Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-05-09
tie. field, and dia good service through

and sought the friendly shelter, of the
river bank; most stood up to the work
{ like men. We were not under aheav,
/ fire again till 2 clock in the afternoon
from that until dark we were on the ex.
ffeme right, nnder very heavy cannon.
aiding. There we lay in line of battle
until Monday morning. Ct have time
to speak in detail of but one incident o.
the battle.) At nine Monday morning
we left the position we had held during
the night, and advanced to find the en-
emy. The S1st OHIO on our left, ar
Illinois regiment on our right, We be
ing the first advance made on the right
except Wallace's fresh troops that had
come in, still further to our right, durin2
the evening and night.
Forward we marched more than a
|, mile-you remember the secesh fell back
that night from feae Of the gunboats,
over field, through deep, large run,
owl creek, and up high, steep bank,
and halted. Across another wide field
in the edge Of the timber, could be seen
thousands Of the enemy. Derisively
they shook their flags at us, for their
assembled hosts had thrown up breast
works and planted their batteries or
, this spot, of .heir own choosing, to make
last and desperate struggle. Bat they
calculated wrongly this time. Five
batteries were speedily planted, and
then, commenced the iateresting specta
, Gle of Smelling out the rebels. \ bat
terry of 32s opened right among us
rather noisy neighbors you may be sure;
over or heads few. the screaming shell OF
! battery planted behind US, two others
were close at hand, the fifth, .unfortu-
nately for us, was, as will be seen, at a
distance, giving hanking fire to The
enemy - , 49,. So
1t was not altogether, a one sided
game. A rebel battery got our range.
Their she'll burst uncomfortable near,
one sent three men hurriedly to their
long home. Our General concluded
that ''we must take that battery
I" Attention brigade! forward! left
oblique! march! common tine!" and
away we went, slowly and steadily in
line Of battle. Our agaaze
r..l Cannon to right of us
Cannon to left of US
A.' Folleyed and thundcred'-
to distract their attention, while we were
so exposed, crossing that open field. -
Soon. the field was crossed, and in a
small ravine we formed aud fixed bay
onets, about so yards from, and in front
of the battery we were to take. Here
the rebels opened raking fire on us
from their breastworks to the left, .ai
the head Of the ravine, and gave us
canister from their battery in front,
while our own enflading battery, (the
last one l saeHtioned aboye) instead of
playing on the enemy, as they supposed,
was really shelling US. Down we fell;
we could not have lain much closer to
nneaAsr earth, caring not for soiled
cesthes, returned their fire, and listened
to the music, for shells sing alto and
l,bullets trebble, Ia the grandest oratorio
ever the genius Of man composed Ga
the left it was warmer than with US, and
became too much for most men to stand
away went the Slst Ohio, with part of
our left wing, (not Meigs Ceuaty boys,
though-they stood their grouaa and
were overshot,) running for dear life
and getting badly cut up; l do not
blame them. Perhaps we should have
! dosae the same had we been where they
we've. Certain it is, we were left SO
weak, that our only resource was to re-
treat, which we did in good order, and
only at the command of the General
All our attempts were not SO unsuccess
full as this, but time and space will moi
allow me to speak further of the batsIe
Our loss must be greater than report
says. Our Surgeon says our loss in
killed and wounded exceeds 10000
My Impression is, that it must be al
least 5000. For instance, our regiment
lost SO killed and wounded. Now, We
know, that our loss is considerably be-
low the average, and that there were
over 100 regiments. engaged. From
this, you can form your own estimate 0:
the numberlost. Ofour company, Lieut.
j. R. Lasley is wounded severely in the
thigh, and has been sent to Ohio
There is no doubt as to his recovery
without loss of limb. Corporal Z. p
Meek is wounded in the shin, disa
greeable wound, though not very seri
Gus. Jacob Heiman, of Jackson Co.
in the side, slightly. Corp. Silas S
Fultz, Middleport, back slightly in
Iiured by the falling of limb cut off b,
Ia she'll, entirely recovered, and Charlie.
I II. Watson, of Middleport, missing
For him, we fear the worst; of ia
doubted bravery, during the eeafasio,
oee Sunday morRins's retreat, he lost hi
company and fell in with another regi
ment. There, without any acquaint
anoe. al hand to tell the story, he ha
LoiEsn his life to his enuntrH or me