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fitommuntrations.
FOR. THE MESSENGER
E1H1144 : SOME ERRORS UPQSED,
Cots. JONES Sr, JENNINos:--Having
been requested by both of you,
and other friends, to give a narra
tive of my experience at Shiloh, I
shall narrate such events as transpir-
ed immediately- within my personal
knowledge With guch as I have from
known
more
witnesses. Ido this
the more readily because while in
the hospital at _Keokuk, I read some
strange tnings concerning the battle,
and everywhere I hear strange tales
of it.
First, let me go back to`Friday,
April4tb:, that day our bKi.<2:ade (Gen.
Peabody's) was. reviewed by Gen
eral Prentiss: our division General.
We stood and marched from 1.2 to 5
&clock, P. M. On SAtarday General
Prentiss' division was to be review
ed by Gen. Grant; but cren. Grant
sent an excuse of illness upon the
review ground, so the division was
reviewed by Prentiss. The review
lasted from 1.1.4, A. M., till 5, P. M.—
During much of this time a body . of
mounted pickets of the enemy, es
timated at 75 or 80, by Gen. Sher
man's Aid de-Camp, - who rode
throigh them., lay. concealed within one
. .
.hundred yards of us. As to prepara,-
tionto receive an attack, or repel
.one, there was none . ; not a mattdeli
had been struck, not a shovel-ful of
dirt been lifted to form even the
.tree;
earthwork; nor hhd a single
Aret, of which there were sufficient
to form an impassible abatis to the
cavalry and artillery, and even the
infantry, when defended by a small
force,-been felled. And here let me
Speak of the contemptible phrase,
"digging dirt," applied to labors to
_ fortify our camps—applied to Gener
als who regard the lives of their
men, by newspaper correspondents
and newspaper editors, 'who deem
themselves so wondrous wise that
they imagine themselves a eompend
c)f military science, when they du
_not know the first principles of the
soldier's trade, nor scarcely of their
own. Would. to God there had been
more -"dirt dug" before the murder.
Ous battle of SFULOU, and then less
dirt would have been dug to cover
the thousands of our brave, nobly
boys who sleep on the banks of the
Tennessee !
On Friday evening loud and con
tinued firing (infantry) was heard
on our right, bearing to the front,
this we learned was a slight engage
ment of the enemy's pickets, about
.3,000 strong, with nearly an equal .
number oeGen. Sherman's division.
In this skirmish we lost a Major, a
Captain and six privates; the enemy,
twenty. The long roll (which to
be 4cadier. means "fall in for ac
tion") was sounded. in our camp
About dusk; the companies were
drawn up and cartridges delivered
to 'the, men—the first we had dealt
cgt, notwithstanding we were on the
extreme front,' and had occupied
that position for a week. After the
men wore instructed to hold them
selves in readiness for any hour,
4bey were ordered to their quarters.
Saturday, after the double review,
Gen. Prentiss made up his mind
there was work on his hands, and
accordingly sent out a thousand
pickets, four companies from our
regiment, 16,th Wisconsin, and six
from the 12th Michigan, all under
(our) Lieuteuant Colonel Fairchild.
(J. M. Bundy, of the Wisconsin, says,
four companies of the 16th Wiscon
sin, 2 of the 12th Michigan, and 2 of
the 23d Mo., under Col. Wood. But
I apprehend he mistakes, as he ar
rived on the field several days after
the battle, and I had my information
from Col. Allen and Adjutant Sabin
the evening before the fight.) They
proceeded about four miles, passing
the right of the enemy who lay en-
Camped all that night within a mile
and a half of our lines. Prisoners
say that they heard our retreat
beaten off, and the taps, distinctly,
and that their advance pickets
plainly saw our officers moving
Oont the camp, and in and out the
tents after this, as they, in heir
concern for the expected fight, spoke
a word of cheer or caution to the
boys in this tent or that. We look
ed for an engagement possibly that
night, so again the men slept on
their arms; and the more prudent
officers made what they supposed to
be the best disposition of their af
fairs, many writing farewell home
letters, in the possible event of their
falling in fight.
At half past four, Sabbath morn
ing, the pickets were ordered to ad
vance and reconnoiter. They ad
vanced about half a mile, when they
came suddenly on the enemy's pick
ets—a force of about three thousand
—posted behind a fence. The ene
my immediately fired upon our
men, killing Captain Saxe and Or
derly Williams, Co. A, 16th, the
first fire. This was the beginning
of the great battle ; these were the
first victims of the great blunder.—
The enemy immediately advanced
whole army, our pickets deliver
ing a steady and destructive five
as - they retired. The enemy Sd-
Vanced iu the shape of the letter •
in files of eight, supported in th
open rear by three heavy columns,
that moved to this or that side of
the t> as was required. The rebel
army, rapidly drove in our pickets
to the lines of Gen. Prentiss' divis
ion, in in which we,the.l6th Wiscon
sin, had the front line. We had first
been drawn up in the edge, of a thick
et, where we reraaine.d, iiome time,
when we were ordered to 'change
front perpendicularly to the' rear,"
by a' file .right. About 54 o'clock,
Lieut. Col. Fairchild caiae riding iu
at a canter, calling Out, `!For God's
sake, men, come tit our relief" This
was Prentiss' warning to draw up
his lines.
There has been widely circulated
r-cirt that Prentiss' division was
prised in their tents, taken prts-
•••-- , 1—catma5 , , , ,....-- - ;.,.,.., ~,,,, 0 r,..04k, • AA , e , .
