The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-05-24

second IOsca Cacass.N.
General Pope's Division we're compelled to
Withdraw from their adyanced position ct Farms
ington, on Fridsy the 9th inst. The following
account Of the action Of our I'd Cavalry In the
affair, is given BY the correspondent Of the
World:
At IL the Second Iowa Cavalry were order
ed to the fornt, to be ready for emergencies.
They reached the ground about II, and were
inst ahtly formed in the rear Of our line Of in
fsntry, where they remained, subject to
screaming ball at short intervals. The brig
sde of Gen. Palmer, with supporting brigade
of Ohio regiments, formed on the brow Of .
hill stretching across cleared place half .
mile across. The artillery on both sides Was
pouring out q storm Of fame and SULPHUR. The
confedersses seemed to have in the clearing at
Pennington dense column Of infantry, and
on the left battery of four pieces; in the cen.
ter section, and on the right our ten pieces
were mounted, nearly opposite the road, % 1t
energies from the swamp at about two thou
sand yards distance. The exchange Of shots
was rapid and well sustained from II till IL.
WE GIVE ohooSp'
II soon became evident from the movements
OF the enemy that they intended to get between
our position and the only road out by nank
momement on our right and left After
lapse OF an hour and half their batteries open
ed again at an agnle so as to deliver q oross
fire. Their cavalry had disappeared. Ours
was ranged in along the edge Of the woods
| Gen. Paine, who was in command Of the whole,
| wisely deemed it best to withdraw from the
On the fe,d wa. ! MIC. ,asL +, vss . o,ciocS
and the enemy Was snreadin0 his lines ont
throuoh the inc,os;no Inods The art;llsrv Of
sbot and sbaij Our sounded vers he;n. car.
ried off in teams and ambulances A thew fell
Further resistance v;tboul sunnort vas u,e-
| lesa.
THE HEROIC CAVALRY oHAnor
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.;,a nan. ~. a.ds. u tor .ha 5000 - FIJI
haS - w., 'no L.. 49, a III ;ns - en-
10 .ne , ,oau anu inc many ~ ~. Nv; -
et tn' a aL,, anu sup S .s ,i,a ~
,,nnn Tha San;,ant - SsoanJ 10 &c C.vair,
-. .ansas 20 ~, H.. "a 49,,
I na .nJ K"hnu VI "a All n .u .n.S;.s s
- reaniars mna., I;.n, M ae,son s. p.dar
sd ~ claro, 'noa ,is Sns.r;"u IT, 3D. NC,
.ssh ano x. r.. :, ~ - b. h,,a
| l~nl - all - l~xk =. Al r. -
80, .sans.nd, Do. - IA =: Ia 49,. ~
~ Nd snnn. - .ho yusha,s .ha,, 49, 49,, ~,
retnrned to tai, tho ,s,s. msnv ~ ,hs,a Alas
.naaL;no NV ao.,;ns , ~o,,,ds ~ r;ddiaa 49,.
tered Garments =.
| io"A oA'Ah
Lieut. Gordon, who is himself conspicuous
character IN more than one charge of cavalry,
| says the sight transcribed all belief. The
brave lowans who had but recently left their
plows a-field, now called upon to face death
and ride to the cannoD's mouth, with the true
spirit Of heroes filed up the ravine; and on
reaching the top OF the hill spread out, gallop-
| ed up to the batteries demolishing like light.
ming line of skirmishers in their way,
| "Cannon to the right of them,
Cannon to the left Of them.
! Volleyed and Numbered"
| Truly enough for the whole of the gnns
were sweeping the plain with shrspnell and
canister. Luckily the depression was too
| great. The balls whistled and few into the
| ground all around aud beneath them. The
mortality among the horses was fearful-nine-
ty-three OF the number being wounded and
slm ooi' ha'ch anAiety JOE ms men 70
loo 'uI Nau ~" 0nanseo in'o anAie.y "
le'ai mem on~aru ,ney cnargeo' 1gnt up
70 inc oa'teIies, s.asning anu ne"ine oo"n the
sunnels WIN .hen saoers' ueaa 70 tne CAL Of
.n.i s alan.te aue' mho saH .na. .he o9)ec'
was a'comp,isheo Tue guns hmperea ana 81
ienoea, anu tne enemy on the right IN olscr'
N''' "A'' y" 'n' '''' wing no was 'i'S'"s 'n'
i THEY COVER THE RETREAT.
Orderlies sent to the different companies
finally rallied the men. Slowly and dehbrate-
ly they rode back over the field. The enemy
was silent on the left. Our artillery and in
!
lans "a: :., " tne naln oouy. Inc route was
sue"su WIN usao horses. Inc vouhoeo were
Me.peu On " tne horses Oh men comraaes WINE
ue .nn'lseu 'ooh " TUG woous oh ue lev
uoruon' WHO more prudently' out WIN equal
oooiness lema,heu II, tne rear saw tne oesper-
;no ,,,o &c, ~. f.1J ,,;,I -. - III -
6r, Taken altooetber ,his ;s ons of ,hs mos,
moo,;soan, faats ne thn u"' y, ~. uaEs.
charge s;nce that If rho nanouah,. I;.h. Do.
ode 10 comnorobla It'll :, t. 49, ~.
when cavalry is beoinning 70 be looIed m
raa;nsn, III. ,,;,, ~, s;.es "a ~. ~ see que
81 tha r;sk ~ nar.a;n 49, eA !" 40 ou'y even
|
| INCIDENTS.
Lieutenant-Col Miles, of the Forty. eigh
Illinois Regiment, had his leg shot of by a
cannon-ball on the field. His limb has since
been amputated, and at last accounts he was
sinking rapidly from loss Of blood. Colonel
Hatch had ball through his hat. and his STIR
up broben by the force of shell which killed
the horse on his right. The en- and sum of the
whole matter is, then, that they occupy Farm
ington to night instead of we ourselves.
| Gen. Paine, Capt. Heserck, of the Missouri
battery, and Gen. Palmer, who witnessed the
charge, are loud in their praises of the officers
| and men.
LOSSES.
| The Second Iowa is the PRINCIPAL sufferer in
the fight, taking the brunt of the Apbt and
nearly all the glory. The regulars had three
killed and some ten or twelve wounded The
losses of the infantry cannot be arrived ut,
with accuracy as l write
| REPORT q, oo, v,rou
W COZ. HATCH.
Lieut.. Marden. IL n Rr;aad.. ""' w.
l had the honor to report. comnlv;nr 18th