The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-02-20

Al, - LOROAN I ~
fels which he elder assas had won for
her on the bloody fields Of Belmont, Dom
Alison md Shiloh. The issue deeply dis
appointed an expectant country. The en-
eny svacuAted- -sscapsd capture, and now
comm eaced series of marches and conn-
tsrmarches, over dusty roads, under .
sweitsring sun, and through country
broken, barren and to the last degree
poverty stricken. During the greater
part Of our period of inactivity we lay at
"Camp Clear Spring" 81 miles south
east of Cosinth. Toward hslastof june, I
We started for Holly SPRING.. proceeded
little beyond Ripley, asput halfway 70
our destination. then, after an "about
face!" proceeded back r-obj1ct Of going
md rsasea Of return sliks (seisast 70 your
correspondent unknown. Lay n "CIssr
Spring. = until about the middle Of An
| gust when We maschsd 70 Jaeinto, remain
ed near thatlitAe ble-apwn-apology-
fa.s.to~n County seat of Tishomingo,
though. y until ordered forward 10 Iuka,
TO participate in that deadly struggle,
| which onse more shed laursls on ourlws-
tsrn wmy and bposght still more eoaspic-
], uously before ths country that brilliant
] commaasder Who now stands second 70
none in she esteem ol . grateful people.
I Pardsa me, il dwell ! nomsat on
this battle, q tie Y7th have never, /
think. had Justice done them ID the re-
4 ports given Of il. am indebted for my
infmnaaieA = men Who were eye-witpsss-
!. =, and oal~ whose jndSmen. and veracisy
1 en- rsIy.. iiss yFslFa Hi2 a5
i The cchmanding Generals report re
4 Hasis severely on tho regiment, and some
4 Of thsipsAiisbsd aeooun,s srepressAt thsl
the reGinsst broke andEran. It il tEst
the lelt wing W. thrown into confusioa
. But how! The regiment had beer
pushed forward nearlJ Two miles on ths
'doubls-quiek.'' TAsy n.s up painting
and exhausted, aasl thsy we're required
10 form in line Of battle IL the midst Of Z
, very dense thickst, and under most ter.
| ribls fra Of Astillery and muakslry from
\ lA.fss1esy could moi sss. In addition ta
! IN thu Gen. Rosecnns' stEif snd body.
guard dAshed through their midst. Il
may be admitted that tie center, and lefl
Niaos when this unexpected dash VA
+ -, we're thrown into confasion, and
that some of them temporarily fell back
. but they were rallied 70 some extent b,
. their officers, and though no. agar
Z formed in battle line, they nevertheless
fought bravely, as the loss Of our regimen
(greatsr than that Of all the rest of on
brigade togcther) abuudantiy testifes,-
The right wing never faltersd, but Ga
. lausly maintained thsir ground until nigh
J put an end to the conl1e and gave th
Z beaten foe an opportus 70 steal AVA
J, from the Ito the1) disastrous field.
The 6sld of battle i : most teniG
: spsctacls, bat there are sometimes mingle
with its scenes Of horror, scenes that n
: highly ls4dicrous. 1t has been said tha
!. 10 the deadly struggle, mans noblest qua
!. itiss and finest feelings are sometime
]. called into exercise. It would seem tbs
!. sympathy for q wounded comrade is on
> Of those qualities or feelings. Let N
! Close this letter with . iscident of th
battle of Iuka, in illustration. 1t. Del,
. boyd, then Gen. Sullivsn's Aid, is, ! Be
: lieve. responsible for it,
a The Lisutenant says he saw four com
! nissioned officers {aos,s Of course. belong
y ing TO the l7th) )carrying Of wounde
man in blanket, The man, being onl
% wounded in the hand, thinking he coul
: make better speed himself than The foa
b could with him. was struggling to get q
= the blanket. Giving. his kind-hearte
q supporters copsidsr.ble trouble, one I,
of1 them at lesgth politely informed him thl
lifbs did lbt lie down land keep still, !
y would knock him doxs. adding that II VI
a. luo time for insubotdInation.
b. eov asat sr5ssts W. H. w.
.I sDRAgrED MzH IN BAsrLE.-IR Il
:. fight tAat occurred hst seek near \