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The Fourteenth Battery.—We here so little of the late battle, that we cannot tell what departments of the army have suffered most. From the report in the Cincinnati Times. we learn that the 14th Battery, to which many of our citizens belong, took a prominent part in the action. The account says:
A desperate charge had just been made upon the 14th Ohio Battery, and it not being, sufficiently sustained by a force of infantry, it was at last relinquished and fell into the hands of the enemy. Another desperate fight occurred for the possession of the 5th Ohio Battery, which resulted in three of its guns taken by the Secession forces.
It has been currently reported, but upon what authority we do not understand, that the friends of Capt. Kenny have been telegraphed that he was killed. We can only hope that this is not true.
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Camp Kimball, Strausburg, March 30, 1862.
To The Editor Of The Sentinel.
In my last I wrote you of the expedition to this place, which returned the next day, after pursuing the rebels three or four miles beyond Strausburg, yet without any fighting. if we expect the throwing of some shells. Weary form the rapid marching there and back, our men returned to Camp Shields, there first to occupy the long coveted Sibley tents, when we had pitched, when we heard of the coming back. Then came two days of rest, which on Saturday eve just as the sun was going out in the west, there came a hasty order to fall into line for an immediate march, and the startling intelligence that the rebels were in force four miles south of Winchester. Then down the Winchester pike we went, which was wet and muddy on its surface by recent rains, until we came to town. Here we halted a few moments, when the order came to about, and left in front, we found our way home again. But it was only until the next day, for between eleven and twelve we started for the spot which was to be the scene of the Twenty-ninth’s first battle field. We came near where the cannon-ading was going on, yet we could not see the rebel guns, for they occupied an elevated and concealed position on the right of the pike. It was near three o’clock when the 3d brigade, in close column of division, formed in a piece of woods and marched to attack the enemy. With loaded muskets, and at a right shoulder shift, we took the double quick, and yelling like tigers, came down as we supposed, upon the foe. Just as we emerged from the deepest of the woods and come down an easy descent, in fairest view of the enemy, they suddenly poured a fearful volley upon us. It seemed as if the balls whistled through every foot of air, and struck in every yard of earth. Many pressing invitations were given for eternity, yet the passing over Jordan was too sudden for the nerves, and comparatively few invitations were accepted. But another volley was poured upon us, and though the brigade had dropped and allowed the first fire to pass over them, yet under the second fire the columns reeled, and for a moment it was confusion.Men lost their companies, they run this way and that, and many fired at random, while the enemy kept up a continuous discharge of musketry at us. There was a movement backward, and a movement to the left, and in a little while the regiments came back into line, and gallantly stood the fire. The 29th then advanced beyond where the first fire had first struck us, and posted behind a little ridge of land, covering them except when they fired, they blazed away. The Colonel—calm and placid as a summer sky—watched the progress of the fight. The four right companies, owing to the favorableness of their position, fired from ten to fifteen rounds more than the other companies of the 29th. Major Casement, of the 7th, stood among our boys holding his horse, while by his side was Capt. Fitch, exhorting his men to “keep cool and aim well.” Every moment I looked for him to fall, yet he did not; while the Major had many bullet holes through the cape of his overcoat. Capt. Fitch had not a scratch.
While Lt. Williamson, commanding Co. D, just to our left was shot just above the fight eye, and instantly died. Talented generous and brave, he fell a victim of his heroism. Peace to the young and noble patriot. As we assisted in bearing him off the field, we though, and yet still do think, that next to the saint, the patriot wers the crown of immortality.
