Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-08


erals ollie, yesterday gives glorious confirmation Of
our victory On the Teuao. e river Sunday last
BArrIE or SHILOH April Sth,
via Corinth, n IS ana Chattanooga 7th.
To Gen S Cooper, AGjT General:
We, this uoralng, attacked tie enemy in strong pc
sOa il front Of Pburg and after severe battle Of 10
hours, thanks to hs Almighty ga ned complete vice
~, driving the enemy from every position. Toe loss
both sides is heavy including our Commander-ir-Chief
Con. Albart SIaey JOhnstOn, Who fell CALAMITY leading
his troops into the tAiekss. Of the fsbt
T BILusEsARD,
General ComnAndirE.
The isI of military chieftGin on the Geld OF honor
and victory, a. the head Of his rushing columns 6yht-
as for liberty the death the soldier most oove,s and
The country most lAnsnt Such has been the fate Ct
Geal Albor: sidney Johnston. dispatch from GEM
BsS1resArd slys Ls fell sAan,ly leading his troops into
she hekesl Ct the fight" Better Information IN regard
to his recent retirement from BoIfng Green, and bis
presumed responsibility for the disasters FORTS Henry
and Doaeson h-d already cleared him Of the hssy and
jas. censure visited upon hin FOR those occurrences
aadEoE his splendid victory AID glorious death 10
eancnz' bis for history. H. eount-ynen in Their
rJo'cjagi viii rot withhold the tribute OF their tears,
a d coming generators VII keep bis memory fresh.
.rais battle, the importance OF watch veil &c
over sim'tej, foash Ia Sou.hw,,. Teupessoe, in
H'ri eOul.v, en- or near tie Tennessee river. Weave
Ou. iaiOrm.;ou to Ae iorGss engaged though they
are kaOEa 10 hav, been large both siie5 parISu
lars As to ossullies mich nu.t have bscn h,sEy Il
nav saEy b, cl ED TIA. afer the lesson OF Mana
os Nhch We DO aoi cha &c him wi,h tle resPOu-i-
bii's) Gen. 'u5ecard will push the victory all at
tsiaabls consequences Of pref: and advantage Il vi
be some day. ors gst iull details. Il he ne'n
tm' &c furnish such a. a. have.
The fOloaias is the telegram for the newspapers
e5igci lls, night
lYIEsr uIsrlTCH
kcELE April 7.h--Spe,ial dispatches 10 tie
Advertiser s1d g-,-r, d,trd Cyrath yesterday After
noon, say that hs b,tlr continues rec ard flJious,
TIE eueuy stabaora'y r's'-,i7s their fate, ub' toe
SOuiherners continue 20 press upon them uh r,sse--
determination, sloEy bot surely fOrcrg them back
los = heavy, bus ia good spirits and
are thoroughly warmed u 70 the work IN hand. AL
b ,bs veil, but the AhbAnA Mississippi ard Lsussss
troops display zpl. ndii g,lsntry. The 81 AlahAm
covered themselves 1ish ry This regiment ePtuTed
tEo batteries The e Louisiana regiment Of gulars
took battery Gen Bushrod Johnson, one of the Don
elou prisoners clio subsequently escaped Is wounded
NlGHr The enemy are in full retreat and the Coufed-
crates in no: pursuit.. write from the ensmJs camp
and o. Federal paper. Luge numbers Ct Federal pri
have already been take and TO elpSe
the greater par. o. the Federal army. We driving
them back on the river aud shall kill capture the "a
tire nny. TAe bl,l il sill rIgisg with terrible fury
We have captured Gen PreE:is and large lumber Of
ehsors. Gen. Albert S;daey Johnston fell At hafPAss
two One Of bis less sas torn By shell and minnie
6I sTask aim i'll TIE body. BE died while CALAMITY
ami steadily leading our victorious troops Gen B'aur,
gASd nov commands the army. he says this second
Manassas sghL Gen Buell. not in time 10 take pa
in the action Gen. Grant in command Of tie Fede
srl foro,a
SECOND DISPATCI
AnFArs April Z "A despatch from COrinth, dated
yes;erd ssyi The great battle commenced a. daylight
this morning The ,nksss drircn blok Two mike.
Oar victorious c,Ilmrs shI advancing. The lat l.
reg meat has taken Federal battery and several
others have been captured Col william, of Memphis,
Vas Killed Ger Pfeltiss vas captured. He ssy5 they
had thirty i've thousand in the 6sld and eighteen
batteries nearly al Of which have been captured Ger.
Buell. bad portion Of his force at Duck river.
We have the euemys amp and all their smmuriiCn,
store The battle vas very enc; lOss o. both
sides heavy. The ,btug j s.ll gor Gsa. Po'k
il ia tie advance. Gems. Prenti- Grant Sherman NJ,
Clernand. walac, and Sui.h commanded the Fsderss
Gen. Smith vAs sick. Two thousand prisoners have
bseu ksn and sen. 70 ur l. il reported hero
that our forces ar, fyhiag Buell. to-day. Gen. Ga l
aui Col Brosn of Mss, aud Col Richards Of NO.
uers wounded The Federals have BEEN driven to the
river and are attempting to crcsi on transports -
Many prisoners still being brought in.
The following paragraphs, preliminary to the g'eat
e1coun;er, viii be read ui'h interest,
Interest The correspondent Of the " Delta, under
date Of COriltb Miss 70 h I'LL, says;
The most interesting Incident Of Yesterday the
rival Of Gen. BsAurega.d Gad stsR event that df
fssed general joy throughout the army. Tie Geuer'
s greatly improved IN health. il, in iac' in excellent
CO, d0a N TAX the field Gsr. Johnston who vas In
ecnuard yesgerisy Is understood, does not interfere
Nih Gu. B'aa-eSaTd, / u gives hii ccucse and aid
whist eere, aud realms command OF bis CORP when
firms de right wing Of his army. Ulder ell crcuhi
stances, Be2urcgsrd commands tie forces which have
bsIa sent und his CAL and ,hese form the buk Of TIE
ARM haso.
OoriaIh ia s'tuated in Tshlni1go The north -els J
e,antS Mississippi the junction of the Memphis and
Carleton Railroad With the RAILROAD leading to J,cs.
son, Tenn.
despatch to the n o Picayuue. dated COrinth
sob ull, says.
oar scouts report the enemy in large force a, Shiloh
C.4rca three miles southwest OF Pus5urg, and dsa.
tr.u Nil nor. h-east OF COsiutn.
nas;atei BY those who visited the ensmJ'7 camp,
v, ciay tist they preparing 70 march by the Elui
hug road upon Cornth, some time next wetk.
els column, ported 70 DC iey, ntg-thous'nd
sr00g, bas REMOVED 20 Pllaski forty hle miles forth
wcsI n HuutssIi e. Ala.
N'suppossd that /. il tho Intention Of the enemy to
uate sitI the Tennessee column Savannah, on q c
T.nuessee river
TreJ rebuilding all the blra. bridges they a.
vLee.
The War.
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