Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-06-12
FROM THE 18TH REGIMENT.
Core spondence Of the Bellnon, Chronicle.
CAMP NEAR CoRINTH, Miss. !


CAMP NEAR CoRINTH, Miss,
June lst, 1862.
DEAR CHRONICLE: Long before thi,
reaches your readers they will have heard
of the fight Of the rebel army from Corinth;
and consequently news from here will not
have for them that deep and terrible inter
est that it has had for some weeks. Yet l
propose to write you something Of the do
ings of the 18th, presuming that those who
have friends and relatives in the Regiment
may still have some interest in what is CO.
ing on in this region, evenif the rebels have
left
McCook's Division had been laying back
in the rear Of Gen. Buelps army for about
two weeks, when, on the 9th, we were or.
dered to put two days rations in our hav-
ersacks, leave Camp and everything behind,
and 60 to the front. We arrived in front
on Tuesday evening, the e27th, and took up
enemy. Here we lay until next morning,
when we understood general advance was
to be made by our whole line We were
formed in line of battle, and whilst lively
cannonading was going on to our right and
left, our division plunged into deep wood,
in which the enemy were supposed to bt
in considerable numbers. Our orders were
to clear these woods. and get a position OF
an elevated niece of ground. upon n road
and whore we could mt our batteries !,
nos;t;on Sk;rmishing was kent mn in thes,
woods for several hours. the enemv pivin,
,yav ,mr skirm,sbers keepInp behind tree
ana Aank;ng them 60 that 1bo object wa
atta;ned with onlv one or two wonnded !,
tho 2oJ Ind;ana'-none wounded in IN
other regiments of our brigade. we cot tb
nos;t;on late in the evening, and w;tbin fou
bundred Yards ofonc ofthe enenies' oamns
a ceored f;eld If nerbnns ono bundred ward
IN frnnt of me- and bevond about three hun
i dred vartls ofahmost impassable SWAMP :
, Our battery (Capt. Cotters splendid Obi
hattorv. attached TO our brigade. commend
ed giving the butternuts a dose of grau
l and cannister The rebels. finding batter
: nloving ON them, came through the wood
aetermined to take it; but Cotter gave thel
little more crane, and few of tho infar
: trv onennd ont upon them. when thew be;
; basty retreat and kept out of the way. III
ri dusk when they crept back and took
,msit;on on the opposite side of the fenc
and in such position as not to be reache
: hv the battery. Here both parties remai
ed until morning, when we were told v
r wonld hold our position until the ne,
- morning. and give Gen. Nelson time to D,
some se;os Guns in position.
l. Here we law all day Thursday only
}, fold of about one hundred Yards In wild
Sonarat;ng ns This was nm interesting d,
y = for for tbe boys. Tbey law close to the eroup
y or m stood nnder cover, watching for butte
'e nuts nj with ali the zest an old hunter wou
III have watched for favorite game. We h
greatly the advantage of them They We
of COMPELLED to stick close to the fence and U
X der the bank to avoid the dreaded gra
a and shell. Occasionally one would get
shot hut the balls would mostly pass har
. lesslv over our heads. When the smo
70 wouid arise from the rebel gun this wa
v. signal for dozen or more shots in the
an direction of the smoke. Our balls genera
- passinu high over their heads. Some sh
'' were prety close, however. A good on,
he told of Sergeant Frank Sanders, of Ca
h 1: Holloway's Company. Every body was ii
af. and fatieued. and towards evening the Ca
of Holloway and Frank had procured Ii
iii tied supply of a very necessary article nj
ad such occasions, and had sat down in rat
ed an exposed positiop to enioy quiet dri
m. The bottle was sitting some two or three
pss from them when sbarpsbooter recalled
IN. bovs to a realization Of heir Situation
icb shooting SO as to nut his ball lust under
as hottie and trrninr Il over, Sanders Ia
,on eS around at The 1,antain. and in a mo
IN zane w strain. and with crest. fallen count
ch' snce called ont, "My God, Captain, is
,ar. whisky snilledY The bottle being on
oh Canta;rs side. however. he managed
oiIs sec,,re anongh For drink around % :
o ;nt Thursdav even;ng we we're told that
,v an morn;ns we must drive the enemy from
ha swamn and take mn a nosition n half
,ow nearer Corinth. Next morning, howe