Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-08-19
FROM THE THIRD IOWA,
Correspondence Of the Cedar Falls Gazette.
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We left Etowah Station July 9th and arrived
at Marietta on the 18th, stopping short
time at Altoona. Remained there until the
l7th when we started for the front. We
crossed the Chattahoochee river at Boswell
on the Goth Wefpassed through Decatur
and formed in line Of battle two miles on the
other side. After marching about three miles
we came in contact with sthc enemy. They
opened quite brisk fire with artillery. The
1st Minnesota and 10Th Ohio batteries got
in position and then commenced ferce ar
t!lery duel. About 4 o'clock our. regiment
deployedas skrmishers, and the Division
moved forward and drove the enemy from
their position. General Gresham, our D
vision commander was wounded in this
charge. There were some fow wounded in
our regiment Martin Adams Of CO. TX was
wounded slightly. The morning Of the 2lst
we were ordered to charge the enrmy's
works, that our troops on the left night gain
better position. This we accomplished, and
were then ordered to fall back. Here is
where our regiment suffered the most, hav.
ing to retreat under heavy fire. Co. X lost
one of itstbest members. John 7. Smith He
was a good companion and a true soldier He
was between 23 and "a years old, and had
served two years in the 9th N. Y. Volun.
teer Infantry. In short time we were or
dered to the leFt'tc take position IN the
Iowa brigade. Here we remained until next
morning, when We heard firing to our left
The captain commanding our regiment or.
dered us to fall in, which We did in double
quick. We moved out to the works anl the
order came for US 10 strip for action We left
knnpsacks, haversacks, dc, which we have
not seen since; they fell into the hands of the
enemy. The regiment started on quick time
for the scene Of action, whore we arrived
sooner than expected. We had hardly got
started before the bullets came whizzjng
around. We continued TO advance until we
found that the rebels had got in our rear an d
all around us. Our colors were taken, and
about | l. men; the color bearer was shot
in seven places. Captain commanding our
regiment was killed. Co. X lost as follows:
Charles Bnhmler, Edward Roehmlcr, Daniel
Mabir Earl Hoyt, james Daniels, James Ia.
ker, Henry King, Henry Resqn, Chas. Bias,
berg, Edward Groom, missing. The boys
rctreatcdrto the rifle pits, some in one rcgi
,nent and some in another. We fcl back in
the evening to our rrgimental wagons, after
some grub. We number about co men,
Stayed all night at the wagons, and next
morning we fell in aud moved 10 the frdnt
and commtnccl buih!ihg breastworks, We
stayed there until the morning of The, eth,
when we started for the right, where we ar.
rived on the same evening. Stopped all
night and next morning cell in line of Lat,le
and advanced three columns deep and tool.
up position close 70 an open field. The
enemy charged on the 10TH Corps before they
had lher works more than half finished.
They repulsed them three tunes. Our regi.
mentt lay IN rsseve. n We had only one man
ki!iod. 1t was n heavy fight; the enemy
came Up with :, will, but cur boys just. more
than made them get. We are cnca,npcd on
the battle field up to this date, 4th Of Aug.
We can sec the city Of Atlanta from the tree
tops very plain, only u miles distant. We
are in reserve for the present. r
.~.- Yours, .. ! Ar MAGGART