The Portland daily press., 1864-08-29
Letter from he Maina 18th.

Letter from the Maine 18th.
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Aug 22l, lS6i
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The telegraph has long ere this given you
/ an account OF our operations in tais quarter
( bnt few particulars Of This regiment with a
/ list OF It's casualties viii be welcomed by anx-
ious friends al home.
/ The gallant Sixteenth has again proved it.
( self worthy Of the noble name il has so long
+ borne, aud It's present long list OF prisoners is
1 no rcp5oach 10 them, or those remaining. The
regiment was behind breastwoTks and had
successfully repulsed an attack of lie enemy
| in fcoat wien a heavy force appeared a few
rods in the rear, which it had gained after
/ breaking the lines OF tbs 4lh Division, holding
the ight Of those lines. Nearly all the brig
AIDE was captured, three or four hundred only
escaping in the confusion.
To our deep regret we lost the beautiful
colors presented by the Portland Mercantile
Association, the National flag was destroyed
.hs State banner fell lato the hands Of the
rebels.
I Col. Ti.den and all the other officers, except
! ing Capt. Plammer, Co. E. and Lieut.. Lothrop,
I CO +, we're taken prisoners, bat the Colonel
and Lieut.. Davis, Co X, escaped their captors
as they were being put aboard the cars the
I other side Of the Appomattox, and after many
/ lair breadth escapes and interesting adyen-
lures, reached our lines at 3 o'clock this
morning. Noihiug could have given both
men and officers greater JOY than this second
daring escape Of enc Of the coolest, best aud
bravest Colonies that Maine has ever sent in
to The field.
White we mourn the captivity Of heroic and
true men, yet we rejoice that they have not
been taken from US by wounds and death, aud
hope that soon they may be returned to US
/ with heath unimpaiFcd, aud ready TO deal
heavy blows for liberty and country.
Most OF those wounded will soon be return
ed 10 health.
The brave dead VIII live IN our memories,
as those WHO fel in the front ranks with face
TO the foe, gallant defenders Of The glorious
stars and stripes.
Below is the list Of casualties:
Last Of Casualties IN Tie lGh Ne, Vol
KILLED
Sergt. Major Z. G. Stevens. shot through
the head; private danes Fahey, Go. A, do.
WOUNDED.
Co A-Sergt d. A. spe1rin, elbow private
Timothy Ford, chest, flesh wound; joel Is.
Hurt, chest, dangerously.
O.. B-Private Randolph Eidrdge, thigh,
na.aia "a L. as.Is o. q 4 f a
ca. Capt. Robinson Fairbanks, f5pt
>iislfi plvate Isaac \ Coombs hip do; Ot.s
Getcaet. head dangerous; An5r0ss g Davis
hp. deep flesh wound.
90. Corp. Luther Raalorl. shoulder, Sc
we're; private Bebl p. Worth. hand sGght;
Elisha Cooley, foot, do; Isaac II. FairbEolheI,
mp toY0nei wound
60. Corp + Il Floyd, arm fracture; pri-
'vatea, Warreu Bnters, hand slight; N B
Smith, fare, arm aud arm fracture; Benz bal
ton, chest, slight; Granville Il Jordan, fore
iiuger ampt. Sergt John McPhee, side, con-
luslon.
CO. G-Prigaies, Luke Emery, leg, sligat:
/ II Sutherland, foot, slight; Harry Sullivan,
land, slight; David Scott, foot, slight; B &
Robe. tAuma, slight.
slight
Co. K Corp Eyerard Thing. arm amp.
upper third; priyates Geo y Fisher, thigh.
severe; Ira Page, hip joint, severe.
MISSING.
Capts John Conley, Co II; J o Lord, Co X
Adil A 4 Small; l.ieuts Wm Il Broughton,
Co D; Atwood Fitch, DO; " II Chapman,
TO k
c.. A-Sergts James Parsons, c C vii
liams Corp, freeman I kuoses, I1ltson 4
Whifcomb; priyaies Freeman Bracket, 5 Ii
( Chlmherala, Iiagh Conway Timothy Ford,
Wm Il knowles, Albert J Mulch. Simeon
Ilipp, Beni Cafvell or Carver,
C.. B-Pfiyates Chas d Smith, Alden Tur-
ner, Adin 3 fhaypr, Clinton Davis, Henry
MsddocGs, Henry Mansfield.
Co. C-Sergls Wm FaFhhum Henry Fiske.
Edwin G Jones Corp N J Grinde; prlgates
john o Alien, John Emerson, Martin Butter
deld, Ezekiel Cole, Geo W Evans, Wm Farrer,
Wm y Grant, Chas II Gilman, David II
liines, Elias Humphrey. Henry Sharp. A
" Surrey, 5 II Scadder, CAas " Wright
Arch phnney.
Co. D--Corp Chas Couture; ptigafes S n
Robin.an, Ezra 5 Seayy, Austin Hobart, Tim
othy Buffers.
Go. E-Sergts Joseph Lamb, Warren Sea-
ward Corps G Biaisdeh, II F Jgdkns phi
Yates Stephen Buzgell, Mark ToWie, John
Harwail.
Co F-Sergt Cbas W Ross; Corps Chas II
Goodrich, frana J Leavit; Rfigates raeo i
4 Buzzel WilmOt w Dunton, Dtnuis HALEY
Pierce, Geo " Smith. John w Webster
Co G-SergtJ II Feain; Corp 5 T Farm
ham; priVafes W ii Chamberlain, I Cohasn.
Doyle, Barry Boyle, PAT Lgrrey, l. AZ Por-
Ter, Il Morgan, II Redd, I 5 Saunders, A
Treat.
Co. H-ssrg.s Geo W Fisher, wm Fsnnel-
iy; Cop Thos WitherIy; pfivaIes Chas Il At
kins, Wn Auals Chas r bore. Henry Chand-
Ter, Levi, + Gilbert, Chas L Hatch, Henry
SHIELD, Iamael Howl Dennis Jenkins. Dan
Geo " Smith, Martin l. Written. John Far.
| ley, Chas Cromptcn
Go. I-Srgt Geo Haskell; Corps A II
/ Briggs. YIN DAVIS; priyates Geo " Ander-
( son, Wesley Booker, VI IN l. Blsden. Jeremiah
Cornish, Thos Campbell. Ihos Crosby. Benz
( ID Colby, James T Diiliug, James Dutton.
VIM Frozsr, Is + Garceioii, Oliver Slower
! Chas Thompson, Steward G Holmes, John
! Worcester.
! Co K-Sorgt Colon Mayo; Corp Joseph
/ Peacock; priyates 4 b Saaborn. Ii Brown.
( Calvin MAFks, 4 G Lyons, Chas A Jordan.
SUMMARY.
NumbeF OF killed,
a. w0un led, -
missing, lI5
Total loss, l45
WA. w. EATON Asst Surg,
10th Maine Vols.
Escape Of Col. Tilden.
The escape Of Col. Tilden Of the 1871 Maine
from the rebels, by whom he was taken prison
er and carried on the way to Richmond about