The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1862-04-18
Later from the Battle.

Chicago, April 10
We ere just beginning 10 get some re-
liable details from the great battle at Pits
burg Landing Prom several gentlemen
( who were on the ieId after the fight we
gather the following. Prentiss' Brigade,
consisting of the Gist Illinois, 10Th Wis
consiu, 34tI Indiana and list Ohio. were
attacked willie taking breakfast, by what
seemed 20 he the entire rebel force. Prem
tiss had no artillery; his brigade were cut
20 pieces and forced TO retire. Prentiss
and many Of his men were taken prison
ers. At y o'clock the entire line were
fiercely engaged, but in full retreat. At
O'Clock the enemy had taken Schwartz's
battery Of six guns and Dresden's battery
Of four guns, Warehouses; battery, and
"lav TWO Ohio batteries. names unknown.
Thousands Of ctr soldiers bad taken ref
uge under the bank of the river and ut
! terry refused to fight; IN fact they could
not, az officers and maU were mixed in un
extrcab'e confusion. Our army at tbs
time seemed utterly defeated
At tEis iunctuFe the gunboats Lexing-
ton and Iay lor opened tremendous fire
of shot and shell upon the enemy and
kept it az every halt hour during the
night,
Some shells set the woods On fire, and
many dead rebels were bnrneei.
At 7 in The evening the firing had gen
orally ceased.
About midnight the rebels attempted to
!lanta battery within three hundred Yards
Of our siege guns. but were driven away
by tie gunb'als and siege guns, spppor ed
10y three regiments from Mitche'i's diyis>
ION, which had arrived and crossed the
river about ak in the afternoon.
0ur infonmants porsist in estimating
our loss Sunday 5000 Killed and 5000
wounded as low figures.
During tie night the rebels we're rein
forced h. Van Dorm and Price from Ar
kansas, with yery large force Gen Lew
Wallace came up with the 11th and 23d
Indiana, 44th Illinois. sh Missouri. Mill
ards battery, and IN tie morning fercelv
attacked the enanv7s left WING. They
went into tie fight at double quick. and
did terrible execution Bv two O'Clock
they had driven the rebels back two miles.
About ten the rebels were reinforced, and
for few minutes our men were forced to
yield
The other division Of BuelI's now ap-
pesred and at once became fully engaged.
All the destructive elements of earth
seemed striving for mastery on the fatal
field. At last the rehe Is broke and fled in
all directions. Buell. followed the fvinp
foe with 10000 troops, mostly cavalry,
shooting withou, mercy these who would
not surrender. lie was reported to have
taken Corutb with all lis immense stores
arms and ammunition.
The rebels troops were nostIv from
Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, with many
from Georgia and Alslana Our inform
ants ssy they could ride through the battle
held where our forces we're posted, bat the
dead in the enemy's lines were so thick
that they couldn't get through there
They assure US that the rebels occupied
our eemps gu Sunday night. took care of
our sick and wounded. and dessroyed
nothing, expecting confidently to have our
entire srmy the mex dav They thought
the battle already fouaht won.
On Sunday Gen McCernand cut his
way through the enemy that surrounded
hin. His troops behaved with great gal
lantry, all bu; the 53d Ohio. whinh was
ordered to the rear in disgrace for refusing
TO igh,.
CAIRO. April l..
y steamer arrived n an earir hour this
morning, al Mound City, with $50 wound
Ell soldiers from Gen. Grants army.
DIR Frank Ruthby ana NJ. L. w. Hart.
Of Chicsgo, came down, the former woun-
del by a MIME ball through the leg, and
tie latter suffering from an old wound.
No inteIlie encs 10 received Of The Times
special correspondent, NJ, n. c. Hserer, !