from right and left and the men thoroughly exhausted, were in time forced to retire taking position behind the crest of a slight elevation, some 50 or 75 yards in front of their works, holding our position until re-enforced by portions of the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth New York, Colonel Barton's brigade, when we again advanced under a heavy fire, and succeeded in capturing their works, taking more prisoners, advancing some 200 yards beyond their lines. The exact number of prisoners captured by any one regiment can not be arrived at with any degree of accuracy, the regiments being so intermingled. I should judge, however, that the prisoners taken by my regiment were from 75 to 100. While not wishing to detract from the honor or praise of any regiments I claim that my regiment was the first into the woods, and the colors of the Ninth Maine the first to be planted on the entrenchments. That to Colonel Barton's brigade belongs the credit of the capture I deny, as emphatically as I deny that to Ricketts' division belongs the credit that should be given to yours.

I forwarded report as directed by you, but not until the day you retired from the front, and it has probably been mislaid at brigade headquarters. I also notified the commanding officers of the regiments in brigade as you desired, and the reports made and given to Lieutenant W. L. Hughes, acting assistant adjutant-general.

Z. H. ROBINSON.

Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding Ninth Maine Regiment.

Brigadier General CHARLES DEVENS.

Numbers 271. Medals of Honor awarded for distinguished services under Resolution of Congress, Numbers 43, approved July 12, 1862, and section 6 of Act of Congress, approved March 3, 1863.

Name Rank and Date. Awarded for.

organization

Ammerman, Private, Company B, May 12, Capture of battle-

Robert W. 148th Pennsylvania 1864 flag of the 8th

Infantry North Carolina at

Spotsylvania, Va.

Begley, Sergeant, Company June 3, Capture of flag at

Terrance. D, 7th New York 1864 Cold Harbor, Va.

Heavy Artillery

Benjamin, First Lieutenant, July, Particularly

Samuel N. 2nd U. S. Artillery 1861, to distinguished

May services, as an

1864. artillery officer,

from Bull Run to

Spotsylvania, Va.

Burke, Private, Company D, May 12, Capture of flag at

Michael. 125th 1864. Spotsylvania, Va.

Casey, Private, Company C, ---- Bravery at the

David 25th Massachusetts battle of Cold

Infantry Harbor, Va.

Cohn, Sergeant-Major, 6th May 6, Gallantry in action

Abraham New Hampshire 1864. at the Wilderness,

Infantry Va.

Fasnacht, Sergeant Company A, May 12, Capture of flag of

Charles H. 99th Pennsylvania 1864. the 2nd Louisiana

Infantry Tigers at

Spotsylvania, Va.

Freeman, Private, Company E, May 12, Capture of flag of

Archibald. 124th New York 1864. the 17th Louisiana

Infantry. at Spotsylvania, Va.

Harris, Private, Company B, May 12, Capture of flag at

George W. 148th Pennsylvania 1864. Spotsylvania, Va.,

Infantry

Jones, First Sergeant, May 12, Capture of flag of

William Company A, 73rd New 1864. the 65th Virginia

York Infantry. at Spotsylvania,

Va.

Kerpeles, Color-sergeant, May 6, Gallantry in action

Leopold Company E, 57th 1864. at the Wilderness,

Massachusetts Va.

Infantry

Kemp, First Sergeant, May 6, Capture of flag of

Joseph B. Company D, 5th 1864., the 31st North

Michigan Infantry Carolina at the

Wilderness, Va.

Lower, Private, Company K May 7, Gallant services

Cyrus B. 13th Pennsylvania 1864. and for soldierly

Reserves qualities in

voluntarily

rejoining his

command after

having been wounded

at the Wilderness,

Va.

Lynch, Private Company D, May 6, Carrying dispatch

John B. 3rd Indiana 1864. from the President

Cavalry. to General Grant.

Kinding, Corporal, Company May 12, Capture of flag of

John M. A, 63rd 1864. the 28th North

Pennsylvania Carolina at

Infantry Spotsylvania, Va.