The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-04-22

never yet seen = house or its inmates mo.
Tested, even when their rebel sympathies
were not concealed. If the owner had the
lilly.
PROM PoCATALI0o 10 LowRY.J-sS
From Pocotaligo to Lowry the order Of
march was in the main as follows: The
18th corps on the right, the 18th on the left,
tho 18th on the right, and Goth the left cen.
ter. When the 18th and 10th had got fairly
across the Savannah river, the 18th and 18th
were moved forward from Pocotaligo.
Cores Division having crossed at the
same point, moved on With the Goth corpa
till they Interested our line Of march near
Lowry. We moved out from Pocotaligo
on the 10th of January, moving in north
west direction across Jackson's Fork, near
the Cambahee river, and crossing the lat
ter at Besufort's Bridge. The rebels had
thrown up pnatty passable works ut Jack
sons Fork and Beaufort's Bridge. Al the
former place the lst Divilon I believe
skirmished some with them, but they soon
left their works and took to their heels. AT
Beauforts Bridge they had thrown up
Ibreastworks. and had q couple Of pieces Of
artillery on the opposite bank. The river
itself straggles (perhaps struggIes would be
The better word) through An immense
swamp, Of which, indeed, 1t is q part. and
Ithe bridge is reached by q narrow 0ordu-
roy roac. barely wide enough for . single
wagon track. On either side all il water,
mud and jungle. Bot the dread Of flank
movement seems tO hang upon them like
an ever present incubus. Here again they
fled like frightened partridges. At this
point lives the rebel General and n. c.,
L. nj. Ayers. He was ut home few days
before our advent, but was nn grand he
|gira when we arrived. We camped for the
might there. Some of our mon visited his
n tail SrA n f1>Al
|ly." Two fine pianos were stan,iing in the
yard, with greasy negress trying to come
the banjo on their keys. while splendid
bureau was turned up on its back, and q
soldier was skinning q slain p0rker on its
face. "Sic transit" DC. This was on the
5th Of February.
On tho 9Th our brigade had the lead of the
whole corps. all Of which, except the 4th
division, was now upon the same road
We struck the Salkehatchie river at eros
(sing i've miles west of Lowry. Here the
rebels made what had the appearance
|of being pretty decided stand, and in con.
siderable force. As usual the approach to
the river was through dense swamp. The
rebels had thrown up breastworks on the
opposite side, destroyed the bridge and cut
down trees across the road in almost every
|tillery. The 10th Iowa and 66th Illinois,
were thrown forward asskirmishers, while
1.-THE SOth Ohio moved OF to the right as
|dankers. After 3 pretty brisk skirlnish
(the 10 b and 56th gave = yell 1.-THE usnal
prelude to q charge), and away they went
Through mud and water, ~ Weems would
have said, las II the devil were bringing
|up the rear" Away won't the rebs, pell
nell. rolling out, tnmblipg out, any way
Ito re, out Of their trenches Over the hill
beyond they scafnpereu with thsir best
(Msatle. and only halted about half mile
|hoytmd' where our boys were stopped 10
await the crossing of the 1st brigade.
Az soon Is portion Of tho LIST Brigade
had got over and into supporting line, our
brigade again gave chase, and came upon
1.-The rebels Ut the next swamp, where they
made another feeble stand. But when the
lboys again raised the yell and the dust I'll
N ultane ously; pouring in their vOlley rs
|they ran, the rebels scattered like deMOr-
la.ixsd sneep before rAveniEg wolves. So
closed tina, day. fighting with the Sd Di
vision. There WA, some CsnnOnading on
Iour left the same day, and prea.,sneeither
the 4Ln Division or The 20 b Corps were
driving them upon other roads.
On tue 7th, our division WAS In the rear
|of the whole corps, and ann not able LO]
|s,ey what took place in front. 1t was only
about five miles from our camp to Lowry,
and our brigade did not move till noon.-|
|Wnen We arrived ut Lowry II was dark,
land the heavens were already aglow for
miles with the burning ties Of the railroad.
Lowry is small villsge Of somo half
dozen dilapidated houses, on the Augusta
aud Charleston railroad, about three mites
west Of Midway, aud II west oi Bsanoh-
vile. 1.-THE l7th on our rigas ana ne .. lA.o =.
|IOvryl doing their work % e2eeetev!y ~
IA l6ts. Il Win - . long while ssSors
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