Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-04-19
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BATTLE OF PITTSBURG.
TWO DAYS OF HARD FIGHTING.
Rebels completely Routed
Rebel Loss 40, OOO-Gen.
johnson Killed J!
BEAUREGARD'S ARM SHOT OFF.

4 - '''S'i ~Sph'j PtAi ASo-' ohS
of the greatest aud bIoodies, battle, of
modern days has just closed, resulting i'll
the complete route Of the enemy The
battle lasted, without intermission, during
the eutire day, and was again renewed on
Monday morning aud continued until
o'clock, p. IN, when the enemy commenc.
ed their retreat, and are still flying toward
Coriuth, pursued by large force Of our
cavalry. The slaughter on both sides is
immense. We have lost in killed. wound
ed and missing, from $4,000 to 20, 000.-
That of the enemy is estimated at from
IS, 600 to 40 900. 1t is impossible, in the
present confused state of affairs, to ascer'
tain any details. |, therefore, give you
the best account possible from observa-
ton, having passed through the storm of
action during the two days that it ragged.
The fight was brought on by body Of
three hundred of the Twenty fifth Nilsson
attacking the advance guard OF the rebels
which We're supposed to be the pcke,s Of
Of the enemy IN front OF our camp.
The rebels Immediately advanced on
prenli,s Division on the left wing, pour
ing volley after vol!ey OF musketry, and
rddhns our camps with grape, canister
and shell.
Oar forces soon formed in line and re.
turned their fire Vi gorously. and by the
time we were prepared to receive them
they had turned their heaviest fire on he
left and centre of Gen. ShermAns Dlvi-
sion. and bringing up fresh force, open
ed fire on our left wing under Gen Nc
Clcruand. The fire was returned with ter
rb!e effect and etermined spirit by bo,h
infantry aud artillery along the whole line
for a distance q over four mites
General llnrlDui's division was thrown
forward TO support the centre, when de>-
perate conflict eusued. The rebels we're
driven back with terrible slaughter, but
soon rallied, and drove back our men in
turn. From about nine O'clock The time
your orrespondent arrived IN the field
until night closed On the bloody sceue,
there was no determining the result OF the
struggle.
The rebels exhibited remarkably good
,.,,,aral.I;, ., Twas on.a,,;r ia 4,
w,,b aun.r.n,ty ,b.i, who!. .1r.n,,b ,b.r
,l lI si3,,I, n,o., - ,,;Il 49,,
a,,,r,,,,,. Gr. -, n. -. h, or con,,a
Even our ba,yie., and mo-, destructive
tire on the enemy did not appear 10 dis
courage their solid columns.
The fire of Ma Tay Iors Chicago Ar
tillery raksd them down in scores, but the
SNAKE would M sooosr La a;.,erssa tho,
III. Lr. ach would a,,;, h. blled Tn.
most L,sr,r,,. G,bt ,,oL ,I,ce late IN
the afternoon. The rebels knew that if
,b.v ala NOT succeed in wh;nr;n, ne ,ha;r
,la,,os t,r s,cn..s wonld J., ax,r...oI,
InuL,,,, a. ,,r,;,, or ,;o0 Rr,u >
,,.o. L,l hr ,h;s lima ,rr;y..., -, h, a.
rns;,, safe of n. river and tho ,,har nor.
t,nn was ,o,o;ny nm the river from Savan
nah
Jhey became awar. NAT we wore hahn,
ro;,f,rcea .s rL.y corIi s.a 60, R,ali q
,-o,,ns cr,,,, Tho -;,ar l,,,L stor, ls,..,o.,
.,har, ~, IN, lat, -, Mich ,o;,,, ,h,,,
had c,~cad onr ler ,,;r,, hack o. ss ~ nc
n,,v r,llv two ,I;,l, If ,,r ,,,n,n ,,,a
uar. Ain, ,hs;r ,vnv ,,ru,r1 NIX aas
,ara,a d.,r',. Of conriana.. !, ,ha;r ..aor,
:, a.,,a ne into a.. r,,er ana =, ,la s,ra
,i,na hron,ly a,co,,ad onr r;,L,
IN, nix ,;,n, xe had rsrs;ved NO 70.
Inducements General I.wis Wallace I'll.
;n,, - coma - o,r su,,or, ,,,;, ,ha 40,
US ov.r b,y;,r ,atar ,ho wro,, rn.j
,;ro,, Crn,n's a,d;n,, a,5 bo;,o .;,l,n,,,
o,bor ,r,rSror,s ,h,n ,hnsa ,.ed r,r oao.
,err,s,.r. ,,d Cn,n,r;ssar, s,oras x,b,'L
,rero n heavily I,dan ~ i..rry arI co,s;d
or,h,e number Of Can H,alr: ,ornas onro,.
tho riyer-.th,se ,ha, vsrs h.r. h.y;na
haan cav, ~ hr,,,, ~. ,,ao,, ,r,,,, Ca...,'
no, W. ,r,,ra ,h,rac,Ia ,',,ai;,,a
nsa;,s, fearful ntds -orr f,rca ~, s,.aa5
~. 2s oa0 wb;lo ,ho, of ,ha an.rr ,as
inward: Of Ga GOO
on- cord;,;o, -, this r,,on, uos x
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r,a, ,o,,;o s,r,,L IT,, ,,r,a.,h, ,,rd
G,h,;.,~, ,i,h ,ha ,rar.,,. ,,ar ns,,ta,,a or
st,,lkers b.d s,rnr,Iad ,nwaras r,a r;v.r
and could no, no allied Cen Hr.nt and
s,,T vb, had hoo,, r,cLi.sslr r;,,,, ,l,,,,,
Tho mos dn,i,, tho d,v o,,:d ,bs nn.sas
;nn .,nrs, NJ hnlI.,s nr,,,a ,rd sbau non,
rnds C,o, r;cht n lef,e inr;,ip, tho man -
s,.nd Grm r,,;l n,- rain for.emo,,s coulJ