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HrapeuARrERs 24ra IND. NIFTY,
PoRr GIBSON, May ), 1865.

UIncldi ESpSItS'
Hr-.neuARrERs 24TH IND. NIFTY,
PoRr GIBSON, May }, 1868.
tr,ontos7, J. II. LirSey, 4. A. A. G., list
brigade, 18th Division, lot@ Army
Corps
SIR: In obedience to orders, l here
with transmit a list of the killed and
wounded of my command, 24th Indiana /
Volunteers also, a statement OF the
mart that the regiment took'!n the battle
of Nav l, 1868, near Port Gibson, Mis-
slssippi .,
On the seth day Of April, at 4 o'clock
P NJ. the eomm81d took up the line OF
march for Port Gibson, and after long
and .atigueing nights march we arrived
\ in front of the enemy S forces, near Mag
nolia Chapel, at about daylight on the
,-morniag of May lst, 1868. Here we
fortned in line, stacked arms, and COM
menced breakfast
At about Z o clock A. NJ, while eat
inc. our whole line was assaulted by
terrific storm of shot and she'll from the
enemy's batteries. Our whole line was
soon formed. Ny command and the 10th
and 34th Indiana regiments formed the
adyance-the llth Indiana and Z9th
Wisconsin in reserve.
Shortly after our line was formed, my
command was ordered to the front, to the
support of the 9Th and 18th. Indiana reg
iments, who were holly cOntesting the
radrdry 5Vef the the CHS ana At HIS y9 aa
dense thickets of cane, vines and under
brush, and soon arrived in the rear OF the
9Th and 18th Indiana, who were under
the command of General Benton. In {
very short time we were ordered to re
Heve the 18th Indiana, who were hotl.
pressed BY the enemy. l moved m.
command rapidly to the left and front
over fences and brakes, and soon arrived
at the front The 5%r7 "ay o''
a. .v tte irSarprfTdfy 10 the left Here we re
Joined the 24th and llth Indiana an,
56;h Ohio, Who were in possession c
two of the enemys guns and quite
number Of prisoners.
|, After a short respite we were agai
= ordered forward, and nothing transpIreC
except skirmishing, Il having my entir
command covered by skirmishers,) unit
about O. clock p NJ, at which time m
command was ordered to the relief {
Colonel Slack, commanding the I'd br
gade, who was holly pressed by the en'
my. We moved forward at double quic
time, formed in line in deep gulch c
: ravine, and were soon engaged with tn
enemy, who were in large numbers, COZ
ering the hills in front of us. The battl
a. this point ragged fercely for one hou
: and a half, my men standing up like We
: Grams under this terrific fire tor the whol
5 of that time. Here it was that l lo
, most of the killed and wounded of m
command.
About 3 o'clock P NJ. the enemy CAV
way, and left US in possession of Ii
+ field.
: Shortly after this my command WAS r
Eeved by the 10Th Kentucky, and "
moved short distance to the rear. "
o were not engaged with the enemy al
e more after we were relieved, but wei
s still under the fire of the enemy bate
les occasionally during the remainder
the day.
| deem it unnecessary to particulari1
g that every officer OF my command pc
e formed his whole duty CALAMITY nd vii
a ability, and | feel proud in saying IL
men of my command gave renewed ev
dence OF their bravery and galantr
and are entitled to the praise and graf
e tul thanks of their country and the
a commanders for the frmness and patient
with which they endured the fatigues
the day.