Watertown Republican

Their Bravery.

We have yet to hear of the least indication of cowardice exhibited by any of our officers in command at the late fight on the Tennessee. In allowing themselves to be surprised they committed an unpardonable military mistake, but when the fight commenced, every officer in the army, from the commanding General down to the Lieutenants and Sergeants, showed themselves brave and fearless.

And none of the regiments can really be charged with cowardice. It is true that, from the suddenness and severity of the attack, some of the less experienced regiments faltered, and one or two even ran away; but too much must not be expected of raw troops when hard pressed by an overwhelming force. All things considered, our officers and men at Pittsburg Landing behaved themselves as well as could have been expected under the circumstances, and most of them exhibited a degree of heroic pluck that would compare favorably with the behavior in action of any army that has ever been engaged in the battles of the world.

The more we hear of the terrific character of this terrible battle, the more we wonder that our forces were not completely routed. The fact that the rebels had actually won the field, and then ingloriously lost it, destroys much of the prestige of Beauregard as a great General.—Chicago Journal.