Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-04-24
epeciatly reported for lie Mobile Adv. and Reg.
The Battle IF slaiIoh.-'s'he Second Days Work.
BATTLE F ED OF SHILOH,
(kesr the GuuesseG Rlyer,)

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Monday night, april Z, IeG2. |
We have had another day Of battle and blood The fight
was renewed this ing O'Clock by the enemy, WHO
had been reinforced during the night and with the tx
shot brea hirg spells it ragged with tremendous VIC
fence and fairy until M separate me cooathE' me
appeheLun EXPRESSED ID my letter OF last ngh nave neg
realized Bnch did come up this morning, and with HIM
came large rentorcements. But am an'ic!pa{'n9 the
events OF the day Lei me resume me narrative "hfe my
last letter lest H. and rehearse the varying fortunes OF the
day the order OF h If occurrence This IS Necessary to
Vroner understanding OF the batIe ana nnt ms
sketch Of outline drawn il will be Impossible to ette IN
those details which constitute interesting f5a
Mint alone prevented US fscm respng tie fruit OF
brilliant victory Of yest-r ay 1t was quite dark when we
chased The foe back to Pittsbug Landing where he sought
protection from his gunboats ard river works Had Beau
regard possessed the OF oshua to coEmsnd The son
to sta R III the tedVeDs o1 the space o. gu our' OUT
ctCy would have been as complete as that OF the great
Hebrew warrior. AS it was expecet to be able t.
capture 70 mncl OF the edesl army as cood
be transfers ed to ~ bank OF the liver last night uHess
| large reiItogCements chou come to their relief.
envy received the most important aid from his gun
boats. nfeed be is Indebted to these gunboat for his
cape from certain destruction. they together with s
river works. answered the valuable purpose OF torthcaos
to which he C.uld Ttire beaten on the field With
only lgh field eces, impossible to operate CT
ight any hope of against these works a0d
boats during the heavy that followed
the work CT ompeng the victory Cur forces had reached
way had gained knowledge of the enemys deences
this knowledge and the enemy driven uto close quar-
eTs and caught between our lines and TIE T!Ve there was
every reason believe be able to capture the
larger part bis forces this Jrnng provided they
reinforced during the night transferred to the other
bank of the river.
The boats kept NJ constant FIRE during the night from
their heavy gus. 1t appears that the did R0t seek
The knowing that large relnorCGmens
we're at hard be held his position the river bank Until
this morning Gen Beauregard knew there division
Of 1000 men at Cramps Land ing, few miles below Pitts
burg he orders last night 10 proceed against
them this ng aGd to capture them. his DIVISION
succeeded however ia forming junction with the forces
at Piatsburg and O'Clock this morning the Federas,
thus reinforced moved fOm the river and offered us
hattie They must have known that other renfOrcements
were nd and that they would arrive upon the field at
an early hour The fight renewed about mile and
half the river midway between the liver and the
Federal encampment
The enemy up TO the work with great spirit and
resolution calls had doubtless been made TO the men
during the night the possession OF their camp rep
resented to them as point OF honor from which the could
escape The attack directed against centTe
aud though vigorous ana spirited and not expected 1t was
epu'st d. and the enemy driven back with great
lie rallied again. however and this time he moved with al
increased force upon tight wing Here too lie was re-
pulsed and forced retire. His next attempt direct
ed against left wing bis attacks growing vigorous
Indeed it was evident that he had eceiyed large
soDs to ranks and that had fresh troops and heavy
odds contend against But the ConedeTaes noby dlC
their duty the attack the left also repRled
The enemy again retired, bat only Tor time for Buell.
forces had now come up and the attack was renewed al
oug our lines on the right, centre and left Smuane
oulY with this, an attempt made to turn both on
wings.
The battle now ragged with indiscribable fury. have
never heard or anything like the of the art
ery the Icessant rattle of the small arms The deeI
bass of the and the sharp, sbr TENOR OF TIT
other ptemnged with the shreks Of bursting snels anC
the whizzi of cleavng ried is was grand tS
yond description. 1t the awful Hymn OF Battle rolling
upward to the skies and literally shaking the earth Deneah