The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-04-15

forming. asHsd they espied sfhe latter. fhay.
might have become SC discouraged as to.
break and take-to the woods and sirer;-
dams object was 10 capture them as we'll as
70 rout them. So AL the afternoon, the cav.
airy pushed them hard, and the strife went
on nninterfuptedly and terrifcalfy.f I
have no space in this hurried dispatch, IL.
advert either to individual losses or to the
many thrilling episodes of the fight, IT
was fought at 90 close quarters that on +
carbites were never out OF range for had
this been otherwise, the long rifles OF the
enemy would have given them every ed
vantage. ikiaR+ lTsl
sa with their horses within call, the caval
ry-men in line Of battle, stood together
like walls Of stone, swelling onward like
those gradually elevating ridges of which
Lyell speaks. Now and then detachment
Of rebels would charge down upon us.
swaying the lines and threatening to ami.
hilate US, for as no part Of the action, till
it's crisis, did the Southern men exhibit
either doubtor dieMay, but fought up to
the standard of the most valiant treason
the world has ever had and here and there
showing some Of those wonderful feats Of
Individual courage which are the miracles
Of the time. fsgses
a Colonel with shattered regiment
came down upon rs In charge. The bay
|onets wore liked; the men came on with =
amidst the smoke their preserved colors,
torn by grape ana ball, waved yet defiant
~: twtco they halted, and poured In vol
leyD, but came on again like tho surge
from the fog, depleted, but dessrminsd; !;
yet in the hot faces Of the carblnesfs, they
read Z putpose @ rosolute, bat noso calm,
rand while they pressed along, swept the
men todk them IA Aaok. II was a awfnl
instant the horses recolled the charging
column t1embled like 3 single thin9, but
q once the rebels, with rare Organization,
Eieu into hollow square, and with solid
EsheetD u steel deded our esntauTs. The
hOrsernet rode around tbem IN yain; NO
charge could break the shining squares,
their vOlleys aYfesh, making gaps In the
spent ranks, and then in their Wavering
time the cavalry thundered down. The
rebels could stand no more they reeled
and swayed, and fell back broken and beat
%. And on the ground their colonel lay,
sealing his devotion with his life.
Through wood and brake fnd swamp.
fighting defenders steadily. For . part Of
the time Sheridan himself Vas there, abort
and broad, and active, waving his hat, giv-
Ing orders, seldom out OF 1Ie, but never
stationary, and close BY fell the long yel-
low locks Of Custar, sabre extended, fight
ing nke VIKING, though ne WAS worn
ana naggard With much WORK. .As aa9r
O'Clock the rehe1 were behind eheif wood
On walls at i've Forks, and still the caval-
y pressed them bard, IN teint rather than
solemn enort while q battalion dismount-i
81 cnarged squarely upon the lace OF tnefr
bEeastworke which lay - the maiu or the
north side Of the White Oak road. Then
while the cavalry worked round towards
the rear, the infantry Of warren. th0ugh
commanded y Sheridan, prepared % take
part 10 the battle. s3s
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vhiOh had rnarcfed 81 hnlf.poph two b. m.
.ifonn ~ ho,oe a nnineeau a he boyd
ltoWn niank road. M drawn Ap in four
6aftlo 1ln1o. iniIe a. nore in, length, and
"a th6 6e9innine fec1le thu White Oak
lfuS6 oAa1nn1lEf fheleR or pfyot Vas tho
6lVikdoa5of On. AyFoa. Cx1vforil had the
SSnfre ana arinl selc ri1hf. Theee afl.
VSKcsd ff0n ihS 1ov6fovR nlank road. &C
lfses oic3nef. vhi1s, 6heriian wea thunder
;n~ evsv vith IS. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ana
XsS.nrns4eS sXS -crd Asin6fnS Yhe rehela WITH
~ idee M IS ~ the cole attacking
refty |; they lay conoealed in thewopds hs.
kind thS 0faveily Run meeting ho0se. but
~ rslssi orles ti,nnsf. their ri0ht reached
|l-a.S ~ NO q ,,rvtSS s1,r,s,1A hove. rrftt.