The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1862-04-16

ginning 70 get some reusole uetehs o' ~
great battle AZ Pittsbpvg, from several gen
llemsn who were on the ieid Afterwards. 0
IN the fight.
The rebels attacked Prensiss' brigade a
six o'clock on Sunday morning, wGiIs eat
ing breakfast. Il consisted Of the 81 I III
nols, Col Fry; 10th Wisconsin,. 2l,h Ind
ana and 7lss Ohio. The rebels were said 4
numbe. 10000 strong. Pren.iss and NAM
others are prisoners.
AT IL N, the entire line was fiercely en-
gagged. but in full retreat. At four o'clock
the enemy had taken Schwsrtz's battery 4
guns), Dsssdens battery a guns). Water
house's battery e rihed), 5th Ohio Is guns)
and another Ohio battery. game not given
Thousands Of our soldiers took refuge IN
der the bank Of the river, and utterly refused
TO fight; in fact, they could not, for officers
and men were 10 inextricsble confusion. -
The army seemed utterly demorslized.
Gen. Nelson's division. abou. this time
arrived on the opposite bank with fifteen
thousand men, and were ferried across during
the evening and night.
The gunboats Lexington and TyIor open
ed q tremendous FIRE Of shell upon the enemy
and kept il up every half hour during the
night, saving the army from utter ruin
They set the woods on FIRE, and many o.
the dead rebels were burned. Al 6 O'Clock
the firing generally ceased.
Al midnight the rebels attempted 10 fsnl
q battery within three hundred yards Of cul
siege guns, but they were driven back BY
the gunboats and siege guns, supported BY
the regiments Of Nelson's division.
Our informants persist In estimating oor
loss on Sunday At three thoussnd killed and
five thousand wounded. % low figure. Il
was undoubtedly tremendous.
Sunday during the night the rebels were
reinforced BY Price and Van Dorm from Ar.
kansas. with very large force. Gen. Lew
Wallace came up from Crump's landing with
the llsh and 23e Indiana, 44.h Illinois, 9Th
Missouri and Wiilard's Battery, and in the
morning attacked fercely the left wing Of
the enemy. They went into the fight on
the double quick. with Tremendous shouts
and did terrible execution. BY 10 O'Clock
they had driven the enemy hack two miles.
The Battery performed prodigies Of valor.
About 10 O'clock the rebels were reinforced
and for few minutes our gallant boys were
forced to yield. The other divisions Of BueIrs
army now appeared and 1t once becams
fully engaged, end Tor two hours OIL the de-,
structive elements Of earth seemed striving
for the mastery on that fatal field. The
Southern chisalry proved no match for the
unhinching bravery Of the Western boys
and the rebels fled IN all directions.
With some IL 600 troops. mostly cavalry
Gen. Buell. followed the fugitive Toe. tskin,
thousands or prisoners, and smi,ing withou
mercy those who would not surrender. Hi
was repoFtend TO have taken Corinth. will
oil lie immense stores Of arms and ammu
milton.
The rebel troops were mostly from Louis
lana, Texas and Mississippi. with many from
Georgia and Alabama. They fought lik.
tigers. Our iniormanis attempted 10 rid,
through the battle field where our forces were
posted, but the dead were 90 thick 10 the
enemy's line. that they could not do i'll
They assured Us that the rebels occupied
our camps on Sunday night, took care Of oul
sick and wounded. but destroyed nothing
expecting confidently 10 haye our entire army
the next day. Tnry thought the battle Al
ready won.
On Sunday Gen. McClernand cut his way
,hrosgh the enemy that had surrounded him
Most Of bis troops behaved with great gal
lantry. but the SD Ohio was ordered 10 the
rear 10 disgrace, for refusing 70 fight
CArRo, April 1.-The fighting on the
second day vas commenced BY Gen. Lew
Wsllsce's divisions, who had come up 10 the
night from Crump's Landing, on the enemy
left. The enemy fought with bull dog cour-
age. and were driven back inch BY inch.
holly pursued.
Six Of our batteries were recspsured. and
about thirty Of the rebel guns were taken.
A Michigan battery, captured on Sunday,