d Corporal Frank Mayer, of the 3d Ohio
Volunteer Cavalry, in command of my escort, was shot through the leg,
and my Adjt. General, Capt. Ed. R. Kerstetter, was shot through his
coat, grazing his back. The regiments all behaved splendidly again,
and the 58th Indiana won immortal honors. Lieut. Blackford, of that
regiment, was shot dead, and several of the officers, including
Capts. Downey and Alexander, badly wounded. Estep's battery was
compelled to retire from the position assigned to it after firing a
half dozen rounds, but it did terrible execution while there. The 6th
and 26th Ohio did noble service, as did the 97th, but their own
immediate commanders will no doubt allude to them more particularly.
Thus ended the third assault upon our position. I should have
remarked that the 100th Illinois, the other regiment composing my
brigade, which was in reserve during the first engagement described
above, had, under instruction of Col. Hazen, moved to the front on
the left of the railroad, and taken up a position at right angles
with the railroad, where they fought splendidly in all the actions
that took place on the left of the road. There was no formidable
attack made upon them, though they were almost constantly under fire
of greater or less severity, particularly from shot and shell, and
suffered quite severely in killed and wounded. Lieut. Morrison
Worthington, of that regiment, was killed while gallantly sustaining
his men, and six other commissioned officers, including Major
Hammond, were wounded. Their operations being to the left of the
railroad, in a wood, did not come so immediately under my personal
observation, but their conduct, from Col. Bartleson down, was such as
leaves nothing to be desired. The 58th Indiana having now been over
three hours in action, and the 26th Ohio about four hours, were
exhausted and very near out of ammunition. I therefore relieved the
58th Indiana with the 40th Indiana from Col. Wagner's brigade, and
the 26th Ohio was relieved by the 23d Kentucky. There was now not
more than an hour of the day left, and though the enemy was
constantly maneuvering in our front, no formidable attack was made
upon us, except with artillery. The enemy having been three several
times repulsed in their attack on that position, seemed satisfied to
keep at a respectful distance, and the sun set upon us, ma