, 1862-04-16

center AZ far As Aur1burEa camps. SteaIntnr
up TO the mouth Of the little creek, the boats
founuea 70. There Was the ravine, cut
shells. '1-~--
Eager to ayenge the death of their COM
! Manolng ~ GENERAL (now known to have been
Killed couple Of hours before, and to com
plete The victory they believed to be within
tuled within reach Of their most dreaded an
tagonists, as broadside after broadside Of sew
en-lnch shells, and sixty -four pound shot gonn
taught them. This Was q foe they had hardly
counted on, and the unexpected fire in flank
and reaE sadly disconcerted their well laid
rs es&s asa aa1sse 8u4 snS s1,n7 ath
TWO land guns kept up their stormy thunder;
and thus amid q crash and 8 roar,
and the scream OF shells and demon
Ake hiss Of Mimic balls, that Sabbath
evening Wore aWsy: We held the enemy at
Day II vas ssas efnongh The prospect for the
the day Is the evil thereof We had plenty
Of evil that day-of course, therefore, tie text
was apphcable.4 Before dark the 36th Indiana.
from Nelson's advance brigade, had croEged'
advanced into line with Grants forces at lie
double qoack, and had put in fourteen rounds
as an earnest Of Whh should be forthcominc
on the morrow.
The enemy suddenly slaekened his fire. His
grand object had. been defeated; he had NOT
hniahed bis task in a day; but there is cyi-
dence that officers and men alike shared the
confidence that their morning assault would
be fRal az
As the sounds Of battle died Amy, and d.
Yision Generals drew off fhe;r men R1e1l hs;7
and LeW. wallace han 11een heari
from. Both would be ready by morning, and
aCouncu Of War was held, and it WIS decid-
ed That as soon as possible after daybreak we
should attack the enemy, now snugly quarter
ed in our camps. Lew Wallace. who vas com
ing in On the new road from Crumbs Land
lng, and crossing Snake Creek iust above the
illinois Wallacess {W. q. IL camps, was to
take the right and sweep back toward the po-
sition from which Sherman had been driven
on Sunday morning. Nelson was to take the
extreme left. Buell. promised to put In Tom.
Cf1ttenden next to Nelson, and McCook next
to him by seasonable hour In the morning.
lAe gap between HcCook and Lew. Wallace
was 70 be .hlied with the recognized divisions
Of Grant's old army; Hnrlburt coming next
70 a1onie MeC9ok, then AeCaernand, ard Sherman
Closing the gap between McClernand and Lew.
Wallace. -. %
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and wbcre e To,i5 ho1a LIE faa,, no ,1nhhS
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tar;cs fr,1 1;a3, ths~ lot " ~ oab,
hc draaded 5e p1aa;nts +boea ou,o enen ane ons
ag ore2aea; h;s hSng t9ese IN position and
iii me o,c1oct E he ~ nor5;pm .To@ Ssn LII Iia
wear;ei men 1av do@ ~ enato6 fota Lanrs nrs
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1aninr Tba boe+ - na-,ta4nrte +bet ~. LIZ
hourslbefore ad heen deen IN thn worE ~ ~ hn.
man destruction had all sunk silently to the
fa 70 se9 e9 qe to
and all breathed the natural nnfet md caT1n ~
- cnbsotl, ra: e d. HAII1a1 IuAs - An1 ~
Hash tIat snreaS IKE sheet 1ghtn;n<, eas auas
fha T;nn1ae ~ 4tha -511o,. ,1,-So1,+ oet
~ Ine itYel eu4te. anu tug IoaI VI
~ netsy - natal gun Wens eeholngnp and do#n
the riuhf 1thaga sneadii1a ne faiias esnSs .s o.
lash you could just discern the black outline
~ tIt e2e titaticM % %ioohlnE n9H, ano see now tne
he recn;, ~ s.,a set.eu sI anst an VIC Maser a.
