The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-22
capture us. to cut off our line of retreat

to capture as, to cut off our line OF retreat
to the river. la2aa"
Finding that the rebels intended no 1ur-
Their attack, Gen. ANDREWS returned WIN
his command to the river, without NM
drance or gaining sight again OF their
forces. Near the battlefield, about i've
miles from Augusta, the column had to
make its way on the road through swamp,
where muddy the water overfowed it from
one to three feet deep, and where the en-
envy, with his knowledge of the country,
might, if his fighting disposition had re-
NAMED good, have attacked Gen. ANDREWS
in bad position for concerted defense.
The loss of Gen. ANDREWS force in this
action was seven killed, sixte en- wounded,
and four missing-total casualties, 81.
The loss Of the enemy, as near as could
be ascertained, was upwards of one humid
red in killed and wounded, CT whom q
number were known to be officers. Our
force, having no ambulances or wagons,
left is dead on the field.
Among the incidents of this fight at
Fitzhugh's Woods are the following: Gen.
ANDREWS horse was shot dead from under
him Two bullets passed through Major
FosTRE's coat into his saddle. Three bull
cts passed through Capt. SWANS coat.
Ord. Sergt II. A. DURAND of o.. B was
taking aim at a rebel, when bullet struck
the cock Of his gun on the side, knocked
it of, and glancing wounded the sergeant
slightly on the side of his forehead. The
men wore their blankets rolled and twisted,
the ends tied together, and the coil thus
made thrown over the head and hanging
on the left shoulder and right side. After
the fight one of the men found very large
bullet imbedded in bis blanket, having
passed two-thirds through the twisted folds,
just above his stomach.
Itwas understood, at leaving Little Rick,
that the object of the expedition was to
relieve Batesville, an outpost on White
river, threatened by McRAE's force, or to
divert MoRAE's attention from that post
for the time.
The loss Of the Third Regiment in this
action is offcially.reported as follows:
Private Benjamin Sanderscn and Ola Han
son. Co B, killed.
Sergeant Albert G. Hunt, Co. B, severely
wounded.
Corporal Edward Frygang, Co B. severely
" unded.
Private William F. Ingham, Co. B, severely
wounded.
LIST Sergeant Henry A. Durand. Co. B, slight
ly wounded.
Privates George Brewer ard VIM. Shearier,
Co. B, wounded and missing.
Private Henry w. Farnsworth, Co. c, killed.
PriTates James P. Chaplin and Henry II.
Wallace, Co. c, severely wounded.
Corporal Lewis Kimball and Private Grin
Case, Co c, slightly wounded.
LIST Sergeant Corydon d. Bevans and Clark
D. Harding. Co. E, killed.
Corporal Isaac Lauver and Private Albert G.
Lach. Co. E. severely wounded.
Private Albert r. Pierce, Co. g, severely
wounded.
Private Andrew Bigham, Co g, missing,
Co poral George H. Peaslee, Co. H, killed.
Privates Rollin o. Crawford and John Eaton.
Co II severely wounded.
Private Washington J. Smith, Co. /, killed.
Private Joseph Marking, Co. l, dangerously
wounded.
Private Andrew Clark, Co. I. severely
wounded.
Private John Pope, Co. T. wounded and
missing.
N. G. s. @ NJ. Sergeant Heman d. Petit
bOne slightly wounded.
Recapitulation-Killed z; wounded, l6;
missing, A; total casualties, q.