Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-10-09
War Correspondence.

from our entrenched position, and advance
to, or coil around, if possible, the foe,
whose camp l overlooked from a noun
tain's summit. but lately, sketching its
outlines, and aiixing probable strength to
its wing-like mass. Rather ticklish bust
ness to creep with panther-like stealth. a.
mid the dense laurel, over and under fall
en- timber, holding as we best could to the
compass course; but right well was my
little command repaid for their three days
toll as We viewed the tented field of the
rebels, resting in a lovely valley Of the
Green Brier, a tributary of the Kanawha.
The telegraph early told you of the en-
emy's movement upon US, the morning of
Sept 18th. Two thousand Virginians
rested a quarter of a mile to the right Of
u rear-6ve hundred Of this force lay
within $50 yards of Co. F, which occupies
an advanced concealed camp. Whilst this
rear body were awaiting the signal to at
tack, Capt. Brooks, of the Indiana 18th,
charged bayOnet upon their advanced
guard, driving it back upon the main body,
and at the moment of its uniting, Good
fayors the brave, who are right" Capt.
Coon, also of the l4th, (having double
gu licked his company down the pike q half
mile beyond the first company, before he
turned into the woOds,) gave their left
flank, midway of its rear, a vOlley. "by
p~latOOns," followed up by sat WILL" and.
such yelling as made the rebels think they
instead Of us, had been trapped. The Of
6cers could not hold their men to the work,
and the entire two thousand retreated in
heller SHELTER style, leaving six prisoners,
and one they had taken of ours. In the
mean time, Capt. Higgins. of the 24th,
(frOm Columbiana 60 !, with q detachment
of 90 men, went down the pike two miles,
and drove into three thousand Tennessee
ans who we're coming up the pike on a run,
to join in the ARRAY. Our men received a
volley just as they were nearly deployed
in the woods; its return sent q dozen lead
ing files to the dust, whilst others piled
head over heels on them, as they were
pushed on. Lieut. had got farther
advanced along the road in his deployment
with so men, and his fire catched the Sesh
down the middle Of their Gank, who shot
about five rounds and away they broke,
with a loss of 80 killed and $50 wounded,
believing that 1.-The woods were full of reg
ulars with blue breechcs on. There were
over ten thousand of them" to use the
words Of a guard over one Of our men, a
prisoner,-as he reported to a superior Of
6cer, as being the cause of retreat. A
heavy body of the attacking force drew up
in line Of battle on our front, two and a
half miles distant, planted their banner
and two pieces CT artillery, intending to
take US when the rear attack had driven
US their way, else they waited to learn of
our complete route. purposiDg to come in
and take dinner With the rear attacking
at our Camp Summit. This
body cut off an Indiana company, which
however dispersed with the loss of two men,
1.-THE enemy losing twenty,) and each man
camp within forty-eight hours.
Ny guide to the Green Brier was with this
company. He lay behind a log. within
two rods Of the commander of the force
three hundred strong, which had by a cir
cuitOus route got in their rear. Says Sum-
merfeld, land mine Got how he did swear;
wares are you2 you abolition yankee
whelrs' come out NIT your Sharps' rifles.
and fight! but Ijast lays low."
This speaks volumes, says Col. Ammen.
Capt. Hall, take your command and Co.
h, move near the wood, and check their
advance" Cos. F, and <, left face, face
forward by f'e right, dOuble-quick, narcht"
and away We went Over the breast-works,
Operations previously mentiOned) wardcd
the attack and utterly foiled the foe.
Lieut.. Emerson for some time feeble, is
now quite stout. Goodwin and Robinson,
{ York State) feeble, no chance to get well;
Ludlow accidentally shot himself in the
laid up for two weeks; Henderson
Saith, sick, taken suddenly bad, hope he
viii rally soon, as he is a good man; Ly-
man, not on duty, coughs some, better be
at home. Balahce of F, all right, and can
knock a days ratiOns at two meals. 1t
1t rains here, kind of spills. oft'ner than
once a day. Infantry should have boots
for fall and winter months. Hoist that On
the Tod ticket.
l have ever wanted to vote for Tod for
President, but consider tie Governors
Chair of Ohio, a more responsible position
1t this juncture than the Presidents, since
JacksOn's day. Again l say, Tod and
Boots for the fnfantry," during the rainy
and winter months; for summer marches,
shoes are beyond all doubt the things.
Rain and mud make the boot equally plia-
bic, and tenfOld better than shoes, keep
the wet out. which kills more than shot or
she'll. Andrews. of Youngstown, is Assist
ant Surgeon in the 18th, our neiehbors,-l
be looks fine. No Paymaster as yet glad
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