Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-04
JOHN L. WOOL,
Major General.

JOHN f. WOOL,
Major General.
HUSTsvILLE, ALA, May l.
70 Hon H. III. Stanton, Secretary Of Var:
Early yesterday morning my troops crossed
from the island TO the mainland aud captured
two FOUNDER cannon aud their ammunition.
The inhabitants report the enemy to have
retreated in great confusion.
u M. MITCHELL,
Brigsder-General.
CINCINNATI, May 2.
The Commercial bas, FROM its correspond
ent in The army Of General Haleck the fol-
lowing official figures of our loss at Pitts
burg Landing McCleTnaud's Division
killed, 250 wounded, 1851; missing, 236,
w. II. l.. Wallace skilled, 228; wounded,
| 1898; missing, 1l63 Lew. Wallace s--killed
| 43; wounded, 2j7; missing, 8. Hurlbut's--
killed, 3l3; wounded 1449; missing, 223
| Sherman'a-killed, 437; wounded, 1902; miss
| ing, 49G Prentiss'- killed, 1876; wounded
$685. missing, 1902. Crittenden's- killed, 80;
wounded 40; missing, 81. Nelson's-kill-
ed, 90; woudded 6l2; missing, 10. Nc
! Cook 's-killed, "a; wounded, 500; missing 4.
! Total - killed, l,735; wounded, 1882;
missing, 1856.
| Total-killed, wounded and missing, 49,
| 7G3. About 800 Of the wounded have since
died.
| Our burial parties report between $500
and 5000 rebels found dead on the field.
! The Commercial publishes passages of
letter from Gen. Grant, in reply to letter
informing him Of the nature OF the critl-
cisms of management oil the battle OF Pitts
! burg. Gen. Grant saye: II will 60 on and
| do my duty to my very best ability, without
| praise, and do all | can to bring the war to a
| speedy close. | am not an aspirant for any
thing at the close of the war There is one
thing that feel well assured Of that is
have the confidence of every brave man in
my command. Those who showed the white
feather will do all in their power to attract
attention from themselves. l bad perhaps
dozen officers arrested Tor cowardice in the
first days fight. Those men are necessarily
my enemies AS to the talk about surprise
here, nothing could be more false. II the
enemy had sent US word when aud where
they would attack US, we could not have
been better prepared. Skirmishing had
been going on for two days between our
accommodating parties and the enemy's ad'
vance. / did not believe, however that
they intended to make q determined at
tack, but simply maintained a reconnoiter-
ing force. My headquarters were Savan-
nah, though l usually spent the day at Pitts
burg Landing Troops were constantly ar
rviug TO be assigned to brigades and di-
visions. AL were ordered to report to Sh-
? vannah, making it necessary to keep an Of
fcer and some one there. 1 was also look
ing for Gen. Buell. to arrive, aud 1t was I'M
portant / should have every arrangement
f complete for his speedy transit to this side
of the river.
The Commercials correspondent with Gen,
Mitchelps army gives the following eXplana'
ton OF the manner 10 which Beauregard' e
dispatch was taken at Huntsville. The wires
were broken at point beyond Huntsville
l and il was being prepared by the operator
6 there to be forwarded by locomotive 10 Chat
, tapooga, ana thence repeated by telegraph
l TO Richmond, when Gen Mitchell surpriset
G the town and instaatly seized the telegraph
Office. General Mitchell himself solved the
cypher, after an hours study. There is nc
doubt as to the genuineness OF the dispatch
Beauregard lost not less than 10000 mer
: in killed,wounded and missing, and the sick
used up and panic stricken, during his move
a meut from COrinth upon Pittsburg Landing
! BEFORE YoRKTowN, May l.
> Ga Tuesday steamboat was seen will
u a load Of troops before Yorktown They
= probably came from West Point, thirty mile
s above, indicating that the enemy are being
+ reinforced Instead OF preparing TO evacuate
: Battery No., at the mouth OF Wormley'
s Greek, commanding rebel water batteries a
n Yoiktown aud Gloucester, opened yesterday
NIL afternoon on the enemy's shipping, at rang
= OF about two miles TIE frat SHOT, which
y was followed in rapid succession by others
20 caused the rebel vessels 10 beat a hasty re-
% treat out OF range. No damage was suppos
" TO ue sustained by the vessels, as the rang
ID had not been obtained. The guns were lhri
h directed towards the works at yorktown
st and Gloucester, with The view OF getting
d reply. They were not long kept waiting
N when thu large pivot gun on tue heights G
!, Yorktown sent "a messenger which canse'
- every one TO jump tor the trenches The hi
was now kept up quite briskly for oblut tw
le hours from both sides, with no damage 30 Ia
l. as we are concerned, although some Of th !
e, shelis came too close 90 make IL pleasant
ne Some e our shell ere seen 10 eXplOhe u
N rec,ly over The euemy's parapets, when
IN moment before were lined with men, AbJu
y, sky shots were fred from one hundred a.
- Two hundred pound-r Parrots duriag che a
tpruo n What damage the Cuemy BIAS so.
e. laiayd i unknown,
no SIC I'D EDITIoN.--Tho en,m my opened al
~ on cur parallel, where Che wolkmeu WEI
II at Wuk, about dark, throwing .heila at h
nf lergals duting b. night. No one W.
~ burt.
T. Heavy April showers continue 10 visit ,
as daily, retardng 10 q considerable degr'
C. military operations
it Two deselters belonging 70 the Mlsslssi
to pi battalion, commanded b. Col Tyler, G
cAmpe4 near Yorktown came IN last mig