National Cemetery

Washington, April 13.

The Military committee of the House have a report ready, establishing a National Cemetery in the District of Columbia.

– Published in The Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Tuesday, April 15, 1862

Beauregard Reported Dead

Woodstock, April 13.

To E. M. Stanton:

We learn from Jackson’s camp this afternoon that Beauregard is dead. The report comes direct from rebel sources. – Nothing new to report regarding the enemy.

(Signed.) N. P. BANKS, Major General.

– Published in The Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Tuesday, April 15, 1862

Specials to the New York Papers

(Herald’s Special.)

Washington, April 13.

The rebellion ladies Greenhow, Morris and Bayley have not yet packed their trunks for the South, as they are required to do under the decision of the commissioners and the order of the Military Governor. They are allowed to remain until their preparations are completed. Mrs. Greenhow is quite oracular in reference to the campaign. She predicts that General McClellan will not be able to strike a blow at Yorktown for many days, and that when he does he will be defeated by the rebel army which will be 125,000 strong.


(Tribune Correspondence.)

Further information from Pittsburg Landing shows that there was terrible carnage among the Illinois troops, of whom many regiments were in the battle. There were more than 4000 troops from the First District (Washburne’s) engaged. They lost two colonels, Ellis and Davis, Major Goddard, and many other officers. Many more known to have been wounded.


(Tribune’s Special.)

Our special correspondent with McDowell’s command reports all quiet on Cedar Run, 15 miles beyond Manassas. The railroad bridge at that point destroyed by the rebels, will be reconstructed this week. The railway track beyond will be rapidly repaired. Rebel scouts are constantly prowling about our camps and occasionally a straggler is picked up by our cavalry. Two privates of General Blenker’s Division, who said they had just returned from the vicinity of the Rappahannock, reported that Gen. Blenker and his body guard had been surrounded by rebel cavalry and captured. Doubtful.

– Published in The Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Tuesday, April 15, 1862

Washington April 14 [1862].

A private dispatch dated Fort Monroe last night at 10 o’clock and received here this morning, represents that there was clear moon-light, and all quiet in that vicinity.

Some of the newspapers erroneously state that the tax bill, as passed by the House taxes the stock of whisky and other spirits on hand previous to the 1st of May.

– Published in The Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Tuesday, April 15, 1862

By Telegraph

Afternoon Report.

LATER FROM THE GREAT BATTLE.

Col. Reid Wounded!

LT. COL DEWEY WOUNDED!

Maj. Belknap Wounded!

CAP. HEDDRICK KILLED

Only 407 of the 15th Regiment answer to Roll-Call!

GEN WALLACE DEAD!

Prentiss did not Escape.

THE 12th, 14th AND 8th IOWA REGIMENTS CAPTURED.

(Special to Chicago Tribune)

Cairo, April 13 – 10 P. M.

The body of General Wallace, of Ottawa, accompanied by his staff arrived on the steamer A. Woodford this evening. She brought down some 600 prisoners, on their way to St. Louis. A special train with the body of Gen. Wallace will leave this evening for Ottawa.

Col. H. T. Reid, 15th, Iowa, from Keokuk, was paralyzed by a ball in the back of his head. Lieut. Col. Dewey was badly wounded in the shoulder. Major Belknap was slightly wounded. Capt. Hedrick killed. His noble regiment had just arrived Saturday with 1,045 men. Only 407 answered their names after the battle. They had received their guns at St. Louis and left Keokuk only two weeks ago and were in Prentiss’s division.

An officer just arrived says that Prentiss is still a prisoner.

Nearly all of the 58th Illinois and the 12th, 14th and 8th Iowa regimentss were surrounded and taken prisoners while maintaining their ground and fighting like heroes. Col. Wood of the Iowa 12th escaped.

