temporary hospital after the battle
150 years ago today George M. Guion wrote a report for his hometown newspaper about the casualties his unit suffered during the Battle of Antietam.
From a Seneca County, New York newspaper in 1862:
Letter from Captain Guion.
BATTLEFIELD OF SHARPSBURG,
September 19, 1862.
EDITOR REVEILLE: – Enclosed I send you a list of the killed, wounded and missing in Co. A, during the battle of the 17th:
Killed – Charles P. Siegfred [Seigfred?], Frank Reynolds.
Wounded – Jacob Bay, head, severe; Thos. W. Clark, head, slight; Chas. F. Smith, thigh, severe; Wm. F. Hecker, head, severe; J.W. Hendricks, leg, slight; John Coshen, head, severe.
Missing – Patrick Anderson, supposed to be wounded.
Our Brigade lost about 350 men, of which number 44 are from the 33d.
I cannot speak too highly of the firmness and unflinching bravery displayed by those under my command during the entire action, and especially while under the fire of the enemy’s artillery and infantry. All did nobly, and none more so than those whose names are mentioned above, fully sustaining their well earned reputation of “veterans.” The remains of the two who fell while gallantly fighting for the cause so dear to us all, were removed from the field and buried in a neighboring cemetery. The wounded are all in the hospitals receiving the best possible attention.
Your in haste,
G.M. GUION,
Capt. Co. A, 33d N.Y.S.V.
‘fell while gallantly fighting for the cause so dear to us all’
another gallant veteran ‘buried in a neighboring cemetery’
