Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-30
RICHMOND WHIG.
lVrOa TIE N. O. Gu day peltA ]
THE BiTrLE OF SHILOH.
THE VICTORY AND TaE SPolLS

can b. heard Of the hc IL tie TN lie report al ntr
vsll Of some lrge gun trJm the eoemt euhooas our
oops In the advaGce tave hs always Steady ana M
broken diIiiJn Breckit rag, AID portion Of Ciarss
a,d Chea n ms have fallen bIck % IN enemy cinIs
for night shtler and res; unoer his capiei1n, tth-
The men are dismissed Si-h orders % keeP Nn'h Ger
tain lines Bu; how vain the attempt 20 Ies.ran cuT
hungry * us ed aud ever colhdeat young men, amid
such unbouudvd resources Cf comtori luxury an All
ii .Itio1 Hasirg marched bivouaeked AID ioush' fr
tr,e Gayp almost Witbout food, ttey suddenly found
theusslyss il the possession OF everything that could
minister 70 the appsute give re'resh Heut ard CON-
frt 20 bcds and scni. These roo they had won by IN
or 6ble txrrtcn enor sscrifco- and cour2g ons
dcrance Of unparalleled s. te - and perils. Taey
oveTae1 6oubtess inc ex;ch e their victory ard eev
a. doc thai L los enppSe and tla The he9ieg
AMI ,rir sed enty ai-Vady Fr psr.ng TO retire
lroa the sosne No idea that the battle would be renew
cd ever entered their juhiant aud oSe7 iloA Trey
LAiuo re but Tor taeis os r. storAnon aad com or,
aui the rsslzaol OF the rich sP3is OF var Saeh we're
I p5tGolrrcut ieelings Of tue great mj ny of our
s)diars Ulder their iiAIsncs they feheTed through
she ensmgy camp exlniuEg with cur Gus and 6xlit.nt
uter the a6uniaI and variety a !nxur!es anc CON
fofs trey cout.nod Aud surely, COILS derpg the bard
cieumsttrces Of poor bcys, his Rot 10 be wondered
al that they were led by such unsoated indulgenoss TO
f1rct for the thtir dny az folders and the
pc OF ther position. Here were clohts OF the NOS
substantial and comfort bic character, arms o. every Va
r,v of the Ingenious aud expensive coastruc ion,
e bs,kels shsws and every description of food, in
cud ug rare Cxgries Rnd dairies, sach ss pcserved
.urts oysters vegetables and uis, oAes', fine ripe
appls fresh bCJier 81. OF interfering lqloys and
8irss rbCre Wss fortuna ely small qnlny, bu Vas,
amount OF medicine and hospital s.ores II Was qatr
sp, aren't that enemy erjo ed IN sbu d4-Ce oi al
IT, cyn.fc.s snI l-XIrits TIE h,s tents we're cap.
ci0gs zud OF the b,s material They Sers OF The dss
crpiOU own Es ~ cmont te1'H, Gn Improvement upoG
sba Sb'ey teuf. TIE grounds vtch o. we're tehec
w,rs az cleared aud hard ONE l,Ii m Bake oyeny,
TIA, greatest u,,d Of soldiers, were peRy. Tne
'ny hsd bgcc nerfup Cd IA The mts OF lbs braas4s',
aud the broken uo.kely, "nd tas ir1gneus .! tseis
| eAs. were t-eNu EyShGTo TIE sGter's taBts
tbcuudei in ,y.ry description Of Ysukuc uoiJns and
.uXmies As sOoH troops tb'gued secession
OF lcse camps the stasgrj an5 servants o the srmy
! 1cglu Tie sOrk Of yiuu1Ir. fhe soldiers wdo had
10 lght and Won the bl-, had 70 ccn.et thsm'Alve-
| Al WhAt was toy ta,se hanger.or. Wes,waoSds
0! evil ans and Gegro,s airing tt oa tacir shoulders
good piles OF oloticg, arms, shoe, N! grocer
U.heIs there E,re, wCr0 after larger game, who
srOlei th he iai mules hy twos AnI threes hi II ;h
she wood; O1leTs rod, oil May large and chr Ice
Lurst4 ln the rapid p-oer,s' ut army hicrgi tine
..EF5 and in their grOssmrut 10 the battle, vi ch
60. sunCd thh Ntoo OAy taeTe wrs troops .,fJ TO
guard the camp T-eS Wefe therefore lett 20 he nss-
ey Of the les who made good use Ct their cpH2T
iuuites AL that olc 81 idsfs would cure ald which
hey cori take vh thep, were tie o7ercOats--so c-
eEly ~ lydej for their sol iirFs by the .ukee Gov
| taeGL U. these thJTe uu { ia'e been secured macy
,aCGsapos almost every Oiher sltirr We mot h'O
! they were greatly needed, "a many OF our
NlthOnt COAik s;fplpu. bALietlcs
II cur ptsession emcaH;sd 20 eigAtea, or ov'r one
Suu!rtd toc. e, wiz ~ tte ustalg paloes ucuthg
| a ya,t amount OF munitions. l. wSs frou them cur
casols were filed for the terrible bOmOArdnelt which
! c!Cssd the 6ghg OF The taY.
