The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-09-30
CAPTURE OF 400 MEN OF THE tooth
OHIO REGIMENT.

numbering 300 men, under the command of
licut.C Coloncl Hayes, were attacked at Til
ford, Tenn. % miles cast of Knoxville, on
the Sth inst, by | 800 rebels, and after a
severe fight Of several hours. were either
killed, wounded or captured. The follow
ing are the particulars of this sad occur
renee, which we CLEAN from a letter received
in Toledo, Oh Saturday last, written by Dr.
CuIamorc, Surgeon of the Tooth Regiment
q, ', l., and published in the Toledo Com
m~yciui, of Monday
kNoAvIllE, Sept II, 1868,
We left Camp thitwood on the 10Th Of August,
and, marching Glorc or less every day, reaching
here on the ith of September tn take peaccablc
possession of knoxville, which our mounted forces
had occupied without resistance on the Ist One
week ago last Monday (Scpt. 7th), the iith and
iOith Regiments left here To accompany burnside
III his expedition tu the Gap, which, YOU have
doubtless heard, was surrendered tn him ON the 9th
Our infantry made the march there over sixty
miles in less than two days and halt. In fact,
these two regiments were the only forces he had
that were not mounted,
On the same day tho 1tt \ there came a call for
three hundred men from our Regiment, IN 90 up the
rNliruad an a train and occupy Joncsboro, about
uu'ty five miles from hero, which IL was thought
they coald without much trouble. Accordingly
there went nearly tour hundred, under Lieut. Col
I Hayes. some seventy five or ono hundred were
left ON the way, To guard the bridges and tIcstlc
work. Early on Tuesday morning, thew reached
| Tclord station five miles this side Of JoneAboro
Here burned bridge stopped the train. A call
being made Tor volunteers to recounoitcr towards
Joncshoro, Lieutenant Mawer, of COMPANY A,
started with few men he had not gone far when
he came upon the rebel pickctS and fell back soon
after, our mcu-who had got of the tram and sent
the cars back short diStancc--wcre attacked by
the rebels, IN force rariouSly estimated at from six
to nine hundred, with two or three howitSerS A
sharp tight of an hour aud half followed in which
we succeeded in rcpusiug the rebels, losing one
Killed tJohn Fanlknghor, Go. r., aud three
wounded Sergeant Abbot, Co, A, in face Corpo
raj Rrownshargcr Co, A, in left hip, and Private
Thomas Co. II, IN lett Shoulderl, aud the enemy
some forty in killed and wounded. The Killed and
wounded on our side were put upoN the train and
the train sent back for rcintorccmcnts. Col HAYES
also fell back some SiN miles 10 Limestone Station
expecting, il is presumed to he able To hold that
place as there were hloekhouScS aud stock ldcs In
the afternoon, however, the rebels in still larger
force, pitched into our boys again, and they had
one oi the most desperate fights, considering the
numbers engaged, that has taken place. Il lasted
until sunset several hours, at till our men,
who had used up their ammunition. aud had the
block houses, and nciehhoring brick aud stone
dwelling houses in which they had also taken shell
I
PEELED tnsurrcudcr, Quite number tried the value
"l their legs whcu they saw the necessity of sur
rcnneIlug, aud SSrA twenty or more succeeded in
getting away. What our loss in Killed and
wounded is It is impossible now to say Chaplain
thrilling, who went up daV or two aro and re-
turned tn-day, went within two miles of the hat
ue'ground, which the rebels still hold but all he
could learn was troma citizen who assisted in bury
INC the dead, who said we had only six or seven
killed, including one sitccr, probably either Lieut.
TmSh IN tpnt IN. .,il y, Il Al.
who escaped know to be- killed are two prlyates of
Co. h--Orcu Mott and - Simons. Our wounded
were taken 10 JoucSbonn. The rebels must have
lost severely, and ciulrns have estimated it as high
as 2oO.
by this unfortunate mishap we lose Lieut. Col
Hayes, Adlmant Rings, Assistant Surgeon John
stnn, Capt. Rhun, Go, \; Taylor, Co. Il; Ewcrs Co.
G. Hunt, Go. L; Shoemaker, Co. +, and Grccn, Co.
h ldcutS. Mawcr Co, \; FORSYTH aud Kelly, Co.
IL Duughton, &C.. G. Rallow, Go. y; IInc, O.. n.
brush and Fowler, 20. X, aud s63 mcn. You can
imagme what a hole II makes in the regiment Ii
leaves me entirely alone, as pr. Thackcr has not
yet got back and doubt whether he ever docs |
might have gone, had MOI been ordered to take
charge ot the sick Of the ii'h and 10Th, which
were lrft here. ASH am not sorry IwaS lc /
hchlnd, as ! should not fancy an involuntary trim
tn Richmond, Our forces have mainly gnnc that
way nov, snce the occupation at Chattanooga hy
RoS 'Crdus.
would writ, more, but my time is limited Hy
health Is good, as Is that Of the rgmcnt Il looks
A. though we might remain here Zoe while, but
"whltc folks Is mighty uusartiu"
Let thc voters Of ohio Remember!
That Nallaudigham Us = DISuNIoNSr Witness
rhc following res uiion introduced by linn in Con.
grcsS, February :, lSdI;
"Ihe | ai,ed States ar divided iuto iour s.c-
t'1ns, 40 follows. ."
Ia a speech, delivered ly Aua ~ Congress, Feb.
r"1ry 20. 1861 he altered tho following
IL propose tn rrcyrni.p the vNist.n,,
VI sections AS FlNFp FA,r."
- propose to establish PovE :as,c4d Of two,