The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-04-24
Letter From Capt. Kiltredge.

Letter From Capt. Kiltrcdge.
PrrrsBuRa LANDING, Tenn, April 9 80.
Dear Friend.--Last Saturday there was
some skirmishing on the extreme left Of our
position, and on Sunday morning early,
Gen. Prentiss' Division was briskly attacked
in force. By o'clock our whole line were
engaged. Our brigade, the 81, 7th, 18th
and l4th Iowa, under command Of Colonel
Tuttle, were posted in the centre, the D;vis-
ion commanded by Gen. Wallace. of Illinois,
who fell about o'clock p. M, aid was left
on the fed all night, supposed to be dead,
but was found next morning alive, and taken
at once to the Hospital, and it is now tho't
he may recover. Our forces suffered terri
bly, during the day, and were driven back,
followed by the whole force Of the enemy.
The 18th and l4th Iowa, "were just natu.
rally g,bbled up" and are now, Of course,
prisoners. The 9Th Iowa were all cut to
pieces, and their camp taken and destroyed
I hear that Capt's. Brydo!f Walden. Ismin.
ger and White w,r. killed Il know the two
latter were.
Capt Hedrick was wounded, and is now
probably prisoner as his body cannot be
found. He behaved calamity, il is said BY
all. Sunday night, at dark, our regiment
had fallen back to within five hundred yards
ofour camp, where they lay upon their arms
till morning when the fight commenced with
vlgor along the whole line Gen. Buell.
reached the opposite side of the river about
4 O'Clock Sunday evening, and crossed a
part of his force over during the evening,
and was ready for the mornings work
Gen. Lew. Wallace reached our right with
his division about midnight. From daylight
Monday morning, till 10 o'clock when the
enemy began to retire, the battle was terri
bic, tremendous, terrific. At 2o'clock they
were going at double quick at 8 o'clock it
was rout, their men throwing away their
guns and every superfous thing about them !;
at o'clock the firing had ceased and our
cavalry in hot pursuit.
All sorts of stories are current for inst
ance. that division of Buclrs force came in
on the rear Of the enemy and took posses.
sion Of Corinth that Gents. Bragg and Il
s. Johnson's bodies had been recognized,
and brought IN. cannot vouch for any Of
them Our regiment lost in killei, about
Is men, including one Lieutenant, of Co. G.,
(Dillon) who was the only officer hurt. In
wounded we have about 80 men, MY own
company had none killed, unless it be young
Davis, who is missing, but we have reason
to think he may yet come in all right. Sam'l
Ream was struck while the reg't were lying
on their faces with piece of shell on the
shoulder, and is severely wounded and it
may be MORALLY. Reed, who came down
with Neighbor, was severely wounded IN the
hip, but think not dangerously. Shirley,
slightly in the arm. These are all our casu
alties in Co. F. Lieut. Barnes acted as Aid
to Gen. Lauman. and is still with him.
Gen. Prontiss wounded in the shoulder
The ID Regt. were with US during the entire
engagement have not heard details Of
their casualties. Capt. Litter lost an arm
early on Sunday morning Capt. Cox wound
ed hear have not head from Co. X, ex-
cept that Lieut.. Mobley was wounded in
the arm. David Sergeant was sick in Hos
pital during the whole fight.
The 9Th and / 1th Iowa were ha'llv cut up
I saw the 18th on the field and took short
ride with Col. Croker during lull in the
fight. He came out all right. Col. futile
took command of our division when General
Wallace fell. He is a Brick, and was as
cool the whole time as an Icic!c in January.
and rode old "yaller" along the lines like he
was on review. Steve. was at Crnmp's
Landing, Ave miles below. Capt. Madison
and Lieut.. Reynolds are all right. Lieut
Porter slightly wounded in the arm. Lieut.
Norris, of the 25th Missouri, slightly wound
ed in the leg.
rode over part of the field Monday
evening. and.traveled most all day yester.
day, and saw what can not try to describe.
Thousands of dead and dying men. some
horribly mutlated but still living AMI utter
ing sounds that would make one sick to
hear. came home sick at heart, and pray
ed that for hnmanity's sake this war may
soon be ended, and peace once more restored,
and that our country may once more become
a happy, prosperous and united people.
Lieut.. Eaton has just come in and says he
is all right. Very few bodies of the 18th OF
l4th were found. but it is thought they did
bully Aghtin. before they were cut of. l
saw Tim Blaisdell yesterday, all right
Smock. who belongs to an Ohio Regiment
that was badly used, was alive and well yes.
terday. c. w. KIrrREDGE.
General News.
Gov. Harvey Of Wisconsin, was drowned
at Savannah, Tenn, on Saturday the 9Th
inst.
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