Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-24
THE BATTLE AT PITTsEURG.

award too much praise to that splendid divis-
ion or to its accomplished general. Lew.
Wallace's division was longest Of any in the
fight that day, and bore the brunt of the reb
els last spasInodic terrible effort. As our left
gradually cleared their front the enemy's
troops were shifted to the right, and in the
last hours from two to half.past tour) there
seemed TO be little reason to doubt that Beau
regard led them in person, and charged them
never to yield that ground, or, if they did, to
throw down their arms and go home at once.
His favorite troops, the New Orleans Batal.
ion, and the regiments OF wealth. creoes from
the lower parishes OF Louisiana, were there,
as we know from The wounded left upon the
field, and the canteens, filled with a mixture
OF whiskey and gunpowder, found on the dead
and wounded.
"ErOm the hour our artillery opened on the
rebel batteries in the morning till nearly five
in the afternoon, the division was handled with
skill that deserves higher praise-n the
grateful heart throbs of mothers whose boys
were brought through the terrible conflict
scatheless, by the superior management OF the
Geueral-lhat deserves far higher praise,
say, than any poor words from pen of mine
| can express. 1t was like game OF chess.
| BY sharp, quick struggle, with loss Of life
| all the less for It's very sharpness and quick
ness, we gained position that commanded
| lines would advance till we came upon a
| knight or bishop battery that promised us
bloody resistance. The division ould halt,
| fall to the ground behind some swell of the
| hill or take such protection in The woods as it
| might find safest, and await events. Skir.
| mishers would go creeping out, gradually the
artlilerists would find their men falling around
! them, and their horses shot down, till there
was danger of their losing their guns if they
g -, a,
| as they would, they cOuld do little against
skirmishers so scattered that if Il volley of
| grape did go near one, it was certain to miss
| every one OF fifty others while their small
arms were in the main no match for ours, and
| hence their Infantry were lis pOwerless as the
| artillery against our CALLING skirmsheIs. Pre-
sently the guns would Timber up and retreat
the pawns had driven off the knight or
bishop.
This was scientific, orderly, reasoning war.
There was much Of il in some OF the other di
visions, our victorious Monday, but no.
where was the system so perfect, the general
ship so manifest ana commanding in Lew.
WallaCe's division, which saved the fight, de-
teated the rebels in their last hope OF turning
our right flank, and SO finally won the day:
Parents, and brothers, and sisters OF the brave
men who fought under him, and whose lives
lie may thus be said TO have saved, will cher
ISL tle uelhOIS VI the uaSHI1g Young general
rcyerently for it,
The St. Louis Evening News makes the
following statement. 1t may be incorrec., but
the indications that Gen. Grant and some of
his subordinates Numbered or did sometbing
..,,,.. ,,.,,,;.,,,a ., H. t.,.,.. -. -.
P'e '0"' " ''i0 O"'''e "ie ~ "ouiuS"t
that the matter needs investigation. General
Halleek, in whom the whole country has
great confidence. will mechanically yive IL
800. ,,,..,,; no, ..
az ~ A1o"'' ~ cay
"A chaplain OF all Illinois regiment sta
toned at Iadueah, In mixing and conversing
with the inhabitants OF that place, rho all
most unanimously sympashize with the rebel
non, discovered several days before the battle
OF ohloh, that an attack in force was about TO
be made by Johnston and Beauregard upon
our army Inc secesSlohists at Paducah as
sert tnat the rebel army at Curntn vas rapid
!! oelnS augmented To force OF loU,UUU
strong ; that me plan OF the rebel leaders as
aVo~eu III camp, ana made known 10 their
lrlehus aOfoau, was 10 make g sudden ana
Tremendous StAcA upon zen. N4AhI, anu an
nihliate ms army:
Inc information gan ed ny 'le chaplain
was 80 eFluehl'y UuSt"orl''I ana haue suCh
az esslon oP9n ms mint tlaI ne le't ms
poS' aNu ~eht " l'tsourg L"HulhS 10 Jay the
matter oelore Oeh' !Fah', ana urge INN TO
h h' eISi".io.S 10 me- Tue "''1GA
reached Pitsburg on Friday, the 4II instant,
and sought an interview with General Grant.
was most unsatisfactory one After CIV
,nYions and nn'sNu ,,''S,e M 40
instead of exhibiting the interest in il fIat
lad been expected. dismissed the chanllin
with .he remark that he ought tn b; arrested
for leaving his po,t witbout orders
Disappointed IN his interyipw nt beadnuar-
tiers, the Chaplain sought the quarters NJ The
diyisiun commanders hut fond ,,o,,o nj tbon,
At homp. pxrent en- pr.niiss 10 c.
Prcntiss ba ravs.Iad ,i,a nI;ant cr III. 80
et,ted tho i,f,rn,a,i,r LIS LIE IS;
hi, ~ .'' ne
viii ar,nIa"i. H. ''o''s '''aeH
,s ,tJ f",,, ~. .G G .'s enemy "oLo Oe upon
yo''y rSy' ''oH'e' "u' ureeu Tue VIA
CT, 'r,loe " PttpaIa'ion 10 meet Nun Dut
Ia 80 a.'I n"iui3 Hs'eieu 10 ui'h WIN
iIi'', Aua iePed'eu zen UFaht reouKe'
t .. nc Gus.' ~ oe "ITes'e1 lor leaving MS
poo' "i'lout oIuels' zen Ffentlss admitted
1nS' very 'niug was ~ CONFUSION ana tnat The
'"'a , T"e ~ no corui'ion lot an attack OUT
"iien Tue chaplain suggested that something
"let them come we "can whip them any