The New York herald., 1862-04-13

TIVE VICTORY At PITTsBURe.
ADDITIONAL REPORTS or THE BATHE.
Rebel Account Of the First
Days Fight.
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BEzUREcARD'soFFICIAL DESPATCH
VICTORY CLAIMED BY THE REBELS.
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General A. Sidney JOhnstOn's
Death CONFIRMED.
~THE BATTLE OF sHILOH.n
No lsntion Of the Second Days Conflict in the
Rebel Newspapers.
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TIE REBELS IN THE FIGHT,
80. &C., &C.. &c.
THE UNION ACCOUNTS.
0eneral A. Sidney JOhnstOn's
Death Confirmed.
No lsntion Of the Second Days Conflict in the
Rebel Newspapers.
THE UNION ACCOUNTS.

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THE UNION ACCOUNTS.
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ss@ss ssd CmcAeo, April IL. 1867.
The Chicago Tribune reporter, who has returned from
PNAsours Landing, furnishes the following
TAyors and WAREHOUSES; battores supported by the
Iwon1y-third Illinois, Sevsntyssvsnth and Fifty-third
90 regiments, were the first in the fight Both the
Ohio regiments ran-ths seventy-ssven without firing
aUm-leaving Watsrhouss without any support. He
At half An hour however, retiring with three Of his
q n was wounded in the thigh by q Mimic ball,
but NOT fatally His battery lie badly cut up Tayiors
aary continued TO fight, supported splsndidy BY the
Iinois regiment, until he and his support were out
nnked on both sidss He then retired through cross
IRE, having but killed and seventeen wounded
Meantime Watsrhouss, with his three guns took up
seeoa1 position supported by the Second brigade Of
GsWaa NcCsrnaad's division, composed Of the Eleventh.
seventeenth, Twentieth, Forty-ffth and Fortyeighth
Ininois, Colonel Narsh commanding. During the fore
noon thar were compelled to retire through their
- sncanpmsnt, with heavy loss, into come woods,
where thoy formed . second line Of battle.
An advance was then ordered by General NcClernapd
Ahundrsd rods advance brought them In sight Of che
Esbsls. Here commenced Of the most hsrcey con-
aestsd engagements OF the day. resulting in the repuse
~ enemy, who were driven back through srcamp
oen1s.
Al this point the enemy net rsnforcsments and our
anwsaitin being ont Colonel Marsh gave the command
u eive place 70 another brigade. They were, however
eenDsllsa 70 rstrsal within half mile Of the river
~ this moment the gunboats opened fre, throwing
as The heads Of men, and covered the ground
- essry direction with rebel slain faylor's battery
aGsn took position the parade ground Of the first
~vens and opened on the rebel battery placed eight
hunSdFed yards distant, and splendid artillery duel
MA IA oH>~Y
Caisscn blown up Taylors battery was ,hsp ordered
snto reserve. alN
purng the fight several Mississippi regiments. which
haA arrived on Saturday night, at double quick
but were almost Immediately repulsed.
On Monday Michigan battery, captured the day be-
fore, was retaken by the Sixteenth Wisconsin.
The Tight, after taking this battery, conducted in
person BY General Bcauregard In his efforts
~ he was wounded in the arm. He was successful in
taking il, but IL again taken from him II was cap.
tured and retaken no less than six times.
Company A, OF tho Chicago Light Artillery who we're
- severely handled on the FIRST day only able to
man three guns Monday but with these after dcspe
rate contest they succeeded completely slcncing and
capturing the rebel battery Of six guns. They were
however, compelled TO abandon IT, from lack Of horses to
draw il on their own pieces brought of by hand
The general retreat Of the enemy commenced dark
on Monday, cavalry following them until the horses
were tired out But for the almost impossible condition
Of the roads the rout would have been complete
and We could have carried their inrenched camp Of
Corinth. II will be impossible on account OF the condi
ton Of the roads, TO do II now for somo days.
Ths rebel artillery superior to ours their small
arms were almost oQual The rebel loss fifteen thou
sand killed and wounded: ten tho usand These
viii b found moderate estimates.
me enemy have taken more prisoners Than we. Tie
Eighth Iowa were captured masse.
When the reporter left, on Wednesday morning, our
advance which had been pursuing the rebels had only
occupied the ground formerly held by the enemy
half way between Pittsburg and Corinth. The enemy
are stranng every nerve to get in renofcemens and
bloody work yet before we drive them from
their position.
me Chicago Times special despatch gays
The responsibility Of the surprise with the CON-
Mandng officer. On Friday large force Of rebel cavalry
appeared within sight Of lines and remained there
but General Sherman. who occupied tho advance had
been ordered not TO bring engagement consequent
Iy be corresponding to meet them They
remained in this position until Sunday morning They
served a. screen behind which General Beauregard
formed his troops into line Of battle undiscovered
When the attack first made, the Fifty third Ftyi
seventh, sevsniyarst and the Seventy seventh Ohio
rsgimsns displayed IEexcusable nsicsncy The latter
fed without firing gun. The others fred one or two
rounds and then fed. Cowardce Those regiments left
the point undefended and the enemy Immediately closed
in and surrounded the more advanced regiments u is
also stated that tho Eighteenth Wisconsin and the Six
teenih Iowa fed after firing two or three rounds.
When the enemy fed they burned all their wagons and
left their wounded behind all OF whom arc prisoners
The waterhouse battery lost one killed and sixteen
wounded Wizards Chicago battery had hye killed and
thirty wounded
One Of the New Orleans regiments, the Louisiana
Tigers, were almost entirely loft the aeid either kill
ed or wounded They were nearly all wealthy men and
dressed In the Zouave uniform.
General Prsntiss escaped on Tuesday and came into
camp In the confusion the rerea, he managed
20 eludc the rebel vigilance.
General Beauregard intended TO make his attach tvo
days previously, but extraordinary rains mpcdcd his
progress and delayed his arrival Had the attack been
made 81 the time Intended General Buell. could not po
sibly have reached in time to save us from defeat
81. Lorrs, April 12, ls62
Major Mcdonald. of the Eighth Missouri regiment ar.
rivodhsrs last night direct from Pt,sburs Landing He
confirms the death Of General A. s. Johnston and was
iod by aleutcnant that Bushrod Johnson who escaped
from Fort DoneIson, also killed. lie thinks all the
reports about Bcaufegard being wounded are unreliable
An ofcer Of the New Orleans Creole battalion who was
taken prisoner says that Beaursrard made speech on
Saturday before the battle in which no told them the
result was sure thing and could not fal-they would
capture Grant'slnrmy then whip Buell. and thus hold
their railroads they lost the day, he said ey NIGH
s'wsn lay down heir arms and 90 home.
Major Mcdonald thinks The story of the escape of Gene
raj Prentss is not true. He and greater portion Of h
brigade were taken prisoners in the early part OF tho
nsht on Sunday.
The gunboas did fne work, and probably saved our
army from total destruction on Sunday.
1be beginning OF the Gahf Oh Sunday vas oounplets