The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-05-31
BATTLE OF o0sTANAULA, GA.
The Seventh iowa Infantry veteran Vol
unteers Whipping . Rebel Brigade.

| oosr.sAuLA Rryrs 70 Niles South Of Dalton, Ca,
May Is, 1854. !
| Editors Gate City-The First Brigade
Of the Second Division. Sixteenth Army
Corps, Gen. Dodge's command. being on
the extreme right of Shermap's Grand
| Army in The advance upon the enemy be-
low Dalton, were detailed to put pom
toon bridge across the Oostanaula river.
six miles below Resscs, on Sunday, the
18Th Of May. Some fighting at the place
| to he bridgei had occurred on Saturday
evening. in which our brigade had not
participated, but night coming on the at
tempt to pat in The pontoons had 10 be
| put off until the next morning. About 8
o'clock We arrived on the ground, and rs
soon as we appeared 90 the banks of the
river the enemy began vigorous can
nonading, to which our batteries etfsctusl-
| ly responded. Our brigade (the End and
7th Iowa, ID Illinois aud 66,h Indiaua)
got down on the river bank. The 2i
2
Iowa and part Of the 66th Indiana
crossed in an old Fat boat while the
bridge was being placed. As soon as the
last plank was laid, the 9TH Iowa being in
readiness, rapidly crossed and we're i'm
uediately ordered forward to .'feel for the
enemy" We formed in dense wood
and pushed forward about 500 yards, nm
| I'll our skifmishers me. those of tie enc
my, Who opened upon us and we're itnme-
distsy followed by the advancs Of their
line of battle. Our orders we're to mere
| ~ find their location, not to engage them J;
but AS we were attack. and could not fsll
back advantageously We concluded to
fight The left wing Of the regiment be-
ing BY this time near road, across which
vac 40 open ieid which commanded the
right flank Of the enemy. charged upon
the chIvalry With such shout - none
but our boys can raise. The enemy met
US at first half way, but the second charge
was too much for them-the most oil the
RICH. wing being now out Of the brush
aud sble to Ere more effsctuaIly, this
charge VAS overwhelming, the enemy TO-
cenlinently ran, leaving their dead and
wounded in our hands, and twenty pris-
oners.
When the facts in regard to this en-
gagement became known, it vas found
that we had defeated brigade composed
Of tbrs Georgia regiments, with q bat
terry supporting them. Perhaps my
opinion may be partial, bui I consider this
affair decidedly the most brilliant that our
regiment has ever achieved. The cour-
age. coplness and gailan.ry Of the new re-
crults (many Of whom had never fred .
mnsket beIore) S beyond all praise; not
man Of them ninched. Ii would afford
me much pleasure to psftieuhr,ss and
give 6ames, bus as ALL behaved 90 far !,
| coali see particularly we'll. 70 mention
names would be inyidous.
| c.F.C.
BY tie kindness Of Col, Parrot, Il the
7th Iowa, We have been furnished With
the soiisx'ag list Of killed and wouodcd
OF the SEVENTH Iowa Volunteer lnfan,rv.
~ action q Oostanaais river. Asy l4ti
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