The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1862-03-22
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, SATURDAY. MARCH p, 1862 s.


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a. wrdnssi.y. GS66fal Gtssl9. CSn.
nawaer in Chsef. whose Aea tonASters Vas
Il Csunallssitrk. srecSived pSfsabla jrfsr-
nation that the rebels sadsr VAN tloru,
Melatosh, MctAnccA, Pris} and Pike. ~ers
,nnvskinr unsus vieA . isynS Gurke q 80
fed,ssseirshsas spa eoses61s linjisaa =
An pr;souers t.kNn. aiva he sebcl force Il
fre9 as 900 a 4o.0lO. Gea. Caefis then
ordersd cry s,sy 4 Is hove trdsS fsss
IIo,lovs "a Sa,sr Cre.k. 10 sxk6 = Sfrous
poei,ion. which hs hid cr&sInnsjs selscs 4
- ease of Sh attaek. CT. Csff marched
i the The sirhs and ;o;ord Gee. Dish. vAo
Nd nrcxicus.v tak 81 positson. before 6rc.k
Of dsv. ;n euad order.
0co. Sicef. q Renscnville, wss also or
dsred 10 rrioiu Gea. Curtis Il tAs sams
no;es. Sissps rssr cat their uay throurh
Tie enemy Il she latter place, aud kcrs %
the .h, for ,six miles.
The reh.ls. Oh ff,dsv msrning, having
,nads detsur fsom Bsntouville, gat 1
heavy force directly on our tc.r aud fixhs,
occupying the he,vhts and hrush on both
sides of the Fayettviiic road.
Col, Cars division wa. sent 10 dislodrc
them. ~
The battle commenced at half past 10,
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darkness nut an end 20 the contest. They
Al nigh, We occupied 4 no iiioa nearer
our camp. The carnage was dfesdfai on
both eitlas. N, s-esss8
Simultan enus'y With the action on our
,;vht. fyh,ine iook Macs ornos;,e osr
from. near [ i.ns,o rn t.,Se.n Ian. Dar;s
and nnother largo bodv 81 the enemv. The
latter rere forced from the nc,a. and his.
,an.d q farm I ;,ncri.,., ~;,h ,he rehc.. nr,
our ri,Lt. 'Gss's > y 70 IS -T
The numerous ;nas.rcss t,f s ,ilan.rv ana
heroic devotion which occurred, cannot be
mentioned ID this characterization.
The movement of the enemy caused !
change Of our lite. = =
The battle wns resumri NEXT morning,
(Saturday. J about half past 6 o'cioct, our
guns opening on the enenis. 80
Gen. Carr formed ii the center, with Da.
Wis on the rish, and SigeI on helest. !,
The line of baitfe, wh;ch extended ovef
two miles, was mssnifesnt sight. The
enemy occupied an open wood directly 10
frpns.n perfect hive OF them. They also
covered n high bluff. more "a thc LEI, where
battery xas planted. They had anpthcr
hatterv nlsvior ON NJ from more cer,tra,
position. and aiso battery 81 ie iissd
pieces on the rayetteyillc road. We OPEN
Cd upon shtm wsi,h hve batteries planted
Il. Il eros eros. ii frs prodncins .ush s srnsodoo: s:
may. =
Soon after 10 a. NJ, Gen. Corsis rAye
the order 70 advance, md The infantry be.
coming engaged, poured 10 such ! murder
:. ous frs &. of In ms.ts,ry 8 = that The enemy aed
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Under the eye Of Gen. Cnrtis, Commas.
-ln.Ch'ef, Gen. Sigei followed ihe hy,nk
enemy Tor several miles. Col. Busy. w'th
cavalry force, 10 pursuit towards Dos
ton Mountains, after the main oody.
We captured I'VE cannon. ,ess
II 10 impossible to givs our loss at this
time, or any reliable estimate of the enc.
my's loss. wc have en- prisoners acting
Brig. Gen. Hebert, the Commander at
Cross Hollows; also Col. Mitchell, Adj't,
Gen. Ssoas, Col. Price, and Maj,ss and
CAPTAINS in abundance. .Sssa ~ Efs5s,asI