, 1862-05-01
BATTLE OF PITTSBURG LANDING.
EhrAher PnrfIcnInrn.

BATTLE OF FIIIEbN EAN1 LfNDANNs
Further Particulars.
The overland mail brought news three days
later than that published last week, from which
we CLEAN the follow ing additional particulars Of
the battle Of Pittsburg Landing:
CAIRO, April 10.
A man who arrived here to-day says the rebels
adopted ruse to surprise our forces at Pitt,burg
In making their first attack, their head columns
net only carried the Stars and Stripes, but wore
the uniform Of Federal officers and soldiers. Gen.
A. s. JOhDston is certainly killed. Persons saw
bis body and heard the fact commented on in the
camp. Gen. Bragg is reported killed and John
7. Breckenridge prisoner. Provisional Gov.
johnson Of Kentucky is mortaIly wounded and
prisoner. Gen. Prentiss escaped in the confu-
sion Of the retreat the day after his capture.
Our total loss 10 killed, wounded and tnissing,
is seven thousand. This is the estimate Of those
who were in the engagement. OF these, about
1000 were taken prisoners; the balance killed
and wounded in the usual proportion. Gen. WAL
lace, Of Ottawa, Illinois, was reported killed, as
il was deemed impossible for him to live after the
close Of the fight; but on Wednesday he was
improving rapidly.
We are just beginning To get some valuable de-
tails OF this battle. From gentleman who was
on the held after the fight, we gather the follow.
iOg:
The fight commenced on Sunday, ct 8 AM +;
the rebels attacking Prentsss brigade, consisting
Of the 6lst Illinois, the 18th Wisconsin. 24th
Indiana and 18th Ohio. The enemy were said
to be l2, ,0OOO strong. Prentiss had no artillery
bis brigade were cut TO pieces and forced to re-
treat, and Prentiss and . number Of his men
were taken prisoners. At 12 o'clock noon the
entire line was 6ercely engaged, but were In full
retreat at o'clock.
The enemy had taken SchwartE's, DTessler's,
Warehouses;, and two Ohio batteries One
thousand Of our soldiers had taken Tvfage under
the banks Of the river, utterly refusing to fsht
In fact they could not or men and officers were
in inextricable confusion. Our army seemed
utterly demOralized. About this time, Gen. Mitch
ellis division Of $4,000 arrived on the opposite
bank Of the river and were ferried across during
the evening and night
The gunboats Leringt0n and Tyler opened
IRE on the enemy and kept II up every half hour
during the night, saving the army from utter
ruin. Their shells set the woods OH FIRE and
many dead rebels were burned. At In the
evening firing generally ceased; ct midnight the
rebels attempted 10 plant batteries within 800
yards from the siege guns, but they were driven
away By the gunboats and siege guns sup
ported BY three regiments Of Gen. Mitcheil's d.
visions. Our informant persists 10 estimating
our loss on Sunday at 5000 killed, and 5000
wounded, as low figure. During the night the
rebels were reinforced BY Price and Van Dorm
from Arkansas with very large force.
Gen. Lew Wallace came TO our aid during
the night with four regimen and q battery q
artillery, and in the morning aercsly attacked
the LEFT wing Of the enemy; they went into the
fight IN double quick time and shouting, and did
terrible execution; BY ten O'Clock they had
driven the rebels back two miles, where the
rebels were reinforced and our force was CON.
PEELED 10 an back. Other divisions Of Buell's
army now appeared and nt once became fully en-
gaged. Fortwo hours all The destructive ele-
menls Of earth seemed struggling for mastery
on the htal Geld. At last the Southern chivalFy
was compelled to yield to Northern gallantry.
The enemy broke and hed and were pursued By
Buells cavalry, numbering nearly ten thousand
He e reported e having taken ooFinth with 81
ils immense stores, arms and ammunition.
The rebel troops were mostly from Tennessee.
Toxas and Louisiana with some from Georgia
and Alabama. They fought like tigers Our
informant says be could ride through the battle
Geld where our troops were posted, but the dead
were % thick 10 the enemyis lines that L was
impossible to do Il there Nei q9
Rebels occupied our campo on Sunday uiEht
and took care d our sick and wounded, but de.
siroyod nothing, sxpccting confidently 10 have
our entire army tho next day. They thought
the battle already won.
On Sunday General McCleFnandS force was
surrounded By an immense force Of rebels, but
he cut bis way through. His troops behaved
with The greatest gnllanlgy, With the exception
Of the hnh end third Ohio, which were ordered
70 the rear in disgrace for refusing 70 asht
CAno, April lith
By tie 23d Illinois and b2d and nth Ohio regi-
menls, opened the hght These regiments formed
apart u Shermans division, and occupied The
extreme right.
Bon q the Ohio regiments r.n. De 77th vi,b-
out firing 4 gun, leaving Walerhouss entirely
without support; be fought half an hour, how
ever, retreaiing with three q his guna Taylor.
continued The hght splendidly, supported By The
Illinois regiment until bis support was outdsnked
On both sideg; hc then roireatad through cross
FIRE with the loss Of one killed and II wounded.
He also lost twelve horses, bis forge and battery
wagon Meantime WaieFh0uso took Z second
position with bis three remaining guns, supported
b. the second brigade Of McClcTnand's division;
during The forenoon they were compelled 70 rs-
tire through their own encampment with heavy
loss into The wood, where they formed : second
Line cf battle, An advance vas made, resulting.
amer most determined resistance on the part of
he rebels 10 their being driven back through
our ehcampment whore they met slfong rein
iorcoments. The ammunition Of our forces hay-
ing gwen out, smother brigade took their place.
They IN turn were driven back By the rebels 70
within bali mile Of The river.
Our eunboatB then opened . Gre, throwing
aheIl over The beads Of our men and covering the
erouEd with rebel slain. TayloE's battery, having
tnken q second position, opened on the rebel bat
teFy, 800 yards distant A splendid artillery
duel took place, resulting IN silencing the rebel
battery and blowing up the caIssona
Taylor's battery was then ordered into the 70.
serve. During he afternoon several Mississippi