1 4 3 .;. : , e., there. All of t.,'. im, . I stood up, wavinginyt illikWe• have been permitted to make
which is a mistake. Gens. Prentiss, Sword above my head, and calling the following extracts front a letter by one
Hurlbut and W. T. Sherman held upon -- the men to shout, when a, of our Soldiers from this County, who has
the front—Prentiss on the left. = i Minnie rifle ball struck me over the been a prisoner at Richmond, to his father
in this place:—
.Sherutap and Hurlbut were not pre- ' right breast passin„ , through coat,
pareitfor an attack. The first they IVest and outer shirt, and out over
knew of it, the enemy were upon DA WID'SISLAND, WESCHESTER CO., N. Y., I
August sth, 1862. ',I
my breast, carrying ,c away my
them in &roe, while the men wore vest left hook attached to my guard.— DEAR F • I ree l ei li v o ed as l? u o r ur very l wel
ohat -on squad drill, were writing . This I considered close ai i
ID,. n ~,, e come letter yesterday.
t u o know wus ,
Gen,
getting breakfast, &e. But While in our•positibn in the raVii.ie, much gratified tohear from home, a e n y cl o
dreams
you are all well, and that my horrible
field,
Prentiss and staff were on the I reeeivedfive balls through my coat,
fe r e e l a i m nu s e vi h 'er b e ett n e o r th t i i i i i a g n but ld dreams after all. I
1
u m e
least 30 minutes before the enemy I began to feel quite firfnt and sick, to this place. My woand has n l e je a u rl l
My thi s
is swelled a little, close healedw ha p ll
came in view. Just as we succeeded ' and, happening to perceive the entered my cheek ; hut the slit it made in its
i
n forming in our second position, great flow of 'blood from my coat - i exit through my upper lip is closed up and
he came up over a slight ascent and ; sleeve's mouth, I remembered my
looks quite nata t al. I received my) wound at the battle of Malvern Hill. Our Brigade coin
through the thicket in front. They ' wound, and fearful of its possibly a e n o d sed;t h h e , , , , fi t r h s e t thic. We covered our Batteries,
came on, flaunting the blood red , bleeding me to death, at least forcing enemy fo e t Lnera f edfrom the woods
and white, Beauregard's battle flag, ' ate to quit the field, I stepped to and advanced u
requesting him to rip and gave them a ter
till within two hundred yards when - i Lieut. White,•
rible volley. They stood so close together
they delivered ti. full volley, doing . up my sleeve and dress it with in - !
b tl t i l at t i h m e ar s ly to e o ‘ d hryshot must have taken effect ;
very little execution as 'they fired , handkerchief. Hell directed me to , theirgrou r nd and poured volley
after t volley y into us. W e then tell back and
too high. Steadily they came en , kneel down, which 1 did, my back
! fresh troops took our place. I just stopped a
and delivered their second fire. We ,to the left flank, he knelt in front i moment to look back and see how things were
i were imperatively ordered to - reserve ;of me, The rebels ~,had been cufila-! going on, when a ball struck = like
hammer'l themouthand "lc
a sledge
our our fire till otherwise ordered. And ' ding us on l •
the eft wing for about in knocked me clean
b, off my , feet. I picked myself up amid a per
now they had arrived within one '45 minutes. When I was wounded fe e t storm of balls, and got into an old barn
hundred and fifty yards. Colonel . first, but one or two of our company where I laid all night. The most terrific can
,
Allen rode down our line, calling had been struck since takin , thq't nonading was kept up by our Artillery all the
afternoon until nearly 10 o'clock at night. Our
out, "Fire, Eoys; and fire low." The position—the ravine thoroughly prco-
river, By
kept up a deadly fire troththe
rebels received the well-directed teeting us from the enemy's direct ' the aid of sionals faie - s could hrow
volley,. and paused. The celebrated fire; hat by this time the ground 1 their big shells right into than, long before
they cante,out of the woods. Well the enemy
Miss. 3d had received it ; and as we was covered, men being literally :
i e si d ,
u ri t .. e , cdmpoutsfstibses
possession.
aln i cu e t ar ds dark, and h we- had
were afterwards told by the son of piled man on man, even three and 1 were
the Colonel, who fell into our hands, four deep in places. the enemy's en-1 three big cheers as they made the r las u t y c s ha g l i .g%
; that drove them from the field. Our inert left
full every second man went down filading fire now raking the whol e ...s , the battle ground and fell back toward the river.
before it. At this place the 16th rank. This was most destr •
. destructive 1 Nest morning
. the rebels came on the ground
held their ground for two hours fight-' of life, the ravine- being ' crow d e d . and began robbing the pockets of our soldiers,
ts`
•taking their money from their pockets, shoes
mg ten regiments, (fall ten times with men. Lieut. W. having banda- irhea' heads, using
our number, of the pride of the ged my arm, 'said, 'There, Lieut,, • f t r h o e n d t dead bodies f eet,
ianudthceapl°sti; brut[[! Plainly,l„ in t a h i e lue b r a — rn
Southern army; and this was done it is done," and with that, a 3 I went '
without any infantry support or ar- ,' to rise, a screamin , shell exploded Where I was there were 15 or 20 wounded 'ten.
