Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-05-01
IHE BATTLE OF sHILoh.

[Co'res pondence OF the Richmond D'zpatcbJ
CoRIITH, (NIse } Sauudly, Apt! Rive
occupy materially tie same ground as on the
day after the hqh: A portion Of the BATH
field il IN possession 81 the euemy; portion Ne
still hold. TIE fedeIals ara busy in reOTgan! ding
sad We, TOO, age rapidly s;rengt hening our posi-
tion preparatory TO another aght, which Is likely
to ensue within month ReccnnoiteIiug parties
in force occasionally come towards our lines but
IEe presence Of John Morgan and Forests cav.
airy sc;s "a a cheek and nothing 10 either gained
OF lost
Our w0undej-at leIst IA many as can BE- safely
nOysd-haYe been sent away, Gnd COrinth pre-.
ssnts mach the same aspect as before the battle.
remarked In preceding letter that most cf our
wounded were In the 6Stremitles, and many OF
our killed were shot Ia tue head. This is ar
counted for by the lacs that being woody
country our troops frequently took shelter behind
tees indian styie, AMI thus protected the Indy
IL Is reported that DR.. Chaplin, Of New Orleans,
who served on The staff or Gen. Beauregard In
Siiginia performed 81 ampuiatlOns on Sunday
Probably ldFsa pumbers VI limbs Will vet have
&c be Sac:ih 4 To thc sLTIeaG'S EGfs, because the
necessary operation WaS not peii.Etira UEoa the
Held. ThCs1, however, a:e Ill Ii uItirs which, Ia
an army so peculiarly organized IS our AVN can
not b. obyisted withou. more experience than we
vet possess.
From $50 to 2t0 OF our wounded were left on
the battle ground on OcCnunt OF the darge- al.
tending their removal, and were capture A
large number OF wounded FCderaIs being likewise
la our hands, correspondence ON the subject has
passed between Gems Breckenridge and Grant,
and II has been agreed that as soon az they re,
cover they shall be eXchang ed man for man. Our
toss in prisoners duricg the two days will pre- a
Div not exceed AGO.
Among ths trophies exhibited here are several
shields taken from tie bodies Of men and officers
Ia which they were enyeloped from neck to hips.
In one Of these was an lndFatatioa made by 4
MIME bullet three fourths OF an inch deep, she,y,
ing that the inFen.ioa - really eaectual defence
a2a!nSt shots striking tue BODY. The shield 10 SO
arranged that It's weight Is upon the shoulders
being djus,ed there by iron bands, or suspendefs
and IL made Of steel. The officer from whom the
one In question vas taken. was killed by ball
In the head
Other results of our victory are slso everywhere
visible EEIess LIE knew better, a stranger gpgld
mistake our army for first rate Yankees. Fully
three hths OF the men are dressed In Federal hats
and oyefcoatsi tOme Ct our fhcsTs carry Yankee
swoEds, AID altogether we have gathersd q very
respectable equipment Of arns, garments, AID
luIuIies.
Ia nv last letter, believe indicated that the
entire Yankee camp Was burned, after being Oc-
cupied by our army Sunday night. This 10 an
error. Only u portion Of IL, unfortunately, was
Of the Yankees on tuesday after the fight, our
army having fallen lack TO new line OF opera
HOIs.
Island No. 10, as far a. regards i,s future rela.
tisIs 10 the SouiLe.n Confede;acy, is also among
''tbe things that were" Its eighty guns and
eleven gunbosis aud transport have been sunk,
twelve Of fifteen hundred Ilen have been made
prisoners together with Gen Msckall, the COM
mander, ana The remainder, who escaped, are now
strsSgitng iHto Memphis in squads OF Ave, ten or
nifty, as the case may be ScUres will doubtless
be drowned Ia the UayOus or lost In the cane
BRAKES, whtre In many instances, the men have 70
wade for miles up Ia their arm pits In water
Allour forces bsd been removed TO the main
ana from the island, and here tusy were sur.
Ipandtd By the enemy and hemmsd in beyond