, 1864-06-14

BEExUDA HUsDn1ps, Va, June s, 1864.
herewith send yo7 IN additional list Of
wounded in the seth Illinois volunteers,
thai was omitted In ths-report Of June ID,
by reason Of being greatly hurried, having
to attend to the wounded or the division
aud the rebels. or rebels, two fell to my
care, on one Of whom I performed 6vnsef
operation ut the ankle joint-he being struck
In the heel while rctreating, the ball passing
through the joint. On the latterI extract
ed SIX inches Of the femur, dislocating at
the hip joint Both are now doing we'll
The wounded OF the s9th Illinois are as
follows:
Private Elliott Miller, Co. b. flesh wound, LEFT
Phvate Edward Armstrong. Co. G, flesh wound,
Sergeant william ". Spencer, Co. G, nesh
Capt Go. o. snowdon, COD. flesh wound,
c1pt snowdon was wounded in camp at II
O'Clock p. m-, wht1e forming bis company to ad-
vnnce TO the eintienchnents.
tally With h.s own Gun
Patats Az9stsoRS snd Sergeant Spencer were
osa.s % On PfSst
Joaepa U. Walker, who fel, on the morning OF the
18th .: Msy waile gslanu, eneopEaging a1 the men
pet, br.ndisaing his sword and calling upon tho
Sth TO give them h-ls. Be WAS shot through the
bowe,a and when brought back to mehe anxious
be said. il it war, but wished me to tell him truth
ful!y- 1could not lid bin hope, and in two urs
Gait. .Jsmes Wichtnau fell in nearly the same
manner. while urging bis company forward
struck. sword in hand, with ha,tle-cry upou his
lips He died the next morning, unconscious OF
Lept, Fellows WIS shot through the brstn, June
ID, and lived but . few 1nomcnts.
The position Of our fosces berg remains N IN
plta has been removed back short distance since
June ID {time Of the assault} to 3 more advanta-
geoas portion. The intrenchnents back are
daily being strengthened, and the general opinion
IS that We can resist the atack Of any forces that
Lee can send.- A demonstration u looked for
eoon, especially when Grant compels tue rebels to
Lee Will pay us his compliments and eudeavor to
gobble o1r stores aud capture Butler which would
II rome wise offset lps many Eevesses during Tho
Last night an artillery duel occurred and lasted
fer the spaee Of halt m hour. 0nr loss was
The rebels are very prone to ascrlbe victory
everywhere. Il you could zee their papers (which
We see every day) you would thfnk that Grant had
been Totally se'fa.sd In sve1y but j.
| Grant more than holds his own, and Is making
mighty strides towards Richmond. and 1t shall be
ours before The zth q july. Grant Is At
Ii, and on the night Of the third Of June We
could hear not only the canuonading but the mus-
Eetry 2 firing @ OF b. lsstons, and we particularly
Tonight {Junc Gth} I hare eern the Richmond
Eap,exf, and two Petersburg papers published thi!
Grant and made decisive victory, which . false
II Grspt had met with reverses tho whole q
Beaurce1rd'e force would have been thrown herr
thing is as quiet ss you could wish on and II
nlong our 1ines. 1eaEn tonight that the prison
ers captured June "a are At Pete rsburg.
pe1ches upon his DAG everywhere, and soon, tht
ftbcl stronghold will hare t. be evacuated and VT
will be IL Possession q Richmond
doing. everything in their power to alleviate The
suf1ennes Of our wounded men, and place thoas
In asnDs sss y m et 1n ..ts ,aa n that ~
picked oniona, dried apples, bsndagee lint. lem
one. &C., bare been FURNISHED II reausision Of the
Of saee b.. eSse I'D you may be
I took : snoTt tide through nom the App'mato,
river to The James, the other day, and let 1t bt
on Southern destitutlon, consider ibis tact, tha
at every plantation the ctibs arc full Of corn ant
the fields are full Of gr1in which Is almo.t In con
70 pe H.
and when you look through the premises Of tht
owner, yon nEd etorehouse dlted with bans, ba
% ns Of
&C, to "a. nothing Of snuumerable chickens
ducke, turkers~ and guinea fowls. and We hare no
vet reached The heart OF the "Old DomiuIon.'
| Our wounded ofacers-twe1se In nnmber-at til.
hotplra1s at Fortress Monroe are all doing well
and It Is pfeeumfa thst many Of thosn " VI te per
mtfted TO 70 home. Col. Osborn's fru II vet In Z
bad aud painful condition. LicEt Col Mann II
dong well. Maior Linton ls ouhts eet and visiting
thoec Of the REGIMENT who are still suptne.
In connection With this letter. desire to men
ton tie name Of Col Joshua B. Howell, com
mantipg the Ffrtt brigade o. Telyts division
more faithful ard Intelligent officer cannot bs
found within our l.ncs- He IL constantly on The
! qp1 tipe. and requires nothing more Of Ills com.
mand Than what be fs willing and ready to taEe
part In h,rnrelf He Is nearly sIxty years Of age
set uDde1Eoes The f.t1eues and hard ehlps Of az
active campaign With ell the ardor Of youth, and
many night hashe elcpt with hrs hack to = tree
while with his commend at the front exposed t.
all Tit issitudea Of WEATHER. He commands thu
h:i.ade Of which cur regiment makes part, anf
II absolutely disposed to be, and fs 4 father X
them all.
To-day all has been quiet along orr lines, and !
Is rurnored that the enemy are ORIGINATING, but
do not etate it - 1act-
Last night Theodore Lott. private CO T. a9tl
Jllro1r, fel1 dead at the intrcncbments during tn
artillery fire ofthe rebels. To-day lhad him con
veycd TO my hospital. where made post mosteu
examination and found his heart to be greatly die
essed, and on opening the nortA and left ven1ricl
found the aortic valves Aseihed together with a
extensive ateidc deposit around the walls Of th
artery. ! shall contribute history Of the case +
| the Chicago Mtd1rdi Jour51al.-C. N. c.