Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-04-23

AEw MADEzDs Mo.s April ., 1861
Major Geassal H. w Haalsek.
Tha canal across she peninsula oppo-
site Island No. l0-and fsg the idsa Of
which am Indebted 10 Gen. schayler
Hamilton WAS completed by Col. Bis
sells Engineer regiment, and foar sssaa-
ers were brought shrongh, On shs night
Of the 9Th. The heaEy batteries | kad
thrown up below Tiptoayilla completely
commanded the lowest point Of the high
ground on the Tennessee shose, snsiraly
cutting off the ensny's retreas By wasaF
his retreat BY Land haa never bean passi-
pie through the swamps, On the nighs
or the 9TH Captain Wake. al the aasy,
ran tbs e1eEnY's batteries .. Islaud No. 10,
WITH the gusboat Carondelst, and report
cd TO me here. On the nighs al the sixkh
the gunboat Pittsbarg Also ran the bIeek-
ado. Our transports were brought into
the river from the bayou, where they bad
boon Kept concealed, al daylight 90 lhe
7th, and Pains's Division losdcd. The
canal has been prodigiossly Laboroas
work. IL was twelve mica leng. Q railes
OF which were through heavy timber which
bad to be sawed on By hand four feet IN
der water.
The enemy bad lined the opposite shore
With batteries, extending from Island 10
to Tiptonvills, MeTriweather Landing, to
prevent the passage Of the riYer By this
army.
1 Idirectea Capt. Wake 10 run down
with the two gunbosts AZ daylight on the
Ten 20 the point selected for crossing, snd
silence the eneny's batteries near ii. He
performed the service gallAntly, sud
here bear testimony 70 the thorough and
brilliant manner In which tnfs ofierc dis
charged his difficult duties With nae. and
10 the hearty and earnest EeaI With which,
at al hasxardss he CO. operated with me.
As soon rs he signalied me, the boats
eoataining Pains's division, moved out
from the landipg and began to cross The
river. The passage Of ihls wide, furious
river, by our large force, vas one OF the
most magnificent speesseles ever wit
nsssed. By twsi~e O'Clock that night,
the 7th, all the forces designed TO cross
the river were over, withcaS delay or &c
eidenE. s3H
AS soon as we ssmm suead TO sross, the
enemy began TO evscuate Island No. 10,
and hia batteries along the shore. The
diFasions were pushed forward 70 Tipton-
vile - fast rs they iapded, Paine's lead
iBg. The enemy Nss driven before him,
and although they male several attempts
70 form In line Of battle and make stand,
Paine did nos once deplay his columns.
The enemy was pushed all night vigos-
ousiy, until as four o'clock a. m, he was
driven bach upon the swarnps aaf forced
TO surrender. Three Generals, seven
Colo1eas, seven regiments, several bat
salioas Of infantry, ave Companies Of ar
tiiiery, over one hundred heavy siege
guna, twenty-feur pieces Of feid artillery,
an immense qnantaty Of ammunition and
supplies, several thousand stand cf small
aTaaa, great number OF tents, horses,
wagons, ETC., etc., etc, have fallen into
oar hazds.
Before abandoning Island No. 10, tha
enemy sunk the guhboat Grampus, and
six of bis transports. Thesa Eaat gm
raising, and expect 10 have them ready
for service ia few days. The famous
aoating battery was aeattied and turned
adrift With all Der guns aboard, she was
captured and run aground in shoal water
By our forces at New Madrid.
Our success Is complete aud over
wheaming. Our troops, as expected,
behaved giorioualy. Twill in my full re-
port endeavor 60 do justice "a all. Brig
adiarE General Paine, STANLEY, and Ham
ii&on erosssd thsFiver and conducted their
divisions with antiring activity and skill.
| am especially indebted to them. Gen
sral Paine, fortunate in having the sd-
Vance, exhibited uuusaal vigor and cour-
age, and bad the satIsfaetiea TO receive
the surrender Of the eaeaay. Of Colonel
Risssll, of the Engineer department, can
hardly say too much. Full Of resource,
untirlng, and determined, ne lAborcd
night and day, aad compiesed woEk
whieh will ba q monument of Rnterprisu
and skill.
We have crossed this great river With
large army, che banks Of whleh were liBe4
with batteries of the ensmy 10 oppose
our passage; have pursusd and captared
all his forces and material oe var, and
have not lost man, nor met with an ae-
cidsns~
JOHN POPE, Major asnesal.