The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-04-18
h~EADSCAsGERs 3lst Rae ISD Nois
IL Field, f.ttsburg Landing. lem.
April 10Th, is62
T. General : A HURIsrI.
Commanding sth Division


b. the Thirty first (3lsl regiment Ct
Ind.sns volunteers. IN the battle near Pitts
burg Landing, Tennessee. on the tth ana 7'h
ia1ts IA respectfully submitted
Ga SUNDAY morning. the 9Th .ass, abo"'
~ o'clock. rapid rolleys Of nssteirJ IRON
camps 70 the front. Indicated the commence
meat of the battle. Soon. 81 order vas &c.
os.vsi fromthe General commanding Big
sds 70 fora the regiment fos action la Ten
m,nutes & vas N Brigade lane. on the right
Ia a lev minutes thereafter. the Brigade vas
moved. IA column. to the front. along the
Hamh4sg road The rey,ment was formed
IA hne If battle IA the position Indicate, bs
Brig Gen LAuman II thi- time the ; attic
Ms progressing actively npon the night aud
lef OF the main hne 5000. the enemy At
lacked our Brigade IA great force. and With
much desperation NJ, line met the attack
steady lire. Oaiccr and men behaved hand
somely After The expenditure OF some thif
" rounds. lhe enemy were repulsel The
advance Was made up 20 within some ten
yaris OF ms line. and the slaughter among
the enemy IA is front was terrible \ see.
oni attack VAS. shortly. made, with increased
fury The line tood unbroken. however.
and after eShausting nearly the last cartridge,
again repalsed the euemy
Here 4 slight cessation IA the attack &C
CURED, barely long enough to procure fresh
ammunition from the rear. The boxes OF
the men we're scarcely flled before the enc
my were the third time upon ~. The line
stood firm, and again succeeded against su
perior numbers. There was now 4 short
cessation Of firing. during which the cartridge
boxes Of the men. we're again filled. A forth
assault sas soon made, which was calamity
repulsed. and the enemy withdrew, leaving
my regiment. with the balance Of tue Brig
abe, in position The enemy. retreating.
moved of towards the left Of the main line.
During this action my regiment hrcd an
average Of abont one hundred rounds per
man. The piles Of the enemys dead, which
were lying along our front when he retreated,
attcsted the accuracy and steadiness Of the
IRE
About > o'clock =. NJ, an order WAS re-
ceived 20 move 10 the left This order was
promptly executed. For some minutes the
brigade vas halted near the Hamburg road
to protect Willard's battery. that vas there
playing upon the enemy. The various regi.
nents we're then moved further ~ the left,
aud my regiment ordered 10 the extreme LETT
and placed in position to await the expected
attack An Illinois regiment subsequently
formed on our len and rear. The action
soon commenced % our right. IL was appa
rent from the reports Of skirmishers sent 70
the front. and from observation. that the en-
envy we're preparing to hank our line, 70 the
left IN great force. Thi- va shortly accom-
P.ished Regiment after regiment marched
up from a large nvine 20 the left. moving Ia
echcfos. IN compact lines. with Confederate
rags hylng Ia perfect order a. II on parade.
snd came down upon oer snlaii line An
order for our left % advance Ms regiment
al 81 promptly. IL "a soon ~sviient that
the advance could not be sustained n The
absence Of Z reserve against tho over~ksIn
ing force Of eel disciplined troops u the en-
III. After NJ regiment h4A fred some
ten rounds. the regiment 20 M let sss
forced back. An order vas non given slong
the eat.Fe lice to fail back. and a General
retreat ~ss made sooui ~ O'Clock p II 20
= ridge near ne r-e1 Here the regiment
vas sga.a formed d brigade Lac .ai march.
81 - - the s-pport Il q seciion Of . bassesT
oflsge s.rsd guns, an1 o~ccapiei 10. POS.
tor iar.nr the desperate sgt. zh.ch closed
the "a A0er tie fssl sepalsa 81 The sae
II. ne regiment waa moved foF~sri ~.ih
the Eeaias 81 sLe Brigade about three
fourth ofs mie. sEi itsse t.roasce3 fos
shs night a 2 II
At th.s ss-.s The effect q ..4.ds receives
IS tAs earl psss Of tie "a, compelled me 20
retire igosa the hel1 ADD Il has not since
been psss.hle fos ne r. rei..n she soq.mens
tn, command Aenceiouh tefsIsei -.
Lieut. Col Osborn. ~to hsd borne hm..lf
gsliaItF dariag the whole aay. ALL uho
alo4e II The field oilcess e capped ashasmea
on the next jey. eth iast the reelm.nt
Va actively engaged snh the laianc. ~
yoas Roesde "a TIE right - oar main hne
fos lhe Fsrtcalar II hi ity soit son
sre referred H. tie repou 81 .l Osborn.
herio appended lsiaIkol A The casual
uez of the l~ree.aus a. hst made Great IN
roai' aa.ne the eficeF and non comms
s,onsi %ai4fcfs # tie ssrioas eomrsnie "a
snorh me Fi~essurc. hs~es~r O. report a.
soa thai the regiment fall, sustained "a.
teraasr eel earned reputation and eaIlansl,
bore IL part n he sharp engagements which
~erc has d.s iosght. and ioinei ia TIC .ir
iorons ro1i AMI pursuit IT the en-m,. which
resulted lAefefnom
IL gsieves ne % report tie h~s 81 teo fai
lAut ofscers Dnr.nr the 6rf chasse of the
enemy on the morning Il me 9Th MAJOR
FRED Arm fell mogially wounded tie vas a
true -oAher ana al accomplished e-uIeaaan
no more salia1t soel etef tool SING nom
= hAiii~ Geld Capt c~ove Hass~y. one Of
the b~E arhoefs o. TIE sesisaent "a. Allied