Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-05-08

Tie Ashlabuia sentineg publishes The fol
loving lsttss trOm member Of the. led
ohlo Bettsry, Ca1k- BnrroRE
pEfEShrRa EAHDrse, Tsaa.,A
T. iaEE ot1sos .aa,bla April "a. aee2
0HAR FniiHDi AT HeMn4 Tbrough sh
protesting oEeof G0dAlone5i ampsFmittel
. write you once fAort. You will, no doub
learn heiore this rtachas yru, Il ron havl
/ not already, that We have taken trt in thl
most terrible battle ever fought on the con
lnent-and one which came very near re-
sulting disastrOasly 70 The Union esuse.
Early on Sunday morning, April 9Th, vi
hsgaR q 4ssf frinRl q the disisncs, aud /
soon becaNe egident from the unceasine
roar Of masksirg, that our lcTcss Wsre being
driven. At o'clock the firing became
much heavier, and our baEieFy was ordsre
into acHon, In q few minutes we were on
cur Wsy 70 the battlslhsid little thinking
how disastrous he day would prove 10 Us,
We were frst drawn up on the eage Of an
open'6ed, bus Were soon moved about tEeu-
g rods fur her south, DO ss % c0mmSud two
roads "a g few minutes We were seain
moved % BE- 10 command q FaFiae, some
fifteen rods 70 the west Ia ten minutes We
were agan ordered 60 change our position,
and this time, were placed Is Il were, Wia
rhe Jaws Of hell Two regiment were or.
dered 70 support our battery on7our right
and lefs FesPFciiTelysT The bsttsEy was STA
toned on ridge raneing aerOss atavine, and
70 the right Of us about twelve rods, was a.
other ridge. We had npsooler got into Do
sition, that the order Ras give to load
The rebels were seen h tue pushes bearing
toe American aE. Atf,lE&
We Fere deceived only for 3 pomsn end
gate taea1 a'lte 7ith shell fsolh hlf suns
1as balls 1oF bsgan whistiing about us like
bail, but oul gung var Served Viih rapidity
and accuracy doing fsaTill damage TO the
enemy e kePt item ai bay ID mont, but
aiarge fofce eame - sheltered by the ridge
o. our right, and TIE infantry fell back, leaV-
ing Is entirely unsupported. Our battery
Was fsRked, and, exposed to 9 raking 6Ie
but We BtiH stood by our euas, and the Gun
oi our detachment cut down the rebel Gag.
killing the ,eOlor-beerer. Capt BnrroFs
had been shot through the tight arm and
borne off the deId q large portion Of the
men Killed end wthnded, and us order rss
given NLimbeS TO- tbs reaF.H The horses
were brought round, bat ia less time than
csn write it many OF them were shot down.
and our baTtefS was lost We got of the
deld what was left Of us, Goa only knows
how. l never expect to face 50 great danger
again II I should be In a hundred battles =
We hsd only RbOgs 90 men VINO went into
the battle, aud 30 d them were killed and
wounded. The AustinbuTg detacbment had
Is men in the fight g Of whom were killed,
wounded, or marked with balls. We fred
the last shot fred IRON our battery-we did !
lll that men could do, and more than We
ought 70 have done, to save our guns, but it |
vas impossible.
James S. Reed, VIM. o Han, Henry F |
Gaylord and Lucisn WsteFs, OF our detach |
nent were severely wounded. Sergeant T /
B. Pierce, Arthur Henderson, Chas Austin. !
Oadmas, slightly Robert McMlllan vas
killed; he fell like The brave soldier that be
gaS in hsdischargeOf bis duty, All honor
Q his memory-he never faltered IN the time
# danger. A report wtlIs-o be made OF all
he killed ani-,-l-,--a--a
4 Iaf n ioFess we're driven all day Sunday, but
n Monday the tide OF battle changed and
be rebels Fere'driyen sVery " here with great
laughter. We recovered our guns, spiked,
lismou9te and some OF the wheels shot 10
,isees, on Monday. We have got the spikes
lut, and will soon Be ready 70 pay our COM
liiments 70 the rebels again, If they have any
iesire 70 receive them.
I do not know what the reputation OF our
battery Is to be, but I do know that men
never fought better, unsupported, and cut to
pieces as We were. If ! ever see you again,
can tell ofa thFilling sesns, and mofe than
1ne hair-brsadth escape We have great /
na1y sick, and it is impossible to procure
hem medical aid as-PFesent. Write often,
ior letters from frisnds now are inValuablein
Keeping up our spirits
RBGAR O. MILLER.