Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-14
Special Dispatch N the Chicago Times
The battle OF Pittsburg.

CAIRO April -, , A. MA steamer arrived
at an ,rly hour this morning at Mound City with
$50 wounded soldiers from Gen. Grants army.
No intelligence is received of the Times $
special correspondent. Mr.. NJ g. Misener. and 1t
has almost become a certainty that he i, killed or
taken prisoner lie was with Gen. McCernand' ;
column. which at one time bore the brunt of the
battle
The responsibility of the complete surprise OF
our army rests with the commanding officer. Gen.
Sherman occupied the most advanced position of
the army.
On Friday large force of the rebel cavalry
appeared within sight OF our lines and remained
there Gen. Sherman was ordered not 10 bring
on an engagement. and he sent out no CORE
spending force to meet them. They remained
in position until Sunday morning. and served IS
screen behind which Beauregari formed his
troopS in battle order undiscovered
Taylor's Chicago battery az the outermOst
point OF our position, and received the hrst as
sault
The first intimation our soldiers had of the
approach of the enemy was a yOlley of musketTy
which was poured INTO the encampment. The
enemy were held in check, however. until they
succeeded in making flank movement, bv which
they got in the rear OF Gen sherman and sur
rounded about 3,ON men, all of whom were
taken prisoners Ten. Wallace. of Illinois. re-
ceived his wound az the same time. and vas left
on the field until the next morning. nearly twenty
hours before be found. tie Is yet alive. al
though in a critical condition.
When the rebel flank movement was executed
there we're four Ohio regiments guarding the DO
stion. all OF which displayed inexcusable iuetii-
Cheney The 18th Ohio turned and fled from the
field without firing gun. he 53d Ohio, which
supported Warehouses; battery, took 10 their
heels after firing three rounds. and occasloned
the loss of the battery The list and 18th Ohio
also fled after firing one or two rounds. The
cowardice ct these regiments lett the point undo
fendei. and the enemy Immediately closed IN and
surrounded the more advanced regiment. These
troops were All green soldiers. IL i stated also
that the 18th Wisconsin and the 10th Iowa lieu
from the field after hrng two or three rounds.
AT noon OF the irst day the enemy had six OF
our batteries IN their possession. All OF these
were turned against and used during the bat
tie. but were recaptured during the rout of the
second day. When the enemy fed they burned
their wagons and lett their wounded behind all
at whom became prisoners
Warehouses; Chicago battery was entirely
disabled by the breaking OF the axles from con.
custom They were imperfectly formed The
battery lost three guns One man was killed and
sixteen wounded. Taylor's Chicago battery had
one man killed and ten wounded / he disabled
guns were drawn of the field by hand. WiIlari'-
Chicago battery had five men killed and thirty
wounded
Gen Buell's whole army has arrived At the
field 81 battle. with the exception of Mitcheiis IA
VISION, and j. posted ia the advance.
The euemy> loss j. much heavier than ours
both ia killed and wounded. Ours Ia kii.ed
wounded aud prisoners i not less than 10 600.
one New Orleans regiment. the Louisiana II