. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . Corinth; Jackson to burn the railroad bridge over the Tuscumbia during the night. The left of General Van Dorns attack was to have begun earlier, but theaccident of Heberts sickness prevented. The Confederates, from behind a spurof the Purdy ridge, advanced splendidly to the attack. The unfavorable lineoccupied by Daviess division made the resistance on that front troops gave way; the enemy pursued; but the cross-fire from the Unionbatteries on our right soon thinne
. Battles and leaders of the Civil War : being for the most part contributions by Union and Confederate officers . Corinth; Jackson to burn the railroad bridge over the Tuscumbia during the night. The left of General Van Dorns attack was to have begun earlier, but theaccident of Heberts sickness prevented. The Confederates, from behind a spurof the Purdy ridge, advanced splendidly to the attack. The unfavorable lineoccupied by Daviess division made the resistance on that front troops gave way; the enemy pursued; but the cross-fire from the Unionbatteries on our right soon thinned their ranks. Their front fine was broken,and the heads of their columns melted away. Some of the enemys scatteredline got into the edge of the town ; a few into the reserve artillery, which ledto the impression that they had captured forty pieces of artillery. But theywere soon driven out by Stanleys reserve, and fled, taking nothing away. At this time, while going to order Hamiltons division into action on theenemys left, I saw the L-shaped porch of a large cottage packed full of 7?o THE BATTLE OF 99TH OHIO. THE DEFENSE OF BATTERY ROBINETT. FROM A WAR-TIME SKETCH. Captain George A. Williams, 1st U. S. Infantry, whocommanded the siege artillery, says in his report: About 9:30 or 10 A. M. the enemy were observed inthe woods north of the town forming in line, and theysoon made their appearance, charging toward the soon as our troops were out of the line of Are of mybattery, we opened upon them with two 30-pounder Par-rott guns and one 8-inch howitzer, which enfiladed theirline (aided by Maurices battery and one gun on the rightof Battery Robinett, which bore on that part of thetown), and continued our fire until the enemy wererepulsed and had regained the wood. During the time the enemy were being repulsed fromthe town my attention was drawn to the left sideof the battery by the firing from Battery I saw a column advancing to storm it. Afteradva
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