Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-07-15

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121sT RIG. o. v. This gallant Reg
iment, made up to large extent by men
from Delaware county, has borne con-
spicuous part in the present campaign un-
der Sherman-has covered itself with i'm
perishable glory-and, we are sorry to add,
has suffered terribly. Wereceived, at too
late an hour for publication in the pres
ent number, long and interesting letter
from our valued correspondent with the
Regiment, giving an account of the part
taken in recent engagements, and especial
ly the terrible charge of the 9th nit, to-
gether with full list of the casualties,
which number in all one hundred and .Jiif-
ty-three. Many of this large number We
are glad to observe are only slightly
wounded. We subjOin the names of the
killed and wounded belonging to Compa-
nies G, ID, 81 and K, which were recruited
in whole or part in this county-alsO of
the commissioned officers:
COMMISSIONED OFFICERs-Mai. John
Yager, killed; Capt. Marshall B. Clason,
| B, Killed; Capt. Linus A. Patrick, G, kill
ed; Capt. David Lloyd, E, severely wound
ed, 1st Lieut.. Charles P. Cavis, A, slight
ly wounded.
COMPANY C.-Wounded: Ephraim w.
Brown, slight; Lorenzo Eddy, severe;
Harrison Guy, slight; William Harring-
ton, mortally; Thomas McIntire, mortal
| ly; Melancthon Ringer, slight; Elijah
COMPANY D.-Killed: Chester Bar
| fhOlauaovv NVoun1ad. praSfon "
severe; John Clifton, slight; Daniel More
house, slight; William Slack, severe ;
George F. Peak, slight; Charles Holt,
slight; George Ell. Graves, slight.
COMPANY H.-Wounded: VIM. Whit
ney, severe; n. p. FERGUSON, severe; VIM.
Bailey, severe; Ebenezer Galpin, severe;
David r. Winship, severe; William Rob-
| bins, severe; David Wright, severe; Thorn
as R. Day, slight; Monroe Goekerell, slight;
Thomas Allison, slight; William Grand
staff, slight
| COMPANY K.-John Reed, severe; Mi
10 L. Adams, slight; John s. Davidson,
slight; William Webber, slight; Albert
s. Austin, slight.
We shall publish the letter in our next,
and in the meantime make the following
extract, giving an authentic account of
the circumstances attending the death Of
Maj. YAGER and Capts. CLAsoN and
PATRICK, which will be read with melan-
choly interest. After describing the
charge and successful lodgment effected
near the main line of the enemy's works
the writer continues:
On our left fell Major Yager, Captains CIa.
son and Patrick, three gallant officers, all
] mortalIy wounded. When the command was
received to hold our position, Col, Banning
closed the regiment to the right, for the pur-
pose of concentrating our now thinned ranks.
Nearly hundred Of our gallant boys had al
ready fallen; our whole line was but three
hundred and seventy rive, and this loss nateri-
ally lessened its strength and left these, three
eficers with several other wounded laying
around them, some twenty yards 10 our left
And now, having everything in shape, as best
we could, an effort was made to bring of these
i officers and men. We could crawl upon our
hands and knees to within twenty feet Of them
We could converse with Major Yagsr, who
lay groaning upon the ground. No reply
could be got from Patrick, who had doubtless
fallen dead for bis wound was through The heart
Clasou could both be seen and talked to. He
was crouched closely behind tree. the blood
q
Adjutan!, who said to him Captain, come
| away" that if he attempted it they wOulc
: shoot him, and that he would stay there unit
: dark He requested the AdjOtSnt to go away
and leave him, as be was attracting the FIRE OF
the enemy in that direction, and was OILY en-
5 danger ing his own life and might cause then
! all to be killed.
The enemy, now attracted by our efforts to
remove the wounded, commenced pouring over
and around them q constant and terrible fire
and shot one Of the party attempting tS ge
3 them off, killing him instantly. To go to then
!: now was almost certain death, not only t
these attempting it, but also to the brave
. who lay Weltering in their gore
s No further effort was made until night
It AS soon as darkness covered the scene, par
8 ty was sent out for their bodies. As the
!. approached the spot they were halted by th
rebels from behind their works. They immed
i. ately laid down. One Of the more bold no.
= advanced, when he was again halted. q
spoke to them and said, "Gentlemen, "
= have come after our dead; can we have Ii
" privilege of taking them away?" Pernissio
was granted, and the party advanced TO Ii
spot where our brave comrades lay; not suffe
, ing from pain and want Of attention, br
y wrapt in the arms of DEATH Poor Claso
is had received two additional wounds, and ha
l. bled to death. His arms were folded and
" things carefully laid around him. Maj. Yag'
had also received two or three additions
;. wounds, aud was found holding his hand abe
;s his head, as if to ward off the rays of Il
burning SUD. Patrick had been dead sever
= hours, and was already blacksned, and hs
q commenced to decay. -
< They all died at their posts, and are neb
l. sacrifices upon their country'S altar, to sa
N the best government upon earth. Their lo
l. is not only keenly felt by their friends a: hOm
Dr. but by all their comrades in the l2lst, all
to whom have sworn an additional oath to avenI
3 this muIderous wrong in the next action.
,e DAN RICE still lives, and will appe
Of in conjunction with his great show at De
ID aware on Tuesday, July &C.