New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-24


the locality where The Rebels veseemrsyed in cesiio
ing the railroad Lieut. WIN-oR and his men deserve
great credit for The excellent artillery tllng "heh est
the enemy great deal of trouble and COZ iueratIe
LEES Corps, both legs being sevcfld iiOin bis DOdy
NEAT LITTLE chARCE.
On the 18th the Rebel slaris oCers occupied posi-
ton which we obliged 20 abandon OF "A command
ing ridge on The west side OF the railroad, which over.
looked Col WATKINs's font, annoying his men great
deal. We evacuated this position on account oi tie
scarcity OF troops. Gen. hACN give Noi; " A.hins
permission TO send two COMPANIES of the lib KenucSy
Cavalry 10 disl0dgc these trOnli,somc fellows Two
companies being dsmolaed uadoT the command 81
Capt. CowELL and Capt. NEsloH made very Diiihat
little charge up the hi driving lie Rebel Shafpsho0te!s
in all directions. THIS gallant exploit wac very hand
somey executed in the lace Of quite warm muskety
fire ron soae old lines Of Rebel works bu last spring
1ls movement gas aided by the guns 81 the iolt ri
command of Lent " iNsoR the shells OF which btIst
in close proximity to the Rebels. ~ cay TINS sot Oh
desultcry skrmRbrg continued until shutdown, whcn
the enemy attempted to retako the ridge from when
they had been so gnccrcmOniGSy driven by tie two
COMPANIES -. The 18th Kentucky taiairy W lille I'M,
feeble attack was In progress Gen. A.cCcoh arrived
ffom CarteTsyilie with small body u! troops. Among
these resnforcenen,s ninety of IN" 10Th Iowa.
Tn detachment, under Col. HFNDKRsos were ordered
into the fort to strengthen or Ines Slight skrmisE
ing continued until dark, when the ReDeir Withdrew
u der cover Of Tight. ching toward Snake Greek
Gap.
ATTACK ON THg GARKlsOSs.
The savage threat carry war 30 tie knife having
proyed miserable gnominious failure at Ressco, The
'ehivar0us,' ksmaHs HOOP retired in disgust, ana
smartiUg under the saucy Yankee refusal ne deter
mined wreak his spite upon The railroad ana on I'VE
feeble little gaIisons stationed in Tie numerous pock'
houses along the Chattanooga md Atlanta Rciiroad
HEROIC DEFENSE or BLocK-HoUsE bf THE lIH
IOWA.
Az Til,on On. six miles North Of Resace small
station on the Iai road the 18th Iowa Regiment, Lieut.
Col. :. NJ ARCuEg commanding Col "EVER the
commander, being In command at Resaca,) was STA
TONED.
THE ATTACK
At early honr on the ning Of the 18Th portion
Of SIEwaRTs Corps began 10 threaten the little garii
son and soon succeeded in driving In our plckets Col
ARCHER at ordered eight companies Of bs
into the boekh house. deplo!lng two companies ouSi9e
his works As skrmshels These troops wer soon con
frl nted with helming numbers ana aiteFchecAh5
the advance OF the enemy Cor twenty minutes, charge
was made upon ba yaient defenders, when resulted IN
their being forced into the bock.bouse liad the TWO
compauirs moi watchrd the Rebel movement very
cose, they would have been cut of IN their retreat
To- the block house. As our skiTmShers were
driven in. the enemy tegan Tapldl! 10 ehciTee tne
doomed garrison with lines Of brstling bayonets CON
tinung sharp mu'kctl fire upon the rhe PITS pu'
without much maternal effect
sTEwAgrs ATRoCIoUs DEMAND.
1t cnroged the Rebels such bodness on The part
of a puny Insignificant force cru muskets ell tod)
daring ~ ding deaIcc in the teeth OF strong corps,
and at o'clock NJ flag Of truce conveyed anothcF
one Of those Rebel edicts demanding an Immediate
and unconditional surrender OF the garrison compiled
with threat that II this demand wss not instantly
compiled with no grdyt1 uogid be 9irsH This epstie
was signed C. >. s1EwALr, lieut-6en commanding
C. = forces As SOON Col ARCHER saw the flag ep-
preaching his little hne Oh iihe pts ne "eh' OUT W re-
THE ARCH Err RESPONSE.
