. The Confederate mail carrier; or, From Missouri to Arkansas through Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. An unwritten leaf of the "Civil War". Being an account of the battles, marches and hardships of the First and Second brigades, Mo., C. S. A. Together with the thrilling adventures and narrow escapes of Captain Grimes and his fair accomplice, who carried the mail by "underground route" from the brigade to Missouri . tion of Colonel William E. Burnett, of the artil-lery of Maurys division, and two of the pieces captured from theenemy added to it, opened upon the enemy in Corinth, an
. The Confederate mail carrier; or, From Missouri to Arkansas through Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee. An unwritten leaf of the "Civil War". Being an account of the battles, marches and hardships of the First and Second brigades, Mo., C. S. A. Together with the thrilling adventures and narrow escapes of Captain Grimes and his fair accomplice, who carried the mail by "underground route" from the brigade to Missouri . tion of Colonel William E. Burnett, of the artil-lery of Maurys division, and two of the pieces captured from theenemy added to it, opened upon the enemy in Corinth, and at shortrange and with good effect cannonaded the place for near two hoursbefore The guns of the other divisions did not open. At day-light I withdrew my guns and prepared to assault the town. Myline, Moores and Phifiers brigades, with Cabells in reserve, wasformed close to the Mobile and Ohio railroad, just on the outskirts ofCorinth, and concealed from view of the enemy by the timber whichthen covered the bottom along the creek. The orders given me woreto charge the town as soon as I could observe the fire of the Missou-rians, who were on my left, change from picket firing to rolling fireof musketry. For hours we listened and awaited our signal. Half-past tenoclock had come before the signal to advance was given. I havenever understood the reason for so much delay; but as soon as we be- S^v***./ . -A E^? - W. BATTLES OF IUKA AND CORINTH. 65 gan to hear the rolling fire of musketry on the left, Maurys divisionbroke through the screen of timber and into the town, and into theenemys works. We broke his center; the Missourians moved inline with us. Gates brigade of Missourians took all of the enemysartillery to our left, and all along in front of Prices corps the enemywas driven from his guns, and the guns were captured by us. With-in about twenty minutes from the time we began our movement ourcolors were planted in triumph upon the ramparts of Corinth. Butit was a brie
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