The National tribune., 1884-08-07
FIGHTING THEM OVER
What Our Veterans Have TO Say About
Their Old Campaigns.
BATTLE OF coRINTH.
View from the nth Mos and Seth HIS
sfandpoints.
THE lIrH MO.

View from the nth Mos and Seth HIS
sfandpOints.
THE 18th MO.
To THE EDTroR: Allow me 20 criticize
"Carietons" critic, who signs himself "63d
Ohio" in No. l54 of The TRIBUNE. j was in
the fight at Battery Robinet long enough 10 see
the enemy IN retreat before ] received a shot
and q went TO grass" but / certainly did not
sec it as this s3d Ohio oomrade describes it, i
know that any Of us are liable to be mistaken
especially in the confusion and excitement of
battle; but | believe there are plenty of sur
viving comrades who participated in that strug
gle 10 verify or deny the truthfalness of what
shall write. II is true that the 18th Mo- was
lying behind the Ohio brigade, IN reserve, at
the beginning Of the action on Il morning Of
Oct. L. 1862 but ii is not true that the rebels
Were In full retreat before the 18th No fired
shot.
1t is true that the gallant Fuller commanded
q brigade that was " tried and true" and the
peer Ofany IN the service but it is also true that
ia the last desperate charge of the enemy the
line oi that gallant brigade was brolen,-simply
oyerpoEered,- and that many of them were in
1ua retreat before the 18th Mo- fired shot
and that when the IIth Mo- went into the
breach many of the Ohio boys fell in with that
regiment and met the enemy in the final strug-
gle, in which be was driven from the field.
God bless you, I1fh No. !" was Col. Fuler's
greeting in broken voice, as that regiment
went into action.
/ would like TO ask the comrade to state, over
his Own signature what the 18th Mo. was do
1ng when il occupied las he states) "our late
position, and whether the new position of the
Ohio brigade was ia front or rear Of said q late
p0aiti0n2" After the enemy had taken the
back track, what business had he and his CON-
rades in the ranks Of the 11th No. if his own
regiment was still in front Of it fighting des-
perate enemy?
Edon't know-and God only does-who killed
Col. Rogers We all know that he was killed at
E0binet- a number OF the enemy did reach
the iortand died. /, in common with all others
with whom / talked the affair over understood
and believed that their leader brave Col Rog-
ers OF Texas, was one of them. believe that
Carleton 'sTas right. If he was Motif Col.
Rogers len before he reached the fort,-then
am simply mistaken. As TO the comrades story
OF the Dutch Lieutenant OF the 18th No, can
only say that / was soldier Of that regiment
for over three years, and ] have no recollection
OF Dutch Lieutenant or Dutch officer of any
rank IN that regiment, and / believe i could
yet name every officer of the regiment
Although mustered at St Louis as a Missouri
regiment the men composing if-with but
few exceptions-enlisted from Illinois IN a dis
trict where Germans were scarce. If Col. Jno.
w. Fuller is still alive and hope he is, think
be can tell the story Of Robinet in a true, SOL
Kan.
5eTH ILLINOIS.
in the article under the caption of "Saving
the Nation BY Carleton" in your paper of
July 10, in remarking on the battle of Corinth,
Hiss, Oct. !, 1862 Carleton" says: I've see
Sullivan's brigade advancing and falling upon
the Confederate left ike thnnderbolt the
both ia. sweeping them out of Fort Powell
aud recaptnring it" Now, il is true of sulli-
vans brigade that they fell upon the Confeder-
ate leit and fought against superior numbers;
that the enemy l1ade furious charge with a
powerful force and captured Battery Richard
son. and not Fort Powell, and held it for As
minutes. The 56th ILL., was placed in a ravine
between Fort Richardson (which was on the
crest Of the hill and the town of Corinth.
oar regiment constituted the reserve sup
port OF tbls battery, and We were about 40
yards distant from the enemy. And for about
one hour we kept up q continuous FIRE, until
We saw the enemy WAIVER. They tried TO cap
ture our guas-We shot down the horses At
THIS point Lieut. 0Neai, who commanded Co.
az the time, shouted out: Boys,
am IA favor OF giving three cheers for the
bnlOn and retaking that battery" The cheers
Were gwen, the charge was made, and the bat
fcry WAS retaken in less time than it has taken
me 10 write this sentence We turned the
guns upon the retreating enemy, and our bows
formed in gallant style and kept up an inces-
SAINT IKE upon the retreating foe until they
disappeared in the woods
And now comes an incident which viii not
have been forgotten by those who were present.
Alter the enemy bad ali disappeared and we
supposed the battle over, we saw emerging from
the woods a BODY Of soldiers marching toward
US clothed with the Federal uniform. At first
this was hailed as a joyful sight. Ii was
th0nght that Gen. Grant had sent us re-
endorsements from Jackson. But they came
directly toward Us in the shape of q wedge.
and We soon saw they We're Confederates A
few OF those WHO marched in front had on the
Union uniform 10 deceive Us. This portion of
the Confederate force was led by Col john
SOB, OF Texas acting as Brigadier-General
"D heard lls voice OF command, given QUICK
snc loud, Forwards :" Forward
We opened lire upon them By the order of
Col Lheilan. u the 18th III, who now came
upon the scene, and heavy FIRE from both
cannon and small arms IB0wed down their
rauks until they retreated leaving Col John
k0h, ther gallant leader, with scores Of their
men dead on the field. This closed the battle
OF C0rimth, on the zth OF October, 1862.
After the battle was over Maj.-Gen. ". s.
Iosccrans rode up 10 cur regiment and spoke
a. follows: The 10Th Ill needs no praises
Rom me; rs praises are IL every body;s mouth
A0a fought i've times your number for three
quarters OF an hour aud recapturee Battery
richardson without any help from any other
regiment. now give your regiment general
order 20 take any battery you fad in the hands
O the enemy whenever you choose to do so.'
Def reg iIeent was commanded IN that battle
by Leu.-Coi Green B. Rauin. who was after-
wards inaae Colonel and subsequently, pro-
NOTED 30 the position OF Brigadier-General for
las eallaBt c0nduct.-skM. REAgls Capta5n Of
Co. q, 55th IL, Evansville, Ind.
Tho Last to Leave andersonFlIIe.