Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-04-18
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GENERAL GRANTS ORRHoIAL ME,
J.. N"' PORT. l naiif- '
THE ACCOMPANYING REPORT OF
I GENERAL SHERMAN. lf r
Correspondence Between Generals
.E9 Grant and Beauregard in Refer,
omce 10 tho Dead. yi1il.g b.
GEN. GRANT,s REPoRT.


Mississippi, 81. Louis, Missouri:
GENERAL-It becomes my duty again to re-
port another battle, fought between two great
armies; one contending for the maintenance Of
the best government ever devised, the other for
lite destruction. il 10 pleasant to record the
success of the army contending for the former
principle.
On Sunday morning our pickets were attack
ed and driven In by the enemy. Immediately
the five divisions stationed at this place were
drawn up in line Of battle ready to meet them.
The battle soon waxed warm on the left and
center, varying ct times to all parts of the line.
The most continuous firing of musketry and
artillery ever heard on this continent was kept
up until nightfall, the enemy having forced the
entire line TO fall back nearly half Wav from
their camps to the landing. At a late hour In
the afternoon o desperate effort was made by
the enemy to turn our left and get possession Of
the landing, transports, etc. This point was
guarded by the gunboats Tyler and Lexingt
Captains GWinn and Shirk, United States navy,
commahding-f 2O-pounder Parrot guns, and
battery of riaed guns. As there is a deep
and impossible ravine for artillery or cavalry,
and very difficult for infantry at this point, no
troops were stationed here except the necessary
ar,illerists, and small infantry force for their
support Just at this moment the advance of
Maj .-Gen, Buell's column "a part of the Divis-
ion Of Gen. Nelson) arrived, the two Generals
named both being present. An advance was
Immediately made upon the point Of attack, and
the enemy soon driven back. In this repulse
much is due to the presence of the gunboats
Tyler and Lexington, and their able command.
ants, Captains GWinn and Shirk During the
night the Divisions under Generals Crit.enden
and MeCook arrived.
Gen. Lew. Wallace, at Crump'a Landing, six
miles below, was ordered at an early hour In
the morning to hold his division in readiness,
to be moved in any direction to which It might
be ordered. At about ii O'Clock, the order was
delivered to movsit up to Pithburg, but owing
TO It's being led by o circuitous route, did not
arrive In time to take part In Sundays action 4
During the night oil was quiet, and feeling that
great moral advantage would be gained by
becoming the attacking party, an advance was
ordered as coon as day daWned. The result
was o gradual repulse Of the enemy at all points
Of the line, from morning until probably five,
O'Clock In the afternoon, when it became evi-
dent the enemy was retfeating.
Before the close of the action, the advance
of Gen. T. J. Woods division arrived, in time
to take part In the action. My force was too
much fatigued from two days hard fighting, and
exposed in the open air 10 . drenching rain dur.
Il lnb tuo hubokNouiub uibub1 w putbuo lumeut-
| ately, Night closed In cloudy and with heavy
rain, making the roads impEsoticable for artil.
lery by the next morning. Gen. Sherman, how
ever, followed the enemy, finding that the
main part Of the army had Fetreated in good or
der. Hospitals of the enemy's wounded we're
found all along the road as far as pursuit was
made. Dead bodies of the enemy and many
graves were also found. inclose herewith
report Of Gen. Sherman, which will explain
more fully the result of this pursuit. or the
part taken by each separate command, can.
not take special notice in this report, but will
do 90 more fully when reports Of diVision com.
manders are handed In. ~ ,eor 3
Gen. Buell. coming on the field with dis
tinct army, long under hiscommand, and which
did such efficient service, commanded by him
self In person on the field, will be much better
able 10 notice those of his command who par
ticularly distinguished themselves than pos
sibly can.
| l feel il duty, however, TO gallant and able
officer, Brigadier General w. T. Sherman, to
make special mention. He not only WAS with
his command during the entire of the two days
act on, but displayed great Judgment and skill
| In the management Of his men. Although SO.
verely wounded in the hand the first day, his
place was never vacant. He was again wound.
ed, and had three horses killed]under him. 90 q
In making this mention of o gallant officer,
no disparsgement is intended to the other d.
vision commanders, Major Generals John A
McClernand and Lew Wallace, and Brigadier-
Genefals s. A. Hurlbufts B.. M. Prentiss ant
i w. H., l.. Wallace, all of whom maintained
their places with credit to themselves and tht
cause, 3-1r1 Q-rs vd ,ss 'na Ig' s.s
General Prentiss was taken prisoner In tht
first days action, and General W.iH. Il. Wal
lace, severely, probably mortally wounded, -
His Assistant Adjutsnt General, Capt. William
McMiohael, is missing, probably taken prisoner
Ny personal staff are all deserving of partic
ular mention they have been engaged during
| the entire two days in carrying orders to every
part Of the field. IL consists Of Col. j. d,
Webster, Chief Of staff; Lieutenants Colonel
j. b. Mcpherson, Chief Engineer assisted by
Lieutenants w. l.. B. Jenny and VIM. Kossac
Captain j. A. RaWlingscA A. A. General, w. 8
Hiiiyer, w. r. Rawley, and, C aR. Lagow, Aidel
de Camp, Colonel G. G. Pride, Volunteer Aid
and Captain ]. P. Hawkins, Chief Commissary
who accompanied me upon the field. tcl
The Medical Department, under direction O
Surgeon Hewett, Medical Director, showet
great energy in providing for the wounded, AMI
in getting them from the field, regardless o
danger. aic 70 'a5D .g 14 aal ~ @! &
l., Col. Webster was placed in special charge o
all the artillery, and was constantly upon, III
Ifeld. He displayed, as always heretofore, boil
lsklll and bravery. At least in one instance b.
Iwasthe means of placing an entire regimen
In position of doing most valuable service
and where ID would not have been but for hi
lexeftions. .8sHob oHt i1 1a@1'Gn9 stg e. e1pii !.
Lieutenant Col. Mcpherson, attached to M
lsteff Chief of Engineers, deserves more thal
q passing notice for bis activity and courage
All the grounds beyond. our camps for mile
have been feconnoitered by him, and plats care
Ifuliy prepared under his supervision, dgivin
aocuFate information of the nature ofapptoache
to our lines. ieti isca sraHu3l3lofsA iei
During the.tWo daya'E battle he was constant
; ly In the saddle, leading troops as they arrive
to points where their services, were required
iDufing the engagement he had one horse shc
under him.
The country will have to mourn the loss Z
. many brave men who fell at the battle Of Pitt
burg, or Shiloh, more properly. The exat
lloss in killed and wounded will be known 10
3 day or two; at present / can only glxeiit a]
lproximately at fifteen hundred killed, and thltt
| Ave hundred wounded aoetoaH' ,1ib'1 ,E3si
The lossofi artillery was great, many piec,
4 being disabled by the enemy's shots, and SON
losing all aheir horses and many men. q Tho
we're probably not less than two hundred hots'
killed, nsq RscuI Fgd3H meniaf .b0o W
; The loss Of the enemy, in killed and lei
upon the field, EMas greater than ours.
a wounded, the estimate cannot be made, as mar
y Of them must have been sent TO Cotiuth o.
4 The enemy suffered terribly from denOral
/. ,ll,otlSy, and dcaertion. A flag Of truce was ne