Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-07-21

HEADouAkffhs 9YrH RIOT o. VI
L.. IN THE FlELb, NEAR KgsEsAw .SrJ
MOUNTAIN, Ga, July lst, 1894. ~ y
Editor Chronicle: ! send you list Of tho
casualties 10 eur regiment during tho months
Of May and June
Benz. 4. Ferguson, Co. G, severely wound
ed ot Rocky Face Ridge; Jesse Nj. Wood,
Co. b, killed at Resaca Matthew Walton,
Go. K, wounded James A. Paisley, Co.
4, wounded in arm Thos.. G. Case, Co.
q, killed at Dallas james N. FurDey, Co.
Q, killed; Nathan r. Householder, Co. d,
killed.
In the assault on the encmy's works June
9th Lieut. Col. James NJ. Shane killed !;
1t, B, N. Lindsey wounded 10 hand, 1t.
Chalkley Thomas, Go. G, injured in hosd by
bursting Of she'll Co. A Elmer Kirk,
Stephen G. Morton, John Nevin, Alex. w.
Risher, wounded. B-John Jamison kill
ed, Hiram Culp wounded in face. C-Sam.
uel B. Poulson. wounded in hand JAS. II.
McKirihan, abdomen, dangerous; Frank lin
Courwright, bayonet wound. in thigh;
Thos. G. Bowers, side D-Augustus L.
in hand Sergt John b. Hannah. thigh !;
Corp. Thos b. tisby killed. H-Anos
earns, severely in hand John G. Sbotwell,
shoulder; Thomas M. Thompson, leg F.
John ID. McMien killed, Corp. James +.
Cornelius wounded in arm, Nathan II. Ba
ker. in leg. Jehn McCombs in foot, David
A. Guthrie in knee, Theadore Mills in side,
William II. Ford in arm, David Palmer in
right arm. I--Jobn Lureltz, leg. amputa.
ted, John Moreheaa, leg. Oliver Lind
say, Co @, wounded, head slight. Co. F.
John H. Finnet, left hand Alfred w.
Given, hand; William H. Davis. head !;
Martin @. Budd, hand; George Hoops,
confusion in side K-Wiliam d. ,Hamil-
ton, hip; John 0. Burlington; leg. Total :.
One officer killed, 2 wounded Enlisted
men-7,killed, 37,wounded l Several others
have been slightly wounded, but have not
required hospital treatment.
Col. Shane was shot through the lungs,
and lived about an hour. .He was a true
Christian soldier. beloved by us all, and his
death has cast gloom over MS that has not
been felt since the death of Col. Webster.
In the battles of Monday our division was
directed against a strong position of the en-.
emy, en- wooded hill, half mile frem our
lines. McCook's and Mitchell's brigades
charged, With Gen. Morgan's az support.
We advanced rapidly under heavy fire Of
musketrv and artillery, which was most ter
rihly effective, az is proved by the loss. -
Owing to the difficult nature of the ground
to go over; (which was variety OF open
helds: thick woods, underbrush and swamps)
our force was well nigh spent before the
works were gained, and the object of our
endeavors failed. Some OF the regiments
fell back snort d,stance,bu the ground was
nearly all held: Ihe boys went to work with
payenets and TN plates throwing up dirt
In snort time entrehchlng tools were
brought, and strong lines were thrown up in
face OF the enemy s constant fire. :, Our reg
iment never left the. ground until last eve
nlng, when 1t was relieved by anothet reRi-
mennt' having held the rifle pits four days,
without scarcely any loss. Our lines were
put 10 yards from the efieiny's, and as may
be supposed 1t wa; almost certain, death to
expose the head above the top log of the
tremches.
The loss of our division was S24 in kiled
and wounded, being one-fi tth OF the number
engaged. Our regiment lost the least OF
any In the brigade, owing to the coniorma-
tlon or tne ground we passed over. The
aa3th Ohio lost l6O men and 10 officers -
IN, Inc lZlst ONO stu larger number. Maj
lager ana CAPT. rnayson OF the l2ist we're
Killed. It, 1-Coi. WARNER ll3th Ohio, lost
an arm.
parapets' ana were Deaten back with stones'
spades and axes; which the rebels threw
over. During the afternnon aud evening
the CRIES OF the wounded between the lines
were hearf-rendlng. At dark every effort
was made to get them away, and alMost all
were stolen away before morning. The dead
| lay untli wednesday morning, when the
Sn,t' became UTMOST unpGarapie 10 poth
! Siu6S auu u Truce WAS nel1 TO Dufy tnem.