Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-04-29
The Battle Field Of Shiloh,
INTERESTING DETAILS OF THE
LATE TERRIBLE BATTLE.
SHILOH FIELD AN HOUR AFTER BAFlLR,
THE sTUDYOF ATTITUDES.


battle Of Shiloh Geld, aud having Witnessed
The determined Valof of a few hundred men,
who contested the ground against the adj
vance of some four thousand Of the enemy,
from half past one O'clock un il four the same
morning. feel It my duty TO state that the
moral effect Of this display Of unexpected
resistance by the Western boys bad a ten
dency to bring out the complete forces under
command of Johnston aud Beauregard at an
earlier hour in the day than heavy engage
ments are apt to commence.
The main incidenta of the battle have al
ready been discussed at length, and as there
are those who feel an interest in knowing
something about the result of The fight on
Sunday night, in the rebel camp, il will be
well to state that jollity prevailed quite uni
versally, so positive were th ~ that the vic
tory would be complete by the coming noon.
Tents were stripped of their contents,
| trunks, boxes and quantities Of stores ran
sicked aud appropriated or destroyed by the
| jlblant crowd of rebels, who appeared to
ieyel in this species OF intoxication for the
entire night. Hardee began the attack on
Monday morning, bat The result was unsais-
| factory 10 him, as was soon apparent by the
loss experienced, as we'll az the fact that he
retired from his first position, and moved
towards the centre n
1 4
| ity OF those who were taken on Sunday, ex-
| cepting a number of surgeons. hospital
stewards, wounded, sick and disabled, were
hurriedly disarmed, and started en- route for
Corinth the same afternoon. No immediate
attention was paid to the other prisoners
above mentioned unless it was TO see that q
proper guard WIS detailed for hospital duty.
and their occasional removal from one part
OF the camp to another, at different periods,
uuli the next day about two O'Clock, at
which time orders were received to remove
all those who could travel down the Corinth
road. The flight Of the enemy, except those
under the immediate command of Beaure-
gard soon after became so precipitate, and
the Union cavalry pressing down in close
proximity, that the rebel guard. at FIRST con-
sisting OF one hundred men, dwindled down
in fifteen minutes to about fifty; and when
there became great danger that the balance
would be cut off, they availed themselves of
az immediate opportunity to relinquish com
IN ind over our miscellaneous crowd, making
couple Of wayside log cabins, two miles
out, temporary stopping place and guard
house.
Within half an hour every Rebel had taken
good care to seek safe place for his own
body, regardless Of what became Of those who
had been left 10 their charge Then there
was a chance for the feet-looled, and the
ighborng "black jacks" soon concealed
half dozen hungry and weary seekers after
liberty, who lost not q moment 10 endeavOr.
ing to gain once more the protection OF the
"Stars and Stripes which were soon seen
floating in a negsboriBg field.
One hour after the enemy had rstreated
from the main battle ground | was surveying
the same, alone and unattended. My knoWl-
edge OF the location and the direction in
which the enemy had retired enabled me TO
do this without danger, at least, considering
my previous experience. ! looked upon it
as oil trhing Importance whether the Rebels
were far or near, 20 long az my observations
could be made without Interference on either
hand
The las. determined stand bad been made
where now stand, in dense cover Of black.
jack bushes, the enemy falling back :rcm the
road, when il leltthe outer line Ct cur camps
and permitting the Union troops to advance
down the open space, which they did in toll
cradle good order, and at double Quick >"
firing into the bushes as.t they advanced. At
this time occurred the deadly contest which
took place between several Alabama regi.
mcnls and q number of our own from differ.
eut States, and which ended the fight Of
Monday. These Alabamians were mostly
armed With aint-lock muskets undOubledly
those stolen by Floyd, some hundreds Of
which were here returned TO The FEEDER Il Gov.
eminent 10 q significant manner
The bu5ly cover had not saved them tom
almost utter annihiluion Pressed on their
Left by our forces in the road and partially
1iukcd on ths right by cur arlllyry, thc de-.
s,rucliOn oil these bltiernut }aausclotbed
Rebels was beyond he power of pen 20 De-.
scribe
Il seemed as u, hecomirg lewiMarea, they
lad tndeavored 10 fetreat seYerl times. but
each time enc0unterc1 cur men atau 0peu-
iug in % small ciov1rleiI oil one on tw0
actosi where they were actually piled up
| along DE ienec quite q uumcec settling
down bstsfeTn tba stakes AND remaining
taege in d,aih, while 0ters. their legs aud
fec. becoming euuangisd DO th- rails, died
20 suJaauly tha they luug u Ytgiou posi-.
ionS, as ~ il tle ac. o climbing over ,ho
fence.
Although Che Gght "a, ibis place was brief
ihe i9is %, lilo ON tlepirt of Che enemy wis
gro4ilr AI1 90 ANY part % The whole battle
TOult including spHcs Of lour miles front
by Two aud hall broad. concluded 90
hake I'm estimate oi Che number killel iust
ahIul mt vicinity. aud set about Doutiiug
them up, While short distance uu my rlguf,
pelnap. however three mu- di-fi0c1y
nuWG hs o2casiolal roar 90 cannon o.
cuc6ing s.. muskeIJ, tclirg of tla dyiuR
enemy Ras nov between four and Use
o'c,Cck, +. b., ana raining quite hf, tut
thl iuteIasl .f lhs occasion be med to DE nd
manifest tual wal4.r,d ab1ut Do Che thick
! eos Giaceut, uulii my namUlr u. dead men,
/ clOtled iu rcql attire, reached four bon red
| aud twenty s.X While those iu Gle . uigu uui.
liorm "e.eo'sufy uine'