The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-12-10


towards Heaven, breathed silent
prayer, and then riveted our eyes on
the summit of the Ridge. 1t was all
we'll so far. We had driven in the
pickets, passed. over two lines ofW&.ks, |
routed the enemy from his fortifica-
tions, drove him out of his rife pits
and up the hill, where he joined, we
knew not how many thousands more
of those bent on desperate resistance
to our advance-benton dealing death
and destruction to the devoted band
below, who were now too far advanc-
ed to retreat, and who neither had the |
thought of doing so, or the inclination.
At least twenty pieces of artillery had
played upon our one brigade whilst
coming over the open space, but the
massed "dogs of war" let loose their
wrath--their reserved wrath-the mo-
ment or second we attempted the as
sent showers of she'll, grape and canis-
ter, solid iron and scrapnell, leaden
hail from thousands ofsmall arms, sent
their death dealing missiles thick and
fast in our ranks, but on and up thro'
fire and smoke, on through the iron
sleet, up to the summit of the Ridge of
death, on to the Goal of Victory,
Within ten feet Of the rebel fortifca-
tions on the top, there was pause, o
slight rest taken, right over these for
tifcations, rebel bullets whistled, reb-
els rifles cleaned. Their batteries
were powerlcss now, they were too
near the range of their own men,
Their men behind the works dared
not show their heads or else Federal
bullet went crashing through their
brain. Forward again, over the works,
down in the bitches. Away flew the
Rebles; after them the Yankees, and
each one, elated beyond measure at
their brilliant success, took his own
road after confused Secessia, Staying
and manning, taking prisoners and
capturing cannon, far after nightfall.
Wilder's 15,OO0 mounted men started
in pursuit on the morning Of the 26th,
and the dull echoes of cannon in the
distance shows that le is close on the
track of the flying Chivalry, and
Hooker and Sherman who have taken
the advance in order to be in at the
death, send, ever and anon, q leaden
pill along the line Of fight towards
Atlanta. The reUerSe at Chickdmauga
IS retrieved, wih interest cOmpOunded-
Sixteen pieces of cannon. with an in
definite quantity of small arms are the
trophies Of victory for our (Hazens)
brigade: also, thirteen hundred priso-
ners, (about two hundred and fifty Of
them wounded three stand of colors
and seven baggage wagons. The 1st
was in Hazen's (2d) Brigade of W oods
(3d) Division of Grangcr's (ith) Corps
and as usual maintained it's old re.
nown and acquired bright fame.
Our wounded is large, but not so
large either, when we take into con.
sidcration the hazardousness of the en-
terprsc, and our accomplishment O
purpose without the aid feithcr cav
, airy Or artillery. The loss in the Isl
Ohio is as follows. Many of the wound
ed will die.
, KilIcd-Commissioncd officers. ,.....
1 Wounded .....
= Killed-Enlisted mcn,,,.............. Il
g Wounded, ............... 81
. Killed and wounded. ed..................7,
Missing-nonc.
u The officers wounded were Lieut..
Col. Bassett Langdon, severely in tn,
face and neck; Major Joab A. StafforC
in the right hip, severely bruised; Cap
. N. Trapp, of Co. G, in the arm an,
y thigh; Lieut., Christopher Wollen
y haupt, commanding Co. |, killed.
r CASUALTIES IN Co. A, 1sT o. V. I.
y Freeman NJ. Wolfe, mortaly wounded
Il Henry Bowers, " "
Matthias ], Dilgcr, severely in breast
i Thos. Bowles, severely in two places.