Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1863-12-17

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near she poius ~ tRs gsean sais, Asy bad
. sEsoag fihe OF rife pfIs With Two pieces
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The veassfp stops, biz hssU, skirmish
liza driving svsfytAinS hsfors Il. Tha
anssny was taken by sdEpFisa al haisg as.
Hacked in shs rear, and hastily rskrsssed
70 the rife pits ID he eastern slspe of
the nAoansafa. Bat Ii was Dot nntl lhay
bad suffered severely ii priaonsgs. Gen.
Hcoker met uasxpsosed succsss, aad a.
bio swept around the aaounsasn ens eRand
secursa several haadted prisoners. Thess
fellows hii ID the rocks ssd bashss and
surrendered as discretion, !. Many og
them saEe ansxchaaged Maa taken nj
Viokaburg, and the question has aria
"a What Is 10 be DOES vita them. -
II Ia eyidaas fkoA thsis oondaea shas
thsy hava bsaa forced so saks NO
arms agaiass ns, and all apsAr 10 BE-
consultations In sayiag thai they aappos-
cd d y bad bssu sSahaagsd, ~ shey Wsra
told. 'ss.s 's 1879 "
Hating Oaly to seours saass men, Gen.
Hooker continued TO push na sFpand the
msansain, and has ohtsiaed . strong foot
hold on che spar Of the point. When be
found shs ensany 10 their ride pits on shs
east slope OF the moantain, prepared q
make more systematic 40 | sssoags de-
fense. He pushed forward, howeyes, epn.
tinaing his skirmish- fighting on hssyy
scale. Thss sagagsmsas vas kspt np sery
seriously unsii iase la shsd kfserhooa,
when sAasgs was made sad tue ssefsy
driVea from bis riaA-pses. They we're TIM.
fssdi alsly ooeapsed By Gem aeary. Bas
the srsemy rallied sgaia and made eharge
for shs posssssaon of the wswks shsy had
Jest reliaqsished. They made one des.
psxass sEFors. Gen. aeary, oas OF amrnu.
milton, was absus being asssspowered,
whsu rsinforeemeuts arrived anaer ths
cssmssaad ID .Gsae<wl Casaiu, and sle SSH
indiana, ID and Ss4 0Ases aasi other reg.
isasats Of thai &ns brigade goimg IA a
dsubla quick, the saeny gave ap and feil
back afAeT q marsferous Gre, Vi work.
soassFassel ih Ihs rear, and covering alt
Sammofsowa rssas Qsoe~al CAsIlis had
come up ahous aask, and hss rspaise d
sass ensasy asss aain tAs poassssion al slseil
works and entire Geld. We bad only Il
pusa onsssbous &ve huodred yards 20 get
possession uf tha san Mertewn road Il
roe suEnnis Of sbs noaHsaia. s5# sE'
Gen. Hookos sent word 20 Gen Thoma,
at uirhssail that hs had taken these WORK,
Aad soala bold bis bssssisH. Bat no
eantsut yith wAas he had siready gained
Hooker dstasmised 70 pasA % and en
dsavor Ia gst possession Of the summit O
cap Of she Enouasaia shaE night. Reform
Tag bis line, with Grove on she lefs, shes
Wood's brigade, Carlsa en- the c~nser shss
Whissakev sita two reginsats OF 0sseF
haas' on she right, wAscss sill rests
sgainst Ghs palisades, be began again y
advance, and sRoceesasd In 40 haarss fgh
10 inlreucAtse himseif swo handred yard
nearer to Summertown road. While en-
gagged 10 thfewfng up tbai might, work
6y which tasy strengthened their posi-
ton. the 2a Ohio, Col. Aason McGsok
was fur3oasly attached by the enemy
saarpsbootsrs. A sharp aghs ensaed.--
The "a ohio boys wsss ssgsr 20 be as th
essemy, and eaasld nos be ksps andef cas
sF of their works. The Gghk ended In
sepulss of the aaasay, bus with 3 loss .
several oazsssrs waunasd sad four me
killed. Among the officers weundes5 wsg
Capt. &sFaiek and Lieut.. Emery. Com
paay c.; color eorporals Joaes and Mlli
we're also woaasisd In shis short but se
vaxs attack. ss u
This pssitisu Gee Hooker held darin
the aig6s. In shs asoraiag is was suun
the eaemy lad evacuated shis position
and HoeksF took posssssien. nhus a
night Of Tuesday lefs as In possession Q
swo sirsag eosisioas on tho haaks OF ID
sasmy hns nooksrss success enabled sh
enemy 10 soncensrass his fIne; d aisaavst
age which was EaR ouswsighsa by shs I'd
vantage gaiuei. We eeok swo pieces
sxsillery, bus shs sussay saseesasl In re
ting s#&y his heavy guss on shs naour
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