New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-12

members Of my staff TO bring up all the ,, , o,a snd
:.5.s ID s $ &: Tss:
nted time the divi.ion OF s,h.r Whist ,, of with
the 3h Missouri and o %. S,hs fragment. moved ior.ad and
camp where We attracted tn. ere Of battery ocs near
Col Mcpog ,'rs oTosi nssdsu.rser' Here rsmsiosd
the main Corinth rosd About 10 the firing IN bi. d.
recon and its steady approach s,isGed and Gen Wal
ion Iesd the head OF my column GEN McC.roandsIga
formed line Of battle hcins sonth with Bucksnds Brigade
directly across the ndge aud Sus Brigade on its fig IN
the woods. and thus advanced steadily and slowly under
foayy 6Ie Of nnsketry cDd artillery Taylor had Just got to
b,one 90 guns when ordered into position to adva e. oy
hand frine There guns belonged to Company .hicsgG
% s,cai,e9t service Under OF tleir hre we ad
yncei t we reached the point where 'he CoIinh f9an
Ga tho line Of Gen McClernsnd csmp aud heio sa ~"
the 6r, tine II weLordered and compact keatucAy ,oIcs
OF OeD Buell. whose sociery movenen, ~ o'cI es'
dop ce 10 our mower and essdscplined force. mere,
Wicks Regiment advance upon Po'n' - s,,,,c,ctb
thir1e behind which knew the enemy was "a
ssv r. ever heard and lasted twenty nioute' ~hen
this splencid edrent bad TO fall BACK ihi green p
timber s about 500 ards ea', o. snoh ba sne, could
s'so 10 seen forniI. hs iines to the south Veh; 49,
sedus for artillery detached 20 % rovs ,e ,bsa bscL
of Wood Battery with which he speedily drove 'ms 20 -
and seeiD others to the rear sen. one oi iy | "
bling them forward when oy 'ot bsIopsnr Me-
Aster Battery and well as guns ever could o-.
shop srd Sotber near the Hamburg road both pouring
srape and canister any column , 2l ~ ~ o o d
upon the green poist of waer.oeha Ts,Io ~
been repulsed but whole brgede oil Mc' ooA Dtvoh az
v4nced beautifully deployed aud entered ms T
odeed second bIsade tnsn % 'o py 20, "n ~
Kiby Smith (CQ Stuart being wo1hcsH 70 '' , %. ID, ~ ~
rirht and my 4th Brigade, Col bucsand on . tist al
abreast with this heniseky oIisaae oeD'e Mcoo.
Division. gave pepona direction to the Hpounuei guns
whose wen directed IRE T 'enesd the enemy sI9 10 ~.
le and afterwaId the Shiloh Messing House hos'raV'
ade moved spendid der steadily 60 the front sweeping
everything before IT, snd a. P, m we .'oou upGa a
fu retreat directed my several bs'ts to resume at once
their original camps am now ordered ey Gen. o'at 70
sye personal credit whore think 1t Is Due and cen'qie
where / think it neited. concede shAt Gen McCo'As
splendid dvion from kentucsy drove back the enemy aors
tie Corinh road ich was tue gest ate oi r hs :"
hsitle and where Beauregsd COMMANDED 10 person 'u
ported by Bragss, rolt. and Breekinrldae' dyi'eht
ilnk Johnston killed By exposing himself front - ~
,oop, al tho tim. Of her attack on BucN bhgsas
Sunday morning although in ,hi. s.> ae u;kso.
having received the5 mul,e .hs time fsducah.
None cf tkem had eyer ca under tire, or behsd heavy
columns Of an my bearing down them. ,h. dla 90
lat sunday 10 expect OF them the snd 'tesd.nes.
Of older troops woui t- wrong Ihey knew 10 i ysu.
sSain the dfst impulse get swsy Ny thid bhssie
eit break much TOO and not YET .dsi'ed who're
Col. Hdebrsrd It's commander cool as auy msn
END could have made sronso en@I. 70 u'
bs their places than be dia lie Kept n' own 'es
men, vita individual exceptions, IA hand 81 hou. AZ :
Appers and Mnnsen regiments had s lhsif p9pe' ped Of
sctior. Col Bucklsnd managed bis brgs6o Vel, com
mend rim to your notice. cool, ise gent and ju1cous
,es,.ran needing only eonhdenee aud experiences 10 axe
good commander his subordDetes Co.'s oUFau the "oA
enr behaved with great gssny, the former receiving
s~v-r, wound on Sunday and commanding ald hodirs
hi. regiment we'll in hand all day and Molddy Gni ~
rsht arm broken by shot CockerL heo 'Hset pf)
p5tion Of III. men than any Colonel 10 dyion and a.
with me from frat 10 lss Col A. Mcdowell eomuan
the First Brigade held Lis ground on sunday M ofceic n
10 m hack which lie did in hBe OF battle aud wheh ofarf.d
he tho attack the enemys LETT Ia good -tys Ia
falling back TO the position be throw Nom as nor
rd e;,r,d .nd 81. brigade not IN position Nolda
noruin- Ui. .ubordnaies Col, Hcss and NofhiugtoD.
displayed great personal courage Col hcas !eo ~, regimen.
In the tiack Sunday and received swound which j. esIe
nav prove fatal He s brave snG sa4aIt sentnsn a. d
d,.ty.s well u his country. Lieut. Col W Nscnt- 81 'Ie OHIO
M va, severely wounded Sunday snd has been dsb ed
ever since My Second Brigade Col Stuart. detached
ue.r two miles from my headlusrsIL lac had % hsh nis
own battle Sunday sgsnst superior numbers ~ the
h end Grn. Pren'is, early In the day.
o stuart wounded and reported for duty
a. 81 atay molniIs but compelled to eays during toe
d., wi ~ the command devoiycd Col hiJy sn l.
ho wa says IN the bicse. Of the hgh and led he b de
hands. .lely. received Col S,uats r'pJt Of
the op.t!on. OF ba bsade during the time he dtsched
and must therefore ior1eAr 70 mention names ieaiCoL
i.sef did not only small fragment Off "A
win the gdo wheni joined the Division ON Monday morn
ia , ,.c
Grant had houghiuy kept supply cemrg from the
When appealed regiments to sgsnd FAST atnOngh out oi
cars did because TO retire regiment for
has bad effect on others commend the 4Oth Illinois and
th Missouri Tor thu holding their ground under heavy
although theis cartr boxes empty. Great credit Is
OF tho dsordeged tegueuts who
kent Ia the advance observed AMI noticed them but until
Colonels make their reports cannot
indSidua bus VIII Ia due season notice all whe
cpt well those who eIrcd 10 Keep bsoa
near TIC ,teanboa landing viii send fall list Of n.
Killed wouudei and missing by Mans rsnk company
regiment At present subni. the result In hgufes;