The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-09-14
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for some time, for we have been so busy
that one could hardly get up to writing
pitch before another scout would be ordered
and break connections. Well, we had lust
returned from twelve days scout after
10. Shelby who has been prowling herea
bouts for some months past with from 5000
TO 5000 men, (the same party that we
routed the fore part of June near Clarendon
on White River and burned the town for
sinking gunboat No. 26) We had on this
twelve days scout followed him to within
eight miles of Jackson's post, (our advance
l mean,) to his Notifications. Our rations
had nearly given out, so we thought best
to return, for we had no artillery to try
his works. We had not been in but four
or five days when suddenly the bugles
sounded TO arms, and in half an hour we
were in the saddle and on the march west.
ward, (this was about 2 p. M, Aug. oath. J
We had marched about ten miles when we
could distinctly hear the booming of can
non, and soon learned from refugees on the
road that Gen. Shelby with about 1000
or 5000 mounted men and two pieces of
artillery had attacked and captured eight
companies Of the 54th Illinois Infantry that
were at and near Ashley Station on the
Memphis and L. R. Railroad guarding tie
hay. makers there. Our advance were i'm.
mediately attacked by them. There being
brigade of us, the 18th Missouri Cavalry in
advance, they attacked the rebel left the
9Th Mo. Cavalry the right, the 9th Iowa
Cavalry as reserves, the battle or high
rolling prairie where the grass had been
cut off. We were on high ground too, and
a terrible conflict here rsged for half an
hour with unexampled fury. Both lines,
about $50 yards apart. formed as for dress
parade, firing with cconess and courage
-un2aunted at each other the deadly mess
engers killing and wounding alike horses
and men. The dead and wounded being
brought to the rear presented to us a sight
not so pleasant, and the deadly missiles
were flying through our ranks, but FORUM
ately there were but few of our regiment
wounded. Lieut.. Rigart, of Co. G, had his
horse shot, and the ball was extracted the
next day. Our loss was 80 killed and
wounded. The 9Th Missouri was the heav
lest suffers, Instantly killed and 81
wounded. The rebsls displayed the battle
flag deiantly before us that they captured
from the 54th Illinois. We were preparing
to charge on them, when. by a sudden flank
movement on our right, the rebels fanked
into the woods and lief: Us masters of the
field. Iexpect they meant to draw us into
an ambnscade there, for no one doubted
but that they had large force there, also
artillery. Night coming on we returned to
camp, our horses too much jaded to follow
But brigade Of Infantry, one of Cavalry,
and y pieces of artillery from Little Rock
went out to cut off his retreat, and on tho
9th our brigade We're ordered to reinforce
will give you the d, tails. Reports reach
us that our forces are now having heavy
fighting with Shelby's forces near Hickory
Plains about 80 miles from here, to. day,
August 59th. More anon.
"s a"I Yours in haste,
RoUGn NoTEs.
P. S.-The TINES package is received
now quite regular. The last copy received
was August Sd. Cap. sends his good will,
and all the boys too.