The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-10-27

garrison Il Tilton. 70 ave loss 81 life,
I demand IN immediate and unconditiou..
Il surrender. II this demand 10 complied
with, oil the white troops and their 81.
Gers shall be peroled withia ! few days,
and the 1seSoas shall Be- we'll treated; i
refused ! will take the place and give o..
dezs 70 take - prisoners.
Very Respy your OBJ Serv't,
(Signed, AK. P. STEWART,
1t. Genl G. 8. A.
To this demand / replied. ~ will NOT
surrender; il yen want my garrison you
will have to take it," at once notified
nv eommasd that there would be NO sur.
render, which was applauded by all.
During the cessation Of hostilities the
rebels posted themselves more advsnta.
geously, and IS soon - their bearer Of
truce had passed out Of danger, com
menced very brisk Ere. / exhorted my
men to waste no ammunition, (of which
had bat $1,000 rounds at the commence.
ment). Sharpshooting wss kept up until
| o'clock p. m and | was congratula,ine
myself that the enemy. haviog no artil-
lery at hand, would soon abandon the
place, knowing that charging would resul,
disastrously to them, when . cannon ball
passed over the house, and it was discov.
cred that three guns were in position on
the crest of hill, distant US or SOC
yards southwest OF US. Twenty one shots
were fred from these guns az pdr How
itzers) at intervals of about minutes,
doing no further damage to US than 4 few
slight wounds, part of tie roof torn off,
and the protection to the entrance shat
tered Discovering that We would mol
yield, but on the contrary poured volley
after volley into them as their guns were
wheeled into position, when they intro
duced three twenty four FOUNDER Napo
Icons. and opened terrific fire upon ns
Every shot that struck the block house
sprung and shattered its timbers, anc
shook the building as if it were reed
bcrs so much strained that the dir. cover
ing rained down upon us 10 torrents. w.
endured this, still hoping for assistanc.
from some quarter, until 81 o'clock Tn,
last and 47th shot fred. (24 pdr. shelly
entered loop hole, and exploded in Ia,
centre OF the room, Frustrating half til,
men, and envelopipg us 10 a smoke 81
dense that no man could see his comrade
Failing TO secure assistance and con
sclous of the fact that two or three more
shptc rad,.na h.
my men; that the pits we're gradually be.
ing brought under enfi.ading range. and
having but 10 or II rounds OF ammunition
left, | surrendered the garrison, salts fec
with having detained the rebels seven ant
half hours. My force consisted Of 2sO
musk ets, aud about 20 extra duty and
other unarm.d men. Capt. Horuer Go
u and 81 men made their escape before
the garrison was surrounded, aud eigh,
uien were left with the wounded. The
Confederate loss was very severe, partic.
ulariy among their srtillerists. | was ia.
ken to Dalton and on the morning Of the
i4th. Myself ard Adj'lF f. Woolsey, wsre
psroled IN consideration OF the gallant de.
fence of my post. $50 reads the endorse.
ment OF my parole).
10 conclusion, ! am in duty bound to
say that Adj't Woolsey, Lis G. w.
Wordron and Theodore Tomson who
were with me in the block house. exhibit.
ed the most perfect self control and cool.
ness, and rendered ne most Invaluable as
sistance; while In the pits, outside, the
same gallant conduct was displayed among
ootn omcers and men, which has hereto
tore characterized then in action. Col.
"eVer was absent (comnandipg at Re-
saca) during the engagement, and was.
at the same time, confronted by the rebel
general Lees army corps.
Accompanying send list Of casual.
ties
am. Captain,
Very Respect'ly, DC,
togned,) s. NJ. ARcHER,