Tuesday, April 10, 2012

1862 April 11 Staunton, Va.

[from the diary of Joseph A. Waddell, former owner and editor of the Staunton Spectator and civilian employee of the Quartermaster Department]

Friday night, April 11, 1862.

The first news I heard this morning was that the
"Virginia" had come out again from Norfolk, and
was playing havoc amongst the Yankee rebels. Next
Legh came in, with a glowing face, and told me that
a dispatch had come saying that we had beat the ene-
my again near Corinth. The dispatch was from
A. R. Boteler, M. C. to Gen. Jackson, as follows:
"Gen. Beauregard has obtained another glorious vic-
tory near Corinth. The Yankee army completely
routed, and Gen. Buell killed." Every body was in a
good humor. But in the evening a dispatch came which
indicates that the vic our success was not decisive
It states that a two days' truce, to bury the dead, was
agreed to and of course neither party had undisputed
possession of the field. To-night we received the mails
for the last four days. The papers newspaper ac-
counts of the first battle near Corinth are not as
favorable to us as first represented.

MSS 38-258

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