Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-04-17
TEE RATTLE OF SHILOH.


Jag dsscrp i'm Ct the Battle oil Shiloh We take the fol-
lO.ing eItrsca-An that We can make room for this
m ,rnhE:
We commenced the attack at sunrise this morning.
Oar order OF battle said to bs the sLIonges. knoE 10
military science We advance in three pIral 81 lines
corps each lire Of battle. The rs front corps
v o led BY Maj IT. General Hndee. Immediately behind
him came . iu conf 'nent Of artillery. THUS nd
Yards in bis rear followed the SECOND corps line Id
By n j)rGessral Bragg. Immediately in lis rear came
more artillery aud behind them came the third corp,
being our reserve, commanded by j'r-G ineral Pix.
G,nersl Johrs on vas in supreme command, nooly as
sisted By General Beau eEATd.
Bat General Had Q = encountered the enemy 10
| front. The IuI Let r5 bis division is hurled
agar s. them Ike q Ihu1deIb.lL Ths enemy WAS not
expecting an Alta evident from the condition
Ia witch he received Iidetd he was not aware o.
our rear presence be expected TO attack him,
and coubtful whether would ever allow him ~
| get near enough 10 AusIk US
The enemy ~ lfugIn driven from bis first line Of
encAmpmeuts. Mean Wills he recovered from his
prize and onset with Fl mn rs and resolution
Toe fighting became hot and close, aud ragged with
gteAi violence and fury Ioqg entire front The right
and Taft Wings Welas GU centre, were engaged, ard
tae roar Of srulTy and The rattle Ct muks;ry fairly
$40, arJh But or irdes presses. ba .ked up ~
agg aLd 70 llued by Pc k-ssch corps rolling onward
Ev "a, c. chg Of the storm lasted HsTte,s
cor advances but II 10 dOGe s.oNly for the enemy
nas Isi his forces and is hIudlng heG with cool
Anu sIir.t We moE,d Toward, il Were by irches,
but s'i did nov; aud lever At any time durirg the
day did We lose one foo. Of tie ground We gained.
Al euRth We reached the ceutre Of the enemy's en-.
he Welded his home 10 the woods with much
reluctance and disputed every foot Of ground HiIh
age and resolution Thus far We have advanced through
the woods which almost destitute OF underground.
Every where The ter she marks OF the terrible
d Ct.
A. two o'clock the res stsree had sssd ard be-
e-me m ,re obstinate than at any time during the day
&c ersl huslon, in order 10 AXE sure thing # IT,
p.G I'd hiq sci. the brad Of stacking force and
led the charge in person HcW utfor:uns,S re should
have dous So Ter rAf pas two he received minnie
IA in biz breast, a. hsd hs badly torn by 81 ell
He i, and died terWAris ou not unit. the
nv had aSaiH gwen away al sl1Hg the lines
TIE hE o. G,R raj Johnston cid not in the le ct dis
&C ursg cur met; thCy knew gallant BsauregaId
sal let 20 Irtm, vita may oihsr officers OF *
and courage. o. u.ty pnsA therefore Bragg has long
since brought a. his cUTps compose Of the most TASE
Of his seasonrd PeLscolA troops, AID most admirably
has haseed tleu throughout TOE C. tire cay GilALt
aud chyALic yes cool AID sSgaclCu', he 1oss Nhen
and where to plant uS teiuols boss. Gen. PVlk sho
uas many tuts ,hJ thckes. OF the h4h', aud re
hus, IhrC gh0uI Tie battle, NheIhCr IN the immediate
trent ,u,my il bnugius up Lis reserve, Wuh
calm courage ald serene sFt ci sCurslau SArfOr
OLly portion vi our rs'iN were ever brought III o
Gcuon there being 10 Necessity Tor It
A. ha.pls hVs O'Clock, the enemy was in foil re'rea
aid hody pursued by tie vet rIJus GJn'ederAes. he
q q
gun ooats aad rVsrWCrks the IRA irom W. ca zoo
h.avy Tor our hight htld batereS. Night TOO had cCm-
and returned 10 the enoIul camp an ATE
oucupybg il. Tue FsdeTals ltt IGels tens ssrd'
og, losegl,r with all their camp tqupase, qu,rterma
s,r and eommssary sIorts privIe JlUsgs medical sup
plies and CO. siderable ammunition Tue aus,k Wa 30
urlOus-i came much lac tie FIRE, clap OF thunder
shen The sicrm osgius-sni the pCr.u close asd u
releni & that they uld move anything, net
her ther records AMI hall llshed .'teIF.
Toe Gnougt 81 properly ken - i'm r'ts'. Or m' a
rrs.lg aeuls-lSCs uP5u lie aIlls supplies Ct
eI ,eIe 0Id every SGerv 10 oe found.