The 14th, 16th and 18th Wisconsin regiments were all in the fight. The 16th was in Prentiss’s division, and with others was mostly dispersed or captured. What remained fought bravely and suffered most terribly. The 18th reached Pittsburg Saturday evening, and marched to the front of Sherman’s divison, and were exposed Sunday to the heaviest fire, returning it with an energy worthy of veterans. This regiment was entirely raw, had been paraded only a few times; had been hurried down from Milwaukee right into the heat of the battle, and many had never loaded a gun until they did it before the enemy. All these regiments did splendidly. It is impossible as yet to procure a list of casualties.

Gov. Harvey and party, with a boatload of hospital stores, left this evening to relieve the wounded.

Col. Hicks of the 10th Illinois was shot through the shoulder; Lieut Holmes of Co. I, 48th Ills., killed; 13th Ohio, Co. F, wounded Capt. J. J. Gardner, slightly; Capt. Willey, shot in thigh; Adjt. Tancort, slightly wounded. 55th Illinois, Co C. 2nd Lieut. Theodore Parker Hodges; Capt. Boyd, Rockford, wounded slightly. 30th Indiana, Col. Boss, seriously wounded; half the regiment reported killed or wounded; fought bravely. 28th Illinois, Col. H. A. Johnson slightly wounded; Killed, Lieutenant Col. Kilpatick. Illinois 15th, Col. D. Stuart, shot through breast; wounded slightly, Capt. S. A. Wright, shot three times. 4th Illinois, wounded severely, Col. Hicks, Capt. Hooper, Lieut. Heamphry. Taylor’s battery: wounded 10; -- lost no guns. Col. Dickey’s cavalry had two privates mortally wounded. The whole regiment was on the field. Fifteen persons were killed.

