Letters

Kearny Phillip

Battle of Williamsburg

Headquarters Third Division Camp Berry, Barkamsville, Va., May 10th, 1862 Sir: The events which crowded on us after the battle of the 5th, its stormy night, the care of the wounded, the attention to the slain, the collection of the trophies, the moves the next day, having prevented my report embracing the distinguished acts of individuals, not serving in my actual presence, induced me to request that the superior authority of the Commander of the Corps would be employed to use, as my own, the separate reports of those, my Brigade Commanders, who so nobly sustained my effort by their gallantry; and who amply fulfilled the high prestige which they had won as Colonels of noble regiments. The battle on the left of the line was a series of assaults by the enemy, and repulses and onsets by ourselves, the fresh reinforcements of the enemy continually tending to outflank us. General Berry was ever on the alert, and by good arrangements and personal example influenced the ardor of all around him. His regiments fought most desperately. It was one of them. Colonel Poe’s Second Michigan, most directly under my control, which maintained the key point of our position, Two of his companies led off with the first success of the day, while covering the artillery. Colonel Poe had already won a reputation in Western Virginia. He was a distinguished officer in the U.S. Army before taking command of his regiment. I especially notice him for advancement. His loss in killed, wounded and missing is sixty . The principle lost on the left, of the two regiments (the fourth of the brigade), Third Michigan Volunteers, Colonel Champlin, serving immediately under the eye of General Berry, was very severe. The loss was ninety-six. Colonel Terry, commanding the Fifth Michigan, was principally engaged in carrying rifle pits (a redoubt) in the woods. His loss is the highest on the list of killed and wounded, being 154. I have the honor to be, PHILLIP KEARNY Brigadier General"

Battle of Fair Oaks

" Major: I have just received your last bulletin. I will forward it for General McClellan. You have added new laurels to your past distinctions and shall have full credit for these days. Your friend KEARNY Brigadier General"

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