Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-09-29
History Of the l7oth Regiment,
To- Ohio National Guard.


THIS regiment having returned, each will
give his own history of garrison ssd guard
duty at Washinpton;" also our fr.t expe-
rience under fire at Maryland Heights,
where we fought nit Sigel;" of our
march mp the Louden Valley to Waterford,
where Union hearts and Union hands cheer
ed us on; thence to Smokers Ford; whore
we all realized what a battle was. Here
two Of our brave comrades sacrificed their
lives for the cause of our country. and twen-
weight bore away honorable scars from the
field that we had not men enough to hold.
The 18th day of JAY will b, ono OF the
mile-stones in the lives OF all the l10h.-
Themes TO Winchester, where all thought
the Jobnnes" were Satisfied with us on
Saturday, the 23l, and were surprised to
receive an unceremonious call from them on
Sabbath morning, the 24'h, with more than
we could accommodate, and had to resort
to the unpleasant expedient of leaving, to
make room for them, for Winchester Is not
the place for tio0 armies to remain-which
ever has the largest force can soon flank the
position of the other Here we lost our
brave Adjutant. T. T. Affifck, who was one
of our most efficeat officers. He was on
the skirmish line, and was taken prisoner
with number of others. '''
In both these fights we had the pleasure
and honor Of being under one Of Belmeuts =
brave cons, Col. Joseph ThOburn. who COM
mands the FIRST Division Of Gen. Crook s
command. The bravery, oooness. aud self
command of this noble ofhc r in the hour. OF
y uiai anu daneer ws,e .ne :u ,La '1n,h =,
az shu eepec,a"y VI those III tns -,
VINO nan oeeh h,s o,u ,''1uns, S ''aars 70
ana scnoiars. PERSONA uhnsel .tl0 w
be lost signt OF WIN nun wnen tne enens
isih ffoht. Why M !! !nal sucu pa. snh, m
VINO coInhahd piFisioh aha W 'ho usn'
ing 40 not wear star ptou
Inc retreat rom /" ihehesS T:,t' ~ ~ pu"..
Hi'l, thehce 10 Msr''sourR' "r'IW~Sp"':
Sharps6urgl ana patk 70 iiaIper \, re'.y' nn, ,s
indelllniy hxed I'D me ih'nds VI q" Vu. .%a
boyss 70 neilner WIN any on us iol1It ilo
trtPlup u'e fllaaIetorH .a d"es amo An ia'
ana our second ZIP up Th NC n.ah;',n en- y
under Gen. Sheridaa ne sco1cn'Gs sh.' ,h J
OF August made the neaa'nh: fso'es m IA ~
Valley way marks To wnien we IooHeu
forward WIN arden, Iey. hop,ne .ns' . rn.
OF the hne springs OF tnat Valiey was 0'os'
at hand. W." .'l@
90 not wIte 70 give apa..louMr avooa"''
Each one nad MS triais-sJlhe Sr:et..,
We los' three N me paIo9 =, OF ouifse,
~ q Ii n - l..Ll :. IL,
B. and Warner OF Go. q who died at t. 81
General Hospital at Sandy HOOK. nv
wound was severe one, crnshlne Inc oon'
from the elbow tothe shou'dsr Jpin., an. !,
: severing the artery aoeSe ina, ,Jain1, .,
4 that It could not he secured. lnis oia't
boy died as the Christian dies, cam 'ae ~.
without fear as ne letter ne d,c'asec S.;,t ~
Chaplain Braey' full o. messages e,h =, ',r IN
and love to he much loved Ln mo'nsi, nf,,nsr w..
show, oere Gan9le was ;akem a.; Ir P,,Vt w;tt
HIS Captain had oraerea ..n, 70 s'ns wsr. WV.
these dying men. no, 'kaoWlng ina. W. wer'
leaving tue tsti ana ne wsSa nSs "a a's9a eth,
the order some twehty @ o,ners ,ba us" 9;en. Il M,
hospitals from dlsease-Jamons mem aI,ru ions :
f5raham. VINO rema'nea ne,r;o. 10 De nS % faithi,
lie was an earnest rstrlnt ana a. 'I''Tu ! Ts,
|, officer. Also Serg't hankln,,oi 20, !. III ,,
loss OF such men made US feaIlze that deati
loves shining mark :.
When at Harper,s Ferry the wrltsr v,s
tied the Hospital al, nS Sonyds5 us %en