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Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 85 (search)
n my right, and moved back with the Second and Fourth regiments, but found that General Taylor had passed around my right, and carried the battery before we came up. We then followed on in rear until ordered to return to camp. Accompanying this is a report of my losses. Strength, rank and file, two hundred and twenty-four. Respectfully submitted. J. W. Allen, Colonel Second Regiment. Casualties of Second regiment in the actions of June eighth and ninth, 1862: Company A--Lieutenant Simpson, James N. Gallaher, William H. Moore, wounded. Company B--William Magauhy, wounded. Company C--O. S. Nelson, Nat. Grubbs, wounded. Company D--James M. Albin, J. Hultz, C. G. Stover, wounded. Company I--Peter Stickels, C. D. Castleman, George Kelley, wounded. Company E--Corporal Hull, privates Weddell, Shank, Prince, Lowdwick. Company F--Sergeant McCarty, privates Loher, Charles Dinkle, wounded. Company G--Lieutenant R. M. English, killed; Pat Ryans, Mowny E. Fry, w
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 86 (search)
Hamilton, Hoke, J. H. Lane, Cowan; Lieutenant-Colonels Folsom, Gray, McElroy, Simpson, H. H. Walker; Majors C. C. Cole, Vandegraff; Lieutenants Young, Norwood, Critt to move forward from Corse's new front, as skirmishers, under command of Captain Simpson. After advancing several hundred yards, these skirmishers were halted upoa; Captain Norton, commanding First Virginia; Lieutenant-Colonel Marye and Captain Simpson, of the Seventeenth, fell into the hands of the enemy, while discharging tto turn our left flank, but was repulsed by the left companies, under Lieutenant-Colonel Simpson. The left wing of the regiment was then advanced over the fence, and did their duty, it is impossible to discriminate without injustice. Lieutenant-Colonel Simpson and Major Carter were always active in preserving order and encouragi during the evening, the enemy endeavored to turn our left flank; but Lieutenant-Colonel Simpson directed upon them the fire of the left companies, and with distingui
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 88 (search)
eet this column, and drive it back across the Antietam. Gregg's brigade was placed in position on the right. The Fourteenth South Carolina volunteers, Lieutenant-Colonel Simpson, being the leading regiment, was thrown out to hold a position on the extreme right, being the point of our line nearest the Potomac. The enemy, checke brigade was in rear of the division. Two companies of the Fourteenth South Carolina volunteers, under the command of Captain Brown, were thrown out by Lieutenant-Colonel Simpson as skirmishers, in a cornfield, about a mile from the river, thus covering the passage of the army. About nine o'clock A. M., whilst the light division round shot, and shell. Their practice was remarkably fine, bursting shells in the ranks at every discharge. The Fourteenth South Carolina volunteers, Lieutenant-Colonel Simpson, from the nature of the ground over which it passed, was particularly exposed. When the artillery made gaps in their ranks, they closed up like veteran
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 9. (ed. Frank Moore), chapter 89 (search)
until it was impossible to move either up or down the river from Alexandria. It was of course impracticable to execute these instructions. Until the fourth of May communication with the Mississippi by the river was unobstructed. Lieutenant William Simpson, of my staff, left by the gunboat Signal, with despatches for Lieutenant-General Grant, Admiral Farragut, General Sherman, and General Rosecrans. The gunboat Covington, having in convoy the transport Warner, accompanied the Signal. Wered men, of the Fifty-sixth Ohio volunteers, were on board the Warner. A part of them joined our troops below, and a portion of them pierced the lines of the enemy, and returned to Alexandria. About one hundred and fifty were captured. Lieutenant Simpson was captured, but destroyed his despatches. The City Belle, on her way to Alexandria, with four hundred and twenty-five men of the One Hundred and Twentieth Ohio volunteers, was captured by the enemy. Two hundred of the troops escaped.