hide Matching Documents

The documents where this entity occurs most often are shown below. Click on a document to open it.

Document Max. Freq Min. Freq
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1, Mass. officers and men who died. 4 2 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 2 4 0 Browse Search
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1: prelminary narrative 2 0 Browse Search
View all matching documents...

Browsing named entities in Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1: prelminary narrative. You can also browse the collection for Oswego Jones or search for Oswego Jones in all documents.

Your search returned 1 result in 1 document section:

Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Massachusetts in the Army and Navy during the war of 1861-1865, vol. 1: prelminary narrative, Preliminary narrative. (search)
Mudge, the adjutant, being among the former, and Colonel Underwood among the latter, his thigh being so shattered that amputation became necessary. Falling back for a short time, the regiment was re-formed and renewed the charge, carrying the fort, with the aid of the 73d Ohio, and capturing a hundred prisoners, with many small arms. Besides the adjutant, Lieut. W. P. Mudge, the list of killed or mortally wounded included Lieuts. Joseph P. Burrage of Cambridge, James Hill of Danvers and Oswego Jones of Fall River, with 32 enlisted men. More than 60 were wounded. No less an authority than General Thomas says, in congratulating General Hooker, The bayonet charge of Howard's troops, made up the side of a steep and difficult hill over two hundred feet high, completely routing the enemy from his barricades on top ... will rank among the most distinguished feats of arms of this war. Official War Records, 54, p. 68. For a spirited report by Lieutenant-Colonel Ryder, see p. 103. The 33d