The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1863-01-10

80, mo uoa swsfmsa upos IL FROM and
&. .ss,,;ehs aark. But Il fought until ono fonrsh
II Id member lay bleeding, and then itgase
wsy sud . retreat soon chsngsd 10 sout,
icniy less complete than that Of shs troops o.
] Jehnson and Dasia. All shsse divisiohs
were nov hurled back tossshsr into immsnss
raasinss of cedar, whish akirs lin sarsbikes
sna exssnd far over . shs right. Brigade
after brigsas and baassry after bsssesy
from palner's and lseglsy's brigadss and
! Rossncrsns' division we're ssns Into shisksss
ts check sAspfogress 81 tbesfos and rally
.shs. fagisivss, bus al 10 turn, vas sisher
crushed outright BY thu Tying crowd or
! bsoksn By the impstaosisy OF the Zee and
poi Il aoafssed fight, o. compelled 90 OK
trieste themselves 10 the bsss manner hat
seemed te olEsr. The history OF the conbas
IN those dark cedar thlcke.s will nsvsr be
kpewn. Noman seald see even his own
regiment. 50 !,
No ONE VIII ever be able 10 tell Who fought
brsvsss, or Who provsd recresnt 70 the
trust, in spite Of their heroism and deso-
tion--in spite Of che 0esperass struggles
which marked svsry fresh advance Of the
foe. In spite Of the awfal sacriass Of life,
on the part Of officers and men 10 the Union
army, she rebels ssill steadily pushed for
ward, coming nearer and nearer tse PIKE
Nearly TWO and o half miles had the right
wing Of our army been driven, and faint
ness Of heart came over me as the dessruo-
ton Of the whole army seemed 70 stare us
ia, ths face; but weird ssns forth frsn Ro-
seefans, and the flower Of The iefs wing and
center wsrs hurried ever towards the right.
Masssd rank behind rank, 10 al array Of
imposing grandeur, along tho turnpike and
facing to the woods, through which the reb+
els we're advancing, seemed at this time 80
grand and awful - anything We expect 30
witness until shs day Of Judgment. stood
upon the highest point Of somewhat ele-
waited space, being between the turnpike and
railroad, fronting ihefkey TO our position.
Let the rebels ones obtain possession of il,
and Oh the immense train OF wagons pack
ed along the turnpike, and the Union army
10 irrstrievably rainsd even its line Of re-
treat viii be sas of; nothing could save it
from utter route, fslasgbter and capture;
and yet each minute it became more and
more evident that oil the reinforcements
which had been sent into the woods, and to
sustain and rally the broken right wing,
and shsek the progress Of the enemy in
that direction, had proved inadequate 70 tbe
task, and bad 10 turn been overthrown by
the great mass which were struggling, IN
insxsricable disorder, through the woods.
Such sounds as proceeded from that forest
we're enough to appal, with terror, the
stoutest hearts. The roar OF cannon and
crashing of shot through the trees, the
whistliDg and bursting Of SHELLS, the unin'
terrupssd rattle of 10000 maskets, all min
glsd 10 oos prolonged, tremendous volume
OF sounds as though the heavens had been
rolled together. ......
Above all could be beard the wild, cheers
of the traisorous hosts as body after body OF
our troops gave way, or were pushed back
toward the turnpike. Nearer and nearer
came the storm louder aud louder re-
sounded the tumult OF battle. The i'm
meuss train of wagons packed along the
roads, suddenly seemed alive with stray
Cling life, aud the whole train, preceded
by she frightened mules md horses, ratified
away, pell msli, in the opposite direction
from that in which the victorious foe were
pressing onward.