Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1863-06-12
The Battles of May l4la and 10Th
Iowa Soldiers HAi.2eA and
Wounded.

the l4th, between the advance OF Grants
army and the retiring rebel forces. The
contest was Of short duration, without serious
list OF the wounded in one Iowa regiment -
which we give below-though, we think, there
were others engaged, suffering more or less:
5rH Iowa.
Co. A.-Corp'l Chas w Mitchell, wounded
U.-Serg't Robert Lynch, severely; Isaac
Schofeld, slightly.
Corp VIM Collins, severely. ..u
18th Iowa.
Co. CIV ounded: } Ii Byers, severe.
BATTLES OF CHAMPION HILL AND BLACK
RIVER BRUCE.
After our army, by skilful maneuvering,
had deceived the enemy, and our advance
occupied jackson, short.about movement
was commenced in the direction of Vicks-
burg. The battle Of Champion Hill, which
followed on the 10th, in which the oath Iowa
{" Temperance Regiment reaped harvt st
of unfading renown, was merged into that at
Black River Bridge, in which Iowa was aga'n
glori usly represented. The enemy was ut
terry disc omitted, and no less than 5000 Of
them were captured. Speaking Of these en-
gsgements, in letter to US dated 22d, Serg't
w. c. Russell, Co. D, Oath Iowa, says:
"On Saturday morning, May 10th, cur
division (the 12th) started about s o'clock,
and after marching about four miles was
brought up by finding rebel battery planted
ON Champion Hill, not more than 400 yards
in front of US. A lac of battle was formed
and skirmisheis thrown out, who, after feel
ins a while, found the robels in force. The
lst brigade then advanced, and after sharp
fight took their battery and dove them back.
Our brigade then moved up, passing through
their lines and on to the .ecOnd rebel line,
where the Oath, after f. ing for a few minutes,
charged their center ana forced it back, taking
the splendid Georgia White-horse Battery, of
five guns. But here comes q sa part of our
DRY. Having gained this advanced position,
we found tina. we were far in advance of the
remainder ofths brigade, with nothing to sup
port US on either TANKS. The rebels saw it,
too, and were about to turn both TANKS, pour
ing in heavy fire. right, left and center, which
LAID many brave fellow low. Wewere forced
to get out or be surrounded ard taken prison.
ers, and chose the former. We fell back behind
the line of reinforcements, that were just then
coming ir, formed new line, and went in
again, giving the "rebs " some more of it.
They W, T.: soon driven from the field and on
full retreat towards Black river, with our force
after them. Our brigade moved oa in that
direct IN two miles from the field, and rested
for the night.
1.-The 9th and 18th divisions moved on, and
took about 8, 600 prisoners, the next IN ,rning,
at Black river, where the enemy was strongly
fortified. The 2lst ard Odd Iowa regiments
made a charge there, that morning, over about
500 yards of open ground and across deep
bayou, into which the rebels had fallen timber,
forming Oft ditch and abatis at the same time.
But the boys cleared it like heroes, and NOV
ing down the enemy's rear, cut off his retreat,
and thus "bagging" him. They sustained a
heavy loss in the action, but not 50 heavy as
did our regiment the day previous"
We regret that we have not tie names Of
those who sufferet on the Eth
9th Iowa.
Wounded: Slight, l.-Major Wright.
COMPANY A-KHei: LIST Lieut.. Chauncey Lawrence,
sergt. Michael Lee!er, Corps D NJ Cation and Martin
Cue ing, Henry H. Bruntlett, Lorenzo Ress, George
Williams. Wounded: I'd Lieut.. Mckinley, sergts
A Scofed and Charles Davis, Corp William Seeler,
WIN Aikmsn, David o Cut:ell, stephen Depu, John
Drown. James Esmay, Isaac Esmay. Asa Gage,
Hickson, Theodore Jacobson red krum wIddie Corne
illus Mckinley. Patrick Pendsrgasr, John Sturm. BENZ
Van Steenburg.J Wadeloye-l9 M.ssng. VIM 3 Da-
Wis, VIM Babe, Job :uttell, Wesley Walker and G II
Henderson,.
COMPANY G. Killed: Capt Silas D Johnson sergt Geo.
