Numbers 32.

Report of Major John Knight, Forty-first Georgia Infantry, Maney's Brigade, Cheatham's Division, Right Wing.

KNOXVILLE, TENN., October-, 1862.

On the 8th instant this regiment participated in a battle with the Federals at Perryville, Ky. Being on the right of General Maney's brigades, was led into the battle by a flank movement across a creek in the direction of the battle guided by the sound, and brought into line of battle by filing to the right through a brush-wood under heavy cannonading, being protected by an eminence in front where the line was formed, composed of the Forty-first Georgia, Sixth and Ninth Tennessee Regiments, and moved forward. As it emerged from the woods it came in view of the enemy's battery, situated on an eminence in a cleared field, supported by a heavy force, where it instinctively halted. In an instant the brigade was ordered forward by the brigade commander, and it moved forward, owing to the situation of the enemy, the Forty-first Regiment was first exposed to the fire, and as soon as it was in view the enemy opened upon them a most terrific and deadly fire, when our regiment responded and halted for several minutes. It was a fearful time. At this critical moment General Maney passed down our line, encouraging the men by his personal presence and urging them forward. Just at this place our regiment sustained one-half, if not two thirds, of their entire loss during the battle. Finally this suspense was relieved by the enemy's lines giving way, which was closely followed up by our troops, who seemed to vie with each other in seeing who could do the most to drive the enemy from the field. Never perhaps did troops fight more desperately than did these on this occasion.

Our regiment lost 6 men bearing aloft the colors (2 killed and 4 wounded). Our colors had six holes shot through them. Our noble colonel (Charles A. McDaniel) fell late in the evening, severely wounded, in the corn field beyond the belt of woods we passed through after going out of the old field.

We feel proud to be associated with the Tennesseeans who composed General Maney's brigade, and feel assured should danger threaten none would more readily come to our assistance and rescue.

I am, sir, yours, truly, &c.,

JNumbers KNIGHT,

Major, Commanding Forty-first Regiment Georgia Volunteers.

Captain THOMAS H. MALONE, Assistant Adjutant-General.

Numbers 33.

Report of Colonel H. R. Feild, First Tennessee Infantry.

CAMP NEAR BRYANTSVILLE, KY.,

October 12, 1862.

My regiment went into the action of the 8th instant in rear and on the left of the brigade at the field where we captured the eight-gun battery. I lost only some 3 or 4 men killed and wounded at that place. The brigade was ordered immediately forward to take another battery about a half mile in advance, planted on a very steep hill, commanding a large