The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-06


could Be. but ii some hospitals the morn
Ing saw their TASK little more than half
The iith Iowa. belonging to the low.
Brigade, which fought 30 obstinately on
both sides OF their works, are reported to
have lost about 100 men, killed, wounded
and missing. The cath Illinois lost l5a.--
Still It must be remembered that thess
numbers may be much reduced by the ap-
peaxance Of missing mei14a
III AesAULr on RE I5fE 6osfs. ~
~ AHef the violence of the shock .upon the
I7thtad passsd II, an1ahssa.sn13 -!
rePhned, ana quiet - re-
stored upou the left, the enemy massed :
second time for m assault 1aqUuPOuEiie1lll
this time directing upon the center of the
18th corps, and eventually on cleft Of the
~. About in tho afternoon, Cheatham's
corps Hoods old corps) advanced above
charged -HPan Our line with ne same i'm
petuosity that they had eAAshe l7th, Writ
ten words can scarcely depict the Jincredi-
BILE audacity and tho seeming total rech.
lessness Of life which charact0rize the rebel
charges Of this campaign. Here also, -
II ~ Hth, The men had Mt been halted -
fect1y their f6ftinca&ions, s they had bcen
englgsda good part Or the dayin feeling
Tor the rebel po6ttion md strength. The
18th corps lay extending acroas the rail-
road. General Woods diyisi0neon .they
right. General n. I. Smiths Ia tie ceuter\
and on the railroad, and General Harrow'sl
on the left. Who're the tine crossed th9|
LEFT open and uncovered BY any. cross flre,
and right here wSs = mistake, and one
which cost us much mischief Two rebel
regiments dashed right up this gorge b.
low the range Of our musketry, and paas-
ing to the rear separated, one regiment
scaling the bank TO the LEFT and the other to
the right. They poured destructive Ore
directly on the banks Of tho regiments next
the road, which, Of course, threw them into
confusion and caused them rapidly to tall
back. Over the breastworks thus Cleared.
other regiments speedily rushed and, form
ing = solid column, charged along the in
side Of our works. literally roofing out
doubt, that when they had once disIodeed Cd
them from their works they would make
no further stand. The I'd Division, the
center Of the corps, had been Weakened by
deta6hing half Of Colonel Martins BRIGADE
to the Assistauce Of the 10th on the left, and
wae consequently wholly dislodged from
ita. position. Falling back short distance
into the vocd: they halted reformed aqd
rushed "a appsreptly REGARDLESS Of them
until they reached the First Division,
which occupied the right. This divis-
ION tmmediaeely swung around its Left,
and poured = cross-6fe upon the bead
81 the rebst columh, and at the
so1 su,9 ns IS 1850 ~o Ds,. sna
strengthened ~ the return of the detached |
brigade, whiehha core > uaile9At thedou-
bio quick, Ia aibroiling sun, charged upon
their 6a01 and drov0 them quickly over
The works inseonfuslou. Just - tho ro1f
bslk whine charging along tho works. hadI
reached the 1t DiS1sionr t0Ay eAane ont 81 I
which confronted anoth4r about half , mile /
tant, onswhiehs Rested shs sskt Of th4 3d.
IfanmesiiAsely four piecesEof G0ckrilrs b6fs.i
tery. ousAectfon Of the "a Missouri, two
twenty p0uu9er PARROTS, and Two twelve |
leunder Nanc.ec As. Of Capt, Froelick's
bofAty, were PIT IN positiont and poured |
into the rebels = terrific enfllading Arc Of
mixable. The rebela were scettered In tho
utmost contiiaion. The change upon their |
flank coming about tho sAlna klme, put /
them utterly to rout. faoda sfsss< ..s VI
800 elttoMroAI NAN risAp. -
Between the two ridges VI which have
Just spoken there sinterveues slight hOI-l
low, and down obliquely along the side of
the one on which the rebels had appeared,
our forces had eonsttucted line Of works,
ifom which they had iust swung around il /
order TO meet the advance Of the rebels.-1
Returning 10 1t ~ the rebels were driven /
sack by the shells, they enjoyed the eight
Of their discontinue In safety. But - the /
rebels ran back, they S0on came under /
cover Of . strip Of woods running alOngl
The ridge, and going around some distance,
TO- the rear, they emerged at another point, /
Ind being half cDncealeE by The tremen-E
dOus smoke Of the batteries, rushed down I
% the works, thinlkingIip lie under their
rover and pick OF our, gnnners. " hat was
heir surprisoy On arrivinG Attho works, tol
md our boys lying tAjok along the other
ne! They had lain down or Of sight to 1
Nav the rebels On. OF couEse The latter /
e0nld not run away, - they were posed \
beth to tha shellsanta fire II the rear' from I
lhe inta1trF. Our boys thsn reached over i
ne works &stheir leisure, and laying hold I
% lthesrehels by theacollars, hauled them !
avsr - prisoners Of war. 1aaIxsR .sYfss.I
-. BELOW THE RAILROAD. W 20. |
The rebel regiment that ciambercd our
q the cut oh the youth side Or the railroad !
I'D not prove 50 completely an enteringt
9edge 20 clear our men from their works as |
ss companion. That part Of the "a divi-
ZION, however, were driven back from |
pulsed the rebels and held their ground.l-l
y wa.sa desperate struggle, = stFuggle for /
lae; Cne meu fought over the works handf
g nandy with bayCnet and with breach,
Nltn uetermination which knew no yieldnl
rs: a6uchs was the spirit, Ia facs, withI
snacn Iney fought everywhere, and sueh1