The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-04-18

| and IL mas almost uecoine certainty tnaI
he is killed or taken prisoner. He was
with Gen McClernand's column, which
at one time bore the brun. of the battle,
The responsibility of the complete sur
prise of our army rests with the command
ing officer. Gen Sherman occupied the
mos. advanced position of the army.
On FRIDAY large force Of rebel cayal-
~ appeared within sight ofour lines, and
remained there Gen. Sherman was Or
dered not TO bring on an engagement and
he seat out no corresponding force TO
meet them They remained in position
until Sunday morning. and served as =
screen behind which Beauregard formed
his troops in battle order undiscovered
| Taylor's Chicago Battery was at the
outermost point of our position, AID re
ceiyed the first ASSAULT.
The first intimation our soldiers had
of the enemy's approach was voiley OF
musketry which was poured into the en-
campmen..
The enemy were held in check, however,
until they succeeded in making flank
movement, by which the, got in the rear
of Gen. Sherman and surrounded about
3 900 men, all OF whom were taken pris-
oners Gen. PFentiss was captured at
this time
Gen. Wallace received bis wound at the
same time, and was left on the field until
the next morning, nearly twenty hours,
before lie was found. He is yet alive. al
though in critical condition.
When the rebel flank movement was
executed, there were four Chic regiments
guarding the position, all of which exhib-
tied inexeusable ineficiency. The Seven.
ty-seventh Ohio regiment turned and fled
from the field without firing gun. The
Fifty third Ohio, which supported Water
houses battery, took 10 their heels after
firing three rounds, and eccasioned the
loss o. the battery The Sevenly-frst and
Fifty>seventh Ohio also fed after firing
one or two rounds.
The cowardice of these regiments lett
the point unattended, and the enemy i'm
mediately closed in and surrounded the
more advanced regiments.
The troops were all green soldiers
1t is stated also that the Eighteenth
! Wisconsin and the Sixteenth Iowa, fed
from the field after firing two or three
rounds.
At Loon Of The first day, the enemy
had six of our batteries in their possession.
All Of these were turned against us and
used during the battle, but were recap>
tured IN the rout Of the second day =
When the enemy fed they burned their
wagons, and left their wound ed behind,
all of whom became prisoners.
Warehouses; Chicago battery was en-
tirely disabled during the action by the
breaking Of the axles from concussion.-
They were imperfectly formed
The battery lost three guns. One man
was killed and sixteen wounded.
TayIor's Chicago Battery had one man
killed and ten wounded.
The disabled guns were drawn off the
field by hand.
Wizards Chicago Battery had five men
killed aud thirty wounded.
Gen. BueIl's whole army has arrived al
the field Of attic. with the exception of
Mitchef!'s division, and is posted in the ad
| vance.
The enemy's loss is much heavier than
ours, both in killed and wounded.
Ours IN killed, wounded and prisoners
is not less than 10000.
One New Orleans r giment, the louisa
ma Tigers, was almost entirely left on the
battle field, killed or wounded. They
were nearly all wealthy young men, and
were dressed N an elegant and picturesque
LouaNe UNIFORM
Gen. Praatlo~ escaped from the enemy
on Tuesday, and cane in to camp alone
and on fcot. In the confusion of retreat
he managed TO elude rebel vigilance, and
after many peris in getting through both
lines, arrived in safety. lie was wounded
| during the battle, huf rot sefiously
! Co. David Stuart Of CHICAGO. is wouq
/ led in the breast and. II Is reuogleS 50
rionsir. It is thought the hall penetrated
tue lungs
The death ct Gen. A. Sydney Johnston
5 confirmed by the most conclusive state
'nenss His body Is in the possession of
our troops
IN the flank movement, on the first day,
| the Eighth Iowa Regiment was captured