The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-01-21

engagement on that date. Banks lad only
from 5000 to 5000 men available for
service in that action. while Jackson's
force was 22,O00, though not all engaged.
Gen. Geary was wounded.
In effect Cedar Mountain was drawn
battle; but the field was left to Jackson,
who fell back Aug. II.
Our regiment had 307 men engaged, and
lost 80 killed, 149 wounded and two miss
ing.
In this battle / was wounded in my
right foot and through my left arm and
participating in P0pe's retreat or in
the battle of Antietam, in which the regi-
ment had its own experiences.
In Cedar Mountain the wounded in-
| Guided Gen. Banks, Corps Commander;
Gen. Anger, Division Commander: Gen.
Geary. Brigade Commander Col. Creigh-
| ton, of our regiment. and Lieut.. Eaton,
| our Company Commander. / believe that
| the 2Sth y. y. lost every commissioned
offcer-kilIed, wounded or captured.
After being wounded made my way to
the rear, painfully and with vast difficulty,
| till cavalryman put me on his horse and
took me TO a surgeon in the rear, where
ambulance TO house near by, where
lay in the open air all night and witnessed
the night artillery duel between the bat
| teries of Hall and Thompson on the one
| side and Pegran's rebel battery on the
| other. Comrade CorpI r. G. Miller, of
our company. gave me close care that
night. He was wounded at Antietam and
captured on the Atlanta campaign, serv-
! ing term at Andersonville; but l am
| glad to say that he is still living.
l was taken TO Culpeper Aug. 10, and
| reached Alexandria Aug. IL, being sent
| to Fairfax Street Hospital. Aug. 81
was sent by steamer with large number
t.,f oil 70
where remained till Sept. 16, when was
| permitted to return to my regiment, via
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington. where l arrived Sept. %
meeting at the B. & o. Depot Lieut. Shep-
herd, of my company, with $50 recruits
for the 18th Ohio. l went with them to
Camp Distribution, till Oct. Z, when we
| went to the regiment at Loudon Nights,
Harper's Ferry. The regiment was now
but remnant, shattered, too, by sick
ness. hardships, deprivations over exer.
tons and exposures. We moved camp to
Bolivar flights, Oct. 80.
BACK AND PROMOTED.
The corps had been changed from the
now commanded the Second Division,
Col. Candy, Of the 66th Ohio. COM
handing the brigade-the First-now
composed of the 2Sth Pa, 9th, 7th, Goth
and Goth Ohio. as before.
Dee. 10, 1862. the corps moved via Lees
burg, Fairfax Court House and Station to
Dnlnfries. The 18th with the 9th and Goth
Ohio, remained at Dumfries until April
20. 1863
On the afternoon of Dec 81, 1862.
Stuarfs Cavalry, under Fitzhugh Lee
w. III. +. Lee, and John S. Mosby, at
tackled our outpost with cavalry and ar
tillery. but were repulsed. The 7th lost
three killed and 10 wounded. OF the lat
ter three were in our company.
While at Dumfries i was promoted to
| Fifth Sergeant.
April 10. 1863, We left Dumfries and
marched to Stafford Court House, Hard
wood Church, crossing the Rappahannock
at Kelley's Ford and the Rapidan at Ger
mania Ford, and April 80 reached Chan
csllorsville.
CHANcELLoRsvILLE BLUHDERs?
In no other battle In which had expe-
rience was there such apparent misma q.
agement-sueh woful lack Of generalsl,ip,
such blind panic and confusion as was ex.
hibited from the time Stonewah Jackson
bore down on the Eleventh Corps. The
7th Ohio lost 16 killed, 81 wounded, q
missing.
Early on the morning Of May 6 we
marched to United States Ford, and
thence back to our former camp, and at
/ :7o y. m., June lo, We lett teefe, march.
ing all night, reaching Dumfries. June
10 at 4 q. M, left pumfries and marched
to Fairfax Court House, going on toward
lLeesburg June II, arriving there next day.
June 10 the corps was ordered out 70 wit
ness the execution OF three deserters.
ON cuLP's HILL.
June 20 wi<ft Lsssburg At 40 Q.
/ m., crossed this ct6mae d Y4Ylf1s
Ferry, marching .cugh Pool6svlls to