The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-17
NE BATTLE OF SHILOH
Graphic Account Of the First Days
Fight.

to present to cur rec ,srs full and graphic
account Of tho first day fight ut Shiloh. writ
ten by the army correspondent of III Q Savan.
nah Republican:
We eommsnced the attack at sunrise this
morning our order OF battle Is said to be the
strong knowa to miIit Try science. We
advanced 10 thR parallel Inns or corpJ,
each oae in line OF battle. The first or front
cor ps was led by Major General Hardse. I'm
IN iiateiy behind MN clme full compile
Cient OF artillery. A thou~and yrrts in his
rear followed the s. coLd corI or line, led oy
Maj " General Brf e. Immediately in ms
rear came more artillery, AID hiEd ineln
came the third colps, BEN 9 our reserve, COM
inand 10y Msjor.I snerai Polk. Gen. Jehn-
ton was IN supreme command, molly as
sist ed By Gen. Bs1uregard.
The artillery was commanded by Brig Gen.
Truf all, under the orders OF Gen. braZg.
Gen 4. distributed his batt ri . along tne
70 ada and uton such open elevations AS he
could find. The batteries havs 0een nanuIsu
vita eonsummate sEiil and effect throughout
.ne day by their r. pecttve ONO ,rs.
The nature OF the ground is excet uin9Iy
nm IA voranle for f,id operations. With the
s-xnentlou of Two or three smsll II alcs OF eian
or sen acre each, the battle nhs peen ~. ~ =,
q holly IN the woods. The Wooas are quieo
o,isn noweysr-much more SO 1nau taeJ ai
-, 1s,orx,a: but they never theless interierC'
very uch with the evoiuuoEs OF the army.
RE ground - rolling, aau IN many pieceS
ouits WEI :snd Doggy neGr tae "a'ef coui se>'
several of which cross Inc heiu, anu sir A"i
har I'm yeded the oIera.ions OF tue day.
ttut i{en Uardee has encountered the en-
se,y ia trort. The sun is just rising a. his
diyisioa 10 hurled against them IKE thun-
dsrnoit rne enemy was MOI expecting an
= e,acx. as was evident from the condition III
which he received us. Indeed, ne Was not
aware Of oar near presence; he never ex-
pt e ted us 10 attack him, aad was doubtful
whether we would ever allow him to set
yr. ut HAr sol hi
squadron ~ the field with great jui gmeut,
al. led ,hsna most ga!iaatiy n Ohghout the
day. i have LOT been atts 70 come up W Ii
nun, but hear tina. he etcapet Without a
o1raiCA.
Ghe enemy was at length driven from his
first line OF eEcampments. Meanwhile he
ied from has sur prise, ans. met our on.
So. WAN fiTmne g aud resolution. Tee fight
Iag cow Became not anC Gloss, and rage!
with great yioieGcs aud fury along our sl-
tire fIcnE. Ihs ri. ~ aud LEFT wings, rs WILL
rs our ceatre, were engaged, and the rear OF
az iiie-y aod the rattle OF muszetry fairly
shook me eartA. Sat On II irdso Pre- 15ea,
b&entd up By BcaSS anu followed Dy Polk
.3cU Coz rs 70. ling onward ike succeeding
W@vez OF tie stsrn iasaed ssa. s.ardC3's
c sr1;s adsb1 Ces, but II - d3ne slowly tor The
enemy nAs rAi!iea Ais force = and Is d lIlaline
them wi.a Cooin--s AMI spirit. We moved
forward as - were by lnchee, Dat aIii we dia
move; and never at any time during the day
u.d We lose one ftut Ct me gfonad We gained.
- ieng n We reached the Gentle Of Tag enc
my's rucampm1ns. He yielded his nome ia
Inc woods vita mach relmc tancs. and dis.
toob OF ground wi I'll courage nd
:.sslafios. Thus far w have advanced
Ia 70 ussi tbs woods, which ara almost 0esii"
Iu:s O. uuGersrow IN. Every wnete .he trees
bear the marks ol the terrible conflict. Lam bs
were CARRIED away, and Ii some Places trees
I. loot in diameter were cut of. IL /. few in.
tne ioag, sharp cined cannon n-iis
passed entir=ly through the sees. The trees
u &c mus i5s:y HE hre 10 ae seen every
where rpun eDe trees AID pushes, IA u n $50 IA
Inc uuHIDsfs OF the ueau and Wouaoed over
whom ae auVanceo.
=. sUo o. ocA The resistance hGd iacFaas
J, and beccIns more obi:inace shan 1T any
time during the day. General Johnston, ia
oIaer 20 maze !. II re thing OF =, placed nlt.
sci? st the head OF our attacking E1rce and
lad the charge ia person. how unfortunate
.ua. ne sh >uii nSve done 80 ior at hliI-p~ st
2 he received a. niinic bail ia his bl cas-. and
had hi1 tss badly torn By smell. He .eii anu
uied so.a after wards, but not un.ii tbs ene
ny had again given way ali along the lines.
