Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-09-18
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! Clarksburg, Va, Sept. l2th.--A battle
took place about O'Clock Tuesday alter
noon, near SummerviIle. - W ~
Gen. Rosencranz, after making recon
noisance. found Floyd's army 5000 strong,
with l6 field pieces, entrenehed IN pow
erful position on the top of mountain
at Gssgnix Ferry, On ths west aide Of Geo
| leg EayaT e. - Ca ~ ~ 80 #.A
| The rear and extreme of both TANKS
was inaccessible, and the front Was mask
ed BY heavy forests and close Jungle.
Col. Lyttls's 10th Ohio, Of Benhan's
brigade, was il the advance and drove
. strong detachment of the enemy put OF the
| camp this side OF the position, the site Of
which was unknown. Shortly afterwards
his scouts consiSting Of four eeqmpani esq
suddenly discovered themselves IN the
face of a parapet battery, and long line
of palisades for riAemen, when the battle
opened 6eseeiy. 10 ys5rs
T. The remainder of the 10th and 18th
Ohio were brought into action successful
! " bv Gen. Benhaa: and the l2th Ohio
afterwards By Capt. HartSzif, whose OBJ
iect was an armed reconnaissance.
The enemy played on our forbes tsrrif-
feslly with musketry, rifles, canister, and
shell, causing some casualties. Z i 1.
Col. Lyttle lead several companies Of
his Irish to charge the battery, when BIG
was broght down By shot in the leg.
Col. Smiths 18th Ohio engaged the en-
eny on the left, aud CoI. loves 18th Ohio
directly in front. Col Love fell dead 8
the head of his regiment early ID the hot
test FIRE. BIZ ball in the forehead,
McMullin's howiszer battery and
SnydeE's two field pieces in the meantime
were got into she best position possible
under the circumstances, and soon silenc-
ed two of the rebel guns. The DIRE slack
ened at intervals, but grew more furious
as night approached, whea The GsEIaan
brigade was led CALAMITY into action b
Col. McCook, under the direction of Ad-
iutant General Hartsuf, but after furi-
Gus fight of three hours Right compslled
the recall of the troops, and the men lag
on their arms within a short distance OF
the enemy, each ready to resu me the con-
test on the next moraing.
Floyd fed during She night, and sunk
the boats in the river and destroyed tAs
temporary bridge which he had made
when he first occupied tha position
The trabulenee Of. the river and the ez.
haustion of the troops, made it imppos'
sible 20 follow him. He lefk his CAM
equipage, wagons, horses, large guam
tity Of ammunition, and City head of catsls
Our Ioss is Is killed and about q
wounded, generally desh wounds.
|, The rebel loss is nos asearsained, a
they carried their dead and bundled viii
them, but it was certainly serious. i /
Capt. Mcgroaty, Of Cincinnati, ant
Capt. McMuilen, aiso Bieat. Saydsss d
Ohio, are among the wounded, but nq
! daageseaslYsg sIB& III e III
Twenty FIVE men Of Col. rytsfe's, vii
1. were taken By Floyd al Gross Lanes, yer,
= recaptured. = 4 > >
Ffoyd's personal baggage, With that @
bis ofheezs vas sakeh. Il f{.a
Gen. Benham's brigade, which safer
cd the most, was commandeA by him il
person; and MeCook led his brigade.
Generals Rosencranz and Ben ham, Cols
McCook, Lyttle and Lowe, CO plains Hart
suff, Snyder and Mchufikn, Major Burke
of the 10th Ohio, and othex olhears dis
played conspicuous personal gallantry.
The troops we're exelnsis ely frDm Obi
and showed great bravery.