The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1862-04-15

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900 stand of small arms, 80 pieces OF
light artillery, and great quantity OF
clothing, &C., have fallen into our hands.
The total number of prisoners captured
is 5000. One Major Gen.. Nc Call, and
Brigadier Generals Gault, Waller and
Shannon. The prisoners are being en-
barked for Illinois as rapidly as possible
About $4,000 solid shot, and immense
quantities of ammunition were also taken
The list of prisoners captured at Island
No. 10 ioots up 4,389 rank and file
Transports have gone down 10 bring the
prisoners to Cairo.
The value OF property captured at
Island No. 10, amounts to over two
million of dollars. AS the Con.
tinental rounded Fort Cairo this morn
ing, General Strong had salute of fit.
teen guns fired in honnor of Maj. Gen
J Halleck
CAIRO, April 9--Further adyices from
Pittsburg Landing gives the following
about the battle:
The enemy attacked at A. NJ. Sunday
morning. The brigades of Sherman and
Prentss being first engaged. The attack
was successful, and our entire force was
driven back to the river where the ad
vance of the enemy was checked by the
fire of the gun boats, and our force in
creased by the arrival of General Gran,
with troops from Savannah, and inspired
by the report of the arrival Of two divis
ions of Buell's army. Our loss this day
was heavy, and besides the killed and
wounded embraced our camp equipage
and SO field guns.
The next morning our forces, now
amounting to $4,000 men, assumed the
offensive, and by o'clock p NJ. had re.
taken our camp and batteries, together
with some forty of the enemy's gun and
a quantity of provisions. The enemy
were in full retreat, pursued by our vic.
torous forces. Casualties are numerous
CAIRO, April lO.-Particulars are ar
irving from Pitsburg hourly, bringin g
more incidents of the great battle. Youl
Chicago batteries gained new laurels in
the struggle. Taylor's battery did fear
full execution. Their praise is in the
mouth of everyone. Warehouses bat
terry was in the first attack, and was bad
ly cut np-horses mostly all killed
Taylor is said to have protected his men
by particular movements that dealt de
struction to the enemy
Company A, Chicago Light Artillery
under command of Peter Wood, was in
the thickest of the fight, and performed
wonders. Their leats could not have
been surpassed.
Taylor's battery followed the enemy
within four miles of Corinth.
The 10th Illinois Regiment, under
command of Col. Ellis, was badly Gu
up most Of its field officers we're killed
among them were Col. Ellis, Major God.
dard, Capt. Wayne and others.
Col. Davis, of Freeport, was shot
through the lungs but is still alive.
Gen. Wallace was shot through the
head, the ball entering back of the left
ear and coming out at the nose taking
out one eye but he is not dead as report.
ed. The Goth Illinois regiment was bad
ly cut up. Col. Marsh was slightly
wounded his adjutant was killed. Gen
Johnson was certainly killed. General
Halleck and Staff have passed here for
the Tennessee river on the Steamer Con.
linental Gen. Cullum has arrived
here to look after the drafts Of the river
General Strong and Secretary Scott met
! General Halleck on the boat and had a
conference, Halleck did not come ashore.
Col. Scott, assistant Secretary of War,
has gone down to New Madrid
CAIRO, April 10.-A man who arrived
here to-day says the enemy adopted a
ruse to surprise our forces at Pittsburg
in making the first attack. Their head
columns not only carried the stars and
stripes, but wore the uniform of the Fed
eral officers.
Gen. Albert S. Johnson is certainly
killrd. Persons are here who saw his
body and who heard the fact communi-
Gated throughout the camp.
Gen. Bragg is reported killed, and
John G. Breckenridge prisoner, but un-
reliably.
IrONlSlOnal governor Johnson, oil Men,
lucky, is MORALLY wounded and pris-
oner.
1t is also reported that Gen. Prentiss,
who was taken prisoner the first day, es-
capped in the confusion Of the retreat the
next day.
Our total loss in killed, wounded and
missing is about 1000, and this is the
estimate of military commanders who
were in the engagement, of these about
1000 were taken prisoners. and the bal
ance killed and wounded in the usual
proportion.
Gen. Wallace, of Ottowa, was reported
killed. as it was deemed impossible fol
him to live but few moments at the
close of the fight. but he was not only
living "Wednesday but improving rapidly
Ger. Haleck passed Cairo on his way
to Pittsburg at 10 o'clock this morning
Near five thousand prisoners are ex-
pected up from Islaud No. 10 to night
OF these 800 will go to Chicago /,
900 to Springfield, and the balance to
Wisconsin and Columbus. 1t is expect.
ed that twenty five or thirty officers will
20 to Fort Warren.
No list Of killed or wounded Of any
regiment or company has been received