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Newspaper Page TextI BOtGHTOX, NISBET & BARNES ^ Publishers and Proprietors. . ». !». BOl «iRTO>, i JOM.ll. niNBET. | EdiMr*. <L\)i jsaufjrerit jfckral Stnioit Is published Weekly, in Hil'fdgeri/le, Ga., Corner of Hancock and ft dktnson Sts„ (opposite Court House.) "S At $2 a year in Advance, (Unless is Advance, §3 Pip- Annum.) a BATES OF ADVERT!*!*®. fPer sgimre of nrelrc :‘ r ‘- O ne i nsertion $1 00, and fi fly f ■-•n ts for each subsequent continuance.- * Those sent without the specification of the number ot insertions will be published till forbid and charged accordingly. Business or 1‘rofeseiona! Cards, per y ,ar > where they do not exceed Six Lines - • * flO IKI A libera!contract Kill be made with l'. ''C icho wish to Advertise by the year,occupying a tprrifei, space LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Sales of Land and Negroes, by Administrators, Ex ecutors or Guardians, are required by law to be held on the first Tuesday in the month: betireen the hours of 10 in the forenoon and three in the atternoon, at the Court honse in the county in which the property is sit uated. _ Notice of these salestnus* be gives ia a publidga- zetts 40 days previous to the dayofsale. Notices for die sale ef personal property must begiy- MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, M A Y 27, 1862. [NUMBER 1. I in like manner 10 days previour to sale day. Notices to the debtors and cr* d:tors of an estate must also be published 40 days. i Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary for leave to sell Land o: Negroes, innst be published for two months. Citations forletterg of Administration Guardianship, Ac., must be published 30 days-for dismission from Administration, monthly sic ' nsn'he—for dismission trom Guardianship, 40 (lavs. Rules for foreclosure of Mortgage must be published monthly for four months—for e-ttblishing lost papers, for the full spare of three monlhs-i»r eompellingtitles from Executors or administrator'.where bond he.o been given by the deceased, the -fall space ef three months. Publications will always b^ontinued according to these, the h-galeequireinents, unless otherwise ordered at the following RATES:. Citations, on letters of administration, $2 75 “ “ dismissory trom ddmr’n. 4. r )0 “ “ “ Guardianship. 3 00 Leave to sell Land or Negroes 4 00 Notice to debtors and creditors. 3 00 Sales of personal property, ten days, 1 sqr. 1 00 Sale of laud or negroes by A’xecators, Ac. pr sqr. 3 00 Estrays, two weeks 1 50 For n man advertising his wife (in advance,) 5 00 Mar. f LEND Alt ICG’ 7 I t ^ je ^‘ ne ’ ^ ,e same order, its charge, invariably to win the position at " !j "' '* 1— j right-wing supported by cavalry. 'issue, invariably to drive back their foe. * EfAYSo j These two corps constituted the reserve, But hour by hour, thus opposed to an en- y t«si"5 : and were to support the front lines of bat- emy constantly reinforced, our ranks were si !;§!<; j =^5 t | tie, by being deployed when required on ! perceptibly thinned under the unceasing, § .jf J" §- f 5 the right and left of the Pittsburg road, : withering tire of the enemy, and by 12 : ; .**.’§•■ % ] f' | or otherwise act according to the cxigen- meridian, eighteen hours of hard lighting “ ■ y ■ o. ; : f ; : Y cies of the battle. ; had sensibly exhausted a large number, —Jf-ie . % >1:1 i 11 i I At 5. A. M„ on the 6th inst., a recomri- j my last reserves had necessarily been dis- JAn ‘ 1 ■ o 7 k p ^ 4Ji iv,* /( 2 3 4 ~5 tering party of the enemy, having become posed of, and the enemy was evidently re- * Jl ” 11 y 6 7\a ‘J lo 11 )2 'engaged with our advanced pickets, the ceiving fresh reinforcements after each re- io2! 22 23 21 25«6 commander of the forces gave orders to pulse; accordingly, about 1, P. M-, I de- begin the movement and attack as deter- j termined to withdraw from so unequal a : mined upon, except tbat-Trabue’s brigade conflict, securing such of the fruits of the : of Breckinridge’s division was detached victory of the day before as was then prac- and advanced to support the left of Bragg’s ticalde. j corps and line of battle, when menaced by Officers of my staff were immediately I tbe enemy, and tire other two brigades j dispatched with the necessary orders to i were directed to advance by the road to make the best dispositions for a deliberate, Hamburg, to support Bragg’s right; and j orderly withdrawal from the field, and to at the same time. Manly’s regiment, of, collect and post a reserve to meet the ene- Polk’s corps, was advanced by the same ! my should he attempt to push after us. In road to reinforce the regiment of cavalry > this connection, I will mention particular- 4 5 Hi 7 8 i! 10 11 Fte*Bl4 15 IC 17 IB *3:2021 22 23 24 20 Ajfc- 26 29 30 31 \ 1 a a «. 9 !(“» " Li 16 17 I S J9 3U2| 22' ^ 4 232)25 26 27 28 . ay»T 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 . I 5 6 7 8 y j]rn 12.13 1415 jo 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 1 ® 30 7 6 ita 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ApRni 3 " 3 12 Xi 5Octob’r Jk** 9 Ml 12 1314 15 16 17 1(419 - 5 6 7 20,21 2223 24 25 26 <1 ‘.J213 14 1 % -6 SMgli 12 13 16T7- 1819 20 2<«2 23 24 25 26.,7 28 29 30 2 3 4 9 IU 11 16 17 ,Vav ''19 20 21 %2 23'24 of I a,)( ^ battery of four pieces already thrown j ly my Adjutant General, Col. Jordan, who -.262726293031 j forward (0 watch and guard Grier’s, Tau- j was of much assistance tame on this oc- rawy JBIH. AH4JII4! 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 June. - Decem. 1*2.3. 4 0.6-k 22 2: 2425 -6 27-28 29 3*' * ^ ft T 1 3^4 5 6 7 g 11i-W 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 19 20l21 23 24 2526 27 29 -m 30 1. 