The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1863-07-24

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Among the many gallant regiments.
whose memory IN the future will bc
cherished in Southern Ohio, none has
seen more service, or will he able to
show pr,uicr aud purcr record than the
veteran aud now dccmntrd Eighth. Al
WAYS frm aud foremost in the post ul
duty, il is sad 10 know how rapidly the
brave boys a,c passing away.
OK rug FIrLp NEAR GgrrYsprpc.l
PA, July I. 1863.
Hon. s. T. WoRcrsrIR--DrurN Sir.
Enclosed herewith is list oi the killed
aud wounded Of the Sth Regiment O. V,
in the battle ol Gettysburg ON the I'd md
3d of July, which cucl,sr for rubica.
ton for the information OF their friends.
The list is Il long one, aud c,Sidcring
the smnll number of uur regiment, the
loss Is Oimos. unprecedented. We went
into action with 227 enlisted men aud 10
"ficers, aud comu uut with l21, the loss
being in all, lOa.
Our corps arrived on the field on the
evening ol the first inst., iust after the
battle e that dby he'd ceased, having made
a rapid aud severe march FROM the Mon
ucracy.
On the afternoon Of the 2J was sent
10 the cNtrcmc front ol the center of our
line, with the Sth, ~ skirmishcrs. At
this time furious battle was being fuuuht
on both right and left, with heavy skir.
mishiug all along the luc. Our line in
shape was something like V, the angie
approaching the town OF Gettysburg, the
right wing extending all along the Bllti-
more Pike aud tho lcit along the Emmils-
burg road. The fehl opened on the I'd
with heavy cannonaling ON both sides,
the hull ul which was followed hy m adj.
vance Of the enemy aud II terrific Infantry
fight, which resulted ia complete rcpul,
ol the rebels, with great slaughter on
both sidgs, aud heavy loss tot the rebels
On in prisoners aud artillery. Our forces
held the field.
No attack wus made, in force, at the
point where We were posted but the cnc-
my's picket line advanced upon rs scvc.
raj times, and his sharnshuutcrs annoyed
US continually, aud my losses we're be-
coming severe, but we were ordered to
hold the line at all hazards, aud to the
last man. In case the enemy advanced
in force, we were promised the support
ofCol. Carols brigOdc but Gen. How
ard was 50 severely pressed on the right
that the brigade was ordered TO his sup
port,
About . =. NJ on the 81, the enemy
opened ON us with 6i guns, mud our ar
tillcry replied with 81. For over two
hours the shrcking missiles from all these
guns passed over our heads, and as soon
as the artillery casscd the enemy Hd-
vanced on us in three long lines Of battle.
The plain In front of our batteries over
which they had to pass, was over hpll
mile in width. While they were advanc-
ing nearly two-lhirds OF this distance, al
most perfect silence rcigncd. | sent
back for my support, but was told that
none could be afforded, but that our line
must be maintained; and we make ar
rungemcnls to fight to the last man.
When the rebel advance was within n
few hundred yards OF us, the three lines
except three Drigadcs on each flank, de-
ploYCd into close column by division, the
column diroc citing its march upon our
principal battery, which carried il to my
left, but their right nunkors were dircc-
tnS 'hu'r niorch 80 us 10 sweep our po-
stlon. advanced my line, aud when
they were almost upon U.S. we opened
upon Them simultaneously with our ar
tIll4ry, and in moment, almost, the line
brokj and fed. Relieved from this line,
changed front. forward on my leil so Us
10 present front TO tue lclt nink OF the
rebei column, which looked like solid
mass' we poured IN our fire, but still they
advanced until within lew PAGES OF
our IIhVS VI ir'ht oI our Oa'ltrlcs, Whch
'he "a brigade OF our DIVISION opened up
on them' ana nIl cur artillery That could
oe orouSnt TO near upon theih' never
saw such sight. The whole mass
looked as II II was blown iron the earth
~ completely chvclul ol III the smoke
from It's own IRE ana That oi our shell
which burst among them. The roar OF
artillery and musketry was den niening, and
tle scene Tor lew minutes beyond all
description but soon we could see tue
enemy were giving way, and then per-
iect rout commenced The whole pla II
was soon covered wllh them running IN
every direction, ana so soon as they wcre,
beyond our range tue artillery ceased' ana
we moVed forward capturing wnole regl-
ments' NY rahhs' under tle tcrrlole hre'
were ewlulIy thInned' uut we swept over
circle OF tue held, captured three stands
OF colors, and ieil back to our llne' as the
pam gradually cleared. There were
two whole divisions OF the enemy, OF A.
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