The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-09-24

THE GREAT ATrE,


tht8 0Av touIhc enc Of the m0ot O0C10lVt
and sucxcscsfnl battles Of the var. Victor,
81 aTmv 10 been delSated and utterly
ROUTED. with the loss Of 1t least 5000 killes
and vonnded. includinR ~ folloWinl
Generais. Viz; Rhodes, Whart0u, Bradley
Carbon YORK and Godmnu. The two firs
az Mon vere KILLED ard the other. bodly
vdnndsd W. NO ~ canturod 3. 80
prisoners, nine battle Aags-feprssent,nl
and f;ye ipiecea al artiilerv. vifh caiaaons
On snnfisv morninr. Eariv sent Gordon'
division I'D rehel. in7snfrv frnnn, Hnnke
NH Gbrr~ II ~ hre,r sfaticrea ~ m
,.cf a. ~ n 49, zv~r;il MI II No
s;rspSr - ~ de.trrv ~ hriSSoe an tha Rai
timora and Ohio Rs3,rosd. w. - or
oman vhich fhev ~rrcneo,,elv fhonrht -
BEEN repaired. Tbey Occupied Martins
hu-r e. . 49, ti;.sS ~;shant deisc a.,
- - = ~ s; No. :nd were eventnai
!. dr;ser =. - ~ v..;si :. a. ~ - nsrksviile
- d. s;he!id.r .e ~ tnaif movements
..SSsd ~ %Lo,s ss.ss,rs.rd - hrs.r =,
o.rSrS AZ '.-s,,.. .s ~ nssrch. ana sccord
;rsir ts dt;clls.Sr a anndsv m tenfs wer'
All :;,oci ~ didnrerf diviaions we're III
s,.S =. -. IA nrsnersd - move ~ mo
msnt,s notice. IS - -
f~o,., eS Ssr;dsn Tor fhs ~ and ieth corns II
~ A., - 49, - n c,cac,E and ~ A..
oe sseCX - ~. WIN. = = o 49, s.0 r-oc :,
~ ~ ,ns-s.,.. . ,..SS.,.;.s.~ -' =
N.Y. Sh ~ stsr III. c;ciock w;,.or,. divi..
,o yv.i i~. c ~. ~ ~ nneonsn e ~
= WssscA ~ ,.sS 1rov;ns
~ c:,, ~. "a r.nsdjv sicnr ~ road and
driEng e ne cnem o e sS.s ~,y,h IS. AZ,
cad S sus ..r 49, 49, 4 th bs noint ii
Ulae.ue, ~. s*.,.is~ sh;-tv rr;.oner. r.
~ ~ 1870 ~ N R-i.ton ~ Tia 2Sth Pam.
snis 49, ~. ,' 49, -nurTed Eithin :
Ssy us.et ~ ~ :nemv,. worka' vhile e.l-
ism,iv Iasdin~ his rcriments -
TO- Aeid 80. 49, - ':eonatrnct>d Nv
the reh s 81 to guard The ford It Opsousn
an. .rd nrersnt onr nassass 81 ~ MINI. Onr
~ ;nf.rtrv ~ al, corns ~ 1oved
snc a.. 49, G,.1.,.sr NJ efnr. the r;ao ~ -.
% ~U W Nj; leayinr its min on thu
s,s..sss;.. IA ~ ia r;va- sho,,t : mia en6
cS 9, Inc So. l.ss ald er = nnd
=, "H ~ - 1...tis .nS shrev o.,t stror~
=. ~ i;rs =. ss.a - ~ time ,hs srt;9s
1.rv go. orssne 60 On the Voods. INTO which The
1us@y ln. nay dir H. .r. . rec, W
;.~ h-:.rtr ,..;sh - - ~ ~ hcffor;es
ank = 49, -" IT. ~ - is.sf svo hcn -
- -. ~ 49,. srirai 81 80 ioth csr,ss :.
wh;cS }rn,ssh miaconception Of orders'''
~ $3.50 - rcrre m ~ fhS nroner time
= CI-Ls.-
Gen. sheridan navlng teerne0 on eatur-
day that the man poftlo4 g Eafiy iorces
were snc.mped N tnea Hlcin1y OF bunker
Hill ana cIePnenson GeP le ree0lve9
70 mass MS forces on teesN incoesteF AND
berryvu4e PIKE: an0 " skkepi0 movement
throw them On EAIty 49, ss
There = no douot ous atos reDes were
completely surprised ana OUT maneuvereo4
by Gen. SneEi9an. Wnue nls oinerent
columns wefe nrin9 ne marched 70 the ape
pointed place OF rende5voos. portion
Of o4E HevalEy under 1e1s: Ior0ett ana
AvexAt Kept mp strong picket line along
the Qpeqpan, ana ~ oemonstratiOu in.
force - RsAms tords kept aTlarge portion
OF the enemy o thai point q the field,
which was nearly twelve miles distant
from the point WHARF e va sintended our
which should result In the signal defeat Of
Early's army. s.. am fe
The delay In the arrival Of the 10th CORPS
enabled Early to move Gordon's division
IT the double quick from Bunker Hill, dis
tAnt about 10 miles, and bring It up in
time TO form in line Of battle with Brsckin-
ridges, who had already arrived and were
formed in belt Of woods skirting Berrys-
- nH.V V&AnHAnfAR Ia A. al.