Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-10
The Pittsburg Battle.

CAIRO, April y--further adylces from Pitts
burg Landing give the tollnwing about the battle:
The enemy attacked US at about four O'Clock
Sunday morning. the brigades of Sherman and
Prentiss being first engaged The attack was
successful. Our entire force was driven back to
the river, where the advance of the enemy was
checked by the fire of TIE gunboats. Our force
increased by the arrival OF General Grant with
troops from Savannah, insprited by the report of
the arrival of two divisions of Buel's army.
Our loss this nay was heavy. Besides the killed
and wounded, embrace our camp equipage and
thirty six field guns.
Next morning our forces, now amounting to
81, 900, assumed the offensive. BY two o'clock
in the afternoon we had retaken our camp and
batteries, together with some forty of the enc
my's guns and number of prisoners, and the
enemy were in full retreat pursued by our victo-
rous forces.
The casualties are numerous. Gen. Grant was
wounded in the ankle slightly; Gen. W. ii. l..
Wallace was killed. Gen. Smith severely wound
ed; Col. Hall, 10th Illinois, killed; Coils. Logan,
32d Illinois. and Davis, 5lst Illinois, wounded
severely; Major Hunter, SD Illinois, killed.
Wounded and missing are not less than 5000.
Col. Peabody, 25th Illinois, severely wounded.
The Times account of the battle at Pittsburg
Landing on Sunday and Monday, says the enemy
surprised Gen. Prentiss' brigade. which was in
advance FIVE miles beyond Pittsburg at o'clock
on Sunday morning, taking two regiments pris-
oners, including the General. The fight contin-
ued the entire day, the enemy driving our forces
back to Pittsburg with fearful loss.
Gen. Buell., with Nelson's Division, arrived at
o'clock, and turned tho tide Of battle. The
enemy commanded by Polk and Beauregard,
suspended the attack at about six o'clock.
On Monday morning, the troops having rested
on the field. being reinforced by Nelson's Divi
sion, supported by the gunboats, drove the enemy
back, and occupied their former position, COM
ptetely routing them.
The rebels were Immediately followed by sew
eral thousand cavalry, who at last accounts were
some miles beyoad Corinth-
| 1.-The Tribune's places our loss from 600 TO
900 killed, and wounded at 5000 or 1000, and
the rebel loss AT twice that number. -s
| Six of our batteries were taken and retaken
six times.
The Timess dispatch says:
Beauregard had given orders not to destroy any
camp equipage taken on Sunday, as he expected
a complete victory the next day.
| CHICAGO, April 9.-The T'ribane's special from
/ Cairo says:
The following summary of reports is gathered
| from persons who witnessed the battle of Pitts
burg Landing:
The Federal army was posted between two
streams about four miles apart that run into the
Il
about two miles from Pttsburg. The left from
was commanded by Gen. Prentiss, who had sew
eral regiments in his rear, Gen. Harmon
with bis Division completely cutting it off from
| the main army. Gen. McClernand put himself
at the head of his troops and cut his way through
the rebels. reclining his army.
The fight had now become desperate. Gen
Grant assuming command drove the enemy back
and the Federal forces occupied at night nearl,
the same position they did in the morning. Th'
fight lasted fifteen hours.
During the night Major General Lew. Wallac
came up from Crump's Landing with 10 900 men
and in the morning the battle was renewed viii
great fury. Between ten and twelve o'clock tn
/ fight was terrific.
Soon after noon Gen. Buell. had crossed th'
Tennessee river and got in the flank with 40, 600
/ The rebels were soon routed. Buell. pursued
with IL. 600 men, mostly cavalry. 1t is rumoreC
/ he had taken Corinth.
Eight hundl ed wounded are reported on on
steamer the way down.
Gen. Halleck is expected here in the mornin,
en- route for Tennessee.
Several barges of ice are ordered to go up tn
! Tennessee river tonight for wounded.
An officer who left Pittsburg Landing OF
Monday evening reports that our forces occup.
( COrinth and that Gen. Johnston's body had beer
found on the field. He also confirms the repor
that Beuregard had bis arm shot of.
There has been no arrivals from Tennessee
since early this morning, but boat IS expects
/ tonight.