Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1862-04-16
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THE GREAT
Victory
TENNESSEE.
FULL PARTICULARS!
THE WATERLOO OF
THE WAR.
IMMENSE SLAUGHTER ! !!
$4,000 OF THE ENE-
MY KILLED.
OUR LOSS $4,000.
$4,000 OF THE ENE-
MY KILLED.
OUR LOSS $4,000.
Great Loss Of Officers.
PIrrsBrRGH, via. Fort HENRY, April 9.

lIISBIR Wa Uni 11E-'ANi' pa -
Especial to Herald One of the
greatest and bloodiest battles of modern
days has just closed resulting in the
complete rout Of the enemy who attack
ed us at daybreak on Sunday. The bat
tie lasted without intermission dnYsng the
entire day, and was again renewed on
Monday morning and continued until 4
o'clock in the afternoon, when the enemy
commenced their retreat and are still fly
ing towards Coriuth pursued by large
force of our cavalry.
The slaughter on both sides is i'm
mense. We have lost in killed, wound
ed and missing, from $4,000 to 70, 900
that of tho enemy is estimated at from
$4,000 to 10000. 1t is impossible in
the present confused state of affairs to
ascertain any details. | therefore give
YOU the best account possible from OBJ
servation, having passed through the
storm of action during the two days that
it ragged.
The fight was brought on by = body
of three hundred of the 25th Missouri
regiment of Gen. Prentiss' division, at
lacking tina advance guard Of the rebels,
which we've supposed to be the pickets Of
the enemy in front Of our camp. The
rebels immediately advanced TO General
Prentiss' division on the left wing, pour
ing in volcy after volley of musaet'y
and riddIing our camp with grape, CAMS
ter and she'll.
Our forces soon formed into line and
returned their fire vigorously. BY the
time we had prepared to receive them
they had turned their heaviest fire on
the left and center of Sherman's divis-
ion and drove our men back from their
camps and bringing up fresh force
opened fire on our left wing under Gen.
McClernnnd
This fire was returned with terrible eff.
feet and determined spirit by both in
family and artillery along the whole line
for distance of over four miles.
Gen. Hulburt's division was thrown
forword to support the center, when a
desperate conflict ensued. The rebels
we're driven back with terrible slaughter,
but soon rallied and drove back our men
in turn. From about 0 o'clock, the time
your correspondent arrived on the field,
until nighl closed the bloody scene, there
was no determination to yield the strug-
gle.
The rebels exhibited remarkable good
generalship at the time, engaging the
left with apparently their whole strength,
they would suddenly open terrible and
destructive fire on the right or center
Even our heaviest and most destructive
/ fire on the enemy did not appear to dis
courage their solid columns. The fire of
Major Tavlor's Chicago Artillery raked
them down in scores, but the smoke wo'd
no sooner be dispersed, than the breach
would again be filed.
The most desperate firing took place
late in p. NJ. The rebels knew that if
they did not succeed in whipping them,
that their chances for success would be
extremely doubtful, as portion of Gen.
Buelrs forces had by this time arrived on
the opposite side of the river, and the
other portion was coming up the river
. from Savannah
They became aware that we were being
reinforced, as they could see Gen. BuelIs
troops from the river banks, short dis
lance above us on tue left, from which
point they had forced their way. AT
FIVE o'clock tue rebels bad forced our left