everywhere present where duty called them. Majors Cummings, Bean, and Lee, and Captain Clark, acting major of the Fifty-second Regiment, all performed well and ably their respective duties. A very large share of the honor of the day is due the respective regimental officers. Many instances of gallantry in line officers came under my notice, but regimental reports must suffice for these. With great pleasure I can call your attention to the conduct of my staff. Dr. Moore, brigade surgeon, coolly dressed wounds under the hottest fire and personally superintended the removal of the wounded. Captain Viemont was conspicuous through the day for his cool daring and assistance he offered me. Lieut. J. A. Mallory, acting assistant adjutant-general; Lieut. E. L. Anderson, Lieut. J. J. McCook, and Lieutenant Ashley all bore themselvs with commendable gallantry and distinguished themselves by the intelligent manner in which they conveyed and executed my orders.

With the sincerest pleasure imaginable I call your attention to the signal bravery and daring heroism of Charles Common and Samuel J. Marsh, privates of Company A, Fifty-second Ohio. Their conduct was the admiration of all who saw them.

The casualties in my brigade are as follows: Six killed, 43 wounded, 6 missing.*

I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,

DANIEL McCOOK,

Colonel, Commanding Brigade.

Captain LEE, Assistant Adjutant-General, Eleventh Division.

No. 28.

Report of Lieut. Col. Daniel D. T. Cowen, Fifty-second Ohio Infantry.

HDQRS. 52D REGT. OHIO VOLS., 36TH BRIG., 11TH DIV., ARMY OF THE OHIO, Battle-field near Perryville, Ky., October 9, 1862.

SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report of the part taken by the Fifty-second Regiment in the battle of yesterday:

In pursuance of the order of Col. Daniel McCook, commanding the brigade, the Fifty-second, Regiment on the left of the brigade, moved forward at 3.30 o'clock yesterday morning from its position 3 miles west of Perryville toward that village. After advancing about 1 1/2 miles and crossing a bridge spanning a small stream the regiment was formed in line of battle, and being ordered to advance to and hold the crest of the hill some 500 yards in front, Company A, in command of Lieutenant Bucke, and Company H, under command of Lieutenant Summers, both companies under command of Captain Clark, acting major, were deployed as skirmishers and our line advanced to the position named.

Some 300 yards from the run, at five minutes past 4 o'clock a. m., the skirmishers were fired upon by the rebel pickets. They promptly returned the fire and drove the pickets over the crest of the hill into and through the field and wood beyond and took their position some 400 yards in front of the regiment.

I am thus particular in detailing these items because to the Thirty-sixth Brigade and to the Fifty-second Regiment thus attaches the honor of opening the great and decisive battle of Perryville.

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*But see revised statement, p. 1036.

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