The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-09-27

lW0lCn ne believed elfeoQy won, 80 IL - ~ "
tlohged TO him to win Il. It was nine o'clock. :
The hght had been furious since five. y !are
partl Of his command was broken, but with q
/ right still untouched and with Crawforde an
|Gordon's brigadea just up, above ALL with 10
advance of the whole central line which the me
hsd heard ordered with cheers, With regimen
already on the edge Of the wood: be wanted: 2
might well leave the field, thinking the bAttl
writing, OF course, only about the attack on To
RAhel fefA : % sdrSa9 iol b9bnHag hcS :
.Issee noreasou why should disguiss my ID
miration Of Gen. Hooker's bravery and so!dieri
ability. Remaining nearly al the morning o.
the right, could not help seeing the sagacit
and pfomptpess Of ais uanouvefS, how CON
pletely his troops were kept in hand, how dsvo
teddy they trusted 70 hin, how keen was hi
might into she battle; how every lopPoItunit!.
| was seized and every reverse was checked AM
turned into another success I say this the NOR
unreservedly, because have no personal se!a
| ton whatever with him, never saw him till th'
dsy before, the fight, and don't like bic polite
opinions S.a IL ssnst' BIT what are ponies
Sumner arrived just 'ss Hooker Wis leaving
and assumed coumsnd. - Crawford and GoIdor
had gone into the woods, and we're holding then
stouty against heavy odds. Al. rode ove'
toward the left met Sumner at the head Of hil
column advancing rapidly through the timber
opposite the point whsre Crawford Was fighting
The veteran General was riding alone in tht
forest far ahead Of his leading brigade, his ha
of, his gray hair and beard and moustachs
strangely contrasting with the flre in bic eyea
and his martial air, as be hurried on to where
the bullets were thickest.
IL - Ss~sle 49, -
forward to support Crawford and Gordon. Be
bel reinfotcements we're approaching ALSO, -aDd
the struggle for the roads was again to be re
Richardson and French, on the left. Sedgwicl
moving in column of divisions through the
woods in rear, deployed and advanced in line
over the corn field. There vas broad interval
between him and the nearest division, and be
saw that if the rebel line were complete his own
divisions was in, immediate danger of being
hanked. But his orders we're to advance, and
those are the orders which soldier-and' Sedg.
wick is every inch soldier-loves best to heat.
|. 70 extend bis own front as far as possible, he
ordered the Saith New York to move by the left
flank. The movement was attempted under q
fire of the greatest intensity, and the regiment
broke. At the same moment the enemy, per-
ceiving their advantage, came round on that
flank. Crawford was obliged to give on the
right, and his troops pouring in great confusion
through the ranks of Sedgwick's advance bri-
gade, threw it into disorder and back on the
second and third lines. The enemy advanced
their FIRE increasing A"'!Tas AsAaaA e 81
r Gen. Sedgwick was three times wounded, in
the shoulder, leg and wrist, but be persisted in
remaining on the field go long as there was q
chance Of saving it. His Adjutant General,
Major Sedgwick, bravely rallying and trying to
reform the troops was shot through the body,
the bullet lodging in the spine and fell from
bis horse. Severe as the wound is it is proba.
bly, not mortal. ."s "a - -
Lieut.. Howe, Of Gen. Sedgwick's staff, en-
deavored vainly to rally the S4th New York
They were badly cut up and would not stand.
Half their officers were killed or wounded their
colors shot 70 pieces, the Color SStsdaeea.. tYfy
thirty.tvo were Afterwards got together.
The 18th Massachusetts, went inso action with
II officers and nearly 600 men. Nine officers
were killed or wounded, and some of the latter
are prisoners Capt. Simons, Capt. Saunders,
Of the Sharpshooters, Lieut. Derby, and Lieut.
Berry are killed. Capt. Bartlett and Captain
Jocelyn, Lieut.. Spurr,, Lieut.. Gale, and Lieut.
Bradley are wounded. One hundred and thirty
four men were the only remnant that could be
collected together Of this splendid Regiments
Gen. Dana Was wounded. Gen. Howard, who
took command of the division after Gen. Sedg-
wick Was disabled, exerted himself to restore
order but it could not be done there. Gen.
Sumner ordered the line to be reformed under
fire. The test was too severe for volunteer sol
diers under such fire. Sumner himself at
tempted to arrest the disorder, but to little ppr.
pose. Lieutenant Colonel Revere and Captain
Audenreid Of bis staff we're severely wounded,
but not dangerously. It was impossible to hold
their position. Gen. Sumner Withdrew the d.
vision to the rear, and once more the corn field
was abandoned to the enemy. -....,,,...-
French sent word he could hold his ground.
Richardson, while CALAMITY leading regiment
under heavy fire, Was severely wounded in the
shoulder. Gen. Mesgher was wounded at the
head Of his brigade. The loss in general officers
was becoming lfFightful. o, w 5.5.2ssg - +.
All o'clock affairs on the right had gloomy
look. Hooker's troops were greatly exhausted,
and their General away from the held. Mans.
fields were no better. Summers command had
lost heavily, but two Of bis divisions we're com.
paratively fresh. Artillery were yet playing
vigorously in front, though the ammunition Of
many of the batteries Was entirely exhausted
and they had been compelled to retire..
Doubleday held the right ipfexibly. Sum
ner's headquarters are now IN the narrow neo
where, the night before, Hooker had begun the
fight. All that had been gained in front had
been lost The enemyb batteries, which If id
vanced and served vigorously might have made
sad work with the closely massed troops were
fortunately either partially disabled or short o
ammunition. Sumner was confident that b
could hold bis own; but another advance VA
out of the question. The enemy on the othe
hand, seemed to be too much exhausted to max
an attack.
| At this crisis Franklin came up with fresl
troops and formed on the left. Slocum, com
manding one division of the corps, was sent fol-
ward along the slopes lying under the fre
ranges Of Rebel bills, while Smith, commandin
the other division, was ordered to retake th
corn-felds and woods which all day had been e
holly contested Il was done in the hands0mee
style. His Maine and Vermont regiments sn
the rest went forward on the run, and cbeerin
as they went, swept like an avalanche throug
the corr. fields, fell upon the woods, cl(Fed thel
in ten minutes and held them. They were NJ
again retaken. vi. Ea eds 5A.
The field and its CHASTITY harvest which Il
reaper had gathered in those fatal hours renal,
LA H,.y,.-SsL 49,. Eo,, t;,nos Il hal hon,, Il.