2 3 1 5'c 7 '8 9 10-11 12 14 15 16 17-lhi 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 or 28 29 30 3) *■» casion, as he had already been 011 the field of battle on that and, the preceding day. • *" About two o’clock, P. M., 1 lie lines iu n'er’s and Borland’s fords- ot Lick Creek. Thirty minutes after five o’clock A. M., our lines and columns were in motion, all animated, evidently, by a promising spir-. r it. J lie front of the line was engaged at | Advance which hacLrepulsed the enemy in ; him fo the field, rendered efficient service, Brigadier General Clark, commanding second division of the first corps, received a severe wound also or* the first day, which will deprive the army of his valuable ser vices for some time. Brigadier Gen. Hindman engaged in the outset of the battle, was conspicuous for a cool courage efficiently employed in leading his men ever into the thickest of the fray, until his horse was shot under him, and he was unfortunately so severely injured by the falf, that the army was de prived, on the following day, of his chiv alrous example. Brigad ier Generals B. R. Johnston and Bowen, most meritorious officers, were also severely wounded in the first combat, but it is hoped will soon be able to return to duty with their brigades. To mention the many field officers who died or were wounded while gallantly leading their commands into action, and the many brilliant instances of individual courage displayed by officers and men in twenty hours of battle, is impossible at this time but their names will be duly made known to fheir oountrovmon. The immediate staff of the lamented Commander-in Chief, who accompanied TifeMT Qcaernl Hrnurfj»ar*t , i Till: Subscriber is now pre pared to (is 3ook‘£iDd- jng-, in all its branches Old IWks rebound, &c. MUSIC bound in the bestityle Blank Books manufactured to order. Prompt attention will be given lo all work entiusted to me. 8. J KIDD. Binder): in Nnnihrrn Federal I.nion Office. Milledgeville, March 19th, 1861. ,43 COURT CALLENDER FOR 1862. SUPBRZOE COURTS. -JANUARY. . JULY. p SHILOH. ^fCfficinl Keporl. Headquay’s. Army 1 of <fhe Mississippi, ) C^orii^h, 3Iiss, Aprjl 11, 1862.- )' General: On th| 2it$; ultimo,-Laving ascertained conclusively from the move ments of the enemjr on the Tennessee river, and from reliable sources of the in formation in Western Tennessee with the once, and advanced steadily, followed in due order, with equal resolution and stead- iriess by the other lines, which were — i brought successively into action with rare skill, judgment arid gallantry, by the sev eral corps commanders, as the enemy made a stand with his masses, rallied tor the struggle for his encampments — Like an Alpine avalanche, our troops I moved forward, despite the determined re sistance of the enemy, until after six o’ clock I’. M., when we were in possession ot all h is encampments between Owl and Lick Creek but one. Nearly all of his Kastern and Southern States, by opera- j field artillery, about thirty (30) flags, col- titig from the Tennessee river between ■ a een ; and standards, over 3,000 prisoners, m- as a Imsc, 1 eluding a division commander (Gen. Pren- s by .con- j and several brigade commanders, centratjng»all n^v available forces at and | thousands of small arms, an immense sup- around (Jorintl , . i—a- Crump's Landing anil Lastport I deternffr.jd ..in foil his desiem 2dMomlav, Ctiatliain. ’Floyd 1st Monday. Fioyd" AUGUST. FEBRUARY. 1st M' adav, Clink tLuinpkin 3-1 Monday, Cnuipboll Dawson 3d Monday, Forsyth Polk Glascock Merriwether Walton 4tli Monday, Baldwin Jackson Monroe Paulding Taliaferro Walker MARCH. 1st Thursday. Pierce 1st Monday, Appling Chattooga Cherokee Coweta Columbia Crawford* * ' Gwinnett Madison Marion Morgan 2d Monday, Butts Bartow Coffee Elbert Fayett Greene 1’ickeDS Washington Webster 3d Mi nday, Cobbt Calhoun Hall Hart Heard Macon Newton Talbot Tattnal Ware Thursday after While Friday alter, Bulloch 4th Monday, Clinch Putnam Rabun Chattahoochee Lee Twiggs Wilkes Johnson Milton Thursday after Ilabershamjter tbs 4thThursday, Montgomery: Mor 1st Monday Lumpkint pbe“ Clark 2d M mdav, Cami obeli * 1 )a wson 3d Monday, Forsyth PolK Glascoak Merriwether Walton 4tli Monday, Baldwin Jackson Monroe Paulding Taliaferro Walker Thusday after, Pierce SEPTEMBER. 1st Monday, Appling Chattooga Cherokee Columbia Coweta Crawford Modisbr. M arson Morgan 2d Monday. Butts Bartow Coffee Elbert Fayette Greene Gwinnett Pickens Washington Webster 3d Monday, Cobbt Calhoun Hall Hart Heard M aeon Newton. Talbot , Ware * Bulloch Thursday after While 4th Monday, Clinch Putnam Chattahoochee Lee Twiggs Wilkeq Johnson * Milton Rabun Thursday after Habersham Monday af- _ cbols (E< 1 ® cboli Offingbam Momiay af ter 4th Mon day. APRIL. 1st A 2d Mon. Carroll 1st Monday, Doolv Franklin Emanuel Early Fulton Gordon Pike Taylor Warren Wilkinson ay af-) » 4th > Kc "lay ) OCTOBER. 1st A 2<i 5for]. Cairoll 1st Monday, Dooly Emanuel F ranklin Eariy ' Fulton Gilmer Gordon Tavlcr Warren Wilkinson Pike Tiitirsday after Banks j 2d Monday, Fannin Richmond Hancock . Harris Laurens Miller Sumter 3d Jlooday, Glynn Haralson Henry Jones Murray Oglethorpe Pulaski Stewart Union W<rth Thursday after Towns Thursday > Montgomery after t 4th Monday, Wayne Decatur DeKalb Houston J asper Lincoln Schley Tattnall Whilfield ' W ilcox Friday after, Telfair Camden 1 Thursday utter. Irwin Monday after Charlton NOVEMBER, list Monday, Berrien 2d Monday, Hancock Richmond Harris Laurens Miller Sumter Tuesday after, McIntosh 3d Monday, Glynn Haralson Henry Jones I.iherty Murray I Igletlmrpe Pulaski Stewart Monday Worth after ' 'Bryan 4tii Monday,Wayne Decatur I DeKalb Houston Jasper Lincoln Schley Whitfield Wilcox Friday after, Telfair Camden Thursday after, Irwin Monday “ Berrien Charlton MAY 1st Monday, Clayton Sonven Gilmer Kaudolpb Upson 2d Monday, Catoosa Jefferson Chatham Fannin MiteboU Muscogee 3d Monday, Bibb Burke Quittman Spalding Troup Union Bakei Tliursdav after 1 uwr.s . 