The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-11-06
fare of our regiment. l think he will be

| examination, it was found the bottles were
| entirely empty! The early risers i'm
mediately held a council, and unanimous
| ly decided that it was an outrage that
| the NJ. DIS were permitted to drink the
liquor furnished by the Government for
the use of the sick and wounded, thereby
| defrauding both the Government and the
| poor suffering soldier. Governor Curtin
should know Of the impositions practised
upon the sick of this regiment. If he
did, at least one Of the cormorant NJ. D.
who now feeds at the public crib, to the
great detriment Of the suffering and the
disgrace of the regiment, would forthwith
receive their walking papers"
Yours. &c, OBSERVER.
| Co. Il, 55M Penna. Vols, in the late Battle IN
South Carolma-FuH list Of Killed, Woun-
ded and Missing, ctc., &c.
I'VE are permitted, through favor of E. F.
! Lytle, Esq, to take the following extracts
| from private letter, giving full and interest
! ing details concerning the participation of
| Co. A, 55th Penna. Vols, in the late Bloody
battle Pocotaligo, South Carolina
BEAUFoRT, S. c., Oct "a, 1862.
After advancing, with skirmishing, some
Eve or six miles from Mackay's Point, we
found battery very advantageously posted
to rake the road The first shot was fred
at three minutes after II. Our brigade
was formed in column, closed in mass, and
the 47th =. Y. formed in line Of battle.
The shells and round shot, meanwhile,
were flying in all directions and men were
falling all around US. Here VIM. Gala
CHER was wounded.
The 47th I. V. then charged bayonets
on the battery, when it fell back through
the wood and crossed swamp some so or
100 yards wide. ever causcway, tore up
the small bridge, and coming into position
on the other side, again opened on US
We closed in to the edge of the woods and
lay down in a cotton field, while our bat
terry was engaging that of the enemy. We
lay for about fifteen minutes, being at the
time under the fire of both the artillery
and the musketry Of the enemy, when we
were ordered to advance through the
woods. We did so, and got out of the
range of the grape and she'll. Sergeant
Harry Marlett, james Reilly and j. II.
Wagner were wounded as we advanced
through the woods We had not yet fred
a shot.
We got through the woods considerably
scattered, but got together again and lay
down for about an hour, when the enemy's
battery was silenced They fell back
some three miles to stronger position,
where they had intrenchments, and
marsh about one hundred and fifty OF two
hundred yards wide, and impossible only
by the causeway and over the bridge. The
latter they had destroyed.
We heard them open fire on the second
line Of battle when we were nearly two
miles back. We came up on quick aud
double quick time, close after the 9th Con
necticut. This regiment was ordered up
on double quick, but they failed to get
forward. They then came back to mel
was in the front-and ordered me forward |
at double quick past the 9th Connecticut
and 4th y. IL, and form line Of battle |
with our right resting on the road. l did |
so, and had formed our company on the |
right by file on the line when I was hit by |
a spent grapcshot, causing severe bruise
Oh my right leg.
Al this time, and before the regiment
had time to all get on the line, one of the
Generals aids came back hunting for
to pick off the cannoniers
from the enemy's battery. l told him we
we're ready to go anywhere We were need
ed, when he ordered us to go and engage
them. We went forward along the road,
the grape-shot, shell and musk balls fall
ing about us like hail but the Mountain
Boys never finchins, until we got into po-
'ition and opened fire on the battery
At our second fire, the battery left the
ield, the enemy having no men to man
heir guns, as soon as any showed them
elves they being shot down.
At this time they were reinforced by
eu thousand fresh troops, and formed a
inc of battle on our front, protected 10y
lie pits and cmbankments, and opened
al