The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1861-08-21

company g, who fell IN charge, u the
head Of bis company.
Very respectfully,
Your obediont servant,
WILLIAM n. MERRITT,
Lieussnsnt.C Colonel Commanding.
OPTICAL REPORT o. LrEur. Davis, Yrzsr REGIMENT
IOWA TROOPS.
Friday evening, Aug. 9th, Company left camp
near Springfield, Me-, under command Of Capt.
Alex. L. Mason, under marching ORDERS numbering
two commissioned officers four sergcants and scv-
cnty five men, making total of seventy nine rank
| and file. During the engagement Of the 10th inst,
our company being the color company Of the Regi-
ment was exposed 10 CALLING fire. At early
stage Of the engagement Capt Mason, while leading
| his company, fell Immortality wounded. Tho command
now devolved upon First Lieut.. VIM. Purcell, who
soon after fell seriously wounded whose place was
Immediately and promptly filled by private viii
liam Grant, experienced and tried soldier, who
| succeeded in rallying our now scattered force,
and leading them through the engagement finally
retiring in good order Upon calling roll We
found our company aseountsd for - follows:
| KnLEp.--Capt. A. L. Mason, Sergeant Ale xander
| III. Buchanan, Private Charles Michaner.
| SERIOUSLY WouNpEp,--First Lieut.. VIM. Pur-
cell, Corporal A. NJ Snyder, Privates Jas r Under
wood, A lowell, 0 Bennett Robert Armstrong,
Abram SHARED, Albert Nawes, John Cogdal, WIN
1 X N
Madden. D 0ldridgo, Gottlieb Murcr, jacob Kahn,
Joseph Lane, Hanaman, Fobes, Charles
! Fox, Moses Ethcrton. Total, 81.
SLIGHTLY WounDED.-Ssrgt g Hayes, J
Bridges, jerome Morton, VIM Stone, Benz Stone,
VIM M Stewart Total, 8.
Springfield six, viz: Corporal Snyder, Privates In
derwood jewel, Bennett, Armstrong, cogdal. The
| remainder Of wounded numbering twenty -one, are
now with the command. WIN. r. DAVIS,
Second Lieut. Commanding Co. c.
| OFFICIAL REPORT OF CAPT. HEkaoS. or COMPANY /.
| FIRST IOWA.
| August II, 1861.
To Lnur, Col. W. II. MERRrrr-SR: Ihave the
honor TO enclose herewith the official report of the
part taken by my company in the late engagement
between the Federal and Confederate forces, Anvil
sons Greek, below Springfield, No Ny command.
with companies A, b, X and H, were posted about
the csntar OF the limo Of battle and wsre supported
| by Captain Totten's battery the right This po.
sition we kept two hours, driving back the enemy
several times, as they advanced the battery, and
finally driving them from their position. An effort
being made Mt this time, by vc six regiments, TO
outfiAnk us on the right our line was changed, snd
We were for four hours under CALLING FIRE. The
| men behaved with great courage, and advanced on
the enemy under heavy fire.. like yssssan soldiers.
| / am glad to mention tho name of Corporal v. J..
Williams, who behaved throughout the entire en-
4 gagcment with such GOODNESS and bravery - 70 do
serve special mention Private Geo. s. Pierce, al
90 distinguished himself, and set m example which
had grand effect upon the company
| Enclosed And the list OF killed and wounded.
| ! am very truly yours, Il. j. HEBRON,
| Capt Company /, First Reg. I. v.
COMPANY A.
| KLLsp.--Shslly Norman.
| Misss6.-Madison B. St0nA~
-Kotrnxp.-deo Hreenhow, Hugh J Campbell,
-, Lorher tmcrsaily,, Jesse Lucas, n N Brown,
/
COMPANY b.
0YFIcERs.-First Lieut.. III. Graham; 4 ballin the
| elbow; slight wound Third Sergeant b. Shearsr,
ball In the shoulder-not serious. Second Cor
slight wound in the calf Of the leg Corporal A. L.
Mcpherson, = eight wound in the elbow
| PEIvAr.s.-S B Austin, . slight wound 10
the leg, left It Springfield. II B Pumphrsy.
wound 10 the neck, left ut Springfield. n
W Deo.mp, . wound in the thigh, left at
| Springfield. n II GoodrilL, . Aesh wound
| in the arm, not serious. n FL Brown. bail
in the knee, serious. Geo Walters, shot
in the calf OF the leg, not serious. A NJ
Saith, = ball 10 call Of ths Lex, do. Chss
E Thorn pson, . bali in the shoulder, serious.
Cyrss Douglass, . ball 10 the groin, mortal,
left at Springfield. jas Edeinkson, . ball
in tho breast, mortal, do. NJ Chsmplin, .
wound 10 tho leg, not ssrious, do. Jas Wat
son, in the wrist, not serious. Chas. Hiltos,
10 tho left thigh, do. Jss Murray, in she
sfis., do. W Tyler, slightly in breast. II
Trimblc, bayonet wound 10 tho hand, not
serious. L Nader, in the thigh, do. r N
Hampton, flesh wound in face, do. L Il Dill
Ion. baekshos in leg. DO. w Fergnson, in
the leg, do. A L Long, in the forehead, DO.
WIN Butler, in the forehead. do. Geo w
Dennis, in the hand, do. A MONT, 10 the