, 1862-04-17
FROM THE 18TH ILLINOIS.

e1ed Smith, Co. D, severely wounded. But
q I shall obtain q fun List from the Adjutant,
Charles Barber, IS soon as made up, I proceed
o mention the part taken in the fight by the
Fifteenth itself.
d. not know; but the enemy Seems from
he first to have the advantage, and right well
lid they improve it. At half past eight we
were marched to the field while in front and
% each side Of us Was continued roar OF |
buE not much cannonRdiug at that |
time. Forming our line Oh the left Of the SD |
Ohio and Immediately in the rear Of another |
{the name Of which Is unknown to |
me, and which was supporting two pieces OF |
artillery, we were ordered to Lie down. as the |
rebels were greeting us with the best they
had In the shop, and, being upon q piece Of |
grohnd sloping toward them, they had flir
chance at Us. The regiment in advance Of Us
did we'll, but being onthanked on the right
fell back in some disorder, upon which the
rebels advanced to the brow OF the hill aud
opened fire upon US, which caused the $50
leaving Us exposed to q CROSS fire from the
right and in front. The two pieces Of our ar
ti1lery in advance Ind their horses Killed and
we're left IN the hands Of the rebels, one Of the
cassions alone being saued.
Our officers being down the regiment retired
how cannot say, IS I did not notice; butit
was not all together again until this morning.
A part Of three companies, 4, E, and G were
collected md plAced with another broken
regiment, but did not come directly under fire
again that day.
until Nelson's division from Savannah arrived,
and taking part in the battle, the enemy also
coming within range Of our battery Of seige
guns Including 8+pounder howitzer, the
tide was turned back, and we lay upon, our
arms that long night, as usual after 4 battle,
rainy one.
Monday morning saw the Stars and Stripes
in the advance, with the secesh rag receding
towards the land of cotton. Our battalion YVES
this day in command of Lieut.. Col. Cam OF
the Illinois 18th, as gallant an officer
ss we could wish to have, but al
though re burnt burnt somS 49,, P9SwdeeF PSat1e a. and
The enemy travelled too fast for US, notwith-
staudiHe we went occasionally at double quick
perhaps you would call it J. run. Return
ing to our camp, We found our kpap-
saks had been opened, aud some OF Them plum
dered,-not by the. secesh, but By the
own Tesiment they took such things
as socks, shirts and trinkets with coffee and
sugar, while the shells Of both partieswhi6tled,
! promisciously through our tents, tearing awk-
ward looking holes, that are not exactly SO
| good at stopping under as whole tent, hui
| no matter.
Not being spectator Of thetight, I cannoi
speak Of the conduct of any officers or men Il
| particular, but believe all did well.
Our losses foot up: Killed, 81; wounded
| ISL; missing, 26. OF the killed, wounded AMI
missing I give the names Of those Of the thret
companies from McHenTy county, but canno4
more for want Of time.
Company a, Corporals F. Hanford and Georg'
Nabb, elght1y; Washington NeTmaI A III Hide de
eTs41 asebh A 5f 6ob6ins 66a ia2in
Company D@Kmed, Capt: Wayne, Thompse.
| Hardy; John n. spicer. Wounded-Lieut. Fred
& gbos5a4e s@,i4 sGg 5ga; Essas ! e II asEf
] Marshall Stephens, Charles E. Hotchiiss, \. F
sHapley, mortally Thomas Allen, John 7. Bli4s
Parker, E. <. Shaver, severely; r. r Grey, {: !
den, missing; Z: F. Lunt. c: G. Clark and J,
corpores PerTy Jones, o. slightly TRoma
Co1kei, MORALLY j. E. Williams, Il. !. Gibbs, j
Barry, 3. D. Walling, Al, Thompson, slightly;
st Of the regiment at large, Lieut.. Hewitt ofco. Il
Lieut. Duke OF Co. E; Lieut., Baker Of Co. B.
It may turn out that others Of the missin
are also dead, but some Of them We have goo
reason to believe are prisoners.
P. s. I learn that Capt Nose is not deae
but badly wounded. Also that Lieut.. Petel
baugh is dead, and others also Of the missing
I THE FIFTY SEVENTH ILLINOIS.
