The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-09-19


The following from Lieut.. Col. cummins
to the military COMMITTEES OF Shelby county,
J.. 10 but another proof Of the esteem In which
Dol. Lanswor,hy 10 held BY his men. and o
the heinsusnsss with which hs has been
ssed ~ those iu suthofityi
Cory ~ Lisur. CoL. Crhn,n.' tkrrss =,
rHa MiL,vasv Ounniprxs o. snlts,
Copsrt, 0HIo.
CAns Bu~LkR, Ky,
i September 4, la62. :
To ns 0Aairwas " tie NJ MR.sry gommiis, .
ShfIby ouniy Ohio,
Dear sir,--We hsse Just learned ,ha, on
ltoluaei, \, Langwuf, by has been suspend
cd, and knowing the influence brour I Il
bear 10 acnomplish II, l deAire 10 state I,
you the facts onnneoicd with tho sunpoart
misconduct Of Col. LsngwOrthy, hop nv iha
YOU Will cid him N hla cndravofs TO oblail
an hcnrinsI knpwtng that you would nsi
desire any man TO ba oondenod, without OF
opportunity OF fvlndioatinR hia character.
On Sabbath morning last, we went Gon
Covington TO Paris. Kentucky, arriving lai,
In tho evening, and wero ordered to guatt
the bridge at thu, point. WhoIc companie
Of piokets were thrown out iintncdin; ely IL
Ipickei, were so dispersed AZ 10 durend III d
bridge al all polnis. On Monday, the Colo
j mel sent uu, mounted piehcts IN all direct.
ions, and Ayniled himself Of the aid Of few
home gnnrjs AZ scouts. Toward evening OF
Monday, out communication with Lesihr
ton by nlegtnph, was out OF. He hen rt.
ceived dispatches, parpntling 10 come from
Frankfort, from Nal. Gen. Wright, whiGl
WE soon became satisfied, wore from the re-
bels themselves. Streams 0fNtngg era iron
III. Richmond nght, were pouring into Pnrii
all day on Monday and Monday night, " h,
represented 10 us that the rebels wafs oil
yannina upon Lexington and our own
troops wore evacuatlnsit. We also learned
this fact ftom numerous ioynl citizens -
Bridges were burned on ,hn ralliond bet twerr
Lexington and Paris, on Mordny night, ont
wrtc n,so ,redlhly Informed that there wa
large force ~ the enemy In the poia hhnt
hpod OF Winchester. Our fnrno q, Patil
consisted OF the eolh regiment (whioh you
well know mover bod Any opportunity Il
drill, pnd never had their guns In theil
hands until tue cay brfafv Ne len UaG 7
LimnI. and nfty.e ght men OF Capt. Maish'i
Company, % h q. V. who were equally
/ raw ~ tho Sefvicc,
Wa hbh about forty rounds Of cartridges
thu rest of thr stsiy rounds futn,shBd no bp
ing tho ieIgr for out guns. We were vel
iaosmcd the enemy were well supplied
with artillery and ammualt,on, for thei
took about oil our sfuy bHd al Riphlnuad
souipa rsbel cavalry iafev, am0un,ins Il
I've hundred men, were NOT Vety la, Of
from nB 10 cosopcfats IN an httack, w
could Withstand on Gttnck from even grrht
er number Than our own OF Infantry M,
cuVnlryt but could not possibly auccsn,
10.
o. their aonImanh. Win ths stale hf iahts
and also having received q dlspdteh iron
Nal Gen. Wright, ohlufing ~ ~ tall hnc.
10 Cynthiana an3 i,in Colonel nnGsir, 4
threatened with an attack by superior nam
befs, Col. Langwotihy otoeed the piGReii
brought IN, aud wp lrlt fur Gyn,hana ~
ihfse o'eluek Tuesday morning, hfhalh,
everything with Va, AZ Cynthlnns WI
tuUGi Col knnhlr nnehmpod upun D hil
Wuh seven hanifcd uf Gls mpn nul Iva
bundled hGnr guards, bnlld,RG st0eahit
nnd diggns fihr pts. Thr elurhnir, " hsi
atnwdcd, Nnnld hnd prHhhblY ~. hunAfni
mon. The ajlh regimen, had no Iallon
whatever. Vhu a3 n hnd about tnGnsA I.
