Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-19
K CHMUND WHIG.
LATE FROM LIyCOLyDOM.
YANKEE VERSION OF TaE BATTLE OF SHILOH
-kXFRAORDINARY LIgS-IsLASO NO. 10, &o

The Philadelphia qIiEer Vf the 10Th ins, gives ths
Ysrkee account of the great bals in the Southwest
undsr the fOlo~ing caption, d played in large yps:
the Greatest ,le Poug gh, on the American Coati-
nlt-- 0ls Huhdrsd aud Fifty rhOusand Men EDgagsj
"A Desperate CIates Of rSo Days at PttsouTE Lanc-
iag-GloriGus Result Of the Union Aruy-fhe X, beis
R,u,ed 10 AL Dirtcdons-HeaVy - Of Lf.-Gsuerals
Grant and Smith wtulded-Very Heavy Loss OF X bel
Troops ia Killed, WouUd,d and PrsoneFs-RSb Com
msnder, AlDsrJ s. Johnson, KHlei-The Ruessdc,
BsAu. gard, hes 40 Ann S1ot on "A Terrible .R,uibs
ton Has beiA len the Rebels, Is, &o, &s.
The scoosnt is dated "Pisssblr, Llndng, April 9th,
$50 p. No We c,py tho following portion -.
0ss Ct ths grea,ess aId bl5Odiest babies Of modsrn
Gays hAs a. closed, suEsg In tie complete rout OF
The euemJ, who attacked Us at tasbreAk on Sunday
morripR TIE battls lasted without interussicn du-
ring the entire day, snd reResed Monday mcrn-
irg and continued undecided until O'Clock in the al
teinoor when the enemy commercsd 20 retreat, and
are sill aji'g towards COrinth, pUrsuedby Args 'rSe
of " cavAlry.
Toe slaugh'er on both sides bas been immense. We
have los: in killed, wounded aud mssng, from lS 900
{, 20 600 that o: ths enemy is estimated at IRON
IS 900 40 600.
Th. fIas vas brought on BY three hundred Of the
25 n Missouri regiment Of Cen. Prenti.sS division, al
tatkipg the advance guard Of the rebels which they
suppo-ed TO De the piekets Of tle enemy.
Tns rebels Immediately adVAne, General Pen.
ss' 6Von the lef; WiIg, pouring ia vO!lsy alter
yolhy OF ktry and riddirg our camp With grape
canister Al she'll
Oar forees socn formed in o lice and Ie:urnsd he
yirorouy, aud by the time prepared 10 rece,e
theu had urLsd their heAy s. Ore the lefI re,
t nslal Shermans division, Az drove our men tAck
ON their cinPs and bringing up fr,sa force opened
hre 90 our left Uipg Ger. keClernstds This hse ras
rsurnel with tSrrbs Sh G.! and determined spirit BY
sosl The nfslt and artillery aoog ths whole line,
disIAEee Of oV,r four nils
n. NnUU aw1 40
seaport the nus, Wbeu Sperate struggle ersned -
IN. &. bels we're driven back with terrible slaughter, bat
soon rallied and drove back nen in turr.
From about o'clock uuIil right closed there was no
De e, minaton Of the resu, Of the struggle.
Tns rebels exhibit remark able gooi geGeralshp At
tEes e. gsging he lst With apparently their whole
sTergih, tLsy Wtu q suddenly open tsniole aud de
strueGve dee on The rgat centre EEsD heAvcst
aud most oesr ucdve hee upon the enemy did not APP
pear TO di ,1rlEe their sold columns Tee IRE Of Ma
or rAylor Chicago Artillery rsksi them doHn scores,
oat the smoke sooner dispersed than the breach
sgsin 6lej
The most desperate &; ;htsg took plAc. lat. in the
afternoon
G,n BaeI'. forces lad BY this tmo arrived on the
opposite side Of the river, sni another pOri ion
coming up the river from Savannah.
A. hVe o'clock The rebels had forced our lat wing
oa oe,uPy ia y tvo-shirds Of our camp, and
usre dKhilg hard in their Sh,rs TO drive into the
yivsr and At the tine heavily engaged our right
u TO Ihis tine received no rsiaioictmtLts. Gen.
Law WAll,cs falling 70 coms to our support until the
day vas over ksTOg Aken the ErOug road from CruTT
Landing ard teng Nuhsut other rapSporis than those
a.,d Ior the y ar;srnasers and CoumiEtAry stores,
shich we're nssviy laden 70 ferry any cousdtrb be
sumbsr OF G.nerI BISls forces The liver,
soas that here having been sent TO bring up the
voops iTSm Savannah.
We we're thsrs.Ofe eoutsnaog sEainsI fearful odds,
foes Let eIesciisg SIS 900 while toA OF tie eoe.
