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making an aggregate of three hundred and
forty-six. In the first day's battle near White
House, which was most stubbornly contested,
the loss of the regiment was very heavy, par-
ticularly in officers .... an aggregate
of forty-two killed, wounded and missing in the
first day's engagement .... total killed,
wounded and missing in both days' engagement,
108. ...

" Colonel Baker fell mortally wounded on the
first day, at the very time his regiment was
charging on the retreating enemy with the
greatest enthusiasm and fury. He remarked as
he was being borne from the field, ' Thank Q-od
when I fell my regiment was victoriously
charging'. Lieutenant Colonel Mills was
wounded in the second day's engagement, while
fighting with the most conspicuous courage and
coolness .... Colonel Baker expired on
the morning of the 7th at 11 o'clock and Lieu-
tenant Colonel Mills on the 12th at 7 o'clock
. . . . After the fall of Lieutenant Colonel
Mills, .... the command devolved upon
myself."⁴³

Two letters to his wife written by Major
"Weaver from Corinth and dated October 6th
and 12th supplement his official report. In one
he writes that he assumed '' command in the
forenoon of the 2nd day of the fight and took
the Regiment triumphantly through". In the



	48 making an aggregate of three hundred and forty-six. In the first day's battle near White House, which was most stubbornly contested, the loss of the regiment was very heavy, par- ticularly in officers .... an aggregate of forty-two killed, wounded and missing in the first day's engagement .... total killed, wounded and missing in both days' engagement, 108. ... " Colonel Baker fell mortally wounded on the first day, at the very time his regiment was charging on the retreating enemy with the greatest enthusiasm and fury. He remarked as he was being borne from the field, ' Thank Q-od when I fell my regiment was victoriously charging'. Lieutenant Colonel Mills was wounded in the second day's engagement, while fighting with the most conspicuous courage and coolness .... Colonel Baker expired on the morning of the 7th at 11 o'clock and Lieu- tenant Colonel Mills on the 12th at 7 o'clock . . . . After the fall of Lieutenant Colonel Mills, .... the command devolved upon myself."⁴³ Two letters to his wife written by Major "Weaver from Corinth and dated October 6th and 12th supplement his official report. In one he writes that he assumed '' command in the forenoon of the 2nd day of the fight and took the Regiment triumphantly through". In the