The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-05-01
Incidents Of the shiloh Battle.

TIE ritsburg Landing battle is officially called
the b. tt,lc of Sniloh.
Col. Gibson, who left the ground five DAYS aftc,
the battle lys that up to that tim, cur forces ha'
buried !S76 OF the Rebels, and 1857 Fcdrdl trools.
the Colonel estimated our loss in wOuu led an,
prisoners at about 5000, ath, ugh many OF tn,
wounded are injured but slightly. The battle fcl
extended over u distance OF twenty square miles,
and in some places the dead 80 thickly strew
that une could h,rdy walk Hithuut stepping o
them. Col Gibson Says that we had more wound
ed tnan the rebels, but they had the most killed.
The rcb is were invariably Shot i'll tnc head or il
the region uf the heart and lungs. We had tn,
best arms and could Kill much longer range than
could the enemy. The Topography of the bIttl
field is singular. Tn. principal portion is wooded
black oak, with very little updergrowth, aud viii
here and there an open field or two. The trees nj
show evidence OF the deadly conflict. In place.
there is not "A tree but has several bullc: holes il
It, the bullets In many instances having gone thrn
the trees. The Colonel tree about ter
inches thick in which caunun ball had passed
cutting hole clean through the trunk. The top.
arc entireiy mown off the recs, and the branchc;
cover the ground. Aiot Of rebels had taken refuge
M Ter very lrge tree, and werJ laySg ilat the
ground 10 avoid the Ills. One OF our batteries
opened this tree, and fellea it. Fourteen rebels
were found dead under il, killed by the falling
limbs. In one place lay five rebels, all of wh m
ap Ieartd 10 have b.en Killed Sy one ball. One O.
the men was in the act Of printing his hint-lnck,
another was about to put his cartridge in his mus
krl, nni the others were engaged IN similar OCcu
nAtlis " Iun ulv isiHl shell hu'st huiling IL, NJ
into eternity The Colonel gives vivid deScrl
ton Of tnu horrors uf tho battlc field Cast ycuI
yes in any dir cti, n, and you could RpN dulA bod
los wounded mon with cyury variety of wounds.
AMI nualated III every conceivable nannr-;ht
hair ,tted by the driving rain of >un lay night.
with their faces ulturncd, with the ardent sun beat
ing upon them -ovcr. turned can" on, dead horses.
pliSttning gun barrels, broken wagons, disabled
c"ss'ons' ambnldnccs aud ST e'chcrs. but in III,
eXcjrm mt ut this contest there was no time fr
sympathy or regret. The sole feeling that animal.
ed was desire for victory. That had, then relic
"a he wounded ami burial for the dead
The Coonel saws the reb lS wnull march NJ
Yelling out ''Me'il gave yuu huh Run, you d :
Yankees The 0hin boys wDpM reply "Wcll
gye DmelSon and Pea ri lgc you d-d scoun-
dv1ls." aud thGs they wnnd charge AMI hgi.
Tho &, llncl speaks in glowing ttrms of Generals
Buth and McCmk.
Col. Gibson saws Col. Buckland. of the 12l, be-
haved molly in the tight The ~ Taught hard
but were c"mpelled TO retire, Tney lost their beau
tital sNnr-, Slieh aEETaYatsS a.rIp cxeerdiUgly,-
B Lieut.. Tom Egbert was IN this fight with the 12l
| and faced the IN my without tnching. The 5;th
! ~ Fmdlay, II Is T'portrd host their cntrs. We arr
soTV that Onr space ntbids us giving many other
items related Ia Vs IN conversation by G. l. Gibson
li'ut, Col, BlacAmai, Naior Draky, an every uli-
etr ~, IrYale 10 nc 4eth m the Lght, ani Il wei
/ IN with f35 musketS, acquitted themselves nky
veterans. Wnen the amsnL was M ,rchins of in
the evening, they went To- their rncsmI m, Mt sing
ing Yankee D"o lt,' as il returning frum a drts,
/ parade. For two nights they layrd without tents
B,lort gpnc into the fight th,v had piled up theii
RaukeGs, au the SIT tE}Ir5 Jnd skutkeTS ot SUNDAY
stols them y 7GP'a AdrsFts-sr. -