Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1864-04-29

men, AnucoIulag cut of the night with about Isl,
having lost 80, killed, wounded and missing, il
the brief space Of five minutes, and exhibiting on
OF the tloodtst records Of the war, in comparis64
to the number engaged.
Among the officers which the regiment lost IN
this terrible co nfict, were Aait VIM Miller. lst
Lieut.. Stambatlgh, and I'd Lieut Seth Thomp-
son, killed Maj John w Hicks, wounden severe
" through both thighs, by tvs different balls ;:
Capt. Charles neer, in the hip, and capt. John
s. .aaHttell, side and both thighs; Lisut. Charles
Bittinger and c. spt. David Hoagfind, having beea
taken prisoners.
During the into ryening week betBeen't this first.
and second assault upon Wagner the regiment
were occupied in picket and fatigue duty, being
constantly under f re from the rebel batteries and
losing several men, killed and wounded.
The second charg upon the fort, was made on
the night of the lSt of July, in which tire 10th
were again engaged losing "a men, killed and
wounded, out of only 100 with which they went
into action, their mum hess having become thus re-
dnced by sickness and the casualties of battle
After the second cha coupon Wagner, the reg-
ment continued to do iicket duty for about a
month. going to the front, that is, to within few
hundred yards of Wagner, every Sd day and night,
but being more or less exposed TO the enemy fire,
during their entire stay upon the Island
The General commanding, being desirous of
driving back the rebel pckets, from a certain po-
sition which they occupied, for the purpose ofbuil-
ding cherdir deise at point considerably in adj
vance Of the ground the Unionists ha yet occu-
pied, selected the 10th for TINS hazardous service.
'ha
upon their hands and knees without firing upon
the enemy but the men becoming impatient of
restraint, in the face of destructive FIRE Fl ON the
rebel bullets, their commanding officer rode hur-
ridly back to headquarters for permission for the
men to fire, which being granted, they at once
drove the enemy before them and held the ground
with obstinate determination until the work was
completed.
On the 7th Of Aug, '63, the regiment again
returned to Port Royal, where, having been ma
teflaly strengthened by new recruits, they have
since remained, engaged in the fatiguing and
dangerous service of picketing line of some
eight or ten miles along Scull Creek and Gala
bogue Sound, npoil the opposite shore of which,
may be daily seen the rebel pickets Indeed, so
narrow is the dividing streaI at some points, that
the uckets of the two armies were frequently en-
gagged IN talking across, until ours were forbidden
by their commanding officer. The rebels have
several times attempted TO cross over in boats of
dark night for the purpose ofdiseoyering suita-
fble landing place for their troops in force, but
have invariably been either killed, capeured driven
or frightened off by our yigilant and wakeful vet
Grams of the 10th who are ever on the alert for
these little adventures and whom the rebels would
gladly exchange for greener and less watehful op-
ponents, as recent little incident viii abundantly
prove.
On very dark night, not long ago, our picket
boat which lay near the middle of the stream. dis
covered quietly approaching them, some indef- |
nable object which they hailed, and receiving no
answer fred upon the mysterious intruder, which !
turned up to be rebel boat upon sounding ok
pedition, and containing three men, one of whom, |
being wounded by the FIRE of our pickets, bounded
overheard and was lost, the other two being cap
tured one of whom had his pistol shot from his |
belt On bringing the prisoners into camp, one |
of them enquired what regiment was then on |
picket along ON the line ndbeing informed it was !
the 10th Pa, he exclaimed, 20 d-n it, that ac-
counts for it; if we had known that we would not
have come, but we heard you been relieved BY a |
nav regiment
Suchs the brief military history of this brave
and gallant regiment-of some few of the hard
ships, perils and incidents they have encountered
and Of the patriotic devotion so often and so stri-
kingy manifested by their heroic bearing in the
midst Of battle, and their patient and unmurmer-
ing endurance of frequent hunger and fatigue du-
ring nearly three years service in their country
cause. Honor and gratitude await their return,
in due time, to their respective homes, and as it
was the greatest pride of the Romans to be able to
say, 81 am a Roman citizen. SO may the survi-
wing soldiers of this noble and veteran regiment
hereafter exclaim, with equal PRIDE ~ was
member of the 10th Pennsylvania, in the war for
the Union.
We have been kindly furnished with tie Roster
of this regiment which we publish below, in con-
nection with the foregoing sketch of its military
history and operations as a record memorial of th-
names of the gallant heroes who have led tt a.;
no less brave and gallant men through 80 ma nv
trials and sufferings; so many dangers and porila
in defence of the glorious heritage b(oun.tbad
them by their patriot fathers:
ROSTER OF COMMISSIONED oRPIcEr,s or ,r,,p -am,,
REGIMENT PENS'A, vols.
Field and iStaf.------ Colonol Inc q
Campbell, Lieut. Colonel join W, Hicks, Ma
jor (sipee promoted to Lieut., Col, ] A. j, Mar
dali, Adiutant Chayies \. Brumm, Quartermas-
tor; d. A Withers, S'mgeon Adolphus schlos-
ser, Assistant Surgeon; Nathan Y, Ieet, Assist
aat Surgeon; WJ, Wright Chaplain.
Lane Otj'cers = Co, A. -, Capt. S,
+ Ferguson, lst Lieut.. j A, o, Mills, I'd Lieut.
Co. BID, B, Haagland Captain.
20. C--Altfed Hicks, Captain.
Co. D-Wm. s. piller, Capt ghas L. Bittins
ger, ist Lieut., JAS J, Mccormick, I'd Iieuten.