The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1861-08-10

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| Prom the Gate City.
| The Battle at Athens, MO.
There was great hurrying to and fra in town
yesterday. Early in the morning the soldiers
were making preparations to go up to Croton.
They were furnished with muskets, cartridges,
&C., and soon after o'clock three companies Of
Col. McDowelPs regiment left on the train for
| Croton.
After they had gone, Col. Worthington and
| his men were busy getting ready to follow
About 10 o'clock messengers came in on a hand
| car and reported that some 1000 rebels had at
tackled the Athens camp and driven the Union
| men over to Croton, and the rebels themselves
were actually crossing the river. Then what
| hurrying there was here! Citizens rampaging
round town, companies going it on the double
| quick, and so on. Some FIVE companies of the
| 9th, and three or four of the 9th were soon at
the depot. A brass six FOUNDER was hauled
down there. Provisions, baggage, &C., W re on
ton and save our friends. Minutes dragged into
half hours, and at last the Engine came from
Croton, bringing news of the victory.
great shout went up, and all hearts were
relieved. But the train was soon got in readi-
ness. and the companies went up to Croton to
secure the public peace and the safety of the
people.
~ THE REBEL LOSS AT ATHENS.
The number of the rebels killed and MORALLY
wounded is doubtless over %. Six or eight
dead were found on the field, and the rebels who
brought in flag Of truce, in the afternoon, ad-
mitted that they carried off IA dead, and that
many more were wounded and missing.
James McCarty, wounded rebel, said that he
had been with the rebels for two weeks and he
knew there were only 500 engaged in the attack
on Athens. Other prisoners thought there were
1900 or 1900. They were led by Martin Green,
brother of Jim Green.
Wounded in the hospital at Athens:
UNION MEN.
Washington Collier wounded in the arm not
dangerously.
1t; Daugherty, of Memphis No., wounded in
shoulder, severely. y r
Porter r Fuller, wounded in leg, dangerously.
D. Fogellnan, " severely
D. W. Glenn, Z" feet, slightly.
VIM. Halle, hin, not dangerous.
Hueston, shoulder, and will
probably lose his arm
Jeremiah Hamilton, wounded in back, slightly. /.
=; W. kissing, Of Capt. Bests company, shot
in the groin. 80
Joseph MCGOWAN, severe wound in shoulder.
Capt. Matly, Scotland county, wounded in the
shoulder, probably mortal
Jeremiah O'Day, dangerously wounded in the
thigh.
" ID. Sewmyer, severe wound in fore arm
not dangerous.
Eli Butler. of Palmyra, formerly of Canton,
Missouri, wounded in the back, mortal
Thos Hunter, lawyer of Waterloo. severe |
wound back of the knee
Samuel Alice, dangerously wounded.
George Tompkins severely wounded
Geo. Cartwright, severely wounded, but will
recover.
James McCarty, wounded in hip, not danger
GUS.
Geo. Munson, slightly wounded.
THE INCIDENTS OF THE BATTLE
we give above brief account of the battle
at Athens yesterday morning. We have gath.
ered up some additional details which may be
interesting to our readers. On SUNDAY night
about o'clock, messengers came in from Gro
ton oy hand Car and reported that a large body
OF Rebels had been seen on Sunday moving to.
wards Athens, evidently with the intention of
attacking the Union camp at that place.
Immediately the City Rifles and the Keokuk
hangers were summoned, and soon after O'Clock |
p. M, about 50 of each company, armed and
equipped with U. S. rifles and muskets, took a |
special tram Tor Croton, arriving there about IL
p M As there was large quantity of army |
supplies in the Croton depot, our men guarded
IT. but they were not disturbed during the |
night. N''"s '"e
Sooh after daylight, number of the Keokuk |
.a en oe,l's over IN Athens to breakfast, an at.
of small csnn" Un camp mp was begun by the firing
their arms 's anS IL Inc Union men sprang to
coming up in three dv sas the Rebels were
ing by flank movements to snr ro,uaa, ~. intend
few others S,aaa ,edn , o. 'he CITY Rihes and
nm o.,o'S engaged the enemy's right wing, /
pectinr an s,taet :, ,ne corn p nela Not ex-
few rounds Of ammuniaion s sna ", zines nsd but
gone they retired across the river to c, sas was
crossing the river M D;cLsr sc 81 p oroton. In
was badly wounded Cons,.h,o M y. iarmington,
buck shot in his leg, John Bruca =, ,ho got
of McCrary & Rruce ana w ., ,ne hrm
were slightly grazed The Keokn Io S"s. esq
tinued the FIRE from the Cro,on bank T,;v con
the Rebels from Gray's house int al ariving
corn field. Then. as wa orc ;,s Gu auJ''ning
Rangers and Rifles crossed over to Graxs bon .ne
drove the Rebels out of the corn and ron,s5
hem with the loss of sc yeral Rebel lives o"'eu