The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-04-17
FROM PITTSBUPG LANDING.
ADDITIONAL DETlTLS or THE FTGHE
Another BattIe linn inent.

Especial Dispatch to the Cincinnati 1as ac.l
Orr reporter has lust arrived from Pitt 4
burg, anil furnishes the following;
The attack commenced about daybreak .
SUNDAY morning. Taylor5 battery. and Z
! Waicfhousc's battery opened the fight sup
ported ly The 21d Illinois on the right, the
77th Ohio supporting tllc leltol Taylor 3,
aul the sd Ohio supporting the LETT oi
Warehouses;. These regiments belonged .
! w Gen. Shermnn'e division occupying the I
extreme right. The Ohio regiments both /
ran 49, the 18th without firing a gun, tlu4 !
lciving Watcrhoueo without support
lie fought half-au-hour, however, retroating
with only three guns. Capt. Waturhouse
was wounded IN the thigh by a Mimic bul.
let, but not fatally. HE battery was very
badly cut up His frat lieutenant. Abbott,
was slightly wounded in the shoulder
Fitch, Chandler, aud Woodward, aud five
gunncrs wcro also wounded.
Taylor continued the Fight, supported
splenddly by the 23d Illinois, until lie and
his support were outlaukcd ON both sides.
He then rptrCated through u cross fire.
having but ono man killed, and seventeen
wounded. He lost twelve horses, his forge
AMI suffers wagons. Meantime Water
house, with his three guns, took up Soc
ond position, supported by the Second
Brigade of MuClernand's Division, Culouel
Marsh commanding composed of the fol-
lowing troops: Tho llth, l7th, Goth, 45th,
and isth Illinois. During tho forenoon they
wero compelled to retire through their own
cncampmcnt, with heavy loss, to some
woods in the rear, where they formed Il
second line of battle
McClcrnaud ordcred an advance. They
advanced one hundred rods and came in
sight Of the rebels, and hero commenced
one of tho most bitterly contested engage
mcnts of the day, resulting in the rcpulso
of the enemy, who were driven back thrU'
our cucampmeuts. The enemy received re-
cuiorCcments, and our ammunition being
out, we retired. Another brigade took our
place, hut were compelled to retreat until
within hali-a.mile OF the river
At that time our artillery and S,mbuats
: opened fire. the latter causing awful
5 slaughter. Tn, enemy were occupying o,W
camp, and the eunhoats threw shells over
our heads, and the ground in every drcc-
ton was literally covered with rebels slain,
when Toylors battery took mp secured
! position. 1t WAS parade ground 0i the
First Division. Taylor's battery took posi-
ton about 500 yards to the front, rcsuming
e splendid artillery duel, which sencod the
rebel battery and blew up their cassom.
Our boys set up shout which fairly
drowned the musketry. Taylor's battery
after that was ordered in the reserve. The
left wing, with Prcntiss's on the left of
Shcrman's were driven back parallel with
the right.
The gnboat firing was kept up all night.
Poor Carson, the scout, was killed about
sunset. He had Just come acrosa the river
with the intelligence that Buell. was cross
ing. He reported to the Commanding Gen
era stepped back, and that instant his
/ head was shot off 10y a cannon ball.
several Mississippi regiments, who had
arrived on Saturday night at the rebel
camp, doubIc-quicicd to the battle-ground,
and were Immediately rcpulsed,
Col. II icks, of the iOth Illincis, is badly
wounded, but not fatally; Lieut.-Col. XII
patrick, of the lilh illinois, is killed
Licut.-Col. Ross, of the SOD Illinois, is
wounded dangerously. Col David Stewart
was wounded through the left chest, but in
spite of his surgeons remonstranccs went
back upon the field. When the boat left,
Col. Wallace was still living with a faint
hope of his recovery. When our reporter
left on Wednesday, Col. Sweeney. Of the
| SOD illinois, was wounded four timcs. not
fatally, and kept thc field until ordered OF
Col. ilaync was also woun led, Gen. Me
Arthur was wounded in the foot Dr, Ras-
cotton of Peoria. Brigade surgeon, was Sc
llNlo!N lliINlNt w. I 'ullE, tClu lllilblS,
was wounded in the head. Frank W. o.
REILLY, Assistant Surgeon i5th Illinois, had
a mimic ball shot through his leg.
SECOND DAY.
The attack was commenced 10y Lew.
Wailaces division, which had come up in
| night from Crump's Landing, on the enc
my's left, The enemy fought with bull.
dog courage, and were driven back inch 10y
inch, holly pursued. Six of our batteries
wore rccapMred, and about thirty of the
rebel guns taken.
\ Michigan battery, captured ON Sunday
was rccaptmed by the 10th Wisconsin on
Monday, At this time Gen. Beaurrgard
was wounded in the arm. In his efforts to
recaptwe their battery, he led the attack in
person, urging his mon on with his sword.
lie was successful in taking the battery
but it was again taken from him. 1t was
captured and rc-capturcd no less than sin
times,
Company A, Chicago Light Artillery,
commanded by Lieut.. y. u. Wood, was SO
i severely handled ON the first day, that they
@ were only able to man three guns on Mon
day. with those, after II desperate contest
they succeeded in completely silcnciug aud
capturing 4 rebel battery of six guns, bu
they were compelled to rclinqush it from
T. lack of horses TO draw them off. They haG
g. TO take OIL their own pieces by hand. Ou
of seven men who were driving, five were
struck dowu--two killed, and three wound
ed. There were, in all two killed, and
tIirN-two wounded.
I The general retreat of the enemy COM
n mcnccd about dark ON Monday. Our cav.
y. airy followed them all night, until their
horses were tired. But for the impassahle
condition of the roads it having rainod
for six consecutive nights 80 the rou,
& would have been complete, and we could
have carried their ntrcnched camp at Cor.
NTH. This will be impossible for the above
reasons, for some days. The rebel artillery
: is superior to ours. They have some OF the
finest ordnance officers in the country.
Their small arms are also equal to ours.
Our reporter places the loss of the enemy
at la,GO0 killed and wounded, and our loss
at 10000 killed and wounded. These will
!, hc found moderate estimates. The enemy
have taken more prisoners than we. The
- sth Iowa, Col. Gcddcs, were captured al
NEST en- mdSSe.
The rebels had the very flower of the
" Potomac Army with them
breckenridge was reported killed on
= Sunday.
81 When our reporter left on "Wednesday
morning, our advance, which had been pur.
suing, had only occupied the ground form
erly held by us, about seven miles from tho
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