The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-05-01
Army Correspondence.
Letter From The FIr,. Ohio.

! LANDING, ApTh 18th, 1869.
! Metsrs. Editors: I lave writton no
letter TO any one in Fairfield since leaving
Andy Johnson, near Nashville, awaiting
the battle which, sooner or later we knew
must ensue.
By a rapid march MeCOok's,, Nelson's,
CrittendsD's, Kinks and Woods Diyis.
Ons,reached CoIumbi,, and by fordiug:
rope locomotion by hand, slow fsrriage.
and temporary bridge construction, eros.
sed Duck River. started for Corinth, Mis-.
sissippi, where reported stand was to
be made by the rebels. Nelson's Divis.
ion advanced fret then McCook's. and
after march Of seven days with heavy
knspsacks, over rugged hills, on sborl
rstions, up smountsin ranges and down
bottomless holIows, we arrived at Savan
nah. on the Tennessee river. the loud
echoes Of cannon having been ringing in
our ears forl5 hours. We, INC Cooks
Division, were embarked on large stesm.
boats. pressed int, the ser,ics by onr
worthy General, and on the 9Th Of April.
! o'clock at night, reached what is called
Phtsburg Landing. where all Of General
Grants army stores. munitions, forage,
and provisions, were lying. and where,
too, the Rebels had driven our msu with.
10 quarter of a mile, At the the time Of
lie arrival Of Geu! Buell's forces, the
Rebel line Of battle was within one half
mile of the Landing; and the arrival of
re- en- iorcenieHts to Gen. Gfabty was not
one hour too soon. $4,000 troops, fresh
from Southern camps of instruction. had
reinforced .BeauregaId, on Sunday morn,
ling. TO make sure work of their boasted
fthreatsto "drive the rLincolns' into tht
Tennessee river, to take the Union prop
erty, and expe the invader from the sol
sof the South. ~ But ''the living wall Of
human wood" that met their gaze in the
morning, and and returned hvolley for
volley with more than compound interest
4 that rushed up to the canpou's mouth
into the jaws Of death, was stamina
they had not counted on. The % Rebels
:. with an army Of i2o, 900 men, Just rein
forced BY 10000 more, IS 900 Of their 81
day men as bushwhackers. flushed will
their victory OF the day before over
force but half their number, within 4 hal
mile Of, our army stores, commenced a
early attack, a bitter, murderous, rakin.
FIRE ofshot, shell. canister and grape, I
llwn lIlwnpusket, dischh@ger Of leaden hail vhicI
the .his;orEof other wars has never equal
i ed.!s.Il 9Too"oaos .Isfed,tahs11 az +
'fHour Division was the center, . Cri,ten
, deh's on The right, Nelson's on THE left
that sach, dil their part uObly, I hays NJ
. doubt, Justice. will be done to all in off
cial quarters,-what have to,dcais will
lis the Rousseau Brigade, composed Of til
'ti5th Regulars, a'6attallioh Of the i9t
and 18th Regulars the 9th Indiana, g
Kenllucky,l ,Lsuisyills Legion ap3 Is
. Ohio, under commsndSof Gen. level f
Rousseau, noble, daring, kind hearted
Union loving Kentu ckian. who in I'll,
thiCkest Of the fight grew not excited, bu
'gl,rQdsl arouud from one end ot his conman,
, 10 Tue other. appsrentlyi,as yunooncerne
n as II safely at home in louisville. zlf
p r 1fl9 t'f oskIRMisnISa.Y no dshlT /.
h Ida DeplOy ments were made by each regi
~ msnt in frout Aand B companies swer
:" sent out as skirmishers, Lieutenant Hook
|. erin icOmmsHd. Captain Stafford IHaylu
been ordered to, act as Major, 500 d. so
|, yards out we came across the enemy !
ID force, reach of US fired our rides at tlIer
y and fretreated to our regiment we waite
|. patiently. for. rs niihutss bu. no eBsp
JapPeare4, We were again thrown, out
T. seSur 0 the woods through brush an
= brambles, JoVer fallen timber aud mudd
= streams, aud soon saw the advancing 60
,,,ns y & IIa ana,oy rau;noon1 ac,o- ro =,