Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-26


sunk down behind the hills, miles away. Their
deception was com plete; and the balloon cbass,,
is among the jokes that 20 round the ranks Of the
Dlxleites as they relate their exploits
The MINNESOTA FIRST
AIr. Editor: The Minnesota First does M. c,a,
the credit to which il is entitled for its oaIIsn.
conduct on the field Of battle at the Run on sup.
day was present as spectator of the fgbt. and
speak only as one who likes to see impartial iustce
awarded.
The Minnesota First occupied the post of honor
In Col. Heintzelman's division at the RIGHT t,rk
OF the Fire Zouaves, to lead the advance attach
and while they Were one Of the first IN tale tho
Held they were also one of the last 70 leave :.
They fought with rare desperation after hone vy,s
gene, and We're finally ordered to stake to the
woods by Col. Heintzelman himself.
Their three stand Of coloTs received some fortv
shots-the regimental flag alone seyenteen-apd
all were brought off victoriousIy.
Ihey lost more men than any other regiment I'm
the light, as at present reported Some two hmm.
dred are yet missing, of whom there are known
to be killed and wounded as follows:
RtHsd.-Commissioned officers, 9; pon.com-
missioned officers, S; prIvates, al.
Wounded officers, 6; non-com.
missioned officers, 10; privates 20.
Here Is list by companies, as nearly correct az
IL is al present possible TO make it-eYceptipr the
slightly wounded, whom do not name.
Company A-Killed-Charles F. Clark, PETER,
Drescher, SchoOley, Sergt. Wright. Wounded
Robt Stephens, Holstead, Brown.
Company b .-Killed--None positively wound.
ed-Sergt Muller, shot in the arm; Sergt. Cannon
In the neck; Sergt. Binns, in hand; Rickets. arm
shot Of and left In the hospital; Crony, wonpded
and left In hospital; Corp. Rickart, shot In in,
arm; Charles Tanner. in the knee Capt. DannIe
and Lieut.. Thomas, slightly in the legs.
Company C-killed-Sergt Engine Wilmer
Sergt John Renshaw, Corp. Waterhouse, VIM
P. Cunningham, Robertson, Joseph Thompson
Hubbard, Ladd, Joseph Mentally Wounded
Capt. Acker, over the eve; Lieut. Racquet, in III,
neck Hasty, In the thighs; Mems, in shoulder
Charles Combe, through both legs; George Burt
in the thighs; Corp. McMullen, left wounded or
the field; Haskill, and missing; Half, Julius, and
missing; Twitchel, and missing
Company ID -Killed-Heary Dean Wounded
-CaP'' PUTNAM, flesh wound in right arm; Geo
haaaock, In wrist Orange King, bayonet thrus
over the eye, and missing; others names unknown
company E'-killed-None. Wounded-Corp
Hobson, and missing; Taylor, in the arm.
Company Killed.. M Underwood. Cbaa
Harris, First Lieut. Welsh shot throug h the bod
and not heard from Geo. McKinlv. n Rn.b
Wounded-J. p Garrison, Corp. ScoHeld, Jobr
Barrows, Lee, Lallee; others who are not known
Company G.-Killed-Captain McKune fsbo
! through the heart In the second round,. Camera
Asa Miller, M. r. Patton, Chauncey Souir.s
Wounded - Oscar Gross, Louis REYNOLDS f,nd
missing), james Dubois, C. Hess-many Others
names not known.
Company II Killed Christian Bitka, Coum
| bus Brock, Newton Brown, John Clauser. Je,eld
Mos6ruger, William P. Connolly, Kelleon Drondt
Henry A. Hubbard, James Roundtree. Jab.,
Sniisinger, Lear Jensen, Michael Jawman. Den
! MS Crandall. Wounded-James T. Ghostlv fbu
gler), probably fatal; Stephen T. Bunker, in tb,
| arm; John Harris, ditto jeremiah Helmer. In
the thigh; Ed b Svmonds, In shoulder; Cbas
Mansfield, Corporal Eardman, Chas Noble Tn,
! carnage In this brave company was mostly don.
by exploding shells.
Company I.-Killed-CurniR, Collyer. Shin
| mick, Cannon. Wounded-First Lieut. Harley
| leg broken near the thigh Hancock, land left or
the field y John william, John O'Sullivan. Kieb,
/ Company K.-Killed-Sergeant More fprob.bl,
In first rOund), Morton, Fritz Grim, Edward
Rowley. Wounded-Sergeant Merritt, shot In
the leg, and missing; Corporal Stebbins, In foot
and missing; Corporal Dudley, and missing
Hiram Harding, arm; Burton, In the left breast
talen to hospital, and missing.
The two regimental surgeons-Doctors Stewar,
and LIE Bontllier-are believed to be prisoners In
| the hospital
The above account must prove approximately
accurate, though hope the ffequently-arrivine
straeglefs and wounded may diminish the mum.
Der Of the present lost.
/ VI course, In the above list o; killed aud