New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-21
srp,Tps AT pITrsBURG LANDING.

Our dead al t1stSDufS iSt1uinB are bow aO"ut ~,
hard large force havlng been engaged for several
days past in attending 10 tbs uterpont Of the thou
sands OF Rebcls who were LETT dead on the baltic
Se,d aside from our own. The trench syslcin was
introduced, from 200 70 3 bodies being placed IN
siope excavation. IL could be elpeclsd q a. wc
should besOw the attention upon the burial OF
oar ensu,ie3 as we would upon oar own, ana more
plriieulsriy nssher commanding Oiacer mas been 80
regardless NJ them therefore many o. theia
have been thinly covered, as tine aud hnoF "o"id
nol adm Of 81. o..
Tho special correspondent Of The P4lladeph.a
Press writes from Pttsburg Landing. Apai ii ic0E;
HOW TuE REBELS SURPRISED OUR TROOPS.
THE b8tlo WsF, uAqUeGLIons Oiy, Ice lDVAi tAh'
gUtEgy Of no war, and wgs, hSeWlse, cue OF lhe
mort iDgular ard criJ,sl on IreoId NO COM
UeBcement was mos ,ireular. indeed. tee great
6Oav 81 OUr zen located a'out three mi es IRON
the riyer ana their situation descnDed eeuivIrcie
IN far ldnCts !pr bold Resistance, had no cove!
measures brou regOred 20 by the enemy Inc latter,
L understand, c0ntIived 20 eaTn the coun'e:s@n oi
the night ana. used IL 20 their great advantage.
1hey bntcRered some of our pckfis ~i,h - or lesf'
fullOOhiug Mississrli sIives, then Gagged some
dozen OF othera end hurried them vi'in TIER INES
They eXChasgod uniforms with those Wbom my
killed. performed iii.uie guard and III my ~ og ny
whole force o. Iieaurr2aFD, cons .ei'Ib q" iVD,,nn"
men, rnder a. Soney Johnston, tlCNL"'h, t"'A'
Bragg and other celebrated soc'o's, o'e3' aiiiVt
into our camp and IT, rodi'' 'rly opened tci!e y.
upon abOul iJ.tiW Non Nf'UcNil ""if''i
orcrIlei iust n daylight on Sunday morning.
Inmsdistelv line oi battle was iorHec, 0l'h 0on'
Preniss agOn the lett and aaoa"ce ar TA.i"'islu
pveorrepcel Cen Grant Was 81 tns !4ue utloW III
,,vpnneb buf coon arrived after ne canI"nadng
,S,n,,ne,,eed ard commanded upon the night, viii .
SbermaB, Hurlbuf, aad hccieFndpd, condUc'el
cneratiops in the center. The lS,h Wisconsin k6el-
pent occupied the extreme iot, bDd cIoat tc IT wat
the 18th Michigan, .c'tfcHf e0rtfrds ss. IL IL est
uated that neaii n100 Rebel infantry poured forth
Ill. ,tlC
go Of their men hors dc comtot az The first hIe
Voiievs OF every conceivable missile of deIruciiou
were poured iDto tbo whole OF tine, thinning tnt
ranks IN fbs most sggessing manner. and spreading
the utmost confusion Throughout ihe whole army
The correspondent goes on 10 describe how tb'
fonanes of the battle e6ted and flowed through ths
dsy. orr side heing generally worsted. The eiant
charge on Sunday afternoon is thus described;
Aboat bYee O'Clock our gcnersls succeeded IN sgsir
rail, mo he distracted and suffering army.
H. &c Io=an iime the Rebels Tad striped our deac
Rnd wounded OF, 0i heir clothes, leaving many o
tbsm almost naked. Iheee We're ruts'itlfed 1ol
Ibeir oWB, ard IN conjunction With ihe use Of fon'
American jags deceived orr soldiers TO such az eN
tsBt Dat our officers ordered them moi TO hie.
Soon tha b1U opened again, and rhe deception We
st ouco discovered. iris eumgci our mon, ana the1
fought with unho1uded fury Tor over half tn hour
Blt tke formidable force OF the enemy, ana tbeii
iesoiute hgh,iHg. soon bet0konei alarm. OuT trCop
gave sigus OF o,msy, aud oef,1t seemed inevitable
no sa0 tHe confession the y i~s and 4Oh ONO Reg
iIBents again broke ranks, followed by the wboit
Er0y, The Rebels pursuing and shouting "Ball Run,
''bmi Rum" and otherwise giving vent 10 theil
frensied deli Lt.
