CAIRO, April 9. – Maj. Kuykendall of the 31st Ill., who left
the field of action on Monday evening, reports that Gen. Johnston was killed,
and Beauregard was wounded, a cannon ball having shot his arm off.
No arrival from Tennessee since early this morning, but one
is expected every moment.
There is a rumor by way of Paducah that our forces occupy
Corinth and that the enemy is completely routed. We have taken a large number of
prisoners. Carson the scout was killed
early in the engagement.
Lieut. Col. Canfield of the 72d Ohio was killed and his body
has arrived here.
– Published in the Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye,
Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 12, 1862, p. 3
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