Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-04-18
From the Army Of the West.
cAiao. April 10. 1867.
To TIE Editor Of the Bssicn Journal;
rur osrar B,rrls.

CAfno, AIrh ~, ioo2.
To TIE Ed,for Of tie Bssicn Journal;
Int GRrar B,rrls.
A great battle has besn fought and won
the greatest ever Tough, on the coptinent
great in numbers eugsgcd-crea, In all
that makes q conflict Of arms terrible
great in heroi.m, bravery-ereat in -ublim-
iiy. great IN results, shall only a,iemp,
to nara,e the story rs !, has been told me
by Mo.e Who were there. I, will he lee
bic efor, on my part. for sickne-. has kept
mo within door. Tor week past. The mar.
ra,i'e !. IRON the LIP. Of those who were in
the fgh,. who saw tho tide ebb and aow.
who walked over the ground when victory
crowned our banners. have endeavored
% collats the different stories into q general
description. and I tru., I shall 10 able to
give an intelligibls view OF the main fea.
turcs Of the terrible two days conflict. You
hardly need to be rsmin iei that no two
per.ons see Q battle alike. There will be
different statements. men scc thing- from
different standpoints; men 1--we fast in bat.
tie I. we'll ne die iast. Every nerve isip
action every -cn.s intensified. and !, - on.
ly by taking accounts OF different oh-ervcrs
that q satisfactory view can he obtained.
PRELIMINARY.
When Donel.on became ours. with the
surrender 81 Nashville. the rehel. saw N
once that Memphis would he III. next paint
Of attack. Tie fall OF ponel.on. sni the
serirs Ot reverse. which ha. attended the
falling cause oi secession. reused all thu en-.
srrie. of the Sonih. Donel-on va. their
Bull Run. II nerv~ci them q. that did the
North. Corinth mus, DO defended. p" cried
the Mcmphi. Appeal. Il Coripih came
the hiwcr OF the Southern army. All other
point. were abandoned. Pensacola sen, up
General Br,gg md the ten thousand Ala
hamian. who had watched The little truwn.
ing fortress Upon the point ~ Santa RU.a.
The troop. which had hen nj Mobile. wait.
ine for the appearance ~ General Butter.
were Transferred 20 COrinth. Thsv cane
from Arsan.a-. Texas Louisiana. Georgia.
Virginia. Tho call o. take up arm. was
responded % from all quarters. and m tho
.l5ri space Of time winch has in'rrrcned
since the capture OF Don-l.on. an army 81
more than one hundred thousand ha. ben
gathered ~ the rcbvl. Beaurcg>rd hs,
l,hursd with TREMENDOUS energy. Evrry
sr,hc.. every mean. and appliance. have
been fc.0ried 10 a. iriye hack The invaders.
Al me time. a, will he seen. success almost
crowned h. cGur'.. but DC was = little too
late. ard bN.iics. Southern imr~tuo.iiy was
not equal a. Northern endurance
IL can now - stated ~i,hou: dstriment
10 tie public c.r,c. that Gen. Ilallscs hal
intended 90 take the field this week Gen.
Grant. force was on a.. wc.I SIDE Of tho
Tennessee. with hi. advance at pni-hurs.
and Bucll's N, an tie rn.t eide. with hi.
Alnnc. At savannah. New troops we're
arriving. and the eniir- furrr wa. hr,ns
hri ,adsd anew f1r an advance upon Corin,h
nett week Bcin. aware that .uch vA- 'hc
rlan. | waiici 10 look after matters At No.
10. and % recruit det,liatei system. pur.
posing 90 tc present. upon tie Tonnes, Q
when tie advance Wa made, BOT Bcaurc.
gard resolved % A.sume the offensive. We
can discover ~. intentions and the reason.
which moved blIu by glance q,
OVR rOsITIoS.
savannah la. bsen the rendezvous. It..
~ ALREADY stated. ou tic east SIDE Il the
rrnn...rc ri,.r i,i-tw~;,- ~ fiic-n miles
isom The Alabama hur Here sa' Buell.
force. ~ Those DIVISION. OF IT xhich had
h,,n detailed b pin Grant. \ short d.
iancv above. On the wet .Idr. AZ Cfump'.
Landing. va. General Wallace. division.
Figh, mile. uill further ur ~. the main
portion at Grant. army at Pit.hurs land,
ius. lIeauTesari evidently calculated that
~ .udlsn onslaught upvn the sd'anc, ~
Pithufs hc could anullllaie 4, before Buell.
could cru. the river. or hsiorc The force ~
Crump'. Landing cnuld h. cent forward "a
.uIrurI ~. Cor,ulh - eighteen mile, run
pij,.hurc-s day. march onlyG ~ Beau
rs.srl's picket. were within four mile. II
Pltt.hure. u va. Easy Tor hin 90 bring hi'
entire force within striking DISTANCE un.
known % VI. On Saturday he columns
we're put in motion aud advanced clo-s ~
g. their line. Of pickett, and PLACED 10 20
srr1u 20 make tie stunning blow At day
break on Sunday
IN. ir-itiuu which General Grant. AL.
vance occupied Wa between two cr,e..--
Osl eek, which enp,ir- into the ltuncssec
near where the river makr- ~. great eastern
bend. and snake creek, which empt,e- above
Crump'. Landing The TANKS at Piitshurg
Landing are very high--one hundred feet
aud the country hack between the creek. i'
.oc.~s.,an ~ wooded hills. with numer.
ou. rasinr-. With c'earlng.. and occasional
Iva iarm house The position Nh. chosen
for a camp on accoun, VI the many brons'
aud riyulet-, which Furnished water. The
rad 10 Corin,h runs through the centre OF
the camp
TIE force m advance va. dispersed be.
tween tbss- creeks. About four miles from
\ the rivrr. on the northwest side Of the road
w.. General McClsrnant's division, forming
the rirh, uf the line. IN his rear. toward
the river, va, General W. II. L.. Wallace
and General smith In the centre, near
the road, WIS General llurlhurt. Southeas,
of me rad. ia front. was G neral prcniiss.
and in hi rear General sherman. The gun.
bat. Tyler and Lexington were near a,
hand d6in, police aud guard duty an the
river. Their presence was most Oppnrtune.
n. will hereafter 10 seen. Tho follow IN
/ diagram, With such materials as the printer
may haze in hand. may make the position
more ineligible.
North.
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