The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1861-06-26
The vtenna Slnuvh,er.

SAYS:
Tho conduct Of the Ohio lnen is .poken Of
win great praise by the Officers at AlexAndria.
Less than 200 OF them werc opposed to the
Rebel brce, and vet the temper they displayed
was such as to prevent any t;!smpt TO take
them prisoners
Some one much to blame is generally blsmed
FOR reconuoitering IN a train Of cars. Had the
enemy been wary thes might, by throwing 500
men IN his rear, have captured the whole de.
tachment. Had he ascertsined the presence oi
the battery and rebel forces by n suitable recon-
noissance, other regiments could have been or
dered 70 their rearsHod the whole have been
secured, - -.s-.-..f o.
This InJrning al z O'Clock, both the Ohio
regiments were marched forward to Vienna,
together with two Qonnccticut regiments, Ma
.jor 6hsrman's Battery OF Ar. .llerv, and two com,
oAnies I'd Cavalry Regulars; other regiments
wers,aiso rBdeF marching orders from the same
point,
The cut in which The 1st Ohio Regiment,
under the command OF Gen. Schenck, was
caught yesterday, commences a mile east Of Vi
enns. Fasfire oupon TIE regiment we believe
tohavs been from small arms in ambuscade, on
both sides ofthe cut, as well as from The battery
Immediately in front. er
The men hshaved admirably. One man, who
leaned on hisgun against tree, was scolded by
his Lieutenant ior not falling promptly into line,
when he answered simply, Il wish could
LOOK at-my arm, (which was dangling at. bis
side. BE uttered no complaint That man
died this morning from loss Of blood We sup
pose smother OF the wounded died this morning
The few wounded are generally but slightly
wounded.
The killed were buried to, daynear The camp
of the LIST Regiment, with the usual military
honors. ...# .....
"Stand up for the GRion boys," and "stand
firm for the old hsg!t were expressions uttered
in their last moments by several heroic fellows
who were mortslly wounded.
The following accounts Of the Vienna affair
have been received here: Sea ......
y FAILS CHURCH, Fairfax CO., Va, June Is.
When Gen. schenek reached this point YES
terday by rail, with the Chic Regiment of Col.
McCock. that stumbled on the DISTINGUISHES
concealed battery near Vienna, they were duly
notiGedthat between thousand audeleven hun
dred South Carolina troops were stationed there.
A consultation was held on the cars, and some
of the officers urged that discretion was the bet
ter part of valor, while others maintained that
they could whip them anyhow.
It was determined to proceed, and when the
tence of which no one the train knew anything,
the brakes were instantly put down hard TO stop
ss quickly as possible. That was at the curve
lust east of Vienna, 1t was too late however, for
q shot came booming along that severed the con
nection of the locomotive with the train. The
battery fred seven shots in all killing, believe
five of our men, and wounding more, before
Col. McCook ordered his men TO seek cover in
the woods which was all that could be done
under The crculn sta noes at that time.
The whole regiment left Alexandria upon
the expedition, which WAS designed to leave a
streng guard upon the railroad all the way to
Vienna. By the time the train arrived at Falls
Church all but three companies had been SO
posted, those three being all that were fred on
by the battery
A message vas sent by the locomotive back
for the companies left below, who hurried up to
the relief otthese in the woods, and the ad
vance of the relief got on the ground just as the
attacked parties had formed in the woods
,Atl the train, consisting Of wood cars and
two passenger cars were completely demolished
by the fire Of the battery, the locomotive and
tender only escaping.
Washington, Teusday, June Is. 1861.
Atavery early hour this moning the Ohio
troops were joined by the 1st and I'd Connect,
cut Regiments, and at o'clock the New ork
80 Regiment, Col. Corcoran, also marched to
the same point. -.-......
In addition to the number Of troops killed,
thirty are said to be missing.
At one O'clock yesterday train was des-
patched out on the Louden and Hampshire road
rom Alexandria, containing the First Ohio
Regiment, Col McCoek and Brigadier General
Schenck. The object Of the expedition was tc
repair the road and bridges Companies were
dropped along the road at points where labo1
was to be performed, until the train had ad'
vanced twelve miles into the country, and wa
within three miles of Vienna, 1t was then be
tween two and three O'Clock T. NJ. Here
masked battery opened upon the tram. Fiv
men, sitting upon engine, iells and one OF the
cylinders of the engine, was carried away by
ball. Our men, being unprotected, were in
stansly thrown into confusion. part OF then
sought protection from their close proximity t
the battery, still blazing away, and pourn
crane upon them, by breaking from the mai
BODY and rushing into the forest on both side
of the train; another body ef them advanced up
on the battery with heroic purpose, but wer
ordered back BIZ their officers. portion o. tn
men remained in the car. Orders were give
10 the engineer to back his engine: as it moveC
under d voliey OF shot. two Of the dead weI
picked up and carried away. An effort wa
made to get another man, who had fallen fror
the train and vas in the agonies of death; br
he begged Of them TO leave him and take Cal
Of themselves He was left in dying cond
ton. Orders were given "Ali on board" br
many OF them who had got into the woods di
not return. The train ran down three mile
where they had left two companies OF the reg
ment.
The Tines correspondent says: As is apps
rsntly the rule the Commander skirmished wit
= alecomottve, with tender and a platoon
cars for advanced scouts and so with q full hea
of gteam ran full upon therebel battery. |
yiew of the brilliant capacity to command el
hiuited bv our Brigadier Generals, il is under
stood that Eeauregard has issued orders to b
sharp shooters not to hit men in epauletts, thu
reversing the usual order fer fighting TIL
rebels had rather encounter two or three Of OF
Brigaaiers than one private.
WhsHrNaroN j June 18 Late last night Ger
Scott reserved the following dicpatch:
.ssI left oarnp according 10 instructions wit
the First Ohio Regiment, 668 strong, and wer
on an expedition to Falls Church to patro
roads in that direction.
then proceeded TO Viebpa with four comps
oies. Company f. Capt. Paddock, Company
Lieut. Woodward, afterwards Joined by Cap
.Psase; Company G, Capt Bailey; Company t
Can't. uazlct---total BIS men On turning tn
curve within quarter OF q mile Of Vienna, "
were fred upon by a raEed mas ked batteries o
think, 3 guns, with shell, round shot and grap
killing and wounding the men on the platform
and ID the cars, when the train stopped.
s1s We co,iia not, on account Of damage to som
part 81 the running machinery, draw'the tral