The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-10

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OF PeGFuaiE III, lo', a. : LII M
~ a. ~ 0ortnft or SiiIob in words
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f he natb 81 Genorai Johnston tho com.
maid beyin'T deyolved mon General Beauregard
the conflict was continued until near sunset and
the advance divisions were within few hundred
yards Of PittsbuTg where the enemy hudd!ed ~, IN
c9higs,oh Wen vac ofoet ~ y, i wa" m ic
e. ga Fheete1 hy rastino and the tolls
F 10 4o@. scat,arad and dsordered bv continued
combat OF twelve hours many struggled to find food
amid the proflse stores OF the enemy or shelter in
the forest (Reb Recs vol. K, part page 569- 90
This paragraph Is all Iiterally true, puI IL
does not give the whole Of the truth OF the slt.
uation, and, whether framed OF NOT 10 tnt' !
end, 1t has been USED 10 give GraVaiheh 10 inc
theory that but for the order TO Withdraw out
OF action SO complete victory must nave peen
gained, late as IL was or alter sunset Us 70
haFe prevented any serious Dattle inc heAC
day' Inns preposterous Supposition p9oPle arc
asked to accept ana HaTdee Is 4 I III III
Cicct ny ColoIti W imam iI1Hoii 'oil 90
having been OF that DeIlel. IaIGee, VINO VA a
tualIy coniesses that at sunset ms men na pl
DeeI hghting WE'VE CONTINUOUS louIs "lthou gu
lood' ana that ms OWL coIPs was 81 ul' ~
OUT OF ms own haIus 'l:t ne Il1u ~ .nas
!sht sIeepins pdco WIN Soioiioi -" 'iH' Vi
lrIuge Ieseane III Fisnon,
nis %o ~,
Vi 'o ielu NJ VI $500;
ene S,e CO.,
oieDurhe, -? 1of
soaleIiy api!lty as lol poISoliai &c
Poito Ul'"V AZ 49, %i;e1 aI;h - IT,
itioli 9ilu pot " ,r5
.lucl uefay nc 1870 @i, ,tIt
80 ~ io n,, fnId ortiiiery fJnrYbnt,o
a,,d NfnClorrar5,S +rnone 90 nov h eeen y and
o,i,aLnoto Wbon tbiS frino ceased he "ogain
s Ji 49,, tl+ I % ~ fo, n orni
t'N"ii-NN HiA'ia ~ NA-S-'N%
,t ~ anrnoI ,'oarnr the rivnr at was now
t ~, ~ ,, 'pli SiI IT, rot,rrad ia n-
o%aM ,,so tfo Rar road Everu ftean min
80 40 onon1y thravy two shells from his
g r1I some Of which bursted close among
= NV men y Thid' mage 582)' NAV also add
th5t from abomt 70 officers and men on The
,or,i,, Of fbe Gtb If Anri Cebnrne fonnd
IL bri,to1n ,n,1etar Int Sd0 ON tbe rnornino ri
the n ThiJ n Es9S Rrinadier-C ;eneroI
Vol Who co1rnandod Uordee;s tbird brig-
o0u, NY ~ ~ ,,der "rers fro onaroi tIa
J"o 20 noe 70 The cetor and front bn tnolr
nc +ronnS n,,der and bavond tbn shells IF tbe
rnnIoats, mill coming on n line Of troons
Decentralization in his front hn halted and
o,.arod no ,3o,1 70 ,ao+ Saieo+in,, Toe;t;nn
Vio nh ~ III H. s5ieH;s
Oh a,A ,o,,,,da5 d. i oho,t go 60 ,,
ou ,''tS 1911 MI ms ~;
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hanuels, mas given very lull hafI"uiSe Vi HIS
most effective operations during the day,
which in
third paper of this series, and from which it IS
to be seen that, after hating to allow two of
his regiments to exchange their guns for En-
field rifles captured from Prentiss, he moved
forward to reioin Breckinridge who, with
Stratham's and Bowen's brieades, was
occunv;n0 tbe front line heinp on tha
800 80 ~ / ~ Ior L;1, iaSdN -
SlcS. VI 'ho mn WI hlsn ANU, oE0l-
looking inc narrow Naliey Oh inc 1eHneS-
see river, on which and near by was Pittsburg
landing. Having been halted here Tor more
than an hour" says 1rabue, we endured
most terrific cannonade and shelllng from the
IL was nearly dusk, we were ordered 70 the
rear TO encamp, winch movement was effected
IN good order IN darkness OF the
nMhS Qbad, page 6l6.l Colonel Martin,
WIS allllnahaea brecKnrluges Seeond Orig
ade, after Bowen was wounded,t also reports
that when within from 5oo TO 4oo yards OF the
river, the enemy opened on ms troops with
ther gunDoatS ana TWO batteries III position
Eear inc river DanK; when sounded terribly
;snd looked ugly ana hurt put lew. Our men
began 10 discover the TACT. (Iold, p o2Z)
lie uoes not say, however, tnat any order was
gwen by General Bragg elther 10 advance
or TO prepare TO advance, all TINS tlme, or that
any advance or assault was MADE. But he
goes on TO say;
Being near night fell back, by an order from
GeneIai Bfagg TO the lrst eneampment IN me tents
Nn We l TI Wa az w
ers came to onr enco1nninent where they remained
ell night" Qbid page 6225
Dnnlap. commanding the Ninth Arkansas Of
the same hrigade Tins renorts Anril 14th 1852 :.
CONTINUING 70 follow the enemy min tho ,oetion
became of Extreme peri placed as we were be-
tween two batteries, both pouring destructive
volleys of grape and cannisterlinto our ranks. In
this posiuon We received orders to fall back to a
safe position ana await lurther orders. By this
'l'i ~ illsni S nt. On , =
Soioiiei ni"t IN "itnuieW, Vuls closes'
!lic isn's VI 1nS ON VI nc se'Su, a41
wa. ','u losS ~ Tii9 ANN ms wv
Nliou u hplt 20 An hliu tis otIlss
US W ueHeioi ON tno iasI u tle 'hlee corps
Sol II oI tie c0hIeueI"te army at
Slilioh, Ioieile9 ~ w So!oiic! johnston as
haS nay oeiieNcu tIae tlio Nl1loIy was won
anu wo1iu il.se poei Co.s'sinaSeu pS tne cap
lure OF uI9lV army =, Dut lor beaure-
s9ru otuer ol MIlhur9"ai, lato as II was
when tnaI oruer rGachou any oouy thaU IS 10
say on tile very euSe vi uysh ana oelore even
lne paru3l eNec9tloh Oh Wnich t!e uarhhesS oil
nlSht nau settleu upon uoll armies 10 SuCn an