Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-06-02
THE 13D REGIMENT IN THE
GEORGIA CAMPAIGN.

We have received a private letter
from Capt. d. II. Williams, of the Add
regiment, O. V. l., dated Near Kings
ton, Ga, May 20th," from which we
publish the following extracts, showing
the part taken by that regiment in the
fights near Resaca:
We have been in icar for some days past.
Ia tho operations at Resaca the 10th Army
Corps occupied the extreme right, and did
much Of what you will see attributed to the.
18th Army Corps, Gen. Logan. We had
pushed our lines closer to the rebel works
than any, command in the army, when our
Brig. Col. Sprague I'D Brigade, 4th Divi-
assault to be made by Brig. Gems. Osterhaus
stead OF being put in support, We were really
Wisconsin and 35th N. J.--chargcd right
over the already repulsed forces of the 18th
corps, drove the enemy back in confusion,
and took and held hill more commanding
and 300 yards nearer the enemy's works
than that from which tho 18th corps men
had been dislodged. While this was going
on, the AID o. ", on the left, had charged
across bridge, found Judgement in some
tember, and repulsed every attempt of the
enemy ia turn our left flank and cut off the
party that finally took and held the hill. -
Most of this occurred after dark on the l4th
inst, and since Iuka we have not heard
such terrific mnsketry. The woods seem
alive with combataots. About Q p NJ, af-
ter an effort to dislodse our forces by a ter
rife shelling, the firing entirely ceased, and
VIC held ground that rendered the encmy's
works utterly useless The next DAY was
spent in mounting guns bearing on the
works, and heavy and effective skirmishing
| am happy to say that in this duty com.
pany ID won the praise of both brigade and
rogimenta commanders, and in front of the
limo VIC occupied next morning We counted
eight dead rebels, and the wounded must
have exceeded the usual proportion. This
was at distance of 500 yards. The boys
accompanied all Of their effective shots with
shouts of "Hurrah for Lincoln /" The
next morning companies A, b, and Fl, of
the Add, pushed our skirmish line forward,
aud soon found the enemy absent. They
were first to enter the works, and captured
more than half the prisoners taken about
the fortifications, Corporal George Long
! company Az alone surrounding and bring.
ing in eight. BY this time Gen. Osterhaus
had arrived, and afterwards the skirmishers
Of the 18th corps began to swagger in, claim.
ing that the 18th corps, as usual, had taken
the fort. 1t is admitted that they did their
duty, but could never have succeeded the
day before without the help we gave them,
and this was what decided the matter, as
any could walk into deserted works, how
ever formidable. These circumstances are
mentioned with this particularly, as Gen.
Logan is said generally to treat his supports
as he did us, that is, put them in front and
then give his own troops the credit of what
his borrowed troops accomplish.
have not mentioned the operations of
our command on the 18th and 18th. We
advanced steadily in the faco Of warm Ere
as far as wo could go without breaking tho
connection between our own and the 18th
corps. Sprague's brigade was in the advance
all the while, and sustained nearly the en-
tire loss Of the division, which was small,
considering the stubbornness of the enemy,
and that we were oontending with Canby's
noted Alabama SharpshOoters. Our own
common AID soldiers proved themselves bet
ter bushwhackers than they, using up one
company OF them on one occasion so badly
that their officers came into our lines and
gave themselves up, oil OF their men except
two having been killed or wounded, and
these came in with their officers. In al
these operations we are very we'll pleaset
with ourselves. Col. Sprague has NOR,
than sustained his former reputation fo
) gallantry and good sense. Col. Swayn,
} showed himself workman that needeil
not be ashamed Of his performances.
! must mention the good conduct OF ou
, recruits. They have equalled the veteran
in stcadiness under FIRE and the fatigues o
the march. Some ofthem are fine shots, an,
|, one OF company DIS. Owings--was seol
0 TO bring rebel out Of tree at 500 yards
We are now resting for the first time sine,
: the 18th, having been marching or fightinI
r since that time without one entire night
Z sleep or one full days ratiops Slill, ",
glory in it, If We can but put down this ua
: holy rebellion. r5 =
I have given you nothing of genera
character, as you will hear that better from
others. / have heard great many favor
a able and no unfavorabls reports. All tn
r trophies have seen ere cannon, an im
: msnss amount Of stores Of Ill sorts, an