The National tribune., 1884-10-02
FIGHTING THEM OVER.
Whal Our Veterans Have TO Say About
Their Old Campaigns.
IUKA.
The ssth Ind's Conduct. and the 1Ith Ohio Bat
tcry's losses.

The 18th End.-s CoRdact and the 11th Ohio Bat
tcry's losses.
To THE EDITOR: In your paper of Sept. i, \.
C. Weather and A. Ludy. in =" Condensed Let
tersn arc cnraged at Ninchesters statement
that the 4Sth Ind. broke at Iuka and came
through the ranks of the 39th Ohio e. Of the
Ohio Brigade y. We would advise those 4Sth
Ind. boys 10 keep away from Winchesters
regiment after this; but don't make yourselves
unhappy over it and lose your rest, and, above
ALL don't stop your NATIONAL TRIBUNE, be-
cause we want all the facts. just as they were.
The 4Sth Ind. was a fine regiment, and after
wards achieved all of the fame iand more, too,3
that they lost in that fight. will say TO these
4Sth boys that j stood within 20 feet of their
regiment in that front line and saw the whole
business. And now j want 10 ask few ques-
fions Carleton says the 5th Iowa skir-
mished the 18th, and were relieved by the Goth
Mo-, and that this regiment was out on the
skrmish-line when we struck them IN force at
Iuka As i was following just in the rear of
that skirmish-line all that afternoon, j think
that the 5th Iowa relieved the 26th Mo, d
the whole 9TH was out when we struck tll ~.
How was it2 He places The Goth No. on the
extreme right of the front line. is this right? !?
Was not the Goth Just behind and supporting
the Ilth Ohio battery i borrowed gun of a
man OF Co. b, 9Th Iowa, who was carrying
away a wounded skirmisher. and went into
that fight, and the next day returned the gun
10 the Lieutenant in command of his company
Who were those men? If they read TIE Ma
TIONAL TRIBUNE and see this, would like TO
get their address. 1t did not rain the night
we fought, and the road was dusty the next
morning. The guns Of the llth Ohio were
standing the next morning between the two
lines of battle in the road with I0-penny board
nails IN their vents. the enemy being unable TO
take them from the field. / tried TO pull out
the nails myself with my knife. The enemy
took that battery and spiked jt,-and it was no
disgrace TO us against such overwhelming
odds.-but they could not hold it or get it off
the field 1t is better TO tell these things just
as they were, if we arc after the bottom facts.
The Ilth Ohio lost y killed and wounded out
of little over 100 men. How is that for high !?
"A. /. BROWN, 4th Mimi, BrOwnton, Mimi.
THE POSITION OF THE TROOPS
To THE EDITOR: The two guns of the 18th
Wis. battery were situated on the extreme
left on a small rise Of ground near a log
house, supported, / think, by the 26th 40
At the right of this was the 4th Mimi, and
on the right Of them the 4Sth Ind; on their
right the l1th Ohio battery, supported by
the 5th Iowa, with the 10th Iowa in
reserve. The rebel charge on this battery be-
came terrific, and the 5th was so badly cut up
that they retired, and the 10th, coming to their
rescue, did well for time, after which they
became demoralized and fell back. The rebels
at this time captured two pieces of artillery,
one being found the next day in Iuka spiked
The 10th since then won its laurels on many a
bloody field. Several charges were made on
the 10th Wis. battery; they were repulsed
with terrible slaughter. From where we lay
we could see these charges plainly. Towards
the close Of the battle our regiment was order
ed TO fail back into an old road, in which there
wasa gully which served as temporary breast
work In this scramble for the rear or road,
the boys well remember how many Of
them lost hats blankets. ETC. which caused a
great deal of fun for them When night came
OF we filed into the brush, when the last vol
ley was fired, by which many were killed and
wounded, myself ieing wounded among the
rest. / wish more Of the boys would give their
testimony on this matter-Q o. RUSSELL, Co.
T. lth Mimi