Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1862-04-18
More War Steamers to be Built for
the Western Waters.
Capture Of More Rebel Vessels ON
the Atlantic Coast.
OPERATIONS OF GEN. MITCHELLS
ARMY-HE HOLDS 100 MILES OF
THE MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON
RAILROAD.


ey, arrived on the steamer WoodfOrd, this
evening. She brought down some 600 pris-
oners, on their way to st. Louis. A special
train, with the body of Gen. Wallace, will
leave this evening for Ottawa.
Col. Hugh T. Reid, of the 10Th Iowa, from
Keokuk, was paralyzed by ball in the back
of his head. 1t. Col. Dewey was badly
wounded in the shoulder Maj. Belknap
slightly. Capt. Hendricks killed. This no
BILE regiment had Just arrived, Saturday, with
lO45 men; only 407 answered to their names
after the battle. They had received their
guns at st. Louis and left Keokuk only two
weeks ago. They were in Prentiss' division.
An officer just arrived says Prentiss is still
prisoner.
Nearly all the 58th Illinois, and 18th, 18th
and 9th Iowa were surrounded and taken
prisoners, while maintaining their ground and
fighting like heroes.
Col. Wood, 18th Iowa, escaped.
The 14th, 18th and 18th Wisconsin were
all in the fight The 10th was in Preptiss'
division, and with others was mostly dispers-
ed OF captured. What remained fought brave
ly and suffered terribly. The 18th reached
Pittsburg Saturday evening and marched to
the front of Sherman's division. They were
exposed Sunday to the hottest of the fire, re-
turning it with an energy worthy Of veterans.
This regiment was entirely new, and had
been paraded but few times. It had been
hurried down from Milwaukee right into the
fight, and many had never loaded gun till
they did it before the enemy. All these regi.
ments did splendidly.
Special Dispatch to Chicago Evening Journal
CAIRO, April IA.
The first fighting at Pittsburg, on Sunday
morning last, was opened by Col. Peabody,
of the 25th Illinois, sending $50 men under
Maj. Powell to reconnoitcr for the enemy
They met large force and were driven back.
Three hundred more were then sent, and the
rebels followed close and attacked our men
while breakfasting. They rushed to arms
and pitched into the fight on their own hook
Gen. Grant was down on the steamer Ii
ger.
Report says Col. Peabody was shot in the
thigh and neck, and An arm off. He was for
merly an engineer on the Memphis and Ohio
railroad also on the St. Joseph railroad and
others.
Gen. Prentiss is reported to have said he
would sooner be taken prisoner than retreat.
The rebel Col. Bushrod johnson, taken
prisoner, has since died. He violated his pa
role at Donelson.
Sam Houston's son is wounded and pris-
oner in St. LOUIS; also, Pierre Soule's son is
prisoner.
The Government has bought the steamers
January and City of Louisiana, for floating
hospitals, and will probably buy two more.
Col. Wood, of the Iowa 18th, was wound
ed and has gone to st. Louis. Only Us men
of his regiment are not taken prisoners.
The Iowa 18th reported as not taken pris-
oners 148.
The Mo. 18th went into the fight on Sun
day; only 80 could be found at evening.
The 18th Mo-, 5lst Illinois, and 18th Wiscon.
sin, were in the center of Prentiss' division,
and held their position for nearly four hours
in the middle of the day, Sunday.
Adiutant General Blnmore, of Printiss' d.
vision, said he could muster but LOO men
out of seven regiments Sunday evening.
One of our sick men, left in one of our
tents, Is reported to have been hauled out 80
yards and his throat cut, Sunday night, from
ear to ear. Another had his boots stolen off
his feet.
A person who helped bury tho dead says
he counted on a certain area ITO rebels killed
and only 38 Federals. They never put in
less than two rebels to one Federal. The
rebels hauled off their dcad Sunday night.
One surgeon who visited "a regiments of
Grants army, Tuesday, to ascertain the loss,
says the killed averaged "a to each regiment,
and 100 wounded.
Gen. Grant informed surgeon, just be-
fore leaving, on Friday, that our loss was
], 500 killed, 5000 wounded, and 9, 500 prison
ers. have this from the surgeon. It seems
too small.
We have 1000 prisoners-500 are wound
I'd. The dead are buried. /
Wouded loyal troops lie on boats and trans
ports at Pittsburg, receiving medical care.
Every facility is given to friends to aid them
n search of the wounded and killed. !
Hsfald's Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, April 49,
The rebellious ladies-Greenhow, Morris |
md Baxter not yet packed their
runks for the South, as they are required to |
10, under the decision Of the commissioners |
nd the order of the military Governor. They
re allowed to remain until their preparations
re completed Mrs. Greenhow is quite oracu-
ar in reference to the campaign. She predicts
hat Gen. Mcclellan will not be able to strike
blow at Yorktown for many days and when
10 does he will be defeated BY the rebel army,
Thich will be 125, 600 strong. +
Special to Tribune.