Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-10
LATE NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Tn. Great Battle at Pi,tsbarg Landing.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
Death Of Gen. A sydney Johnston Cs,firnsd

Tie following was received by the Secretary
of Var last evening:
"Gen. A. sydney Johnston's body was left on
the battle field, and 10 in our possession, a. well
as the bodies ofalarge number Of other prominent
rebels"
Gen. Johnston was held by many to be the ablest
officer In the whole rebel service, and his loss with
the wounding of Beauregard should that prove
true) will leave them without any ofacef In whom
the army have any confidence In the held. Ii
has been enormously stated that Gen. Johnston
had {. Just entered upon his duties a. commander
in-chief Of the whole rebel forces under the APP
pointment Of jeff Davis" This 10 mistake
Gen Lee Is the ofhcer thus designated by Jen
Davis, but the selection has not met with much
favor in Dixie, Les being held to be "slow
coach"
CAIRO, April-Further advices from Pittsburg
Landing give the following particulars OF 'he
battle
Sunday morning, the brigade Of Gen. Sherman
and Prentiss being frst engsged Their attack
TO the river. when the advance OF the enemy was
check with the aid Of the fre Of the gunboats
Our forces being subsequently increased by the
arrival of Gen. Grant with troops from savannah
ION the east side Of the river) were Inspired with
renewed courage by the report Of the arrival Of
two divisions Of Buell's army. Our loss during
this day Sunday was very heavy; besides the
killed and wounded il embraced our camp equip
age and thirty-six field pieces. Next morning
our army (now amounting to 50, 0OO) assumed the
offensive, and by O'Clock p. m. had retaken our
camp and batteries, together with some forty Of
the enemy's guns, and number Of prisoners,
and the enemy thereafter In full retreat pur-
sued by our victorious forces.
Our killed. wounded and missing 10 variously
estimated Ii cannot be less than 1000.
Our loss In officers IL very heavy, but Il 10 i'm
possible at present TO obtain their number. The
following were among the number Brig. Gen.
w H. Wallace, killed; Col. Pegram, acting brig
adler general, killed. Col Ellis Of the 10th Illi.
nois, killed; Major Goddard 18th Illinois, killed.
lieut Canfeld, I'D Ohio, MORALLY wounded;
Col Davis, Ash Illinois, mortally wounded.
Gen. w. Sherman was wounded In the hand
by cannon ball
Col Sweeny, of the sad Illinois, acting briga-
der general, was wounded with shots in his on "
remaining arm, having lost one In Mexico, and
was also shot in one Of his legs, but he heroically
kept the field until the close of the fight and ex-
cited the admiration Of the whole army
Col. David Staupt, Of the 55th Illinois, acting
brigader general wss shot through the breast on
Sunday, but returned to the fed on Monday.
Col. Charles Crafts, of the 31st Illinois, acting
shoulder, but not dangerously. Lieut.. Col Nor
gan, of the 25th Indiana, was wounded badly.
NJ jor Eaton, Of the 18th Illinois. acting colonel,
wounded fatally. Captain Irving w. Curren,
Of General Grants staff, had his head shot of.
Captain Preston Morton, wounded MORALLY, and
since died. Captain Dillon, of the 18th Illinois,
killed Captain Mace, of the 5th Illinois, killed.
Captain Carter, Of the 1lth Illinois, killed, Major
Pape, Of the 57th Illinois, killed.
General Prentiss was wounded, and with sew
eral hundred Of our men were taken prisoners on
Sunday.