The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-04-19
: Major Fitzpatrick, Of one of the Illinois re-
ments. The Ninth Illinois suffered very So

| The story OF the escape OF zen. Prentiss
not true. He and the greater part of his brig
ade, probable 8, 500 men, were taken prisoner
early in the fight on Sunday. .aja
Gen. Grant was at Savannah on Sunds,
morning and hearing the firing made his way
to Pittsburg in all haste, and got on the fell
about IL o'clock A. NJ. In the action on Mon
day he was considerably hurt in one of his leg
by being crushed against q tree.
The gun5oats did fine work and prbably saw
ed our army from total disaster on Sunday
They were placed up the stream where they
could have full sweep Of the rebel lines, and die
! q great deal to dsconcert and keep back the
enemy. All Sunday night they kept up q slow
FIRE which hsrrassed the rebels very much
The beginning of the fight on Sunday morn
| ing was complete surprise, many of our off
| GERS and soldiers being overtaken in their tents
and either slaughtered or taken prisoners. Som.
of the companies scattered into the ravines and
hollows, and could not be got out, either BY
| expostulations or threats. When the line was
at length formed to resist the attack, it was
done without much regard to company or regi
ment. By night the rebels had driven our army
entirely out of its camps, and was in full pos.
session Of tents, equipage and everything.
| So well satisfied where they of their days
work, and so confident of the morrow, that they
destroyed nothing. They got six of our bat
teries, all Of which were recaptured the follow.
ing day, and about forty of their cannon taken
Our lines on Sunday night were drawn around
the landing ina semi circular shape, protected
on all sides BY our cannon bet, if they had
been hard pressed after dark by the rebels
| they would have been penetrated, and our en-
| tire army overcome,
The arrival of the reinforcements was very
cheering; the rear landing and drawing up in
| good order and proceeding at once to the front
where they were fresh ''cocked and primed'
| for the fight on Monday. The reinforcing di.
visions were Generals Nelson's, Crittenden's
and McCook's. On Tuesday Generals Woods
| and Thomas's divisions, also of Buell's army,
came up.
The Frst Missouri artillery, Major Cavender
| did splendidly, losing no officers or guns.
Major General C. F. Smith was not in the
fight at all, but lying sick at Savannah, and not
| able to get out of his bed.
Our forces at Pittsburg on Sunday morning,
| were not over thirty five thousand men, The
| enemy's could not have been less than ninety
| thousand men. One of the rebel prisoners, a
quartermaster, told Major Mcdonald that not
| less than ninety thousand rations were issued
before they left Corinth.
Bowen's brigade was heard FROM Two or
three of the prisoners belonged to it, but the
Major, though he tried to see them was unsuc.
cessful.
The second days fighting was not half so
desperate as the first. The rebels soon gave
| way before our fresh troops, and were pursued
| with great slaughter. The pursuit was not
| continued far. A few miles beyond our lines,
towards Corinth, there was a large creek very
much swollen by the rains;the bridges of which
| the fugitiYes destroyed after them
1t rainpI very ha ri dn rinp Sondov Nopdoy
and Tuesday nights.
Major, Mcdonald rode over the BATTLE field
| several times, and thinks our killed will amount
| to at least one thousand. He was also on the
| boats and at the Savannah, and states that our
| wounded number about 5000. He can place
no estimate on the rebel loss, but says l., 400 to
| l. 900 Of their wounded were left on the field,
and that the killed will go over $1,000 Besides
the wounded, we did not take more than 500
prisoners.
Major Mcdonald thinks Beauregard is not
prepared to make stand at Corinth and if
pushed, will retreat south as far as jackson,
Mississippi.
About four hundred of the wounded came
down with Major Mcdonald on the steamer
Commodore Perry to Paducah Fifty or sixty
were put off at Paducah, and the 9th ers went
up to Evansville The Minnehaha would soon
be down with the wounded
List Of Wounded Iowa Soldiers In Hos
pltal at Mound City.
ENERGY Speiry, Sd, Co. b McAllster, 18th,
Co. F; Jacob Freduck, sth, Co H; Peter Kounts,
9th, Co D John A. Hughes, llth, Co. D.; John
W. Sullivan, ID Co +; Stephen Cousins, Sd, Co
A Louis Castor, 18th, Co d Joseph r. Hall,
Sd Co G Gratus Nuddel, 9th Co ID, badly; L.
