The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-05-30

from the posts, and captured the pieces.
The 18th Indiana claim the honor of carry
ing the battery. The rebels lay thick in
| the vicinity of the guns, and their horses
were more than half killed, gun carriages
and caissons broken and overturned, while
knapsacks, blankets, small arms, and 9TH
| er debris attested the bloody struggle for
the grounds. The colors of the 3lst Ala
bama regiment were captured there also,
but l failed to learn by whose hands.
AT this juncture, Mitchell's Ohio battery
was opened about eighty yards from the
brow OF the hill. The rebels made dash
| for 1t, and nothing but the fleetness of the
horses prevented its capture. Capt. Mitch
ell was wounded, and is believed to have
fallen into the enemy's hands.
At this juncture the rebels appeared re-
| infOrced with fresh troops on that wing,
and redoubled their efforts to hold the po-
| sition and dislodge our troops on the hill.
General Hovey was slowly driven back
| to the brow OF the hill, but brigade from
General Quinby was ordered to his sup
! port, and the ground was speedily reOc-
cupied by us, and the rebels finally repul-
| sed.
| AT the commencement OF the engagement
General Logan's division marched past the
| brow of the hill, and, forming in line OF
battle on the right of Hovey, advanced in
grand style, sweeping everything before
them.
| Atthe edge of the woods in front Of Gen.
Logan, the battle was of the utmost desper-
ate character imaginable. The rattle OF
musketry was incesSant from the first mo-
ment of the engagement, and blent in a
continuous and deadly roar, in which re-
ports were so blended that a single dis
charge was rearely heard. Not a man
flinched or line waved in this division, so
far as could discover. All behaved like
veterans, and moved to new positions
with the conscious tread of victory.
| Two batteries were captured by this divls-
ion, and enough hard fighting was done to
immoralize it. Besides this it captured a
large portion Of prisoners, small arms, &c.
Between and o'clock Gen. Osterhaus'
and Gen. McArthur's divisions came into
action on the extreme left, and completed
what had been so auspiciously carried for
ward. They were both miles away when
the engagement began, but were brought
forward with all the dispatch possible.
| The enemy were in full retreat soon after
and these divisions pursued till 9 o'clock,
and are now encamped at Edwards Sta
ton, eight miles beyond the battle ground.
Unfortunately we have no cavalry; pur-
suit is therefore out of the question.
| From rebel prisoners we learn that Gen.
Pemberton commanded in person, and
Gems. Fitz Hugh Lee and Greggs, who
commanded at the battle near Raymond,
and others of note. had subordinate com
mands. From them we also learn that
great dissatisfaction exists toward General
Pemberton. He is accused by many OF
selling out to Gen. Grant; also, of planning
military operations for the last four weeks
so as to insure the latter's success. By way
of off set we presume there are those North
who, within two months, have charged
Gen. Grant with little less than imbecility,
incapacity, and general unfitness to COM
mand. Another case of extremes meeting
in abuse of men who have both unques-
tionably done all in their power to serve
their respective superiors in authority. II
is too early yet to do more than approx
mate our loss. think it will be about
1000 killed and wounded. It may prove
less, but cannot be much more, I think
But few officers of distinction are injured
The Oath Indiana regiment lost 100 men
and Lieut.. Col. Swain, commanding, is
killed. Major Jones escaped unhurt, and
subsequently captured an Alabama battery
Not General or staff officer on our side
was hurt.
Col. Bouck, of the 18th Wisconsin, in
formed me, at the close Of the engagement
that but two privates in his regiment were
injured.
This has been the hottest and most bril-
liant fight in the Southwest for severa
months, and may only be a prelude to 9th
erS of the same character in store for III
within three days. I say three days, be
cause, within that time, Grant win have
marched to the suburbs of Vicksburg, i
every mile of the road be not contested
The men are enthusiastic wherever Gen
Grant appears. Gen. Grant has been fairly
outdoing himself, of late, and his rockies!
exposure of himself on the field begets un
bounded admiration among the privates.
Well authenticated cases OF rebel barbar
ity to wounded men can be enumerated
No less than three different men who wer,
shot down to-day in battle, were subse
quently sabred by rebels when they tenn
porarily retook the ground. The men livet
to narrate the atrocity, but will scarcel,
recover. l have been slow to believe sUcI
stories, and know that such instances ar,
rare, but they do occasionally occur, to TIT
disgrace of our common humanity.
The list of killed and wounded will b.
sent at the earliest possible moment; but
as we march and fight alternately, delay
may be unavoidable.
! GRANTS HEADQUARTERS, BLACK RIvEI
BRIDGE, IL MILES EAST OF NICKSBURG
May 17.-Gen. McClernand's forces march
ed to this place early this morning. Gen
Osterhaus was in advance, and found tn
rebels strongly entrenched, on the left, OF
soon in operation, playing on the enemy
works.
AT 10 o'clock, Gen. LAWYERS brigade o
Carrs division, charged across an opel
field 200 yards in width, wading bayou il
front, and swarming over into the en-
trenchments. In a moment. utterly ant
irresistably to rebeldom, seventeen cannon
, were taken in the side earthworks ant
from 800 to 1000 prisoners captured.
No description can do justice to the in
trepidity of the regiments composing thi
brigade. The rebel fire of artillery ant
musketry was appalling, but they rushed
} on to victory, regardless of death, and lit
! orally swept everything before them.
Gen. Mart. Green's Missouri brigade
over 200 strong, was cut off by the It'll
Wisconsin regiment, and surrendered to ;
man. Gen. Vaughn's brigade was ais,
principally captured. The loss of the l2tl
, Wisconsin was slight. The list sent is com
, plete, so far as the loss of that regiment il
concerned. The 2lst and 23d Iowa led tn
charge, and sustained the principal ioss.-
The list of these is not complete. The It'll
Wisconsin also captured stand of colors
| FuriOus cannonadinp has continued al