Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-06-25
From the 24th.

tAOHu the I4Ius
The following letter from Lieut.. Uur
mon, though long time in coming, will
be read with interest:
May 3lst, 1862.
Chronicle FrieHds.-Well we are there
Corinth is ours-operations for the last
ten days on IL part forced the foe to seek
other quarters, or take a Smelling on a
scale beyond any thing war has exhibited.
A week ago we had a lively rally for a
commanding position for Halleck's entire
line-two and a half miles from their
breastworks. The 18th Ohio lost five kill
ed and some thirty wounded, but they
made Bragg pay for it. No TrumLull
County men hurt. Day before yesterday
Nelson's Division advanced under sharp
firing and threw up breast works another
mile nearer. The entire column being
prepared for battle if our operations
should bring it on. Several regiments at
various times became engaged-Pope's
batteries lone left played for two hours
u~neeasingly.) Buell. opened slightly at
t o'clock p. NJ, and had one regiment
engaged twenty minutes. but we got our
position and yesterday at day light the
skirmishers received orders to advance
Immediately to their breast works.
They went ahead faster than quick"
supportedby companies-they by rcgimets
and the latter by brigades-An the oppo
sition met with was by Co. III, 9th Ohio
who drove in the pickets of Bragg's rear
guard-and this company first mounted
at double quick. charge bayonet' the
Se'h ritie-pits. \ white flag at half way
up the one hundred and fifty yards of
clearing in front of the understanding
them that their night surmise was true
to wit the Sesh are leaving"
Let me here note General Nelson's
Division (Ammen's brig ,de in each TIM q,
being his advanccl was the first Of Burlls
men at Nashvillc-it Shiloh and now at
Cor.nth-thc taking of which place has
cost llalleck not over one hundred and
twenty five killed and three hundred
wounded. \ battle around Corinth would
have lost us fifteen thousand mon certain.
1t is a strong point, but we can beat them
fortifying. Their rear guard left an hour
and II half ahead Of our entrance. We
sent cavalry after them. Took over two
hundred prisoners. They burned some
stores and cotton. and 1 should judge
about a hundred wagons.
Captains Stratton IA little ill and Mil
Ter came over to see me Thursday as we
lay on the advance near one another
They report our boys all right. Met Rob.
ert johnson at Corinth, looking quite
hearty. Guess / had better mention that
Il Trumbull County man was the first ov-
or the SeSh redoubts. \ little Dragging
now and then (even if there was no dan.
ger wont hurt any thing. Capt. Weston
is still behind in command of the Conval
escent Barracks. 1t. Brooks not rugged
but he would go along for COrinth.-
ODOl Chc WIS nCNe I is LAtdiAl ailu hNOI
Williams is well as ditto with John Cow
an, Musser, Dehass tnow Orderly Co. f.
Drake, Stansield, Prince of Wales
Geo ,se Messer's brother, Capt. Konklc,
H INK Lloyd, Newell, Harsh and Capt
Spear they say he shoots like thunder.
in fact the troops here were never since
in camp. as healthy. Who would have
thought that?
And now, what next? Whcn-whcre
will we meet the foe?
There is one thing certain, TO wit: the
military chiefs think such victories as that
of Corinth more destructive to the Con-
federacy than a big fight, and as long as
we can force them to evacuate, or sur
render, such will be our policy, unless
Lincoln say, pitch in and fight"
CHAS. R. HARMON.