Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-29
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We corti,c...e our extracts from laie snite@
States pspe:a, embracing dates AS late US =
tho 2lst:
Hattie or pITrsBURa LANDING tsHll'oh)
OFFICIAL REPORT or GEN. GRANT.
HEADQUARTERS,
P,lsburg, Tenn, April 9.i
,z,,,a;n NJ IT. .ucLans, Adjutant Generals
Hepurtment IF tie Mississippi, ST. Loaa:
CAPTAIN 1t becomes my duty sgain to re-
mort another battle fought between two great
armies, one coutending for tho maintenance OF
the best government ever devised, and the
other for its destruction. Ii Is plcasan; to
record the success Of the.srmy contcndng Tor
the former principles.
On Sunday morning our p!ekeS were
attacked and driven in by tho enemy. lm'
mediutelr the fyc divisions stationed at this
plsce were drawn up III line Of battle TO meet
them. The battle soon waxed warIn on the
lei. and centre varying at times to all parts CT
the line. Il was the most continuous tring OF
muskctry aud artillery over heard on TINS con-
tincn,, aud was kept up until night. When
The enemy. having forced the entire line to tall
bsck nearly huls- way from their camps to the
landjnc, at late hour in the afternoon aides
pora>e effort was made by the enemy to turn
our LEFT. and get possession c' the lanolns'
transports, &c.
This point was guarded by the sanboats
TYLER and Lexington, Captains G"yn anu
5nilkuaen commanding, with four 20 FOUNDER
Parrott guns and battery Of rihed guns. AS
there is = deep and impossible ravins for ar
tHlcry or cavalry, and very difficult Tor nllar,
try, at this point, no troops we're Stationed
here except the necessary artIlierists, ana
small infantry force for their support. Just 8!
this moment the advance OF MaJor-Generai
Buel's column, part Of the division oil zen.
Nelson, arrived. and the two Generals named,
both being present, 40 advance was lmmcul~
ately mais upon the point Of attack, and the
enemy were soon driven back In this repuiso
nucil is due to the presence OF the gunooats
TYLER and Lexington, and their commanders,
Captains Gwyn and Shirkussn, U. S. Navy.
During the night the division under Gen'!a
Cri.tcn,iel and McCook arrived.
Genl Lew. Wallace, at Crump Landing,
six mics below, Was ordered at en- early hon:
in the morning to held his division In rsadi-
ness to be moved in sny direction to which ii
might be ordered. At about eleven o'clock an
order was delivered to move II up TO Pitts.
burg, but owing 10 its being led bys circuit
Gus route, did not srriva in tlme to take part
| in Sundays action.
During The light all was quiet, and feeling
| that a grea. moral advantage would be gained
by becoming the attacking party, N advance
| was ordered as soon rs day daWnrh, and tue
res,,,l, was tie gradual repulse OF the enemy at
all poi.ls Of tie line trcm till probably 3
o'clock in the stternoot, when it became evl>
dent thai the cne,uy were retreatln4
| Before the close Of The action the advance Of
Gen. J. J. Nerds division arrived IN tine 10
,ske part il the action.
NJ !5rtv vas TOO much fatiguetl ir0Di tao
t!sys ..ard lighting and exposure IN tie opsa
cir 10 irsncnng rain during Lhe Intervening
night, 10 pursue immediately, and the night
closed IN cloudy snd with heavy rain, making
the roads impossible for artillery iii noSt
morning.
General Sherman, however, followed the
enemy, finding that the main part Of the enemy
had refreshed in good order. Hospitals Of The
encmy's wounded were found slt along tho
road, az far az tue pursuit was made Dead
bodies OF the oueny aid many graves We're
also found.
enclose herewith tue report Of Gen. Shrr
man, which will explain more fully fhe result
Of the puIsui;. and the par: taken oy each
separate command. cinnot tako special no
tice in this report, but will do so more FULLY
when the Icpo:ts ii the diyl6inn Contradictory
are handed in.
General paell c;1in,nsrt!ihg in t?@Iiod with
distinc! army, long nuder his command, and
which J;a such eiicienI survice, commanded
by himself IL porscn, On the field, will DO
much better aoie to notice those Of BIZ CON-
nsnd who particularly distinguished them
selves, than possibly can.
feel ia duty. however, :o.R gallant, an
abo officer Brig General W. I. Sherman, to
make special mention, that lie not only WAS
with bis commend during the ealirs Of the
two days action, but displayed great judgment
and skill, and management OF MS Men. Al
though severely wounded in the hand On the
tra, day, ms place was never vacant. lie wsR
again wounded, and hsI three horses killed
under him.
In makIng this mention Of & gallant othcer
DO Gispsra.eulant Is lntsadsd to lAe Olher Ill
vision Major Generals John a.
Generals S. a. norlbut, E. NJ. Prentiss, ard
W. II. L. Wallace all OF whom maintained
thciy places with cradi; TO themselves and tho
CAUSE. General PIcntiss was taken prisoner
in the first days action, and Gen. W. IL. L.
Wallace wss severely and probably uortsliy
wounded His Assistant Adjutsnt General.
CAPT William McMchnel, is missing, anu was
probably tsken prisoner.
Here follows notice Of the cthcers 81 h!s
staff
Tie country will have to mourn :he loss OF
many brave meIl vino fell al the hc:t!e OF Pitts
burg, or Shiloh, more properly.
The exact loas in killed and wounded will be
known in day or .wo at present can only
give it approximately al LEGO killed and a,9os
wounded.
The loss Of artillery wss grost-many pieces
being disabled By the enemy's shot. and some
losing I'll their horses and many men. There
we're probably not less than two hundred horses
killed.
The loss Of tho onolny in killed Sid left up
en- ,he Geld 1as crater than ours. Ia wound
cd m estimate cann3t he made, as many OF
them NUS. bavo been SOD. to Cornth and 9th.
ST points. The enemy suffered terribly frcm
decentralization and desertiUu.
flag .! truce was sen; to day from Gene
raj BvauTegard. enclose copy Ct CORES
pundence.
AN, respectfully,
You: ubdt servant,
us. GRANT,
Haj6: General Commanding
THE COHsIsGArlON ELL.