All this time the enemy had sheltered themselves behind a heavy stone fence; yet the fifth Ohio flank them around the wall to their right, and, unable to stand the pressure, they took to their heels and fled. Owing to our position I am unable to give you any accounts of what happened in other parts of the field, from personal observations, and so must content myself with giving you this short and faulty history of our part of the struggle. Here let me say that not a man of Co. A was wounded, not one killed; and from the position we occupied, it seems almost miraculous. Capt. Wright of Co. D. was wounded in the leg; only a flesh wound, however Co. C had two wounded, Co. E. two wounded, Co. H. one killed. Co. B one killed and one badly wounded, Co. D four wounded, which, with Lt. Williamson, makes as aggregate of three killed and ten wounded. The above I believe is nearly or quite correct. That night we sleep on the battle field without fires, and the next day started in pursuit of the retreating Jackson, who boastful and threatening, had brought his bullies on to the strife, giving them whiskey by the barrel to keep up their valiant spirits by pouring spirits down; yet in vain.
Hoping to be able to more soon, I remain, Seelye.
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From The Twenty-Ninth.
To The Editor Of The Sentinel.
Strausburg, Va., March 29, 1862.
The readers of the Sentinel are undoubtedly anxious to hear from the 29th, since the battle of Winchester. The 29th was as near the center of the Union forces as any regiment that was in the battle, and yet their loss in killed and wounded is less than that of any other regiment that was in the hottest of the fight.
Our officers and soldiers all conducted themselves bravely; so much so that they were highly complimented by the General.
The 29th had but two killed and ten wounded, and but few of the wounded, severely. The killed were Lt. Williamson and Harvey Beckwith. Lt. Williamson was in command of the 2d Division of our regiment—Co’s. D and I when he fell. All agree in saying that he was among the bravest of he brave. He fell in front of his whole division. Lt. Wright, of Co. D, was among the wounded.
It would be useless to attempt to speak of any one in particular who was brave, for all preformed their duty nobly. The accounts of the battle you have probably all seen, ore this. Suffice to say that it was a very hard fought battle; and that none of us are anxious that it should become necessary for us to be in as close quarters again.
Adjutant.
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The Battle Of Winchester.
This, one of the hardest fought battles in the present war, is yet unreported. The accounts of it, that we received by Telegraph, were the merest estimates and guesses of what was known the first days. The number of casualties thus reported was much less than actually occurred. For two weeks the friends of those in the battle have been in suspense, waiting for the official report, but as yet none has been made public, and we are still uncertain as to how many were actually killed and wounded and how many are missing.
The 29th Regiment, in which we are most interested, though in the battle, suffered comparative little. Still it was not without losses; but the number is not known. The last direct account we received was form a private letter from Lt. Crowell, in which he says there were nineteen or twenty killed and wounded in the Twenty-ninth, though Company A, of which he is a member, had not a man touched. He mentions Lt. Williams, who was Sergent Major when here as among the killed. We have just received a letter form the Adjutant of the 29th and one from Lieut. Crowell to which we refer, while we regret they do not report the names of the wounded.
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From The Kansas Third.
To The Editor Of The Sentinel.
Camp Defiance, March 31st, 1862.
I passed over the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad, this time without getting into the hands of the secesh, or even having the luxury of being shot at once. At Kansas City I found the Ohio Second Cavalry just starting for Fort Scott. Capt. Keen kindly furnished me with a horse, so I accompanied the Ohio boys to this place. They are now quartered at Fort Scott. There are no large secesh armies in this vicinity, but small guerrilla parties occasionally get over the line in the night, and murder and plunder the inhabitants, and make there escape before morning. Colo. Montgomery is here looking as modest and brave as ever. Why the hero of Drywood has not been promoted yet, is more then we can understand, unless it is because he is too modest to compete with some of the bragging, swaggering Colonels who have done nothing but drink bad whiskey since the war commenced.
The weather here is warm and pleasant.
Yours truly, W. R. A.
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M. A. Leonard, Esq., of Pierpont, received Fifteen Hundred and Twenty dollars from the soldiers of Company B, 29th Regiment, to be distributed among their families in Pierpont and vicinity.
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The Battle Of Winchester.
It is now more than a Week since this terrible battle was fought, of which we have given pretty full details, and we have heard nothing directly from the Twenty-Ninth. In the New York papers of Friday last, we find lists of killed and wounded in which is given the name of Captain M. T. Wright, of Company D as wounded and among the killed is reported Robert Morris. In our list of the Regiment we have only one Morris, whose initial is F., belonging to Company H. The telegrams of Friday said there were three wounded in the Twenty-Ninth. The following are the names of killed and wounded from Ohio, that we find in the New York papers.
