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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 5 1 Browse Search
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ined, as follows, namely: General Hamilton's division.--Fifth Iowa, Col. Matthias, Tenth Iowa, Col. Perczel; Seventeenth Iowa, Col. Rankin; Fifty-ninth Ohio, Col. Alexander; Forty-eighth Indiana, Colonel Eddy; Twenty-sixth Illinois, Col. Boomer; Fifty-sixth Illinois, Col. Kirkham; Fourth Minnesota, Col. Sanborn; Eightieth Ohio, Col. Eskley; Tenth Missouri, Col. Holmes. Gen. Buford and Gen. Sullivan commanded brigades in this division. General Davies's division.--Twenty-second Ohio, Major O. Wood; Eighty-first Ohio, Colonel Marton; Seventh Illinois, Col. Babcock; Ninth. Illinois, Col. Mersey; Twelfth Illinois, Col. Chetlain; Fiftieth Illinois, Lieut.-Colonel Swartwout; Fifty-second Illinois, Col. Sweeny; Fifty-seventh Illinois, Colonel Hurlbut; Thirteenth Missouri, sharp-shooters, Col. Burke, and Western sharp-shooters, greatly distinguished, and Seventh Iowa. Generals Oglesby and Hackelman commanded brigades in this division. General Stanley's division.-Twenty-seventh Ohio, M
ody conflict. I cannot refrain from expressing my gratitude to my staff, including Lieut. Pratt, A. A.A. G., Lieut. Lines, A. D.C., Lieut. Rankin, of the Second Kansas regiment; Lieut. Andrews, of the Forty-second Illinois volunteers, and Lieutenant Wood, of the Signal Corps, for the able, gallant, and heroic manner in which they discharged their respective duties during the engagement, always ready and willing to take any risk or make any sacrifice for the good of their country's cause. one after one my men were cut down, but still with unyielding hearts, they severely pressed the enemy, and, in many instances, forced them to give way. Here we fought alone and unsupported for two hours and twenty minutes, opposed to the rebel Gen. Wood's entire division, composed of fifteen regiments and a battery of ten guns. Fiercer and fiercer grew the contest, and more dreadful became the onslaught. Almost hand to hand, they fought at least five times their own number, often charging up