"Speaking of the death of Major Yager, Adjutant Fitch says, in a letter to his bereaved widow: Early yesterday morning our regiment with the remainder of the army were drawn up in line for a charge on the enemy's lines. At a given signal we advanced; the enemy fell back before us, but the price of victory was a dear one. It was directly in front of the enemy's works, foremost in the line of his duty, that Major Yager fell. He was wounded in three places—in the left arm just below the shoulder, through both thighs and in the right knee. His pistol and memorandum book were taken from his body by the enemy, who controlled the ground on which he fell. Nothing else about his person was disturbed. His body will be sent home directed to S. S. Tuttle, of Fredericktown. His wounds were of such a character that he must have died soon. He looked calm and peaceful. The major was generous, brave, and possessed true nobility of soul; he was true to his family and friends, and died as a soldier wishes to die—facing his foes." - From the "History of Knox County, Ohio, Its Past and Present."