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The battle in Mississippi. Mobile, May 19
--The special reporter of the Advertiser and Register, under date of the 18th, at Jackson, furnishes the following particulars of Saturday's fight, received from the Adjutant of the 15th Mississippi regiment, from Canton last night.
The battle was fought at Baker's Creek, about twenty miles west of Jackson.
We whipped the enemy badly until he was reinforced from Jackson.
Gen. Pemberton then fell back to Big Black bridge.--Gen. Pemberton estimates our loss at 3,000 and the enemy's three times as many.
Gen Loring, on the left, was cut off, but cut his way through to Crystal Springs, twenty five miles south of Jackson.
His loss is unknown Gen. Tighman was killed.
The Nashville Dispatch announces the death of Peter Bashaw, the last Revolutionary soldier in Tennessee, who died near that city, on the 20th ult, at the great age of 101 years.
Since Gen Loring assumed command of the "Army of Mississippi," now with Gen. Johnston, Brig Gen.
Featherstone has commanded Loring's division, and Col Melion, of the 3d Mississippi Featherstone's brigade.
Col Ed O Cook, of the 32d Tennessee regiment, was wounded on the 22d of June, and died at Marietta,th ult, at the great age of 101 years.
Since Gen Loring assumed command of the "Army of Mississippi," now with Gen. Johnston, Brig Gen.
Featherstone has commanded Loring's division, and Col Melion, of the 3d Mississippi Featherstone's brigade.
Col Ed O Cook, of the 32d Tennessee regiment, was wounded on the 22d of June, and died at Marietta, Ga, on the night of the 23d.
A correspondent of the Atlanta Confederacy recommends Gen Guenvus W Smith as the successor of Lieut Gen Polk.