The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-04-24
Incidents CT tEse Fate Battle.

Our western exchanges still continue
to be filed with most interesting details
OF the late battle. The subject is by no
| means exhausted. The Cincinnati Ga.
aefte has n third letter FROM Agate" Civ
ing much fresh news. lie deyotes CON
siderable space in describing the part Lew
Wallace took In the battle, ascribing TO
him the most admirable genesalship, and
to his troops great cooiness, endurance
and perseverance. For two hours and q
half they bore the brunt Of the battle
against Beauregard. and his picked Louis
lana troops, ~ho were nerved up by whis-
key and guhpowder. We quote: From
the hour Tie artillery opened On the reb-
el batteries in the morning TIL nearly FIVE
in the afternoon, the division was handled
with ski. that deserves the highest
praise. It MAS like Il game OF chess
i'y sharp, quick struggle, with loss of
iiie all TIE less Tor its very sharpness and
qoicsness, ue gained position that com
iianded castle. OF course the castle
te!.. Then the lines would advance till
we game upoa knight OF bishop battery
that riomieed US bloody resistance The
division would halt, fall 10 the ground
behind some swell Of the hili, or take
sach protection in the woods as it might
find safest and await events. Shirmish-
ers would go creeping out, gradually the
artiiieriSts would find their men falling
around them, and their horses shot down,
III there WAS danger Of their losing their
guns If they remained.
Rake tie fields with grape or she'll as
they 'scald, they could do little against
the sEirn,shers 50 scattered that if vol
leg CT grape did 80 near one, it was GER
tam TO miss every one Of fifty others
while their small arms were, in the main
no match for ours, and hence their in
iantry were as powerless as the artillery
entity the guns would timber up and re-
treat-the pawns had driven off the
knight or bishop. This was scientific,
orderly, reasoning war. There was much
OF 1t IN some Of the other divisions, on our
victorious Monday, but nowhere was the !
system go perfect, the Generalship SO
manifest and commanding as in Lew Wal |
lace's division, which saved the right, de- |
feated the rebels in their last hope Of
turning our right flank, and SO finally won |
the day.
HOW SIDNEY JOHNSON WAS RECOGNIZED. |
Albert Sidney Johnson's body, which |
vas not found till Monday evening, was
irat recognized by Brigadier General Mel
'oa, who had known him when the one !
vas an honored officer In the old army |
and the other was lieutenant of the |
lavy. Prisoners had teen telling of his
!eath, and describing him as dressed in a
'elvet suit, and when such corpse was
ound inquiries were naturally made as TO
Z no knew johnson. Gen. \ elson was sent
or. tie 1t once declared it 70 be indeed
he dead Commanderin-C thief, and had
lie body removed to his own tent. Gen.
iosscau was subsequently sent toY,
lnd he. too. recognized the features Capt
jhandiier, OF the regular army did the
ame, aud, strangely enough, there was
there, who had been one of
ohnson's teamsters in the famous Utah
xpedition, who likewise remembered the
ppearance of the CHIEF he had followed
N that disastrous march to the Rocky
fountains.
FINDING GEORGE W. JOHNSTON.
-A' pui'J VI Jul were ,
yer the field on Tuesday, they found a
erson of evidently more than ordinary
Intelligence among the wounded He
Ias dressed in plain citizens clothes, but
here seemed no reason to doubt that he
ad been actively engaged in the battle;
nd that in all probability he was an Off
er of some rank. The officers were
allied up to see if he could be identified.
ingiing out Gen. A MD. M'Cook from
ie party, the wounded man asked that he
light be permitted to see him alone :
he rest retired and conversation, last ,
ig Tor some little time, followed between ,
le two. After the interview Gen. NJ J
ook explained that the wounded man I
as George w. Johnston, "provisional
overnor of Kentucky" who had set in
otion at Russelville the bogus machinery !
Y which Kentucky was annexed 70 the :
outhern Confederacy, and sewing as
Id, believe, on the General Staff He
ad made some personal requests. The =
dovernor" was severely wounded in two
aces. He received every surgical atten- !
on, but the next day he died.
"FLAT BURGLARY" ."-Governo Rec Ii
r, OF Arkansas, proposes, with all the ]
avity of Dogberry, to fine every man S
.