The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1862-10-09
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destruction visited upon the enemy, captured
over sixty prisoners. E.-.F#
! The 18th Missouri is made up of companies
raised and organized in Illinois, too late to be
received and accepted by the Governor as a
part of the State quota of the 500 600 called for
| last year by the President, and they were nc.
cordingly organized under the authority of the
Governor of Missouri; though there are not
Twenty-Five men in the regiment who do not
hail from Illinois. 1t is a regiment of which
any State may be proud Capt j. A. Mower,
LIST u S. Infantry, is the Colonel, and no
Drawer man lives.
Whatever of credit is due to other regiments
the palm of glory in this battle must be award
ed to the 9th Iowa. which was in the front of
battle from the first to the last; and though
frequently at close quarters with the enemy,
and losing in killed and wounded nearly half
their force, has but one man missing. They
were commanded by Colonel Matthias, brave,
cool man, and an able soldier '1
Among our officers wounded in the battle
are the following:
Colonel Boomer, 26th Mo-, severely,
Col Chambers, 10th Iowa, severely. a~aiaa
Col Eddy, 4Sth Ind. in arm. & ..a.a .a
Capt Singleton. llth Mo, IAN I!lianosian)
mortaily, since dead. ......... .... a..
Major Cromwell, 4th ILL.,, missing,
Getting possession ofIuka so soon after the
battle, with the enemy's hospitals of wounded,
and before there was time to remove or bury
their dead We have been able to get very
accurate knowledge of their losses.
We know of 492 killed, including those who
died of their wounds within two days after the
battle; and 942 wounded and not removed
with the retreating army.
Among the killed is Gen. Little, formerly of
the United States army (and not, as stated
Of MiepiucinDi \ Ea cropo MAJ,
land, and appointed in 1910, second Leuten-
ant in the 9Th U. S, Infantry, served in our
army until the breaking out Of this rebellion
They lost also two Colonies and one Lienten-
ant Colonel killed, and three Colonies and
three Leutena at Colonies wounded and pris-
oners. .
Some of the papers publish Ridiculous
statement that some companies Of the West
ern sharpshooters covered themselves with
glory by defending the hospital at Iuka, after
our troops were repused.
The Western sharpshooters did not fire a
gun during the engagement. They belong to
Ord's command, no part of which aided either
in the fight or pursuit, though / have no doubt
had any of those troops had an opportunity
they would have fought bravely; why Gen
Grant did not permit his $4,000 men to id our
IL 900 to whip $4,000 of the enemy, is more
than he is able or ready to explain. We do
know that his force arrived within seven miles
Of the enemy the night before the fight; that
he had his choice of three good roads to move
forward on; that he knew we had to march
about twenty miles to reach Iuta, and that the
enemy were more than two to our one, and
yet his column did not get into Iuka until ours
had passed through and been three hours in
pursuit Of the enemy. In the face of these
facts, he publishes general order in which he
bn re nnI la1 ~
equal credit with those of Rosecrans. ,
It seems very strange to this army an to
all who know Gen. Rosecrans, and the record
Of his services during this war, that he is kept
constantly in subordinate position. .a .-.
He planned and fought the battles of West
ern Virginia, the result of which has placed
Mcclellan at the head of the army and after
the transfer of Mcclellan left Rosacrans in
command in Western Virginia, his operations
were rapid, brilliant, and always successful -
At the time Mcclellan would not move the ar.
my of the Potomac on account of bad>roads,
Rosecrans was moving artillery over worse
roads, and with far inferior means of transports
tation ;sout generating every commander OPP
posed 10 him, and whipping their troops so
constantly, gaining victory so often, that a
victory i'll Western Virginia became a matter
of such common occurrence that the public
ceased to become interested in hem.
General Rosecrans' headquarters are now at
Corinth, Grant and Ord having gone to Jack
SON.
The army of Price is now at Ripley, about
forty miles southwest of Corinth, and if Rose
Grams is permitted to have his own way, he
will beat up Prices quarters, some fine morn
ing, in r manner that will interfere materially
with rebel comfort.
In my next will send correct map of the
theatre of operations in this country, with n
table of distances. l inclose copy of Gen.
Rosecrans' order on the battle OF Iuka, just
printed, not yet published