Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-08-09
Tho 27th Virginia Regiment.

Mr.. A G. Smyth, editor of the Lewisburr
EZRA" was in the battle of the 2Ist July, az
member of the "Grecnbricr Rifles" In a le,.
ter to his paper, he gives on interesting a..
count OF the fight, and furnishes q list Of ne
casualties OF the regiment to which he vas AZ.
tached, the 9th Virginia. Lieut. Col. Ecbols
assisted By Major Grissby and Adj't Carpenter
had charge Of the regiment during the BATH
Says Ar. Sinyth:
"Gen. Jackson, the Commander OF our D.,
sade, accords to our regiment peculiar boro,
for the efficient service and dalat,ess brayo-,.
exhibited on the field Of battle. It. h.i nor.
to do in capturing the celebrated S1crmans
Ba ttery than any other regiment, as CIR bows
am ongst whom were the Grccnbr:er r A.
took and held possession OF nearly one half 81
lis pieces. This feat Genera! Beauresnd pro.
nouaced orc Of the creates: military e G!cjis
on record.
Mr.. Smythe adds
Although our regiment gained for iEe!;, !,
is generally conceded By all, t!!@ h:ishest
l.onars achieved during the day, ye: re les.
some c: our noblcst, bra7ost an! bcs; r,er j.
It's accomplishment. Tiffany, Fry, G !.cson
Campbell, and Callison, We knew vel! sri
spirits more generous, noble and brave, neye,
dwelt in the boSoms Of men. They were 81
young men Of much promise, and. had ;hrr
lives been spared, they might have .,iyrgr5
their country b. deeds Of civil h%erois.u. Is .hev
did their memory, and their %coua!ry's c,r.s
by their glorious deaths. With thc;: .ei..res
and friends We sincerely lament their s+i
death yet such is the fate OF war; snl WIN
humility We should checrfu,ly suom;: % lie
inscrutable dispcnsations Of an o7cr ruiz.
Providence.
The killed and wounded Of ouc regimen.
were as follows: Or the "Grean5ricr Ra:s"
W. II. Caliison, K. Scott, c. McShehos ana
Michael Bowen were killed. j.. ". GlkeSon,
W. II. Bonner, D. II. Bell, J. Cailicon. j. VI.
\. Ford, e.. W. Harper, Thomas Henry, I. Z.
Johnson, NJ. Mcmahon, Thomas Pey;on and
William Sergeant, were wounded. Joseph ".
GilkcSon died from bio wounds CT the 25.n o!
July.
Or the Monroe Guards Captain Tiffany,
Robert Hamilton, Arch. Camphei!, Roser;
Camp, Wiley Winfield and John Conner we:e
killed. Lieut.. Joseph G. Wiley, c. c. TGsny,
David A. Shank!in, G. c. Rutlcdgc, John T..
Lynch, W. s. Patton, Charles a. Shanklin, P.
Cavaanat,, &. ". Foster, j. Fl. Fry. ". Il.
jennings. J. VI. Persingcr, C. j. Dollar! AID
cadet c. C. Wight We're wounded. The s;r=:
six severely, ard the rest slightly.
"Of tho Allegheny Rougks," J. MlliiGsn,
". Quinlinc, and s. P. S,uart. were killed. J.
P. Holmes. John kaTGeS, j. P. Clarke, a. II
Read, ". Alfred, V. 3. Otey, 5. 5. Carpenter.
Vim. Ersnham, William Fudge, Jas. Grad
{. Lqfarty, j. 7. Baker, ". D. Pitzer, and J,
K. Montague, were Wounded. The h7s: i've
badly wounded, and the bsiancc not csager,
ously.
OF the ".A,leghany Rifles" George Mel,
Pat Nianuc, AID Pat. Conway were k.cd.
David Gilbert. Thos. Holpin, Christopher Frs,
Cadet J. w. Daniel, Thos. Rose, Wi.!!am \.
Dawson, and jacob Landcs, were wounded.
The three first severely, and the res; 10: da",
s~crously.
Capt. S. W. Brown, OF the 'Grecn6lies
Sharp Shoo.crs,' was the only one injured E.
all Of the company-he was badly w10nfsd
in the hand.
Ofthc "lIibarncaas," and Irish Company
from Allegheny cnln.y, Cad.: G. r. Norris,
John A. Hall aud John Ryan, were killed
Pal. 0Ai1n, Pat. O'Donneil and D. 4. Wheeler.
were dangerously wounded Nine others wefc
~sevcrclv, bit 70. dangerously wounded.
or tic "Shriyer Grays," u Company fun
the city Of Wheeling. John J. Fry and George
Wheeler, were killed. Lieutenant J. ". Lazy.
William Qn1ricr, William Burkett. John Fred
er;ck. and John Towers, were wounded. the
two first dangerously aid the rest rot danger.
ously wounded.
OF our regiment there were but abont thrst
hundred in the engagement; and out CT these
three hundred, over one hundred were killed
and wounded. This i; mortality scarcely ever
known in the history of war.