Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-03

We find the fOllJwing account OF thr
Resacs fight, and the part taken in it By
the 1O3d Regiment, in a letter from tb,
Surgeon GriswOld of the IO8d, to his wifi,
in Elyris, and published in the Elyria Dem.
ocrst.
sour regiment advanced amidst per.
feet hail storm Of shot aud shell. Soon
Cspt Philpot, Of Co D, fell while gallant.
ly leading forward his ompsny. He was
killed instantly by she'll In moment
sfier, Capt. Hutchinson, who Was in com
msnd Of the regiment, was stricken down
y 3 musket ball through his body. His
words were, "Boys, we are driving them. /"
In that moment Of mortal agony he had
no thought for himself. The command
then deVolved upon Capt Hays, of Co. F,
and he led them gallantly forward, pass.
ing up the hill and driving the rebels from
their first line of entrenchments, Our
regiment went into battle with $50 bayo-
Gets. or that number, as near IS l can
ascertain, 8 were killed, besides the two
Captains, and u wounded. More than
one-ffth Of the brave boys fell upon that
fatal field.
l an informed that the clothing ofnear-
iy every man il the company was perfo-
rated. am sure I shall be psTdoned II
refer psrtiousrlyto Corporal Ira GrisWold.
BE hss displayed his bravery on two oe.
essiOns, so as to attract particular notice.
At Armstrong; HiH, near Knoxville, last
fall, he net only used his own gun with
effect upon the enemy but, whenever q
wounded cOmrsie fell, he would pick up
bis gun, discharge it, and then throw it
away. In the late battle he was knocked
down by the cOncussion OF shell and
stunned for q moment. He soon rallied,
and pitched in again, with renewed fury.
Sergeant Freeman was so much Injured by
the eoncussiop of she'll that be has been
in the 10. pi;sl since, unfit for duty. Oar
colJr Sergeant, Martin Striobler, Of Co. E,
wss killed while bearing the colors IN
front Of the regiment He fell upon the
Gag and stained it with his blood. Another
soldier also fell upon il, and left blood
stains upon it. Il was so near the enemy's
second line Of works that it was not re-
covered until dark
/ should have stated that General Men
soB, commanding our brigade, vas so in
jured by the concussion of shell, which
exploded near him, {. at he was carried
from the field seDseless. One Of General
Sohohsld's aids was killed by the same
shell. Some Of the wounds are of
frightful character. A number we're shot
through the face, neck and eyes. A num-
Der Of dead bodies have been brought
fro the field and buried near the Hospi.
tai, which, with the dead belonging to the
Hospital, number already over 20. Cap.
tsins Phipot and Hutchinson lie side by
side. We eaunot make boxes for our
dead. We lay them gently and tenderly
in their graves, in their uniform, cover
them with green boughs and fill Them up,
after appropriate religious services.
On the 18th l rode with orr excellent
over the battlefield. can never
describe the sight saw. 1 frat went to
the place where our regiment made their
charge. How it is possible thst q single
man escaped with life, is more than can
Trees as large as my arm
were cut down by the hundred by musket
ia 'ls, sDd made into brush broOms. 9th
v-- - -t---Ai-s hsd IN nqe" Z
stances twenty perforstions within the
distance OF foot, and there our brave
boys stood Ia that hail. storm of death
without fear or excitement, returning
shot for shot. A new recruit Of Com
pany L, lay behind q rotten log,
which was completely riddled, tax
ing deliberate aim ss If he were at q
shooting match. saw the log He in
forms me that Capt Blsin Was sta ldine up
fully exposed, and drew b sd on rebel
and IS the rebel stepped sside he would low
er mis- gun and wait another opportunity.
Pools Of blood, broken guns, perforated
csnteens, bloody knspsscks and hsver-
sacks, nearly covered the ground, and ly-
ing scattered about, were letters from the
loved oles at home, as If the wounded
and dying soldier in his hour Of agony
took his final look upon these tokens Of
affection, and his thoughts turned iBvOl-
unfairly towards home and friends.