Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-28

eLo suenIs OF those who Tell OF were Nounueu w
that battle.
The tst Irish (,5shl .egiment ludi.
ana, as the ssassle of NurfreesbOro--
Repert OF Col. " o1scn.
HEADog ARrrEs lsr IRIsHl 35rHl REQ xp.voL..)
IN the Field. near
NrRyRKEsBoRo, Tenn, Jan. 5, 1868
CoIoSEL: TIE action commenced on our right.
ani ~ an nrre libie short spsce Of time found
hanssreis Of iugiiives and numerous wagons aud
ambulances flying in confusion and attempting 10
cr,,-~ the river Orders came from You 20 arrest
the fight OF these fugtives. aud To this end Iii
reetei my men 20 TX bayonets. and halt the panic
stricken soldiers. To Capt John 4. Duilcy.
acting N ajor. and Adjutant John ScuIly am
much indebted. a. well 10 the company officers.
for energetic efforts 10 form these recruits into
line. Two small battalion were thus formed
aud. under officer. sent back To the right OF
the line The confusion very great. and
feel as IL it was due to nv officers and men To
mention particularly the cool and determined
IN snner they brought order out OF confusion.
short time after the subsistence OF the panic on
the west side Of tie river | discovered a STAN
re among the teamster$ who had crossed Oh
the elst side An officer rode up and Informed
that battalion OF the enemy's cavalry wis
about 90 charge upon and capture the wagons
among them were two wagons belonging TO the
"Geheril IN Chief and requesting me II posi-
BILE 20 save them. | instantly put the regiment
on the march Ia the ford. IN order 10 meet this
cavalry force On nv road TO the ford
ordered nv A A A u Clark t. form line again
os the Ffty first Ohio. | DID So and saw the
cavalry coming in full charge the train. a.
this juncture. threw the lett wing OF the regi
mest tack. and opened severe fire ON the en-
emy. the battery on our right Smelling item h md
somely &c the same time. The result was. the
81.
Cd get but few OF the rear wagons away with
him o. the morning OF January the 1t, our
division. the third, recrossed to the east side Of
the river.
At midnight the enemy undertook to drive in
my skirmIshers by vigorous assault | am
;svnd report that in this they signally failed
The line OF skirmi>hers never gave inch; on
the contrary. 10 the gallant order o' the moment.
they drove the enemy beyond his line. and
established that of the Thirty fifth Ypon il In
this affair | lost one man killed, and two
wo,indel Ctpt. Duilicy upun the right and
Clpt. Grove ou the left of skirmishers behav ell
with distingu she'd eallantrv.
Through all OF this terrible fire OF musketry
and >hel, aia proud to say not single officer
or MN libched. The 79;h Indiana then gave
way under this terrific pressure The regiments
on NV right. the 5lst Ohio and 9Th Kentucky
were slowly retiring and fighting heroicllIy AT
the end OF forty three minutes Of "A desperate and
unequal contest. ] found the enemy completely
around my tanks To prevent useless destruc
ton Of lille or entire capture of my regiment, /
gave the order To retire was obliged to repeat
II. aud even thea the brave fellows complied
luct'ntly. May refused aud they either
killei or captured. On reicliing the river IN our
reu. some ADJ yards. rallied the torn ranks of
my regiment Here were the remiining .frag
ments of the 5lst Ohio. osh aud 2lst kentacs Y,
with some other regiments that cannot now
designate. bold ani determined fire was
opened 10y this new formed line. The enemy
paused. fought. and then az last broke and he,i
men pursuing them with cheers aud "a heavy
81 'ggerlny hre. The enemy made one stand
more on a hill. liz WIS but mumentary, for our
brave lads were upon them. aud they ie'l. ne, er
agair 20 rally. nsd but few officers with me
each aud every had some peculiar tact OF
exre,lence-some one splendid soldierly virtue.
