The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-04-10
The Enemy Completely RouIed!
Cavalry I'm Hot Pursuit Of the Re-
treating Foe!
JOHNSON KILLED and BEAU
REGARDS ARM SHOT OFF!
LARGE QUANTITIES OF AMMUNI
TION AND STORES CAPTURED
Great Numbers Of Prisoners Taken.
&c., DO. 30. e
PIrrsBURe. TENN. VIA FoRr HFSRV.
"Wednesday. An 0

PITTSBURe, TENN, VIA FoRT HENRY.l
Wednesday. Ap o
One Of the greatest and bloodi'st bat.
ties of modern days has just clrsed, ro.
sulling in the complete route Of the enc.
my, who ATTACKED US at daybreak Sunday
morning. The battle lasted without in.
termission during the entire day and was
0gsin renewed Monday morning aud con-
tinued undecided until 4 o'clock P NJ,
when the rebels comm need to retreat
aud are still flying, pursued By a large
force Of our csvalry. The slaughter on
bota sides 10 immense.
We have lost in killed and wounded
from 10 10 10000, and that Of the enemy
So to 40 900. The 6gh. was brought. on
by 800 Of the 25ih Missouri Regiment.
General Prentis' division attacking the
advance guard Of the Rebels, which they
supposed 10 be piCAols Of the enemy. The
Rebels advanced on General Pren,is' Di
vision on the lett wing, pouring In volley
of muskstry aud artillery, aua riddleing
our camps with grape and canister and
shell. Our forces formed into ine and
returned the IRE vigorously ,& III. by time
we were prepared 10 receive them. the
enemy had .urned their heaviest Are on
the left center Of General Shermau's Di
vision, and drove our men back frem theil
camps, and bringing up fresh force
opened Ere upon our left wing, Genera
McClearnaad's Division. The frs wal
returned with terrible effect q determined
spirit BY both infantry and artillery alopl
the whole line. q distance Of 4 miles. Gen
Hurlbut's Division WAS thrown forward
to support the center, when despsrat
struggle ensued aud tho Rebels wer
driven back with terrible slaughter. bu
soon rallisd and drove back bur men /
turn. The 6yht lasted from about min
O'Clock ill night closed. and there was n
determination Of the result Of the strug
gle. The R.tels exhibited remaikabl
gensrslship, at times engaging the lsi
with apparently their whole force. whe
suddenly they would open a,errible 40
destructive 6re on our left aud eeutsr.-
Even our heaviss, and most tsslructi,
fire did not appear to discourage them.
The Gre Of Maj Tsylor'S Chicago A
tilIsry raked them down in soo,es but II
AmOke no sooner cleared away than N
breach was again filed. The most de-
psrats sighting took place 10 the aGs
noon. General Buelrs forces had by tn
time arrived on the other side Of the ri
sr. and another portion was coming up Il
river from Savannah. ATS o'olo,k h
rebels had forced our left wing back
mto oceuFy tws thirds ofOur camp; ar
were fighting in their sdor's to drive
into the river, and at the came time hrav
y engaged our right. Up to this tin
We had received no 70 endorsements
General Wallace failing 10 come 10 O.
support until the day was over. hAviI
taken the wong road from Crump's Ia
ding. We were Therefore contsnding
gainst considerable odds, our forces n
exceeding 10000 while ,ha, Of the rsb,
wac upwArds OF 60.00U. Our conduit
st ,bis momsn. was exceedingly critic
Large numbers OF our m.n we're pal
stricken, and others worn out by Ia
fighting. with the average percentage
skulksrs who had struggled towards
river and could not be rallied. Gene
Grant and Stat who bad been recklrs,
riding throughout the entire day an
the increasing storm Of grape and Oh
now rode from righ, 10 let, incitiDg Q
men 10 stand 6rW until the rs,niorcem m,
could crosS the river.
Col, Webster. the chisfOf STAFF, linn
diutSly eoI 10 position the heaviest pie
Of artillery fronting on the susmy's =,
msniS, while large number Of b.uer
we're planted along tho lIns from the II
bank. north Wos. Of our extreme riv
some II milss distance.
Abou, an hour before dark gen,
Oa pnonadipg was opened from along
whole liDs.with perpetual crack Of m
hs,ryi for time the rebels replied v
vigor and eject. bu, their rsiura 81
grew lees frsqusn, whils Ours grew N
fssassus sud terrible. The eSnNt