The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-30

| ESCAPED from their masters home, on
on the Raleigh road some Is miles-tha
on the 4th Of July the guesrillas planned
an attack on the train leaving this city OF
deal of surprise when they found out tina
no more were killed and wounded. O
the MORALLY wounded that died the mex
day there were only 3, 2 Of the 37th anG
brakeman. We killed Of the guerrilla
two and mortally wounded six. We.
say, for my own dear self was one Of tn
guard. 4Hr Ha n a9
Forrest Is cut all, to pieces by Smith, o
which you have the account ere this. i.tp
a.r ...ss ef.. WV. FRANK. I.
/ NexrHls, Tenn, July 10, 1864.
Haas QR's % BRIG, Sd DIV, 7rH A. G., I
l Marks MIl.Ls, ARE, April %, 1864.
CAPT. A. BLoCKE, A. A. Genl Sd Divis-
ion; 9TH Army Corps1 IS, have the s hon; .,
April, by order Of Brig. Gen. Solomon, the
ID brigade was detailed to escort . supply
train Consisting Of two hundred and forty
| (A0) government wagons and number Of
sutler and other private wagons from Cam
den TO Pine Bluff. Col. VIM. E. Mclean,
43d Indiana infantry, the brigade COM
ss1nf ;e1 K.s unable e e in
infantry, and Col. w. b. Mason, nth Ohio
infantry, being also sick, was unable to 60.
and the command devolved upon me a the
ranking officer.
At the request Of Col. Mclean reported
to Maj. Gen. Steele for instructions, who
ordered me to move with the train early
next morning to Pine Bluff, and whom the
same was loaded to return with It to Cam
den. sss.s f,,ss ts So. SIS r.tl. eS IA
In obedience to his instructions Icrossed
the Ouachita river that evening and On.
camped On the opposite bank, whore the
train was parked. .8.g .,..safr I
Ny forces consisted Of the 4ad Indiana,
Maj. w. W. Norris, commanding, 300
strong; 38th Iowa Infantry, Mai. A. II.
77th Ohio infantry, Capt, Moo ormick, COM
manding, about 400 strong, and two Sec
tons OF battery E, ID Missouri Light Ar
tillery, Lieut.. Peetz, commanding. Next
morning st daylight Maj. McCaplly, LIT
Indiana cavalry, reported to me for duty
with . detachment of two. hundred and
forty l240) cavalry from that regiment and,
would further report that, in addition
to the above named forces, there aOcomp9-
MED the train Lieut.. Schrom, Of Gen. Salo-a
mons staff; Capt. Sprague, Of Gen. Cars
staff. and Capt. Townsend, Of Gen. Rice's
staff, together with large number o. citi.a
ugees, suffers and other army attacheeesl
and also some three hundred negroes. i4s \
Z At S o'clock A. N. on the I'D inst. II
moved and encamped about eighteen miles
from Camden, the advance, under Major
AcCaully, having, during the afternoon,
encountered few squads Of rebel cavalry
along the road, but we did not discover the
?nc:1! gu ny Uacs; -.
,.in na,n. Tue rT.us ucd ~ord OH ~ ~.
damaged 81 recent rains, organised q
Pioneer Corps, consisting Of about seventy
4vo colos ~. ~. ~ ~. ~ 1SS. 20 w.
nss.C ~ ~ s s..r;n .f ~ ~ S .o.o
10sI0m on me evenln8 % :no 49,, Wnese
: encampeo, HeePin8 my 51onesr CO,ps q
wo5k o9In9 soe n,gls CtI1e'n6 tue sloe6n
an ~ 81 ~ ~ ~ ,.Nr uU..C IL,
~ .ae e.ta 1 VI 1872 y - ~ Oc..ntrr III
but was unable g discover any enemy
During tno naen! P.sc0 Z cvly P1Cn .t
OF one omcer ana swenty-nve men spCus
Two ana z naiI mllee - my Ies[ " -
junction q the CnaMoefsvn!e an0 CAmoeu
roaos, WIN 1uss.ucsa0ns % uSyIa8ns ~ -
troll on eacn roao @ ne Iear lor nve mlles.
q the Junction OF the rrinceton TO-,
about TWO mllesl ~ my aqvence,w Win ORDERS
to patrol on that road q daylight nve
miles, ana ordered MAJ. McCauiiy o. Gay
light 20 send an 0mcer and seventy.nvel
men forward 90 the Junction O. the War.
rem Ioau, aUOut PA mi4es IN Sovsnces wy
take position and send patrols On that road
for four Or i've miles, and SO himself with
the balance OF bis command at daylight to |
the pickeS post IN our rear and remain nm |
I'll patrols returned. Il
On the 18th inst, moved my PioneeSl
Corps atday light and started the trains thef
sd Indians, Maj. Norris, with one section |
Of artillery, taking the advance. with IN.
structions 70 proceed on the march. anu
take position at the Junction q the war,
rem and Pine Blun roads, and Il the patrol
advancing, 70 cover their mont with
strong line Of skirmishera. renamed y
camp with the 36th Iowa and 1tn Onlo
and one section Of artillery, unit! receives
information nom the rear, ana me ua.1
Va: - mot,on on the roa0s Tnen :. oluSaea
Maj. Hamilton, @ the Setn Iowa, e m ~.