The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-02-07
OUR ARMY CORRESPONDENTS
LITTER FROM THE SECOND REGIMENT.
GAHp IonnQrv a. 1861.

CAMP LOGAN January ~, 1862.
Editors Pioneer and Democrat:
In my last l promised to forward you
list of the wounded in our Regiment. This
being the first opportunity since the final
winding up of the glorious victory obtained
over our enemies in this section OF the
country, l avail myself OF it and will
give you few of the incidents connected
with the following OF the enemy to their
entertainments, and their speedy exit from
the same.
The battle, omitted to state, was fought
at place called Logan's Cross Roads. In
my former letter l stated that Col. VOL
ford lost, think, thirty men,-he said so,
so he thought, but they all returned, with
the exception of two killed and about five
wounded; they having separated in differ
ent groups, he thought they had been killed.
Total number of men killed in our Army
up to this date, Al. cannot get the exact
number of the wounded, but there is about
lao to $50; in orr Regiment but twenty
three. The loss on the enemies side must
be immense. Day before yesterday we bur-
led la in one hole.
Our Regiment returned yesterday after
noon, after having completed their work to
the satisfaction of every officer, and doubt
not with Joy to all Minnesota for the prom
inent part we have acted in this grand
tragedy of passing events.
There were only four Regiments engaged
in the battle, the rest had not chance to
get a shot, Woltord's Cavalry, the enemy
had nearly hemmed in, but broke away when
the 10th Indiana came on the ground, and
were compelled to retreat when the 4th
Kentucky were on the field about the same
time, and retreated as the 10th Indiana did
when relieved by the I'd Minnesota, the
9th Ohio and the 4th Kentucky. No more
retreating now.
To give you and your readers an idea
how near the enemy were when our regi.
ment took their position, have only to
state, on the same fence did both rest their
muskets, our regiment being upon them be.
fore they were aware Of it, on account of
the smoke. They did not see them, but not
a foot did they retreat. They were the
18th Mississippi Tigers, as they are
called, we had to fight against, and the
9Th Louisiana, the two best regiments they
had. 1t is positively stated that the Mis-.
sissippi regiment had 900 men, and on their
arrival at their entertainments had twelve
men left. This was the regiment our boys
had to deal with. l doubt not all Minne>
sotians will say with me, that they were
dealt good hand. Before our boys gave
them the first fire, they gave one tremend.
GUS war whOop, in the Indian style, and
gradually made them retreat up bill where
the enemy had planted two of their cannon.
At the same time our regiment gave way
to let our artillery come in. The enemy fired
two shots. Our artillery then fired their
grape. The way the enemy unlimbered
and scampered away could not be believed
without having witnessed it. Our artillery
were soon on the hill, and commenced
throwing shell after the fast retreating enc.
my. This was the last that was seen of
them until we saw them in their intrench.
ments from which we took our statue dis,
lance, about one and half miles from them,
when we commenced shelling, at about 4
o'clock P. M, and continued until dark,
when We ceased firing. They fired in return
few shot, but which fell far short of US.
Seeing they could do no good, Colonel Nc
Cook begged of Gen. Thomas to let him
only have the Minnesota Second and the
Ohio Ninth regiments, and be would route
every man of them, or he would be
No entreaties could induce the General to
do so. 1t is positively stated that Col. Nc.
Cook said that had he only had bis other
two regiments belonging to his brigade, he
would have gone any way. The General,
it is understood, remarked that we had done
we'll, and be intended to keep the advantage
we had gained.
In the morning as soon as light made its
appearance, our cannon poured their shell
into their entertainments (; but what was
our surprise to find no one stirring. They
had all crossed over during the night, with
the exception OF nineteen or twenty team
sters. The horses were all harnessed to
their guns and the mules to their wagons,
ready for starting. They had to leave eve.
rythipg except what they had upon their
backs. Their steamboat which they had
used crossing the river was sunk and forty
men killed by shell. A citizen who lives
upon the other side of the river positively
declares that there must have been four
hundred lost in crossing the river. Trunks
upon trunks of every description were piled
along the river side, and almost everything