Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-04-10
~BEAUREGARD LOST AN Arm.

ST. Louis, April SIN response to 2 SER
enade tonight, Gen. Halleck said that
Beauregard with an immense army advan-
ced from Corinth and attacked the combined
forces of Generals Grant aud Buell.. The
battle began at daybreak yesterday, and con.
tinued till late in the afternoon, with ter.
rible loss on bothsidcs. We have gained
a complete victory and driven tho enemy
back within his Notifications.
He also announced his departure for the
field tomorrow morning.
NEW YORK, April Especial despatch
es to the Herald give many particulars of
the terrible conflict at Pittsburg Landing.
The rebel Gen. Albert Sidney johnson
was killed by q cannon ball. Gen. Beaure-
CARDS arm was shot off. l3 -1AN
From Is, 900 to 10000 Of the u. 8. forces
and from So, 900 to 1000 rebels either
killed, wounded or missing. Our loss in
officers is very heavy, but it is impossible
at present to procure their names. The
Brisaaisr. General VIII. Wallace. killed;
Col. Pegra,n, Acting Brig. Gen., killed
Col. Ellis, 10th Illinois, killed ; Major God.
dard, 18th Illinois, killed Lieut.. Cauield,
I'D Ohio, MORALLY wounded, since dead.
Lieut.. Col. Kyle, 4lst Indiana, mo:tally
wounded Col. Davis, 46th Illinois, mo-.
tally wounded; Gen. w. T. Sherman,
wounded in thehand by q cannon ball; Col
onel Sweeney, SD Illinois, Acting, Brig.
Gen. wounded; he received two shots il
his only remaining arm, having lost one ID
Mexico, and also shot in one leg. 81 10 ls5,
Col. Sweeney kept the, field until the close
of the fight and he excited the admiration
Of the whole army. Col. Dave Stuart Of
the s5th Illinois, acting Brigadier General
was shot through the breast on Sunday
He returned to the field on Monday. Col,
Charles Crofts Of the 3ist ILL.,, acting Briga
dier General, was shot through the righ'
shoulder, and dangerously wounded.
Col. Hayne, ofthe 48th Illinois wounded
slightly; Col.tC. McKenney, 18th Kentucky
wounded slightly; Lieut.. Col. Stout, Of tn,
18th KY, wounded badly in the head; Col
Mason. Of the list Ohio, wounded slightly
Major Neyius, 18th, H., wounded slightly
Capt. Irving, w. Carson, Gen. Grant
scout, head shot off by q cannon ball; Capt
Preston Morton, killed; Capt. Dillon, Q
18th ILL.,, killed.; Capt. Mace, 9th ILL.,, killed
Capt. Carter, .llth III, killed; Major Eaton
I 18th H. acting Colonel, wounded fatally
Gen. Prsntiss, with several hundred Q
our men, were several hundred of our men
were taken prisoners on Sunday.
ST. LOUIS, April s.-OHicial advices hav
been received from Gen. Grants comman
saying that the enemy attacked our force
at Pittsburgh, Tenn, yesterday. but was re
pulsed with heavy loss. No particulars
Another dispatch. Ef.G4 jGEl
WAsHINaToN, April 8.--The followin
message was received by the Secretary
War this evening: .g,s 81 Hkw q
;. On the6th inst, the rebels, in overwhela
ing numbers, attacked our forces at Pitts
Ibureh landing. The battle lasted from morI
ing until late in the afternoon, and resulte
J ina complete ddfeat Of the rebels. wit
{ q heavy loss on both sides. General Ulysst
Is. Grant Is following up the enemy. Iai.
!, :, Gen. sBuel, has arrived. Two divisions
his army wero in the battle. Gen. Pope
. securing the country around Island No. II
q and SO far has captured Gen. Makall al
@ Staff, and two thousand men. ,.t.3s .a.
The above is not from an official sourc
but is deemed authentic and correspon,
with expectations formed from previo1
ofhcial information h4ssrsu-byan
b. .,a [oFFIoIAL DrsPAroH.] %
10 Ron. Ed. M Stanton, Sec'y Of War:
IL The enemy attacked our works at Pit,
! burgh, Tennessee, yesterday, but were I
pulsed with heavy loss. No details give
n tSiRnedl il. w, HALLECK, Mai. Gen'L.