Year: 1861

We copy from the Memphis Avalanche some
extracts from letters giving further details of this
hard.fought battle.


The following is an extract from letter from a
soldier to his daughter:


Our loss will be from four to six hundred, killed
and wounded; and the enemy from one thousand
to fifteen hundred killed, wounded and prisoners
They whipped for two hours good when we
turned the tide aud whipped them worse-killing
about twice as many of their men. Captain Arm
strong died waving his cap on his sword, anGsani-
mating his men, and was the hero of the day Jno.
Satfarons and Jim Walker fell at the head of their
men; Saharans first leaving jim in command, who
behaved like man until he fell.


Gen. Pillow was in the thickest of the fight, as
fearless and courageous as bull dog. The odds
were so heavy against rs at the start, that our
men were too much excited, but when the fight
became about equal-that is to say when we got
half as many men as they had against us, our men
bent to their work, charged them with the bayo-
net routed them, recaptured our battery, and run
them into their boats, and killed from sixty to one
hundred of them on the boat. They cut their
cables with axes and our sharpshooters shot them
on the boat, disregardng their gunboats, which
were firing all the time. We spread our men on
the bank of the river and followed their boats un-
til dark, killing them all the time. 1t was ter
ribe fight.
went on the battlefield to day. 1t was strewn
with dead horses, caps, etc.. the trees are rdded
with balls, and the ground covered with bread and
crackers, thrown away by the cowardly Yankees.
We killed many of their officers and captured
Others. They were commanded by Gems. Nc.
Clernand and Grant.


We have had terrible fight but we have gained
dear-bought though glorious victory, and never
got fight except when they were two to four
times our number engaged They intended to
have attacked upon this side at the same time, hut
failed to make the trip, and when they heard the
result Of the fight, they fled to Paducah and left
us masters of everything.


The following is an extract from letter written
by son of the venerable Bishop of Tennessee to
his father:


They got into our camp and set fire to our tents
A squad of them went into my sleeping tent and
burst open three of trunks, and got several OF
my private letters and great many other things
They burst open the trunks with their bayonets
and stole a beautiful gold watch from one of my
terminates. One of the Dutch set fire to my office


tent. and had the matches in his hand to set fire to
| another part of the tent when fortunate ball
struck the gray-haired old man just in the centre
| of the forehead, and sent him, with the damninp
crimes of his life to the sOmbre shade of Tartarus
| He dropped dead in my tent, and his blood oozet
out, besprinkling the floor for many feet. The
| worst is yet to be told. They entered our hospita


tents and bayoneted two OF our sick men, one O
| whom had been accidentally shot few days pre-
| vious. Our assistant surgeon had probed hi
| wounds few minutes before. He (the surgeon


ruu out of the tent at the point OF the bay onet
| and took refuge in the river Another sick man


lying in adjoining tent, had his tent torn off
| him, and the tent was stuffed under another ont


and set on fire, leaving the poor man exposed tc
| the flames of the burning tents adjoining.
| Well could write for many hours, but mus
| curtail, as have much before me, to prepare M


report, etc.


You must excuse me for not writing before, bu
| | have had so much to do that | have not had tn


slightest time to spare. ! telegraphed that


escaped unhurt. My tassel on my hat was shot of


More at another time. Love TO ALL Write soor
| and believe me


| Your nfftconue MONROE.


A correspondent Of the Memphis Appeal relate


the following:


Gen. Fouke, an "M. c." of some little distinr


ton, was commander Of brigade on the field


and it is said that in retreating on to the boat,
| colonel OF one Of our regiments, who Was tormer
his personal friend prevented soldier Of his reg