The Portland daily press., 1864-08-09
The 32d Maine Regiment

We take the following eXtIact from a let
ter from member of Co. G, SD Maine reg
iment who was in the fight at Petersburg, on
Saturday Both ult. The letter was written to
the Bath Times, in which city and vicinity
the most of the members of Co. G, belonged
In our company, Sergt, Ray z. Eaton, has
lost his lett arm above the elbow from the
same ball that wounded our Colonel. Asa
Coombs was shot through the body and has
since died. Corp. Eben f. Allen was shot
through the shoulder, but we hope is not dan
gerously wounded. Columbus Il. Frost, OF
Perry, shot in the leg and breast, we fear NOR
tally wounded. lngham b. Andrews wound
ed through the arm. These, so far as we can
ascertain at present, are all from our com
pany who We're wounded. We have lost
many who are prisoners, among whom are
Sergts. w. G. Ford and l.. b. Spinney, Corp,
Henry A. Bragg, private Charles Preble, all
OF Bath. Many are missing, who. in all pro-
liability are prisoners. We have now left in
the eegiment As men for duty. There are
some SICK and these, with the cooks, detailed
men and musicians, would bring our regiment
mp TO about 100, sick and well. Those that
now remain of Co. G, are as follows:
Capt. j. l.. Hunt, wounded; Sergt John
Killing; Corps. ID, W. Spinney, John Dixon,
Ia.
Thomas Dolan, Michael Murphy, Joseph
McIntire, w. o. Needham, William Trott.
William Newton, A. +. Winslow, S. l.. L,
Mariner musicians, Michael Fogg, w. En-
cry; cooks, Hugh Mckay, /. p. Oliver.
In one hour from the time the fort blew up
the rebel works were in our possession, /
was ordered with detail to carry off poor
Coombs and to assist in carrying off the Col
onel, if required. 1t was dangerous opera
ton. The shot few round us thick and fast
but not man of the detail was hurt. We
got safely to the fort, placed our men in safety
aud were about to return, when we heard that
our men were repulsed and driven back over
our line of breastworks, and also that the 31st
and 32d Maine were all cut to pieces, or pris-
oners.
What sad termination to so promising 8
begnningl As we look around and miss
the familiar faces, we feel sad and lonely
but we have the satisfaction of knowing that
our companies did their duty well and nobly
Would that all had done as well as did the
SD Me and the boys of Co. G, so many o.
whom hailed from the city of BATH
have been to the Division Hospital to see
our wounded. We found they were all doing
well, and in the best of spirits. Chaplain
Crawford, of the 3lst Maine, seemed to be-
everywhere present, assisting in feeding the
wounded, consoling and cheering them in ey
cry way in his power. | know not where
our Chaplain is. or if we have any.
/ should think, in killed, wounded and pris
oners, our loss must have been nearly 1000
that Of the enemy equally as much, as the,
admit they had two regiments Of South Caro-
| lima troops in the fort just before the eXplo
sion; and by the numbers of dead bodies W,
passed over, few, ii any, could have escaped
Some of our men dug out four of them VIII,
were head down, literally buried alive, but
were taken out and are now with the othe
prisoners.
! There is something going on along our lines
but what it is We cannot tell. .One thing
is certain, Grant is not going to lie idle long
before many days, it would not be surprisin,
to hear some startling news.