These things I saw
w hi , e, h I r n h t e h r e e n le o ls rn s i t n r g , I
d believe th they t were all dead .
tillery, as the battery supporting us right beside me, a fragment of m pr o isol e r r y by ei t i i i i i e g se t i i!e e l ..:
fired but two rounds, and then re
lows. They asked me it 1 could walk, I
struck me over the right hip, man• could use. I a?a p s e taket ' i
tired with the loss of two horses, ' gling the flesh of my back and side,
intotoid thenet thought j could. They pat me
shot down at the first fire, leaving , and producing concussion of the spinal' m e o ve rur.o o t r oa i the
.t
a 1 , , ,, head
two of their six piece s to fall in cbrd. With considerable and painful . euart a er " s 'a o 'o i n teneral a aims,
the hands of the enemy.) The right ' exertion, I dragged , myself along , man with long gray hair and beard.' l'le treat
ed me very kindly. gave ore a seat along- side
wing of the army, whom we fought about a third of t7 '- 'inile, before I had '
thens
the beg r
reason
o t or,
you
t against, were from Mississippi and , assistance. At one time I feared as t it h , i, d m 'e a What
Tennessee, under Maj. Gen. .Hardee. 1 the rebels had driven in our b rave down here and ruin and devastate our cottatry
i in this , manlier ? What's your object in doing
Soon after the engagement began, boys. 1. - lay down behind a tree, so ! I m
a t r p e e e r l i i i e is d ,:i,an "General ian
.1 l it a a n te l nuonYtee Aboliti on .
the three columns were thrown out drew my revolver, determined to ,
of the to perform a left flanking (lie rather than be taken prisoner, ',Yankee as much as you do, but we people of
movement, and thus cut oft our wounded as I was, and having no . the North and West don't believe that one por
tsieolitt
fromof tla t s h c e o o u tti l l t e r r y
t l o t a b s re a a r k ig u h t to an
d separate cit . d
t lt -
communitation with the river, ren- hope of recovery with even the b best
Bering retreat by the fleet impossi- .cit' care. My apprehension was country ; and it we are able up
prevent it, We e
. won't allow it." He went on to say that every
ble, also any assistance from the . false, however. I arrived at the
gunboats. In this MOVOIII42IIt they ,hospital inc 4
, avannot, Tenn., that ; life
, man in the whole South would lay down his
before they would submit, and intimated
flaunted the "Stars and Stripes " night. , that it wouldu tbe long before our own State
would be made to feel the horrors of invasion,
and well nigh effected their aim by , On Friday night our regimental ci..e
boys 'rh gavedo l c i t r o t r
i t t l:e t t v i ,
t d o ressed sd iny wounds.
this deception—surrounded the 18th , loss was reported at 261 killed and t'i r ii i , ,ie a
fac t t re t a s ted th r e n;
Wisconsin, and captured most of it, , wounded. The total loss at Shiloh wish
1:tal thess. ''-
_ OOO always treat Peansylvanians better thstu pris
a raw regiment who received their ' cannot be much less than 21
don'to:ere
li t t r i t e tirsotteof
Massachusettsthe
m other Stares. 'they
arms at St. Louis, and arrived at : men. Nothing but the stabbern, a n s o
i r any m,arn E eA slt i ;rli .
Shiloh on Saturday afternoon; so irresietibfe courage of officers and troops. After resting as lo ie n ri g ,
was token to the quarters of General Huger,
had a half day 's drill iii, the manual, men saved us from disgraceful de
octl%Cb-, who s ha l d , charge h of d all the . prisoners.
to fit them for their position, the ex- feat. Grant was not on the field till
lreme left and front in battle. We ten o'clock, A. M„ and could not rebel's. by was
to ' r ri tto ' nt t s ts u hu t s u p il ita u l l w7 u,l e ld ' ed ,
down to Richinotid and I was put under f l u nt
should have shared the same fate, not have a good knowledge of' the
eharge. I asked him if lie knew a Dr. W--,*
but for the excellent training of the ground arid position much before 3, front S. C. Ile said . lie did, and that he was one
16tb, and Col. Allen's seperior gene- ,1). AL Generalship did not save us. of the physicians of the hospital I did not stop
to see him, as pet may imagine ,[,ere would be
ralship, who. when outflanked, would lam writing at too great length '
much more 0 h l i d t orabie circumstances under
change front in the most scientific and a score of thrilling incidents'
iaerestin , ii.risi.tet'ilonrel would
,', l i? escort, lerrTettabecoVt'ofr"r the
manner, lire and fall back in per- suggest themselves as
feet order. His regiment was mark- Let me remark, in regard to Colonel g ot out a sight. 1 was oil the route to Rich-
mood and kept on, as - ci:d not know what di
ed ell day, the enemy (aiding us to Allen, that he exposed himself to
to
savt,
i • ) e , ;: ; yr ,, , ,, 1 , 1 a y
s,,
I o
-,, take
to
ketel3 on.
oesi t ,ape , ,1
:,,.0,5,-18lf
wasit! o l oi g Ii t the
be sharpshooters. Gen. Prentiss the enemy's the at ten paeee,
en by the Dr. ile pa, me in charge of a ve i. r i t t! , u ' t . .
twice complimented us and him, our colors. To the honor tit a rebel
during the battle's furiest raging.— Colonel I tell it, he forbade, his !n e e of rite ' - ' 7 ' il l V i a. vuls.
; I I
was
sool t l o l t odled in a
u 'r irtaiencoa
about
m i .i l i ) i t .r ie N et .t. s l
II . ; re about
. [rt e:-...i • others,
n
The men here saw the advantage of firing on Col. A , when they raised
that severe drill of eight hours per their pieces to do so. Tie, C o l one l, damp and covered with dirt g and fir, somethin g . ' f
a :
1 had ney v i t. seen bt,iiire, were Si.oll crawliog
day through rain, snow or shine, in being taken, requested Gen. Grant le t use
full
o u try
to keep e k r e t e b t e t tte t i tt' s o (7 . ! a t s is th a e ll yr tt it
waits a bed of snow 20 to 26 incites deep, to present his magnificent white
We g ut two ratioes per . day s '‘, e it ' piece ot
and changed their. former curses for ' war-horse to Col. A., as a mark of 'hem'
fresh meat without salt, and a piece of bread.
