The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-10-31
OCTOBER 81, 1862,
Report of Colonel Hall, of the 1O5th
Regiment.
HEADQUARTERS lOTH DIv.. lsT AnMi
CoRrs FORMULAS BATTLE FIELD.
EFNrUCKY. Oct 10Th, 1862


CAPTAIN CAMPBELL. A A A GENERAL
tsr ARMY CuRrs s;.--sir--Having commanded
the lO5th Regimen; Ohio Volunteers. in the
engagement of tho Sth inst, near Perry.
siIlr. Kentucky. ii becomes my duty, al
though now commanding tho l0th Division,
to.rcport tho part taken by said regiment
in tho battle. The regiment was on the
march from Macksvillo to Perryville no part
os tho 33d brigade, commanded bv General
W. r. Terrill, in tho 10th division, com |
mandeG by Brigadicr General James )
jackson, in the lst Army Corps, commanded
by Major General McCook
The oath brigade, commanded by Col
une Webster. of tho 9Sth regiment Ohio
Volunteers. was in the advance, and cngngpd
the enemy about - P.M On hearing tho
fire Of tho skirmishers, General Teril or.
dered forward the 33d brigade with al! pos.
sible dispatch, and reached the fold about
BIN.
MY regiment was marching in the rear OF
Parsons Battery. and at the moment of
reaching the field was ordered TO form on
the left of the road ir reserve.
This point was occupied but for few
moments, whom the order of General Ter.
ril was to file to the left. through the tim.
bor to tho extreme left of the Union forces.
Upon reaching my position, | found the
1884 regiment Illinois vOluntcors-CUlOnci
Monroe-hotly engaging tho enemy to the
right and roar OF Parsons battery, then in
position.
At the moment ofcoming into position on
the left and rear of Parsons battory, it was
apparent that tho enomv werC determined
20 charge through tho left of tho 1891 Hi.
nOis volunteers aud cut off tho battery
This movement was Immediately and rt
fectuully ropusod by tho destructive fire
of Parsons battery and the charge of that
wing of my regiment most CALAMITY led by
Major Perkins, executed by order Of Con.
era Terrill, who was personally present.
The fire at this moment was terrific be-.
yond description, and the running through
my limo of six horse team, drawing a cais-
sieu, created some disorder in my center.
At almost tho samo moment OF this ropulse
of the enemy, a determined assault was
made by thom on our left. A battery
opened on MS from the enemy's right. aud
from tho form of the ground nearly en-.
filaded my line. Parsons Battery was sta
toned on a a sharp crest Of open ground
about eighty yards from a wood occupied
by tho enemy. From this crest tho ground
descended to the woods, and thon asccndcd
80 that tho enemy delivered US tho fire OF
consecutive battalions in rear of each other
The battery was also upon a crest which alb.
ruptly torminuted on tho left .fuw yards
from the guns, exposing tho support to u
cross fro from the onomys extreme right.
of which tho Onemy, as before described
promptly avElod themselves. Thus, a: tho
distance of eighty yards, in an open fold,
did Parsons Battery and the l05'h regi.
ment o. V. l. deliver to tho enemy most
terrible and destructive fire /; receiving. in
return, the fire of an enfilading battery, and
o! a rebel brigade concealed in tho woods.
The battery becoming disabled and tho
rebel battery on ou- flank making our posi-
toD untenablc, by tho ordor Of Con. TGrri
in person, moved my regiment 90 yards to
tho roar, and formed on the ine o! an old
fonco, thon much brokon down. Tho emo
my followed tho movement, and whom he
reached the crest, (our former position }
received fro that opened their ranks with
tho Widest havoc. But the position of tho
ground was such tina; we were still under
the fire of their battery and tho quick eye
OF Con. Torrill discovering movement OF
the enemy in ravino to turn our left
again ordered tho regiment to retro into n
cOrnfiold in our rear, which was dnno in
good ordor and promptly formed. In this
field. being much exposed to tho artillery
md musketry Of tho onomy. and hidden
from each Other by tho corn, some irrcgu-
larity occurred in tho line. whilst n move
ment by the flank, thon ordered by General
Terrll, which could not bo scou or heard
distinctly by the command, tended still moro
to divide and scatter tho regiment. Tho
most of the living, however, followed the
movement promptly, and formed in the rear
of Bush's Battery, by General Terrill's or.
der, and thore remained in is support un.
til the close of tho engagement. At this
last position in tho rear of Bush's Battery
our brave and beloved General Terrili, who
had stood by my side and moved with IN,
Regiment from the moment IL was engaged
feli. mortally wounded by the fragments o
q shell.
At this moment the disability Of ,h,
General threw the command OF the 33
Brigade upon me. Turning over the com
mand Of the l05th Regiment to Lieuen
ant Colonel. Toles, proceeded to collcc
the Brigade. In the early part OF the en-
gagement, and before the SD Brigade be
came engaged Lieutenant Colonel ToIes
with companies,by order OF General Ter
rill, was sent TO the left OF the road mil
in the rear of the line of battle, TO protec
the rear. He joined me at Brush's Bat
tcii > hhfihb SohiO 'o' N"iu auh Jol'Su !
the engagement with the Goth Illinois Reg
iment. OF ;he bravery manifested by tn
officers and enlisted men Of the lO5r
Regiment o. V. L., can speak with tn
highest satisfaction. No, an officer, an
but few Of the enlisted men ,ninched iror
the hail OF death or LEFT their position ur
til ordered by their proper officers. l
the engagement at Perryville they hav
covered themselves with imperishabl
honor. Citizen soldiers, with not twent
days drill. they have exhibited the COO
ness and efficiency Of veterans. or III
mortality, and Of our wounded, spea
with choking sorrow.
Captain L. d. Kee. Company I. an
Robert Wilson, of Company II, are n
more. They fell upon that fatal crest, b
Parsons battery, the former dead The la
ter mortally wounded, Braver or bette
men never lived. Truer patriots neve
offered holier sacrifice to their country
cause. On the same spot twenty y.nine en-
listed men OF my regiment gave ,he
lives, too, 20 the cause OF Constitutions
Liberty, each one a precious Offering o
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