Editors Chicago Tribune.
P1rrsBuHG, Tenn, April 3, 1861
The glorious Fifty-seyenth Illinois Volul
;tecrs was in the Pittsburg battle on sunda
morning. The drum sounded the long roll {
z a. H., and the boys bounded for their arm
with cheers, and feeling as though they woul
rather fight than not. Our men felt bett'
than they have since they left Chicago, az
for one reason only: they were paid off q
Friday, and the day before the battle they hi
: sent their money home to their sntferiI
families; and US soon as they had satisfe
; their desire Of relieving their wives and chill
ren, they could 60 into the battlefield al
y fight as long as drop Of blood remained
, their veins.
II Atska. m., the Third Brigade, commando
by Gen. Sweeney, composing1the 57th, So
: ssh, 50th, and eth Illinois, and the 8th low
: marched for the field Of contest. We did n
know, nor could we learn the number Of rebt
+ that had attacked us; but our brigade, fro
s the private up to the General IN comman
4 thought if they had had very large force tt
: the commanders would have been Informed
4 the fact, and as nothing had been said, vie
d thought it was little s}ziruish between
+ advance guards. It was not long al
a our march from camp that we becal
C convinced that the rebels there had twice
u many men on the ground as we had. 7
= fight commenced ut day break. The rcb
u drove our pickets in and attacked our men
(, their tents before they had any knowledge
their being so near. They had 1000 m
IH | md tpG-frc fnr1raa Ev Srrnrf1a fhEV
very near whipping and capturing us bef'
We could make stand, and I viii report
you what hare heard more than five hund
3. officers say, that the management could ,
II, have been worse leave it to the Office
rerort to say who was to blame.
Our Brigade arrived within 100 rods Of I
e. enemy and was ordered to halt to cover
), batteries, the 57th covering the LIST Misso
s. battery. We remained here short time :
then moved down on the enemy's. right
IL covered another battery. One regiment c
cred four batteries before they made CHAR
Then they went in with the strength o.
Ee brigade, fighting and cutting their way befi
T. them. They had to march down throug
ravine and up hill IN the face Of rebels =
were occupying it, but Col Baldwin, comma
:es Ing the regiment, marched the men on y
:. the boldness Of q lion. He had his horse 8
~ from under him while making this charge.
in, called for his other horse and went on witf
It, much GOODNESS IS you would have had com
lin outf1om an oyster supper: When they fcae
the top Of the hill the rebels surrounded
scs and our men cut their way back and then "a
oo ed forward again, laying the rebels in be
pT ar upon the ground. This time our colors Il
bt, planted within 200 feet Of the rebel flag,
then We had It hot and heavy. For hall
Ter hour the fight was the seyerest ever fough'
'es, one regiment. The 57th stood their gro
ID Il against five regiments Of rebels nearly tt
I'LL quarters Of an hour; when we were compc
nrv to fall back in the same order we went in
AZ Welost our Major In this fight. five Capt
rew wounded, {one since died, aud three L
tenants wounded, Tone since died Col.
sG5- M Baldwin ordered our men to fail back, but
,en ,em, regiment that Was stationed to support
nee 57th, ran, and we lost all our men IN ret1
,on, Ing without being covered. This was a
ohm affair. We could *hip them on our LETT Y
easy It was an Ohio regiment TINT rau.
ates The 5Tth is praised 6y all and called
!sle, crack regiment for its desperate fighting
5o6. Sunday at S P. NJ, the enemy drove our 70
I " to within one-haf mile Of the Landing
,ant threw shells amongst our teams. At this
.au: we thought our fate was in the hands OF
Lin rebels; but cur gunboats opened upon t
IF. and scattered them In all directions. n
retreated, our men following them up
o orA driving them Oft the ground they had gai
esee some i've miles, The line of battle was a
r. 7mf1es long; the force son the enemy's
some l00 eco strong, and ours was abou'
000 to 5000. :,
Pan. These tWo armies fought IS hours wit
stopping, and T can say that it vas the &
Wig est battle ever fought in the world. The
on both sides is st least Ii. 600 Killed
wounded. Our men had. buried, up tt
Toll. 500. The rebels claim to have =, 900 o.
; / 1,rser1exa