Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-11-27
rroI, Az 9Sth Regiment.

yERllI111oN BAYOU, La, Nov 9th, 1868
= DEAR WIFE with a heavy heart improve
the present opportunity Of dropping you few
.Iiuesls Since writing yOuabeforeo our Regiment
ilas lost manyIa brave man ha On the % 1nst-
eur Brigade was attacked about noon 1y an
oTerwhelming force, which we held at bay as
long AZ Ne could, hoping TO get feiRforceunents
iii ti1le aoiFepdlse them, butaWe were compel
lad to fall back We formed another line on
the prairie, and were reinforced by the 4st brl-
gade of the Sd Division, when we advanced,
driving the enemy from our Camp and over
fbe FaftlelfeId, where they had rifed the pock-
cts of most of the dead and wounded, and in
a Few cases had stripped the clothing from our
dead They demolished our Camp, except a
few things that were put in the wagons and
got away. My Vslice was saved, but every
thing else was taken or burned After driving
the eneunv from the woods in which the battle
took place. we turned our attention to the
killed and sounded, had them all moved
back. and fell back ourselves in the evening.
rRegiment entered the fight with 10 men.
and came out vita about SO. Company
went in with % men, and came out with 10.
viii d W Vou a list Of the killed, awounGed
And fJfisoflefs. seftls-1sz8i tCs zfts.g .t.-t
b Killed; Private Alexander Mecay, Of Eden
Wounded, Corporal James A. Miller, OF Os1s
trander, flesh wound in LETT thighs; Priyates
both thighs; Isaac Rlunkekt, flesh wound in
thieh;o William Weleh, sealf of leg;g Samuel
Rogers, severe wound in upper part OF the
right thigh. Missing and most of them known
to be taken prf souer; Sergeant John A!VE
Callar; sRIivates Ford Heyler,r Mmf A Lear 70
George ". Morgan, H. B. Main, Jacob 3. .Pet7
teE. Martin A. Powers, Henry Hurnel, Wm, II.
WiIiiarus BenueT W albert p MO Z Reh
I Isaacl P1nnlcet and Wmo w elehI were wound
ed and taken prisoners, but were exchanged5
and are now doing well, II, TACT ailour boys
are as comfortable as We can make them; they
are all il good spirits. i1}'9S 1ll0l1
= Isaac White, Of Company G, was killed, and
Henry Franks, OF Company Di wounded and
died in hospital the next day Captain h L,
Bennett, of Company A, Captain Chandler, OF
Company I, Captain Kimball, of Company g,
Lieut. Godman,9 of Company GssAnd Lieut..
Baird, Of Company II, were taken prisoners,
and I fear they will have q hard time We
came yery near being wiped out, but, thank
Cod there are few of us left yet, and we will
be hard to dive back much further until we
can get our wounded back to a place OF safety :
To the friends OF. the killed Iextend my con-
dolence in the hour of afdiction; TO those of
the wounded tender my waTmest sympathy,
and assure; them that all that can will be done
for the suffering; and to the friends of those ta-
ken prisoners, can but express sincere regret
that circumstances compelled them to suTren-
der, accompanied by the assurance that they
fought like men, and surrendered only when
thew were overpo Wered and had to surrender
or die. hope they will soon be released, and
that their friends will hear from them soon
The little band now left me are like broth
ers;. there il no distinction; we are like lit
tie family, all trying to make each other as
comfortable as possible. The boys all lost
their knapsacks, and blankets. My bed was
saved, and the. boys have the beneft of all of
e Rut one oil cloth and one wool blanketszea
Tell Mayor Nipple that his brother John is
well With the exception of a slight bruise in the
side. 81 L. Klein. is all right.U 60 : - 9si4
r7sdfY0ur Husband, in haste, SIS ~ aftiis
g ,.--4,..,ts,f. -. ,.,.,-.. E. NJ. EASTMAN. 50.