The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-06-26


gallant and just, At Shiloh his, old I,s.
gion met him just as the battle was end.
ed, and at the sightoT him.. placing their
hats upon their bayoucts. gave bin three
cheers. Il was a touching snd 6tting
complement to the gallant ehisf.ain. ] !
am thankful for this occasion 10 do just
ice 10 brave, honest, and kDightIy gen
ileman. ........ o.r...i ietW D. .nls1ioli
As you all know, We passed the winter
in the field 10 tents, thing perhaps new.
er before done ina climate Ijhs this by
any army. On the 9Th Of April, and when
We were abou. 6fIesn miles from SavAp-
nah. the roar of the cannon al Shiloh was
heard. We felt the necessity Of pressing
forward, and at almost every report Of
the heavy guns there my brigade eheered
and pressed forward. The baggage train
of Generals Nelson and 'Crittendsn was
ahead of US, and we we're forced 10 march
through the fields and woods for eight or
nine, miles in order to pass them. Ny
men did it willingly, and swept cheerful!
| ly and lightly over the intervening space.
and reached Savannah about 8 O'Clock al
night. The town was filed with the
wounded, the dying and the dead. Every
moment there were fresh arrivals from
the battlefield. They passed 10 bloody
blankets by our marching columns. We
reached Pittsburg Landing at daylight the
next morning, and at once moved Of to
the field. need not describe TO you the
, appalling scenes that presented themselves
--the ghastly uptufned faces Of the dead.
, with the hair washed back by the recent
| rain, the bodies lying 10 pools Of blood
and water, or couvulsed With the death
{ struggle and the groaus Of dying agony
{ yet my men we're no.iu the least dlsmay.
1 cd. We did not wait long, for the enemy
/ soon came upon us. Twill no. attempt
details; but though their commander, l
!, may be allowed q word about the soldier
ly conduct Of that brigade you have SC
y highly honored here tonight. 0fall .h.
4 troops in the United States, ! believe ,ha
il this is the best brigade. Troops nevsl
Il behaved bettet than they did. l shal
;. ever be proud that was with them OF
n that day. / had the 6th Indiana rsgi
e ment, body Of Indiana's best men, and
v what State has given to this var bravsl
q or better men than patiiotio IDdians2 ]
J had the First Ohio. l have heard some
!. Of the Ohio troops charged with miscon
n duct upon the previous day, and have
!. read defenses Of them. l PERSONAL,
"A know nothing uibad conduct Of any Obi,
IA troops on the field OF Shiloh. But ,el
,Nlyou more gallant, brave aud chivalri
~ regiment never entered a field Of battl
,s than the Fist Ohio. In this ! spet
ev what l knoW and what l saw. I had. 0
* | told you, egood oldLouisville Legior
" and not in the wars with the savages, nc
he on the bloody field Of Buena Vista, nc
4. any Of those we'll fought fields which bav
q. given uhdying fame to the soldiers Q
a. Kentucky. did Kentucky yalor shine wit
w greater splendor than on the field OF Shi
In lob. And, lastly. I had twenty>one com
b. pauies Of the regular army Of the Unite
a States. 1t lis enough to say Of them th,
"a. they fully sustained the ancient renown
,at that army. Composed Of rather raw 7,
m. crui,s, the steadiness and gallantry {
,at their officers secured the behavior Of We
= Grams. And though the Volunteers 81
for gallant and impetuous, and the rank an
on file COMPOSED generally Of better materi
Of than the regulafs. you must look at Ia
NJ. to the soldier by profession Cor stesdine
!. - under all circumstances, ' "'
he 1 cannot leave this point without Il
!, remh.k that the army Of Gen. Grant, th
Ias part off had fought gallan.ly all d.
10 Sunday, was defeated when we reach,
i'd the fieIt. A single hours hard fghtir
ID would have been sufiicien. to drive it In
Rs the river or capture il. i. was outnun
10 bered and overpowcred. Gene. ShermI
ns and Nc Cernand had barely struggled |
- day 10 hold the field till night or Bul
m came. Night a, last closed upon d
led scene Of blood, and these wearied and Q
gs. hausted braves rested, and with ankle
iii 5Ii. wa tied for the morning and fresh troOI
in. Buell. cameIWi,h daylight-in fact. be q
,,ps! Nelson were there the day before-a
II I all was safe. Buell. vas the hero Of /
am fight on Monday. aud his army know
,aI And though his opportuue arrival v
of not mentioned in the congratulations
the army on The victory. il was not his
!, :, our fault. He led us and We triumphe
IIn' and aided our hard pressed broth
70. soldiers Of General Grants army in wi
ing ming The day. But Of this enough.
= a - U al = MN..H
~. % l wish to say word Of the "siluatiou
,hs as it is called by@the reporters Of the d.
ina | propse TO advise nobody ! pretend
mS S no extraordinary foresight. But Idos
~. to state that this rebellion is a lis r.,
,I ,rIv the bssi6hing.' There was never q
3 .soi cause for il. To begin and keep it up
aid system Of wholesale lying was adopt'
';ou 'a'u and is pdfsded fndastfiodsly to this d
Ssv 'lsv ris the only stock id trade they ba
' They could teach the devil himself mu
= - he never knew befors about lying,
% and Wherever the army bss gone It has . /
,"od this fell spirit Of iaisehood, We bare
selv % ken none Of their property we have |
G Ian, cluded their slaves from our linesj vi
'S .sar needed We have placed guards Of sOldi
he his around their houses 70 pfot6Sl ,them----I
bs;r yet they persist 10 calling US Abollll
am. am lists and negro thieves. Aud in spite
No. our disclaimers aud opr soldiers, ssleV
ont ations to tue contfary-of our words
49, our acts, they have insisted that 0st
our ject is to liberate and steal their slaEes
kuer And il we fail to restore the Uni
!. 'the everlasting pigger" will be the ca
nan. of the failure. They know what they
may is false. yet they never cease repeating