Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-10-30
Official Report of the Fifty-second
OHIO in the Battle of Parryvills,
KentuckN, Oct. 9th. 1872 u

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HEAp2uAHrERs FiFry-SEcoSD REafvEvr O. OvL
1',h btlgale liih Div. Army Of The Ohio
balehcld near PEnRHviLLE, Ky. Oct ., 1902 J D..
Licm. D. A. MulSOny, A. A. 4 q. 36h
BT90ie.
| have the honor to submit the following
report OF the part taken by the F.lty-seu-
onI Regiment in the late battle of Yesterday:
In pursuance of the order OfColonel Dan.
le' McCook. commanding the brigade, the
Fifty second Regiment on the left of the hri
gade, moved forward at 81 clock yesterday
morning from its position three miles west
OF Perryville toward that village. After
advancing about one and half miles, aud
crossing bridge spanning "A small stream,
the Regiment was formed in line of battle;
aud being ordered to advance to and hold
the crestof the hill some 500 yards in front,
Company A, in command of Lieut.. Buoke,
aud company II, under command Of Lieut..
Sourers, both companies Under command of
Capt: CLARK, acting Major, we're deployed
as skirmishers, and our line advanced to
| the position named. beasosB
Some 300 yards from the Run, at five
minutes pasta o'clock A. NJ, the skirmislfers
we're fired on by the rebel pickets; they
promptly returned the fire, and drove the
pickets over the crest of the hill, into and
through the field and wood beyond, and
took their position some 400 yards in front
| OF the Regiment. '-'ags
am thus particular in detailing these
items, because to the Both B igade and to
the SD Regiment thus attaches the honor Of
opening the great and decisive battle Of
Perryvie. ~ Il
Our skirlnishers were almost constantly
exchanging shots with the rebel skirnisf-
ers, and the Regiment retained its position
m tho nf tho hill all
| in pursuance of Col McCook's order, it moy-
ed forward about one half of q mile, where
we remained without material change Of po
sition until four O'Clock p NJ, when tho
Regiment was moved forward short dis
tance, with company D, under command Of
Capt; Morrow, and company l, under COM
ma9d OF Capt. Schneider, deployed as skir-
mishers. While thus advancing, the Reg
iment was ordered by Col. McCook to move
to the right some 500 yards to assist IN sup
porting Capt Barnett's Second Illinois bat
terry, which was being threatened by a heavy
force. the regiment moved rapidly to its
position, Immediately on the left of the bat.
terry and in the rear of the Thirty six Illi-
nois, and remained in line behiud the crest
of the hill until the ammunition of the reg
iment in our front was exhausted, when the
Fifty second. at five p NJ, moved forward
over the crest of the hill in fine order, aud
became Immediately engaged with the enc.
my. The regiment continued to fire stesdi-
y and effectively about thirty minutes, when
at sundown the rebel line with which We
were engaged broke and fed in confusion
cannot speak in too high. terms of praise
Of the conduct of the officers and men nm
der my command during the whole Of this
memorable day. When all did their whole
duty, it would seem unjust to make any
apparent discrimination by specially nam
ing any. Yet circumstances, and the vai-
ed incidents of the day brought under my
special observation the conduct of some,
whom | therefore name. Captain J. d.
Clark of 20. A, Acting Major, from the
time the first shot was fred on. the skir.
mishers under his command in the eary
morning, until the battle was over and, the
victory won, discharged his varied and ar
duous duties with skill, courage andprompt-
ness. Adjutant Blackburn and the officers
OF the skirnishing companies, also attracted
my special notice, while the regiment was
In Its position behind the crest of the hill,
on the lett of Barnetts battery, and before
itrtiieved the Both Illinois and ibecatue ac-
tually engaged with the enemy at that point.
Sergeant Rudolph Of company II, was
conspicuous among others of the regiment
III uoolo'luS AZ tut utt VcTy. fAI ilUrA. N. ,tne
3rd Mo. regiment charged past the rightof
our line of -kirmishers upon n force Of reb-
el infantry, and private Samuel Marsh, of
of Go. A, joined them in the pursuit.
Charley Commune, a little drummer boy,
having lost his drum, took musket aud
fought manfully in the line.
The following Is a list Of our losses, and it
seems impossible to credit our apparent mi
raculous escape. - ~.
l take the liberty to say that i asaibs 1t,
to very great extent, to the consummate
skill with which the regiment was handled
by our brigade and division oommapders:
KILLED, None. sAe'0 s1i
Neutrality-suspicious. James Moneysmith,
company |, shoulder, dangerously; private
Edward Grimes, company II, arm, severely;
private George Wilson, company, Ei2shqpl-
der, slightly. Total wounded,, 3; 'nfissiiig,'
none. 4sfs. "ss .gsyi=EE@gN
have the honor to be, a,,. ,.,,o, .,,,,.
fi Very respectfully, ~ se,i.t
Your obediept servant no iIIs
ft' DID. EsCOwEN,
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