The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-07-12
only dashing charge from the Vermont Bsi-
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only dashing charge from the Vermont Bri-
gade 70 repulse and drive them discontinently
beck.
THE ATTACK OF HEMrzElnAH.
But Heinszelman With his brave columns had
BY far the severest part Of the fight. He vas
sorely pressed all afternoon, and the engage.
ment here continued with great severity until
nearly dark. He fell back about half mile for
better position, 90 that the lines during the
latter part OF the action presented the shape of
curve from left to right
1t Was only the superior qualities of men. un.
der the head of such veterans as Hooker and
Kesrney, and the excellent field management of
Heintzeiman himself, which saved the day on
that part Of the line. They we're sorely press.
"a time and again, and the same tactics which
have been the reliance Of the enemy in al his
previous principal battles, were brought into
requisition again on this occasion.
The rebel Generals seem to be utterly regard
less of human life, if they can but achieve an
advantage to repay the loss. Hence they pre-
cipitate overwhelming numbers against some
particular point on our lines, with the hope of
breaking them, or upon battery in the hope of
capturing it-and it Is thus that they have IA.
ken many of our guns that had but weak infan.
try supports.
The contest had been going on with unsur.
passed vigior until elk o'clock, when it became
evident that the enemy were pressing this brave
General back. McCal!'s Pennsylvania Reserves
were brought forward, and though worn out by
lack of food and rest, yet they went in with
commemorate aacrity. But alas, the gallant
Reserves! What terrible havoc was made in
your ranks! But short time elapsed before
they we're broken and pushed back, while their
Division General and Brigadier General were
missing, and another severely wounded, Hun.
dreds Of the men were left on the field They
had tried to do too much, and we're now almost
gone. Randall's battery was also lost here
HELP FROM SUMNER.
Sedgwick's division now came to the relief.
and Hooker and Kearney rallied again for f.
nal and desperate charge. Four batteries of ar.
tillery were brought forward and advantageous.
~ posted. They opened with good range and
disastrous effect upol the enemy. At the came
time our troops, with their Generals at their
head, made an impetuous onset against the sur.
g'ng masses of the enemy, and, with the aid OF
the terrible artillery FIRE, soon broke the oppos.
ing columns and succeeded in capturing twelve
pieces OF artillery. cutting off and taking one
brigade OF three regiments prisoners, among
whom are Col. Pepdleton, of the Louisiana
Battalion, and ex-Congressman Lamar, of the
First Georgia Regiment.
TIE ARTILLERY.
Asa general thing. the artillery in this en-.
gagement was much better served than in sew
eral Of the previous fights. For two hours the
roar OF the guns was so great that even the
heavy volume of musketry was drowned in the
NOISE. In reserve position, supported by Gen.
erals Morel and Sykes divisions, was force of
MI cd tn oLo oh
from the interior, and had the enemy even driv.
en- our forces back that far, they must have been
annihilated by the terrible and converging
cross FIRE of those seventy Parrots and Napoie-
Ons.
THE auNBoATs.
When our advance reached James River, ear
ly Monday morning, there was only the gunboat
Aroostook in the stream. Those who did not
know the proximity of Commander Rodgers,
with bis feet, felt as though they could expect
little protection from the vessels of war. But
about 2 P. N. the Galena appeared, and about
4 O'Clock both she and the Aroostook opened
from their heavy guns, and shelled the river
road in the most effective manner The gunners
could not see the road, but signal officer, in
an exposed position on the top of house stu
ated on the top of hill, where the reserve ar
tillery was stationed, signaled the range of the
guns very exactly, and their shells were thrown
with such precision as to drive back body Of
the enemy, who had moved down that road with
. battery of artillery on our lett flank.
OUR LOSSES.
Our loss is again very heavy. Probably four
thousand will not be an under estimate of killed,
wounded, and missing 1t falls with almost
equal severity upon all the divisions, except
Smith, who was not go generally engaged. The
brigades of Generals Grover, Dana, German,
Burns Newton, Berry, and Sickles suffered very
largely The Massachusetts, regiments seem to
be fated. Col. Wyman, of the Sixteenth Nassa.
chusetts, was killed. Col. Kinks, of the Nine
teenth, was wounded. Major Howe, Of the same
regiment, was killed; Lieut.. Lee, ditto, was kill.
cd; Col. Pierce, of the Twenty ninth Massachu-
sets, was wounded; but four line officers of the
Eleventh Massachusetts, are left in command in
the regiment, while in other regiments many
officers are LET'S without commando
The list of casualties has assumed such fear.
full proportions that l have given up in despair
the work of attempting to obtain even those Of
officers. The physical energies of any one man
are not equal to the task. A fast ~ they are
brought down to the landing they will be ship
ned to Fortress Monroe, and the surgeons on
board will make out and furnish the lists for
the public and press.
DEATH OF sr0AEwALL JACKSON.
Elsewhere have alluded to the fact that
Jackson was knocked from bis horse by can
lister shot from Martins Massachusetts, Battery,
during the fight on Friday. l can now state
that the Richmond Dispatch Of Monday, found
on prisoner taken last night, announces bis
death in solemn court; also that Of Gen. Barn.
we'll Rhett, Of South Carolina Rhett was un-
doubtedly killed in tho action At Savsge's Sta
ton on Sunday. The prisoners further cay that
Aol <ho o1> -
the fight last night
rHE LACK OF SUPPLIES.
1t must be remembered by the public that
nearly the entire army has been under arms
since Wednesday of last week, now seven days:
On Thursday and Friday the men put three days
rations in their haversacks; but as is always
the case soldiers eat up three days in one; nine
tenths Of them have not had an issue of COM
missary stores since until to-day; and therefore
most Of them have been for three days, without
anything but hard crackers, and many of them
had not even that myself had been able to
get but half dozen during the last thirty.si1
hours Water. too, has been scarce, and this