Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-12-17

Sa1se oNx iagS ass1& news nas Deen re- Il
eivsd shosring shas shszs has bssa excl
ing and hloody proceedings ia several
'orsaoas Il the soapasy.
A hattie IL rsperssd 70 hare taksa
,laee nj Grsaaa&, Miss, In which the !,
federal forces wsrs viesorioas, ssaBpasts-
y routing the Cenfsasxsss foxnss and
Killing and wounding frsm afsssn haa-
irsd to swo thousand Of them. The Fed Il
axal loss was between six and seven ban.
ared killed and woandsd. u
A party Of Oonfedsrases attacked
Brigade Of Federal troops near harfrsss.
boro, Tenn, who made q spirissc resis-
tanee, but after having sixty Of shsir mum
Der killed and Large number wounded,
surrendered 10 the CoufsdsEass troops.
A aght took place near Cane Hill, Ark, |
between Ii 900 Confsdsxass troops, eom-
manded By Hindman, and 1900 Rsde-
raj trosps uudsg the command Of Gene
rails Biouns and Heron. The battle
lasted ali day and anded in . sOmplats
victory for the PsdaL troops. The loss
Of the Confsdezasss 10 estimated as from
! / 500 to 1900 in killed and wounded
The Federal loss was hsavy but the nusn-
bars are not stated. Lieut.. Col. McRar-
land, from this State, was the only field
olisar killed ON the Federal side. a's
Gen. Stanley on the llth inst, made q
dash into franklin, Tenn, driving the
Confsdsrates oaG and DESTROYING several
mllls- The rebel loss WAS avs killsd, ten
wounded and IL taken prisonsrs. The
Rsdegals did not loose man.
The Confsdezates sent two Regiments.
TO DuEafrsea, Va, which succeeded in cap
turing several prisoners and large a.
mount Of Government property, after
which the Fedsgals ware reinforced and
rssook the place. No losses in killed o.
} wounded are stated on either side.
On the llth inst, The Federal soTcel
unass command of Gen. Burnside witt
one hundred and forty shrss guns, open
ed fire On Fredericksburg. The Csnfsde
rates opsnsd FIRE about one hour after
ward and the fring continued without in
IteEruption during this whols day. Al tn
same time tbs Federal Gun Boats eoEn
meneed saslling the Confederate truap
stationed Efteen milea down the river.
On the 18Th The Rsdsrals crossed ID
Rappah&nnoek and drove the Confsds
crates out of Fredericksburg, bus the to
" WA 20 daass thai they eaala MOE asseu
tain the position Of their forsi6sationa.
= Early on the morning Of the 18th th
:" fog began to disappear whsn battl
. commenced which 10 described in dia
. passh sent sent from the Array to Wash
= iagtoa as follows; .-
HEAD-QUARrRAs ARaGv sF PoRoaAc,l
l. 3e&. il, ii M.
1tl The fog began to disappear eaEly In sh
~ farnnoon, giving III obscure visw ovs
our swn and rebel positions, it being eyi
= dent that the 6rss range Of hills ia 1t
III rear Of the city In which the enemy ha
guna posted behind wsrks which could ne
be carried exeept By an infantry charg
Gen. Sumner assigned thai daty to GeE
AZ COUGHS Division, which was supporte
w by Gen. HowaTds troops advancing |
- THAR works at ten inmates before twelV
l. on brisk run. The enemy's guns open
:. ed upon them very heavy fire. Whe
~ within musket range at the van of the
Of works eur troops were ms By O tssrib
A. ere from the infantry which wese posts
w behind stonewall and aome houses G
The right of their line. This cheeks
u" the advance Of our men aad they fe
50 back 10 a small raVine, but not out
We msskeG range. At thia time another boo
,a of nen moved 10 their assistance
splendid style, notwithstanding lar
gaps were made in their ranks By reb
he artillery. When our troops arrived at Il
frat line of rebel defenses they doub
quicksd and With Rxsd bayouets endei
yorcd to dislodge tho rebels fron the
be hiding places. The concentrated are
"a artillery and infantry vas tho mach f
= our men TO face and the centre gave vi
r. Ia disorder, bat were afterwards ra
u lied and brought back. From th
,w Tina the fire was spiFisedly carried ON al
"A never ceased until after dark.
Gen. Franklin who commanded ths a
Isl tack on the left had better success. |
a. succeeded after q hard days lighting,
; driving the rebels about one mile.
one time the rebels advanced to sttas
bin bat were handsomely repulsed Wi
10 terrible slaughter and loss OF betwe,
Die 400 and 500 prisoners haloagiHg to Gei
~ Hills Division Zen. Franklin's moE
-. ment was directed down the river and b
troops are eneamped so-aighs not Il
IL from Massoponix creek. r.
Our troopa sleep to. night where the
ur fought to-day. The dead and wounds
are being carried from the aeld. Amos
" the officers killed and wounded are Il
n following: Gen. jackson of Pennsylvan
gs Reserves, killed Gen. nayayd, stvui
In In the thigh By o shell and afssrwar
died; Gen. Vintsn, wounded in the aid
but NOS seriously; Gen. Gibbons, woui
1SA ~ AIS aAA4 hS1s hAMQA1is W00a
n ded in tho thigh; Gen. Caldwell, won
NJ ded in two places, but not ssriousl,
al Capt Hendaehson, aozamanding Che 8
r. New York regiment wounded; Grow,
~, the 5sh New Hampshire, wounded; q
Major and Adiasaas Of the same reg
meat, killed.
III The masketFy firing aeasssd aboQs o
! a oscloek d. M. bat the rebals eongiual
a. throwing shells into the city until
! ofolosk. The rebel positions are ~ 70
" lawsE Gsu. LongssEees on sEsir iss
alf holdiag the main works; Jaakson's RIG
de resting on the Rappahanaosk with Hill
< IfeFees acting ag reserves.
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