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The Daily Dispatch: may 8, 1861., [Electronic resource] 2 0 Browse Search
John Dimitry , A. M., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 10.1, Louisiana (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 1 1 Browse Search
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h. The enemy poured into his devoted ranks their musketry fire from the front, and on his flank several batteries opened a storm of shell. In a very short time over half his men were killed and wounded, and with the remnant he was compelled to retire, taking shelter with Hood's command. The Eighth suffered the heaviest loss, 103. The total casualties of the brigade were 10 officers killed and 46 wounded, 35 enlisted men killed and 243 wounded; total, 336. The officers killed were Lieut. Dwight Martin, aide-de-camp, Col. H. B. Strong, of the Sixth, Capts. A. M. Callaway, H. B. Ritchie, and E. McFarland, and Lieuts. N. A. Canfield, Robert Gerrold, M. Little, George Lynne, W. P. Newman, and B. F. Birdsell. No words could add to such a bloody record of valor. Among the earliest participants in the battle were the Washington artillery, posted on a line just east of Sharpsburg, fronting the Antietam. During the afternoon of the 15th the Federal batteries appeared on the hills beyon
uards, which arrived in this city on Monday evening: Captains.--C. E. Girardey, F. W. Rawle. Lieutenants.--E. D'Aquin, H. W. Montgomery, H. R. Kenna, S. M. C. Montgomery, Edw'd Murphy, P. W. Semmes. Sergeants.--Chas. Knowlton, J. R. Fell, F. O. Armstrong, H. H. Bein, Geo. Cammack, J. R. Juden, P. M. Baker, A. G. Lapice. Corporals.--Chas. Thompson, Jas. Buckner, L. Servary, H. O. Janin, B. C. Cushman, J. B. McCutcheon, A. V. Bignon, N. McIhado, Jr. Quartermaster.--Dwight Martin. Assistant Quartermaster.--John McKee. Ensign.--A. M. Riddle. Privates.--J. A. Adams, J. C. Abrams, John Anderson, F. Aram, G. S. Adams, J. M. C. Baker, J. T. Block, W. S. Broaddus, J. M. Brown, Chas. Bateman, H. C. Briggs, Oscar Beauman, John Brady, Isaac Barnes, J. F. Black, F. L. Brogden, J. N. Brickell, C. W. Cushman, Archibald Campbell, P. J. Curley, Wm. Curley, John Carew, W. T. Cummings, A. Costa, Jas. Borland, Charles. Behier, J. P. Barrett, A. B. Clark, J. D. Car