Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-10-08

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. Aaoshsr aazsass was sgss IT shA aaessss
. Ths enemy, On shs other hasd, sasasi
. be TOO much exhausted TO attack =
Q At this csisis Prankfin came up wi
!, fTaah troops and formed on the left Slt
eaaa essAAauding sus division 0f the sonfs
! Was seat forward alaag tia alepas iysn
: uader the 6rst ranges of rebel bills, Ehil
; Suith, comm anding the other division
! wAs ofdeTsd 20 ;fetake shs corn fields an
M0ods which all day had been 90 hetl
, Contested. t,Li mAa done iu she hanasozu
est style, His Maine and YsrmoRs regi
msnts and the rest Of them went forwaF
On the run, and cheering Is they went
/ swspa Ekroagh ths sasuaAslds, 9siI upo,
4 the woeds, cleared shsn u Len, uainatss
! and he heid them. ThT wsre not again re
! ThegieEd and its ghastiy harvest whiel
| the ReapaK had gath4rsa In sAose fasa
hours, rsmsinsd fRally wish as- Eoui
| tines il bad been lost gpd Won. tn.
tdeaa are strewn so thick1y that az YOU
l,Eids over Ii yod 'cAnnos guide your hergs,,
4 akaps tso 4casefuil W apHlsl and bloody
faces ara evsryEhsgs aptazpsd. They ars
| SAD and terribls, baf tAege il nothing
which makes one'a heart Beat 50 qluichly
ss the ampleFfng look of soreay wounded
naa who bsakoo we&rily fog shalP walsh
you r4anos stay tte give. -f / r~arf-aI
Tea. smith's attack was SO sudden that
bic sucoszs was> accomplished with no
great loss. q He bad gained q rofut, how
eysT, which compelled him Ia expuss = es =
cry mansnk sh attack, and to hold which.
II fhs enemy again brought up reserves,
senid Fake bis best energies and best
tEosfs. Bnt the hong stride, the heavy
lsssss slassaaap pG 6ghtang oxrr the salaa 4
ground repeatedly Loaf aad gWon insh hy
inch, and more than all, perhaps. the fesf
n Burnside on the ieft AMI Porter Ia
sfrssxy asead, saS euerhs Ia oIiAeh! For iswo
IoE shRss aOuEs there Wss IaH eveuin sh 4
eannonade On the night which hitherto
hsd been incessant. Mcclellan had been
over on the field after Summers repuise :
butbad speedily returned ~ bic headquas-
tsrs. Summer agaia ssnk Sssd sh&a he,
was able 70 bold his position, bat could
net advance With his own corps.
Meantime u here was Burnside, and what
was b. assug9 On the righs where 4 had
spenl shs dag until swo .o'eloSk, Iiatls was
k1oHp pf tbs general fortunes of tbs isld.
Ms bad beard Porter's guns in the csnter.
bus nothing from Burnside oss the isft. =
TAs adiataf'ce wsss 900 great 10 distinguish
she squad Ut his artillrrg, srom Psrsayss
left. There wEs no Immediate prosvect
of more lighting on the right, and / left
thu feld which all day long had sefn The
mess oossinA t@ Isonteas Of the war, and
rode eEE ~ nsslellta'a hsadqu snsers.s-.s
The dafrent battls-6alds were ahas nut
from each Others vIps, buE all partially
Visible from the central bin W hioh McClel. I
lsn had occ1pb@i during ghs day. But
Was more shapn eysr lapEes&g4f on return. /
ing With the completely deeeitful appear
anee or the ground the rebels bad chosen |
when viewed from the front. '#" E&"
Hackers and Samner's gtrupyis bad
been carried on Qser an aneEen aIsa wood.
ID surface, their own line Of batlle. al.
