Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-09-22
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county. Nv. He isa Van b1ren man cut too
,oerable 10 suffer himself to hbel has old coa4n'an-
o., ,:,o
pKAs SiR:-IIaving understood that you were ma Tins
r;,v. and that you we're IT, the battle of the Thames. l.
taSe the liberty of Requesting you TO state To what corps
WA were attached. What was your position in ba'tir'
ana what you know OF he arrangements AMI position
ofG General Harrison on thai memorable OCCASION.
The Efforts now being made te dctract from inc
character and reputation of t.on. Harrison. Will hope
b. considsrcd a Sufficient e apology Tor Inns rcqusi. am
c. : TODD.
Maj JAMES Srirr, Of Nicholas county. ny.
CI<CINNATI. 22J Aug. 1910.
DEAR Sui have received your letter at yesterday,
aud ircl u To- be my duty u answer the enquiries You
have made of me-. You haze been correctly informed
n tn my having been in the battle Of the Thames. !
vas in Capt Churches company ofmountcd 'olun'scrs
sitachcd Co The SPECS under Maj. James SnSgeu, and
forming a part OF the corps under Col johnson. On
the day of the battle. and some distance IN advance Of
the army. We captured "a British Dragon who informed
us ef the fact that the enemy was jnst ahead. forming
to actIun- We sent the prisoner back to the army.
We came up within about 50 10 100 yards OF that part
OF the British line IN the road, and after we were the 9
a short time, Col. Wood, OF the Engineers arrived.
and he led Capt. Churchis company OF some 81 or 81
! men along parallel with the British line, until We came
20 the swamp ShIch We crossed and came into the
midst ofthc lndi1Is-thcy did not fire upon NJ. We
recrossed the swamp immediately, and returned &, the
point in the road from which We had started. We
were formed Tor the charge in a single file; Capt
Ci.urch in front. Col. W,ol at hs loii. a John Orr next
to Church, then James McClrlland. a Blacksmith Inv
ing at Frankfort. and then myself We were directed
by Major Nuod ia charge AT tho sound of the trumpet.
Just before the trumpet sounded, Gen Harrison aud
Com. Perry. with whose persons l was wcllaCguaintcd
rode mp just To left of our trent, aud n advance of the
right OF the front OF The columns of the regiment. Al
the moment the hugle sounded. they passed along TO
the lel NJ the right anElcJ To ~ aud parallel To the
British line. and ~ aIrslher moment We hal charged
and ! saw NO more Of them. rccollrct particularly
Com. Perry spoke Ia M after riding upon the right Ol
The General. The other members of his staff wcsr pro-
rLbly, tIrhCr to his left aud Iust IN his rear, bat did
uut nOIrc any but Commodore Perry whom | knew,
Col. James Johnson with MAJOR Payne, hal drawn
up tholr Battalion IA Columns wiIh their heads spIue'
What IA ihs Tear ot the irDut ui our omPany, | " Jald
say about opposite The middle of our line. Regulars
OF & | Pail were posted ucr-s the road. between that
ard The river. and IA a limo with The fret brigade al
infantry, both of which were Just in the rear Of The
last at Col James Johns1n's culumrS-The friendly
IrdIJn, were acruss The road, opposite 10 our company
a ID shcr unJ Z the bank of The river. We charge,
tao uc British limo and formed NJ we'll as we could
ln squalls and reirrIed. la the meantime the British
strcun cred, and were delivered up 10 the regular
" 40 ". e. Just in our rear. To the left as We returned
The British line did not fire Oh the arullcry-Tho mar
~ Piled the march several times, hut II would not q
roa, which saw myself. as l passed wiIhia u foot or Iw,
of ,hc cannon.
As To the operations on the LEFT updcr Gel. johnson
and as 10 Gen. Illrrisou's subsequent position, l have
10 per,onal knowledge. u Was OR impression Ilat
,he order given 10y Col. Wool, when he came up "a
us To prepare to ~chnrgcat tho sound OF the trutnpo
proceeded from Gen. Harrison, shortly sitcr we got II
motion. the lire from the cBetsy cut down The leaves
t~its and bark Just above our heads.
l saw Cen Harrison in the battle. at n pdnt within
trc reach OF Tho eneny's guns. aud rs far as have a
/ hiIpNNlguyp. he cDmmapI.l Tho nrmV- shared lis dan
gers. aud performed his duty.
] am respectfully yonr o5cdicm servant.
MI STITT.
Col. G. s. ToDD, Cincinnati