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Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott), April 29-June 10, 1862.-advance upon and siege of Corinth, and pursuit of the Confederate forces to Guntown, Miss. (search)
e fire of a masked battery of four guns throwing grape and canister. The guns then opened on the main column, killing William Paxton, Company B, and wounding Corporal Smith, Privates Bremner and Bolptrager, Company I. The battery was upon a side hill, near the top, masked by bushes, its fire covering the bridge. We received ninder an officer, to follow on and learn where he had gone. They followed to within 1 mile of Monterey and report infantry and six pieces of artillery there. Major Smith, commanding 150 mounted men, on his way from Corinth to Sand Hill, came up while the firing was going on and promptly reported to me for service. I ordered himnce, was especially commendable. The casualties were: Respectfully, &c., John Tillson, Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding Tenth Illinois Volunteers. Col. R. F. Smith, Commanding First Demi-Brigade, &c. No. 46.-report of Assistant Secretary of War Thomas A. Soott of engagement at Farmington, Miss., May 9. near Far
l officers retired The Washington correspondent of the New York Tribune sends the following list of retired naval officers, under the, recent bill which passed Congress to promote the efficiency of the navy; Commodores Shubrick, Kearney, Smith, Storer, Gregory, McCauley, Lavallette, Aulick, Stringham, Mervine, Armstrong, Paulding, Crabbe, Breeze, Levy, Ramsey, Long, Conover, Luman, McCluney, Montgomery, Striboling, Sands, Bell, Jarvis, Pendergrast, Nicholson, Pull, Chauncey, Kelly, Parcan, Captain Relly. Schooner Wm. A. Crocker, Capt. Thos. D. Endicott. Schooner Plandome, Capt. R. T. Brown. Schooner Maria Pike, Captain Samuel W. Crocker. Schooner Highlander, Capt, E. G. Dayton. Schooner Sea Bird, Capt. R. F. Smith. Schooner Recruit, Capt. Geo. Coggeshall. Captain Ernest Slaples is in command of the floating batteries, and of these the following have arrived at this point: Shrapnel, Rocket, Grenada, Grapeshot, and Bombshell. Capt.