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

Iowa EUSt 0eguu6QL.
Reports Of Officers.
LIST OF KILLED ! WOUNDED.
OFFICIAL REPoHr or COL. xxHarr4 OF TIE FIRST
IOWA RR0iMnNT.
]. N. ScHornLD, Acting Adjutant Gen'l.
DIAN SIR: have the honor to submit the
following report Of the part taken BY the
Iowa troops 10 the late hotly contested bat.
tie Of "Wilson's Greek"
AT o'clock, p. n. OF the 9th inst, the
First Regiment lows Volunteers, under com-
mand OF Lieut.. Col. VIM. II. Merritt, Col.
J. +. Bates being siok, united With tho Forces
at Springfield andeF command Of Gen. Lyon,
and commenced the march to Wilson's creek,
twelve niles distant. Arriving within three
miles OF the enemy's camp, and 10 close
proximity Of their pockets, the order vas Civ
en to halt. The troops lay on their arms
until 3 O'Clock, .. ~, Of the 10th inst, whom
they advanced on tho enemy's lines. About
5 O'clock, .. n. orr advanced akirmishers
engaged tho snsuy's pisksts and lrsvs thsm
IN. The First Missouri and First Kansas
Volunteers, and . battalion Of regolsr in
fantry under command Of Capt. Plumber,
with Tot.en's Battery, very soon engaged :
oousidesabls 0pbsr of the rebel forces.
Dubois battery took : position . short
distance ssst Of whore the enemy we're being
engaged, and The lows troops we're drawn 20
in line Of battle on its left. A brisk 6rs
Was commenced and kept up for 80 minutes.
The enemy responded promptly With bate
| ~ 10 the ravine, but their shot passed from
| 10 TO loo feet over our heads. Detailed
Company D, First 1t. Keller commanding,
and Company =, Fret 1t. Abercromble com
manding, TO acs % skirmishers 10 advance OF
my line. Ordered TO advance over the bill,
engage the enemy and relieve the Frat Reg
imcnt OF KAnsss volunteers. 10 advancing
to engage the ensny, met the First Kansas
refreshing ia confusion. They broke through
our line on the right, separating companies
A and + from the baloncs Of tho command.
While u sAis confused state received muir
dsross 6re iron the ensmy's infantry. Gave
tho command 70 fall back and reform the
line. The din OF Rse.afms and the loud
talking d Ne setrsating troops drowned my
voice, % that tho command could not be
heard on the left. Led tho oompsuies A and
, over the hill, halted them and ordered them
TO abost faee and Ore on squad Of the en-.
emyss eevslry, advancing to charge on sec.
, sioe Of Tcsaso's battery. The ere vas exc.
oatsd wisA peempsness and effect, and after
/, receiving the discharge from the battery, ths
: enemy retired In double quick time, leaving
. = number Of dead and wounded % the fsld
D Ordered companies A and B to hold thei,
position until further orders, and then re-
turned TO eompaniea /, O, II, K, @ and D
). Who bad been left facing the snemy'6 line
= Found our sroops advancing under gsilipi
4 6re from the ensmy's infsnTy. After re
}. pulsine the enemy they fell back 10 good or
= dor. Ordered Major A. B. Porter TO procse,
to the rsAr and take command d four com
panies A, r, d and :, thsrs ssssiousd. Hell
. our position 10 front for I've hours, alter
). naseiy advancing snd retiring % the sr
= necessary 20 do. Ia every charge The snep
Re tho ravine hslov. About u o,oIoek, i. IL
ID order vas given 70 retire from ~ nsle
:. which w. done 10 good order. ~ I've n
= tired over the hill, ~ passsd . section I
% TotteD's battery. osoupyiog = sonmahdin
II point to the right, supported on the right
"a oompsniss 4, r, D and =. Of lows troop
under command Of Msj. Porter, and on Il
: left By : company Of regular infansry and,
- command Of Captain LashrOp. This con
mand sustained ouf retreat With great 900
- mess and determination, sndss most terrif
!. discharge from the spspy's Infantry. Att,
- tho wounded were gathered ap, our ooluau
.. formed 10 order Of march and the snsny I,
TO pulsed, the battery and infantry retired
:. good order. Thas closed ono Of The no
:. h0tly eonsested engagements known 60 q
]" country, oonnsnsiD9 tusnsy minutes ~
- o'clock, .. =. and sonoludiDg twsseg nil
he nte@ after IL. N; II which the e.e.s A.c
A 70 tho field 1900 veil armed vsli diss
/. plined troops, and l0, 600 isrsRnlss troop
- and our own amounted 80 Aboat6 600 tsoo,
OF in the early part Of tho spgsSeas1s, y
he considerably less than 4 600 leoepe Tor Il
" concluding hours Of il.
Al. II 10 with great pleasure Inst ssknov
:. edge valuable aid and assiDtauce from II
OF A. b. Porter, Adjotant Go. M. Naldre,
lee who was wounded in thu IL, and Hareea
,nt Major Charles Oonpton; - = express n
=. unbounded admiration az ne heroic co.
- duct dispayed BY bolh olhssrs and men,,
% No troops, regular or yoiansess, ever "a
I'D tanned their conntryse aae with more dese
M mined valor and fo.eituds; ana they b.
=. crowned thcmsslvoo 0ith inpsrishabls hol
!. or, and must oeoepy > oenspiouous pla
!" 10 the history d thsir country.
70 A list OF the 6Illed, missink and wound
-, will be Mpa1 oooAed 4, this report, togrt
An or with - aS1toee Of iadividasl PROV
i. - we're oAeeeved o. The Geld.
- Bsfoss eessisdisg This report. I mn
'ne bear temssy " ths gallant and marion
m oas sen4nea u Captain A. 1. Mason,
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