The New York herald., 1862-04-17

SHILOH, April 9, 1862
Both sides are too badly worstsd tho 6ght
this morning The enemy fell back last night, and day
returning our former lines. The Confederates
are eonndens and IN fine spirit. 49,, N ,eso
Immediately after the battle General Beauregard sent
flag Of General Grant concerning the burial Of
their dead. General Grant replied yesterday that, Dc
cause OF the weather he had made heavy details
for he urpse Of buryng the dead Of both parties ana
that he work already accomplished He therefore
refused 10 receive Confederate parties within the iedsra
lines for that purpose His note was respectfully sa-
General Beauregard, commanding the Confederate
Army Mississippi"
At Montsry courier found tho fedcrals busy put
ting tner CAMPS IN order and looking after he aeaa anu
wounded.
Tue Conlederates killed are much less than was nrst
supposed, and the wounded comparatively slightly
hurt, as they were we'll protected by the timber.
The risones are still coming in, and number nearly
ioar thousand including about two hundred officers
Inc ederas daily send strong reconnoitoripg par
n which are constantly surprised BY the confedsrates
ana many Of them either killed or wounded.
The Conederates holding firmly their old lines and
the men are IN good condition and ready for another
fight
Our wounded have oil arrived; many Of them have
been sent to Memphis and Oxford.
From the Norfolk Day Book, April 1871
latest advices by mail from great battle
Cornth the Memphis Appeal Of tho 9Th,
tanning partial list of the killed and wounded in the
battle Of Sunday. The Appeal says the federal loss is
esrmated on the very best official authority $4,000
600 in killed and wounded 1000 TO 600 prsonersi
about 100 pieces Of artillery and sma, .,a arms
Confederate loss in killed, tooun cd asd tssfng AZ 1000
We append the following list OF casualties among tne
officers AZ reported by correspondent OF the APpt0I
II is merely such as the writer saw IN passing over 'ne
| field Hi
Ter Fourth louisiana; Colonel Crows, OF Memphis; Col
onel Byh Of Mississippi Major Doken First Tennessee;
] Captain Johns Sixth Tennessee.
wounded-Genera Clark, Colonel Rich, Colonel Bates,
Colonel Bowen Major Loury Lieutenant Colonel stewart,
tain Fowler Captain pitman Lieutenant Deabott Captain
Tye, Ma or Henry Captain sutherland, Lieutenant hce
Lieutenant Dyer ,hc Adjaant Of the iennss
and Captain Crawford, OF Tennessee regments Leuen
ant Miller and Lieutenant Holmes.
Sandlords Mississippi battery was captured oy tne
| ATLANTA April II, 1862.
| A gentleman who loft Corinth on Wednesday night
states that there hard fighting Sunday aud Mon
day last SINCE Tbs Confederate loss aods Gboi
tre ty aousand Among their killed Generals Buell.
aud Wallace This is confirmed through other sources
Up "Wednesday night seven thousand federal prison
General Polk's division drove ve thousand OF the ede
rails into the river About two thousand were LOST and
The woods in the vicinity Of tho battle ground having
taken lire, many Of tho wounded on both sides were
burnt to death. -
captured for want Of transportation 70 remove 70
pace Of safety.
there is no prospect Of renewal OF the hght-Depateh
TO Atlanta Commonwealth
From tho Richmond Dispatch, April l4.l
An intelligent member the Fifth Texas regiment Of
the Army Of the Potomac, who was here on Friday
night, mado this statement = ,
fIe passed Cor,nth on Tuesday morning. and while
stopping hour, collected this information We had
captured eight thousand prisoners, part Of whom had
sent 70 New 6esns and portion S % sa hsps %a! n
formed what remained Of the prisoners, and he
was t,d by the guard who had than IN charge, that
they numbered I'VE tnlusand seven hundred We
captured he told, eighty cannon, and that the
enemy had recovered only four Of them.
The gallantry OF several regnnents was most Loudly
praised II, could recoect their names, but ono q
The Tennessee regiments had suffered most severely q
and the Kentucky regiment OF Gen Breckinr idgo was
extollcd by every Its noble commander won for
himself which perish. All our people
belief was that the ouire army OF the enemy could b
captured with all their boats batteries had been erect
ed on the river which would prevent their escape
General Van Dorm, with the army Of the brave Price
. sti r,er ACCOUNTS than the above brought b,
the Mr. Tbbs OF the House OF Representatives wh'
arrived this city from hattano ga Saturday even
ing His reports Of the glorious victory At shiloh are tn
conf ey that number Of prisoners taken is not les
than OO0 the snemys loss IN tho battles OF Sunda,
and Monday II Killed and wounded, by their adms
sion. reaches 1000 Mr. T. states that nearly th'
whole OF the ammunition anu stores captured ny ou
army on Sunday and which General 6eaaregara ha1 %
| leave behind him when he retired TO Corinth, ha'
been saved by the gallant and nd0!atigabIo Morgan
whose very name is terror to the enemy in the South
The rich fruits Of this glorious Dght almost inca
culabe and the bow inflicted perhaps the most stun
ming which the enemy has received IN the progress OF u
The Richmond papers Of Saturday claim that tn
thCusand prlBoherS nv INC putt0
" Pttsb rg Landing They also state that John G. brsok
iaiage distinguished himself ON the battle Held by hi
w bravery. =.
General Prentiss and another officer OF the fedora
army taken prisoners, were sent 10 Richmond
10 where they have arrived.
General Johnston IL is stated, was struck during tn
battle in the thigh with Mimic ball, but Continued o
the fight, and nnally from tho oss Of blood fell fror
I, his hor SO aud soon after expired.
The Confedsrat,s admit a loss Of three thousand |
| kieL and wounded aud aboat two hundred prisoners.
Both Richmond and Norfolk, it is stated, wero ilam
mated on Friday night.