The following is a list of Ill. Soldiers wounded at the battle of Pittsburgh in the Mound City Hospital: Lafayette Wilcox 53rd Ills., co. H, finger off; D. W. McCaughey, 55th Ills., co. F, right thigh, bad; Philip Faxerson 8th Ills. Company H, through left hand; Francis A. Hall, 28th Ky, co. H, wounded in left thigh; Samuel Claywell, 14th, wound in right arm; E. Mills, 7th Ills, co. H, left wrist; Mathew Doyle, 15th Ills., co. H, through the spine; Amnas Hilley, 30th Ills., co H, left hand; J. W. Shaw, 15th Ills., left leg below the knee; Cornelius Dethrow, 12th Ills., co. H, right knee; A. B. Parker, 15th, co. B, left leg broken; Vanwinkle, Sargeant Major, 3d, right thigh, deep flesh wound; Malton T. Harns, 32d co. A, through the left lung; Cyrus Bonham 57th, shot in left knee; Samuel Miller, fore finger from right hand; Simon Shillinger, 9th, co. B, shot in right shoulder; James Hobbs, 9th, co. F, through leg and right arm; Geo. Lagbetter, 3d, shot between the shoulders; Thos. H. Boyd, 48th, co. D, left thigh and hip; James Kenny, 15th, co. E, wounded in left knee; Fred. Hammen, co I, 11th, right side and bruised in back; Wm H. Tell, 11th, co. G, left leg and shoulder; Richard Ruke, 57th, co. I, through the jaw; Martin Arnold, 9th, co. B, foot; Adam Reitz, 9th, co. D, shoulder; Andrew Robertson, 14th, co. A, shot thro’ right foot; Moses Parker, 15th, co. H, in right ankle; Moses Montgomery, 15th, co. I, in left shoulder; W. A. Long, 15th, co. H, right thigh and foot; S. Wickliff, 50th, co. K, arm broke thro’ left shoulder; Andrew Sebastian Seigt, 9th, co. A, left knee; Owen Tenant, 15th, co. G, left arm; Edwin C. Wheelock, 15th, Co. I, shot in right side; E. Hog, 41st, Co. H, left arm; Abel H. Bonneth, 15th Co, C, left hip; James H. Brown, 40th, Co. B, left leg off below the knee; Bailey Fred. Tenser, 15th, Co. H, through the knee; Hampden N. Cotten, O. S. 15th, co. C, left hand and hip; Ephraim Lake, 15th, Co. C, above and below left leg in front; Wm. H. Law, Serg’t, 15th, Co. C, left leg at ankle; Ambrose E. Partit, O. S. 55th, Co. C, left arm near shoulder; F. Benjamin, 55th Co. C, left arm above elbow, flesh; Michael Amaborny, 55th, co. C, right leg at knee; Chas. B. Danforth, 4th cavalry, left side of [head]; J. Richardson, 14th, Co. B, in the eye; Wm. Eaje, 18th, Co. F, left ear; Dan Calmer, 4th cavalry, Co. H, left legg off; J. L. Staffeen, 29th, Co. C, left side arm and thigh; Leig, 17th, Co. M, right shoulder broken; Andrew G. Johnson, 18th, Co. B, left knee; Martin Shive, 2d cavalry, Co. M; Ditiner, 45th, Co. B, left leg at knee; Henry D Wood, 34th, Co. D, left arm below elbow, James Martin, 57th, Co. C, right shoulder, and side; Chester Plummer, 57th, Co. K,, left hip; John P. Beck, 57th, Co. K, thigh; Elijah Blackman, 46th, Co. H.; in head; Monroe Cook, 46th, Co. H, right arm; Thomas J. Elvord, 55, Co. A, through the thigh; Wm. Windle, 46th, Co. D, left shoulder out at breast; Wm. A. Smith, 41st, Co. A, leg off at knee; James W. Dickerson, 41th, Co. I, right cheek; John Lohr, 45th, Co. B, left shoulder; Noble Sanford, 45th, Co. B, though right hand; James Williams, 15th, Co. F, through left foot; Hugh Donnelly, 32d, Co. A, left shoulder; Wm. Wheeler, 29th, co. H, groin, Edward Hawkins, 52d, Co. F, arm and other small wounds; L. Fuller, 43d, Co. G, left arm, Mike Cronin, 57th, Co. K, in the knee; Andrew Hammond, 15th, rheumatism; David Tibbs, 43th, Co. I, shot in left eye; Alvey