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The Daily Dispatch: October 20, 1862., [Electronic resource], From the army of Northern Virginia . (search)
The battles in Kentucky. Augusta, October 18.
--The Constitutionalist has a special dispatch from Harrodsburg dated the 10th instant, which says:
Bragg's first pitched battle look place in the side at Perryville.
The enemy had been Bardstown in force, and also threatened Withers's division was sent forward to Kirby Smith, while the divisions of Buckner, and Anderson were countering to give battle to the foe in the race of car
The fight opened on our sight with artillery, with A. M. at 3 P. M. the whole line moved an appealed style to close quarters with the enemy for one hour and a half.
The enemy maintained his ground bravely.
Our troops fought like heroes until the enemy began to falter, when our boys moved forward and drove them three or four miles entirely off the battle field.
In the meantime an attempt on our left had been repulsed.
We captured twenty-one cannon and 500 or prisoners, but for want of home only eight places were brought off. Our