Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-04-14
LATEST NEWS
BY THE NAILS.
THE WAR NEWS.
THE BATTLE OF PlTTSBuRc.
The Responsibility for the Sur
Prise Of the Federal
Army.
OUR LOST 10000 MEN, INCLUJING
5000 PRISONERS.
Beauregard Entrenehed Within
Sight OF the Federal
Army.
TIE NE EHRL.u.aC ENCOU.t.
TIERS THE STE.a.N
B.1TTERRY.
BRECklNklDGE REPORTED KILLED
BRECklyRIDGE REPORTEDKILLEU

BRECKlSRIDGE REPORTED KILLED
! The Battle at Pittsburg.
! CAIno, April 12-2 A. N.
Especial to tho Chicago Times
| A steamer arrived At an early hour this morning
at Mound City with $50 wounded soldiers FROM
Gen. Grants army.
No intelligence is received Of The Times. spe-
cial correspondent, Mr.. NJ. &. Misener, and it has
almsst becoue certainty thst he is killed or ta-
ken prisoner. He was with Gen. McClcrnand's $
column, which at one time bore the burnt of the
battle.
The responsibility OF tho complete surprise Of
our army rests with the commanding officer.
Gen. sherman occupied tho most advanced po-
. tion of the army.
On Friday large force Of the rebel cavalry ap-
pesred within sight Of our lines, and emalned
| there. Gon. Sherman was ordered not to bring on
| an engage cement, and he sent cut cores pondiBg
force to meet them. They remained in position
until Sunday morning, and served as . screen be-
hind which Eeauregard formed his troops in bat
| tie ordre unai discovered.
Taylor's Oh icago Battery was at the outermost
piont If cur position, and received the first as
i sauit.
The irst intimation our soldiers lad OF the ene-
mys approach was a vol!ey OF musketry which
was poured into the encampment.
! The enemy were held in cheek, however, until
they succeeded in making flank movement, by
which they got in the rear Of Gen. Sherman and
surrounded about 1900 men, all of whom were
taken prisoners. Gen. Prentiss was captured at
| this time.
Gen. Wallace received his wound at the same
| time, and was lett ON the field until the next
! morning, nearly twenty-five hours, before he was
found lie is yet alive, although in o critical
| condition.
/ When the rebel flank movement was executed,
there were fonr Ohio regiments guarding the po-
sitioD, all Of which displayed inexcusibIe inefi-
cheney. Tho Seventy-seventh Ohio Regiment
| turned and Ned from the field without firing gun
The Fifty third Ohio, which supported Water
houses Battery, took to their heels after f,iog
three rounds, and occasioned the loss of the bat
tory.
The Sevonty-frs3 and Fifty seventh Ohio also
| fed after firing one or two rounds.
| The cowardice Of these regiments left the point
undefended, and the enemy Immediately closed in
and surrounded the more advanced regiments.
These troops were all green soldiers.
| 1t is stated also that the Eighteenth Wisconsin
| and the Sixteenth Iowa fed from the field after
| firing two three rounds.
/ At noon Of tho frst day, the enemy had six Of
] our batteries in their possession. All Of these
| were turned against Us and used during the bat
tie, but were recaptured in tho rout Of the second
day.
When the enemy fled they burned their wagons,
| and left their wounded behind, all of whom be-
came prisoners.
Waierh ,use's Chicago battery was entirely dis
abled during the action by the breaking of the
axles from concussion. They were imperfec,y
| formed.
The battery lost three guns. One man was
killed and sixteen wounded.
Iaylor's Chicsgo battery had one man killed
| and tea wounded.
| The disabled guns wore drawn of the feld by
| hand.
! Wiliard's Chicago Battery had fve men killed
| and thiry woandsd.
Gen. Buelps whole army has arrived at the field
of battle, with the exception Of Ml,chells divi-
| zion, and is posted in the advante.
Tho eneny's loss is much heavier than ours,
| both in killed and wounded.
Ours in killed, wounded, and prisoners is not
| less than 10 900.
One ,ew Orleans regiment, the Louisiana Ii
GERS was almost entirely left on the battle field
| killei or wounded. They we're nearly al wealthy
| young men, and were dressed in an elegant and
picturesque Zouave uniform.
| Gen. Pren,iss escaped from the enemy on Tues
| day. and came into camp alone and on foot. In
the confusion OF retreat he managed to elude ?
rebel vigilance, ana alter many pcrils in getting
| through both lines, arrived in safety. He was
wouaded during the battle, but not seriously.
Col. David Stuart, Of Chicago, is wounded in
the breast, and, it ks reported, seriously. It il
thought the ball penetrated the lungs.
| The death of Gen. A. Sydney Johnston is con-
6rmed by the most conclusive statements. His
! body is III the possession OF our troops.
In the flank movement, on the first day, the
Eighth Iowa Regiment was captured almost en-
nasse but few Of them escaped, and none were
| re-captured.
The Second Michigan Battery wasicaptured BY
the enemy and re-ca; ;tured by our troops three or
four times. There was more fighting over it than
any other battery on the field.
| The time of the second capture General Beaure-
gard urged forward three regiments in person, and
received bullet wound in the arm from = vol-
ley delivered by our troops.
frem the river, and the two armies are now en-
camped within sight Of one another.
Beauregard is we'll intrenched, with communi-
cations opened to both railroads.
The artillery duel on the afternoon of the first
day is described as Icing magnificent
The two armies, BY tacit consent, ceased fight
ing and the artillery ranged in front Of each line
and in great forced opened upon each other.
For nearly two hours = contest ragged which
shook the earth for miles around and filled the
air with . stunning ioaF.
The iron storm tore all intermediate objects
into fragments, and carried death in every diree.
tion.
Night closed the scene, and the contendine ar.
mies laid down in their tracks to rest.
A telegraph line had been in progress Of con.
structicn in the direction Of Gen. Bnels advance.
On tho Tuesday previous 70 the battle, Gen
2eG
and crossing overAowed county. The telegraph
line was completed before the attack, and Gen,
Buell received an intimation thereby. He then
made forced marches and arrived in time 10 turn
the tide. Butfer Busll's aid, Gen Grant would
cer,ai-ly have been driven into the river the
next day.
Beauregard intended to make the attack two
days previously, but extraordinary rains impeded
his progreas and delayed his arrival on the ground
Had he attacked ct the time be intended, Buell.
could not have reached the spot in time to have
! saved rs from defeat.
Especial to the Chicago Tribune.
Our reporter has just arrived from Pittsburg,
and fufni.hes the following:
The attack commenced at daybreak Sunday
morning. Tayior's battery and Waterhouse's rat
terry opened the fight, supported BY the 23d llli-
nois on the right, the 77ih Ohio supporting the
left Of Taylors, and the 5sd Ohio supporting the
left Of Waterhouss's. These regiments belonsed
to Shermsn,s Division. occupying the extrsms
hight. Both Of the Ohio regiments ran--tAs 77th
without firing . gun-leavinS WatsrhSuss with
ont support. He fought half ~ hour, however,
retreaiing With only three guns.
Taylor continued the fight, supported splendid-
" 81 the 22d llliaois, until hs and his support
| = l>l ~. tan2h afAns Ha than v>A,ee