Stewart, 34th, Co. D, in left leg; McComb, 28th, Co. A, right leg; Co. A, right leg; James Kinny, 28th, Co. A, breast and arm; Jacob Rickelson, 27th, Co. F, right thigh and hand; John Kinman, 28th, Co. I, in the ankle; Ferdinand Bower, 58th, through right knee; W. J. Smith, 49th, Co. D, right thigh, hip and left arm; Jno. Fitzsimmons, 28th, Co. B, thigh; Wm. Illsley, 9th, Co. H, right leg, above knee; S. Waughtzon, 45th, Co. C, right shoulder and arm, badly; Jas. Murphy, [6]th, Co. G., both thighs, slightly; Major L. Holt, 43d, Co. C, right arm and hand; Henry Kobbening, 28th, Co. A, left knee; Richard Lynch, 28th, Co. A, left thigh; John Nash, 28th, Co. A, Henry Keith, 28th, Co. A, right elbow; Geo. Lanham, 28th, Co. A, below right ear; Wm. Dollar, 28th, Co. H, in abdomen; James Hendricks, 28th, in abdomen; Orlando Bridgman, 11th, Co. D, left sholder; Byron Parkhurst, 11th, Co. C, in both legs; F. Childers, 8th, Co. G, in ankle; James Bogby, 28th, Co. B, right thigh; Joseph Ray, 41st, Co. A, left hand; Andrew Olenhausen, O. S., 46th, Co. C, in arm; Quincy Pollock, 46th, Co. A, O. S., thigh; Franklin Smith, 46th, Co. A, right ankle; George Crabtree, 11, Co. C, Harris Hackeny, 41st, Co. H, in thigh; John Smith, 15th, Co. E, in both thighs; H. Walker, 28th, Co. I, shot in the neck; W. T. Williams, 1st Corporal, 58th, Co. C, right arm shot off at elbow; Fred Sheve, 9th, Co. C, right and left hip; J. S. Denavee, 32d, Co., I, left thigh; James Gardner, 28th, Co. K, thigh and leg; Thomas B. Hogg, 52d, Co. F, through left foot; Captain Wm. Tenny, 46th, Co. G, left Cheek; David Lucas, 2Jd [sic], Co. F, left cheek; C. Cennicke, 57th, Co. F, in ribs, back and right side; Thomas P. Paxton, 45th, Co., F, left knee, Augustus Whalen, 3d Cav., through neck; T. F. Lewis, 8th Iowa, Co. D, in the neck; S. F. Sellers, 48th, Ills, Co. H, 1st Lieut, in knee and groin; G. W. Wooster, 52d, Co. K, Corporal, right thigh; Peter Woolf, Dresser’s Artillery, 1st Ills., shot in breast; Fred Strop, 9th, Co., A, across back. Edwin Naie, 9th, Co. H, right thigh; Fred Bartlesson, Major 2d Cav., left arm cut off; Alonzo Ramsey, 1st artillery, co. D, ankle; Walker Richmond, 72d O., Co. G, left arm at elbow; Thomas O’Flinn, 52nd Ills., Co. G, right leg above knee; Joseph Mowruy, 12th, H, right legg [sic] at knee; Silas Riggs, 40th, E, Left thigh; Earnest Kimble, 43d, B, right leg at knee; Adam Shutz, 43d, A, left knee; Joseph Brothers, 32d, E, hip; Mat. Hughes, 32d, E, leg, thigh and through the back; Henry Hartline, 19th, I, head; A Keler, 11th, C, right arm; Elias Challoff, 11th, C, right shoulder; David B. Smith, 25th, H, in shoulder; Jas. Eaton, 29th, I right arm at elbow; Hiram V Sanders, 12th, E, right foot; Geo. Steinburger, 12th, B, left leg below knee; C. F. Mount, 40th, I, right leg bleow knee; Nathaniel Perry, 8th, H, right leg below knee; Martin Baker, 40th, E, chest; H. Fuller, 20th, H, both legs, Geo. K. Logan, 8th, F, right side; Jas. E. Dast, 12th, E, left hip; Robt. Ramsey, 9th, K, left ankle and right leg; Joseph Norton, Sr., 15th, I, left thigh; Richard Brown, 15th, B, left leg and knee and left shoulder; Stephen Boher, 8th, H, in left hand; Samuel G. Comert, 1st artillery, shot in right thigh; Dr. Frank Reiily, Asst. Surgeon, 45th, through leg; Allen C. Waterhouse, 1st artillery, E, in thigh; james Weddon, 55th, 1st Lieut., in thigh; Geo. H. Haler, 15th, K, left shoulder; Reuben Bruckern, 40th, G, right arm broken.

