The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-07-02

our left. They advanced until within about halt
a mile Of us aud halted. l kept the boys quiet
and dispatched messenger to camp and notif-
ed Col Buckand. lie and Lieut. Col. Garfield
came Immediately out. The rebels maneuvered
around some two hours, and we alterward learn
ed by our prisoners that they were selecting
place to plant a battery. We were ordered not
to fire on them aud they finally galloped of at
their leisure. Col. b. reported to Gen. Sherman
but he paid no attention to the matter all re-
NAMED quietly in camp, and there at that very
moment the rebel army lay in full force within
two miles of u.s. l assure you we kept good
lookout during the night and as we expected,
were attacked early in the morning Of the Och.
They opened FIRE on us, which we returned and
sent word to camp that the enemy we're advanc-
ing in full force gave no orders to retreat TO
camp until saw they were coming upon us In
such numbers that it would be folly to remain.
| had received instructions in such case to give
the alarm and fall back, to load and fire and re-
treat to camp. Col Buokland met US 30 or 100
rods from camp; seemed to think it was moth
ing more than small force that we were mis-
taken. He stationed myself and men on one
side of bridge and Lieut. Huffman with 80 Of
Co. C's men on the other, with orders to remain
there, but as soon as the Col. left, Lieut.. H. took
his men and fell back l ordered him to halt
but he replied that he would not let his men
stand to receive a charge from whole regi-
ment" The Col. did not come down again but
we remained at the bridge until the enemy ad-
vanced and fred upon us. The bullets flew like
hastones but they over shot and struck the
trees beyond us. We returned thcir fire and
then found they had come in on our left and cut
us off from our own regiment. Finding ii i'm
possible to regain our regiment without passing
directly through the enemies fire, ordered my
men to fall back to the 9th Iowa. l went to
Lieut., Col, Cummings, who was acting Col. and
asked him if it would be possible for US to re-
gain our regiment lie said not, and told me
had better fall in with him on the left, saying,
1--WE could fight with him as well as anywhere,
We did SO and fought with them all day. We
were at one time called to help support bat
terry, were under heavy fire for more than an
hour. We we're then ordered back to the regi-
ment and moved forward in lire of battle and
met the rebels who were trying to out.hank us.
Were under heavy fire here for one hour and a
half. They drove us back, and it was here we
missed r. Elder and James Gilbert Think they
we're taken prisoners but cannot say, as here the
regiment broke up and fell back in confusion.
When we again rnllied they were missing II
was now half past four o'clock and we had had
nothing to eat since Saturday night. A part OF
the regiment concluded to fall back to Crumps
Landing, and Capt. Eaton of the 72nd went with
us. He is now our acting Lieut.. Colonel We
fell back to Gen. Walace's Division, which lay
at Crumps Landing. Reported at headquarters,
and in the morning were ready to start back
when was ordered to remain and pick up what
men were there from the 72nd. Found 72 Of
our own men there and a great many from all
regiments. 1t took some time to get them ready
to march. When we repaired our camp Mon
day night we found the regiment very much
broken up. The most of them came in the next
day. alH H-t- 'Ef#t#t |
/ do not know how or when the report of my
cowardce on that occasion, originated, and it is
Ol Uub lltue consequence L ue iueu Mno WeIc
with me know better. .r 4 .n.".
We the undersigned do acknowledge the
above statement to be correct and true. Capt.
Blinu showed no manner of fear or cowardce
during the day Of the battle at Shiloh. There
was nothing whatever to give grounds for such
a report. ....
lie managed as well as any one could have
done under the circumstances, having but few
men and no officer to assist him, not even a Sar-
geant. Capt. BlinD, has read the statement to
Us, and we fully corroborate the whole. We
have also been with the Captain, in several skir-
mishes since and wherever there was danger he
was always with us. AS to his running to
Crumps Landing or showing any cowardce Oh
the day of the battle of Shiloh it is entirely
false. Signed, ..-I4 .v ... lab. .-t
J. J. Thornton, Sherman Jackson, John Fer
guson, Anthony Barnard, Nathaniel Tryon, j.
Baker, Samuel Sasher, B. q. Beach, John @.
Chopper, George Gossmau, Henry Cook, George
| Flebe, Matthias Gernharet, John G.. Seufort,
Ferdinand S.atles, Fredrick Snider, Nile S.
Haines, John F. Goss, George Crammer Edward
o. Elmore. . frl %