Waitt, Ernest Linden, History of the Nineteenth regiment, Massachusetts volunteer infantry , 1861-1865

[352] 4 P. M. found the men nearly surrounded and fighting in every direction. Half of the regiment was sent out as skirmishers, and captured five officers and 50 men and the colors of the Forty Seventh North Carolina regiment. The colors were taken by Sergt. Daniel Murphy, who was especially deputed by the commanding officer to present them to the Secretary of War, which he did, and received a medal of honor from that official.

The Seventh Michigan having also taken a large number of prisoners, the assistance of the remainder of the regiment was called to aid in bringing them in. At 5 P. M. the fighting ceased and at 9 P. M. the troops were withdrawn. Thirty men of the regiment were left on the skirmish line, under Lieutenants Condon and Aytoun all night, and the next morning, on finding that the troops had been withdrawn, they made their escape, during which they were attacked by the enemy's cavalry and three fell into the hands of the latter.

The regiment lost 11 ‘missing in action’ as follows:

Co. C.	Sergt. E. A. Nichols.
Co. A.	Private Geo. F. Francis.
Co. B.	Nicholas Doyle.
	James P. Brown.
Co. C.	James Craig.
	S. S. Lee.
	Charles Payson.
	E. Tuttle.
Co. G.	D. Mahoney.
Co. H.	Octave Bennett.
Co. I.	Chas. Routnair.

The regimental return for October, 1864, makes note of the following changes in the command.

Captain Elisha A. Hinks, discharged for disability, on account of wounds, Oct. 7th, 1862.

Capt. Wm. F. Rice, discharged, expiration of service, Oct. 9, 1864.

Quartermaster Thomas F. Winthrop, discharged, expiration of service, October 9th, 1864.

Lieut. Chas. S. Palmer, discharged, expiration of service, Oct. 9, 1864.