Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1862-02-26
Official Report Geaer / frant.
lE ,D2UAKTER> ARMY ~ THE FIELD.
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Gsa G " Ca1om. Caief IF .S.qf' D:part.
me't + Missouri:
GENERAL: | pleased to announce TO
y"" ga" Unconditional surrender. this morn
lnL. "i Ftt .nr!.nn. with twelve e. ffrern
thnu>'ni rr'~ ~'n~r~. ~ least ~ PIECES uf Ar
iI"rry. and I1rle AN ,uut "f stores horses.
mui'~. aud "'h~r i.nnltc nr"perty
r"tt F.rt li-rIy IN the I2th inst with n
f'r,'r 't al .,,t - Uuu men divided into two
di'isi"us "rd,r command Gcnrra!> Ne
C."r.."j AID Smith Six regiments were
sent T a.. ~ Water. the day hef.,r- convoy
"d o. a gunI'''t'. ar rather started ne dav
later .htn 81. ut In gdnir,niS with lu>truc
tI"n> n"t [, pass It,
Iha r""pS made the march in good urdpr.
th~ head at thu column arriving within twn
miles 81 ~" t.rt AT II n'ciurk Atthis point
th~ riI"uN IIckrts WIRE met aud dri, en- in
Ia. t.rsIii.ntron> # the pn"rnv we're from
this T.. u sra'itaIll appr"nrh-d and surround
ed "'rt .s.. .-i'nai ,krtmsshlug un the inn.
tn" foil wscg day. ownmg to- the Run arrival
ri the gun'"sat~ ard rcint"Tc-ments sent ,,y
wat =. Il. HrH'E vas made; hu. the invest
m-nt "a> rx'~nir.i on the faux ut the enemy
an,I .3I ,t 4 .>-r T. his works. wIrh skir,nish
ing - j.y in~ mag If the 18Th rh,,
<. b - v'h FrtHtnrctmrntS arrived On
thu u u ga''iut attack WAS made by Flag
Ohcrr + te g ghr enemy work, with his
fleet frr rng I'm 1T lasted probably an
hour nu Il hat. aud Ind iair to rpsui; favor
ably I" the "nu~' Il rhr Union. whrri two uI,-
iurky ia ~ Ii~afl"d tH,u uf III" arm red pun
boats 80 that they were carried back bv The
current l'te remaining two wprr very much
Disabled al, hHtIng received u number If
heavy ~h''t~ ah 90 the pilot hn ~ and ,ih-r
parts uf the vessel After thps. ui>hars I
concluded To make the investment f Fort
pone!s"n As perfect ~ possible. and partially
toruty and await repairs To- the gunhnats. =
ms plan WAS frustrated however bv the on
emy making most vigorous attack anon our
right wing. commanded hv Gen ] 4 NJ.
Clernand with a portion Of the for,.e nrder
Gen l. Wallace. rhe enemy were rcnpi,..j
after q closely contested battle of sryar,I
hours, in which "ur less was heavy The
ofhcers, and particularly field officers, suffer
ed out "f proportion 1 have nnt the means
yet Of determining uHr lnr- even apur, ,xinate.
iy, tut II cannot tall short Of 200 killed,
wounded and missing or the hitter | IN
derStand thrrngh Gen Buckner about $50
were taken prisoners shall retain enough
Of tho enemy to exchange f,r them. -, they
were immediately shipped OF and not left for
recapture
A1olt tas close pf this action. the anmnai
ti"n in the cartridge b,xes gave out. which
with the loss of many of the field oficcrs. pro
ducei great cor fusion IN the ranks. Seeing
that the enemy iii no; take advantage Of this
isct ordered charge upon the lefr-pne
my's rghr-with tbe division under General
=. 2. Smith, which waS mo- brilliantly ey
ceuted, aud gave tdnur arms full assurance
of victory The battle lasted unit dark. giv
ing us p"s>es-lon If part If their enirrBch
m"nrS An attack was ordered upnn THAR
o'hrr flank, after the charge hy Gruerai
Sgish gAs e~mmsneed, by the diyisicps un.