The Portland daily press., 1862-09-30
Twelfth Maine-killed, Wounded and
Prisoners.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 10Th, Is

NEW WILLIAMS, Cept. l5tll. lSO->
Editors Portland Press:-I herewith send
you list of the killed, wounded and prisoners
of the 18th Maine regiment in a skrmish with
the enemy at Ponchatoula, Sept. 10th. The
troops engaged consisted of three companies
from the 18th Maine, and one company from
the Goth Massachusetts. Our boys behaved
with great GOODNESS and bravery, but were
forced to retreat by two or three times their
number of the enemy, with artillery, leaving
most of their killed and wounded in the hands
of the enemy. Our companies in the expedi-
ton were Company c, Capt. Thornton, Co d,
Capt. Winter, and Co. F, Capt Harrington,
with details from nearly every company in the
regiment. Company d being ordered another
way, did not meet the enemy till their return
to the boat, when Capt. Winter, hearing that
Co's.C and T were attacked, without waiting
for orders, Immediately started for them at
double quick, but only reached them in time
to cover their retreat, and hold the enemy in
check, till the exhausted and wounded men
were placed in safety on board the boat, when
they retreated without the loss of man.
The following is the list, with the several
companies to which they belonged:
COMPANY C.
Capt. Thornton, wounded and taken pris-
oner.
Sergeant John Mulvey, wounded and taken
prisoner.
Sergeant Enoch l.. Snow, sunstroke, taken
prisoner.
Private Joseph P. King, killed.
"A n l,J 4 I'll.
en- prisoner.
Private - Shoultz, wounded and taken
prisoner.
Private Daniel NJ. Crockett, wounded p
and taken prisoner.
Private Thomas c. Pratt, wounded p and
taken prisoner.
Private Alvin Skilln, wounded in right leg
Private Loring Harmon, wounded in right
shoulder.
Private Sumner c. Libby, wounded in right
arm.
COMPANY d.
James Murry, killed by falling into the ma
chinery on board the boat.
COMPANY F.
Corporal Eugene Stinson, wounded [ p and
taken prisoner.
Private David J. Porter, wounded in right
fore arm
Drummer William Nye, slightly wounded,
buckshot in hand.
Private Hermon C. Arthurs, wounded, right
side.
Private Joseph Cowan, ball through left fore
arm.
Private Philip A. Vickery, wounded, (?)
taken prisoner.
Private Martin Kennedy, wounded, (?) tax
en- prisoner.
p. ivate Ira Stratton, wounded, (?) taken
prisoner
Private John Perkins, prisoner.
Private Emery Allen, wounded, taken pris-
oner.
Private Hiram Dill, wounded, taken pris-
oner.
Private Charles Stratton, prisoner.
COMPANY G.
Private Orin Durgin, prisoner.
COMPANY IL.
Sergeant La Grange Severance, ball through
left leg
Private Ferdinand Jordan, wounded, (?)
taken prisoner.
Private Samuel C. Graflam, wounded, (p)
taken prisoner.
COMPANY X.
Corporal Augustus NJ. Haskell, sunstroke.
Private Alfred Thoms, wounded and pris-
oner.
Private William Libby, wounded slightly in
the hand.
A flag of truce has since been sent to effect
an exchange, but with what success have
not learned. Every effort will be used to ef-
feet the immediate release of all the prisoners
in their hands.
The loss of the 26th Massachusetts was one
man wounded and the Surgeon taken prisoner.
They were held as a reserve, and ordered up
to cover the retreat.
The health OF the regiment is good the
Neather cooler and much more comfortable.
| remain yours, j. Al