Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-06
FROM sHEBMAN'S COMNAVD.
The Wight of Wav I3th.sThe Hundred mui
Tblrd Regiment--gr0sptc Of the Cam
ptigu.

The ,FIsh! Of VIA, I3.h-.The Hundred and
ptisu.
From letter written by a young officer
OF this city, now On General Cox's staff, TO
his friends here, we make the following
interesting extracts. The letter bears
date at CartCrsvills on the 22i Of May, and
gives an account of the engagement under
Sherman on the l3t
GARTERsyILLE Ga, May %.
The enemy we're in q strongly fortified
position on a thickly wooded ridge, srd
in ssssulling them we were exposed to
their storming fire Of shell, e. ape and can
ister. We were nearly scross and we're
slightly covered by the hill they were on,
wren General Cox discovered that Gene
raj Juiahs division was not following up
on our right. ], being the only stat off.
Ger with the General st the time, he sent
me across that val ey Of death to notify
General ScLofeld OF the fact, and il so
happened that l got directly in range Of
their shells, fred at The left of our diVis-
ion l heard the messengers oomiuF,
Looked babini AMI taW ons explode tbo t
thirty feet behind me. A few steps on
another burst about ten feet on my lef i.
While eros ing q small fence au aef
"shrieker' went directly under my horse,
broke rotten rail, and exploded not six
| feel from me; my horse snorted, jumped 3
little, threw one foot out Of my stirrup,
and that's all He is q good horse, SO far
as being scsred is concerned. A moment
after, while crossing small creek, an
elongated shell passed not more Lban a
foot from NY r;ght aide which ! coul see
distinctly turbiHg end over end and the
| ct was very severe; but fortunately it
| did not explode OF IL would have been good
ev Mag with me. / never will want Q
| warmer place ! crossed that field e ze
| times afterwards, who're iron aud lead
| fairly raiued in shsete and when General
| HarEer's bri Bde crossed over 10 cur sup
| port, I was sent oul 10 tae center OF his
| lice 10 direct him TO General Cox. 1t was
bot then, too. General Harker ia a brave
and gallant officer. Standing ia his stir
Iupa, his sword waving hig1, cheering his
meu, he seemed tbe 3nly man on the field,
80 marked was his figure. l had no
| trouble in finding him, and when there,
thought every rebel in their wo'ks' was
FIR Ig al US.
a lev miaules sfler, while Generals
/ Batker, maOs0n and Cox, with his staff,
were standing together, shot was direct
ed at us, which exploded directly over
| General Manson's head, knocking him from
! his horHo, cruising 2 severe conclusion OF
! The brain, ~oundiug General HSrlEer in
| tie leg, and almost deafening General Cox.
! lie couldn't hear word for several min
utes. Ii was 30 close that It's b!szs fairly
| blinded u5 for several seconds, and the
heat was lie intense. Oar division lost
very heavily in the engagement more
| than any other ia the whole battle.
| The 1881 Ohio lost about one hundred
in j led and wounded. Captains Hutoh-
iason and Philros were aGoDg the num-
| ber Hutchinson WAS as brave as q lion.
Captain Philpot was shot through
the body by shell, tearing him
dresdfully. Oar color sergeant, q member
OF Company +, vas shot through the head
The regiment was 1st on the ground but
he stood brsvely weving the calors, and
when he fell he clasped the fl nd went
with it. One Of the color guard immediate
ly s,iz ID il until lie dropped, and SO on
until the whole guard we're killed or
or WO 1uABus We were AOE uOufb uIuer
the most terrible FIRE that ever took place
on the game ground. Our lssding gene.
rails say
day, "a BY We supported the 10Th Corps
(Elo0ker's) on the extreme left Of the liae.
The Z3 Corps has sboRn ilself well, and
General Sobofeld is very proud Of it, par.
tioulsriy go Of the 81 Division. We took
two lines of rife pitt, which is work enough
for one dsy, especially unde. such 4 mur-
derous FIRE. General Judah, Of the ID
Division, has been relieved, because his
coamsnd suffered go severely without &C
oomplisbing much.
| could write q week about narrow es
capss in battle, bat it is useless. VIC have
b many that they unheeded azd We
forget hem.
To morrow Ee start again ON twenty
days eampaigo, and We expect very hari
times. We have goi to dislodge The rebels
from s a.oona Moun'ains. Many a brave
man must die in doing it l simply prag
to God to protyot me, and ia 60 Gene
raj Cox is very lucky. tie never lest q
staG officer, but the Lord knows be uses
hem lsyishly on the battlefield, and 80
do know it.