The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-03-01
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AcDovells Collsge, we isfs b. Losis - Monday
evening the 10th inst on H. !. Z. HcGill, Z
very slow old craft, and arrived at Cairo On the
morning Of the 18th. Here our dssainatisa Was
changed from The Tsaneases 70 ths Cumberland.
Lett Cairo In shs evening aad fosnd Ourselves
next morning some ten Or alteeo miles above
sin,tnland l, The day vas pleasant and scenery
beauafaL The Cumberland valley, II properly
titled, woald be oas Of the richest and most
productive in the world Bat alas the effects
ct our national curse are sysfywhses sesn. I'D.
planned houses. dilapidated fseess asd ovsstaxed
soils are all the iInpssssments. with few excep.
tions, that meet the eye. The women at ths
little towns and farm houses along the river gen.
orally waved some kind Of . white ssg end The
"niggersp universally grinned N 3 welceme.-
Very few ''men.folks" wsss 70 b sssn. Our Ans
Brass Band played g We paspsd ~ towns, and
It's music rsvesbssated fton hili - hili apparent.
| y charming the astoniihed ''natyvsa
In the afternoon vs overhaulsd the transports,
accompanying them. fhsy sll moved oaslowly
together, making grand spsctaels never befoss
seen In ttis stream. The river waas vssy high
and admitted the largest class Of stsamsEs such
a. the Alex Scott, Memphis, &c. About 10
o'clock the wind tackled round to the north and
1t commenced showing. In the morning W
found ourselves laid up against tho vsst baakiof
the river About two inches Of snow vas on
the ground. The characterization Of troops be.
gan early and most Of the gun-boats proceeded
up the river 70 feel for torpedoss and get the
range Of the guns in The main Fort. Our regi.
ment, with five or nix others, were soon under
way to conuect with those thrown across from
Fort Henry. After marching four or Ave miles
over bill and dale We struck The left wing COM
n'anded by Gen. Smith. This wing rested on
slough running back about two miles from the
river, below the fortified hills. We were placsd
in Acting Brigadier General Launan's Brigade
on the extreme left wing. Il compsised the 7th
and l4th Iowa, 2sth Indiana and Birgss ssi.
ment Of Sharp shooters. The sevsrai regiments
In General Lauman's Brigade had snd<avored
the day previous to storm the oatsr Forts ard
we're repulsed with considerable loss, being
saved from general massacre only BY the faith
ful sharp-shooters, who chung TO the snowy side
NILS from morning till night and picked OF the
enemys gunners every time they attempted to
load their heavy piecea The Illinois 18th and
4sth, on the right wing In General ncClernands
division, had also attempted 70 storm = battery
aud were repulsed. ia
Thus matters stood when our regiment, the
And Iowa infantry, arrived At the scene Of action.
The gun.boats we're to open 6re at noon when
. general movement was to be made inward BY
the land forces. They found the river clogEed
with felled trees which they had TO pull out
and it was fully o'clock before they opened
upon the Fort and o'clock before the firing
became general. Our regiment was chosen TO
charge the left wing. The aauk companies were
sent out as skirnishers but before the general
attack was ordered the gua.boats ceased firing
and the matter was laid over till the morrow.
During the forenoon Of the 18th the enemy
made desperate attempt to cut through the
right wing. Eleven regiments on our side we're
engaged, some Of which we're badly cut up. The
llth Illinois alone losing SO killed and Z large
number wounded. The enemy's cavalry broke
through and escaped but their infantry we're
driven back walked over that battle Held
after the surrender and found it sickspisx
sight indeed. The woods were literally strevui
with corpses aud almost every bush was shatter-
ed with balls. At so'clock In the afternoon
our regiment Was ordered TO charge on The forts. 4
Col Tuttle led the left wing In advance, and
Lieut.. Col. Baker the right, closely following
the Colonel. The batteries were planted on the
brsst Of . hill which receded In deep hollows
and sharp ridges towards the bottom where We
had been encamped. The dense growth Of oak
on the steep points had been felled down the
hill and their limbs trimmed up and sharpsnsd,
Against these We had TO charge for nearly half
. mile constantly exposed 70 The enemyS hrs
without ar opportunity Of returning Il, q green
oak logs were placed on top Of the embaakmsnts
with loop holes through them for riasnsn'
whom it was impessible foe % 70 80. Our
brave fellows began 70 fell beforc the leaden
etorm which rained down upon NJ Capt Cloot.
man OF company 4. lOttumua) fell pierced
through the heart. Z Capt s'aynakss Of compe.
ny y (Davenpors) teli' snos through the abdo