The National tribune., 1899-08-24

unloaded the wagons, having reached the
regiment, camped four miles from Alex
andria. Va. When l went to the head
quarters tent of Co. A found Lieut.. Fisher
rolling up his blanket. | told him that |
had come to serve him. but he informed NE
that he had resigned his commission, so
had to stick to the regimental wagon-train
of the 18th Ohio
With much gratitude do remember Jake
Wiekel, John Homan, Dan Lee, William
Harper, Chris Wiles, Wes Wiles, j. b.
Scroggey, Ely Madden, Dan Madden. John
| wagonmaster and Dan Lee assistant
wagonmaster. While with this wagon
train helped to make coffee, cook. etc, be-
sides doing a goodly amount of foraging.
When We moved from Alexandria We
went to Arlington, Va, and out from Ar
lngton about six miles nearly half OF the
l2th ONO was on q reserve picket post,
where We could distinctly hear the cannon
aiding at the second battle of Bull Run.
The servant of the Assistant Surgeon and
made coffee and helped others in rendering
services to the many wounded soldiers as
they passed along the road en- route to the
hospitals at Alexandria and Washington.
This part of the regiment was relieved by
the Pennsylvania Bucktails.
From Arlington we crossed the river at
Georgetown and again went through the
City of Washington, camping in the sub
urbs one night and then commencing the
march toward South Mountain. In going
into Frederick. Md, we had little skir-
mish. From Frederick we went to Middle
town, Nd, and the next morning. Sunday,
Sept. IA, go, the fight at South Mountain
was commenced, and on Wednesday morn
ing We were under the rebel guns at
Antietam, SO near their line that when they
fired the shells went 100 yards over the
wagon-train. During the day [ went far
enough ahead to see the fighting in the
vicinity of Stone Bridge.
We crossed the battlefield Of Antietam
on Sunday, going down to the mouth OF
Antietam Creek, where We stayed two or
three weeks. and were there when Abraham
Lincoln reviewed the Army of the Potomac.
After awhile left the 18th Ohio regi-
mental train and went to Maj. Kellogg,
Medical Director on Gen. E. p. Scammons
staff, with whom [ remained until April,
SO, after which time I returned to my
mother at Gallipolis, o., she having been
compelled to move when the rebels invaded
the. Kanawha Valley. My folks moved
back to Camp Piatt in the Kanawha Valley
during that Summer and went with Capt.
West, of Co. F of the 34th Ohio MID Inf.
was on the Wytheville raid when Col.
Toland, 34th Ohio, was killed at Wytheville.
Since the war had not seen any of
the 18th Ohio until [ met some of the
survivors in Cincinnati at the 18th Ohio
Reunion in 1898. | was made an honor
ary member of their association, which at
the time filled my heart with JOY. as it fills
my heart with pride at the present.
The first soldiers that saw were rebels,
mustered into service at our home town of
Peytonia, Boone Co., w. Va, and called
Company. My father and six
uncles on my mothers side had to seclude
themselves until j. d. Cox drove Gen. Wise
out of the Valley: then they enlisted in Co.
B Of the Sth W. Va; but then we could not
live at Peytonia, as it was 80 miles from
Charleston and inside of the rebel lines: so
we moved to the opposite side from Charles
ton, living at the upper ferry, where the main
picket post did picket duty.
One Lieut.. Usley accompanied this post,
as there were two other posts under his
charge, one up the river and one down the
liver at the mouth of the Ferry branch. At
his post became acquainted with many