Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-10-25
THE LOSSES oFTHE FIFTEENTH REGIMENT


The intelligence from Col. Devens regiment
is still fragmeutary and incomplete. We hope
to receive to day authentic intelligence of the
losses which it has sustained, and OF the CON
diton in which it was left after The fight.
Several OF its officers fell in the battle OF whose
death there now seems to be little doubt.
Among those who have brayely and calamity
offered up their lives Tor their country are the
following =:
Capt. George W. Rockwood'of Co A. lie
was an intelligent anI capable officer, and for
several years held the post Of adiutant in the
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Capt. c. S. Smonds of Co. b. lie was
born in Groton, and resided in Fitchburg,
where he leaves Il vile now very ILL., He was
about thirty years of age, and IL worthy and
estmable man.
Capt. john NJ Slud!ey Of Co. d was born
and lived in Worcester, where he was well
known and had large circle of friends lie
was ihirty.two years Of age, and leaves wife
and young family
Capt. NJ w. Getelcl of Blackstone, Co. X
is reported TO have been wounded anG drown
ed while swimming the river to the island.
He was young man, probably the youngest
captain in the regiment, who had taken great
pains with his command, and OF whom high
hopes were entertained.
Lieut. Grout, who is reported killed, was
son of Mr.. jonathan Grout of this city,
scarcely eighteen years Of age-who took an
early and constant interest in the company to
which he was attached, ana if his life had
been spared, would have Won credit for him.
self and his regiment
Sergeant YassaI OF Co. E, whose name also
appears in the fatal list, was a native and
resident of Oxford, twenty five years of age,
and unmarried.
Major Poore telegraphs from Washington
the following dispatch in relation to the bear
ing OF the regiment in the fight =
The Massachusetts fifteenth regiment stood
lis ground noby for hours. The Northbridge
company, Capt. Chase Philbrick, received the
first lire of the enemy, after which all the re.
maiuder were engaged.
When General Baker came over he said to
them, Boys, if had been here in the morning
with my Calitornans, you would have been
better off
Col. Devens would not give the order to re-
tire in the afternoon until twice ordered to do
so. Capt. Henry Bowman, Co. c, OF the 10Th
regiment, said he could not swim back to the
island and he was taken prisoner.
Capt. Moses w. Getchell OF Blackstone,
commanding Co. X OF same regiment, was
wounded while swimming across TO the isl.
and, aud drowned Capt. Chas II Watson
Of Oxford, of Co E. and Sergeant Major T.
A. Walker OF North Brookfield, seyeIally of
the fifteenth regiment, were all night on the
river, and they thought they were in The enc
my's hands, but it turned out that the party
was the New York pickets.
Color Sergeant Joshua Freeman saved the
colors of the fifteenth. Col. Devens and most
of the other officers lost their swords in cross.
ing the river. When the survivors of the
fifteenth reached the island they found the
remainder of the Massachusetts nineteenth
regiment, Col. Kinks, and the twentieth, Col.
W. Raymond Lee, there to reinforce them"