Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-04-29
GENERAL NEWS
BATTLE Or SHILOR

d 4 1 Il OF 3 II il y III.
The special correspondent Of the Now Or
Leans "Picryanv" writing. from Msmphis un-
dor data Of April 10Th, says:
Tho news OF tho grea. bsttlo at Shiloh, with
very full particulars had reached PAducsh.-
Also large number Of the killed and wound.
cd Same 700 came in Thursday cyeniug.--
Eae river was tilied wsh steamboats, moving
backwards and forwards, H and down tho
tennesses. The greatest anxiety prevailed at
Paducah,nnd the CITY ami surrcandng country
WAS nllo1 With mourning. The total lass oi
killed and wounded, IN both days engage
.nonta, WAS estimated at 0,000. Among tbs
killed wuru four Generals, Gen. Wallace, oil
Ohio, who commanded division OIL Sunday,
Gon. Lewis Wallace, of Indiana, who com.
man0v1 diVisiYl at Orupp's Landing, Gsn.
Tom. OrltendOn aud Gou Vim. L. Sherman,
formerly Superintendent Of the Military Acude.
my at Alexandria. Inc loss OF had rthcers
is reported to bo 7cry great. My informant
Goes not remember the names, bu. says the
list filled seTerai colu,nns vi tie newspapers.
Tho FodsraIs coafass 10 cum?lcte Gaisat
aud utter rout on Sunday, bus they c'am a
drawn blttlo On Monday. Tnuy say .bs
''rchcis" fought bravclv and have whipped
thelr host troops. iio: "a .i,rr gull- hUals
only saved them from utter deatrIctiUn. Tho
prupcrtion ol lhn killed is not given. L il
only said raost Of them were shut in tho
head. The nouGded we!a hsdiy ca. 10
pieces
The report e, Eadueah wRs that The Eedor;Is
had 81, 900 incn in he hsat Ths agrees with
all our Information Al Uornth. Tho rcnues-
geo river exp&d!;ioh numbered 81 ,UC0. Bu:ll
brought 25 900, Il is not suppUscl by us,
however, thai ail tao 81 .0eD Tefo III Lie tlg ght
Some never reached Plttsourg, SONS Nurs OF,
detail duty at tho gunboals end eaythwnrks,
and Soms on the sick list. Tno probability IL
they had 40, 900 ca tho field Sunday. 45. 600
Monday luurning sally, and &C, 600 Jnrng ;he
day, "a Butll's rciniurccinonts cllnc uD. Tbs
loss Of 20, 900 iron tfin whole array 77.:i C1a.u
what weaken it.
My Informant, who is very Intelligent:
rnsn, ssys that all ;ta troops at The disposition"
@; our enemies il tho North VEST were drsSu
Oft for this Tennei&ae expedition, and thinks
there are but few nu:T 10 bc lad &c rsinforcelt.
Volunteering Wa long sincr 'i1h1. II las beeu
believed that Il. cNisinL Sin!os ul !he West
We're sufficient TO ccaan tho 1=ou.ii,lI, but II
nut ihe,e vns BAT !Itiiy disposition To tsinirrce
lheuI.
Gen. lalieck arrived li PaiucEA ThuralsE
o7en,ns, from St L5u!s, just rs the killed Aai
wounded Hets ooniins ID. The exci!etn>h!
~as very great .>i=arly sil tic present n!so,
itants OF PsduoAh soro Unoniits. rav S=c,s
sionists had goae aGaJ. Y great Glahy aio
hure in Mempnp.
TIE KgroRTs FROM NASHVILLE.
Soon sf;.r hal cpnclalo,t li,s c1nYoIsa, ion
frrn which tho stroyo facts ~c!u elected, /
lnet ge.atloman ron, Nashville lie says tho
Fedsrui lGsa, ia reyOrt,h thvra, vas 2l,UoO
killed &nd sGGhtod The rsjpicing Among
our friends was VcIy great The sedYrsls
Tore correspchi;isly 5esponicat. They :oa-
iesasd to hard fsneus an4 tiIsl defeat.
Ny ihIofmAn! also says that the tcdcrals
weru mulch trVuslu1 "th their troops a.
Nashville. TTU WISCONSIN and l70 Kentucky
had already nu:inied, aud reilsod 10 carry Oh
tho war longer under Lneod's progrsnme.-' -
The Kentucky ies!.!,oite hsd stacked their
arna md gone Lolus. This !huy were at!e 10
90. ~ Bscll with ali his loros wa away.
I, was reported al NAshVillu that Buoll WIS
u.ortally 1Ouu:oi nj Shiloh. This was ros
purtct 70 me at Curin:h. As Il colea - Is
tro.u batn sidcS it must bt truo