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BATTLE OF SQUIRREL LEVEL ROAD

CAPTAIN JOHN W. TORSCH COMMANDING.

COMPANY A.—SERGEANT CHARLES E. MAGUIRE COMMANDING.
WOUNDED — Private William T. Bailey, severely.

COMPANY B.—SECOND LIEUTENANT CHARLES B. WISE COMMANDING.
WOUNDED — Private William Herbert, mortally.

COMPANY C — CORPORAL C. M, CLAYTON COMMANDING.

WOUNDED—Privates John M. Blumenauer. severely; Charles Hammond, severely;
Frank Wheatley, mortally.

COMPANY D.—SERGEANT ISAAC SHERWOOD COMMANDING.
WOUNDED — Sergeant Isaac Sherwood, severely.

COMPANY E.—SERGEANT SAMUEL KIRK COMMANDING.
WOUNDED — Privates John Brown, severely; William Gwynn. slightly.

COMPANY F.—SERGEANT JOHN W. POLK COMMANDING.
WOUNDED — Charles A. Hoge, mortally.

COMPANY H.
WOUNDED — Private James Powers, slightly.

While the events just narrated were transpiring on General Lee's right, others
of no less importance were taking place on his left. Grant had evidently begun to
appreciate the fact that Lee's army was numerically much inferior to his own, and
stung to the quick at the many repulses he had met with since he crossed the
Rapidan, he determined upon a more aggressive course. His successes at
Peebles' farm and Squirrel Level road had convinced him that lie should avail