Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-15

dead men; while skirmishers we're sent forward TO
silence the troublesome battery. The skrmish-
eFs crawled forward gill they gained little kncl,
not more than seventy.five ysris for the battery
OF course the battery opened on them. They
replied, II not 50 n0isily, more 10 the purpose.
In a Few minutes the battery Was driven Of, with
artillerists killed, horses shot down and badly
crippled every way. But the affair cost US a
brave man-Lieut Col. Gerber-whO could not
control bis enthusiasm at the conduct Of the
skHmishers, and IN his excitement incautously
exposed himself. al this while rebel regiments
were pouring up to attack the audacious brigade
that was supporting the skirmishers, and fresh
regiments from Wsllace's division came up in
time 70 checkmate the game
Butthe battery was silenced. Forward" was
the division order. Rushing across the corn
fields under heavy fire, they now met the rebels
face TO face in the woods. The contest was quick,
decisive. Close, sharp, continuous musketry for
few minutes, and The rebels fell back
Here unfortunately Shermans right gave way.
Wallaces flank was exposed He instantly form
ed Colonel Woods 10th Ohio) in a new line of
battle IN right angles with the real one, and with
orders 10 protect the flank The 18th Indiana
was likewise here engaged in a sharp engagement
with the enemy attempting to flank, and for a
time the contest waxed fierce But Sherman
soon filled the place of his broken regiments.
again Wallace's division poured forward, and
again the enemy gave way.
by TWO O'Clock the division was into the woods
again, and for three-quarters of mile il advanced
under continuous storm of shot Then another
contest or two with batteries-always met with
skirm:shers and sharp shooting-then, by four
o'clock. two hours later than on the right, gen
eral rebel retreat-then pursuit, recall, and en-
campment on the old grounds of Sherman's d-
vision. in the very tents from which those reg
mems driven that haplasS SUNDAY morniner
The CAMPS were regained. The rebels were
repulsed. Their attack had failed. We stood
where we began Rebel cavalry were within a
half mile OF us. The retreating columns were
within striking distance. But we had regained
Our camps. And so ended the battle of Pttsburg.
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
do not pretend to give more than an estimate;
but / have made the estimate with some care,
going To the Adjutants OF different regiments
that had been in as heavy fighting any-get-
ting statements of their losses sure to be very
nearly II not quite accurate, and approxmating
thus from the loss of dozen regiments TO the
probable loss of all. / have ridden over the
grounds, too-have seen the dead and wounded
lying over the held-have noted the number in
the hospitals and on the boats. As the result of
II all, | do not believe our loss in killed and
wounded will number over thirty five hundred to
four thousand. The question of prisoners is an
other matter.
Reports that certain regiments only have half
the men answering roll call indicate nothing
The regiments are all more or less discrganized,
and the soldiers scattered everywhere. Many go
home with the sick; many nurses in the hos
pitfalls, many keep out of sight seeing all they
can.
THE NUMBERS ENGAGED.
The best opinions of the strength with which
the rebels attacked us place their numbers at
$4,000. They may have been reinforced 1000
to 10000 Sunday night
Grant had scarcely 1000 effective men on
Sunday. Of these, half dozen regiments
were utterly raw; had scarcely had their guns
long enough to know how to handle them
Some were supplied with weapons on their way up.
Buell. passed three Divisions that took part in
thea ctiOn-Nelso Crttendens and McCook's
They numbered, say 20, 000-a liberal estimate
Lew. Wallace came up on Monday with say sew
en- thousand more. That gives US, counting the
Sunday men as all effective again, 81 900 on
Monday, on our side against 60, 900 to 10000
rebels. 1t was not numbers that gained us the
day; it was fighting. All honor to our Northern
soldiers for IL