He .iiF 1 IN the AIRES OF Col VIM Preston, OF
Ken tuc2y, his MID md oroInsr- il law. and
tofUsT u. $, Munster to Sp4iu, while Gov.
Harris, OF TeAaes see, another ai!a supported
his head
Taus /. brave soldier and skiiifdI officer has
gone down before the red tiae OF battle. lie
iela in the very arms OF VICTORY, Witi Ouf
n2s appraised sud advance ag under the mighty
impatns given 70 our attack by his oTn iadi
yidpal herUSm qou .Tlng. lsst Lh3 Eepub-
lie Go listice 4. nj memory, and repair he
xrievOu. wrongs which have Of late been
aeGoCu upon him.
IRE fiji of Gsa. ] oAIston did not in the least
discourage our men; for they knew the gallant
Ben uYeeard wss 5tiii left 10 them, vith many
. her officers OF sl,il and courage on they,
IresS, therefore. Bragg las long since
brought up his corrs, composed for n most
Lars O. his seasoned Pensacola troops, and
h..,s n.
cut ths entire d@y. Gallant aud chivalric
vet cool E3d sayac.Ots, he knows when aud
Rg1era To plant his terrible blows. Gen Polk
also Yves many times IL The thickaSt Of the
Hsnt and bore himself through qua the bat
tie, whether III the inlm e6iate 'front.' Of the
enemy or il bringing NJ his re>er.es, -:ith the
calm courage and serene spirit CT 8 christian
warrior. Uniy portion OF our reserves were
ever brought into action, there being nc ne
ity fer it.
Al half.p..st five O'Clock the enemy was ia
full .otreat and hotiy pursued by the victo.
riou Confederates. He t1ei back to the ZEN
nessee, and took shelter uader his gunooata
aud river works. The fire .roTn which was loo
heavy for our light Held batteries. Night, TOO,
lad come on, and our army returned 10 the
eue.ny's camp, and are now occupying il -
'Che Fedora slett their rents standing to-
gather with all their camp equipaEe, quar-
n ss.er aud Gem nissary stores, pr,vats Gag
gage, medical supplies and considers BILE AM
IaGntton The attack Was so farious--it
came SO much like me first cisp of thunder
when the storm bssinc End the pursuit SO
close aud unrelentirg, that they had 10 time
to remove anything, cot evel to gather up
their records and al.-faished letters. The
amcun- CT property taken IS imuense. Gur
men sre now rsSatiGg themselves upon the
ample supplies Of excellent food every where
t. D. fouud.
am urabIe to speak with certainty Of the
lumber OF the eGemy's forces. Uae OF the
frat ~ is31 ers ! eaccun erred q L4ieu.esant
who formerly belonged to he old army es:i-
mated tnem 81 l20 goo men. Otne1s oat them
DOWN at 100 0; others. 8gaIu, Mt Is, 900, and
come O. 30 eco. Gen. Plc..Si whn was cap
tured about O'Clock, say IhAs the Fed raj
of SIX divisions, of about 800 each, VIII len
w0u.i make the forces Of the enemy engaged
aocut $4,000 They probably exec eded this
mum Der, vi .bous IL c!ud ding the forces or his
other side OF ths rivar. a. no time had We
as many men engaged as the enemy.
Nor can speak with certainly OF tbs mum
Der of b -tteries or rrison-is We have cap.
tured. II is 90 early atts-ths b-tle, and toe
much co liusion prevails for mo 10 ge1 AZ the
pre- Use acts. Xns number o. prisoners is
val usiY e2:ima.ed; so ne say 2No0, ans
hers 600; one report has il hit one entir,
brigade beea captured. Thts is, dopb.
les, t. mistake. Among The prisoners art
many Off ecs, ana the grerter part OF "a.
Seventh iowl reg meat, who a.ejy pss.tioI
ID The Federal Ougress Tor parmlsa2 L
las rbe upon their banner The vic Dries .
Belmont nd DonelsoE.
. The number OF batteries taken is said u
no eigh .een, " nlch, allowing ak pieces - ih'
battery, would mage one hnadrsd ana eigh
guns. Is more probable hat parts o
eighteen gtt~ries were taken. teyare stand
or eolors we're also ctrtur, d--.sree by the 10
Loui.iara regimen: alone have seen TIVE
OF taam Iay5 eif, and was p-esen. when tn!
were bVous L in aGG delivered 10 Gen Eeau
regard. ! witnssst i, also, he a-riya
aud ;,ressh titloa Of Gan. Prentiss, who Wa
tikea By staff officer or Officers Of Geaera
PoiA, aud conducted 10 the later, wao sen
hun, with his com pllmeass, immediately Il
Gea Bsaure2ard. The following - he sab
stance OF she conversation hat ensued sfie
they h q sh keu hands:
Prent'ss.-Welf, sir. we have fat you
pc ger 70 day, s1a have had toysed
Be1ar@ g9sd that IL naturai. s,r. 70,
could nck,x. I L to b. otEerWLss. We ar