NV vas upsArjs OF o. 900 Ucr coDdton at this mo
nsnt vas ,KseSdiIgiy cTiGcaL LUse punbrs OF our
men we're p,Ee struVk, aud oIGe;s worn out by hard
hntug. The average per eentAee OF 'ku!kers had
,rsssl,d towards tie river and cOu.d not be rallied.
Css q an, ard stsn aho had been feares-ly riding
.,ar the yes tie entire dAv, and an UpcsNsng orm
O. ballet, graPs and shc. uO~ rode from The ghE TO
teLfs. rolI!rg cur men 10 stabd IN ul the rein
foresusnts couit crcss ih7 river.
Col Webster the chief Of the st r. iG mt stsly get
ia,1 position The teAv.st pieces Of ansry pouring
IAs tncBys right while large number Of b,'tcti's
we're paDted El0rg the entire line from the river la
rodheGst 20 our extreme right, some tSo aud Ealf
al 20 dis.Cn'.
Ab,ut an hCvr bsfors duak, general cauu,nading
"a, op ned upon the sneuy from scng uhOls ire,
- Il a yertsuil ack Of muskerv. Der shcrt lire,
,ter IA replied Wa vigor and If,ct but th,r return
,hots grew hss frequent aud destructive, Whie ssrs
grs1 more rap 4 AMI teir bli
The guuhoSts Lexington AGd Tyler, vh'si lsy shori
dsa.er tT K pl raiuiuE sh,ll on tbs rebel orcr Tns
l,st, ,rt much tor the o3emy aud dusk tie
dr;nE bat rJ eesssd, uhsn night coming the
ba Aats reste l.
oar mru res ed on their ia the pOsdoa they held
A. The c!osa Of the night uarl the forces under iga
derCsnersl Wslrc. arrived and took position OF tie
right aud General Bllts bres from The opposite siiv
AID Savannah, we're btils o)nye!ed to the battle
grcuhd.
rYht and the fore uLd GrnSral Otittl nd5H
dsrsd 10 his support Elry IN tie mgrnpE Gen. Buell.
k.1I 0paA Ia fghf hv II.
so = division the ,f. and Mi Gtnsrs Wslisc,s d.
vision Ou the rish'.
General N,lsoL's fo'cc opsDed most gallHg fe on
the reb. L. ami advanced rapidly they s back. TIE
Gre sson became general along the whole ne and bC-
rrn ts tell With terrible ct on the rsesis.
Csnerlls AcCerni n Sherman ard Hurburts men,
thtugh ehRd dsd ircm the preyOli days ;htpg,
Il n maintained heir noOurs Ton NJ DiSelo5; but efe
rssis anee OF ihs Pebgls teIrib and WoTtay bet
q. CAUSE Their resistance tOEever, EaS no, enough
10 our unGa ed bravery aud ths dreadful d. soatiOn
proSuo d ly our artillery, which was sweeping them
aSay Ike chki; and knowing that defeat here would be
,hs death blOE their htps, the GsOerals ST. urgs1
,hem on In the fee Of des uctoD, hoping BY hIukug
~ 70 turn The tide OF ba tie.
Tasir sleeess Eas for tm' cheering, NJ they gan
{, gain ground IS Appearing have been rcuiorc =
bu: Gu ,f uud,r Gen. i,On Was ,risiI them back
with wonderful ripdi'y and At Il O'Clock tea BaeIs
forces n sueesfd.d in aInkinE tsem EGd cap.UiiUg
Ihrr batteries OF artillery.
They however, again iaiec On the s't etu rec:sss
and the right forced th Ives forward 10 Anoher dee
psrate eflt but rsinf0'oements frOn Gen. Wood ana
Gsoersl Thomas came in r.gi zen: alter regime n which
we're cent to in Buell., had again conmerced 10
drive the r,bs!s
About oc!oet. P H.. Cen. liant rode 10 the left
WI re flesh resinonts hAi ordered AID fId:rg he
reDsls 20 be ssV,Tng. he sent portion OF MS body.
guard ~ tie heat Gf each Of the five regiments ard
tneo o dered thlrse &C yss be 10, BIN ell leading
The csnron bal. -, re falling Ike Lail around tkcr
The men faloued with chou. that sluHd above ihc
roar snd din OF the art RI and tho rtb:ls I'D in dis
may and never madU another s.And.
Gen. Blu II followed the rttrtRsirg Iehel., dnVlng
ihein 10 splendid STYLE and at hspast i've, r tho
whol rebel in full retreat 20 C.rah, with
our caValry in hot prr,ult.
Wa have Isksa large amount Of artillery, and also
uamoer Of p'isOuers.
We les. = upber Of prisoners yesterday; smopg
ihs su Is Gen. PrenlPs Tho cher has been Afcer
ai.sa yet hut q reported ss several hundred. Con.
Pr.n!iss Is rep1r,sd wounded.