Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-11-07

lo9dcuefn COn1ederacy. Un the lSt of
October we left Louisville in search of
the invaders of Ky. Our Division (Ros-
seau's) took the Taylorsville and Bloom
field pike.
On the morning of the 9Th, we left tn e
little village of Maxwell; our advance
fell in with the advance Of the e,emy
and drove them back two miles to Per-
ryville Our Reg't was deployed about
two miles to the left of the village.
cannot presume to give you any sketch
of the fight, as it was the first engage
ment of Importance that was in. Our
Reg't engaged the enemy about one
o'clock. believe that we were the first
infantry that did engage him. Two Of
our companies were out as skirmishers.
Ten minutes after they went out they
sent back word that cavalry were moving
on them. We were moved up to their
support and by one we'll directed volley
We put them to flight. But 10 on our
left hordes of rebel infantry coming over
the brow Of the hill, firing rapidly on
US, threw us into some confusion, but we
soon recovered from the shock, and sent
volley after voliey into the very midst
of the foe, which confused them not a
little We sustained running fight,
falling slowly back for nearly an hour,
when we received support from some
other Reg is, and Il battery of artillery
Our Col. was wounded and taken pris-
oner during this time He has since
been released, and he says that there
was Brigade Of infantry come against
JUS. The Col. of the first Reg't who was
wounded also. (it-was the 10Th Tenn
said to him on ae'feld, Col. you have
ruined my Regt. Our Reg't suffered
severely here, and we were relieued in
consequence. We were afterward en-
gagged on another line, but [ saw no
such Gga ting as was done at first. l
think l may be pardoned for not notic-
ing other Reg is. We we're so much en-
gagged with cur own, that we did not
see much else. We claim the victory.
The enemy occupied part of the field du-
ring the night, but his main body was
retreatiug through Harrodsburg at the
same time. They left the field early
next day. Our Keg't lost in killed, 2l;
76; missing 8. Our company
had two killed and three wounded
Our first Sergeant, F. W. Norris, was
killed instantly in the hottest of the ac-
ton, by "A bullet penetrating his brain.
Henry Dvdson fell during the nrst of
the fight, struck in the breast. The
lives of two brave men sacrificed in de-
fense Of the Union. Let US hope that
it was not in vain The wounded are
T. Hennessy, 7. Sullivan aud S. Sulli-
van. Hennessy's is probably mortal.
Our company here hope that the widowed,
and the ones made childless will receive
-uC sy Ill pdtHy uue Lhem iIum tHo Clhi-
zens of the vicinity. We have moved
On 40 miles since then, and are halte .
We cannot tell what is going on in the
advance divisions. Tis said that Bragg's
rain was captured yesterday. Hoping
hat this will be acceptable, [ close my
etter. Yours in the Union,
SAM L LLEWELLYN
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