Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-15
From the 9Th Ohio--The Part it bore in the
Late Battle.
THE following is a private letter from
member of the Seventh, to friend in this
CAMP NEAR AcQUIA CRrEK,
May 8th 1863.

CAMP NEAR AcQuIA CRrEK,
May sth 1863.
FRIEND --; was glad to hear from
you once more. I would have written to
you sooner, had I had a chsnce. have
had no rest since the twenty-seventh Of
last month. suppose you have already
heard of the fight we had across the Rap
pahannOck. Our regiment was under FIRE
Of artillery, for three days. Charles H.
Cheney, of our company, "a was killed
on the first Q, May; he was killed by our
Battery. We also had two men wounded at
the same time, and way. On the second of
May, we were supporting battery ofrifed
cannon, the enemy opened on us twice that
day, and got the worst of it every time
The last time they had two caisons blown
up, in the short space Of fifteen minutes,
and some prisoners said that six guns were
dismounted in the same time, Our regi-
ment opened the ball by driving in the
ensmy's slzirmisbers and reconnoitering
the enemy's position.
We lost this time our Color Bearer,
John G. Craig, Of our Company. While we
were falling back the enemy commenced
sbelling Us again firing commenced on
our right, where the eleventh corps were.
Such connOnading | never heard before.
The eleventh corps we're taken by surprise,
they broke and in every direction; we halt
ed some of them and tried to turn them back,
but it was no 90. Here is what one of
them said, when we halted him Where
are you goingg' I" My regiment IS all cut
up, and my gun won't 60 off; it has been
loaded for six weeks" Lieutenant How,
then said ant you ashamed of yourself
running away?' He replied, well have
been firing for the last six hours, and am
lame and sick and l can { fight any more"
we then let him pass on. Ii the eleventh
army corps had stood their ground, we
would have had the seeesh in a tight place
1t was on the third OfMay thst the hardest
lighting took place. Oar Brigade was under
a crcss-fre Of three different batteries, the
shells came from the front, rear and left,
our Brigade was the last to leave the field
we held our position full one hour and
half too long, as the General could not get
one orderely to where we was. He sent
three, Orst4rted them, butthey never reach
ed us.
We lost out of our company five killed
and eight wounded, the regiment lost about
one hundred men We fell back across
the Rappahannock the day before yesfer-
day.
remain yours truly,
WILLIAM sUEFERT.
jackson Killed by his OwH Men.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 7th
speaks Of the wounds of StOnewall Jack
son as follows:
"Our victory on the Rappahannook has
cost US dear in the severe wounds unfJr-
tunately received by the great and good
General Jackson. HIS left arm has been
amputated above the elbow; a ballet has
passed through his right hand. His cOndi-
ton is now, we learn, as favorable as
could possibly be expected; and he will
doubtless recover, and is not, We trust,
lost 10 service. We could better spare a
brigade or a division.
"Our base foe will exult in the disaster
10 Jackson; yet the accursed bullet that
brought him down was never moulded by
a Yankee. Through cruel mistake, in
the confusion the hero received two balls
from some Of his own men, who would all
have died for him.