The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-31
FRIDAY MORNING OCT. 81, 1902.
Congratulatory Order Of General
Rosecrans.
HEADo'Rs ARMY or THE MIssIss1pPLl
CoRIETB, Miss, Sept. q, 1862.
aENEnAL ORDERs no. $50.

CoRNTB, Miss, Sept. %, 1862,
GENERAL ORDERS no. 18O,
The General Commanding has fore
borne to notice in Orders the facts and
results of the battle of Iuka, until be
should have before him the reports of all
the commanders who participated in the
action.
BROTHERS IN ARMS: You may well be
pround of the battle of Iuka. On the
18th you concentrated at Jacinto on the
18th you marched twenty miles, driving
in the rebel out-posts for the last eight
hours reached the front of Prices army,
adyantageously posted in unknown
woods, and opened the action by four
P. NJ.
On narrow front, intersected by ra-
WINS and covered with dense under
growth, with a single battery, Hamil-
| toms division went into action against
the combined rebel hosts. On that un-
equal ground, which permitted the enc
my TO outnumber them three to one, they
fought glorious battle, moving down
the rebel hordes until, night closing in,
they rested on their arms on the battle
ground, from which the enemy retired
during the night, leaving us masters of
the field.
The General Commanding bears cheer
full testimony to the fiery alacrity with
which the troops of Stanley's division
moved up, cheering, to support when
called for, the Sd Division, and took their
places to give them an opportunity TO re-
I nfar;eh 4ha;r avon,untfion. on1 IN fho
magnificent fighting of the 1lth Missouri,
under the gallant Mower.
To all the regiments who participated
in the fight, he presents congratulations
on their bravery and good conduct He
deems it an especial duty to signaliZe
! the 4Sth Indiana, which, posted on the
left, held its ground until the brave Eddy
fell, and whole brigade of Texans came
in through a ravine on the little band;
and even then they only yielded hun
dred yards until relieved.
The 10th lowe, amid the roar of battle,
the rush Of wounded artillery horses, the
charges of rebel brigade and storm
of grape, canister and musketry, stood
like a rock, holding the center, while the
glorious 9TH Iowa, under the brave and
distinguished Matthias, sustained by
Boomer with part Of his noble little Goth
Missouri, bore the thrice-repeated charges
and cross fires of the rebel left and cen-
ter, with a yalor and determination sell
dom equalled, never excelled, by the most
veteran soldiery.
The 10th Iowa, under Col. Perezel, de-
serves honorable mention for covering
ii H. nf ha
Texan Legion. Sands 11th Ohio Bat
terry, under Lieut. Sears, was served with
unequalled bravery, under circumstances
OF danger and exposure, such as rarely
perhaps never, has fallen to the lot of q
single battery during the war.
The 39th Ohio and 47th Illinois, wht
went into position az the close of Oh,
fight and held it during the night, de-
serve honorable mention for the spiri
they displayed in the performance 0
their duty.
The General Commanding regrets tha
he must mention the conduct of the 17tl
: Iowa, whose disgraceful stampedinl
forms q melancholy exception TO tn
, general good courage of the troops. HI
doubts not that there are a good mani
D | OulCefs anu men IN tildt ISBAunCuty HuOh
; cheeks burn with shame and indignation
at the part the regiment acted, and b
} looks TO them and 10 all its members, Ol
the ilrst opportunity, by conspicuous
gallantry, TO wipe cut the stain on thei
3 fair name.
To the brave and gallant Hamilton
D who formed and maintained his division
under the CALLING fire from the rebe
, front, having his horse shot from unde
d him in the action TO the veteran ant
heroic Sullivan, young in years, but OLD
Z in fight Colonel SanbOrn, commandinl
the leading brigade in his maiden bat
= tie; Brigadier General ID. s, Stanley, in
defatigable soldier, able aiding the ad
vance division, TO their staff officers a
well as to the regiments which have beel
mentioned in this order, the Genera
commanding tenders individually hi
heartfelt thanks and congratulations
o Their gallaniry and good conduct com
g mands his respect, and has added a pag
10 the claims they have on the gratiiud
Of great people now struggling TO main
s. tain national freedom and integrit
against an unhallowed war in favor q
caste and despotism
10 To Col Kizner, Chief Of the Cavalr
10 Division, and 20 the officers and men {
his command, the General COmmandiu
here publicly tenders his acknowledg
menis For courage efficiency, and {,