New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-13
TALK WITH BEAUREGARD.
Personal SAhAIl'E of
BATTLE or SHILOH.

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Iieut T. H. Simmon, !, OF the Illinois 18th Regi-
neut r~aiss 70 us the following Interesting incident
which occurred on the battle field Of Shiloh
About II o clock on Sunday, the 9Th Of April,
Lieut.. \. was wounded, being shot through the left
lung lie WA supposed TO he IN dying condition,
and was left on the field hy his compa' ions. About
3 o clock in the afternoon OF that ever-memorable
day onr forces having been driven back from their
ro,ition Conf, derate officer Of high rank, and his
staa. came upon the ground where Lieut.. Simmons
Law. Tho Rebel officer observing him lying there,
moi vet dead and from his uniform taking him TO be
Uhion officer, approached him, when the following
conversation ensued:
10 tie Tennessee River. Lieut.. s. being too weak
rom ,he loss Of blood speak loud beckoned to him
Mills and half" The Rebel officer shook Lis bead
douhtnglv. Lieut.. S. observed il, and said to him
You seem TO doubt NY word. But YOU zee. he
added. poiuting TO bic wound, :" that l am dying,
and VI on tho word OF dying man, 10 the beet of my
Judgment, 1t is two miles aud half to tho river.
The Rebe officer turned 20 converse with he stnfi,
aud ordered Lis surgeon TO give the Lieutenant some
,iimulants The surgeon gave him some brandy
and morphine, which revived him considerably. The
conversation with hrs staff, which the Lieutenant
overheard was about rs follows:
officer" IL is now after ) o'clock. Ii IA two
miles and half To the river. The distance isgreater
than expected ibut We can d1ve Grant TO 70 clore
quarters vet to night that his capture or capituaton
will be easv thing IN tic morning. Inc ollccr
turned again to the Lieutenant and asked him about
Bu.lls forces-their number and portion Upon
This .nbiect Lieut. S entirely Ignorant, Of course.
The officer then remarked to bin, "It's no matter
how fur il s to the river shall whip you anyhow,
and force Gen Grant TO surrender Tonight or early
Tomorrow morning, and then capture Buell., II ne
makes his appearance Oh the field. Lieut. D. replied,
/" You are not certain Of that You have got hard
fighting t. do before you capture our forces yet and
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lie down after the fr,t brush and allow themselves
10 be- taken" "No matter" said the ofhcer, " we
sbnll whip you Your men won't night. -, upon
that subject" said the Lieutenant, you VIII prOD&
bly be better Informed before you get through with
,o.morrow's fight. You surprised our men this
morning, and they were thrown into some confusion;
but even this days work will show that our men
will fight "Well," said the officer, A" l admire
your courage. and wish sach men a. you were not
lighting assu the South G ySa ean@T' ,H19T
eqpsap.d qaaa in the war; "No. Sir" said Lieutenant,
III feel ,hs. wsy I" asked the officer. " Yes, SIR"
replied he Lieutenant. -,
Ths officer said no moro, but with sad look
mounted his horse and rode Of. One OF the Rebel
officers aids had dismounted to water his horse III
creek clore by, and before rcmounting came near
wiere the Lieutenant lay, who beckoned him TO
como 10 him. and asked him "who that officer
wssf, The uid said that u Gen. Besuregard.' y
The Lieutenant, however, had recognized him from
his striking resemblance TO photographs Of the Rebel
General.
This interesting incident, the personal experience
Of the battle of Shiloh of one Of our intelligent and
patriotic neghbOrs Of Illinois, and who s now in one
Of the hospitals, in fair way, hope, Of recovery,
shows how anxious the Rebel General was on the
evening Of that memorable Sunday, notwithstanding
his success, TO know how much more he would have
to do that night. And hence his eager Inquiries,
How far is it to the riveri" "Where are Buell's
forcesl" "How many mon has Buell. ~ &C.
outstanding the exhibition Of the braggart Us
betrayed in the boast, "We shall whip you,
Your won't fight" &C., any one can see that
card @ to the probable OUTCOME Of that desperately
contested fight.
Lieut.. Simmons states that he lay upon the field
forty-eght hours and from II clock on Sunday, the
time he was wounded, until clock on Monday
afternoon, the ground wbsreon be hy was fought
over twelve times, and that bs WAS not tramped 10
death seems almost Q miracle. He also states that
the Rebels, officers and men, stopped and talked with
him several times, gave hlA wsle', and with ono