"Little Ben" (Col. A.) to loud shouts his appreciation of such daring, andwith some filthy warm water from the James
and ch,eering as he rod© everywhere in a note • t d ' °.
requested Allen to accept River. The ventilation was supported by ''
among them, exposed to bullets, the charger, saying he (Allen) was smaii windows, looking out on the river, si ' "
times we were nearly stilled for the wat! 'O: li t:i7.
shot and shell. Twice his horse the bravest man he saw on the field
i f ees taken to prison or! the 3rd of July ;
was shot beneath him, once serious- that day. • During the day Col. Al- e 4th was a day of sorrow in Richmond.—
ly injuring his ankle, but lie fought len rallied the 16th eight times to '!'here was no demonstrations of joy at their
es
great vin cries. They were enga g ed busily ail
on till he received a ball through again return to tine fi,ht,
ed,
a ‘ n v il e n l ight hauling into the city the wound
the arm, after which he was prevail- The battle was one constant rattle
tor
fear
of ye L e ir t l: t
s a ho o t w i e ,y d to got c, ( , ) ,l t l l t t r e ie w.indr t • is
ed upon to quit the field—Lieut. Col. of infantry; the cannon's roar added
Fairchild, wounded seriously in the but little to the horrid din. As to mortality was a whit—two or three dead bodies
were carried out every day. Nu less than three,
thigh, had been previously carried the behaviour of' the men, all, save told Ore, died trout starvation, they
exceptions, fought well. From
off, leaving the 16th in the hands of slight - • '
,d by
Adjutant Sabin, The Colonel was what 1 saw of sonic men thee
yott , Lis t
rue, that i t, he ., i i i rt) tr i se , s i , youiney iinagin the uproar raised'
wounded about noon. Previous to however. I assure y .i.
was,iil
every starved i iL., : i ( t . 1
from
\,‘,'llilit.:
thelritel
t, ro o d a ppeared.
this, I got separated from my regi- ” Cowards die many deaths, the .
aleeliareesvele. I don't believft ) lh i e i r n e g 'w7
meat and company, in carrying valiant never taste c,f death brit
soldier in the army knew that we were actually
Lieht. Vale off the field ; and could . once." And now, as to the surprise retreating
pressure,retiti t ro , ii t i 0 .1 1 , 1-
0 position ver,h
vi n& r
on the under'
not again find them, they having re- —doubtless the severity of the battle the
piece i Isett of the
tired from their former position to and the strength of the enemy wa „ , enemy. I looked upon it as a
to draw the enemy out of his strun g eittreneh
-1 a new one. In the search I fell in but the attack itself (after Sattu•day's , inents across the Chickahomony, but when we
with Lieut. lAThite, of Co. E, and events) was none. b
egan to approach our old camp at Gains' mill
, Limit. Deriekson, of Co. K, with a One word regarding immense piles of Commissary
the s i g ht s o f . and saw the .
: stores that were being destroyed by , fire, l be.-
isquad of about 30 men—a part of' the battle field.' Words will not de- 4.,,,, to realise the fact that the nt - ove was one
Lieut. W. 's guard, he being ''the old ' scribe the horrid si e rht—lieedless we were compelled •I.
as: l and
officer of the guard" and not having ' trunks, quivering liMbs, i n I ' L ' n ol -,. c . l j RS . t beyond Gaines' ')
hhti l l l e hea W e n a te
Harbor. Soon the enem ‘ y r ca a m p e a lipu e n i l t e s d .
been yet in the fight; neither had bodies, and even throbbing, pulsing Cole
It w a s our Corps alone, (Porters) at first that
Lieut D. To these we rallied all hearts strewed the grouted. Oh, earned . on the light all day. We drove them
fink Or. ,
others of the 16th. and what others God lit is hot - rid even'' to 11 . • • lrom all their positions during the fore part of
the day, but during the afternoon large rein
(some Ohio and Illinois boy's) we let alone to relate. forceinents reached them. 'rhe then formed
could, to the number of 65 or 70. D. GRAY PURMAN, in the woods. from which they emerged with a
With these we made a stand, hoping Ist Lieut.. Co. I, 16th Wis. Vols. yell and drove us down the hill ; Soon the Irish
Brigade with other troops, cattle upon the fidd
to make many others to join us.— , -- --
and drove the enemy froin their position and
Finding ourselves exposed to our FOrt. THE MESSENDER.
held them at bay as long as was necessary.—
own fire in the rear, and the enemy's HURRY UP THE VOLUNTEERS FOR Our forces then passed over the bridge and
in the front, we changed our posi- i THE WAR! kept on their way to James River—the rebels
right after us all the time; oocasionally they
Lion. I asked and obtained permis- ' Now is the time to do good Service ‘, 1 _,. 1 . , ,, ,a u r id
f r ; e l e :a e r iy d e a F n i l i o r s d t , wholesome ,rl( c h tie d ck l by our
sion of Gen. Pugh, of' Ohio, to fight for the country by vollinteeriii , in
on the left of his brigade, so we were its defence. There never was abet- Hill where the troops ), k'-ere 'e postld ' by - G lu et: r e 'e r r al
' 6 MeClellan in person. The position was a good
p i osted in as a part of the Ohio 41st. ter cause than the restoration of thisapproach us by . one
7 V any movements were here made ' great Union and the perpetuation of . aN l,j e c t'in a e n andd they
Ta ' t e N ° v l a l 1 - d Left onlyo theta
upon
n tro o n n t
which the soldier is not to qnestion, , this beneficent Government
, and the ! with -10 pieces of artillery posted for
r d
to
them. The rebels fought with the most obsti
b
elieving all to be right. Finally necessity for prompt and energetic
we
r ,,ate jhle bravery; sN.dltt ill c l y i "Maur ed right up to this ter
we took up our position with our . action, never can he greater.
be,,,t•
it a slaughter e :i r se Ar l y t. ' , a s s s t p o rn -
right behind the fence of' an orchard have not the time now to inquire who ble. Still they ur calm. t rv e ; 11:,
were driven back, but only to make the attack
and and extending far beyond my sight, is or who is not responsible for the, in
Col. e ßl o l t r lzr w
kilted .