Toe guns we're ali brlss pscHp, generally OF larger
Galore than oars mi the hcr,es atechd 10 thCm were
Of the bes dcscp aH. THsy were cent rapidly TO the
| relr Eni eGCrtain s'gon, conviction tha: most
OF tie we're 5svsd though the reads fTghi'u ~
| bad and many Of them s. have been mrCd, bus &C
tftf fhn Ii.sE fIn arV rgvf a
Beaur gard in h Addre bis army refers TO tbs ht
teen pieces which had sesdy arrived a!ey AZ COGlh.
Toe otbers DOUBT On he road bu' within cur
reach and the large cavalry force OF our army had been
@ work 10 hytl hem In. Toe snail! arms top were
abundant but owing the eriirs OK Of trarsporta n,
or he U.s. Of El cur yehcc to duct the uldcd
tt- rear tu. few we're gaved Ou; solIere however,
having learned by the sad experiences Of the baue the
Superior hceccy OF the enCys small arms, exchanged
tier inferior muksts and for the enCmys Nj Ies,
sn! thus greatly Gcd q 20 their Ch eIcy; securing
q, n, samc -ims aba dance Of caruidgss They sso
made the exchange Of their very iIf rUr cIn'eeus crd
hayeaoks Ter tn elegant art comp! te articles of the
| Yak a. Many nf These ciRtcers contaiusd lqlOr,
Snica cur thirsty men al frst mstoCk for wine, bu
,Giniua;ion i. prov be that pteuitr beverage OF
he Yluke,s known SWITCHED cOmpcssl Of moltssel,
vinegar aud water king really p aslnt and Teiresh
lag drink
men's to ;he d-moIalztol o! uur ro ~ oY the oc
crpacl Of tie en- mys camp, acd the rc's which
y CX.'cs,d on tubTqG5ni occurrence riHna'tly
here were 10 into xicuirs iqlo-s TO tH-ct cEu?s RnC
no opportunity was tGjrdtd The reckless indulge
io tie grca. denoral og vice OF pore aud OF al
armies. Toe gr,at uum5er o! ou' woduoc3-tte tho
rough exhaustion OF the mer-thc d.so-gSr yon from
h- lumber II the slI!l, Gnl efpssiLly CT oi,1T' h.
Jihcurcs CT Gelsct,d parties and ndiyi-us Itug
lh,r mmaadtis and their cllJis, RCd above aI taC
uliye-sa couyic ion hs. The my utterly out, d
ds tyoytd or Griy blcs TO hi3 ports, Snd that
tere vas no more hg1tng TO 90 Gone-had more 10 do
wi the general tlsXltDu O order AMI discipline thar
the pu1d,r Of the enemys camps. Our men, rear
ansEed, and Hitsoat ra,ion5 forage, did not srt
their 1ynsnt Cf the good him q VII G the Gi kses
si 80 c-reiuly and puicgdy Il C ei ~ ;vr loIs rc
in that creary and utterly d,s.i:use country. e
eed bu. Tor the occupa ion OF ths camps, i you'd
have been very doubtful j; Cug army could have been
| -Lbssted Iu7iLg the K. twG.ye bOUr5. Tney bad
a. ched flCm CorGyh dlys before Siih quite
wo days PIovi ions Many hal not even prePArea that
qliati.y. great nuu be' bad thrown aSar ther Pre-
VI, o1s ard revtd th. h.msevts Of their blark
AID bLvsisick. ldiug their aud cartridge b
IS rucl az they could carry l. tFcir long mar -he7 and
o3lsl 6glIng. Il WCui, th,rsiorc, Rave irsd The
-,li d.liil sucbO:i.es TO have Tetriincd IT, m ;hs
hear ynent 0! the cool thing, hat 30 uaded in
the Y k,e ca ps Enoui. Cu ,ull.s OF co ksd bim5
Oi cheese, b.esd iulL picked oys tni pre- Htves,
disappeared cre The yGrsc)us appeites OF cur weasd
soitrs quite rapidly and with li,lle order the
oErers OF al h!5 eeib,e Wt.i had from it, prIiec
to1 Everybody go enough to eA and io' o-c' We had
vel lcG army
l. is 70 Ge hUped that sueh ulusuL gatfcatious did
act lacrosse the general Gis5ais aoilOn 30 Pfesael
ng r5gimens with the bard fare OF ser.
yc n ! did he Y4nkes cuLfie hrGslgcs en- rely o
tc eumroa ~ IN ~ of their gus awe lPpe, t's--
lnere vas tVd,uce OF otler e. joJmeI; OF a gh "a
tGro Ia The preseI Ci great q1Hn; 0i c't 'efa'
'HGe, OF TIC = oeEspaprs magazines ara poaa b,chs
Bi1e- ptey-r byoAs Wers Gs plenty : csuteei -
Tley seem TO have been li;t'e US d We hu d Ia Il o
Ten OF tie Ch tue latest Nor bern aud ,rn p.
pa'a The Ne~ Tk papers of tie tsnd u Of Aprl,
5. l. ui- Dea o.t,t OF The d OF Aprl, Lon s'i'le
ls=I b, meels O. H.rp-,'s hcnthly a. d weekly Nrre
pcitd up Ia tie Un Of tihceIs ard men. These
pFes, ep ciAiy Ha,pe.'s f.mous pulli;ation',
iu'i OF the gtcss,s! tbpse ard slind,r of ibe