Carpenter W Huey, Albert Huey and Joseph
Galiino IS. Wounded: lat Lieut. } G Cue. Corps. X
Medley and Thos Fawcett, George Blackburn, Carl
Beese, Hugh Murray Jas Hickman, FREQ Nupgesser,
YIN n PEI hast llAarf all Aufh
Mattauch, E Huber and James Wingert ii
COMP NY D-K,iled Isaac Boyers, silas Bailey, Jas
Hem ming way, Simsn Krouth JOhu serk, David Stein
berger, Austin G Sprague-7. Wounded: Corps " M
Furguson and Geo NJ scott, Bumgardner, Perry
Burnett. james U Berman Samuel Cozine. Gill
lord, Grout John Hawkins, Thomas Lsngdon,
G Moore, Thomas Pendergast, irenus Smith, Thomas
simms, VIM ,ransey, Isaac P Walk r, John U
Young, John Jsyne-ls Missing: sergt Swat
CosPAsY E-Kiued j: Corp GeoH s.oddard, Simon b.
gear and John Cross Wounded Capt Lean Clark,
Lieut. s Diman, Corp Il Seri'u, Jas Gardner 10.
seph Weldon, tmortay) Leonard l. Hougbton, s L
Morse, Jno Miller, VIM Myers, Rufus W Ros en- berger
TO- Missing: George Hillman, Lamb, Fred. YER
nier-3.
COMPANY F-Kaed: LIST sergt VIM G Stewart, Geo
Goodman. Wounded: Corps Robert b Stewart and
Wallace Cochran, James A Porter, Henry Kuntz, L
Keper. john Hastings, Washington Turner, james
stephenson, Zercher, Andrew Doty. Alfred Wal
9 Kiincox, Jno Terkin. John Ruhew, Oliver II
Glenn, Anthony Better John Raro-20. Missing: Sergt
Alonzo !, VAIN Edward Kcper, David Antics. Henry c
COMPANY G-Kiued-1st Sergt John Miller Corporal
sines, Rcbt Hull, FELTON,, NJ B Strcam-5.-
Matthews FIR ,ncis Roosa, A Taylor, W vanco,
Hunter-I. Missng-J Anderson. Samuel Miller, G
w Nelson, James Sfe-4.
COMPANY H-Kaled-Capt VIM Carkie, Wellington
MITCHELL Alexander Cas'eman-t. Weunded-Sergt A
Hodgkins, Corps Jas oxey and Hardy Williams, j W
Hosler. Loren Sisson, John Hull, d Hedge. Jackson
Boyer, Gregg, Jas Taylsr, Anthony Coot or, 7 N
bever, w Noah-13. Missing-Josiah Bundy, Benz
Ciendennn, samuel Noyes, Ii II Stevens-5.
(nM NV II iUoI- d q yN:1
liams Corp Cobb, Caleb Archer, Edgar H Babcock T
Donaldson. Chas Ingraham. D Lane, Samuel Pow
-Sergt John Vasser, Hezekiah Moore and John Han
mans.
COMPANY I-KiAed-C oKell- y. G Rolf and Isaac
Hershburgher-3. Woumded-Jas Port r s Carroll r
Brown Blakeley, Wellng'n Current, uiram Gun, er
David Leland, John Lock. VIM o elley. Jas H Porter
beyer-17. Mssing-Crispen W IDgles, John r Mason
David Rhea and Corp A StoneA.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, IS. Wounded, 1876. Mis-
sing, 81. Total, Dol.
The following persons are incorrectly re-
ported in the above list, having been heard
from since;
Co. A-Lorenzo Ross and Edward Henry, dead.
D.-Thos Langdon. dead Isaac Newton wounded,
severely
Jos Weldon. dead Geo HilIman, wounded.
&C Anderson and corp Sines, dead; W Hagey
and Walter Gates wounded.
H-sam Noyes, H II Stevens and Darius Hedge,
John e Mason, wounded.
K.-Sergt John Vasser, wounded.
5TH Iowa.
Co. A-Robt A Farrell, Jas Anderson, H
Clements-killed. Wounded Sergt Geo W
Logan, corp W Hawk, severe, corp Uriah
Selbeck, j Stout, Alex Brown, NJ E Thurs
ton, corp WIN H Morris.
B.-Wounded VIM R McCulley, severe,
Thos j Poor, VIM Pur!ng, Simeon Kennedy.
C.-Wounded: LIST Sergt F Isett, severely,
corp Peter M Bayless, serious, John Stevens,
Jas W Stafford, LIST Lieut. NJ Limbocker,
dangerously, j w Bushan.
D-wounded: 2d-lieut NJ Hoffman, C Gard,
Philip McDaniels, j NJ Butler, J H Marshall,
severe, John Miller. Geo Rogers, missing.
K;ll.d rorr4 II MoXI;ll;o.a. ..s~.,.