feed ~ oil two or thtsr laye We had nlua
iJ,iy tunhdn o, car fIdsss--no af lilpfy u
cnsAlty. TRete ~aE na wafer hvnrpt ihnl
: The Uyer Gi The ia0t oi tho hiph hill Vi
viii h they we're cnGaibpUIt Cul. RunkiJ
Ind easka soaking IN tie rvrf, enuush 4
hold wafer fOi twenty .fant hrnis, Whrh IL
was last ooInnrnei0g 10 ili and hnui pn ih,
hin. Tnpre wa, another id,i GnGilnond,n,
Ii one ON which they were rnrnfnptd, fiVl
witch u o0uln W. eoriiy shcllct.
When HE e5th Arrived. Cot. l.uhywoIth
Informed Co.. hnnk t oI the fact. he la
| learned NJ PafIs. and gGVa his tCol. L's
opnIuu tnAt W. rnuil not bliA Cynthinli
. with the I0rcu nnG 10 ihr Condition "
wttC.
Should hnec rlsn stated lhH' we had
: ttnin OF cars, ihitts.iWa ~ nuhbcf. ui til
taiitond vi the foot ut ihc hill. that lhe enc
my could easily destroy. n trw bridges h1
teeen Cynth,ann anh CJvlhglun, uut III Uu
" feircht nnd rdp'ufr thr ltain. CO.. Ruagl
o refused al ffs' 20 pRy any attention 10 Co
;. i's opinInn, bhh said he could fshi Ht on
faic. A slalemrn, Oi the npiniun ul u
= offsets Ui the ~ j. was Nf,;tpn Oui an
aiehrd, IN whlch ihrY tGnGItf.j ~ II
OPINION ui Col. |, Many of The uilitrrs
lie 45ih. incndng some OF Tho heid uffGpt
10 my certain hnSSlpl!ee, hIs0 Conrufit
'! with Col. IT,, hnd said II was sheet foilr
shy nj Cyhthlnna. On Tuesday before v
y left Uynihinna, We distinctly taw nh
y rkifnishcfs on the hill, on the opposite sit
y OF Tho Iiycr ffnm the point of Col. Runkie
remp, Col. RInkle. when hc looked
v them, ordered the long roll 10 be beat, sd,
. tns Il was too late to retreat. IHncd iaip
" Afterwards Cul. Ninkle lenrned the ma
body nf tho enemy was two mites dlsinn
:, and then ordered Cal. Lnngwpt.hy 10 p
y nlB tfirb on the cars, in ivutieen usfs II 10
q s,blr, winch Col, l.. did. Col. X. thon o
y dcted his own men on the ears, snd hfiG
u wsfds ordered o potion OF them on 10 brii
- his tents on board. While they were ti
y, togtd IN getting the tents, The fsbels brong
~ O nrid piere 10 Eight, unlinlefod II, AZ
" brought Il 10 hear upon us. The reason, Y
y think, they dad not Gfe was. that the chi
!" son had not get come up. AZ snon n. q,
- linnkle sa~ ", he ordered his own mrn
" dtop the tents and get On tho cara and Il
VI ears 10 leave Immediately, which WAS au
:, accordingly. We inei another tfain nj "a
~ mouth, gong nftor Col. RhnkIss regime,
y 1h"y got on bnatd II. ana Cot. Ruuhie n
= detcd Col. Lhn.w0ftIy 10 come on 10 lIi
v ief S,otion.
'" Tie objects Of The no h nre all we'll sat
70 fed % to OBI. LIS military ability; he " 4
y ioved by oil officers mud men, sni af
~ nhufngc nane Of them have doubt. !
W W eoolnrss Bt Paris. when sonie Of onI puck,
" were driven in. and We we've tspro'ing
," attack every minute, shows hlin 10 have
~ requisite amount or that necessary nftlc
" and the afjafly manner 10 wbGh 10 co
ldueisd ouf movement ffcin Pptis, sho
HIN 70 he well fitted for Commander.
The Military Comlniiiee OF Shelby Cuur
. will confer favor upon nuhIe. seneto
and brave man, IN nidinp Col. LsnswOt,
10 obtain far bearing. and YOU viii q
- greatly obiisc Your ifignh,
v; J. Q. CuaMiss
70 70 The Chaplain OF the regiment also ST.
Of Of his testimony to the eTioIeney Of Col. Lil