The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-06


and bringing irretrievable disaster upon
| the entire center and left OF the army.
- BATTERIES LOST AND RETAKEN.
Tina terrific charge 1p6n he ID Regular
6httorv. nearly every horse WAs shot, and
tall the pieces taken 1br the nnOment. The
| men, however rendered it impossible for
the rebels to draw them %, ~ rapid nre
from the sharpshooters, and charging in
turn they were all retaken. Battery, A,
LIST Illinois Artillery, was ut the railroad,
two pieces below it and four above, and al
over the bank upon them. The two below
the railroad were retaken, but the remain
ling four were dragged out through road-
way and conveyed away TO the rebel Lines
before our columns could reform. Battery
81, LIST Illinois, commanded by Capt. De
Grass, 2o-pound PARROTS, were Al taken
and re-taken. The Captain, though 2 mere
revolver upon the rebels, md only leaving
them after he had assisted In spiking them
with his own hand. All his horses Wereshot,
one whole team, consisting Of eight, fall
ing in their traces, just % they had stood
ID line; and - the CaptAin looked upon the
wreck and slaughter Of his battery, be
pay dear price Tor their brief possession,
lee one OF the guns was bursted by being
CHARGED with three loads Of cannibeer. A
soon % he returned, and could unspike the
gums, b gave the rebels . parting salute,
which they could, 40 doubt, have been
most willing to omit. es sfaa .@.8g
The 18th corps captured three stands Of
colors, the 10th four; tho 18th lows cap
tured the colors Of the 45th Alabama, the
3lst Ohio brought Oh another. and the-9Oth
Ohio third. s " NJ
The number OF prisoners taken should
estimate at about 1000. The 18th corps cap
tured two regiments entire, and the 18th
ana 18th captured about $50 more. Among
these was Col. Hardee, from which there
HArdee was mortslly wounded and had
fallen into our hands, some even being pre-
pared to say that they had seen his body in
one Of our hospitals, Or 1t Least, had seen
those who had. A Msjor and several 9TH
or officers were also taken.
FIGHT AT DECATUR.
While the attack was raging 50 furiously
on the left, the rebels had dispatched q
strong body Of men by . wide circuit to
surprise and attempt to retake the village
Ohio, 35th New jersey, and 25th Wiscon-.
gin, > brigade Of the 18th corps, and APP
BEARS to have been attacked by twice fits
l6wn number. Having taken the precau-
don to station men along the Decatur road
TO prevent reinforCements from being sent
out from the main army, the rebels assaulted
the town with great fury and carried it,
the woods, but they speedily reformed and
charging in turn, displaced the rebels after
. bard fght, in which they lost about $50
men, and held the place against all opposi-
tb9r 4nere Xaap0me artillery employed
9n60Nf 4tesy Sb4ehOw much or what sort
L. TN~1 - 49,
6sd Ohio, was mortalIy wounded and Al
iutant Farr killed. Tho post could not
have been considered q Of any particular
value to tho reheas, except - . point for
rendezvous Tor small parties to sally out
upon our trains. The design Of creating q
diversion in our rear, no doubt formed ~
qnsou for the attac1M
yssI 1F4st ArrAcKs J x.ks1
'ee4ss q psFy attacks upon our rear du-
rid ~. DAY, in order 70 harsss and at
A4at 8ttentibn from the main business in
fronl.A train Of one hundred and twen-
~ wagons, loaded with three days rations
tor the ariny Of the Tennessee, was At
tackled near Decatur, but escaped with the
a regiment, also stationed at the bridge ct
Roswell, was dred upon by force Of cav
Airy, but repulsed them and held the
bridge.
$50. RIGHT VINO.
This part Of the army was extended 90
far around toward the west side Of Attain
t. that It's operations could not beobserved
and wSsso distant that even the sound oil
itS cannon was not to be heard in presence
Of the uproar in our front, but signal OH.
GERS report that during the engagement in
the afternoon they were pouring into the
devoted city heavy are from cannon a
the smoke could be seen rising up in thick
" 1S~At 49, - "a
was. further than to extend the right of
our line around rs far - the CHATTANOOGA
railroad, and beyond, am not informed |
REBEL Loss. So
It ID scarcely to be expected that any
e.Atements of the rebel loss should be accu-
rate, but thus much It u safe 70 say, that |
the rebels lost far more than. ourselves.
They were The assultinx party, which. al
ways suffers the sevsresf foss, even il the |
6ght IS made IN an open held, but when
the assaulted army II behind works, even !
slignt - ours were, the disparity Of ioes u |
necessarily increased. I have little doubt |
that their losses for the day were ave thon-
0en. walker was killed, and that Geuerali
H9pd WAS MORALLY wounded in . chargeI
mAoo In the Afternoon, and subsequently, |
died. ~ 10 the former there il much doubt |
but Ia regard % Gen. Hood, it appears 70 b |
the gensE1lly received opinion that hs was
'-I's sst in ,xooaroArn ron. 1850
- have already Stated the difaculties
which prevent, at this eaF1y day, ! thor
oughly reliable statement Of the loaaes, but |
aft0e taking the estimates Of the division |
SURGEONS and combining them, am inclin-I
81 to set down the aggregate loss "a. curl
side at about twenty thre0 hundred. Oh
cial figures will doubtless vary from this |
somewhat, - missing men will yet. be |
brought in to diminish II, aud few killed I
will probably be recovered to increase it, |
but believe they viii not greatly depart !
IOWA oFF1OBns KILLED AND WOUNDED BE-l
As aFoRE ATLANTA, JULY %, 1854.
Lfe6t. Col. Hedrick, 18th, severe.
!, Major Walker, 18Th, killed.
Major F6eter nth, severe. All