Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-05-10

Maj 81. T. Peyton.
Capt. Albert Ferry.
Caot. B .Waddel.
Capt. W. w. Porter Of Maj. Gen Cri.iendsu's stan,
unteer staff on Monday.
Brigedier General rfadesu, Of Louisiana Volunteers,
also, for part Of the arss days eoLfc was With as
| q volunteer aid.
cap,. Z. cunnngr, Signal Officer, also vss actively
enp.yed as q sisf officer on both day.
Nor must fail 10 nsnton that private w. T. Gookby,
lltb Regiment Virginia Volunteers, Orderly my head.
quarters last june repeatedly emp'oJed carry
my verbal orders to the field discharged the duty With
| great BAL and intelligence.
O!hsr members Of my staff we're necessarily absent
from the immediate field Of BATTLE entrusted with
sOoLsibe dulles these headquarters namely: Captain
+ Jordan, Assistant Adjulant General, In charge oil
Gsneral Headquarters.
Hj,rElgene T. Mclean, Chief Qlartermaster, Capt.
De,onde, Quartermaster's d parIment.
Lieut. Gel ferguson, A. d. o., early on hOnLsy was
assigned 70 and and direct the movements Of q
brigade Of the 81 Corps.
Lieut. Col Gilmer, Chief Engineer after having per.
formed the important aud various duties OF his place
with Distinction to hiusrf and material benefit 10 his
country, was wounded late Monday. l trust, how
ever shall not long be deprived of his essential
vices.
Captain Locke.', Engineer Corps Chief Assistant to
Colonel elmer, af.lr having been employed in the
duties Of his corps on Sunday, Was placed by me on
Monday 10 coumaad Of battalion wltaout field officers
Captain Fr-mesuI, Provisional Engineers, and Lisus
Steel and Helm also rendered Material and ever danger
Gus servioe in the line Of their duty.
M,lor General (aoW GeaeraD BraIton Bragg, in sd
diton to duties Of Chief Of STAFF has been before
stated commanded his corrs-muoh the largest In Il .
hel1on both days With signal capacity and solderstip
Surgeon FoaId Medical Director, Surgeons r. l.
Bodie and s. Chaplin Medical Inspectors and Surgeon
d. W. YsudSll, Medical Director OF the Western De-
partmsn With General Johnson, were present 10 the
NJ nd oh dutiaa Uhi
| performed with honnr 20 their profession.
Captain Tom Saunders MsssTs. Scales and he.caif,
and Mr.. Tnly, of New 0lesrs, of material aid in
both days ready to give news Of tho enemys positions
| aad move menfs, regardl ss Of exposure.
While thus partially making mention Of some Of those
who rendered brlsn gallant or msriiolious service In
the field, have aimed merely to notice those whose po
elton would most probably exclude the record Of their
services from the reports Of corps or subordinate com
| mandeis
Fem this agreeable duty turn to one In the highest
degIe. uiplessantone due, horeverto the brave men
undtr me- a contrast TO the brave under me- aG
4 contrast to tie behavior Of mos Of the army who
tough, heroicilY slute 10 tho fact that ON
cofs, ron-commissioned officers and men, abandoned
ta,i cocri ess the FIRST day to plgs the captured
enc'mImeIts Others retired shamefuly from the fe,G
on both days. While the thunder Of and the
and rattle OF nrskstry tod them that their bro heri
being slaughtered by the fresh cgons Of the enemy
have ordered tne nsmes Of the most conspicuous Oh
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| GERS
1t remains to state ha. our osa In the two days 10
killed outright 12s wounded OLE missicg 959-
making an aggr' gate OF Casualties Of lO,6ss.
Tns Fad lis: ia simple language oil the stou. hi
made by our couotrym IN front Of the rude log chapel
of Sallob, especially when t Is known that on Monday
from exhaustion aud other causes not twenty thousand
meu on our side could be brought into action
OF the losses Of the enemy have exact kGowledge
Their new papers report IL 81 very heavy. Uuqaes.
IL IL In,
own both days for il was apparent TO all that their
dead left the field outuumbered ours two TO
Their cItullties therefore, have fallen macy
shor; Of 10000 10 killed, wounded, prisoners and mis-.
Ing.
Through information derived from many sources IL.
cu irg the newt papers OF The enemy, engaged on
Sunday The Divisions Of Generals Prentss, Sherman,
Hur!tu., McClernard and Smith, Of 900 each,
least 40 thousand men, Tos force reinforced on
Sunday night by the Divisions OF Generals NeIson, Nc
Cock Ofitlerdeb and Thomas Of or General BuelIs
army some 20 600 strong, Including all arms Also
Gen. Wsllsce's Division Of Gen. Grants army making
at least IS 600 fresh troops which, added to the
nant Of Gen. Grants forees, on Monday morning,
uptIng to 30 600, made aggregate force Of
IS 600 men, st least srrayed IS inst US on that
day.
In connection with the results Of the ta.e, should
state ,tat the most Of our who lad inferior
exchanged them Tor the improved arms OF the enemy
Also that mos; of the property, pubic and personal in
the camp from which the enemy driven on sunday
rendered useless or greatly damaged except some
II tie tents.
With thio are transmitted certain pspsrs, 70 Wit
Order OF moseInents maiIsd a.
A list OF the killed and wounded marked "B."
A list Of captured fIgs marked &C." and nap Of the
field Of battle marked "D.'
All Of which is respectfully submitted through my vol
Aid De Camp. Colonel Jacob Thompson, OF Mis-.
sssppi who las 10 charge the Aga, standards and col
ore captured from the enemy.
/ have tie horor TO be, General
Your obsdiPni servant,
@. T. BEAUREGbRD,
General Commanding.
70 Gana,aI q Cocsrp