The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-05-22

CAMP NEAR Brooks STATION, :
May 9, 1868.
Charles P. Mickhdm, 4. A. A. G., End
Brigade, lst DiUiSion, 1lh Corps,
Army Of the Potomac.
CAPTAIN In compliance with order,
| hereby subjoin brief statement of
the part taken in the engagement of the
End inst, by the 10th Regt., 0 V. 1
At the commencement of the action,
tie 10Th Regiment consisted of 8 com.
panies, Co. D and F, having previously
been ordered forward as skirmisherS. =
The Regiment was posted on the left of
the End Brigade of our Division, Qst)
the 55th 0. V. /. on its immediate left.
The Regiment was deployed in the
trenches (riae pits) which had been erect.
ed in the rear of and facing the open
space between the frame house on our
left and the woods on our right, and run.
ming parallel with the road.
For while The Regiment could not
see the enemy and consequently had to
reserve its fire, while, OF the same time,
q heavy enfeladiug fire of bombshells,
grape and canister and brisk mnsket
| fire from the woods in front was thinning
its ranks. Notwithstanding the Regi
ment being thus brought between dead.
ly cross fire, without being able to reply,
it remained firm in the trenches. until a
portion of the battery posted on the ex-
treme right of the lst Brigade came
down the road in full flight. At that
moment the nter Of the right wing at
tempted to break, when it was promptly
rallied by Col Meyer, myself and Adju
tant Koch and ordered back to the
trenches The enemy, in an ohlque line,
now conld he seen approaching our front
in heavy columns The Regiment i'm
mediately commenced frngand had fired
abont rounds (some companies on the
left move) when the Regiments on our
right began to break and to come down
upon us in confusion and disorder. The
10th necessarily Joined the retreat and
continued the same until it arrived at the
second line of trenches. Here it was
rallied and again opened fire, firing about
6 rounds (some companies more) when
the retreat commenced again and became
general. The 10th was swept along
with the current, but shortly after as.
sembled about ! mile in the rear of the
large brick house, called Chancellors-
ville, then used as the Headquarters of
Gen. Hooker, where portion ofthe l lth
Corps was forming With this portion
of the Corps the Regiment marched to
the meadow situated in front of the
aforesaid headquarters of Gen. Hooker,
and in the rear of the main battle grouud,
where the battle was still raging. There
the Regimentrested on its arms all night,
ready for action at moments warning.
/ was then In command, Col. Meyer
having been wounded early in the en-
gagement.
Although the result Of the first en-
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it would have been desirable it should
have been; yet | can not refrain from
stating that the Regiment behaved ,oelL
Officers and men stood like veterans, i. e.,
as long as a stand could be made against
the overwhelming numbers, and the
heavy FIRE pouring in upon u.s. from the
flank and the front. Many a deed of
GOODNESS and bravery had occasion to
witness. Many of the men, on the re-.
treat, filed their cartridge boxes out of
the boxes of the dead. Many fred re-.
treating and as oftenas 90 times.
The casualties of the Regiment sum
up as follows: wounded, ield officer,
6 line officers, 80 men missing, staff
officer and 50 men; killed, 2 men
Total, killed, wounded aud missing, 8
officers and 1913 men.
OF the Tuscayawss boys, 3 are miss.
ing, to wit: Adam Regpla, Andrew Ba-
ker, Gottlieb AffhoI6er; Jacob Nickles
is wounded In the thigh. "
CHARLES MUELLER,
Lieut.. Col. 1OTth O. V. l.,
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