Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-05-07

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nod their groaad feni sss hsize u III.
. sheli1 silI ofder& q tsan4a n The
right flank, shroagA shS opsH asid up 70
the wood, when we alsd TO the right In
good order and froassi towards tho eas-
ays shs l6sA Iswa bsisg On our right.--
hscaaving aardsrona Grcss Ere whiaa.
going through this movement frsaa he en-
saieM batteries, our Regiment forxnsd
mash alassisys and peasssa in saeA o vol-,
leg Of maskesry upon them, which, with
the roar Of their artillery, made TIE very
earth srszabls under our fest. Ts was sss.
ride. Shells aad grape Aew around us
like hail. Tbs dead, woanded and dying
lay scattered Is thick ~ aatGma leaves
ovsr the gseuad. But every man stood
gast-~another advance was ordered and
our eOiors were planted tiehantly opposite
those Of the enemy, and orr regia,ens adj
vauOed IN line Of battle TO auppott theu.
Hare Col. Reid WAS shos Through sAe neck
and fell from bis horse, supposed TO De
dead-but in few moments revived and
was again In the saddle. Lieut.. colousl
Dewey had his horse shet three times, @
ball grsaed his hand, an1gher passed thro'
his pistol holster, s,iii another struck his
| ssirup, bat be .aiEaGalously escaped an
burt. Major Belknap bad his hsrss shot
throagh che mech, and was slightly wound
ed 10 the shoulder, but continued the sght
on foot. Oar field otRceFs behaved with
great GOODNESS and gallantry. Col. Reid
rode up and down the linas, even after he
waa wounded, sword In hand, snooasag.
Ing shs men. Lieai. Col. Deway was a.
calm as q summer morning. saw him
smile IS the bullets and grape shot play
ed around him-he waa self POSSESSED and
called upon the nara till he wss hoarse,
encouraging them to stand up to the works
and fight it out. He seemed uaconeious
Of danger-his whale soul seemed wrap.
ped up in the fight. Major Belknap,
though good mark for bullets, exposed
his eorpulent Persoa fearlessly Ut eTery
point of danger, and his loud voice was
heard above the din OF battle and the in,
cessant roar Of the enemies artillery. But
gailantry and daring vas OF 20 avail
Unsupported BY artillery and pressed by
overwhelming numbers, we wsrs compel.
ed to give way-but for two long hoars
We c0utended on the left wing, where
General Beauregard commandesi the enc
mics right, composed of his choice Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana and Texas regiments
in peEson, till outdanked on tie right Of
our lines, which frat gave way, g retreat
at that time being our only safety to pre-
vent being captured. The loss of the 18th
regiment was - killed and l56 wounded,
four Of whom have since died. Among
the killed were I'd Lieusenants Psnnyman
and Hamilton, and among the wounded
Capt. Dag, Of Fremont county Was shot
through the hip, and Captains Hutchcraft
and Blackmar. Lieusenants king, Dan
alison, Good, Reid and Porter, Sergeant
Major Brown, and Adjutans PomutE.-
Capt. Hedriek wounded and taken prison
er, Lieut.. Fiske WAS also taken prosoner.
In the afternoon AFTER the spunded had
been properly cared for, Lieut., Gel. Dew
ey, Major BeIknap, Captains Smith, Kit
tie, Sewers, Cunningham, Lieutenants
Hanks and Studen rallied portions of the
regiment and joining another division,
fought till the shades Of night put an end
to she bloody scene. The rain fell in
torrents, and the shrieks Of The wounded
apd dying we're heard GA every side, min
gied with the Ere from the ganbosts kept
up necessarily every few minutes during
sbe night. On Sunday ening our whole
army was driven baek-whiF ped-ten
thousand hungry, struggling soldiers we're
about the Laading and 90 the Mills sur
rounding it, aBd tbs enemy were within
haIf mile OF our transports, over which
many of their shells passed. But late
Sunday afternoon Gen. Buel arriving with
fresh troops, on Monday morRiag formed
q line Of battle, and rallying our disc ,n-
certed forces, drove the enemy back, re.
taking Our lost artillery and capturing
many of their guns. So confident was
General Bsauregard of taking possession
of the Landing, that he did not barn or
destroy any of our tents or camp eqnipage
and Gu Monday be was compelled 10 beat
such hasty retreat, that be had not time
to do it. The 10th Iowa regiment who
fought on our right on Sunday, behaved
most CALAMITY, two of their Captains were
killed and several Lieutenanta wounded.
Col. Chambers was shot through the arm
and bis coat riddled in several plaess.--
The rebels boast Of having taken aim at
our heid officers. The 10Th and their
Colonel particularly, behaved with great
gallantry. -~~
The ID and 18th are now eampsd to-
gethsr on the ground where the fight first
commenced on Sunday morning, and are
awaiting orders TO advance on CoTinth
about Ii miles distant, where the enemy
are In force entrenched, and report says,
expect to make desperate stand. will
write yoa again. MONROE.
STRIKING AcksowLEpoKaEST.--
London Times admits, in view Of the ma
val revolution efected by iron-ciad YES
aaim that ska Sav.. 49, -. N Ta.-i-s =