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severely; John Hunt, head and arm,! seriously; Spotwood T. Foster, left! arm, severely; Andrew J. Williamson, head, severely; Isaac R. Ford, I left ancle, severely; Joel Green, I s head, slightly; John Miller, lace, j a severely; Cornelius L. Weaver, ? side, severely; Christopher C. Star- a buck, head and leg, severely; Win. s T. ■ McGuire, leg, slightly; James j Stickley, arm, slightly; William Driver, left elbow and groin, y severely; John Mendenhall, loot, 1 severely; Eli Rich, severely. IMISSING.Sergeant James H. Bowen ; ■ Privates John W. Tost, Daniel 1 W. Britton.SUMMARY.Killed.....- 4Wounded.....20Missing......3Total 27The company numbered, on entering the fight, thirty-six men I and three officers. The regiment went into action with two hundred and riihh/~r/lt;rjff9 and suffered a loss ot tiro hundred and (hit tern, killed and wounded^ exclusive of missing;some of whom are either prisoners, killed or wounded. The majority of the wounded were left in the city, and of course are prisoners.— We shall send you further and explicit details as soon as we can.Wo are occupying a range of hills to the south of the city, throw-. ing up breast works. We are confident of holding our present posi- i(tion. We have nine men present, |this morning, ready and willing i to revenge the death of their fallen | • comrades.j Heavy skirmishing is now in y progress on our left; the main at-, * tack will most probably be madej on the right. We have been re-pceiving reinforcements ever since . the close of yesterday’s battle.—, ^ ou may rest assured the men of l | Co. C, and the whole regiment,, will do its duty as heretofore, hoping to soon inform you of the ex-I pulsion of the rebels from loyal soil, 1 will close.V ery respectfully,Lieut. I. X. Potts,Co. C, 19th Indiana.•/j I P. S. Lieut. Wm. Macy is com-, | manding the company in the . | absence of Capt. Ives. Went , through 1 he light safe, but with } several marks on his clothing, in tact, not a man but what can show the same.Since this communication was in : tyP'S t’apt. I T. lv«s called at our ! office, and informed us that Lieut. r L N. Potts is now in command ot ^ the company, Lieut. Macy having .. 1 been wounded in a subsequent cn l gageincnt. He was struck indie_! lorehcad Iy a spent ball, producing a severe concussion of Che brain,1 but not fracturing the skull. Cant. ; Ives’ wound is cbinlt;/ well.
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Winchester Randolph Journal

Winchester, Indiana, US

Fri, Jul 17, 1863

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