memoirs of general william t. sherman-1-第58部分

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　　Colonels　Hicks　and　Worthington；　displayed　great　personal　courage。　　Colonel　Hicks　led　his　regiment　in　the　attack　on　Sunday；　and　received　a　wound；　which　it　is　feared　may　prove　mortal。　　He　is　a　brave　and　gallant　gentleman；　and　deserves　well　of　his　country。　　Lieutenant…Colonel　Walcutt；　of　the　Ohio　Forty…sixth；　was　severely　wounded　on　Sunday；　and　has　been　disabled　ever　since。　　My　second　brigade；　Colonel　Stuart；　was　detached　nearly　two　miles　from　my　headquarters。　　He　had　to　fight　his　own　battle　on　Sunday；　against　superior　numbers；　as　the　enemy　interposed　between　him　and　General　Prentiss　early　in　the　day。　Colonel　Stuart　was　wounded　severely；　and　yet　reported　for　duty　on　Monday　morning；　but　was　compelled　to　leave　during　the　day；　when　the　command　devolved　on　Colonel　T。　Kilby　Smith；　who　was　always　in　the　thickest　of　the；　fight；　and　led　the　brigade　handsomely。

I　have　not　yet　received　Colonel　Stuart's　report　of　the　operations　of　his　brigade　during　the　time　he　was　detached；　and　must　therefore　forbear　to　mention　names。　　Lieutenant…Colonel　Kyle；　of　the　Seventy…first；　was　mortally　wounded　on　Sunday；　but　the　regiment　itself　I　did　not　see；　as　only　a　small　fragment　of　it　was　with　the　brigade　when　it　joined　the　division　on　Monday　morning。　　Great　credit　is　due　the　fragments　of　men　of　the　disordered　regiments　who　kept　in　the　advance。　　I　observed　and　noticed　them；　but　until　the　brigadiers　and　colonels　make　their　reports；　I　cannot　venture　to　name　individuals；　but　will　in　due　season　notice　all　who　kept　in　our　front　line；　as　well　as　those　who　preferred　to　keep　back　near　the　steamboat…landing。　　I　will　also　send　a　full　list　of　the　killed；　wounded；　and　missing；　by　name；　rank；　company；　and　regiment。　　At　present　I　submit　the　result　in　figures：

＇Summary　of　General　Sherman's　detailed　　table：＇　Killed　。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。　　318　Wounded　。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。　1275　Missing　。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。　　441　Aggregate　loss　in　the　division：　2034

The　enemy　captured　seven　of　our　guns　on　Sunday；　but　on　Monday　we　recovered　seven；　not　the　identical　guns　we　had　lost；　but　enough　in　number　to　balance　the　account。　　At　the　time　of　recovering　our　camps　our　men　were　so　fatigued　that　we　could　not　follow　the　retreating　masses　of　the　enemy；　but　on　the　following　day　I　followed　up　with　Buckland's　and　Hildebrand's　brigade　for　six　miles；　the　result　of　which　I　have　already　reported。

Of　my　personal　staff；　I　can　only　speak　with　praise　and　thanks。　　I　think　they　smelled　as　much　gunpowder　and　heard　as　many　cannon…balls　and　bullets　as　must　satisfy　their　ambition。　　Captain　Hammond；　my　chief　of　staff；　though　in　feeble　health；　was　very　active　in　rallying　broken　troops；　encouraging　the　steadfast　and　aiding　to　form　the　lines　of　defense　and　attack。　　I　recommend　him　to　your　notice。　　Major　Sanger's　intelligence；　quick　perception；　and　rapid　execution；　were　of　very　great　value　to　me；　especially　in　bringing　into　line　the　batteries　that　cooperated　so　efficiently　in　our　movements。　　Captains　McCoy　and　Dayton；　aides…de…camp；　were　with　me　all　the　time；　carrying　orders；　and　acting　with　coolness；　spirit；　and　courage。　　To　Surgeon　Hartshorne　and　Dr。　L'Hommedieu　hundreds　of　wounded　men　are　indebted　for　the　kind　and　excellent　treatment　received　on　the　field　of　battle　and　in　the　various　temporary　hospitals　created　along　the　line　of　our　operations。　　They　worked　day　and　night；　and　did　not　rest　till　all　the　wounded　of　our　own　troops　as　well　as　of　the　enemy　were　in　safe　and　comfortable　shelter。　　To　Major　Taylor；　chief　of　artillery；　I　feel　under　deep　obligations；　for　his　good　sense　and　judgment　in　managing　the　batteries；　on　which　so　much　depended。　　I　inclose　his　report　and　indorse　his　recommendations。　　The　cavalry　of　my　command　kept　to　the　rear；　and　took　little　part　in　the　action；　but　it　would　have　been　madness　to　have　exposed　horses　to　the　musketry…fire　under　which　we　were　compelled　to　remain　from　Sunday　at　8　a。m。　till　Monday　at　4　p。m。　Captain　Kossack；　of　the　engineers；　was　with　me　all　the　time；　and　was　of　great　assistance。　　I　inclose　his　sketch　of　the　battle…　field；　which　is　the　best　I　have　seen；　and　which　will　enable　you　to　see　the　various　positions　occupied　by　my　division；　as　well　as　of　the　others　that　participated　in　the　battle。　　I　will　also　send　in；　during　the　day；　the　detailed　reports　of　my　brigadiers　and　colonels；　and　will　indorse　them　with　such　remarks　as　I　deem　proper。

