New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-26
nor THg ARMY OF THg TEN.
NEssgE.
vn.m, NEAR nnd visi,anf-A Marrow
p.eape Communication Cut on on ihe
memphis and Chariesiou BniiroAa-
Colopeis swceucJ' Morgan A' si"''"
arE,ver-Fhe Southrra Muse.
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rbsyer-Fhe Southern WUse'
- ,,rr specis CorrrspoDcent -, - ,oe,
grUuo uou..,.srRe LarDiS0 IESS Tuet1sy Apn TO- iooN'
en,ar,ay a parry Of ak from one Of our out
- vent beyond the lines % visit farm
''' ,riicb was convicted into o hospital duiing
p"t 81. aud where several Of the Rebel wounded
,,;u lyinq. Before tley reached It and
~. s,ill within four miles, MT merely Of our
hnt Of tleir own caup they werc suddenly
., rcop By the euemys picse's One of them
..rt,red. by bard riding the otLers made good
~. a.csne. Several occurrences Of this netnTe
a5.a,e tJat the enemy Is nesr oe aud keeping
,iglsni watch
r. Sopdsy. Gen. Judah, In,reotor-GsDeral Of the
- If the Tennessee, and NJ l.. c. Weir, con-
%,an,isl teegrapher. on Cen. Hplsck's staA, were
..,,,npe from vsit 20 some OF eur outside camps,
-, tbey came 70 IL swollen creek in lie woods
n.:r;ny il fordable, Gen. Judah spur1ed bls horse
..o #, The water proved moch deeper than was
..uros4d. and the General was submerged 10 the
ss;a while his horse narrowly escaped drowning. As
Nh rider and steed were fouDderDg in tbe water,
"a wr. Weir was stil on the bank, q party Of our
.olBers who suddenly caae upcD them, took them
t,oGcers OF the enemy, and instantly fired yoley
s,tsm. Fortun-lely neither of them wac struck,
aovss TIE bulets wbistied about their heads; they
S.ooyered themselves in season TO prevent another
discharge. end returned O headquarters after mar
row oscape from desth, both BY cold wafer and cold
lsad
Night before last, 5000 troops, under Gen. Sher-
nan. went forty miles up the river on transports
aovoyed by Lieut.. Commanding GginuA Of the
sunboat Taylor dtbarAed, and penetrated ten miles
into Northern Mis- ssiQpi where they struck The
Memphis and Charleston Railroad. They burned =
bridge and destroyed long section oi treste'wofk
near the Iuks S.AIioa. and then returned without
,o,s. Gen. Sherman reports that the dsmage cannot
be repsired to render the road passabs under twenty
days.
Among our many officers who deserve promotion
for their gslany al the great battle tue meritorous
conduct of several has come go directly within M
knowledge that it would be unjust 10 pass them by
without mention. Col. 7. W. Sweeney, when the
war broke ont, was Captain in tue regular army
lie had passed through the Mexican war with great
credit and lost hisligo s-m al Chepli,fIec. lis wss
a General Of our tbre. I1onihs Volunteers, aud 4.
Wilson Greek, was everywhere in the thick Of the
fight. At tie close Of iha; holly contested battle
where the heroic Lyon laid down his life, Gen.
Sweeney, almost alone Of our commanders advocated
remaining upon The ground. Tie majority wss
against him, and tie stricken Temuaut Of tha: gallant
E;tie army fell back 70 Rola bat the even. proved
thai be was right Tie enemy was in full
retreat until he found that our troops had elso
left and al that we needed 10 consummate tie
victory wac TO have stayed the field without firing
har ft,. Ia tvas
ended Gen. Sweeney accepted the coonecy of the
52d Illinois, and at tie grea, battle Of Sunday com
usnded brigade in Gen. w. II. L. Wsllace's diyis-
iob Before noon he received MIME ball 10 his re-
naming am and another shot ia his foot, while bis
hor.e fell riddled with seven bullets. Though al
most helpless aud faiuing from lcss u boot he was
Iif.el upon arother horse, which he somehow sue
eeled in uanagi' x and be remained OF the bead OF
bic brigade directing with great cooinsss and gal
aAtry nnlil nearly night, when Gen. Buelps troops
Sad come 20 tie rescue and the day was sayed
Co Sweeney is now in Ire hospital, suffering se.
tsney from hs wounds, but steadily recovering.
By many a campfire. through all tie divisions Of
ihs army, are told the tales Of his c0olness biz
earng and hs marvellous escape IN that terrible con
ficl.
Col. Morgan j. Smith Of the Sth Missouri, and
col. Tbayer of tue ls. Nebraska, each commands g
,rgads in sj.-Gen. Lew. Wallaoes division.
'hey are both admirable officers, At the head o. the
vest Of regiments, and IL !hs battle Of Doneis0n did
heir duty nobly. The fact that several other
coloncls VINO, 10 say the least, did ei al Donelou
ave been prcmo'ed 70 Bigadsgs. while NJ, ssrs
imith and Thsyer we're passed ty, has excited
peat deal of comment. During Mondays Gght
ere they held extreme night. ana then did their
ouutry most gallant service, and won II poss.ble
tighter hurels than e, Doneison. i have never
Ist either Of those gentlemen e-sonay aud am not
rgsre that they have any f-ends at court, Du. the
tatmony in regard % thsm j. 20 concurrent ths:
ennot refrain from calling attention 20 them. Mr..
President Lincoln in lis desire 10 d. justice 70 the
ksoes Of the battle Of Ptsburg Landing, should not
hgei Cols. Sweeney Smith and Thayer.
Msj..Gen. e. +. Smith, whose severe illnoa, by
sepng bim from the field here, was an irrepafable
,l 70 US, has 20 far recovered 90 to assume com
;sud Of the post Of Savannah. Ills division wac
tnmanded IN the battle by Gen. n. II. l.. Wal
Ne who was killed ard has since been sssigned 20
isa McArtbur. The division Of Gen. Preu,iss
sAc is stll prisoner in he hands Of the enemy, is
ssg commanded BY Gen. McKean-
sssrriiia Wsrfsre the Tsnnes.es--Th.
Wounded Canveyed Home seenes ON
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