Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-03-01
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On Saturday the enemy made . deans.
rate rally but were after hard fighting
driven back to their ep,renchmen.s. The
S.. Louis DeaocrAs noticing the sally,
L
Oglesby's, ". Il. L Wallace's and Nc
Ar,hur's brigades were successfully otlis-
ed to retire ; a portion OF Ssar,z aud Nc
AiIis.er's batteries baa been los. and gain-
ed. and lost agsiu. and i. was no. until
the advancing enemy had reached Crafts
brigade. and Taylor's and Wizards bet
teries could be brought into action, that
We were able 20 stem the tide. These "
batteries outdid themselves. Grape. can
mister and shrapneil, and an uninterrupted
muske,ry FIRE from the First Nebraska.
t~ortyseight and Fitty'eight Ohio, proved
too much for the 50 far victoricrs foe, and
they at last we're obliged to retire.
GENERAL SMITHS A.sAuLr.
Gen. Smith il, emphaticai!y. a lighting
man, ard as may be imagined. the events
Of the morning had tended to decrease no
measure Of his p~ugnacity. When he re-
ceived his long desired orders for an as.
sauit Of the enemy's works. his eyes glis.
tened with a fire which, could it have been
seen by his m%aliguers, would have left
them in no doubt rs to his private feelings
in regard TO the present con,cs, All the
arrangements were complete by 3 O'Clock.
and bis column was put ia motion soon
after. The force under his command was
rs follows:
Colonel Cooks Brigade Seventh Iii.
nois, Fifiieth Illinois. Twelfth Iowa, Thir-
teenth Missouri, Fifty-second Indiana.
Colonel Humans Brigade Second
Iowa, Seventh Iowa. Fourteenth iowa,
Twenty-ffh Indiana, Fifty sixth INDIANA
Under cover Of Capt. Stones Missouri
battery, this force began the assault. 1t
was q formidable ura. rtaking, which, un.
der q less brave and skiliiul commander
than Gen. Smith, nigh. have proved a
disastrous failure. r,r.
The hills as this point are among the
most PERCEPTIONS Of all those upon which,
the enemy were posted Selecting The
Second aud Seventh Iowa, and the Fifty
sscoud Indiana for the stcIming !,arIy
Gen. Smith DETECTED the lnain portion ot
his division 10 the right, and having sue.
ceeded in engaging the attention vi the
enemy at this point, himself headed the
storming party, aud advanced upoa the
works from bis extreme left. 1t was a
most magnificent sight. Unappa'led by
the perfect storm of bullets which rained
about him, the General. on horseback.
and with his hat OF the pojn, of his sword
preceded his troops aud inspired them
with n furore there was no with.taniing.
Steadily, with unbroken like, the gal
Ian. Hswkeyes and Indianians advanced.
The enemy's grape and canister came
blowing through their ranks. bu, not a
shot was fired in return. Closing up the
ranks as one after another Of the brave
fello~s dropped to the earth, and animal
ed BY the fearless example Of their 40.
daunted leader. they pressed steadily On.
The works gained, one tremendous volIey
poured into the as:onished enemy, and.
with 6xed bayonets, q charge was made
into their ranks which there was no with
standing. They fed in confession over the
hills. aad at last we had penetrated the
rebel Sebastopol. aad the misioriuaes OF
the morning we're retrieved. Capt. Stones
battery, which. in the meantime had been
oosuS tsC"SbuouS CAcChtiou Ia tuC iSori
ranks, WAS promptly advanced to the posi-
ton gained, and instantly, supported BY
the RENAL ,der Of his division. the point
Was secured against any force the enemy
Could bring ~ bear asains; il.
Gen wAiL.cE's ArrAcE on TIE RIGHT.
In the meantime Gen. Lew Wallace had
completed his preparations for m attack
or the enemy occupying the position he
had wres,ed from us in the morning, some
two miles aud u hall TO the right. jus. as
his column was being put in motion, a
messenger arrived With the joyful iidings
that Smith was inside The intrenchments.
With q cheer that ~resnunded far and near,
the irrepre-sible Sth Missouri and l4th
Indiana. which occupied the front. advan,
ed on Is double quick into the encounter
they had so long been seeking. These
two regiments. from their superiority in
drill and fighting capacities. have been
considered a crack corps. and most notly
did they uphold to the letter their enviable
reputation.
They did not tarry long TO bother with
powder and ball, bu, with a shout OF itself
terrific enough 10 arpal their foes. gave
them the cold steel with a will that will
long be remembered. Shell and round shot
canister aad grape, were hurled at them
in vain. Still onward they pressed, aud
regiment after regiment fed before them.
Va(iantIy supported by the Frs, Nebras
kn. Thirteenth Missouri, and other reci.
men,s Of Coils. Thayer and Crafts bril-
gaGss, q steady advance was made, until
by dusk the ground which had been SO
hot!y contested in the morning was ours
again. aud once more the rebels were
forced to seek the protecting shadow Of
their earthworks.