The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-08-01
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csaa sep6sky of the part itakssI by tina 22osh
Iowa Iafantry, in,theirenga gagsmshkof she.
4sh inst, ~ this pIaed. aadaasoo q tlist OF
the killed and wDahdedsttIsfwonhasaaso
rsaasst that all tiaaG GpaE,eraia ear portieni
of the Stale, eapy for tho isfSonasa asions0fi
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1 fssliproud of the eondaotof 2okh.,
They came up % the work psonptly and
ceollyi and stuck to ittwieh anyisldine a.
deity The eneny came upaA IN via q,
rush and a shout followed by repeated
volieysof small arms and Occasionally q
littieggtape, by which several OF 5our naenI
were killed and woundsd. Tt.was . criti-
cal moment. Had they faltarsd, ssrious
disaster was inevitable. j Thsy stood frrn
and gave the enemy more than they barr
gained Sox,o and tsaon had D portien of his.
dead and wounded within our lines. The
sightnf the wounded and dying, seemed
to inspire them with fresh eearage. adr.
vaneAd several times to the brow afesthe,
hills, where / could get a better view of
the oontending forces. found eur boys
in.varipus misunderstanding. .kneeling,
half bent and fat on the greand--aoadlng
and firing and occasionally advancing ast
deliberately and systematically as nioan-.
taineer after an ANTELOPE. Our FIRE was
we'll aimed. The distractions behind
which the enemy were concealed, after,
they fell back, we're thoroughly peppered
with our Enfield balls. Bymaking q sud-
den dash We could have taken one of their
guns, but prudence dictated that we
should not risk an ambuscade for the
sake of gatting possession of q gun which
was no longer doing us any harm. = O.
The respective com panies were disposed
of ss follows: Deployed d skirmishers,
A, B, G, E, +, q. Fl and Z. Held as a re-
serve, D and I The following officers
were in the engagement: Lieut.. Col. Pat
terson, Maj. shoemaker and Adjutant Ly-
man Capt. Gardner and I'd Lieut.. Kirk
patrick Of Co. 4 Capt. Andrews and I'd
Lieut.. Sheldon Of Co. B.; Cspt.. Bacon. LIST
Lieut.. Hedge and ID Lieut.. StockeF of Co.
@; 1st Lieut.. Stewart and I'd Lieut.. Mum
of Co. D.; LIST Lieut. Mitchell and I'd
Lieut. Ellifritz of Co. E lst Lieut. Turn
| er of Co F.. LIST Lieut. Johnston and I'd
Lieut.. Mcfarland of Co. Ct; Capt Myers
and ID Lieut.. Elliott of Co. H; Ist Lieut..
Lemon and I'd Lieut.. Muxley of Co. / !;
| and Ist Lieut.. Dale and I'd Lieut.. Chan
| try of Co. K.1 We're to attempt eulo-
| gy on their conduct. Icould not say more
| than that embraced IN the truthful asser-
ton, Acydid their WAoLe dHty. Captains
Bower of Co. E, and Davis of Co. d. we're
absent on sick leave. Captains Huggins
| of Co. G., and Nash of Co. F, were sick
and unable to leave their quarters. Time
has shown that my selection of Adjutant
was happy one. In the Office or in the
field he is every inch o soldier. reeogni.
| zins no deviation from the stern laws that
govern military organisation.
Assistant Surgeons Nicholson and
Eakin were on the field. and were active
and vigilant in their attentions 70 the
wounded. .. :.. --.z
A section of the Sd Iowa Battery from
Dubuqnel commanded by Lieut.. Wright,
| was posted on cur right and did good ser
vice, and rendered the position of the
enemy very uncomfortable. .sa.>.
would like to give you the details OF
the general engagement, bat have not
time and you will doubtless see them else
where. Suffice it to say that the battle
was hosly contested on both sides. The
rebels fought well, and yielded only 70
/ The superior force Of our arms. Our en-
i tire effective force, according to the ON
Ieial reports of the day previous, Was 1900.
That Of the enemy, according TO eAsar
j own stateanenk was between Is and 2seoo'
1 wl,ssh eorrobmstes the estimates made
i from cur own observation. Oar entire
| loss in killed. wounded and missing Is less
than $50. That of the enemy not less
4 r. sasnn Ii, sA1fiUsa tang sfh@lE loss We