The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-13
From the IOsh Infhntry.

EDITOR OF THE nAWA.EfA :-EI4 thu
reliable gentlemen Just from the front"
will have conveyed to the North divers ~.
mors cOncerning the Stoneman raid. That
you may see how much they are to be Re.
lied upon, will give you two or three ver.
sions which have reached US within lev
days past. One version says that pert Of
the expedition (not under the command Of
Stoneman, but preceding him. had pro.
ceeded to near Macon, torn up the railroad
| track for q considerable distance, DESTROYED
large amount Of rebel property, and had
started on its return to Atlanta, when thew
were met by an overwhelming rebel forcs.
| and after desperate fight were nearly al
eleven regiments of cavalry either killed
or captured, seven hundred only having
cut their way through and arrived at At
lanta. The next day we heard that the
above expedition consisted of but 8, 900 cav.
airy; that most of them were driven into
the river and drowned; that Col. Brown.
low, son Of the irlepressible Parson, had
started with 800 to cut his way through,
but had reached Atlanta with only so men.
This was brought here by one who had
seen and conversed with Brownlow him
self, and had it from his own lips. The day
following we heard that the expedition had
actually gone to Macon and released the
prisoners confined there, torn up the rail.
road, taken many prisoners, destroyed .
vast amount Of property, and were return.
ing with their released and captured pris-
oners when met as above recited. BY this
time. however, eleven hundred Of the two
thousand had got safely back to Atlanta,
and perhaps as many more will have ar.
rived by tomorrow.
Now, IT such are the conflicting rumors
which reach US. at q distance Of ffty-uine
miles by direct railroad from Atlanta, with
only three or four stations between, you
SaSArn< h~v~ -
worth by the time they have reached the
North by half dozen different channels.
One thing only is conjecturable from these
conflicting reports II, indeed, they have
any foundation at all, viz: That the Stone.
man raid has not met with that success that
was sanguinely expected. But even this
Is not, as yet, . necessary conclusion. Il
it il not at all likely that IL would he e..
trusted TO so Insignificant 4 force a 400
cavalrymen, or even eleven regiments.
suppose we shall know something more
definite in few days.
Gov. Stone left here yesterday for the
North. He is just from the front-was
there at the time Of Hoods last charge, q
battlefield after the charge before the dad
were buried. Hesays the slaughter (of the
rebels) exceeded any thing he ever beheld.
There were none Of our troops engaged In
this fight he says except the 18th cora.
(Logan's) and the Iowa Brigade, Of tho l7th
corps. &a
Gov. s., am informed, declares his Dc.
termination, like Gov. Morton, or Indiana.
to discourage volunteering, and rely upo6
the draft to fill Iowa's quota under the r.
cent call; and, also, that the draft win bs
imposed upon those counties and town.
ships that have heretofore failed TO meet
the demand upon them. This ID Just,
equitable and right. This will give the
a chance. awake snSkSes''
Our brigade I'D brigade, Sd division, 18Th
corps,l so long known as ''the old fighting
brigade" has been broken up and consoli.
dated with the LIST and I'd. This was rem
dered necessary by the fact that the non.
veterans of the 5th Iowa have already been
mustered out, and the veteran portion
probably transferred to the 5th Iowa cav
airy. The non-veteran portion OF the 10th
will be out on the 9th Of September, and
the 18th Missouri will 60 out In November.
The 93d Illinois has been transferred to the
LIST brigade, and the 10th Iowa and 18th
Missouri to the I'd brigade.
Gen. Thomas has decided that all oficers
who went home with their regiments ON
veteran furlough thereby bound them
selves for three years further service. The
officers Of the 5th are held here under this
ruling. Yours. DC. w c. X