The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-04-12

Of this class of troops were being now en-
listed The resolution was adopted.
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More Details 81 the hattie.
[Tribune's Dispatch.
Cairo, April 10.
We are just beginning to get some re-
liable details from the great battle of Pitts
burgh. From several gentlemen who we're
on the field afterwards, or in the fight, the
following arc gathered and sent without
any reference to their agreement or 9TH
erwise with dispatches heretofore given
you. Our informants left the battle field
on Wednesday morning at 8 O'Clock.
| The rebels attacked Prentiss' brigade
at 9 O'Clock on Sunday morning while
eating breakfast. X consisted OF the 6lst
Illinois, Col. Fry, 10Th Wisconsin, Gath
Indiana, and lst Ohio.
The rebels we're said to be 10000
strong.
Prsntiss had no artillery. His brigade
was cut to pieces and forced to retire, with
Prentiss and many others prisoners.
At IL m. the entire line was 6crcely
engaged, but in full retreat. At 4o'clock
the enemy bad taken Swartz's battery Of
six guns, DIesden's battery of four guns,
Waterhouse's battery Of two rifed guns,
Fifth Ohio battery of six guns, and an
other Ohio battery, name not given.
Thousands of our soldiers had taken
refuge under the bank Of the river and
utterly refused to fight. In fact they
could not, for officers and men were in
inextricable confusion. The army seem.
ed utterly demoralized. Gen. Mitchell's
division about this time arrived on the
opposite bank with $4,000 men and were
ferried across during the eve and night
The gunboats Lexington end Tyler open.
cd tremendous FIRE of shell upon the
enemy, and kept it up every half hour
during the night saving the army from ut
ter ruin. They set the woods on FIRE and
many Of the dead rebels were burned
At Z the firing generally ceased. At mid
night the rebels attempted to plant bat
terry within three hundred yards Of oul
ssige guns, but they were driven back BY
the gunboats and seige guns supported BY
three regimsnts Of Mitchelps division.
Our infornants persist in estimating
our loss on Sunday at 5000 killed ant
5000 wounded us fair figure. It VA
: undoubtedly tremendous. Monday durin,
the night the rebels were reinforced b,
Price and Van Dorm from Ark, with
very large force. Gen. Lew Wallac
! came up from Crump's Landing with tn
: 18th and Esd Ind, 44th Ill's, Sth Mo,
= and Willard battery, and in the morn
2 ing attacked 6ercely the left wing Of tn
!. = enemy. They went into the fight on tn
= double quick with tremendous shouts an
= : did terrible execution. By 10 o'cloc
= they had driven the rebels back two mile.
J; The battery performed prodigies Of valol
About 10 the rebels were reinforced, an
> for few minutes our gallant boys wer
forced TO yield. The other divisions I
: Buell's army now appeared and at one
. tbecame fully engaged, and for two hon1
al the destructive elements Of earth seen
J. ed striving tor the mastery on that fat,
field. Southern chivalry proved no mate
! for the unainchiDg courage Of our arm
of freedom and the rebels fed in all dire,
|, tons. Some 1900, mostly cavalry, y,
) der Gen. Buell., followed the fugitive fo'
! taking thousands Of prisoners and smith
without mercy those who would not su
!. render. He was reported to have take
!. Corinth with all its immense stores ,
: arms and ammunition.
!. Carson, the scout, had his head torn Q
, on Monday BY round shot.
:. The rebel troops are mostly from Lo,
= isiana, Texas and Mississippi, with man
= fiom Georgia and Alabama. They fougl
= like tigers.
III Our inforinants could ride through Ii
!. battle where our forces were posted, b,
e the dead were 50 thick in the enemy
!. lines that they could not do it. The
! assure u that the rebels occupied OF
Z camps on Sunday night, and took care
our sick and wounded, but destroys
= nothing, expecting confidently 10 Ia,
our entire army the next day. The
Thought the battie already won
On Sunday Gen AcCiernand cut h
way through the enemy that had SURROUND
It cd him. Most Of his troops behaved wit
ofl great gallantry, but the SD Ohio was o
d dered to the rear IN disgrace for refusin
. to fight. Capt. Harvey, Of Bloomington
h lila, i among the killed.
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