Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-04-24

ever since the war with Napoleon in 1915.
They are of no value whatever. 1t is on
ly within the last sixty days that we have.
become thoroughly and efficiently armed.
Our supply is now ample, and we. cannot
be overcome Your Government has made
two mistakes-the first, in not availing it.
self of the fruits of the battle of Manas-
sas; and secondly, in waiting until we had
become we'll armed and organized. We
have $50 900 men in camps of ofinstruction,
who will be brought upon the field as they
may be needed We do not doubt the II.
nal result.
Beauregard-Nor do we. Our cause
is just, and God will yet give us the victo-
ry. -. II -.r.., -ls-...-...-,..- :.
Prentiss We know you have able Of
fcers and spirited army to back them,
but our confidence is firm. And permit
me to add, General, that among all the
Confederate officers, no one is so great a
favorite with US as yourself. Such is my
own feeling, aud that Of our army and peo:,
pie. ~.
Beauregard.- You are very kind, sir;
but we have much better officers than l
am. Gen. Sidney Johnston and General
Joseph Johnston are both my superiors in
Ability as we'll as in rank. have served
under both of them most cheerfully, and
know them we'll. l care nothing forrank;
the good of my country is what I look to.
Other observations were made, but the
foregoing embraces the chief points of the
interview. Gen. Prentiss was easy and
pleasant, and not all depressed. Apparent,
ly, too, he was quite candid; and yet |
detected disposition to evade, if not to
deceive, 10 his reply as to the whereabouts
and forces of Buell. | believe that Buell.
is near at hand 1t is to be hoped | am
mistaken, and that our men, who have al
ready fought twelve long hours, may not
have to encounter fresh force to morrow.
l am unable to approximate the mum,
Der killed and wounded on either side
The loss upon the part Of both must be very
heavy, though not SO great as it would have
been but for the protection afforded by the
trees. ..-.-.-
Among our wounded are Gems Cheath-
am, Bushrod johnson, Bowen, Clark and
Gladdeu-the first FIVE not seriously: Gen.
GLADDEN., who commanded the right wing
of Hardee's corps, lost his left arm: Gen.
Cheatham received ball in the shoulder,
and Gen. Bushrod johnson. one in the
side. General Bowen was wounded In the
neck, and doing we'll last accounts, Col.
Adams, of the lst Louisiana regulars, sue
ceeded Gen. GLADDEN. in the command Of
the right wing, and was soon after shot,
the ball striking him just above the eye
and coming out behind the ear Col Kit
Williams, of Memphis, and Col. Blythe,
Eof Mississippi, formerly Consul to HaV-
ana, Were killed. Many other officers we're
wounded and killed, but my knowledge of
the regiments is too limited, and the con-
fusion too great to procure reliable details
The Mississippians, Tenuesseeans, and
Louisianians suffered terribly: All the
troops behaved most galantly. Never did
men fight better; and yet many of them
we're raw troops fresh from their homes
The 2lst Alabama regiment took two bat,
teries and the lst Louisiana section of ar
tillery; other regiments did equally we'll.
The battle was fought around Shiloh
Church, the place Of worship of the sur
rounding country, and will be known in
history as the Battle of Shiloh.
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