The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-03
REBEL ACCOUNTS OF THE BATTLE At SHILOH.


From the Columbus Ca sun, April le.l
GENERAL BUELL. POSITIVELY DEAD AND SENATOR
eooLITTLE PRISONER.
We permitted to publish the following letter from
gentleman in Atlanta to friend IN this city, giving
interesting facts concerning the late battle 81 Sh
oh. The letter IL dated Atlanta, April II.
Captain Wright Chief OF Sbe Ordnance Department IN
the regular army CS A., has Just returned from Cornth.
where no after hearing or the battle to take charge
or the captured ordnance stores NhG ne says on these
official and he1cc f,liobte. He Gays capurod
ard brought safely away twentysix cannon only. We
brough. no small from the Geld except such as our
exchanged and this done 10 avery derabe
extent We captured q huge Quantity OF arms and
stores bat in consequence " the uDfavorabe condition
Of the ground empty wagon coalt with dicuity be
transported therefore forced TO burn up nearly
all captured o. guns and other stores Our forces did
exceed forty FIVE thousand Including our rcserv es
We captured three Thousand four thousand prisoners
Our loss In killed and wounded about three thousand.
we whipped them badly Sunday and made drawn bat
tie Monday.
Captain now COLONEL Mcsts orlery who l. engaged in
collecting the church bells jnst returned from Cofinth
after making narrow escape from capture gt Huntsville,
the circumstances Of which are bath interesting
citing, he having killed Two federal officers who attempt
ed his arrest. he left Cornh Thursday evening re
lates many irteres ting incidents Of tie battle.
He says the diminishing up 70 bic leaving Nss very
heavy. we always getting The advantage. Captain John
Morgan il his elcmenthe would 90 and bring
every few hours fifty ~ one hundred prisoners lie,
with cconei Forrest and SCOTS cavalry, wcud charge
tse Yankees, regardless q umbeis wherever they found
them never failing rou end capture large numbers.
Hc bsks to tho time Of his leaving had very arly
5000 prisoneTs-hnks we destroyed 1900 stand Of
arms and exchanged 5000 TO 10 GOO Old muskets shot
guns &c for very superior arms OF the enemy picked
the field. Sous Buell. is Josiielv dad That zoe haze
Dool;e prisoner and tat he conferred c HIM
Thinks enjoy ell victory both days ling
tie enemy got the 4nEe On cur lett aud caused
600 OF our 10 make double quick backwards. We
gained greater advantages right Estimates our
loss 900 Killed and . 800 wounded. The enemys loss
much greater Our men sanguine and ready FOR another
fight.
have just seen a man from Nashville who saws the
iederas admit aOC men Killed wounded and missing,
and put our .css 4. IS OOoclamiDg great victory.
On Monday they began their stores from Nash
vile 70 Bow ing Green were busy al day, and made no
mention OF the battle til Wedne They say cur men
we're routed III Bu! run style
THE FIGHTING QUALITIES or TIE ENEny-oUs
PRISONERS.
Correspondence Q! The Richmond Examiner April e.
MFafHis, April 10, 1862
The credit .. great bravery in the battle near Cornth
10 freely given the enemy. Indeed, this credit the
eromy is common to oil tho battle fields in tho West
which II be obsarve have been fought against us
by Western We assured that there have been
fuelooied Yankees in any CT the Western battles
In the ranks Of The sheIDy the fields OF Shiloh and
Ftsburs there is said to have not been SINCE east
Of the Ohio So u also at ponelson when tie credit
OF The hardest lighting the enewy's side during The
attributed to the Southern Jlineis trcoIs \
regiment o.. whom, after being apparently broken and
csorgsniIed, was ro.ormed in cur face at The ranins
verbs Of us standard bearer The troops from Illinois,
Minnesota and Iowa said by many OF own cheers
- be as good fighting material there Is the CONT
2ept.
