The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-27

S0AAOuD 1k100O0, IN the Ovo80OWl08 Oh 0Ol
hearts, We still survive!
Yours, excitedly, w. g. K.
~ RRon The - Iowo Cavalry.
iCAAP 2D Iowa CAvALRY, ON ITALIA
HATCHI8 RIVER, Aug. Is, 1854.
EDITOR HAwK-EYE:-0on. Smith haa
ordered . halt, and il no further south thar
at the date Of my last; but the "war doGs'
have been loosened again, and have an
other bettte to report.
Just - mailed my letter Of the It'll
inst. our company was ordered to the front
on picket. Chalmers, reinforced By For.
from Oxford, and their pickets confronted
ours about three miles from this place.
They attacked us 1T midnight, but were
repulsed without loss to our side.
On the 18th companies X and D Of the
ID Iowa, and two companies Of tho 9Th Ill.
cavalry, commanded by Capt McAdannia
Of the 9Th III. and Bandy of the ID Iowa,
across Hurricane Creek, at which point
they opened upon US with = brisk 6re Of
artillery and musketry.
We returned 70 our picket post, and then
received . mail from home. All hands
were quickly carried back, in thought. ia
scenes Of peace and social joy. So engross-
ed were we with our reading that for the
moment we forgot that we were the Sons
Of Mars. The rapid firing Of our videttea
our carbiues. Nor had we time for loiter-
ing, for the rebels had already driven in
our videttee, and were upon rs, yelling
like demons. A few Of us sprang TO our
saddles, and lead by opr lstsergeant, John
Coulter. repulsed them by counter charge
in less time than It takes me to write it,
Alter considerable skirmishing we were
Rn1invoN hu thu 1Ofh M ru1px, nj
Lieut.. Colonel found considerable fault
with the way ve had managed the affair,
and seemed to think we should have cap
tured tho rebels, instead Of repulsing them.
The next day he had q chance to prove the
soundness of his logic, for the willy foe IA
vored him with turn, rs they had ~ the
day before. The 18th boys formed trap.
when much to his chagrin and surprise.
the brave fellow found that it contained
his 0wn men in place of the rebels, and what
was worse, the enemy captured tie entire
squad. Twenty-seven men were thus
made prisoners.
This 80 enraged Geo. Mower, that he de-
ternined TO take vengenoe upon the force
purpose, he ordered out five regiments OF
cavalry and . brigade Of infantry, with
several pieces Of artillery. These forces
attacked the enemy in the following order:
The "a Iowa, commandedsby Mai. q. H.
Horton, attacked the center and pressed
slowly, while Col. Starr with the 9Th and
9th Ills. cavalry moved upon the right
flank and Col Herrick with the It'll Kansas
and 18th Mo. cavalry moved upon the left.
The fight soon became general, but raged
with the greater fury upon the right.
Col. Starr, who commands two Of the
best regiments In service, pressed desper-
ately forward, and soon possessed himself
Of their entire line of Notifications in hls
front. The enemy now retreated for Oxford
leaving their dead and wounded in our
hands. Col. Starr lost six killed and
nineteen wounded. Our regiment lost ak
wounded and two prisoners. Col. Herrick
lost eight wounded. Total loss, six killed,
thirty-three wounded and two prisoners
did not learn the loss among the infan-
try, it was slight however, for they were
only engaged in supportinga battery lit
tie while IN the center. The artillery dre
was heavy but at SO long range that little
could not learn the enemy's loss. Col.
Starr counted fifteen corpses in his front
alone.
OF course we know not why Gen. Smith
does not move the expedition forward:
runner says that the confederate forces have
been sent to Atlanta, and that there Is not
suhcient force In our front to justify so
l would not presume to guess whether
We shall move forward or return. Shall
doubtless move some way soon.
The following 10 list Of the losses sus-
tanned by the "a Iowa:
Sergt John n Guild, Co g, left shoulder
by shell; severe.
VIM Myers, private, Co I, desh wound
in thigh.
CIV Conuor, private, Co 1, ankle, slight.
VIM Ferrenback and Geo Rolf, privates,
Co /, prisoners.
J Hankips, Corp Co b, left leg, severe.
Isaac Potter, private, Co B, through
body, dangerous: PIERCE.
A SPEECH by THE PREsIDENr.-The fo,-
lowing Is the full text of the speech deliv-
cred to the l84th Ohio regiment, by Presi-
dent Lincoln, on the 18th:
SOLDIERS You are about to return to
your houses and you friends, after having.
as learn, performed in camp q com para-
lively short term of duty in this great con-
test. am greatly Obliged to you and to
all who have come forward at the call OF
their country. wish 1t might be more gen.
orally and universally understood what
the country is now engaged in. We have.
as all will agree, . free Government, where
every man has . right to be equal with ev-
cry other man. In this great struggle, this
form of Government anu every form Of hui
man rights is endangered If our enemies
succeed. There is more involved in this
contest than is realized by every one. In
this struggle there il involved the question
whether your children and my. children
shall enjoy the privileges we have enjoyed.
I say this in order to impress upon you, if
you are not already SO impressed, that no
small matter should divert Us from our