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424 Series I Volume XXVII-I Serial 43 - Gettysburg Campaign Part I

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ness and bravery. I would mention especially Major Hooper and Lieutenant Earle. acting adjutant, they both being with me the whole time and showing the greatest bravery.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

GEO. C. JOSLIN,

Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding Regiment.

Lieutenant F. W. HASKELL,

Actg. Asst. Adjt. General, First Brigade, Second Division.

SANDY HOOK, MD.,

July 16, 1863.

SIR: In compliance with circular orders from brigade headquarters of this date, I submit the following report of casualties during the engagement at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2 and 3:

 

Officers:

         

Killed

3

       

Wounded

8

       

Total

11

           

Enlisted men:

         

Killed

19

       

Wounded

85

       

Total

106

       
           

Prisoners.

26

       

Buried by regimental detail:

         

Officers

1

       

Enlisted men

9

       

Guns brought in by regimental detail

60

       

Officers:

         

Killed

3

       

Wounded

8

       

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

GEO C. JOSLIN,

Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding Regiment.

Lieutenant HASKELL,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.


Numbers 102. Report of Captain Henry C. Coates, First Minnesota Infantry.

NEAR ELLIS' FORD, VA.,

August 3, 1863.

SIR: Pursuant to circular of this date, I respectfully submit the following statement of the part taken by this regiment in the late battle near Gettysburg, Pa.: About 3 o'clock on the morning of July 2, we were ordered into position near the center of our line of battle, to the left of the town. The battle commenced at daylight, and raged with fury the entire day. We remained under a severe artillery fire, but were not actively engaged until about 5 p. m., when we were moved to support Battery C, Fourth U. S. Artillery. Company F was about this time detached from the regiment as skirmishers, and Company L as sharpshooters.


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