A FEW MORE PARTICULARS
{Special to the Chicago Journal.}
CAIRO, April 10.
Particulars are arriving from Pittsburg Landing Hourly, bringing more incidents of the great battle. Chicago batteries gained new laurels in the struggle. Taylor’s Battery did fearful execution. Their praise is in the mouth of every one. Waterhouse’s Battery was in the first attack, and was badly cut up; horses mostly killed. Taylor is said to have protected his men by peculiar movements that dealt destruction to the enemy. Company A, Chicago Light Artillery, under command of Peter Wood, was in the hardest of the fight, and performed wonders; their feats could not have been surpassed. Taylor’s Battery followed the enemy within four miles of Corinth. The 15th Illinois Regiment, under command of Col. Ellis, was badly cut up. Most of its field officers were killed. Among them were Col. Ellis, Major Goddard, Capt. Wayne and others. Col. Davis of Freeport was shot through the lungs but is still alive. Gen. Wallace with shot through the head, the ball entering back of the left ear and coming out at the nose, but he is not dead as reported. The 20th Illinois Regiment was badly cut up.
– Published in the Daily State Register, Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday, April 13, 1862
{Special to the Chicago Journal.}
CAIRO, April 10.
Particulars are arriving from Pittsburg Landing Hourly, bringing more incidents of the great battle. Chicago batteries gained new laurels in the struggle. Taylor’s Battery did fearful execution. Their praise is in the mouth of every one. Waterhouse’s Battery was in the first attack, and was badly cut up; horses mostly killed. Taylor is said to have protected his men by peculiar movements that dealt destruction to the enemy. Company A, Chicago Light Artillery, under command of Peter Wood, was in the hardest of the fight, and performed wonders; their feats could not have been surpassed. Taylor’s Battery followed the enemy within four miles of Corinth. The 15th Illinois Regiment, under command of Col. Ellis, was badly cut up. Most of its field officers were killed. Among them were Col. Ellis, Major Goddard, Capt. Wayne and others. Col. Davis of Freeport was shot through the lungs but is still alive. Gen. Wallace with shot through the head, the ball entering back of the left ear and coming out at the nose, but he is not dead as reported. The 20th Illinois Regiment was badly cut up.
– Published in the Daily State Register, Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday, April 13, 1862
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