The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1863-12-25

pletely merged in a crowd of gallant and en-
thusiastic men, who swarmed over the breast
works and charged the defenders with such
promptness and vigor that the enemy broke
and fled, leaving their artillery sin battery"
and barely getting away portion Of the cais-
sons and limbers. Six twelve-pounder Napo-
leon guns were thus captured by our brigade,
two OF them by the men Of my regiment
Hardly had a lodgment in the works been
gained when the enemy's reserves made a
furious counter attack upon our men, vet in
confusion.
This attack was promptly met by a charge
en- masse by the crowd, which after a few min
utes of desperate hand-to-hand lighting, cleared
the ridge, leaving the place in our undisputed
possession, with between two and three hum
dred prisoners captured in the melee.
The captured artillery was turned upon the
retreating enemy and manned by volunteers
from different regiment, but darkness soon
closed over the field and the firing ceased.
The regiments were assembled and after COL
lecting and caring for the dead wounded, we
bivouacked for the night.
one hundred and fifty men of my regiment, in
cluding two entire companies, and G, were
on detached service. leaving but fifteen officers
| and one hundred and seventy men, one hun
| dred and eighty-fve in all, present for duty.
OF these commissioned officers, one was killed
| and three wounded, and five enlisted men were
| killed and thirty-one wounded. Total of cas-
u9fIQS-fhirtV. ninQ fraction tl,o,
twenty-One per cent. of the number engaged.
Three of the wounded have since died.
The ammunition expended averaged fifty
two rounds per mau.
Of seven non-commissioned officers in the
color guard, all but one were killed or
wounded. The color lance was cut off by
fragmant of shell, and the field torn out of the
colors by another.
On the morning Of the 26th we drew partial
rations for four days, and at noon marched in
pursuit of the retiring enemy, a distance of
eight miles, to the crossing of the Chicka-
manga Creek by the Rossvile and GraysvilIe
road, where we bivouacked for the night
On the 9th at o'clock A. NJ, we marched
again, passing through Graysvile and arriving
at Ringgold, Georgia, about 8 o'clock in the
morning, distance of about eleven miles.
Here an engagement with the rear guard of the
enemy was in progress, and we We're formed
in line of battle, in readiness to act as occa-
sion might require.
At noon the enemy retired, and at night we
bivouacked, remaining in the same position
until noon on the goth, when we marched for
Chattanooga, distance of eighteen miles.
| OF the conduct of the officers and men of
| the regiment, under the hardshipS and priva-
| tions of the weeks campaign, in severe and
inclement weather, and with insufficient cloth
ing and scanty rations, and especially of their
| gallant bearing under fire in the operations of
| Wednesday. am incompetent to speak in
terms that would do them justice.
The regiment being brought into action,
deployed as skirmishers. There was better
| scope for individual acts of heroism or of cow
| ardice than would have otherwise been af-
forded: while witnessed many of the former,
| am proud to say that none of the latter have
come to my knowledge
4 list of casualties is herewith transmitted
l am, Captain, very respectfully,
Your most OBJ servt,
J. W. BISHOP,
| Lieut. Colonel Comd'g Second Minn Vols.
! List of casualties in I'd Regiment Minnesota
Volunteers at the storming of Mission Ridge,
Nov 20, 1868. ..--,'
| Company A-1st Lieut. Levi Ober, wounded
| slightly; Corp A. j. Bolsinger do DIS; privates
Charles s. Rouse, do severely; Richard Rice.
| dn do 1C
| Company B-Sergt John Westerman, killed;
Sergt. Benz. P. Talbot, wounded mortally, since
died.
Company C-Privates Kincuis DeGnve,
wounded MORALLY, since died; Saml s. Kline,
| do severely; Riley Barnhaus, do slightly.
| Company Dist Lieut. Samuel G. Trimbe,
! killed; Corp. John s. Mullen, wounded Sc
| verely privates Joseph E. LeBlOnd do severe
| ly; Jesse w. Williams, do slightly; Alexander
Landvie, do do.
Conspany Ed Lieut. Thomas G. Scott.
| wounded slightly; Sergt Halger Jacobus. do
| do; Sergt. Thomas Harvey do do; Corp. N. C.
Rukkee, do severely; Corp Thomas Fowble,
do slightly; Corp. o. P. Renne do do; privates
j. L Henningson, do do; Ole Hendrickson,
| do do. no 1'
Company II Private Samuel Louden killed:
I'd Lieut.. Thomas G. Quayle, wounded severe.
| ly; privates James Pelkey do mortally, since
| died; VIM. Gleason, do severely; Isaac Sher-
Company I-Corp. j. Ira Tillottson wounded
severely; privates Stephen w. Miller, do slight
| ly; Henry White, do do; Ethan A. Hitchcock,
| do do.
Company K-Corp Kenry F. Koch, killed;
| private George F. Lamphear, killed; 1st Sergt.
| A. II. Read, wounded severely; Sergt. T. Fl.
tPtraetgast:: 90 slightly, psieales Phlletus s.
| :Barpet.: Qp :sevelslS; VIM, 3. G. Evans.
do do. Christian krassehier, do Co..
;. RecapgttICgiOn. ,,,..s
/ Officers killed, 1. Dnieers wounded, g.: En-
+ listed men khldd, a.. Elilisled men wounded.
i 81 Total killed, 5. Total wounded, b. To-
| tai killed and wounded, 80. Total number of
officers and men engaged. 185.
j. W. BISHOP, 1t. Col. Cong.
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FoRTREss MONROE, Dec. II.
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