The Portland daily press., 1864-07-02
From The Kalo and Courier.
Within sight Of Petersburg.
On battle.fald 4 une lot

Within sight Of Petersburg
On battlefield, une 18th.
MIR. EDrroR:-The gallant LIST Maine, in
five short weeks of active campaigning, has
been under fire night and day, almost contin-
uously. 1t was ordered to charge a rebel
battery and breastworks, over an open field
some 400 yards, and went in, cheering. march
ing in three battalons twenty PAGES apart
They were ordered not TO fire till they got in
to the enemy's works. Before getting two
thirds of the distance, nearly every man was
down. We are sad and .sorrowful set who
remain, grateful for our Providential escape
$40 are reported this morning, killed, wounded
and missing
:, List Of killed and wounded of Co. D, Capt F. E.
Shaw 1Ith 18th. and 18th inst.
18th Horatio Downer, Auburn, killed
Gusfavus Bean Etna, do.
Llewellyn Knowlton, wounded severely.
18th Hiram Dulac, Skowhegan, mortally.
Adrian X Drew, Bangor, in bowels. MORALLY.
Geo johnson. Robbinston, arm.
Franklin Whittier. Bangor, killed.
~ i Drummond, dead on the field.
Orderly Sergt w Howe, Eddngton, wounded in
Or Mr. Sgt III Fowe. wounded in both legs
sets. IRA, Frank Robinson Bangor dead on field.
Corp John johnson, in leg, badly.
Corp Albert Ellis, Bangor, missngseen to fall, but
could not be got of the field.
Corp Horace Bureigh, wounded badly In groin
Corp Josiah Hurd, Stetson. missing
Corp Sumner Tbbetts, Bangor. wounded in thigh and
foot.
Corp Jas Robinson, Bangor, in shoulder
Artifcer Matt Waters killed
Private Chs Austin, missing.
Geo Brown, do.
Charles Broad ELLINGTON wounded in head.
John Bowen Bangor, foot.
Daniel Bishop, side
VIM Chamberlain Bangor knee
Jere Cork. Oldtown, knee.
VIM hixon, Bangor, ankle.
Otis Dunbar, Bangor neck.
Thomas Donohue, Bangor, left breast.
Nm Dutton 0ldtown. wounded and missing.
Walter Gilman, Bangor, wounded In leg and arm.
John hnscon, Bangor leg.
John Libby, Bangor, missing.
Aarsn Nelson, 0dtovn, wounded In leg.
Frank Powers. Bangor, do,
Charles Parkhurst. foot
Harvey n Reed. Bangor, leg and arm
Chas Smith, three times-not badly
w Seayey, missing.
Sylvester Eaton, missing.
Thomas Hatch, wounded In leg.
kP Grant, Eddington, do In toes.
Horace Smith, Bangor slightly in leg.
jas button, wounded In side, sighty-struck belt
William Wallace, hit In side. but saved by his
blanket
Vim Knowlton hit In thigh-only bruised
Corydon Ireland Bangor. hit right side, but ball
struck dipper and only bruised body,
1t Sellers ball passed through blanket but did not
pierce the skin
1t Beckford, pierced the coat of the arm but did
not break skin.
sergt iona C Lane, Bangor, hit in leg, but only
bruise.
Several others Of the Company had narrow escapes,
having had their clothes pierced by q ball.
Edward X Moulton struck twice but ball did not
pieroe the skin.
col chaplin was in command of the Brigade. but went
into the charge and escaped injury.
1t Col Talbot sick In Hospital
Maj shepherd had charge OF lat Battalion and fell on
the field but eseaped injury by the striking his belt
buckle. life had TO lie on the field till after dark.
Maj Crossman had charge Of ID Battalion and fell
wounded in arm, above the ebow-not bad wound
Capt Clark Co 4, commanded Cd Battalion and was
wounded In two places severely,
When the Regt rallied at the rear but two Cap
tains were found uninjured and capt " Shaw took
command Of tho regiment senior officer. Capt A
Cummings was the other Capt uninjured
some companies have not commissioned or non-com-
missioned ofhcer to command them-but eight re-
porting. and private put In charge of them
Capt Daggett wounded in mouth and leg
taptF z Hewes, orland, wounded five or six times
and killed
Capt Jsqueth, 0dtown, wounded in three places
Capt Harrison Smith, Co IT. wounded.
haste,
r. Z. saAw, Capt. Co. D.