The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-07-11

PHILADELPHIA, July THE Press has
dispatch from Gettysburg, dated 5 p. NJ,
stating that the 18th Corps is now has |
tening through Williamsport to cut off
the rebels. Part of Pleasanton's force has
gone towards Frederick.
Another dispatch states that the head of
the rebel army passed through Greenwood,
twelve miles north east of Hagerstown,
Sunday noon.
The rebel Generals Barksdale and Gar
nett were killed.
The enemy is reported to have built a
trestle bridge across the Potomac above
Williamsport. If so it is feared their
main force may escape.
From Gen. ROsecran's Army.
TULLAHoMA, July Al have had no op-
portunity since the occupation ofthis place
to telegraph to you from this point, and
send summary of movements for the
last three days. Further developments
have proved that the rebel retreat has not
been so clean as my first dispatch indi-
Gated. Haste to record events induced me
to give such as was superficial. There are
four works much stronger than supposed.
Fort Rains bastion is the center of a cir
Gle of strong outerworks bearing upon ev
cry road and important point in the vicini-
ty of North Tennessee.
From real weakness Bragg was not
holding Manchester. AS soon as Rose
Grams took Manchester and advanced to-
ward Winchester, he fianked an inferior
force at Tullahoma. As soon as the head
columns got south Of TullahOma, Bragg
evacuated. Instead of one, we have four
siege guns; instead of no stores, we have
a large amount and other provisions.
After finding on the 1st inst. that Tulla-
homa was evacuated, Rosecrans threw for
ward his force in rapid pursuit; Thomas
moving on the Manchester road from Man
oh on hn ftnr u.
lahoma. Thomas moved rapidly in hopes
of striking the enemy moving nearly due
east to get on the military road built by
Bragg. parallel with and five miles east OF
J the Railroad. This Thomas failed to do
until the enemy was well beyond the bridge
crossing Elk river. The division Of Neg
lev encountered the rear OF Hardee at
about four miles Of Elk river, and skir-
mshed with it all day losing four or five
) men, killed and wounded. Among the
prisoners are Lit. Platt of the llth Mich.
/ The enemy's rear guard, under Wheel
err, made a stubborn resistance. delaying
Negley so that the rebel trains got beyond
5 the river during the night of the lst. The
, same process on the part of the retreating
rebels under Buckner, enabled Bragg,
/ with the reserve artillery, 26 pieces, to
=. cross Elk River at Estate Springs, on the
night of the lst, and to reach the mountains
The enemy on both roads burned the
bridges, and the rear guard took up posi-
ton and hastily built works on the oppo-
q site side OF the river. 1t was readily dis.
: coved that it was their purpose odelay oul
o crossing as long as possible, in order to en-
= able their infantry trains to get into the
+ mountains. To aid them in this, very
heavy rains came up and the river ROSE
Aery high. The natives say they never saw
y the river so high as at present.
The situation on the night of the lst, was
McCook at Estate Springs, with Bucknel
! opposite the forks; Thomas at point two
o miles up the river with the enemy on th'
q opposite side. The main rebel army was
j in the vicinity of Winchester and De Chart
! in camp, ready to move on the I'd into tn
9 mountains, Our headquarters were thu
same night established at Tullahoma.
Crittenden with a full corps was sent b.
q rapid march to take position on the roat
: leading from De Chard, to Tracy City ant
: Chattanooga. This was successful, ant
h forced the enemy to take the roads across
q the mountains.
? ed at the mouth of Rock creek, below tn
> enemy's position in front of our right, ant
:, thus fianked the enemy, and withdrew t.
I Winchester and the mountains. AT Tn
= upper bridge where Negly was, simlla
- maneuvor was made with little better sue
|, ! cess. Rosseau and Brannan were sent II
e the upper crossing and to come down neal
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and not drive. 1t was thought Rossea'
e could cross by 10 o'clock A. M, but tn
Il Il swollen state of the river prevented, ant
. ONLY a few troops got over in time. Mean
J time the cavalry brigade came in upon Tn
!. right flank, the enemy firing was mstak
:, y en- for that of Rosseau and NeglY opene'
with two batteries on the rebel position,
thousand yards distance. The first fir
dismounted one gun and killed severa
y rebel gunners. They were taken com
, pletely by surprise, and made but few re
plies and retreating precipitately. In Tn
I. meantime .Turchin hada engaged the re
bel's right, and after fight two hours an
:, drove it and the entire rebel force from tn
: field. killing 35 of them and captured tn
l. principal battery The fight was aroun'
d the house of Pennington, which was sack
l. cd bv Turchin's men. The efght!only end
e cd at P. NJ, and the troops were unabl
e to crossiuntil A. M. of the 3D.. They move'
q only short distance, Negly encampln
} on The battlefield, and Rosseau and Bran
n nan on the bank of the river. McCook II
G the meantime advanced to and occupie,
d Winchester & De Chard and Brannan VIII
II his whole force advanced to the 1901 y
n the Mountain, finding no enemy. we los
l. not over one thousand men by casuaitle
lie Of all kinds. The troops suffered Inucl
l. from the heat and rain. we nave looo
q 0OOO prisoners, many OF them oesefters
4 The enemy is entirely out OF Iennessee
y our communications in TACT Rallroa
l. repaired to this point tomorrow.
- stores Safe.
:, - BALTIMORE, July Capt. d. I. Fltct
= Denot Ouartermaster at Martinsburg, al
y rived with his train of wagons, horses an
> Goyernment stores, amounting TO over
J. million and half of dollars; II was sal
"a that much of this property had been dc
stroyed and captured byt reoeis on Sei
in