The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-06-02
The Battle of the Wildemess--In-
teresting Scenes and Incidents
Hancook's Charge.

Correspondence OF the New York Tribune.
iEApQuARrERs ARMY or rtg PoroNAol
In THE FrEip May 10.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS IS "ruE BsrrLrs
on TmE WILDERNESS.
The "Bdttles ortho wilderness" were
fought with spirit of determination
aud iuyincibility never before ,Xccllcd
IN the history OF the war. Under the
indirect supervisiun Of q new and sue
cesslul captain, the OF baill,d aud Oft
dishcOrtencd Army of the Potomac
thanked God aud took courage. Meeting
the rcbcllious Zoe on II lield Of his own
selection, aud uuhcsitatingly attacking
him, fighting by night Ms well as by day
Tor over week, shattered aud torn 10y
tue shock ctbaltlc, il continually organ.
" ID It's lcgions, 0nd with persistent
determination drove the cncmy from
cover TO cover IN his forest lair, and
to-day ,hundcrs upon him at point u
league nearer to his quaking capital.
WELL RALLY ROUND THE FLAG, BOYS.
! During one Of those tv'nt.ul night when
the troops lay IL line of battle behind
their temporary Notifications ot dirt, logs,
and rails, and the continuous crack ui
the sharpshooter's I'll rolled along our
front a solitary voice struck up the
patriotic song, Rally round the flig,
boys" and almost instantly thousands Of
the mcn, who seemed To have becn wat.
| Ing 10 dlS,ipatc the gloom which thoughts
Ol the dcy's carnage had cngcnd red,
were shouting in u chorus which 'ehuok
the depth OF tue forests gloom"
''ru, Uuion forever hurrah, boys, hurrshH
Down with the traitors aud UP with the
stare" 6c.
As down the line il went, the refrain
swclled Into one vast roar, cNultLnt, III.
umphant, aud breaking defiance to the
wary enemy, whose ony reply was the
spitclul whz Of extra bullets from their
skirmish line whlstling harmlcssly by
This little episode tended gi,utly tu IN.
spiro our troops, aud could not but have
equally irrtuttd "Johuy Rob"
RE CAPTURE OF AGuN.
Capt. +. w. Buitcrfald, A. |. &. OF
| CAROLS Brigade, deserves special men.
ton for the rc.cupluro OF II gun taken by
49, enemy ia the first days battle in the
/ Wilderness. The lieutenant in charge
of the gun, which was posted down the
plank which cuts the Brock Road at right
angles, having lost almost every man,
was forced 10 leave the gun in virtual
possession OF the enemy. llo immcdi..
atcly reported the fact To Gen. Brnry,
begging that brigade be sent out to
re.capture it. Capt, Buucrfcld immcdi.
atcly volunteered HE services, which
were accepted, aud, depluying in the
woods ON either side of the road the 7th
Va. Sth Ohio aud l4tb lnd. regiments,
moved them forward. Accompanied by
nine men, Capt. d. moved steadily down
the road, and On reaching the gun en-
dcay6rcd to draw il away. Five OF the
nine men were almost instantly shot,
and Capt. A. procured five more, seized
the gun and brought il back intu our lines,
much to tho delight of the men OF Rick
ott's Battery, to which il belonged.
INCIDENTS OF nANoocK's CHARGE.
In tue terrific charge of the 81 corps
on the rebel works many grotcsque
scenes occurred. A few may be inter-
esling to the reader. A mcmber Of the
Irish brigade, after the charge, was seen
making vigorous efforts TO force cartridge
into his rifle, which had become "(uu!ed,'
i. O., the or,iice had by constant firing be-
come coutcJ with powder, rendering the
passage ol the bal allimpossiblc. Address
! ing his commanding officer in an implur-
ing tone, he cried, " Shurc, Colonel, |
can't loud my gun lie did try oguln
aud again, until the pcrspirution stood IN
beats on his face, and, ut last, finding il
| impossible to force the cartridge home,
drew himself up erect and brought his
piece to an order " arms" aud with de-
| iiant look faced the enemy. What are
you doing !" exclaimed the aslonished
Colonel. "Failh," replied the soldier
desperately" I'm gst after waitirg for II
JJnny to come up till can knock his
brains out wild me muskct !" Whether
his desire TO annihlntc the Ger, bra! or.
gan of some unfortunate ''Greybuck''
was gratifcd the Colonel did not remain
| to see.
Frequently the muskcts of onr men
were swept from their grasp by the lcad-
en- storm which was pouring upon them
from the rebel lines as they advanced,
bu., uudaunted, they still pushed forward
| like restless torrent, using as their
weapons stones broken guns, and every
obtainable missile. Many VINO had no
arms were observed to ;Oup up handfuls
of thick mud aud dash il in the faces of
the men in the works who, while endeav-
orinp to remove il from their eyes, found
themselves tightly grapplcd aud march.
. In, 0n,pneI thn In nd ri i,,,
many OF the officers stood upon the pune.
tilio of rank, arroganlly refusing to deliv-
er their swords except to officers of equal
rank. In the confusion and frcuzy of
the charge but little attention was paid
to these small matters OF military eti-
quette, and rebel Captains, Majors, aud
Colonels wcre,frequently hurried uncere-
moniousy to the rear by priyat>s. half
crazy with delight at their capture.
THE vIvANDIEGE AGAIN.
The yvandicre of the Sd Michigan,
Miss Annie Etheridgc, was Os usual con-
splcuous for her unweuried attention to
the wounded. She participated in the
charge, capturing, it is said, several pris-
oners, and during the fight remained on
The field exposed to the enemy's fire, at
tending to the wounded. Her many acts
of devotion to the wounded have secured
for her the respect aud esteem of the
regiment aud division to which she is at
tached.
BELLIGEREYT CANINE.
A singular instance Of doggish hatred
to eybacks" is found in the case OF
the slut Sally, belonging to tire 10th
Massachusetts Volunteers. She has par
ticipated in every battle in which her reg
iment has been engaged, aud seems to
take great interest in the success Of the
blue jackets, to whom she is invariably