The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-07-13

llot ItOm western Virginia, ouo tne AVtn, VII.
der Col. Lyle, has just gone forward to their
rescue from this place. Nd - ala
oorespsodenes Of lie New Yosk rribans.
The Battle q FAILING waters
ID Hainesville, Berkley Co, Va, July 9. &
I hare just come from the battle ground at
Falling Waters 70 this point, which is two miles
in advance of the main army. and where our
victorious and exultant troops are now in camp.
The battle commenced about . o'clock this
morning, as no other battle probably ever COM
msnced in the history Of yars ~
Col. PerkiDs's battery Was in advance, and
the Col. himself come quarter of 4 mile in the
lead Of his men, when, upon making turn in
the road, he came suddenly upon two mounted
officers. Military salntes passed, hands were
shaken al round, and the strangers asked Col.
?: what company he belonged 70 and when he
had got in. The Colonel replied that he belong.
ed 70 Company G, and, had just arrived. One Of
the strangers cbsesved reaectively, Company
6! Company CIR and just tien the first piece Of
the battery allowed itself round the turn when
he exclaimed, ARTILLERY, BY God, and, fed for
his life with his companion. Col. P immedi-
ately shouted to his men, s'Now boys, come ON,
we've got EN-" In less than minute the bat
terry was in operation and blazing away right
and left, while the Rebels could be seen in all
directions trying to form their men. =, -.a,F5
The I'd Cavalry, Philadelphia City Troop, Nc
Aullen's Rangers. the Wisconsin Regiment and
the llth Pennsylvania Regiment Immediately
formed to the support Of the battery, and gem
eral running fire commenced, our men advancing
and the enemy falling back for about q mile,
when they attempted to form and make res
pectable resistance, but this they found utterly
impossible. Twice their cavalry was formed
and came up for charge, and twice we're they
broken and scattered by the 18th Regiment. At
this. point, on the farm of Union man named
Porter6eld, the heaviest fighting took place
The enemy fought altogether as guerillas, and
would never present front to our men. They
were laying down in the wheat, hid behind trees
and logs in every place that afforded conceal
ment, Once . party of them took shelter in
Porterfelds barn, but in few minutes Col.
Perkins bad thrown so many shells into it that
it caught fire and burned up. 2Glesa
The action lasted altogether near an hour.
during which time we lost three men, viz:
Geo. Drake of Company A, Wisconsin Reei
ment, shot through the heart, one man out of
the 18th Regiment, and one out of the I'd Cav.
| airy, whose names We have not learned, go:-
Our wounded are ~ follows: t.55 ~
Corporal McGurley of NcMullen's Rangers,
shot in the fost. sei1s'
W. H. Kupus. 18th Regiment, slight touch
with cannon ball on the face; attending to
duty. =, ..,-.is ~ 80.
H. s. Young, Company G, iSt Wisconsin,
musket ball in the head
W. A. Matthews, Company G, LIST Wisconsin,
musket ball through the leg au
Frederick Palmer. Company G, LIST Wisconsin,
shot through the right leg SO
- Reed, of Company K, 18th Pennsylvania,
musket ball in the head. Before Mr.. R. was
shot. q cannon ball struck his musket, bending
It into the form Of an 8, and driving the splinters
Of the stock into mis- breast. i. -.
Warren Graham. 4th Sergeant Of Company
b, lst Wisconsin, wounded in the left breast,
right arm, and left leg. - . 5iil7z,
n. F. Hanlacker, Company B, 18th Pennsyl-
vania shot in the left shoulder.
James Morgan and D. Stiles, both of Com.
pany L, llth Regiment were both wounded by
| one grape shot, while standing together.
In the same house where our men are lying
there is Secessionist, named Dennis Half, shot
through the head. He belonged TO Capt Airss
9Th Virginia Regiment, aud SAYS there were five
regiments in the field of l,lOO eac,, and that
they were commanded by Col Stewart. The
loep Of the Rebels, in killed and wounded, has
| evidently been heavy. Our men buried three Of
their dead this afternoon, and man, whose
house they passed on the retreat, says they
we're carrying - dead with them, and about SO
wounded. r9 ul8 f -
Doubleday's battery is to be here tomorrow
morning. and then it is likely that an immediate
move will be made to occupy Martinsburg.
Our wounded we're all sent last night to the
General Hospital at Hagerstown.
During the midst of the fight the Esd Regi-
ment, under Col Dare, arrived. and Immediate
ly came into line, but the enemy observing the
reinforcement Aed, and we're pursued by the
A. Md Al T. ia
where the whole Of our forces are now encsmp-
ed. The enemy are about two miles ahead, il
they have not taken refuge in Martinsburg, II
miles distant, 4a "a f'sf