The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-08-03

The battle Of Allatoona Pass was one
- Of the most remarkable d the many oc.
curing during the rebellion. and ita
hero was an lows man-Aaj. Gen John
I M. Corss, Of Burllngton. The rebsl
/, commander was Gen. Samuel g. French.
4 an accomplished West Point officer.
| originally from Now Jer,ey, but At the
!, breaking out Of the war found residing
!, on = plantation In Mississippi. who
i served under Gen. Tayler In Mexico,
!, and was badly wounded at the battle OF
| Buens Vista. His dssertion Of the
Union cause stung thousands Of his
! friends At the North to the heart,--e>d
!, the merited humiliation he had to SUI
l fer In being defeated by our plucky Iowa
{. General, was matter Of sincere rejoic
! Ing all over South Jesey-so much 80
j indeed, that IL 1t should be Gen. Corse's
I lot to 60 among that warm. hearted. patri
otic people, we have no doubt he would
be received with open arms. As we have
been told, what added to the chsgrin Of
/ 1.-THE rebel commander was, that having
/ been somewhat unlucky In his move.
1. ments, this taking Of Allatoona pass
nj was assigned him in order to retrieve a
, . somewhat clouded reputation. With
~ thousands Of choice troops he undertook
!. q the work and 80 confident was he Of
r,succsss that he sent laconic aud ar.
arrogant letter to Gen. Corse, to which an
e equally lsconic reply was rendered. A
Il fierce, savage, persistent fight ensued Of
Ft no holiday character. In an exchange
!; we have met the following A. "remin.
: y iscence among army officers" which
! q: shows how the affair IL regarded In
T. military quarters:
~ II put the following question at Omaha
>! amongst group Of officers, aud the re-
$, ply followed ~ ensuing:
" (Which WAS the greatest action
4: fought by the Western armies in the
a war;"
" 1.-THE battle Of Franklin. That Ia
y: generally admitted to be David s. Stan.
,. ley's battle, now Colonel OF the Twenty.
! =: second Infantry. The subsequent bat.
! \ tie Of Nashville was and easy corollary
u. to 1t. But the most plucky, extraordin.
~ ary, aud wonderful detached battle
=. which We had was Corse's defence oil
. Allatoona. Corse II now in Chicago
"a small, wiry. badly. scarred man. He
II marched all night, and his whole COM
e: mand consisted Of l,o4l men. The
y prize was million rations stored there,
= and the attacking party was about q
third Of Hoods army. Corss fought all
day, the odds four to one, lost 700 mon
y and beat the energy and confidence out
II Of the whole rebel army. summo ned
~ to surrender at the outstart, to prevent
~ effusion of Blood" he replied:
=, 1--WE are prepared for the effusion!''
:, And having captured more rebels than
~. his eutire command numbered, he sen,
=; the news Of the battle to Sherman In
!; these words: II am short cheek bone
j. and one ear, but am able to whip all hell
r. yet"
:. General Sherman was on the top OF
J.. Kenesaw Mountain, twenty miles to
Il, the s,uthward. watching the whole
/. affair through his glass with the deep.
/ est interest-pacing up and down like a
Gagged lion and INDUCING In the use 81
=, the most expressive language his tongue
i, could find to utter-yet, always conf
!, dent that nothing could beat Corss
while he had man left, Among
!. Western fighting men Gen. John NJ.
r. Corse stands A. No. !. and no room for
=. dircount.-Davenport Gazette.