Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-12
Battle Of Pittsburgh Landing.
THE DESPERATE CONELIOT AND TER
RTBLE SLAUGHTER. Ita

From & tall description IN the Cincinnati
rims5, Of TIE great battle Of Pittsburgh
Landing We extract the following paragraphs.
The writer does not give the lisls Of the
killed and wounded. They may come to
hand before this goes 70 P5sss. Thersport of
the Rrst days fighting is dated at midnight
Of Sunday.
POSITION OF THE FosOEs. Z
The battle-ground chosen for the struggle
Of to-day oocupied q ssmi-ciFols Of about
three and . half miles from the town OF
Plttsbure, our forces being stationed in the
form OF a semi-cirole, the right resting on q
point north Of Orhnp'a Landing, our center
being directly in front OF the main road 70
Oorinth, and our left extending to the river,
in the direction Of Hamburg small place
four miles north Of Pittsburg Landing.
TIE E1RsF ATTACK.
two o'clock this morning, Colonel Pea
BODY, of PrentisS Division, fearing that
everything was not right, dispatched body
of four hundred men beyond the camp, for
the purpose Of looking alter any force which
might be lurking in that direction. The
step was wisely taken, for q hslt-mils's ad-
vance showed q heavy force approaching,
who fred upon them with great slaughter.
Those who escaped fell back TO the 10th
Missouri regiment, swiftly pursued By the
anenv. The contest had been of but short
duration. and the advances Of the SecessionistE
reached the brigade Of Col. Peabody just a
the long roll was sounded and the men were
falling into line. Their resistance, taken 50
unawares, was Of but short duration, ano
they retreated in as good order as was posi-.
bic under q CALLING FIRE, until they reached
the lines Of the Second Division
At six o'clock the attack had become gen
ersl along the entire front of our line. The
enemy, in large force, had driven in thC
pickets OF Gen. Sherman division, and falleI
with vengeance on the 4sth regiment 0. V
NJ, Col. Sullivan, the roth, Col. COokerell
and the I'D, Col. Buckland. The troops her'
had never before been in action, aad being
so Unexpectedly attacked, ere they could fully
understand their position, OF get into file
they made a. able resistance as was possible
but were, in common With the forces Of Gen
Prentiss, forced to seek support on the troop
L lmmcQihb6ll III bAcAE Eodas AAo 80 S---'
Cavalry, formerly belonging to this division
had been removed to Gen. HurlbuPs com
mand the day before yesterday, and thei
place supplied and camp occupied BY the x
illinois Cavalry, These latter knew nothing
of the approach of the enemy until they Wer'
in their midst, firing into their tents and ap
plying the torch as they came.
The slaughter, on this frat onslaught
the enemy, was very severe, scores falling q
every discharge of the enemy's guns, and al
making their best effort to escape, or repe
the foe. It, however, soon became eTiden
that the Secession force was overpoWering
and nothing was left for the advance line b1
retreat This was done in considerable dis
order, both Oflcars and men losing ever!
particle Of their baggage, it of course falling
into the enemY's hands.
ThetimeIy arrival Of Gen. Grant who ha'
hastened up from Savannah, led to the adoP
ton of such measures as put termination
to this uncalled for flight from the battle
6eld. A strong guard was posted acrosS tn
thoroughfares, with orders to halt every sol
der whose face was turned riverWard. Som
feWof the wounded wEre allowed to proceed
but the self.eOnstituted guard who had cho
sen that as a means of escape, were made :
keep close within the lines under penalty
q stronger admonition ct the hands OF u
established line Of sentries.