Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-12-04

The very proper sympathy for the noble
Seventh, excited by the loss of its gallant
leaders, has quite naturally turned the
sttsntiOn Of our people away from an
other regiment which should be receiving
notice. We refer to the Forty First Ohio
Volunteer Infantry. This excellent regi.
nent has been actively and brilliantly en-
gsged in the recent operations before Chat
tanoogai and is reported SIS having lost, in
killed and wounded, not less than eighty
men, uhieh must haze been a. least a i'm
partef its sseetiDs force.
OF the regiment, which has paid such a
price for its gallantry and self eviction
we propose to speak in this article.
The Forty-Firstis is wholly Reserve reg
inent Two full companies were raised in
Cleveland, one in LOrain county, and an
other in Portage county. The dOmicil of
the other companies we do not recall. The
regiment was mustered in at Camp Wood
In this city, in September, 1861. It was
organized and fitted for service by General
then Colonel, W. B. Hazen, who WAS de-
taohed for the purpose from the Second
Regular Infantry.
Colonel Hazen was thorough disciplin-
arian. His camp snd his men were put,
from ihe first, on the regime of the regular
service, and probably no other volunteer
regiment ever left Ohio 30 wen-drilled as
his. His zeal for discipline made him
severe commander, and he did not hesitate
to weed out sometimes by summsl, and
perhaps arbitrary process, whatever mater
isl among the officers did not seem to him
to promise excellence. Two conseq quences
resulted: the first that changes rapidly
occurred in the regiment, so much so thst
officers who began as first and second lieu
tsnsnts, are already holding the chief
places; the second, that the regiment be-
came 3 unit, and thoroughly military one
at that.
On taking the field, the regiment be-
came infected with disease and within
three months it was reduced by deaths,
siek-furlOughs and discharges almost to
skeleton. By this time Colonel Hazsn had
been put in temporary command Of bIi-
gsds and Lieutenant Colonel Wiseman had
resigned. Major Mygatt promoted to the
Lieutsnsnt COlonelcy thus came to the
hesd Of the regiment. Under his lead the
4lst went into the battle Of Shiloh. It's
ccnduot on that terrible field was splendid
Lssdsr and men, all fulfilled the utmost
expectations Of their friends. The regi-
meRt had q pivotal position and we'll did it
hold the place of honor and danger. And
alss, nearly half its electives fell in the
fight
The regiment next figured at Stone Riv-
er. And there again it had the place Of
special responsibility and special danger.
This time, too, it played its part magnIf-
Gently.
Then came Chicksmsugs, and there the
4lst now led by Colonel Wiley, fully main
tanned its old, proud name.
And finally, though meantime detach-
msnt from the regiment had had part in
Hazsn's brilliant capture Of the enemy's
batteries on apart of Lookout came Mis-.
sion Ridge. Here again the 4lst was true
to itself Letter writers say it had hardly
peer on the field. But, alas, eighty
wounded and dead men ar the cost of its
courage.
Thus has the 4lst always won distinction
for itself and the Reserve. 1t nspsr yet
turned its back on the foe, and theservice it
has rendered has always been of the high
es. character.
Let US remember 1t with gratitude and
honor.