Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-04-18
nn,,ls a, Pitt,surg landing

latte AZ fltt>0uIs LaHe'Hs
T,.-a. undoubtedly the sr,a,es; battle
,7rr och, upon sentiment. There are
.rs.-.i ,birss particularly noticeable in cOr-
i,., ~ With IL.
The large numNcr n men engaged
81. =, seventy thousand ur'n each 'iie
~ rated IN ths s.h,-mssing an ascrc
ra'r ah,u, o hundred and f'ty thousand
1rn spgas,l 10 = single battle. The l'be
q '.'tls extended lour ules We CA
hardy bring our im,sin,t.ou uP TO tie
u.k e g,e,uripe oct ,he magnitude of tie
coD..t. In To-. particular '' has No raraI'
u ,r'.il- the Old world
. TIER ~. graf military KIN and
.u-' ~ -th,h,'.d Nv ths commands ca
hot ,rle-. G.n. B.aurrs,ri had b.. al
vap,. UPON our fore. wi planned lie
.,i .7''v calculated uron n cay victory.
g., sr.' attack open TIE division Of ten.
p r...s uas iuirr!,i -. = 'arrri-'. and -
u -a,.l TIE 'r..'rs ~ t's latter While
a, ,s. h--akia., i,h's. -,scr- suta'nly At
,acs z ~ an overwhelming force. The
.,e.sr r.. iAA, PAM, Dol NO. '.'l'v, and
49, ssrl ls.i .-lrr,a % B.eu-ss.rl .oosesd.
T.. r.rr So, dish ftAatur'slar,te t-''r.
~. r,.r ru-r we ,ast rs ..r.c Ga.Is,-
So. vh,,A v5uli have dIus honor % ssil
- "a veteran. The mar,uvsun, %
e. .r.. dur.ns ils ha't.' ou sunday. eylncrd
~. -,,'Do.s. c,orses aui military ssisnce
ar, both s,lc. y lursr,rt'- great % ri
w.. .l break our line. aui drive our troop
ut. thr river L, accomplish the. be
w., A ~ one time n,,ksa terrible onslaught
uIa1 particular point; then np'ilv
ehsHes tie issue n another point lsis. sl'
p = hy our comm n isrs In this NV
,or','us II our line. were PLACED N rrril.
or -p,ilsr. had o. contend hand o. hand
49, au almost overs hyimir .. uTsTIor iure',
sri-,at' io, tut ih, gnIauui-i c.arac" and
4 ...si Ht-iiuacy 0f our men -ayrI gs from
q t..a.!rlus raut. Gsn. Grant. - iar q.
o. -lr discover from t.s Published accounts,
.. s-l tfnss.t ey.ry lr,h general Hi.
g., 80 crate rno,s-rui, on >uuiay night.
-1 Iism.n taI Zen h:.'.1. against
e TO- 'r-Ir runI.r iJr ten hong hours.
W-.l haze ho-,r.I e. Wellington 80 Bln
n,,-t.. Palirs boz. batteries aioUg hl.
W., line % i1ar miles ~ hI' weakest
I.i-.. te poured such hail .'orm q grsPe
TIA the rsh-l army vi' checked ia', in the
lsar 20 hnc.ed victory.
8 oa- army bad % narrow e-'ap'. and
~.-. .I, .sv.i o. st.r.lv 900 ~ two
o. .. 'rri .,
.t....i ore ..r. r.a' r'rr,t
% ,r.ls- ,asy va-, l,l-d ,ud WON ou'
~i,l re terrible fatigue. - the i4y hun
DIRE. q our brave SOLDIER. ay dead, aud
hundred. upon hundred. were wounded ar
syr1--I uron the hattie h-li the rshcl'
had taken large ruu,'- Of 'ur heavy guns,
tut actually cccufisI 'he tents OF orr men.
~heu ,s L.Iin.,gn ant Tyler came d'sn
,bs river iu,s 10 time O, ave or army irom
impending ruin and dafea, The guns o.
the. nat. were more than the rebel. could
.,anI. aul thsy rytgelici. Thi. turned the
tide OF h-,,lc. Cor TIE time boins, in our
favor.
:. Both armies were re in'oFcei,-,hs
couialer.'s- by Prize and v,n Dorm. aud
,bs FEDERAL. BY Bu.ll ani wallAos, -dgrias
SpuIly might. bat 10 p'in' oi number. tie
lA,,.r iad the decided ai,aniass. fh".- Re-
achievement. equalis-i tie twl eou,end'ns
srur. without r Inducements upon
e. % side. B.aurrs,ri'. great suTerinriiy
OF ppu.rr. would have given bin the We
tory m, arrival % Buell. and Wallac.
save IS the day. eur troop. gained the
haiti by Re iniOrceusnt' Just q &c Zoe, u
oil at Ball Run for want OF them.
5 Taking everything into account. our
army narrowly escaped Lsi,at. Why Gen.
Grant was ORDERED ~ zen. lia..ck % cros.
the river several DAYS before be .,u.4 e re.
iaiJrerl. when q as vel kuUWu lLa'
Bra4r..ari bad aoqb.s tHe numssr VI men
- C,r.uth. ouly few mile Of. Is a matter
Of mystery to thsss outside bis military
so4u-sis Had Bsauregard coueo = SINGLE
day STORE be DID. tie defeat and capture o.
oar army Would have been inevitable. W.
owe 'ur success ~ ,hc delay. ui BsIgrcgari,
an uo, 10 any Of the mastery move
Dents " Of Gen. nal!ssk. OF which We have
% much boas,iD: 10 certain quarters.
&. For lard 6ghiiHs-. the battle at Pitts
bur. Landing has but lev equal. The rsb-
sl- certainly showed great eur X. ard eOb-
Quoted the fshi With vigorous "l-tinacy
.vr,ly bsttst cause. A. to our men. they
flsght Ike tigers. wrh lev exceptions,
no Old irainet regular. ever showoi more
uuI.-o;sI courase aud orA'sry than dbl
ihe T. dsrIl ofscyr. aud soldiers
Circumstances forced fearful issue
.Gt. zoe has.ls OF Pil;'burs L'ui'os. whh
D Csa!e4srs.s, it became aIlnos! question