The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-04-25

morallzatlon and desertlon. n Tag OF
truce was sent in to-day from Gen. Beaure-
gard. | enclose herewith a copy of the
correspondence.
| am, respectfully, your ob'd't ser'vt,
u S GRANT,
Major General Commanding.
GEN. SHERMAN'S REPORT.
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH DIVISION,
Tuesday, April s, 1862.
Hojcr General Grant Commanding Army
in tie Field:
SIR: With the cavalry placed at my
command, and two brigades of my fatigued
troops, went this morning out on the
Cornth road. One after another abandon
doned camps of the enemy lined the road
with hospital flags for their protection
At all we found more or less wounded or
dead. At the forks Of the road we found
the head Of Gen. Woods division. AT
that point ordered the cavalry to exam
inc both roads, and found the enemy's
cavalry Col. Dicky, Of the Illinois cav
airy, asked fer reinforcemen.s. 1 ordered
Gen. Wood TO advance the head Of his
column cautiously on The left hand road
whilst conducted the head Of the third
brigade of the fifth division up the ri ght
hand road.
About half mile from the forks was n
clear field, through which the road passed,
and in mediatelv beyond space Of some
two hundred yards of fallen timber, and be
vond an extensive camp, and after a re-
connoisance, | ordered the two companies
of the Ohio Seventy seventh, Col. Hide
brand. 10 depoy as skirmishers. and the
regiment itself forward into line, with an
interval of one hundred yards. In this or
der | advanced cautiously, until the Skin
mishers were engaged. Taking it for
granted this disposition would clear the
camp, held Col. Dcky's 4th Illinois cav
airy ready fot the charge. The enemys
cavalry came down boldly to the charge
breaking through the line of skirmishers,
when the regiment of infantry, without
cause, broke, threw away their muskets
and fled. The ground was admirably
adapted to defense of infantry agains,
cavalry, the ground being miry and COW
cred with fallen timber.
As the regiment Of infantry broke, Dick.
ey's cavalry began to discharge their car
bincs and fell into disorder. / instantly
sent orders to the rear for the brigade to
form in line of battle. which was promptly
executed. The broken infantry and cav
airy rallied on this line, and as the enemy's
cavalry came to it, our cavalry in turn
charged and drove them from the field
advanced the entire brigade upon the
same ground and sent Col. Dickv's caval
ry mile further on the road.
On examining the ground " hich had
been occupied by the 77th Ohio, we found
fifteen dead and about twc.ly five wound
ed. | sent for wagons. and had all the
wounded carried back to the camp, and
the dead buried ; also, the whole camp to
he DESTROYED. Here We found much ammu-
milton for field peces which was Destroy
ed: also, two caissons and a general hos
pital. with about 2SS confederate wound
ed and about so of our own men. Not
having the means of bringing these off,
Col. Dirky, by my orders, took surrend-
er, signed BY medical director Lyle, and all
the attending surgeons, and pledge to re
port themselves to you as prisoners Of war,
| also. pledge that our wounded would be
carefully attended, and surrendered to us
| Tomorrow, as soon rs ambu!ances could
90 ont.
enclose the within document, and re-
quest that you cause to be sent out wag
ons or ambulances for the wounded of
ours, Tomorrow; also, that wagons be
sent out TO bring in the many tents belong
ing to US. which are pitched all a.ong the
the road fol- four miles k low the enc
my cannot move them. The roads are
very bad, and the road is strewn with
abandoned wagons, ambulances, and lin
ber~b The enemy has succeeded in
carrying off the guns, but ha. crippled his
batteries BY abandoning the hind Timber
boxes of at least twenty guns. | am salts
! feel that the enemv's infantry and caval
~ passed Lick Creek this morning, trav-
cling all last night and that he left be-
| hind all his cavalry which has protected
| his retreat, hnt the signs of confusion and
/ disorder mark the whole road. The check
sustained bv ms at the fallen timbers DELAY
ed our advance, so that night came upon
ns before the wounded were provided for
and The dead buried; and our troop. be-
ing tagged out by three days hard fight,
ing, exposure and privation, ordered
them back to camp, where all now are.
have the honor to be, your obedient
servant,
RRIG. GgS. W. L. SHERMAN.
Commanding Division.
! CORRESPONDING BETWEEN GEN
/ u Ii