The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-08-14
FIGHTING THEM OVER
What Our Veterans Have TO Say About
Their Old Campaigns.
coRINTH.
The Assault on Fort Robinet-A esd Ohio Mans
RecoIlectiOns.

s few corrections TO "Carleton's" version OF |
the assaults upon Fort RobiGct, Oct. A. 1862
and ] have few other "reminiscences of those /
hot times at C0rinth and vicinity which may |
be Of interest. During the forepart Of Sep /
tember, 1862, a part of Stanleyas division, TO |
which our brigade lFuller's Ohio was attach |
ed occupied Iuka, Miss We received orders 10 l
evacuate the place II think on the night of |
the 18th, leaving the sth Wis, under Col. |
Murphy, behind, with orders TO destroy the |
Government property, OF which there was an |
immense amount; bat that order Col. Murphy |
failed TO obey for reasons known only 10 HIM
SELF, and the properly, GOdsend to the rebels,
all fell inio tie hands of Gems. Price and Van
Dora. ] was afterwards court reporter atthe
court martial which
DISMISSED COL. MURPHY
for his failure to obey that order. We encamp-
ed near Cedar Greek. a few miles from Corinth,
on the I4th and after few days rest we re-
ceived orders on the nj ght of the 18th to fall
in taking the back track for luka. The adj
vance of GenW. S. R0sccrans's Army (of which
SANKEY'S division was part drove in the
OUTPOST of the enemy abOu. noon, Sept. 19,
al farm house called Barnett's Cross roads,
from which point Gen. Rosecrans sent acourier
10 Gen. Grant al BuTnsyille eight miles from
Iuka, informing him of the fact, and that he
expected 10 meet the rebels in force that after
noon.
The messenger, however. failed TO reach
Gen. Grant, through having lost the road, before
the real battle OF Iuka commenced; conse-
quentiy, Gen. Rosec-ans had TO fight alone that
day, and against immense odds, and won the
field, after desperate engagement fora small
one. / remember the loss Of Gen. Lytle to
the rebels, and whose sword j picked up after
the battle. had charge of detail buryiRg the
dead the next day, and examining our own men
10 find their identity came across soldier Of
the 4Sth Ind. who had been hit in three places,
one bah going clear through his body and loag-
ing IN a small iable IN his knapsack. lie was
about 20 years old, with red hair and l think
his name was Williams. After Iuka we went
back 10 point near Corinth, and while or this
march
AN INCIDENT
happened not very pleasing TO our division
commander, Gen. Stanley. Ny regiment had
its proportion OF stragglers, and among them
was one noted for his fOraging propensities
and at s farm house near which we halted was
q lot Of bee-hiyes and this fellow thought he
wanted honey, and while getting il Gen. STAN
ley came out OF the house which scared the
fellow so that he dropped the hive and ran,
Rnd the bees went for the General. i presume
the General has not forgotten the fact, or the
licking he gave the fellow with one Of the
teanster's whips.
After lying few days near the Tuscambia
River We got orders TO march again on the
night of Oct. 2, and crossing the Tuscumbia at
sunrise on the Sd, our Colonel Col Sprague)
told Us 10 I'll all our canteens and take big
drink. Is we
WOULD re LIKELY TO HAVE FIGHT
before we saw any more water, which.was a
fact for some. although we did not get into an
engagement that day. In the afternoon Of that
day, the canteens being nearly empty, call was
made By company commanders for two vOlan-
teers to take the canteeDs and lock for water,
but had been saving with mine and kept it,
as il was half full. The TWO men from my COM
p2ny Co. I'd did not return, bat went straight
10 the rebel lines after throwing away the can
teens, and gave themselves up as prisoners,
were p2roled, and got home. / remember one
mans name was tnrgeson and / am sorry
can I remember the other, so that might give
II, TO has lasting shame. That same evening we
took position near Fort Robinet, and Capt.
Brown, Co. =, Of our regiment, did picket duty
On the Chewall2 road. 10 the left Of kobinet,
and il was just before daylight on the 9Th that
we captured the rebel Capt. TObin and his
buEler, whom " Carleton " mentions
We Were lying on each side of the road, but
few rods from RoiiDet, when the rebel Captain
AID TIE bngier, little n advance of his bat
tery. cane along, and with perfect assurance,
as he told us that they thought our army had
eyacuated the place, as everything was so
still. And right here is a chance TO contradict
"CarletonisP statement where he speaks OF our
building fires and getting breakfast" as /
know that not man had anything better
than bareback and mighty little water that
morning. and fires OF lights had been forbid
den. The rebel batteries opened upon as before
daylight, but our artillery did not take any
notice Of them until broad day. which ac-
counted for Capt. Tobns thinking we had
evacuated Shortly after sunrise we received
the first rebel assault and it was in their sec
ond assault, but q short time after, that Col.
Rogers, Of the Texas Legion, was killed.
THE GUS WHICH WE CAPTURED
land Carleton mentions) was brass James
rife made in England, and handsome piece,
and was taken before either rebel assault and
the LIST Z. S. INF had the cheek 10 lay claim
70 the piece as their prize. 4 year after, while
was an ordnance officer, i recognized the
same gun, with this inscription: Captured
mt Corinth, Miss. Oct 4 1862 by LIST ". s.
Inf" Immediately in the rear Of Robinet, and
covering il, was Fort Williams, and to their
guns as much as any, were the rebels indebted
for their defeat, as perfect Tsin-stOrm Of shot
anc'shell fell upon them. One OF our own men
had both legs shot of by Battery Williams
Fort Madison, an inside ezrthwork mounting
heavy guns was manned by part Of Co. ID. my
regiment, and did good execution, under com
Inand Of Capt w. 3. Cav, an Engineer officer
from S2ndnsky, O., afterwards on the staff Of
Es5.-Gen. J. y. Mcpherson. Except
TEE BATTLE OF HATcHIE
On the 9Th Of October, and some smaller en-
Esgements, our part Of the Army Of the Ten
ressee did but little fighting for several months
after, although we took in the long and disas-
tr0us march toward Kicksburg through Cen
fral Mississippi, Gen. Rosecrans and Stanley In
the mean time having gone to the Army
Of the Cumberland. II was during this
march Of Winter '62 and GO that Cen
Grant issued the famous order which won
him the eBm.ty Of the Jew cotton-buyers the
history OF which is too well-known for me 10
comment upon, except 10 say that Gen. Grant
did just right and Presiden Lincoln Just wrong
when lie ordered Gen. Grant to revoke the
order. At that time our Generals had not
learned the art of letting the rear take care Of
itself, and all the rebel army had TO do 10 make
Ne take the back track was TO cut of our base
Of supplies by destroyinga few miles Of railroad
trestle, which Gen. Forrest did with his but
ternut rangers. When the rebel cavalry made
their famous raid into Holly Springs, after we
had commenced TO go back, i was there and
mex, together with young soldier from Erie
%, o., named VIM Harris, who since died for
She old flag with his boots on. was hid by
al old Irish woman whose husband Lit out to
syoid conscription, and while the rebel cavalry
were going through the sutler shops the Old
woman went out and asked one of them for
some Of the supplies, telling him she was 9
wildly, and shure you might give me piece OF
that ehaze," which the rebel did by cutting the
cheese in half, and helped the old lady eat It,
THE OHIO BRIGADE, Oscoda, Mich.
Death or Dahlgren.