Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-05-23

all day, aud were now on the right,and
then ON the left. On the morning OF the
18th, by daylight, our whole corps made
an attack upon the enemy's breastworks,
capturing two lines Of oreastWoFks andup-
wards OF 5000 prisoners (three of them
general oficers) and twenty pieces ofsar-
tillery. This great success was. not gain
ed without great slaughter on our side
Col. Lockwood was severely but not dam
gerously wounded 10 the head, crossing the
second line OF breastWorks, and the gall
liant Lieut.. johnson was killed as he leap
ed over the third line of breastworks,
ehargingEthe enemy. There was terrific
firing from cannon and musket kept up all
day indeed, such constant hre was not
kept up even at Gettysburg. The result
OF the day was great success-upwards
of 5000 prisoners and quite q number of
pieces of cannon. Itisreported this morn
ing that the rebels are falling back.
Col. Carroll. our brigade commander,
has just been brought in, wounded by a
sharpshooter in the left elbow. The fol-
lowing officers Of our brigade have been
killed or seriously wounded Cols. Coon,
l4th Indiana, and DAvie, l2th New Jersey.
Killed, Colonels Sawyer, 9Th Ohio, and
Pierce, l05th New York, and several field
officers Of our brigade.
give you a further list of our own
killed aud wounded in the 7lh:
KILLED.
Lieut.. Abner NJ. johnson, 90. B, on
Nay 18th Privates Fred Kinsey, Go. D,
May 10th; Calvin. Orange, Co. D, May
llIh; Alexander Glover, Co. D, May l1th;
BENZ. Brothers, killed by sunstroke, May
9Th.
LIST OF WOUNDED NJ THE ACTIONS OF l0rH
AID llTH OF MAY 1854.
Company A-Corporal John j. Jenkins,
wounded 10 right foot aud left leg, severe;
Privates Jacob SybGlE, lett thigh, very
hand, very slight.
Company B-COEporals Geo. W. Crone
wounded IN neck, slight; Samuel Miller
above right knee, slight; private John T
Wetzel, left hand below wrist, slight.
Company C-Privates George NJ. Baker,
wounded in right shoulder, severe; Thos
Cofield, through left side, since dead, ].
". Shanks, through left groin, dangerous
~; VIM. H.,LamberIsou, lefteye brow, very
slight; Thaddeus s. HaSlip, right foot
slight; Fillmore ". Weekly, across back OF
right hand. ,sgg=
Company D-Priyates Madison Mellow.
ell, wounded in thigh, severe; James Ste
pheus, in leg, severe; Samuel Davis, in leg
tiesb; George J.. Sperry, across upper part
OF left foot, severe; Corporal Mellott, in
abdomen. t
RECRUITS.
PrivAtes Robert E. Reilly, wounded
through hip, dangerous; George Burrows
through left breast, dangerous; john T.
Starkey, stunned BY the bursting of a shell;
Curtis II. Starkey, wounded through Left
thigh, hesh; Jonathan B. Morgan, through
right hip, severe; Henry o. Bond, through
right shoulder, severe: John g. Farrow,
through left groin, severe; James r Ray.
ner, 10 lett heel, siight:' Piersou Knight,
first joint Of right thumb shot of, slight;
F. NJ. Weekly, through both arms, severe.
LIST OF THE WOUNDED IN THR ACTION OF The
18TH INSTANT.
Lieut.. Col. Lockwood, in the head severe
but not dangerous. d
Company A-Private Calvin Ooburn, left
arm, not dangerous; George q. Harsh,
above right elbow.
Company B-Ssrgeant Jesse May, left
temple; private John S. Turner, left leg,
Company c-orderly Sergeant John O.
Way, right hip, severe; corporal Gesgre Il.
Jarvis, right under jaw, severe; private
Israel Wells, head, slight JACOB Myers,
Company D-PFivates John Reddy. alb
DOMAIN, slight; John G. DAlrymple. right
tore hoger; Gotlieb CASTOR, third foyer.
right hand.
RECRUITS.
Private Geo. W. Sine, right hip, slight;
James W. Barnhart, head and right arm,
severe; Chas. II. 5Oyles, right thigh. sligh;
George Sewer, abiomau, severe; Ezra a.
Hill. sprained ankle; Orderly Sergeant Lew
W. Starkey, front OF right leg, severe; pri.
Yates George W. Mcclure, second joint OF
right thumb. slight; Geo. u. Rusk, throug b
right thigh, severe; John Singer, through
right ankle, severe; Archelaas J. Haught.
LEFT thigh, flesh.
Yours 10 haste.
y SAMUEL STEELE,
Chaplain 7th West Va. Infantry.
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