The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-05-30
Min. eso;0 First Cavalry.
REPORT OF LIEUT., LEUE IN PICARD TO THE Late
SKIRMlSH IN TIE i:EBsL CAVALRY NEAE FORT
HENRY, KY.
FORT HEIMANN, KY, May Is

FORT HbIMANN, KY, May Is.
To .sdjutcnt GeneTa! Oscar Maimros ~. Paul,
Minnesota
am pleased to be able to give you the full
report OF the skirmish in which the First NJ in
nesota Cavalry was engaged. On Monday
evening. the 5th inst, just before shutdown. as
cur men were eating their supp er, the pickets
came rushing into camp with the cry, 1.-THE
rebels are on u.s." Our men had scarcely time
to spring into their saddles and form into line,
before they found themselves almost entirely
surrounded. 4 force of at least $500 being
ON them. there was nothing for them left but
to retreat. which they did across the Gbion
river bridge in good order, but had scarce
ly got on the other side Of it, when anoth
er force came on them from by road, and
poured d deadly v0lley on them. The horses
soon became wild and uImanageable, so that
they conld not keep ranks any more, and they
had to fight their way through as best they
could. Our Major being shot just about that
time, there Was no more controlling the men
and the horses were soon made TO do their
best along the Paducah road, the rebels in
hot pursuit of them. The road was very bad
one, being full OF mudholes and small creeks,
and on both sides of it, tor long distance, a
cypress swamp. Every now and then the re-
bells would come up with them and fire into
them. They had got some two or three miles
already when Captain Won Minden was shot.
1t seemed to them as if the whole country
was alive with rebels. Even boys would shoot
at them from farm houses, as our men passed
along the road. Only about half of the detach
ment got away. These most all got to Padu.
cab on the second and third day after the at.
tack. The rebels pursued them for over 20
miles. Some of our men were even taken
within ten or twelve miles of oaducah, on the
second and third day, when they thought
the mselves safe, and were resting themselves
and their horses at some farm hOuSe.
Although cur company was not the first to
start, and not the first over the bridge, yet We
have lost the least in men, but have the most
in wounded, 10 comparison with other co mpa
MES. Here is q list Of those who are now miss.
ing in the company:
Captain Won Minden. wounded and pris-
Cner.
Sergeant George Baner, wounded and ly.
ing 10 q farm house near DavidsOn's
Mills.
Corporal Henry Mohr at Davidson's Mills.
4 Christoph John, prisoner.
Private VIM. bushn, missing, probably
6 Private Fred Blasting, missing probably
Private F. ConstiDger, missing, probably
Private John Kuntze, missing, probably
prisoner.
9 Private Andrew Defiel, missing, and said
to be wounded.
10 Private Conrad Henniug, missing-last
seen laundering in a mud hole.
ii Private Marion Hutckipgs, missing.
II Private Lauis Vaseur, misSing-his horse
came into Padueah without rider.
Is Private Henry Kruzer, prisoner.
IA Private George Phelps, wounded and ly'
ing near DLvidson's Mills.
The rest have all come back safe. only four
of them lost their lives. None OF Them are
wounded.
They wer, kindly treated in Paducah, and
are now ready for revenge; but they all
mourn the loss of our good Captain.
Respectfully yours,
G. LEUE,
Lieutenant Commanding Co. q, c. H.