New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-03
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UNINFII TIIIVNI'
UsAnor Anrrns TnIRn HNlGAnK FIRsT DIV

following report OF ihe Part Whlt0 my oIlthoe !V'h
H. lie battle Of tue Cum, oland on Ihe iJ'h INST
Shortly before a. n. Col Mason informed me |
!hat the enemy had driven in his lickefs aud were
laprrOaclmg in force. That porii n OF my bng dc |
with me- the gth OHIO an" tue "a Minnesota Regi- |
ineIts were formed aud marched 10 roinI the
junction of The NH Spling and Columbia roads
n,d Immediately H. rear Of W i'man's battery, The
ath Ohio on lie night, the ID MnIoso,a on tie left
OF tie hll SpllDg road. From his point / ordered
O company Of TIE ,th Ohio TO skirmirh the wOoos on
the riglt 10 prevent any a. X movement OF tie
ercny. shortly after This Col. Manson, commanding
the ii Brigade in pers II, Informed me that the
enemy were IA force and ia portion on the top Of =
next lii beyond tie woods, and that they ,orr,d
lui 10 ,ciire. ordered my brigade forws' f ,hror,b
The woods IN lire OF battle, sbring ne Nill Spring
road. NE march OF the "a MIME >ot. Resiu emf was
soon obslguoted by the 10Th n6,,pa .lich y,a.
scattered through he wo.6a vain, for amuuri- !
non In front OF thea styv the 4,h Kentucky en-
t"glG 'he sren.y, but evId, nifty rciiinc. ~ tits
moment Tue. enemy with tholit ady ,,ttd on Them /
ABOUT one hundred va ds aud took position within
re field on Tie hilltop near tie seCCTd eLce from
the woods. Al tbs uI.e ! received Your or0er
to advance as rapidly Cos,ible TO tne hilltop. Or
Ceied the I'd Minnesota t,gmtut 10 move by lie hanA
III i'll had assed TIE UlA lndisLaiId 4th Kentucky,
aud uen dellOy 10 Ire lelt Of the road. oideied
the 9h ono 70 move through the ilIst corn-helo on
the light ol The IOId, aud take a ICsulon al !.
further fence lccirF tie best cover possible. Inc
position Of ,he III IA nncsrta covered the grOuhd
ogIGeily Cccuuied bv the 18th Kentucky and iUih
oi1ls, Wldch brought their rglt flank WIND
about zen feet Of the reny, VI ere be bad advanced
mon tie 5tl keutulky. The OsItlon o. The sth
ONO clicked IN attempt on the part OF the enemy 10
flank the rosiii0u taken by the I'd Minnesota, aud
consequently hfougtt The leit wing aImost against
tie enemy, where lie WE stationed Immediately III
front Of the gth Ohio, well covered by fence ara
some woods snail field not more than eighty
wards wide intervening b tween the positions. The
enemy also lad possession Of a small lighthouse, stable
and corn, rib about fifty yards ia rcIt 81 tie .tn
Ohio Along the lines OF each OF The regiments ana
from the entmys front hot and deadly fire was
oreued. On the i.i,t wing Of the Minnesota Teei-
men. tie contest 1T irst WAS alnost hand 10 hand,
the ca,mg and the 81 MtAncsot1 wcr pohWg t.'f
gutS Hr0Uet The S1Me tfHoc ~ e0d "fAcr. How
ever before The fight iuued long III this way. that
portion Oh the enemy ccuttnciug Win tie % MINES
Ola retired IL good oIder To some Iail 4!lcs. haiiy
o. rOwn tOlet. ef, tie point from which lhtY haO
advanced upon The a. Kentucky. his portion 81
tile enemy obsiinateY man llnlnE ~ Io,Iiloi, ana
lie balance remaining before described, deeper
ale ire WAS continued for about Dirty minutes, Win
seemingly dOl' tiul result. The mIoriauce 81 los
sesiug The log-honsc stable and curn-crib becoming
Iapp3ient COZ Iauies 4, a, & and ID al TIE M ONO
y ere ordered 10 fink the enemy upon tie eXtrcne
eft and Obtain pcs rssion Of the houfe Itls done,
still the et emy stood firm 10 ls position and cover
During ibis time the artillery Of The enemy constant
" oyershot MY BRIGADE. Secmy the sHDOi.r nHm-
ber ~ tie eacmy GHd Ucr bTGrcry c0noadfd me
LeSt H.ofe - ScLtIg ne frNttSt mas 10 pfIf ttf "
Ohf0 & ct1Fgc fc tncH " po,f''H r'h ne y0HN
and urn hlS h0 funk. ne 01fer rae gitct H'
regtneat 10 omDtg TIER cams ant pr b0y0nofs.
