The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-02-23
being begging for d of water,
and no one to hear.
But that was war.

But tnat was war.
And, this, was battle.
General William Tecumsch Sherman
said once: that War is He'll" And
every man or boy, born of woman,
who at anytime, served in the never
beaten army Of the Tennessee, where
from Shiloh, Tenn, to Raleigh, N. c.,
they were of few days and short of
rations, most heartily approve that re-
mark.
The musketry and the cannonading
continued, and the earth trembled un-
der explosion after explosion, from
this and the battery, that on October
Bird, made world records
Battles and all else, have an end in
time The reports show that the End
Iowa Cavalry suffered no loss.
End Iowa Battery, suffered wounded
men.
End Iowa infantry, lost II men kill
ed, 60 men wounded and IL men cap
tured.
3rd Iowa Infantry, at Hell on the
Hatchie," lost men killed, 80 men
wounded.
172 wounded and captured, but at
9th Iowa Infantry, lost 3 men, and
9Th Iowa Infantry, no loss, some
thing unusual
7th Iowa Infantry, lost IL men kill
ed, 62 men wounded, and IL men cap
tured.
Sth Iowa Infantry, lost 8 men killed,
Il men wounded.
10th Iowa Infantry, lost 8 men kill
ed, 20 men wounded.
18th Iowa Infantry, lost 1 man kill.
ed, 6 men wounded, and men cap
tured.
18th Iowa Infantry, lost men killed,
"a men wounded, men captured.
18th Iowa Infantry, lost 2 men kill
ed, men wounded, 1 man captured
14th Iowa Infantry, lost 13 men kill
ed, IS men wounded, Is men captured
10th Iowa Infantry, men wounded,
8 captured. At Uika lost Is men kill
ed, 33 men wounded, II men captured.
18th Iowa Infantry, lost man kill
ed, 6 men wounded, 2 men captured.
| Aggregate, "a boys killed, S54 boys
wounded and go boys captured.
| OF Iowa's sons, mostly under 81
years of age, was not thine ancient
sacrifice but Iowa's boys at Coriuth,
made modern one, and, as at Will
sons creek, Belmont, Fort Donellson,
and Shiloh, her sons there engaged,
clinched forever their loved common
wealth, and her sixteen year old
/ legend: Our liberty We prize, and
our rights we will maintain" And
they did.
So far, no Iowa troops had been en-
gagged at the left, (but the suspense
was heavy but at 8 p. m. Crocker's
brigade Of the 9Th division, Gust in
from Iuka, starting with days rations
; and 100 rounds of ammunition pei
man, and without baggage; by order
Of Gen. Rosencran's) was ordered tt
cover another movement to the rear
Col. U. u. Croker commanded thu
brigade, Lieut.. Col. Sanders, the 18th
Croker was directed to attack thu
rebels and drive them back. while thu
rest of our line should retire. III
executed the order in fine style,
said the division commander. "Th
brigade conducted itself with cor
scious gallantry, and Unanswered wit
all the GOODNESS and decision of a
ordinary drill" 1t was fine prais
for gallant regiments. Belknap an
Sanders Cloth severely wounded
were especially mentioned In the re
port.
! The prompt movements of the br
/ gade enabled the new line TO be 1orlr
! ed with success and shutdown saw tn
, whole division of our left about tn
,, breastworks at College Hill In tn
west edge of the town.
Y The rebels had not pursued. In
4 firing had ceased. The battle for thu
t day was done, and Corinth was barrel
e ours.
g That night, the two armies Ia
y under arms in the bright moonligl
It within six hundred yards of each OF
It err. The rebels believed Corinth
e ready won. In the town, the house
the hospitals and the two hotels wei
e filed with the union wounded. Maj
t. were dying. The writer will not fo
get leaving the bivouac in the moo
r, light that night, to soothe, for
e. hour. friend lying in the Tishomini
IS hotel with rebel bullet in his brea
g nor the horrible scenes by the CT
h. light In the room. where the sur
L. cons knives were busy cutting aw'
lie the arms and legs of the poor victir
lie of the day-nor the groans and cri
it of men mangled beyond help OF kni