The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-06-12

Longstreet was driven from the field after his
successful attack upon Wadsworth. 1t lost 81
killed and moro than 100 wounded in this bril- =
liant operation. At the Bloody Angle it fired
an average of 400 rounds per man in aid
ing to repel tho desperate attacks the
rebles made to regain their lost works.
and had Is killed and 80 wounded of its
greatly diminished numbers At the Opequan
it made a cOuntercharge on a rebel brigade,
drove it a half-mle, capturing the flag of the
I'd Va. and number of prisoners. Out of 296
it lost Is killed and 10 wounded. II marched
Is miles in 20 hours in order to take part in
the battle of Sailors Creek, where it MAIN
tanned its position, though the rest of the
division was driven back, and finally drove
the rebels from its front and pursued
them some distance. 1t was then at
tackled i'll the rear by a rebel brigade,
but after sharp fight drove it of, cap
turing GUSTS Lee and more men than it had
in its ranks. 1t had 200 men in the engage
ment, of whom nine were killed and 81
wounded. Much of its phenomenal success
was due to its being armed with Spencer rifles
Lieut.-Cols. Montague aud Lincoln, and Majs
Hopkins and Tyler were complmcnted by
brevets for gallant deeds done by the regiment
while they were acting as commanders 1t en-
rolled 1924 men, of whom 169-more than one
in eight-were killed, 4I0-nearly one in
threo-wounded and % died of disease, max
ing it's total loss $50, or more than one half.
The 39th Mass.-Co Timothy Ingraham-
was organized at Lynnfeld, Boston and Cam
bridge, in August, 1862, and sent to the Depart
ment of the Gulf. Col. Ingraham was pro-
NOTED to the command of brigade, and the
command taken by Lieut. Col. Rodman,
who was killed at Port Hudson, and the COM
mand dovolved upon Maj Richardson and Capt.
Wyman. 1t lost moro than one. third of the
200 men it had present at Port Hudson, and
saw very sharp fighting on the Red River ex-
petition. 1t went TO the Shenandoah with the
Nineteenth Corps, did good service Mt the Ope-
qnan and at Cedar Creek, under Mai Allen 1t
enrolled Lilo men, Of whom 223 were killed or
died
The Both Mass. was organized at Lynnficld
Sept 2, 1862, with Col. =. Stcarns Davis in COM
mand and Joined the First Corps-afterward
the Second Division of the Fifth Corps At
Laurel Hill it lost l35 killed. wounded and
missing. Col. Davis was killed in front of Fort
Il
to the command. He was severely wounded
shortly after, and the regiment was commanded
by Capt. +. Il. Kinsley. lie was captured in
the sharp fighting which followed. and the
remnant fell to Capt. Nelson Afterward Mai
ii. NJ Tremlctt assumed command, until he
was disabled by tho loss of leg and Capt JOS
j. Cooper held the command until the regiment
WAS mustered out. The regiment served two
years, eight months and % days, had l ,i45 men
in its ranks. and lost 2iO by death on the field
aud in hospital.
The 10th Mass Coils. Burr Porter and Guy
V Iienry-was organized at Roxford Sept. ),
l-82. and was assigned to the defenscs Of Wash
ington. 1t speedily acquired fine reputation
for drill and discipline. 1t was transferred
the Department of tho South, and was first
seriously engaged at Olustoc 1t came TO Peters
burg with the Tonth Corps, aud lost heavily at
Drewry's Bluff. At Cold Harbor it lost Lieut.
Col. Marshall killed aud % Others Capt. John
Pollock was promoted to Lieutenant. Colonel,
and commanded tho regiment through its SUBJ
scquent fighting 1t served two years. nine
months and IL days, had 1919 men, and lost
1872 killed and died in hospital But 10 of its
number deserted
We shall continno this sketch in our next
We are indebted for many of our facts 10
Comrado James L. Bowen's Massachusetts, in
the War;"