Fiftieth Ohio, under command of the lieutenant-colonel, and bivouacked for the night.

When all have done so well it is sufficient to say, from reports of commanding officers of the regiments and my own observations during the day, that the field and line officers, without an exception, conducted themselves nobly and to my entire satisfaction. Too much praise cannot be awarded the soldiers, every one acting like a hero. My acting assistant adjutant-general, Lieut. George A. Vandegrift, and aides, and Lieuts. F. J. Fitzwilliam and H. E. Spencer were of great service to me during the day, coolly and bravely carrying my orders to all parts of the field. Major Johnson, Tenth Wisconsin, Captain Berryhill, acting major Second Ohio; Capt. John Herrell, Second Ohio, and Captain Drury, Ninety-fourth Ohio, fell gallantly fighting at their posts.

I thought proper to mention other regiments as they became attached to my command during the progress of the action through the loss of their brigade commanders. I also send you reports of regiments which were not under my immediate eye during part of the day. The following is the loss of the brigade:*

Commissioned Non-commissioned offi-

officers. cers and privates.

Command. Killed Woun- Killed Woun- Mis-

. ded. . ded. sing.

2d Ohio. 2 3 25 77 10

33d Ohio.

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4 21 70 18

38th Indiana.

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1 29 121 1

10th Wisconsin. 1 2 40 103 4

94th Ohio. 1

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7 25 7

5th Indiana Battery.

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2 16 3

Total. 4 10 124 412 43

This list is furnished from the men actually buried and the wounded in the hospitals. Some of the missing have since returned, having been taken prisoner while going for water and paroled. The brigade went into action 2,250 strong, including Simonson's battery.

Very respectfully,

L. A. HARRIS,

Colonel, Commanding Ninth Brigade.

Captain McDOWELL, Assistant Adjutant-General.

No. 7.

Report of Col. Benjamin F. Scribner, Thirty-eighth Indiana Infantry.

HDQRS. THIRTY-EIGHTH INDIANA VOLUNTEERS, Near Harrodsburg, Ky., October 13, 1862.

SIR: I have the honor to report the following facts concerning the part taken by my command in the battle of Chaplin Hills, October 8:

After having occupied several positions during the preliminary arrangements for the contest I was ordered to the front to support a

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*But see revised statement, p. 1033.

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