The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-01-02

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arrived, and routed the enemy. During it's
service of two years it lost 60 killed and 20
by disease, etc.
The Sd, 9TH and 9th Me. began their fight
ing in the first battle of Bull Run, under
the command of Coils o. o. Howard, H. G..
Berry and Mark II. Duhnell. In that battle
the 3D. lost six killed and eight wounded,
and "A missing; the 4th, IS killed, 40
wounded and III missing; and the 9th, 10
killed, DO wounded and 1916 missing.
The3d Me particularly distinguisheditself
Mt Fair Oaks, where it lost one-third of its
number, and at Gettysburg, where it lost 10
killed, 80 wounded and d. missing out of 210
it took into action. OF the ,585 on its rolls
from first to last, 134 were killed, 355 wound
ed, SO died in rebel prisons, and 115 of dis
ease-639 in ALL or more than two out of
| five
The 9TH Me. numbered in all LAO Tt
lost of these in the II pitched battles in
which twas engaged 10 killed, 4i3 wound
ed, 40 died in rebel prisoners, and 81 by dis
ease-750 in all-more than one half II
lost three Majors, two Captains, three First
and five Second Leutenants killed on the
| field.
The 9th Me. lost 1O7 killed, among whom
were one Lieutenant Colonel, two Captains
and four Lieutenants; II died of disease.
The 9th Me. enrolled 1913 men. With the
9Th Wis it led Hancock's column of assault
| at Williamsburg. It was at the front from
that time till the remnant was mustered out
at the end its three years service. 1t was
with Sedgwick's column, which captured
Maryes flights during the battle of Chancel-
lorsvilIe, and its banner led all the rest over
the works. 1t distinguished itself at Kappa
hammock Station, where with the 9Th Wis.
it stormed, with mnskets unloaded and
bayonets fixed, heavy works held by 1000
of the enemy, and captured them, with their
defenders and great quantities of arms and
stores. This exploit cost the regiment
which had hut 321 in ranks-3s killed and
101 wounded
During its service IL had 153 killed in
battle, 366 wounded, and lost 102 by dis
ease-making 02l, or neraly one half its
total enrolment.
The 7th Me. left Augusta in August, 1861,
with full complement Of men. The hard
fighting and malaria of the Peninsula re-
dnced its numbers so that it only mustered
1si men at Autietam, but of these it lost
two officers and 10 men killed, seven officers
and 30 men wounded, and 90 missing, and
its splendid sighting around the bunker
Church brought many compliments from
the Generals in command. Singie-handed
it encountered and routed the swarming
regiments Of Texans, Louisianians, Geor-
gians and Mississipians, Of Hoods Division.
II fought valinntly under sedgwick in the
assault at MaFyes flights May 3, 1864,
where 1t left 90 dead. II drew bloody track
through the Wilderness to Spottsylvauia,
where il lost 3ln killed and wounded, and
wound up its fighting in repulsing Early's
attack on Washington. or the 1865 on its
rolls, 12s were killed, 327 wounded, 10 died
in prison, and 1913 of disease, or 767 in all.
The 9Th Ne. went TO the Department of
the South, but came up with the 10th Corps
TO join the Army Of the Potomac in time to
lose heavily at Cold Harbor. Altogether, of
the ,5S6 men on its rolls it lost 134 killed.
$50 wounded, 35 died in prison, and gig by
disease, or 1856 in ALL
The 9th Me- also belonged to the Depart
ment of the South, and among other fight
ing joined in the luckless assault on Fort
Wagner, where it lost $50 killed, wounded
and missing. II had sad experience at
Cold Harbor and in front of Petersburg, and
when It's account WAS made up at the close
of the war il was found that of the / 1913
who had signed its enlistment papers 81 had
been killed, 462 wounded, go died of dis
ease total, ss3.
The 10th Me- was in the Twelfth Corps,
and lost So killed, and 81 died from other
causes.
The 18th Ne. was in the Department of
the South, and lost 122 killed, and 800 died
from other causes.
The 18th Me. was in the Department of
the Gulf, aud afterwara took part in the
fighting in the Shenandoah. Ii lost ii
killed and 1sl by disease.
The 14th Me. also belonged to the same
corps, but suffered worse, losing SO killed
and 332 by disease.
The 18th Me- belonged to the same corps,
aud suffered frightfully from being so speed
lily transferred from the salubrious mount
aims Of Maine to the malarious lowlands of
Louisiana II had but five killed in battle,
but lost 343 by disease.
The 10th Me. came out under the Second
Call, and received its fiery baptism at Fred
ericksbuTg, where, of the 127 it took in, ID
lost 81 killed, TO wounded and "a missing