Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-04-11
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| OAlhVI kRpTl AV-hu hEl lNnt tVuA A'NeoNs {
says the enemy, 10 making the fret attack OF
Sunday morning, carried the stars and stripes.
| Gen. Bragg is reported killed.
Provisional Governsr Johnson, OF Ky, ii
wounded and o prisoner. @G
| 1t is stated that Gen. Prentiss escaped In the
confusion of the retreat alter the second days
fight. . .Ii
| Our loss is about seven thousand. This ia
the estimate of military commanders who were
| in the engagement. Or these about two thous-
and we're taken prisoners; the balance were kill
ed and wounded, in usual proport ons
Gen. Wallace of Ill. was reported dead, or II
was thought impossible that he could live. He
was, however, living on Wednesday and in
proving. He was shot back of the ear, the
bullet coming out of his nose.
Gen. Halleck passed Cairo to-day en- ronte
for Piltsburg.
Five thousand prisoners are expected tonight
from Island No 10.
Every preparation is being made here for the
reception of our wounded at Pittsburg
CHICAGO, April l0--A special to the Tribune
from Cairo aays: We are just beginning to get
some reliable details from the great battle at
Plttsburg. From several gentlemen who were
on the field after the Agnt. the following is
gathered:
Pfentss' brigade, consisting Of the 6lst Ill.,.
l7th Wisconsin, 24th Iud., and list Ohio, we're
attacked while eating breakfast, by what SEEM
ed to be the entire rebel force, Pfentiss had 70
artillery. His brigade was cut to pieces and
forced to retire. Prentiss and many Of ls men,
were taken prisoners. At twelve the entire
line was fercely engaged, but 10 full retreat at
O'Clock.
The enemy had taken Schwartse's battery Of
q guns, Dfesdens battery Of 4 guns, and Water.
houses battery, also two Ohio batteries, names
not known
Thousands Of our soldiers took refuge under
the bank Of the river, and utterly refused to
fight; 10 fact they could not, as officers and men
were mixed In confusion.
The army ct this time seemed utterly defeat
ed. AZ this junction the gunboats Lexington
and Tyler opened tremendous fire of shot aud
shell upon the enemy, and kept 1t up every half
hour. During the night some shells set the
woods on fire, and many dead rebels we're
burned.
At seven in the evening ariug had generally
ceased.
About midnight the rebels attempted TO plant
battery within three hundred yards OF our
siege guns, but were driven away by the gun
boats and siege guns, supported by three regi-
ments OF Mitchelps Division, which had arrived
and crossed the river about Elk in the evening
Our informsnts persist iu estimating our loss
on Sunday at three thousand killed and Ave
thousand wounded-a low figure.
During the night the rebels we're reinforced
by Van Dorm and Price, from Arkansas, with
large force.
Gen. Lew. Wallace came up with the llth
and 23d Indiana, 44.h Illinois, 9th Missouri, and
Willard'a battery, aud in the morning fercely
attacked the enemy's left wing. They went
Into the fight at double quick, with tremendous
shouts, and did terrible execution. By ten
O'Clock they had driven the rebels back two
miles ...
About ten O'Clock the rebels were reinforced,
and for few minutes our men were forced TO
yield.
The other divisions Of Buell's army nov .ap-
peared, and at once became fully engaged
For two hours all the destructive elements on
earth seemed striving for the mastery on tie
field. At last Southern chivalry broke and fed
In all directions. Buell. followed the flying fee
With twe!ve!thousand troops, mostly cavalry,
smitiDg without mercy those who would not
surrender. He was reported to have taken
Corinth, with ell its immense stores, arms and
ammunition,
The rebel troops we're mostly from Texss,
Louisiana and Mississippi, with many from
Georgia and Alabama
Our infoTmants say they could ride through
the battle field where our forces were posted,
but the dead were go thick In the ersmy's lines
that they couldn't do it, They assure US that
the rebels occupied our camps on Sunday night,
and took care of our sick and wounded. They
destroyed nothing, expecting confidently to have
our entire force the next day. They thought
the battle already fought and won.
On Sunday Gen, MCClernaud out hs way
hTn nh Nhn L. III l.
Most of hia troops behaved with great gallant
ry, but the Fifty.thlFd Ohio was ordered 10 the
rear in disgrscc. for refusing to fight.
Our infoFmsnts state that John G. Breckin-
ridge was taken prisoner. Tney say they saw
him pass to the general headquarters