The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1862-10-23
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, shor. time the fight became general 'ne
extended along the eutire line. buf0rd
brigade. from being SO badly cut up .
Iuka. va. held as q reserve. we no"
stood and looked on and listened to 'h'
roar of the conflict, specializing on she
possibilities of being whipped. The as
nee, of affairs at this time was not very
cheering. Our men, although lighting
deperately, we're steadily pressed back
The rebels now charged upon one OF the
forts aud took it, turning the guns upon
our men. The 18th Illinois, that held
the post, didn't show much pluck, but
abandoned the fort almost without a
.,rucsle; but another Illinois regiment
the 37th think, seeing this, charged
through the ranks of the 18th and retook
the fort ut the point Of the bayones ana
held it. The rebels now made a desPe''
ate effort to crush our left. Our time
had now come. We were ordered 10
support our right, and made q flank
movement on the enemy's left at the same
time. Our brigade, consisting OF the
4,h Minnesota, 9th Iowa, 26th Missouri
and llth Ohio battery, now passed to
our right on the double quick, aud form
ing in hollow square, charged up to the
tor of the hill and poured few voileys
into tire rebel ranks that astonisbed them
a good deal. The battery boys seeing US
advancing to support them, swung their
hats and cheered us-we returned their
cheers with hearty will. The cheers
ana the dre was Ettle moro than the
secssh could stsud-they stopped, looked
AZ US a moment, and then "about faced
and left the field at rate Of speed not
to be found in Hardee. This turned
the fortune of the day. The enemy's
eft having been pressed back on his
centre ,hrowed that into coufusion.-
The panic quickly spread along the line,
when the rebels threw down their guns
and .campered for their lives. Loud
cheers went up along our entire line, as
he Fsderals followed up their victory,
great many prisoners.
While standing on the crest of the
hill, looking at the flying butternuts, one
of our batterie. mistook US for secesh
and opened on US with a heavy FIRE G:
canister and shell. Col Matthias now
rode out in front Of the battery with our
flag AS soon as the cannopiers saw the
Srars and Stripes in front of our line.
they turned their guns on the flying
rebels and let US alone Both the other
regiments suffered from this cannonading
but although We were in the center, be-
tween the two, We escaped without a
scratch. We now left the field and took
up our original position.
Regiments were coming in all the time,
all bringing more or less prisoners. Our
loss in killed and wounded to day must
amount to 800, but | could ascertain
nothing positive 1t is said Gen. Hack
Gilman is killed. The rebel loss in killed
wounded and missing caunot be less than
5000. We have taken 1900 prisoners
do no. think there can be less thar
1000 dead rebels en- the field Ia front
OF the forts they are strewn thick as they
can lie. In many places where our or
tiIIery swept them with cross FIRE, they
Ii" four or five deep, Among the robe
dead left On the fold. is Gems Johnson
aud Rogers, and several colonels On
Johnson's breast was paper telling US
not TO bury the body, as his friends
would come after it.
After the battle, Gen R0.ec-ans rode
among the different regiments, thanking
them for their bravery. lie was enthu,
siastically received wherever he went -
Since the battle Of Iuka tie soldiers fair,
y idol2c him
On Sunday morning, the 9TH, the pur-
suit commenced We we're after Price
carly.bu: failed to c tch him After We
croS.ed the Tuscumbis, v, I'd came tina,
Gen Hurlbut had met him On the Hatch.
lie and attacked him, splitting his force
IN two, one part ende.yor;nc to cape
BY way Of kos>utr. We INN ediotely
made a forced march 10 kossuth. but
found nothing OF the rebels We suffer
Cd greatly fer water on this march, IS
there was more to be had
As 40 evidence of our ACTIVITY. will
'tate that, in SIX days we marched near
= 100 miles, Tough: two days, without
Ta'er aud scarcely soythir- TO eat but
What We could stes. on the roai-this,
90, with the thermometer at 902 in III.
hade, and we're only allowed Il hours
Ieep IN the SIX days
We were checred along the route By
he sight Of Prices abandoned trains,
.uos, wagons, ammunition, caissons,
ents, trunks, aud cooking utensils, left
~ the road, which showed how hurried
lis retreat was.
\ grea. many Mahony tickets have
Teen sent to the regiment for dlstribu
ton, but nary Republican. The boys
tear up the Mahony tickets as fast as re-,
ceived. Mahoay gets no votes here
There are some incidents ct the battle
I would like to state but this letter il
already to long Receive my thanks 70
a file of late Upton pspers.
Yours. &c Coon CREEK
CAMP AT CoRISTH, Mss