The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-08-05
Our Army Correspondence
The Battle with Forrest in
Mississippi.
Casualties in the Minnesota Sew
enth and Tenth Regiments.
Letter from the seventh Regiment.

LAGRANGE, TENN, July 21, 1864,
| To the Editor Of the Pioneer:
We have this day returned from a raid into
Mississippi which, can assure you, was per-
feet in every respect Railroads and planta-
tions were destroyed as we went. Our battles
were complete. We were victorious in every
movement against the enemy and in the three
days battles. suppose the loss of the enc
my would amount to the number of $780, ac-
cording to the killed in our front
We captured two flags from them, g. c. the
Sd brigade.) Forrest put four brigadcs on the
first day, the 18th, against our train, but they
were very handsomely repulsed. He shelled us
all the afternoon. Dr. Smith, Of the Seventh,
was killed this day, and several wounded and
missing.
On the l4th at o'clock in the morning. he
attacked the Sd Brigade with five brigades, and
after fighting hard battle for three hours
without cessation, he retired, leaving 2G6 dead
in our front, and TO the left of our regiment
over 100 more bodies were found. He charged
on US twice, but rs the prisoners say, the
devil could not stand our fire, and they ske-
charged on them and drove them Off They
returned in the evening and threw few shells
into us and drove the burial party OFF,
On the 18th the cavalry went out to draw
them in, and succeeded. When they reached
point sufficiently near, firing of musketry
was commenced by the enemy We laid low
with bayonets fixed, and when they came as
paar tbay 6arad 1ynra Ordorod 70 ob,rro
which the 9TH Minnesota led off, but the rebels
being too fleet for Us, could not come near
enough TO stain our bayOnets.
We, the 9Th Minnesota, gave them forty
rounds on the 18th, without stopping. Our
guns were then so hot that we could not held
them, when VIC were relieved by the 18th
Iowa.
Our fed officers are all that we could wish
cool and brave.
The following are the casualties of the 9TH
Minnesota in the three days battle at Tupelo
LIST Surgeon Smith, shot through the neck
and died instantly.
Sergeant Major Grin Richardson, ankle. yery
serious
Chief Musician - Guard, hand, serious
co. Ar. HOAG.
Sergeant L. F.. Hannemann, hip. slight.
Private 0. C. Webster, finger, do.
B-CAPr. STEVENS.
WOUNDED.
Lieut.. Eastman. leg, very slight.
Private George Blackwell, leg slight
Private Collins Convey, arm, serious.
Private Hiram Phillips, leg, slight
Sergeant Toms. Little, finger and thumb
taken Off.
C-CArr PRATT.
WOUNDED.
LIST Sergeant A. c. Colby, back, serious; left
in hospital in rebel hands.
Private John S. Swenson, left shoulder; left
in hospital in rebel hands.
Corporal Joel HickersOn, hand, slight.
Corporal Peter Anderson. thigh, slight.
Private Fl. F. Otis, shoulder, very serious.
Private Stephen E. Tolman, thigh, serious.
Private Magnus Peterson, arm, serious flesh
wound.
Private John II. st. John, thigh, slight.
D-CArr. BANKS.
KILLED.
Private Jacob Van Slyke.
Private John BOlin
Private Jas Davis
Private Albert II. Fuller.
WOUNDED.
Meier Hutton, eye, very serious; left at
hospital.
Benjamin Shaftner. hip, serious.
j. W. Fuller, abdomen, serious
Dudley Cass, arm, slight.
g. W. Lee. arm, serious.
Christian Walters, hip, serious.
E-1sT LIZ. HARDEE.
KILLED.
Lieut. Louis Hardee
Private Oliver H. Essngton
Private Lay Johnson.
WOUNDED
/ Corp. Arne Arneson, left arm and side !;
slight.
aKTheodore Tousley
Priv. JOS Daniels, neck; slight.
| Priv. Ole Bagley, breast; slight.
F-CArr KENNEDY.
William Henderson.
WOUNDED.
/ Peter Jergen, head since died.
Jack Doninger, shoulders serious.
G-1rs LIEUT.. THOMAS Go. c. IN CHARGE.
! WOUNDED.
Hans HovelsOn, ankle; slight.
Arthur Brown, breast serious.
| Corp Pat. Tury, breast; serious.
| H-CAPT. GILFILLAN.
Corp Konrath Warueke.
| WOUNDED.
Corp. Jacob Harrisburger, arm; serious.
Priv. John Winter. arm; serious.
Priv. Konrod Buesing, head; slight
I-CAPT. McKELVY.
| WOUNDED.
Priv. A. ID. Brewer, leg very serious, am
pu lated and left in hospital on the battle field
Priv. Benjamin Radcliffe, arm and bowels
serious.
Priv Amos McGee, head slight.
Priv. Geo. Glover, thumb shot OIL.
Priv. David Harvey, leg slight.
K-CAPT. CARTER.
| WOUNDED.
Sergt. VIM. Lancaster, face; serious.
Corp. A. Savage, shoulder; not dangerous.
Corp. Geo. Simpson, arm (ramrod from the
enemy; serious.
Corp. John Dillon, arm slight
Corp. Pat. Hoey, thigh: slight
Priv. Asa Dewey, groin; slight
| During the march and Uhen ordored To rest