The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-05-31

slight IN head. This company entered the
night on 9th with 25 men, Of whom l2 were
wounded. The additional casualties were
received after the 9th.
I BArTLE-FIELD, May 9th 1864.
Mr. w. nj. CoNNoRs Please to publish
the annexed list Of casualties from our Dis.
trict in Co. "A,' 9Th Regt. s. C. v. for the
information Of those who have relatives in
this company. Capt. w. G. Ste wart. sup.
posed to be taken prisoner
}. }. ID. Carnes, supposed to be taken
prisoner.
Jackson Moore, one of the bones of the leg
broken.
Sergt. J. w. Plyl-r, flesh wound in the
arm Yours Respectfully, =,
| w. B. DUNLAP.
We are permitted to make the following
extract from private letter from Rev. Mr.
Craig, Chaplain Ct the 5th Reg,, dated
near Spottsylvan G. II May 9th, which
contains Information Of number of Ian.
caster friends
Lieut. Benz. Dunlap is again on duty 10
the field. We hear Of no casualty to him
II. Wright, Lieut.. John c. Wiiherspoo. or
Kirk, up TO last night Capt. Stewart wa,
certainly taken prisoner. l, 10 probable
that he was not wounded. The last seen
Of him the Yankees were around him. Col.
Coward has been compelled to leave the
field, though cot dangerously wounded.--
The enemy fight more s,utborply than ever
The battle is not yet at all decisive. The
crisis is not arrived. The scene cannot be
described. The enemy charged and bay O..
Melted part Of kershaw's brigade. May
God crown us with victory. The fighting
on both sides is that of desperation. One
half Of the 9th Regt is killed. wounded
and nissing--it went in with 27O all told
-l34 failed to answer to Saturday morn
ing's call-ouly about IS are dead. hear
Of no casualty to Sam Williams son-th
he 10 safe. heard that VIM. Twitty was
safe Friiay evening. ! saw Carte that
evening, well. Capt. Sims safe-also Tom
Wylie.
| SrorTsYLvASIA c. H., Wa.
May IL, 1864.
| Mr. EpIron IL forwarded for psblica.
,ion the casualties in our two companies in
the battles Of May 5th, and 9th. now
send you correct report Of the killed,
wounded and missing in Company I, rs far
as can be ascsrtained, including all since
the fighting commenced.
Killed :-Privates, +. NJ. Adams, w. II.
Barton, J. X. Belk, J. F. v. Turner, and W.
Il. Sistare.
Wounded:-Cnpt w. J. Slower, severe
flesh wound in shoulder; Lieut. J. G. Rol-
lings. slight on the ankle SArg't. S. II.
Huey, slight in three places; CorpI's J. A.
Montgomery and w. h. ID. MeAteer, Sigh:
on the ear and head; }. II. Robertson in
hand; J. N. Porter, nrm J. B. Adams, shock
from she'll; w b. Bruce, severe flesh wound
in both thighs; J. NJ. Iingin,, severe in
breast; J. l.. c. Porter, leg amPutated R.
NJ. Steele, severe in right arm Alex.
Steele, In calf Of leg Jas. Taylor, slight in
hip; X. Plyier, severe in arm; w. Cren-
shaw, J. W. Denton, and J. X. Neal, slight
in head /; J. l. Barton, leg amputated.
Missing and supposed to be taken pris.
Oners :-Sarg't, w. B. Twitiy, I. J. Dun.
can, w. 81. Mathis, J. T. IIolton, K. s
Ferry, and ]. N. Richardson.
| have no report from Company l., as
yet, but learn ti.ey have suffered severely.
The fighting is still going on, and our
troops seem confident Of success.
| Yours, Local.
| p. S.--l think we will be successful here,
but it has been The most terrible battle Of
the war, and has taxed the courage Shd
fsrlitudc Of our soldiers to the fullest ex
tent. saw Maj. Gen. Wadswo orlh after he
was dead. The Yankees have suffered ter
rible slaughter. They would charge our
breastw orks with five or six lines at n time
and they were mswed down like grass. Il
was awful. Lee Is smart enough tor Grant,
though Grant has large force. II has
been two Gays now since any regular en-
gagemcnt took place the armies are lying
here opposite each other 10 line. cant
| conjecture the inteation OF Grant or Lee,
| LOCAL.
The following extract from q private let.
ter from Col. J. II. Witherspoon Received
in this place, contains u list Of casualties
10 Co. f, 18th Regt, with other informa.
tioA
RICHMOND, May 18th.
was Mt Jackson Hospital yes,erday.-
Eli Dunlap, Gooch, Wesley Tyler, Capt.
S,sver, Lieut. RolIiugs, wv. a. Marshall,
sick not vpunded,) VIM. Roberts, Faiie.
(ssn or Rev. N. Faile,) w. J. Williams,
James Graham these, all doing very well.
| Iascertained ,ha. in Capt Blaeknon's