Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1862-06-14

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About the Running OF the Ohioans ut
+ shiloh.
A correspondents Of the Cincinnati
| Gazette writes: f.s a
Did the Ohio troops runa Its all
base SANDER, isn't it2
Frankly, my good friend, ! think
some Of them did run In fact !
am sure oft, II so happens, too,
that troops from other States ran
also. Thus l happen to know that
rcegtain Michigan regiments who
wese brought up to support Mccler-
nand s line, when Sherman was fal-
ling back, broke in such confusion
as to be utterly worthless. So |
know of Iowa and Wisconsin troops,
that 1ed in as wild panie as any.
So, too, raw Illinois troops w;lvercd
and fell back. In fact, donot know
any troops on the field on Sunday
that did not do some running, and
there was not q few that ran quite
as fast. as carly, and us t;ls as those
from Ohio,
The motley crowd that tlrrongsd
the blntfs and sneaked behind the
river bunlis for protection on Sun
day afternoon, We're not all nor
mainly Ohioans. ] saw plenty of
Illinoisans there, with the usual
towards story abowt how their reg
iments We're cut to pieces; plenty Of
MissouriaEs, lowaas, and others
from the regiments which assume
/ such special virtue about Ohio run
aways. They wers not Ohio off
GERS, who swan across the Tenles
see in thejr wild dread OF deadly
pursuit, and Ohio regimcntal rolls
DO not consan the sames Of all the
panic stricken herd that drowMed
or narrowly escaped drowning in
! the same.
I As to tie conduct Of the nth
Ohio on Tuesday, Gen. Sherman's S
official report just published leaves
nothing to be added or spbtracted
But as TO the conduct Of the SD,
18th, and portions of otherrcgimcnts
on Sunday morning, there is u good
deal to be said.
They ran. Ccrtainly-ran, some
of them without their arms, all OF
| them in confusion that rendered
them well aigh worthless, You
would have done the same, The
llatant critics, who are talking about
racing, and carefully neglccting to
say anything about their own run
aways, would have runaway them
selves, even, had they been as brave
as generals OF theirs who rode cody
tarough aempcsts of grape aad
whirlwinds Of E4usket balls unharla-
ed.
Suppose YOU are quietly sleepiaS,
when YOU are suddenly started BY
the crash of avolley Of musketry,
and Il rebel, musket in hand, rush :
ing at YOU froln the. dooE Of your
tent. You might defend yourself
even in such sudden surprise, il
your Weapons were at hand and ia
readiness, hut otherwise. strongly
suspect .yon w.uld be getting out
OF the other side. OF the tent US fast
as vigorous legs could carry yoa
Don't be complaining, then, ifsome
raw troops did precisely tbs Same
thing
| The account efthae "disgra setuI
,running OF the Ohio troop" ON sun
day nopaiug is substantially this
Tia. mea were completely surprised u.
.Soine. OF their Officers were bayonst-
Eed "a their belsi; ethcrs were shot
| in sheir tents wLjlo springlng up
| all aere under h2avy fire frola an
eneiry ta rly iHs'ntheir camps before
they had an instant for seeking and
gr;aspins their Weapons.
The2o may have been Spartan
veterans who, uneser' such ciaeam-
stances, would haze stood 10 be shot
down, ra;usr than ''disgracvraliy
run, hut / suppose modern armies