The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 17, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports. Page: 387
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duration, the enemy, notwithstanding his lines had been trebled by re-
enforcements, was driven from his positions and forced to take refuge in
his innermost works in and around the town. The troops of m3 com-
mand, having nearly exhausted their ammunition in the heavy fighting
through the day, were withheld from immediate pursuit, and the delay
in procuring the necessary supplies of ammunition forced us to close
the fight for the day. My troops were withdrawn for cover and laid on
their arms during the night in the position from which the enemy had
been driven.
About 4 o'clock on the morning of the 4th three batteries of my com-
mand were placed in position and opened fire upon the town, under the
immediate orders of the major-general commanding. About daylight
orders were received to advance my whole line. In the execution of this
order a delay was occasioned by the illness of Brigadier-General H6bert,
commanding a division. He was necessarily relieved from duty. The
command devolved upon Brigadier-General Green, who moved forward
as soon as he could make thie necessary disposition of his troops.
It was after 9 o'clock when my line became generally and furiously
engaged with the enemy in his innermost and most formidable works,
from which his infantry and artillery could jointly operate against my
troops. Here, as in the previous actions, my artillery could not be
effectively brought into action and but few of the guns were engaged.
The fighting by my command was almost entirely confined to the in-
fantry. My men pressed forward upon the enemy, and with heavy loss
succeeded in getting into his works, having driven him from them, capt-
uring more than forty pieces of artillery and forcing him to take refuge
in the houses of the town and in every place that would afford protection
from our galling fire. He was followed and driven from house to house
with great slaughter. In the town were batteries in mask, supported
by heavy reserves, behind which the retreating enemy took shelter, and
which opened upon our troops a most destructive fire at short range.
My men held their positions most gallantly, returning the fire of the
enemy with great spirit until portions of them exhausted their ammu-
nition and were compelled to retire. This necessitated the withdrawal
of the whole line, which was done under a withering fire. The attack
was not resumed and we fell back to our supply train, the men being
almost exhausted from exertion and want of food and water. General
Villepigue's brigade moved over to our assistance but did not become
engaged, as the enemy was too badly cut up to follow us. We fell back, in
order to obtain water, some 6 miles from Corinth, where we bivouacked
for the night, bringing off all of our artillery and arms save one rifled
piece, which had been inadvertently driven into the enemy's line while
going into battery before daylight in the morning and had been left.
We brought off also the two guns captured at the outer line of fortifi-
cations on the 3d.
It is impossible for me to do justice to the courage of my troops in
these engagements, nor can I discriminate between officers or com.
man(ds where all behaved so nobly. This is the less necessary, as the
operations of my command were under the immediate observation of
the major-general commanding.
For minute details of the actions, and particularly of the artillery, of
the 3d and 4th instant, as well as for instances of personal and distin-
guished gallantry, I beg leave to refer the major-general commanding
to the reports of the commanding officers, herewith inclosed.
On the morning of the 5th instant we resumed the march in the
direction of Pocahontas, my command moving by divisions, Maury's inCORINTH.
387
omaP. xx,.]
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United States. War Department. The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 17, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports., book, 1886; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154626/m1/398/?q=Reid%27s: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.