The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-04-18
ADDITIONAL FROM THE
GREAT BATTLE,
TEgE IsccT'Es cr GEN. PREM.
TsCrs BEssGADE.
THE EFFECTIVE FIRE OF THE
GUN.BOATS.
CLiRn. Anrilln.

CLEo, April 10.
An arrival from pittsburg says the en-
cmy IN making the first ottsck ON Sun.
day morning, carried the Stars aud Stripes
and wore Federal uniforms. Gen. Bragg
is reported killed. Provisional Governor
Johnson, of ny, iswoundcd and pris
oncr. IL is stated that Gen. Prcntiss es-
capped in the confusion OF the retreat on
the second day OF the fght.
Our total ,oss is about 1000. Thi, il
the estimate oC military commanders who
were in the engagement. Or these.
about 1900 were taken prisoucrs--the
balance killed and woundrd. in the usual
proportions. General Wallace, Of llIi-
nOis, was reported dead, as il was thought
impossible that he could live. lie was.
however, living "Wednesday and improv-
ing. He was shot back OF the ear, the
bullet coming out at the nose.
Gen. Hallgck passed Cairo to-day en-
cute for Pitisburg.
Five thousand prisoners are expected
tonight from Island No. 10.
Every preparation is being made here
for the reception of our wounded at Pitts
burg.
CHcAGo, April 10.
/ Special TO the Tribune from Cairo:
I We are just beginning to get some re-
liable details from the great baltic at
Pittsburg. From several gentlemen who
were on the field after the fight, the fol
lowing is gathered:
Prcnii $ brigade, consisting sftho 6Ist
H., 18th Wis, Gath Ind, and list Ohio
were attacked while eating breakfast Nv
what seemed TO be the entiro rebel
/ force.
Prentiss had no artillery. His Brig
ude wns cut TO pieces and forced 70 re-.
tire. Prcntiss aud many mon were taken
prisoners. At II o'clock tho entire line
finally engaged but were in full retreat
at 4 o'clock. The enemy had taken
Schwariz's battery OF & guns, Drcsden's
battery of guns, and Wntcrhousc's bat
terry, also two Ohio batteries, names un-
known, Thousands Of our soldiers had
taken refuge under the bank Of the river
and utterly refused to fight.
In fact they couldn't, as officers and
linen were mixed in incxtricablc eonlu-
sion. The army at this time seemed ut
terly defeated; at this juncture the gun
bouts Lexington aud Tyler opened a tre
mendous lire of shot and she'll. upon the
rubels, aud kept il mp every half hour dus-
| ing the night. Some shells set the woods
on fire aud many deadrebels were burn.
ed.
Att in the evening the firing had gem
lily ceased. About midnight the rob
cls attempted to plant battery within
J0U yards VI our siege guns. but were
driven away by the gun boats and siege
guns, supported by three regiments of
Mtchcll's division, which had arrived and
crossed the river about 6 o'clock in the
evening"
Our informanis persist in estimating
our loss on Sunday at 1000 killed and
3 900 wounded, as low figures. During
the night the rebels were reinforced by
Van 'Doren and Price from Arkansas,
with very large force. Gen. Lew Wal
lice came up with tho l lth and 23d Indi-
ana, 44th Illinois, 9Th Missouri, aud Will
Iard's Battery, and in the morning fierce.
ly attacked tho enomy's left wing.
| They went into the fight on double
quick with tremendous shouts, and did
terrible execution. By 10 o'clock they
had driven the rebels back two miles,
About 10 o'clock the rebes were REIN
forced, and for a Few minutes cur men
were forced to yield. The other divisions
of Buclls army now appeared and at
once became fully engaged. For two
hours all the destructive elements on
earth seemed striving for mastery on the
fatal field. AT last the Southern chiV-
airy broke and Ned in all directions.
Buell. pursued the flying foe with l2,-
900 troops, mostly cavalry, shifting with
out mercy those who would not surren-
der. He was reported to have taken Cor
NTH, with all it's immense stores, arms
and ammunition. The rebel troops were
mostly from Texas, Louisiana and Missis-
sipp, with many from Georgia and Ala
bama. Our informant says they could
ride through the battle field where our
forces were posted, but the dead are SO
thick in the enemy's lines that they could
not do 1t there.
They assure us the rebels occupied our
camps on Sunday night, and took good
care of our sick and wounded, destroyed
nothing, expecting confidently to have
our. entire army the next day. They /
thought the battle was already fought and
won. On Sunday Gen. McClernand cut
his way through the enemy that had sur
rounded him. Most Of his troops behOv-
ed with great gallantry, but the 63d Ohio
were ordered to the rear, in digrace for
refusing to fight. Our informants state
that J c. Breckinridge was taken priS-
oner, they say they saw him pass to gen
eral headquarters.