September 30, 1862

Camp of the 22d Ga. Regiment,
	Near Winchester, Virginia,
			October 3d, 1862
DEAR COURIER;  After a considerable
delay, on account of being almost  con-
tinually marching, and also having no
opportunities of sending off letters, I
will endeavor now,  for the benefit of
those of your readers who have rela-
tives and friends in the Fireside Defen-
ders, to give you a brief list of our cas-
ualties, in the last battles in which this
Regiment has been engaged.
   After a long and toilsome march
from Louisa Court House, the battle of 
Manassas was the first in which we
were engaged.  On the 30th of August,
in this engagedment, we lost Corp'l T. L.
Ellis and private W. W. Ligon, killed
on the field.  Mortally wounded, Lieut.
S. B. Treadway and private T. J. Hunt
both died in a few days. L. Tucker,
severely, if not mortally wounded.  We
have not heard of his death.  B. F.
Loyd severely wounded.  Slightly slight-
ly, Lieut J. H. Johnson, Sergt. W. J. 
Hall, privates G. D. Fuller, A. J. Thom-
as and J. W. Miller.
   We were in Maryland at the time of 
the capture of Harper's Ferry.  Our
Brigade was not in that engagement,
being left to guard some passes in the
mountain.  Our Division passed through
Harper's Ferry the morning after its
capture.  We halted about three miles 
distant from the place, and cooked one
days rations of bread;  then started for
Maryland again.  We marched all
night, crossed the Potomac next morn-
ing, the 17th of Sept, about 7 o'clock,
marched on and went into the fight at
Sharpsburg, Md., betweeen nine and ten
o'clock, went into the hottest of the 
fight in the centre; succeeded in driv-
ing the enemy back, but our ranks be-
ing reduced by marching the night
before, the men falling out by the way-
side, and having no reinforcements,
we were compelled to fall back, after
sustaining a very severe loss.
   Our Brigade was badly cut up. Gen.
Wright was severely wounded. There
were only about sixity of our Regiment
in the fight.  Col. Jones was very se-
erely wounded.  Major Lollersteadt
severely wounded.  Adjt. Bell slightly
wounded.  There were only six of our 
company in the fight, in the morning, 
the regiment first went in, but several
others soon came up and were under
shelling during the remainder of the 
to-day.
   Capt. W. F. Jones, severely wounded
and left on the field. Slightly wounded
Sergt. R. I. Johnson. Privates J. B.
Hipps and G. H. Bowen; J. W. Bell
missing.  We remained in line of battle
all day and all night, and until the
night when retreat was ordered.
We re-crossed the river next morning a
short time before day, and marched up
near Martinsburg and remained there
one week, and then ordered to
Winchester.
   We are now camped, or rather bivou-
acked, in a beautiful grove six miles
north of Winchester, all faring very
well and good health.  We can-
not tell how long we will remain here,
but hope to go down South soon, as cold
weather is approching, and this is
rather a cold country in the winter,
though the weather is quite pleasant at
this time.
				H.