The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-04-23


It. Col, j. G. HAWKINS,
Commanding 18th Regiment 0. V. l.
KILLED.
Corporal Silas Kimball Co D.
Private Felix Fields, Co D.
" Godfrey Eilber, Co H.
William Carrick, Go H.
Richard Miller, Go II.
3" Jacob Brugler, Co f,
Andrew Schon, Co E.
" Peter Brown, Co X.
=" Henry Miller, Co X.
" Daniel Smith, Co B.
Henry Corkwell, Co B.
WOUNDED.
Major Ben p. Runkel, Co F, severely.
Captain J, R. Gardner, Co f, severely.
Captain r. r. Henderson, Co H, severely.
End Lieut.. G Lindenburg, Go F, severely.
Private 7. Lake, Co f, slightly.
I" J. I. Smith, Go +, slightly.
j. Brown, Go F, slightly.
Allison Scott, Co +, slightly.
" Anthony Walters, Go +, slightly
Azel D. Clark, D, slightly.
P. E. Lockwood, Go severely.
Z" Dennson Miller, Go !, severely.
M. Wadington, Go |, slightly.
w. B. Haines, Co ], slightly.
Z. Beachatd, Co |, slightly.
j. Atkinson, Co |, slightly.
Corporal w. Scott, Co. Ii, severely.
Private Jehu Young, Co H, severely.
S. G. Miller, Co Ii, slightly.
c. Kennedy, Co H, slightly.
T. w. Giles. Co H, slightly.
L. Kittering, Co H, slightly.
Fl. Updergratf, Co Il, slightly.
David Hoover, Co II, slightly.
Corporal 0. 7. Lawson, Co G, slightly.
Private j. II. Snauffer. Go G, slightly.
Alden A. Cook, Co c, slightly.
e. 2 Brown, Co G, slightly.
Serg't Alden H. Wood, Co G, severely.
Private Ernest Kooch Co E, severely,
VIM. Kooch, Co L, slightly.
Il Alvis Stevenson, Go f, slightly.
G. Bauch, Co e, slightly.
Serg't Zeba M. Stevenson, Co K, slightly
Corp'l Hermann Fliegel, Go X, severely
Private John H. Kostor, X, severely.
Robert Wood Co X, severely.
g. II. Knight, Go X, slightly.
H. Schinmoler, Go K, severely.
FL. Oberhause, Co X, severely.
j. Caldwell, Co B, severely.
George Campbell Co B, severely
James Buick, Co B, slightly.
John Hughes, Co B, slightly.
John Jones, Co B, slightly.
E. Bickey, Co B, slightly.
MISSING IN ACTION.
Corporal Thomas Vaser, Co +.
Private w. Derfinger, Co X.
Z. Derhinger, Co +.
G. l.. Irvine, Co d.
Clermont Burge, Co I.
On TAE BATTLE FIELD,
Near Pittsburg Landing, April8 s, '62
Headquarters Col. w. S.IsSmith's Brigade
Crittenden's Division, Department of tn
Ohio.
EDS. Contour regiment. the 18th o. V.
I, was ten miles North of Savannah, at tn
head of Crittenden's column, when tn
booming OF distant cannon announced tn
opening OF the conflict. At first the SCUM
seemed 10 indicate nothing more than skir
mish OF outposts, but as we advanced the con
viction gained upon US that the battle hat
indeed begun, and fears were entertaine,
that we would be too late to share the for
tunes of those engaged, as the fighting wa
supposed to be at Coriuth, which was still
some thirty miles and more distant. Tn
knowledge that Nelson was just ahead, how
ever, inspired us with hopes that our force
might keep the enemy in check till the mex
morning.
Four miles from Savannah, we halted t
allow Nelson to get out OF the way, as W
were now at the rear OF his trains. At G. P
M, having distributed two days rations {
the aecessaytes OF life to the soldiers, (that i.
hard crackers,) we were taking arms prepar
atory to start, when in rode-Col. Smith, tn
commander OF our brigade. accompanied by
mounted Orderly only, after ride of nearl
sixty miles, accomplished in ten hours Ii
had reached us at the critical moment, and W
already felt hrs presence more than the add
ton OF five hundred men; and the sequel vii
show that the enthusiasm manifested on tn
occasion was the result of an earnest convic
ton that, in this instance, the right man wa
In the right place.
Il will state iu parenthesis that for gevera