Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-26
JustIoe 20 Ohio Troops.

The Louisville Journal does justice 10 the
unfortunate sons Of Ohio who fell into dis
rspute ct shiloh because Of the insfReiency
Of epaulsttsa iguoramuses. "Ohio doss
not breed pOltroons or towards" may well
Be spoken By 3 KsntuOkian, when it is re.
menbered with what alAcrity OhiOans
rushed to the rescue Of their sister State
st q time when it was mensoed BY over
Whslming hordes Of rebel invaders. The
Journal says:
Il is stated that the Seventy irst regi-
meDt Ohio volunteers has been deprived Of
its oolors, and the Seventy-seventh dis
banded and sent home, for ooWsrdioe ct
the battle near Pittsburg Landing. We do
not think that this is justice These regi-
ments Were fresh ones, and, with some raw
recruits from other States, seem to have
been assigned an advanced position, which
was inseourely guarded by the usual pre-
cautions Of piokets and outposts. 1t has
been asserted, and not denied, that some
Of them were totally without ammunition,
and that others had never been on q regi-
mental parade since their organization.
What could have been expected frOmthem,
when the shameful surprise on the morn
ing Of the 9th inst was Permitted2 Vete.
rams could not have Withstood the vigorous
assault Of Johnston and BeauregaTd, had
they been placed in o similar fatal posi-
ton. Il is q very easy matter for army
correspondents who write thrilling nara,
tives Of battles which they never witness
sed, OF for editors hundreds Of miles sway
from the scene Of conflict to charge COW
ardioe upon these sacrificed men, but eV.
~ drop Of their blood cries aloud for q
strict and searching inquiry into the
causes Of the disaster. When that Is iR-
stituled, We think il more probable that
the verdict will strip epsulets from some
unworthy soldiers and restore the oolors
Of the dIsgraesd and disbanded Ohio regi-
ments.
The criminal neglect Of that fatal morn
ing can never be expiated, but the errors
may be; the faults Of commanders who
sacrificed so many loyal lives cannot be
overlooked, bat let the Ohio regiments have
q chance 10 redeem their tarnished honor.
A breath has passed over the fair mirror
Of their States ohiEalFy, but it may pass
away, and from its bright surface may be
reelected long panorama Of noble, gal
liant, and historic deeds.
We Of Kentucky will never join in any
aspsrsions upon the Ohio volunteers who
falteFed at Pittsburg Landing. The routed
regiments at Ball Run, then undisciplined,
have since proved the best soldiers Of our
army, won imperishRble laursls, and been
pronounced the finest soldiers in the world.
Ohio does not breed poltToOns or towards
Shs has given to this war for the Union,
Mcclellan Buell., Mcdowell, Rosecrans
" z Sherman, Mitchell, Garfield, Woods,
Schsnck, the McgoOks, Steadman, Ammon,
Fyfs, Vandervesr, Harris, Dickey, De-
60nroy, COnnell, Stanley, Beatty, Whittle-
sey, Norton, Walker, Sill, Bradley, Oranor,
Gibson, Matthews, Appler, Forsythe, Has
ker, and scores Of others, many Of whose
noble regiments have been the sayiors of
Kentucky from the devastation Of the Con-
federate armies The brave men who
boast the maternity Of Ohio, or who are her
sons By adoption, stood shoulder to shoul'
der with Kentuokisns in the deadly con-
Dict, and recognized the full effect Of ouI
State motto, 6 United We stand. divided We
fall" All honor to them, and al honor tC
the luokless Seventy. first and Seventy
seventh. The latter may be oensured by
those to whom their defeat is certainly at
tri6utable, but they evinoed the right spirit
when they volunteered under Col. Mason
ct Troy, and Col. Hildebrand, ct Marietta
Givs them g fair chance and short periOC
Of discipline, and We will engage that they
will make as fine soldiers as the countrl
can produce. Shame on the orsvens VIII
would seek to degrade them under the cir
eumstances Of their unpreparedness q
Pittsburg Landing and their oonsequsn
panic. Rstributon, speedy and deserved
upon those whose criminal oarelesanes
brought upon them the horrors and th
carnage Of the 9th Of April.