the left where we were lying hi a ' war. We can't wait to change the
ravine. And here let me narrate the President, nor is ititm presentment he would be Mill. killed
necessary to em _ . somehow‘telt a a p s reset
t n h iost mysteriovs thing I saw dnring ' quire who holds that office The te ar :on that day. He was shot directly through the
, forehead, while he was leading on our Regi
e day : Lieut. D., who at first talk- 'is on us! Rebellion must becrushed,l ment, and the balance of our Brigade that was
ed so loud of fight and blustered or it will crush us ! Both humanity ' near inn hand to a charoe on a South Carolina
greatly, was here found to be gone! , and economy require that the whole i Brigade. I tell you t s ve made the PalMettoe's
when, e wbere or bow Ito deserted, asl force necessary to the suppressioill' fly
_StateAgent, Col. Burton, was up to see
yet I know not. Afterward I heard' of the rebellion should be ' put forth : .
t u o s i t i o-day, ii and promised to use his best efforts
of his early and safe arrival at the A million of men with a short cam- ~ own
a b v, f e ate a . us paroled prisoners sent to our
river. paign, will cost us loss than half that I wish you had not mentioned your big fruit
. - ~
In this position we lay nearly an number, if the war is lengthened out
hour resting—the- enemy the same, „unreasonably long--and disease will
in plain view. Finally he advanced carry off more than the powder and
upon us, and here for over two ball of the enemy. Neither the In
hours the battle raged • hotter dustrial interests of our own country,
than I saw it anywhere else dur- nor those of other countries, can af
ing the day, Volley after volley : ford to be interrupted for any great
was poured into the enemy, which length of time. France and England
they returned by one continual rat- ; will have riots among their manufac
„tle of musketry. The fight was turing operators if their business is
close and severe at this point—the mach longer interrupted, and they
distance varying from 75 to 150 will be compelled to interfere even
yards, and once or twice running against their judgment of what is
down to less than fifty yards. About , prudent or neighborly.
two o'clock, whilst engaged in tying These things and others will make
up the head of a soldier, I received a draft of our citizens, an inevitable
my tiret wound—a ball passed necessity. Then save a draft, by vol
thrbugh the muscular part of the ; unteering ! Persons Liable to be Drafted Must not
left upper
,arin, cutting the brachial :; Do voluntarily what otherwise you Leave the County.
artery and vein. This I hart hastily may be compelled to do! . WASHINGTON, August B.—An order
bandaged on the outside of my coat, To the patriotic young men of the has been issued by the War Depart
without examining it; and went on county allow me to say— ment prohibiting any person liable
urging the boys to the fight. Just i "Now is the day and now is the ito be drafted from leaving their
then we were reinforced by some hottr!" JACKSON. county.
crop to me. It has caused me to have daily and
nightly visions of monstrous pies, and flow
ing howls of milk, and thousands 'of other good
things. I have eaten no vegetables of any ac
count for better than a year. Our army ra
tions were better than the rations issued here;
besides they give us nothing to wear. We had
to throw all our lousy clothes away. lam
wearing a pair of cotton overalls and a big blue
shirt. The under clothes sent up seem to have
been made for women. I've got cm a pair of
woman's drawers, if I know anything about it.
The clothes I have on are large enough for the
largest man in the army.
If I could get home I would like very much
to assist the boys in raising the new volunteer
company, about which you wrote. to me.—
Now is the time we need help, and I hope they
will be promptly raised and forwarded, that
they may have the honor of assisting to put
down this most wicked rebellion.
*[A cousin of the writer.]
4,4,5 of Hy Rag.
LATEST FROM THE PENINSULA,
Rebels Driven from Malvern Hill
PEULADEDNIIA, Aug. 7.—An
lisjuir
er special from Harrison's Landing,
dated the fifth, says : Nothing of
special import can be told you to-day.
The signs arc, however, that soon
some exciting, startling and impor
tant communications may be sent
yo.o without in any manner violating
the parole that all correspondents
have been required to give.
Generals Hooker, Kearney and
Sedgwick, with their divisions made
an attack today on the rebels en
capped at Malvern Hill, completely
routing them, and driving them from
their position. The cannonading
was very heavy. The enemy were
driven some six miles, and a number
of prisoners captured.
Gen. Burns' brigade, consisting of
all the Philadelphia troops, were en
gaged. Heavy firing is now being
heard on the front, it having just
commenced—seven o'clock, a. in. It
is doubtless but the beginning of
what we have before intimated, when
we spoke of nmv movements. The
nature of it cannot be determined in
time for this morning's mail. I will,
however send it to-morrow.
Our gunboats still occupy the po
sition heretofore designated. Their
number, during yesterday, was ma
terially increased. Everybody is
anxious to know why the rains do
not come down, and none more so
than the various correspondents.
Fight with Guerrillas
PALMYRA, Mo.. Aug. 5—A severe
fight oceured at Newark, Knox coun
ty, on Friday evening last. About
a thousand guerrillas, under Porter,
approached the town an hour befbre
sunset, and were met by parts of two
companies of State militia glider
Capt. Lair, numbering- seventy-five
men. The rebels charged on our
troops and were repulsed, when they
dismounted and finally drove Capt.
Lair into the town, where a severe
struggle took place, resulting in the
capitulation of our forces, who were
immediately l aroled. Our loss was
four killed and four wounded. The
rebels acknowledge a loss of seventy
three killed and a largo number
wounded. Porter's gang carried off
t he arms and camp equippage of our
troops on Sunday. The State forces
of Col. Guitar and Majors Clapper
and Caldwell passed through New
ark in pursuit of Pdrter. On Satur
day evening a band of one hundred
and fifty guerrillas took possession
of Alexandria, Mo., seized all arms
and ammunition they could find, and
did considerable other damage and
left. Three hundred men went down
on Sunday from Keokuk, and arrest
ed some thirty rebel sympathizers
and took them to Keokuk.
