Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-14
Surren der Of Fort Craig.
OCCUPATION OF HUNTSVILLE, ALA.
At Y'ORKTOU:s.
M ISIS OU RI N Z w 8
The pittsburg Battle.

CIscrxsArl, April I2-The Gozette's Pitts
burg correspondent says:
The sum and substance of the battle was on
Sunday We were pushed from disaster to dis
aster till we lost every division campwe bad, and
were driven within half a mile of the Landing
where the approach of night and the timely aid
of the gunboats, the tremendous efforts Of our
artillerists and Buell's approach, saved us
On Monday, after nine hours hard fighting
we simply regained what we had lost on Sunday
Nota division advanced halt mile beyond our
old camps on Monday except Lew. Wallace's.
The lowest estimate places our loss, killed ami
wounded, at 1000; from 5000 to 4 900 prisoners.
The rebel loss, killed and wounded, is probably
thousand more than ours.
The rebels, in their retreat. left acres covered
with their dead whom they had carried to the
rear They also destroyed the heavy supply
trains they had brought no.
CHroAeo. April I2-The Tribunes reporter
Just returned FROM Pttsburg furnishes the follow
items:
TayIor's and Warehouses; batteries. supported
by the 23d Illinois and 18th and SD Ohio, were
first IN the fight
Both Ohio regiments ran, the 18th without fir
ing gun, leaving Warehouse without support.
He fought half an hour, however, retiring with
three of his guns. He was wounded in the thigh
by a mimic ball, but not fatally. His battery was
badly cutup.
Taylors battery continued to fight, supported
splendidly by the Illinois regiment, until he and
his support were out hanked on both sides. he
then retired through a cross fire, having but one
man killed and seventeen wounded. a.a
Meantime Waterhouse with his three guns
took up the second position, supported by the ID
brigade of Netherlands division composed of
the llth, 18th, Goth, 45th, and 4Sth Illinois, Col
Marsh commanding During the forenoon they
were compelled to retire through their own camp
with heavy loss into some woods, where they
formed the second line of battle. An advance
was then ordered by McClernand, and hundred
rods brought them in sight of the rebels.
Here commenced one of the most fercely con-
tested engagements of the day, resulting in the
repulse of the enemy, who were driven back
through our encampment.
At this point. the enemy met renforcements,
and our ammunition being out, Marsh's com
mand gave place to another brigade. They,
however, were compelled to retreat within half
mile of the river
At this moment the gunboats opened fire,
throwing their shells over the heads of our men.
and covered the ground in every direction with
the rebel slain
Taylor's battery again took position on the
parade ground of the first division, and opened
on the rebel battery placed eight hundred yards
distant. A splendid artillery duel here took
place. The rebel battery was silenced. and their
cassons blown up. Taylor's battery then
ordered into reserve.
During the fight several Mississippi regiments
who had arrived Saturday night came into the
fight on double quick but were almost immedi-
ately repulsed.
On Monday Michigan battery captured the
day before was retaken by the 10th Wisconsin
regiment. The fight over this battery was con-
Quoted in person by Beauregard, and in his eff
forts to recover it he wounded in the arm.
He was successful in taking it but it was again
taken from him, and it was captured and recap
tured no less than six times.
The Chicago light artillery was so severely
handled on the first day that they were only able
to work three guns on Monday, but with these,
after desperate contest, they succeeded in COM
pletely sencing and capturing rebel battery of
six guns.
They were, however, compelled to abandon it
| from lack of horses to draw it off. Their owr
pieces were drawn off by hand.
A general retreat of the enemy commenced at
dark on Monday. Our cavalry followed them
until their horses were tired out. But for the
almost impossible condition of the roads the rout
would have been complete and we could have
carried their entrenched camp at Corinth. 1t
will be impossible, account of the condition of
the roads, 10 do il for some DAYS. The rebel ar
tillery superior to ours and their small arms
| almost equal.
The rebel loss was $4,000 killed and wounded
ours 10 600. These will be found to be mod
crate estimates. The enemy have taken more
prisoners than we The eth Iowa was captured
! en- masse
The reporter left Wednesday morning. Our
| advance which has been pursuing, only occupied
the ground formerly held by the enemy, half way
between Pittsburg and COrinth. The enemy are
straning every nerve to get in reiniorcements
! Bloody work must yet occur before We drive them
| from their position.