Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-20
FIGHTING THEM OYER.
FIGHTING DONE BIZ SHIELDS
DIVISION.
What Our Veterans Have to Say
About Their Old Campaigns
In the Va ley.

pecially his account of the battle OF
kerustown, which has been so little.
spoken of because of the disaster to
Gen, Banks command in the Valley So
soon afterward, and the calamities that
followed the armies of McClelland on
the James. Nevertheless, it was clean.
cut victory over Stonewall Jackson, and
we were sadly disappointed when we
read Gen. lmboden's Century article
on Jackson's Valley campaign, to find
that he did not even allude 10 this sig
nal defeat of his favorite chief. Per~
haps the fact that the Federals were
commanded by an obscure physician
from Loogootee, Indiana, made it too
bitter pill for the chivalrous South
erner to swallow.
Gen. Capehart is not disposed to give
Gen. Kimball much credit, saving he
was doctor, without military exper-
ience, etc. Gen. Kimball commanded
company in the Mexican war. At the
breaking out of the rebellion he was,
practicing medicine at Loogootee, Ind.
He Immediately raised a company, as
sisted in the formation of the 14th Ind,
and was commissioned first Colonel Of
the regiment, which was the first three>
years. regiment mustered into the SER
vice from Indiana. He was ordered to
West Virginia about July 1, 1861; was
at the battle of Rich Mountain, and.
commanded the outpost at Cheat Noun
tain summit, which was held by the 14th
Ind, 25th and 32d Ohio from July Is to,
Oct. 8, 1861; was surrounded and at
foak oA hu Gon
had successfully beaten and driven
them off. Had commanded
brigade under Lander and
Shields, and was entrusted with COM
mand Of the division BY the latter Gen.
eral after he was wounded the night be-
fore the battle. He was probably not o.
strategist or skilled tactician, but he
possessed what served him instead, a.
courage which nothing could daunt and
determination that overcame all obsta>-
cles. de sustained himself we'll through.
out the war. He commanded our old
brigade in the Second Corps, viz, the.
4th and Sth Ohio, 7th Va. and 14th
Ind, until the charge on Maryes
Hights, where he was severely wounded;
after which he commanded division in
the Fourth Corps, holding the right of.
the Inc, recollect, at the battle of
Franklin, Tenn. He is now in feeble
health, living at Ogden, Utah Territory
He is asking place on the Utah Conn.,.
mission, which his old comrades hope.
he viii! receive, although the old SOL
diers have been Systematically snubbed
in this SECTION in the matter of Postof-.
H0a int ToI DILL
mentioned by Gen. Capehart, was with
us on Cheat Mountain summit, bring
ing with him his raw Dutch West Vir>
ginia battery, which he drilled to per-
lection among the crags and boulders.
that adorned the summit He was a
splendid artillerist, model soldier aud
deserves all the praise bestowed on MIN
oy Gen. q. wonder what became of
him.
Col. Carol, of the Sth Ohio. (after-
wards General was a gallant officer and
followed Gen. Kimball in command of
the old brigade. He did the writer
many acts of personal kindness, and will
ever be held in grateful remembrance.
Col. Sawyer, also of the 9Th Ohio, was
one of the bravest of the brave; ives uni.
versally liked, and wherever he may be
the writer extends to him the writer's
hest wishes. Col. Lockwood of the.
7th Va, was a character in the brigade
who will never be forgotten by those
with whom he marched and fought so
long. Col. Harrow, of the 14th Ind was,
a Brigadier- General, and sustained him
self we'll in after campaigns. He was
e,,ooaaIa1 hpT Tnl
died at the salient angle May IL, 1864.
Most of those who commanded regi-
ments under Shields were favorably
heard from iI later campaigns don't
think there was better set of men in
the army than composed r,,iaields's Div
vision. They were the first of the 81
years troops; were young, enthusiastic
and patriotic. We had an abiding faith
in our own prowess, and had we been all
up and in hand at the battle of Port
Republic, we would have given Jackson
lots of trouble before he knocked US.
out. AS it was, that part of the cam
paign was miserably managed. We were
scattered from Front Royal to Port Re-
public. Our brigade (Kimball's) were
the nearest troops to Port Republic, and
we were doing our best to get there
when we met the shattered regiments Of
Carroll's Brigade, who had been cut to-
pieces while disputing Jaekson's msrchN
toward Richmond.
With Port Republic ended the life of
Shields's fighting Division. The regi>
ments who suffered in that battle were
left in the defense of Washington to re.
cruit. Our brigade was sent to the Army
of the Potomac, were we arrived July
3, 1862, iu time to see the beaten, mud
forlorn.looking regiments
coming in to Harrison's Landing from
Malvern Hill. 1t was gloomy introduce
tion to McClellan's grand army.
We slept that night in the oat6eld,
which had been deluged by recent rains,
and 10 the morning were sent to the front
10 establish the new line at Harrison's
Landing. We soon met the enemy, with
swo pieces of artillery. We went for
;hem in our old style, and drove them
until ordered to halt. Here we built
temporary beastworks. and were molest>..
cd no more. Afterwards our history was
that of the Third Division, Second corps.
We wrote our names on many historic
fields, but we always remembered with
pride and pleasure our campaign under
Shields in the Valley-WM. HouaHToN,
Major, IA Ind, Loogootee, Ind.
Two one armed men had desperate
fight in Oglethorpe, Ca, the other day..
and were uettino in anna falling hlnwa