Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-03
FE0m Cincinnati.

~ CINcixNATI. May
The Commercial has from its correspondent with
the army OF General Hsileck, tho following ca
cial figures Of our loss st tho battle Of Pit,sburp
Landing:
McClernand's division-K ISL wounded
35l missing, 256.
W. H. >. Waliaco's eivi.ion-Killea, 22s;
wounded. .033 missing, 1882.
Lew. Waliace's division Killed, ,43; wounded.
257 missing, 5.
Huribut's divi.ion-kllle.l, 3l3; wounded,
40 missing, 223.
ehermans disvision-kilied, 437 wounded,
,4O2 missing, 486.
frentiss' d,vision--Killed, 1856 wounded, 562 :
missing, 1902.
Ciitiendens division 50 wounded,
40; missing, q.
Nelson's divi.ion-Killel, 93 wounded, 6l2
missing, 10.
AcCorks' division-Killei, "a wounded, 500
missing, IL.
Total killed; 1875 total wounded, 1852 total
missing 2s56.
Total killed, wounded and missing. Is, 76S
About 300 OF the wounded have since died.
Our burial parties report between . 500 and
5000 rebels found dead on the field.
The Commercial publishes passages Of a let:es
from Gen. Grant, in reply to letter informing
him of the nature Of tt criticisms Of his nan
| sgemen. Of the battle of Pittsburg. Gen. Gran
say:
Of my ability, without praise, and do all can to
bring this war to . speedy c.ose. ! am NJ aspi-
| rant for anything at the close Of the war. There
il thing feel we'll assui ed Of, that is, have
the con6deSco Of every brave man in my COM
mand. Those who show cd the white feather, will
do all in their power to attract attention from
| themselves. had, perhaps, dozen officers ar.
rested for cowardice. in the first days fight
These menere necessarily my eneDie'. As to the
talk about surprise here, othing could be more
false. If the enemy had sent in word when and
how they would attack US, VIC could not have becn
better prepared. Skirnishins had been going on
for two days be- wecn our rccO7noitcriEg parties
and the eneinys advance I did not believe,
however, that they intended to make q deter.
mi ned attack, but were simply making recon
nolsance in force. Ny headquarters ~cre AZ
Savannah, though ! usually sp,n: the day At
Pittsburg. Troops were constantly arrivinsto be
assigned to bri xades aud divisions. All were or
dered to report at Savannah, making il necessary
10 keep IN Office and some enc there. was ais,
looking for Buel! to arrive, anl it was important
should have every arrange L. ent complete Tor h.
speedy transit to this side Of tho river"
The toomsi cidts corrc.pon ience, with Gen
Ai;chell's army, gives the following explanation
Of the manner in which Beauyeyard's dispatch Wi
taken at Hun:svi Wires were br, ken at OF
beyond huntsville, and Eeauregard's dispatch
received at Huntsville, was being prepafsd by tue
operator there to be forwarded by locomotive to
Chattanooga, thence repeated by telegraph to
Richmond, whom Gen. Mitc'.oil surprised the
town and instantly seized the telegraph ofice
Gen. Mitchell himself solved tho cipher after an
hours study. There il no doubt as th . genuine
ness Of the dispatch.
Beauregsrd lost not less thsn 2o.o00 men in
killed, wounded and prisoners, and the used up
and thu panic stricken, curing lis movement from
Corinth upon Pittsburg Landing.