, 1862-04-11

forced, anu lot 1eH minutes our gallAnE pDyB
were forced to yield. The other divisions g:
Buel1s army now appeared, and at once be-
came fully engaged, and for two hours all the
destructive elements Of earth seemed stri-
wing for the mastery on that fatal field.
Southern chiTulry proved no match for~.hc
undinchipg courage Of the army Of freedom,
and the rebels fed In all directions. With
some 1a,oo0 troops, mostly cavalry,
General Buell. followed the fugitive foe,
taking thousands Of prisoners, and sua1-
ting without merry those who would
not surrender. He is reported to have taken
Corinth with all its immense stores of arms
and ammunition. Carson, the scout, had his
head torn of On Menday by & round shot.
The rebel troops were mostly from Louisiana,
Texas and Mississippi, with many from Geo1-
gin and Alabama They fought like tigers.
Our informants could ride through the battle
field where ou1 forces were posted, but the
dead were so thick in the euemy's line that
they could not do it. They assure us that the
rebels occupied our camps on Monday night,
took care Of our sick and wounded, and des-
troyed nothing, expecting confidently to has our
enti7e army The next day. They thought tie bat-
Tie already .ron.
On Sunday, Gen. McClernand cut his why
through the enemy that had surrounded him.
Most Of his troops behaved with great gallant
~, but the SD Ohio, Col. Appler, WAS order
ed to the rear in disgrace foz refusing to fight
Capt. Harvey, Of Bloomington, Ill. Is among
the killed.
Our ipformants were assured, by those who
knew him, that John G. Breckenridge was ta-
ken prisoner. They SAT- him pass to the Cen
eraps quarters. 1t is impossible, as ret, to
get lists Of the killed and wounded.
The Chicago delegation Of physicians and
nurses, arrived this morning, and have gone
| to Pittsburgh in the hospital steamez Lou
isiaua:
| Dr.. McVickar is here awaiting the arrival OF
! Gov. Yates, on the steamer from Quincy, to
| see specially to the Illinois wotnded soldiers,
and will establish depot hospital here for Our
sick and wounded. No official dispatches re-
ceivcd here this morning.
+, Gen. HaIleck and staff arrived this morn
ing from st. Louis. A salute WAS fired from
Fort Cairo in his honor. He left this fore
rcon at 10 o'clock upon the steamear Co nti
mental up the Tennessee, to take tie field il
person.
Assistant Secretary Scott bas gone down II
Island No. 10, instead Of going up the Ten
Dessee as was his intention.
! The Island No. 10 prisoners arc expecte
tomorrow. They will be divided between
Springfield, Chicago and Wisconsin.
Two hundred and seventy OF the rebel off
GERS arc to he sent to Columbus. Thirty off
Gers, graduates Of West Point, will be sent
Fort Warren.
Gov. Yates will arrive tonight with abou
I 100 surgeons and nurses en- route for tho Te1
ncsee BiTer to 1eok after wounded soldiers.
t The surgeons and nurses from Chicago
! seventy in nunber-arriyed by special trai
+ this morning and were placed by Gen. stron
Oh board the hospital boat Louisiana aud di
, ! patched at once up the Tennessee.
, Gov. Norton, OF Ind, telegraphs &c!
? Strong thGt thirty or forty surgeons Wou
: leave in specia1 boat from Evansville f
Pittsbuzg, Tenn, this evening. Other del
gatious Of surgeons and nurses from varioi
:, Sanitary Commissions in niineis Will arri
!. in the morning and will be sent forwa
i | promptly to Pittsbu1g.
q | To the Associated PresS.I
: CAIRO, April 10, 1852
A man who arrived here to-day says t.
:, enemy adopted ruse to surprise our force
:. Pittsburg. In making the first attack, tn
. / head columns not only carried the stars q
- stripes, but wore the uniform Of the Fedel
! officers and soldiers.
:. Gen. Albert 8. johnson is certainly killt
- hn his hr11- md q
heard the fact commented Oh throughout
- camp. Gen. Bragg is reported killed a
8 John G. Breckinridge prisoner, but unrel
= bic.
