The Council Bluffs nonpareil., 1862-04-12


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| On the 5sh sf March one Of Gates rebe
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9Th, ef the Iowa 4si. This nan Informed
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ssss sif@ lesvns1 sAaS Gals's Casaisy vss
within one asd . haif niles Of osr sssp-
that they hsd alsd 10 the right and left
and, in retarniag. had picked ssp come Z
of sosr forsgs sesns, and takea ff,ys Of DOL
men pFisoners. y ea' gs5s's
A. hi. line osr amy sas posted = fol.
lsss-lss ssd ~ Divisions, under Seigel
vest 81 Bsssossills; Sd Divi1ion, oude,
Gen. JET. G. Davn, ~ MILES 70 shs Esss,
= Sugar Creek, tie place Gen. Curtis bad
leax before sslestsd for the hatsla ground
y ssss Pries shasld give him bsvis; ~
Divisioo, ssdes Col. Carr, u Csoss Hob
lows, IL miles II advance; Col. YaDdsvef,
sish portion Of bis brigade. rs making
reeosnoi.aaes tovasdp HsutUills, .asd
vas some 80 nil~s to eur left. -s4s8arsss
The eoeny, ~ their novements, showed
" thai they anderssood our sitaatien,s and
intended - easa OF Tsodsssr and Seissl
Il required pronps acsios sna good GsoA
ralship on the part Of Gen. cortis, TO con.
bins our forces, and deFsst The enemy's
plans. The Geo. sent for Col. Dodge. and
ordered him TO sesd . nessenger-ons uho
Uould 90 there Ito Col, YaDdever. Cor
poral Bloon. Of Co. 2, 4:h Iowa, was Sc
lectsd, and promptly ssarsed. Beng said
that the enemy vas between - and Vande-
yer, and that be anss 90 through, he said
81 viii, Col, il l live ~ lie proved as
good - his word, and reached yandever 10
time TO have him fall back. 10 the mean
time Col. Vandever had taken two prisoners
and learned Of the approach Of the enems.
and vas preparing to fall back to Sugar
Creek, and had also sent word 10. Gen. Cur.
tis, concerning the movements Of the enemy.
Seigsl and Carr were ordered to move
that night At midnixhs. to Sugar Greek. IL
vas y bitter, cold, stormy night, and many
. poor man has fallen Z victim to the ex-
posure incident TO the movement. Carr
moved promptly aud safely to the rendes-
vous. Seiget, for Some reason, delayed
until morning, and thus allowed the enemy
10 get between him and Sugar Greek, and
Do the forenoon Of the 9th, had to fgbt. h,s
way through portion of Prices advance,
With bis rear guard. he lost some, 20 kill
d and wopDded, and tvo loads Of ammu-
'ition. s. This loss tof snmsnjtioa fell heav,
y upon rs, 40 ws were already sbors, and
proved a God-seod to the enemy, for the
Iams reason. fIc also lost one entire Com
,any of. the 36th iilino,s Infantry-a- out
o Of whom subsequently, escaped, without
heir arms. ts,7as4qs Fisi ps eaefat9-Rs 7a9F
The Sd and 4th Divisions we're at work
II that day, under the psrsonal directions Of
zen. Curtis, strengthening our front on
sugar Greek. About 1 O'Clock Of the 9th,
fter Ssig rs forces had joined Us, Colonel
lodge. with six compeniss Of infantry, and
ne company of the 81 Iowa Cavalry, vas
rdered to make . feconnoisancs TO the
Vest, and blockade, if possible, the road
sadiog from Bsnsonsi!le to Casssille, and
Ihich entered the telegraph road thss our
orces were on, some six miles 70 the rear.
le arrived on the road about 8 O'Clock 10
he evening, and sent forward the Infantry
D seeonsoiser, and DISCOVER, fsposs,ble,
he position Of the enemy and bis iu,en
ions. The Cavalry were taken down che
Dad to Little Gross Holloxs, where they
ell what trees they could 10 the little tims
uowed. They returned 70 Camp about
'idnighs, the enem J moving on the road
efore they left Of the work Of bloekading.
he enemy moved 10 force At l2 O'Clock
rice vas TO attack rs NJ daylight in our
amp and on our rear McColloch and Nc
ntosh to attack as 90 the West. and force
trough 10 our camp as soon ~ Price opened
he battle. Prices fosces reached the place
here We had block AIDED the road, at about
o'clock, and then had Ave miles 10 march
, rsnch the pssisiea from which they ex
ected to attack us. lie had 10 axes, nor
roaming or the bloctade. They pressed
10 axes into service. but it vas daylight
sfors they got through. This litsls eir-
anssasce gsvs as the sdvastsgs%-les -
10 their plsos, and gave ~ time to ees
ito pesition. Gen. Curtis dyssrres no
ssls credit for the sagaeisy which led him
) blockade the road inmssSassiy preceding
be advance Of the enemy 'sssI =
Early in the morning, enancif Of war
'ss heid, and Gea. Carts ordered Col. Os-
srhsus, Of Seigel's eanusad. to take one
assery and two trgimenss Of Infantry, sod
'ol.. Bss.v to take al The Cavalry, and 90 /
, the West, {nos sar lefs -. ~ had
hsseed fress fro1 The Soush 90 The West
nd NartA.) He aiso ordered Col Dodge,
18th his Brigade, 10 take possession of she i
roand 10 oss ssss, asar Elkhssn, shs con L
,asdisg position Of the aeld. Il sus .
ghs race between Priees advance snd
'odss's Brigade . 70 Which shcs:d secure
!. Dodge arrived ssAsss fse ninssss
had, and cpesed The bsssis ssssAss day,
I'd isneiiately drove the eaeay into ne