Maj J. Edward Ward's Official Report

Report of September 22, 1862

HEADQUARTERS EIGHTH CONNECTICUT VOLUNTEERS,
Mouth of Antietam, Md., September 22, 1862.

General J. D. WILLIAMS.
[Adjutant General State of Connecticut]

SIR: I have the honor to submit the report of the proceedings of the Eight Regiment Connecticut Volunteers during the late engagement near Sharpsburg:

Lieutenant-Colonel Appelman having been wounded in the engagement, I am unable to state what orders he may have received, but can speak only from the time I took command. The Second Brigade, Third Division, Ninth Army Corps, with which we were connected, held the extreme left of our line, and about 4 o'clock p. m. were ordered to advance to the support of General Willcox on our right, who had been repulsed. We did so, and held our position far in advance, until ordered to retire by General Rodman, but not until we had lost over 50 percent of our regiment. The fire from artillery and musketry was very severe, the regiment receiving fire in front and on both flanks. The conduct of both officers and men was all that could be asked for, and I have to thank the officers for their active co-operation with me in the performance of their several duties. I will notice particularly the conduct of Private Charles Walker, of Company D, who brought the national colors off the field after the sergeant and every corporal of the color-guard were either killed or wounded.

Our loss was 34 killed, 139 wounded, and 21 missing; total, 194.

[I append the following list of casualties]

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

J. EDWARD WARD,
Major, Commanding Eighth Connecticut Volunteers. 1,2

Killed

COMPANY A
1st Lieut Marvin Wait
Sergeants George H Marsh
Whitney Wilcox
Privates Oliver C Case
Orton L Lord
Martin L Wadhams
Lucius Wheeler

COMPANY C
Sergeant Cyprian H Rust
Corporals Elijah White
Lucius Tillotson
Privates William Knight
Harvey Elmore
George Robinson

COMPANY D
Private Nathaniel C Eldridge

COMPANY E
Corporal George F Booth
Privates Henry R Morse
Thomas Mason
John E Tuttle

COMPANY F
Sergeant Charles E Lewis
Corporal Francis A Trask
Privates Dwight Casey
Henry H Neff
Horace G Rouse
William A Sweet

COMPANY G
Corporal Oscar W Hewitt

COMPANY I
Sergeant David Lake
Corporal Robert Ferris
Private George Burch

COMPANY K
Corporals John Simons
William G Lewis
Privates George V Dagle
Henry Finken
Willis B Richmond
Alonzo J Richards

Wounded

FIELD AND STAFF
Lieut Col Hiram Appelman, will probably lose a leg

COMPANY A
Sergeant Henry Poyer, in jaw, severely
Corporals Samuel B Clark, dangerously
Henry A Smith
Privates Cyrus V Johnson, slightly
Edward Lane "
John A Smith "
James A Slimmer "
Charles Thompson "
Jared Wheeler "
James Winchel "
Leverett Evans "
Orin L Frost, mortally. Since died
Ransom Sweetland slightly

COMPANY B
1st Lieut Jacob Eaton, in leg, slightly
2nd Lieut Charles Shepard, severely
Corporals Andrew Gordon, in shoulder
William R Hall, in foot, severely
Christopher Gray, in leg, slightly
Privates Morris O Brien, in leg
Robert Boyle, in head, slightly
John A Dixon, in right side. Taken prisoner and paroled
Joseph Glover, in stomach, slightly
Michael Hayes, in right arm. Taken prisoner and paroled
Walter O Higley, in arm
Michael Keefe, in head, slightly
George Keach, in left leg
Florance McCarty, in shoulder
Peter Mann, in groin, severely
William Patrick, in leg, slightly
Arthur Terry, in shoulder, breast, and head. Prisoner and paroled

COMPANY C
Captain Eleazer H Ripley, in arm. Amputated
2d Lieut Henry R Jones, in breast and taken prisoner
Sergeant Henry E Strickland, in left thigh, severely
Corporals William McCarty, in both legs
Seba Beach, in right thigh
Privates Patrick Burns
William Cagans, in right hand. Amputated
Morton Castle, in neck, mortally. Since died
Ransom Castle, face, slightly
George Clapp, left ankle
Timothy Galpin, right arm
John Niting, mortally. Since died
J Pelton, right hand, slightly
H Randall, right thigh
N Remington, foot slightly
David Shea, hip
William Smith, right leg
Robert Watson, groin
Patrick Kenny, left side, slightly
James Spellman, both legs

