The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1862-01-11

col. W. 2. LANES OFFICIAL. REPORT.

col. W. 7. LANES OFFICIAL gEronr
have the honor 10 submit the follow.
ihg report Of ny command, in the battle
Of Chusteuahlal,, on the 36tli inst,
bad with me fiTc companies. to.wit
companies A.. b, T., t., and G.; attached
to them, were q few men from other com.
pauics in the regiment, Ny entire com.
Inand numbered three hundred aud fifty
men. Company A. was comm anded by
Sergeant X. Il. Cause company y. by
IieutGR~ns NJ. D. Ector company r. by
Captain D. NJ. Short company +. by
Captain isham Chisum company @. by
Oscar A. Durrnm.
Our advance guard in command Of
Captain Short, being fired upon by the
enemy, stood firm until ons force came
up. IL was a. once evident that the en-.
envy had taken formidable position.
and were in strong force on the side OF a
mountain, protected TO great extent,
by trees aud rocks, with an open prairie
in front Of them. | was ordered to
charge with my command, what was
their stronghold. Vixen all the regi.
ments had taken the positions assigned
them, the huglcr sounded the charge.
As wo approached the foot Of the hill,
they poured q heavy hre upon us, this
created no. the least confusion in our
advancing columns. Many Of the enc.
my rctreated To their stronghold on top
OF the mountain where there was . mt.
ural brcasiwork Of rocks, and fired upon
us, from behind tile rocks Many Of my
men, without making any halt, reached
the height, by the few places Oh the side
where alone IT was accessible, and others
dismounliug, scaled The rocks, and here
fer short time desperate struggle
cnsucd Many shots were fired, when
the coniending parties were only few
steps apart. aud IN many instances
they were engaged in hand-,ohand
struggle Soon the top OF the monn
tain was cleared by us, and tbs enemy
made 10 retreat in great confusion
Sumo Of them made stand for short
time, IL the deep gorges and rocky de
tles oi the mountains. When we had
completely scattered aud routed the en-
emy. who had made a stand against us,
hearing Il heavy firing in the northeast.
! oh'iqued with my command IN that d.
fsstion. and joined Col. STONES regi
nen', with which coopcfa,cd during
the remainder Of the battle, marching
our Commands where we would l,o most
likely to come up with the largest bodies
OF the enemy We continued the pur.
suit until O'Clock f. NJ
The following is list of the Killed
and wounded IT my men
Major Il WsChilton wounded on top
Of the head,
Company Al. II. Bell, severely
wounded in the breast j L Conncla,
shot through the wrist,
Company B.--Licut Durrun.. severely
wounded in the knee j NJ Fanhfuagh,
slightly wounded
Company E.-W d. McCsomer, killed
A. NJ Raiuey, dangerously wounded
7. II. Tucker, Chas. Richards, aud Thos
Mills, slightly wounded f. Rains, SC.
vcrcly wounded.
Company FL " Harris. slightly
wounded
Company G.--k Killed, Martin Y. iIar,
lis.
Company li.-~Killed, Charles 7 Ham
elton
Company X -Thos. 1inncan. slight.
Company An Waiting and j II
Richardson, horses Killed Sergeant
+. N BLESSED, :. 4 Gillespie, L. L. How
ard, aud Il l.. Thomas, horses wounded
Company B--lieut. Nj. D. Ee.or and
private hru. Longs, horses killed
Company F.--Martin Linan. horse kill.
cd : j G. Thompson, X NJ Jetisics, X
j. SANDERS, and J. 7. Plnwmard, horses
woended
Company G--Mar,in Harris, horse
lost
Company ll-Chas I Hamilton. horse
killed
IL is due to all those in command #
companies 10 say that they deserve
great credit for the manner 10 which
they all led their companies into the
Charge, and ior their conduct Throughout
the .nlre hattfe The truth is, every
oiliccr and private u, my command acted
gasiau,ly aud to my entire sat islaction,
duiug the entire engagement | am
proud indeed that at such a time, il
was nay fortune 10 command snch men.
Wien consider the position OF The
eAemy, deem IL nsthng hnt due to you
To state. that the battle was admirably
planned, and executed by the different
commands in MANNER calculated 70