Page:Southern Historical Society Papers volume 16.djvu/197

 The Wee Nee Volunteers of Williamaburg District. 191

operations as well as of the various other battles in which the Twenty- fifth took part till it was captured at the surrender of Fort Fisher in North Carolina. There was a small remnant left, some of whom fell or were captured at New Town Creek, below Wilmington, and the rest laid down their arms at the surrender of General Joseph E. John- ston. Would that I could have shared the dangers and hardships which fell to the lot of my comrades till our flag was folded forever; but God willed it otherwise.

The casualties at Swift Creek on the gth of May, were as follows :

Company A. Killed : Private W. L. Jeter. Wounded : Corporal J. H. Dickerson, slightly in the head and arm ; private E. F. Cross, slightly in the face and arm ; P. Gowan, slightly in thigh ; W. S. Lanneau, slightly in thigh. Missing: Corporals T. W. Miller and F. W. Locke.

Company C. Wounded : J. K. Gamble.

Company H. Killed : Captain T. L. Hammond ; Second Lieu- tenant F. G. Hammond ; Corporal W. A. Rochester; privates J. Goin and W. Cunningham. Wounded : Sergeant E. W. Rush, slightly in hand ; Privates P. C. Dobbins, by concussion ; J. A. Car- michael, severely in hand ; P. P. Hodgson, severely in thigh. Wounded and captured: Sergeant J. H. Fagin and Corporal K. Lamb. Missing : Privates A. Thompson and L. D. Murphy.

Company K. Killed : First Lieutenant F. J. Lesesne, Corporal J. J. Ard, privates P. H. Lesesne, F. J. N. Dennis, J. D. Wilder, John Davis, J. G. Player, E. Ard, E. Browder, J. E. Cubstead, W. D. Duke, W. R. Byrdick, W. V. Stukes. Wounded : Second Lieutenant Charles Lesesne ; Corporals S. Mitchum, severely in shoulder; W E. Mitchum, slightly in arm; C. M. Matthews, slightly in thigh ; privates J. H. Hodge, stunned ; W. Byrdick, severely ; W. W. Thorn, severely in hip; B. R. Ard, slightly; J. C. Hodge, severely in thigh; J. B. Tanner, slightly in thigh; S. Wilder, slightly.

Casualties in the trenches near Drewry's Bluff on the I3th, I4th and 1 5th of May :

Company A. Killed: Private John Hall. Wounded: Captain James M. Carson, severely in arm.

Company C. Killed : Sergeant S. Montgomery. Wounded : First Lieutenant C. Logan, severely in leg ; privates William Guess, severely in leg ; M. A. Brown, severely in thigh (found with thigh amputated by Federal surgeons) ; H. J. Brown, severely in arm and breast ; J. H. Bradham, slightly in nose ; H. L. Grayson. severely in arm and side; J. F. Montgomery, severely in thigh; B. E. Dukes,