The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-04-10

nearly ceased (; the day closing on all
the combatants, who rested from their
awful work of blood and carnage
Our men rested on their arms in the
position they had at the close of the
night, till the forces under Maj. Gen.
Wallace arrived, and took position on
the right, and met Buell's force on the
opposite side, and Savannah being
now converted to the battle ground,
the entire right Of Gen. Nelson's Di-
vision was ordered to form on the
right, and the forces under Gen. Crit
tenden were ordered to support him in
the morning.
SECOND DAYS FIGnT.
Gen. Buell. having arrived the previous
evening, the ball was opened at daylight sim.
by Gen. Nelson's Division on
the left and Major General Wallace and Da.
Wis on the right.
Gen. Nelson's force opened . most gall.
ing fire and advanced sapidly rs the rebels
fell back. The fire soon became general all
terrible effect on the enemy.
Z Generals McClcrnand, Sherman and Hurl.
burt's men, though terribly thinned from
the previous days fighting. still maintained
their honors won at Fort Donelson, but the
resistance Of the rebels at oil points was ter.
rible and worthy better cause, but they
not enough for our braves, and the dreadful
destruction produced by our artillery which
was sweeping them away like chaff before
the wind, hut knowing that defeat her4
would be death blow to their hopes and
that their all depended upon this great strug
gle, their Generals still urged them on in the
face ofdestruction, hoping by h,nking US
on the right to turn the tide Of battle. Their
success was again for time cheering as
they began to gain ground, on appearing to
have been reinforced, but our left, under
Gen. Nelson, was driving them, and with
rapidity, and by II o'clock, Gen
Buell. forces had succeeded in thanking them
and captured their batteries of artillery
They however again rallied on the left and
and the right forced themselves
forward in another desperate effort, but rein
forcements from Gen. Wood and General
Thomas were coming in regiment after regi-
ment, which were sent to Gen. Bnell, who
had again commenced to drive the en-
envy.
About O'Clock p. m, Gen. Grant rode to
the left, where the fresh regiments had been
ordered, and finding the rebels wavering,
sent a portion of his body guard to the
aid of each Of the five regiments, and then
ordered charge across the field, himself lead
ing. As he bran iished his sword and waved
eie'h y" 70 Tue cro"hihg sic.o!y WINE
cannon oa'ls were ny'nS IKE nan aFonhd
nlm' the men followed win a snout, that
sounded above the roar ana din OF artillery,
the rebels fed in dismay as from des-
troying avalanch, and never made another
stand.
Con RneI1 fo,,oved tho retrsat;no rebels
dr;v;no ,beu in sn,end;d etvie and bv h.lf
80. g. .,o,oon ,to,.hoia .a,s, 800. ,..s
pas. n'e o,oon' ,nI NV -: .u'es .y vas
IN IN ,ul' retreat 70 uor,n,n, win our cavalry
III h"t pursuit, Nun VIA. 'uso,er resu'. IS
not known, not having returned up to this
hour.
We have taken a large amount oftheir ar
tillery and number Of prisoners. We lost
a number of our forces, taken prisoners yes
terday. among whom is Gen. Prentiss. The
number Of our forces taken has not been
.scor,.;raa r.t - !, ro1o-,.a -. sa,orai
hnndrad a. p,on.;ss = .pnnr,a, .no 81,
"" uo", ,I.u.s - ep ~J"'uou.
among the kiiiea on tne reoei sac was
their Generai.ln. Chief "A. Sidney johnson,
who was struck by cannon ball In the ar
te!noon OF Sunday. VI TINS there Is no douot
as the report il corroborated by several rebel
officers taken to day. It is further repo, ted
that Gen Beanreoord had his arm shot off.
This Afternoon Generals Rrago Rreckin
-;ar. .,d T.clrso, ,,o-, co,,,,,e.n3;r,. 80
Cons 81 tho 49,, &c., -" l ~
o. .o oc. 49,
Ous ,oss ~ oInce.s - Wy n.asy 'o''
~ so,s q. p'eseN ~ oo.aM 'Aon ns
me g. .o""~s ~ n yws, ,"e "n n,,,"u
DIV Dig n u" y" wa Meu
~, 90 r,';. ,S, asi ,I'!.o Is" INA H"eu'
NJ. &c.. .o"n ,s.h T,,;.... L;,;.a
G;s"t. 20, Cnnsrd 1:od Ohio. uorta,,v
~onnded. sine. dead
lieut., Col. Kisui. 4ist indiana, mortally
vonnded. ID
Col. Davis, 18th Illinois, MORALLY wound'd
Gen. w. r. Sherman, wounded in hand.
Col. Sweeney, sd Illinois,. Acting brga'
der Genera', wounded, received Two oss's 70
bis oaiy arm nsvins 'ost one 10 MeA1eo, a'so
= snot 10 o.e o. nus ieks A. e.s. IA 80
.ns M" dr de e :. g., - .ho,s srnr '
'e@ On .ne navs stns"t y s5.h iil;sois AZ Rr;r
Can .hot through the bre ct on sunday re.
tnrncd on the field on Monday. :
:, Col. Chas Crofts, 3ist H.. Act. Brig. Gen.
shot through the right shoulder, no. danger
ou.ly.
Col. Haynes. 4sth ILL.,, Col. J: G. McHen-
~, 18th ky..i Lent. Col: Stent, I'm n, wonc-
ed slightly; LIens Col; MORAN, Zotn ina,
severely; h'eut Eo'. N'nsom, i.'n ~, =.
n No.; T Ts ,s,h IN sst.,,r. NJ; Ns";n.
m SLIGHTLY: Cant Cumming W. Carson,