The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-14
The Battle of Pittsburgh Landing.

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The Chicago Tribune reporter, who has re-
turned from Pittsburgh Landing, furnishes the
following
TAYLOR 3 and Waterhouse' batteries supper
ted by the 23d H., 777th and 53d Ono reg
ments. were first in the fight. Both the ONO
regiments ran-the 77th without firing gun
leaving Waterhouse without any support. tie
fought half an hour however, retiring with
of bis guns. He was wounded IN the thigh by
d luini. bail bar not fatally. His battery Is
badly cut up.
Taylors battery continued to fight, support
ed splo,dldly by the Illinois regiment until he
and his support were outhankd on both sides
He then retired through cross fire, having but
| | man killed and II wounded.
| Meantime Waterhouse with his guns took
up a second position supported by the 2nd bril-
slde Of McClernand's division, composed of the
! 18th, 2Oth, 10th, and 4Sth H., Col, Marsh com.
manding.
During the forenoon they were compelled to
retire through their own encampment with
| heavy loss in5o some woods where they formed
u second inc Of battle. An advance was then
ordered By Gen. McClernand. A hundred rods
! advance brougho them in sight Of the rebels.
Here commenced one OF the most tiercely con-
rested engagements OF the day. resulting in the
repulse Of the enemy who We're driven back
through our encampments. At this point the
! enemy met reintOrcements and our ammunition
beng out, Col. Marsh gave the command t.
give place to another brigade. They were howl
ever, compelled to retreat within hall Il mile 90
the river. AT this moment the gunboats opened
fire. throwing shells over the heads OF our men
aud covered >he ground in every direction with
rebel slain.
Taylor's battery again took IA position on the
parade ground IT the LIST division aud opened on
the rebel battery, placed 500 yards distant and
Il splendid artillery duel took place. The rebel
battery WAS >lenced and their calsson blown up.
Taylor battery was then ordered into reserve.
During the tight several Mississippi regiments
who had arrived Saturday night came into the
| Gght at doublequick, but Were almost immedi-
ately repulsed.
On Monday t; Michigan battery captured the
day before was retaken by the 10th W iseonsn
III: fight alter taking TINS battery was conduct-
Cd in person by Gen. Beauregard. la his etIor IS
to recover 1t ile was wounded IL the arm. lie was
successful! IN taking it, bat iG was taken from
Aia. 1t was captured and recaptured not less
! than SIX Jlmes.
Company y. Chicago Light Artillery, who
wero So severely handled on the first day, were
only able to man three guns on Monday, but
with these, after d desperate contest, they sue
ceeded completely IN sliencing and capturing a
re6et battery oi SIX guns. Fney were, however
compelled 10 abandon It from lack OF horses to
draw II of. Their own pieces were brought of
! by hand, The general retreat Of the enemy
commenced at dark on Monday, our cavalry iol-
lowing them until the horses were tired out.
Buy ior the almost impossible condition OF the
roads, the rOuJ would have been made complete
ana we could have carried their entrenched
camp at CJrlnth. 1t would oe impossible, on
account of the condition Of The roads to do 1t
now for some days.
The rebel artillery was superior to ours
Their small arms we're almost equal.
The rebel loss was Is, 600 killed and wound
ed. Ours was 10000. These will be found
moderate estimates. The enemy have taken
more prisoners than we.
The 9Th Iowa was captured en- masse.
When the reporter left Wednesday morning
our advance, which had been pursuing the re6,
els had only occupied the ground formerly held
by the e:emy, half way between Pittsburgh and
Coribth. The enemy are still slrainiug every
nerve to get in reiniorccmenls, and bloody work
must yet occur before We drive them from their
position
The Times SPECIAL says: The responsibility
OF the surprise rests with the commanding Off
GER On Friday Il large force of rebel cavalry
appeared within sight Of our lines, and remained
there, but Gen. Shurman, who occupied the ad
vance, had been ordered not to bring OH an
engagement, consequently he did not send over
a corresponding force to meet them. They re-
malned in this position until Sunday morning
Iney served as IL screen behind which Gen.
Beauregard formed his troops into line of battle
undiscovered.
When the attack was first made, the SD
9th, list and 18th Ohio regiments displayed
inexcusable ineffciency. The latter fled without
firing gun. The Others fired one or two rounds
and then cowardly fled. These regiments left
the point undefended and the enemy immediate.
| ly closed IN and surrounded the more advanced
regiments. 1t is also stated that the 18th Wis
con,ln and the 10th Iowa fed after firing two or
three rounds
When the enemy fled they burned all their
wagons and left their wounded behind. all of
whom are prisoners.
The WAREHOUSE battery lost killed and Ii
wounded. Wizards Chicago battery had 5
killed and 80 wounded.
One OF the New Orleans regiments, 4" Louisi-
ana Tigers y were almost entirely left on the
Held, either killed or wounded. They were near
ly all wealthy men and dressed in the Zouaye
uniform.
Beauregard intended to make his attack two
days previously but extraordinary rains lmpcded
his progress and delayed his arrival Had the
attack been made ut the time intended, Gen.
Buell. could not possibly have reached in time
to save us from de.sat.