Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-11-06
And the 34th Brigade, Col. Geo. Web

And the 34.h Brigade, Col. Geo Web
ster commanding-
o.'h Ohio, licnt. Col Poonnan. n...............s .s23
isl,t Ohio Cnl. w. y. Rci................ ...~il
Jth Oluo, Col. j. II. Taylor. or...,................j5j
Shh Quo, Lieut.. Col. r
io'h Indiana Battery Capt 5. j. Harris. ....li2
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lett Mackyille on the road to Perryville,
distant about nine miles The lUl 1t lnliana,
Col VIM. Carver, also belonging to the
33d Brigade, was detailed as. guard to the
tram ordered that morning to Spring 5ticld,
and consequently did not participate in the
action. +'
We had not proceeded far before we heard
the booming OF cannon in the distance, and
when about three miles on the road Captain
Bartlett, Of the artillery. and for the day act
ing as Aid to General Terrill, mot our front,
with orders from General McCook to move
up without delay, and to throw out one reg.
iment as skirlnishers to the left of our line
Of march. Having to keep our column in
rear OF sklrmishers, who were travelling over
a very rough and broken country, we were
delayed in our progress nearly an hour.
The General with his staff rode toward to
where temporary headquarters for the corps
was established and which afterwards
proved to be about the centre of the scone
OF action. At this time some batteries, |
believe OF Gen. Rousseau's, were in action
at long range on the right, and General
jackson, not then contemplating a general
engagement, ordered me back to bring up
the troops, and to place the two brgades at
rest on the right and left OF the road.
The 34th brigade, Col. Webster, soon
came up, and IN my absence AMI delay in
clearing the road of ambulances and am mu-
milton wagons, to enable the 33d brigade to
come up, the battery of Captain Harris was
moved across the main road to the left and
put in position on the right Of high level
ridge.
1t soon opened fire at long range, no
enemy then being visible, and the regi.
ments belonging to the same brigade were
placed in position in the rear aud LETT of the
hill, as will be seen by the report Of Lieut..
h. h. Kennon, A. A. A. g., herewith sub
mitted.
Here l rejoired Gen. Jackson; few
rounds having opened the enemy batteries,
l2pOund shot came within foot of an
ticipating the fatal stroke he received soon
afterward. Riding towards our left, and
little in advance of Harris's battery, we
came upon an open knob, where we found
General McCook and all his staff watching
some beautiful artillery practice, by Stone 5
battery, further on our left, firing up a
wide ravine upon the enemy's cavalry NOV
ing up road to our front. Here Captain
Parsons was located soon after, and by 2
1: al. opened with round shot and shell. =
The l23d Illinois had been previously
brought on the field, forming our extreme
left, in parallel line. Soon after the bat
terry was in position, the lO5th Ohio, Col.
Hall, came up and took position in the rear
and left Of the Battery, and the S0th Illi-
nois, Col. Allen, through misdirection of the
guide, came up later, and formed in the val.
ley near the edge Of the woods, as will be
seen by the report of Capt. VIM. Anderson,
A. A. IT,, herewith submitted.
This battery had fired but few shots,
when We heard rifle practice below in the
woods, where the enemy soon advanced. and
were in sight on the edge of the woods front
ing our troJps. No sooner wls this seen by
General Terril and Lieutenant Parson, then
directing the fire Of the guns, than they
changed the direction of the fire and opened
at short range (about 60 yards) on the flank
OF the enemy with grape, with deadly accu.
racy. 1t checked the advance OF the enemy
and after few more rounds they changed
front and faced the battery, which then
fanked eur left. Gen. Terril seeing this,
ordered the advance OF the l23d Illinois,
COLONEL Monroe, and to charge bayonet
1t advanced bravely, but, unfortunately,
the enemy had not then left the woods, and
there was rail fence on its edge, which
prevented their doing so promptly. The
regiment fired a volley and fell back, when
almost immediately afterwards, General
Jackson, who was standing on the lett of
the battery, was killed, two bullets entering
his right breast. At the moment | was on
the right OF the battery watching the gallant
defence then being made by our troops on
the lett Returning to the General to report
the same, found him on his hack strug
CLING to speak, but unable to do so. He
lied in few mements.
His staff officers at once removed his body |
from the crest of the hill some fifty yards.
Mr. Wing, one of the Generals volunteer
lids, went for an ambulance, and whslst | |
was absent, notifying Gen. Tsrrill and Web.
'ter oi the. Generals death, instructing the
after to take entire control of his brigade
Until he received further orders from Gen.
Ferrill or myself, the battery had been taken
~ the enemy and the troops driven back
rom the open, ground on the knob to the
kirt OF woods, thus extending our left, and
I was impossible TO then recover the body
IT our fallen General. Z. 81. ,.as,.,.,...
From this time up to P. NJ, the battle
aged with great fury, and with varied
uceess on both sides. Two regiments, the
ID and oath Ohio, belonging to Gen. Rous.
ean's Division, had come into our lines
'etween the two batteries and behaved most
Fluding no enemy in front of
)ol. Webster $ brigade, which never lost
DOT Of ground up to this time, Col Webster
ode Oft with me little to the rear, where
ge found Zen, MeCook. He rode with us
lp to Col. Webster scommand, and reported
hat his right was being heavily pressed and |
alling back. He and all OF US then saw the
rogress OF the enemy on Col. Webster
light, as evidenced by the steady approach
trough the corn of a flag with black ball
the centre Of white ground, and he had ,
carcely time to change the front of CoL {
Webster command, which was then all on |
exposed ground, when the enemy's infantry, I
rriving ON the edge. of. the corn, opened |
re upon them. The regiments moved
own at doublequick to the right face and
,rmed in the woods, when they opened !
eadly volley ON the enemy, who were found
/ large numbers on, the ground the next