Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-02-12

NsS@ ~ a@1 bnAf&&e&T&&s Xh@&e Wax
she exask rsgimsnts Of the sasza
md they Sustained thsir rapasation-I
Again and again they charged across til,
Geld, bat were alwgys met by tbs serribl
aze OF the Kaatanky Fourth and drive
back. rE-I~.sI---' :
N now gOEaIcEFKg gRLL.u
At the point of the 'fVs' aiad zollieok
fsF. He fell near onr camp than snv 9th
q aau OF bis army. Eie sas with Bal
sae's regiment, his own home friend
born and hronshs ap around him ~ Mash
vile. Ashars distance frosa him. TO Iii
right, party Of bis men bad bean hrok u
from hirAs and were hsriing Eagether liz.
1naghtsnea deer. Col. Fry's men weY.
sbaut to 6re upon them. Col. Fry him
sala was II the right of his reginent. al ah,
point OF grss est danger. Gen. q. wa
% foot, and within few feet Of the Csl
. gum coat concealed his uniform. See.
Ing tha eoadition of hia men as she Cole
nel rede ups Gsn. e.. Said to Col Fry
agoIonA, ron would not fra upon yoai
friends would you pss Col. r. supposed
fs0sn the Generals manner and remark
thaa be was one Of our own officers, and
at once replied, stCersAinly not, air
have no alch inteation." He turned and
rode few steps, when one Of the Gene.
raPs Aids fred al him, wounding hi.
horse. Believing that be was sricked,
Col. Z. wheeled and fred at the General.
the latter raised bis hand TO his breast
and fell dead, Aaother ball struck hia.
at she same moment, believe, IN the
arm,
HAILR PEFTaS.
Here, too, fell young Baile Peyton, sox
of venerable man well known 10 the na,
tion. Young Peyton, like his father.
struggled leng against disunion, He wal
hissed and iusslted in the streets last Mar
for telling has love for the old Ualon.
pKsFKRATE REaHYRa.
The death of the. General does not seem
to dlsbearteu the enemy, They contiu-
ne their attacks with al much yehemencs
as ever. The Second Minnesota reRi.
ment came up and formed along the fence
on the left Of the Fourth Kentucky. The
Rebels still extended their lines te Aan&
Us On that side. The Fifteenth Missippi
charged up che fence, and the two raei-
nants fought hand to hand, the men catch
ing hold OF each others guns and tryins
to drag them through and ovar the fence
but It was all In vain.
Tax cHARGK-FHE NINTH ONO AND YEsTx
20 ~. INDIANA.
mOoOk's gallant Dutehmen came ap Il
support the Tenth, forming On their right
and with them driving the enamy out oil
the woods, over the raviue, up the hill
across the field to the right Of the road
The Fourteenth Ohio, which, with tht
Ninth had marched all night to get to thF
battle together with the two East Tonnes
see and the Twelfth Kentucky regiments
were coming up. The enemy were ID
in danger themselves Of being out-dank-
cd, and cut of from their retreat. Stan.
darts battery was in fun play with dead.
ly effect upon their center. Kiuney's and
Whitmore's batteries were advancing
There was no halp for 1t, the day was los
to the rebels, and they must retreat
They were pushed back, flying as thes
went across the fields. Our deadly Min
ME balls told fearfully upon their ranks
yet the loss was not all sheirs. Mauy oi
our brave fellows droppud. Cofone
Woolfords horse vas shot under him, q
be charged upon their centre. Bob Me,
Cook was wounded and had his horse shot
under him But bullet through tht
heart would hardly stop him.
THR REBELS RkTKxAT.
On they wen4. The rebels are drives
through the woods, where an boar and !
half before, they so nearly surrounds
the Tenth, the heroes of Rich Mountnin
Many regiments are completely broken
and run for theforasta on tbe left. Wood
Alabama regiment breaks for a swamg
and seatters there. 1t has a home look
and is a safer place shan the road or tht
fields. Some regiments set together, anG
form in q field mile to the rear OF theil
first position. But Standards shells
thrown from the hill, where the sectiox
was so nearly taken, begin to fall among
than. They fly again, pursued by oui
victorious troops. For the third and LAD
time they form only to be scattered as be,
fore.
THE KRTgRAT BEcoEks A RoUT.
After this the routa was complete
Panic strioken, they fly In all directions
The pursuit Is pressed up TO the very in
trenehmenf Of the enemy. Two Of then
pieces have been taken. The third, whiai
they took With them is only saved TO bt
left behind in their flight across the river
Our cannon open on their camp, our shells
falling into their most effective battery
killing four of the men at their guns, ank3
driving the rest away. The darkness oi
night alone prevents q general assault
and our troops lie down, hopidg in tht
morning to complete the good work Of ti,
sabbath, work they had not sought, fuu
they were resting on that day, preparato,
to the attack which Gen. Thomas had in.
tended to make on Monday.
THE FIELD AFTKR TIE BATTLR--rHK axBgl
woUEDKD.
rode over the battle field In the even.
ing. Our men we're burying shs dead
but many stilI lay CHASTITY where they fell
Ths wounded bad all BEEN taken up.--
The sama kind treatment was extended Il
the enemy's wounded which was gwen to
our own, The universal remark which
they made TO me as passed through the
hospital vas, "Ws never expected to be
treated 30. We have been Inialei. We
expected tobs sarvsd like dogs should W.
fan into your banda" q 7
Beside one Of the graves prepared foi
eHeany's killed, | noticed several lyius
ready to be inferred. 0na poor boy lar
in the exact poaition, as | was told in which
be was found. He rested on bis side, BIZ
head lying On his right arai, while his iefl
hand Eas looslg closed On his right elbow
His eyes ware closed ~ though he hat
just fallen asleep. I
THE nSTREECHaRHTs INVERTED.
AS soon % 1t was fairly light on Mon.
day morning, General Thomas put bs,
troops In motion 10 stern the rebel fora
6cations. while his batteries. planked tsl