Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-04-10
II Loss 5000 Killed and Wounded.
The Rebels Chased Beyond Corinth.

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CAIRO, April 9.-Further advices from
Pittsburg Landing give the following about
the battle 1.-The enemy attacked our men at
four O'Clock Sunday morning, the brigades OF
Gen. Sherman and Prentiss being first en-
gagged. The attack was successful, and our
entire force was driven back to the river,
where the advance of the enemy was checked
by the fire of the gunboats. Our force was
then increased by the arrival of Gen Grant
with the troops from Savannah, and were in
spirited by reports of the arrival of two divis'
ions of Gen. Buell's army Oar loss this day
was heavy, and besides the killed aud wound
ed it embraced our camp equipage and thirty
six field guns.
The next morning our forces, now amount
ing to $4,000, assumed the offensive, and by
O'Clock, p. NJ, they had retaken our camp
and batteries, together with about forty of the
enemy guns, and a number of prisoners, and
the enemy were in full retreat, pursued by
our victorious forces.
Our casualties were numerous, including
Gen. w. II. Wallace, killed; Gen Smith,
severely wounded; Col. Hall of the sixteenth
Illinois regiment killed; Col, Logan of the
thirty-second Illinois, wounded severely Col
Davis OF the fifty Illinois, wounded Sc.
verely; Major Hunter Of the thirty second
Illinois, killed Col. Peabody of the twenty.
fifth Illinois, severely wounded. Our killed,
wounded, and missing are not less than 5000.
WAsHNGroN, April 9.-The following was
received at the war department this evening
"Gen. A, Sydney JoLustons body was left on
the battle field, and is now in our possession:
also the bodies of a large number of other
prominent rebel officers"
CHICAGO, April 9.-The Chicago Times
account of the battle at Pittsburg Landing, on
Sunday and Monday, says that the enemy
surprised Gen. Prentss' brigade which was
in the advance five miles beyond Pttsburg,
at five o'clock on Sunday morning. taking two
regiments prisoners, and capturing the gen.
eral. The fight continued during me entire
day, the enemy driving our forces back to
Pittsburg with fearful loss. Gen. Grant, with
Gen. Nelson's division, arrived at four o'clock
p. NJ, and TUNED the tide of battle. The enc.
my was commanded by Generals Beauregard
and Polk, who suspended the attack about six
o'clock
On tho morning of Monday the troops hav.
ing rested OF the field and being reinforced by
Gen. Nelson's division and supported by the
gunboats, drove the enemy back and occupied
their former position, completely routing the
rebels, who, were Immediately followed by
several thousand cavalry, who at last ac.
counts were some miles beyond Cornth.
The Chicago Tribune places our loss at
from 600 to 1000 killed. and from 5000 to 1000
wounded The rebel loss is twice that number.
Six of our batteries were taken and IelakCn
six times. The Times says Gen. Beauregard
had given orders not to destroy any of the
camp equipage. taken on Sunday, as he ex,
pected complete victory the next day.
CAIRO, April 9.-An officer who left Pitts
Lurg Landing on Monday evening reports that
our forces occupy Corinth, and that General
Johnstons body had been found on the field
He also confirms the report that Beauregard
had his arm shot off There have been no ar
rivals from the Tennessee since carly this
morning. A boat is expected tonight.
The following is summary OF reports gath
cred from persons who witnessed the battle at
Pittsburg Landing:-
The federal army was posted between two
streams, about four miles apart, that run into
the Tennessee River, nearly at right angles
with it, about Two miles from Pittsburg. The
left front was commanded by Gen Prentss,
who had several raw regiments. In his rear
was Gen. Sherman with his division, COM
pletely cutting it from the main army. Gen.
McClernand put himself at the head of his
troops, and cut his way through the rebels
and rejoined the army. The fight had now
become desperate and on Gen. Grants as
Stunning command, the enemy were driven
back and the federal forces occupied at night
nearly the same position they did in the morn
ing.
The fight lasted fifteen hours. During the
night Major General Lew Wallace came up
from Crumps Landing with 10000 troops,
and in the morning the battle was renewed
with great fury, neither party seeming dis
posed to yield. Between IL and II O'Clock
the fight was terrific. Soon after noon Cen
Buell. had crossed tile Tennessee river and at
tackled the enemy on the flank with 10000
men. The rebels were soon routed, General
Buell. pursuing them with 10000 men, mostly
cavalry, and the latest rumors were that he
had taken Coripth
Eight hundred of our wounded are reported
to BE- on one steamer on the way down. Gen.
Haeck is expected here in the morning, en-
route for Tennessee. Several bargeS of ice
are ordered to go up the Tennessee tonight
for the use of the wounded
ISLAND NUMBER TEN.
COMMODORE FOOTE'S DISPATCH.