4th Monday, Dade Terrell Last Monday. Colijmtt • JUNE. 1st Monday, Lowndes Dougherty 2d Monday, Brooks Clay 3d Monday. Thomas _ _ •May holds three weeks, if r.oeessary', at each term. tJudge not required to draw Jurors for two weeks ; and not obliged to hold two weeks’ Court iu counties of Cobb and Lumpkin, 2d Mon-lav, 3d Mond; T, hrnven Clayton Effingham Randolph Upson Catoosa Jefferson Mitchell Muscogee Bibb * Burke Quittman Spalding Troup Baker 4th Monday, Dade Terrell Thursday after, McIntosh Monday ‘ Colquitt Libert M ly, i , „ HKCEMBER. 1st Monday, Dougherty Lowndes -d Monday,(Brooks Clay 3d Monday Thomas Meanwhile, having called on the Gov ernors of the States of Tennessee, Mi^sL- eippi, Alabama .nid ^Louisiana, to furnish additional troops, some of them, chiefly regiments from Louisiana, soon reached this vicinity, and with two divisions of General Polk’s command from Columbus, and a fine corps o^troops from Mobile and Pensacola, under Major General Bragg, constitutetHbe army of the Mississippi. At the same time General Johnston being at Murfreesboro", qii the march to form a junction of bis forces with mine, was call ed on to send at least a brigade by rail road, so that we might fall on and crush the enemy should he attempt an advance from under his gunboats. The call on General Johnston was promptly complied with. His entire force was also hastened in this directiorP; and by _tlie first of April our united forces were concentrated along the Moblie and Ohio Railroad from Bethel to Corinth, and on the Memphis and Charles ton Railroad from Corinth to Iuka. It was then determined to assume the plj T of subsistence, forage and munitions of war, and a large amount of means of trans portation—all the substantial fruits-of a complete, victory, such, indeed, as rarely have followed the most successful battles, for never was an army so well provided as that of our enemy. I lie remnant of his army had been dri ven in utter disorder to the immediate vi cinity of Pittsburg, under the shelter of the heavy guns of his iron clad gunboats, and we remained undisputed masters of his well selected, admirably provided can tonments, after over twelve hours of ob stinate confiict with his forces, who had been beaten from them and the contiguous covert, but only by a sustained onset of all the men we could bring into actioiK ’ Our loss was heavy, as will appear from the accompanying return marked “B.” Our commander-in-chief, General A. S. Johnston, fell mortally wounded, aJiddied on the field at 2.30 P. M., after having shown the highest qualities of the com mander, and a personal intrepidity that in spired all around him, and gave resistless.. offensive and strike a sudden blow at the ' impulsion to his columns at critical mo- enemy in position, under General Grant, on the west bank of the Tennessee, at Pittsburg, and in the direction of Savan nah, before lie was reinforced by the army under General Buell, then known to be advancing for that purpose by rapid march es from Nashville via Columbia. About the same time General Johnston was ad vised that such an operation conformed to the expectations of the President. I3y a rapid and vigorous attack on Gen. Grant, it was expected lie would be beaten back into his transports and the river, or captured in time to enable us to profit by the victory and remove to the rear all the stores and munitions that would fall into our hands, in such an event, before the ar rival of General Buell’s army on tbe scene. It was never contemplated, however, to retain the position thus gained and aban don Corinth, the stragetic point of the campagin. Want of general officers needed for the proper organization of divisions jnul brig ades of an army brought thus snddenly together, and other difficulties in the way of an effective organization delayed the movement until the night of the 2d instant, when it was heard from a reliable quarter that the junction of the enemy’s armies was near at hand: it was then, at a late hour, determined that the attack should be- attempted at once, incomplete and imperfect as were our prepartions for such a grave and momentous adventure. Accordingly that night, at one o’clock, a. m., the preliminary orders to the com manders of corps were issued for the move ment. On the following morning the detailed orders of movement, a copy of which is herewith marked “A,” were issued, and the movement, after some delay, com menced, the troops being in admirable spir its. It was expected we should be able to reach the enemy’s lines in -time to at tack them early on the 6th instant. The men, however, for the most part, were un used to marching, the roads narrow, and traversing a densely wooded country, be came almost impassible after a severe rain storm on the night of tbe 4th, which drenched the troops in bivouac ; lienee our forces did not reach tbe intersection of the roads from Pittsburg and Hamburg in the immediate vicinity of the. enemy, until late Saturday afternoon. It was then decided that the attack should be made .on the next morning, at the earliest hour practicable, in accordance orders of movement. That is. ments. - The chief command then devolved upon me, though at the time I was greatly pros trated, and suffering from the prolonged sickness with which I had been afflicted since early in February. The