Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-04-24

which we die. We reached the brow OF the
hill, but there was no enemy to be seen
the only signs we saw OF them were shells
thrown from their battery from a wooded
eminence at some distances from us. Dur
battery in the mean time having been placed
on the top Of the hill above US, poured a.
tremendous storm Of grape and %cannister
along under the brow Of this hill for some
time, our battery firing over our heads, and
other batteries pursuing the rebels. The
cannon shots finally became lessfrequent and
more distant, and told that e were lett
masters Of the field.
Stacy Craft, poor fellow, was shot dead
near the beginning of the action BY q mus
ket ball through the head. He never spoke
after he was struck. Joe Hewetson, l have
toid Won. was wounded. The DR.. Thought
the wound was not dangerous, believing
that the ball did not penetrate the stomach;
but / learn that be died the next day after
tho battle. Walter was with him, and /
have not been able to zee him since. John
Campbell, from near Pennington, in Cole
rain, was shot in the leg with either q can
non ball or canister shot shattering and
mutilating his leg most horribly from the
hip joint almost to the foot. He has since
died, making in all three killed Of our con-
pspy. Tho same ball which struck Camp
bell also struck Park Mechem, and shatter,
cd his ankle 80 that it is probable his foot
will have to. be amputated: It also struck
: JohH Thompson, taking off all the flesh on
the ball of his foot, though not ~injuriug the
: bone. Johns wound is not serious. The
9 same ball wounded two MEN 10 company ii,
; next TO us. l saw it strike Campbel,-was
: but q few feet from him when he was struck,
and II was n most frightful sight. WIN.
n. Smith, q step son OF George Anderson,
: was wounded 10 the thigh by the fragment
of a shell-a. flesh wound, pretty serious,
though not dangerous. Hugh DOugla,
was wounded slightly 10 the head by tht
r same shell. He is going about. Sergeant
John w. Harris was wounded by 0 muske
ball in the right arm. Not q serious desi
wound. joint Mercer, from Mt, Pleasant
leh the company before we had got fairl.
into the fight, and has not been heard Q
!, since, Charles J. Williams was with u
u company until near the close Of the Sight
I. when he disappeared, no one OF our com
pany seeing him 60. One Of company l
I. SAYS he saw him leaving the field, wounds
lin the head.* He il from Mt Pleasant
This makes our casualties three killed, ~
~ woundsd, and two missing. mH. ms, -.
~ The rest Of the boys are we'll, and th
y. wounded are doing al well as could bss'
n. I viii have to close this now, ssI hav
reached the Express Office, and It is grow
ing dark, hoping to give you . fuller .
r. count on o more favorable opportunity.
vi FRANK AsKEw.5
sh .We learn from Sergeant Thompson til,
both Mercer and Williams were woundet
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ri W. ~ living In linz of ba,,ls at this uoir
. ,ho.s5 = ns,iIes No the river from savanna
sodn ami sids pf the Tennsssse river.
- W. Columbia inst week and marched
b ,h;s IT, m. in Sunday mornioa, ~ We IL
sir,sen miIes from savannah, wo heard canno
.sdino 10 Inc direction OF pittsbuss Lsndinv,S v
~ msscAhed On Iowly until about n O'clock, A..
K. j~h.s - ~s,. nrdsrsd 10 tsks Three dsvyI nm
a. tays,::sl. l:;.: la. = s:a s scahsr,y .hr rsY:
cams from Gen. Buell. u half and shdng Up o
BILE WAGONS, This being done, We resumed our mare
M. and pushed through In quick tm6 10 Savanna
reaching there alter dark. Ina lew minutes
n commenced raining and mailing, In which W. sio
"" mi night, ~sleeping mono. All THE time the BIZ
an WINS Going on i the river. Next morning (Mo
ok dav, Al daylight we took boat and started Tor I
rch scene Of action, where We arrived about II,
n. A We came TO the Landing We could .
hundreds and sven thousands Of wound d men.
ing We rsachsd The line Of battle about " oslo
ne, and went Immediately under ise! The first
ges PRODUCTION we had was she'll by the dozon. o
M SIasslv in he rear Of Rosssau's. brigade. T
70 snomy did eilin their power to flank ,Roasse,
our and finally being reinforced by Breekinridg'