The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-08-28
81 OTTUMWA. IOWA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST %, 1861

wounded. The command now devolyed up
on First Lieut.. VIM. Purcell, who soon afte
fell seriously wounded, whose place was i'm
mediately and promptly filled by private
William Grant, an experienced and tlict
soldier, who succeeded in rallying our now
scattered force, and leading them through
the engagement, finally retiring in good or.
der. Upon calling our roll we found our
company accounted for as follows: s.t
KILLED.-Cspt. A. L. Mason, Sergean,
Alexander II. Buchanan, Private Charles
Michaner.
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED First Lieut.. Vim.
Purcell, Corporal A. N. Snyder, Privates j.
r. Underwood, A F Jewell, o Bennett,
Robert Armstrong, Abram Sharel, Albert
Fawes, John Cogdel, VIM Pickering, Jacob
Ricketts,, Eubert Patton. R R Madden, j d
Oldridge, Gottlieb Murer, Jacob Kahn, Joseph
Lane, A Hanaman, B F Fobes, Chas. Fox,
Moses Etherton. Total, 81. .ss
SILGmrLY WouNDEp.-S Sergt c G Hayes,
} J Bridges, Jerome Morton, VIM Stone, B
Stone, VIM NJ Stewart. Total, 6.
Of the wounded, there were left in the
hospital at Springfield, six, viz: Corporal
Snyder, Privates Underwood, Jewell, Ben
nett, Armstrong, Cogdel. The remainder of
wounded, numbering twenty-one, are now
with the command. VIM F. DAVIS.
Second Lieut.. Commanding Co. G.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF CAPT. HEBRON, OF coMpA-
NY FIRST IOWA. a
81 August II, 1861.
To LIEUT. COL VIII. MERRrrr-Sir: I
have the honor to enclose herewith the off,
cial report of the part taken by my compa-
ny in the late engagement between the Fed
eral and Confederate forces. at Wilson's
Creek, below Springfield, Mo. Ny command,
with companies A. B. and H, were posted
about the center Of the line of battle. and
were supported by Captain Totten's battery
on the right. This position we kept two
hours, driving back the enemy several times,
as they advanced on the battery, and finally
irving them from their position. An effort
being made at this time. ny five or six regi.
ments, to outflank us on the right, our line
was changed, and we were for four hours
under calling fire. The men behaved with
great courage, and advanced on the enemy
under heavy fire, like veteran soldiers. I
am glad to mention the name of Corporal V.
j, Williams, who behaved throughout the
entire engagement with such coolness and
bravery as to deserve special mention. Pri-
vate Geo. s. Pierce, also distinguished him.
SELF and set an example which had grand
effect upon the company.
Enclosed find the list of killed and wound
ed. am very truly yours
FL HERON.
Capt. Company 7, First Reg. I. V.
COMPANY A.
KmLED.-Shellv Norman.
MrssING-Madison B Stone.
WouNDED-Geo. Greenhow. H. j. Camp
hell, - Lorher, (mortally). Jesse Lucas,
N NJ Brown, Alex Miller, I NJ Heaton.
COMPANY B.
OFFIcERs.-First Lieut. II Graham; bail
in the elbow; slight wound. Third Sergt.
b. Shearer, ball in the shoulder-not se-
rious. Second Corporal A Robinson
Corporal W Lirsey-a slight wound in the
calf of the leg, Corporal A l. Mcpherson, a
slight wound in the elbow
Z! PRIvATEs-S B Austin, slight wound in
the leg, left at Springfield. Fl Humphrey,
a wound IN the neck, left at Springfield. NJ
w Decamp. wound in the thigh, left at
Springfield NJ Fl Goodr,ll. a flesh wound
in the arm, not serious. NJ II Brown, ball
in the knee. serious. Geo Walters, a shot
in the calf Of the leg. not serious. A NJ
Smith, a ball in calf of the leg, do. Chas E
Thompson, ball in the shoulder. serious.
Cyrus Douglass, ball in the groin. mortal,
left at Springfield. Jas f Edgngton, a ball
in the breast. mortal, do. NJ Champlin, a
wound in the leg, not serious. do Jas Wat.
son, in the wrist, not serious. Chas. Hilton,
in the left thigh, do. Jas Murray, in the
wrist, do. w Tyler, slightly iE breast H
Trimble, bayonet wound in the hand. not
serious. l. Madder, in the thigh. do. r NJ
Hampton, flesh wound in face, do L II
Dillon, buckshot in leg, do. w Ferguson, in
the leg do. A L Long, in the forehead. do.
Vim Butler. in the forehead, do. Geo w
Dennis, in the hand, do A Moffit, in the
hip, do.
| DEAp---W R Mpncey, killed by ball in
the forehead.
MissINa.-A Walker. F Fl Sailie. suppos-
ed to be dead L Fl Dillon. hall in the thigh
HARRY GRAHAM,
Commanding Company B.
COMPANY I.
KuLED-J Fl McHenry. by rife ball ovel
the temple.
MoRTALLY WouNpED-J JWall, by mus
ket ball through the abdomen.
SERIOUSLY WoUNDED.-Geo N Ballou, BY
musket ball in breast John Bell. by Mini'
ball through leg just below hip. PNC Dar
rah, ball through left arm, below elbow.
J W Maths, ball through leg, above the knee
w Moreing, ball through foot. A Y Nc
/ Donald, ball through leg, near the hip Ge'
) S Pierce, ball through leg, near the hip.
Webb. hall through leg below the knee.