Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-04-16
Another Brilliant victory!

Another Brilliant Victory!
The United States army, on Monday the
7th instant, achieved complete victory, at
Pitrsburg Landing, over the Rebel forces IN
der command of General Beauregard. The
battle commenced ON Sunday morning and
continued without interulission until evening;
it was renewed the next morning and ragged
with fury until about o'clock Z. NJ. when
the enemy gave way and began to retreat
towards Corinth. On the tirSt day our ar
my was repulsed, and General Prentiss and
a number of men taken prisoners. The
loss of officers oA both sides Is very great.
The Rebel Gen. Sidney Johnston, was killed,
and it is also said that Gen. Beauregard had
IN arm shot of. The Rebels had about sixty
thousand men engaged. The battle wheth-
er we consider thenumber oftroops engaged,
or the number of killed aui wounded on
both sides, was the greatest struggle Of the
kind that ever occurred OH this continent. y
telegrapLic report from CariO lated the 10th
inst, says
CAIRO, April q Fu'r'rur advices from
Pittsburgh Landing gives the fyliwi1g par
tiCulars about the late battir:
The enemy attacked at tour o'clock Oh
Sunday morning. The hIgad, Of Gems
Sherman and Prcutiss being first engaged.
The attack WAS sIcccssful. our entire force
being driven back to the river. when the ad-
vance Of the enemy was checked by the fire
of the guubuatS. Cur force was Increased
by the arrival Oi Genera, Grant from Savan-
nah, and inspired Ly the report Of 'he arrival
of two division OF General Buehl'S army.
Cur loss his day was heavy. and besides the
killed and wounded. it embraced our camp
equipage and thirty SIX field guns.
The mex. morning. cug forces. now arHoIu-
ting 10 eighty thousand. assumed the ofien>
sive. and by two O'Clock 2. NJ. had retaken
our camp and batteries. together with some
forty of the encmy'S guns. and anumber of
prisoners. and the enemy were IL full retreat
and pursued 10y our victorious force,
Causaltics numerous. Gen. Grant was
| wounded in tic ankle slightly: Gen W. X.
| Wallace killci Gen. SluitL severely wound
| ell Col II III. 10th Illinois. killed: CoIomels
/ Logan of ihe 10th Illinois, and Davis, OF
the 81 Illinois wounded severely: Major
Hunter. Of tie - Illinois. Killed. Wound
. eI aud missing, not less than 5000. Col.
Pyahnav, of the 18th Wisconsin. also severe
+ ly wounded"
I.,f.v., u, ,I.. tr,i. hattie will le ,rc.
,ltrtivc e Immediate and important results.
I. ! L;.I,1y ,-..,.,br, tl,a, pcap,e,sri's ar.
my is NV entirely irn"ralizcd, and will
hereafter Ire ,.ly a'4e t. offer feeble
RESISTANCE :" Tie advance % our troops
/ II this should toe the case the entire M,siS-
a-PP' '""'3 WIZ ''''l ''o III '." possess on
/ : u,..,, ,r,, Trgr- We learn that .
free. l,t 81. tie. ,.itcF-i, and drag-out prip-
c;urc. c.,,rurr,I II, q drinking ss'o,n on Canal
street. .!.f.n-,a.rr. on last Saturday pfri,,.
! The i,cl,,....r.nf, numbered about thirty.
and ,.v,.r l fl.,.,., received ,..,i,.fI Irb.ugb
not serious. iufuri,, ,irr-4, tie progress OF
the battle Tf,c>,. are 81! .i... particulars Of
/ the affair We have been able To- ascertain.
!, w;ll. doubtless. n.mlc,.,. ,n investigation
. at cur next C.rlrt .f C,a.,c. Sessions.
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