Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-11
Federal Batteries Captured
by the Rebels +!
TWO OHIO BATTERIES CAPTUREDI
THE DESPERATE FIGHTING!
Confidence OF the Rebels on
Sundayl
They Expected to Capture
our Whole Army
J. O. BRECKINRIDGE REPORTED
OAPTUREDI
tspe0Ial DIspatohos . OIevsIand Leader.l
OAIRO, Il o'clock M-April 10.

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We are just beginning to get some reli
able details from the battle at PIttsburQ
from gentlemen who were on the Geld sf
terWardS or in the 6ght.
The following are gathered and sent with.
out any reference to the agreement or other.
wise with dispatches heretofore given you:
Our infornauts left the battle field on
Wednesday, morning at I've o'clock. The
rebels attacked Prentiss' Brigade at o'clock
on Sunday morning while eating breakfast.
It consisted of the elst Illinois, Col. Fry;
lsth Wis, Gath Ind, and list Ohio. The
rebels were said to be l2O, 900 strong. Prem
tisS had no artillery. His brigade was cut
to pieces and forced to retire, with Preutiss
and many others prisoners. At I'm, the
entire line was fercely engaged, but in full
retreat. At4 o'clock the enemy had taken
Stewards battery, six guns; Dsssden's bate
~, four gunsi WaterhOnse's battery, two
rihed gunsi 9th Ohio, six guns; another
Ohio battery, name not given. Thousands
Of our soldiers had taken refuge under the
bsnk of the river, and utterly refused to
light in fact they could not for officers and
men were in inextricable confusion. The
army seemed utterly demoraliaed.
Gen. Mitchslrs division about this time
arrived on the opposite bank with II, 900
men, and were feFried across during the
evening and night. The gunboats Lezing-
ton and Tyler opened tremendous fire of
shell upon the enemy, and kept it up every
half hour during the night saving the army
from utterruiu. They set the woods on Are
and many Of the dead rebels were burned
At 7 o'clock the firing generally ceased.
At midnight the rebels attempted to plant
q battery within 300 yards of our siege guns,
but they were driven back BY the gunboats
and siege guns, supported by three regi-
ments of NitOhslPs divi zion.
Our informants persist In estimating our
loss on Sunday at 5000 killed and 5000
wounded as low figure. It was undOubt-
edly tremendous.
During the night the rebels were REIN
forced by PfiOs and Van Dorm, from Arkan-
sss, with very large fsree. General Lew
Wallace came up from Crumps Landing
with the llth and 23d Indiana, 44th Illinois,
9th Missouri, and Willard's Battery, and in
the morning attacked feTeeIy the lett wing
of the enemy. They went into the aght on
the dOuble-quick, with tremendous shouts,
and did terrible execution. By 10 O'Clock
they had driven the rebels back two miles.
The battery performed PrOdigies of valOr.-
About 10 o'clock the rebels were reinforced,
and Tor few minutes our gallant boys were
forced to yield. The other divisions of
Buslls army now appeared, and at once be-
came fnlIy engaged, and for two hours all
the destructive elements of earth seemed
striving for the mastery on that fatal field.
Southern chivalry proved no match for the
unfinching courage of the army of freedom,
and the rebels fed in all directions.
With some 12,0OO troops, mostly cavalry,
Gen. Buell. followed the fugitive foe, taking
thousands of prisoners, and shifting without
mercy those who would not surrender. He
was reported TO have taken Oorinth, with all
its immense stores of arms and ammunition.
Carson, the scout, had his head torn off
on Monday, by round shot
The rebel troops were mostly from Louisi-
ana, Texas, and Mississippi, vita many from
Georgia and Alabama. They fought like
tigers. Oar intormants could ride through
tho battle field where our forces were posted,
but the dead were 30 thick in the snemy's
line that they could not do it. They assure
US that the rebels occupied our camps on
Sunday night, took care of our sick and
wounded, but destroyed nothing, expecting
confidently to have our entire army the next
day. They thought the battle already won.
On Sunday Gen. NCClernand cut his way
through the enemy that had surrounded
him. Most of bis troops behaved with great
gallantry, but the SD Ohio was ordered to the
rear in disgrace, for refusing to fight.
Capt. Harvey, of Bloomington, H., is
among the killed.
| Our infOrmants were assured BY those who
Kew him, that John G. Breckenridge was
taken HJisOner. They saw him pass to the
Generals quarters.
1t is imposslb,s. as yet to get lists of the
killed and wounded.
The Chicago delegation of physicians and
nurses arrived this morning, and have gOae
to Pittsburg, in the hospital steamer Louisi-
ana.
DR.. McVicker Is here awaiting the arrival
Of Gov. Yates on the steamer from Quincy,
| to see specially to the Illinois wounded SOL
diers. BE viii establish depot hospital
here for our sick and wounded.
No Official dispatches received here this
OA1Ro, April 10.
The Island No. 10 prisoners are expected