– Published in The Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Tuesday, April 15, 1862

Beauregard Explained

BALTIMORE, April 14.

In reference to Beauregard’s dispatches alluded to in the Old Point letter, enquiries have been made of the War Dep’t, and we are authorized to say that the reports from Pittsburg Landing already given to the public contradict the reports in the Norfolk papers. All reports received at the war Department confirm the statements that the enemy were routed and pursued as far as the previous orders of Gen. Grant would permit, and the enemy are now shut up in Corinth.

– Published in The Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Tuesday, April 15, 1862

Tribute to a Companion in Arms

MACON CITY, April 10, 1862

At a meeting of company C, 7th Cavalry regiment Missouri volunteers, held at their quarters, at Macon City, Mo., on the evening of the 9th inst., for the purpose of giving an expression in relation to the death of our fellow-soldier, George H. Emmerson; who was shot by rebels from the brush while in the discharge of his duty as a soldier, on the 8th of April 1862.

On motion of Sergeant Beckwith, a committee of five was appointed to prepare and present to the company such expression of sympathy as the occasion required, whereupon the committee through their chairman, reported the following resolutions:

Resolved, That in the death of our fellow-soldier, Geo. H. Emmerson, the country has lost a brave and faithful soldier, the company a generous companion, his mother a dutiful son, his brother and sisters an affectionate brother. He was always first in danger and brave to a fault, one that could be relied upon for his devotion to his country and companions.

Resolved, that the heartfelt sympathy of the members of company C, his late companions in arms, be tendered to his bereaved mother and other relatives in their deep affliction. He, like thousands of others, has been offered up on the altar of his country; he died in a noble cause, that of freedom and the suppression of this infamous rebellion.

Resolved, that a copy of the above resolutions be sent to his bereaved relatives, and copies sent to the Macon Gazette and Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa for publication.

M. P. SPELLMAN, Ch’n.
A. M. BALTZELL, Sec’y

– Published in The Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Tuesday, April 15, 1862

Gen. Curtis and Gen. Sigel

A writer in the Missouri Republican, writing in defense of Gen. Sigel, closes his communication with the following authoritative contradiction of a libel perpetrated and widely circulated against Gen. Curtis:

I avail myself of this writing to contradict, on the authority of Gen. Sigel, that he was ever present at a conference of division commanders, at which “a surrender was seriously considered” at Pea Ridge; and I am satisfied that this and other rumors and extravagant statements which have gained currency in the newspapers are as distasteful as they are annoying to Gen. Sigel, and especially is he displeased with all those contrasts drawn between the German and the American, since it is his pride and honor to command an army nearly equally balanced with German and American, who are harmonious in camp, and equally valiant in battle. If the credit is claimed for either, injustice is done to the other.

– Published in The Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Tuesday, April 15, 1862

A treaty has been negotiated . . .

. . . with Great Britain providing for the more effectual suppression of the slave trade by the joint efforts of the two Governments.

– Published in The Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Tuesday, April 15, 1862

Mr. Carlile presented a petition . . .

. . . that Democratic, thereby meaning certain secesh papers, be allowed the same privilege of passing through the mails that Republican papers enjoy.

– Published in The Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Tuesday, April 15, 1862

Vetoes

Gov. Kirkwood has vetoed the bill reducing the salaries of Supreme Judges; District Attornies [sic], and State officers. Also the bill in reference to the State University.

– Published in The Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Tuesday, April 15, 1862

While, as a general rule, the masses . . .

. . . of the Democracy of the north ar battling for their country against traitors, many of its leaders, like Vallandigham and Mahoney, are plotting a re-union with those same traitors, whom they style their ”Democratic brethren.”

– Published in The Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Tuesday, April 15, 1862

Slavery Abolished in the District of Columbia

The bill for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia passed the House of Representatives on Friday by a vote of 98 against 39, and was, promptly signed by the President.

Eighteen months ago no one dreamed that such an event was probable during this generation, and yet to day it is an accomplished fact. So much at least the rebellion has accomplished in the right direction, and it would not be more strange if eighteen months hence slavery should be abolished in the Border States. Events crowd upon each other in rapid succession, and produce sudden and radical changes in the condition of public affairs and in the policy of Government and in the sentiment of the people.

– Published in The Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Tuesday, April 15, 1862

Our report from which we copy . . .

. . . enumerates the Fifteenth Iowa infantry amongst the regiments that ran on Sunday morning when attacked in camp by the enemy. Another report has it the 16th Iowa. Whatever maybe the truth in that respect it seems to be conceded that there was no disgrace attached to the movement, and so far at the 15th is concerned the heavy loss of the regiment, and the fact that three field officers were wounded indicate that they must have done some hard fighting during the progress of the battle.

It is useless, however, to undertake to speculate without a broader foundation of facts.

– Published in The Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, Tuesday, April 15, 1862