The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-06-02
Rattle Of OOsuanula. Ga.
The Seventh Iona Infantry Veteran Vol
unteers Whipping Rebie Brigade.

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| OosTANAULA RIVER, 26 Miles)
South of Dalton, Ga.
| May Is, 1854.
EprroRs GATE ClTY-The First Brigade
of the second Division, Sixteenth Army
Corps, Gen. Dodge's command, being or
the extreme right of Sherman's Grand
Army in the advance upon the enemy be.
low Dalton, were detailed to put pom.
toon bridge across. the Oostanaula river
six miles below Resaca, on Sunday, the
18th of May. Some fighting at the place
to be bridged had occurred on Saturday
evening, in which our brigade had not par
ticipated, but night came on; the attempt to
put in the pontoons had to be PIT off until
the next morning. About O'Clock we
arrived on the ground. and as soon as we
appeared on the banks Of the river the
enemy began vigorous cannonading, to
which our batteries effectually responded.
Our brigade (the End and 7th Iowa, sd
Illinois and 66;h Indiana) got down on the
river hank. The I'd Iowa. and part ot
the 66th Indiana crossed in an old fiat boat
while the bridge was being plaeed. As
soon as the last plank was laid, the 9TH
Iowa being in readiness rapidly crossed and
Immediately ordered onward to "feel for
the enemy" We formed in dense wood
and pushed forward about 800 yards, until
our skirmishers met those of the enemy.
who opened upon us and were Immediately
followed by the advance Of their line of bat
tie. Our orders were to merely And their
location no. to engage them; but as we
were attack and could not fall back ad
vantageously we concluded to fight. The
left wing Of the regiment being by this
time near road across which was an
open field which commanded the right
flank Of the enemy, charged upon the ch,v.
airy with such a shout as none but our
boys can raise. The enemy met us at
first half way, but the second charge was
too nuch for them the most of the right
wing being now out Of the brush and able
to fire more effectually, this charge was
overwhelming. the enemy incontinenty
ran, leaving their dead and wounded in our
hands, and twenty prisoners.
When the facts in regard to this engage.
ment became known, it was found that we
had defeated brigade composed of the
Georgia regiments, with a battery supper.
ting them. Perhaps my opinion may be
partial, but consider this affair decidedly
the most brilliant that our regiment has
ever achieved. The courage. GOODNESS and
gallantrv Of the new recruits (many of
whom had never fired musket before) is
beyond all praise not a man Of tn en- finch
ed. 1t would afford me much pleasure to
particuhirize and give names, but as ALL
behaved 50 far as could see particularly
well TO mention names would be invidious.
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BY the ki,dnesSof Col PARROT, of the
7th Iowa. we have been furnished with the
following list of killed and wounded of the
Seventh Iowa Volunteer Infantry. in action
at Oostanaula river, May 14th and 18th.
1864.
Private B F. Mc1ill, Co. A, Nav Is.
S A Movers Silas Parsons, Francis
McMains, all Of Co. g, Nav IA. .......
John Knight, Co d. Nav Is.
q. E. Frasier. Co X. May Is.
H G. McGill. Co G. Nav IS.
Geo. Courtney, Co. X. May Is. died of
wounds
T. Worth, Co. I. Nav Is.
C. S. Buckner, Co F, May IS.
WOUNDED, -CoMPANY F.
Corp D. G. Hoover. slightly.
Private Thos. N. Long, severely.