The New York herald., 1862-04-17
THE BATTLE OF PITTsBURG.
Official Reports Of Major General Grant
and General Sherman.
MORE REBEL ACCOUNTS,
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General Grants Omcial Report.
HEADouARrKRs, DISTRICT OF WESTERN TESNEsszE,
PrTBvRG, April 9, 1862. J
Capt N q. MCLEAN Assistant Adutant General Depart
ment Of Mississippi, st. Louis:-N
CAPrAN-H becomes my duty again to report another
battle fought between two great armies one contsndng
for the maintenance Of tho best government ever de.
vssd and the other for its destruction 1t is pleasant TO
record the Of the army conendng for the for
mer principle.
On Sunday morning our pickets were attacked and
driven in by the enemy. immediately the i've divisions
stationed at this place drawn In line Of battle TO
meet them.
The battle waxed warm the left and centre,
varying times all parts Of the line. There was
the most continuous firing Of musksry and artillery
heard this continent kept up until nghtfall.
Tho enemy, having forced the entire line 10 fall back
nearly half way from their camps to the landing, at
hour in the afternoon desperate effort was made by
the enemy to turn left and got possession Of the
landing, transports, &C.
This point was guarded by tho gunboats Tylcr and
Lexington, Captains Gwin and shrk commanding, with
four twenty our.pounder PARROT guns and battery Of
| riaed guns.
As there is deep and impossible ravne for artillery
cavalry and very dhcut for infantry, at this point
stationed here except the necessary ar
terists and small infantry force for their support
| Just at this moment the advance Of MAJOR General
Buels colun and part of the division Of General Mel
arrived The generals named both being present.
| an advance Immediately made upon the point OF
| attack, and the enemy was soon driven back
In this repuse much ia to the presence OF the gun
boats Tyler ard Lexington and their ablo commanders
| Captains win and Shirk.
During the night the divisions under General Crtten
don and McCook arrived
General Lew. Wallace at Camp Landing, six miles be-
low was ordered, at early hour in the morning. to
hold division in readiness TO move in direction 1t
might be ordered. At eleven O'Clock the order was do
ivered to it up to Ptsburg; but, owing to its bs
ing led by crcuitous route did not arrive ia time TO
| take part In Sundays action.
During the night all quiet and feeling that great
moral advantage would be gained by becoming the at
tacking parity an advance ordered as soon as day
dawnsd The result was the gradual repulss Of the
enemy at all points Of the line from nine until probably
five O'Clock in the afternoon, when became evident the
enemy was retreating.
Before the Of the action the advance Of General
j. Woods division arrived time 10 take part In the
action
Ny force was too much fatigued from two days. hard
fgktng and exposure the open air 10 drenchng rain
during the intervening night, to pursue Immediately
Night closed in cloudy, with heavy rain making the
roaHs impracticable for artillery by the next morning.
Gen. Sherman however, followed tano enemy, finding
that the part Of their army had retreatsd In good
| orasr.
Hospitals, with the ensmy's wounded were found oil
Gong the road fur pursuit made Dead bodies
Of the enemy and many graves were also found en-
close herewith report Of Gen. Sherman which will ex-
plain fully the result Of the pursuit and of the part
t&eken by each separate command
cannot take special notice in this report but will do
fully when the reports Of he division command
= 1 handed in.
General Bucll, commanding inShe field with distinct
. acrmy long under his command and which did such
efficient commanded by himself in person, on the
field will be much better able TO notice those ocers
commands who particularly distinguished themselves
4 than possibly can.
feel il duty however, to gallant and able officer
Trigader General W. 7. Sherman to make special mon
v | ton. He not only with his command during thu
entire two days tho action but displayed great udg
,.aent and skill in the manngcms, Of his Although
s,verely in the hard the first day, his place
vacant. Ho again wounded and had three
Is skcsses killed under him. Ia making this mention OF
gallant officer disparagc nae3t is intended to other di
~ sion commanders Major Generals John A. McCler
N ,naad and Lew Wallace, and frigadier Generals 9.
- TurIbut, p. n. Prentiss and w. II. L. Wallace all
e maintained their places with credit to themselves
= I AID the cause.
u General Prentiss taken prisoner the rst days
sclion, and General ". II. L. Wallace severely ana
n probably mortay wounded. dis Assistant AdjutaI
Neueral, Captain VIM. McMici.aob is missing, and
e psehably taken prisoner
sbSy personal staff arc deserving OF particular
ton they having been engaged during the cntirc tw
ID Aess in carrying ordes every part Of the field.
Il coarsss Of Colonel j. n Webster, Chicfof- Staff Ler
10 tenant Colonel j. B. Mcpherson, Grief Of Engineers
SISTED by Lieutcpants W L. b Jenny and VIM Kossat
ttaptain J. A. Rawlings, Assistant Adutant General
's SiHizsr, r. Rawley snd CiBi iGGow, Aids eCamI
Oelopel G. Pride, Volunteer Ali. end Captain j. p Eaw
Gss q isf Commssary. ~ano sseszranisd mo upon tn
sleid.
.rhSss deal Departmeua, runtcrArection Of Surgeon
Hewitt, Medical Director. showed great euergy ID
psvi&inr for the wounded, and n<sotting them from
,ia.sfsia regardless of danger.
Col0neAs7ebstsr was paest tinePeal charge Of all tn
asallsry, sad was constsacw uponutlss field He dis
% plyed, as saways hcrcsofors bsshc cn and bravery
toastiusno instance he rths OF placing
ID antisc Eesisen in positisn ssf aoirg most vauabl
l. reru.ce, asdsvhero would hav&Ssen but for hi
G sxeatiNHs.
r Gaart rcao1ei McPh orson, as,aahSd..o my etan a
Chssf of Engineers, deserves taA,n passni
notice psr his. .1cvity and courage AL the ground,
bcy@noSr Gangs 'or miles have een .eeonnoitcred b.
him, ant hepisx carefully peps.sd sndar his super
vision eye tha ,st accurate infocaannci tho nature
Of tho aEprQaahAs to our lines. brrng ,she two days
hattie nc caps anty in the saddle esds the troop
they arEived to,ooints where thaf services
qured. Dsrpg sho engagement he he'd sDe horse sho
under him
The country will hare the s&s osxaany brav
who fen at tho battle OF Pttsburg, shiieah
properly.
The exact ose in kslot and wounded VIII bo .aOwn IL
day or two. AT present can only give apprsrmat'
ly at fifteen hundred billed ana thirty ase hszdret
n wounded.
The loss Of artihery great, many pieces being dis
le, by the eneays shots and son,c osiax all their
lhsrses and many There probably mot ,ss
1 ,sian two hundred hscsos X esi
de Of tho enessY in killed and left upon che elt
was greater than ours. In tho wounded esmafe
ts made many a them lmust have been ss'nt to
| Curiuth and other points.