Oar de1aorciized troops were fart approaching TIE
sisea baDks OF the rivef, rushing pell-meii through
1ole.s, hills iutO IaNnes, with The Rebels close
Bpvs t'ssIn- Al tbis crilcl mOuloDt the gunbOats
Lexiag 0n and Tyler appeared IN the river opposite
and poured feTfai bTOad-idCs into the Rebel ranks
Nothing cOld have Occurred so unexpected to the
eBepy and OF so great importance 20 uE.
Tier presence preserved Ctsnt's entire army from
snniHiialion, ard created "Dorislty' among the
Confsdsrates equal what they hsd sustained dur
ing the whole day fighting.
Several gentlemen connected with The army at
Pitts5Rry arrived an this city on Monday morning.
Among them Capt. Newshsm Of Gen. Smlih's stali,
sDd Espf. Lagow of Gen. Granite staff. Tho latter
seplan l. bearer Of Gen. Gr11ts ciiciei report Of
The gfesl battle and victory OF the Union forces al
Ptts0urg. They liii the army on Friday night.
Gen. fialle,k SEiyed a. littsbGrg Friday evening
and iuncc.atoly Assumed command Of the Army Of
Iie number kiilca in tue Union army was .eJe;
o. wounded, I, lGt. Oh the side Of the Rcbels the
klle4 amounted 70 800 aud tho wounded 70 5000.
SoQejt was the haste Of the retreat or Mcbday,
that tte Rebels left heir KILLED sac oupded the
nelt n- am6u.anc7E, deaclpg the horses iron them.
st ioui, Bsbu6Hcaa. Apll IS
Tbe Cairo correFporden, Of The ST. Loais RePrb-
Eczg, under date Of April IS seys ,he report tnat
Gotersl Grant - under arrest is "a csnarl.
Sen. BuELLS ADDRESS 40 fis TROOPS.
Csa Buel .fsoeG the following deserycd order e.
tie gallant troops Of bic command He gyes the
,iils o. Shiloh Field, aud 10; ttisburg:
"HEADQyt..lr. Avsg oP rHs Oluo,t
" F'rLr ~ t1lloI, laTS., Arri- @ i..t
"Gssensl DHBfr.. No -
.lbe Geneoi con r. rla'os TIE army under ME
eoatnsld on the H. elsna5lc honor Won cfcRy
by aoIion Of IL OIL the battlefield o. SlIol, near
Pr burg Landing. The alacritv ind zeal WIN
Mhih they pressed forward by forced I0arc'es 90 the
sueclr OF their comrades Of eister army imperlsd
by 81 attack of an emipgiorce the gaIariIy
viii which they sssau % lie enemy, ard ihe Ierse-
veri couraec with which thev m2ntc iled an inees-
ssni conflict agGinr superior numbers from O'Clock
50 tio morning uniil evening, when Tie enemy VAS
driven from ,he 6e0 are l,-del'1 Which po,uJ 10 @.
great service molly performed.
" BE General reuir0s iIs trOopg apfiI .fft s0rb
,,.s,lts ara rot s,uc3 by 1diy.dgai proves stone
tbal subordinaticn and o.reta rainug csaentiDi
% the cicelcg Of overy army; end tlt sIecess
whoh tls gwen tlcma iHilianl pago IN istOry, o.
greE'iv dge 10 fte rcsJi1css With which tfev have
secsndea the Labor Of their division, brigade snd
regr1cutai conmaLderg rbo first .oisCiglincd them
IN 0Inn, a.0 then .oc hen judi 'olsly ana saIsutiy
N isnle.
p, e,aanssa of fsisi.sGsnsrsl sae,L
a. i. O Chiafof stsd"
cES. BUILgURT's GENEEAL ORDER.
BEtDcrs tgzes Fo .trG DiuuoN. Aurii 1867
ibi General cor.uaLliDX tenders his le Ittelt
sOIZ7.ls loDa 10 he surviving OfIoer. auQ nen VI
thb siVisi0n for their magniGceut services during
the too days Of struggle which, under the blessing
VI God. Eds reglltc1 10 victory.
Le us G4yla.ol remember ia for five hours on
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