IhtS oOac, II ras o5dcrsa 10 ciarge. EUe,y man
epr0Hg t0 q ,cith 0t1crdy ant rae ToW chtot"F.
The enemy seemingly Irepared 10 resi-. l., hut
before tho regiment reached Tim the lines com
.menced 10 give way-but few q them stood,
,perudus ten or twelve. Ills broke tine enc
, my'- flank, and tie whole line gave way in
great confusion, ard The whole TUNED INTO iosteci
. 4 u e.. . ~..fr .ssfD. TO- az
brigade, IuIsued The enemy 70 the hospital, when
we Iolled The advance. then moved NY command
Ofwa'd u1Ccr CIdore IN line Of battle 10 tie foot o.
Mluiden' Hin, passing the way one abandoned
cauloD. Tine next morning We march.d INTO Tie
breattw oIks Of Inc enemy and the following day
ma rched 10 our camp. AT tie tine OF the fret I'D
vance Of the 9tl Ohio, my horse WIRE slo =,
and at the same time | received ball
, through NY overcoat. After this, | was COM
PEELED TO 90 foot until got 10 he Hospital Of
the enemy. About The time was fhot IA the
leg, my Aid-de-Camp, Andrew :. Burt, was wounded
in The ride. Too much IIaise cannot BE awarded 20
i the company ofcers non-CommistOned ohcerr, end
tie soldeIs OF the two regiments. Notwithstanding
a they lad teen called out before breakfast aud al
not tasted food all day, they conGuc Ell theu,eyes
's thougbout Ike veterans, obeying cacn command
II anc eXecu' every movement az though tboy were
u uuOn parade. Although all the officers of Il con-
uiand ovuced tie greatest courage. and del oited
themselves unGer fire IN proper sOldiel " manner,
u were to fail 10 seciy some Of them 1t would te
d great Injustice. Lieut.. Andrew :. Burt (Aid-de-
/ CGmp), o. the 18th United States IniantIy IaXter
- Brooke private ia tie "a Minnesota regimen; aud
volunteer Aid-Ge-C Camp, MAJOR Gdftlyus ha,mmeIl
ing commanding the 9Th Ohio, Capt. (has. Joseph,
Il Company 4. Capt. Frederick SchIOtd der Company
1 d. George II. Haris, AdlntaIt Of the NH Ohio
2 regiment Col H. l.. Van Cleyo, James George,
Lieut. Col Alexander Wilkins, Ma Oi tie 20 Min,
each displayed great v6lor and judgment in ihe
discharge OF their resTecte Cut.ea-sO much 70, In
. NY judgment, as to place their country, and every
honest friend thereof un6er obligations TO them la
conclusion, permit I've, Sir, 10 congratulate you Oh
the victory achieved, and allow me 10 express the
hope that yOur future efforts will be crowned with
the same success. Attached you will find the number
OF the force OF my brigade engaged, ana also IrI Of
the killed snd wounded.
AL respectfully yours Il. j. McCOOK,
Commanding % BRIGADE. 1T Division.
MARTIN BRUSER, acting Ats'iant AcJ ltantGon.rtL
Loss OF TIE ID MINNESOTA REGIMENT.
: Killed. III wounded 80.
Company B-Privae. H. C. Reynolds, J. B. Cooper 81.
Cruub Dresco his company formed extreme ie wing
Company D-Priyate IA. II ". Morrow.
Company E-Piivate II. II. Thomp'on.
Company G-PIiyGes h. Bohnback q. RoInne Y. suon.
shorn. j. Warner.
Company i-rhvates n Pa,ter +. Schneider.
Company BCapt: VIM Marksm, .iSh,lyi corporal f. D.
GSSPeT ,Sy y Witt C. :. sH1 's,S,S + a. W"
Company E-Pnyates J. Mabod, severely j. X. Brown,
Company G~sergean, A Morgtn,rOn slightly priyo,ss
r. Keller severely G. Schal,, &. Nsnke II. H. Hsnnen,
VIM Pratt VIM KemPer Geo. Defining all slightly.
Company Second Lieut. T. Stout, severely private H.
COMPANY K2serse.r. T. MeDonosh severely corporal.
iiasIip,, snih r 5. Garne, T. Johnson o. Piowman,
g. +. CORTLAND all slightly.
Loss OF IRE 9rH ONO.
Killed, Z; wounded, a.
Company A-CorpOrsl Hsso Tsrsl
| Company D-beDry Spfllcfbrrg Henry LANCE