Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1867-09-05

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being tha tssn Nh@ss ssssdess sksis muuh'
adap5rs4 e4adidass, who vent ipke shs
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in eoascquspee hsrspf seceiyed tbs an.
| Ipsllasien Of ssThs Here III Hasssvfils.
How he eams - ress sssias of thas sitls
whiuh i to-dsy nsad an d ahobhy1 q
carry him 10 lie gahernstefial chair, Il
ny ohjses Ii writing this eonmunIeatisa,
Having bsen nemkes Of shs 2isl Yeei,
mens, and having participated In The
Harsssll 10 ssruggle, whsss tbs wpala b
governor stmAde his mari, g khink caI j
give eoryecs sccoant Of che affair, and
hope the readers af toe Conservative will
judge Tor themselves whether the part
MsrrilI took Id that battls, for which BIZ
70 70 highiy applsaded BY his sangains
lsuppcTtefss mil cattle him Go thesg goses
ss npss The asaartians which maks Ia
reference 70 tia sahjecs. call apon all
nrmbers ef toe zist regiment (some sF
shssn arsaia taas oaanEy 20 witness, sad
III mistake aay poins, lsstaad ready hs
any time 20 be ssFrsstsd, IL .thsy eaa
show by amp far msans, that ] am
wrong.
On the esh 81 Jaasasy, 1854, Gel. Msr-
Eisl vas seas By Gans Wares, sssen con
handing brigade as Haaslon, Me-, "a
seaaferes Springfield, 10 command OF q
desachmsat OF $50 nen from biz (aen.
Nassen'sa soFBmaa1. Springfield Asv.
ing asen shseassasd by tha gebsI Gen
Marmaduke. 0n their way 10 that point
they encountered the rebel general with
from 1000 70 $500 troops, about Ten
miles from Harssviile, on the Springf ed
ROAD. After gisipg thsn abort 6atsle
they Essreassd back 10 HaxssYillc. seadiux
desschmens Of csvaigY after he enemy
who also fsli back 60 the sasfse piace. i
When the twe armies met as Hartsville
and tbs bstsls fairly eommeneeI, Col.
Merrill called s0Ena Of has officers ana
Wished 90 consult With them on The anes.
lion Oh surrender. ifas aesire was 10
sarsendsr all tbs foFoss unasw his e0sa-
Haad, aad aase isssEaiDs whieh coaaist.
ed Of arms. ammunition and praYisions.
His officers utterly refused to eomuly
With his eowardiy wish end dssire. aha
told him II be muant t0eussendes 10 maasa q
Ii knawa to Eheza thas thsy m4gbs axoia
the Disgrace By entting their var cus.-
When be found that he could not esrry
into efaef bis either trsachesoua or cow
aEaly desigs, he immUdias4iy ghli haek
30 tbs rear and gave orders TO Ehs diff r.
eat detaehmsnss on the Reli Ia fall back
CO Lebanon, Q distance Of 60 mfIes. Ii
seems that ali received this order with
exception Of Ii. Col. Iluplap, abe MAS
commanding shs 2lss Eowa, bas who ag.
ter the resreas sf Merrill, took sharse og
The whole force, having been second ID
command; besides. be waa Insisted urson
toedo 80, rs Col. Merrill eosala oct Ia
foand apsa tbs asld 90 give any orders.
As have already said, all Iha aesanA.
ments reeeivsd orders to retreat bat Dun.
laps, and cosaplfed with them. leaving
Dansap On sas l6sld with has hasd-sall ol
msa ss battle wilh the fss, which be- ard
With thai coaraga aad gaad military
% anagsment which gave bin muck cred
II, sad sbail slHsys Be rsaaesn hssea bY The
bravs boys who ssoea wiah bin. 8
NAiIe Daalap was shas sxhslns, and
forcing the sneEay Ia leaEs he field. Col.
Merrill was On his way 10 Lahanon ahead
af any of his tfoeps bali. WAY md before
DC kpsw thai azas sf sAem ksd eaanullsd
y ish his syaszsl sessmpauaea By Soay-
aaasd of ravslrys who upon thsjr resusn
~ hefssssa aSsssA< - s&Mt tAey g4aA4 very
s&sily play sashef % bis coat saif IL Fl
| aew behind kGai On bis way 10 tbs ssar.
On his hassy arrival as Hpassom Id, rar
| ported 20 sha eommsnaar Of she psss thai
hia ecmmand was al eat 10 pisces bv
Marmaduke. Poor dsludsd sswasag n
the sims ~ pas thas rspoesing, hia. con.
mand vas approaching Lebanon after
Having repuissd shs saemy snd aema sf
shem gsintng d crown of Iaufels unasr
Il. ool Duslsps sAss win never be for
gotten. sssssssas &
After this, charges and spseiReasisns
wesa made ops against Col. Merrill. his
sword taken smay from hi1, ansi 30 or.
dsrsd Sn3er arrest, 10 Mai.sr GeSsYal
Dasidsoas sAsn soamasaing ~ Wsss
K1aSas. insaa ss5 % lass
Ths shaxEss wsss hassa upoa eausrd.
Ice hsfofe sas eaeznys incampeleneY ID
somzna1d, even rekimsnG propsfiy, 10.
could hAass moFs, did deem IL neoes.
ssfys sat ahiak whaG hxss s1rsagiy
said will rrova sansthsax as q eoas5ae-
ration 20 those whe wcuIa sask ahasr
yotes fof Merrill Tor kosesnov. Igow 40
We kuaW bas that be weld skssas al he
csase 0f ths atasa ID sha aaaa assxsmas b.
did thai snsrasssd an him 81 Hsssarllls
4ss p Fszasmbsr he good lsssos, HIIs
thasis faIthfaf over few thlng*, will be
fsaskful ussf uxnY = ard apfgY IL g1 IN
pFsseat essas ard ask aaraeIFss ses3idiy,
..sGsz ssyots sok Mssgill f's Es-E a &.
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