The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1867-07-04

IRON tho Cincinnati commerclal.l
The Republican Candidate for
Governor.

NOfSA"s ~ - AAeS W. AtClItoNu-
tatiye in Congress OF the Second
District, and Republican nominee
for Governor Of Ohio. is n native
Of this State. Ile was born in
Delaware, Ohio, October 4, 1922.
At twonty years Of age he gradua.
ted at Kenyon College. He grad.
uated at the Harvard law School,
Cambridge, Massachusetts,, in l94i,
and in the same year was admitted
70 the bar at Marietta, Ohio. IIo
has been for seventeen years n
resident Of Cincinnati The only
Office he held before cntcring the
army was thato of City Solicitor, TO
which no was twice elected
Early in 1861 he took decided
stand in The Republican County
Convention for the coercion Of
rebels, and proceeded to demon
strate his sincerity by entering the
army.
He was appointed Major OF tho
Twentytbird Ohio Volunteer ln.
fantry, and served with the regi-
ment throughout the war He
was with Rosecrans in West Vir-
ginia; with Mcclellan in the
ADtietam campaign; with Crook
at Cloyd Mountain with Hunter
on the Lynchburg raid ; with .
Sheridan in the battles Of tho Val.
ley of Virginia. There are no bet
ter military records than bis if they
are to be rated by brave, faithful.
steadfast service. AT the battle Of
South Mountain be was severely
wounded. The following account Of
his b airing and that of his regi-
ment, in this battle, is from "Ohio
in the War;:
"At South Mountain The regi.
ment, under Lieutenant Colonel
Hayes, Colonel Scammon COM
manding division was the first
infantry engaged, being the ad.
vance of The column on that day.
II was OIL dered, at an early hour, to
advance by an unfrequented road
leading mp the mountain, and 10
attack the enemy. Posted behind
stone walls, the enemy, in greatly
superior force, poured a dcstruc-
tive fire Of musketry, grape and
canister into our ranks at very
short range and in a yeiy short
space of time Lieutenant Colonel
Hayes, Captain Skiles, and Lieu
tenants Hood, Ritter and Smith
were each badly wounded, Colonel
Hayes arm broken; Captain Skiles
shot through the elbow, arm ampu-
tated; Ritter, leg amputated.) and
over one bundred dead and wound
ed lay upon the field out ofthe three
hundred and fifty who went into ac-
tion. The command now devolved
upon Maj. Comfy, and remained
with him from that time forward.
The enemy suddenly opened fire
from the left, and the regiment
changed front on first company
Lieutenant Colonel Hayes soon af-'
ter again made his appearance on
the field, with bis wound half.dres-
sed, and fought, against the remon-
strances of the whole command,
until carried off. Soon after tho
remainder of the brigade came up,
a gallant charge was made up tho
hill, and the enemy was disiodged
and driven into the woods beyond.
In this charge large number of
the enemy were killed with the
bayonet. During the remainder of
the day the regiment fought with
its division. Three bayonet charges
were made by the regiment during
the day, in each of which the ene>
my were driven with heavy less.--
During the day the Twenty-third
lost nearly 200, of fwhom almost one
fourth were killed on the field or
afterward. died of their wourds.-
Only seven men were unaccounted
tor at the roll call after the action.
The colors of the regiment were
riddled, and the blue field almost
completely carried away by shells
and bullets
At the celebrated battle Of Opo-
guam or Winchester, Colonel
Hayes distinguished himself alike
by his sound judgment and brill
liant daring. Of this affair We
read in "Ohio in the War:
"After the usual amount of march
ing and countermarching, from
the 4th to the 18th of September,
the battle of 0pequan was fought
on the 10th. General Crooks COM
manA was in reserve, but was very
soon brought into action and sent
to the extreme right of the line to
make a flank attack. Hayes
brigade had extreme right of the
infantry. The position was reach
ed under cover of an almost i'm
pcnctrab!e growth Of cedar, cross
ing a swampy stream. Here the
division was halted and formed
First Brigade (HayesD in front.
and the Second (Johnson's) in tho
rear. Throwing out a limo of
skirmishers the brigade advanced
rapidly to the front, driving the
enemy's cavalry. The national
cavalry at the same time advanced
out of the woods on the right. Af-
ter advancing in this way across
two or three open fields, under a
scattering fire, tho crest Of slight
elevation was reached, when tho
enemy's infantry line came into
view, off diagonally to the left
front, aud he opened a brisk artil-
lery Ere.
Moving forward double quick