Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-07-05

field of Shiloh.
Let the impending battle decide
our fate, and add one more illustri-
GUS page to the History of our revo-
luton, one to which our children will
point with noble pride, saying "Our
fathers were at the battle of Corinth."
congratulate you on your timely
junction, your mingled banners. For
the first time in this war we shall
meet our foe in strength that should
give us victory. Soldiers, can the re-
suit be doubted? Shall we not drive
back into the Tennessee the presump-
tuous mercenaries collected for our
subjugation Onemore manly effort,
and trusting in God and the business
of our cause, we shall recover more
than we have lately lost. Let the
sound of our victorious guns be re-
echoed by those of the Army of Vir-
ginia on the historic battlefield of
Yorktown.
G. T. BEAUREGARD,
General Commanding.
Gen. Bragg issued the following adj
dress to the soldiers of his command,
the second corps of the army of the
Mississippi:
CORINTH, Miss, May 3, 1868.
Soldiers: You are again about to
encounter the mercenary invader,
who polutes the sacred soil of our be-
loved country. Severely punished
by you and driven from his chosen
position, with the loss of his artillery
and his honor, at Shiloh, when dou-
BILE your numbers, he nowapproaches
cautiously and timidly, unwilling to
advance, unable to retreat.
Could his rank and file enjoys free
mans right, not one would remain
within our limits, but are goaded on
by tyrant's lash, by desperate lead
ers whose only safety lies in success.
Such foe ought never to conquer
freemen battling upon their own soil.
You will encounter him in your cho-
sen position, strong by nature and i'm
proved by art-away from his main
support and reliance, gunboats and
heavy batteries, and for the first time
in this war, with nearly equal num-
bers. The slight reverses we have
met on the seaboard have worked us
good as well as evil. The brave
troops so long retained there have
fastened to swell your numbers,
while the gallant Van Dorm and in
vincible Price are now in your midst,
with numbers almost equaling the
"Army of Shiloh" We have then,
but to strike and destroy, and, as the
enemy's whole resources are concen-
trated here, we shall not only redeem
Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri
f at one blow, but open the portals Of
the whole Northwest.
BRAXTON BRAGG,
Gen. Commanding Second Corps,
The enemy continued to advance
slowly and cautiously, fortifying ev-
cry line of his advancement. Gen
t Beaureguard, finding that Halleck
, would not bring on an engagement
Y by attacking the Confederates in theil
chosen position, finally resolved tC
f move out of his works and advance
: on the Federal lines, having waited
s for his attack in vain for several days
S Everything was in readiness for the
l movement by May Goth, when thu
# following order was issued by Gen
: Beauregard:
HEADQUARTERS WESTERN DE
PARTMENT, CoRINTH, May 20, 1862
~ In the event of a battle the follow
ing regulations will be strictly oh
:. served by all medical officers of thi
= department, with the view of afford
ing the greatest comfort to the sicl
= and wounded of the army
- 1. All the wounded not requiring
:, surgical operations will be carried t.
y their respective encampments whenc
" such cases as will bear removal will
= be subsequently distributed amoni
= - the various hospitals in the interior
:, under the superintendent of tn
, medical inspectors.
y 2. Such of the wounded as will no
bear transportation will be sent t
- the hospital at this point, on the OF
y der of the division surgeon.
u 3. Cases requiring immediate SUI
II gical operation will be treated as ia
% as possible on the field, and all sue
II will be sent Immediately to the hos
pital at this place. By command c
- General Beauregard.