Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-09-29

promoted July let; james Crosby. I'd Ii c.
| n. let Cavalry, promoted Sept 4th John
Knight, Let Il Go !, Sd Infantry, promoted
Aug 10th.
FIasr LaEvsEsAxrs. ~ Geo Inman, Co !. OIL
Infantry. promoted June 4th Hexkiah Fisk
Co g. 18th Infantry. promoted Aug let; Aaror
" Drew, Co l. 10th IofsDtry. promoted Ara
I'd; Won Il Arvdt. Co X. 9Th Infantry, pio-
NOTED Aug 2oth 8 P Fulsom. I'd 1t Co B .7th
Infantry. promoted Sept lst; VIM r Shrivsr
I'd 1t Co d. lat Cav. promoted July let; Sila,
9Th Dudley E Jones. late Battalion Quarter.
master, Sd Cav, promoted May I'd; John G
Scoby. I'd Leut'Co /, Sd InfAatry, promoted
Aug let. ta ~ #
SECOND L1EurExANn-Geo W Corbin. Co 1.
9th Infantry. promoted Aug 14th; VIM II
Catheart, Co G. 18th Infantry, promoted Aug
let; Chas P johnson. Co A. 18th Infantry,
promoted Sept 4th Sumner 3 Marshall, Sergt
Co z. Let Cav, promoted Sept 9Th E A Dun.
ham, Co n. promoted Sept 4th Marvin A
Hines. Sefgt Co A. 9Th Cav, promoted Aug
lst Daniel Foote, c. /, Sd Infantry, Aug
10th.
CONDITIONAL SECOND LIEUrENANTs-Chas E
M0ss, Keokuk, Sept 18th, WIN 0 Burns, Keo
xxx, 9Th Cav, Sept 22d; Ben F Piersen. Keo
scqus. Aug l4th Geo Lisurance. seth Infan-
Try. Sept 9th; Simon Foil, L. ons. 9Th Cav.
Sept 25th John N Gates, from lst Cav. Co b,
Dewitt. 9th Cav. Sept 25th.
MIscELLANEoUs.-Phil Hall, Do Witt, Asst
Adjt Gen. Sept % Melville G Wright. Jr. 1st
1t Sd Battery, Light Artillery. promoted to
ST let 1t. Sept 4th, 1862; Otis G Day, Senior
I'd, 1st Battery, Sd Battery Light Artillery,
promoted 70 Junior let 1t Of the same.
TUR RATTLE IURA-Efom n nrivakn 1ott0F
written BY our fellow citisen w. L. Parker, Esq,
to Mr. VIM. Chambers, brother Of Colonel Alexan-
der Chambers. of the 10th regiment, We are per-
mited to make . few extracts.
CoRINrE Sopt.23
! wrote to you day before yesterday in relation
to the engagement the 10th had been in. now
have learned 1t appears that General Price was
making his way into Kentucky with about $4,000.
men, and was in the vicinity Of Iuka, about TWEEN.
~ miles from this place. when our folks discovered
him. and the Sd brigade, consisting Of the llth,
18th, 9th and 10th Iowa regiments, and was sent
ont from this plaee to intercept him.
~ some msans unknown at present, to me, the
18th was detached from the brigade and assigned
to Genl. Rosecran's command. Price finding him.
self surrounded, made the attempt to cut through
our forces, which he succeeded in doing The 10Th
and 9th lowsiand two Missouri regiments were
in the portion of the line that he broke through,
and 4 ad to stand tho brunt Of the battle, which
they did most manfully. They fou ,ht like tigers,
meeting the charge of the enemy at the point Of
the bayonet, and the result was that the 10Th and
9Th were badly cut up. Col. 9! ambers received
two wounds, one through the back of the neck and
one through the shoulder. His wounds are bad,
but not considered by tho surgeons dangerous His
con uc is praised ~ oil, and he is considered the
bravest OF the brave. After being wounded he
was taken prisoner and carried to Secesh hos
pi.al, but our folks drove Price. and the Colonel
was left behind, and il now At private house a.
Iuks. where he is resolving the best attention. and
| hope will got along. He is in good spirits, SO
all say who have seen him. The loss of the 18th
is sixteen killed and about 70 wounded and taken
prisoners.
! Price at the last account vas retrcatinc south
and our folks wore in pursuit.
We have great fears Of an attpck on Celinth
Our regiment did not take their camp equipage
with them, and to-day the balance in camp was
ordered to join the brigade At Iuka, bat could MT
get away for want Of railroad transportation. l
packed up and moved into town. where now am
Coripthi is being fortified ut all points with heavy
siege guns
TnE insurance office oil. w. +. Ross
lie removed to Brady street, third door below
he Post office.
Phoenix Insurance Company of Hart
ford seeets, LIST May, 1862. 1927 .26O 90 +; liza.
bilities, 81. 500. HENRY B. HOFFMAN. Ag't.