COMPANY D
1st Lieut John McCall, leg. Taken prisoner and paroled
Ord Serg Joseph E Fletcher, body
Sergeants James C Jennings, left hand
Florence Spofford, left arm, severely
William Huntington
Corporals John Smith, head, slightly
Robert Burke, groin
Oliver W Lathrop, neck
LF Edwards, calf of leg
Thomas Costello, neck, slightly
Mortimer J Martin, fingers of left hand
Addison T Thompson, left hand
John K Tefft, leg
Henry C Fanning, left hip
Privates Theodore A Fanning, in left hip
Edgar A Lockwood, in thigh
William Edwards, in left hand
Frank Jerome, face, slightly
EM Weaver, in left arm, severely
Frederick Ellsworth, severely
Henry Ransom, in right knee
Charles Jackson, in right wrist

COMPANY E
1st Lieut Nelson Bronson, in arm and back
Corporals Charles N Beeman, in leg, severely
Alton H English, in face, slightly
Privates Andrew J Cotney, in shoulder, severely
Horace Garrigan, in hip
Arthur Homers, in hand, slightly
Donald Levaughn, in hand, slightly
George W Mitchell, in right shoulder
James L Peters, in right shoulder, severely
Lewis Grannis, in foot, slightly
Jerome Nichols, in leg

COMPANY F
1st Lieut EG Maine, in hip, severely
Sergeant James Kilbourne, in wrist, severely
Corporals Henry O Spaulding, in head, slightly
Andrew J Kimball, in shoulder
Privates John Bently, in ankle, severely
George Baldwin, in arm, prisoner and paroled
Nelson Bemis, in leg, slightly
Lewis P Card, in arm, severely
Isaac Culver, in arm, prisoner and paroled
Samuel Lewis, in shoulder, severely
Azil Mann, in leg, slightly
William Moffatt, in ankle, severely
John O Neil, in cheek, slightly
Edward Parkhurst, in arm, slightly
A Dennison Thompson, in foot, slightly
George Young, in leg, slightly
William Clark, in leg, slightly
James R Watson, in arm. Prisoner and paroled

COMPANY G
Captain James L Russell, in body and left arm, severely
1st Lieut Henry M Morgan, in left leg, severely
Ord Sergt Amos Clift, in left arm, slightly
Corporals LA Barber, in head, dangerously
TDV Sloan, in leg, slightly
Charles Edwards, in hand
Privates Charles Baird, in head, slightly
Thomas Bedford, in arm, slightly
Thomas Casey, in hip, slightly
L Clift, in hip, slightly
William Doyle, in hip, slightly
AF Edwards, in hip, severely
CF Lamphire, in leg, slightly
William Terwilliger, in head, slightly
Thomas Lord, in leg, slightly
David W Price, in hand, slightly
TW Ryan, in head, slightly

COMPANY I
Ord Sergt Charles N Irwin, in hand, slightly
Sergeant John D Seeley, in arm, slightly
Corporal Timothy T Turrill, in leg, slightly
Privates Booth Lattin, in arm, severely
Charles Garlic, in shoulder, severely
John McKay, in leg
Oscar Squires, in breast, slightly
William Terrill, in leg
Robert Steward, in arm, slightly

COMPANY K
Corporal Luther R Matthews
Privates Lewis Allen
Luman D Allen, in leg, slightly
Ellis Stevens, in knee, slightly
Henry C Burr, in ankle
Hiram A Blakeslee, in both feet
George Camsell, in side and hip, severely
John R Doolittle, in knee
Edward E Pelton, in thigh
William M Pratt, in leg
George L Wilcox, in hand. Three fingers amputated

Missing

COMPANY A
Privates Erwin Babb
Lewis D King

COMPANY B
Private William Kent, missing and wounded

COMPANY C
Private Frederick Leiber

COMPANY D
Corporal William M Murphy, Prisoner
Privates Edward Blemly "
Richard Ranger "
Winthrop Walden "
William Woodworth "
James M Bason
Stephen B Huling
Charles E Mulkin

COMPANY E
Privates Philo D Hotchkiss
Wesley Bummell, wounded

COMPANY F
Corporal Olney Winsor

COMPANY G
Privates P Collan, wounded
C O'Connor, "

COMPANY I
Private Orville Sprague. Prisoner

COMPANY K
Sergeant Albert T Booth. Prisoner
Privates Joseph A Walker
Oscar A Sweetland

RECAPITULATION

KILLED
Commissioned Officers 1
Enlisted Men 33
WOUNDED
Commissioned Officers 10
Enlisted Men 129
MISSING
Enlisted Men 21

Total 194