The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-23
] .ctter from the 4sd o Regiment
The Battle OF COrInIh.
CoRINru, Misc. Oct. IAN. ZOE.

desperate battles OF the war, that mum.
erous friends will no doubt he glad 10
hear from and Of them. The company
has been under my command for three
months, during the sevcrest and most
active campaign they have ever expsri.
enced, and it is pleasure to me. com
paralive stranger 10 them, and unk known,
to their fellow cit teens, TO bear witness to
the patient and soldier like steadiness
with which they endured all the weary
marches Of the last two months. and tho
dauntless valor withlwhich they met and
repulsed the enemy when at last we met.
The regiment was present at the battle
of Iuha, on the 18th Of September, but
did not become engaged on account of
the dark ness which ended the fight On
the following morning we advanced upon
the town. but the enemy had fed. We
pursued Price until it was discovered to
be useless. and rom that time until the
4lh of October, we were marching and
counte:marching almost constantly about
Corinth within q radius Of about thirty
miles.
On the 81 Of October, Price, Van Dorm
and Lowell commenced the attack on Co
rinth. Our division was some miles dis.
lan', but Immediately marched to Cor
inth, where we arrived about dark, end
took our position on the left Of the line
OF battle, supporting two batteries Of ar
tiIlery. Before daylight the battle com.
meuced by the enemy shelling our posi-
ton, killing and woundine quite num
Ter in our regiment and brigade When
our batteries ofened upon the one in the
woods in our front, and it was soon ST.
Ienced. The rebels then made desperate
charge upon our works, and actually dis
abled one battery. The Forty third was
ordered forward, and repulsed The rebels
with tremendous slaughter. The regi
ment on our right, the 63 | Ohio, was ter.
ribly cut up and at one time gave way
Our Colonel, J. f.. kirby Smith, fell
mortally rounded at the first fire. Capt
Spargler, of Company A, and the Adju.
iant were killed. The rebels made a Sec
ond dash at the works and We're again re
pulsed. and this time so completely that
they did not return. In the meantime
the battle ragged on our LEFT with almost
equal fury, but in an honr the enemy was
everywhere beaten and driven back. Cor
inth was safe.
Our regiment lost 96 men killed and
wounded, out Of $50 with which it went
into the fight, l am exceedingly clad tc
be able t, say that Company I had none
killed, though it is the only Company in
the regiment which escaped without some
of its members being killed. Nine Of
our men were wounded. l give you a
list below !:
FIRST Sergeant Samuel J. Worrall, shot
in the band; painful wound, but MOI
dangerous.
Crporal Geo. Kirkwood, shot through
bo b feet. t
George Lines, shot through the leg
serious, but amputalion il not considered
necessary. ....-
/ Randall Bates, shot through the thigh
not dangerous,
Frank Underwood, shot in tho arm.
Isaac Guudy, shot in the leg.
Anderson Dicfenbadgh, shot in th'
aoshy part of tbs leg.
J. Wesley Barr, shot through the leg
Wesley Blizzard, finger shot of.
There are none of tAe wounded but viii
: recover. Some OF them have bsen sen
to the St. Louis Hospital and some ar,
' still here. who it is thought will soon b
! sent Moth. They are all doing well.
y We pursued the enemy for three o
four days, and turned his retreat into
complete rout, and then returned here
where Wa are again enjoying the luxury
Of regular camp.
= With two or three tiscrediab'e excep
lions tbs Company did well, and Tough
most calIanIly. cannot help but men
ton the good conduct Of Corporal Beck
!, who has acted First Sergeant since SAr
: geaht Worlall fell and Corporals Sleil
and Pickering. They will doubtless re
- ceive well earned promotion as soon a
- we become fairly settled again. | coul
t mention many instances of bravery an
good conduct among the men, but wher
i, all did SO well it seems scarcely uecessar
!. The friends o. the boys of Company i
E Old Fairfield have good reason TO b
+. proud of them. a. | am.
a WlLL0UGHBY W. WEBB,
9 "a Lieut.. commanding Co, [.
!. ~. Written for the Lancaster G Gazstte.
# EDs GAZETTE A gross wrong ha
been imposed upon the 18th Regimen
men who Lave served their countr