The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-04-25
Letter from Corinth.

A friend sent us for perusal the follow
ing letter from Capt. Lowry, which we
spread before our readers, knowing the
gallant Captain will pardon us for the
liberty thus taken:
CoRIsrH, MISS. April 10, 1882.
Jfy Dear Parents. have just finished q letter
to Artie, and will devote the intervening minutes
before my men leave in communing with my be-
loved and aged parents. have just passed
through the most desperate struggle that has ever
occurred upon this continent. As you have learn
ed ere this, the fight commenced near Shiloh
Church, On the Tennessee river, on the 9th and
concluded on the 9TH at nightfsll. There is much
that could say in regard to the fight that time
will not permit. First in interest to you, passed
through unscathed and am now quite we'll, save
exhaustion and feobleness in my leg that was
broken. From the fullncss of grateful heart /
thank God for his protecting care, which was
continually over me. IT'S high privilege thus
passed, to return to the pleasures of communion
with those SO interviewer with ones existence
loved ones at home. Yet, tits melancholy pleas
urc. The gallant spirits that fell in the terrible
struggle rise up before me, and cast shadow
over every thing that does not say, Walk softly,
for soon you, too, may be in the presence of your
God. II prepared for the change, they can feel q
Consciousness in n better world than this thu
they fell in glorious cause. The widows and
orphans made thus have my sympsthies. May a
| grateful country provide for them. But to return
We were in the reserve, and were not ordered up
until 10 o'clock on the 9th. We reached the bat
| tlc-fold about o'clock, and were ordered int
the thickcst of the fight Immediately. We ar
rived, in the language of Gen. Polk, Gust in tint
to save defeat and gain glorious victory
When we arrived the enemy was driving our lin,
back. We were ordered to charge, and the com
mand was Immediately obeycd. We moved for
ward through an open field, met the advancing
enemy, marched steadily forward under mos
CALLING fire in the direction of the woods that pro
tccted thom, and checked their onward progress.
Our regiment stopped within about one hundrc
yards of tho fence and commenced firing. I So,
the exposed condition in which we were placed
and ordered my command forward to tho fence
The entire regiment then advanced, and here W
were upon cqaal footing. Soon the eomman
was given "Forward," aud soon after we were OIL
dered to put them to the bayonet. The comman
was eagerly obeycd, and soon the encmy's line
were broken and they in rapid and confused aigh
We pursued them, firing all tho time, for som
distance Very soon it became evident that the
were panic stricken. We came in sight of the
encampment, and all was confusion-soon n whit
flag was hoisted and their arms were stacked
they surrendered Internationally. After march
ing up and resting my men, ordered them I
lay down their guns and take others. The Var
KEGS had Enfield rifles, and I exchanged Ii
common musket for those. We aro now we
armed and equipped. The panic became genera
and all were driven back under cover of the
gunboats. We took an entire regiment, and
the result of our breaking their lines, Genor,
Prentis entire brigade, with himself, surrendere
We have taken between five and seven thousan
prisoners.
The fight was renewed on the 18th, and wa
doubtful till about sunset, when the enemy agai
retired, leaving us in possession of the field. W
now hold the field though the most of our force
are at this place. The loss on both sides wa
very heavy, but theirs much greater than ours, I
sny nothing of prisoners, commissary stores
clothing, &c., &C.
l. My loss was as follows: +. W. Check and job
Buckner, MORALLY wounded and missing; Lieu
D. A. wilkins, Orderly B. f. Hoyl, j. M. John,
Silas higgins and Larkin Grizzel, wounded, bs
not dangerously.
I am sending the wounded home.
WILLIE LOWRY,