The d the wsstern prisoners taken hy ~ NJ.
said 10 be peculiar; there is not thai b!tierussg
towards the South displayed by the Yankees The pris
taken at S oh said have talked freely aua
pleasantly telling boys that they show NJ great
gslau,ry in this var, bur Il was q use, iae North
superior 10 numbers aud resources that they f,he
y.seuers) did not caro- ig for abolition were agbtng
Tor the Union, wanted tho South 70 give 70 this
id foolishness.n
reina. kei il preceding letior thai most 81 our
wounds were 10 the e1remi;ies, and many u allied
shot ia the head This accounted Tor by the fact
tlat being woody country troops frequently
shelter SehLd trees oa style and thus protested ths
body. Il is reported that Dr. Chaplin, of Nov Orleans
vbc served on The STAFF OF General Beauresard vi lia
40
large numbers Of limbs will yet have DO sacrilced 10
he surgeon knife because tho necessary operation Was
not performed upon the Geld. These however are din
sles which. 10 army peculiarly organized is cur
own, cauuct he cbyated without experience than
~ set possess
From one hundred aua Fifty Ia two hundred 81 our
wounded lett on the bste ground, account ~
the danger Attending their removal and were captured
A large number Of wounded feieras being likewise Is
hands c3ysesI oncencc The sllecs has patsea
between Gererca Breckenridge ard Grant, and il has
becn agreed that they recover they shall bo
exchanged, MAI for man.
IL IS reported Memphis, which is only uncly.threo
niles distant that az extra Taper issued Al New
Madrid Immediately after the battle il which II stated
that the ledeTals have had glor31s victory, and cap
tHred fifteen Thousand c0rrederat-s Nash, lie raj eT
On the contrary that the fcdersls have met win
great defeat their loss in Killed wounded and missing
eng lass than twelve thousand The last is some.
where the truth. Our loss In prisoners during he
two days viii probably not exceed forT hundred.
Among tho trophies exhibited here severn! rhelds
taken from the bodies If ard ocers il which hey
snvcioIed from neck 10 h. In one If these yss
an indenntlcn made by MIME bullet thTeeUIlth. OF
inch deep, shea ng that The ution really ercc.
tua &c again suo,s s.rkiag lie body The shield
arranged that its weight Is upon the shoulders b.
ing adjusted there by iron bends, tuspendss and is
made Of steel Tie ofccr FROM whom the qnes.
tor was taken killed by a ball In the head.
Other results OF victory also everyvhor visit.
Bile Uule h knew better, stranger would NJ. take
army for FIRST rate fsDk.ee. Fully thrse.sfths OF
dressed IN federal hats and overcoats ors
OF 0CeTt carry Yankee swords end altogether We
have gathered very respectable equipment o. arms,
garments. and uxuries.
Ia my last lotcr believe Indicated that the entire
Yankee camp was burned. alter Dstng occupied by our
army sunday night. Th s Oniy portion OF
t. rr,oruns ely. was destroyed ava the remainder
eli n,o tie nds * th- Yankees Tuesday after tile
lsl; our army la Inc lsfer back to inc Of ope
rstous.
The telegraph has already, doubtless. informed ron n
The occupation Of Huntsville and Decatur Ala by The
fsderais end the capture " ten fifteen cara.
Ih- 3etas not kaown bit y IS not generally sup.
70 ed hat TIE eUsmy entertain sny iurihag dec than
10 Grippe by cutting Of the Memphis and
Cha-sstc, Railroad, which rru. through ;hess towns
TIE 3qflrre from Hvut<ffs to Cofinih Il about one
hundred miles Il my memoT! corres,y serve. noe,
Il i hardly probably that, with any force he tan cora
maud, Gsn. BGs would march his army that distance
sNey from his ggEbn"ts On a IankIng movement.
i il supposed that Buell. in the battle o.
shiloh, lrti 81 last though considerable portion bis
tuy may have been; but was engaged experimenting
he UCy al, HrHlEyila