Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-04-11

Ogen'73 # ~ sso5ad days f3At- Grad
t6Irgs ~ On GrGgt- IA rsfr,1i of fhe
Ri6ts = Cgemfh-Ge4 PrHHH taken
prisoner u ~ R.is's-i : johnston,
Rtfi Cema4aasr liY.i- B.aare9Grd iod
a. rm-BrRIy, BreeLaqriage and JACKSON
"a The FIJI
Cen B4c.l layins arrived the rre,oGs
evening, IN tie mgrIia. tie bail was opened
Al daylight. snulian, .u.iy, hy Gen. Ne.-
s2n'- division IN tie leit, an4 Maj. Gen
NalAcv's IN the right.
cen. wilson : force opened Up most
calling ere On The rebcls. and adaanced rAp-
iily as tn Y I'll back. Tie Gfe som hecAne
general along the whole line. aud b';an t.
tell with terrible elect on the enemy ten.
erals MetieTnand, Sherman and IlIiblrt-
men, tho terribly jII j with TIE previous
day tSh.in:. still maiut4inrd their hOnJrs
NJ az F3rt y lalls1u, bat the resistance OF
The re5 ! atall points u attack WAS terrible
and worthy ot better c4Usa.
But they Were Mt enpa ,h for oar I'M
dLuntei Bravery. and the dreadful drso,ation
produced ~ or artillery, whieA VA. sweep
iuI tncn away like chat before the wind
bat they knew that defeat hcrc. would tc
aih b.Dw - thcr hopss, and that al, de-
pended II IN tins great struggle. Their
re erals stdl urged them IN IA tie face at
siruction, huIns by a4nklng Us On the
night. - turn the tide OF battle
Their success was AGAIN Tor time, cheer
ing Is they begAn 10 gam ground On Us, ap.
peaIIn1 u have Be- II reinforced but oar
lelt under tren. Nvls IN VAS dfiYin. them
with wonderful rapidiiy and Is o'clock
Gen. Buell. = forces had succe. ded in i4ukiug
them and capturing their batteries Of artil-
lury-
They, however, again rallied on the left
aud rccrJssed and the light forced ,hemselyc.
forward in another sptrlte fl iri, bot r..
enforcement from Gems No3d and thomas
were coming IN regiment after regiment.
which were sent 10 zen. Buell., who had
again commenced to drive the enemy.
About O'Clock in the ait.rnJ Don Gen
Grant rode II the lett, here fresh regiments
had been ordered, aud finding the rebels VA
vering he sent portion Of his body guard
10 the head Of each Of the five regiments aud
then ordered q charge across TIE field, him
sell leading a he branished his sword aud
waved them on 10 victory, while the cannon
balls were falling like hail around him
The men tolloweI with shout that
sounded above the roar and din OF artillery
and the rebt Is fed in di.may Il. from q ecs-
truying avalanche and never made another
stand. Gen. Buell. followed the rebels driy-
m. them IN splendid style and By hali-rast
hive U clock the whole rebel army was in full
retreat u Corinth with our cavalry in hot
pursuit with what further result is not
known, not having returned up 10 this
hour.
We have taken large amount OF artille-
ry and also number Of prisoners We lost
number OF prisoners Yesterday, among
whom is ten. Prentiss. The number of our
iorce taken, has not been ascertaned, yet it
Is supposed 10 be several hundred. Gen.
Prentiss was reported as being wounded.
Among the killed on the rebel side was
their General-in-C Chief, Albert sydney John
ston, who was struck by a cannon ball on
the afternoon Of Sunday. OF this there is
no doubt as the report is corroberated by
several rebel officers taken to-day. 1t is fur
Their reported that Gen. Beauregard had his
arm shot off.
This afternoon Gen. Bragg, Breckenridge
ana jackson We're commanding positions Of
the rebel forces.
There has never been parallel to the gal
lantry and brave bearing OF our officers,
from the commanding General TO the lowest
otlcer. Zen. Grant and staff were in the
iieid riding along the lines in the thickest of
the enemy 5 lire, during the entire two DAYS
OF battle, aud all slept on the gr sund sun
day night during heavy rain.
On several occasions Gen. GIANT got with
IN range Of the enemy's guns and was dis
covered and fired upon, Lieut.. Col. MePher-
son, had his horse shot from under him.
when along side of Gen. Grant. Capt. Car
son was between Gen, Grant and your cores
pondent, when q cannon ball took off his