The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-04-19

IoRHTH, April r. 1852
arrived last night from the battle isld and Al
though worn out with fatigue, will try 10 give
you an account of yesterday hgh;
On sunday night we retired a. u,st victorious
aud never was a victory more giafiously won than
at The battle OF shiloh. The enamys plans were
broken, Their forces slain or disabled on 3ae
battle Held and what bad escaped destruction
were either prisoners or disnrganizcd After
nikht came, the CLOUDS, accommodating all day by
the heavy canBonsde broke out and rain poured
out upon us in torrents. Many OF our troops were
then marching hn'peward from the pursuit. aud
THIS added no little to the iatigny and discomfort
Of days aghing, The encHy- gunboats in
The meantime, were keeping up a constant firing
into the woods and to me IT became evident that
should they receive feinfowcncuts, they would
renew the attack next morning. W. knew of A
fedenl DIVISION, 600 strong which was en-.
camped eight miles below. at Cmmp'4 Landing
ana arrangements were made by our general, TO
capture i II poeslse. aud any way. be- reads Tor
another light should 1t he forced upon us Early
ia the morning our pickets wero driven in. and
whila large portion 81 oar men were yea plan.
defing toEts and loading thcm-elve. down with
all kinds OF Federal property, the fight com.
mrnccd IN ttoni Of our centre a Inc II battle
was already adopted, aud battery after battery
brought Ia bear upon the enemy Frpl the man.
ner Ia which the fedefall s4akiii 10 bee ifae eyi.
dent that fresh troops were nov opposing as and
II would require the greatest tuorry 10 fcpcl
them The Eight once engaged becime mora Ia.
~, ~ w" wa, 81 .hV uiy h,ioie'
had yiD,e,,. T., 1891 w. WINE We
Nan b,d ~ }li ~ i H., WV
shortly aiietward, advanced again aud recovered
the ground and guns. Driven ir1m the centre
the enemy concentrated their Orc upon the left
!, - 80 ~ 49,, 80, y ''7'" a.,
tained our position against superior numbers and
fresh troops. The battle had been most murder
rhe., 80, -, - 80 49,, asii.l. sn9
am, - ~ 80 ~, '''n ~ i'nAs ~
aa,,t,' ~. - -, ~" WI" SUI
f,,,nd .,,.,aI 4, -, =, p ~ 49,, WY
loo 0r f,, . o',. itr, s .,,, - w.
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80 ,,.,,,,i -, "a, ,,,a - 49, i.'i
h,,,ic bad ~ ha se,h, ~ W. H'.''.''
mai ana -, orco 80 ,,,.,. 80 ~, va, w,
All, 40 ,,,tn NH ,,,,,,,i -. i 10y.
munt,inn va sent a. ,be r.. a,..l, ~ III III
dior. 40, 10 leo, a., snads d, IT, -
aye, ME, 49, ~, $500. II, ,,'u
ped,r,i nrnnc,,y rs,n.i,tn, ,,,ty $500 ~, Wv,
In onr pss,.sioD nd In, T,.nns.,, ~ ,nr 80,
d,xn r,s,pen,s hro,,,,,, a. &C., lie ',, :,
.ton MA ,dvsnc, -, ~. h,,sf. -, y, a.
darn
Sanfori's Nississippi b,tt.ry u.,. can,prol he
Tho ,,.,,,. ,,,.o,,, - - III I = , ~
10 retr, Al III ,bourL, hayb,I ,l -, ,i,sha.
on Tho wac ana ,fiy. ,is ss,,,,,,. . -, 49,
cheek ,bnyr aIvancn arA ,rn,S., ,.r So, w.
Two reeimonts ID 49, -. Ert' ~ 80 "
They ali sn eaectod ,neir m, a., H., -.
hnr.es and 6naiiv ia, L,,,,,s "a, . ..,. , INV
Hantbea1's hai,sry 4, If,ci,,i i,o,. vi.
was cnptured nv ,he Snc,nv ma MA, h., ~
Tho rnem,s a,c ,vss r,;,,,a,,,rt.J 90, H. io,,
Ce,.,1Is rr,e, 1900 - i,i ~
Reaurcrlrl himself shared Mi r1r po,ils If ~"
fight m nature II moi sonr,ee , ,,,,i,,,,,. ''
Rroh,u Placements Of reein,sn,s ...,iI ,,1, T.,
fpun1 and vet fhe eper,,, No.. MA ., -. -.
rlers worn f,npJ III, oy,.ry ,.,t t,ii,,.. -, ri,.t
loaded down with Federal niut'i.r.,,,l ,,{,,' :,
s,,-s -. IT, ,,,,.bi.. m. - 49,
I'd by thons,nd. ,,a VIM ,n,. s,,,le
lee bestowed upon onr ,roan. e,e,',.I t,'-,,,, H.
two la: cnor,hlc an ,na r,'r,1-,, IVY
cannot be- given Ia the seiasb ,,v,ri, ib,t ,,rel
vented "a. from ,d,tipt, b, ,,,r "a, t,,,. - ~ 49,
ons one III yes,er,i,g l., thrir s,,,t. ., -,
fsw spoit. Not when dtrl.n,.s ..,;,,e mn ,ha
geiA tha enemy ,e,r,,t,d ,aat., .r, ', t '''
recovered on the riebt and We 1rri,ri,I tb.Ir
camp. in tho c.nfer md on tho. h,iain., ,bs,,
Al h,y with "a handful nj men and , ,.u h.,,s,t,'
Ar,,,fp.m,f,, Go, a rc,r,.,, ,,,,,.. .i,,4 ~
enemy lao nurh injnr,,l =, pt,r.f XXI f,,,.,i,,,
our movement. stgonr b,iferie. ,,ifged in n1,,
ton 10 protect them And 'aIl onr .,ner,is ,fIser,
ON the field [, otr,,,i,, and .o,.,ir,,,r, a. ~,
traced our stems a. Nnu,e,,,v ,.h az. ,,,ri,.a D.
ibe nebt .ho,, Zinc ,4,,,,,., ~ n'. 'N
Carl And .,aT came an M, In nrg,,., nov, ,i,n.
aud pr.p,fc new victories ana ~ ls,rn since tl,,t
tho whole army i. ordered In All t,eL a. So,io,b
Il !. coming I'M 10 dav. The mon an, v,,rieA hn,
ready Ia ayb, ana arc ,np,, ,i.t, ,f no ,,i,s.,,
snec.,,s al onr esmse
What our loss. may he Ia moi We, known /,
wounded Il Il very heavy in Killed vrrv small
In prnuortion This l. easily accounted a., ,,be,
IL 4 remembered that the h,,tle teok ntare aver !,
broken country. very thickly wondrd rhert. h,v
onct charges are almost impos,iblr. and that f9r