I　am；　with　much　respect；　your　obedient　servant；

W。　T。　SHERMAN；　Brigadier…General　commanding　Fifth　Division。



HEADQUARTERS　FIFTH　DIVISION　Tuesday；　April　8；1862

Sir：　With　the　cavalry　placed　at　my　command　and　two　brigades　of　my　fatigued　troops；　I　went　this　morning　out　on　the　Corinth　road。　　One　after　another　of　the　abandoned　camps　of　the　enemy　lined　the　roads；　with　hospital　flags　for　their　protection；　at　all　we　found　more　or　less　wounded　and　dead　men。　　At　the　forks　of　the　road　I　found　the　head　of　General　T。　J。　Wood's　division　of　Buell's　Army。　　I　ordered　cavalry　to　examine　both　roads　lending　toward　Corinth；　and　found　the　enemy　on　both。　　Colonel　Dickey；　of　the　Fourth　Illinois　Cavalry；　asking　for　reenforcements；　I　ordered　General　Wood　to　advance　the　head　of　his　column　cautiously　on　the　left…hand　road；　while　I　conducted　the　head　of　the　third　brigade　of　my　division　up　the　right…hand　road。　　About　half　a　mile　from　the　forks　was　a　clear　field；　through　which　the　road　passed；　and；　immediately　beyond；　a　space　of　some　two　hundred　yards　of　fallen　timber；　and　beyond　that　an　extensive　rebel　camp。　　The　enemy's　cavalry　could　be　seen　in　this　camp；　after　reconnoiesance；　I　ordered　the　two　advance　companies　of　the　Ohio　Seventy…seventh；　Colonel　Hildebrand；　to　deploy　forward　as　skirmishers；　and　the　regiment　itself　forward　into　line；　with　an　interval　of　one　hundred　yards。　　In　this　order　we　advanced　cautiously　until　the　skirmishers　were　engaged。　　Taking　it　for　granted　this　disposition　would　clear　the　camp；　I　held　Colonel　Dickey's　Fourth　Illinois　Cavalry　ready　for　the　charge。　　The　enemy's　cavalry　came　down　boldly　at　a　charge；　led　by　General　Forrest　in　person；　breaking　through　our　line　of　skirmishers；　when　the　regiment　of　infantry；　without　cause；　broke；　threw　away　their　muskets；　and　fled。　　The　ground　was　admirably　adapted　for　a　defense　of　infantry　against　cavalry；　being　miry　and　covered　with　fallen　timber。

As　the　regiment　of　infantry　broke；　Dickey's　Cavalry　began　to　discharge　their　carbines；　and　fell　into　disorder。　　I　instantly　sent　orders　to　the　rear　for　the　brigade　to　form　line　of　battle；　which　was　promptly　executed。　　The　broken　infantry　and　cavalry　rallied　on　this　line；　and；　as　the　enemy's　cavalry　came　to　it；　our　cavalry　in　turn　charged　and　drove　them　from　the　field。　　I　advanced　the　entire　brigade　over　the　same　ground　and　sent　Colonel　Dickey's　cavalry　a　mile　farther　on　the　road。　　On　examining　the　ground　which　had　been　occupied　by　the　Seventy…seventh　Ohio；　we　found　fifteen　of　our　men　dead　and　about　twenty…five　wounded。　　I　sent　for　wagons　and　had　all　the　wounded　carried　back　to　camp；　and　caused　the　dead　to　be　buried；　also　the　whole　rebel　camp　to　be　destroyed。

