Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-04-22

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The enemy attacked, st o'clock Sunday
morning the brigsdes Of Gems. Sherman anl
Prentiss being first engaged. The attack wa.
successful, and our entire force was dnVen oacf
TO the river, where the advance -ot the enc
WAS checked bv the fire of the gunboats.
Our force was then increased by the arrival
Gen Grant with the troops from Savannah. an.
inspritad by reports of the arrival Of two diFl
sions of Gen. BUeLs army.
Our loss this day was heavy, and besides Jh'
killed and wounded, embraced our camp equip
age and thirty six field guns.
The next morning 0cT forces, now amounting
10 50. 600 assumed the offensive, and by = r.. N
had retaken our camp sud batteries, togetne
with some forty OF the -Hauy's guLs and a mum
Der Of prisoners, and the enemy were IA lull re
treat pursued by 0uT victorious forces
Our casualties were numerous, ana lne'uI7
Gen. Grant, wounded in tHe auHle- sIghuy
Gen. W. II Wallace. Gen. Smith, seyeTe-
wounded. Col Hale. 18th Illinois, Killed 70, -,
LOGAN BOD Illinois, wounded, severely Col
Davis, 10th Illinois, wounded, severely. M"J'
Hunter, 32l Illinois, killed.
Our killed, wounded and missing are not les
than 5000
C.rPo Anil IO..P H.-The Times specia
account of the Pittsburg battle says that Prenus
and Sherman. with endorsements nom huTlout
maintained their position. Their attack grad
ualIy- axfardz6 60 the center under ItCieTn2ug
which soon became engaged with supeil'
force. ITD Co noon these four divEIons-EEen rem
tiss's. Sherman. HurL5ut's. and McCieEuEud's-
hold the entire rebel force in check, although
the enemy were cons lanly bringing up fTesI
forces but gained no advantage until noon
Our line vas uubr5ken except tren. frentss
command, they being G mpe--ed 10 TAN DacA aA'
abandon their camp.
Basu-epar5 and Tohuston commanded on th
right and Polk on the leit Shortly after nool
the enemy made grand attack or the WHOM
line Of onr forces. who obstiuately maintsinet
their ground until the enemy hurled ther entir
force of 10000 men against Us. Our line FL
back under the pressure, in good oIdeI bali o
;bree-0uarters of a TEile, abandoning theH camp
70 the tnemv and taking g position n a semi
circle on the bank of the river Here they stoO'
immovablv and fought Obsrinat ly nve hours
the ground being fought over and over again.
The guubost Is Lexington and Tyl0r had got il
rgkinr range by their position ou the -eit an
poured In a rakiug storm of shot and shell, whlc
fairly annihiated their immense siege guns
Thev had the same position on the night 50 ina
wherever the rebels turned they met the uo
hail. which scattered them ike cnah. iney =
yaUcad no more but stabb0ruly held their pc
. IL
Ia the meantime Gen. Buell. arrived on Jls oE
/ posite bank of the river, having made force
march all day. Eight regiments crossed an
took Dosi-iou In the center, sud were lmmedlau
/ " engaged by the enemy. The fight continue
! with UNPARALLELED ObsguscT and with apPalLu
! slaughter until darkness closed the scene.
During the night Gen. Buell. crossed wi.
! 30 600 men. Gen. Nelson took position on Oh
] left and MeCu0E in the center The battle wa
renewed in the morning by the arrival Of ON
/ reinforcemsnts under Bragg, who preciFltats
/ themselves on ShaImhu's, McCleIuaud's, an
WarIace's divisions They held them Id checl
/ however. and ct the sane time Nelson threw hin
self upon their right with his division, supper
ed by HurIbut's and all other available i9rc
/ The enemy, after maintaining their ground uni
I3P.M. gave way, and decisive D-n" was gI
/ on bv Geu. Grant. who headed a charge OF 81
regiments in person, and precipiiatsd the VINO
/ BODY uu the enemy ceuter with sUeA uespeIa
FIRE that tnvy broke and ran.
| The retreat at once Ol-suR general With
half an hour the whole rebel army v-ss iallir
p back In dismay. Our oyeJoys1 soldiers 4
lowed them. driving them through our camp
c5mBlste disorder. They were soon driven ID
q broken country. where they could not iOTm
Erbt and there was ne relaxation Ia the pJ
suit At last accounts our cavalry were e-eF
mites from the river, suii following Inc lo
lives threw away their arms wien exhaust.
and Law down 70 wait 30 be taken prisoners. y
e can get no lisJ Of our loss which IS lmnlel
o however. some of cur regiments not hayl
n above one bundled and sixty 70 two hundi
left.
Gen Prentiss displayed couspicous bTav,
during the first part of the engagement, az
before he was taken, he had JUS led gall'
charge Of one thousand men against super
5, force of the enemy. He was I5Pulsed and
p caIyef nlusket bah in his srm. AZ tAa So
Il time his horse was killed, and before be cor
j. extriCats himself the enemy were upon han.
J am informed upon authority direct from
rebel camp that Beauregsrd made bis adyanee
Friday 20 "a point within a few miles Of GTaI
posifion. and here fJimed q line a battle, q
i during the night resumed his march, com
upou our forces at dgyDreakr comparatively S
prising them The only wonder is that the T
- If our army did not eusUe al once. Zen. ID
hut whose division was iu reserve, made him
rba main prop on which the fortunes OF the
hrDy He acted with the utmost prOmptn
Cen A. S. Johnston was killed IN the toTen
or Of the second days fight during AZ attack on
posinOu, By our forces, while enaeaYof'ng e
- rally bis men, apparently fearless Of danger.
rode along tie entire font waving DIS SWORD
shouting TO- the dismGye1 o!-csTs aud irghte
men. and, when the rout was az rs night
non ball struck him, crushing bus skuA ana
lri mo biu instantly. His body was found by
20, ,,I5rsI-rs and brought TO Gen. Nelson's tent
isi C,54a spriI 1.-THE only additional il
is nation received to-day from PIttsbuEg Land
is that the pursuit was Kept up but little
~ lance beyond the position oi our advance p
Gus 10 the battle.