Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-06-11
NUMBER "a.

ing brigade was among tire prison.
ers. Eighteen Cannon were also cap
tured, together with sevefal stand Of
cooTs. Among other trophies, the
co'or-holder of the 18th Iowa, which
had been taken from US at the field Of
Shiloh, was retaken.
But there was one event that cast q
deep shadow over the glory of the VIC
tory. Col. Kinsman, Of the 23i Iowa,
while leading on his regiment, was
struck by a ball through the abdomen,
and fell, but sprang up and rushed
forward again for few rods, when
second shot struck him through the
lungs. and he fell to rise never again
till the heavens pass away. An hour
later | saw him lying in the shadow Of
tree, with doctor and faithful SER
geant in attendance. The palior of
death was already upon him. "Bury
me-" he is reported to have said ION
the battlefield /; tell my friends that
did not falter." Another name has
been added to those Of Hampden and
Warren on the rolls of immortality.
The entire loss in that charge, out
OF 1000 men, was IA killed and 1874
wounded-l99 in all. The 23d Iowa
alone lost killed and IO5 wounded
total, liz. Fourteen commissioned
officers were wounded. 1sAa
On the morning Of the 18th, it was
discovered that the entire army had
fallen back on the Notifications imme-
diately around Vicksburg. The rail-
road bridge had been set on fire, and
great volumes Of smoke rose like fu-
neral pyre above the river. During
the night, Gen. Leigh, formerly of Jen-
nison's Kansas Rangers, constructed
apontoon bridge. and by 10 A. NJ. the
army was crossing. Meanwhile, Sher-
mans Corps had crossed the Big Black
at Bridgeport, and was pressing for
ward on the Vicksburg road.
From the foregoing account it win
be seen that three Iowa regiments,
the 2lst, 22d and 23d, and the lIth
Wisconsin and 49th Indiana, had
the honor of making the desperate
charge at the Battle of Black River
Bridge, which gave the victory to Gen.
Grant. The 2lst also opened the fight
at Port Gibson and was last to leave
the field ofconflict. A
The 2lst Iowa was recruited mainly
from this Judicial District. Col. Sam.
uel Merrill, who commanded the regi-
ment, was formerly merchant of Nc
Gregor. Among the casualties of this
regiment we notice the following:
KILLED.
Lieut. Col. C. w. Dunlap, of Mitch
ell Wallace McMasters, Co. A Con-
rad kephart, g; Thomas Sockey, C;
John Watson, G (missing) James
Garth, G. do; Richard Row, G, do;
Samuel Bowman, c, do; Thom. Hayes,
ID; VIM. Hood, ID; Jacob Stingrim-
son. ID, (missing); Thomas Grayson,
ID, do. /; Diedrich knoebel, C.; Solomon
Storey, +; John Strain, F, (missing);
Silas q. Coddington. F. do; w. w.
Farrand, G., do; Wm. H. Griffith, G.,
do; Henry Cassel, Ii VIM. Marshal,
IL; G. w. Anderson, Martin Hitch
EN-, John Enge!, /, (missing); Geo.
McFadden, |, do. Total "a.
WOUNDED.
Col. Samuel Merrill, shot through
both thighs, not dangerous Lieut.. A
Mcdonald. Company Il, severe; Lieut..
w. Ii. Howard, b. died Capt. j.
Harrison. Capt. d. Graves, Lieut.. w.
B. Child, Lieut.. s. Bates, Lieut.. w. A.
Roberts, Lieut.. w. p. Dickinson L.
w. Southern, Co. X, slight j. L.
Wheeler, A, severe X. Pcnwick, D,
do; W. Breedon, A, slight Lieut.. Gs
Ii. Childs, +. slight w. NJ. Buel, A.
do; j. Klotz, f. do j. Lamspact, E,
severe G. Hatfield, /, slight P.
Winterleen, A, slight j. Whalen, D,
do; L. Il. Spear, h, do. j. g. Falmar.
|. do.; c. Anderson, II, do; Corp. L.
b. Snedigan. ID, slight Corp. Monlux.
d, leg broken VIM. Bird, d, slight /;
Alonzo Fuller, ID. slight; Augustus
Rennick, D, slight; Martin Slearns,
ID, slight Evic Paulsen, ID. slight b.
e. Cox, G. slight L. A. Fuller. A, Sc
we're Henry Price, |, severe.
The list of wounded is undoubtedly
very incomplete. Company d, was