The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-04-16
The offers have been accepted,

The offers have been accepted
Il is understood that similar. humane and
patriotic services have been rendered bv
other cities and State authorities, and which
nave not been reported to the Department
but are thankfully acknowledge.
lS'gned,) EDWIN M. STANTON,
! f3.Ls Secretary Of War
= ..........- WAR DEPARTMENT J
-~ WASHINGTON, April IL.
Grave complaints against Assistant Sur.
geons Hewitt and Stipp having reached the
Department, they are suspended from duty
and ordered to report themselves.
A negligent or inhuman Surgeon is re-
garded by this Department as an enemy OF
his country and Of his race and will bedealt
With accordingly to the utmost ;origor OF
military law H.in IS z~rs, ss : .i12. es.:gT.
\Signed,) ~ EDwiSsMs STANTON
Secretary Of War.
''' ''''' , ',,... BALTIMORE. April IL.
The Richmond lVhig Of the 9th has the
following '''1'' '+'l',
A dispatch dated Mobile 5th, says the
enemy shelled Pass Christian Yesterday and
landed 2,4OO men and q four pounder
howtzersr We made very narrow es.
cape. ''"'
On. Monday jeff Davis addressed some
wounded soldiers, and said he intended to
share their fate on the next battle field and
come evil or woe he would be with them,
and whatever might betide, whether victory
or defeat, they would be assured of one
thing the cause is safe and will conquer in
the end. '
...L .C1NcINSATI. ONO, April IL.
The GAsett's Pittsburg correspondent saws:
Inc sum and substance of the battle is
On Sunday we pushed from disaster to dis
aster' til we lost every division camp we
mad ana were driven within half mile OF
the landing, whers the approach of night,
the timely aid Of the gunboats the tremen-
douS efforts of our artllerists and Buells
approach, saved US. On Monday after nine
hours hard fighting, we simply rcgained
what we lost on Sunday. Not a division
advanced half a mile beyond our old camp
on Monday, except Lew. Wallace's. - :.
Inc lowest estimates place our loss in
killed and wounded at 5000 and the pris.
oners from 5000 to 1900.
! The rebel loss in killed and wounded is
probably a thousand more.
The rebels in their retreat left acres GOV
cred with their dead, whom they carried 10
the rear, and destroyed tho heavy supply
tram they had brought up.
CHICAGO, April IT,
Monday Michigan battery, captured the
day before was retaken, by the 10Th Wis
consln. The fight over this battery was
conducted in person by Beauregard, in his
efforts to recover it. lie was succe .sful ir
taking it, but it was again taken from him
Ii was captured and recaptured no less thar
six times
Company A, Chicago Light artillery, SC
severely handled the first day, was only abb,
to man three guns on Monday, but witt
these, ,aitera desperate fight, they succeedet
in completely silencing and capturing rebe
battery of SIX guns. They were howeve,
compelled to abandon them from lack 0
horses to draw them off: Tie pieces were
taken off by hanl
The general retreat Of the enemy com
menccd at dark Monday. Our cavalry 70
lowing until the horses were tired out
But tor the almost impossible condition
Iof the roads the rout would have been made
complete and we could have carried thci
entrencIied camp at Corin:h.
4 1t will However be impossible on accoun
of the condition of the roads, to do 1t nov
for some days. The rebel artillery is supc
rior to Our own and their small arms almos
equal.
The rebel loss IS Is GOO killed and wound
|ed-ours 10000. These will be found mod
crate estimates. The enemy have take,
more prisoners than we. The 9Th Iowa re
jglment were captured en- masse
When our reporter left on Wednesda
morning, our advance, which had been pur
suing, only occupied the ground former
held by the enemy half way bstwesn IT,
burg Landing and Cor;nth. The enemy ar
strainng every ncrye.to get in reinforcement
Bloody work must yet occur before we driv
them from their position.
The Times special says the responsible,
of surprise rests with the comm,ndns
officer s~.''
~ 1On Friday large force of rebel cavar
appeared within sight of our lines, and re
manned there, but Gen, Sherman who oc
> cupled the advance, had been ordered not t.
bring on an engagement and consequent
he sent ont no corresponding force to NEE
Them. They remained in position. unit
Sunday morning, and served az screen be
hind which BeaAregard formed his troops il
lire Of battle undiscovered. '2j;1 " 1#,i@:s
! r. When the attack was first made, the $50
). 18th, 7lst Ohio regiments displayed inexcu
sable inefficiency.z, They either fled .withou
firing gun e. fired one Or tive rounds unt
!. then fed. The 'cowardice Of th,se resi
inents Jeff a point undcfended. - ~
The e:'erny Immediately closed in anc
surrounded the more advanced regiments. -
1t is also stnted that The j 9Th: Wisconsin
and 10th Iowahed after firing eve or three
rounds. lind - oiE nod Isl adj -.
When the enemy fed they burned shei,
Wagons.lu Z 7Efou0fIt zgyJ9lI iii
/. - The 'W'aterhouse, battery lost, one killed
and Sixteen wounded. <
! Wizards Chicago battery, lost five killed
and thirty wbunded 's.''f5" s"'''fi ,11t-
r.. One New Orleans regiment, The Louisi.
ana Tigers were almost entirely left on the
battle field killed or wounded. They were
nearly all wealthy men and dressed in Zou
ave unllOrm.sx3 egn s3a5:9f snsaSz.ffs3s Eaua
Gen Prentiss escaped aon Tuesday and
came into camp, alone. :. 4. s..=..es.s ~
In the confusion Of the retreat be, man.
aged 70. elude the rebel vigi'ence. { General
Beanregard intended to make lis attack TIVE
days previously, but extraold binary rains i'm.
peded his progress and defayed his .rrival.
Had the attack been made 1t the time Il
was infsnded Con Ru.lf ,n,,fd so .....s: s.,