Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-25

Fer the State Sentinel.
Tae Stermrng Of Lookout...Honor To
whom Honor 10 Due---rhe Irish
Regiment and aus Commander.

Fer the State Sentinel.
The Stormrng Of Lookout...Honor To
whom Honor - Due---The Irish
Regiment and aus Commander.
Ma. EDiroR:-I, is very seldom believe, tha,
the ''Irsh Regiment troubles the public and
press with COMMUNICATIONS laadatosy of itself
So much Injustice has been done lately by
Especial correspondents" 10 regiments and their
cofnmanders, that Ibeg space in your columns
20 set right the 35th Indiana and its commander.
Col b r Mullen.
/ find in the correspondence OF the New York
Herald, the following remarkable misstatement:
"But there is Numbering on the right. and we
need no other assurance than the heavy and rapid
firing that Hooker IS az work there. Lookout
fairly quakes under the rapid and heavy discharg-
es Soon after II o'clock Hooker had his men in
position, and soon after advanced upon Lookout
He was met by a CALLING fire from Breckinridge's
corps For more than an hour the contest vas of
the most stubborn description. Neither side
would yield-Ooth were equally defermined-ihe
one TO take, the other TO hold. Wearying of this
Hooker ordered charge. aud placing himself at
the head of Gearys division and Whittsker's
brigade. he led it himself +"
To prove that the writer of the above is in er-
ror. present you with some facts, CLEANED from
personal Observati0n-the testimony Of others
and the reports of regimental commanders.
do not wish to dispsrage the claims of the
gallant Joe Hooker to courage and ntrepidity;
be is too gallant soldier and too magnanmous
a gentleman to seek TO wear laureis belonging to
others simply desire to give "honor to whom
honor is due" No man is his senses believes
that Major General commanding an expedition
is expected or did lead line of stormers
1t was left for the Herald's correspondent to as
sert. and the few veIdsnt readers of that re-
doubtable sheet to believe il.
II Il Ill
Mound, Tenn. an order came from Brigade
Headquarters TO hold our regiment IN readiness TO
march at a moments warnDg,with eighty rounds
of ammunition to the man. and seven days ra
tOns-three in hayersacks and four in wagons
AL superhuous baggage to remain with guard
behind.
On the morning of the 23d of November, the
bugles At Brigade Headquarters sounded the
"Assembly," and At o'clock. A ~, the 35lh
in line
great deal of speculation had been INDUCED
by the men as to the real nature of the service
Some had it, ave are going to guard a valuable
train" others "we are TO open the cracker-line
between Wauhatchie and Chattanooga" while a
third party contended I'VE are going TO help
Burnside out" That the 35th was going on a
fighting SERVICE was at once disclosed by the read
ing of the following Circular" after our gal
lant young Adjutant commanded attention to
orders.
CIRCULAR.
HEADoUARrERs (lsr IRIsH) 35rH IND VoLst
SHELL NOUN Tenn, Nov. 90, 1863
The Colonel commanding feeling Justly proud
of the conduct of the regiment when heretofore
in the presence of the enemy and in order that
the regiment may win additional laurels should
an opportunity present itself, will expect every
officer aud man to remain at his pest. when in
action. until ordered away. Officers will in no
case leave their commands nor permit their
companies TO separate When a retreat is order
ell, il will he executed in order, and under no
circumstances in a run. II is mark OF coward
ice for an officer man in retreat TO get one
step in advance of the colors he is in honor
bound to stand by ana defss<- When the cciors
come to halt for the purpose of rally, it is the
duty of every officer and man TO rally around
them, and, if necessary, to die beneath its folds.
The history of the 35th thus far is marked with
pages of splendid courage and gallant conduct
That history must be continued unblotched and
untarnished When ordered to the CHARGE. let
the motto be The Irish Regiment never ialters J"
By our gallant conduct and unlnchrng courage
in the field, our friends at home can meet
US with pride and pleasure. Stained with
cowardice they and ourselves would be over
whelmed with confusion and disgrace.
By command of Col b. F. MULLEN
III. ID. GALLAGHER, AdJutant
The march that dav was severe one. The
road indescribably bad. and many of the officers
and men were into pair OF new boots" The
distance travelled twenty-fOur miles
encamping near General Hooker's Headquarters.
At daylight on the morning of the Oath. the
brigade was on the move-the 35ih in the ad-
vance Marching down to Il point under cover
of the Wauhatchie Hills and screened from the
view of Lookout" our brigade was drawn up in
two lines and the regimsntal commanders ad-
dressed BY the gallant little Whitaker "Gen-
| tlemen, said the General. I'VE are to storm and
carry the enemy's S works on Lookout Colonel
! Mullen with the 35th Indiana will occupy the
| centre of the first line, Colonel Barnes with the
/ Sih Kentucky will occupy the right, and Colonel
Taylor with the 10Th Ohio will occupy the left
of that line The 5lst Ohio. Lieut.. Col. Wood;
the 96th Illinois. Col Champion; and the 99th
/ Ohio, Lieut.. Col Cummins. will support the
/ movement in the second line General Geary 5
! command will be extreme left. You will
! of course whip the enemy, and then will all
assemble at nv quarters and take a drink.
/ This short. pithy, soder-like order received
/ with evident satisfaction by the commanders.
/ In a moment, the men were ready for the work,
overcosts pulled off. and with blankets.
iaversacks and pup tents" piled on one side,
the officers stripped 10 their shell jackets and the
men to their bIouses, eagerly awaited the "for-
ward
There goes the brave Sth Kaintuck, Fall IN,
/ Thirtv-filth-"forward, and we follow, sweep
ing arouno the base of Wauhatchie. and through
a gap. We come to a deep. rapid, though narrow
/ stream-LoOkout Greek. Across this the pio
neers that morning had thrown passage way
and called it a bridge 1t rudely and rapid
ly, but safely constructed GOOD morning,
Colonel said an officer who stood, glass in
hand. near the bridge. "Get your brave fellows
across as rapidly as possible. Good luck TO you
THANK YOU, sir Close up. Thirty-6fth.
said the Colonel, dashing ahead on the bridge
and the Thirty fifth. with light hearts and steps,
were soon over. 'dOuble-Quick'' OF few
moments brought us 10 the ascent of the noun
tain, and after steady slow climbing, we reached
the abrupt cliff or palsade of Lookout" Here,
under cover of dense thicket of pines and ce
dars. we formed our line of attack. Breaking
by the right OF companies TO the front, the storm
ers pushed forward without tap of drum or blast
OF buge For three long miles, steadily. persist
emily and silently struggled the column. over the
roughest road imaginable almost perpendicular
descents and steep. craggy ascents. with tree:
lying in every direction, were the difficulties that
beset the march Gesry being away Oh the left
had the best of the road but the longest route &
the enemy's Entertainments. The Sth Kentucky
had almost an impossible road to travel. The
march of that regiment over such route ought
alone to i'm mortslizeit it, After struggling forward
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