Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-05-23
MILITARY NEWS.
Twenty-Ninth Regiment I'm Georgia
Killed and Wounded.

| INIT RY, IN THE WOODS, NEAR ,
MILL CREEK GROVE, May 10, 1854. :
HIS ExcELLENCY JNo. BRoUGH, Gorer,or Of
Ohio, Columbus, Ohio:
GOVERNOR: have the honor to transmit
the following list of casualties sustained by
the 10Th regiment Ohio Veteran Volunteers,
at the battle of Dug Gap, Georgia, fought
May Sth, 1864. Col. VIM. L. Fitch, Lieut.
Col. Edward Hanes, and Adjutant James
Stoner, all fell in the early part of the en-
gagement while leading and cheering on
the regiment under the most destructive
fire from the enemy, in manner foreign to
any butpatrtots. Truly noble, and laudably
brave, stimulated by u love of country, of
the bravery Of the men of the regiment,
too much can not be said. They fought
with determination and zeal known only
to those battling for the right. Obcying
with alacrity all orders, advancing up the
well nigh perpendicular nights of Rocky
faced Ridge, closing steadily and firmly the
frightful gaps made in their ranks by the
havoc of the enemy's fire, stripping from
their slain and wounded comrades the boxes
containing their ammunition, they fought
on until the approach of night, and, eX-
haustion of the last round of ammunition,
compelled the evacuation Of their position,
numbers losing their lives or limbs in the
effort to carry off their slain brothers in
arms. .
The following is correct list of losses:
FIELD AND STAFF-W Wounded, Col VIM +
Fitch, through right leg, serious; Lieut.. Col.
Edward Hayes, through right shoulder;
Adjutant James b Stoner, shoulder and
spine, mortal.
COMPANY A-Killed, 1st Lieutenant Win.
throp III Graut, ball through breast; pri-
vate M. M. Knowlton, ball through breast
private Franklin Potter, ball through head.
Wounded-Sergeant f Z Hoyt. ball through
calf of leg; Sergeant A S Richard, ball
through palm Of hand; private John Ellis,
ball through arm near shoulder.
Company B-Wounded, private Nathaniel
A Germond serious; privates Geo Wright,
slight; VIM Potter, serious; John Edwards,
serious; Andrew Bright, serious.
Company C-Killed, privates John KEEP
Ter, John Gray. Wounded-CorporalA Allen
Mason, serious; privates Dryden G Lindsey,
serious; Geo ID Brockett, serious; William
Yokes, serious Samuel Fang, slight; James
Wenham, serious; Henry G Soul, slight;
Obed Knapp, slight.
Company D-Killed, Sergt Samuel Wool
dridge, Corp Geo Foust, Privs Thos Bane,
John w Steese. Wounded, 1st Lieut. Geo w
Dice, right breast; Privates, Marshall Hoag-
land, right arm; Rufus I Chapman, right
ncr, left breast, mortal; Chas A Donney,
right side, mortal; Henry Hane, legs and
breast; John G Hugh, abdomen; Chas
Steese, face and shoulder; Jere Baughman,
right arm; John Bookert, face; Seth M.
Thomas right hand; Theoron w Smith,
right hand; David M Brown, right arm;
Isaac Medsker, left leg; John j White,
hand.
Company E-Wounded, Scrgt A j An
drews, through hip, serious; Corp Hiram
Thornton, leg, slight; Corp Hiram Dalrym-
ple, left hand, slight; Privates Banney
Brick, leg, slight; Ben Bonner, leg, slight;
Thomas Franklin, face.
Company F.-Wounded, Franklin Flood,
serious; AlOnzo Cole, slight. Missing, Chas.
Cain.
Company G.-Killed. Sergt Ellis Green,
Christian + Bernley, private Curtis w
Lautz. Wounded, I'd Lieut. Wilbur +
Chamberlain, Corp Hammond w Greer,
privates Geo L Braginton, Geo Mccormick,
John Woodward, George Murry, James
Saule.
Company H.-Killed, privates Warren H
Connell, Eli Joles, Charles Osborne, Mar
tin Smith. Wounded, Corp Floyd Morris,
left arm slight; privates John Wrigh, right
arm amputated; James Panine, mouth and
right shoulder; James Wild, right leg
serious; Henry j Knapp, right shoulder;
John Smith, in shoulder.
Company I-Killed, privates Tobias Phin-
ney, Henry Kupp, Case NJ Hims. Wounded,
Sergeant Newton b Adams, arm, slight;
privates VIM Gilbert, thigh; Abel Archer,
knee; Alva Holden, A w Holdrige, shoul-
der; Theodore Hawk, leg; II Kindig,
waist, slight; Hiram Newcomb, right breast;
Jas Perkins, hip; Dewitt Stenens, head;
John Shannon, arm; VIM Stello, leg broke
below knee; James Reed, shoulder, slight;
VIM Rushon, neck; James Winters, shOul-
der and breast; William Waterman, side and
leg.
Company K-Killed, private Amos Long.
Wounded, Sergeants o S Hoxter, head,
slight; l. l. Kinney, neck; G Hammond,
leg; privates f A Rounds, neck, serious;
w II Stratton, knee, slight.
The wounded are all properly cared for,
and on the 9th were transferred to Ring
gold, Ca, by ambulances, and from thence
to Chattanooga by rail. very greatly re-
gret to inform you that we were compelled
to leave some of the dead on the field, as
the enemy had fair range of them, and in
one instance two men were killed and one
wounded in endeavoring to take off one
body. Those brought off are buried at
Mill Creek Hospital, their graves marked in
such manner as to be easily recognized.
The remainder of the regiment sustain
very good mOrale-no complaints are heard,
and all evince as ever willing promptness
In dutv.
have, Governor, the honor to be,
With profound respect,
bal mo WIZ Your ob't servant,
MYRON Il WRTEHT