, 1862-12-23
THE BATTLE OF SHILOH
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Gen. Prentihs, Report Of thaf fair.

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-. WAeu1saroN. Dec: is. 1862:
The following is General Prentiss, renort Of
the mart his hriTat IL; bo.a = 41.s II.
,hnr+y - 5s4e Wy at lug oa1t1e o1 f1.ls-
!*aung. nc has been SO cruelty mis-
represented that IL ia due to himself and cn1n-
.panton5 in arms That Tie 1rnti,. a,a,s, e'1'
n,ude known cye,, a. ,h;e ,a+a a,. e0ota< &c
~ s1>.->; ''4"""' ersa n Ut '4la h!e oay':
ra, QutscF, ILLINOIS. Nov. II, 1869.
eo' = heeon, Ashlstant Adjutant General,
Cunsy,: 1Innn q1s, epM, rat,,.,, -. =. e.,
n, ~ 49, ofon ihy return from captivity
it'. lne Iubllc enemy, haze the
T., H. {e! enput iny report oi the part taken
,t" n.tS VI M .nG WI anF1i Init, near iitts-
Wrs, tas, r','as ~ ,lie olh DIVISION, Army Of
o'Gh ,i asasnea to lnr: ,.
| - nasc Inc IonoF to finnrn'it full return
~ t'ic 1Gfcc Which Was subjected tn my con-
,fp1, m ~ appeared upon the morning Ut Lie
s"Es;cnt-l''e Eu,%., rninc belng marked "a"
received whc Waa ansirncd e to ts ,
vannna nn a.!a'y o. veal Ien1icssee the usual ad-
Tr4n.t,s u''u "ns lf'hlcd, nl'a III View Of iil-
! 1hnrn.,F + us'.s scu l5oHa the coihsItnndant
aGt1, Mtean,ri ~ ~ "ntu ,1n nyc COMPANIES u the
Mistnn1; S,r.,,,r u n,'S msG companies OF thc 2ls!
fmw;,, Mon..g aas9J anoer command Of Colonel
a,'t.r .,ss',,t u,.E y. !he H1ht missouri; al4o,
Etnnrt ntJn cn,u,.n.n,3i, WIN Colohsl Day'd L:
| Shcr,,,or's dt"tatt.. ~. ~ pllEhue OF ttllcral
1,a,,r ~ ~, o!sn; 1at, sent 20 ths Let one COM
toi,;,nnnti ~ fSnn+ WI, ,l'lanlry, nhder
| he same rv.rt,iF. Ci rink. Ataoout o'clock
nnrtI,,a1 T Io 2n ea.nK Gouhei h1"re returned re-
1rroM5;a.nm.a S". aGt'y ~, TO t'icfront-an evident
This Information r,r.{r,s
| strengthen, t1,,. ,,uar5 st"t'.s ltucccaea 70
road. crtcnd;ns H.. ri..t. u o.' lug C'rinth
| Il DISTANCE. ar n mia mi .hniF ~ ~. .nc front
lime extending uuG timh,;n11 ~. ~ ane eaiac
vrsn,i ruarii @''0 "o"''A'e e''c nnes Oh TIC
Q
| 9TH Anrll (.n1 D,vfd MI 5 ~ 1uehuAt,
with i've rmnn,nieu tf h;e mi::eou1I I:
t proceeded tn thc frnnt AMI ~ hr..,i, ~ ~,
the ADVANCE pickctg were ilrirrn n VI rha1cy any
| upon Col Moore pushed forward mi an.
gagcd the cncmy's advance comn,,nJa, 1Ma IL ~
| Gen. uardce, At this STAGE a ness.nttar ros ~
sent to my headquarters calling for flc ,'eia
/ ance Of the 21st Missouri. which 1yos nron,nt
| " sent forward. f>@'--p'-
| This information received. + at onca
| the remaining regiments of the N 1st
brigade, commanded by Colonel Er.r1.at
| Peabody, consistinp of thu s5th N;sen-,s;
| 10th Wisconsin and 12t1l Michigan inF,ntr1,
were advanced well to tfe front + fort,n;th'
at this juncture, communicated the fact Of tl1e
Brigailier Genr-ai s 4 Hnrihn; ~ sn''1n ano
Shortly before 6 o'clock. Col. David nfoors.
having heen severely wounded lis reo;,ons
commenced falliup hack. reaf.h;nr o,,s fr,,t
line at about 1 o clock lie enemV be;ng '1ose
upon bis rear, Herennon tie ert;r. ui forna S,uss
excepting only the 7Gth 1nw:, 1yhic1, ho1 hao1,,
snuf - ~ XIX ~ tou no"., "!.lca Hal pcen
amun;tion ann m 1 nsn4 and 4s ine ua5 previous without
in r,udinass r. fhc ra,r w.. drG sGn ~ neg
rytrcn front and tl,ranI, m"e ~ ~ t.le
the right and LIT. Shortly after 4 Jy o,I9yei -
the e;fire I'm Inc 81 r.. HmJa nn9ar5 alIer oeoek
assa:t ,nai3c liz te crr;rn froo s lsIIas ~ IL tne
advaneinw IN fhras ea1n1n1 oa tie suens
mon onr left renfre anil r;wht ht1'1'sooete'
This position Was held nnf;I tha c,,cr,,- ,,,a
Sste seted 11r m 11gh aanK dfi* t bgin
some regiment 10 onr ret t nor Iat,a hc1n I'VE o.
