The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1864-08-12
CORRESPONDENCE.
HEAD QUARTERS 32D MAINE REo'r. !
Near Petersburg, Va, Aug. 2, ga

HEAD QUARTERS I'D MAINE REo'r,
Near Petersburg. Va, Aug. 2, '64 :
FRIEND BUTLER knowing that you ore
always anxious to hear from the soldiers in
the field, write, ! suppose ere this you
have heard of the result Of the battle Of Ju'
iy 30th, in which our regiment acted prom
inent part.
Col. NJ F Wentworth, wounded severely in
the side.
Co. A, 1t. W B Pierce, missing. a.
B, 1t. H NJ Bearcs,
G, Capt. II r Sargent, missing.
d, 1t. Jas. Chase, wounded severe.
ly, left eye shot out.
Co. F, Capt. Fall, missing.
1t. John G Written, missing.
G, Capt. James L Hunt, wounded 60
verely in arm and shoulder.
Co. II, Lit. II G Mitchell, missing.
Z" l. 1t. Whitehouse, wounded severely
in shoulder.
Co. /. 1t. G L Hull. missing.
X, Capt. II II Bnrbank, missing.
1t. James " Goodrich, wounded
severely in arm.
Co. III, stSergs. John ID Anderson, wound
ed severely in arm.
Co. X, LIST sergt. Cs Hubbard. wounded
in head.
Co. B, Corp, Charles Atwood. killed.
I" @, Corp. S b Cobb, wounded severely.
Z" E, LIST Sergt. Charles Gibbs, wounded
slightly.
ENLISTED MEN.
Co. A-killcd- Corp Hosea Q Buzzell
July &c: Private Chas n Billings.
Wounded-Thomas Hubbard.
Missing-Howard j Mardcn. Albert S
Hurst, Alexander StacEpole, Chas II Cole,
Geo Mathews, John Fernald.
Co. B-Wounded-COrp j ii Reed.
Missing-Corps. Rufus Herrick, Caleb B
Ackley; Privates Albert A Gross, Consider
Cole. G w Damon, c W Danley, n q Frost,
Simeon Morgan, Geo NJ Russell.
Co. C-Wounded-Peter Wedge, Jas 2
Grant.
Nlissips-Eugcnc B Clark, John Work.
Co. D--Killed-Sergt Chas E Cole.
Woundcd-Luther \ Smith, Chas L Duly.
Co. E-Killed-Henry Richards.
Wouuded-Corp Laroy L Carleton; Pri-
NtltS Suus II NkCtu At'u &Nesa"S
B Townsend, Wyett Huff.
NIissing-J T Skinner, G w Wendall.
Co. F-Mis.ing-Sergt Grin j Quimby ;
priyates w A Wallace, Bracket Lewis, AL
fred Clark. Benz + Curtis, Alba Merrill.
Co G-Killed-Asa Coombs.
Wounded-Sergt Ray p Eaton, left arm
ampuhted; Corp Eben T Allen; privates
Amasa Cox (and missing), Columbus b Frost,
Ingalls, B Andrews.
Missing-Sergss W G Ford, L B Spinney |;
Corps W A Frost, II A Bragg. Chas w
johnson; privates S II Andrews, II X WASH
burne, Chas Preblo.
Co H-Wounded-W II Smith.
Missing--J F Knight, Michael Sullivan,
Jere Thornton. Thos z Ridlon, Aimon Strout,
Geo F Richards.
I-Killed-J NJ Peaslee, Chs II Page.
neutrality-suspicious. Arnold; priyates
j j Cundla,k, A L Crowell.
Mis.ing-Scrg: Alexander McA!lstcr !;
Corp John Palmer: privates Chas Tibbetts.
Jas II Colby, Geo b Goud, Henry Sproul,
John NJ Joy.
Co K-Killed-Jas Flanagan.
WOunded-Corp Chas Randall.
Missing-Sergt Geo w Damon; Corp Geo
Taylor; privates Geo w Enmons. Edward
Carter, Samuel Ross, Moses Donnell, Frank
Norwood, Ogilyie Richards, Edward Far
rell.
OiIicers-woundcd, 5; missing, 8; total,
thirteen.
Enlisted men-killed. 10; wounded, %
missing, 55; total, SO. Aggregate, lOl.
Our regiment went into the fight with l5O
men all told. and came out losing IL includ-
ing killed, wounded and missing. There is
now only one captain left for duty. (Capt.
Hammond, who is in command OF the regi-
ment) and four lieutenants, including Adjt.
Hayes.
Allow mo to say word or 80 before clos
ing in regard to our Colonel. During the
most of the fight Till he Jelly he was at the
head of his regiment, waving his sword,
cheering on the men, and among the first to
enter the eremy's work. IL was said by vet
Grams in our brigade, "if that tall. noble
looking colonel bad not been wounded, We
should have held those works" Col. Went
worth, by his cool bravery in the hour OF
danger, and his perfect urbanity, has won
the esteem of his whole regiment. a briyer
man never lived. lie lell by q ball which
entered his lcf. side, passed entirely through,
and came out about four inches below, and
was carried from the field by 1t. w. b. Bar
ker and Adit. Hayes, amid storm of bullets.
grape and canister-by which they just es-
capped being taken. lie goes home with tho
prayers of all the regiment attending him,
hoping that ere long he may be enabled to
rejon US.
Please pardon me for this intrusion upon
your patience. as | know you have many cor.
who claim your attention.
Your friend, 9. Ms.