The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-05-12

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ing by the roadside who had been killed
IN The action, and dead horses were scat
tered over the fields. About l2 O'Clock
we were about-faced and returned TO Big
Bear Greek. at which place we arrived at
7 P. m. We built fires at the base Of a
mountain and bivouaced That night
was one of storm. About two O'Clock
we were wakened up by tornado.
| ''The wind bic~ as t~sd blown lis last,
The rsiiiins showers ress On The blaa,
The speedy gseams the dartaess swsltoped
i"ao, long, aud desp me jhundcrs bel owed
And the most poeticsl part was, We got
wet to the skin.
VIC remained at Bear Greek foraeipp
on OF the country till the morning of the
S3d, when we received orders to march.
About 4 o'clock r. m. Captain Davis wa.
ordered to take his company and 90 in
front, deployed as skirmishey.. We passed
over helds, tearing down fences, DC, till
We reached the base Of mountain. We
entered labarynth of underbrush and
commenced m asc6hE Of The mountain
upon reaching the top of which, looking
eastward We could see O beautiful vale
clothed with carpet of variegated YER
dure. But in the foreground was some
thing else. AT the distance of about two
miles was little Bear Greek. on The oppo-
site side Of which were rebels drawn un
IN line OF battle, and on the near side a
line OF skirmishers were thrown out. We
descended the mountain, pa ID over q
held to conyenient point and ced
exchanging shots. Twilight was fast
shading into night and we remained in
line and watched their movements throuvh
the right. The next morning ", found
that they had fed. As soon as we had
got our breakfast we were on our vsy.
We crossed Little Bear, and about four
miles travel brought US TO Tuscumbia -
| he passed on through the town and biv.
louaeed to the cast Of the plaee. The
hills TO the west side of Town we're black
with troops. These were Rosecrans' mon
and had just come up. For the fret time
began to see through the programme. -
There was grand play on the boards.
and we were second actors in short. We
were to play with Gen. Rody, like eat
with a mouse, till Col. Strait went into
Georg'a on flying trip and DESTROYED
powder mills, railroad bridges, and done
mischief generally to the rebels. We re,
manned in Tuscumbia till the e1th. C,I
Straits expedition had left the night be.
lore, taking tue road Suu,h. We wen,
forward to attract Rpdy's attention. Or
the evening Of the eth We came up tr
our cavalry. They we're diminishing witt
the rebels.
! D o CLOCK, A. N, 28rH.--Capt. Davi
was ordered TO take his compauy and re
port to the Major of the 52a Illinois. 4
detail out OF Co. A and a company of IT,
oxd was made of axe men, We proceed
ed On our way down the NJ. g. G. r. R
Tor the purpose Of cutting down bridge
crossing Town Creek, stream just in ou
front, and on the opposite side of which
the rebels were encamped. We reached
water tank and The SD company cam.
to halt, while Co. A, ed Iowa, were or.
dered to proceed aad deploy as skirmish
ers. being in cut on the road VIC
CROPPED our way in the dark for some dis
lance. when on reaching the end of tn,
cut We fosnd ourselves just At the bridge
We were just in the act Of dcployin,
when we were startled by volley Of mus
kerry from the opposite side OF the stream
/ By the red flashes of their guns we couls
see group of men on the other side
I'VE fell back and deployed, advanced te
the creek and drove the enemy back uf
der cover of the timber. Skirmishin,
was kept up till 10 q. m. Our batterie.
were brought into position and commence,
shelling the woods. and by noon the en-
emy was driven from his position. Ii
the evening we crossed and skirmishe.
with the enemy for three miles, their lin,
falling back slowly as ours advanced
showing no signsof bringing on gene
raj engagement. On the 29th we turne,
/ our face homewards.
i ! will now merely state that, for fv
J miles on each side Of The road for the dis
lance Of fifty miles the whole Tennessee
: and Cherokee vallies were laid waste. :
Large plantation houses (the lowest sur
you can put one at is ~ ,00O) were cor
J sumsd. We left . stream Of FIRE an
/ smoke in our rear. Three millions I
J dollars will not foos up the bill Of dam
ages. Our march beggars description
Suffice it to say that Ponp has got a larg
dose of physic-
4 NAY sD.--We arrived in Corinth V.
terday. having been ont eighteen day
without change of Clothes Of shelter fror
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