'snding 10 u semi circle not less than a
nile and 8 half. Perhaps better notion
Ut their position can be got BY onsidsr-a
ng thslr rights ceRser, and left ~ form
Hg three sides Of = sgnara. So long,
therefore, AZ either wing was driven back.
nc center was exposed to avery danger
'enter was advaaesd Inc Eqrss of it Was,
,nless the lines ON its side and rear were
irnly held. This formation resulted
'rigin nally from the efforts Of the enemy
@ turn both tanks. Hookeg, at the vegv
'atset &hEsw his column so tar into the
he center of the rebel lines that thev
we're compelled 30 threaten him On the
LAnk 80 sednra their own centre.
Nothing Of all this was perceptible
rom the hills In front. Some direcsions
4 the rebsl linea bad bean disclosed by
DO srnaka Of their gUnsy but the whole /,
nterisr formation oG, Lhs country beyond
he bills was eenpletsly concsaIed.---t Il
Vhso Mcclellan aEraAgsd his oEaar, of
vltIa, it mnss have been upon iuforaaa.
ion, or have been left 10 ais osrps and Ii
iyiaiar commanders to discover for them.
elFea. .za ~..a.3 ... j. Il
Up 70 3 o'clock RaFnside had uauds lit !
Ie progrssa, Hls attack au the bridge h
al been suceessfal, bat the daay hasd /,
cen 30 great that to the observsEy L ap4 ,
Jared - ID heGlellaD's plaAs had been | !
ariously dsranged. 1t is impossibis not Z
suppose shat the attacks on the YighS /
nd lsf& were meant in measure to cur /,
sspond, fer otherwise the enemy only had /
, rspel Hooker ca the one hand, then 1
.ansfar bis troops aud huEl thsEn against
uEpxida. 20, - .sjs HI
FinalAys ~ ! o'clock Mcclellan sent }
IN malsaRsoas orders 80 Burnside anu 1 .
rankin; TO the former. 70 advance and If
srry The batteries in his fraEt "a all Gag
rda and anE cost 30 the latter to carry 4
le goods next IN fEong of him 20 the /,
ghEs which The yshehs still held. The =
40 order1 TO Eranklin, however, Was pracsI q
cally counteTmaaded 10 Consequences Of In
message from, lea. Summer thas ifI 4
rankin weRt On ami was repalsea, his I
Wn eaEps vas not jet auiasleaaly reor+ j
suixea 20 b aepended 0a a. O rassvvs.I !
sranklas lhsrsansas was dirscssd toll :
10 no Eisk Of loaisg his ,uFsseua nlaissouI a
ad instssa II sesalng hla lnEznsryi insot
o0ds. eoniaated Raansalf by sendIng hisI r
AttgEies aver the breallh of tbs acids in (
'oats saFpesting them ssth heavy SOL n
nhs OF iafaniry, and attacking With ca .
81 shs rebel batteries sppssed to him.
IL aoTsInsnt Was saaessss 90 far as it =
eaEs the batteries mainsaiaing their asw Il
round, and seRalbly affecting she sseadi- a
sss Of she rsbal 6rs..l That bsing ouca !,
g lmpll4hsds ami all hasaEd 10 the right \
sing again forced back hAFiax been iis. !,
t!lsas the anovensnt Qf basIsslde bseasnal
eaee ths snrniag point si saessas, and Il
Ie fate VI ths dag def sIl4sa on him. :
Atsaeking Asst WITH a.ss rexaamsnt, tasn j
ita swos then delaying bssh TOR ArtillsryI :,
asnaids Was net 0FsF tas bs4igs ansil , !,
saock-- pesaaps not aasi &. 7Hs aa. :
ancsd slowly up the slopes Ia hts fsons, :
y batteries Ia rear covering to aoms ex- !.
'Dts the movements ct the iafaatry. All :,
hght ws& going an In . deem :
Asans on bis right, the rehsl hssssrias
ere 10 kal plays aad apparsntiy Yeryl q
anoyiag ana destfaesivss while heavy /,
sltxsmsaR r.f F@hal free. r..s ~ 1