The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-08-29

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III shFsw divisions, frrrfhA In MI A. sAnN men,
Tho right wing ~AA rvtArOeFd III 'ts tstand
Army ~ the Republic, Aish wAs comm shdvd Wy
Col y u, Rwain, u ChscMgn
The right wshk rsainmtncst the engaet ment
hs throwing out sompa.ly q shism'slets, tho
rine.vAnrc, when they Opened mr. upon the
lsehI cnspo~ss lsing nron their farss IN Tho
erase Tue MrinR wAs returned ~ Al. rhirms~h.
era tsnrrosrd II he dressed IN gray, Aad WAS
Kept ar Tor acme time. tho f~iera!r s'.Atily
advancing and making u warm Tor The John
nies
Tho cavalry company, which -. made up
III ,ncn co-,nm.d III the genuine hn,crnui
esfh III hcccshApn,. With cAltcn hAshaIstl., huge
straw hats. and calico rArhuS, su4e nr ~ lilo
fort and, after obtaining crtlcfr, male gallant
charge upon the cncmy'a shirmirh line, -cat-
uiing thom IN confusion, aud taxing afew
prisoners.
Then the rirr, Regiment threw on, -kirm,-h-
err, which drovcA portion III shs E.ht 'scap~
Into The fort. From this tune lifinf, ie-an 10
grs quito general Tho "hcavy artillery IN slsc
fort opened IL iron mouths aud bclrhca forth
fro and smoke With deadly effect, causing the
Federal lines ~ fall back sriile
A. length 4 slight breathing spell WAS taknn,
In which Nal TArhlc, member Of Ten. Mann's
stan, KHllopcd NJ " tho fort heatifs Nag ~
| truce, consisting iii 4 white handkerchief nls,n
Tin poin, ~ Lss r~ort, Aiih delivered III rsa.o
| To TIC effect that Grn MAnn would Ike 10 have
an interview with the commander VI Fort
W.de, agreeing that there would he no iisius
hy tho .kirmish- line while the treaty was going
| on. Gen Henderson declined tho interview III
| d rcrrinp,ofs manner. ard tho firirg was re-
snmcl with increased vgor.
And now ono az tho Grantleet sights ~ tho
hattie. hcld 10 presented, that ~ eight mon,
rsreicher. hearers, with streteherr, wearing
white sii,t., and having their heads tied up
with white handkerrhirfs. rushing ahou, The
battle !lelh nj fnn ~l~d, picking NJ lowauid-
ell AMI dying, and carry INK them la.h inso tho
trenches u = plAc. n. safety. Ha' ihlr WAC
hnflsrslncd 10 certain degree, fnr one nls ssd
corpse arose from thu ground aud started nn n
dead run when he saw the street sher. hsarer.ap-
preaching him Two ~ tho bearers ram him
dawn, aud enaeavorcd. ny iaaip strength, to get
him upon tho su..ehcr. fail ~ At las, In Tho
attempt.
The left wing began 10 A.ysncc, drove tack
tho Confederate tkirmisil line into the rife pits,
we're IN turn ral,uisch, rallied and routed the
HEIR ,fTsctnally, carrying on prisoners.
In this way the warfare wA. kept mp until II
last thr engagement became general, the C.nfea.
crate Skirmish linss were driven into tho fort,
anil fht Tainn tfoapr advanced In nolid phA.
lanx, vi. wings simultaneously clorins
Mbo,is tho fort, Tie Joliet battery, consisting
IT park, nr fur pieces, Ut light artillery,
manacd by Mai. Young WAS noN brought into
active service by Tho Federal forces for the
| hrri time, Tho enpS were trained upon the
/ ieri, the heavy timbrrs of which worc snp-
posed ~ have suffered from the effects Of tho
| HIRING 10 III alarming cxirht, and hrAftnng
| shout. arors frum tho assembled Thousands.
| Tho right wig, commanded by Col. HwAin.
which commenced tho battle, WAS ALSO tho frat
fort. desperate hanl.to.i,Ai.d encounter
took place, tho rifle rafting and tho cannon
| roar, coupled with tha yelling ri thu culte.tirg
pAttie~, making beilaia ~ perfect ~ one
could Imagine Hrn Ssain's troops were
| speedily reinforced by The left wing nOdr Gen.
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scaling the wallis On tho opposite sidc and po,lr-
| ing destruction Into the ranks Ut tlloso who
were attempting 70 hold the fort Directly
afterwards Tho First Regiment. under Col
Knox, closed IN upon tho only Remaining gap,
and tho combined forcor ~oDn eAustd the sur
/ render Of the heslegcd. Shouts III victory went
up from thousands of threats and tho day
wAs won by the Union troops-which WAS :
rcsnl'. ~ course, In accordance with tho pro.
| grAmme.
And now an incident occurred which struck
terror into tle hearts III 4 number Os brave
men, who we're mol backward III admitting their
superstition 10 t.o est.n. that they considered
II III owl omsn. Directly upon sealillg tho wkllr
by illc Federal tr0ois, there was, " course, z
grand rush for tie ilas-rsafi over which the
Confederate fag WAN stll proudly noAting. And
score 81 hands seixcd tha rope aud attempted
70 pull Il down. II canxh, y. thu pulley and r..
fused 10 bulge III tLei. IN tho AttAsupts " tif
men upon 4. tho ropc parted high up IN tho nir,
tiftccn foot above tia reach of tho tAllesl A
Young man pulled on coat aud hot,sa aud en-,
sAyed 10 climb tho snoofl, pole Hc assembled
only fcw feat whom his strength gavc WAY,
and ho WA compelled 10 give II up. Another
tried II and failed; bnL finally. ra,t
Gardner, powder mouAey of thu J0liot Lat
terry, undertook - haul dawn tho ltel,el colors
lie Arcca.iet higher than ATTY Of his pTctsccca
rors: he reached the rope Amid the elconragin,
cheers NJ tho multitude, and pulled with oil III,
strength. The iiag Ntill refused to come down
Int waved Saneil, Ia The hrc.n \ - n haunting
tho feeble Efforts u tho young man 10 destsn'
~ grs Atnes<. but still tie 10y elimls upward
lilo has gotten withia reach III Tho bunting u
seIf, and grasps II with his slender hand 4
great shout poes mp from l,eioM NJ the hAhfel
somcs tnmbIinK down With weight that throw,
yonng Gardner from Ids li.cAr.ons p0sittnn
Ito ho!la o.,, however. wraps tho Confederate
eolors about him, and slldeH cAaily q
tho ground, whore he y caught nr ant
horne On TIM neld upon the shoulder
~ strong AMI .dniiring mon. II wa. agree.
tia, he should keap the tlag a trophy, IN,
nicn VII, had confessed their belief that tho OBJ
SsinAry 81 me r.g Ia letting ~ liz hod Ma =,
OWL omen vert oyerjoyosi ~ seeng \ laid hum
lily In ile inss, wl1ilo they .luddsrcd M III,
bringing about The dcslrtd eild. They wer,
men who lad boon through the spIailinl
scn,es al prolonged and cruel war, aud the
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