Hs reply was equally abusive and gncoHstuAtion-
al" as those Of Col LA.DoD nj Dalton, In July Gen.
CoRsR ut AllaoOna, Oct 5, and Cot VIEWER ut Resacb
Oct Is III yOu want this bIock.house ana garrison
you must cone End take IT, This response father
Startled the Chiyarous knight Of the southern Cross
who bore the truce lag. aud lac replied " admire you
bat d-m Your Judgment The interview being over
Lieut. Col ARCHER returned TO The BLOCK aouse and no.
tiled his men u the Rebel nSoence telling them there
would be no snrrenderng. These remarks we're re-
ceyed With lend cheers, and tho gallant men ct onee
resumed their trEg through fne loop holes Pioerahs
A number III Rebel skiriui-hers.
THE REBELS OPES THEIR ARTILLERY.
The sharp shooting continrcd until nearly one o'clock
answered altogether by Rr!ei mu.kefry leading our
men g. believe that the eneBir hau 10 artillery VITA
them; but Ia this they were greatly mistaken for sud
denly three 2pound howiIzes were opened upon their
beck house. After hrirg twenty shots nom these night
guns they were removed aud thee 2i-pound Napoieons
wele brcueht TO bear, opening within three hundred
,ar,is A1Jt FLETCHER WooLsEY. ho was captured
AID paroied on account of III health says that every
one II the Napoleon shots that struck the block house.
hook il ike a reed" The roof was shattered into |
fragments the main timbers were badly spiatered aud
falling AID two or three solid shots had passed COM
she'll which exploded in the center ~ the room MORALLY
yonndIng several men add stunning nearly all who
were in the block house FINDING their situation was
ter, hopeless their block house having been rddled
till II WINS half demolished and unteuabe and no pros
ec of any relief reaching them from Resaca. the noble
regiment was iraly obliged to yield to TIE superior
numbers Of the foe.
TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND ROUNDS OF NUsKlTRY |
AMMUSITI0N DISCHARGED.
To give idea OF the stuobonness with which these
brave men resisted for over two holrs tne combined
attacks of the enemy, il 10 only necessary for me 10
state that at the Of the surrender there were bat
two boxes of ammunition left out Of 200 rounds Al
every favorable opportunity our Doys would sa ha,
res yer. planted within 800 yards OF the bloch house
Firing by signal in voleys, they did good execution,
killing and wounding quite number oi horses ana |
Rebels.
soon as the garrifon surrendered they were placed
under guard of the 46h Mississippi Regiment ana IN
few moments Lieut. Gen. SIEwAEr. accompanied with
nurnber of his Maor-Genorals visited the prisoners
Col. ARCHER requested permission OK Gen. STEWART
for himself and AdL Wo0LsEi 10 take Their vasos 10
citizens house in the immediate vicinity OF the block
housc where their private property might 0e reIaheu
mill they could send for IT. 10 this STEWART very
gruty replied Colonel. you ere entitled Ia no ia'ors
my hands. for you have iooiishy detained my oorps
nearly day which 10 me Is very valuable several OF
STEW ARTS staff officers nterceGed. aud begged the
General to grant this request fol the men had proved
themselves brave as lions and the! were nee 10
their admiration for such heroic determination rs these
Iowa Bows" had oyinced against such heavy odds: |
Gen STEWART permitted them 10 save Their personal
effects after the numerous entreaues OF ms oncers
me regiment WAS then marched toward Dalton many
of the men weeping with anger and bitter dsappo'nt
men at the terrible fate which WAS IN store Tor them
A. soon as they reached the confines OF the rroel
gter pens at Andersonyie, Libby. and other foul
places. A..
burning the bridge at Tton tearing up aud burning
the railroad and destroying the water tanks and other
Government property within their reach AZ Dalton
Ga Col. ARCHER and his regm.ntL Adjt.. FLETCHER
WooslY were parocd. Cot. ARciIERs parole has the
following highly complimentary indorsement from Stew
art: This parole granted IN eonsidoaiioH Of ns sal
aht defense Of the Post Of Thon by Col ARCHER and me-
m,a" Some idea Of the strength Of these block houses
NAV be inferred from the fact that but sixteen men of
the i7th Iowa were wounded and these were chiefly
shell wounds.
suINING IXAMIIES OF Pure PATRIOTISM.