. History of the Michigan organizations at Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge, 1863 [electronic resource]. field in the handsof the enemy. After falling back about half a mile the regiment was ralliedand brought off the field in good order. I take pleasure in mentioning the gallant conduct of Company B (number-ing 30 men), under Lieutenant A. B. Barr, and also seven men and LieutenantC. E. Belknap, of Company H. They were thrown forward as skirmishers inthe early morning in the cornfield, directly in front of the first position takenby the regiment. When the regiment was ordered int
. History of the Michigan organizations at Chickamauga, Chattanooga and Missionary Ridge, 1863 [electronic resource]. field in the handsof the enemy. After falling back about half a mile the regiment was ralliedand brought off the field in good order. I take pleasure in mentioning the gallant conduct of Company B (number-ing 30 men), under Lieutenant A. B. Barr, and also seven men and LieutenantC. E. Belknap, of Company H. They were thrown forward as skirmishers inthe early morning in the cornfield, directly in front of the first position takenby the regiment. When the regiment was ordered into action these skir-mishers were not called in. Cut off from the main body of the commandand attacked by an overwhelming force of the enemy, they rallied and madea stand behind the buildings before mentioned. Here they held the enemy in check for nearly an hour, and successfullyjoined the regiment with a loss of but one man, and he killed instantly. On account of the command not devolving upon me until the retreat began,I cannot speak with accuracy of the orders received or whether they wereimplicitly •Sf$rj, LIEUT. COL MORRIS B. WELLS. Twenty--first Infantry. Killed Sept. 20, 1863. HISTORY OF MICHIGAN ORGANIZATIONS. 143 Permit me to testify to the coolness and gallantry of both officers and menof the command. Every one seemed to know his whole duty, and I believethe loss of the regiment and the small number missing, not known to bewounded, will show that each performed it. And particularly conspicuousfor their courage and daring were the two Colonels, McCreery and Wells,who left their bodies on the field to testify to their devotion and well doing. The casualties of the regiment were as follows: Known to be killed, 10enlisted men; wounded and within our lines, 2 officers and 50 enlisted men;wounded and missing, 3 officers and 16 enlisted men; missing, 2 officers and15 enlisted men; making a sum total of 7 officers and 99 enlisted men. On the 24th instant Ave had o
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