Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-04-15

MoCook'a division had nearly the same vivis-
situdes. When Nelson and Tom Otl!tenaen
had cleared their fronts, the rebels. made their
rnah on MoCook, and here Willlch'e Thirty
ssoond Indiana and Harrison's Thirty.ninth
came In magniHcentlys and by series OF prii-
liant charges won the day.
Farther 70 the right Hurlburt and McCiern,
and had kept pace With our successes ana snAree
our reyerses, and Sherman had likewise; anu
among them several more OF our guns lost on
Sunday we're re.Rken.
But II was on the extreme right, under Lew
Wallace, and in 5herman'e Division next 20
him, that most of the scientific hgnung Of .ne
rebels was done, and the last attack OF 'ne
rebels was made. His Division was ioImsu
Win Smiths Brigade on the LEFT, Thayer's In
the center, and Whittesey's on the right, COM
m audipe the rebels' left, and thus oppoSlng our
rIvht vea BeaureRard Ia person.
About seven O'Clock Wallace opened on the
rebel batteries commanding his position, and
after a fierce artillery duel, partially silenced
them, keeping his men meanwhile hat on the
ground to avoid the rebel shells. o..
The infantry then moved forward 10 line OF
battle, drove the rebels out Of the woody ravine,
across vide open field, and into the woods
back Of them. The rebel batteries were with.
drawn as soon ss our infantry advance had
crossed the ravine. Having got some distance
of, Shermau's flank division now made ieft
half wheel, and, advancing some two hundred
wards, came to an elevation with broad stretch
Of omen fields TO the front, bounded by the
woods Here they saw distinctly the head Of
the rebel column advancing through the woods,
almost parallel TO their line OF battle, with an
evident intention Of outHanklng them On the
extreme right. They counted at least twenty
regiments passing 10 magnificent style, with
banners fyInR, shen Thompson'a Indiana Bat
terry got into position and began ehelling the
passing column. The rebels now opened with
several batteries, and furious canlonadlng
began.
open felds. under heavy fire, TO support
Thompson, and sent ou, sharp-shooters to pick
OF the rebel cannoners. Thurber's Missouri
battery got up, and fierce canlonading on
both aides now continued for an hour and half
Sherman's right finally arrived, started across
the open field, was driven back, got up again.
crossed the iieid under heavy fire, end turned
the wols! of the rebel batteries, which at once
| llmbeeed up and retIeated
The whole of Wsllace's Division now ad
yanced again, crossed some fields and the woody
rayipe, then entered cOrnfelde under rakinl
| 6ro from the rebel batteries, which we're agsit
plaoed in position; Wa,son's Louisiana batIerI
Of steel rifed guns playing on them with won
deriui accuracy. The Division was halted be
hind little ground swell, and ordered to IL,
down, while skirmishefs we're sent forwafi
against this battery.
These skirmishers gained little knoll With
| in seventy-Hve yards Of the battery, and insll.
succeeded, with some loss (including the dealt
| of Lieutenant Colonel CARRIER Of the Twenty
fourth Indians), 10 compelling the battery TO re
tire. Meantime regiment after regiment wa
rapidly advanced TO prevent the rebels toH
turning the position Of this left brigade. 81
The batteries being partially eiienced, gen
| eral advance OF the division was again ordered
and rushing up met the rebels face to face II
the edge Of the woods. Close, sharp, continu
GUS musketry soon drove them back
Unfortunately Shermsn's right was her
forced to retreat, which left Wsllace's left Aanl
wholly unprotected, with the rebels pouring i
| on Il after our retreating forces. Wallace sen
up Colonel Woods Seventy-sixth Ohio, which
with a fragment Of the Michigan Fifteenth
formed line along the left flank, a. right an
giles to the main line OF battle Of the division
Five rebel regiments here charged down, ant
after sharp contest we're repulsed. At tn
same time q regiment ofrebsl cavalry attempt
ed TO make charge, bat our sharp vclleys threV
them into disorder before they could come with
In their cafblne range. @
Sherman now cent up fresh regiments, com
pelllng the rebels to retire, and again protectiDl
Wallace's left.
By this time, two O'Clock, the rebel retFea
on our extreme left bad begun, and some o
their troops came over TO the right. Wallace
division now plunged into the woods, and 10
three quarters of mile, steadily advanced i
| line of battle, with fierce musketry fire, th
rebels contesting the ground and retreatinI
slowly. Sherman's had thinner woods and al
most equally obstinate resistance. The SAM
Louisiana battery now opened again. with IL
usual aoousato preosiee, aud some otner reoe
batteries we're placed in position. The FRS
Nebraska engaging the battery, got out Of am
munition, and the Seventy-Sixth Ohio took it
place. The rebels again charged on this por
tion of cur line, and the Seventy-sixth engag
ed and repulsed them. Our batteries got intt
position, and the rebel batteries we're silen0
ed. The division advanced again, and the
rebels began full retreat on the right, abou
four o'clock.
The rebels we're pursued mile or more The
Division was then ordered back into position
and occupied the ground of our old extreme
en- Sunday morning.
And so the Battle of Pittsburg Landing end
ed. We regained on Monday the ground les
on Sunday more.
Our loss is heavy, beyond any precedent In
this war. The lowest estimate places our kill.
ed and wounded at three thousand, and our losi
in prisoners at three to four thousand. The
rebel loss, killed and wounded, at least 90 great
nrobAblv a thouaand more g1 alt aaAfis &
A. Sidney ,Johaston's body wac found on the
field and recognized by Generals Nelson, Rous.
seau, and Others, who had known him intimate.
Iy. Beauregard is esid to have been slight;
wounded. Similar rumon about Bragg anC
Breckinridge. ~
George w. johnson, Provisional Governor o.
Kentucky, was taken prisoner, dressed In citi
GEMS clothes, and severely II not moFtall!
Woundei. tflis eta-t t3
We lose Gen. Peeniiss, taken prisoner, and
Gen. W. II L. Wallace, very severely wound.
ed, though with some slight hopes now enter
tained Of possible recovery. Our other divis
ion Generals are all safe, except Gen. Sherman
slightly wounded. ti aaAi %
Gen. Macarthur is wounded in the foot
Col. CFuft, severely wounded; Lieut. Col. Kyle
list Ohio, killed; Col Stuart, 55Ih Illiueis
wounded 10 shoulder; Major Runkle, 18th Ohio
Col. Tindall, 23d Missouri; Lieut.-Col. Kilpat
rick, 28th Illinois; Col. Ellis and Major God
dard, 18th Illinois; Lieut.. Col. Topper, 4lst II
linois; Major .------ 18Th Ohio; Col. Hicks
10th Illinois; Major Page, 57th Illinois; Lieut.
Col. Sc. James, 4.h Missouri; Major Davidson
18th Kentucky, and Lieut.. Col Swaftout, sod
Illinois, are part of the field ofHcers killed.
Among Geld officers rOunded are: Majo
Mccullough, 23d Missouri; Major Gillian
18th Illinois, severely; Col. Jno. Logan, 32l
Illinois, severely; Major Hunter, 32d Illinois
Col. Sullivan, 45th Ohio; Col. j. A. Davis
46th Illinois, severely; Lieut.. Col. Jones, 46tt
Illinois; Lieut.-CoI Jno. W. Ross, 32d Illinois
severely; Heut-C Col. Garfield, SD Ohio, ee.
veyeIv '(aince dsad): Lieut Col Anderson. 6tL