Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-10-16

for operating against the enemy should he
endeavor to cross the open space ip front OF
them, but it was at the same time exposed
and dangerous if the enemy should, pre-
yious to charging, open fire with his artil-
ery from his position upon the hills
| was talking with Captain Loomis, who
stood beside his guns, just previous to the
commencement of the terrible struggle
which was to drench .he ground on which
| stood with blood Personally acquainted
with every officer, and almost every man in
both these batteries, having gone with them
through General o. NJ. Mitchell's long
campaign in Tennessee aud Alabama, Icould
not avoid feeling of sadness as looked
around upon them, and reflected that, per.
haps, ere the setting of the sun, the man
gled corpses Of some Of them would be
stretched beside their guns. Yet no sad
ness was visible upon their countenances. =
No! They had long ardcntly wished the
J time to come when they might measures
strength with the rebel hordes, and now, as
there seemed an immediate prospect that
their wishes might be grati6ed, their hearts
, leaned ioyfully in their hosoins, and their
: countenances beaned with animation
Both SimOnsoR and Loomis were cool as
, though the enemy were not within a hundred
miles, although they both confidently ex-
: pected. each passing minute, that hefore its
+ expiration the thunder of the rebel artillery
would open fiercely upon them. .s8
l Captain Simonson was in the very midst
Y Of vivid description which he was giving
\ me Of the operations about Stevenson, Ala
bama in which his battery. bore dissin
!, guished part, when spherical shot buried
: itself deep in the side Of the hill, just below
i where we were standing. and n half dozer
y more whi-ted 6ercely over our hea Is, ant
a raised great clouds of dust as they struck ir
;. the dricd-up fields beyond. At this time bu
q two pieces Of Loomis' battery were in posi-
r. ton upon the hill, the remainder beins
y stationed upon another eminence some dis
tance in the rear.
{. These we're at once ordered up, the sho
Us aud shell ofthe enelny's guns meantim,
or continuing to plough mp the ground in ou
ii vicinity and to crash through tho branche
81 of some half dozen trees, which were group
n ed together on the hill Immediately TO tn,
e right Of Loomis's position. t.
is Captain Loomis,' said ], as he was ri
he ding back toward the main portion of hi
ii battery upon the hill behind, don't yo,
or intend to reply to that firc?' Yes sai
ie he, II II fetch em!' Sinonson's batter
s. bad opened in the meantime, and anothe
" away off to the right of the ruad. 81.
D.. All Loomis' pieces were now, in posltio
m and laundering away with tho sharp, quick
Is deadly report which rifod PARROTS alway
I'd make. @y ~
1t To the extreme left, another battery in
ts mcdiatey opened, and the enemy reptile
ed from at least half a dozen different pos
tons, and shot and shell of every descrif
Il, ton flow in all directions. The euemy's al
g tery seemed very badly managed. The
"a missiles struck everywhere except whor
I'D they intended them to strike, and it actual
le seemed that the safest points which coul
n, be aeected for u circuit of two or thre
I'd miles were ia tho very midst Of our ba
II, teries.
"a RoUssEAUs' DivIsroN-IYTLE's BRlaADI
a At the foot Of the hill Just behind the ba
81 teries, was stationed Roussean's division
;lr the Seventeenth Brigade, Col. Lytlc, to til
az ~. right, aud most OF it upon the east of III
'nr right Of our whole line. being to the east
u a narrow lane which ran north and soutl
'o"di and opened out into the field where Loon.
nd was posted, just where stood the group
Wv Wv trees have mentioned. The Ninth BI
Is, gade, Col Harris of the I'd Ohio comlnan
~" ing, was on the left Of the lane on som
,,h"' what higher ground PARTLY in the opt
nm field and partly in a neck of woods, whlC
;" extended into tho cleared ground and fil
thcr to the left was the Twenty Eight Bl
gade, Col Starkweather of the lst Wisco
sin. commanding
re- TiM brigade was formed at Nashvil
'en about five weeks since, and had taken Il
bio place OF the Sth brigade when the Sd di,
,er sion was re organized at that city.
ian missed the gallant and patriotic 9Th.
he FalSehood, misrepresentation, envy al
ed malignity had driven it from the Sd divisi'
lso whore it had previously won immortal +
On nown and had scattered it abroad over d
South. One OF it's regiments, the 24th
bit linois, was in this battle, however, Al
the gloriousy maintained its honor.
Tho 2Sth brigade supported Capt. Harr
7 is 10Th Indian battery.
Mt A few of the men belonging to these b
gades were killed and wounded by tho ii
be- from the rebel cannon, but generally d
to shot passed harmlcssly over their heads.
Ugh | was near one of the men who was killt
lor at Tho time he was struck, and conld d
but regard II as q singular fatality. II
yh- name is - Robb--probably well known
Cincinnati, as he belonged to the 10th Obi
in and was Col Lytes ORDERLY
Is lie was not with his own regiment at d
ut time Of his death, but with the Third OH
ID, and was lying amongst the other men up
his the ground.
ol' While in this position spherical sh
In. struck shim in tho side, passed entire
lay through his body, and buried itself in t
tile ground beyond.
sy, He died Instantly, and almost -withou
est grasp. Not man of the regiment he "
the with was, IN this stage of the battle, eth
killed or wounded.
MA A shell burst very near General Rousse
md and his staff to the imminent danger Of t
veil General himself, and it was this that pl
bably gave iise to tho report that he "
Try wounded. do not think no was hurt
tho all, for the next morning saw him ridi
the over the field in fine health and spirits,
YER countenance only exhibiting an expressi
OF saduess, whom he came In view Of thu
i'd, Of his brave boys who were lying stitf q
ere cold in death.
our While was watching with intense
lad terest the effect of our fire on the enem.
as shell came hurting through the air and {
re- ploded in the very midst OF Capt. Sine
we sons battery, killing two Of his horses a
me woundng couple Of his men. The ne
moment case shot tore away the head
ead another horse, entered his householder a
rap ranged through the entire length Of