The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-04-19

cd rssssssd he fre uitk terrible e1ses ~
hssh iafsasgy SD assslisgy, aloog the whole
iss Tor . dlstanes 81 four miles. GeDeeai
Hcribosss divisieo vss thrown forward %
sappen sha esasss, uhsss . aespaase eos-
eies esssed. The rebels usrs dfIvea bsek
NTH terrible slasghssR, bes sooD rallied ana
dfose oer Dea q fesurn. The reoeIs exhib-
ued rensrksbls geseralship, q hines snea-.
xine osr lefs with their whole torres, aeo
then aeass or eeutse-evsn oar most -
ssrucsise ees did mot seem 90 d~sseouraSs
then nor disasrsnge their solid eoi0nos.
Oar reSufeYeements which hs1 beeD or
dered forward bed nos arrived. Wslises's
Division had taken the wrong foad from
Crump'. Landinx, and did pos come up taii
s,sh,i.ll. Wheo they did arrive, they bad
90 usass Of csossisg, except b. transports
used for coum,ssssy stores which we're 500
heavily iades % carry any soss'dsrss'ss snr
Der.
Gen. Grant and STAT rseklessiy rode along
the lines The entire day, amid IN socess.sg
storm Of bullets, grape and sneil. exnor'lng
the men 20 stand 6rm until reiniofce@ents
could crosse the river.
10 The eveoisg Col. Webster, Ch'ef Of
Sts6. gos into position, w'sh the nes.'rs'
pieces u artillery p"'".'ug % enemJ,s Ilgo'
-shile . large number Ut batteries we're
planted along the ~hols line, from :he river
bank on the North-s est 10 the extreme right
q miles distant. Abpus 1 = general Can
onsd,os opened on the eoemy from along
our Whole line, Uish . sOOssDusl crack "
~mu.kssry. For . short time the rebels re-
ol,sd vigorously and e6ectualiy, bot their
return became less frequent sod les DO
,tructiye, while ours grew more rapid and
more terrible. The g0ab,sss Lexington
and TYLER lay . short distance Oh OF the
isft v,sx aud shss rsised shell On the rebel
bordes. This lass support wss too much
for the enemy, and It being dark, firing
noe ceased. and the combatsnts rested
from tbesr work Of blood and carnage
Our men rested 90 their arms On the held 10
the position they held u nishtfall.
Gso W. llacs arrived W,th his division
soon after the close OF the battle, and so"k
n..s,,,on on our right. Nelson's division
Of Busll's army having arrived. WAS order
I'd 10 form on The left. Crittenden's divis-
ION, also Of Bueli's army, was ordered TO
his support.
Do Monday morning the battle was re-
newed ut day break, .'multanepu ~, .,
Neiso,ps division On the lets, and Waliace's
division on the right. Nelson's dlsi-ion
opened a most CALLING fire 90 the rebels,
aud advanced rapidly rs the rebels Tell
back. The fighting / ecamem most desperate
along the whole hue, and began 10 have u
terrible effect on the emmy.
The men Of Gen. MsClernarl's, Sher-
man's, aad IlurIburs's Division, although
terribly jaded from tue previous lays light
stu maintained their h0nurs Won ut
Fort Dpnelson.
The resistance Of the rebels at all points
was most gallant, and worthy q be { T
cause. but uot enough can he said ut The
dreadful desulation c.used by the artillery.
svsrpipy them OF like chaF. Knowing that
defeat now would be death 10 their hopes.
the rebel Generals still ursei them IN The
face of certain des,rucIon, hoping b.
our right they might tur" the It'd
of battle. Then success once more looked
cheering, US they began 20 gam ground
there.
But our left, under General Nelson, was
them !; aai Mt Ii O'Clock had sue
III Hankins them aud capturing their
they rallied On our lett and
right and forced themselves forward 10
another desperate eGsrs, the Reimbursement
IF VOID and ~Tholnpson, regiment by rsgi-
,nsus coming to Buell. who had again CON-
ncnced driving the enemy. Abour 8 o'ciock,
Gen. Grant rode to the left, and HIDING The
rebels sill wavering, sent u p orion OF his
Dody guard to the bead of each. Five reg,
nrn,s we're then ordered To charge ac:oss
ne field, himself leading, with brand'shed
sword, and waved them on while cannon
balls we're falling like bail around him.
followed, with shouts heard above the
roar Of battle.
The rebels fed in dismay a. from a de-
avalanch, and never made another
stand, and we're followed. By hall past
the whole rebel army were in full re-
for Corin,h, With our cavalry IN hot
pursuit, with what result We have not yet
lear, ed.
Il 10 impossible yet to learn what amount
IT material 10 captured. II is known, how
ever, that y large amount Of their artillery
and u number Ut prisoners were taken.
The rebels took some prisoners, estima.
ted at several hundred, among them Geo.
Prentis.. lie is also reported wounded.
The Killed on the rebel side includes
the number the rebel Commander
N Chief, A. Sidney Jonnsnn, who was
struck BY a cannon ball Sunday afternoon.
There IL NJ doubt but this IS the fact, As II
10 confirmed by several rebel officers taken.
Ils further reported that Beausegard
had an arm shot Oh.
Gensrai.:.B b. ecke"ridge, Bragg, and John
son all had comm ,nds.
Our los. in officers is heavy, but it is i'm
possible at present to state tue number
Among them are W. II. l.. Wallace, Col.
pesrnm, Col. Ellis, aching Br,gadier Gene
raj, Maj. Gadduck, Of the 18Th l~lIinois,
Lieut.. Col. Conrad, OF the ia Ohio, Lieut..
Col. Kyle, Of the ilss Ind, Col. Davis, Of
the 4lss ILL.,, morsaiy wounded; Gen. Sher"
man and Col. Sweeney, acting Br,gadier
General, wounded Col. David Stuart, act.
ing Brigadier General, shas through the
breast, but remained on the feld until
Monday. Gen. Sherman had Two horses
shot under him. q n. McClernand vas not
hurt, but had bullet holes through his
clothes.
Our loss 10 killed, wounded, and mi.sine
10 ~varioa.ly estimated a, from ten to
to euty thousand, The rebel lass is estimA.