Civil War News, 1864

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Civil War News

Concerning Ocean County and its Residents


OCEAN EMBLEM 11 AUG 1864

From a gentleman who is pretty well acquainted with the figures, we are informed that the quotas of the several
townships in Ocean County, under the call for 500,000 men, are as follows:

Jackson....24

Plumsted...33

Brick......46

Dover......65

Union......44

Stafford...54

total.....266

The Coming Draft

We are requested by Mr. John H. Irons to say, that the time for paying in and receiving the Thirty Dollars from enrolled
men, has been extended to Saturday of this week.

From the 14th Regiment

Camp 14th N.J. Volunteers, near Harper's Ferry, VA, 26 Jul 1864

Editor of the Emblem: --I have several times thought that I would drop you a line since the battle of Monocacy,
where our regiment was engaged. I have delayed writing mainly because it seemed impossible to get a true report of
the casualties in Co. F. and to write the half of the reports for the second or third days after the battle would
needlessly alarm the friends of the members of the company. The following is a correct list of the casualties in the
battle of Monocacy, fought on the 9th inst. :

Killed: - First Sgt. Henry C. Havens, Corporal Lacy Poinsett, Private Charles H. Haviland.

Wounded and in hospital at Frederick City, Md. - Sergeant Jno. W. White, bad wound in leg with shell- doing well.

Corp R.A. Clark, bad wound through body with minnie ball-doing well.

Wounded and in hospital at Baltimore or Annapolis, Md. - Corp. Chas. W. Fleming, in leg with shell, not serious;

Corp. Geo. Bryan, pretty bad wound through shoulder- doing well.

Private Alexander J. Johnson, slight wound in fingers- doing well

Jno. E. Southwick, doing well.

Wounded and missing: Privates John S. Britton, Samuel Southard,
and John Hall.

Prisoners of War:

Privates Wm. Williams, Henry Hankins, John Potter, Chas. Brindley, Chas. C. Johntra.

Missing but heard from in hospital- Privates Henry H. Sherman and Anthony S. Johnson.

The above I believe to be a correct statement. Our regiment suffered severely. Lieut. Bailey
was the only officer that was not touched by a ball somewhere. He carried himself, as he ever has, bravely
throughout the action. Co. F. did well, and I know their shots told with fearful execution. My 1st sergeant,
H.C. Havers, was killed at his post. It was hard to lose him, but it is his gain, for he had attended to that most important duty
of a soldier- made his peace with God. It would be wrong for me to speak of anyone of the boys in particular, for they all
did their duty. Corp. Bryan was shot while bravely waving our torn and tattered flag amidst a shower of bullets.

I received but a very slight wound. Again I can thank my God that I am safe, while so many fell on either side.
He is merciful.

[---rest of article missing---]


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