The national Republican., 1862-04-11
THE BATTLE OF PITTSBURGH
H.
ParHcularS Of the Terrible
FF Struggle.
Our Probable Loss in Killed,
Wounded and Missing
.. Five ThOUsand.
OccSpast0n or COrtnsh BY Osss
Forces!

CArno, April 9.--.Further advices from Pitts.
burg Landing give the following shout the
battle: .. ..
The enemy attacked at 4 O'Clock Sunday
morning, the brigades OF Gems. Sherman and
Preniiss being first engaged. The attack was
successful, and our entire force was driven back
10 the river. where the advance OF the enemy
was checked by the fire Of the gunboas.
OF Gen. Grant, with the troops from Savanna
and inspirited by reports Of Tue arrival Of two
divisions Of Gen. Buell's army.
Our los this day was heavy, and, besides the
killed and wounded, embraced our camp equip
age and Sc field guns.
The next morning our forces, now amounting
10 $4,000, assumed the offensive, and by
clock p. m. bad retaken our camp and bate
rice, together with some 40 Of the enemy = guns
and number Of prisoners. and the enemy
were In full retreat, Purtued by our victorious
forces.
Our killed, wounded, and missing are not less
than 5000.
CHICAGO. Wednesday. April ..
The Tines account Of the battle al Pitts
burg Landing on Sunday and Monday, says
that the enemy surprised General Preniiss
Brigade which was in the advance, five milet
beyond Pittsburg, at five o'clock on Sunday
morning, taking Two regiments prisoners and
capturing the general. The fight continued
during the entire day, the enemy driving OuI
forces back 10 Pittsburg with fearful loss.
Genera, Buell., with General Nelson's divis
ion, arrived at four O'Clock, aud turned tb,
tide Of battle.
The enemy was commanded by Gcnls Polk
and Beauregard, who suspended the attach
about six o'clock.
On the morning of Monday, the troops Nv
ing rested on the field, and being reinforced by
General Nelson's division, supported by The
gunboais, drove the enemy back and occupied
their former position, completely routing III,
rebels, who were Immediately followed by sew
cral thousand cavalry, who at last account
were some beyond Corinth.
The Tribune places our loss at from 600 tt
| 600 killed aud 5000 TO 1000 wounded. The
rebel loss Is twice that number. Six OF on
batteries were taken and retaken six times.
The Times says that Gen. Beaurcgard had
given orders not To destroy any Of the CAM
rquipage taken on Sunday, us hc expected 9
complete victory the next day.
CHICAGO, April 9.-Thc 1riJunc's special from
Cairo, 9th, gives tho following summary oI re-.
ports gathered from persons who witnessed III,
battle al Pittburg Landing
The national army was posted between two
streams. about four miles apart, that run iutc
the Tennessee al nearly right angles, wiihir
about two mlcs from pittsburg. The left from
was commanded by Gen. Preniiss, who hst
several raw regiments. In bis rear was Gen
Sherman. with his division, completely cutting
| II of from the main army.
Gen. McClcruand put himself at the head o
bis troops aud cut his way through the rebels
aud rcjoined the army.
The fight had now become desperate, and OF
Gen. Grants assuming comrla0d, the enemy
were driven hack, and the national forces oc-
cuped at night nearly the same position theJ
did Ia the morning. The fight lasted HftceI
hours.
During the night. Maj. Gen. Lew. Wallace
came up from Crump'. Landing, with I9,OOt
troops, and in ihs morning the battle was re
ncw0d with great fury. neither party seeming
disposed to yield. Between IL and IL O'CLOCK
the fight was terrific.
Soon after noon, Gen. Buell. had crossed IN,
Tennessee, and attacked tho enemy in hinl
With 10000 men. The rebels were SION routed
Gen. Buell. pursuing them with $4,000 men
mostly cavalry, and the latest rumors were
that he had taken Corinth.
Eight hundred wounded are reported 70 b,
on ono steamer, on the way down. Gen. Hal.
lsck In expected here In the morning, en- ro,l
for Tennessee. Several bargcs of ice are or
dered 10 60 up the Teuuessee tonight for th'
use of the wounded.