The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1864-04-22

COMPANY A, l33rd REGIMENT, OWL.
Thinking that, probabley, few lines
giving an account Of the fight in which
we participated at Winchester, Va, some
months since, and of our adventures since
that time would prove of interest tc
your readers, though at this late date,
will try and give you a statement Of the
same. ...
On the moring of the 18th Juhe, as
had been my duty every morning fol
some three months previous, l went from
, the camp of our Regiment to a Cour
Martial then in session in town. Ad
journihg about II, A. NJ, returned tc
camp, to find our Regiment gone, no one
knew exactly where, but Somewhere Oh
the Strawsburs road. After partaking OF
u slight ltinch, started in search of them
but did not succeed in finding them un.
Ill about g, P NJ. when | discovered
them in the edge Of the timber, OH the
left-of the Strawsburg road about two
miles from town. Immediately Joined
my Company who had previously been
under the command oil Lieut.. Humphrey;
Lieut.. Davis then being absent at Mar
'insburg, but who returned that afternoon
A few moments after, skirmishing hav-
ing commenced in our front we were or.
dered into line, and directed to take our
position in a field on the right of the
road. ..a.. ..,,.,... ..l
In attempting to obey, our line was
badly broken while we we're crossing the
road, by our artillery who were COMPEL
ed to fall back The regiment was i'm
mediately reformed, marched steadily
onward short distance and took up our
position on the brow of small hill in the
edge of ah orchard, the left of the regi.
ment resting on stonewall, the RICH on
a small open knob, the larger portion OF
Co. A, being deployed as skirmishers and
lying down. This was all done under a
heavy fire Of musketry from the enemy.
and then the affair begin in earnes, rapid
firing continuing ON each side for about
an hour. . .as1
1t was the first tifte the 1881 had ever
beef under fire, and nobly they behaved
themselves as the list of killed and woun
ded will testify. 1t was here that the
Adjutaut (B. F. Blair,) had hia horse
shot under him. No commissioned off
GERS were wounded. Several Of the color
guard were wounded, and large number
OF those in the ranks. Orderl Sergeant
William +. Basou, Co. A, here received
his death wound. He was in advance OF
me some ten or fifteen feet OIL the ex-
treme right Of tho line Of skirthishers and
lying down as they all were he was Just
in the act frsiug 10 fire, when he wasstruck
by mimic Ball in the left ey5. With
the single exclamation Of "Oh, Lord" he
fell back dead. Thus expired
another brave soldier who fell nobly in
behalf of loved country and her rights
Though only short time previous pro-
noted to the lst Segeancy, he had learn
ed to pe,form his numerous duties cor
rectly and with alacrily, two essential
qualifications of a good soldier. May III
ever merciful God sustain and comfort
The bereaved mother in this her double
affection. .' .N''
A few moments after this incident
we were ordered back short
distance and took up our position on the
bank of mill race, where the Regiment
until dark, occasional shots be-
ing fred BY some enterprising marksman.
In the meantime Cos. A., aud F, under
Of Capt. Baird Of Milroy's Staff,
attempted to take possession Of an old
some distance in advance, but
when near the desired place, we found
subject to a cross fire from a
mitch larger force Of the ehetny. and
were compelled to fall back to the regi-
meht, bringing away with us one prison
er, miserable, ragged, dirty shelf-starv-
ed specimen OF Southern chivalry-wbo
reported the enemy to be in force. just
after this, night set in, in pitchy dark
ness, and we wers marched near town
where weremained in line Of battle and
under arms until midnight, when the
men were permitted to lie down on the
then wet ground During the MIST Of
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