The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-04-16
THE REBELS ROUTED.

are SO numerous ana cOatraQlcIoTY IudL
it is almost impossible to get anything
like an intelligible and reliable statement.
AL, however, appear to agree upon these
points the Rebels, with much superior
force, attacked our army of 38, 900 under
Grant, at Pittsburg Landing, where it
was encamped, waiting for reiaforcements
with which to attack Corinth The Re-
bells, knowing the designs and compare,
tirely small number of our army, Surpris-
j. early Sunday morning. Our forces
soon rallied, overcame the surprise and
fought all day with the greatest bravery,
repulsing and being repu!sed, ,and at night
the battle ceased with the Rebels occu-
pying the camps of the Federal army
thus far the Rebels being victorious. The
Rebels were said to number nearly 5000,
double our army. During the night
and early the next morning, Gen. Buell.
arrived with re-enforc ements, opened the
battle with fresh troops, and at 3, P. NJ,
the rebels retreated to Corinth, where the
next battle of the West will be fought
CAIRO, Thursday, April 10.
Our loss at the sangulnary battle near
Pittsburg, is officially reported at 1000
killed and wounded The loss of the
enemy is much greater. They were ut
terly routed, after the most determined
and desperate resistance, on the second
day. Albert Sidney Johnston's body
was found on the field after the rebels had
run aud left everything calculated to I'm.
pede their flight.
An arrival from Pittsburg Landing
says that the Rebels, in making the first
attack on Sunday morning, carried the
Stars and Stripes, and wore the Union
uniform.
Gen. Bragg is reported to have been
killed. Provisional Governor Johnson of
Kentucky is wounded and prisoner.
Our total loss is about 7, 900. This is
the estimate of the military commanders
who were in the engagement. Of this
number about 1000 were taken prison
ers, the balance are killed and wounded
in the usual proportions.
Gen Wallace of Illinois was reported
dead, as it was thought impossible that
he could live. lie was. however, living
on Wednesday, and improving He was
shot in the back Of the ear, the bullet
coming out of his nose
CHICAGO, April 10, 1862.
A special to The Tribune from Cairo
says: We are just beginning to get some
reliable details from the great battle at
Pittsburg, From several gentlemen who
were on the field after the fight the fol-
lowing is gathered:
Gen. Premises Brigade, consisting of
the 6lst Illinois, 18th Wisconsin, 24th
Indiana, and list Ohio, were attacked
while eating their breakfast, by what
seemed to be the entire Rebel force
Gen. Prentiss had no artillery, and bis
brigade was cut to pieces, and forced to
retire.
At II o'clock the entire line was en-
gagged, but in full retreat. At t o'clock,
the enemy had taken Schwartz's battery
of six guns, Dresden's battery of four
guus, aud Warehouses; battery; also
two Ohio batteries, names not known.
Thousands of our soldiers who had ia
ken refuge under the bank Of the river
utterly refused to fight, and In fact they
could not, as officers and men were mixed
in iuextricable confusion
The army at this time seemed to be ut
terly defeated. At this juncture, the
guuboats Lexington and Tyler opened a
tremendous fire Of shot and she'll upon
the enemy, and kept it up every half hour
during the night. Some of the shells set
the woods on fire, and many dead Rebels
were burned
at 7 in the evening the fire had gen.
orally ceased. About midnight the Reb-
ell. attempted to plant battery within
800 yards of our siege guns, but were
driven away by the gunboats and siege
guns, supported by three regiments of
Cen Mitchelrs division, which had ar
rived aud crossed the river about in the
evening.
Our informants persist in estimating
our loss on Sunday at 5000 killed 5000
wounded as being low figure. During
the night the Rebels were re enforced by
Gems Van Dorn and Price, from Arkan-
sas, with very large force.
Gen Lew Wallace came up with the
1lth and 23d Indiana. 44th Illinois, and
Sth Wisconsin, and Williard's battery,
and, in the morning, fercely attacked
the enemy's left wing. They went into
the fight at double quick, with tremen-
dous shouts and did terrible execution,
Ru 10 O'clock thew had driven the Rnh.