Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-05-24
From the nth Wisconsin, Regiment.

We are permitted to publish the follow
ing extracts from private letter, from one
of the boys Of the 18th, written immedi
ately after the capture of Fort Blakely,
near Mobile:
Dear u: We feel sad at heart to-
day. We have had to part with some Of
cur cd comrades To US they were
brothers Drawer and truer boys never
lived Day before yesterday was the
Sabbath, and a bloody day it was too. Our
forces cha ged the rebel works about e
o'clock p. m. Oar division charged on
the left under Gen Gerard. Gen. Steele
charged on the right Our regiment was
little to the left Of the ocntcr. JaSt as
the glorious sun was going 10 rest, four Of
Go f made their last charge Alexander
Shannon, Daniel NcElhatten, Scrgt. VIM
Phelps and Corporal Murty shea were
killed Shannon and Shea were killed
after they got into the rebel works and
called upon the rebels to surrender. Nei-
Their Of them spoke after they were shot
Shannon was shot through the heart
Shea was shot an inch below the right
collar bone VIM Phelps was shot thro'
the right kidney, and lived but few mo-
ments after being shot lie told his broth
or Jerry to tell his mother he died on the
battle field lie received the fatal shot
when about > steps from the rebel works.
MeEihatten was shot in the right breast
when about 100 yards from the rebel
works Nathan Richerson was wounded
after lie got inside the works. Dan Moore
received slight wound on the eve. Ag-
nus Mcdonnell our Lieutenant, was
wounded IN the Lee as lie was going in the
works. 4 reb bayouctted him IN the
breast after he had got inside lie had
to contend with three or four rcbs who
would have killed him if some Of our
bows hal not gone to his assistance He
killed one Of the rebs with his sabre, the
only weapon he had He fought like
lion. lie Is man Co L feels proud Of
The doctor says he Will recover from his
wounds Young Dan McEIhatten i here
lie takes his father death pretty hard
Oar regiment suffered more than any
other in the charge. We had 10 killed
on the field and ID wounded several Of
the latter have since died We buried
our boys at II o'clock at night The four
were an buried in one grave, close by the
rebel works Poor boys; there we laid
them by the light Of the moon-thero
they will sleep their long sleep It was
like brother buryins brother.
Yesterday package came for Alex
shannon. containing two pairs Of socks
from Ills mother Poor AIeck; he don't
need them now ! will give them to his
brother Warren when | see him Henry
Scott has cot To lis regiment We have
orders to march in the morning, they say
for Mobile. which Is twelve miles from
here Report SAYS our division captured
1000 prisoners ami 50 pieces Of artillery.
AMI our whole force captured $500 pris-
oners aul 100 pieces of artillery, with
any amount or small arms and ammuni-
ton. There are any amount of torpedoes
panteI about the rebel works The 35th
regiment j. All right Charles lost his
Old bunk mate in Alex Shannon they
hal banked together ever since they had
been III the service Charles appears like
a lost sheen lie cried like a child over
Aleck Death l guess it brought tears
in All our ewes to see our old comrades
fvrrr tlaai HID