The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-09-25
Battle Of Iuka.

Battle Of Iuka.
There has been quite battle fought
at luka, Mississippi, in which the 10th
Iowa were engaged We present the
following.
BuESsylILE, Sept. 20.
To Gov. s. J. KlRKwoon:
We met the forces under Con. Price
yesterday and completely routed them.
Heavy loss on both sides. The Iowa
troops suffered most in the fight were
engaged the 10th, 10th, and 18th.
Their loss is great Col. Chambers
is wounded in the shoulder and back Of
the neck, and taken prisoner.
Sead on the sani,ar, goods literally
DR.. Maxwell is pressed into service.
J shall! net return tor week ut least.
lRA. NJ. GlrroRD.
SECOND DISPATCH.
A battle occurred on Friday aud Sat
urday between the Federals under Grant
and the rebels under Price. The rebels
were completely routed The loss will
not exceed 500 on either side. Our
loss was 100 killed and 200 wounded.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
Cairo, Sept. 81 1862.
l have received the following special
dispatch from the manager OF the Cor
in,a office, in answer to q telegram in
which | asked for list Of casualties
among the federal officers in the late Ell
gagemcnt:
HEADQUARTERS GEN. GRANT
CoRlNTH, Sept. 81, 1862.
Our loss in the late battle is less than
At first supposed, and that ofthe enemy
much greater. Our loss in killed is
scvent-iive wounded between two and
three hundred. The eneHy's loss in
killed, wounded and missing is 75o.
Col. Eaomcr .. the 2e;h Missouri is
sevemty wosnied, ana Col. Chambers
Of the 10Th I,wa slightly. Gen. Ham
ilton's aid dc-camp was killed at the
commencement Ut the battle.
The forces engaged were the 5th,
10th, 18th. 10th, 18th Iowa and Goth
Missouri I..f.sgtry, some Wisconsin bat.
terry, and I think B,aN's battery.
/ signed1 q. s. skinner, Operator.
70 Mai. Gen'l IIallcck:
1rKA, Miss, Sept. 20.-Rosecrans,
With Stanley aud Hamilton's division
and MINERS cavalry, attacked Price
south Of this village, two hours before
dark yesterday, and had Il sharp fight
until night closed in, and Ord was to
the north with 5000 m, Had some
diminishing with TIE enemy this morn
ing. t'.sht renewed by Rosccrans,
who was nearest town, but it was found
that the enemy had been evacuating
auing the n. ght. hamilton and Stanley's
cavalry are III pursuit. Loss on either
side IN killed and wounded four to five
hundred The encm,'s loss Of tents,
arms, tic, will be large. We have $50
prisoners ] have re,iah.e intelligence
that it was Prices intention to move
over into East Tennessee. In this he
has failed. Among the enemy's loss
are Generals Little. killed, and Whit
ford, wounded. Prices force was about
$4,000.
(Signeal IL. S. GRANT.
Especial Dispatch to.,he ehicag Tribunel
lUkA, Sept. 81, 1865.
Col, Clifford aid to the Governor Of
Iowa, and VIM. Goldsmith agent Of
the sanitary commission have just ar
rived BY specialtrain from Cornth with
three cars loaded with sanitary and hos.
pital stores for the relief of tho sick and
wounded in the, late battle here. This
is the first train through since the bat
tic.
Cairo, Sept. q, 1862.
Gen. Eosecrans has taken six batter
les, thirty six pieces Of cannon and 500
prisoners. Hurrah for n .Plutrius
IMAM.
Fortunes OF War.