The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1864-08-18
Communications.
[For the News.
Historical Sketch of Co. I, Gath o.
v. I.

County, Ohio, under the direction of
Capt. j. B. Hill and Lieuts. Il. N. Eas
ton and w G. Heddleson.
The recruiting for the company be-
gan June 1st, 1861, and on the 18th we
| left Hillsboro for Columbus, the compa
ny numbering 80 men and 3 officers.
Arriving at Columbus Camp Chase)
we were mustered into the service of the
United States on the 10Th day of June,
1861, by Capt. John G. Robinson, U. S.
mastering officer, and assigned to the
Oath Regiment o. V. l., then being or
gunized by Col. (nOw GEM Jacob Am
men.
The records of the regiment, I have
the satisfa ction to state, will bear com.
parison, in which its reputation will
not suffer, with any organization which
took its origin in the great State Of Ohio,
and for that matter, with any other sent
out by any of the States of this Union.
The company with the rest Of the
Regiment left Camp Chase on the 26th
of July, 1861, and many Southern cities,
at that time boastful and arrogant in
the extreme, our flag has since AJated
; over.
But lest your thoughts may not have
followed us in our victorious career, |
will recapi'ulatc.
We landed on Southern soil on the
3Oth of July, 1861, at Benwood, Va.
From there we went to Clarksburg, Va,
distance of "A miles. We left Clarks-
burg on the 9th Of A ugust, and march
ed so miles, to Cheat Mountain Summit.
At that point our suffering from cold,
aud at times from hunger, was the most
extreme. Here we had the privilege of
repulsiug "the Chivalry" twice; and
from this place marched to and made the
reconnaissance of Greenbrier, where We
! had the honor of meeting and driving
into their works the troops under "Stone
wall Jackson" then almost unknown
but since one of the lights of the South
= ern Confederacy."
We left Cheat Mountain on the 10tl
!, of November, 1861, marching back tt
C Carksburg, Va, from there to Parkers
/ burg, Ga miles distant, where we took
e boats for Louisville, Ky. Upon our ar
n rival at Louisville, we were first attached
T to the Division of the lamonted o. NJ
: Mitchell, aud afterwards to the division
under the brave and gallant Nelson.
We marched from Louisville to CAM
Wickliffe, a distance of 81 miles, VIII err
n we remained until the 7th Of February
1862, when we advanced to Green Riv
e. er, remaining only few days, when W
l. | # for West Point, KY, where we tool
ID boats for Nashville via Smithland, il
Or the famous feet under Gen. Nelson
a Arriving at Nashville before the over
r land advance, we had the pleasure o
ne cleaning out" few Texan Rangers
5, who had the temerity to stay after ou
ID landing.
'S From Nashville on the 18th Of Marcf
ID wo proceeded south, arriving at Pitts
e. burg Landing just in time to help say
Sc from destruction the army at that plac
f. on the memorable 9th of April, 1856?
10 having marched distance of S3 miles
- On the 7th of April our Regiment hol
n the extreme left of the combined armic
so of Grant and Buell., and for its conduc
ID on that day was publicly thanked by th
H. latter General. We left Shiloh on tn
g. End Of May, aud advanced to COrintl
'ir hut the Frenchman (Beauregurd
re didn't stay to receive us, having evacr
n, ated on the 30th, leaving not a wrec
II behind.
~ From Corinth we marched 40 mile
" " into Mississippi; from there to lux
20 where we arrived on the 18th June, an
% left on the 25th for Athens, Ala a di
'rs tance of 90 miles. From here We marcl
ed to Reynolds Station, en- route to ii
" relief of Nashville and Murfreesbort
= The latter place had just been capt urC
~ BY Forrest of Fort Pillow fame-di
y, y, taucs lac miles.
II. ButI am growing tedious, and d IN sin
ply state in substance, that in our retire
on Louisville, and in counter marchir
he to foil Bragg, our march added up q
in miles, Then came Perryville, Octob
I'm 9th, 1862, where we were allowed to r
oh main in battle line all day, and see o,
at. brave men fighting, and l might s,
IT, losing ground and were not allowed
lily be cngaged--One of BuOll's stroteg
movements'