Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-18
Gen. Albert sidney 5ohnston's &c ner-
al Order.
Headquarters ARMY OF MIssIssIPPI,l
Cornth, Miss, April 3, 1862.
Soldiers of the 1rmy of the Mississippi:

HEADQUARTERs ARMY OF MIssIssIPPIl
Corinth, Miss, April 3, 1862.
Soldiers Of the Army of The Mississippi:
! have put you in motion to offer battle to the
invaders Of your country, with the resolution and
discipline and valor becoming men fighting. as
you are for all worth living or dying for. You
eau but march to a decisive victory over agrarian
mercenaries, sent to subiugate and desp0i YOU of
your liberties property and honor.
Remember the precious stake involved; re
member the dependence OF your mothers your
wives, your sisters, and your children the re
suit Remember the fair, broad, Astounding
lands, the happy homes that will be desolated by
your defeat. The eyes and hopes of eight mil
lion people rest upon you. You are expected to
show yourselves worthy of your valor and cour-
age, worthy of the women of the South, whose
noble devotion in this war has never been ex-
ceeded in any time With such incentives to
brave deeds. and with the trust that God is with
u.s. your General will lead you confidently to the
combat, assured of success.
[Signedl A. 5. JOHNSTON,
General Commanding.
Accompanying this address were goseral or
ders dividing the Array of the Mississippi into
three corps d'armee Gen Beauregard is pro
claimed second in command Of the whole force.
The first corps darHse assigned to Gen.
Polk, and embraced all the troops of his former
command, less detached cavalry and artillery
and reserves detached for the defense of Fort
Pillow and Madrid Bend
The second corps d'armes was assigned to Gen.
Bragg, and was to consist of the second division
of the army of the Mississippi, less artillery and
cavalry hereafter detached
The third corps d'armee assigned to Gen
cral Hlrdee, and consisted of che army of Ken
lucky"
General Crittenden was assigned command
of reserves. to consist of not less than brig
AIDES.
The whole of this army was engaged in the
late battle.
CONGRATULAToRY ORDER.
General Buell. has issued the following deserv-
ell order to the gallant troops of his command.
lie gives the title of the battle as that of Shiloh
Field, and not Pittsburg:
"HEADoUARTERs ARMY or THE 0HIol
Field of Shiloh, Tenn, April 3, 1862
GENERAL ORDERS NO. SIX.
The General congratulates the army under his
command on the mperishabe honor won yester-
day by portion of it on the battle field OF Shi
loh, near Pittsburgh Landing. The alacrity and
zeal with which they pressed forward by forced
marches to the SuccOr OF their comrades of sis
ter army imperiled by the attack Of an oyerwhelm-
ing force; the gallantry with which they assault
Ell the enc ny; and the perSeyering courage with
they maintained an incessant conflict against su
perior numbers from o'clock in the morning IN
I'll evening. when the enemy was driven from the
field, incidents which point to a great service
nobly performed.
The General reminds his troops again that such
results not obtained by individual proves
alone; that suborilnti0n aud careful training are
essential to the efficiency OF every army; and
that the success which has given them a brilliant
page in history. is greatly due to the READINGS;
with which they have seconded the labors of theil
Division, Brigade aud Regmenta Commanders
who first disciplined them in camp and then LEI
them iudicously and calamity in battle.
By command OF Major General Buell.
I JANIS b. Fry, \ A c., Chief OF Staff.