Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-30
OUR FALLEN BRAVES.

Olh FALLEN BkAf Is.
The sad duty yet remains of chronicling
the fall of our noble dead, and right will
ingly will all testify that they were of our
best and bravest. Corporal Kagy, the
gunner of the first detachment, was the
first to enter the engagement and the first
to fall. He had fired some. eight or ten
rounds and was killed while sighting the
piece, by a musket ball which entered at
the lower edge of the right eye. The
men under his command were struck
specifies, and for a minute ceased their
work, and with blanched faces gazed upon
his PROSTATE form. He was borne away
away from the spot by Lieut.. Stul and
Messrs. Peabody and Lane. He was
placed behind a fallen treewhich shielded
his body from any further mutilation.-
His death wasnod doubt instantaneous and
painless. a more exemplary young man
| have never met.
T. E. Chaffee of Orwell, lead driver on
gun was killed on the retreat, pierced by
two balls, one passing through the neck
and the other through the left arm and
side passing out nearly at the opposite
side. His horses had been shot, the one
upon which he rode in falling hadthrown
him over his head, yet the brave boy lin
gered to cut them loose, with the rebels
but ten rods distant, in the midst of a
storm of leaden hail. Thus fell the gal
liant Chaffee-a young man of almost fem
mime amiability of disposition, without an
enemy and beloved by all who knew him.
Of him and Kagy n may reverently say,
par mobile .%frqtvnst
VIM. Downey a ~cannoneer Of the first
detachment also lost his life by lingering
too long at the gun. lie was a man of
most generous impulses and with a nature
undying in its loves or hates. I have
known him walk a mile through a rain
storm to borrow a dollar TO lend in turn
to a fellow soldier. He was shot by a ball
in the left leg, which, disabling him, he
had crawled to a tree, assumed an easy
position, lying upon his right hand
While so lying he had been struck by n
second ball above the left hip, passing out
out at the opposite side. He had died by
bleeding TO death and his face, which was
of marble whiteness, as if in deep sleep,
had a most natural expression. 1t was
the most natural and best preserved
corpse of the hundreds / saw. He leaves
a wife and two children in Cleveland.
Robert McMillen of Austinburg was a
driver in the 9th detachment. Nv &C
quaintance was too casual to permit my
speaking of him in special terms. lie
was a faithful soldier, to his duty true and
is well spoken of by his comrades. His
loss will make mourning at more than one
fireside l doubt not. lie was killed by a
ball through the breast.
OF our wounded ! will briefly mention
that Capt. Burrows was shot by a musket
ball near the right elbow. while standing
between Messrs. King and Ellsworth on
the right flank. 1t was a severe wound
and it was feared for a time that he might
lose his arm. Serg't Francis remained on
the hospital boat only long enough TO
have his wound dressed and at once re-
Joined his command. VIM. Lovall. the
first man wounded, also returned to us in
a day or two. Though the first one
wounded, he was one of the last to leave
the field. VIM. Rutan, was wounded by
a buekshot striking behind md coming
out an inch or SO before the right ear, by
lingering to aid awounded soldier. Messls.
Hunter, Reed, Waters and Hall were left
on the field and that night lodged in rebel
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