Syracuse Courier and Union, July 9, 1863

The Onondagas in Battle - Our readers will feel anxious to know what part the Onondaga regiments took in the recent battles, and we are proud to have it in our power to present in their behalf so clear and honorable a record of bravery and daring. A letter has been received from the gallant Col. Silas Titus, commanding the 122nd Regiment, which has been kindly placed at our disposal, and we take from it the following ineresting extracts:

Battle of Gettysburg,
July 4, 1863

Thank God we have overtaken the enemy and had a terrible battle, decidedly in our favor. My regiment had a hard fight, but behaved nobly. We captured a strong position, fired over 2,200 rounds, drove the enemy from our front, and received special thanks, from Generals Slocum, Newton, Geary, Shaler, Wheaton and two others, names not remembered. Every officer and man did his duty in the most gallant manner; not one faltered or hesitated for a moment. The only difficulty of the field officers was to keep them from firing so fast, the guns getting so hot that many of them became useless, but were readily supplied from the great number of arms strewn over the field. I think at least one half of the Enfield rifles we took into action were left, and yet, when we mustered and inspected arms and ammunition on the field, every man had a first rate gun, embracing a great variety of manufactures. Each man went in with sixty rounds. I sent to Gen. Shaler for more ammunition; he offered to relieve us with a fresh regiment but the offer was declined. He could not immediately supply the ammunition, and we had recourse to the cartridge boxes of the dead and wounded scattered around us. We had worked our way up to a good and strong position, and to fall back would have cost us many lives, and like good soldiers we took the surest and safest course to stand fire, which proved our safety and success. The rapid and correct firing drove the rebels entirely out of sight and range at least. Five hundred to six hundred muskets were abandoned within twenty yards of our line. We opened fire at 9 a.m. after a two mile march from left to right. At 2 p.m., when all was quiet, we gave up to a fresh regiment to guard the spot, and we fell back and rested until 4 p.m., and then hurried back to the left to take part in a desperate assault there by Longstreet. On this march shot and shell screamed over and fell around us, but we fortunately escaped by taking advantage of the broken ground, but our work was done for the day, as Longstreet and the division he led were annihilated, as several of his officers now prisoners, assured us, that his division was all killed or captured. Please say to my friend C. T. Longstreet, that my promise for his donation of one thousand dollars to give to his namesake two thousand rounds, has been redeemed. I send you the mournful list of casualties, which we deeply deplore, but are truly grateful that we escaped so well-we sincerely mourn with the friends of the fallen brave. Every possible attention will be given to the wounded. In fact, I have been acting as surgeon all day today; many a wounded man has called me Doctor and begged my assistance, and vast numbers of rebels have been dressed and cared for by my officers and men with as hearty a good will as they yesterday fought their enemy. Many thanks they gave us, and are most grateful for the unexpected attention. We fought side by side with our brothers of the 149th, and in fact, Lieutenant Colonel Randal and Captain Doran were both wounded at the moment of recognition, in the midst of the fray. Old Onondaga may well be proud of her soldier sons. I will not attempt to give farther details as the papers will be ahead of me in that. This is written in great haste in the loft of an old barn riddled by shot and shell, the floor covered with wounded, and in the misdt of a heavy rain which always follows a battle.

Col. Silas Titus,
122nd Reg't, N. Y. Vols.

List of killed and wounded in 122d.

Killed
Serg't Hiram G. Hilts, Co. C.
Corp. John Travers, G.
" Wm. Whitworth, K.
Private, Patrick Fannon, C.
" John Sidnam, H.
" Michael McHair, H.
" James Wicham, E.
Wounded
Corp. Hudson A Marsh, thigh, badly.
" Loriston Adkins, ham, slightly.
Private, Stephen C. Blake, left breast, badly.
" George L. Loop, leg slightly.
" Wm. Van Etten, foot.
" Wm. C. Kennett, arm.

Company "C."
Sergeant Hiram Agan, arm, badly.
Private Chas. Williams, neck, "
" James Miles, head.

Company "E."
Sergeant Chas. W. Ostrander, thigh, slightly.
" Charles Elridge, chin, slightly.
Private F. A. Phillips, face.
" Chas. Hickox, eye, badly.
" Wm. H. Ashfield, right hand.
" Chas. H. Weismore, head.
" Zeno T. Griffin.

Company "G."
Corp. Daniel Carey, mortally, in head.
" Hiram G. Woolsey, left eye.
" Edward H. Pierce, right hip, slightly.

Company "H."
Corp. Geo. S. Parker, breast, mortally.
" Morris Harrington, head.
Private Carlton Sander, abdomen, mortally.
" James H. Miller, shoulder, severely.
" Homer Peck, cheek, slightly.
" Darius Bowman, cheek, slightly.
" Benjamin Sharp, right hand, severely.

Company "I."
Private George Lathrop, right hand, slightly.

Company "K."
Private Nathan Johnson, hip, badly.
" Dennis McCarthy, right arm, badly.
" John Cain, neck, badly
" George Edwards, right arm, badly
" Simeon S. Button, leg.