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Robert Underwood Johnson, Clarence Clough Buell, Battles and Leaders of the Civil War: The Opening Battles. Volume 1. 224 2 Browse Search
Alfred Roman, The military operations of General Beauregard in the war between the states, 1861 to 1865 172 2 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 153 117 Browse Search
Colonel William Preston Johnston, The Life of General Albert Sidney Johnston : His Service in the Armies of the United States, the Republic of Texas, and the Confederate States. 152 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 136 14 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 132 12 Browse Search
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Chapter XXII: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Mississippi, North Alabama, and Southwest Virginia. March 4-June 10, 1862., Part II: Correspondence, Orders, and Returns. (ed. Lieut. Col. Robert N. Scott) 86 4 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Military history of Ulysses S. Grant from April 1861 to April 1865. Volume 1 80 2 Browse Search
Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant 78 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 2. 78 0 Browse Search
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, no one can tell what a day may bring forth in Virginia. One of those battle scenes lies in the northeast corner of the rebel Confederacy, and the other in the southwest. Our Generals will probable move to the attack at both points nearly at the same time, in order to prevent either of the rebel armies reinforcing each other. The intelligence of yesterday from Cairo stated that on Thursday a skirmish took place between the advance guards of the rebel and national troops between Pittsburg Landing and Corinth, and the rebels were driven back towards the latter point, whilst Gen. Halleck was pushing his whole army vigorously forward. The dispatch informed us that Mr. Stevenson, of Danville, Ill, who accompanied the advance towards Corinth, says he heard the constant rattle of cars and the sounding of steam whistles towards Memphis, and concluded that the rebels were retreating there. The conclusion does not logically follow from the premises. The rattle of the cars and the sou
lunteer regiments of Illinois, embracing at first some 70,000 names, have sustained a loss of at least 10,000 in killed or disabled since recruiting was stopped. Adjutant-General Fuller, in his report to Gov. Yates last December, showed that while very few of our regiments had a maximum number, many more fell below the minimum, and that the average of all would not, at that time, exceed $80 men to a regiment. Since December the Illinois volunteers have seen their hardest service, at Pittsburg Landing, Fort Donelson, Pea Ridge, &c; and their previous deficiencies not having been made up, (under an order of the War Department to cause recruiting.) it now becomes a serious question what shall be done. There are regiments now up the Tennessee who are unable to muster more than 800 effective mon. We believe there are very few Illinois regiments in Halleck's column stronger than 700 men.--If it be not the policy of the General Government to permit these to be filled up — as there are th