The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1864-07-08
From the Goth.
Behind the breast works near
Marietta, Georgia.

En-. JEFF Since | wrote YOU last
we have had some pretty hot work,
we have taken two lines of breast
works and are now pegging away at
the third Inc, the most important
that the rebels hold. Since last Satur-
day morning (1Sth) we have lost 40
men killed and wounded. Saturday
we were on the skirmish line and lost
II men; four were killed. We drove
their skirmisherS to their works and
kept them there Icame pretty near
getting my last shot there q ball came
through q rotten rail and wounded Il
man belonging 10 our company in the
neck, and hit me in the side just TN
der the arm. 1t cut through my gum
blanket and gave a pretty good dig.
II is all black and blue, and is very
sore. Thomas Thompson was hit in
the back just about as ! was.
On the goth and last evening, we
had the hottest work we ever had.
Part Of the brigade charged hill and
drove the rebels from it. We were
ordered up to support them, and soon
had n few logs thrown up for breast.
work, and were pitching in straight
through them, when they charged us,
we gave them few vollies and they
fell back. We put few men out to
give us warning, and went to work
again In few minutes they came
back and we had TO repulse them
again. Sent out again, in short
tune back they come. Then it was,
the "tug Of war" began. We kneel-
ed to load, and fred as fast az posi-.
bic 1t was about 0 o clock and pref.
ty dark. They pressed us hard, but
we didn't ninch--our works were q
line of fire. Tbs roar of the musllet-
ry was deafcninc, drowning the artil.
lery which the rebels used. A brig
adc on orr right gave way without
making any opposition, so we were
.ilankcd on that side The 35th Ind.
Joining our regiment on the left, gave
way and the rebels gained their works.
For half an hour our regiment fought
them in front and on the left flank
under the greatest disadvantages ev-
er men were placed. The rebels on
the left fired mp at us, and then crept
mp to the works and stuck their guns
over and fired right into the ditch
They fired through our imperfect
breast works with the muzzles of
their guns against them. They tried
TO pull our mon over the breast. works
ane would get their brains knocked
out or q bayonet run through them
for their painS Some ofthem caught
hold of our guns and had their hearts
torn out by the discharge. Captains
and Lieutenants used their swords.
and several of our boys received bay
onct wounds.
The 10th Ohio was ordered up to
support us and rctakc the works the
Both Ind had lost: They did it. and
we were saved. We hold our works
yet, and they will he shell proof in
short time. The 5lst and Goth held
their ground molly. We let the reb-
els advance within fifteen wards of
our works before we opened fire
The next morning the effects of our
work were scen-about GO dead rebels
lying in our front The wounded
had been carried of. The woods
were strewn with haversacks and
cartridge boxes that had been cut of;
every bush and sapling were cut
down, and trees six inches thick were
cut off. / saw some trees that had
from 200 to 300 balls in them, which
was done by cross firing, The firing
was done well--most or the balls
striking from the ground up to the
hight of Il mans breast. rhe loss OF
the enemy in front OF us--ie; the 9otlj
and 5]st O. V. lis estimated al
1900 killed and wounded. The for.
COS that charged us, were two of Joe
Johnston's brigadcs.
We no longer belong to the 4th
corps, but to the % brigade, lst div
ision, 23d corps. Yours in haste,
WV. TAYLOR
From n letter from Capt. Bopc we
take the following list Of wounded in
60. ID Lt.Richards, Clark, RI ornton,
since dead,) Thos. Thompson, Y.
Swishcr. John j Gilbert, Eli Wilkin-
son, Henry Mohr.1