l respectfully append list Of my staff aud
pany offi sers; with single remark-they were
more than brave. they were less. In conclu
s,n feel obliged to call attention To the splen-
did conduct OF NV Adjutant, John SculIy: his G.
care Was n miracle-ireely exposing himself and
cheering the men throughout the action to deeds
oi valor Sergeant Major Robert Stnckdale
fought desperately. but coOlly. He deserve par
tistar mention. not only fo- his conduct o. this
helL, but for the faithful aud cheerful manner he
h,- performed his duties. To DR. Averdck. my
Surgeon. | must acknowledge valuable services
Brave and defiant the field. he is kind and at
tentive in the hospital wards. Quirtermlster
lgpe MAS ON the field. attentive to the wounded
using every eff,rt to have them carefully trans
ported a. ,he rear. By ten o'clock that night noi
a ven nicd man of the Thirty nth coudbe found
the held. To Father Cooncy. Ch lpl,in
tho muCl praise cannot be gwen. Indifferent a.
t. himself he deeply solicitous Tor the tenn
psiral comfort AMI spiritual welfare OF US all On
the field he cool and indifferent danger
aud IA the name OF the regiment thank him tot
his Kindness and laborions attention Ia the dead
aud dying.
Lisr ~ KILLED. WoUSpED AND MIssrSG or TIL
Isr IRr>n (35ru) REGIMENT INDIANA VoLux
rtEns. COLONEL Il + MULLEN, CoMxAxpINe
~ rHE SKIM sH or THE lsr AND BATTLE oi
ruK % or JANUARY, 1865. BEFORE NUEFREIs
BoEo. TKsSrs>kE
FIEID AND Stay.
Wounded-Col Mullen. thigh. slightly
Mssing-Captain Acting Major Duficy .knowI
To be a prisoner OF the enemy.
SoS COMMISSIONED STAFF.
KiIlel-Jehn Hinsley CO G. Colonel's Orderly
Hous'ded-Sergeant Major X. Stoekdale, hea.
aud lee. slightly.
KilIed-Sergt Geo Kirkland Wounded
Corp Charles Murray. thigh. slightly; Miehae
Hurley. lung. mortally. since dead; Jncot
Shearer. arm and side. severely: John McMa
hen. hand slightly. Michael Murphy. he id
severely: John Grady. hand. slightly; Patrick
Moore. neck. slightly Missing-Color Guard
Michael Barrett; privates Mesn aud Frank Mug
avn.
KIIlei-Privatc- Cornelius Donovan. Husi
Green No l. John LYONS ANN, Parkinson an,
Michael kiniry Woundei-Z ,clisriah Urn
neck and hand. severely; Peter Quinn. arm ans
side. severely; Lawrence Sheridan, thigh. slightly
Anthony Nslcomb. arm. breast aud thigh. se
verely. Vim. Duigeon, side. slightly; Janse
RYAN, leg. slightly: james Flynn. slightly: Jete
mish Sullivan. slightly; Thos Mullen. ishtly
Ais-ing-John Bowler, Anthony Burns, JohI
Coleman. Edward k,vanaush. Peter Mu!vaney
Jaoes Murphy. Ere: W hit,enbrook. and Jane
Dolan.
COMPANY C.
killei-Corp Austin E Sanders: priva ] n,
jane Chas Nuns and Geo Miller wounael-
Sesst James Orr. hand. slightly: Ser.t D.nie
Kelly. thigh. slightly; Sergt Patrick Morrison
hand severely; privares Thomas Michael, hand
slightly: George Peterson. head. slightly. W m
Crsmsr. slightly. Mi-sng-Colcr Corporal Se
necs Wig. Corp VIM English; privaie> Tho
- Brown and Richard Little
COMPANY D.
Killed-Jomes Naclsne. Wounded-Lieui
VIM IL kilsoy. mortality; Corp Gabriel Cooper
slightly. privates Bernard Smith. loot. -lis hiy
Henry d II sref-< sale and fhi- h. severely.