The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-04-17

tenden, McCook, nuriDufti MCSleTuauu
have. borne their divisions through the
fray. 1t lasted longer on the right, and
was as rarely interesting as the chess
game of master. Let US trace it thro' /
YALLAoE's MOVEMENTS.
In speaking ofthe opening of Mondays
battle, | mentioned Maj. Gen. Wallace's
opening tho ball a. seven o'clock, by shell
ling with enflading fires, rebel battery.
A few shots demonstrated to the rebels,
that their position was untenable. The
instant Sheumau came in to project his
left, Wallace advanced his infantry, The
rebel battery at once limbered up pd got
out Of the way. The advance had with
drawn the Division from Sherman, ma
king left half wheel, TO get back into
the neighborhood of our line; they advau
ced some Two hundred yards, which bro't
them to a little elevation, with u broad o,
pen stretch 10 the front AS the Divis
ION halted on the crest Of the swell, there
passed before them iare vision. Away
| to the front were woods. Through the
edge of the timber, sliirling the lieIds,the
head of rebsl column appeared, march;
ing past in splendid style on the double
quick. Banner after banner appeared;
the "Stars and Bars" formed long line
stretching parallel with Walaee's line of
battle. Regiment after regiment appear.
ed the line heightened, and doubled and
trebled, the head Of the column was out
Of sight and still they come TtOeaty
regiments were counted passing through
these woods. The design was plain =
The rebels had abandoned the idea Of
forcing their way through our left, and
now The manifest attempt was 10 turn our
right.
Batteries were now ordered up-Thur.
bea's and Thompson s--and tile whole
column was s4elled as 1t passed. The
rebels rapidly threw their artillery into
position, and a brisk caunonading began.
4 fter time, while the fight still rested
with the artillery, the rebels opened new
and destructive battery to tile right, which
our men soon learned to know, as "Wat-
sons Louisiana Batt,ry," from the marks
on the ammunition boxes they forced it
from time 10 time to leave behind.
The battery was slehced forward,
was the DIVISION ordr. Rushing across
the corn fields under heavy rc,they now
met the rebels lace to face in the woods
The contest was quick, decisive. Close
sharp, continuous muskeIy for "a few min
/ utes, and the rebels fell back.
' Here, unfortunately Sberman's right
|, gave way. Walace's flank was exposed
| lie instantly formed Col. Woods (76tl
= Ohio) 10 new line of battle, in right an
ses with the real one, and with orders tc
n protect the flank. The / lth Indiana wal
) likewise here engaged in sharp engage
r ment with the enemy attempting to flank
and for time the contest wayed fierce
i But Sherman soon filed the pa"e of h;
= broken regiments, again Wallace's Divis
II ion poured forward, again the encm.
: gave way.
By two o'clock the Division was int
!. the wood, again, and for three quarters c
y a mile it advanced under conlinuou
= storm of shot. Then another contest c
rs two with batteries s-always met wit
,e sbrmishers and sharp shooters then, b
ID four o'clock, two hours later than on th
i. right, general rebel ielreat-then pu
i. SUIT, recall and encampmeut on the d
ID grounds Of Shermau's Division, in til
rs very tents from which those regimen
At were driven that hapless Sunday NOR
= ing.
is. The camps were regained. The robe
al ware r4pnlsed. Their attack had laile
ne We stood where we began. Rebel cava
%. ry were within half mile OF us. The r
i" treating columns were within strikir
ad distance But we had rsgained our cam
ic. And so ended the Battle Of Pittsbu
of Landing.
nd TIE KILLED AND WOUNDED
zee 1 do not pretend 10 give more than
no estimate; but l have male the estima
a. with some care, going to the Adjutar
lf of different regiments that had been in
u heavy lighting as any-getting statemcI
Of Iheir losses, sure 10 be very nearly
'n' not quite accurate. and approximate
90 thus from the loss Of a dozen regimen
he to the probable loss of all. 1 have ri
De- den over the grounds too-havc seen /
or dead and wounded lying over the field
cit have noted the numbers in the hospit
ng and on the boats A the result of it {
ht | do not believe our loss in killed a
on wounded will number over thirty e
nd hundred to four thousand. The questi
of prisoners is another matter.
'm THE NUMBERS ENGAGED.
ri. The bes, opinions Of the strength W
n, which the rebels attacked US place tn
bn numbers at sixty thousand. They NJ
Tor have been reinforced five or ten thol
10 and Sunday night.
e Grant had solrcoly forty thousand
oII fective men on Sunday. Of these, hal
dozen regiments were utterly raw, h
Tho scarcely had their grLs long enough
an, know how to handle them. Some W,
lie supplied with weapons on their way /
no Buel passed three divisions that to
part in the action. Nelson's, Crittende
10 and McCook's. They numbered {
ard twenty thousand-a liberal estimate
Lew Wallace came up on Monday, W
say soven thousand more. That gives
,i,e counting the Sunday men as all effect
nts again, sixty ,sevsn thousand on MOnt
oo. on our side, agalns. sixty or seve
in thousand rebels. 1t was not numb
10. that gained us the day, i. was Gghti
nm. All honor to our Northern soldiers for