Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1864-08-10
From the Sixteenth Regiment,

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| From the Sixteenth Regiment.
It's part IN tie 5attles of Aaanta-Offcial list Of
| casualties.
| HEADQUARTERS 10TH WIS. VET. Vol. INF,
| In the field near Atlanta, Ca, July "a, 1864.
| Tolls EtceReacg, Hon, James I. Le'cis,
| Governor of Wisconsin g:
Snt-Herewith please find enclosed cor
rect list Of the killed, wounded and missing
in the 10th Reg. Wis Vet. Vol. Infantry, in
charge on the enemy's works the 2lst
| inst, and the engagement of the 22d of July,
| 1864, near Atlanta, Ga At six O'Clock on
| the morning of the 2Ist, notice was given
| to the LIST Brigade, Sd Division of the 18th
Army Corps, that it was to charge the enc
! my's works The Brigade was formed in two
lines. The front line, or storming party, was
composed of the 18th and 10th Wisconsin
regiments. The second line-support TO the
| frst-was composed of the goth, 3Oth and
| 3lst Illinois Infantry. At O'clock the COM
mand forward" was given and the line ad-
yanced to a small creek at the foot of hill
| upon the top Of which the enemy was strong
| ly enrenched. Here the regiment was halt
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advance was given and the line moved stead
lily up the hill. When about half way up, it
was halted and ''bayonets fixed" The order
to charge was given, which was no sooner
| done than the rebels opened their murderous
| fire; but on pressed the Badger Boys, driv-
/ ing the enemy from their front, and hand
| somely carrying their works, which they oc-
| cupied and held against three desperate char
ges Of the eremy on the second day
Not man struggled or left his post, and
| feel warranted in saying, and hope it will
not be considered egotistical on my part,
there never was Drawer, cooler, more de-
termined set of officers and men than those
composing the regiment have the honor to
command.
Lieut.. Col. Reynolds was wounded about
an hour after the works were carried, by
sharpshooter, the ball passing through the
upper part of the right leg, breaking the
bone. Strong hopes are entertained by the
surgeons in charge of the hospital of his re-
covery. He is very cheerful, and bears up
under his misfortune manfully.
The casualties of the regiment in the
charge of the first day were eight killed and
seventy-One wounded. In resisting the
charge of the enemy the second day, there
were fourteen killed, fourteen wounded and
nine missing; making total of killed, wound
ed and missing in both days, of twenty-five
killed, eight-fve wounded and nine missing
making a grand total of one hundred and
sixteen.
Very respectfully,
oh
CAsSIUS FAIRCHuD
Col. 10th Wis. Vet Infantry.
FIELD AND STAFF.
Thomas Reynolds, Lieutenant Colonel, Sc
Ferelv wounded in the thigh
COMPANY A.
tWed-Stephen McKeeley, LIST Sergeant;
Charles Graves, Sergeant; Frederick W
Wright.
lVou1eded-James A. Biggart, Captain,
neck, slight; J. W. Logan, Corporal Jerome
Adams, Corporal, leg and arm, slight
Joseph Sharkie, thigh severe; Andrew Cronk,
abdomen, mortally, (since died); Charles H.
Smith, left arm, slight John Fratzkie, thigh,
slight: Lloyd Wakeman, head, severe Miron
Ring, head, severe.
COMPANY b.
hiHed-Peter Purdy, Corporal UriaS En-
sign, Edwin Pringle, Edward Fuller, James
Robins.
Hou5sded-Charles p Smith, Corporal, arm
severe; Hiram Keller, fore arm Austin B.
Cole, abdomen, severe Philip Ryan, shout
der oren Hastings, fracture of thigh, NOR
tally (since died.; A. '. Warren, thigh Les
ter Stevens, abdomen, severe; Eli Fields,
| arm, slight; John johnson, bowels, severe !:
William Armstrong, head, slight
COMPANY G.
/ hiHed-WilIiam Adams
/ Ho'U'ded-Pascal VI. Hovey, Captain, right
/ shoulder, severe; D. Lloyd Jones, 1st Ser
geant, neck, slight; Frank P. Thompson, Ser
geant, fracture of great toe John W Mason
I Corporal, wounded and missing; Archibald
F., Pringle, face; Thomas G. Boss, fracture of
facial bones, severe; The odore Foster, right
shoulder, severe; Joseph Duckworth, miss
ing-supposed to be killed
A'ssng-J. Sanford Van Epps, Joseph
Winebrener, David G. James, William IA.
Schultz, Ralph j. Bagley.