The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-12
The Fight at Acton.
THE ATTACK on CAPTAIN sTRouT's CoNPA

THE ATTACK ON CAPTAIN sTRouT's COMPANY.
We are indebted to Mr.. S. ID. SMELL of
Minneapolis, wagon master of Captain
STRoUr's company, for list of the killed
and wounded in the attack of the indians
on Captain STEoUr's company at Acton, On
Wednesday,:
George Gideon, Alva Getchell and Edwin
Stone,
K Perkins, in leg.
Albert Carraway, two wounds in the head.
George Morrison, in the side, slightly.
j Branham, in the breast, dangerous.
EFT Karr, arm broken, doing well.
Winter Jackins, shot in the thigh.
Alexander Bothwick, in the right elbow.
Mr. Florida, in the foot.
Commissary Brown, in shoulder, slighi.y
- McNeill, in the left arm.
Frank Beside, in back and leg, serious.
Wolverton. slightly in the cheek.
All Rose, in hip
LW Merritt, in right hip.
William Gilman, in right arm.
William Hunter, slightly,
JP Merch, in left breast.
r Muir, in right arm.
T Marshall, in abdomen.
AW Wyse, slightly in the arm.
All the men were brought off the field
excepting the dead.
We have been permitted to pub bish the
following private letter written by son oil
DR.. AMEs of Minneapolis to his parents
He is drummer boy in Captain Strout's
company and only fifteen years old:
HUTCHINSON, Sept. 6, 1862.
DEAR Folks AT HOME:
We have met the Red Skins. We left
Glencoe on Monday at noon and arrived at
this place that night and camped. The
next day Tuesday, we went up to Acton
where Mr.. Jones and family were killed the
week before. We camped in his yard that
night. About seven o'clock there were three
messengers arrived from Forest City. At
Forest City they had been attacked twice,
but had repulsed them each time. We were
ready to start before sunrise the next morns
ing, We had got about two and a half
mile this side of Acton when our advance
guard discovered the Internal redskins
When they saw that we had discover
ed them, they commenced to give their
war whoop and shake their blankets.
Captain Srrout then ordered US to fire on
them. Ue divided us into five squads.
They returned the fire briskly, but we ad
vanced on them stea0ily, driving them be-
fore us like so many sheep. The first thing
we knew there were seen advancing in our
rear large body of horsemen. Lieutenant
Clark took his squad to the rear of the
wagons and commenced to fire on them.
Here the first man was killed. 1t was
Albert Getchell. He was struck in the
forehead, and dropped dead beside the
Lieutenant. Then commenced the race for
life or death. The teamsters ran their
teams and left US fighting, so that we had to
run to catch up with them. Edwin Stone,
of Minneapolis, fell mortally wounded while
we were running. He exclaimed, as be
fell, "My God, they will butcher me !"
There were four out of six of our tent hurt
One mortally. Mr.. Florida was shot in
the foot, but is doing well.
We arrived here that day noon nearly
dead. l lost my drum and hat, bnt stuck
to my gun. l did not throw away my
drum. We were attacked again yesterday
here in the Fort. They laid part Of
Hutchinson in ashes, and killed and carried
away the horses and cattle. We killed six
or seven Of them, but not one of US was
hurt inside the Fort. But there were one
woman and two children murdered a mile
out. What sight /!
But 1 must close. I am not hurt, but
worn out. We received reinforcements last
night: JAMES,