The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-03-01

HEADovAAfx1s lfn Bare. 40. DIV. U.s.Al
fOkf OonvfSor Fab 18Th. l964

0lnRaAL:-l have the honor 20 rsport u
following uovemeass Of he Ash Brigade. an,
Diviiios: ssss eaf 69 .iiisr
Weleft Fort Hsnry % tie morning Of Iii
l9th Inst, arriving nsar Fort Donslsoo The an,
evsnisg. Imnediately on our arrival I receives
your order % move The 7sh lows Infsntr, o Is,
front d support / b.stery or Major oavender,
2opounder R,ae Parrott runa ,vhich %,
placed in : posisio. 70 coumand : porsion Q
tAe rebel vorks obtained nerm;s,,oo4 f.or,,
| you 10 as,ociats the Rep,meut ~ Biive,s sh.r,
shooeers II thu rpov.me.. ana ;nl.csd II. =,
rse::nents Il position vhere i shev remained An
sioe the uisht ssf 5frl,st' Sd y az
aIn aecord.pce With order nm the uoor,,,n~ 4
Tnursday. The 18th inst. / moved .the laft vin,,
Of nv BRIGADE. cop,iatinr al The 14,h Low. coi
Sbav. and abth Indiana. Col. ysasch. fton shai,
sacampment towards the en<ny. Who ver, sn
ts<nobed about I NILE ltii,,ant theteftom s5iio
The adyance -. m.de .te.diIv and Il q -, .ood
order - lie nature Of the sround vould admi,
of until u reached sbe ,avine At the bass Of ebe
hal on which were shs ensmy,s fOrtiscasions .
Here ve b.Ited nnt,, tha line could - formed
xhen the a6th Indiana under Col. yeasch
moved s.eadi)(n (np tha hin and tovsrds ths en.
trsuchuents. under 1 most s,liioe nre Of uu,
tstry and isrspe. until their onward proxreal
- ol,.t rnct.d ~ the f.,len t;mher and hru,h.
tood. Having. hoveyer auoceedsd in obsaiuins
IN sdvastaseou, po,ition. thev held Il supAinch.
insiy fpr more than two hoorss and until ordered
% fall back out Of the range Of the epemy'1
hres The loss Of this regiment in kfl),d and
wounded was very severe. The l4tb Iowa I'd.
yanced At the sams time. and took noeition al
tbe right and .eros. . rayioe and did mod exc.
cution. Whilst these two regiment. we're IA.
king the above positions. The 7th low. Inf.ntr,
under Ileut Col. ParrottI came M n ana .t,l
md took po.i.ion in the centre betv.en Il.
asth Indian. and the l4th Io,.
The lat R.oim.nt sb.rn sboote,. w....,,
Diy,,,on. Lieut. Col B a comrton. ve,. ~.
ted on the bin to the extreme r;.bt e,c.nt .
detachment Of about .irtv. rho we're d.nloy.d
a skirm;.hers, and rend.red u,o.t .s.o.;,. =,
vice in that c.p,city. and prov;ue nv thai, de.d
II aim that tbev are . moet v.lusbl. arm of -.
service. We held this nos;.ion unt;l n;,h.
when We fell back to the noa;,,on occun;ed ~
the morning. On the folIovinu d.v "a ,.m.;,.
cd IN csmp skirmisbinp with the rehsl. an,,n.
the day and night.
on SATURDAY the 18th inst Al .hout tvo -.
clock. I received vonr order n advance nth
nv whole Brigade. and ...au,t thu hi.b,. ., N.
left Of the position attacked nv ma on The nre.
vious Thursday. Tho Brigade va, nromp,l, in
motion in the following order. mi
The Second lows. Col. TuttIe lad the ADVANCE
followed BY the b2nd Indiana. itemporarilv At.
tached to nv Brigade. who were ordersd "a
support them. This repiment "a. follov.d
closely by the 2Sth Indian. The nh rov. ana
the low. 18th. Tn. sb.,n shoo,s-. -. -, -. q.
viouslv denloved =. sk;.u;.her. m an. .,.,sm.
fisht and lef IN, r...,. ,.a ~. ,.e. -. :.
-. regiment in ,;ne of h...,. =. ~ t,m
ported bv the r;oht wing .av.,c;n, !, d;...,ao
Of about one hundred and sftv y.ra. in n. ,s.r
a. soon !. ;. .ono r;,h;n 80. - ~. ....--,.
4. :. ,.a ~. ,,.,, es.-.-s -. ::
3 81 n and ch.rc.d ;n,o ~. r.,., -. 80.
an. .,.,, h.e.,. III, "a .,....:.. ~. .,.s'
an .he;, fo,,;ao..;.,. n. =. 49, es,,.-
a ~ IN. o.h.. ,..;r.,,. q, ~. 49,. 80 "a
,,.ncs h.fo,. n.med m. .,.u. -. a.,...,.
:, ,r..r.a .na d.;,a, h.h;.a 49, :.,..--,.s
N;vht comm, IN :. hs,a ~. ...;.;a. [ :. -,
..;n.d .,a s.m.;,., nd. .... -. ...,, - -
Il, ,ntsnd;no :. .h. A., .sz AZ. -
msnce ,be .,..ct n .h;a .na.,.,,.s. ~. 90. ca
Iov. suI.rea .e,,;h,, c.n..;n. s,.-m.ls...s ~,
cloutm.n fal, inst - ,h.v .,....a r. .....-,.
sort;6c.t;on. Clou,n,,r -. ;....,.,. r:,;.s
q .,nd sI,vm,le, d;sa ..,,.n.,. .s...;.. - -.
:, man "a = forv.,d .,S $500. :. ~. - -
fn ,hs morn;n. :. ~ d.-n.a -.S.-.
...c..d - ~. ;,as. e...;a...;... -, -,
- hr.,. ..,A -. 81. ..s.,. s,..,s-,S' .a
vbite asr. + in...ntlv a;.n.t.h.a I,.n, r.,
Parrott 70 ascert.in the intent of !. .ho -.
port.d that an osacer v;,hea - a.. ma. ~ :.
paired to the snot and received f.om him o,Fa,.
81 c.nitulation vhich - oancs afo,-.rd.a =,
you-sha result i. we'll known.
Z II would afford me much pleasure to particu.
larixe the various instances Of ner.on., br.v
~
command. but when all behaved 20 we'll, it
would be invidious to particulaiize, but / oan.
a the bravery Of Col Tuttle. Lieut-col. Baker,
and Major Ohipman, (who received q severe
wound in the thigh Of the lows Second; Col
veateh and Lieut Col. MORGAN. of the Indian.
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