Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-10-01
From the l25th Pa Volunteers
SANDY HOOK, Nd.
Sept. 2l. 1862.


Sept. 2I. 1862.
Mr. EDrroR-The last time [ saw
you. | promised TO write to YOU nj nay
earliest convenience / have now an hour
to spare, and [ dedicate it to the readers
of the Democrat aud Sentinel, by giving
them an account Of the share we took In
the great battle Of last Wednesday. l
will not attempt 10 give description of
the battle. but merely give an account OF
the part played IN It by the I25th Pa
Volunteers, and what | saw. Tie fight
had been raging some two hours before we
were ordered 10 advance We were 80
support 4 battery OF 10 gums which wa
stationed in front of a laTgc force of
the enemy. who were in possession of 4
piece of woods which sheltered them from
the fire of our battery, they had also two
batteries rcplyin" To ours IN about 10
minutes our. was >ilcnccd AMI had 10
move off leaving two Or three guns he
hind. The captain came rilin" hack and
requc sted uS To not let the D.lslS have the
guns. Our bows responded to his request
ut once and ran up the hill, seized the
pieces and drew them of the field to
safe distance AMI them returned 10 their
places in the ranks.
When our battery was >ilcnccd; the
rebels came syvlrmmin" ont OF the woods
like bees ont of the hive: this WAS a criii-
cal moment Is thrr. WAS no mon. hattie
ries near To- stop Them. At this time an
Aid came gailuPing mp TO our Colonel
/ (IHggin>) and ordered him to hulI the
encmy In check till there could %. aIiy.htr
battery brought Ia take TIA. l:!scc of the
first one. We Immediately advanced upon
them giving three cheers. Thgv moved
back into the woods ;ml we followed till
we got within three hundred yards ut them.
when we poured in uur iir. AMI took our
stand: a. soon ~ ,,c fired. Ih..v rushed
! upon uS. AMI such a storm oi bullets a.
1 they poured into IL w5,> terrific, : 80 men
! of our regiment went down under II II In
| fifteen minutes We had To contend with
whole brigade. Thy came up Ia front
and on our flank. sill NJ fought AMI held
4 our ground till uII- mission yys,, performed
Our other battery had arrived. and an
AdIui;m; was <s.nt Ia order III uut of the
gulph of death lie S,=lIy,Iv g:Iye the
orlcr when he was mortallv wounded.
! Our line did not WAIVER till the command
/ about face, was "iyyn. AMI then we broke
! ami al WAS cUntI~inn- The rebels rushed
after us confident Of success. but a heavy
reckoning was in w;ritin" for them. y
battery of - pieces hal taken the place
of our old ORC The Ia. Reserves, were
IN waiting tor them. concealed In the c,lge
of curnficid, anotlIcr Pa. Regiment was
/ ready for Them a. soon ~ ih..v would
come out of the woods. Til,>c troops
let uS pass through their lines. The r-lpl~
came Syvarming uut Ui the wgo l. IN pur-
suit not 2IO y,l> behind When almost
instantly uT battery AMI the Reserves
pour,d into ,hcm Il crashing vuli,v. which
htter=illy pitched them hack. !; ly:,S most
horrible Ia witness tli, slaughter uf those
men nj this p,rr they lest 100 in
killed AMI wound,d They were COM
plctelv routed and u;gt-.,, n .I:ll,,I. our Re
gimcni Mas u>cd a. a llait Il draw the
tigers out of their den: after We formed
in line as;,in, we NNcr, relieved b,- ;he 18Th
New -icrSz.v. Volunteers. after u .inr under
fire for tlInee houw<-I mean from tn.
time Nvc tuuk oar stand Ia supp ,rt ulIr,
battery, W. lost comparatively few men.
till we got in,o the woods where ille rcl,cl-
I were Shcllgd.
| viii nuw @ivc Won q li~t ui' the killed
and wounded OF Company II. Capt, !.
w Gar1lner.) of the 10th a. Y.
killei-.Io>ue Cretin, 81 Augusiin
Fred Ward Altoona
Woumde,l-C CharIes Dillon 81 Angus
tin ChaS- MGough. do: l. kn;uncv.
do: L G. ArDcrmitt. do; H. NrC3uire.
do: = Bnden, do; \ BoriIn;,n. El.en~-
, burg: John Commerford. Altoona: Robt.
Smith, 81 Augustine; :. Al-Cle.lrv. sum
init: J. \ BcalcS. Altoona: William
Bealcs, do: George Jones. do. Thomas
Wakefield, do; Wm. Myers. do.
Yours In all sincerity.
CLElEFIEID.