The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-07-28
SIAJOR sTINoHoOMB AND THE cIR-
CLEvILLE UNION.


CLEvILLE UNION.
The Circleviye Union of last week,
in noticing tho Congressional Convcn-
tion, makes depression of half col
umn to attack Major Stinchcomb. 1t
questions the Majors soundness on the
Union question, as follows:
"These are critical times and We
hold that no mans Unionism is above
suspicion, who, on frivolous pfetences,
or actuated by envy or personal spleen,
refuses to support the nominee OF a
regular Union Convention. H.
We hold that Major Stincheomb's
Unionism is above suspicion, if he did
oppose the nomination of Mr.. Ste
venson, and that he was not 'actuated
by envy or spleen. 1t was because he
had been a Union man from the first,
and proved his sincerity and devotion
by three years service in the Army,
passing through all the principal bat
ties of the West, that Major Stinch-
comb preferred a gallant soldier for
Congress. The Major has placed his
Unionism above suspicion by his SER
vices in tho field, and his gallantry in
fighting for the cause of the Union.
In proof, we subjoin the following ex-
tract from General Bcattys Report of
the battle of Chicamauga:
"The obstinate maintenance of the
ridge on the right until after sunset,
| (Sept. 2Oth) by detachments of nearly
every Division of the Army, none Of
which, if 1 except Brannan's and
Steadman's, were more strongly repre-
sented than our own (Negley's) saved
the army, in my opinion, from total
rout. Once during the afternoon the
enemy succeeded in planting his colors
almost on the crest of the ridge on
our immediate front, and for mo-
ment drove our men from the sum-
nit. An extraordinary effort Of the
officers present was successful in again
rallyiug them to tho crest, and the
timely arrival of a detachment of The
18th Ohio, led by 1t. Colonel Gros'
venor, drove back the enemy who
only saved his colors by throwing
them down the hill Inever witnessed
higher order of herosm than that
displayed on this portion of the field
and though perhaps not strictly with
in tho province Of this report, | can
not refrain from especially mentioning
Col. Stoughten, 11th Michigan, Cat tha
time commanding I'd Brigade) It. Col
Ruffin, 10Th Illinois; LIT. Col. Grovenol
. 18th Ohio; Col. Hunter, 50 Indiana
! COL Hays and Major Wharton, lOtl
r Kentucky; Captain Stinchcomb, It'll
; Ohio; Capt Hendricks, 10Th Pennsyl
vania, as men who deserve the graft
tude of the nation for an exhibition OF
+, this occasion of determined courage
! which l believe unsurpassed in tn
history of the rebellion.
!. Also the following extract from Col
; NJ. e. Hunters Report Of the sam
! battle: ..
d "Imadc several efforts to rally m,
Q right, but the stampede of other com
q mands had become so mixed up wit
: mine that all efforts to rally thor
. were vain, until we arrived in smaI
lane on tho side of q hill some hal
mile In the rear of where VIC had bee
y fighting; then |, together with Others
n mado great efforts to rally the mer
d and succeeded in collecting togcthe
@ some three or four hundred.
IL ordered all others to fall into lin
and take position along the brow {
the hill for its defense; believing as
a did, that the whole fate Of the army dt
!. pended upon tho holding of that hill
4 In forming the men and getting theI
into line ready for action Oh the hl
= and conducting them through til
d greatest battle of tho war, was a.
g sisted by officers from different con
i mands, but not being acquainted wit
i them, / cannot now mention the
:, names. Among the most conspcuou
u and deserving was Captain James v
d Stinchcomb, of the 18th Ohio Reg
ID mcnt."
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