Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-09-19
Graphic petals Of the BATHS og Uarnifsx

Graphic DstAils Of the BATHS of Uaruifsx
Ferry.
From The exceedingly interesting letter of
,he army correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Gazette, giving further datails OF tbs Oarniiez
battle, we make few extracts:
EUHBRRs RSaA0ED-slx TO ONE
The numbers engaged on each side furnish
very good commentary on the relative
pluck and skill ofthe contending parties
1t is, believe, a well established rule that an
army behind entrenchments, well supported ]
with artillery, may be reckoned fully equal
to four times its number in unprotected posi- |
tions. We had, actually engaged, only the |
Tenth, Twelfth, Thirteenth and portion Of |
the Ninth, in all but little over three thou |
sand men, lot course the reserves have moth |
ling 10 do with this calculation The enSmy |
are new known to have had at least FIVE segi-
men;s of Virginia troops, besides one or more
from the Cult States. Deducting their Eve
iundFed and flty sick, and remembering that
their captured muster rolls show very strong
cOmpanies--in several cases considerably
over a hundred men TO the company-we are
safe in saying that, after the most liberal al
lowances have been made, they were able to
bring into the action Eve THOUSAND men. By
the rule to which ! have referred, Ave thou
sand behind entertainments would require an
attacking force of twenty thousand. We
did attack then, land frighten them so baGly
that FLOYD. like, they " stole away 10 the
mighty with little over three thousand
need oiIer no remarks. The thoughtful read.
} er, who may have been deceived by the spe-
cious balderdash about the superior work
mauship, military tastes and dAshing courage
of Southern soldiers, will make his own COM
ments.
HONOR TO TIE BUCKEYE STATE.
, And let it not be forgotten that every COM
( pany of the force that engaged in this un-
. equal contest, is from Ohio-tbat Ohio troops,
at least, have here demonstrated that, in q
fair ighG, without entrenchments on either
! siGe, one Of them is better than six Of the
Z ew Floyd had collected Let tie South
ern gasconaders put that piece Of the mex
orable logic Of figures in their pipe and smoke
1T ard meantime all honor TO the brave boys
, of the Buckeye State.
: TIE PLUCK OF The OHIO SOLDIERS.
I have gone carefully over the ground
again and again, since the action, and the
oftener visit the ield the more am aston
ished at the splendid pluck and ohstinacy
with which our Ohio volunteers held their
positions in some cases within a hundred
= Yards of the entrenchments. Most of the
t officers also, did we'll, but It was ssddening
to see men struggling on the outskirts Of the
field. and saying, "CertaInly we want to hghti
; we are no more towards than the rest, but
1 we want somebody to lead usP
9 CONDUCT or OFFICERS.
have spoken of the personal bravery dis
played by our men. That Of many Of ouI
iofioers was even more consl icuous. Gen
Rosecrans galloped forward as soon as the
firing began, visited every part of the field
7 and was exposed 10 as much OF the firing Al
e any soldier in the engagement Capt Hart
J snff was equally distinguished for conspicuous
IS personal gallantry, as well as for locking
= right into the pirits O. the case, weighing
g probabilities, and choosing plan as well al
it he were quietly seated in his tent Hi
'f portly form, in the plain citizens dress anC
IT simple straw hat, could be seen everywhere
l. and the troops came to the conclusion tina
le "tbst big fellow, that rides as if he grew int
: his horse and dresses as II be didn't care
N d--n for anybody, wouldn't be afraid of th
devil and all his imps" And they wer
re right. Capt. Hartsnff's courage ls not borl
Of whisky, and he is one of the too few mel
y we meet, as brave morally as he is phys c
20 ally. Those who have read what | hav
a. written Of Col. Lytle and Capt. McGroarfy,
net need to he assured Of their gallant bear
ing; and as for Col Smith, I need rly repea
what have already said, that he should ran
among the very first men in the army.
did net see or hear SO much of Gen. Ber
rs, ham' 8 conduct, hut the soldiers speak in hig
is terms of the courage lie displayed In the fielC
I'd THE WOUNDED.
IT. Nothing could better illustrate the braver
ee and determination of our Ohio boys than th
m manner in which they bore their suffering
l and among oil that mass Of shattered and az
IL onized humanity, scarcely single groa
i'll could be heard The ds made no CON
ay plants, made no regrets, save that they coul
r. not have remained longer on the field al
ng help wind them up" ''Are you sufferin
rst much ~ said to poor fellow, with a 81
ID we're hash wound. "0h not great dea
ir, sir, but hid the Tinth's colors all safe r-
Dr. On inquiry, found that he had stood by tb
side by the side of the color bearer durin
to the opening of the terrific Ere, which, for
if time the Tenth bore alone. The color-beai
er was struck by cannon shot Tor by car
mister, perhaps, and torn literally TO piece
This brave fellow had Instantly grasped th
standard, and held on to it under tie yer
heaviest FIRE, till be himself had bee
A. wounded and carried Of the field. That DO
Ak deserves whatever of glory the Gazette
oS small cap5 can confer. His name Is H. LoI
oGHIN, and be is one of the corpOrals