The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-09-19
The Seventh and Twenty-Ninth in the
Culpepper Fight. .

Culpepper Fight.
Mr.. r.. H Baldwin, of Montville, one of
The 25fh Reg o. V. l., has written a long
lettcr to bis sistor, Mrs i. G. King, of this
township, from which we are permitted to !
mako QUO or two extracts, which will be of
interest to our readers. OF the courage and
choerfuIness of our volunteers, he says;
"You all look on the dark side Of the
picture, and all suffer more through fear
than we do, who are in the war and fight
the battles. Iven,ure the assertion that
the soldiers Of the Goth aud other Regi-
ments slept sounder week ago last Fri.
day night, when they knew that TO.
morrow's sun must see some Of them
corpses on the field. They arose, got
then breakfast, and talked over the prob
able results Of the day, well knowing that,
il Jackson did not ruY-hundreGs on both
sides must bite the dps! before night
could close the scene. y, you ought TO
have seen those brave men, as the word of
command was given, "29th, fall in" put
on their cartridge boxes, shoulder their
guns, and march OF with firm step, TO
some lively air. There were no pale
faces or quiyering knees amongst that
band but, as you glanced at their faces
as they quickly passed, you could see the
old iron will and true patriotism Of 70
| was seven miles from the battlefield,
! and almost think il was q shame for me
to be in a position where cannot 90 when
danger is nigh to my Company; but it
was so on ihat day. | begged the priv
lege Of going, bu, it was OF no use the
| Quartermaster told me | must moi leave,
under any circumstances whatever"
Mr.. Bnlwin writes as follows. of tho part
which the 7:h and 29!h Regiments boro in
Culpepper fights
"Our Brigade is now composed Of s Reg
! iments, viz: 2Sth p. ", on the right,
$4,000 strong; 7,h Ohio next, 29th in the
center, 9th and Goth forming the LEFT wing.
! The 25Lh were sent off 10 the right TO sus-
tain u signal flag, which left the 7th,29Ih,
9th and 66!h, our old, original Brigade
under Tyler, and, while we were getting
our positions, the enemy opened on us
from a number Of batteries. The 7lh took
the right, while the 29h were ordered 10
a battery in the center, to support; but,
while the 7th was marching up TO the po-
sitiOn assigned for them, they were opened
upon with such force that it came nigh
sweeping them from the field. |: was
discovered that they could not stand that
long, and the old Goth was led up 80 sup
the ground, more than half Of the 9TH had
por! them but, before our men could gain
fallen. But the 7th and Goth have stood
side by side too many times, and are TOO
nearly akin, to let either one suffer when
the other is nigh.
But, when they came 10 see how they
were fighting almost hand to hand, as you
might say, they gave one yell Of defiance,
and the next instant went into the Rebels
in manner that took them by surprise,
rushing madly TO the front after a woll.ci-
rected volley, and, with guns at a charge,
were not long in gaining the ground
where the Rebels stood, and where, but
for the timely interference Of our Regl-
ment, the Til must either have been cut
down OF taken prisoners. Read their list
OF losses, and that will tell where the fire
was hottest, ...
Our Regiment held the ground till the
7th formed again and quickly came on to
our relief, and our oil! Brigade held the
= ground till dark, when they all fell back
to the woods in our rear; and we could
plainly hear their muskelry when over il
. valley about mile distant from camp
0 and we could hear their fire distinctly iil
n IL O'Clock st night Our men took tive
o guns about 10 o'clock, that the Rebel
@ had run through the woods for the pur
Il pose of sEelling our hospital, Taee it al
y in all, it was pretty close affair, but no
as close as Port Republic, and doubt
in this war there are ever again so grea
odds.
! | have not written very accurate dc
scription of the battle. Our Regimen
= went into the fight with l8Nmcn, and cam
e out with %, being loss Of 81 in killed
is wounded and missing. The number kille
DL on the field was 9, and those who haV
;. died from the effect Of wounds received
as faJ as | have heard, amount TO IA
Some 8 or 20 are amongst the missing
e probably prisoners. Some OF our mel
s who were hit with shell, and disabled 70
e the time being, went in after resting, ant
. fought till dark. In my Company, Their
were only 10 men who went into the iiel'
to fight. Two have died OF their wounds
IS and one is in the hospital at Washington
l. while the others remain in camp, and ar
? doctored by our Regimenta doctors, thei
wounds being slight ones, ON the hand'
arms and wounds similar to min(
Q, that received at Port Republic--to
to Slight for a good soldier to leave his Com
u pany. | was up last night, TO the Con-
pany and | saw three hobbling round, b.
not complaining"
ne reclamation of Gov. Tod.
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