The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-10-14
ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF IUKA

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light near Iuka:
Friday morning, Col. Ord sent in flag demand
| ing the unconditional surrender of Gen. Prices
army. stating that the army of Gen. Lee had
been destroyed in Virginia; Longstreet and Hill,
with their entire divisions captured; that the
was virtually closed, and as he wished to prevent
the useless shedding of blood, he demanded an
unconditional surrender. That he (Gen. PRICE,
was completely surrounded by an overwhelming
force, and could not escape.
Gen. Price replied that whenever the indie
pendence Of the Southern Contedcracy was
acknowledged, her rights respected, and the van
dal hordes of the North driven from her
! soil; that then, and then only, would he and his
army be willing and ready to lay down their arms
| General Price, in obedience to orders from Gen.
! Van Dorm, and being almost destitute of forage
unable to cross the Tennessee river prevented
| from passing down towards Corinth by the
| favorable condition Of the country, and the enemy
having possession of the western bank of Yellow
Creek, determined to fall back to Baldwin, and
there unite with Gen. Van Dorm
/ The order to fall back was issued Friday morn
ing at 9 o'clock, when one dreamed of an
attack. On Friday evening at 2 o'clock, the
enemy, in line Of battle, approached our outpost
Heavy sLirmishing ensued At 3 O'Clock Gen.
Price ordered up the 4th brigade When they
reached their position they found the enemy in
line Of battle holding good position on hill.
The order given to charge them, which
charge drove the enemy back two hundred yards
into ditch formed by the road from Fulton to
Eastport, and directly under their cannon, which
were masked. Gen. Price had now reached the
field. The firing had almost ceased Gen. Her
bert and Col. Martin, commanding brigades, with
Whitfeld's Legion, being all the forces in line.
Gen Price ordered up Gems. Gregs's and
Green's brigades, to form on the left, charge the
enemy and press them down on Gen Mureys
division, he being on the right Before the
arrival of their brigades Gen. Price asccrtained
shat the enemy were lying in the road sheltered
from our artillery.
They were firing but one gun, and that on our
right. The gallant and lamented Gen. Little
suggested that us they seemed to have but
gun in position, if the line would move forward,
the battle could be won. The order
given. Our men mmerged from the underbrush
in line. They were then met by as terrific fire
from masked batteries and concealed muskery
was ever encountered. But the invincible 3d
Louisiana, Sd Tennessee and 37th Alabama stood
like statuary
When the order to charge given, they rushed
headlong through the sheet Of fire and lead, drove
the enemy from their position and guns, Whit
fields Legion pressing on the right, the enemy
would resist and fall back until they were driven
half mile, losing nine guns. 1t was now dark,
Gems Green and Gregg arrived, but too late to
enter the fight.
One hour of daylight and the entire Yankee
division would have been captured We held the
field all night brought in the wounded and
evacuated the place in accordance with the order
issued in the morning. Our loss in killed.
wounded and missing, 1872 that Of the enemy ove-
800 Gen. Price brought off his entire train aud
captured stores.
CLoTHE THE SoLDIERs-A correspondent in
the army writes as follows about the necessities
of the soldiers now in Virginia:
No army on this continent has ever accomplished
as much or suffered much, the army of
Northern Virginia within the last three months.
At no period IN the first Revolutionary warn OF
even at Valley Forge-did our forefAt ers in arms
encounter greater hardships, or endure them more
uncomplainingy.
But great as have been the trials to which
the army has been subjected, they
hardly worthy to be named in comparison with
the suferngs in store for it this winter unless the
people of the Confederate States, everywhere and
in whatever circumstances, come to Its Immediate
relief.
The men must have clothing and shoes this
winter They must have something to cover
themselves when sleepng and to protect them
selves from the driving sleet and snow storms
when on daty. This must be done, though our
friends at home should have to cotton and
sit by the fire. The army in Virginia stands
guard this day, it will stand guard this winter,
over every hearthstone throughout the South.
The ragged sentinel who may pace his weary
rounds this winter on the bleak spurs Of the Blue
Ridge, or along the frozen valleys of the Shenan
doah and Rappahanuock, will also be your sentl-
nels my friends at home. 1t will be for you and
your household that he encounters the wrath Of
the temncst and the dangers of the night He
suffers and tolls and fights for you, too, brave,
true hearted women of the South Will ycu not
clothe his nakedness then? Will you not put
shoes and stockings on his feet? Is it not enough
that he has written down his patriotism in crimson
characters along the battle road from the Kappa
hammock to the Potomac?. And must his bleed
ing feet also impress their mark of fidelity upon
the SHOWS of tne coming winter! | know what
your answer will be. God has spoken through
the women of the South, and they are his holy
oracles in this day of trial and tiibulatlon.
CoNsUL's PRoTECT1oN.-We find the following
in the Baltimore correspondence of the Ph:ladei-
phia Inquirer:
BALTIMORE, Aug. 9Th, 1862.-The British
Consul here has published card forewarnins all
foreigners who have heretofore voted at any elec-
ton in the United States that they cannot claim
protection of the British Government, and will be
subject to draft This causes quite futtering
amongst them.
We publish the above not to object to the Bal
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