Jacob G. Frick to Col., Ninety-sixth Pa. Vols., Comdg. Fifth Me. Regt, July 5, 1862
In the Field, July 5, 1862.
Sir: From information furnished me by its officers I am enabled to make the following report of the Fifth Maine Regiment at the battle of Friday, June 27, 1862:
Early in the morning the regiment was ordered, in connection with the other regiments of the brigade, to take a position near Duane’s Bridge, to prevent the enemy from crossing the river at that point. It remained in that position until 2 o’clock p. m., when, the bridge having been destroyed and a sufficient guard having been left to hold the position, it was ordered to Woodbury’s Bridge, which it soon after crossed, marching up the hill on which the battle was then raging, near the left of our lines, thence marching to the extreme right, where it lay under cover for about an hour, when it was ordered to the front.
The regiment advanced to the front at double-quick under a galling fire from the rebel batteries and took up its position. Colonel Jackson had the misfortune to be wounded in the first part of the engagement, and relinquished the command to Lieutenant-Colonel Heath, who was soon after killed. The regiment received a very galling fire from a greatly superior force, but officers and men behaved nobly.
The casualties are 9 killed, 49 wounded, and 8 missing. Among the killed was Lieutenant-Colonel Heath. Among the wounded, Colonel Jackson; Captain Stevens, Company B, severely; Captain Brown, Company H, slightly; Lieutenant Lemont, Company 9, severely, and
* Embodied in revised statement, pp. 39, 40.
Lieutenant Atwood, Company A, severely. Among the missing, Lieutenant Pilsbury, Company B. Total loss in killed, wounded, and missing: Officers, 7; enlisted men, 59. ; I am, sir,
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Lieut. R. P. Wiuson, A. A. A. G., Hdqrs. Second Brigade.
No. 178.
Report of Maj. Joel J. Seaver, Sixteenth New York Infantry, of the battle
of Gaines’ Mill.
Hp@QRs. SIXTEENTH REGT. NEw YORK VOLUNTEERS,
June 28, 1862.