, 1862-04-16
GEN. GRANTS OFFICIAL REPORT,
HEADQUARTERS DIST. OF WEST TEHH.,}
PITrRBi1HG, Auril Q. 1S6l

Pr1rsBuRa, April ., 1852.
Capt. n. II. McL<1u, 4. L. Gcu. Dept. Of Tie
Mississippi, St. Louis, Ito.
CAPTAIN: II becomes my duty again to re-
port another battle, fought between two great
armies, one contending for 3e maintenance
Of the best Government ever devised, the
other for its destruction. It Is pleasant to
record the success OF the army contending
for the former principle .......
On Sunday morning onr pickets were at
tacked and driven In by the enemy. Immeaa-
ately the FIVE divisions stationed at this place
we're drawn up in line Of battle ready to meet
them. The battle soon waxed warm on the
LETT and centre, varying at times to all P6rts
Of the line. :"
The most continuous firing ofmusketry and
artillery erer heard on this continent WIS
| kent 1p until nighttall, the enemy having
forced the entire line tn fan ss.S nearly hail
vsy from liz saci1 camns to the 1nnding. At a
late hour in the afternoon desperate effort
| vas made By the enemy to turn our left and
| This point was guarded BY the gunboats
| Tyler and Lexington, Captains Gwynn and
| shiik, q. s. n, couamanding, four 2Gpounde1
| Parrot guns, and battery Of rided guns
! As there is deep and impossible ravIne fol
artillery OF cavalry, and very difficult for in
here except the necessary artil1eristss, and a
small infantry force ser their support Just
At Ills moment % an advance Of a,a,na ,"r General e
Rue1ps column, q part Of the division Of aeu.
NelEon,) arrived, the two Generals named,
both being present An advance Was imme~
diately made upon the point Of attack, and
| the enemy soon driven back. In this repulse,
rnuch is due to the presence Of the gu1boats
r., -lor and Lexington, and their able COM
~. =, 7e1s, Captains GWynn aud shirk.. During
maas lit the divisions under Generals Crit
tIg the n1g- McCook arrived.
'e1uen mna ~ a. Wallace, at Crump's Landing, six
.3t nsn; ha1ew LEV IS ordered at an early hour in
m m1ies ne!ow, ~ ID bis division in readiness
tof IN n1es ~ " axa ecte 70 which it might
be ordered. 1t about y o.ci9e9, tne Mast ps1
WAS delivered to move 1t up to fssoadgs 9as 9;d
owing to its being led by cir :neoaa 14use, ".
not nT1iYe IN time to take pa II Az e1AaA@'
rctaon:
Before the close Of the action - aayanse M
Of Gen. Woods division arrived u u eaae 4e1 %
take part: In the action. .Ay fore aS3;t;. ~
much fatigued from tHo days hard a.as,. .sgaS;9,..
and exposure in the open air to : q, a;9.ne n,7s1s
immediately. = Night cloded in quietly Ia!s and
with heavy rain: making the roads lmpra4 :tic:
able for artillery the next morning. Gene al
Sherman, however, followed the enemy. .fnn =
ing that the main part Of the. army had re-
hcs:ed In geoa order, Hospitals ofth ens.
az fras pursuit was, fnade- Dead bodies Of
the enemy and n,auy graves we're also found.
enel0sA hereNtth The report OF Gen. Aher:.::
man, which viii e1pIastn 1note: .ful1y the result
ofthe puisnit- OF The par: taken hY each sep
arate commald, II cannot take special, notice
this report, hut WNt.da 20 mort fully when
reports of faKtstohsi eo@nandeEs are handed y
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