Amnrg D. p-tsun.Ts MANY tc 20, ami tue great
rr par: Cf b.. Ssvtuh Iowa Rig NJ, VITO lately pc
uaned iHs Etsrs Coz gtesS tor psI mission TO u-crb
upon their banner The NoIories CT B.!Iont ard DJuIr
son.
Several d. Of coloIs also capurCd-'hrse by
tts lI Louisiana RsgmeGt alone | have s,en two o.
them myself, 4nt p'e-cnt Hhen hey orouEt
IN aud lyefei 10 Geu B.iurJga J. witnessed also,
~ SrnVs AID een,suon Ut ten. Prsutiss, ~do Sas
81 n GOV s'Eh ttc or III OF GSuerA Polk, Auu
csuGtc.vd ,se Liar, VITO sent La, at his comp
neat, inUe5IA ely 20 G,1. BsAuregarj. lh' lola
Ilg tie VI tie cOnyertaion that ensued al
ter they had g = % ads
P,tHHss.-Hl, sir, Ne have id your power to-day, |
= have had 10 yIgd.
b aDrsgarS Tia, Is raur,I cir. You c'uld net
pc. ItI0 De CtlGrw-e. We are ht Il; Tor our home
Ir ,ar wives aud ehdrsu tor goer-u0as 10 come -'.er
Us ana tor liberty ristIt WY does your government
IdUs upon ~, and seek us upon our Own sol
PrsHtiss 90 Oar people have Lever vet ben able TO
hrng themselves TO the U1iou broken up
Such thing has not entered into cur calculations, aud
cannot
BsalsrsqSri Tie Uuon Ia already broken, and the
last MAJ, woman aud child u the Siuh will willingly
PIrsh before rs1al De restored. WHAT fore' have you
bad engaged TO day.
P,sssiss.-SI divisions numb srr li;tle 1000
eIch-he Whole OF amOuuIl' 20 more than 10 "uo -
q ~. Gr5pt coumards sss-sd by Gems S-erm n,
A.ClernAId hlilOuri. Wallsce an m'set GSu Sui-h
"a lick, ava tSs net been upon the field. NJ division
wa the hst to receive your asck, Sni We we're uoi
proIe y supported II We bed bccn. the day migtt
have bseu q ~ uiss. In,rG COS been m Management
soueWt re. Hal been sgQpo:ied in tims Ne sbo.ld
taye b;CS,U your centre lie ;Je sOPp your a.
c..
b aur,cGrd-You ere mistaken, GsnCrsl. Ny crlsE
oi baJue ,.cb hist il y,u bad even penetrated The
Of trout hne would Only have been TO IN
yUtter Csr.an de- uUc;on &C would have cut you TO
pieces Gen. BI- aITy.d, aud what o! his fore
Pre-" a., ('e ailg IL do aoJ kaov whore Gen.
Buell. - tU- number # his iDrc iva heard he
Na--Nil' .ai ve0 At Co has ard 40 that lie
on .u- IUsc We ID lot io,k tor him U.dct iUriy
G.; holr' fer you vii cap The q ter par; Of
,uc arms Gu tbs ID OF /. Uver You have net arc
cy re- uI-.J1 day q Oess tU,oP'W We t.V,.
B-o.'gas a. si.i o. ear u, u trgs' that the
lis lay 5 rOTk 10y friuz y'ur goVeruE= ut
0 a tc4sGe Vi tUua more abs 20 pace.
P,,S'is,-TbA ca hardly b. SIC II yOUr army Rad
ps he'd of'r The taits o. Ni-IsIa', " 'Hght have
TAKEN Wfsk Eros aud the NOyts AMI brrIjht
20 psoe-. We hid iH'Ulietn. supply II arms
tbs' and 20: prepared Te musEes purchased ia
q lguGi by E;eu0u. Wgre G. blG l.de account you
could yOGf thumb N the zzlt, the tore Vas 10
large. We Ssl rroyuoi from England tie old arms
s have bs,E stored IS useless IN Lrr don Tower
eve siuce the var siih Ns9ol 'vn in 1878. Tn
are o. 70 vaue wht.tver :. ouiy IiLin the lis Elk
" days that We hsva b,coTs ,torouSbT and fl uo "
med Our 'Upy'y - n.5 d'"p 9, and Vs cannot he
'"'rea'Hc. Y,ar G-Ssruasst haa mIts h'o ,''t"S%--
1r,t va net avail 20 tt.lf,F he ,ruts # tie b.t Of
n U0s md ,tcJ.i T. JOr wIit ng ur!t! 80 had 10
ca~s W,H armed aud o,gItisSi Ne baTc 10" $50 600
ui.n IA clmps o; ssrleion who will bs b;UuEh, upon
the f,d "a they may be needed We do not douos the
In Il rs.ul.