The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-07-19

right wing. A shout went up
Then which testified that true col
diers gloricd IN the success OF each
other. On the night of tho 30th
of December, the last night of our
friend on earth, all was still whilst
two great hosts lay fronting each
other, SO close that you couldnTar
'hr click of the muskpt locks 30
close that you could hear the tread
ot the sentiuyls on their beats, and
the whispers OF the officers in
charge. The awful stiffness of
death brooled over PIC r.arshaled
hosts. 1t was the stiffness that
proceeds the orm. lho morning
lot the Slst came and il came with
all tho confusion and horror of the
battlefield. There we stood-the
Federal army, as throe to four Of
its antagonists, with the corps ol
traitor liardec on their left, sup.
ported 10y the divisions Of Clebofue
a d stewart, whilst Breckenridge
covered their batteries, aud with
Smith and Hanson engaged our
left and centre. At the dawn ur
day before the commands were put
in l,ne, the rattle OF musketry
broke the solemn quiet ofthep ep'ain,
land in an instant cur skirnishcrs
were swept back, and at once the
ba tic rngcd along our front iot
more than three niles. lnlantr,
u al ait.ll,ry shonk the earth AM
awakened every living creature. --
Then came the struggle! First,
lardo, 5 corps with Whcoier's cav
u ry ielI upon tho attenuatod line
ct our right, which wheel, d on IT,
leiI to the rear, Fighting for every
rod from t,nce., rocks and ridg =
--eveiy man q hero. Thoy found
Leauder stem at his post OF duty
lie stoud teero 10 receive that
storm, and uroun | him stood those
h ave mon. Aud. uh ! iellow.cit.
liens, what IN hour WIS that
when the an -cl of death br5oded
over our hosts s.-whcn carnage was
sweeping forth to crimson every
rod of earth, and convert bcauti
iul fields into one vast asset gama
Of blood, canopied 10y binding
clouds of SIN ,ke. Nome but mcil
stood there F.! Still firmly stood
Lcaudrr stem, as onward the rebel
most u ivanGcd and who will Tor
get the lastnobIe wurds that came
from his lips: STAND BY YOUR
FLAG, BOYS, FOR the HONOR OF TuE
GOOD OLD STATE or OHIu." 'lh,s
were Leander Stems last uttcran
COS, his last sublime command on
earth, and wei has his noble reg.
munt obeyed it. Amid the coniu
sion of conflict, he fell into the
hands ofthe enemy and 6orno from
the field to die III the hands ui
,tran. .ers, the ranks ol his brave
command broken but ,till hghLlny
with a heruism unsurpassed
Thus the conflict ragged throughout
that day. From q O'Clock IN the
morning until four in the alter.
noon it was one iucessaut roll o,
infantry aud artillery, AM til,
whole plane drank doep ana freely
ul patriotic bl od. There was no
u brigade that participated IN tha
struggle but what lost one third .
its enure number. But there wa
n defeat there, thank God! TIL,
God ui our fathers was W th us
| The God ol our fathers supported
Us aud though driven back by over.
wh"lnInS numbers, the army OF
the Onion was resolved to win
thai fed or die upon il ! The bat
tic vi that day was closed, aud ,
DARK, damp night followed, otllI
ing no reposo. Thursday cam,
with its struggles on tho left anC
centre, with II gtand maneuver b,
llARDEE, to turn again our right
when one little brigade, partly iron
your own neighborhood, assisted
tby the cavalry Of STANLEY, turned
his own left aud drove him back
on his support. Friday came with
the great struggle on our lett cen,
trc. 1t was contest d by the mel
who We're driven back on Wedncs
day, upon the centre. One of oul
divisions charged by BREoKINRIpGr
and HANSON, was driven ayros,
Stone. River. Supported by tn,
routed division, DAVIS aud JoHY
SON with NEGLEY, charged acrosi
the valley with baY0ncts in han,
aud with 96 pieces OF art llery owe
our heads laundering forth then
messengers OF death, this great lin,
forced back the exultant foe. cap,
tured batteries and suatching tic
banners ron the hands of rebel en-
slgns, q splendid victory assured
Tor Friday. Saturday came witt
its struggle. This was battle O
five days, fought amid tho rain au,
Ttnrm OF Southern winter, by mel
Who battled two days without any
rat ons except raw corn thrown il
husks from forage wagons. Blu
our valor and endurance was toC
great, and the enemy defeated, fel
back and on sabbath morning
January 5th took up his line 0
march. And there was mus,
! then!! The instrumental band,
from one end OF the Union lines t,
the other, set mp their joyous pea
to the tunes OF llail Columbia, thu
Star Spangled Banner and Yanke,
Doodle. The army Of kosEcRANl
swept into Murtresboro yictors 0