The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-05-06

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81 The appctisite for gencrai news ispsr-
TALLY sattdf, 4 presume, 50 far a. the bat
tie Of Pittsbnrg isconeerned, and perhaps
details and Incidents will now be sought
after with some degree of interest. The
strikers and blowers have had their chance,
and each officer and every regiment has
been sufficiently proved to have been 'thc
bravest Of the brave and IN the hottest
Of the fight" Since all those Fictitious
heroes have proclaimed, let me- have .
little space TO tell the humble and ample
tale the 9th Iowa. Let me premise
that Lspeak in behalf of the humblest
private Of the regiment as much as for
the equally bssss ado, ned with straps.----
On that eventiuf Sunday morning, We oc.,
cupied the extreme right Of Sherman
Division--thishsing 1t the same time the
right II the advance Of The army. The
attack on Prentiss and on our left had
penetrated cur lines and the rebels were
swafmiAg into our camp by thousands be-
fore the order came for our brigade to re-
tire. 1t had not as yet fred a gun, and
just as it began to move the left Of the
enemy came upin force on our front, while
those that had been successful in their
early attack On. osx left we're now moving
briskly forward, Ranking and almost OUT
ting off the brigade. Exposed to gall
ing cross fire Of musketry and artillery,
our men mosed off in good order, got
into position directly across an open
road, and there held the enemy In, check
for nearly three hours, leaving only after
Gen. Sherman had three times ordered
them to retire. The numbers against
which they fought al this time we're from
I'VE to seven tipes, greater than their own
They left 6fty-ohe dead on the field and
had les wounded. Among the dead
were Capt. Iseminger, shot through the.
lungs with = musket ball, and Capt.
White, killed almost instantly, By can.
non ball--a six pound shot--s,riking him
in the bowels. They were both brave
men and fell like soldiers. Capt. White
lived to grasp ne hand Of Lieut.. Isett
and say Good bye John; give ny love TO
Near where the 9Th lay daring those.
three bloody hours there is now a. mound
Of newly raised earth under which lie in
one huge pissbs mortal remains ofsl47,
rebels, a terrible witness Of the precision
and fatality Of the work done by their
trusty Springfield rifles. During the day
one of the boys Of Co B was taken
prisoner by the Mississippi RiAes--ths
brAg sharp shooters of the rebel army
He made his escape, BY some means, and
tells how be was questioned to know what
regiment that was whose firing IVES SO
deadly. They had never seen anything
equal to it, they said. AT one time during
the day single well directed volIey
silenced battery that had come within
range. It is very probabis that Gem A.
s. Johnston received the fatal bullet that
ended his rebeiiious career from the rife
Of one of our boys. He was shot during
the time Of which am speaking, aad not
more than ESQ yards from where the Cab
lay They fired ell of the time with the
utmost GOODNESS. masy Of them telling
their officers that they did not intend to
shoot without seeing what they were
shooting at But they we're Aanked on
both sides at last, and Gen. Sherman, a.
tcr ordering them three times to retire
which they seemed too busy % doatI
ast impatieptly told shem to "ssay there
md be cut to pieces if they would not
,us Of the way" Itwas now nearly 8
'clock p. m. They had been in line Of
,attle since : in the mOrniag-,. Like
Of others at that time they re-
ired in some haste--but under command
# Capt. Walden large number went TO
he river, and slaked their thirst returned
Q help support those dreadful batteries
which caused such rebel destruction and
UGH rebel swearing. after 4 o'clock that
which they we're repulsed
N tho right and left -shadowing their ex-
,ltant hopes with the gloomy doubt lest
heir work Of to-day WAS to be destroyed
~ thatDf tomorrow. On MONDAY tbef