Provisional Governor Johnson Of Kentuc
- is mortally wounded and prisoner. It
- also reported that Gen. PEentiss, zsAo r
1e taken prisoner the first dny, eeeaned in
- confusion Of the retreat The next day.
:, Our total loss in killed, wounded and mi
~ ing is about 1000, aud this is thu estimate
~ the military commanders who were in the
- gagemert. OF these about 1900 were tai
- prisoners, and the balance were killed (
- wounded, in tile usual proportion. Gene
Wallace, Of Ottawa, was reported killed, a
;, was deemed impossible for him to lire bu
~ few moments after the close OF the fight,
ei- he was not only living on Wednesday, but
~ proving rapidly.
= Gen. Halleck passed Cairo, on his va!
e Pittsbnrg, at ten O'Clock this maxssngg.
~ Near 1000 prisoners arc expected up f
'at :Island No. 10 tonight. Of these, 1,5oo VII
II to Chicago 900 to Springfield and the balls
to Wisconsin and Columbus, except twe1
~ five or thirty officers, who will 60 to
~ Warren.
~ No lists Of he.kled and wounded Of
.ns regiment OF company have been received
49, as yet.
sn' Every preparation possible Is being II
:. forthe reception and care Of our >wounde
tss ", this point, The following is list Of
80 killed and wounded officers so far as b
~ from; - :''''i = -
j KnIrp--Col Pegrarn, acting nrigs
General; Colonel Ellis, 10Th nlipofs; Ii
:, Colonel Canfeld, nd Ohio; Col KYLE,
'h,o = | Indiana; Col Dasis, 46th Illinois, wou,
~ and since deah} Capt. Carson, Gen. Or.
49, scout; Capt. Preston Morton, Capt. N
~ 18th Illinois; Capt. Mace, 18th Illinois; {
oa+ Carter, 18th Illinois; Msjor Page, 57sh
,r;.o noiH.
WoUnDED.-Gcn. ". Il. L. Wallaces,
eerously: Gen. IT. 7. Sherman, slightly;
~, on sweeney, Acting Brigadier General, eerio,
1ne Col. Dayeia stnart, acting Bhgadier Ger
n,1- ,., dangerously; Col. CHARLES Graft, s1st
11e nos, acting Brig~dier GeneEal; Col L
- ". Haynie, 18th Illinois; Col. McHenry,
Kentucky; Lieut.. coIoRel Morgan,
1ndtaps, Col Mason, 71ss Ohio; Major Z
,nr 18th Illinois, acting Uolons1, fatally; 4
,ade Neyins, 1Ita: Illinois Col Josr Logan,
sith Illinois, serious.5!' .:' -:
5. c11ao,, Apl 1G:-Pattzca1ars axa' i IN,
en- from Pittsbarg bouny bringing u1ore incid
- Of the battle.. Your Chicago batteries ga
=; new: laurels fn the struggle, Tay1crs 6al
rE's did fearful e1Rcution- Their. praise |
ms: the mouth of every one. Waferhouse9s
.s1.- tay Was in the first attack, and Was basiI1
es}i up-ho1ses mostly Killed. Taylor Is sai
ID 81 have projected his men by -pecu}ist n
ven |. meuts that dealt destruction to tha enaIni
laoa !: Company a. Chicago Light ArduerY, d
r command 81 Peter Eood, WIS in The ha,
Of the" fight, and performed wonders.
rofS1 feats could not have heM surpassed. F..
fnn:.ssE TAyIor's battery followed the aaemy q!
miles Of CofiRth: ~.;-r>::: ~ -.:.7;S
!| III The 18th Illinois re8h4ent; undM CONN
ae g LOT Colonel Ellis, was badly cut ap.- Aot
lime Tits ted affeera vera killed -a1egng.
: 5xs1e ;st st Gsl Ealls Major aae4s eaPs: n
aaaix Col. Davis Of F1eepcrt; xaa, she*, thti