The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-02
From the 18th Army CoPps.
Bio SHANTY STATION, GA,
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EDITOR HAWK EYE: - Having q few
leisure moments this morning, I will give
you q very brief account of little affair
in which wewere engaged yesterday, the
18th insts u About Q O'clock a. IN. Gen.
Herron's division, Of the 18th army corps,
railroad, and just in advance of the station,
since the 10th inst, received orders to be
ready to move at l21 o'clock. At the ap-
pointed hour the division moved Out, cross
ing from the right Of the railroad to the
left, and marching about mile in rear Of
the line of battle, Col. c. G. Wa;cutt's ed
brigade in the advance,
extreme left Of one line Of infantry. To
the left Of our left flank was ridge COW
cred with heavy msas Of underground.
The enemy had very strong picket posted
along small stream at the foot Of the ridge,
consisting Of two regiments Of infantry ia
rihe-pits. The work assigned to our di-
vision was to drive in these pickets, and
Walcutt formed his regiment in li1e Of bat
tie in a ravine about five hundred yards
from the position of the rebel pickes, Col.
Catterson's r. th IndianaI regiment being
deplOyed so as to cover the front Of the d.
vision with q heavy line Of skirmishers.-
Col. divers ord brigade was formed in
line Of battle about fifty yards to the rear
ade was formed in like manner in the rear
of Oliver.
At the signal forward" the o7th Indi-
ana moved up to within seventv-tive yards
Of the rebel line, advancing across an open
field In the face Of CALLING fire from the
enemy's rihe-pits. In the meantime the
I'd brigade moved up about two hundred
to ascertain what he had before him ere he
went further. Soon the forward was again
sounded, and the I'd brigade advanced rap
idly across the top Of slight raise in the
ground, down the side OF the hill toward
the creek, through an orchard and
across fence, which broke our line con-
siderably, but though the "Minnies' howled
dercely over our heads about our ears, and
and among our legs, tearing up the ground
about our feet, and occasionally producing
that dull, ominous thCd which 80 truly
tells the soldier that his Comrade is killed
or badly wOunded,-n q man waverad:
the fence having destroyed our line, our
charge became race to ace who would be
first to reach the enemv's works. When
we arrived to within twenty-five yards Of
them, the blazing muzzies Of their muskets
were replaced by their white handkerchief,
which were vigorously shaken over their
heads. They begged piteously for their
lives, no doubt remembering the atrocities
Of Fort Pillow, Plymouth and Nickajack.
We did not stop long with our captures. but
leaving them to the care Of Col. Oliver 8
brigade, we pressed on to the top of the
ridge, plunging into the creek and wading
pushing "double quick up through the
thick brushwood, every man on his own
hook, companies and even regiments mix
Ell promiscuOusly together, Ca fault, truly,
but owing to the nature of ground, unavoi.
dable,) officers shouting forward, and men
cheering - they went. At the top of the
hill, two more regiments were in line t.
receive US, but thinking US rude, they for.
got to be polite and left precipitately. while
we amused ourselves by shooting al Them
as theyhkedaddleda across field toward the
mountain which they now occupy. MANY
Of them, nothing 10th to take q summer triI
to the North, and not liking to bear oul
fire in the rear" fell into our hands. a
number OF their wounded also, were picked
up by our ambulance corps, and will o
course, fare much better than were they il
the hands OF their friends, of which fac
they all seemed conscious. The number O
prisoners taken was over six hundred. On.
hundred and forty Of their killed anG
wounded, fell into our hands. Among thu
prisoners were two COlonels. one Major
four Captains, and q number of subalterns
The "a brigade lost heavily: 10 killed and
A wounded. Among the killed was oHs
on1cei, Lieut.. ,. Y. Grimes, Co. +, 9Th lows
infantry. Among the wounded, two OH.
GERS.
The following is list of casualties in the
9Th Iowa infautry:
killed-Lieut. and acting AdIutant J. F,
crimes; private VIM. Bastraod, Co. I
private John Huber. Co. D. ~
Wounded-Sergt. Jno. II. Key, Co. E
Corp,l. John Miller, Co. B CorpI. A. Nor
ris, Co, B Private A, johnson, Co, B.