The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-12
Battle Field Near sharpsburg, Md,

Battle Field Near Sharpsburg, Md,
Thursday, Sept. 18th, 1852.
On yesterday morning. the 66th
Ohio with l20 men, was again engaged
in the most desperate and hotly con-
tested battle of the war, in which
the Federals have achieved a great
victory. Our regiment was in the en-
gagement nearly the whole day, dis
playing their usual courage and hero
ism. Animated by the encourage
ment and heroic bravery of their
gallant leader, Lieut.. Col. Powell,
they made some desperate chages on
greatly superior numbers. invariably
routing the enemy, and in one in
stance, by their GOODNESS and well
directed fire, nearly annihilated re-
bel regiment having the advantage
of a fence, of five times their num-
Der.
Our brigade charged and took a
battery and a number of prisoners.
The bravery and gallant conduct
of Lieutenants Yeazel and Smith, the
only commissioned officers with the
regiment, except Col. Powell, during
the entire engagement, cannot be too
highly applauded, and is duly appre-
ciated by those under their command.
1 have time, only. to mention the
causalities which give below, and
approved by the commanding officer,
and will be found nearly correct,
having visited most OF those mention
ed, at the various hospitals, in the
woods, and around straw and grain
stacks. The wounded of our regi-
ment, are being removed as fast as
possible, TO more comfortable quar-
ter, under the direction of Surgeon j.
w. Brock.
John Walker, Company b.
WOUNDED.
| Lieut.. Col Powell. neck slight.
Perry c. Howard, Co. A, shoulder. slight
Foster Mogan, Co. A, neck. serious
Washington Jones, Co. A, shoulder.
Arrian Newcomb, Co. ID. two fingers OF.
George Jones' Co. f, thigh. flesh wound
Peter selgford, Co. f, thigh, flesh, wound.
Thomas Warren. Co. f. chest, serious.
Jacob Barger, Co. G. thigh. flesh wound
Casper Mouser. Co. &. leg. fractured.
John W. Russell, Co. G. face.
William V. Taylor. Co. G. groin, slight.
A. f. Pond, Co. G. hip, slight.
Raymond Williams, Co. G. leg. slight.
Frank Shaw. Co. X. arm. slight.
Smiley Smith, Co. X. leg, flesh wound.
William Powell. Co. X. leg amputated.
James Guy, Co. +. groin.
John W. KnIsely. Co. 1. breast, serious.
Harrison Dow. Co. ], arm serious.
J. J. Kohler. Co. /. groin, serious.
Edward Morris. Co. /, head. mortally.
Most of the above will get aloni
very well, if proper nursing can b.
obtained. The ladies of this vicinit,
are rendering all the assistance the,
possibly can-God bless them. Their
are few others of the regiment, VIII
4 have received slight wounds. and re
\ turned towards Boonsborough an,
Middletown, but whose names / hav
p been unable to learn at present.
passed over the entire battlefield
today. / can make no estimate o
!, the loss on either side, but their
must be more than double that o
\ ours.
The carnage has been awful. Tn
rebel dead are strewn thick over tn
fields, and their lines of battle are cas-
lily traced for miles, by the dea
a which lay in heaps, an evidence o
their desperation, and the enthusi
: asm with which our troops fought.
Many of them are clad in our uni
forms, which, no doubt, they ha
stolen during their raid in Maryland
A nag of truce was sent in thi
morning asking permission to bur
their dead, which was granted; bu
up to this time 70 p. m.l none have re
moved to my knowledge. 1t is be
lieved to be one of Jackson's tricks t,
gain time sufficient to remove hi
army across the Potomac into vir
ginia, finding his fortunes failing II
Maryland. J. A. PURINToN.
P. S.-Since writing the above, foul
thousand of the rebel dead have beer
cared for, and there are, perhaps. :
thousand or more yet on the field.
j. A P