Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-06-28

the first time, within the picket lines of q
military encampment on war footing
This camp is miles from Alexandria and
about 6 miles from Washington, on the
Rail Road leading from Alexandria to Or.
ange and passing Manassas, and six and
one half or seven miles from Vienna, where
the lst Ohio Regiment came near being
slaughtered or taken prisoners. The fol-
lowing are substantially the main facts
connected with this unfortunate occurrence:
Gen. Schenck left Alexandria on the
i4th OF june about o'clock in the after
noon, with $50 men of the lst Ohio Regi-
ment' on train of cars for the purpose of
statloning soldiers along the line of the
kall Road, from Alexandria to Vienna, to
protect the bridges recently repaired by
Federal troops, and to guard the Road
Two hundred and seventy men and officers
were on the train when it was fred upon
from battery in ambuscade. The cars
with the exception of one passenger car
containing the officers in the rear, were o.
pen platform wood cars, without seats
capt. Paddock's Co. was on the front open
car, some Of the men were sitting on the
outer edge Of the car, with their feet hang
ing down, and the balance, were thickly
huddled in the centre of the car. The To-
comotive was behind the cars. The bat
terry consisted of three six Founders, the
shots fired were six pound balls, grape and
shells. The distance of the battery from
the train when it opened fire was about
800 yards. The train according to the
statement Of some of the officers, was run
ming at the rate of from to miles an
hour, and according to Gen. Schenck's
statement about miles an hour in deep
cut and on down grade The first shot
hred passed lengthways of the train about
feet over the heads of the men. Had
this shot been aimed or Al feet lower,or
been fred few seconds sooner, it would
have raked the entire train and the slaugh-
ter must have been terrible. The I'd shot
struck the Cd or Sd car killing and wound
ing several. The men leaped from the
cars, some on one side and some on the
other. and rallied and formed, under the
orders OF their officers in as good order as
could be expected cf any men under such
men behaved with admirable bravery and
great coolness. They exhibited fighting
qualities Of which Ohio may we'll be proud, ;
and if this Regiment get chance for
fair fight, it will remember Vienna. 1t
is almost miraculous that SO few were kill
cd and wounded. Lieut.. Hampson of l
Capt. Paddocks Co., was slightly wound t
ed in the leg below the knee, by the frag- q
ment of shell. He also kad his sword
hit by a cannon ball directly over his head, :,
carrying away about half the blade. b, He d
was the only member of the Grays hurt, e
and his wound is so slight that he is not t
included among the wounded. The rea- =
son why the Cleveland Grays escaped go :,
well, is no doubt partly owing to their su- T.
periOr discipline by which they were ena- Il
bled to rally and form in good order, after d
Jumping from the cars How many were n
killed and wounded on the cars, | can find
no one who can tell. :.
The number killed was 6, wounded G, v
three of whom have since died, one of the ri
wounded will probably die soon. The two B
others are now in the hospital at Wash :,
lngton doing well, l have just seen them y
and have no doubt but they will recover.
The best and greatest feat performed by h
The men after the surprise, was in bring &C
ng with them in their retreat in blankets a;
md on littors made of muskets their y
wounded and dying comrads, carrying them 81
n their arms and on their shoulders over U
TX miles The statement published in the in
Cleveland Herald of the goth, as to the N
ieroism of the wounded and the dying is
,orrect The following statement pub su
ished in the same paper, copied from the al
New York papers, in relation to Maj m
SarrOtt is Incorrect. when the attack
vas made Maj. Parrott Of Dayton, siezed s.,
he colors and sprang upon the embank-
lent and unfurled them, but was pulled "
ack by some Of the command, who, while be
dmlring his gallantry, were unwilling he m,
hould needlcssly expose himself" What W.
1aj. Parrott might have done, had he been y"
n the train l do not know. do not oues. We
on his bravery, but he was not within mt
lree miles of the scene, as l heard him ov
ny. Professional newspaper reporters are mi
pa to draw on their immagination for on,
'ats, in describing battles and military -
zploits which they do not witness. The W
umber ofrebels at Vienna was 500 South pei
arolinians and 200 Cavalry. They were
Of within musket range of our troops, and O.,
IS not supposed any of tAom were killed .ho
wounded. Had the enemy known the = 'n' =
nailnesS Of our force, they could have cop. US
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