Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1864-12-01

p9-The following letter from Lieut.. Col.
TYLER of the 4st regiment, viii be read with interest
by the numerous friends and relatives Of the brave sold
ers who have calamity fought und>r the banner of
that regiment. No regiment has harder service,
nor more bravely endured the baptism of blood We
trust - the time when the history of the I4ls shall
be written BY welntorned aud competent person
lir. EdiOr.-A few days ago | made report to
perior Headquarters giving brief history of the l4st
regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers. Thinking that
of the items would be OF interest to your readers,
who have followed the fortunes of this little band
send you the following, which you may publish if you
consider them of sufficient worth:
The l4st Regiment Pennsylvania )unteers vas or
gan2cd at Harrisburg, Pa, Angus: 9th, ls62, the
-auzaton comprising thirty two Commissioned Officers
and nine hundred and ten enlisted men, noneommis-
soned and privates 1t was the first three years organ
4on which left the State under the Presidents Second
reclamation, calling for three years volunteers. At the
SINE time Government was accepting regiments for nine
months
The Regiment has been in the following battles =
Fredericksburg, Charlottesville, Gettysburg Auburn,
Kellys Ford, Morris Farm, Mine Run, Battles Of the
Wilderness, Spottsylyanil North Ann River, Solopot
omy Cold Harbor before Petersburg Deep Bottom, and
Yellow Housl. These aggregate siGteen counting Chan
celorsyle but one though were in the engagements
OF Friday Saturday, and Sunday, Many of the other
battles at the Wilderness, spottsylvana and before Pc
tersbrg might with propriey be divided into at least
dozen separate engag gements, though in my report
cdssed them above.
The report shows that in all of these engagements
there have been sic bund, cd killed. wounded and miss
ing They are as follows:
Five commissioned officers killed, q wounded, and
missing. The missing officer is now prisoner at Rich
IaouG.
Secentynine enlisted men killed AS wounded, and 46
missing The list OF killed does not of course ncude
hos OF the wounded who subsequently died from the r
wounds OF the latter there have been about so.
In the battles of the wilderness the regiment captured
stand of coIos from the l2tn Ncrth Carolina regiment,
at the same time taking nearly 100 prisoners.
take the following extract the official report OF
Col. Mad concerning the battle OF Chancellorsvie
- took Al into the fight Saturday morning.
Out OF that number lost 1913 in killed, wounded and
missing. The missing am sorry to say, believe to lie
among the killed and those wounded and lett the field
think there very few if any. Of my taken pr
oners. Out of the q officers had Sunday morning
u are among the killed and wounded.
The officers of my regiment behaved spendidly
throughout the whole timen fact each one We'd with
the other to see who could best do his duty. And how
well they did the large list Of killed and wounded bu,
too clearly tells. There scarcely officer in the reg
meu who has not bullet mark OH his person 1t would
be useless for to parculariDe any Of my officers
They all behaved with much spirit and bravery during
the five days we were under fire.
d" OF the bearing Of the men under my command need
scarcely speak saw disposition in any man while
under fire to shrink avoid his duty
The following extract from Col. Madill's official re
port of the battle of Gettysburg needs comment
" took 200 men into the fight, with 9 officers. Out
OF that number lost l4j and commissioned Off,
ccthe largest proportionate loss in the corps in that
fight and think in the army in this any other battle
OF the conduct of my officers and men, am happy
to say that they all entitled to grea credit Not
Of my failed under the most trying circunstan
and 70 my officers am under great Obligations for
their coclness and efficiency"
! may, at future time give some incidents OF the
present campaign preserved in my official reports
certain there is nothing in the foregoing record OF
which or friends at home need be ashamed. If
have to sing praise, we have, at FEAST onr
record. / think it will compare favorably with any.
There are now present II commissioned officers and
Isl enlisted Our total strength present and absent
is 4l3. am very respectfully You obedient servant.
c. W. TYLER. Lieut.. Col. COlnd' z. RrgE