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: 412
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412 WEST TENN. AND NORTHERN MISS. (CLOH. XIX.
and the creek west of Corinth, where the enemy's outposts were driven
in smith little or no resistance-this brigade first formed line of battle
to the east of Cypress Creek, with Rust's brigade on its right and Ville-
pigue's on the left, a heavy line of skirmishers, composed of the First
Missouri Regiment and the Mississippi battalion of sharpshooters, pro-
ceeding in advance, supported by the Twenty-second and Fifteenth Mis-
sissippi Regiments in line, and the Sixth Mississippi Regiment (Colonel
Lowry) and Watson Battery (Captain Bursley) in reserve. The line
advanced steadily, forcing back the enemy's sharpshooters into their
intrenchments, and pushing on charged their works, capturing their
battery at the salient near the railroad and driving their entire infantry
force from the trenches. Rust and Villepigue carrying the trenches in
front of them about the same time rendered the work comparatively
easy for my brigade.
The Twenty-second Mississippi Regiment, Captain Lester commanding,
deserves special mention for their gallant charge on this occasion. The
Mississippi battalion of sharpshooters, Captain Caruthers commanding,
were conspicuous for their coolness and courage; also for joining the
Twenty-second Mississippi Regiment in the charge in which they cap-
tured the battery. The First Missouri Regiment, gathering in, charged
while deployed as skirmishers and drove the enemy from the trenches
before I could reach the position with the Fifteenth Mississippi Regi-
ment, which was advancing toward the same point. The First Mis-
souri Regiment, Lieutenant-Colonel Riley commanding, proceeding on-
ward, drove the enemy from one of their encampments nearly a mile
inside of their works, holding the same under fire until the second line
of battle was formed toward sunset for the attack on the right. The
enemy having abandoned the works on our right, the second line above
alluded to advanced and occupied their encampments, capturing a few
stragglers in the evening.
On the morning of the 4th the brigade was formed, in accordance with
instructions received the night before, immediately in advance of the
encampment occupied, and advanced steadily, with Villepigue on its
left and Rust in reserve, the whole moving together. Arriving within
600 yards of. a strong redoubt, supported on the right and left by
a similar work, with a formidable line of infantry intrenched con-
necting them, it was halted, and after a protracted skirmish, which
failed to develop the enemy's strength on the position, I determined, in
absence of the major-general commanding, to feel them more effectu-
ally and force them to show their strength. The Watson Battery (four
guns) was ordered to open upon the work immediately in our front, and
during the second round was answered by a terrific cannonade from the
right, left, and front, convincing me that the information given that
there were only three guns at this point was erroneous, as I had thus
developed at least twenty. The battery was ordered to the rear, and
after the firing abated slightly I moved the brigade a short distance to
the rear near Rust's line, in order to take advantage of the ground and
save it from a repetition of the galling fire which had been opened upon
them.
The brigade loss during this shelling was about 50 men killed and
wounded, and the whole command deserves special commendation for
their coolness under fire.
After remaining some two hours in the new position, our skirmishers
keeping up a continuous fire on our front and right, and after Villepigue
had repelled the attack made on his line and moved to the left, my bri-
gade was ordered to the rear, while Rust formed line of battle beyond,
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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/m1/423/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.