tie1 the issuni 1ue sAoAe soon cast up INN Fall
s. eta1 seemeo e On qnly 70 soILen and sweeten the
Se;nt1, no ~ tns moous a"ay 1laaqyou Ga1ShI ,2
~ yi sT1 Maeo ~ 11 Ap!oslpA ~ VI tne sneu, IKE
a;o7,t az HnelA VI aAe epA11 a11as was TAXING It's
4HEVs W. +,,a
<rnn1ont 49," noluing enen ~ tue enece VI tnis
Ent u III iuunaog, 1aos1n wmca Tas vigofonsly
~ le1iue ~. ~ lue ote tsiu1y u lus 9ay o!s"
asse1s, OF me tact that half mile OF Lay . VIC
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ttn i1 u M1teleI s-~I1Iteh Ater alanassas,
oe1igoe nut VI 41; tAs nlgnt, apparently iar more
apg.lSSapiE ~ LHs sIe3Ler tnan MANASSAS
Under the cloud and through the SEA-"
stsons Of the Saints who faced their Jordon flood
II n t'eres Atlant1c.s unrstreating waye-.
Reached to the Freedom that your blood shall
.o, ease:
1d5Ie1 He 1eayeth = thns not his people utterly!
Bencat the cioud and rnna iHaGi th " u En-,
ruE nsTTIr ow .5oNn,r W. (7'A EVA
orn MISTER ao,1
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c, ! nave gwen lne nae OF na1le agreed upon
1T Ea Guy lolGG5 ~ Mo1aay: sgnt wing, MAJOR,
Se1Sa Nj no"i nt. mlaee asls mang, bslg GeneIa' "a
Hso1 ne1@Gsn I shese, beginning 2! t9e !e1t'
PIE HnzI1rt 4o GGn1naen, -. a 9eD NC
nn1nse 9ns tisa'ns t oa 1ne LITE 5el weIe 70 ne
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'"guan pna,i,o ~ t,,,.a rne 9inSI
:natue openeaa Monaay moTn1ng, out me lace.
nag le1nents ~ aa we're s1aanAly Drought INTO sne
l, leal - saqe 1nlerg ae1a{ give nere LIST o.
his troops, a3d Of Ley; Naliace's engaged
br;i ni41e1uenetai 1aI NELSON'S q. L. DIVISION :--ls1
n se,,s ~ q,fa amhlSn, 14In onlo, commend
Go1 1oaae Aaaefsoa' @4ln Vn1o' Lleut. eol. Fred.
" snoaea soaEs; t,,ao eo.nd ~ D ,o,..
ut,1.l 1ssohn ol,gaae, aaunoess y: bruee, Sytn
nenlaehy, !AaIgIC13 c91lu!aAulngIIst hentuckT, Go1'
EEnyaft; "a hent1cky, Col seds"isk; 10Th
hSntaGky, G!ls hlenl. Go3' - commanding. mi
hio E1 Eazfn, a. alst ONO eom an
1n6lana:
; ol's191el T31et Gene1a ~ 1om GfatIenoenns aiels
Ma1 1on:Psnst nz1gaae; ZEE zen; Boyle; lyta ONO
oi 6ease E9 wmo, a. GGE ftyne; lSta ~ hen e
der. second Brigade. Col. Wm. 3. Smith
i; 18th Ohio, commanding; 18th Ohio, Lieut.
/ Goi- dnWRins -ola henincky, Lieutenant
I Colonel maxwell lth Kentucky, Colonel P
/ Z. HaWk1nsi with MendenhaiIs regular ant
Baltlett's Ohio batteries. Brigadier- Genera
McCook's division: First brigade, Br1gadier
Zen; Lowell +. Rousseau; 1st Ohio, Col Ed
/ 4 Parrott; 18th Indiana, Col. Cfittenden; 81
Kentucky, ias louisville Legion;) battalion;
lSth, 10Th and 18TH regulars tSecond brigade
Brlgadier Genernl Johnston; SD Indiana, Col
WHICH; S9th Indiana, Col. Harrison; 18th Ohio
Col- Gibson. Third brigade, Col Kirk, 34tl
Illinois, commanding; S4sh Illinois, Lieut.. Col
BadSW0rth. 18th Indiana, Lieut.. Col Drum