Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-06-03
Istsress,ns Incldent at shiloh.

Hz7lereslIns Incident at Shiloh.
A'ent !. Il. Simmons, of the Illinois
i4th regiment. relates the following inter-
es'ipe incident which occurred at the battle
Of Shiloh
About o'elock on Sunday, the 9th of
APRIL L,enf. s. was wounded, being shot
tnrQuel me left lung. lie was supposed
g pe m dying condition, and was left on
t4e neld BY his companions. About three
clock IN the nfternoon of that ever memo.
rtes'e day our forces having been driven
pack IRON their, position, Confederate
elnqer OF high rank, and his staff, came
upar the ground where Lieut. Simmons
The rebel officer observing him lying
were, not yet dead. and from his uniform
taxing him TO be Union officer, approach
go nm, when the following conversation
ensaed:
4 Ibe rebel officer asked Lieut.. Simmons
b3H far II was to the Tennessee river
ItFat. 5. being too weak from the loss IF
I b "a 70 speak loud, beckoned to him to
( s5ss ! = lssts, GfIl 10 a lower tone replied,
1.-TWO miles and half"
The rebel officer shook his head doubt
ingly. Lieut.. s. observed it, and said to
him:
lyon seem to doubt my word. But you
see" he added, pointing to his wound,
That am dying, and upon the word of a
dying man, to the best Of my Judgment, it
is two miles and a halt to the river"
The rebel officer turned to converse with
bis staff, and ordered his eurgeon to give
the Lieutenant some stimulants The sur
geon gave him some brandy and morphine
which revived him considerably. The con-
versation with his staff, which the Lieu
tenant overheard, was about as follows ::
at is now about three O'clock" said the
officer, "and it is two miles and half to
the river. The distance is greater than
l expected, but We can drive Grant to so
close quarters yet tonight that his capture
or capitulation will be an easy thing in
the morning"
The officer turned again to the Lieuten-
ant and asked him about BuelPs forces
their number and position. Upon this
subject Lieut.. S. was entirely ignorant, of
course. The officer then remarked to him,
"lts no matter how far it is to the river,
we shall whip you anyhow, and force Gen.
Grant to surrender Tonight or early to-
morrow morning, and then capture Buell.,
if he makes his appearance ON the field"
You are not so certain of that" re-
marked Lieut.. Simmons. "You have got
hard fighting to do before you capture our
forces yet, and Northwestern freemen are
not the craven dogs to lie down alter tho
first brush and allow themselves to be ta>
KEN"
mo matter" said the officer, eve shall
whip you Your men won't fight"
Upon this 5ject," said the Lieutenant,
''you will probably be better informed
before you get through TO morrow's fight
You surprised our men this morning, and
they we're thrown into some confusion ;
but even this days work will show that
our men will fight"
'Well," said the officer, al admire your
courage, and wish that such men as you
were not fighting against the South you
cannot conquer the South, and amt you
sorry you engaged in the war ?"
mo, sir" said Lieut.. Simmons, "and
would do it again"
"Do your people feel that wayf" asked
the officer.
YES, SIR" replied the Lieutenant.
The officer said no more, but with a sad
look mounted his horse and rode off. Onc
OF the rebel officers aids had dsmounted
to water his horse in q creek close by, and
before mounting came near where the
Lieutenant lay, who beckoned him to come
TO him, and sked him who the officer was
THAT is Gen. Beauregard," replied the
aid.
The Lieutenant, however, had recogni
zed him from his striking resemblance Il
Photographs of the rebel General.
This interesting incident, the persona
experience at the battle of Shiloh of on,
| IA
one of the hospitals, in a fair way, w
hope, of recovery, shows how anxious tn,
rebel General was on the eve of that me
morable Sunday, notwithstanding his sue.
cess, to know how much more he wOult
have to do that night. And hence hi
eager inquiries, Glow far is it to th
river? Where are Buel's forces How
many men has Buell?" etc. Notwith
standing the exhibition of the braggart a
betrayed in the boast, 1--WE shall viii
you-your men won't fight" etc., any on
can see that the rebel General was ex
ceedingly solicitOus in regard to the prob
able outcome of that desperately cOnteste
, fight.
Lieut.. Simmons states that he lay upo
the field forty eight hours, and from eleve
o'clock on Sunday, the time he was wound
ed, until four O'clock on Mon lay afterno OF
the ground wherein ho lay was tough
over twelve times, and that he was nc
3 trampled to death seems almost q miracl,
He also states that the rebels, officers an
8 men, stopped and talked with him severe
times, gave him water, and with one exec!
d ton treated him kindly. That exceptio
was a Texan Ranger, who came near end
: ing his doubtful existence with SCUM
j kick.