Here　we　found　much　ammunition　for　field…pieces；　which　was　destroyed；　also　two　caissons；　and　a　general　hospital；　with　about　two　hundred　and　eighty　Confederate　wounded；　and　about　fifty　of　our　own　wounded　men。　　Not　having　the　means　of　bringing　them　off；　Colonel　Dickey；　by　my　orders；　took　a　surrender；　signed　by　the　medical　director　（Lyle）　and　by　all　the　attending　surgeons；　and　a　pledge　to　report　themselves　to　you　as　prisoners　of　war；　also　a　pledge　that　our　wounded　should　be　carefully　attended　to；　and　surrendered　to　us　to…morrow　as　soon　as　ambulances　could　go　out。　　I　inclose　this　written　document；　and　request　that　you　cause　wagons　or　ambulances　for　our　wounded　to　be　sent　to…morrow；　and　that　wagons'　be　sent　to　bring　in　the　many　tents　belonging　to　us　which　are　pitched　along　the　road　for　four　miles　out。　　I　did　not　destroy　them；　because　I　knew　the　enemy　could　not　move　them。　　The　roads　are　very　bad；　and　are　strewed　with　abandoned　wagons；　ambulances；　and　limber…boxes。　　The　enemy　has　succeeded　in　carrying　off　the　guns；　but　has　crippled　his　batteries　by　abandoning　the　hind　limber…boxes　of　at　least　twenty　caissons。　　I　am　satisfied　the　enemy's　infantry　and　artillery　passed　Lick　Creek　this　morning；　traveling　all　of　last　night；　and　that　he　left　to　his　rear　all　his　cavalry；　which　has　protected　his　retreat；　but　signs　of　confusion　and　disorder　mark　the　whole　road。　　The　check　sustained　by　us　at　the　fallen　timber　delayed　our　advance；　so　that　night　came　upon　us　before　the　wounded　were　provided　for　and　the　dead　buried；　and　our　troops　being　fagged　out　by　three　days'　hard　fighting；　exposure；　and　privation；　I　ordered　them　back　to　their　camps；　where　they　now　are。

I　have　the　honor　to　be；　your　obedient　servant；

W。T。　SHERMAN　Brigadier…General　commanding　Division。


General　Grant　did　not　make　an　official　report　of　the　battle　of　Shiloh；　but　all　its　incidents　and　events　were　covered　by　the　reports　of　division　commanders　and　Subordinates。　　Probably　no　single　battle　of　the　war　gave　rise　to　such　wild　and　damaging　reports。　　It　was　publicly　asserted　at　the　North　that　our　army　was　taken　completely　by　surprise；　that　the　rebels　caught　us　in　our　tents；　bayoneted　the　men　in　their　beds；　that　General　Grant　was　drunk；　that　Buell's　opportune　arrival　saved　the　Army　of　the　Tennessee　from　utter　annihilation；　etc。　　These　reports　were　in　a　measure　sustained　by　the　published　opinions　of　Generals　Buell；　Nelson；　and　others；　who　had　reached　the　steamboat…landing　from　the　east；　just　before　nightfall　of　the　6th；　when　there　was　a　large　crowd　of　frightened；　stampeded　men；　who　clamored　and　declared　that　our　army　was　all　destroyed　and　beaten。　　Personally　I　saw　General　Grant；　who　with　his　staff　visited　me　about　10　a。m。　　of　the　6th；　when　we　were　desperately　engaged。　　But　we　had　checked　the　headlong　assault　of　our　enemy；　and　then　held　our　ground。　　This　gave　him　great　satisfaction；　and　he　told　me　that　things　did　not　look　as　well　over　on　the　left。　　He　also　told　me　that　on　his　way　up　from　Savannah　that　morning　he　had　stopped　at　Crump's　Landing；　and　had　ordered　Lew　Wallace's　division　to　cross　over　Snake　Creek；　so　as　to　come　up　on　my　right；　telling　me　to　look　out　for　him。　　He　came　again　just　before　dark；　and　described　the　last　assault　made　by　the　rebels　at　the　r