Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-07-19
We viii hasten The coming Of glory
Thst shall i've cen forever 10 Story,
Flem ihs 15elh 8aIonal GUARDS.

-' '.'i'' FORT LINCOLN, Juiy "A, 1864,
suppose there is considerable excitement in
Cleveland in regard to the part played by The
1so;h regt. during tbsrebel demonsttasien Hpob
Washington and no doubt by ibis. time you have
dozen different letters telling the same story.
Mine will be saorF and refiaBze: r ~ =
The first alarm was at 2o'cleck M1hday NOR
HiHg. July lO.h. We went INTO The forts ana
laid on cur arms 1,uafif poruipg. sz.1 q. Monday
night lhe ssme. Monday and Tuesday there was
some hard fighting on our left; ForEs Stevens
ana Slocum were engaged nearlyaa the time
during bo!h days, and until Il .. m. TUESDAY
nlgut, when the rebels dsczmped in not hasts.-
Comp. 9 was ct SlOeum, and Il at Stevens. K
hsd Ons maa Killed, privaie Leach, OF Psnfeld,
the only easuaiity in our. regiment: as the r1en
nearly all the ums fought benlnd the parspsts,
with th6' heavy guns z Beach FRs killed I'm =
picket skirmisb. he yFas-shot through both hos
aud lived "a tNurs at1T. lie Hss 4 student
from Oberlin, and wSs fUyed and Respected BY
all. ~; t-t- 9 Z,
In the fight before the forts we lost about 100
killed snd wounded while rebel loss was much
greater. The 1881 Pa. made splendid Lsyonet
charge, breaking The rebel lin and cansing their
retreat. IL LOST its Colonel aud Adjut4nt, killed,
and Asior severely Wounded.
Tuesday AT 3 p. M. 1 was at short distance
from the Fort Writing, having just come in of
from pickett when rUll-roll-rOn went the
drun. went up in double quick found my
OeUpany in-hne-got my gun and fed in aud
went into the fort-lsarned that the pickets had
been driven 10, and thAB the "JOhEuy's" wsTe
within tour miles OF us. We could see clouds OF
smoke and dusi, aud expected an attack, but was
disappointed. I had 80 pound Pdrross ready
aud did want to give them my respects in I51
shape Of. few shells, bug mo- they conisnte
themselves With maraading UArougb this county,
stealing, burning, ripping railroaesJ and cutting
telegraph wires. ~. ,---i..-
Inc Washington papers of Tussdsy evening
said - As We are goiug 70 press we hear thar
Fort Lincoln Is -aLtacEed. Ii Is = trong position
and viii be held Weh-~ dldIIit see IL and 4 y
there Fort Lincoln did not fire stOt neSe-
saw 30 many ofboeis togsJhef IN my life as there
were here. Stars and eagles were at a discount.
del Gems. Anger, GI1DoTs aud AoCook Adm;-
raj GoldsOOrroi Bngadiers without numDer and
COi0hels- by the, doEsns. a private was rarity.
The City Of Washington vas yegy much excl-
ted. Many ciuzens WIRE armed and occupied the
RIA pits in mont of Us. .- -
SeYeri very noe houses in fornt of Forts Slo-
cum and Stevens were burned BY order Of OuI
efise.B, because they would give sbeltsr 10 rebel
sharp shooters, Il seemed too bad 10 destroy
such foe buildings. bat such is war. Unel=
Sam viii pay for themo OF course, -
The Situation now, as near as l can learn, is
as follows: The febels are in retreat, followed
by the 9th, 9Th and 18Th army corps, and many
detached regiments aud cnmprnies, in ali eb0ul
10000. Hunter is IN their near and Meade Is al
50 reported ihere-think il Is doubtful. How
they are going to get away Win their plunoel
Il l cant see. 81 ii1r -I'7 '1s' 2 i.r-- b
To let you know how the l5Oih stands in The
estimation Of the military authorities here,
viii relste the following which Is true Genera
Il Gilmore asked who held Fort -Linooln, The repi,
nom Col, HarkeFs was, q The l50lh OHIO, snC
you cant learn them thing. /"
4 We have bad NO mails for three days, and th'
boys are anxious for news from hUms' Hope v,
H viii get cne to-day. --..5 ~