Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-16
Special Correspondence Of the Cincinnati Gazette.
From Pittsburg Landing-News down
TO w ednesday Evening Last.
PITTsBURG LANDING, TENNESSEE,
Wednesday Eve, April ..

JsANDlNG, 4 ENNtSSEE,f
Wednesday Eve, April O.
OPERATIONS ON TUESDAY.
The days after the battle have been spent in
burying the dead and collecting the wounded
Meantime no operations of any importance have
been attempted against the enemy Last night
their guard still within eight miles of us
Ii cavalry is ever to be of any use to us, then
the time to let it out But no pursuit has been
made. Several regiments ordered out yes
terday. on what | suppose was intended as a re-
cOnnosSauce They came up to the rebel
guard made push at it, and--came back
something the worse for wear. There were GER
tainly no signs in the movements there that the
retreat was rout
FUTURE MOVEMENTS.
There are no present Indications that we are to
follow up our victory with the vigor many will
doubtless expect. The army has passed through
a very severe battle, in which some of its brig
AIDES and regiments, and nearly all its divisions
were more or less disorganized Weeks will be
required to put the army in good shape as It
was before the battle. The roads, too, just now
are impossible And it is understood that Gen
Grant is not permitted by his orders to pursue, or
to move from his present positions. 1t is said
he couldn't have moved out to attack Johnston if
the latter had even come and leisurey pitched bis
tents within three miles of our lines
e are expecting zen. f1alieCk DY FRIDAY
night, or Saturday morning, TO take the command
in person. He may go into things with dash,
but should doubt it yet. He is taking com
mand of somewhat disorganized army. He
will hardly risk his first movement with it, till it
is again in good condition to meet the enemy. 1t
will take some time too for him to familiarize
himself with the minuter details of his position.
to learn his officers and in general, get his bear
ings. At any rate there is no possibility now of
our moving ill he comes.
THE GUNBoATs.
1t is barely possible there may be some com
plants about the eunbOats killing our own men
in the cannonade Sunday night. 1t is true.
believe, that they did. An officer of one OF them
informs me that he estimates the number thus
killed at twenty; but it better to lose those
twenty than to lose the cannonade. Firing in
the dark. and in the general confusion of our
lines, and the advance and change eff positions
during the night, it is only wonderful that they
did not do more of this unavoidable damage than
they did.
WHAT 1T ALL AMOUNTS TO.
Johnston and Beauregard attempted to drive
Us into the river, and the matter ended in our
driving them off the field. Certainly it was not
"A defeat But was it decisive victory Mea-e
yet without facts sufficient TO form satisfactory
opinion If they were defeated so badly on Mon
uiN. Is I'd turn ltltttl lDiD lOut, VI II
killing of Johnston, the repulse of the great ar
my on which their last spasmodic efforts have
been concentrated, and the defeat of the pet
Beauregard whom they looked upon as invlncble,
should produce encouragement and demoriliza-
ton enough in their ranks 10 prevent Their making
a firm stand at COrinth: then the victory was-oT
might be nqde-the most decisive OF the war.
But if (aS Is insisted by those who ought 10 know
best and seemed to ne, Judging from all /
could and learn, to be the case.) their retreat
was conducted in good order and without cOntu
son and if they are able to perfect their defenses
at COrinth, and prepare for vigorous resistance
before We attack them. the greatest battle OF the
war, instead of deciding anything, will become
mainly a success in reganng camps from which
we had been driven by a surprise.
AS TO the fighting, the case is greatly in our
favor The rebels selected their time and place
of attack, pounced upon a far inferior force, and
performed feat that military writers declare is
impossible in a well disciplined army-effected
complete surprise A stronger combination OF
circumstances against Us could hardly be imag
med. Yet We finally repuI>ed them.
COMPARATIVE Losses.
The balance of prisoners Is against Us They
took at swoop the chief portions Of three
regiments. AT various other times they picked
isolated fragments of companies and squads.
Altogether they must have from three TO four or
five thousand of our men, And to head the list,
they have one of our division Generals. We,
on the other hand. took comparatively few. We
have no definite figures vet, but FIVE hundred, |
should think would cover the whole number
We have, however, large number of their
wounded. who are doubtless regarded as prisoners
of war. though not included in this estimate.
They carried off what wounded they could on
Sunday. but on Monday they were forced TO
leave many fall into our hands.