Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-04-23

off with artilersts killed. horses shot down, and bad
" crippled in every way. But the affair cost US a
brave I,1ar-Iiert Colonel Garber-who conld not
tro MS enthusiasm at the conduct ofthe skirlis
and in his excitement ince ltiousy exposed himself
tack the audacious brigade that was supporting the
skrmishers and fresh regiments from Wallaces Di-
Bnt the battery was senced. Forward was the
division order. Rushing across cornfeds under
heavy fire. they met the rebels face to face IN the
woods. The contest was qulclk, decisive. Close,
sharp, continuous musketry for few minutes and
the rebels fell back.
Here unfortunately Sherrnans right gave way. Wal
laces flank was opposed. He instantly formed Col.
Woods (Seventy-nlnth 0hio) in new line of battle,
in right angles with the real and with orders
protect the flank. The Eleventh Indiana was like
wise here engaged in sharp engagement with the
enemy attempting to 1ant and for time the contest
waxed fierce. But Sherman soon filed the place of
his broken regiments, again Walaces Division pour
ed forward and again the enemy gave way.
BY two O'Clock the Division in the woods again,
and for three-qUarters OF mile they advanced under
a continuous storm of shot. Then another contest or
two with batteries always met with skirmshers and
sharp shooting-then, by four o'clock. two hours la
ter than on the right general rebel retreat-then
of Shermans Division, IN the tents from which
those regiments were driven that hapless Sunday
morning.
The camps were reganed; the rebels were repuls-
ed their attack had failed; stood where we began;
columns were within striking distance. But we had
regalned our camps. And so ended the battle Of
Pittsburg.
WOUNDED.
90 pretend TO give more tfan
! have made the estimate with some care, gong to
the Adjutants of different regiments that had been
in heavy fighting any, getting statements OF
their osSes-sure to be very nearly, II not quite ac
curate-and approximatng the loss of a dozen regl-
to the probable loss Of all. have ridden oyer
the grounds. too, have seen the dead and wounded
lying over the field, have noted the number IN the
hospitals and the boats. As the result Of 1t all,
do not believe our loss in killed and wounded Will
number over thirty-ive hundred to four thousand
The question of prisoners is another matter.
Reports that certain regiments only have hall the
men answering roll call indicates notnng. Inc IeSl
ments are all more less disOrganized and the sol
diers scattered everywhere. Many go nome win the
SICK many nurses in the hospitals, many keep
out of sight seeing all they can.
The Guthrie Gray Regiment lost very slightly No
commissioned officer received any wound even, ex-
cept Lieut. Col. Anderson, and his IS only from
spent ball.
In the 4sth Ohio. Col Sullivan was slightly wOunded
Capt. Warner, killed; Lieut. Plyey, severely wound
ed; Capt. Bond. severely; Lieut. Lindsay, slightly; i;
Lieut. Pusegate, slightly. These are all the caus2l-
ties among the commissioned ofhcers OF the regi-
ment.
THE NUMBERS ENGAGED.
The best opinions of the strength with which the
Rebels attacked US place their numbers at sixty thou
sand. They may have been reinforced five to ten
thousand on Sunday night.
Grant had scarcely forty thousand effective men
Sunday. OF these half dozen regiments were utter
ly raw-had scarcely had theiI guns long enough to
know how to handle them. Some supplied with
weapons their way up.
Buell. passed three divisions that took part in the
action-Nelson's, Crittendens and McCook's. They
numbered say twenty thousand-a liberal estimate
Lew. Wallace up Monday with say seven
thousand That gives US, counting the Sunday
men as all effective again, siXty-seyen thousand on
Monday side against sixty to seventy thousand
it was fighting. All honor TO our Northern soldiers
II.