Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-17
To tie Eaitors ofiAe E"G"irer:
lSrH MISSISSIPPI Vols,
pOSrY's BRIG, ANDERSON ; DIV,


avail myself If 4 temporary halt To scnC
You the lit ii killed ami WOUNDED i'll hi.
brigade in the recent l"tltc near gettysburg
Pa You will see that our casualties are con
parativcly few. owing 70 the tact that our bri
:.a,ic wa, rot ordered in!0 Tie -curr,I action
orr losses being caused hy >kirmlshInS ano
from the shclllnS t" which We wcr" suDjcctcN
while supporting battery.
Tho 18TH WA engaged III IL hcay" skIrnIsl
on the I'd Instant. driving the enemy bacH
some distance, when we were met by storm
Of grape and canister, causing much havoc IN
orr ranks. Aljutant Campbell WAS killed al
this time by IL she'll. Although arcccnt mcm
Der Of our regiment, yet his cool AMI manly
bearing On the battle field rai cnucar"d i!'ta
10 the hearts 81 Us all.
Bark-,iaa'> brigade suffered, very HrayiIy.
Cen BarkS,laIe anl Col Carter Icing l;iilc,!
CHS Griffin. Holder, FiSer and Major Brad
lev brin" wounded. and Col. Luce missing
| hear that the c:l-ual;ic. ia that brigade will
amount to over iW'.
W. have inflicted very heavy bIow rpoa
the Nankrcs--kiilcd ana captured Inany
ihuuSanl--hut we have Il heavy loss Of lie /"
dcplorr. Dur wagon train. GOING H. the rear.
wa> captured hv The lark"c ra'r!:.", but was
rcrapturci hv tea. Stuart. who, hear i!a>
been within four miles uiNa>h:usron. rartttt-
iug 300 siX-liorS" w;ig'ns. AMI i large :mo;ln:
uf mrI"S am entirely trr much exhausted
o. write any account 81 the hatl.", hut Will
close with correct l;St ~. I'll" casualties in
this brigade during tho fight. To- winch must
be added the name Of Lieut. T. Il. Gregory.
OF Co. B, l9ih Mississippi, whn was kiIIr! "n
,,,.,r,,l, -. itI l,,.p
II. &. Wilson. or e.. X, l2!;A Mississippi
y. S.-Thc brigade Of ';cn. Jos. X. paws
also suffered severely, General DaviS bcinG
slightly wounded. ca. Iiu@h L. Miller -, the
42I Mississippi, ami lit. Col. IIumrhrics Of
the ~ Mississippi were kill"l. CD. ""ccn ot
the llIh, Gel. St,ie "i' the ID. ana MAJ. E"y-
Mods Of the lltIi were wounded. Maj. Blair
of Ill" 81 Mississippi. i. w"u'aIod AMI miss
ing. learn that every fell officer 81 this
brigade i, wounded. but do nor rccoii"rt
their names Gen. Davis hriga,l: is in Mai.
Ten. llclh's division. who was slightly wound
ed in the head, but did not leave his command
Gen. Hood was severely wnnnda'i in tine arm.
Gen. Archer who commands I'll" Tennessee
brigade in this division Anderson Was ia
ken prisoner. Gen. PcttiSrcw. Of North Ca
roiina, wis also wounded.
NJ letter is very scattering. hui under the
| can do M better, as Il heavy
rain is falling, and things are very moist. a
we have no shelter but the canopy of lie zen;
besides. paper is very scarce. q. II. j..
Ca,uaItic. in Poscy'- Br;.ndr-iSIh Hi-si.-
-ipp.
Field and Statf,-killcd: Itliutant NJ r
Campbell.
Company A.-Wuundcl: Corpl Fleming
Brown, Priv.trs john Gallagher. ,iiH Hos
gan.
Company B.-W""nded: CorpI'I y How
ard.
Company C.-W4rmlei: r.'ivarcs " Y
Brock, j j Wigiry, ! i Hollis, " j lay
lor.
Company D.-Killcl: Scr-'t q " VII
liamS. privatcG Patterson. Wounded: Pr
waite 4 j Jones Missing: PrivatcS y y
Dcnman, j : Cri<s. II Mcneil
Company E.-W"undel: S"rg't Geo Ritter,
Private Fox.
Company F.-K;l!cd: Priya;cs Geo Scamp
lev. II Z johnson. Wounded: C"rpl J W
Richmond. pr!yatcs l. ; Thompson. 7 II APP
plc.at". ) Lahcnhcr". Mi~~ir@: W ! Seat
man.
Company &. Wonn'lcl: Priya;@s j kccIr.
Pat Swccny.
Company lI.-Wounici: Pirate, y Gib-
son. u MrItavcu. ChAs Cain.
Company l.-Woundcd: CorplI Hoffman.
Private y Cotton. Missing: Private p Nay
renee.
Company L-kilIcl: Private Geo Vaughn.
Wrundr;l Priva;cs j II Wyrick, j Il jacobs,
4 / SvLo. = : Simmons 4 ! Rollins. Mis-