it seemed no more
effectual than if they had been firing potato
balls, excepting that somebody was killed.
The enemy still pressed onward undismayed.
REBEL GAINS
:" Al last they reached the crest Of the hill
in front and To the right of Fort Richardson.
and Gen. Dayies's Division gave way 1t be-
gan to fall back in disorder. Gen. Rosccrans.
who had been watching the conflict with
eagle eye. and who is described as having ex-
pressed Ills delight at the trap into which
Gen Price was blindly plunaing, discovered
the break, and dashed TO the front, inflamed
with Indignation. lie rallied the men by his
splendid example in the thickest of the fght.
Before the line was demoralized, he succeeded
in restoring it, and the men brave when
braycly led, fought again. But it had yielded
much space; and the loss of Fort Richardson
was certain
Prices right moved swiftly to the Head
quarters OF Gen. Rosecrans, took possession
of il, aud posted themselves under cover of
! the portico of the house, and behind its cor
ners, whence they opened fire upon our troops
on the opposite side of the public square
'SeYcn rebels were killed within the little
| inclosuTe ia front of the Generals cottage.
The structure is a sort Of sieve now-bullets
have puneturcd it so we'll But the despera-
docs got no farther into town.
Battle was raging about Fort Richard
son. Gallant Richardson, for whom it was
named, fought lis battery well Had his sup
ports fought as his ariiicrymen did. the record
would have been different The rebels gained
the crest OF tho hill, swarmed around the
little redoubt, and were swept away from it
rs a breath viii dissi pate smoke Again they
| swarmed like infiiriated tigers. At Inst, a
desperate dash, with . yell. Richardson goes
down to rise no more. His supports are not
or hand. The foe shouts triumphantiy and
seizes the gTns. The horses are so yards
down the hill toward Corinth. A score Of
rebels seize them.
1.-The 56th Iii. suddenly rises from cover in