The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-08-29
FoRAKnRs BAqTLn HnooRD,

FoRAKnRs BAqTLn HnooRD'
WE are under obligations 10 the
Massillon Independent for tho battle
record OF Gov Foraker, We think this
record must be reliable, AZ u comes 70
tho Independent through Gov Fora
ker'a Adj, Gen, AKllne, This record
contains u list OF the battles IN which
tho aOth regiment participated (tlis was
aoy. Foraker's regimenD, also u list OF
battles ia which Gov, Foraker was
with his regiment, The list given by
AxlIne differs somewhat from the
list given in tho history, "Ohi0 In the
War" but ws take II for granted that
0en, Axlne IL correct The list OF bat
Ties OF tho hOth regiment, according TO
Akline, numbers twenty-five, and For
aker Is reported as present with his reg
iment Ia sixteen OF them, In the first
campaign Ia which Foraker was a can
didate he was reported 10 have been Ia
thirteen battles, Three more battles
are now added TO tho list, which arc as
follows
*Middletown, Tenn, June ~, 1853,
Showers Gap, Tennp June sisO'
1909,
'Mlsslonary Ridge, Tenn, November
90, 1863,
'IIocEy Face Ridge, Ca, February
2a 20, 1894,
.liizzard Roost, Ga February aO-s7,
1854,
,liocky Face Ridge, Ga, May so,
1854,
*lleaaoa, Ga. May 10 10, 1864,
FDallaa Ga, May 2b-June 4, 1854,
New Hope Church, Ca, May $3.50
1904,
tKenoaaw Mountain, Ga, June $50
1854 .
sKeneaaw Mountain general aasault)
June 81, 1854
#Nickalack Creek, Ca, July 2-b, 1884
FChattahO0obe River, July O-lO, 1864
tpeach Tree Greek Ga July 1870
1854.
'Atlanta, Ga, (scIgo OF, July Ss-sep
WnDpl n lhOi -
tUtoy Greek, Ga, August so, 1864,
la the above list Gen, Axline reports
Foraker In the assault on Kenesaw
June "a, and In another place no re'
ports lin In q battle on Keneaaw June
0, 1854 In Foraker'a speech at the
Sherman brigade reunion NJ Meyer'e
Lake, Gov, Foraker said he was not Ia
the assault on Kenesaw, but In TO-
serve Now which Is right, Gen. AK
line or Gov ForakerY Who knows
besti Gov, Foraker, who says no was
not In the fight, or Gen. Axllne, who
makes an official report over his own
signature az Adjutant General OF Ohio,
saying that Foraker WAS In that en-
gagement
Now lot us look nj the record OF
Gov. FOraker's battles, as found In the
Onlcial Record OF Ohio Soldiers, com
piled by Gov. Joseph u. Foraker, Gen.
Jas. s. Robinson and Gen, II. A. Axlino,
Thia Ia certainly authority that Gov,
Foraker and his friends will not care
10 dispute,
This Official record shows that Joseph
Benson Foraker was member OF Co,
A, 6Oth o. vi. II Is not claimed that
Foraker was In any battles, outside Of
his service In his company and Tegi'
ment.
Now lot us take up Forakef's list Of
battles and And out who was killed,
wounded or missing In the entire list,
This 10 the only way TO estimate the
value Of Foraker'B war record;
We take this list as furnished by
General Axllne aud we take the list Of
Foraker's own company as found In
the O0lcial Roster, prepared In part by
himself, and under his own personal
supervision,
The 0rst battle reported Is Middle.
town, Tenn, June 20, 1868,
Not mau In Foraker'scompany was
killed, wounded or missing, at Middle
town.
The next Is lIoover's Gap.
Not u man In Forakers company was
killed, wounded or missing, at Hooyer's
Gap,
AT ChicOmOuga, Forakers company
did splendid 0ghtlng but Foraker was
not present, The regiment lost heavily
at Chicamauga but Foraker was In the
rear and not with the command.
AT Missionary Ridge, not man In
Foraker's company was either killed,
or missing,
AT Rocky Face not man Of Fora
ker's regiment was either killed, wound
cd or missing.
At Buzzard's Roost not o man Of
Foraker's company was either killed
wounded or missing,
At Rocky Face Ridge not man Of
Forker's company was either killed,
wourdod or misinO
AZ I.Soava, Vllc man, JOnh hunyhn,
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