Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-02-14

in Kentucky, will be read with interest,
as it gives more clear and detailed ao-
count of the great battle than any we
have yet seen: -.
BRIGADE REPORT:
.HEApouAR1Ens Sd BRIGADE, lsr Drv1sIos,1
....,..: :DEPARgMENT OF THE ONO, =
...., soMEasE1 Jan, II, 1852. J.
Bri:gadsser= :a ss General:G. H.. Thomas, Com
- a,aa,,diaag lst pisston:.. - :-'
SIR:-I have the honor respectfully
to submit the following report, of the
part which my brigade took in the bat
tie of the Cumberland, on the 18th inst:
Shortly. before z A. NJ, Col. Manson
informe me that the enemy had driven
in his pickets and were approaching in
force. That portion of my brigade
with me, the 9th Ohio and I'd Minnesota,
were formed and marched to a point
near the junction of the Mill Spring and
Columbia roads, and Immediately in the
rear. of Whetmore's Battery-ths 9th
Ohio regiment on the right and I'd Min
nesota regiment on the left of the Mill
Spring road. ...:, -~..>.
From this point ordered company
Of the 9th also to skirmish the woods on
the right to prevent any flank movement
Of the enemy. fs*-- - 5s!!.'~.
Shortly after this, Col Manson, com
mandipg the I'd brigade, in person. in
formed me that the enemy were in force
and in position on the top of the next
hill beyond the woods, and that tn
forced him to retire. nc SLe -
/ ordered my brigade forward through
the woods in line of battle, skirting the
Mill Spring road. The march of the I'd
Minnesota was soon obstrueted by the
10th Indiana, which was scattered
through, the woods waiting for ammuui-
ton, In front of them saw the 4th Ken.
tucky engaging the enemy, butevidently
retiring. At this IN oment, the. enemy,
with shouts, advanced on them about one
hundred yards and took position within
the field on the hill top, near the. second
fence from the woods. At this time /
received your order to advance as rap
idly as possible to the hill top or
defed the I'd Minnesota regiment to move
blythe flank until it had passed the 10th
Ia: and 4th Kentucky, and then deploy
! to, the left of the road = saT
|. I ordered the 9th Ohio to move through
| the first corn field on the right of the
+ road, and take position at the farther
fence, selecting the best cover possible
The position of the I'd Minnesota reg
iment covered the ground formerly oc-
cupied by the .4th Kentucky and 10th
Indiana, which brought their right flank
! 60 ~ -,
he had advanced upon the 4th KY.
The 9Th Ohio's position checked an
attempt on the part of the enemy to flank
the position taken by the I'd Minn, and
consequently brought the left wing al
most against the enemy, where he was
stationed behind straw stacks and piles
of fence rails. Another regiment was
stationed Immediately in front of the 9th
Ohio, covered by fence and me boards,
a small field not more than 80 yards wide
Intervening between the positions, The
enemy also had possession of small
i house, sta Bile and corn:crib about50 yards
in front of the 9th. Along the lines Of
each Of the regiments, and from the
enemy's front hot and deadly fire was
opened.
/ On the right of the "a Minnesota
the contest at first was almost hand to
hand, the enemy and the I'd Minn. seer.
lpohing their guns through The same ffenc
at each other.
! However before the fight continued
long in this way. that portion Of tn,
enemy, contending with the I'd Min
nesota, retired In good order to som,
rail piles hastily thrown together, tn.
point from which they had advanced
upon the 4th Kentucky. :
This portion of the enemy obstinately
maintaining its position, and the balanc,
as before described, n desperate fgh
was continued for about thirty minutes
with seemingly very doubtful result.
The Importance of possessing the log
house, stable and corn crib. being appa
rent, Companies: A, B, C and D, of tn
Ninth Ohio Regiment were ordered t.
flank the enemy upon the extreme left
and obtain possession of the house
This done: still the enemy stood firm t,
his position and cover.
}. During this time, the artillery of tn
enemy constantly over-shot my brigade
Seeing the superior number Of. tn
enemy, and their bravery, I concluded
the best mode of settling ,the-ceatest wa
J to order the 9Th Ohio to charge tn
F eneney's position soith the bayonet, and tar,
his left tank. @ - s''~at
8 The order soas gtuen the regiment t
empty their guns and Jiz bayonets. 1hi
done, 1t aoas ordered to charge. Euer.
: man spramg to 1t ,oith alacrity and uocii
t erous cheering, ....:s@ -
The enemy. seemingly prepared to re
sist it, but before the, regiment reached
> him, the lines commenced to give, bu
g few of them stood, possibly 10 or IL.
8 This broke the enemy's flank, and th
f whole line gave way in confusion, an
the whole burned into perfect rout-
AS soon as could form the regiment
of my brigade, pursued the enemy
8 the hospital, where you joined the ad
: vance. 1 then moved my command for
: ward under orders in line of battle t
, the foot of Moulden's Hill, passing O
!. the way one abandoned cannon.
: = The next morning we marched int
: the deserted works of the enemy, and o
o the following day returned to our camps
. At the time of the advance of the Ct
!, Ohio, / was shot through the right lie
below the knee. Three other ball
8 passed though my horse: and anothe
:, through my oVercoat. After this wa
compelled to go on foot until reache
the hospital Of the enemy. About th
same time was shot in the leg my aio
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