the diyTsinn pcr,a;ri5e .Sa nv pe,ongn'g ",,o. u
fanEinr M T ordero3 +1!5 a;1fs;,. ~ .nsmJ Vas
in line 81 1,,ttla ~ fho an1ar i;.,a - ictl[e
ca7nnment nj fhe eamo ina ~, ~ su-
10 Gems. Suit3, ard HHrihmt thn f,at " ~
falling hack an3 asIina f,r ~ eae
Rei6~ ssrain assnils.i i, ,1os;,;,' .,Ha.;t,
by m GvrTwhe1mina forea e,,3 -1u4 ueseaipsu,
1onncr tn haT 4hn ron,d amu ~, not 9eang aole
ordered the division to fI BACK to I thc eIn, iin.
occupied BY Gen. Hurlbut. It, and % At q 95 Sas ~ 4ne ~
11,e 1a5t ~ Rste ~. ~. y W. fiMrlg1t and 10
fonn5 i, ,.n,55,rs'a ~ ~ - naiee! VINO
tn M,;br crna-a1 sIe;ti, LII o''1saon asst5ieu
A. This nn;nf III 5aa y;csorx: ;.e,..u..
co1nmend,d @ pe b e Fn9.i1 5n ssonii % 1niantrS,
dis4r4,;.sis'.a = ~. 1ioatl, "h!cn nad just
orssa-tS - loi'i lisnspoft anu aaa oeen
Si'.;-;e, ~ ieIol. 70 H. Us part o. the 9TH
nia1.. !o.usu LILLY ne. auls lcg.nent 11nmcdl-
5as 70 pos1tion On INC iefE, ana MY
~ s'Gfs rc S'tn on1o} Was posted OIL LIE right on
'is io1u. ~
,sza:,si ~ a9oa. ~ oeloch my Inc was again
ssss.lif1l, 'snu nlstlng my eo1lmanc greatly re-
uueEu ~. ps reason u casuatlcs and becanse OF
ri~:, ti,a; ha;,,- Ill., VI 1n3 ~ Inc men 70 the
!Ncl. ,tht3 beIog panlc strlchen, a MA 1oritJ Of
l1n.na Ine anastng @ now 1or Inc nrst time eeen ex-
II WaMo 1t"u.liu4teIsa nnIa "l!n zen. ".
Nj T. 1,,,'a WHY eel. 10 ny ass15!ance the
a5a io"" 1n1i1'i'fy, eonl1na1oeo by Col. j. l..
Hsns ,:. .o .-
aleI uas1hs olee uIisea the enemy back
f,n.uIl moin tnis posl1lon, Ma!. Gen L. !: Grant
y tppsatcu ul9n tne heIa. exhibited
~ -, nlll5 lAe alsposl1lon o. my entire force,
WI Mn3cH = aisleos15ioh received LIS commendation
anu Iseel'ed my 1lnal orders. Which were
~ G.intal15 e5:'l 1.osAlon at az hazaras Thla
pE, pGsit'on w. a1a liaanla1n Until clock, p NJ,
r, Mnen zen. HuIlbut, being overpowcrcd, was
l9leeu 70 Ictire: vas then compelled to
1osh InGT isoh. VIII me 13o ana 2Ist Mtssourl.
1e,b MiE1; loaa missouri anu paft of lie
Ill l..,!l 'tlcElsah, occnpslng pori1on OF the
;.,eru =, conota3+ ~ ueerul hufinat-
er.1; III H,r1hnt ~ nd Va1Iana SI WIZ ,n len
srsiI nd ,o,1, " , ana wallace curing tue day.
src, nf .a,1i,,ar W., " auG import
Wie,, the @e1ia,} Hu,3t3'+ gnr ~ fnrnad gna.
ira Ganar51 Wn,iona n.,7 ,,,,:n;e,t ~
and agreed to o1d mr. 1,nsifinys ~ III i"1arIa
believing th,t We would fhus saye Il the -l ar,ny
from destruction. we having heen now in
formed for The first time that all others Ind
minutes afeT Ills Genera: u Walaee ssi lis iyi- isT
sion, excepting the 6th Iowa, Colonel Gcdies.
acting with nc and tile 14th Iowa, Colonel
sl.aw, l2th Iowa Colonel Wood, and tile ssh
Illinois, Colonel Lynch. retired from the
field.
Percciving that was about to bc surround
I'd, and having dispatched my aid, Lieutenant
Edwin Moore, for rcinforcrpents. I Ideterlnin
ed to assail the enemy, which had passed be-
tween me and the river, charging upon him
with my entire force. found hin adyanf:iner
and nothing was left but to liarrass him and
rcta1d his progress SO long Us might be pos
sible. This / did until $50 D. nn., when ind
ing that further resistance must result in tic
slaughter Of every man in tile command I had
CAPTURING uys5.lf and 9. .2(W rnk and III. many
of them hejnp Wnurf;cd