Pope's Order of Fanisliment
A late letter from Warrenton, Va.
states that the publication of the or
der of Gen. Pope banishing into
Dixie all males who refuse to take
the oath. has wrought them to a per
fect pitch of frenzy. Dr. Bispham,
of the village, waited upon Gen.
Pope. and asked if he would enfore
the order. lie painted, at the same
time, the agnoy of the women and
cildren, and stated that the effect
would be to place six new regiments
in the rebel service.
We can't take the oath of alle
giance," said the Doctor, "and we
won't—man, women or child ; but
we will give parole to attend to our
own business, atford no communica
tion. and quietly stay upon our prop
erties " "i shall enforce the order to
the letter," said Gen. Pope. "I did
not make it without deliberation, and
if you don't take the oath you shall
go out of my lines." The villagers
now intend to appoint a committee
of ladies to wait upon the General
with a petition. Failing in this,
they had intended to select a COM-
Illitteo to proceed to Washington
city and intercede with President
Lincoln ; but Gen. Pope issued a
stringent order that none of them
should have leave to go down in the
trains, nor would be pass them
through our guards on the common
roads. lie is a man of his word, and
the soldiers think with him, that
the farce of avowed dislovality should
be dropped from the bills.
FROM GEN. McCLELLAN'S ARM.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE Po-
TOMAC, Saturday, Aug. 2, '62.
Six hundred troops crossed the
river yesterday afternoon, for the
purpose of destroying the houses and
woods on the apposite shore, which
had afforded protected to the rebels.
Everything in the shape of a dwell
ing was burnt.
This was the point from which the
rebels shelled our shipping and en
campment the night before
The affair was successfully accom
plished, without the loss of a single
man.
The gunboats this morning were
engaged in shelling the shore a nd
houses down the river. Five men
were killed by the enemy's shells the
night before last, and two wounded.
The late Rebel Cannonade.
It sems, from a letter from Har
rison's Landing, that the rebel can
nonade of that point, on Thursday
night, from the south side of the
river, was not a surprise to General
McClellan, as the dispatch which an
nounced it intimated. On the con
trary, General McClellan was antici
pating an attack from that very
quarter, and was so thorougly pre
pared for the cannonade, that he si
lenced it almost as soon as it was
opened, and immediately, by a hand
some and successful movement, took
measures to render any future attack
of the same kind impossible. It
was not only a complete failure on
the part of the rebels, but, resulted in
11 triumph on our part.
ft _ News from Tennessee,
AsitmLE, August s.—Gen. Nel
son occupied MeMinnvilie on Sunday,
with six thousand troops. The _Reb
el Forrest fled on his approach, leav
ing 40 stragglers to fall into our hands.
The rebel Morgan was not there.--
Forrest is supposed to be at Sparta
with two thousand cavalry. Trans
portation between Murfreesboro' and
McMinnville is now open, the Union
telegraph line being erected between
the two points.
Gen. Negley arrived at Columbia
yesterday. A. 0. P. Nicholson. Judge
Martin and brother, and Gen. Branch
have been sent south. Gen. Negley
dispersed a large concentration of
guerrillas at Williamsport, twelve
miles from Columbia, on Sunday
evening, capturing a number , .T them.
Capt. Julian, of Tennessee troops,
put to flight a gang of guerrillas
near Bigbysville, a few miles from
Columbia.
The guerrillas near Columbi a ha ve
been attempting to conek‘ntrat u
for some time. The utmost vigil
ance is required to prevent their con
centration. The town of Liberty is
occupied by U. S. troops. Cotton
has been burned in considerable
quantities near Columbia. Morgan
is supposed to be at Knoxville.
THE MURDER OF GEN. Mcoooll---RE
VENUE OF THE NINTH OHIO.
The particulars of' the murder of
Gen. L. McCook, by Alabama guer
rillas, is given in a small dispatch of
Tuesday night. from Nashville to the
Philadelphia Prers, which we give
below. The citizens of Nashville
were greatly excited when the intel
ligence was received, and when the
body of the brave General arrived in
the evening the feeling of indigna
tion was indescribable. Gen. :Mc-
Cook clici not, we believe, a mil
itary education, but he had what was
far better, natural military genius,
and determination in the cause. He
had a good law practice iii Cincin
nati, but at the out break of the re
bellion he promptly volunteered, anti
was soon at the head of "bully
Dutchmen," tire Ninth Ohio regiment.
He set himself at work energetically
and unostentatiously- to qualify him
self and his regiment fOr the field,
and before his regiment left Camp
Dennison it was pronounced equal to
regulars in drill. He gave strict at,
tention to the details of equipment
mid subsistence, and as the natural
result had a regiment well provided.
Contented and enthusiastic fOr its
leader. The first service of the regi
ment was in the Western Virginia
campaign. Last fall it was trans
ferred to Kentucky Col. McCook's
gallantry at the battle of Mill Spring,
In which his regiment : with two oth
ers, made a gallant bayonet chare,
which was the turning point in the
battle, was rewarded by a brigadier
ship. His career had in that brief
period shown high military qualities.
He was looked upon as one of our
most gallant, energetic and patriotic
Generals. He (fled after having
achieved a high reputation, hut his
loss is a severe one to the country - .
'ldle particulars of his death are
thus related :—On Tuesday last en.
