Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-07-04
OUH ARMY CORRESPONDENCE
The Recent Fights between sherman
and Johuston-Casuaiti I'm the
Irish Regiment
HEApoUARrERs 35rn INDIANA Vols. \
MAR Bic SnANry STATION, GEORGIA.
lima % 1854 \

HrADoUARrERs 35rm INDIANA voLs./
MAR Bic SnANrY STATION, GEORGIA,
June 90. 1864
Ii il with deep regret that have 20 commune
cate TO you that the Irish Regiment il almost an
initiated; we have lost over sixty men in killed
wounded aud missing out of 300. We lost fifty
four OF these in the short time OF thirty minutes
will try aud give you some facts connected
with our campaign in this vicinity The enemy
retreated from their works near Dallas on the
night OF the 18th inst. our troops followed next
morning-heavy cannOnading aud mGsketry du-
ring the day; Again on the night of the 9th
the enemy retreated to their second lineof breast
works-those they left were impregnrbe to mus
kerry and could only be taken by enflading fires
of artillery
Since the 18th We have been engaged every
day. The position which the enemy now oc
cupy is the strongest betweenus and Atlanta. AS
the kenesaw Mountains are the only ones in this
part of Georgia. Nothing Is heard now from
morning till night but the deep boom of the ar
,illery and zip. zip of the minnes. The whole
army is engaged every day. We have 50 far
gained some ground each day
The enemy's position is a very formidable one
and il takes desperate fighting to accomplish any
thing. On the 18th inst. the regiment supported
the skirmishers on the left of the Big aud sue
ceeded in driving the enemy from their breast
works. Ia doing this we lost few men. On
the 10Th, the regiment in the advance aud with.
in forty yards OF the enemy's breastworks the
| enemy opened on with grape and canister with
futile effect. About 4 O'Clock they charged on
our line, yelling like demons They were driven
back with terrible loss Again they advanced.
two columns deep. and met with the same sue
cess. They advanced the third time. and sue
ceeded in reaching so close to our works that our
men and them got to using the bayOnet For
thirty minutes the conflict ragged with "A valor and
| desperation worthy place in history Two hun
dred men engaged in club musket fight with an
| overwhelming force, and held their ground until
they received support The enemy left four hun
dred aud fifty killed in the works and outside of
it, but managed to get their wounded away. /
counted thirtysix dead rebels in the space of ten
yards Some of their dead had their brains
Knocked out by the musket. and several killed
with bayOnet wounds in their bodies Several of
our brave fellows have bayonet wounds. and some
were killed by having their skulls fractured in
that desperate struggle. The regiment behaved
with the greatest gallantry and have been very
much spoken of But praise will not bring back
to Us tity-slI brave fellows and our gallant com
mander, Maj John r. Duficy, who received two
bullets at the same time. fracturing the arm and
thigh, from the effect of which he died in about
four hours. Our loss in officers is few; they did
not Go as well as the men. Lieut.. c. II O'Brien
was severely wounded in the head while gallant
| " cheering his men to drive the rebels from the
works.
Capt John Moloney was wounded and is
missing.
Adiutant II ID. Gallagher in the midst OF
the men, and with his own hands made some of
! the rebels bite the dust. by using the musket as
an lrishman would n shillaleh
We have been losing men every day On the
2lst we lost two killed and four wounded, and
this morning two wounded The enemy are
sending their bullets far back as "A mile from
our front works, and the army closely camp
ed that nine out of every ten bullets that come
wound some one. | received a slight wound in
the arm from piece of she'll Ii is well now
| saw Messrs Wallace and Merritt of your city
and gave them list of casualties Lieut.
O'Bren started home this morning with the re-
mains OF Major Dufficy
The regiment will be consolidated into a bat
tallion, and form part of the 2lst Ky. but will
retain their own organization.
This Is the toughest campaign of any The
enemy say that they will fight Us as long as they
have man. Nothing is heard from morning till
night but muskeiry aud artillery.
The Adjutant escaped unhurt. DR. Averdick
Is in the hospital. Your friend forever
WILL
p ) The enemy's forces were across the
Chattahootchie river, all but a strong rear guard
johnson has been superseded 10y Ewell. and the
forces brought back again Ewell says he will
i hight us as long as he has man. | doubt it, al
though we are having enough of il at present.
The enemy ha, been massing his forces on our
right all day We are prepared
Ii has been raining continually during the last
two weeks. This is the first dry day We have
had in that time. This i on account of the
continual cannonading
must close. as We have orders 10 be ready fOr
an attack The rebels, when they get whisky
are desperate, and maybe they cot some to-day.
Every evening during the past four days they
have charged on our lines, but had to 90 back
to their holes again W.