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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 5. (ed. Frank Moore) 18 0 Browse Search
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rown house toward the creek. This was held by regiments of other brigades. Soon, however, themselves attacked, they ceded ground and retired without warning us. I maintained my position until ten P. M., when, in connection with Gen. Reno and Gen. Gibson, assigned to the rear-guard, I retired my brigades. My command arrived at Centreville in good order at two A. M. this morning, and encamped in front of the Centreville forts. My loss in killed and wounded is over seven hundred and fifty--aboey. Supposed to be killed — Asa Winters. Wounded--Capt. Wilmington Wingett, slightly, paroled; Lieut. Wm. Mount, slightly, paroled; Sergt. Preston Cates, slightly, paroled; Sergt. Samuel Finch, slightly, escaped; Joel Combs, severely; Christopher Gibson, mortally; Jasper Havenridge, Joseph Kuhn, David McQuinney, Isaac Shafer, wounded and missing; Leander Ward. Missing — Bowers A. Abbott, Benj. R. Gray, Anthony Gavin, Henry L. Jones, Wm. L. Muchmore, Thos. Murphy, Samuel Price, Willis St
centre occurring about five P. M., on orders from Gen. Pope, I massed my troops at the indicated point, but soon reoccupied with Birney's brigade, supported by Robinson, a very advanced block of woods. The key-point of this new line rested on the brown house toward the creek. This was held by regiments of other brigades. Soon, however, themselves attacked, they ceded ground and retired without warning us. I maintained my position until ten P. M., when, in connection with Gen. Reno and Gen. Gibson, assigned to the rear-guard, I retired my brigades. My command arrived at Centreville in good order at two A. M. this morning, and encamped in front of the Centreville forts. My loss in killed and wounded is over seven hundred and fifty--about one in three--in some regiments engaged a great deal severer; in the Third Michigan, one hundred and forty out of two hundred; none taken prisoners, except my engineer officer, who returned to the house supposed to be held by the troops alluded to
, in hospital; Arnold Castle, at home. Missing, thirty-seven; wounded, six; sick, two; paroled, fifty-six. Total, one hundred and one. Company H, Captain Wilmington Wingett.--The company was recruited in Union County. Killed — Anslum E. Wiley. Supposed to be killed — Asa Winters. Wounded--Capt. Wilmington Wingett, slightly, paroled; Lieut. Wm. Mount, slightly, paroled; Sergt. Preston Cates, slightly, paroled; Sergt. Samuel Finch, slightly, escaped; Joel Combs, severely; Christopher Gibson, mortally; Jasper Havenridge, Joseph Kuhn, David McQuinney, Isaac Shafer, wounded and missing; Leander Ward. Missing — Bowers A. Abbott, Benj. R. Gray, Anthony Gavin, Henry L. Jones, Wm. L. Muchmore, Thos. Murphy, Samuel Price, Willis Stanton, Homer Stanton, Allen C. White, Geo. Ward. Paroled prisoners--Sergeant David M. Little; Corporals Wm. C. Morrison, John Cates, Benj. R. Hinchman, Robert Dare, Aloys Gyer; wagoner Benjamin F. Hughes; privates Charles H. Alvey, Samuel B. Bond,<
to the north side of the Arkansas. It had been arranged that one part of the force should enter Gibson from the west side of Grand River at daylight on the morning of the twenty-ninth ult., while thender Col. Taylor, together with part of Col. Winter's regiment, and a company of whites, were in Gibson. The remainder of Col. Winter's regiment, some three hundred and fifty men, had gone up Grand River on the morning of the twenty-eighth, and that night reached a spot twenty miles from Gibson, on Grand River, and made a demonstration just at dusk on Major Forman's rear. At noon, Col. Taylor, wThe loyal Indians had been sent forward in three columns, converging to a point a few miles from Gibson. An advance-guard, under Lieut. Hanway, had been sent forward to the forks of the road to recon being unable to learn any thing of Major Forman, or the artillery, and being unwilling to enter Gibson without having his forces united, Col. Phillips crossed the Grand River, and proceeded up that s