Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-04-16

mt4n Hsm NfH Wool Ahi Den th8m
hi coming w frrlmrni after fpfimenli
which WVtu ftnl M uth buell., ahb had
aplln t0mhpHrri No drive ,he friph.
/ About O'Clock v ", ton. Grant foip
P id the len vhpfr hrfh ffpimenis had
been orletrd, and Rnjlne lhp rebels 10 ~
Novefing he srnt y portion W his body
guard 10 the head " each VI ,he hyo reE.
imenli, aud then otleted charge ncrofs
the field himself leading. The canton
ball, we're falling like hail around him.
The mon followed with u shout that
soundcd above the roar und din Of the ~.
tillery, aud the rcbtls ncd in disnay and
never made another stand.
Oon, Buell. followed tho relrcalinc rc,
bells driving them In splendid style, and
at half past five p, NJ, tho whole rebel ar
my was in full retreat 10 Corinlh, with our
cavalry in hot pursuit,
We have taken large amount Of nrtil-
lcry, and also q numbor OF prisoners.
We lost number Of prisoners yesterday,
among them Gen. prcniiss. The number
has not been Ricertained yet but is repor,
ted at several hundred.
Gen. Prgntiss is reported wounded
Among the killed on the rebel side is tho
Gencralin.Chief, General Albert Sydney
johnson, oy u cannon ball, on the after
noon of Sunday. OF this there is no doubt,
NJ it is corroboratcd by several rebel offs
ccrs taken to-day.
II IS further reported that Beaurcgard
had his arm shot off.
This afternoon Generals Bragg, Polk,
| Breckenridge and Jackson were commans
| ding the rebel forces.
| There never has been a parallel to the
Igallantry and bearing of our officers from
tho commanding General to the lowest
officers.
J General Grant and his staff were in the
! field, and riding along the line i'll the
! tkjckeat of the enemies fire during the
entire two days, and all slept on the groud
on Sunday night during heavy rain.
| Lieut.. Col. Mcpherson had his horse shot
/ from under him when alongside ofGen.
Grant. Capt. Carson wOs between General
! Grant and your correspondent when a
cannon ball took oil his head, and killed
and wounded several others.
Additional Particulars.
CAIRO, April lO.-An arrival from Pitts
burg says the enemy, in making the trst
attack on Sunday morning, carried the
stars and stripes i wore Federal uniforms.
Gen. Bragg is reported killed.
Provisional Governor johnson, Of Ken.
lucky, is wounded and prisoner.
1t is stated that Gen. Prentiss escaped
/ in cor fusion of the cnemy's retreat on the
second day of the fight.
Our total loss is about 1000. This is
the estimate of military commanders who
rcrc in the engagement. or these about
/ 1000 we're taken prisoners and the balance
/ killed and wounded in the usual proper
! ione.
Gen. Wallace of Illinois, was reported
dead, as it WAS thought impossible that he
could live. lie was, however, living on
Wednesday, and improving. lie was shot
back Of the ear, the ball colslng out At
the nose.
On Sunday Gen. NJ 'Clcrnand cut bis way
through the enemy wko had surrounded
him. Most Of his troops behaved with
great gallantry, but the Ffty-third Ohio
was ordered to the rear in disgrace for re-
fus.ng to fight. ,
CulcAGo April l0.-The special despatch
from Carlo 10 the Tribune says:
We are just beginning to get some relI
able detail. from the great battle at Pitts
burgh from several gentleman who were
on the field after the fight From their
statement we gather the following:
General Prentiss' brigade, consisting ot
the 6lst Illinois, l7th Wisconsin, 2lth In
diana and list Ohio, were attacked whiI'
eating their breakfast, by what seemed tC
be the entire rebel force. PrentiSs had nc
artillery his brigade was cut TO pieces anC
forced 10 retire, and General PrentiSs anC
maI.y of his men were taken prisoners.
At twelve o'clock, the entire linz va
hercely engaged, but in full retreat. A
/ o'clock p. NJ, the enemy had tai en- Sch'
WATTS battery Of six guns, Dresden's bait
terry of Iour guns, Warehouses; battery
and also two Ohio batteries, the names o
which are not given.
RI ousands Of our soldiers had taken ref,
uge under the bank OF the river, and ut
tcrly refused to fight in fact, they ccult
not, as the officers and men were miXeC
in inextric, ole confusion. The army o
: this time seemed utterly defeated.
At this .iuncturo the gunboats LeXing
ton nd Tyler opened a tremendous fire o
shot and she'll upon the enemy and KEEP
it up every half hour.
Still Later.
CINCINNATI, April u
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