The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-12-31
Army Correspondence.
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Sd DIVISION, 4th CORPs,
NEAR KNOXVILLE, TENN. Dec. IA 'G3. !
Dear Gazette You will be, some
what surprised at receiving from me
a communication dated at this place /;
but the fact of the matter is that on
the 28th of last month we started in
three columns for the scattered forces
of Secessia-IIookcr and Thomas after
Bragg, Sherman and Granger after
Longstreet, and Burnside and Foster
after Jones. What the other forces
did l don't know, but Sherman and
Granger, eve, Us & Co." caught no.
body, and we are now here, living on
fresh pork, mutton beef, corncakcs,
slap jacks, beef soup, honey, molasscs,
potatoes, etc, "thc exigcncics of the
public service requiring us, in the abb
sence Of salt meat and hard tack, to
appropriate all digestible articles to
our own use. TO be sure some people
don't like it. but others do. AS II
somewhat better account Of the Mis-
sionary Ridge affair than l could posi-
bly, give you is containedin Major Joab
A. Stafford's Report of the part taken
by our Regiment in the fight, | shall
here append it, promising that it was
found at Brigade Headquarters and
copied from the official documents
there on file and soon to be transmitted
to the War Department. .,
CAMp IN TIM FIELD xrAR KxoxyLLr }
DEcEGiER 18th 1868.
Capt. Cr0wcU, 4. Il. G. Qnd ChG Of
DStGf, Ha-en's Brigade: .....
have the honor to report the part
taken by the lst Ohio Regiment lin the
engagements Of the 23d, 9th and 25th
ult.; near Chattanooga On the after
noon ofthc 23d the regiment was CON
solidated with the 23d Kentucky, under
the command Of Lieut.. Col. Langdon
Of tho 1st Ohio, and took its position,
forming double column closed in mass
on the right and in rear Of the front
line. In this manner the regiment ad,
vanccd until the line in front became
hotly engaged with the enemy At
/ this moment | was ordered by Colonel
Langdon to take two companies from
), the battalion and move to the right
obliqe for the purpose OF protecting the
flank. | did 50, taking Co. B lst Ohio
and one company from the 23d KY,
and pressed forward, taking possession
ofthc cncmys line Of broastworks on
the right, being opposed only by Il
slim line of sIiirmshers. A few mo-
mcnts after we had occupied the enc
mys works, they appeared upon our
extreme right, forthc purpose no doubt
of turning our flank, l dcployed a
line of skirmishcrs to cover the flank
At this moment Col. Langdon came UP
with the balance of his command
{ drove the enemy back and held the
position. In this sllirmish the regi-
mcnt behaved nobly, losing one man
killed an three wounded.
On the night of tho 23d the rcgi-
mcnt was occupied in strengthening
its position and doing picket duty.
Nothing worthy of note happened
on the 24th.
About s o'clock on the morning OF
the 25th, two companies Of the 1st be-
ing out on tho skirmish line were or
dered to advance along with the bal.
ance of the skirmishors of the Brigade
They advanced to within about 300
yards of the encmy's entertainments,
under sharp fire from their infantry
and artillery. Soon after the two
companies from the 1st were relieved
and rcjoined their regiment. Lines
were then formed preparatory to an
; ; advance upon the encmy's works.
= = The 1st Ohio took position on the
Q right in the front line, deploycd-the
$ first limo being under command ofCol
Langdon. About 2 o'clock the line
advanced under a heavy fire from the
a enemy's infantry and artillery. Their
: first line of works were carried by
storm and after few minutes rest the
S men pressed steadily forward up Mis-,
9 sionary Ridge. About two-thirds the
J way up, Col, Langdon fell, severely
|, wounded whilo bravely leading his
3 men forward. The brave Capt Trapr
r fell about tho same time, badly wound
? cd. Still tho men moved steadily on
. under terrible fire to the crest of the
j hill, driving the enemy out Of his for
;. tifcations, taking great many priso
: ners and two pieces ofartillery. The
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