The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-09-02

iiol LnB situation, and at the same time tt
mention the dangerous position we were
7 in, in case Of an attack Soon aGler meet
: ing Capt. Mann; With his assistance made
every eff, to move the train, in which
we finally succeeded, Capt Mann ren.
tdered valuable service and did all in hi,
power to move tho train after finding il
parked. While the train was getting
ready to be moved, the train Of another
Cavalry Brigade came up guarded by
some Cavalry and drove past without
hating, thereby escaping the ARRAY. This
was the FIRST intimetion | had of another
} train baing in our rear. At four o'clock
A. NJ, the train WAS under way with the
exception OF from 80 to 40 wagons which
was getting ready to move. had dis
trlbuted the companies, Of my command
in the following order. company G, 1t,
Limb, in the advance followed BY Capt.
Brayton, Co. D. next was Capt Ragon,
Go. A, LIT. Leith, Go. H,intending to bring
up the rear with companies B, and X. l
had sent Adjutant Ayres in advance to
see to the PROPER distribution Of the Cos.
among the wagons, at this time and before
the rear Of the train had got under way
Il simultaneous attack was made upon the
front, center and rear Of this part Of the
train, Cat aud between BeryviIIe and the
extreme rear, by about two, hundred Of
Mo,by cavalry, with two light pieces of
artillery, Meeting with Capt. Mann, at
ibis time, ! ordered to regulate and bur
" on the. wagons and carry the news to
the front OF the train il possible. 7, The
companies underway successfully chock
ed theatt&ck of the Rabelsth5canpabies
under CaPtaias ia son aud Bray form
jh0ctioo, t3snther with cos, G and II,
assisted BY, jatant Ayresr finally drove
The Rebels through and,out of town.
The companies in the rear in my i'm
mediate command drinking their coffee
while waiting for the rear Of the train to
move, were cut off at once from the
balance Of the command, were overpow
cred, and after making all resistance pos
sible We're compelled TO yieldato superior
numbers many were made prisoners and
others made their escape, some of whom
joined other companies. The officers and
men, considering the exhausted condition
in which they were did nobly, saving
thereby Biuch property, especial credit is
due Capt. Ragon, Vi Co. A. and Capt.
Rrayton Of o., D, tqgether with the off
GERS and'men of Co 5. c and II, for cool
ness and bravery tra .sala's Jsllc4s-
Ny command left H1ltownwith about
three hundred men but the severity Of
the march made many fall out during
the night, don't thipk that we ha! more
lhan $50 men MI told in the action, Our
causualtes are, heavy considering the
number engaged, iys kiIIed six lwoqadqd
md sixty prisoners and missing. Capt.
BlaGk ;, Ii Sags and 1t, s. II. White, gre
supposed to be taken prisoners evelal
're coming in however, and it is to be
loped the list OF missing will be greatly
~ w aSaf h'Saffu uiraacm adt To- 5stEJ on
The disaster in my opinion is due to
ome extent to the taFliness of the trGin
# the cavalry corps, in moving from Boil g
var the detention at the breaking Of the
ridge three miles Nerth Of .Bsnyyille,
nd finally the parking Of The train near L
'erryyille. But for, these causes the il
rain could have been moved with more h
egularity, and would have been miles n
eyond that place. before daylight Of the
3th. The scattering cavalry did not d
endet the slightest assistance, il. any a
hing they added With the' frightened t,
and wagon masters, to the con p
1 sim and n,niclla 9aj 10 ''3ian eI & :
7eiy Respectfully yoarob't serv'i!. 'f ii
'siN 'o' -aoir '''@F. r.. MILLER, 6
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The lis Of killed a4d v6dndal from ri
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~ t,a lip jIsL wa Is r, 15gg9 siu7' e..
Go. h-Ki'leed-Johns PgllenbeTger b.
nd Warner OSburn, Woundsdt-llenry "
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