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September 14, 1862 – Return of the Militia Regiments to Their Homes

Cincinnati, Sept. 13, 1862

The Cincinnati reserve regiments, four in number, have just returned to the city from the front, and are marching through the streets, headed by Major General Lew Wallace and staff.

The enemy are in retreat, and all danger to this city for this war may be considered over.

The population are out in crowds to welcome home their brave defenders, and the city presents truly a holiday appearance.

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September 12, 1862 – Arrival of Troops from Gen. Grant’s Army

Skirmishing With the Rebels

The Enemy Throwing Up Entrenchments.

Cincinnati, Sept. 11. —The Wallace mounted scouts made a raid in the rear of the rebel lines last night, and burned a mill used by them for grinding corn.

There has been picket skirmishing along the whole line west of the Licking River all this afternoon. We lost two men killed. The enemy’s loss is not known.

The enemy are throwing up breastworks in front of Fort Wallace to-night. They will be shelled out to-morrow.

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September 11, 1862 – The War on the Potomac

A dispatch received from Greencastle, Pa., eleven miles from Hagerstown states that much excitement prevailed there last night on account of the reports of an advance of the Confederates on the last named place. They are said to be moving by way of Cavetown, seven miles east, but up to 5 P. M. there were no signs of them in the vicinity of the town.—Another dispatch from Harrisburg confirms this statement. Considerable alarm was occasioned at Harrisburg last night by the supposition that the Confederates had reached some point on the Northern Central railroad, as the operatives had detected an expression indicating that the telegraph had been tampered with. A still later dispatch states that the Confederates had not entered Hagerstown at 6 P. M. The Northern Central railroad was still unmolested at midnight. Gen. Wool has been assigned to the command of all the troops north of the Susquehanna.

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September 8, 1862 – From the 5th Maine Battery—Death of Lieut. Twitchell

We are permitted to make the following extracts from a letter written by a private in the 5th Maine Battery. The letter is dated, Fort Ellsworth, Alexandria, Va., Sept. 2.

“After fighting daily and nightly, changing our position, followed up by Jackson’s immense force—our Division always bringing up the rear, under Gen. Ricktt of McDowell’s corps, we arrived near Manassas, where, last Saturday, a terrible battle took place, mostly fought upon the left where our Division was placed, and where the enemy had concentrated his strongest force. The battle raged furiously. Our Battery was ordered into a very dangerous position by McDowell in person, and the boys fought like tigers. We got between two fires, and our horses were all shot at the guns, and our men fell fast, Lieut. W. F. Twitchell was killed, also two sergeants and from 16 to 20 privates. The infantry fell back and did not sustain us. Gen. Towers was wounded severely while trying to rally them to assist us. Lieut Twitchell behaved nobly during the engagement, and A. B. Twitchell fought like a hero, cool and self possessed all the time.—Our Captain (Leppien) was sick and not in action, but he has proved himself “true blue” during the last fortnight and full of courage.

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September 7, 1862 – Col. James Cantwell has Fallen

Among those killed. Col. Jas. Cantwell, of the 82nd. This will be a heavy stroke upon his devoted family, and will be much lamented by his many warm friends in this county and other portions of the State. No braver man lived; fear was no part of his composition, his heart always in the right place, and if he had a fault it was in being too self-sacrificing to his friends.

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September 6, 1862 – The Richmond Battle—Explanation by Major-General Nelson

From the Cincinnati Gazette.

CINCINNATI, September 1.

Editors Gazette: I read this morning, with much astonishment, your account of the disaster at Richmond, Kentucky, and your comments thereon. It Is to be presumed that you desire to furnish your readers with the truth. it is as follows:

First. The action was brought on by General Manson, who was in command at Richmond, against my instructions, and against the instructions of General Wright, the Commander of the department, which were that the troops being new, were not to be risked in action until some time had been spent in drill and discipline.

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September 5, 1862 – Military Execution

The sentence of the Court Martial on Corporal Geo. H. Burger, Company E. First Regiment S. C. Artillery, who was found guilty of an intention to desert and attempting to persuade others to desert with him, was carried into effect on Sullivan’s Island Thursday, precisely at 12 M. He was shot at that hour on the open space, about two hundred yards to the East of the Moultrie House, just beyond the Beauregard battery, in full view of the blockading fleet.

The execution took place in presence of the unfortunate man’s own Regiment, also Col. Keitt’s Regiment a portion of Col. Dunovant’s Regiment and the Provost Marshall’s Guard, composed of a detachment from the Forty sixth Georgia and the Charleston Batalion.