Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-24
12d mississippi Regiment, Col. Hugh H. Miller,
CommnndiUs.


According TO the best information can OBJ
tuin, this regiment went into action with
about $50 men, on Wednesday morning. and
on Saturday there were only 10 for duty
Col. Miller fell mor;ally wounded while gall
lantly leading his men Oh in the charge
against the centre OF the cncmy's heights,
within lGo yards Of their brcastworks. lie
was splendid officer and lis brave lis Missis-
Sippians ever get.
Lieut.. Col. Mosely and Major Fccncy were
severely wounded on the lst while charging
the encpy, earl 7 Wednesday morning. They
stood to their colors as long as they we're able
to- raise an arm. In an action like this. where
50 many gallant d. eds "f daring were per-
formed by different officers and privatcs. it
would seem improper. perhaps. to make spc-
cial mention ut any one particular ACT: vet
there was one which WIS 81 obvious to all.
that do not deem il improper to notice it.
Sergeant Frank j. .Pricc, Of Cn. 4. Carroll
:ounty,l noticing two colors Of tic enemy very
near tuScthcr-Unc the State AGg Of Pcnrsv-
vania. the othar the national t!ag-obscrvcd to
his comrades that he was going to capture the
blue tlag, and while they were rapidly ad-
vancing up long hill under the most dcspc-
rate fire Of the cnc!nr$ nusketry. he dashed
forward some hundred var'lS or more ahead Of
his company, and wrcstr from the hands of
the ensign his colprS, not, however, without
great difficulty. \ member Of the ID NiSsis-
sippi shot the cncrny's culor-lrarer dead and
materially aided ScrS't Price in his capture
Price was slightly wounded in the hand, but
continued in charge Of his company through
the three days fight.
FIELD ASn STAT.
Wounded: Col Hugh l. Miller, left breast
and right knee; 1t Col II Moselev. left foot:
Major W \ Fccncy, shoulder and back:
Scrg t-Maior George Miller, thigh and fin
gers.
COMPANY A--IIEtT. X. F.. EAMEEE., COM'DG.
Killed: Orderly J W Taliatrrro. Sers't
Vim Rogers: Priyaics Bauchman, johnson.
Beck, Flanncgan, james Howard, Holland,
and lumlcy.
Wounded: 1t Bamhcrg: S"r='ts lnman. T
|, Price: Privatcs Cain. VI CamphriI. y Car
pcnter, c Collins " j Collins. II Check, DosS
Ezell, W Forbes, Gaunt, jos Howard. L b
Lancaster, Loving, Mar-hali. NcMiiiian. Il
Peters, J Rogers, b I Shelton, Sullivan, Il 7
Talliaicrro, WimbcrIy.
Missing: (thc most Of whom are wounded.
JOS Bambcrc. Timbcrlakc. Alderman, j
Campbell, G Cheek, X Forbes, Jones, Glenn,
Mcpherson, " Tyler, NJ i Tyler, Tinllc,
Terry, and Whitley.
kiled:S: wounded, -: missing. -.
COMPANY B--CArT. l.. c. wooLLAgD, CON DC.
Killed: Scrg't Wham, Sergt Mcintosh,
(color bcnrcr:) Corp'l Terry; Privatcs Bias
singam Brittun, De Shazo, Patton, Williams,
Swim.
Mortally wounded: 1t i + Wham, " J
Patton, John Scott.
Wounded: 1t Godfrey: Sc":',s i F Hall,
Woollard; Privates Bradley. 'abler. De
Shazo, Fruze, Miller, Phili, !, Ridgeway,
Robertson, Bcazly, " II Nl.;e:
Captured: Capt Wonllar,,: Cnrp'ls Bradley.
Powell: Privatcs D VI De Sha2.,. Embry. Fair
lers, Green, Haynes. Hunter. Mitchell. I
Miller, o Powell, l. i Powell K W Eober-
son, Steele. Saunders, Warrcn.
Missing: Scrg't McNeel"y, j \ Miller,
Moore, } W Scott.
Killed, .: mortally wounded, >: wounded.
IL; captured, Il: missing. t.
COMPANY c. COMMANDED II IT. j. NJ. NAIL.
Killed-Lt Nail. Serg'ts Dennis and Whit
lev, Privates Farley, Mason. \ \ Stevens, Bo
gan, Ham, Craft, Jones Jr, Phillips.
| Woundcd-Scrg't Paine, Scrg't Cobb, Corp
Smith, Corpl Scott, Prirates Anderson. Black
Baker, Casselberry. Dye, Gaddy. S W Hall
IIalderly, Ham. Howard lIumphrics. Hutch
inson. Jones. johnson, McNeelr, Morgan
Mcneil, Marshall, Founders, Pryor, Reid
Rines. Riggs, y heclrr. 1t o II Stevens, 1t
J Wilburn.
Missing and W ~....,aL-DaviS, Corp'l Paine
Corp'l Clifton. :. i. Daniel.
coHrASY D., y4NsSDED III GAIT. R. ". LOCKE
Kiled-Lt Geo 4 IlowZe, q gallant officer
Serg't Atkins, Scrg't Morgan.
1 Wounded-Capt Locke. Cnrpl anderson
Corpl Carter. English. L p and W L Han
cock. l. and + " Ingram. Mccall, Mccurry
Johnson, Farro,s. King, Kerr. Il J kirsey, ]
Thompson. Ruby. " I Wilson. i NJ White
Wall, Walker, J SAMSON, Gowcil. VI Earer
son and Sullivan.
| Missing-Scrg't Smith, Burlord, " NJ an,
! r f Coson, Cannon. McLaim, Samson. Wi
son.
COMPANY E-coNxASDyD BY CAPT. DAVENPORT
t killed-Capt II Davenport. Ii } + Moone'
, 1t Beardcn.
RI have not been able to get the list OF cast