Met ttok, who was at the time very
sick, was in an ambulance near Sa
lem, Alabama, on his way to his bri
gade. The ambulance was traveling
over the usual military road, and
about ten o'clock in the morning it
arrived at a plantation where there
was an abundance of water. After
refreshing themselves, they passed
on with the wounded General. In
telligence of his whereabouts and
condition was quickly spread, it is
supposed, for before the ambulance
had proceeded three miles : the driver
discove'ed that he 'vas pursued by
gue,rillas. It was impossible to think
of flight, and General Al cCook's con
diti,,n prohibited any idea of resell
ine• him. The guerrilla leader order
ef the ambulance to stop. the asas
s,ns at the same time surrounding it.
The vehicle was then upset, and the
sick officer turned into the road.
While on his knees, helpless, sick,
and begging for quarter, he was fired
at by a ruffian. and shot through
the side. The wound was fatal—
Gen. McCook surviving it but a few
hours. He bore his suffering heroic
ally, and to the last manifested an
undaunted spirit. His last words
were, ''Tell -Meek,' (alluding to his
brother. Gen. Alexander McDowell
McCook) "and the rest that I have
tried to live like a man and do my
duty." When the news of the mur
der became known among the
-camps, the excitement was intense.
The-Ninth Ohio, McCook's own reg
iment, on learning of the assassina
tion, marched back to the scene of
the occurrence, burned every house
in the neighborhood, and laid waste
the hinds. Several men who were
implicated in the murder were taken
out and hung to trees by the infuriated
soldiery.
The guerilla feeling throughout
the State of Alabama iS increasing
rapidly, and bands of these robbers
are forming in every hamlet. The
train from Battle Creek was fired
into at different points. Fortunate
ly- no damage was done to the per
sons of the passengers. The train
for Columbia was fired into by the
guerrilla parties, at various points
on the road, and one man was killed
and thirteen wounded. Immediate,
prompt and decisive action should
be taken in the matter. Companies
are forming in Nashville to assist in
the capture ofguerrillas near the city.
The excitement in Nashville is in
creasing. Amazement and revenge
were pictured on every countenance
in Nashville, and the death of Gen-
McCook will be remembered, and a
terrible retribution Will fall upon tile
barbarous assassins of this brave
and gallant leader. Governor John
son and other prominent Union
men called to view the remains.—
The Governor was visibly affected
by the sight of the corpse of his late
friend. It is rumored that a num
ber of prominent Secessionists in
Nashville have been shot by exas
perated Unionists
foiecial
TO INVALIDS.
R.WICIrTU6SY'I3 rear professional visit to. Way
ejJ netiburg, will he made on Myeday and Tues
the I Ith and 12th da is of I tignst.• Office rooms at the
1 Hamilton House, with remetties entirely new. Dr. Whir
' tlesy cures the foil twins complaints, viz : Diseases of
the Throat, Lungs, Heart. Liver, Stomach, Dropsy.—
also, all d'seases of the Blood, such as Scrofula. ilry
swda,, Cancer, Fever Sores. Nervous Derangements,
and ail other complaints. All forms of Female Weak
ness and Difficult les attended to With unparalleled sue
. eus. Dr. Whittlesy's office rooms will hereafter be at
the Hamilton House, directly opposite the Court house.
May 14.7312.
It. O. Or 0. F.
A OREL:ABLY to a reaoiutioa of Iloshinilia Lodge
No. 556, and Waynesburg Lodge, N 0.469, it was
resolved that said Lodges celebrate the principles of
(hid Fellowship by public Procession, in full regalia of
the Order it Waynesburg, Greene rounty. Pa.. on
Thursday, the 9.stti day of August next. The. tortloort
throughout the adjoining counties are reapectfullv and
cordially invited to attend and participate u ith us ill
celebrating the principles of our beloved order.
joSEPH TA YLOR,
JOSIAH TURNER,
JOSEPH PATER,
JOHN GA :11 BERT,
I 1.1.1 A ig ROGERS, 13. F. 11 ERRINGTON,
.1 lily l 6;titt-tr. Collifilittee of Invitation.
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP,
r ILIE
paitnership Imreionire existing between the un
dersigned. in the "Furniture Business," under the
firm of ATEN & PHEI. AN, is this day dissolved by
mutual consent. The business of' the firm will he set
tled at their warehouse by Mr. Atell. he being author
ized to settle in the name of the firm
runNxTURE.
`TIE IT rsigned will still c,.otinue the manufacture
j of aIPkIIIIIS of Furniture. and respecttulty solicits a
rnii tin:lance of the patronage so generously extended
the fate firm.
CUFF/ SPF. will be turntsued %Vita the greatest imssi—
Mr: dispatch ATEN.
Waynesburg, August 11180.
To Destroy--Rats, Roaches, &c.
To Destroy--dice, Moles, and Ants.
To Destroii—Bed- Bugs.
To Destroy—Moths in Furs, Cloths, &c.
To Destroy--Mosquitoes and Fleas.
To INxtroy--Insects on Plants and Fowls.
To Destro y--Insects on Animals, &.
To Destroy--Every form and specie of Vermin
ONLY nEmti'DiEs4 KNOWN.'
Destroys Instantly
EVERY FORM AND SPECIE' , " OF
kkAaaXfl
110USEKE EPERS—troubled with vermin need be
so no lone,. if they use •. CosTs Exterminatory.
We have used it to our satistiketiou, mill if a box cost
F. 5 We would have it. We have tried poisons, but
they effected nothing ; but "Cos - ras's" article knocks
the breath out olltats, Mice, Roaches. and Bed-Bugs,
quicker than w can write it. It is in treat demand all
over the country. —Medina [o.] Gazette.
"0 18tar's" Rat, Roach, &c. Exterminator,
"Costar's"
",Costar's" Bed-Bug Exterminator.
