Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1892-03-26


Capt. Hazlett, whose battery was aiding
Vincent's men. was killed at his guns, and
Col ORourke, of the One Hundred and
Fortieth New York, was shot down as he
led his regiment to their support. Col.
Vincent soon fell with mortal wound, but
the fight went on uiSlil Hoods charge was
effectually rcpulsed.
The loss OF the regiment WAS 40, the
death list being lS The men had fought
behind sheltcriny bowltlcrs, and thus tho
casualties were comparatively slight.
The Eighty.th entered the Wilderness
campaign in the spring of 1861, In Bartlett's
brigade. Grinin's division, Warrcn's (Fifth)
corps. Bartlett opened the battle mt the
Wilderness Oh May >, and the regiment
lost 20 killed and woun,ied on that field.
At Spottsylvuna Bartlett again opened the
fight. Warren's corps led the march in the
attempt to seize the court house. The gen.
erals expected to encounter nothing more
than Stuart's cnvillry outposts, but when
the Eighty,thirtl attempted to brush away
the opposition met ut Laurel Hill it found
line Of Confederate works, manned with
infantry. blocking the road. 4 calling
musketry fire salnted the advance, but The
Pennsylvanians fixed bayonets on tho
march and dashed upon the barricade.
Many men crossed over and plietl the hay.
onet, even taking some prisoners and send.
ing them back to the rear.
Every man that entered the works was
wounded and some Of the number severely.
The regiment meanwhile held it's line with.
in q few p,,ces of the barricade and poured
in n flslade until it's ranks were fearfully
depleted. The color bearer was wounded
at the beginning Of the charge and the col
ors left his hands. He subsequently ro-
vived, seized the flag again and planted It
on the breastworks but receiving another
wound in the breast, hurled the banner
back to the rear. where it was secured by
other hands. Lacking support, the regi-
nent finally rctrcated after losing l6i killed,
the end reached 81. Spottsylvania was
the sixth and last great battle Of the regi-
lnent. In these six-Gaines Mill, Malvern
Hill Second Bull Run. Gettysburg, Wilder
ness and Spottsylvania-the death list on
the field amounted to 23o, and the record
shows how great the loss Of life may be
In negative lighting. The regiment h;th
stormed no batteries and carried no key po-
sitions-simply stood it's ground valiantly
while there WAS hope, sometimes vainly.
and again with success.
During the remainder Of the campaign
to Petersburg the loss was slight At Pee
bles' Farm, Petersburg. on Sept. I'D, 1854,
the regiment, reduced to battalion,
charged upon Confederate redoubt,
planted its banner first upon the parapet
and learned after long years OF bloody
work how sweet Is the taste Of victory. Its
! loss in that affair was 10 killed. The mem.
bership of the regiment first and last was
l.s0S. OF this number OIL were killed OF
wounded. The total deaths In battle was
es2; the deaths by disease, etc.. amounted
to i5a OF the wounded 8g7 were perma-
nently disabled, and hence the waste In
aggregate amounted to S32, or 40 pee cent.
Of the hardy young country boys who went
out In the bloom OF health to battle for
, their country. To this should be added
the permanently disabled by disease and
, hardship, an, 1t would be Interesting tc
! know what proportion Of the men who
stuck to the colors escaped either wound.
, death strike or permanent disease.
GEORGE l.. KILNER