The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-08-02
General Hayes MiIitsry Record,

4 Afssf arduons service in West Virgin
autH the next season, It was transferred
{ | August TO Washiugton, when It Joined Nc
Cieilan 8 army, then on the movement vhic
suiminated In the battle Of Ant;etam. Tn
regiment was in the advance at South Noun
ltain, Ths following acconnt Of its part /
a the battle is taken fron Whiteiaw. Reid
i9rthc:sorning history entitled ~0hio Sin th
| at Souah sModatain the regiment uuds
Lieut.. Col, Hayes, Gel. Scammoa eonImsnd
ling division was the first infantry engaged
Ibefng the advance Of the column on that day
| It vas ordered At an early hour TO advanc
BY an unffequented road leading up th
nountain, and to stfack The enemy Poste'
jbehind stone walls, the enemy, in greati
a isuPerior force poured q des' rrctive fire 0
nusketfy, grape and canister into cur rank
iat very short range and in very short spse
1of time Lieut.. Col. Hayes, Capt. Skiles, an,
Iieqts. Hood, Ritter and Smith were eacl
badly wounded, fool. Hayes arm broken
lCapt, SkiIss shot through. the elbow, arm am
1pufafed :: sitter afnputated, and oyer on
hundred dead and wounded lay upon ID
4 fela cut of the three hundred and fifty VIII
FeatiBto actioo. fThe command now de
tgelved upon Maj. Comfy, and remained viii
him from that time forward. The enem,
lsuddsniy opened ire from 4hE slsfe, and stls,
regiment changed front on, first company
4 IfeutsBant Col Hayes soon after again made
bis appearance on the lleld, with his wound
tbaf,dressed, and Sought agaiust the Tenon.
straRces Of The whole command, until car.
,lIed on. Soon after the remainder Of the
brigade came up, gallant charge was made
iup the hill md the enemy was disloeed and
fdriFeH duto the. woods bey0ad. In This
charge large number efsthe enemy were
killed with the bayonet.'s During she re-
hainderof the day the regiment foagfit with
| its division. Three bsyoaes charges were
made By thereginent during the day, in
eseh Of which the enemy were driven with
theszy llosss bDuEing the day the Twenty
fthird last nearly 200 Of whom almost one
fourth were allied on the field or izfterward
died of the;ra wounds .ia Only seven men
were unaccounted for at the roll-call after
the action Ths eolors Of the regiment were
riddled, and the blue fed almost carried
| lswaJ by sheils and balletssssiT -tas"odi
Al Antistam the a23d sfought with the
KansWhE division and saw hard ssrTice,
which il met with great gsllansry. a0u the
18th Of October the regiment vas ordered TO
return with the KaHaWha division 70 West
Virginia. Arriving AT 'Olarksbarg, Col.
Scanusn was pronotsd, and Lieut. Cd.
Hayes was made Oolond of the Teeimeht
which continued in the aKabaWha Valley
kduring that whites aud this following sans.
mar, experiencing all the hardships and &C.
| tive marching, and taking partin the humes-
0s7s affxirs of that severe service 3sslg tsd IS
In May, 1854, the 23d was IN the battle
|of O.oyd 1louutain. Its part IN this battle
n thus related in the sans booksas tssWs ,,
IN this enesgemsntp 2the 23d vas On
the right of the first brigade. About noon
|ths7 were ordered to charge the enemy who
occnpisd he iifst crest Of the .mountain. with
arSSillery and itilantry. behind Enewly Scon,-
Issf1cted breastworks. The ain Itself was
|thietly wooded, sssepand difficult q ascent
81 to- ssfss 5sst Sses 10 ne sp5roseb Snv vus
throarII beaatif.i meadow fiys'or 81 hum
dre6 3syasswi5e .Eyki3 saiFE7f sF1 EIfT % s75i
Al he vora AZ eo,spt,,albd IN re0,Ti sa.
..6esd sk ,bl1A dil;e,,r acFo.s the i,sad6Wo
In5sr : yeTv bSa1T IRE 81, nsS,,s.sfFvS ma
drtiiIsfy, 70 he fO6i Of the mountain iacross
ne stTsa% re-. Inc 5Sg,%sns aoyancsd g. sssad.1 -
r. snemy and sfts- short ns1ss =, f,,r;o'.s rS -
sssa,,it Va !, made ubos ibs sper,y E vorEs
1.yry;nc them- and eanturino two n;;eces "a
srtiilerv which we're brought off the fad
~ T.;s1tsnant A I,stinsl - ts'7'1'
Tse anevnv fan bsck to1 DE Iseco,d crsezs ,sss
~ 1ri;dos .of fhe mounta tain where : ,defsr-
1,;ssd sttsm5t wss made to form line mt
1Ssrrf I sbort stfnogIe he. vas driver from
there in fuI retreat. Re.epforcems1 n Tts tssas ar
1;yines IN tbe fieId third attemnt was lmsasda
& nae ! ssapd, bnt 1unsuccessfuIIys TIE
1t-urrief At tha euns was of the itirecest de-
;nsson TbS rshei srt;ilsTT men sttempii.i u
W ~ r,io.5 tbe;r nIeces When anr line yss Eis
III more than ten paccsss distant ri;yste
Kosel ~ 60. a rscY,iit zen ovesrs III
- zss The first so reach ~ gnns Wisb.
~ eboovish shout ha sbrt,n1 from The ranks
rnd Spne b;s hat w oyer' he mnzzIe, Of one az
~ a. ems = ~ '1Ss if,ii'',e'-''sl =
~ xissr much severe marching and an skir.
a.ishipe, the reoinent on tbe 9Th Of .Eune.
joined Gen. Hunters Sheosndoah Valley,
and shared its terrible hardships., Omitting
the history of much marching and fighting,
We Came to the battle Of Opequop, Of which
the same book gives the following nara
ton: - -. = ,,,,..'' 4. l. - .J
After the usual amount Of marching and
counter marching, from Che 4th to the. 18th
ief September, the battle OF Opequon was
fought on the 18th, Gen. Crook s command
was in reserve, bat was very soon, brought
Into action and cent TO the extreme
fright Of the line to make Hank attack.
Hayes brigade had the extreme right of the
Infantry, The position was reached under
Icover Of an almost mpenetrabls growth Of
jcedar, crossing ss alpy stream, Here the
division was halted and formed First
Brigade (Hayes in Front, and the second
/ johnson D in the rear. Throwing out a
Light line Of skermisherh the brigade adj
Ivaneed rapidly 70 the front, driving the enc
lmyis cavalry. The pstional cavalry at the
isame tine advanced cut OF the woods on the
right .Ater advancing IN this way across
1.-Two or three open nelds,, under scattering
fire, the crest Of slight elevation was reach
led, when the enemy's Infantry line came In
Ito view, of disgoually to the left front, and
| ne opened brisk artillery hre.,.-,7 x. u, 81.
Moving ferward double-quick under this,
Ithe brigsae reached a thick fringe of UNDER
hnsb 1ssh;nz throuah which e. came 1pon
deep sioueSs iorty or INV wards wide, and
Inssrlv vaist dean. with soft mud at The bot
torn avergrovn with a thick bed Of moss,
nearly stroue enough to bear the weight OF
a man. 1t seemed imposslble to get through
it, and the Whole me was staggered ior
momsnt. just then ooi. hayes piunged IN
win bis horse and under shower OF oui-
lets, and shellss VITA his hose sometimes
ldOwn, hc rode, Waaed, and dragged bus
way through-the brst man over. The
ifwenth-thifd vas immediately ordered BY
the right flank and over the slough at the
Isame place, In -fonndefingl through, this