The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-10-26


ing the armed reconnaissance OF the enemy's
position at Green Brier River. near the Ala
leghany Mountains.
NJ command. on arriving hear the front
Of the enemy's position. took post Ia their
front. near the main road. and awaited your
arrival. By your order. ] deployed one
company lC). Capt. Brooks. forward as Skin
mishers. to open mp the way for a position
Tor LOOMS Battery. They bad proceedsa
only few hundred yards. when they came III
contact with the enemys infantry, six nun
dred In number | Immediately ordered tue
rest OF NV companies forward. aud depioslhs
left companies over mountains. which were
occupied by the enemy, my whole command
WAS soon engaged, and am proud. reJoiced
20 know that they drove the enemy back.
As the whole OF this action was under your
immediate observation. need not tell you
how CALAMITY nv men behaved. Having
succeeded la clearing the point, Capt Looms
soon had his guns in battery. and opening on
the enemy then moved my regiment los
ward. one company supporting Howes pat
terry, in the road. my right resting IA
meadow. directly in front OF the ene.0F. Al
this time. Capt. Daum brought one gun Tor
ward an took position near my iett' ne
behaved with great gallantry, attending las
1 gun li pcfeOus doiur totd tAet"t''
perfect storm OF shot and shell.
directed my line up TIE bill, aud "a tie
rear Of Daum's piece We. occupied this
position during the whole canssnadlng, tie
men being exposed 60 d. eontinuc''s hre
from the enemy : batlsfit md Gelsrai. ]
am proud TO say nv men Km. They
had never before been sub scrtd 90 the hail
storms OF ball and shell. yet they ga not
! waver
Our position was held until We were urder
ed to tdep.oy 10 she enemy's right on the
mountain - Fkirmishers. | moved With
seven companies, the other three were
deployed over the summit. directly over the
face OF the mountain, exposed to the ire from
the enemy's batters Here was nailed near
the cnemy's right by other regiments which
were on my left. Here Toned a junction
with Col. Wagner. and while endeayoring 10
move forward. We were met BY portion OF
one OF the regiments returning. We re
NAMED in this position for one half hour,
awaiting the movement of the regiment IN
our advance, but seeing all OF our i0rcus be
ing drawn off, | marched my command. IN
good order. back to its former position IN the
road, and retired in front OF the enemy :
heavy fire.
General. YOU witnessed tie conduct OF my
command during most OF the day, and II Is
unnecessary for me 20 praise them TO you
All will say il that the 18th were true sol.
dicrs. and acted up TO their profession. and in
accordance with their motto, which Is, keep
cool, and a steady fire." | must not fail 10
mention that my MAJOR. W. Harrow. and
Adiuant. John +. Blinn. were with me. and
acted with great gallantry aud bravery. and
deserve the highest praise; Ny Lieut. Col
owing to severe sickness, did not arrive un
ill toward the withdraw of the forces.
l have TO report the loss of three killed
aud four wounded. Two Of those reported
killed died alter we returned to camp. One
Sergeant, j. Urncr Price, company A, lost
his left leg by fraction Of shell. Price
was . noble man. and died a Christian. rs
he had lived one.
The other, Harrison Myers, of company
II had a spherical case shot in his thigh
which was extracted but he died immediate
ly afterwards Amos BOYD. of company G
was killed on the field by the explosion OF .
shell from the enemy's guns | recapitulate
nv loss ne follows
KILIEp--J. Urner Price company A
Amos Boyd. company c; Harrison Myers
company II.
WouSpEp-Capt. l.. A. Foote, compan,
A, and private John ID. Lyon, company L.
General, we are ready again and hop,
that the 18th will ever do ~ we'll IA the,
have done heretofore.
Very respectfully and obedently,
NATHAN KIMBALL,
Col. 18th Regiment Indiana Volunteers