The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1862-07-09
The SD Penna Regiment.
CAMP FAIR OAKS, June 13, 1862

The 53d Penna Regiment.
CAMP FAIR OAKS, June 13, 1862
In the various accounts of the great
battle of June 1st that have seen, but
little mention is made of the Fifty-thlrd
Pennsylvania Volunteers. Now think
this is unjust, as we most surely tock as
active a part in the battle as any other
regiment that was there. We were un-
der fire from 7 A. NJ. until IL, and most
bravely did the regiment sustain their
part. Three different times were the
enemy in our front reinforced, and each
time did we charge them successfully,
causing them to break and run. We
were opposed by the following regiments,
viz :-Forty-frst Virginia, Third Ala
bama, Twenty-third Alabama, and one
other, supposed to be Mississippi regl-
ment. Our Colonel had his horse killed
whilst nobly cheering his men on to
victory.
Our Major, the gallant YEAdER fell,
horse and rider going down in death.
The Adjutant, whilst carrying orders
from one part of the field to another, was
taken prisoner, but thinking like Barnaby
Ridges raven, that it was the better way
to "never say die" watching his oppor-
tunity, made his escape. That we were
in the midst of the fray, you may know
from the following list of our killed and
wounded -
Lieut. Col. MCMICHAEL, wounded.
Major THos YEAGHER, killed.
COMPANY A.--Killed-Prvates Eli
A. Graham. Wounded-Lieut Mintzer,
privates Jacob Nagle, Evan Fryer, David
Honck, Holeman V. Potts, David Rob,
inson. Missing-Sergt. Thos. Clark,
Sergt Charles Geiger, privates VIM. p
johnson, Henry Holt, John Boyer, 10,
siah Godshall, Richard Gable, George
Beard, Harvey Skoan, Jacob Tany.
COMPANY B B.-KilIed--SergeantJ J ohm
Daily, Corporal John Radee, Private Geo
Fondersmith. Wounded--Captain Geo
G. NJ. Eicholtz, Corporal Jacob Yerger
(leg amputated), Privates Eli Y. Hopes
(badly), Paul Frick, Caleb Bland, John
Wildersmith. Joseph A. Matthews (badly)
Vim. r. Kinny, George Davis (mortally)
Isaac Vanleer (mortally), James Harbi
son, Euos Hoffman, VIM. O. Beard
(badly). ...
COMPANY C.-Killed-Private Charles
Lightner. Wounded-Sergeant II. j.
Smith, priVates Il. S. Boyer, Peter Det.
wiler.
COMPANY -Killed-Privates John
D. Glasgow, Madison McMullen.-Woun,
ded-Corporal Edmund P. Fulkerson
leg amputated Privates Patrick Connor
leg amputated; a. M. c. Mahood, badly
John Beals, Lorenzo J. Murphy, Jacob
Miller, John CautWel.
COMPANY E. Wounded - Captain
Thomas Church, badly. Privates Isaac
Z. Hess, William Sergeant.
COMPANY F.-Killed-Private Milo
DeMond. Wounded.-Captain Moody
badly. Privates Charles Clark, Samuel
Parks, Benson Warden. Missing-My-
ron Strickland.
COMPANY G.-Woundcd-Sergeant
Steven Z. Hamilton. Corporal Edison
Hyde. Prlvates Ira Baxter, Orman
Blackman, Raymon Calhoun, Nelson L.
Cobb, Uriah f, Glase, Asa Toombs, De.
catur Wykoff, Charles Ii. Westfall.
COMPANY H.-Killed-Private Jos
Black. Wounded--William II. Sven.
zell, Corporal VIM. G. Best, badly; Private
Joseph Wetzel, VIM. Long, Zach. Rob
enalt, badly; John Sibert, Henry Wilson
John Mayer, James McNamee, Adam
Fox. Missing-James Confer.
COMPANY I.-Wcunded - Corporal
Hiram Jackson, Private VIM. Fl. Martin
VIM. Helm, Michael Aaman, John III
Folly.
COMPANY K K,-Killed-sergt. P. A.
Williams, Corporal A. j. Shall. Wound.
ed-Private Peter Everett, Jacob NJ.
Berlin, John G. Lowry, Tobias Segel,
Harry j. Kern.
Total killed II
Total wounded 67
Total missing II