The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-08-08
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that had beenla hDst In himself. lock 81
Ias The others and thanked tsod tIlit a
day was ours and that our jesanhleiaua aa 8 b
liberty had triumphed and st;ll Aoaasd /
proudly in. our midst. Then 5 shoul
went along the whole me, telling tie i siss.
ing traitors to beware how they rnolestes
loyal citizens on . day 80 sacred to trae
Americans. sss 80
They did not Leave 20 strong handed III
they caane, lowsyer, Cor in our haasla II.
1sis SSsf two thousand five hunafsa
killed, wounded and captured. Before
the fight was over q boat containing eight
hundred Butternuts, was en- route for
Memphis, and many cheer was given
for their capture as the boat sped away
freighted with the lowest order of human
beings, known as traitors and enemies to
the noblest government and country on
earth. After the smoke of battle had
cleared away and everything put in read
iness for q second attack, parties we're
sent to bring in the brave fallen Of our
boys, administer to Che wounded and pre-
pare for the last sad rites due the dead -
Our regiment lost in killed and wounded
thirty-one, eight being killed! Company
" A. lost two killed and two wounded.
Sergeant Isaac T. Lucas, of Harrison, Co.
and private Edward Harl, of your town,
fell at the commencement of the fight
mortally wounded, and died within tyen-
ty-four hours. Moses Nixon of your
county and Daniel johnson of Harrison,
were wounded, Nixon 8 right arm being
shot off and johnson being shot in the
thigh. ..f. 49,. 9.*s
Edward Harl fell at my feet, exclaim-
ing as he fell-"Boys, am shot. Tell
my mother that loved her and that > |
died fighting for my country" What
noble sentiment for man to. utter when
deaths icy fingers are upon him and his
spirit ready to soar aloft to the world of
spirits. He died as the true hero dieSh,
and to his bereaved and aged parents /
would saw. mourn and .Eona> - -. ' r 50
fell in the noblest cause of humanity, and
his freed spirit is now beyond the reach
Of the shafts of the traitorous foe that
deprived him of life and his home, and
is now where traitors cannot come.
To the families of the Others I would
say, grieve not, for their loss is our gain,
and we have all pledged our lives for our
country, and some of US must fall while
steadying the ark of the Government and
securing for ourselves and children last
ing and perpetual peace. We only can
stop and drop pensire tear over the
graves of the brave that have fallen and
now quietly sleepeth, and then must turn
again to meet the enemies of our beloved
country.
All the particulars of the fight of Hell
ena have been read by all long ago, and
it seems useless for me to say anything
about it, but, perhaps, some would Won
der from the various reports published,
where the 10Th was, as they were not
mentioned. In reply TO such inquiries
| would say, every regiment has its own
correspondent, and these fellows give all
the praise to their own regiments. I am
proud to say that all Iowa regiments en-
gagged done their duty. as veterans. The
33d Iowa bore the hardest Of i the fight,
and would not detract q particle of the
honor they won. All prisoners unite in
saying that the regiment wearing caps
took the premium as sharp shooters. 1t
is useless to name the regiment wearing
the caps spoken of, but many poor fel-
low suffering from ''sun pain" could tell
if he was so disposed.
All the boys seem pleased with the
action of the Iowa State Convention, and
hail with pleasure and delight the ticket
presented to Iowa's loyal citizens for
their suffrages. Ifshe allows her soldiers
to vote at the coming election, tremen-
dous majority viii be sent up for the
Union from the Mississippi Valley. Every
man must do his duty now, be his posi-
ton high or low, rich or poor, for we
must and shall defeat the co-woakers OF
jeff. Davis. Iowa must stand as ever
strong for the Union, the Constitution
and the Laws. The soldiers here in the
army expect you all to do your duty and
the record will be.a bright and glorious
one. Let no man falter or lag in the
good work before us. for the enemy is
drilling and collecting his scattered forces
to wreat, if possible, the State from loyal
hands and secure it to the South.
From gentleman direct from Council
Bluffs. learn that some unpRinclpled
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