responsi bility was one which, in my physical con dition,, I would have gladly avoided, though cast upon me when our forces were successfully pushing the enemy back-upon the Tennessee river, and though suppor ted on the immediate field by such corps commanders as Major Generals Polk, Bragg and Hardee, and Brigadier Gen eral Breckinridge, commanding the re- I serve. It was after six o’clock, P. M., as before , said, when the enemy’s last position was ; carried, an^-. his forces finally broke and j sought- rtiKige behind a commanding emi- j nenc-e, covering the Pittsburg Landing, i not more than half a mile distant, and nn- | der the guns of the gunboats, which open- ! cd on our eager columns a fierce and an- j noying fire with shot and shell of the hea- I viest description. Darkness was close at j hand. Officers and men were exhausted their last fierce-assault on our left and | centre, received the orefers to retire; this was done with u»comin<jn steadiness, and the enemy made no attempt to follow. This line of fcrnops tstahlished to cover tjiis movement had bc^n disposed on a fa vorable ridge, commanding the ground of Shiloh Church ;0/bm this position our ar tillery played upon the woods beyond for a while but itppn no visible enemy and without reply. Soon satisfied that no se rious pursuit would he attempted, this last line was withdrawn, and never did troops leave a battle field in better order, even the stragglers fell into the ranks and marched off" with those whohad stood more steadily to their colors. A second strong position was taken up about a mile in rear, where the approach of the enemy was waited for nearly an hour, but no effort to follow was made, and only a small detach ment of horsemen could be seen at a dis tance from this last position, wearily ob serving our movements. Arranging, through my staff officers, for the completion of the movement thus be- and, either by hjs side or in carrying his orders, shared his exposures to the casual ties of a (veil contested battle field. I beg to commend their r unes to the notice of the War Department—namely : of Capt. II. P. Brewster and N. Wickliffe, ot the my who fought so heroically. I allude to , the fact that some officers, npn commission ed officers and mof abandoned their colors, early on the first day to pillage the cap tured encampment; others retired shame fully from the field on both days, while the thunder of cannon and thc roar and rattle of musketry told them that their brothers -were being slaughtered by the fresh legions of the enemy. I have ordered the names of the most conspicuous on this roll of lag gards and cowards to be published on or ders. It remains to state that our loss in the two days in killed outright was 1,72S; wouuded 8,012; missing, 959—making an aggregate of casualties of 10,699. This sad list tells in simple lapguage of the stout fight made by our countreymen in front of the" rude log chapel of Shiloh, especially when it is known that on Mon day, from exhaustion and other causes, not twenty thousand men on our aide could be brought into action. I t the losses of the enemy I have no exact knowledge. Their newspapers 're port it as very heavy. Unquestionably it was greater, even in proportion, than oui own on both days; for it was apparent to all that their dead left on the field outnum bered ours two to one. Their casualties, therefore cannot have fallen many short of twenty thousand in killed wounded, prisoners, and missing. Through information derived from many sources including the newspapers of Ah ms rendered the position impre I ask is simple justice, and not In conclusion I will add that terfl the blow has been, I am neither tened nor in despair. This war. peodence is uot yet fought out* Onr cestors straggled on against tbe mass power of Great Britain when Bc«ton, New* A v York, Philadelphia, Cliarl&ton and Bav*n- j. nah were all in posession of the enemy, and gained their liberty. It is a moral and physical impossibility || that we can be conquered. Let us hut be. true to ourselves and onr canse—never tiring, never desparing—-but rising, Act ion like, with renewed vigor from every fall, and wo shall yet be rewarded with success. Above all, we should uot crash down the spirit and *be energies of those who are using all the faculties, mental and physical, that God has given them, by making light of their Idhor because, with limited means and under adverse circum stances, they have not been sneessful in resisting at all points a great wealthy and powerfnls^nemy, with all the appliances of modern warfare, both military and na val, in great abundance at his control.— We have never yet seen such dark days as tbo»e which environed George Washington at Vally Forge ; and should such be our lot I trust that the same spirit will anima te us to work out the sayffi successful results. Respectfully, you ob’t servant, M. Lovell, Major General, Q. S. A. Adjutant and Inspector General’s Depart- enemy, we engaged on Sunday, the divis- ment- Captain Theodore O’Hara, Acting In spector General. Lieutenants George Baylor rmd r ri*o*»ao M. Jacks. Aids-de-Oamp. Vkduuteer Aids-de-Camp Col. Win. Preston. Major D. M. Hayden, E. W. Munford. and Calhoun Benham. Mtyor Albert J. Smith and Captain W ickham, Quartermaster’s Department. 