, 1864-07-15
Fls1Y-fIRsT ILLINOIS REGIMENT,
4 Chapter In It's Hlstory-The Battle of Ke-
nes4w MountaIn-List OF CasaaltIes,

The following letter, written BY Rev. Mr.. Rsy.
mond, Chaplain OF the 51st Illinois regiment. to
bis Fon, Lieut.. Col. Sam Raymond, vii! be read
with interest. 1t Is dated Marietta, June 90 1861
On Monday morning, the eth inst, VIC were or.
dereo to march At eunrite. We moved at O'Clock
aoont mile TO the right, and alter about an hour
were ordered to charge the rebel line and works
IN itont. They moved in about = ,quarler past $
tie csmpaGn raQei. Our men soon % gained Ir ,he Hs
works: others were only a Iittle distance from
them, when The fire on our righ. gave way-part
q Davis dl5irion-and then the cross-dre, ,ilike
Opened on them murderouslv. General larEer feil
m0rtslly wounded. Major Brennan, Sd Kentucky.
Captain barand and several other ofllcers Of that
Gsth ohi9, was shot IN the breast; Capt. -, q
the 7ith Illinois, killed: Capt. Wh.tterdie, A. l..
g. Of Gen. HooEer'E stat, wounded Ia thigh. The
tie. Sergeant Michael Delaney, color bearer Of The
9Th, planted the colors on the rebel works, He
vas shot In the mouth and twice besides aud
then bayoneted In the chest, bgt was brought oil.
1es na but nk he IS de.a befoie hi 1me r. Ss
th lost all three OF their colors, and Col. SIN IT'D
but Smith and Rust arc all right, Major Rnst i
in commend Of ali the pioneers IN the brigade at
present. This is the nrst Gisaster to our division
since the campaign opened, and our regiment Ia a
heASy sufferer. have not been able to get a full
list let, Int will give what hayc been able to get
1was under perfect shower Of bullets and found
ny ny. horse you'd be shot, 60 I had 70 move
lets and escaped further up the favine.
our heads 6i Killed in he 5ist have c :Adj I i.
ia. Of truce. He was pierced eIercn times, and
the rebel Colonel raid be was the bravest man be
syei eaw, and pf9mised to send bis sword 70 Col.
strickland, 60. q; prlvate4 J. J. Wright, Adam
Mareh, Daniel Flott and = Cornell, were all Killed
ard buried where they frll. The wounded arc -
Fl; i tsSmnaccaPS
%.gatS s1i Ssassss; ese@ f5sassss Ssssssat
;i,tS 4 13;:St Rex C. 5 + heed: Ma. Msaeny g.
a. right side; Prisatcs = Black, co. E, collar
bone; George y: Romba, co. ., dangerously,
bowels; Hiram Gsarhart, co. F, severe, back
ram sehoonoven, 60. F, iesere, face, ieil arm and
tight hand; Vim. Morton. co. E, SLIGHT, ieit hand:
Kobert Morton, CO. = LEFT side; olton Rlcton. CO.
assa %m @ doSs H =
s|sst se3a'osi sias;n nsHl eSsesRy, s.; so 5e7sis
neek Joseph Gorafd, Co +, head: Geo: swartz,
CO. E, severe, supposed TO be mortal, hand; Jos,
hiDcan. Go, F, severe, thigh Geo. Bro IN, %. Z,
&C. T. hoel Co. g severe, body;
-, There nre Is killed, wounded and mies,ue
The1e are eleven names hare not yet Obtained.
few officers. and shall, no doubt, when tie cam.
paien ia over, be consolidated into some
other regiment. Capt. brown, judge. did weII
and 10 now immortAltzed with scors ami VIII "a
tire With considerahle honor, 80 You will have to
allow him t0wcar his wounds, lie may lose his
arm yet, but we hope not. There waa more dan
ger OF Cumming arm when they left than Browns.
cots1ed and cent On in charge Of hls aid Lieut..
Lamb, Of the ed III. to New Jersey. Col, Brad.
ley commands the brigade aud has won more
!aurels In the laetdght. uenhcck is A. A. g. Tor
bin. Capt. TiIton commands the regiment and
there 10 no Captain now In the company but the
renowned AtWater. -''
believe we have about ninety guns LEFT OF the 51st
III. Vol. So you zee. VIC are nearly Played out. /
hare been very Ench troubled with bowel com.
pinint for two weeks past, and feel quite Ill this
morning, and yet We have nothing but the ever
Iat tlng hard tack'' and *'eow belly'' and now
and then fresh beef. Some Of the officers have
obtained disco'ored potatoes, bat have not been
cnit, or Hce and butter, and something can cat
while unwell. Last night the rebels made
very violent charge On our ltne. ara{n
when they tepueed and droye US buck to our 0rig-
nal line Of Monday. They opened between aud
a. m and for from abont 70 to 30 MINUTES the
sarth and heavens shook with the ehock Of battle.
have not heard the result yet, but the JOHNNY |
Tbs we're sent back with a iiea In their ear. We
,enr that Kirby Smith ie hurryfng to reinforce
Johnston and yesterday orders to prepare to march
Elth days ratiOns were spoken bout the hos.
'itals. Whether We are of on flanking movement
oWh1d AtIGnts, OF to meet the rebel reinforce.
nents and break th<m beiore3they Join Johnston. !
al IN the dark, but It is rnmored that the big:
est thing Of the war Is to come of in few days.
We hoped to celebrate the Fourth in At!ants.
mt It ts Low very prohtematica. Here we are II \
roDt Of Marietta yet. and the rebel army hOpefrt