Sep. 28, 1862
Page 2
From the Winston Sentinel
From the 21st. Regt.
After a time of anxious suspense, some rather vague and indefinite intelligence has been received from the 21st Regiment. Our townsman, Wm. Barlow, Esq., has furnished us with the particulars given below, they were communicated to him by his brother, who is at Gordonsville, Va., and by him obtained of Martin Sprinkle, a wounded member of the regiment, who reached that place.
Mr. Barrow writes that the loss sustained by the 21st greatly exceeds that which occurred at the battle of Winchester. In fact, from what was reported to him, the regiment was almost annihilated but 25 men appearing the next morning after the fight. He was informed that the 21st N. C. T. were by some unfortunate occurrence, mistaken for Yankees, and fired into by a brigade of Georgians.
Col. S. Fulton was killed, Maj. Graves, wounded, of the Co. commanded by Capt. Alex Miller but 4 reported after the fight. Lt. D. P. Jackson killed, Lt. John Miller wounded, hand shot off and captured. B. B. Copeland, H. Clemmons, A. Z. Butner, killed. Elijah Linville, mortally wounded. Lt. G. Clayton, wounded, M. Sprinkle wounded. Capt. King killed, Lieut. Patterson wounded, leg broke, Lt. Tuttle killed. Capt. F. P. Miller escaped though all of his company were either killed, wounded or captured. R. A. Barrow, A. Alspaugh missing, many others wounded and missing. Capt. Pfohl’s Co. was not with the regiment.
Col. Fulton was killed while gallantly bearing the colors and leading on the men. Lieut. Jackson also fell while bearing the colors. Five color bearers were said to have fallen at their posts.
It is known that the fighting continued until a late hour Saturday night, and it is reasonable to suppose that the unfortunate affair with the Georgians may have happened then, most of the wounded and missing may also have been captured by the enemy during the darkness which prevailed. This is our impression. Northern papers somewhat confirm it, by claiming to have captured a number of our troops, mostly North Carolinians, Georgians and Louisianians. Let us hope that the full particulars when received, will greatly diminish the number reported as killed and wounded, and account for them, as having been captured by the enemy.
Since the above was in type we learn that a letter has been received in Salem from a person at Gordonsville Va., who saw this same man Sprinkle, the author of the above information. This letter in part corroborates the list of killed above given, but says nothing of the death of Serg. B. B. Copeland, H. Clemmons, Capt. King, Lieut. Patterson and others, or the severe loss suffered by several companies, above alluded to. From this it would seem that the information we first received is quite likely to be exaggerated.