'To these gentlemen was assigned the last sad duty of accompanying tiie remains of their lamented chief from the field, ex cept Captains Brewster and Wickliffe, who remained and rendered valuable services as staff officers on the 7th of April. Governor Isliam G. Harris, of Tennes see, went upon the field with Gen. John ston, was by his side when lie was shot. gun, Brigadier General Breckinridge was j aided him from his h left with liis command as a Year guard to hold the ground he had occupied tlie night preceding the first battle, just in front oi the.intcrsection of the Pittsburg and Ham burg roads, about four miles from the foimer place, while the rest of the army- passed to the rear in excellent order. jagJOn the following day General Breckin- Tiage fell Jiack about three miles to Vicks burg, which position we contiuu^fiAe^Iio^ with our cavalry thrown cpn^f^mbly for ward in immediate proximity- to the bat tle field. H Unfortunately, towards npjht^of the74h inst., it. began to rain heavily ;Sthis con tinued throughout tbe night; tbe roads became almost impassible in many places, and much hardship and suffering now en sued before all the regiments reached their encampments; but despite the heavy casualties of the two eventful days of the 6th and 7th ol April, this army is more confident of ultimate success than before his encounter with the-tenemy. To Maj. Generals Polk, Bragg and Har dee, commanding corps, and to Brigadier General BreckinriJge, commanding the reserve, the countrj8is greatly indebted for the zeal, intelligence, and energy with which all orders were executed—for the foresight and military ability they display ed in the absence nf instructions in the many exigencies of the battle, on a field so densely wooded and broken, aud for their fearless deportment as they repeat edly'led their commands personally to the onset upon their powerful adversary. It was under these circumstances that Gen. Bragg had two horses shot under him, that 3Iajor Gen. Hardee was slightly wounded, liis coat rent by balls, and his horse dis abled, and that Major Gen. Breckinridge was twice struck by spent balls. For tiie services of their gallant subor dinate commanders, and of other officers, as well as for the details of the battle field, and .ed , i . e ,ii -.i _ i I must refer to the reports of corps, divis- by a combat of over twelve hours without . . , . , v r > - .■ , i • i i i ,i . i „<■ ,i ; ion and brigade commanders, which shall lood, and laded by tbe march ot tbe pre- t . i ' .i * i i , •' be forwarded as soon as received, ceding day through mud and water; it ■ was therefore impossible to collect the’ To give more in detail the operation of rich and opportune spoils of war scatter- Bie two battles resulting trom the move- ed broadcast on the field left in our pos- j ment on Pittsburg than now attempted, session, and impracticable to make any ef- | must have delayed this report for weeks, fective dispositions for their removal to the j ar *d interfered materially with the impor- rear j taut duties of my position ; but I may bo I accordingly established my headquar- j permitted to say, thatnot only did th»ob- ters at tbe church of Shiloh, in the ene- stinate confiict for twelve Lours on Sun- my’s encampment, with Major General i d a y leave the Confederate army masteis Bragg, and directed our troops to sleep on °f “i® battle field, and our adversary beat their arms, in such positions in advance and rear as corps commanders slionld de termine, hoping from news received by a special despatch tliat delay's had been en countered by' General Buell in his march from Columbia, and that his main force, therefore, could not reach the field of bat tle in time to save General Grant’s shat tered fugitive forces from capture.or de struction on the following day. During the night the rain fell in tor rents, adding to the discomfort and har- rassccl condition of the men; the enemy, moreover, had broken their rest by a dis charge, at measured intervals, of heavy- shells thrown from the gunboats; there fore, on the following morning, the troops under my command were not in a condi tion to cope with an equal force of fresh troops, armed and equipped like our ad versary', in the immediate possession of his him in his arms which lie died; subsequent ly the Governor joined my staff aud re mained with me throughout the next day, exQept when carrying orders or engaged in encouraging the troops of his own State, to whom he gu^Mconspicuous example of coolness, zeab^^ffitrepidity. 1 am also mTOer many obligations to my owngeneral, personal and volunteer staff, nof whom ba^dften so long associa ted with me. a list of those present on the field on both days, and whqsfrfoties carried them constantly uu- der^WyT namely; Col. Thomas Jordan, Captain Clifton H. Smith, and Lieutenant John M. Otey, Adjutant General’s De partment. Major George W. Brent, Acting Inspec tor General; Col. R. B. Lee, Chief of Sub sistence whose horse, was wounded; Lieu tenant Colonel S. W. Ferguson, and Lieut. A. It. Chisolm, Aids-de-Camp. Volunteer Aids de-Camp, Col. Jacob Thompson, Major Numa Augustine, Ma jor H.E. Peyton, Captain Albert Ferry, Captain B. W. Waddell. Captain W. W. Porter, of Major Gener al Crittenden’s staff, also reported for du ty, and shared the duties of my volunteer staff on Monday. Brigadier General Tradeau, of Louisi ana volunteers, also, for a part of the first day’s conflict, with me as a volunteer aid. Captain E. H. Cunnings, signal officer, also was actively employed as a staff officer on both days. Nor must I fail to mention that private W. E. Goolsby, Eleventh Regiment Vir ginia Volunteers, orderly to my headquar ters since last June, repeatedly employed to carry my verbal orders to the field dis charged the duty with great zeal and intel ligence. Other members of my staff were necessa rily absent from the immediate field of battle, entrusted with responsible duties of these .headquarters, namely; Capt. F. H. Jor.dan, Assistant Adjutant General, in charge of general headquarters. Major Eugene E. McLean, Chief Quar