, 1862-10-14

We append below,a letter received by Coro-
rer VIM. James, from his son Edward James,
Junior Fret Lieutenant Of Bottoms Battery,
giving An interesting account Of the conduct
Of this gallant corps In the Hatchie battle.
Capt. Bottoms NUMEROUS friends aud tho
friends Of the boys in this tattery, will be
pleased to learn OF their gallautry and that
the brave deeds predicted Of them upon their
departure, ave been more than realized The
following is tie letter in question:
HEADQuAETERs Go. L, % Ill. ARrr11ERr,l
CAAf NEAR Bolivar.
October 9 h, 1862.
nd~ Fatdfr-Knovingt tina: you will be au1ious
t.te = eaT ,h. ON a,hGgg6 an TSra
butts division left this place on Saturday morning
last ard it soon was nofsed about that We were
sstaEdsy abont esa Sn miles, rcsted atsaed unt Fl
surday morning, and moved again, the 25!h Ipdi-
a. e. leading h The column falosed b our battery
Cd stir IN front, andwas ordered by Capt. Bolton
to take forward our, piece and shell a house
Ehieh was shown me b, Col. Morgan Of the a5th
indiana We Immediately opened, ana the shot
told vel, the first one hlttaa the end Of the house
about eight OF nine feet from the gfouiJ
1hfs piece then left under command of Sergeant
brave boy a. cTer wore = soldiers uniform. snd
than brought ny other piece to bear on the barn
nfaa1 OF tne o"uee. Ae@fc result nf our work. the
etaf ascetiained that shell hit the house and
that the other FIVE were put into the barn II
ecemR that there had bfcn nothing hut the enc
ns'e outposis at this place As We drove them ,n
ordered to hill to open on the enemy. he hai
lie .ss II s thief M .ad H. sftS
Charles q. Adams had his arm Bio xn of throus
BIZ own earelesmess- At this time the whole
Sst,sTy Sstss vas ,ng xs s.pia and = Ghs1sy
Thought it was his own, md stepped In
| to sponge again when number four pulled thelsa-
The ssddcst psrt Of I'll is il tint I'D GsIiey I % Ell
proper attention, and had LIS arm neen ampntated
4 the time he wou1d have lived He died At this
On this hin. we sileneed one OF tue enemy's
batteries: tooF twelve po1nde; and eaptneed It
e1s es1f We .s.n
azoss the rlverto gre the infantry confidence,
es' & e. As e. ess a:a,: 'fs S.ss md
e. e. r. The 8.3gs ~ 1altag lss asil n hoss vss
h.d oss @aa !oended, md I'D txo-one ty Ssty
ssd1ys ,2thoeeh b vill Eseevsz; r. naae i.
0d I'D Vesteh wsrs wouadsd, gainsd ths lii i1 I'd
drove the enemy hack. We immediately took
:; e e e. e. sass nd sss s s., e. 2ssS
IT, Gre.test houozs, foe - No held up little, ssr
Reas Dana.p. Ct NJ hfet pteoe, Sung out "Hre
| they CONT" and sure e0o09h there W8s whole
brigade charging upon fwo Ohio battcf-
fee, Which W.0 aas1 = quarter of =
mile to our left but they had reckoned without
| he shower of cxRistsk. they 4roYped thelr two
s&and8 af oo(oEe o. ths I'D anA lek a1d tbs enl.
shot nj this brigade, we are to haye tho colofs
that WIRE lefs uat The AeM. md which ~ Intend 10
Aend to Chicago. Our boys III acted with the
The No1thwettern Railr1a4, Yoz en- teu him fhat
| he may he proud pf his nephew Fred, and that he
did his duty we'll It 10 Aeedleee for ne to speak
/ Of Capt. Bolton or Lieutenant Moore. They did
| their duty Ike Officers; and ~ We arc proad of
\ thesa their ficnds can Justly be 10.
| Your a4aetfonAte aon,
| KDWARD JAMk4
ACADEMY OF 6o1ExCEs.-The Academy oil
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