The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-05-15
The Battle Of Winchester.
Justice to the ead Regiment.
PUBLISHED DY REQUEST.

In looking over the reports of the bat
tie of Winchester. mad by the pond.
enis Of the New York Herali. B.lImore
american. and olbet papers. there are
some omissions and errors that wish to
correct. The first iuIegard to the Regi-
ments engaged. aud the second in res>
ton to the position our army occupied
during the night Of the battle. They
have not given the credit winch in due
to the 62i Regiment o. (which You
will rene nber was organ zed:: al Camp
Goddard last f-ll-not mentioning that
Regiment in their reports. | will with
Jour permission, give to the public q
statement of the part taken BY said regi
ment. .....-. ..... ... ..
Let me state here that it is not my de
sign TO take anything from The brave
boys of tie other Regiments. who SO i'm
mortalizel themselves on that day; for
that cannot be done. There was not n
man that know of. or heard Of, that did
not stand like a wall of lion, while the
enemy were pouring in their, deaily fire
from behind stone walls aud trees. But
these correspondents in giving the names
of the Regiments that supported the diff
erent batteries, Omitted the 62I. | do not
believe the omission was made desisnedly.
but from the fast they visited the differ
eut battsrits in the early part Of the day
and that our Regiment had no. yet ar.
rived OIL the field, owing to the Galt that
they we're encamped some five miles be
low Winchester, aud consequently had
that.much farther to march. ..
1t also ought TO tie stated that our Reg
ime nt,. on the day before. when Ashby
made his attack on our pickets, was or
dered 10 Winchester, where we arrived
late in the evening. and were placed on
picket TO the left Of Winchester. The
next morning (the day OF the battle J W.
we're ordered back to our camp. the men
almost exhausted from fatigue and nun
ger. ...- .-.-. ...... ar.
We had scarcely arrived at camp, wher
an OF der came for our return to Wruches
tier. Tho thought Of marching back agaiI
! without rest and something to eat wa
very discourasiDg to the men, not dream
, ing that there vas battle on hand TIL
: Colonel. as btaveand good man as eve
, lived, and who is reverenced and beloved
, by both the officers and men of his com
: mand. told the boys 10 get something t.
eat, and make some coffee quick, and h
5 would take the responsibility, and whe
, some of the officers told him that tlrei
, men were worn down, lie replied: "l'm s,
I ing if 60 with but ten men," This de
: termination on his part rallied the mel
e and they determined to stand by him =
!. all bssards. and In less than Ten minute
= we were again on our way TO Winchei
r ter .....-..
8 When we arrived at the battle g.
: aud Joined our Brigade, the distanC
i marched that morning Was thirteen mile
# On ouI arrival we found the center bs
: teries replying 10 their left with sho; al
shell, occasionally shot reaching o.
: Brigade For sometims we we're kept
IT this position, when our infantry Oh Il
s right. led by Col. Tyler, made the charl
: on the rebels. None of the correspon'
'i ents have, DOR can | give 10 you, anythir
}. like description Of that charge. 1t wa
}. terrible, Gen. Kimhall displayed gre
,. military genius in conducting the oaItl
y DR.. Ball Of your city acting as one ot b
a Aids.
s. AS our mon went into the battle thu
le did SO with thrse cheers. and BuuaparIt
or most celebrated veterans never stood mo
at firm or undaunted than did the Regimen
Is. composing the 81 Aud 1st Brigades.'
u Sometimes itappeared that'our men mu
ID be driven back. but nothing daunted, tn
ID pressed forward, gaining the ground in
~ by inch. AT last the rebels made o
q desperate effort. Their men gave lhr
in cheers aad charged, supposiug that o
ID men would again run as they did at b.
at Run; but when they charged to withiO |
ie or fifteen fee, Of our men. and SAW not
:" ing like finchiug, but cool determir
r tion on the part of our men either to
er on the field or gain the victory; they tur