, 1862-04-17

THE TWELFTH ILLINOIS.
TWELFTH REGIMENT Ill. VoLs.,
P1rrsauRa. Tam, April 10. 1852.
Correspondence Of the Chicago Tribune.l
The main features Of the battle here on Sur
lay and Monday last, have reached you; butthe
details We have hardly gathered ourselves,
much less summed up. Among the details
The accompanying List Of the losse sof our naei-
ment, made correct to date, will interest many
Of your readers.
The regiment Eas commanded on Sunday
by Lieut.. Col. A. L. Chetlain, who rose from
bed Of sickness for that purpose. It Was
day Of extreme peril and consequent difficulty,
and to meet the crisis the Colonel exerted
himself to the utmost; 80 that when the days
laboEs closed his Illness returned with
power that forbade his return to the field.
The command then fell on Capt. Rugunin Of
Co. Z, a resident Of your city, who led the
regiment On Monday.
Most Of the losses occurred the first day.
The first att6ck upon Us was made BY large
force Of rebels, whom, rs VIC viewed them
through the timber, we thought might be our
OWL troops. While VIC were endeavoring to
satisfy ourselves On this point, they poured q
deadly volley upon rs, that dispel1ed our delu
sion, and brought us, at once, into the reali-
ties Of war.
While we we're attempting to resist the on
ward progress Of the enemy that Immediately
pressed forward in numbers vastly superior
10 our own, the retreat Of regiment on our
light gave them an opportunity to dank us,
and We were nearly surrounded. We saved
ourselves from capture, OF the bloody work Of
cutting our way out, By retreat which was
deiayed as long as brave men could wisely
wait. This gave the enemy an opportunity to
advance, and in doing so, they came near cap
which all the missiles of war few abundantly.
A hasty removal saved the hospital, and all
connected with it. The regiment soon FORM
ed, in new position, and held the enemy in
check for near an houri but was compelled
again to retreat. In this way, the regiment
occupied during the afternoon four positions,
contesting each brayely; but owing to cir
cunstances, our officers could not control, it
was unable to turn buck the tide Of evil that
swept oyer that part Of the field, and which
was not fully arrested until it had reached
The last spot at which the regiment was
stationed.
During The whole Of Sunday the enemy
gained more positions than It WIS pleasant tc
Contemplate. We had heard that Buell. Has
advancing to our help with large forces, and
though al ne time despaiEing, get, IN the tor
mula Of distinguished e. Ge1sra Ws Ter9 RI Of
cher would come n In fact, Buell. and night
came together, OF rather, his forces arrived OF
the opposite side Of the river about5 T. II,
and began to cross in considerable numbers
| at sundown. His coming WIS opportune, au6
| his energetic action, and the firm and brayt
| the battle Of Monday favorably, if indeed il
was not the weight that turned the scale
| Some two or three regiments had been cap
tured entire, while death, wounds and captur
had thinned the ranks Of some Others.
Our own regiment was greatly reduced, By
in the morning. It Was its lot to be drawn ri
| in front of some breastworks that were jus
then occupied by the enemy, and but for th
impatience Of the latter In firing before the
! had drawn it near enough, there might hav
been another field Of blood, As 1t was, bu
cupied the field the remainder of the day hoI
orably, and yet with little loss.
Among the killed Wills one-Andrew J. Sec
ville-w0rthy Of special mention, since, nc
being an enlisted Eoldier, the official report
may not mention him. He acted as Cook |
company !, but at Fort Donelson he took hi
gun and fought brare1y, receiving won1
from which he had barely recovered Wit
undaunted heart he went again into the fel
| on Sunday, and fell sacrifice upon his cous
try's altar.
I need not dwell upon the horrors Of tho:
two days, nor the sadder work that has sint
occupied our hands and hearts IN the burial
the dead and care Of the Wounded-the latt'
Herculcan task, indeed The enemy fougl
b5avely until late Monday afternoon, Hht
they were compelled to abandon the attac
and SEEK safety in flight.
; The following is q list of the 1osses Of Il
18th Illinois at the battle Of Pittsburg:
KILLED.
| Company -1kt Lieut. Wright Seaman.
Con,pany D-Corporal, JOHN Dowd. Private
l Russell Phileo, LewelJn Nilliame, AeTi Ge'
| Pierre LauwayraissanE.
Company E-Prirate, James Stout. ..
Company G-corporal Peter Ceary. Prirat
Gaael Rieaea1 .GEns E7x nsosa1 ssaaEs o. ean ''hh
Company H-Privates, Thomas Donnelly,
;, phopeo Adams
Company K-CorppEals Cornelius Carroll, Geo.
c Hamlin. Priya.es, Arnold Stevens, Tosten Hol
S que.
:. Company yA-1stL Lieut. Duncan MCLEAN Priva
II Christian Piepho, Henry Jackson: ---
. Company B-2d Lieat David A. Cook. Sergea
u Miletus / BlodXett- PriVates, George D; Ste
II Nest.
le Company E-E01poral, Hugh b. Mec4y. PF1Ta
10 3. G. Finley. E. r. Richardson.
- Company D-ergeant, Emery Hughes. Cor
Ep raj, Albert Gardner. Priyates. Stephen Brew
Frederic lE Mol1tates Reuben aoilisteF, John spe'
I. ConFAHT Ed nent. Vim. G. Magner. /
geant John 4 koogle. q; y. Sanders. Priva
he Gilbert, James Koho. Bernard Hsunks, +
Lenx-
ng ConrAH1 F-Priyates, James Bateman, Hc
". Dean, John Gottecha1k, Henry Coppen. Ig1
Kline, Charles hlone, James Leightner, And
sFeth. George ssbzeF ,Get George Sny4sE;t t,,n,
geants. Morton 4. Campbell. Frank y, Camp'
mt John Hall. Eorpornls, 1esbJ B. Welden. ia
II. Brown. Thomas Ellington. Priyates, Iawr'
Kennedy, Patrick Kennedy, Andrew 4. Ol
sn. Matthew L. Richmond, VIM. L. Wilson, j
Thompson. James Wanxer, Thomas Leaer.
Thomas Carroll. John T. Borland, Albert Sc,
vo- Cornelius 1hr1ll, Sylyanus Norton, Henry Nor
George R. Carter, Thomas Kerrigan4 EdTar
Kohn, Robert B. Parker.
CoMPAHT I.-Capt. Frank B. Ferris; SerE
Addison 4. jackson, co1porsl Ralph MulV
privates Luuan Barron, Henry CON-, Enos
coin, Patrick Mcclure, Eugene Stevens, Gusts
Young.
Co1PAHF Sergeant Francis Rutger. Corr
Charles &. Paine: PEiEatee Homer Town,
Smith, John H Harmon.
NoH-CoNNssIoEED SrAFT.-Wm- II. BoWse
Eah, 11asNd.
CoxPAEY B-P1iyate Tyrus Higgins.
var COMPANY Fist lieutenant Richard K.
Ia" dolph-
but gins. '""~1 -
1es CoAFAN1 E-private Geo. P. Gtbbons.
REoAP1TULAI1oN.
Killed. W'nded. Miss'g.