The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-06-12

uHueI tHe cOmmanu OI some hcJlnS VI |
real Major General-the whole reserve
being under the command of MOjor |
General McClernand.
Gen. Grant still holds a command |
here, but of the nature of that com
mand it will take more knowing pen
than mine to speak
No doubt great impatienco is felt at
home in regard to the seeming slow
movements of this army, but when the
fact is taken into consideration that the
number of troops hereIperhaps exceeds
$50, 900, and that the whole of this tro
mendous force has been moved from
Shiloh to its present position, through
an almost interminable forest-that
roads were to cut, bridges to build, and
Notifications to erect, patience will
give place to wonder and surprise that
so much has been really accomplished
in so short time. Gen. Halleck is
making everything secure as he advan-
ces--no risks are taken. Never has
there been an hour, during day or night,
since we commenced our forward move
from the "bloody field of Shiloh, " that
our whole army was not in condition to
repulse any attack that might be made
upon it, and to follow up such repulse,
even to the taking of Corinth. The
Grand Army is now in position-the
one from which, perhaps, the final at
tack upon the rebel lines will be made.
At what particular time the attack will
take place, "this deponentknoweth not,
but in all probability ere this reaches
You "the child will have been born"
and christened "another Union Victo-
ry."
! Great diversity of opinion exists here
as to whether the rebels intend TO make
their last grand struggle at Corinth.-
Some officers, high in authority. avow
that Boaurpgard has fallen back to
Grand Junction. only leaving n strong
rear guard to hold Hqlleck in check as
long MS possible. Others nositively as.
SORT that the rebels are in full force and
dnily receiving rainforccmpnts. When
those to whom we look for all informa-
tinn on this nnint, disagree, we gentle
, men of briqh barre3 apauletts can only
snv. with Bunsbv, "Tf it he so that the
ship are gone down, then so; but if it
he so that the shin arc not gone down,
then 50, likewise" The army have i'm
plicit confidence that Haleck knows
what he is doing, and are perfectly con-
tent to await his good time. 1t has been
my good fortune, once or twice, to catch
a casual glance Of Gen. HalIeck as he
passed, accompnnied by his staff thro'
our lines IF the General had heen so
ohliging tn your humble correspondent
as TO dsmount, | would eagerly have
seized the opportunity to make pen
picture of him for the qualification of
your readers. FTe did not. however,
even as much as "halt"--so I will have
to forego the picture and only say. that,
as he appeared on horseback, he is my
ideal of general,
! Our Brigade. the 3D.. CONSISTING of
the 72d, 4Sth, 10th, and sd Ohio Reg
iments, commanded by Brigadier. Gen
eral Denver. of California Kansas no.
toriety. and believe formerly of Clin-
ton county. Ohio, in Major General w.
7. Sherman's Division, occupies the ex-
, treme right of the Grand Armv-a DO
sition of honor and danger. The place
is rightly assigned, and is but Just
tribute for gallant services rendered in
the battle of Shiloh on the 9th and 9TH
nit. 1t will he remembered that the
I'D, 4Sth, and 10th at that time consti.
tuted the 4th Brigade, under the com
o nand of Col. r. E. Bnckland; the SD
being, | believe, in Col. Hilderbrands $
Brigade. The SD has been accused of
cowardice, but in the next fight [ opine
they will vindicatc themselves from the
charge, and show to those who now cry
them down that had the officers in
command done their duty, the regi
ment would never have been subject tC
so withering charge, but on the con.
trnry would, in all probability, have
n gained imperishable laurels. Since the
?. battle some Of the Brigades have beer
q consolidated, and Colonels acting az
Brigndiers have been sent back to thei,
regiments in order to give command,
J to those upon whom Congress ha
If conferred the honor of wcaring "star'
n thus the SD is added, Col Buck
:. land has returned to his regiment. anC
:. Gen. Denver is in command of the 81
Brigade.
IL 1t is, perhaps, rather late to make an,
'r alluson to the battle of Shiloh, as al
@ the events in regard thereto have beer
4 worn thread bare, but if your reader
= will excuse the depression, | will tr,
- and post them as to how some of tn,
Is newspaper accounts of that battle wer
g. manufactured. The most correct re
port that has yet come under my obser
vation is that of the Cincinnati Times
Us written by Mr. e. NJ. Spencer. Thi
O. gentleman was, to my own certai
Is knowledge, upon tho ground at tn
le commencement Of the fight, and his re
!; port shows that he was careful to g
:, the facts, as near as possible, befoT
i committing anything to paper tina
e, might in the least reflect upon the a,
,ir ton of any regiment or individually;
ma not so with many others, as my exper
- ence will demonstrate.