New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-14

TODAY the reSuforoements 10 the enemy were abont
COO men. more than bali Of whom bad been left AZ
Corinih when the troops moved from that point on
SATURDAY. evening last.
The intricate knowledge possessed by the enemy
Of every foot OF the contested soil on which The battle
wa, fought, gave them greater advantage than
was awarded us by the triiing increase IN numbers,
but on either side tho battle Was fought with II
desnerafion which could no, have teeyed to exist
in the or ndi Of men, unless n cases OF strong personal
grievance. Tie determination appeared, even under
the uod CALLING fire. 10 be victory or death.
As for our own troops, l she'll not refer to but
few especially. Tie llinoi., already famous NJ
Donelson. fought like devils TO sustain iheir wel
earned reputation. The same may be said OF MIS-
,ouri, Ohio, Ipdaua, Wisconsin, and some OF the
lows ogiments.
H. regard 10 those troops raised In our yicin-
ity. must say tLa, all acquitted themselves most
yslnnily. Tie ssth, under Colonel sullivan, was
among the very frs, whore camp wac invaded, aud
even after the regiments or either side bad fallen
bark they retired IN coed order, fighting every step
of the way, 20 tie line OF the I'd Division. IL
shoud be remembered that this is the fret time they
were ever brought into battle and from the sudden
Of the attack yoar readers may judge that the
Introduction was not one calculated TO steady tee
nerves Of raw troops. At one time during the con-
test i, wa, rumored that every field oficer OF the
18th WIS killed but they turned up in time 10 gather
their men 10 the number Of 80, and alter blVouae
upon the We, ground lac. night they led them agaln
10 the Geld to-day.
Col Sullivan returns tonight with 3 wound in
bis le.t srt, no. Ut sil dangerous, although quite
pGinfnl. lie will be all right again III lew days.
Gen. sherman yesterday eomplimented the Colonel
also Iieut.-C1l. Parker Of Highland County, MAJOR
James Wise, Adiutant Robert Mcdll, and the men
no "A body, by saving that even older regiments
could not have conducted themselves more nobly.
The Gih Ohio, under Leut.-Col. Anderson, occu-
pied "A daugcron. position from the tue Of their al
iiyal to the close Of the battle; and could see no
difference in their manner and mode OF bearing To
that Of tho famous 18th Illinois, who had borne tie
onslanghts the left wing the dsy previous. Every
man did his duty well.
| The lst and 2d Kentucky, in tho fight to-day
were tie men Tor the position they occupied. They,
IA we'll as the 9TH, were under Calling tre FOR not
lem than five hours, yet when tho enemy thought
pyorer 20 turn their faces toward the most sacred
follow, which they did with great alaerlty.
! The 5Ith Zousve regiment were NJ their rost In
the thic kest OF the fight. Also the 57th and remem-
ber.d that Ohio wished all her sonf TO do their duty.
Among those who thronged the river bank st dit
ferenl times during the battle could not find one oi
these regiments present. except those who were
wounded and who In consequence had been sent
back by their officers.
You will, no doubt, have learned the nanes of
many Of the wounded officers, sent you by telegraph
before my letter reaches you. consequently shall
nav no attention To the rum0rs Ia that direction TO-
night. learn tonight that Gen. Lew. Wallace Is
lilled. but upon investigation, find that Il is Col
w. III. II. Wallace, Of lllinois, who bad been LETT
in command Of the force Of Gen. Smith, whom
have referred to previously as being confined by
aiekuess ct Savannah. His presence would have
been a great benefit on this occasion.
FIw PRISONERS TAKEN.
Ono strange feature in the battle was, that neither
v.s,srday nor to-day have ssen many prisoners.
i our aide il did not seem TO be contest for cap.
,;ves IL was life and death struggle to US, and
~. Rebes seemed 10 entertain the same idea as to
,bsmseIyes. 1 do not believe that more than one
lnndred prisoners were taken TO tho rear during
,ha hsttIs of both days. All l know is, that If
ori,oners were taken, do not zee how they dis
posed Of them.