The Nevada Democrat., 1862-04-17

By ten o'clock they bad driven The rebels
hack two miles when the rebels were rein.
forced. For short time our forces were
connelled to fall back. Other divisions of
Rueips army now appeared and at once be-
anne fully engaged. For two hours all the
! destructive elements Of the earth seemed
strnoOlinp for mastery on the fatal field.
At last Southern chivalry was compelled to
Weld TO Northern gallaniry. The enemy
broke and fed. aud were pursued by Bu
ellis cavalry, numbering nearly zen 'hoh-
sand. He is reported having taken Corlnth
with all il immense stores ano ammunition
The rebel troops were mostly rom Ten
nessee. Texas aud Louisiana. win some
from Georgia aud Alabama. They fought
like tigers. Our informant says he could
ride through the battle field where our for
ces were posted; but the dead were so thick
in the enemy's lines that 1t was impossible
TO do it there. Rebels occupied our camps
Sunday night, and took care OF our sick
and wounded. but destroyed nothing, ex-
pecting confidently to have our entire army
the next day They thought the battle al
ready won.
on Sunday General McClernard's force
was surrounded by an immense force of
rebels but be cut his way through. His
troops behaved with the greatest galantry
with the exception of the 9th and Sd Ohio,
which we're ordered TO the rear in disgrace
for refusing to fight.
CAIRO, April 1lth.-We give further details
of the battle at Pittsburg Landing: Taylors
and Waterhous' batteries, supported by the 23d
Illinois and SD and 77th Ohio regiments, opened
Al Col n
Sherman's division, and occupied the extreme
right Both the Ohio regiments ran off with
out firing gun, leaving Waterhouse entirely
without support. he fought half an hour how
ever, retreating with three of his guns. Taylor
continued the fight splendidly, supported by the
Illinois regiments, until his support was out@
fanked on both sides, he then retreated through
a cross-fre with the loss of one killed and ~
wounded; he also lost IL horses, his forge and
battery wagon. Meantime Waterhouse took a
second position with his three remaining guns
supported by the Second Brigade of McCler-
nard 5 division. During the forenoon they were
compelled to retire through their own encamp-
ment with heavy loss into the wood where they
formed second line of battle.
An advance was made, resulting after most
determined resistance on the part of the rebels,
in their being driven back througsEour encamp-
ment, where they met strong reinforcements.
another brigade took their place; they in tum
were driven back by the rebels to within half
mile of the river. Our gnEboats then opened
fire, throwing shell over the heads of our men
and covering the ground with rebel slain. Tay-
lor's battery having taken a second position,
opened on the rebel battery eight kandred yards
distant. A splendid artillery duel took place,
which resulted in silencing the rebelbattery and
blowing up the caisson; Taylor's battery was
then ordered into the reserve.
During the afternoon several Mississippi reg
iments, which arrived Saturday night, were
brought into the fight at doable-quick time, and
were almost Immediately repulsed-
The second day all the batteries taken by the
enemy on the previous day were recaptnred
with 40 of their guns, and one Michigan battery
was recaptured by the l6tlr Wisconsin There
was more fighting over this than all the other
batteries On the felds.i was taken and re-taken
three or four times; its second capture was by
BeauIegardin person. who commanded three
regiments. In tina attack he received bullet
wound in the arm. Company A, Chicago Light
Artillery, was so severely handled on the first
day that it could only bring three guns into the
field on Monday; with these however, they sue
ceeded in completely sileneing the rebel battery
of six guns but were compelled to leave it on
the field in consequence of lack of horses to
bring the guns off. Their own guns were bro't
| off by hand. The general retreat commenced
at dark on Monday. Our cavalry followed but
a short distance beyond the position occupied
by our troops before the battle. Were it not
for the almost impossible condition ofthe roads
the rout would have been made complete and
we would have occupied their intrenched camp
at Corinth. The rebel artillery was considered
superior to ours, and their small arms almost
equal. The eighth Iowa we're taken prisoners,
almost en- masse. The 57th and list Ohio, 18th
Wis. and 46th Iowa, are reported to have fled
after firing two or three rounds, when the enc
my fed. They burned their wagons and left
their wounded, all of whom are prisoners
Our loss is now stated to be 10000 killed and
wounded, and the rebel loss l5 900. One New
Orleans regimen. and the Louisiana Tigers was
almost entirely left on the field, either killed or
wounded. Gen. Prentiss escaped Thursday,
and came into camp at once. Ia the confusion
of the retreat he managed to elude rebel vigi-
lance. He was wounded during the battle, but
not dangerously.
1t was the intention of iBeauregard to make
an attack two davs before he did but the extra
ordinaryrains impeded his progress. The res
possibility of the surprise rests with the COM
manding (ieneraE On Friday q large force Of
cavalry appeared within sight of our lines.
Shermaniwho oesupiedaR advance position had
been ordered not to bring on an engagement,
consequently he sent out no. force against them.
They renlaineduntil Sunday morning and SER
we'd as a screen, behind which BeauFegpTd
formed hisStroops in order of battle, undiscov-
cred. 1t is asserted that J0aa C. Brekinridge is
taken priseaers