Wounded.
67th.—Zenophen Wheeler, J. W. Lepping, John Colney, Vane Newsbaumer, Gustavus Schwackmann, Shelton Colton, M. Coothan, F. A. Sullivan, David Murdock, Corporal Henry Gibbs, in the jaw, Corporal Andrew Hastings, thigh; private Issac Rice, left leg; Sergeant George P. Parsons, leg, slight; private Smith, serious; B. Weissenbunart, Henry Drago, McCallaquan, R. F. Ball, J. A. Lentz, Isadore Neagle, John Gonsea, James Roberts,Christan Schwakman, S. Wheeler, F. J. Sullivan, J. W. Tappan, James Murdock, Lieut. Colton, Corporal J. C. Metzgar, slight; William Dunn, S. Winslow, Thigh; Charles A. G——-and———-.
7th.—Samuel Sweet, Frank Bethel, A. T. Withers, George Amins, Richard Phillips, Christian Reisse, O. H. Worcester, Jacob Heck, Owen Goegory, Serg’t. Major G. Royal, A. A. Cavannen, Richard Wanser, J. Millegman, F. Bethel, John McKnight, H. McQuiston, Moses Gwen, Anson Pritchard, Wm. Puterman, Stephen Kellogg, Chas. Fegan, Arthur Lappin, Fred M. Palmer, J. P. Webb, D. W. Clancey, Daniel O’Conner, David Becker, Wallace Coburn, Albert Withers, James Hunt, F. A. Warner, E. E. Tracey, F. B. Doren, Edwin Thompson, F. W. Hoffman, A. J. Kelley, Joseph Miller, Edward F. Kelley, W. E. Smith, A. A. Fitch. James Smith, T. H. Campbell. H. F. Gardner, Samuel Street, A. Twitchell, Geo. Blonder, Benj, Gridley.
8th.—Samuel Beelor, Stephen Lvle, Sherman Smith, James Anderson, Lieut. Craig, F. Pertrson, Serg’t. Wm. Wetherell, Serg’t. A. G. Bucon, A. E. Brown, Capt. Starkman, Col. G—A. Fry, M. Master, Geo. Myers, J. A. Bonnel, J. H. Reynolds, J. S. Camp, Hiram Fellows, John Hamilton, Ira S. Brigham, Geo. Kent, Stephen Rolfe, Hubers D. Bowker, John Keenan, A. J. Disbro, Wm. Kerr, Samuel Bealer, Stephen Silas, Alfred Fauder, Geo. C. Flanders, Daniel McNeil.
5th.—J. C. Edwards, Wm. Miller, Henry Teale, Jos. Hunter, Frederick Tuches, Chas. Tippart, Wm. Smith, F. Lamforsyck, Henry A. Balser, M. Hall, Thomas Aiken, Lawrence Viell.
29th.—Capt. M. T. Wright, —- Valentine, —- Viers, —- Myron, —- Dwight, Louis Harris.
Killed.
8th.—Capt. Whitcomb.
5th.—J. J. Seridan, C. E. Gray, Henry Hill, Martin Mallory, W. B. Maysons, Perter Hansel, W. H. Bayard, Henry Lippen, C. Talbott, C. A. Brown, George W. Nethous, W. B. Major.
7th.—Michael McGee, Charles Gill, Allen E. Lamb, J. G. Creglow, S. M. Rice, Lewis Corwin, John Frain, James Bische, Elias Hall, James Carroll, Merrick Regular, Frederick Gratz, —– Stillwater.
67th.—Wm. Green, Wm. Gresler, H. G. Beckwith, Stephen L. Illes.
67th.—Tobias N. Edwards.
8th.—David Parcher.
29th.—Robert Morris.
8th.—Serg’t. John L. Stough, Corporal Shumaker, Wallace Manning, John Miller, James Martin.
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