The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-10-24
Letter from Capt E E. Mastick. of the
I'd Iowa, formerly of Geauga Coz


OUR FOLKS AT HONE IL seat myself this
evening, 10 inform you that | 1.-Two. You
have, doubtless. heard of the Battle Of Cor.
inth Gro this but will give you somo Of
tho facts.
Wo left Camp Montgomery tho II of
October, with three days ra,ons: went
about two miles northwest. where wo mot
the enemy in great fUreo. They mado an
attack upon our loft. driving it. and causing
us to fall back or got out.nauked. We did
not like the latter; therefore. we fell back
about mile, formed limo. the onomv still
advancing. A sharp artillery duel ensuod
The enemy drove Us. CanGOnadiug coased
when they made desperate charge on oul
center. That was our Brigade. We stood
in ranks fOriU Arce inmates, with tho on.
envy within Seycntyfv9 yards of us, and
fred as fast as VIC could, and then charged
on thom, driving thum back, with heavy loss
on both sides. IL waS thoro that our Brig.
ado commander foil dea J. shot through the
neck and thoFo also our Colonel was shot
through the bowels, and died in u few hours,
lost from my COMPANY, at the same place,
one man killed and three wounded. We
held tho enemy in check till night--somo
three hours. | say wey | moan our Brig
ado. Thou some Ohio Regiments took
our place, marched US to the rear, for a
support for our troops tho next dav.
But, as luck would have it, tho enemy
changed his position, aud We were the fist
to be ATTACHED on Saturday morning.. But
the Brigade on our right gave way, and let
them out-flauk us again. We foil fast uu.
der an awful fire from tho Robols. We then
formed u limo about Ona hundred yards from
our old ono, C argod on thom. and drove
them from the position they had just takun.
They formed in the odge OF tho woods, and
made desperate charge, but onr troops
wero too many for them. They got within
about so yards OF US. could not stand il, and
toll back in confusion. 1t was thun that
Stanleys Division pursued them, and kept
thom on tho run. Our Division followed
close, but all wo saw wGro blankets and
camp cquipago of all kinds strewn along
tho road. Followed them to Baldwin, a
small town on tho Mobile so. IL. r., some
80 milos from Corinth.
Tho loss in our Regiment. killed., wounded
and missing. is one hundred and four; 10
killed on the fold; 10 taken prisoners The
loss in my Company is one killed, Lieut..
Blake mortalIy wounded. Tho rest, seven
of them, ara slightly wounded. got "Dary"
scratch. as usual was in tho thckost of
the fire all tho tmo. My First Lieutenant
has been mustered out of service, on ac
count of wound received at tho battlo of
Shiloh, and now, tho Second mortally
wounded, | am loft alone, Tho Second
Lieut.. sGomed almost like a brother, ono OF
the bost of mon, and a braVer man mover
walked. IIo was tho best drill-master in
the Regiment. Ny little family, that was
Dragging about few weeks ago did not last
long. Our Lieut.. Col. Mills is said to DO
mortally wounded. Tho number of men in
our Regiment now is 220 for duty We
had three commissioned officers killed, and
four wounded, besides the Colonel md
Lieut., Colonel. But it ia now lato and L
have to mako out report to our Major Of
tho casualties of my Company, SO.
T. f.. MASTICK.