The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1863-02-14

ssv0 s''ssoy come 70 grief under
their manifestations Byssandsrs CRY "bu,,, "a,
him." Tho papers stick in an account of N.
wonderful deed, but the talk goes on. !. thar.
no manhood isft in the North We a,s ,.,o,.
ished. Send your new regiments away from n.
accurssd influence Of political scoundrels ia tb.
North. Call back few old rsgimsps "a ii.
North. They would IKE to storage" ltd. a,
No.tbern Traitors. Hos
DassIs Of ParksssS Crsss Reaas,
YAf' HIADouAarRRs seth Iowa Vol. IuyAy,.yl
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EDlfoa HAwK-EYs-I desire. through Won,
columns, 10 notes, briefly, a''Spscia dispatch 70
the Chicago rnes," from Cairo, ILL.,, which no.
only does great injustice to the seth Iowa. so.b
Indiana and l23nd Illinois Infantry. but % that
brave and gallant officer, Col Dunham, Of the
sosh Indiana, acting Brigsdisr General, and
commanding the And brigade at the battle Of
Parker's Gross Roads.
The dispatch referred to has for itsi caption.
"GEH. suIIrvAss GREAT vIcroar > and then
follows lengthy account Of the organization
Of the expedition, it's march from Trenton to
Huntington, history of the 6ght trophies Of
the victory, losses, &C., &C., concluding With (,
benediction upon Gen. Sullivan, and ascribiug
to him oil the praise and glory Of our success
Twill not attempt at this late date, 70 enter
into detailed account Of the fgbt, but that
your readers, and the public, may know who
should wear the laurels. and Who did the fighting
i will simply state that the expedition thassssrt
ed out of Trenton on the evening of the 27sh Of
December, in pursuit Of Gen. Forrest, whose
cavalry had been destroying the railroad, con-
sisted of two Brigades, the 1st under command
Of COL Fuller Of the 4ssh Ohio, and the 2ud un.
der Col. Dunham Of the 50sh Indiana, the latter
being composed Of the 1a1nd III, 3ssh Iowa,
one company Of the 18th ILL.,, % skirmishers,
and three pieces Of the 7th Wisconsin battery.
making force, in al, (and bsigade) Of $40
men. aEs
The next morning after reaching Huntington,
it was ascertsinsd that the rebels had passed to
our rear and were On route for Lexington.
About one O'Clock P. n. Col Durham was or
dered forward with his brigade, to intercspt
them, and cut OF their retreat towards tho
Tennessee river. The Brigade reached Clsrks.
vile that night, where our advance encounter.
ed small rebel force, drawn up in one Of the
streets, and fred upon them, killing one rebel
officer and three men Before daylight the fol-
lowing morning the column was in motion, and
about 3 o'clock reached Parker's Cross Roads.
On arriving there the rebel scouts we're discov-
cred about quarter of mile to our right upon
piece of high ground, covered with timber
One piece of our artillery was got into position,
and about dozen shells thrown in the woods
in the direction in which the enemy vas advanc.
ing. The sosh Indiana deploysd in the woods
- skirmishers, and the ls9nd Ill, and seth
Iowa filed to the right, up the lane, 70 support
them, and formed in line Of battle, fronting the
timber. The firing in front, BY this time, had
become quite rspid, and the shells from the
rebel batteries were bursting all around. Col.
Durham, after hasty survey of the ground.
found our position untsnabls, and ordered us to
fall back about . quarter of mile on the Lex
ington road. Hero new position ives taken,
to the right Of the road. The line vas formed
behind . rail fence, the 5Oth Indiana forming on
the left, l23nd Illinois on the right, aud the seth
Iowa in the centre. In our rear was piece Of
heavy timber. and in front cotton aeid, the
ground rising back, grsduallv, Tor the distance
of 400 yards. On this emnence the rebel bat
teriss (of IL guns) we're planted, one on the left
near the road, another to the right, and the third
in the centre. The rebel cavalry dismounted
ard advanced to support them. The action at
once became general along the whole line, and
for two hours and halt ragged with great fury.
After firing few rounds the ammunition for our
artillery was exhausted, and the remainder of
the action was fought by the Infantry Alone
Notwithstanding our men we're exposed to .
cross FIRE from the rebel batteries, which threw
grape and shell, "shick and fast" all around
them, they remained firm, and returned the FIRE
with deadly aim. The rebels finally Aanked US
on the right and gained our rear, and were
driven back at the point Of the bayonet.' About
half past 2 o'clock Gen. Sullivan csme up from
Huntington, and the rebels finding our forces
advancing in their rear ''skedsddled" in great
haste. We captured 400 prioners about the
same number Of horses and seyen pieces of ar
tillery. During the entire action Col. Durham
rode In front and rear Of our lines, waving bio
sword, inspiring the men BY his GOODNESS and
lcoarsge, and sxhorting them to stand Arm. BE
bad two horses shot from under him, his hat vu
knocked Of his head By . ball and his clothes
pierced With bullets, yet hs passed through IN
hurt. saA A brayer man never went ipto dght
EdsThis, NJ Editor, wasr"Gen. 6ullivaR's great
viotosy.s And, Ivin say u conclusion, that
Gen. Sullivan only arrived In time 70 6nd the
rebels running from the 6sld in Wild confusion.
T. have omitted 70 state that the rebel forcs,
from thsif evn account, was from 900 to u
OOC stren6 and xas led by Gen. Forrest In per-
con. q sIseYeuss very traly, T.R o.
Il The World will, probably be girdled BY tho
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