Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1862-04-19

rounded the more advanced regiments.
The troops were all green soldiers.
1t is stated that the Eighteenth
Wisconsin and the Sixteenth Iowa, fled
from the field after firing two or three
rounds.
At noon Of the first day, the enemy
had six of our batteries in their pos
session. All of these were turned
against is and used during the battle,
but were recaptnrea in the reut of the
second day. When the enemy fed
they burned their wagons, and left
their wounded behind, all of whom be-
came prisoners.
The enemy's loss is much heavier
shan ours, both in killed and wound
ed.
Ours in killed, wounded and pris-
oners is not less than 10000.
One New Orleans regiment, the
Louisiana Tigers, was almost entirely
left on the battle field, killed or wcun.
ded. They were nearly all wealthy
young men, and were dressed in an ell
egant and picturesque Zouave uni
form.
Gen. Prentiss escaped from the en-
envy on Tuesday, and came into camp
alone and on foot. In the confusion
of retreat he managed to elude rebel
vigilance, and after many perils in get
ting through both lines, arrived in safe
ty. He was wounded during the bat
tie but not seriously.
The death of Gen. A. Snyder John
ston is confirmed by the most conclu-
sive statements. His body is in the
possession of our troops.
In the flank movement, on the first
day, the Eighth Iowa Regiment was
captured almost en- naosse; but few of
them escaped, and none were recap,
tured.
The Second Michigan battery was
captured by the enemy, and recaptur-
ed by our troops three or four times
There was more fighting over it than
any other battery on the field. The
time of its second capture Gen. Beaur-
egard urged forward three regiments
III person. and received bullet wound
in the arm from a volley delivered by
our troops.
Our troops pursued the enemy but
five miles from the river, and the two
armies are now encamped in sight of
one another. Bcaure9ard is we'll in
trcnched, with communications opened
to both railroads.
Special Dispatch to the Daily Wisconsin.
3 Cairo, Sunday, April 18th, l l-2 A.
Nj have lust learned, positively,
: that the Eighteenth Wisconsin Regi-
ment, COL Alban, was in the battle at
: Pittsburg Landing on the 9Th and eth
insts.
They landed at Pittsburg on Satur-
3 day, the 5th, and were Immediately
sent to the front Of Gen. Sherman
j, ! Division, that same evening.
They participated in the fight on
Sunday, and great injustice has been
done them by correspondents of Chi
cago papers. They did not run, as
, represented by the reporters named,
but only retreated at first, the same as
all our troops were compelled to do
the first day.
They were raw troops, having had
no experience, having been organized
+ but few weeks, and having had but
} little time to discipline themselves,
5 and accustom themselves to the first
fright of a battle, by one or two Skin,
, mishes, picket duty, &c, and yet they
fought splendidly.
. As good evidence of thss as anything
i is the fact that they are badly cut up
| fear much worse than our greatest
: fears have already anticipated. The
remnant left Of the Regiment are in
, camp at Savannah.
Cairo, Sunday, April l3th-2 A. NJ
| have Just learned that the Eighteenth
Wisconsin suffered horribly. The fol
lowing sad Intelligence have obtained
from the best Of authority:
: COL Alban and Major Grain were
killed.
: Lieutenant Col. Beall was severely
wounded.
The regiment could muster ouly teco
: hundred naen after the battle aoas over.
Probably great many Of them
we're taken prlsoners-at least that is
. our nope, instead OF nndlnS tnaL sc
i many have been slaughtered.
Capt. Waldo, of the Fourteenth
Wis, was killed. The Fourteenth lost
y large number in killed and wounded
, Capt. Johnson's company of the l4th,
lost killed and wounded.
: No field officers of the Fourteenth OF
Sixteenth were killed, SO far as known,
t although some were wounded, and /
: will send names Of such as soon as
n possible.
S Lieutenant Col. Messmore, Of the
Fourteenth Wisconsin, was badly
d wounded
e The Tenth Wisconsin, as I learn