The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-06-07
EVACUATION OF CosaN tn.


"a So. =
81 III II
Correspondence q tns cn0' y ~ 80.
NEAk CoRMfh, June -, 100.
An addition has been made 10 tne long nss -
butternut skedaddies that sifeaoy soo1n sue w,
tory Of the var.
Our troops hid fepa5varciqe caoaeusy uP.
On the rebel position for BIZ Weeks oo,'o'ng
breastworks and intrenchments a. every cnsnsc
Of camp, and making every prepara.lon JUL
for offence and deicnce On Fridsy motM ~
the sOth Inst, the Commanding uenefsi , o. sns
Wcsteen Department wss aronsed rom nis slu ~
bers q IN unusually early hour, Dy sne eAPso
zion Of the rebel powder fnagazine, sSu va
shortly afterw wards onicaily nouneu tnes oos'osn
had been taken-without . struggle
- q rnr LAST or fnE FIGHTING. ~
.ssL. ,,rav;on. "a the occupation Of
e.. ~ 81. sa -, IA n;cket skirmisbing
S Io ho,' - nc,s.s;or dsily IN ertent. Commen.
-. -;.i Gsner.l Pones division ON the left. Il
S ,,.,i. ,,erdea .lanc the vhole line. until at
s:.ss ~. 80. vas "a ereat few miles OF A.
y. ., :sa.as .ha hsI;sf th.s General engagement
w :, r. nroer.ss. We Loaf as many a. forty men
n Killed and vonnded on soue dsya We pro.
:, n.h H1 E;, aad sss.ssr number 81 the
M .,.h.i ,,;oLets from onr 6rst recommendation
We got beyond Montersy-evinced no great de-
sire 70 hold their ground. except on one or Two
occasions when the contest involved the posses.
sion Of stream Of water, Of which both were
much in need. Our recommending parties Ok
perienced very little dimculty IN approaching
the enemys works, ana returning 70 report pro.
gress. Es
On Tuesday, Wednesday ana Lnursoay O ths
present week, E0oo oee' y. ssu"ety Wa GU
gageo on ootn soes' ana 70 ~ sPpee.anoe .
general e"6s k.nau. ~, ne'.s.uo ="
soccasions ING ns,ng woalS o eonsnug p. u.n ns
rapted q. alons tne nnes ~ uene'. -. opS anu
sherman lor ~ nou, ~ Ine. s..u ~. "a.
spouse was VI scae e4uay sAnsr - '. LIZ
sAecusou vs. w, L h..,.s ia ..,,nda.1.o..h ;,
Ns.ss"ess =, s - ,'a... a s.nn, t.r;"r =,
a h,,nS.aS "a ~, .st.i. -.
ns c.sJu ~. .;ah. .nd IL, 49,. of Gsns.., III
LIS. .-nar 1s,s mov;ns - snrrornd them and
.IS:lLai ...ao.;nr -. s;ss..od Co., 49, 80
.ue.s suo'o = ,'sa 49, ;a s.e nhar
saun .aS ~. c".oa. sa;n;e, ou .hsn, r.dS.u,
1 ous ~. oh;es. "a .h;as;n. !. ;..s":.hI,
~ 49,. .hs 'coa,u.a - .hs;. ao.;ra 800
~ ,.;.h,.a- A. Tnasa.n .,s.nonn ,h.v
81 sas.es... ae... - &c. h.nI ~, vi,
-: - e.. .;.,. ~, .,,.es.a.5 h,t 80,
my :.i ;, ~ " hsII ~. 1890, Gsne,.i
n". IA .po:s -. "I.ai,asS
ope' '"1 .ne" w e''SAe ue1 q. -
the soASIs ON sorh SIDES
As according to the Chicago papers, General
Strong, at . time when battle was thought to
be imminent, approved a dispatch purporting
to give correct estimate OF Gen. Halleck's
forces, it cannot be improper just now that the
rebels have gone beyond bearing distance, to
state as nearly as possible the real strength of
the army collected for the defeat of Beauregard
at Corinth. In the three divisions-GeneraI
Popes, General buelPs and General Thomas
there were about one hundred and ninety
regiments OF infantry, including the recent sd.
dition made to the left wing by the arrivals
from General Curtis command. These will av-
erage about five hundred men to the regiment
certainly not more, many regiments will fall
short of four hundred. Our great hope, howev-
err, was not in thu infantry, but in the artillery,
of which we had over four hundred pieces, q
large number of them siege guns of heavy cali.
bre. The cavalry force was large-about
ll,ooO all told but the topography OF the
country rendered 1t comparatively useless save
for reconnaissance aud skirlnishes.
tits difficult, Of course, to make a correct es-
innate OF the aosconded rebel force. From the
best information to be obtained, from citizens Of
Corinth, deserters aud stragglers, 1t may be set
down at $4,000 effectnal men.
They had men enough, but had not adequate
supply Of artillery; and to this fact their sud-
den disappearance may be attributed. They
lost great many guns, it will be remembered,
on the battle field Of Shiloh, and great many
more in the retreat therefrom. Both in quaint,
~ and quality, their ordnance department was
deficient They knew our artillery strength
very we'll, 60 am told by one Of their prisoners
and were not indebted to Northern journals
for their information, either. I remarked TO !
| captured rebel. YESTERDAY. that Beaurepard must
/ have feared terrible defeat. or he wouid mn,
have left Gorinth, "Of course he did was thc
reply. "Look at the lot of guus Won fellows
have. One of our bows was ali thronch vonr
camps about week ago. and saw more srtiilerv
| in Popes Division, than we had in our whole
army. We knew all about YOUR strength from
the very first"
The rebels had scarcely anv ,eavv artillery
and could not have resisted determined attack
| from our aide for two hours
TIE REBEL COMMANDERS.
o,. b., hoor o;,a,,.,;n 49,. ,,o,:.,
10 .;,hin oonnIa ~ waaLs ,hot na.nsa"..S
Sos conc - R;cbm,nd 10 roIi, ,ho rohaIs 81. .h.
| dafe1ce IF that nIace and IN :ssnme ch;sf COR,
mand ~ Tho ,,pons there mis- 7 ,sarn fs"n,
| o;.;.ans of Cor;ntb IA q r;,taL. Ra.n,.n.aa
has heen in Richmond within = month nos, hn.
onIv remained there a few davs He b.S hs.n
aimee a counle of weeks nreyons tn the hst,lo
Of Shiloh. frst in command 1, Co,;nth secnnd
nnder him was Gen. Poll and Cen Hs,Jsa.
| then Gens Rraoo Van No., .nd pic D. ~
commanded the siobt Van I,nrn tha nan.o, o,S
| H.rdee the left Rraoe nos oh;of ~ .r.;,,s a.
A deserter informed me a few DAYS sno ,hs.
| the rebel soldiers Rad GREAT co,a5encs ~ Ill
these Generals excent Van Dorn about mho1,
thew knew INIT little poll, and pr;cs NO., -
Besureeard. are held in hioh esteam nv ths
troons under them and are believed N he hs,,a,
/ field off;cers than snv ne TIM So,,horr Cono,.,.
| Reaurep.rd Is ,n;vers.llv voted N.noIaor, +,
the South. The people admire him and the SOL j.