New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-27
bay until re-enforccments arrived, and they were

bay until re-enforcoments arrived, and they were
driven back.
The Rebels were completely routed at all points.
The battle ground was covered thick with Rebel
dead and wounded. Their loss is very heavy.
During Friday night they buried large number
of their dead, but since their retreat have buried
not less than 800 bodies snd more are being found in
TIE woods in the vicinity. Their loss in killed and
wounded cannot be ess than coo, beside what they
buried at night. We have taken several hundred
prisoners, among them six Rebel officers Tie
Rebel Gen. Little, once Governor of Mississippi and
lately connected with the Southern telegraph inter
est. was killed on the field, and Gen. Whitfield Of
the LIT Texas Legion mo'tally wounded Orr
loss in killed was u.s. and 80 wounded. Gen.
Hamilloo's aid-de-camp was killed at The commence.
ment of the action. Col. Boomer of the Goth Ms
souri was severely, and COL Chambers Of the lGtl
Iowa eighty wounded. The Iowa regiments were
principal engaged, and Of course were the princi-
pal sufferers.
Auong the troops engaged were the 9Th, 10th,
18th, l6th ind Nth Iowa; Goth Mo-, 2nd Wisconsin
Battery, 18th Ohio Battery, and Buell's Battery.
One Of these batteries WIS attacked by O regiment
of Texan Rangers who, gallantly marching upto the
very muzze of the guns regardless of the leadeu
storm which decmGted their ranks, succeeded in
capturing and slking 1t. believe it aiterward
retsken.
Price evacuated Iuka after destroying a small lot
Of cotton near the depot. A Rebel surgeon, pris
oner save: Price took all their surgical nstrume nts
and medicines when lie left leaving them without
means Of relieving the suielings Of their own
wounded.
TIE loss of the enemy would have been much
larger had not the battlefield been heavily timb-
cred. The Rebels fought from behind lress and
stumps, 70 tha, il was difficult to draw bead upon
them.
When the Rebels fed, Gen. Rosecrans followed in
hot pursuit aud captured large number Of prisoners
and large army train. At last accounts they were
being still pursued by cur avereing army. Tuey
are Iereatug sor'hward. The Rebels are vel
armed and equipped snd are said 10 be the flower OF
the Southern Army. They numbered, according TO
the story of the prisoners, $4,000 all told. Gen.
Price freely told bis men the morning Of the fight
that he should whip the Yankees and then march
across Tie Tennessee, attack Buell. in his rear, and
with Gen. Bragg g wipe him out, and then take up
his line Of March TO the Ohio River.
Before close this letter, may be able 70 give n
lis, of the casualties TO the Union troops.
The steamers Prngle and Emerald returned this
morning from Victsturg with the exchanged Union
prisoners, consisting OF 2G officers and 800 men,
They cay they received humane sai considenie
treatment from the Rebels; our own people, howev
er, treated t1em like dogs. They par icularly COM
plain # Capt. Lasae, 18th u. S. Infantry, the off
Ger in charge the officers Of the gunboai Tyler and
the steamer Pringle.
The following comprise the let OF ofloerr returned
Capt r. Lampi lot Tenn Art. CAPT A. k,.i, 1oth Ohio'
Lieu. y. Hubbard, DO Lieut. Geo. l. hules do Lisgt
;. fd~uds "a lnd CsV Lieut. }. Il. Couw'l Do. LieIt
l.. h. 1ubts 4tn VIE Lrus De ~ March hei.bry. John
sou s0tb lad A II. bIowt, G. ~. l:sh h.eh Dr. John
Towey. All snt surgeon Lieut. ttas Hiene tth Mich
Capt H. O. Dayid,ou. 10Th ~ Ls1is barry and R-ynods,
d. Capt. H. Feudtton. do Lieut. ". T. snin,y 90 b
CsIi IS. Is. .stn, 1T ohio Cav LEI Lieut. Anius
NJ. lot OHIO CIV. Lieut. JAMES Collin, do AID Lieut. Ow
ID 1.-Two Cav.
Tie officers and men are TO be sent 70 81. Louis.
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