The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-06-16
Lcller rrala lhe sem Ohio.
~-NN7WFEt1
= June End 1864,

EDS. 0A1ETTL:-Our brigade, bctng
ordered from the front on the evening
Of the Both Of May, In charge of a sup.
ply train, arrived here yesterday, with
the probability Of remaining here O
few days, and I came to the conclu.
sion to drop g few lines TO you for pub.
Ilication, in order 10 give the casualties
Of the two companies in this regiment
from Fairfield county. And thinking
! that our friends at home would like 10
hear how we have been getting along
since this springs campaign common.
ced. | will give the following:
}, We left O0ltawah, in East Tennessee
on the Sd day Of May. On the 4tll
We came in contact with the rebel
pickets. On the 5th and 9Th we did
not advance On the Tth our brigade;
commanded by Brig Gen. Crupt, was
lordered in advance on tho road lead.
ling to Tunnel Hill. We did not 90
far before we had pretty sharp skir.
mishing, which lasted the principle
part of the day. But the enemy con.
tinued to fall back gradually, and fl.
hally left Tunnel Hill in our posses
sion, and we encamped on the Hill
that night. About three miles from
Tunnel Hill we arrived at Buzzard i
RooSt Gap. There we found the enc.
my strongly fortified, bnt after few
days skirmishing, and the rebels find
ing that Gen. Sherman had them com.
lpletely fanked, they evacuated Buz-
Yards Roost, and Dalton also, and
rctreated to Resacca, which is n dis
tance of eighteen miles from Dalton
Johnson was soon compelled to leave
Resacca, but not until he gave us a
pretty severe battle, which was fought
on the 14th and 10Th. The entire
loss on our side will not exceed 5000
in killed, wounded and missing. And
l am sure the rebel loss was much
greater. On the morning OF the 18th
our army crossed the battle field, and
as we arrived at the strongly fortified
position which the rebels held the day
before, cheer upon cheer was heard
from our brave boys of the different
regiments, they knowing that another
brilliant achievement had been won
by them, which will be added to the
annals of the history of this war for
the maintenance Of the Union. John
son, with his rebel army destroyed the
F bridges across the Coosawatic River
loading from Resacca. But we were
not detained there long, as the con.
struction train came up Immediately
with the frame work of railroad
bridge and pontoon frames, over which
strong canvass was stretched, and in
the course of an hour, two strong can
vass pontoon bridges were thrown
across the river, over which the 4tl
|, and Goth Army Corps passed-witll
scarcely an hours delay, and continu.
cd in pursuit of Johnson and his re-
treating horde.
, Resacca is q small neat village, ant
will carry the marks of Yankee lead
, and iron for years to come. We con
. tinucd in pursuit of the rebel army Il
distance of about sixty miles, and skr
mished with them all the way, to /
small place called Dallas, at whicl
place we arrived on the evening of the
25th, and found the goth Corps hcavi
ly engaged, and had been since II M
: that day. About dark very heavy
thunder storm came up and put an cnc
, to the firing, and we were shifted from
place to place through the rain, and i
. was SO dark that we could scarcely
i discern the man marching in front o
: us. Yet, by daylight next morning
we succeeded in obtaining u position
on the left of the goth Corps, whicl
/. was commanded by Gen. Hooker
!, Johnson has n very strong position
near Dallas, and is well fortified, anC
u appears to hold out very well. As h'
: was etill there when our brigade lcf
! the battlefield, and reliable informa
c ton tells us he is there yet. But there
, has been no very hard fighting done
there yet rs | know Of, except by thc
goth Corps and Wood and Ncwton''
: divisions of the 4th Corps. AS l have
= all confidence in Gems: Sherman anC
= Thomas, think as soon as they M,
/, ready TO make II general attack on th'
rebel position, they will be compelled
to timber to the rear as usual. But
4, did not intend giving any particular:
Of the campaign when | sat down t.
write, so will conclude by giving The
casualties of the two Fairfield county
companies in this regiment. The reg
> iment having escaped all the hard
, fighting, the loss is very light, as tho
principle part Of our lighting consisted
! of skirmishing:
CASUALTIES OF 60. !.
Jas. T. Westenbarger, shot through
: the hand Charles l.. Wright, wound
!. ed in the forehead by piece of shell
/. Martin V. Andrews, wounded in tho
leg by a picte of she'll Stephen F
Wright, wounded in the side by ;
piece of she'll Charles l.. Smith, thirc
finger shot off on his left hand Isaac
Il. Long accidentally shot himscl
through the left hand.
CASUALTIES IN co u.
NJ. S. Harps, wounded in foot.
Mono of tho wounds mentioned are
serious. think the men will be with
us again in a short time, as the most
of them are wounded very slightly.
Those of Co. that arc present are
in tolerablc health and good spirit $
, nnnsidnrinn tho hnrdshins thev hauf