Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-25
,r,E waRIyT HEwEsT.

& We WAX IN THE w HSIs
Prem our Southern exchanges received yesterday, we
have ccmpiled the fellosing: = II =
far KILLED AND wOgspfD rs rhE BIfrLr Of SHILOH
A letter dated CoriGts, ApJl;lIta sis: III Il
Our dead are now Al burea, bO:h those within our
line and these, itis teleyt, she iei ribin the
n, of the enemy. Toe whole uumbst cannot be much
over 400 Some make it-more, but most OF the
eeons With whom have converssd make 1t less.
The numbsr of wounded is uu;h greater. Already
some 600 registered IN the general hospital
which viii prob lblJ be sstlsd TO 500 II not more
Most ofAS8wounds, however, are sisa' o. those who
have bees brought the general hospital only four have
vet died and am inlofm,d that ouE few cases Ikels
10 prove ss remain. The greater part Of the wounded
have already indeed been sent homr where under the
tnd,r care Of hsir friends, they will soon recover
Toe reason Of the email ioss OF life on the had, IL
proportion 10 the casualties is that men, were both
d4ys adm rab.y sheltered by the timber Oly one 10
Thousand OF the enemy's shois told. am assured, in
deed, by member Of the lat LOUISIANA, that IN the
opening OF lhC nght STU lay they received Two vol
vs. irom a regiment opposed 10 them, without Inc ioss
of gle man, and sitbou single wound. Tne same
il the reason why so many Of our wounds are slight
Th number 10 the hand Shy part OF the arm or leg
N enormous The trees TO have p,o ected the vsl
paris oi tho body and ft OF tie eXIremu seIposed
o. tho other and most Of the killed we're shot IN the
head. This q probably owing 10 tie constant looking
out for the enemy.
veil attended. They bear their su;rirgs with great
fortude. Ildeed, though constantly vita them have
not heard groau or q complaint siLcs the engagement
bigAo VI Ito contrary, a ook cheerful those severely
sounded tle no,s co0Vfid looking pm tAeis sopnqs
a. honorable witnesses oil their seraerhoilg patriotism.
TIE roaFLDkRATK AND YKDEEAL YoRcEs IN THE BArrLf-
THlA SlGArISy oOsrAHis.
The Cohnth correspondent OF the New Orleans Pea
t.,I ia LIN NJ tha mat aava
The force With which Gen Bsauregard successfully
engaged this immense and admirably ,qlipped army on
both those memorable days, Il not for me TO state
No NJ 10 10 H 10y prOynse ecrbs their organiz zion
or di position the Ratd. Tha !aosnAuon VIII be laid
before the country stthe proper uue, in the olsa re-
pors nav say here, hoseSer, that IL will ouy serve
70 r4e the bfssery, dibeiplhe sad efficiency OF our
tioops higher In the estimation OF the e;unry, pos
Fbs than the rrsu Of be two engagements has already
done The fighting could not possibly have been better
Tno uoonI eI gsgsd were principally Tennesseans, ais.
siasli de Aapsrisns L:u saaiins, too.ans TegaDe,
Arkapsaans and n'uskians TheiS was slso, 4 bat.
~ # G, organs ia the ID, and believe quitea num-
beit OF hsourlns Elea SD5 ., Of th:ee f0ughS SO
orLv,y lest 10 dgue lou Gan be Gsde betssea them.
Each and all seemed thiGk Lhst the depended upon
hia own Individual tsr and that ID tie way battles are
VOL.
The eneby engaged appear TO have been principally
srlm Olic Limos l1dians Wisconsin ant Iowa Tn rs
we're also quite number If hssouFans opposed TO Ca
Nj are sand have fought with great spirit opposite
aadsn's brigade on the extreme right by when they
w.ro so completely re?4sed on Sunday Tney were all,
the, slors Western med sccs9 to tho anS
BILE Of Lf aud acquainted Slh tie Use Of asli tbs best
msn Ia the Federal amy. This Prentss said in my
presence to Gel. B,sur gard You have wapped our
best troops 10 day."
The morals Of the army, however, appear 10 have
been bH. lLs better than oi bs stern troopa
Most of the ettegl picked ny the ld vee vulgar
n uhi Ntfr nd NJ
their grammar ard osthogrphy were even wo,sa.-
HsnY Of th.g indeed the merest scfswls, and are
Scarcely legibe though from their bOs there appears 10
ksve teen want OF lex. As 10 iheF conteus, the
pauclty OF ideas mes; TemaI able. TaoSs 10 The amy
a Ter brisf recital OF etArs the farm at home aud
Abundance Of Vug1r auJors the personal relations
O. the correspondence wind up with the hope that the
gar II soon close. These from the army filed with
dsgult Of the service.
On men u rs superior to the enemy In several par.
tiegAEs Tnry were hstter IN the -Upstt and IA lhe
oaarse-a liOKsr an more irresistible Whiu pressed
sry1here 6y Gu Jerior numbers and compelled to fsl
back they recovered quicker. They better Shots
especially in the imb.r, ia WHICH, also, they knew bet
tcr how to protec. themselves. They aso proved TO
have stro ger powers OF endurance for on Monday oil
orr troops sere Of course somewhat by the pre-
youi day. fghtitg ana yet hy drove bsck all the enc
my's fresh reniorctmsnts Wil1 the mail army tael-
this thu gid though their own ranks not that
diy, by aoy means so hi as on Sunesy.
s.id our Invariably recoECF5d quicker than the
ensmy o. Sunday lid 3D. the ensny did lot recover
a. all after oacs being driven back, and on Monday,
hard pressed regiment brigade division, never re
Covered to renew the fight I'LL reinforced by fresh r,ops
from Tell These hesh troops, moreover, wsIe in oil
clsss put in front
Thtss facts COZ earning h, comparative fighting q1sl
H. Il tn, two armies have geAhed from conVersauon
not only Sith epr me but with the prisoiers who
generely conless ths; they we're more than equally
matched They were also clear 70 the general observer
on the field.
axS PalGS's ADDRESS TO Ths sIsspURI STATE GUARD.
Tie mphis PAp'rs publish the following order OF the
Adu an General Of Missouri and Gen. Prices address
20 the Stats Guard:
HEADQUARTERS ADJr GKss OFFICE, No.
ID 8 Arc Ark AIrl s. 1862
The resignation of Sterling P,ice, Moo General Of
tie NJ sscur State Guard has been received and Is
ertby accepted to take IF ct from this date. The Com
takes this occasion 10 express his sincere
regre, to ia. Missouri Stats lard st tho l)ss Of gall
liant ,xpsrirncfd Sld stEguished ci,r from their
ccuac ard TO encourage them 10 such Performance
of e. err Gu lee In the future will keep brgh. the fame
they have - MOLLY son under his leadership.
BY order Of the Governor.
WARWICK HorGH
ASiutaat GcrerSl Of Missouri.
HElouaRrkRs Missouri srArT GUARD
bIs ARC, AK, April b, 1862.
S,ldiers Of the s d.s Gard:
scmn nj you 20 longer. have this day resigned