The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1863-07-17

left hanh1ast above them, occupying
ground from Mich we had driven them.
They held their position for some time,
doing terrible execution, but were finally
compelled to fall back, bringing with them
quite number Of splendid English RI
hes which they had captured from the
enemy's hacpshooters. Another detach-
ment of our men soon went over accom-
/ panied by some infantry, company of
which had come up on the hill where my
regiment was stationed (It may be prop
/ er to state here that several companies
of infantry were at the foot of the hill to
our right, around General Solomon's
headquarters, who done good service,
acting in concert with us The enemy
/ finding himself fanked and no chance
of retreating, as every time one attempt
ed to run up the hill side he was sure to
fall, raised the white flag and about one
| hundred surrendered Quite number
still held out seemingly determinedto die
before they would become prisoners
Here more than half the regiment threw
away their carbines (many of them being
unservicable having been condemned by
U. S. inspecting officer some time ago)
and supplied themselves with Enfield
Rifles captured from the enemy.
General Solomon now sent orders for
us to charge and retake the battery Two
/ hills more to be crossed before reaching
! it, the sides of which were covered with
i logs and brush. The hills were several
hundred feet steep, almost perpendicular,
but at the word forward they were ac-
companied by two companies of infantry
and where it was too steep to walk the
| boys would crawl on their hands and
knees. The enemy did not wait to re-
ceive US but left their works.
l was now compelled to beat hasty
retreat in consequence of the shells from
the gunboat Tyler dropping in all around
us, and we fell back and resumed our
former position. The men were now
much exhausted from charging over the
! hills and back. The sun was shining out
intensely hot and | ordered the regiment
to the foot of the hill under the trees
around headquarters, (the fighting was
now over with the exception of some oc-
casional shots,) after being engaged
for five hours under a continued and Sc
we're fire
My killed, wounded and missing num-
Der as follows: Killed, A Brokan COM
pany a, shot in head; William Stark,
company H, shot in breast. Wounded
mortally, Robert Smith, company d, shot
in abdomen; James Carter, company T,
shotin breast. Wounded severely, Frank
Bennett, company f, shot in knee;
Thomas Adams, company +, right arm
shot off; Fred. Lewis, company L, shot
through hand and wrist; George Barter,
company H, right thumb shot off.
Wounded slightly, John Carter, compa-
ny B, in head; James H. Campbell, in
leg. Missing, Benjamin Happy, compa-
ny NJ.
prdba0h hf StceFs Such and being s4 the 81 case
| impossible to name particular ones as
deserving of notice for their bravery
without doing injustice to the rest. To
Major Brewer, however am particular
" indebted for the valuable aid and as
sistance he rendered me in carrying out
the different orders | received and for
his GOODNESS and bravery. Lieutenant
Kelso, commissary, deserves notice for
his timely aid in furnishing food and wa
ter to the men while they were engaged
Lieutenant Craig, Quartermaster, also
done his whole duty in his department
and B. j. kirkpatrick, Ordnance Sar
geant, was always on hand with ammuni
ton for the regiment and battery. Many
of the men fired over one hundre'
rounds. Yours, &c,
TH0S. n. PASE,
Lieut.. Col Com. lst Ind. Cav.