The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-06
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KEoKuK, Iowa, Oct. 4, 1855. !.
Messrs. Editors 0Ars CrY:
GKxTLKMEN In the issue Of the Fl. Mad.
ison Ploisdealer Of the 4th inst, notice .
letter from Charles Doerr, Z very weak Vim
dication, BY the way, in answer 70 the -
diers' address, charging that the name of4is
friend, Charles Schulz, lst Iowa Infantry,
was subscribed to that address without his
seaasnA i attained the signatures IA thlt
address n order TO justify myself and clear
myself etson Ialls aspirations Of dishonesty
and fraud. J. harawith Append = statement
signed By Mr.. Charles Schulz:
.t.l Ksokok. Texs. Oct " 1856.
". B. nCo1LIss: Sfr-I hereby leclare
lhak l ianexi The SOLDIER Addseed ~ ~
voters Of Lee county amer having heard
you read the aanae, with ny own free viii
and accord, after mature consideration and
dehoerahon. .sS1 Eexxs,ia y %ssS
.FAa - Yours, truly,
as iaess Esa4s ORAaLn ScHuLz.
| Hope that win u satisfactory to Nj.
Doerr; it certainly il 70 mo. is
wv. B. CoLLsss.
WHICH II THE HOST pEsEnvrx0 1
Cd The Ath of October, 1862, when the fkte
Of the Confedersey was far from beingseaved,
but when the armies of the Northwest were
pressing Southwark, and the construction of
tie giant power Of the Government was
tightening upon the Coniederacy, there was a
battle fought at Corinth, Mississippi. :.
We will let the Aistorisn of ''lowa and the
Rebellion" describe it thus
"During Friday night, the position of the
| Union army was materially strengthened ~
new rsdoub&s and br~Vevorka q 6epSsll
Stanley, with his reser<es, was called into
action the first day Of the conflict, and on the
second held position between Hamilton on
the right and Davis at the centre. In other
respects the relative positions Of the troops
were the same as on Friday. The rebel deyi>.
sions also had similar relative positions
Lowell on their right, and Price, with Her
bert's and Maury's divisions on their left.
| Van Dorm, in supreme command, occupied
the centre. Price opened the battle in the
morning before daylight by lively cannon
AIDE, the projectiles falling in the town, terri
| flying and scattering the inhabitants aud camp
| followers, and killing some of our wounded
| soldiers The shhrpshooters of both armies
were soon engaged At nine clock, the
| rebel batteries were sent to the rear. and in
thirty inmates their whole army moved to
assault our works. By this time the enetsy
we're concentrated in the shape OF an i'm
mense wedge between the railways, with
which wedge Van Dorm proposed to pierce
the Union centre, and throw our army into
confusion and rout. 1T wAs.' says the cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Commercial, a
splendid target for our batteries, and it was
soon perforated. Hideous gaps we're rent in
it. but the massive lines we're tt6sed almost
as soon as they were torn open. At this
period the skilful management OF General
Rosecrans begun to develop. 1t ives dsoov-
cred that the enemy had been enticed to -
tack precisely II the poirt where the artillery
could sweep them with direct, cross and enfii-
siding fire. Our sheii swept through the mass
with awful effect, but the brave rebels pressed
onward iudexibiy. Directly the wedge
opened and spread out magnihcendy, right
and left, like great wings, seeming to swoop
over the whole field before them. Blu, there
was fearful march in front, A broad turfy,
glacis sloping upward at an angle .of thirty
degrees to u crest fringed with determined,
disciplined soldiers, and clad with terrible
batteries. frowned upon them. There were a
few obstruot,ons-falien timber-which dis
ordered th. lr lines iiule. But every break
vas instantly welded. Our whole line opened
ere, blu, the ~uenIy, seemingly insensahls TO
fear. or Infatuated by passion, bent their
necks downward and marched steadily 10
DEATH with their faces ayerted live men striv-
ing to protect themselves against a. driving
storm OF hail storm. The farther the rebels
advanced, the more were they EXPOSED to the
| Gre of our artillery. Their slaughter was
| fearful, but still they came on through the
pitiiess storm, with an obstinate courage
| unsurpassed. Dawes division gave way before
| them, and the heads OF their columns pene.
trated Corinth. But here, as everywhere,
| they received the terrible FIRE of our cannon,
those en- the works south of the town now
| opening npon them. General Sullivan. in
| whose brigade was the Seventeenth Iowa,
advanced rapidly to the support Of Davies,
charged bayoucts, and drove the rebels from
the town. By the personal exertious of Cen
eral Rosecrans himself the troops of Davies
we're rallied, and joined in the advance of
our lines. Lowell led his divisionI against
| our left. and there was deadly combat on
that part Of the field, the rebels there exhib-
lting no less courage than on our centre.
They were repalsed with great slaughter.
Not long after noon, Van Dorm put his whole
army in retreat, and the great battle was
won.i
There we're many Iowa Soldiers there, and
they did calamity and added 10 the MARTA,
fame ofthe State and TO the debt which The
Union owes 10 the soldiery of this State In
the history we have quoted among the names
Of those who fought nobly and we're wounded,
there will be found the name Of George Roll
lett, the Union Republican candidate for
Clerk.
Where was Charles Doerr them At home,
living of Of the Office which the people of Lee
county had given him; in full political fellow,
ship With the sympatixins CoppsrAead Demo
crazy, while Rollstt us slAnding thus and
suffering thus to defend the Government from
overthrow.
Soldiers, people Of Lee county, which Of
these men deserves most your votss 7
WHICH WILL vou SUPPORT.
In May, 1862, GsAxr pat his noble army,
made up Of the strong EARNED and brave-
hearted soldier sons of the Northwest, in pc.
sition around Yicksburg. Those men had
hard and bloody work before them. OF the
strength of The place IsoxEsoLl in his His
tory sayG
The defenses Of vicksburE consisted of a
system of detached forti6caiioas on com
lnanding points, with the ssual profile offield
works, connected by riHe-pits, The hes, en-,
gineering skill Of the Confederacy had been
Iavished upon the works, I'LL the piace was
compared to Sebastopol and Gibraltar. But
ii was not art alone which made it strong. 1t
vas by nature formidable position. The
ssowning bluffs on the riverside made it