The National tribune., 1890-10-30

dark. The 9th Ohio was the last to leave the
field, aud Lieut.. Schneider asked for two men
to stand guard until all had withdrawn. StTa-
demeyer and the writer were the two men to
volunteer. They remained there at least an
hour when they followed the regiment. The
woods bad taken fire. the ground was strewn
with dead and wounded. aud the screams of
the poor fellows who could not move were
terrible. He would like to hear from COmrade
Strademeyer.
The JOuesb0rO Charge.
w. +. Clendenen, Co A, Goth Ohio, First Bril-
gade First Division, Fourteenth Corps, Sweet
Springs Mo-, regrets that he does not see any
thing from his brigade about the charge at
JonesborO That brigade made flank move
mcnt in front Of Atlanta in the evening.
marched all night through dense thieket of
underbrush with a wide cut through It. and
about IL o'clock they came to the railroad,
which they tore mp and camped close to that
night, marching early the next morning. About
2 p. IN. they were drawn up in front Of Jones
b0ro on a slight rise Of ground. in sight Of the
enemy's works; the railroad was between them
and the works. Under a crossfre of musketry
and canister they made the charge about
o'clock, losing heavily, about One-half OF the
writer's company being wounded or killed.
The writer was wounded just before the bril-
gade reached the railroad. He wants to hear
by letter from Robert Clendeuen and George
Morgan.
Other Comments and Corrections.
Samuel A. Ambrose, Co. B. 4th Independent
Battalion Of Ohio Cav, Dayton. Ohio. says
Gen. Marcus J. Wright. speaking OF Gen. Grant,
remarks that he mentioned to the General that
persons had said that he Grant and not Sher-
man was the protector of the march to the sea;
that the General replied this was mistake, as
the origin and success OF the movement Was
due TO Gen. Sherman. The writer remembers
speech made by Gen. Sherman from the bal
cOny Of tho Burnett House, IN Cincinnati, in
which he said that inside the walls of that
hotel Gen. Grant and he laid the plans of the
campaign of the march to the sea. Grant met
Sherman in Nashville to consider this move
ment, but was so bothered with other duties
forced upon him by his officers that they adj
journed To Cincinnati. where they jointly per-
feeted the celebrated campaign. Each General
gave due credit TO the other.
John T. Frederick, Co c. 10th Ohio Cav,
and Co. II, 10th Ohio, Eaton. ILL.,, having read
u communication from the Sergeant Major Of
| the ODD III. Mounted Inf, in which he slurs tho
| 10th Ohio Cav, says that the 10th was mus
tered into service October, 1862, 1900 strong.
and from that date until the Spring of 1865
received 900 recruits, making 2, 100 in all OF
| that number only 260 are living TO tell Of the
dreary marches and hardships endured. The
writer was in "A number OF battles in both in
| fantry and cavalry, and Was seldom able TO see
/ what was going on away from his immediate
| regiment and therefore cannot tell what other
| regiments did. as some of the comrades, espe-
| cally as this Sergrant-Slajor. endeavors 70 do.
| The ODD was a good regiment and did hard
service. The charges by the comrade are that
the 10th on receiving vOlley from the rebels
| acted in a cowardly manner aud were on the
! point OF running. The truth Is that the 10th
| charged upon barrieadcs i'm columns OF four. and
the confusion alluded To happened Ou receiving
| "A volley which killed several men and horses,
| that blocked the way for a few moments. check
| ing tho advance OF the column until the OBJ
structiOns were removed. Among the wounded
| In this charge was Capt. Norton, one Of the
| bravest men in the service. The l0th Ohio
charged ever the barrieade and did the duty
assigned 20 it.