The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-07-18
Our Armg Correspondence
PROM THE CmAssEURs.
CAnP SEAR jams RivIR,(
July 9th, 1862

July 9th, 1862
DEAR PARENrs:
Doubtless, ere this, you have heard OF our
sion of them. aud | need only let you know
that most Of the " Buckeye Sharp Shooters"
are unhurt and in good spirits.
Our division met tie enemy at n point,
nlorg the river, about four miles above. and
repulsed tlem with big loss on both sides,
but that Of the enemy certainly must be far
greater than ours, lr,m the fact that our bat.
teries poured such a yoley Of grape and can
i.tcr into their ranks. moving down whole
companies at onedisehargc.
We were held back as reserve distance
Of about thirty rods from the front line OF bat
tie, lying tight to the ground. to give the
deadly missiles, that we've flying thick and
fast, better opportunity of humming their
uowelcomc strains undisturbed. We felt our.
selves BKLow stopping them.
At . o'clock. we cmwled up close to the
first | ne OF battle, which lay partly behind a
temporary breast.work OF rails, which kept
them from the cnemy's view aud their stray
bullets. We had not been in our position
but little while, when We deploycd to the
tight to support the 55th N. Y, who were
under ga ling fire Of muskctry and artil-
lery. The noble 55th soon drove the enemy
bnck and we deployed to the left again, lc1v-
/ ing a few wounded upon the field, for tie fire
was SO hot and our services were so much
needed that we had not a moment to loose.
As we passed the stable on our return, they
sent shell through it, kiling and wounding
twelve Of Co. l.
Soon We were ordered to the support Of the
Both N. Y, who were engaged with n N. c.
Brigade, but this engagement did not last
more than thirty minutes, when the Seth
charged Oh them, taking stand Of eolors
anG drove the enemy from the field We we're
now ordered to support the 10th Mass, Who
were on the right and more advanced. At
this place we were about thirty PAGES in the
rear of them aud sheltered by rise of ground.
Here we had chance to breath a liillc easi
lcr. Soon the left were attacked with fresh
;roops and Gen. Palmer ordered us to the
left to support them, leaving the right nearly
unprotected, the 5ist Pa being the only reg
im,nt Gen. Couch discovered the mislak,
and ordered us back TO the positio Just he ID
by the 10th Mass.
Upon our arrival we were greeted with a
shower of bullets from behind a fence, about
lG0 yards to our front Although stung a
little at such u reception, the boys did not
turn their backs to them in scoru, but instead
gave them a volcy that sent terror to them
he boys stood up manfully and firm; not Il
man wuvered, but all acted as well as troops
could act, But they had noble examples sci
them. Gems. Couch, Abercrombie and Pal
: mer, with their aids, rode up and down tho
line cheering them and, at the same time ap
peared cool AID collected
The loss in our regiment is about eighty il
killed and wounded. The loss in our com
pany is Solomon Youkcr, killed; DR.. L. G
Wright, mortally wounded; Sergeant Van c
Coonrod and Phil. Smothers, wounded; th
former in the arm, the latter in the hand Pc
ter Kirkwood and Malcolm Rice were eacl
slightly wounded, but not So bad as to mak
them unfit for duty.
The rest Of the boys are well aud in goo,
spirits, always ready and willing when dui,
calls.
We passed the 4th slashing timber, pre-
I, paratory to throwing up hreastwOlks. pre-
, sume you had a big time N Tifiin ON the 18th
: | would like to have been there to celebrat
the glorious day with you, but hope, err
another Fourth OF July passes, we will b
permitted to mingle with the loved ones a
= home.
e To day we are busy getting into our posi-
tion in line and to.morroS we will have ixe,
( things, so that we can repel all the conce mira
a ted hosts o JEFF Davis 4 Co.
would have written to you sooner and oI
tener, but could not send our letters away
so, il you do not get letters from us as oftc
aud as soon as you think you ought. remenl
Der ii is not our fault, and you mutt not b
uneasy about us.
At Fair Oaks We lost all our trinkets an
some lost all their clothes, but they have bee
i, replaced.
Your SON.