Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1862-04-25

obliged to leave upor the we'll fought fielt
and which the enemy had been unable to tax
with them. Through all the forenoon tn
fight ragged with desperation that was neve
equalled upon this continent, unless it wa
upon the preceding day. There was n
flight or run upon the part Of the enemy
though they were obliged to abandon thei
ground, when they fell back it was only t
form new line. 1t continued in this wa
until about one o'clock p. NJ, when the line
of the enemy became broken and they mad
a stampede, followed by our forces until nigh
set in and put an end to one of the most dcs
perate conflicts that the world ever saw.
The Third Iowa did honor to itself. The,
went into the fight early on the morning O
the 9th, and fought all the day long. The,
never fell back save when the regiments up
on their right and left had fallen back, wher
they were obliged to do the same to proven
being surrounded. They were in Hurlbut
Division, and it is due to Eurlbut to say tina
for once he was not drunk, and that he per
formed his part well. Early in the action .
cannon shot passed through the horse of Col
Williams, tearing his saddle to pieces and in
jnring the COL so much that he had to b,
carried from the field. The Colonel's limbs
were paralized for several days, but he is now
recovering the use Of them. The loss of The
Third, killed, wounded and missing is,
think, 206. Among the missing is Lieut.
Wayne and Major Stone, who are supposed
to have been taken prisoners Lieut.. Wayne
was wounded. would give you list of the
killed and wounded, but presume it has
been sent you before this. Among the nor.
tally wounded of company K, were Ross
Brown and Moulton. presume that some
of your readers have often read the beautiful,
pieces Of "Ianthe," in the Boston Culticator
Brown is the son of the lady who writes for
the Cultirntor under that cognomen. He
and Moulton were both wounded through the
lungs. All the week since the battle, we have
been occupied in burying the deal of both
friend and foe, and caring for the wounded.
Where so many lay wounded there must
aecessarily be much suffering, and to add to
the horrors Of the scene, on Sunday night we
had hard shower, and on Monday night it
raned all night. OF the wounded and their
suffering that havesecn, I have not the heart
to describe, neither could | describe it were
so disposed. They are among the horrors
of the battle field, and must be seen to be
known. The loss on both sides has been
1t Will be a long time before cor
rect list can be made out. Had our General
performed the duty of Gen. and kept an
active lookout for the enemy, and had his
army prepared for action, one days fighting
would have been saved, and one half of our
loss. have thus far said nothing about ou,.
gunboats, and it will suffice here to mention
that they performed their work WELL They
protected our left, and sent DIES.
truction into the ranks of the rebels.
The newspaper squibs that the rebels are
not well armed, and especially at Corinth, is
all moons,iine. | reckon they shot with
something besides shot guns, for good por
ton Of the balls were the elongated ball for
r'ii,d guns Their cartridges too, were many
of them of English make, and had the Biz
miDghasn mark upon them, and were filed
with far better powder than are ours. OF
course there were som, shot guns, and now
and then a tlint.lnck mrSket, and a fair Sprink-
ling of the Harper's Ferry musketr and some
Wager rifles which arc an excellent gum
wish the truth Of this battle could be
known, but it viii not be. Like the affair o;
Belmont, the mistakes committed viii be
hushed up, or like the fight at Ft Don"lIon
the lack of seneralship will be covered up by
the glory of the victory We Americans are
apt to lose sight of the details and jumping
at conclusions, say that "All is well that ends
we'll" ST. CHARLES.