The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-10-23

titled to great praise. He rode along the
line of his regiment amid the storm Of
bullets, encouraging his brave boys who
had SO lately suffered at Iuka, to remem-
Der their duty, and although severely
wounded remained with his regiment un-
til it marched off the field.
Majors Cunningham OF the 18th and
Purcell Of the 10th, did their whole duty
and conducted themselves with great
bravery. Two companies the 18th Iowa,
company A, in command of Capt. Ken
nedy and company G, in command Of
Capt Walker had, before the engagement
commenced, been deployed as skirmish-
ers. The advance of the enemy drove
them in. They we're ordered to form on
the left of the 18th Iowa. They formed
in good order, fighting like veterans, re-
firing under the brave commanders with
out confusion, when ordered TO do So
The artillery ot the division having pass
ed tie brigade followed in good order.
Ga arriving inside the fortifcations we
took position, the 9th Iowa in line of
battle IN rear of and to the right of the
battery commanded by Capt Phillips, lst
Infantry; the 10th in rear Of and sup
porting the 5th Ohio battery which was
in position on the left Of Capt. Phillips
battery; fye companies Of the l1th rcgi-
men'. IN command Of Maj. Abercomble,
IN line OF battle supporting the lst Min
nessota battery, IN position still on the
left of the 9th Ohio battery; the 18th Io-
wa and Eve companies of the llth in rear
of the 18th and 10th in close column by
division, as reserve. At night five CON-
pauies Of the l3a. Iowa in command Of
Maj. Van Hoseu, was sent into the woods
in front Of our position as Grand Guard
thus We remained during the night and
until the battle had commenced on the
morning of the 4th, when the FIVE COM
panles OF the 1lth Iowa, also the FIVE CON-
ranies Of the 18th Iowa were relieved and
these regiments formed in line of battle.
the llth in the rear of the 9th and the
18th in rear Of the 10Th. In this pos
tion the brigade remained during the day,
receiving occasional shots from cannon
and the encmy's sharpshooters stationed
III the woods in front. Capt. Smith, of
company A, 1etn Iowa, having built tenn
porary breaStworks to the right OF the 9th
Ohio battery, behind which he placed bis
company kept up spirited skirmish wi,h
the enemy's sharpshooters aud did .tie,l-
i've service. During the day. tire enemy
made two efforts to approach CUR position
by coming up ravine which sheltered
them from the heavy guns of Capt. Phil
lips fort; but were driven back by the 5th
Ohio battery under command Of Lieut..
Marsh y very brave and competent officer.
AT day light OF the 9th the brigade start
ed in pursuit of the rctreating enemy and
continued the pursuit until the evening of
the 9th inst, when after resting one day,
orders we're received to return to Corinth
with two regiments, and to leave two regi-
ments to come back with Brig. Gen. Me-
Pherson. AT daylight ON the morning Of
the l0th lstarted to Corinth, with the 18th
and 10th leaving the lth and 18th un-
der the command of Col. Hall of the 18th
to return with Gen. Mcpherson.
We marched back to Corinth in less
than two days without any unusual oc-
currence. The llth and 18th arrived
one day later. During the movements,
the llth Iowa was under command Of
Lieut.. Col. Hall, the 18th under Lieut..
Col. John Shane, the 18th after the first
day and during the pursuit under COM
mand of Col. Reid, and the 10th after
the FIRST day under Major Purcell The
brigade, during the protracted movements
of the battle and pursuit, encountering
every hardship and privation incident to
such campaigning behaved with good
Notwithstanding every danger and
hardship cheerfully; and acknowledge my
obligation to ell the field officers for their
cheerful, hearty and intelligent co-opera-
tion. Col. II. T. Reid, of the 18th Iowa,
though prostrated by illness and unableto
be in the field during the FIRST days en-,
gagement, on the second left the sick bed /.