Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1864-09-09


forward q column and our forces gradu.
ally giving ground. They made several
efforts to flank us, but failed each time
Our forces then fell back, or rather drew
on the rebels some three miles from Mar.
tinsburg toward Falling Waters, when
there was lull. This falling back was
in accordance with Gen. Sheridan's or.
ders and why it was done is not for me
to tell and thus inform the enemy.
BUNKER HILL, Sept. 2.--Gen. Aver
ills division of cavalry attacked the
rebels this morning, a short distance
south of Martinsburg, and routed them
Following them up we captured two
battle flags and many prisoners, nearly
all OF their train OF wagons and Il hero
of cattle.
At about 4 p. m. we came upon di.
vision of rebel infantry and engaged
them. We are within six miles of Win
chester. The engagement is not ended
CHARLESTON, VA, Sept. 2.-The pc,
sition of Sheridan's army at this place
remains unchanged. 1t is encamped in
line of battle in a semi-circle.
CAIRO, Sept. 4.-The steamer Belle oil
st. Louis brings two hundred and fifty
bales of cotton for st. Louis.
Memphis papers of the Sd state that
the weather was excessively hot, and
that numerous fatal cases of sun-strOke
had occurred, including six soldiers.
The Union men along the river below
New Madrid have organized themselves
into an army, under the command OF
Granville Hays. They have already
had several fights with guerrillas, kill
ing considerable number of them.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 6.-Gen. ROsecrans,
being satisfied that citizens of Boone
county have cO-Operated with and en-
cOuraged bushwhackers and other bands
Of outlaws, and that Thomas Waterman.
the only support of a widowed mother
and two sisters, was shot on a steamer
lying at the wharf of BoOnville by a
gang of these villains, has ordered an
assessment of $4,000 on the disloyal
citizens of said town, for the benefit of
the mother and sisters of said Water
man.
| NAGHVILLE, Sept. 5.-Gen. ROsseau
telegraphs from Spring Hill, late Satur-
day, that Wheeler's forces were across
Duck river and had joined Roddy, and
were retreating towards Florence.
ROsseau prOnOunces the raid a COM
plete failure.
Gen. Keller reported MORALLY wound
ed, died at Franklin yesterday.
! Gen. Haskell is reported killed i'm a
skirmish.
| Considerable damage has been done to
the railroad, and large force is employ
ed, which will soon have it in order
again.
The damage done by the rebels to the
Chattanooga Railroad is being repaired.
Only one bridge has been DESTROYED
| hot rt &c
| Col. Spaulding was not captured, as
reported. He is safe, withhis command.
| Capt. Price, of the 10th Tennessee,
was killed on Friday.
| News from Sherman's army received
| to-day reports the enemy's loss at 1000
killed and wounded. We captured
1000 prisoners, among them Brigadier
General, whose name is not given. A
large amount of materials was captured
The army is in full possession of At
lanta.
New YORK, Sept. 6.-The UerolPs
of the 4th says: Gen. Crook was at
tackled last night, but he repulsed the
enemy and took 100 prisoners.
| The HelWid's correspondent with Az
Grill, under date of the 4th, says:
Yesterday our operations on Sheri-
dams right and in the direction of Win
chester were generally successful.
About 1890 a. NJ. LomaX's division of
rebel cavalry, then reinforced to five
brigades, attacked our line one mile
north of Burksville, on the Winchester
pike, 7 miles south OF Martinsburg.-
| The attack OF the army was made with
gallantry, but as calamity repulsed.-
Although we had only engaged IA portion
of the command and the offensive part,
| they had three i'll action to our one
| Having, for short time, maintained
the defensive, in order to give the enemy
! time to develop his strength, we took
the offensive, and drove LomaX's whole
division at a very rapid pace over fields,
| through the woods and past ritle-pits
and rudely constructed breastworks, for
distance of nearly five miles.
Arriving at this point the enemy at
| tempted to make stand, opening fire
| from his artillery and using his whole
| cavalry force to prevent US from crossing
| Mill Creek, q small stream which cross
! es the pike and empties into the Deco
guam river. The engagement in this To-
cality was of short DURATION but spirit
| ed. We charged the rebels with Dor
| ton of Powell's and Schomaker's brig
AIDES, and would have taken his artillery
had our men been able 90 get across the
| creek. In this manner they advanced,
| and as it was the enemy escaped capture
| by the mereSt accident.
In this action the lst Virginia cavalry
made special charge of great gallantrv,
under Lieut.. Col Charles E. Copparl.
and drove the enemy. We skirnlshed
| during the rest of the day while prepa-
| ring for other movements.
Yesterday when we were fighting
LOmaX's division Rhodes corps moved
down to attack us, with Is pieces OF az
tillery, but fell back during the night.
The enemy left on the field quite
number of wounded and many dead
horses. Having passed over the road
by which the rebels retreated, we found
their loss to be very large in comparison
with ours.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF Potomac,
Sept. 1.-The rebel pickets refuse to be-
lieve that AT ANITA has fallen. They are
very friendly lately, but have their
pockets filed with jeff. Davis proclaim
alton offering protection and safe con-
duct to deserters. They hope to largely
reduce our ranks by this dodge.
They buy all the eatables they can
get from our men, giving greenbacks
and tobacco in exchange.
Sept. 5.-Last night our batteries along
the entire line opened and saluted the
rebels for an hour In honor of the fall of
Atlanta.
Gen. Gibbons has been temporarily
assigned to the command of the 18th
corps.
The Tribune in leader headed
"Where we Are" says: Henceforth
we fly the banner of Abraham Lincoln
for the next President. Rather the In
ion and quarter of century of war
than disunion and the political servitude
our opponents would give u.s."
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Ga special to
the Bulletin from Harper's Ferry, Sept.
5th, says an ambulance train of 35
wagons after leaving the wounded was