The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1863-12-23
Letter from 4 SCldier in Hospital,

.Nurt-i -ioudcuce Of the P,rrysburg journal
ANN>rous, Mn, Dee. l., 1863.
Eus. luttSAL.-.A After great many ups and
doW4e va fortune. tsG derultiy tlaisli,l At being
delivered from my cnrmics, and again under the
trls yt my own banner feeling that can nov
wos, rolly appreciate the word "LitcJty'
had io'cuicd 80 try 70 give you few details Of
the battle of Chic,maugn bot tho faics dccrcoi
| otherwise; and though it b, late, perhaps | may
venture Ju your many readers 4 few particulars
,oa, rnny my mt,iurtunr, together with some ot.
. sen, 3Luus from TIE GclS.
. Aitar the usual amount OF accommodating, skr-
/ mj5lliuy aud stucrh uducuvcliug, consequent TO
e Ertl, butlc, ou the l9h OF september the pct
/ cutru- clouds Of war bruolcd "a heavy contest
/ every indication bore very threatening aspect
! The rapid moving Vt columns, the hurried gallop
oC messengers, aud the angry cchoiugs Of the great
/ logs OF wm, r,ycrbogated along tho Chica,aauga.
ere thy san had fully gathcrrd the curtains ot
+ ui.ht
With the cheating w of the iosgy morning be-
/ Kan the blazing aud cracking Of skirmishcrs, Who
tluud the enemy hard On lhcil trout. An hour
l,,,g, aud deep ,tlncss prevailed all wcrc cn
the g9i y're 10 see something when suddenly Il
whl Of f,uukc. with a smash and plungiug of dirt
| Il 'Ar rs, told all. Everybody rushed pcll.mrll to
the gun stacks, where the soldier finds his most
uu,ry h,cui On such Il day. Captain Gushing.
not liking thus lrpsgac courtesy from the enemy.
huui'rrl forth hia indignation from his brass
"tochcs," in strains of blazing yehcwence.
The battle had begpu. We soon LEFT Tho hcghts
at Gord,us Mills, and hurried to Join Thomass
left. Skirrush firing had now thickcned into
round ,olIcys, and the suIphurous cauopy of bat
tie already hung the woods. We were mono
toe soon. We met a heavy body of the enemy ad-
yaucinE in line at nearly right angles with tho
great line of mu,kctry. We engaged them NJ
once, aul ai'cr two hours hard and bloody work,
drove them back log repairs We awaited our
selves Of the tiwe to get Ammunition and take up
the wounded. not aware OF the overwhelming storm
that was to follow this temporary pause. It came
suddenly, and like Il sea Of blazing pillows, with
ten thous md monsters Of dcry tongues, did this
living avalanche rush forward, with ycllS of drs
, pgrate IncJluadou Unexpected rs they came, the
81 Brigade fought like veterans Now i. was that
these miniature sons Of thunder" put forth all
their powers. Standard, Parsons, Scndenhall
aud nUlDcroGs o.hcIa Of tho thuudcr and blazcs"
fraternity whom never before heard Of seemed
to vie with each other in making earth a deafcu-
ing pandcmunum If death and destruction The
vaults of Heaven sesned to have broken their tenn.
pcstuous bounds, and let their thunder loose upon
Us. Hoods Virginia troops made charge after
charge, but were hurled back, and moved down
hv scores ard hundreds. The woods had been set
on tue by the explosion Of Shells which, with the
glare and snokc Of battle, seemed "a infold the
scene like suluc vast curtain swaying its dense
folds 50 closely around the combatauts as to oh
scure them from each other All seemed chnos
aud confusion for . time "a perfect dcluGe of lead
and iron hail raincd on every side Limbs of trees,
aud even hole tree tops, came crashing down; aud
the crazy trembling cr the odkcn IGonarchs told Of
the carnage over head.
Too close, now, was the range for artillery
they drew on; and the tempest lullcd into one in
discriminate of uuskcuy The 3d brigade
now gave way, and tornadu-likc, they came on to
tine heutuckiIus. They seemed to give three balls
ior oue--aE uutlir exchange. The charge, the
rush, the yell, ana the cries of the wounded helped
to I'll the measure Of the din Men fell like rotten
trunks in a hurricane. The range on both sides
WAS tcrrtbtethc ground was level At iast uus
line broken, and we triOd to get to the second
lin. a Konmckan called out, from nea- small
tree, "Boys, here's chance for good shot :"
Several of Us started to 60 to him. One poor fel.
los r'E dead after taking one or two steTs. How
many got there do not know. got good shot.
but IN return got small vollcy Ono ball cut of
my gun barrel at the first band another hit ms
the Lex and where the rest Of them went, am
glad do not Luoa.
There was now general skcdaldle to the second
lrne Ny leg was SO paralyzcd could not walk,
alI thought it was broken 4 whole beyy of
E't5 jackets were upon me, il less Glao than
write this, with cooked gupl ard liked layoncts, as
If they had hostile Intentions told them was
iars s conl aud was not n blame for beng there
os J would have got out Of their way oiherwise.
On they rushcd sure Of their prey, andi was sept.
unlrr guard, to the rear Of this scene of carnage
noticed i'm the rebel officers more u the spil,t
ord.,paratiun than uythrg else he line officers
E.tn- ahead of thris rouplui-s, with hats of ana
sword, na,'rs ahoy, ,hcjr heals, urging the mcu
70 follow
lgnpno, l-rs frae,! noticing that this same sr
aMp'- woult .c worthy ,ha imitation Of our oss
20. .er., who have seen aud known N get bsh,uj
arma convenient 81 'lt-r and sing ont, Go in bo,s
,ap'r doing we'll" - if their lives were uvgs
,alusblc than those ~ me "poor priyates p ] Do
not believe any mcu were ever particularly p.
sp,r,l hy uch an ex1inpls.
A. | was taken to the rear-where though,
,hs.s wa. II, possibility Of escaping destruction
ow men rallied, and poured a deadly volley Of
bullets among sine enemy The artillery sgain Sot
10 work and they went flying in all direction, aud
ls3a uurc susrsl,is than ever Witnessed IN ow
whole coualdud.
saw General Hood and stan, who made pums
ruus luq4,ric- about our strength, Sc. The sights
witnessed a' passed to the gear, beggars any at
,.upDs 7 can make a. description. The bollows
aud sbyeged places along the road ard creek,
were "a one lsl cbsrnel house 0f dymg and wound
"a p,.p &C. j."
A SHARE 30. Two gentleman fishing
sharp boy appears.
"Wcll, sir Glt any bites ?"
"j.otG of EN-
N-e-S under your hat"
Race letweeu boy and su,dry stones
boy ahead
u 10 ON ,nnnf Nonr AnAenoe attentivea"