The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-07-24

square in front of the ditch Col Rogers was
riddled with bullets, and | have reason to have
a very distinct recollection of having seen him
fall from his horse, and having seen the horse
fall also very close beside him. Col. Rogers
was specially honored by being buried all alone
by himself right where he fell-about so feet
from the ditch in front of Robinet-and the
grave marked by a head and foot board. /
have been on the spot a hundred times since,
and if were in Corinth to-day | could set my
foot on the exact spot in the dark Directly
after the assauiting party commenced taking
the back track the 18th No., which had been
lying ON the ground about 500 feet in the rear
of the esd Ohio came to our late position, and
myself and three Others, viz, Geo. Chase, Frank
Chatsey and Fred Jacobs fell in with them and
again went to the front, and while We We're
serving with the 18th Mo. my commander, Col.
John w. Sprague, patted me on the back, with
the remark, calling me by name, You are the
man for my money" answered him: There
are three other fools here, too" An amusing
incident happened after the fighting was over.
A little German Lieutenant of the 18th Mo-,
took a SQUAD of officers to show them the body
of the man "vat / killed" He was showing
them the body of Col. Rogers. ] asked him,
"What did you kill him WITH" He said, at
the same time showing little pop-gun, Nit
mine 'yolver." | commenced turning the
Colonel over, and found over dozen big holes
in him, and asked him g if he recognized the
enc made by his little pop" His companions
laughed him off the field. Col. Rogers was
killed by the esd Ohio before the 18th Mo. had
fired shot or had even advanced to a position
where they could fire shot without killing
the soldiers of the Ohio Brigade. The 11th Mo.
did the work well which was assigned them,
but the rebels were in full retreat before the
18th Mo. fired shot on Oct. 4, 1862. The
rebels made two assaults upon Fort Robinet,
and the Ohio Brigade occupied the same posi-
ton, and was composed of the following regi-
rnents: 9th, Cgsi. John " Fuller, Toledo, O.,
commanding brigade; 39th Col. j. c. Eoyes,
Cincinnati, o.; 43d, Col Smith, u. s. A. (who,
with his Adjutant, were the only officers on
horseback in the command, and were both
killed by rebel sharpshooters early in the en-
gagement); G3d, Col John w. sprague, Huron,
o., now General Superintendent of the North
ern Pacific Railway at New Tacoma, w. T.
Capt. Brown, of the 63d Ohio, whom Carleton "
rebel Capt Tobin in the battle, was G resident
of Chillieothe, o., and Postmaster the last time
! heard of him. lie suffered the amputation
of the hip joint from which amputation very
few survived. The SD went into that engage
ment with $40 men and IL line officers; of the
officers nine were killed or wounded, and
think lao men. At any rate, we could muster
but so men for duty until we were consolidated
with the 112th Ohio, six weeks after. ] think
/ remember Carleton as a correspondent of
a Cincinnati paper at that time, and | thank
him for the fattering account he has given OF
the exploits of my regiment.-63D OHIO, 0sca-
ola, Mich.