termaster Capt. E. Deslonde, Quartermas ter’s Department. Lieutenant Colonel Ferguson, Aid de- Camp, early on Monday, was assigned to command and direct the movements of a brigade of the Seconri Corps. Lieutenant Colonel Gilmer, Chief Engi neer, after having performed the impor tant and various duties of his place, with distinction to himself, and material benefit to his country, was wounded late, on Mon day. I trust, however, I shall not long be deprived of Iris essential services. Capt. Lockett, Engineer Corps, Chief Assistant to Col. Gilmer, after having been employed in the duties of his corps on Sunday, was placed by me on Monday in command of a hattallion without field ofii- ions of Generals, Prentiss, Sherman, Ijlurl but, McClernand and Smith, of 9,000" men each, or at least 45,000 men. This force was reinforced on Sunday night by the di visions of Generals Nelson, McCook, Crit tenden nnd Thomas, of Major General Bu ell’s army, some 25,000 strong, including all arms. Also General L. Wallace’s di vision of General Grant’s army, making at least 33,000 fresh troops, which, added to the remnant of General Grant’s forces, on Monday morning amounting to over 20,- 000, made an aggregate force of sdme 53,- 000 men, at least, arrayed against us on that day. In connection with the results of the battle 1 should state that the most of our men whohad inferior arms exchanged them for the improved arms of the enemy. Al so, that most *>f the property, public and persona], in (jte camp from which the ene my was driven on Sunday, was rendered useless or greatly damaged, except some of the tents. With this are transmitted certain papers, to-wit: Osderof movements marked “A.” A list of the killed and wounded mar ked “B.” A list of captured flags marked “C,” and a map of the field of battle marked “D.” All of which is respectfully submitted through my volunteer Aid-de-Cafnp^polo- nel Jacob Thompson, of Mississippi, who has in charge the. flags, standards and col ors captured from the enemy. I have the honor to be, General, Your obediant servant, G. T. BEAUREGARD, ■ General Commanding, To General S. Cooper, Adjutant and In spector General Confederate States Army, Richmond, Virginia. Letter from Gen* Lovell. New Orleans, April 20. 1S62. To Judge Walker : Dear Sir:—In the Evening Delta, in an article headed “Fallen hut not Disgraced,” this expression occurs : “The lack of en- ergy aud earnestness on the part of the agents of the Confederate Government,” &c. This includes me in its sweep, and I think unjustly. When I came here, but a few short months, ago I found the State de fenseless ; its ports blockaded, and its young men gone to other parts of the Con federacy in the army. Without anything but what was created every inlet was put in a position to offer a protracted and gal lant defence. Forts were armed, powder and munitions of every description were made, and a gallant body of troops organ ized and drilled - Guns were cast and ma terials of all kind extemporized by incess ant labor and activity. The river at the forts was twice bridged by obstructions which would have resisted anything but the formidable rush of the great Mississippi in its swollen wrath. My troops, at the call of their country, rushed to Corinth, and the deeds of the Lonisiana regiments on the 6th and 7th of April indicated their training- Our foun dries were beginning to turn out heavy guns of the best quality, and a newly er ected arsenal furnished us with the various implements of war. All this has been done since October, besides preparing six teen vessels for river defense, eight of which are now defending the upper river, and eight have been destroyed in the vain attempt to keep back the enemy’s fleet ot war vessels below. This lias been done with rtv Mon. af.tr Liberty, Bryan in 1 three lines of battle ; the first and sc- j depots^and sheltered by such an auxiliary cond extending from Owl creek on the left! as the enemy’s gunboats, to Lick creek ou the right—a distance of j About six o’clock on the morning o ie about tbree miles, supported by the third I 7th of April, however, a hot me oi mus- and the reserve. The first line, under ketry and artillery opening from the ene- Maior General Hardee, was constituted of i my’s quarter on our advanced lme. assur- his corps, augmented on his right by I ed meet the junction ot his forces, and Gladden’s brigade, of Major Gen. Bragg’s ; "soon the battle raged with a Huy winch corps, deploy ed in line of battle, with satisfied, me 1 was attacked by a largely their respective artillery, following imme- superior force. But, from the onset, our diately by the main road to Pittsburg, and j troops, notwithstanding their fatigue and the cavalry* in the rear of the wings. The ' losses from the battle of the day betore, second line, composed of the other troops j exhibited the most cheering, oeteran like of Bragg’s corps, followed the first at a j steadiness. On the right and centre the distance of five hundred yards in the same enemy was repulsed m every attempt he order as the first. The army corps, under , nuide with liis heavy columns in that Gen. Polk, followed the second line, at the quarter of the field; on the left, however, distance of about eight hundred yards, in .nearest to the point of arrival of his feiD- liues of brigades, deployed yvith their bat- forcements, lie drove forward line after feries in rear of each brigade, moving by line of his fresh tioops, yvhich "were met the Pittsburg road, the left wing support- j yvith a resolution and courage of which our ed by cavalry ; the reserve, Under Briga- country may be proudly hopeful. Again and dier General Breckinridge, followed closes ! again our troops were brought to the no host of generals and staff officers of ex- mann or a oattatnon wuaon neiaom- j icnce to b assist . Almost alone with but . Capt Iremaux provisional Eng.