Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-11-17

/ fronted by deep bitches, and protected bv an
aoatt8. Yet on went our brave fellows
cheering amidst the death rattle of theiI
comrade and the encouraging hurrah or brave
boys, OF their commanding officers, every
one of whom endeared himself to the men
of the 10th. Most noble and patriotically
amongst them stood Capt. Patrick Bennett
who to the moment of his death. shouted
give it to them, BOYS" as he led wayino
his hat high above his head l have ALWAYS
doubted the manhood of large men, but onr
Adjutant, Chapman A. Holley, 6 feet 6 in
ches lowered on to the enemies breastvorks
every inch man; and so died the burlv, but
noble hearted Lieut.. Wright, but sir. not q
man Tor officer faltered till the very air
seemed to be turned from its course by rebel
bullets, then we lay down and Rugged the
earth close, fighting as best we could for
three long hours, vainly looking for rein
forcements.
About p. NJ, Col. Fairchilds, acting Gen
eral IN charge of our brigade, composed of
the l4Sth and seth New York and the 10th
Wisconsin, gave orders to retreat; but alas.
II was 100 late, many rose to their feet but to
TALL dead or wounded, others seeing thew
could light on their face and hands, but never
retreat with any show of life, continued
the battle till we fell back, while the rebels
advanced and took those who remained, pris
Oners.
Capt. Martin Scherff, Co. F, Capt. II. Went
worth, Co. K, and Adjt c. Holley, are all
prisoners at Libby Prison, Richmond From
Col Strong we only know he was wounded
through the knee and left on the field. He
asked some men and an officer to help him
OF, all CT whom, for some patriotic reason.
declined retarding their own progress in such
undertaking.
Lieut. Lowery went in like man at the
head of his division, and was last seen on
the hill close to the Notifications
Capt. Spain was the commander of the
DIVISION led in by Lowery Companies D, and
~ but the General this day detailed him as
brigade officer of the Day, whose duty it
Inen became to see that every man and Off
Ger remained with his regiment and did his
duty on the field, and faithfully did be per-
form his duty
The men in past times often accused their
ofhcers OF cowardice, and Spain knew it, and
on the held twice we came near having a
panic. Acting General Fairchild, his Assis
tant Adjutant General Capt Pullman. of the
10th, and the rest of his staff, assisted by
Capt. Spain and Col. Murry, of the l4Sth
" division officer of the Day." in vain tried
to rally the men by prayers and threats and
impeding their way, when Spain shifted his
place from the front of the men to their rear.
thus getting between them AID the rebel
ire. He then yelled "now boosters run and
leave your officers, here we stand between
you and your enemy" Whereupon the 10th
said "no never, wei stand by you" and again
we formed a line. Again the line was broken
and could not be formed. Capt Spain was
then the only officer of the 18th with US, and
he being Captain was on the left of the 9th
sr two Regiments. The line should be started
on the right, but neither the 14Sth nor the
seth being able to start the line, Capt. Spain
then jumped to the 'front.' and says to the
10th Wisconsin, forward and right oblique to
the right, till we show our neighbors from
New York how to form line under an enc
mics fire." and we did so. We then mustered
Is men and 5 Sergeants and the Captain
An officer then jumped to the front of the
swaying mass, composed Of the remnants of
the 14Sth and seth and yelled g New York
dare do what Wisconsin can," and again our
line was formed, and here we remained till
the 9th Vermont was ordered to our front.
Our whole brigade at this time would number
perhaps, so men.
On our first attempt to stop the stampede,
one of the Generals Aids, Captain of the
I'd Pennsylvania, had his ear split open with a
musket ball.
After night, Major Vaughn got off the field
and assumed command of the Regiment, and
behaved throughout most nobly.
LIST Serg't Howard of Co. |, was wounded
in four places, and when his son, a private
in the same company, was helping him off the
field, he got his scalp cut with a ball, that
covered his head and face with blood, but
did no serious harm; the young fellow march
ed boldly off, and conveyed his parent clear
off the field and to the hospital where they
both remained.
The names of the Is men and Sergaants
who formed and took the right of the Brig
ade are
Co. A-1st Sergt. c. A. Chandler, E. A.
Burton, VIM. SHETLAND, James Curtis, VIM
Pitt and John Wearing.
Co. D-Corp. Michael Kane, G. W. Norris
and Thomas Brand.
Co. E-Joshua Davis and George Chaffee.
Co. G-Serg't. VIM. A. Hollenbeck, S. A.
Lamphear and Cyrus Kidder.
Co. Hist Serg't. T. Cherroin.
Co. list Serg't. VIM. Taylor and his son
A Taylor, D. T. Waters and James Smith
We lost our colors. and charge it to those
who ordered US to charge and do an imposs-
biiity for our numbers. There were some 20
more of the boys conveying the wounded to
the hospital. X.