Costar's"
"Costar's" Electric Powder, forlnsects, &c,
n 25. 50c. AND $1 0:1 1101.1. N., BOTTLE ., AND FLAN:F9,
53 (H) AND 00 1 . 117.F.3 FOR PLANTATIONS,
SIM'S, BOATS. HOTELS, &C &C.
—So'd Everywhere —by
MI WIIOLNiALE IlifiL'iiorsrs iu 111 a large cities
AS'unie of the
Wholesale Agents in New York City.
shioffeliii Brothers & Co Harrah Risley & Kitchen
11. A Fa;lll.Stock, Boll& co I Bosh Gale & Robinson.
I)
. (3. & San Is & Co. IM. Ward, Close & Co.
Whcch•r & Hart. ' Niel( isttot) & Robhins.
AflOhwall. I I). S. Barnes & Co.
& Allen,
"Tall. Rue kel &
&
I'. U.
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Philadelphia, Pa.,
T. W. Dyoit & Co, I R. Shoemaker & Co.
B. A. Fa line,,rock & I Fren , h, Richards & Co
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Ind by PauccilsTs, a nocEr.. , . S:mtEira.Er-
ERS and RETAILERS generally in all
C=OUNTRY i'OWNS and
VILLAGE:3,
In the
UNITED STATES.
WA 'NESBURG, PA.
11:1 - .Sobi
ISAAC II 00 P R.
Alit! try c P STOREKEVPIMS, aMd itETAILERAI
Lener I ‘
• 7NTIIY LEE S “1. ( 1,1- 115 above
Or sus. ress orders direct-- it Prices,
Perm.. desired, 7•• t - • r lid for [1862]
•::is ig ReClll‘'id CI , I to
1 11 N zt. COSTAR.
PRINCIPAL. DELOT— 1•••.! limsADwAv, N. V.
Waynesburg, August 13, 11,62,
Administrator's Notice.
lETTERS of Administration having been granted to
.4 the undersigned upon the estate of James F. Linn,
dec'il, of Greene tp notice is hereby given to all per
sons knowing themselves; indebted to said estate to
strike immediate payment, and those having claims
”gairsl Ant same. affil present them duly authenticated
for settlement. .101 IN F. WRIGHT,
JEREMIAH STEWART,
Aug . . 13, *(l'2
SIKER IFF'S SALE.
- 100 V virtue of a lit of Fieri Macias, issued out of the
1.) Court of I ontinon Pleas of Greene county. and
0, we (trecred, them will he exposed to public sale at
the door of his Cunt :louse in Wa3 nesburg, on the
nth day of September next, at 5 o'Cock, p. m., the
ine property, viz : All the right, title, interest
and claim ot the Detendaiii. of. in. anti to, a certain
lot of ground situate upon the corner of Hight or Main
street and Mortis sweet, in the borough of Waynes
burg, adjoining lot of Wm. Campbell MI the E.• st ; an
alley 11l the South; Morris street on the West. and
Main or High street on the North : it heing the same
lot of ground otroctilted in the deed front the Adminis
trator's upon the estate of Jesse Pettit. deceased, to
11 I Iloulaworth ; uu which are erected a frame
dwelling house and tie 1 . .11 ndat ifTh for a stable.—
Also , alot or ground upon Ilte corner Of Morris street
and cherry alley. in said Rornuult—l,eing sixty feet or•.
said Mortis s reel, and sixty feet on said cherry alley.
and being 01l the North end of lot no. 153 in the plan
of said Borough.
Taken in execution as the property of Geo. Wright,
at the suit of Henry Lantz for use of .1. L. McConnell
THOMAS LUCAS, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office. Waynesburg. August 6, '62,
REGISTER'S NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons concerned.
that the follow ing Executors. Administrators and
Guardians have onsered their several accounts to be
published for settlement, at &;epteinher Term, 1862, and
that said acematas wit he filed scrim - dune to law, and
presented to the Orphan's Court for find county and
state of Pennsylvania. at said Term, on Wednesday,
the I7th day of Sept., at 2 o'clock p. 111., for confirma
tin and allowance
N Said accounts oust be nu file thirty days pm,.
ceding the sitting of the said Court. Those upon whom
citations have been issued wile please file their accounts
anti save trouble.
J1 . :4117.5 F. TEMPLE. Register.
The Account of John Lantz, Esq., Adin'r upon the
estate of Jacob il•adflird, dec'd.
The Account of John A. Murry, Adni'r of Elizabeth
Murry. dec'd.
The Account of Dr. Alexander Patton, Arlin'r upon
the estate of Isaac N. Tegarden, dee'd,
Account of McGovern, Guardian of
George Rex and John Rex, inith-r children of Charles
dee'd.
The Account nt Ezekiel Braden, Adio'r of Jonathan
Walton, dec'll.
Tic Account of John A. Stone, Adm'r of the Estate
or Samuel lim.ton, dec'd
The Final Account of the Hon. Illenjam in Ross, Execu
tor of Wm. H Huss, deceased.
July 30th, lea.
NOTICE TO BUILDERS.
RICHUILL SCHOOL DISTRICT, GREENE CO., P&.
BY a Resolution of the Board of School Directors at
said District, there will be exposed to sale on the
ground on Saturday, the 16th day of iugust, 1562, the
erection of two FRAME SCHOOL HOUSER in said
District. For further. particulars concerning said
Houses, apply to
A. ROSS, Secretary of said Board.
WIN MUDGE, Greene CO., Pa., Aug. h, 1862.
Ratites.
JUSTUS TEMPLE,
.1. A. .1. BUCHANAN,
D. W. BRADEN,
D. ft P. HASS,
ELI ATEN.
Z. W. PHELAN
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l•'. C. Wells & Co.
Lazelle. Marsh & Garner
Hall. Dixon h Co.
Conrad Fol.
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