The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1862-12-24

day was lost Oor men retired. Immediate
caneOn and musk"try ceased their roar, and in
. moment the silence OF death succeeded the
stormy fury Of ten hours battle. ra
seen Burnside, turned, walked OF through
the garden, and. mounting his horse, galloped
feelings passed through his mind7 No illusions
could make him believed that victory had
been achieved.
Shall We say, then, It Was . defeat 7Certaia-
", IL to have started out to accomplish certain
O6jeo and to have failed in doing 80, be de.
feat, you can apply 10 other term 70 the upshos
Of to lays battle.
In spite of all the CLOSES of Official kilograms.
which you may receive it seems here tonight
that We have suffered . defeat. Let u hope
that, when fully prepared, the assault may be
rtinewed with new tactic Il combination, the pc.
sition carried and the day retrieved. lift be
not %, Saturday, the 18th day Of December,
must be accounted black day in the calendar
OF the Republic.
| GEN. BURNSIDE.
The Hired correspondent ut Gen. Burnside's
quartes thus speaks Of his demeanor during the
battle
| The finest view of the days sanguinary con-
Hct was obtained from the PhillipA House.
Gen. Burnside was here all day. except bis
brief visits-Onc about noon and the other near
night-to the Lacey House. His dosition most
ofthe time was on the upper balcony. With
powerful glass he was watching movements
xcross the river. It was time Of fearful
watching for him. Defeat was annihilAtion,
| aud he was fully aware OF the difficulties to be
aurmounted to achieve victory. The frowning
batteries Of the enemy. their almost impregna.
Die position on the long and rugged hillside
opposite, the slow and hazardous crossing Of the
river by our forces, and that river behind them
placing retreat out Of the question, made him
sensible OF the perious position our men ocupi.
ed. and h"w every recourse Of military ma.
psuver AID brave daring Was requisite to insure
| to be attacked. He had his staff ami couriers
running TO and fro constantly. He gave bis
commands with promptitu1e and succinctly.-
"L6se nU time ;" was his almost universal in.
Junction t. every courant.
DEATH p oxN. BAyARp.
Another correspondent OF the same paper de.
scribcs the death Of Gen. Bayari:
The headquarters Of Gems Franklin and
Smith were short distance in the rear Of our
bat cries aud in exact range OF the enemy's
guns, and very m,ny OF the she'll exploded
within very short distance Of where they stood
One Vi the shells unfortu nately struck anu NOR
tally wounded one Of our bravest and best gen
erais-l3rig Gen. Geo. d. B,yard. He was in
attendance ut the time on Gen. Franklin,
awaiting orders, and while the fire was the hot.
test was ~ collected as he would be ut dress
parade. He was frequently urged by his aids
AMI others present not to expose himself so
rcaxlessly, but to take advant .ge Of the shelter
Of some large trees that were there Ha scorll-
ed the advice and seated hims,l II under a tree
upon the side facing the enemy, and had only
been there few minutes wncn he was struck
by a fragment from shell, which shattered his
leg and hip.
lie was az cool and collected after being hit
~ bct,re, saying tn they had "got him this
tine " and seemed tO know that his wound was
mortal. tie inquired OF the doctor IT there was
my hope, and being told that his only chance
was 10y having the limb amputated, replied
"t'.At he always SAID he would prefer death u
losing limb" aud declined the operation.
He was Immediately taken to the hosp tai,
few rods III the rear OF where he WAS shot, and
everything was done for him by his staff and
the physicians that was possible To mitigate his
sutft rings lie did not seem to suffer much
pin. but occupied his last hours in writing to
his friends.
GEN. J.cKsoy's DEATH.
At about the same time the newa came in
that Gen Jackson, Of i'ennsy lvaria, was killed
while calamity leading his brigade into battle.
At the time OF his death he occupied the ex.
treme lett Of our line, and was driving the enc.
my before him. Here it was, too, that Colonel
H itch. Of the Fourth New Jersey was wounded. |
tie had charged upon the Notifications Of the
enemy AMI succeeded in driving them out and
capturing about one hundred prisoners but,
before he could receive assistance, the euemy
WAS reinforced by brigade. and compelled him
to renqusll her prize. The Colonel vas woun.
dcd in the leg, and was obiysI ~ undergo an
amputation ut the Il Ugh which is always very
u l..l
quite large, including General Campbell, Vim
ton, Gibbon and Devns.
GEN. TYLER WOUNDED.
Gen. Tyler was struck by ball on the left
breast, and what is very remarkable, il left
black and blue spot the size Of ones hand on
his skin, without leaving any visible mark on
the cloth. Lieut.. Deale. OF his staff, had his
life saved by a coat button Col Quay, late OF
the l34th Pennsylvania regiment. whose resig.
aa.ion was accepted few days since OH &C.
count OF i'll health, acted as volunteer aid and
deported himself with commendable bravery
Col, Elder, Of the l26th Pa. regiment, was
wounded, it 10 feared mort,lly. Major Todd, OF
the 9lst Pa regiment, had his right leg shot off
by shell. Major Johnson. l34,h Pa. regiment,
was wonndcd in the hand Col. Gregory, 9lst
Pa regiment, was also wounded in the hand -
This regiment had nine officers wounded. and
the brigade twenty nine officers altogether.
ADVANTAGES OF POSITION.
The Worlds correspondent thus slludes to
the advantages possessed by the rebels in point
Of position
The enemy have tremendous advantages of
position, equal 1T least u three to one. They
occupy a range of hills Of semi.circular .ha G.
with their right resting on the Rappahannock,
aud their lett upon their strongly fortified posi-.
ton ut Freder, ksburg.
In front Of this semi circle is our position, our
line being p'r,le! with the Rappahannock. We
Occapy. AS 1t were. the stage OF the amphithea.
ter. while the enemy h IS the auditorium t:v.
cry available position on the hills is fortified by
artillery in earthworks, overl 0king, comm, Ind
Ing, and in many cases enfllading. the open
space below. over WHICH run tho railroad and
the Bowling Green turnpike.
Our plan OF attack was to make sudden on.
sangh upon each flank, with view Of turning
one Or the other which done, to ovcrwhclm
and pierce their c-nter. The enemy, however.
e,nieavUrcd to anficioate our movements by al.
vancng and attacking our lett ut 8 =. m. This
was Jackson's move, but he was most handsome
~ t0iIed by Franklin. with Reynolds corps,
who had the extreme left. To make this at.
tack. jackson had crossed the APPROXIMATELY
from the south side.
REBEL rRA OF OF QUA TRoors.
The Herald says:
have conversed with . good many rebel
during thu day. They all accord 10 our men
splendid bravery in attacking them in their
str"ngh0ds.
ut was murder to fire on such brave men,"
remarked u'e, d.scrib ng the gallant manncrin
which our troops advanced upon :hcm. 1--WE
waited till your men got close up, and fred -
Hundreds tell. but they closed ranks All came
m "a rod. and h,., fall
Again they closed ranks and came on We
were behind II protecting easthwork, and your
balls whisted harnicssIy over us. We were
taken prisoners hef.lre We knew il -