Ssahl, 18th, Co K; s. Griffin, 12, Co K; ii. Nc
Gatherson, Sd, Co d; john Mackly, I'd, Co A ];
Stephen Smith, 18th, Co Al Jesse Hampton,
18th, Co; Martin Reanlon, 18th, Co H; John
Angle, sth, Co D; Isaac K. Story, 9th, Co K; J.
Thompson, Sth, Co K; VIM. w. Wilson, sth, Co
X; Benz +. Barton, 9Th, Co E; Leonard Kinkead,
sth, Co E; Chas. Bryan, 9th, Goa; Michael Kel
ly, 18th, Co K Jansie Sharkley, sth, Co +; j.
Moore, Sd, Co b; Joseph Hart, = Co F; George
Ready, 9th, Co G.; Henry N. Howe, 9th Co A /;
ID Burckly, 10th, Co I; Old Watson, 18th, Co G;
John Dougale, sth, Co A; John A. Hufford, 9th,
Go d; John Milton, l4th, Go E; VIM. q. Robin.
| son, I'd, Co A; Joseph Dwelt, 18th, Co G; Wald
Filton. l4th, Co X Edwin Clark, 18th, Co E F;
1t B. R. Sherman, 18th, Co E; 1t Elliott Shurtz,
18th, Co II; Patrick Boyle, 10th, Co G; Grotros
N. Udel, 9th, Co D; VIM. G. Chambers, Sd, Co
E; Fred Tillay, I'd, Co l; Joseph Clonky, I'd, Co
Il; Thomas b. Baker, 9th, Co Z; Solomon Kel-
logg, 9th, Co E; John Duncan, I'd, Co E; James
Gardner, 9Th, Co B; 1t David J. Crage, 9Th, Co
H; Joseph r. Hall, Sd, Go G Thomas J. New.
port, 9Th, Co @; Whitaker Jayne, 9Th, Co B;
Herman ID. St John. I'd, Co G; George w. Sim.
mons, llth, Co C; Wilson Simmons, Ilth, Co C.
The following is list of the wounded, brought
to Cairo by the steamer Louisiana:
Third-Co D, R G CrandalI, P B Holverson;
Co II, Patrick Larkin; Co G, w Il Swan; Co A,
= Newson.
Fourth Co A, J Carawsy.
Sixth-Co E, Thos Smith, II II Sewall; Co G.,
James Calhoua; Co II, VIM Spain; Co B, Z r
Clark; Co u, J Lynn.
Twelfth-Co K, John Moulton, Keyser; Co
E, Benz Eberhart, A Biller, Jacob Howley, G
| johnson; Co +, A Crippen, Joseph Pate; Co B,
Connell Denny; Co c, VIM Giring; Co b, Isaac
G Clark, Serg NJ Clark; r Caldwell, Bal
ley; Co +, Samuel Witenberg; Co II, w w
Crist; Co K, G w Garrity; Co G, Jas Brown, A
Fuller; Co f., Samuel Weatherby; Co E,
Harvey; Co F, CT johnson; Co D, Isaac G
Clark
sixteenth-Co f, c Veal.
Eleventh, Kiled--Co A, VIM Fielding, John
Jodke, Geo Calender; Co !, Geo Daniels; Co q, !,
Henry Ady; Co E. John Compton.
| Wounded-Col. Hare, Lieut. Col. Hail. Major
Abercrombie; Go F, Lieut. Moss.
GROUNDS OF FAITH AND HOPE.
| BYHORACE GREELY.
| The dullest and most benighted mortal can
fully appreciate a great victory, such as that
Of Bull Run or Fort Donelson. So many can
non taken-so many muskets--so many pris-
oners-- all is tangible, concrete, material
computable-to be reckoned up on the finger,
and weighed against the fruits of an adversary
or prior success. Moral triumphs, on thu
contrary, are abstract, unimposing, shadow
and moral qualities are requisite to theil
clear and full appreciation. They ale not les.
but more real than the triumphs of Force; bu
time is requisite to their perfect development
and elevation as we'll as breadth of view to a
just estimate of their Importance. Yet tn,
last few weeks have been singnalized by a sue
cession of events which go far to decide auspi
ciously the great events which now distrac
our country. These events briefly are
l. The hearty acceptance by both House.
of Congress of the Presidents recent propose
that the Union shall proffer pecuniary aid I,
any State which shall see fit to rid itself O
Slavery. The very heavy maiorities given il
either House for the Presidents plan---s8 I,
81 in the House, and 81 to 10 in the Senate