The New York herald., 1862-04-09


battle ground The entire right OF General Mel
division ordered form the right, and the
under General Ctteudsa ordered 10 his sup
post early in tho morning.
THE SECOND DAYS BATTLE.
General Buell. having arrived tho following evening. In
the morning the ball opened a. daylight simultane
DUSTY BY General Nelson's division on the left, and
MAJOR General wailAce's division Oil the right.
General Nelson's force opened up. most
CALLING tho robes, and advanced rapidly they
fell back Tho Gre soon became general along the whole
,ine aud began tell With terrible effect tho enemy
Generals McClernand, Sherman and HurlNurt's men,
though TERRIBLY jadsd from tho previous days fighting.
sti maintained their houors Donslson but the
resistance Of the rebels Al al, points os the attack
terrible, and worthy bctser cause.
hut they were not enough Cor uadsnned bravery
the dreadful desolation produced By artillery
which was sweeping them away like chat before the
wind. But knowing that dsfoat here would Do the
death blow their hopes, and that their all depended
spon this great struggle, their Generals s urged hsm
on the right to turn the tide OF battle.
Their success was again for time ch.ering,
as they began to gain ground on us, appear
ing 10 have beon reinforced but our isrt, under
Cen Nelson was driving them, and with wonderful
pdity and by eleven o'clock Gen. Bss forces had
ceeded in thanking them, and capturing their batteries Of
artillery.
They however again rallied the loft. and rscrosssd,
and the right forced themselves forward in auolher
nsra.s effort But reinforcement from Gen. Wood and
Gen. Thomas wsre coming in. regiment after regiment 4.
which we're sent to Gen. Bue who had sgala commenced
to dryo the enemy.
About three O'Clock in the afternoon Gen. Grant rode
to the left where the fresh regiments had been ordered
and finding the rebels wavsrug sent portion OF his
body guard to tho head OF each Of dve regiments and
then ordered charge The hs'd himself leading,
.s he braadishsd his sword and waved them to The
GROWING victory while cannon balls wsre falling like
hail around him.
The men followed with shout that sounded above the
roar aud din of the artillery aud the rebels fed in dis
may, us from destroying avalanche, aud never made
another stand.
General Buell. followed the re,resting rebels, driving
them in splendid style and by halfpast five O'Clock tho
our cavalry in hot pursuit with wha. further resul!
no, known, not having returnod up 70 this hour.
We have taken large amount OF their ar.
tisry and also a number OF prisoners. We
DIr 10 vas.
terduy, anoog whom is General Preatiss. The num.
her OF our force taken has been ssceaued yet II IS
reported at several hundred General rrentiss also
reported as being wounded Amops the killed on the
rebel .ids wss their General in Chief Albert Sydney
Johnston, who vas struck by ball the after.
noon orunday or this there l. doubt tho report
b corroboraled by several rebel officer. taken today IL
il further report sd that General Besuregsrd had his arm
slr.t on
This afternoon Generals Bragg, Breckenridge and Jack
son were commanding positions OF Tho rebel forces
There has never been parallel to the gssntry and
hearing of our occrs FROM the Commanding General TO
The lowest officer.
General rant aud staG in The nej, riding along
The lines ia the thckesl of the eneys are during the
entire o lays Of the battle aud all slept the ground
sunday night during heavy rain. On several occasions
General Grant get within rauge o: tho enemy guns aud
WAS a discovered and hred upon.
Lieutenant Colonel Mcphcrson had his horse shot frem
under him when along side Of Genersl Grant.
Captsin Carson was between General Grant snd your
correspondent when ball took on his he,d and
KILLED and wounded several others
General sherman had horses killed under him, aud
General Mc6lernand shared Ike dangers. Aso General
purlbnrt. each of whom received bue, holes through
their clothes.
Gepsral Biel remsnsd with his troops during the en-
tire da and with General Crtendsn and General Nelson,
rode continually along the lines encouraging their
NAMES OF SOME OF THE OFFICERS KILLED
AND WOUNDED.
Our loss in officers very heavy. II ia impossible
present 10 obtain their names. Tho following we're
among the number
Brissdicr General W. H. Wallace, killed.
Colonel Pssram, Acting Brigadier General, killed.
Colonel Ellis, Tenth Illinois, killed
Major Goddard, Fifteenth Illinois, killed.
Lieutenant csnasid, Seventy second Ohio, mcrtay
wounded, since dead
fi.atenan, Colonel Kyle, rortysrs, Indiana, mortaly
wounded.
Colonel Davis, Forty sixth Illinois, mortaliy wounded
General W. T. sherman wounded in the hand By a
cannon ball.
Colonel sweeny Ffty-sscond Illinois, Acting Brgsdcr
n.,sral wounded Received two shots in his only 70
naming arm having lost one in Mexico; also shot
ono Of his legs Colonel swecny kept the ucld until tho
,,,s. Of Tho 0eh, aud ho excite tho admiration Of
the whole army
coonol vaye stuart, FIFTY anh Tyoos, Acting Brs "a