Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-21
THE BATTLE ON MONDAY.


the following extracts:
THE BATTLE ON MONDAY.
give the line of battle agreed upon by our
forces on Monday: Right wing, Major General
Lew. Wallace; left wing, Brigadier General Mel
son. Between these, beginning at the left, Brig
adler Generals L. Crittenden, A. Med. McCook
Hurlburt, McClernand and Sherman. In the di-
visions of the three latter were to be included also
the remains of Prentiss's and W H. L. Wallace's
commands-shattered, disorganzed and left with
out commanders, through the capture Of one and
the probably mortal wound of the other.
Buell's three divisions were not full when the
battled opened on Monday morning, but the lack
ing regiments we're gradually brought into the rear
To save future delay l give here a Inst Of his
troops and of Lew. Wallace's engaged:
Brigadier General Nelson's divsion-lst bri-
gade. Col. AmmOn, 24th Ohio, commanding
36th Indiana, Colonel Gross; Lieutenant Colonel
Anderson; 24th Ohio, Lieutenant Colonel Fred
G. Jones
Second brigade, Saunders d. Bruce, Goth Ken
lucky, commanding-1st Kentucky, Col Enyart
2d Kentucky, Col. Sedgwick; Doth Kentucky,
Lieut. Col. -, commanding.
Third brigade. Colonel Hazen, 4lst Ohio
cOmmanding-4lst Ohio, 9th Kentucky and 9th
Indiana.
Brig. Gen. Tom Crittenden's division: First
brigade, Gen. Boyle; 18th Ohio, Colonel Beatty;
59th Ohio. Col. Pfyfe; 18th Kentucky, Col. Hob
son; 9th Kentucky, Col. Grider. Second brigade
Col. William s. Smith, 18th Ohio commanding;
18th Ohio, Lieut.. Col. Hawkins; 26th Kentucky,
Lieut.. Col. Maxwell: llth Kentucky, Col p p
Hawkins; with Mendenhall's regular and Bart,
let's Ohio batteries. Brig Gen. McCook's divi-
sion: First brigade, Brig. Gen. Lowell II. Rous-
seau; lst Ohio, Col. Ed. A. Parrott; 9th Indiana,
Col. Crttenden; Sd Kentucky louisville Le-
gion); battalions 18th, 10th, and 18th regulars.
Second brigade, Brig. Gen. Johnston; 32d Indi-
ana, Col. Willich; 39th Indiana, Col Harrison;
49th Ohio, Col. Gibson. Third brigade, Colonel
Kirk, 9th Illinois, commanding; 34th Illinois
Lieut.. CO.. Badsworth; 29th Indiana, Lieut. Col
Drum; 30th Indiana, Col. Bass; 77th Pennsylva-
mia, Col Stambaugh.
Major General Lew Wallace's division, right OF
army: First brigade, Colonel Morgan L. Smith
commanding-5th Missouri, Colonel Morgan L.
Smith. Lieut.. Col. James Peekbam commanding;
llth Indiana. Col George Z. McGinnis; Oath In
diana, Col. Alvin p. HOvey; Thur5er's Missouri
Battery. Second brigade, Col. Thayer list Ne
braska) commanding-lst Nebraska, Lent Col
McCOrd commandng-23d Indiana, Col Sander
sol; 56th Ohio, Colonel Bausenwein; 6Sth Ohio,
Col Steadman; Thompson's Indiana Battery.
Third brigade, Col Chas Whittlesey (20th Ohio)
communicable Ohio, Lieut. Col. - com.
mandng; seth Ohio, Colonel Pete Kinney: 10th
Ohio, Col. Chas. r. Woods; 18th Ohio, Colonel
Leggett.
The regiments of Buelrs Divisions were still
disembarking at the landing Many had taken
their places; the rest hurried on out as fast as
they landed and fell in the rear Of their brig
ade lines, for reserves. | stood for few mo-
merits at the landing, curious to see how these
fine fellows would march out to the field where
they knew reverses had crowded upon us SO
y havd law hafor ap1 uhora 80 ~
must lie down to sleep bis last sleep ere the sun
then rising. should sink again. There was lit
tie of that vulgar vanity OF valor which was SC
conspicuous in all the movements of our rawel
troops eight or nine months ago. There WAS nc
noisy and senseIess yelling. no shouting ofboasts
no calling on OnlO0kers 60 "shOw us where the
cowardy Secesh Is and we'll clean 'em ou
double quick" These men understood the worl
before them; they went to it as brave mel
should, determineily, hopefully, calmly.
WANT or SYSTEM on OUR SIDE
The reader who is patient enough to wad,
through this narration, will scarcely fail to ob
serve that thus far I have said little or nothing
of any plan of attack or defense among our com
manders. IL bas been simply because | failed 4
see any evidences Of such a plan To me i
seemed on Sunday as If every Division Genera
at least-not TO say. in many cases. every indi
vidual soldier-imItated the good old Israelitisl
pan Oi tCtiOhs DY WHICH every dlu VIVA
seemed good in his own eyes. There may hav
been an infinite amount of generalship displaye'
in experimenting our various defeats and reform
atoms and retreats, but 20 me it seemed of tha
microscopic character that required the magnify
ing powers of special permit TO. exclusive news
paper telegraphng. on Government lines to dis
cover
= Sunday night, there was, as has been said a coun
Gil OF war, but ifthe Major General commandn,
developed any plans there beyond the simple ar
rangement OF our line Of battle. am very Ger
tain that some Of the division commanders didn
find il out. Stubborn fighting alone delayed ou
losses en- Sunday; stubborn fighting alone save
n< when we had reached the point beyond whic
came the child's jumping off place." and stub
born fighting, with such generalship as individua
division commanders displayed, reganed on Nor
day what We had lost before.
To those who had looked despairingly at th
prospects, Sunday evening, it seemed strange tha
the rebels did not open out on us by daybrea
again. Their retreat before the bomb shells
the gunboats, explained the delay Our own q
visions were put in motion almost simcltaneousl,
By seven o'clock Lew Wallace opened the ba
BY shelling. from the positions he had selccte
The night before, the rebel battery, Of which mer
ton has been made, brisk artillery dnel, a rapi