The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-09-06
GFrom the Pike County Republican
OUR CANDIDATE FOR CON.
GISESS,


GKESS.
AS will be seen by the report of the
proceedings Of the Union Congress.
sional Convention in another column.
our gallant townsman, Gen. Wells S.
Jones, has been selected as our stand
ard-bearer for the coming contest in
this District. The earnest Union mon
Of our county cannot but feel fattered
! by this bOnor to one of our truest SOL
diers; and the more especially so for
the reason that the nomination was
unsolicited on his part, and that it was
only at the request Of some Of the most
influential members of the party, in
all parts of the District, that he per.
mittcd bis name TO be brought before
the Convention.
OF Gen Jones political antecedents
and past services we shall say but lit.
tie as they are well known to our
readers. Having been an o'd.line
Wing, his first Presidential vote was
cast for Gen Scott He next gave his
vote and influence for Gen. Fremo. t.,
and his last two for tho lamented mar.
tyr, Abraham Lincoln. Not only has
he voted right, but be has worked
faithfully and 'zealously in the same
direction.
At the breaking out of tho war he
was engaged in the practice Of medi,
cine in Jasper, in this county. Direct
y after the first disaster ut Bull Run.
Gen Jones commenced to recruit II
company. 1t was at time when
everything looked dark and gloomy
for the Union cause; at time when
the brave began to fear the power Of
man, and the pious TO doubt the favor
of God" The disloyal and dangerous
faction at the North-which the tire,
mcndous outblrst of patriotism that
followed tho firing upon Fort Sumpter
had for the time overwhelmed and
beat back-under the leadership of
Vallandgham, Pugh, Pendeton, Olds
and Van Trump, again began to show
signs of vitality; and the base, ignoble
cries of mo COERCION" and you can
never conquer the South" began to be
heard. Every imaginable discourage.
ment was thrown in the way of re-.
eruiting. With an energy that no diff.
fculty could daunt; Gen. Jones, in an
almost incredibly short space of time,
reported at "Camp Diamond" with a
large company composed Of as fine Il
set of young men as ever went forth
to defend the flag. He was chosen as
captain, and it became Co. "a, SD o.
V. L. In February of 1862 the regi.
ment Joined Sherman at Paducah, Ky.
and received their arms. In the battle
of Shiloh they received the rebel at,
tack, and Notwithstanding the surprise
they formed in line of battle almost
with the precision of veterans. They
were compelled by overwhelming
numbers to fall back short distance,
but made another gallant stand
Here their Colonel, in whom they had
every confidence, showed the "white
feather" and after telling them that
all was LOST, ingloriously fed. Lieut..
Col Fulton, Capt's Jones, Percy and
other officers, rallied the regiment,
which fought braveIy and effectively!
The Colouelcy thus become vacant,upon
the recommendation ofCnl. Hildebrand
commanding the Brigade, and officers
of the regiment, Col. Jones was promo.
ted to the position Tor his sodery bear
ing upon that holly contested field. In
the command of the great leader, Sher.
man, he led the regiment to victory at
Corinth, Ycksburg, Jackson, Chatta-
nooga, Mission Ridge, and to the re.
lief of Burnside at Knoxville Here
he re enlisted his regiment us veterans,
and again led them to battle and to vic,
tory at Resacca, Dallas, and Kenesaw
Mountain. July End, 1861, he was
placed in command OF brigade par.
tic pated in the Atlanta campaign, and
marched with Sherman TO the sea =
In the assault upon Fort McAlister
he was severely wounded in the breast
by Mimic ball, but refused 10 leave
his command, and as soon as able led
il in the campaign in the Carolnas.-
March 18th, 1865, he was promoted TO
the rauk of Brigadier Gent raj by bre-
vet. After Johnston's surrender, he
was ordered with his command TO
Washington, and thence, by way OF
Louisville, t. Little Rock, Ark, whore
his brigade was mustered out. The
following extract from Gen. Sherman's
celebrated letter in defense Of Grant at
Shiloh, thus speaks Of Gen. Jones and
the gallant 53d;
I also take great pleasure in adding
that nearly all the new troops that at
Shiloh drew from me official censure
J have mora than redeemed their good