History of the Fifty-eighth regiment of Indiana volunteer infantry : its organization, campaigns and battles from 1861 to 1865 . sed our Brigade, by caus-ing them to pass three times over thesame ground, and by placing thembehind works that were not a were also much longer under firethan they would have been. But, onthe other hand, our Brigade was on anexceedingly rough piece of ground, andvalentine e. hobbs* immediately in front of a very strongCompany e. position, so there would have been a very great slaughter if the charge had been falling back drew the rebel
History of the Fifty-eighth regiment of Indiana volunteer infantry : its organization, campaigns and battles from 1861 to 1865 . sed our Brigade, by caus-ing them to pass three times over thesame ground, and by placing thembehind works that were not a were also much longer under firethan they would have been. But, onthe other hand, our Brigade was on anexceedingly rough piece of ground, andvalentine e. hobbs* immediately in front of a very strongCompany e. position, so there would have been a very great slaughter if the charge had been falling back drew the rebel fire on us, and this gave theother troops an opportunity to advance, which they did, andthus flanked the rebels and weakened their line on ourfront. While our troops are resting, I will speak a little of otherthings. I maintained my position where it was at thebeginning of the charge. It was at first designed to make * Was born May 16, 1842. Enlisted in Company E, 58th Indiana, in1861. Went with the Regiment from Camp Gibson to Lebanon, Ky., wherehe was taken sick, and died in the hospital at that place, February 16, 222 CHAPLAIN HIGHTS HI8T0EY OF THE that a place for the collection of our wounded, but there wasa road a little to the right, leading to Chattanooga, and thewounded were principally collected along that way. A. , severely wounded in the elbow, came, to where Iwas, under the care of Jacob Gudgel. Some others camethat way, but I did not remain long here. Most of the cas-ualties of the 58th occurred in this part of the fight. PrivateWilliam Riley Blythe, of Company A, was severelywounded and died in a few moments. Private Blackard, ofCompany B, was shot dead. Sergeant Howard remainedon the hillside when the Regiment went back. A fewmoments after they were gone he rose up, from where he waslying behind a tree, and remarked to Ed. Carson, who wasnear, The Regiment has gone, we had better go then he was pierced by a ball that passed entirelythroug
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