The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-04

gives the following account of the exploit
Of Major General Daniel f. Sickles, who
was in the battle Of Resacca without a COM
mand:
lin the prosecution Of the mission to
which he is assigned by the President.
my during these battles. He was in the
saddle, on both days, from morning till
night, and was everywhere conspicuous
where the fighting was the hardest, until,
finally he was cautioned by General Hook
er in regard to the reckless exposure Of
want to save that other leg Of yours re-
monstrated Hooker. But Sickles couldn't
see it. Where soldiers were periling their
lives for She oepntry, he chose to share
their dangers. He was frequently ap-
plauded and cheered BY the troops, as he
rode along the lines. Who's that 2 one
would ask. That's Dan Sickles, the man
or, that's Bully Sicklee, of Gettysburg
The Generals staff volunteered their SER
vices, and were actively employed on
Hooker's and Butterfield's staffs.'
A correspondent thus gives Sheridan g
address to his men on the Richmond raid:
1t Was at this juncture that rode down
through deluge Of rain to Gen. Sheridan g
headQuarter's. Hound him standing I'M
der tree smoking q cigar. He had just
opened two sections of Fitzhugh's and PEN
nington's batteries upon the advancing in
fatffy, and was watching the effect of their
fire. Seeing that his men fell back, he or
defed mp the ammunition train OF the First
division, and caused Lieut.. Malone to issue
expended all their own. He then placed
them: "Boys, I'D 1ee- tho2e fellows yon-
dern We are going to knock hell out Of
them. They are green soldiers from Rich
mond. They A. nokH@terans. You have
fought them well to-day, hut we have got
to whip them. We can do it, and we will -
chAer and dashinE charge, which sent the
@Johnny Rebs'' flying back to their works.
Meanwhile Wilson, assisted by Lieuts.
| Chaplin and S&y4eo, opened their twelve
FOUNDER Napoleons on them, adding great
" to their Decentralization and the speed OF
their skedaddle.
1--WE WILL TRY THAT!'-The rebel Gen
eral Fitz Hugh Lee was confronted the
other day in Virginia by an entre1chment
fan Of negro soldiers in the United States
/. uniform. They were commanded by Brig
adler General Wilde. Before carrying his
war into Africa, Lee informed Gen'l Wilde
that if he would surrender, his black troops
should be treated as prisoners Of war; but
/
by force, he would not insure the lives OF
the colored captives. Gen'l Wilde prompt
ly replied, I'VE will try that" And they
tried it. Lee tried it-tried it three or four
times, and tried it in vain. The blacks
whipped him, poured volley upon volley Of
death and destruction into his ranks, and
drove him away. The flower Of the chiv-
alry'' met their former slaves in battle, and
were handsomely chastised. = 1s'~
We hope that every such heathenish and
savage insinuation as that of this Iee to
8:n wilde w g. Jug rs
win try that" The proposition 10 treat
the blacks a. prisoners Of war, if the pest
which they defended was surrendered,
shows something Of q backing down by OUT
Fejee foe, and he will show something more
Of q backing down If he il treated With that
resolution ana pluck implied in General
Wilde's words-"We will try thai. TIC nj
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