Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-04-15
The Battle on the Tennessee.
st. Louis. Anil 10.

CAIRO IN relation to the battle at Pittsburg |
Landing, Tennessee:
The disposition of the Confederates in |
the attack was in the form Of a letter v
The point penetrated Prentiss' division,
which consisted of raw recruits who could
not stand the shock, and fell back, causing
great confusion among our troops on the
left.
This charge would have resulted in turn.
ing our left wing. and the capture of a
large sportion of Prentiss' and Sherman's
divisions, but for the gunbOsts Tyler and
Lexington, which beat the enemy back by
firing into his ranks shot and she'll
Great blame is attached to Generals
Prentiss and Sherman, who, it j. said, had
no scouts out, and only very small pick
ct guard. Information Of the approach Of
the rebel army is said to have been given
to those Generals by persons from the coun-
try, but it was disregarded, and no prepar-
atoms made to receive the enemy.
Sherman was on the left; Prentiss was
next to him Generals Hurlbut and Me-
Clernand occupied the centre; General
Sherman held the right.
The onset of the rebels was terrible. 1t
was received first by Prentiss and Sherman.
BY 10 o'clock q. M, our whole line, from
right to left, was engaged. Our lice was
five miles back Of Pittsburg, and we we're
driven back to the river. The slaughter
was great, and officers who participated at
Fort Donelson say that fight in no way
compares with this in ferceness.
The gunboats continued firing all Of
Sunday night.
At 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon, General
Buell. marched to Pittsburg from Savannah.
About this time q great portion Of his com.
mand reached the river opposite Plttsburg
and rent the air with cheers This irspir-
ed our men Who mad been driven back with
fury during the day, and the tide Of affairs
changed.
A large body of Buell's force were
crossed Sunday evening and night, by IF
teen or twenty transports.
Sunday night Gen. Lew. Wallace got up
from Crumps landing with 10000 men,
With this reinforcement the fight was re-
newed on Monday morning, and ragged the
hottest from to 2 p. M. 10y which time o
! force of 40 600 men from BuelPs army had
crossed the river at Pittsburg.
| One ravine between Hurlbut's and Prem
\ tiss' divisions is said to have been literally
! filled with dead rebols.
| Rebel prisoners say they had orders to
| Their officers fought in disguise, ours ia
| their uniforms, which was the cause II
their icing distinguished aud SO many Of
them killed
OTHER DISPATCHES.
Cairo, April 10.
Our informaDts left the battle field on
! Wednesday morning at five o'clock. The
rebels attacked General b. NJ. Pren;iss'
| Brigade at six o'clock on Sunday morning..
while eating breakfast. 1t consisted Of
| the
els; Ill;nois-Col Fry.
l6;h WIsconsin-Col. benjamin Allen.
2ith Indiaua-Col. \, F. uovey.
list OhiU-Col. Rodney Mason.
| The rebels are said to be 100 600 strong.
/ General Prentiss had no artillery. His
! brigade was cut to vices and forced to re-
/ tire, with General Plentiss and many 9TH
/ ers prisoners.
At twelve m. the entire line was ferccly
engaged. bnt in full retreat.
At J o'clock the enemy had taken
Schwartz's battery, 6 guns; Dressei's bat
terry, . guns; (all Illinois batteries y 9
rliied 80 Founders Of an Ohio battery, and
6 guns Of another Ohio battery, name no;
( given.
Thousands Of our soldiers had taken re-.
luge under the bank of the river, and Ut
teIly refused to fight In fact they could
not, for cfhcers aud men were in inextrica-
Tie coniusign. The army seemed utterly
Cemoralizel
General Mitchell's division, which had
made forced march from SheIbysille,
| about this tine arrived on the ornosIte
bank with Is 600 men. ard were ferricd
across during the evening aud night.
/ The Federal guntoa,s Lexington and ~
Ter opened Tremendous fire of eheil up1n
the enemy and kept it up every half hour
during the night, saving the army from
utter rain. They sci the woods on FIRE. and
mary Of the dead rebels vere burned
AT ? m. the firing generally ceased. Al
midnight the rebels attempted t. uiant o
battery within 300 yards of cur siege guns.
bot they were driyed back by the gunb1ats
and siege guns, supported by three resi-
| ments Of MitcheiPs division.
/ Our Informant persists in estimating our
loss on Sunday at 1900 killed ard 1900
wounded as a low figure. Itwas undoubt
! edlv tremendous.
Monday, during the night, the rebel.
were reinforced by Price and Van Dam.
IRON Arkansas, with very large force.