The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-01-26

Stiles and Easement each had one regiment
in reserve. Riley's Brigade had two regiments
in reserVe-the 18TH and 18TH Ky. There were
also reserves in Ruger's Division, and in the
Fourth Corps. on the extreme right.
The 9th Ohio battery. from the Fourth Corps.
Capt. Baldwin commanding, who, bless his
brave old soul. now lives in akron. o.. was dis
tributed I'm Riley's and easements Brigades.
The 18th Ind. bEttery and Battery ID, Ist Ohio,
was also ID line in Stiless and Easements Bri-
gadcs. Ruzer had the 23d Ind. and 18th Ohio
batteries aud others from the Fourth Corps.
The famous gin was near Riley's left.
The fight opened and Naener's command, Oh
the advance line carib III, after desperate fight
ing. as il q cyclone was carrying his command
and the rebels came close at their heels.
This is when, it has been claimed, all the
10th Ohio left their works except a company
or SO on the left. and this is when the 10th
Ky charged the rebels ard Tetook the works;
for in that charge their Colonel lWhite) was
shot in the face. ] think the 18th KY. also
charged with the 10th.
That part OF the I04th Ohio that left the
works then returned to them. / have learned
since writing my last article and presume it
is true that the l34tA Ohio left their works
through misunderstood order. I am told so
by good and true men, and ] WTi te this mainly
that justice may bedone them. certainly think
tie lT5th Ohio must have been on the right Of
the Columbia pike where orr line was preached.
liz must have been on the Carriers Creek pike,
for il was not in our division Of the Twenty
third Corps neither do ] believe il was in
kuger's Division. Ii may have been in OPP
dycKc's OF SANKEY'S OF Kimbalis reserve, aud
made the gallant charge claimed on the right
OF the Columbia pike. but IT never occupied the
l04th Dhi0's or any other front life of works on
the loft OF the Columbia pike.
Mind yOn, boys, its a long time since that
battle, and there were three pixies covered by
orr lines Moreover, j cant find that the
10th Ohio belonged 10 our lTwenty-third
corps at ali and il NOT, what was Ii doing in
rear Of cur Second Brigade, Third Division? ]
think this Is an error Of Capt w. p. Wolf
Remember. too. that Wagner covered the Co
lnmbia pike with his tanks far to the right
and left Of il Is he came in.
just what Lieut.. Kimball Of Co. C, 10th
Ohio, was doing with axes and hatchets =
lpluri Of both during this charge am at q
loss q knDWi but, being new regiment, pos
sibly the officers carried two or three hatchets
and two or three axes instead Of "cheese
knife" Or perhaps tie regiment were sappers
and miners, aud the officers carried the tools
during engagements, SO that the men could Use
Eheir guns without being encountered.
JheE, again, Capt Wolf says: The 10th
Ohio was ia reserve, with the right resting on
the Columbia pike and the left opposite tho
cCtt0n-giu." This is marvellous again. for tbt
cupied by Riiey's Tooth Ohio, 10th Ohio and
eth Tenn; but perhaps ii was formed in one
rank and deplCyed as skirmishers to retake
works that Napoleon would have deemed Il
wise to lorslke.
Now. Capt. Wolf this is all pleasantly
meant not TO disproye what you assert as /,
your gallant charge, but 10 show you, by calm:
forth others, that you are mistaken as to tn
part Of the line you were on. That you charged
and fought like tigers gust as the I04th Obi,
dld after ID understood the orders and returned
% the works. no man dare say nav, but laps
o. tine, three pixies and breach Of our line il
two places has befogged year dear old memory
have letters from Maj Gibson, l24th Ind
Gen. Jack Easement. I03d Ohio; Capt Bald
wiz, oithe 9th Dino battery and Others, substan
tally bearing me out as TO the correctness Q
my diagram and the disposition Of troops.
la ray Former letter / said " Highbereer an,
Montgomery" rode the log from captivity 4
freedom, when ] intended to say Montgonlerr
and SturgIg. And now 70 close: How easy
was for me, On stat duty IN an adjoining bri
GAGE, watching and waiting the order Of II,
General 10 see part Of our works abandonet
and az once flied by q charge Of the reserve 3
repair the effect Of the 10th Ohio's apparently
coNardiy run. lt does me good to know tina
il WIS not SO, but that ii fell back under mis-
apprehension Of an order, and reoccuDied II
works directly thereafter, and remained unit
the night retreat was ordered. Placing Was
neT OH that outpost was q most fatal blundel
and caused the break in our lines Z. Cor
ME-, Willow Springs, Mo.