The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-10-31
Onr 9rMly Correspondence
FIR NJ THE ioTH.
HEAD QuAErtEs 10Th o.. Grab orchard.l
Nv Oct lG

NY Get TO-
EDS lMhuNK;
lew items from this command may inter
est your readers We have marched $50 miles
s'nce August slst' the day we lett Battla
Oreek' and was three weeks on half rauons'
he meu are ana have been IN 70 cd health.
we are siiis DIVISION, heCooks army corp'.
zen SlIi Is II gentlemen and popular with
alt McCOok Is very popular.
Our division moved from Louisville to
Frankfort From the latter place We moved
south to join the main column at PerryNile.
Inc OH Brigade, Col Gibson commanding,
consisting oil hve res giments, and Cotler's old
battery, had the advance. We marched at
burg ut 10 a. NJ, without a fight. Here
We rsted an hour, and started past towards
Ihsplinton. The rebel cavalry in two col
umns. advanced TO attack us. Col Gibson
at once formed his Brigade for battle. and
moved up with the artillery, throwing shell
among the rebels, that made them scampcr.
They. or part Of lh,m, hid in ravinc, and
Gen. Sill coming up, ordered Jacobs Ken.
lucky Cavalry to charge upon the scattered
rebels ia front.
| Col. Jacobs dashed forward, with drawn
sword, and was attacked in full view Of the
whole Brigade, at the wood side. They dash.
ed out from the rnvine in superior numbers.
In moment the rattle OF steel in front, re.
sounded through the air The conflict was
short and sharp. Col Jacobs received two
wounds and his command retired, when Glib
son opened again with she'll, and the musket.
~ OF the 18th Ohio. This scattered and
drove the ra,cals from the field. His line q,
battle was half mile long, which he moved
orr ard clearing the field. Our loss was one
killed and four wound, d. The rebel loss, as
r-l oried by their Surgeon, afterwards cap.
tured, was ten killed aud twenty one wound
cd. Some Of the boys got shot guns, swords,
revulvers. DC.
We were not tr, ublcd again that day, and
we cam ped ten miles west on Salt River, at
Dog Walk" Gibson's Brigade was to ho d
the rear the ne xt day The Brigades and the
train had started, W hen our piekets we're at.
tack ed by the regiment & cavalry and six OF
infantry. A;once Col. Gibson moved out his
brigade and foimed ip line Of battle, aud was
rel nlorcrd Ly he let Ohio, Col. Pavort.and
some regulars under Majors King aud Car.
penter He placed four pieces of artillery in
position and opened fire, and in few mo
ments every regiment wns ut its place c, and
fire opened in front.
Our skirmishers held the rebel lines back
aud such was the disposition made of our
'oFee, by Col. Gibson that at the end oftwo
hours. the eowar s fell back and Col. Gibson
moved forward. He was highly oomplim, u
ted by Gen. Sill for energy, skill aud pronp.
titude, and had the credit of saving our Lrg,
wagon train. He moved over the field re
gardless of danger and excited shouts Of en-
lhusiasm by his valor.
o1r loss was seven killed and lively,
wounded-none from the 49th, which helt
the right and was but Ii tile under fire. IL wa,
reported by the prisoners that the rebels los
fourte en- killed ard forty one wouud,d.
Gen. Willlch, oGr Brigade commander, il
sick at Louisville, but all anneor sa,i.6,,
sal, nan n;h.a,, Th Ls,l a.,
Wv" D"' o'o'o", '"e ooys u Tue 4p'' ane
al ue o'hf rsslnehs' are reaoy 10 bet OF
him.
| No items of iotere., have oo.,rr.d .ioo,
49,. ,,,,.-..,a,r n',,,
w "eio @ y" '"7 on.''e nsiu ~ rerrYVhie' u
was not 'Sbiloh !" by great ways. Our boys
are mad for a fight, but BrneR, will 'slip out .