, 1862-04-22
FROM PITTSBURG, TENN.
The Battle Field after the
Fight.
1900 Graves of the Fallen!
A AREcoHNolssAheE AND sKiRMIsA

From our own Reporter.l

miles, the earth Il ploughed up with shot and
shell; the trees are marked with musket balls;
In come instances found as many as fifty lm-
bedded in single tree a loot in diameter; car
fridge boxes, haversacks, clothing and guns
are strewn al over the field, and everything
bears abundant testimony to the terrible strife
wagipg on those dreadful days Of April. In
the honows, and streams, and entangled in the
dense underbrush are many Of the rebel dead
rotting in the hot sun.
Gen. Grant reports to Gov. Yates that his
details hate buried oeer 600 bodies Of The
szai7, !! There is no doubt that the rebels lost
many moro in killed than we did, for our men
fired to kill, and theirs to wound, and both
carried out their orders to the letter. If any
one has doubts whether the battle Of Monday
was defeat to the enemy, one glance at the
field from which they were driven and the lor-
rors it presented, will settle the question.
They ran and tran we'll for season." until
far within their lines, but to do them justice,
it was not until after they had fought well.
We have already collected 10, 600 stands Of
arms, few of them Of the old flint lock pat
team, but mostly Of good quality and effective,
L. 45 auletAhEA 1AE4 Ll1$1t LIE 1EQEk5 al At5s1-
tnte Of arms. They hayean abundance Of the
most approved and modern patterns, and are
by no means ignorant of their use.
Gen. Halleck has taken up his quarters one
half mile from the Landing in large tent
He is looking well His army is In excellent
spirits and even the regiments that had suf-
fered most are not demorallzed but eager to
meet the enemy again
Yesterday just about daylight was awaken
ed By an extensive Yo1Iey Of musketry, eyi-
deDt1y proceeding from our extreme advance.
1mD Dediatcly, tie utmost consternaion per
yaded cur Lines, and the different regiments
began to place themselves in readiness for an
attack. Batteries hitched on their horses, and
for time the impression gained ground that
our line WIGS attacked from CoEinth. The NUS
ketry vas sharp and rapid for 4 half hour, aud
then ceased as suddenly as it commenced. I
man received orders to advance his division
three miles towards Cotinth in advance Of our
lines. In the execution Of his order he came
in contact with an infantry confederate force
and about one thousand cavalry, with whom
he had sharp skirmish, resulting in the drig-
sired position. have not learned the extent
OF our loss or that Of the enemy. 1t was pro-
baby inconEidcrable. I am told that it is the
intention of Gen. Halleck to advance slowly,
say half mile daily, and hold the advanced
position at all hazards. take it this advance
Is the Inauguration Of this system Of tactics9
! One thing is certain, no considerable advance
can be made until the drying Of the roads. At
) present they are impossible for artillery.
a Indy has Just arrived at Savannah from Cor
inth with dates to the 18th inst. She reports
that the rebels considered the battle Of Sunday
and Monday last, as brilliant victory for the
confederate arms, They had demonstrated
the ability Of their troops to drive of the Fed
2: erals, and characterized the disgracefu1 rout
! Of Sunday us equal to the Bull Run panic.
+ho+t ~ Al,1@,-
our forces from utter annihilation was the op
perfume arrival Of Gen. Bucll's forces. The
Intelligence was te1egraphed to Southern pa
pcrs and caused universal joy throughout the
entire Confederacy. Since the evacuation
Of their position at p3i,ttsburg' they have dIl.
Up abattis Of trees to impede the progress o'
i Federal infantry aud cavalry, and planted
heavy guns upon the eninences by which Cor
lntL is surrounded, and arc confident OF sue
cess. Onr informant insists that the enemy't
force at Corinth numbers fully 10000 men
and are confident Of running the damned Yau
kccs'' from Tennessee.
Capt Madison, Of Clark county. Illinoi
Siege Battery, is entitled to the honor Of kill
ing the rebel General Johnston. A shell from
his G4pouDdcr exploded in the front OF q tire
near Which lie was standing, and killed hin
; and six Of his statr
Our leaders have been considerably exercis
ed concerning the whereabouts Of the division
Of the army under Gen. Mitchell. He ha
been heard from at Juea, Mississippi. It vii
ceedcd southward by way Of Murfreesboro a
the same time that Buell. started across tn
country from Nashville to Columbia and Pitts
burg. Nothing was heard from him 70
| several weeks, outside Of military at least
/ Yesterday intelligence was brought that b
, had arrived at Decatur, at the head Of Musc1
Shoals, fortJ.four miles By railroad above TuE
| | cumbia, where there is bridge across tn
/. Tennessee River, used BY the Memphis an
J! Charleston Railroad. Crossing this bridge
the western side Of the river with his division
he burned The bridge and thus destroyed tb
, rebels have foE weeks past brought immens
, supplies and large numbers Of troops Tt
bridge across Bear Greek had been previousl
destroyed by the gunboat Lexington an
/ "Ty1er,h and q detachment OF troops frol
this post, but the breaking off Of the comm
nicatlon, was necessarily but temporary,
J the stream was comparatively an insignGica;
:, one, and could be easily spanned by temp
? rary structure, OF if necessary, torded.
= The destruction Of the Decatur bridge mu
be exceedingly annoying to the rebels, nece
; stating the employment Of steamers and fl
n boats 10 ferry over their troops: a gcntlcms
l, familiar with the region, Informs me th
=. there arc three steamers above the shoals, Al
u any quantity Of barges, so that the mere
&c st5uetion Of the o1lage does not ,,sM absolqtc
0C54lt3 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. NCI A1tIAGAi1
make his work altogether etfectual, has to
up the railroad track rs far as Iuka, which
twenty miles east of Co1inth, near the Al
e bama line. From Decatur he proceeded
t. Florence and destroyed the railroad brid
II there. The wreck has been floating down t
:, Tennessee for twenty-four hours, furnishi
e incoutestib1e evidence Of the thoroughness
f. its destruction.
Gen. Smith, {Paducah Smith), is in CO
l. maud of the post at Savannah. He has be
n- on the sick list for some time, and until qu
lc recently mas been considered conFaescel
er understand to-day that his disease has tax
b an unfavorah1e turn, and that fears are ent
4 tanned for bis recovery.
2, The wounded are dying at Savannah at |
Of rate Of eight or ten day.