Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-11-07
ard that Polk's and Hardee's CORDS


were present upon the field.
Thus ends my account of the part ia
ken by my corps in the battle Of Chap
lin Hills, the bloodiest battle Of modern
times, for the number engaged on our
side. Rousseau had present on the
field seven thousand men. Jackson
five thousand Eve hundred. The brig
ade of Gooding amounted to about fifteen
hundred. The battle was principally
fought by Rosseau's division, and if
; there are, or ever were, better soldiers
; than the old troops engaged, have
neither seen nor read of them. Great
discrimination must be exercised i'll
making a perfectly fair statement, re-
specting the conduct Of the new ievies.
Exposed, as some of thel were to ter
rifle fire at the onset Of the eneuy, it
would be extraordinary to expect Of
them the steadiness and com mposure II
veterans. 1t was also clearly percaSti-
bic that the resoiute 0ud obStjsare re-
sistance displayed by the> old troops in
the same brigade, or in c$Qse proxim-
ity, had salutary effect in >animating
aud encouraging the new troops. For
instance, in the 9Th brigade; where the
I'd and 33d Ohio, 3Sth Indiana and 10th
Wise ,nsin fought SO well. | was proud
to see the 9th aud 9Sth Ohio vie with
their brethren in deeds of herosm.
! Commanders have found occasion for
severe reflections on individuals, whose
(, conduct did not entirely justify the con
idence reposed in them by their State
and country. These cases, happily, but
few, compel me the more strongly to
awaken the attention Of our authorities
to more rigid and careful selection of
officers, who may join to their other
qualifications the essential ones of cour
and honor. .-
The material of the new leves is evi
IDENTIFY as good as IL the old reg ments
My apology for the misbehavior of some
Of them is waut of discipline aud conf
dence in the field aud liue officers.
If it were not great pleasure, my
duty compe:s me to call the attention
ofmy superors and my Government to
the conspicuous gallantry and good con-
duct of Brig Gen. Rousseau upon this
hotly contested field The manuer Of
posting his left aud of maintaining its
position, renders him one Of the most
conspicuous Ii ghts Of this war. The at
| tentlon OF my superiOrs Is also called to
the good conduct and gallantry of Col.
l.. \. Harris OF % Ohio Infantry, COM
mandins the 9th brigade; Col. j. q.
Starkweather, Of the 1st Wlsconson,
commanding the 2Sth brigade. Col.
w. Ii. Lyle Of the 10th, commanding
the 18th brigade. These officers de
serves promotion. Captain Looms, Of
the lst Michigan battery, handled his
battery with great success and ability
Capt. .. f. Plnney Of the 18th Wiscon-
son Battery, greatly distin., ,uished him
self during the close Of the action, as
did the entire brigade of GoodinS, sent
me from General Robert p Mitcheil's
Division. For favorable mention OF
other officers andsmen, | refer you. to
the reports of General Rousseau; also to
those Of the Adjutant. Generals of Gen
erals Jack son- aud Terrell and CuIonei
Webster To my personal staff.
Lt.-Col. j. Y. Bomford, 10th q. s.
infantry.
Lt.SCol. E. Bassett Langdon, In-
speetor General. 50
Capt. j. y. Campbell, Assistant Ad-
jutant General.
Capt. w. Z. Hobiitzell, Aid de camp,
Lieut.. S.,W Davies,
Lieut.. s. NJ. Hosea, - &.
Major Caleb Bates, Vol
/ Capt II N. Fisilsr,e s..-z- 4
Capt.iJas. P.-Gollier, 6 '
| return nay thanks for their@conspic-
uous gallantry aud intelligence Oh the
field of battle zss
Lieut.. Col. Bomford was wounded
twice while posting aregiment i'll line
My Orderlies, PrivateS Isaac Bailey
% Indiana Cavalry; George Richardson
Bath Illinois Infantry; Avery Graham.
34th Illinois Infantry; Henry Kline,
1st Ohio Battery; George p JenniS
Bath Illinois Infantry; VIM. Edwards,
Cd Indiana Cavalry, and Henry Knowles,
I'd Indiana Cavalry, behaved with great
coolness and bravery on the field, and
are recommended to their superiors for
promotion.
To Surgeon George D. Beebee, Med
ical Director of my corps, my thanks
are due for his good conduct on the
| field, and the kind care he has taken of
the wounded Favorable mention is
also made of Surgeon Marke, 10th Wis
cousin; Dixon 1st Wisconsin; Williams,
/ 121st Ohio; Wright, 10Th Pennsy lvsnia:
Mitchell, 10th Wisconsin; Reeve and
Fuller, 21st Wisconsin; and Shannon,
I'd Ohio.
| Major c. S. Cotter, 1st Ohio Artillery,
Chief Of that arm, behaved with con
spicuous gallantry and good Judgment
during the entire action. He was. un-
! fortunately, taken prisoner after dark
Captain Beverly d. Williams, A Q. NJ,
was my guide during the entire day.
The battle was fought near his birth
place, and he was of inestimable service
to me- Lieut.. VI. p. Gratz and Volun-
teer Aid Henry Duncan, of Kentucky,
Of Jackson's staff, reported to me for
duty, after the fall Of their gallant Cen
eral Lieutenant c. G. Parsons, 4th
United States Artillery also reported
to me after his battery had fallen into
the hands Of the enemy. He behaved
with great bravery duriHg the entire
day The loss of his battery was no
ia uIt of his. He remained with it un-
til he was deserted by every man around
him.
| Captain William P. Anderson, AS
sistant Adjutant-Gener to General
Terrell, also reported to p'e after the
fall Of his chief, and behaved with cool
! ness and bravery during the day