The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-04-25
THOSE FOUR GUNS.
Who Captured Them, Who Brought Them
OF, and Who Took Them to Resaca.
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Who Captured Them, Who Brought Them
OF, and Who Took Them to Resaca.
Continued from last peek1
The official reports of the regimental COM
manders Of the First Brigade are as follows:
7Orh Ind, % men killed, four officers and
I4O men wounded-173 in all 102d ILL.,, Is
killed, rs wounded; 18th Ohio, seven killed,
so wounded; 10Th H., nine killed, Al
wounded 105th ILL.,, four killed, three NOR
tally wounded, 30 wounded, one missing.
Total casualties OF First Brigade, 423.
Comparisons are said to be odious, but /
will compare Second and Third Division
losses, because we used to think regiments
and brigades suffered losses in proportion to
dangers encountered; that there was no
better way TO determine the work done and
dangers met than by the losses.
Gen. Geary reports casualties of Second
Division in battle of Resaca % killed,
2l5 wounded, and % missing; total 266, or
157 less than the losses of the First Brigade,
Third Division. This report may be found
on page 12l Of Official Reports above referred
to. The Third Division lost 963, or 697
more than the Second Division. See Wards
report.
In Col Cobham's report he says the losses
of the Third Brigade, Second Division, were
Ia killed and 123 wounded; total 1877, or SO
less than the losses of the 10th Ind. alone of
the First Brigade.
j will make no comments, but ask that
our work be Judged by the military stand
ard, that of losses.
j wish 10 present Gen. Butterfelds con-
gratulatory order, which was misquoted by
Comrade Bakeslee in his article:
HEADa'R's THIRD DIVISION. TWENTIETH CoRrs
REsAcA, May 10. 1864. ]
The Major General Commanding feels It duty
as well ne a pleasure 10 congratulate the division
upon tie achievements yesterday. The gallant AZ
sault and charge OF the First Brigade. capturing
four guns in the eneniys FORT the support of this
assault by portion of the Second Brigade; the
splendid advance OF the Third Brigade the left.
with The glorious repulse IT gave twice is force,
proves the division worthy n high name and fame.
Let every endesvor by attention TO duty,
obedience. TO orders. devotion aud courage, to make
record ia the Ia the pas, such that The
army aud the country will ever be proud of US.
By command OF Maj.-Gen. Butierfeid.
JOHN SPEED. A. A. q.
This On page 321, Series /, Part 2, Vol. 80,
Official Records.
In Series /, Part 4, VOL 80, on page PIG,
may be found Gen. Sickles's letter to the
President. The General being present
without command, bad opportunity fdr OBJ
seryation. He says, under date of Resaca,
Il
companied Gen. Sherman's successful cam
paign from Chattanooga to Resaca, witnessing
the retreat Of the enemy from successive
lines Of fortified positions through 40 miles
of mountains If Georgia cannot be de-
Tended on it's northern frontier it cannot be
defended anywhere.
The advance of Logan's Corps on the
right on Saturday and Hooker's assault
yesterday on Hoods intrenched camp on our
left, both of which / was fortunate enough
TO see, will rank among the brilliant achieve
ments of the war. Among the trophies
may mention a battery and battalion of
prisoners, with it's Colonel and flag. The
assault was made by Butterfeld's Division,
supported by Geary and Williams"
On page 206 of same book is c0mmunica-
ton as follows:
HEADe'R's THIRD DIVISION. TWENTIETH CoRPs.
May l6. 1854 I
Maj .-Gen. HOOKER. commanding. etc.
GENERAL: / would respectfully report that be-
fore the receipt Of your verbal message by Capt
Oliver. directing me to relieve my troops at the
FORT received . note from Gen. Geary, claiming -