Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-04-30
Letter from Lieut.. C. R. Harmon.
CIxc1xxArI, April 10Th, 1862

OA-NNA-h-NAAAs HA4A AsNAAf 49,"
Chronicle FTicads:-I have halted here
until arrival of my squad from Warren, as
am forced to await the movements of the
entire recruiting part of Ohio, who do not
leave until Wednesday next. | should
have skedaddled direct to Pittsburg Land
ing, pass or no pass, in order to reach
Major Hall and care for him, but he is in
the land where no mortal care is needed
as | learn from one of my men en- route
home from the battle. Warren has offer
ed up two Majors, (but another form of
prayer) living sacrifices on the altar of
patriotism.
| write of wounded; you may have later
information, if so cross out. Rutan is
wounded badly in head, discharges freely
however-is in Fourth Street Hospital, as
also A. o. Shepard, VIM. Hewitt, all of
the l4th Ohio Battery. Albert Jones, Co.
A, 4lst Ohio is there too. Egbert An
drews and Corporal Kennedy (wounded
bad) were left at Louisville, but Ser
geant said he saw the latter aboard cars
at n passing, going north. Lieut. Brooks
commanded Company's A and B deployed
as skirmishers at the opening of the fight
Monday morning, but the cold steel suit
ing Col. Ammen best the 24th and 9th
Ohio were ordered to charge bayonet, and
the fianking companies returned to line
of battle. An "a" man tells me that
bullets done no good, for as fast as we
moved them down others took their pla-
ces, living wall amid the hurricane of
death. The bayonets done the work.
Twice did the 24th Ohio apparently route
by charge, the line before them and
turned its batteries against the owners
Our men in turn being forced back by
fresh troops who regaining their cannon
played away at us. The third time Gen1I
Ammen and Major Hall cheered the boys
on for 4 desperate charge, swept the foe
before them and Immediately being re-en-
forced held their position for an hour,.ii
when they made final charge utterly
routing the Sesh.
The Cincinnati Gazette says that "believ-
ing that Grant would be attacked, Gen'll
Nelson and Gen1 Ammen, with the brig
ade of the latter, had made an ertraorii-
nary march, and arrived at Savannah on
night at eleven o'clock. There
they expressed to Gen'l Grant their readi-
ness to march at any moment. On Sun
day when firing was heard, Gen1 Ammen
got his brigade ready for march, no or
der came. At ii o'clock Gen. Nelson de- |
termined to move at once with or without |
orders. He done so, and midway to the |
battlefield met an Aid urging them for
ward as the battle was lost without their |
aid, at double quick Ammen |
sent his men along, crossed the river
Sunday afternoon" as the Gazette say
I'm the UeTy crisis Of tie affair, landing IN the
midst Of a panic stricken croacd, through vkich |
hey forced their scay, formed their line DkiLe
cannon balls .0ere cutting do1ca their men, and
marched IA 10 retrciUe tell ,chich hey cere
told ,ras lost. In that rckOle battle there ,cas
10 greater heroism than this"
So you see Trumbull folks you were |
we'll represented, and the stalwart .'F'
moved to the music of death with steady |
courage and unfinching purpose. Capt. |
Weston was too i'll to stand the rapid |
march and hence is safe.
have searched p:tal after hos; ital to
zee Ifs" wounded but find none. Think |
hat all were left at Louisville. Friend |
[. Stiles says the Louisville journal had
quite list of them left off there. If /
AN get ''off duty shall hunt them all up
IS l go to Savannah.
''Stand up to the rack fodder or no fod-
ler," ye men and women of Old Trum-
,ull. If called upon for means or Children
all not to respond. The progress of civ
lization and christianity must not be
tayed, Secession must be crushed, men
nd money are the material to do it with.
CHAS. r. HARMON.
P. SUNDAY P. Nj attended the
morning services at st. Paul's Church,
where for the time being Bishop Bedell
dictated in the interesting ceremonies
which attended the confirmation" of
ixteen young folks, among which Miss
larry lddings knelt as the Bishop devoted
Y called down upon them the blessings of
iigh Heaven in this their early consecra-
ion to works of christian duty. 1t was
he first time | ever attended Episcopal
ervice, and courteous lady pointing out
he various parts in the book" / found
,reat pleasure in joining in the regular
ervice.
A note from the Cincinnati Commercial
)fice to friend Stiles. says: "a young
elbow, pshaw! I've forgotten his first
lame, Lame, his father lives two or three
louses above Rutan's on the Pike, is at
It. Johns Hospital and mentioned that he
,new you, and the poor boy suffering
everely from Typhoid Fever, 'twould do
i'm, think, good if you would call and
ee him." So Tim and myself are going
here at O'clock. Twas F. B. Plympton
Tho once spieed your poets corner, that
ent the note.
| am satisfied that instead of finding
ohm Musser among the wounded and
eeding that black bottle, | shall drink
S contents to his good health ere / get
D Pittsburg Landing.
''The Infant" came out o. X.
CIIAS. r. HARMON.