- \ exceptions, I have . worked day and ” and L,euts * Ste11 a » d Heim ’ also j night, for more than five months, to defend * this great city. The responsibility of its en, bat we left the field on the next day after eight hours incessant battle, yvith a superior army of fresh troops, whom we had repulsed in every attack on our lines — so repulsed and crippled, indeed, as to leave it unable to take the field for the campaign for which it was collected and equipped at such enormous expense, and with such .profusion of all the appliances of war. These successful results were not achieved, however, as before said, without cers severe loss, a loss not to be measured by j neers, the number of the slain and wounded, but j rendered material and ever dangerous ser by the high, social and personal worth of, vice in the line of their duty. . I faUi g not due'to any want of “energy or so large a ntmber of those who were killed i * Major General (now General) Braxton : earnc * tnes s” on my part. In a short time or disabled, including the commander of Bragg, in additioni to his duties of chief j more I should have had gnns enough, and the forces, whose high qualities will be j stafl, as has been before stated, command- j men . eU o Ugh , to defend the numerous ap- greatly missed in the momentous campaign j ed Ins corps—much the largest in the held j acbe8 that element on which the en- impending. j both days with signal capacity and sol- j £ my js g0 pre . em inently powerful; and I 1 deeply regret to record also the death I diersbip. . j th9refore t, e g that you will dome thejus- of the Hon. George M. Johnston, Provis- Surgeon Ford, Medical Director. Ser- j t j ce t 0 sa y to the people of New Orleans, ioual Governor of Kentucky, who went in- j geons R. L. Brodic and S. Choppin, Medi- | t ^ at j a n t j, at oneman could do to pre- to actiou with the Kentucky troops, and j cal Inspectors, and Surgeon D. W. Yan- J serve them from an insolent and powerful continually inspiicd them by his words dell Medical director of the Western De- j f oe . When their fleet passed all our balle- and examj le. Having liis horse shot un-1 partment, yvith General Johnston, w ere ; r j eg> j withdrew my infantry fbreos beyond dcr him on Sunday, he entered the ranks ( present in the discharge of their arduous j c j ty Jiu order to permit tbe peo- ofa Kentucky regiment on Monday, and | and high duties, which they performed J p j e 0 j- j^ew Orleans to decide whether fell mortally wounded towards the close of: yvith honor to their profession. j t j, e y W ouId subject their wives, their cbil- the day. Not his State alone, but the Capt. Tom Saunders, Messrs. Scales anJ i dreti and property to bombardment in tbe whole Confederacy, has sustained a great Metcalf, and Mr^Tully, of New Orleans j endeavor to maintain their freedom intact; were of material aid in both days, ready j and returned’to the city to day to learn to give news of the enemy’s positions and , their decision and to offer myself and my movements regardless of exposure. ; command to stand by them to the last mo- While thus partially making mention of j ment, in case they should decide to under- some of those who rendered brilliant, gal- j go a bombardment. I know that there e — 0 lant, of meritorious service in the field. I j are many gentlemen here who will bear second army corps, died trom a severe j have claimed merely to notice those whose ! me witness , that all that is here set forth yvound received on the 7th instant, after | position would most probably exclude the j and much more, has been done to avert loss in the death of this brave, upright and able man. Another gallant and able soldier and captain yvas lost to the service of the coun try, "when Brigadier Gen. Gladden, com manding first brigade, Withers’ division. havingbeen conspicuous to.bis whole corps and tbe army for courage and capacity. Major General Cheatham, command ing first division, first corps, was slightly wounded, and had three horses shot under him. record of their services from the reports I of corps or subordinate commanders. From this agreeable duty I turn to one in the highest degree unpleasant—one due, however, to the brave men under me as a contrast to the behavior of most of the ar- this sad disaster. An examination of my letter and order books and telegraphic des patches, will show that no stone has been left unturned by me to save New Orleans from this humiliation, and 1 feel well con vinced that a few short weeks would have The Friratei is the Kealhrta Irm. We do not believe that the world has ever seen such material as composes the ranks and file of the Southern army.— Napoleon never led a braver and better set of men. In many respects they are superior even to the veterans of France, for they are animated by higher motives and have made greater sacrifices. They have left comfortable homes, where none of them ever knew the want of one single thing necessary to human comfort. Un like the troops of the North, they have not been forced inty the army to obtain a subsistance. On the contrary, they have entered the army voluntarily, and given up the comfortable subsistence yvhich they were sure of at home, for the purpose of serving their country. They have lived upon such food and dressed in such clothes as they would not have given to" their own negroes ; they have slept upon ^the bare earth, and been exposed to the summer suns and yvinter snows, for the pure and unselfish love of independence. They hove not been animated by any vulgar love of glory; by any -ideas of con quest, and for less of spoils and rapine.