Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-31

rect y til my diving charge. I did m,
test 70 supply the poor fellows with va
", tes, and other refreshments, 90 .. to
j ev,a.s their suffeti"gs in some degree,
INT the ate hour Of the night and the
Gitstio, Of the city prevented me frou
outing my d.s gu INTO more than half
&ecutios.
AT lergth the so.called hospital was
fady, but could scarcely believe my
yes, when | saw the dismal hole offer.
4 me by that name. There, 10 open
si,s, without windows or doors, few
p.nks nsiled together were 10 be the
uds OF the unfortunate defenders OF our
nuutry. During those DAYS OF fate the
"ldier had endured all ,hi"gs-hanger,
tirsi, heat nothing could rob HIM OF
ne courage, his indifference to death
aid now he lay there wounded to the
i,H,h, at tie door Of his friends whose
Doperty he had cciended, for whose
Welfare he had exposed his life, and
tlese friends turn hum away to 40 oTen
b.rn, where, without dressing for Lis
wunds or any care, he is lett to perish.
I And yet this city had a population o.
1900 souls, had chniches admirably
Aapted TO conversion into hospitals. had
cirgymcn ia numbers. But neither
tn doors of the churches opened, Lor
sro the IN nlsters Of the Gospel there
o,weetcn the last moments OF the dy.
u, soldier. Sad aud di.pri,ed, l gave
ih order to carry 10 the wounded; ca I
on more glance at that house Of death
an horror, md then ~ ung myself III
o ny saddle and fled, With quiet oath
unmy lips, back to my regiment.
Cen. Jackson had accomplished bis
hnk,ng march without meeting ,mpor
tan resistance from the enemy. Had
I,y had be arrived a. the positions
naked out for him ere ne sen, his col
nm to the charge. Notwi,hstandin.
he difficulties and ex rtlons Of the
IN ach, which they had executed on
shot ailo~ance, he hurled hi troops
tnoe desperate sans cullottes of his
lnpci the tederal.. Ia vain Was al the
:ouage, all tie bold m,nuuvering Of
thceLemy. Ikea tempest Gen. S. uar.
.ndhls csvalr, sw,ps down upon them
andhurled everything 10 the earth that
tod 10 his way. A genuine fury took
,osess on OF jackson. men, who, throw
e aside their muskels and drawing
her ,crrbls bo~is knives, Tell with
hcss alone upon the vlctims Offered up
70 ITEM. Horrible was lhs carnage
ia. then en.ued, and, although III.
teaials had, ri tiist made obstinate re
.istMce, they now lost ground aud lie |
'acl. throwing away aims, knapsack.,
olaulets-ln fine, everything that could
mp.de Their flight. Snbord nation aud
n>cpine were al an end. The solalc,
% niger heard the command Of hl.
fiber, aud deserted the lost it listed
D tls keeping, Already had Two Gene
ais Of tie four hostile brsados been
1T by their men, aud i, WAS believed
that all was over v it'll McClelIsns enti,.
NV, when, at this peril.us crisis, ten.
deiutzeltDan appeared with his division,
ud asain brought the battle 10 a stand.
With great ab llty and CALAMITY he re
'ulstd the onset OF our troops, aud at
nee ordered the organization Of the
beaten and fugitive btgades; but it va.
ound impossible 10 i1storo order to
hose con used and intimidatec masses.
they bore ,he,r officers along with them
md rushed away in wild, d,sordered
light.
Gen. lleintzelman saw himself com
,tlIcd to abandon his position, and, like
~ ol, with head down aud ready to re-
eve an attack At any moment, h. drew
slowly back To the Chick ahominv. AL
he wounded and all the accumulated
torres OF the enemy fell into our hands,
.ud jackson could, with clear cou-
cence, issue the order, "Euough ter
today." None OF the other Generals
asd performed their task with such
~plc,ty and success as he, aud. there
lore, the fruits Of his victory were un-
,sualy large. The Culon,.t. had lost
turing the day two Brgad,er General.,
.ne hundred aud fifteen staff aud sub
.llern officers, three thousand prlv.tcs,
nd twenty one cannon, aud hundred.
/ smbuI.nces AID bs. gage wagons,
nth all their ladlng. The booty was
mmense bur, 10 . strategc point OF
siew, JAcksou's success WAS OF txr great
r Importance, since it Gu. Gen McClei.
an of completely from his base OF re
reat. When, therefore, the triumph OF
Jackson's arm. became known at head
quarters, slI counted with perfect Ger tain-
y up II the destruction or capture OF
McCIellau's entire force. The reducing
o,,dered IN trer2g. aud when, earl,
a-xt morning, l rel lined NY regimen,
[ found my poor fellows in state of lie
serish excitement, Tor every man OF them
wanted to have hand in the approach
ny capture or utter annihllatlon Of the
great Federal amy. alone shrugged
nv shoulders as my officers commuuica
ed their sntc'pa,ions on the subject