History of the Fifty-eighth regiment of Indiana volunteer infantry : its organization, campaigns and battles from 1861 to 1865 . s to die away. In the afternoon, in companywith Lieutenant-Colonel Moore, Surgeon Holtzman, andLieutenant and Acting Quartermaster Torrence, I rodetowards the front. When I heard the first ball whizz Istopped with Dr. Holtzman. As I had no business, noreven curiosity in reference to the extreme front, and hadseen fighting and heard balls whizz many a time before, Idid not think it necessary to crowd into useless danger, that I may be called brave. WhenI die I want to
History of the Fifty-eighth regiment of Indiana volunteer infantry : its organization, campaigns and battles from 1861 to 1865 . s to die away. In the afternoon, in companywith Lieutenant-Colonel Moore, Surgeon Holtzman, andLieutenant and Acting Quartermaster Torrence, I rodetowards the front. When I heard the first ball whizz Istopped with Dr. Holtzman. As I had no business, noreven curiosity in reference to the extreme front, and hadseen fighting and heard balls whizz many a time before, Idid not think it necessary to crowd into useless danger, that I may be called brave. WhenI die I want to be at the postof duty. Men often exposethemselves through sheer cow-ardice. We found many graves inthe woods. Most of them areHookers men, killed in theengagement of the 25th. Itseems that there was but oneDivision of the 20th Corpsengaged. They must havefought well, for they drove theenemy and held their lines have been advanced but little, as Hooker foundthe enemys entrenchments on the night above is going on all the time. Wounded men areconstantly coming back to the hospitals. The number of. CAPTAIN HENRY TORRENCE, Company D. * Was mustered in as Quartermaster-Sergeant, November 12, 1861, pro-moted Second Lieutenant Company D, April 13th, 1863, to First LieutenantNovember 4, 1S63, to Captain March 1, 1S65. After his army service hereturned to his old home in Xenia, Ohio, and engaged in mercantile served a term as Recorder of Greene county, and was for some timeChairman of the Republican Central Committee of that county. CaptainTorrence was a prominent and influential citizen of his native town andcounty, and was highly esteemed by all who knew him. His death, whichoccurred September 16, 1881, was a cause of profound sorrow to his manyfriends and comrades. ?>V1 CHAPLAIN HIGHTS HISTORY OF THE men killed and wounded during the 25th, 26th, 27th, andto-day, is very large. Woods Division was repulsed yes-terday. From an inspection of th
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