The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1862-07-31

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cambria Guards)--7hsir Participation in
the Battles before Richmond-List Of Killed
and founded, &c, &c.
Correspondence of The Alleghanian.
BELLEVUE HOSPITAL, NEW YORK,
July %. 1862.
This being the first opportunity affor-
ded me of corresponding since the battles
before Richmond, 1 haste to send you
list Of the killed and wounded of Co. A.
Our company did nobly We were first
engaged with the enemy on Thursday
evening. We were then on picket, but
when the battle reached the picket line,
our company was ordered in as skirmish-
ers. We shortly discovered the Rebel
skirmishers were advancing their lines TO
small tail-race which emptied into the
Chickahominy. We charged down to it
and captured a North Carolinian, who
surrendered to Sergt. John E. Scanlan.
The 7th Tenn. opened upon our right,
where the Captain was, oblising him to
order retreat, as we were then between
two fires. remained with the I'd pla-
tcon, we being under good cover, but the
Rebels did not advance their skirmishers
again. We were engaged two hours,
when Adjt M'Coy relieved US with two
eomuanies. We did not lose a man, and
femained upon the battle field all night
We returned to camp next morning to
yet provisions and breakfast, but got no
breakfast, by reason that orders came to
double-quick back to the battle field. We
did-so, when orders reached us to retreat
TO Gaines house. There was a good deal
of dissatisfaction expressed at this order,
and we executed it with reluctance, it be-
ing known that 5000 of the Reserves had
repulsed time and again $4,000 Rebels,
(Hi!rs and Longstreet's divisions,) and it
WAS believed that we could thrash them
easily By being reinforced. However,
back we fell, and remained inactive, (our
regiment being held as a reserye,) until a
quarter of I Z. NJ, when we were order
ed TO relieve the 4th New Jersey. We
Il
the dust when the 11th opened upon
them with their Ininies. Capt. Lewis fell
the first fire, wounded in the right knee.
Nobly did the Cambria Guards stand to
fhe work. Cambria has no reason t,
blush at the name Of her sons
l was wounded below the right knee
Dne hour before the capture of our regi-
meDt When I was carried OF the field,
there was no one left to command the
company but 4th Sergt Chas. A. Pagan,
she rest being either wounded or absent
with wounded comrades.
Our regiment remained four hours un-
der FIRE. The Rebels formed four lines of
battle during this time, showing thai We
had been contending against four times
cur number. The 4th New Jersey and
lth Reserves held the centre, while the
right and left retreated The first init
anation we had Of their retreat was the
Rebels in front, on both fanks and in the
rear of us demanding our surrender 1t
fccd to save the remainder of the Re
serves.
Too much cannot be said in praise of
pur Colonel and staff officers TEev were
ia all places, encouraging the men by word
and example. Adjt. M'Coy was as cool
ss cucumber-as much selfpossessed as
III the battle were nothing but a dress pa
rade
In company with eight of our boys,
Jay upon the battle field twenty days, most
of the tiuiesin negro hut. The horrors
OF the battle are nothing compared with
Remaining ou the field, among the dead
and wounded. The suferings of the
wounded were terrible, no attention hav-
ang been paid them, or majority of them,
8 II FIVE days. The name of Surgeon
White, of Martindale's brigade, deserves
10 be cursed by every Northern man. His
fyranny and barbarism were unparalleled
DE allowed the men to lie four and FIVE
days without dressing their wounds, thus
producing excruciating pain to the suffer
zers! Our wounded who were unable to
dress their own wounds got along we'll
An assistant Surgeon furnished me with
lint and 5andages, and | dressed their
anjuries twice day. Our living consis-
Ted Of -four mixed in water, "a half cupful
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