— Many of them are men of property, not a few of wealth, and all accustomed to ease and comfort. 'They are willing to do. anything, to dare anything in defence of their sountry. All honor to their officers who honor themselves most in honoring their men. We feel no such reverence for any class of men, in camp or council, as for those noble men in the ranks, these noble men of nature, who are fighting not for fame or gold, but for country, and indiffer ent whether their names are even inscribed upon the records of glory, so that they do their duty. But they will have their re ward. Their names are written upon the imperishable scrolls of that tribunal which awards such prizes hereafter to virtue in its humblest estate as earth has no power to bestow.—Richmond Dispatch Rev. S. D. Baldwin, the autor of “Ar mageddon or the U. S. in Prophecy,” in a sermon recently delivered in Nashville, said t that the great battle of Arma geddon spoken of in Revelations, would be fought about the 20th of June—that tbe Federal host would be overthrown and dispersed—and that their dead carcases would make “all the land to stink.” An effort was made by officers present to stop him but the soldiers who were deeply interested, would not allow it to be done. From the New Orleans Delta. Prsclasalira of firm. Bailer. We publish as a matter of local intelligence the proclamation of Maj. Gen. Butler, commander of the United States forces in this city : Headquarters Department of the Gall, ) New Orleans, May 1, 1862. ) The city of jVew Orleans and its environs, with all its interior and exterior defences, having been surrendered to the combined naval and land for ces of the United-States, and having been evacua ted by the rebel forces, in whose possession they lately were, and being now in occupation of tbe forces of tbe United.States. who have come to re store order, maictaiu public tranquility, enforce peace and quiet under the laws and Constitntion of the United States, the Major General command ing the forces of the United Stales in the Depart ment of the Gulf, hereby makes known and pro claims the object and purposes of the Government of tbe United States in thus taking possession of the city of New Orleans and tho State of Lonisi- ian», end tbe rules and regulations by which the laws of the Uuited States will be for the present and during a state of war enforced and maintained, for the plain guidance of all good citizens of the United States, as well as others who may here tofore have been iu rebellion against their authori- ty. Thrice before has the city of New Orleans been rescued from the hands ot a foreign government, and still more calamitous domestic insurrection, by tbe money and arms of the United States. It has of late been under the control of the rebel forces, claiming to be the peculiar friends of its citizens, and at each time, in the judgment of the com mander of the military forces holding it, it has been necessary to preserve order aud maintain quiet by the administration of law Martial. Even during the interim from its evacuation by tho rebel soldiers, and its actual possession by the soldiers of the United States, the civil authorities of the city have found it necessary to call for the intervention of an armed body known as the “Eu ropean Legion,” to preserve public tranquility. The Commanding General, therefore, will cause the city to be governed until tbe restoration of municipal authority, and his further orders by the law Martial, a measure for which it would seem the previous recital furnishes sufficient pre cedents. A1J persons in arms against the United States are required to surrender themselves, with their their arms, eqnipments and munitions of war. The body known as the “European Legion,” not being understood to be in arms against tbe Uni ted States, but organised to protect the lives and property of the citizens, are invited still to co op erate with the forces of tbe United States to that end, and, so acting, will not be included in Jhe terms of this order, but will report t6 these head quarters. All flags, ensigns and devices, tending to up hold any authority whatever, save the flags of the United States and the flags of foreign Consulates. ■ must not be exhibited, but snrpressed. The American ensign the emblem of the United 8tates must be treated with-the utmost deeference and res pect by all persons under pain of severe punish ment. All persons well disposed towards the Govern ment of tbe United States, who shall renew their oath of allegiance, will reebive the safeguard and protection, in their persons, and property, of the armies of the United 8tates, the violation of which, by any person, is punishment with death- All persons still holding allegiance to the Con federate States will be deemed rebels against the Government of tbe'Uuited States, and regarded and treated as enemies thereof. All foreigners not naturalized and claiming alle giance to their respective governments, and not having made allegiance to the supposed Govern ment of tbe Confederate States, will be protected in their persons and property, as heretofore under tbe Laws of tbe United States. All who may heretofore have given their adhe rence to tbe supposed Government of the Confed erate States or having been in their service, who shall lsy down and deliver np their srms, and pe- turn' to peaceful occupation# and preserve quiet >■•'4

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Southern federal union. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1861-1862, May 27, 1862, Image 1