, 1862-04-14
ERGM CAIRO.
nIed and NouE 6led in Wood,x
5Ms;1S 5s;1So battery, Co. A, lst Illinois
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune !

A~s~e'a1 etstsaecn 70 Inc Chicago Tribune!
CAIRO, April Is, 1862,
Il complete list Of the casualties to Co. 4.
Chicago Light Artillery, is as follows:
h1ffed-Scrgt- J. D. Powell, Corpor51 FL
Aussen' u r. fainunl, John Flanagan
buried on the field, with graves marked BY
N. G. clsrk=on, father of Rev. Dr.. Cla1ason.
Of Chicago, and agent of the Sanitary Com
mittee
Hotntisd-scriously: Chas. B. Kimba1I-
John shaffcr, n. C. Green, 0. Williams. q
L. Whiting, Paddock.
Hon"tftd-slightly: Lieut.. George Nc
Cegg, By spent ball, in the breast; CORPORAL
c. r. Crandall, ". Wilcox, Tbos. Benton.
Frank D. Smith, Tim Lynch, D. Wilcox. G..
C. Nelson, Hunburger, ". G. Brown, Crccker.
a. '. Pitts, q. Pond, II. Hawks, J. Farrall,
A.J. Baily, A. C. Hale, N. Dooling, Lewis
jacobs, Sam Durkcc. The wounded are sill
vel cared for, and are in good spirits. The
company had IS horses killd and s wounded.
t1Sc1SSA11, April 12.-The Gd=ette's Pitts
burg correspondent says the sum and sub
s'aEce ot the battle on Sunday II. we were
pushed hom disaster to disaster till we lost
cvery division camp we had, and were driven
within half mile of the Landing, when the
ap;reach Of night and the time! ! aid Of the
euneoats md the tremendous efforts Of our
aEllusrlsts, and Buelrs approach, saved us.
On Monday, after nine {9) hoQrs' hard fiphf.
lug, we simply resained what We had LOST on
Sunday. @s Va
Not Division advanced half q mile bcyond
our Old camps on Monday, except Lew. Wal
laee's. M The lowest estimate places our loss in
from 3, 900 to 4,0co. The rebel loss in Killed
and wounded is probably 4 thousand
more. The rebels in their retreat len acrea
covered with their dead, whom they had car
RED TO the rear, and destroyed the heavy
supply trains they had brought up.
ST; LOUIS, April 12.-Major Mcdonald Of
the stA Missouri arrived here last night from
Pittsbnrg Landing. He confirms the death Of
=. :, Johnston, and was told By prisoner-a
Lientenant-tliat Bushrod johnson. who made
hls cscane from Fort Donelson, was also
kliled- He thinks all reports about Beaure-
the New Orleans Creole battalion taken pris-
cner, made speech on Saturday before the
Dattle, IN which he stated to the soldiers that
The result was a sure thing, and could not faiI.
Rnsy1 Rnhey would s capture Grants army, then whip
lost the day, he said they might as well iay
down their arms and 80 home. The story 81
the escape Of Gen. Prcntiss is not true. The
greater part Of his brigade were taken priso-
neTs r. carry IN the fight Of Tuesday.
me Eunboats did fine work, aud probably
saved 9nr army FROM total disaster on sun
day. The beginning Of the fight on Sunday
was complete surprise, many officers aud
soldiers being overtaken in theiz tents and
slaughtered or taken prisoners.
Gen smith was not in the fight, hut lying
sick at Savannah, not being able to get out q
bed.
Our forces on Sunday were not over 5000
men, and the cnemy's not less than 5000.
Arebel Quartelnaster SAYS &, 600 rations were
days fight was not half SO desperate as the
first The rebels soon gave way before fresh
troops. The pursuit Eas not continued far,
MAJOR Mcdonald thinks our killed at least
1,o00, and wounded 1900. He says 14O0 OF
lt3D rebel wounded we're left on the field, and
thinks their killed amount to 5000 besides the
wounded. We did not take more than 500
prisoners. Major Mcdonald thinks Beaure-
gard is not prepared to make 8 stand at
Gorintl, and If pushed will retreat to Jackson.
Mics.