The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-07-24
FROM THE lO5rH REGIMENT.
BREAKrIELD POINT. July 5th, lst

BREAKrIELD POINT, July 5th, 1868.
FRIEND CONVERSE This morning, camo
an order from bcad quarters TO tho CON-
mandcrs of companies, tor thom to announce
to Their mon, that letters for the North
would be received until 10 o'clock. and
embrace this opportunity to send you few
lines tor tho Drm,crat {, it being the frat op.
portunity wo have had of sending letters
since we broke camp at MurfroesLoro. We
left our old camping ground on Tho 29ih Of
juno, taking the Manchester pike Cor
Iloover's Gap, whore we arrived between 4
and o'clock. A sharp fight was then IN
progress b2tweeu the artillery aud mounted
infantry on our part, With artillery aud 10.
fantry of the enemy. The Rebols were
forced to givo way, leaving their dead aud
wounded upon tho 6elj. The Second Brig 3.
ade was tbep marched forward to occupy
and hold tho ground from which Wilder 8
mounted infantry, had driven the oDemy
with their seven shooters. A Major whom
we took prisondr. remarkod that be "never
present arms every time hcy fire. W,ldsr's
men, after they fro. bring another ball in.
TO the barrel. by means OF a spring. present
tho pieco, and, by shaking tho gun slightly,
tho ball drops to its place. Their rapid
firing was thing to which tho Rebels were
not used. Tho artillery continued firing
uotiI dark. Wo oncawped upon the field,
during the night aud, st about l o'clock, q
very heavy rain set in, continuing until at
ter broakfast the noxt morning, and in fact,
raining moro or less until late in the after
noon Bntwcen 3 and 4 O'Clock, auo her
artillery fight commenced, which lasted for
over an hour. hayo not learned the cas-.
uaities on our part, but they weIe slight.
Tho only part that tho I'd Brigade Of in
fautry took in that days fight, was on The
part of our pickeis. The l0ist Indisna
lost ono man killed.. and one wounded.-
The lO5th received no injury, although the
musket balls Of the enemys pickets came
whistiing above our hoads, and several of
our pickets had soine close calls, and mar.
row escapes. Capt. lftrris's Battery at.
tachod to our Brigade siienced one of the
enotnys guns at his socond shot. Ou tho
morning of tho 26th, our Brigade was. do,
p'oyed In time OF baltic on tho LETT of tho
pike, and skrmishers sent forward, which
drove the one;ny for throo. fourths OF q mile
when tho l4,h Army Corps took tho road,
and marched rapidly forward 10 within six
milea Of Manchester. Tho noxt morning W.
broke camp at an early hour, and arrived in
Manchester at noon. Our advance howes-
or. dashed into tho place early in tho morn.
ing, and completely surprised and routed
tho small force station at tho place We
captured some 90 prisoners. At Manchos.
tot we remained two nights aud one day,
aud, on tho morning of the 20 b, wo marched
out in as heavy a shower, as l. ever saw
That night we encamped within fivo or Biz
miles Of Tullahoma. remaining encamped
until tho morning OF tho lst, when We took
up our line OF march TOR that place, which
tho enemy evacuated on the previous night.
Although wo marched but few miles, tina,
days march was tho sovorest which we have
had, it being the only day in the last twelve
that il has not rainod. 1t was excessively Y
warm. The next day we marched to f K
River, aud. at the present timo, are only
Two or throo miles from that rivcr. Major
Porkins is in command OF the Regiment
Cols, Hall and Toles we're left sick at Muir.
troesboro. Tno command generally regret
their absence, If thoro Is to be fight. Not
that ,hoy doubt in the loast the courage or
pluck Of Mjor PorkIns, but the habi ua
coolness OF the two former commanders 10
previous encounters Inspires tho men with
confidence. .......g ..,t.
Whom We left Hoover's Gap, our KNAPP.
sacks wore sent back TO Murireesboro. Our
marches havo beou generally light and easy.
| have not the time to give many particu.
lars which wish to. We have generally
helped ourselves TO whatever we wished -
Catilc, shoep. ncgs. chickens and vegetables
are taken and converted into food in the
shortest possible time. l breaktasted aud
supped on nice beet steak on the Alb, also
this morning. But. as tho mail will soon
close, ! must also close. Yours in haste,
TILDEN W. PORTER.
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