Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-07-03
Col. Stone at VicISsburs.

Col. Stone at Vicl&sburs.
The Chicago Tribune, noting the action o
the late Republican convention of Iowa, thu
speaks of the noble bearing of our candidate
for Governor while in command of the 22d
Iowa in the assault on the enemy's works al
Vicksburg: ...
"At Vicksburg, on the 22d ult., Col. Stones
regiment belonged to Gen. Carr's division.
column Of attack was formed, the leading reg
iment of which was the Iowa 22d The word
to advance was given. Slowly, at first,
writes an eyewitness of the assault, then
quickening into run, with loud shout the
gallant Iowa boys dashed forward and cross
ed the crest of the hill, under a murderous
fire of grape, canister and musketry, poured
forth by the rebels from behind earth works
and riAe-pits. The supporting regiments fol-
lowed on the double quick. Men fell before
the terrible sheet Of fame like prairie-grass
before the fire but on the regiment went, to
what seemed certain death to every man,
But they stopped not until the edge of the
ditch was reached, and planted their banners
there. r-..
"In front of the fort is ditch ten feet
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palings, over which it was almost impossible
to pass, and when passed, the bottom of the
ditch was twenty feet below the top of the
embankments. A few of the men fell over
these palngs, and it became necessary to dig
them out before they could be released. The
enemy could not fire at them, for as often as
a man showed his head above the parapets
dozen bullets, from as many sharp-shooters,
were sent whistling about his ears. Several
attempted to fire their guns, but scarcely rails
ed their heads fairly in view before they fell
back dead or wounded.
In some way Col. Stone managed, with
few men, to cross the ditch, Chamber up the
wall, and enter the rebel works. There his
standard-bearer planted the regimental flag,
and there it waved till night COL Stone
shouted for reinforcements, waving his sword,
and pointing to the flag before him, but all
attempts to assist him failed. The enfilading
fire was awful, and struck down by scores
those who attempted to reinforce him. His
little band of heroes fell, one by one, and
melted down under the folds of the flag they
loved so well, but he clung desperately to the
fort. refusing to retreat or surrender. Final
ly, rife-bullet struck him, inhicting severe
but not mortal wound. Still he refused to
give up the ship, and remained in the fort
until darkness put a stop to the conflict, when
he was borne back to our lines by those Of
the Spartan band who remained alive. The
22d Iowa went into the assault with 425 men,
and came out with less than 200 fit for
duty"
The Emancipation Squabble in
Missouri.
The Missouri Emancipation Convention has
two plans before it, with numerous PROPOSE
tions, which are notifications of one or the
other of these. The conservatives wish to
postpone emancipation until 1876, and to keep
the Legislature from interfering with, and
the people from voting upon it. The radicals
want emancipation to commence on the first
of next January, but are willing that the
slaves should be kept as apprentices, provided
they are protected from oppression, and are
taught to read. They arc willing also that
the people should have voice in the matter.
The convention now in session is not likely
to agree on any plan. The difficulty is that
the two extreme factions-the one extremely
pro-slavery, and the other intensely anti
slavery-are too intent on building up their
respective factions for the elevation of certain
men, to render the success of any of the
emancipation schemes possible.
The members of the convention are classi-
fed as follows:
Copperheads .2s
CONSERVATIVES. Oh
neOelS. IL
haulcalS 10
The radicals and conservatives are emanci-
pationists-the former being in favor of abol-
ishing slavery at once, and the latter lean to-
wards the plan of President Lincoln, which
is to break up the institution gradually.
DISTANCES FROM HAGERsrowN TO HARRIS
BURG-THE ROUTE OF THE REBELs.-The fol-
lowing are the towns and distances on the
Cumberland Valley Railroad, from Hagers.
town, six miles north of Williamsport, on
the Potomac, to Harrisburg, along which the
rebels are advancing: