Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-17

sas cavalry; Dr. Wall, Of the 18th Ohio |
cavalry; Dr. Coehran, OF the lst lows. |
and Drs Ssroag and Smith Of the 36th
Iowa cavalry, were with the train and
did everything IN their poser to-make
the wounded comfortable.
The Confederate Surgeons and the
citizens Of the neighborhood did every
thing in their power to provide for the
wants of our wounded
The rebel soldiers, however, robbed
our men and officers Of everything they
could get, stripping the clothes from our
dead and wounded, and so far as l could
learn, no effort was made By the rebel
officers 70 restore the stolen property.
All cur am5ulaDces except one, and
our medicine supply were carried OF o.
the rebels, and they left their wounded
and our own. wholly destitute Of medI-
eiues and dressings for their wounds
and they refused 70 give as permission
to send for supplies to Pine Bluff or Lit
I tie Rock, or 20 procure them from their
own stores. Five days after the fight,
however, one of the Surgeons went to
Pine Bluff without permission, and sent
back ample supplies for all their wants,
and ambulances 10 convey all those gho
we're able to be moved to Pine Bluff.
There we're With the train from one to
two hundred negro men, women and
children. Some Of the negro men were
killed on the Geld. Is or 20 perhaps, bat
none were murdered afier that 50 far as
could learn. They were taken away
Rilh the other prisoners towards Shreye-
port
In addition to The loss of the train was
that OF the valuable pontoon bridge
which accompanied Gen. Davidson ia
his expedition from Pilot Knob 10 Little
Rock, and also Gen. Curtis all through
hi campaign.
At the close of the fight the rebels
burned and destroyed about sixty Of the
wagons, and. in 50 so doing, set Ere to
the woods and kurned some Of the dead
bat il is thought that the wounded were
all removed before the flames reached
them.
The following is list Of the killed
and wounded from Indiana
EortJ-1hri Indiana Infantry
Captain Joseph Lane, company F.
killed; Lieutenant David Ranger, com.
panF ! thigh fractured; Richard RilaEd
company f, killed: william Doaherty
company d, thigh fractured; Martin v
Riddle, company II, thigh fractured
Hardin Jones, company &, leg, severe
Valentine Boone, company c; Corporal
James G Lilly, company II, wounded in
the arm slightly I. NJ. Sparks, com
pany q, Sergeant ]. Lovelace. eompan '
1 ID; B T. Scott, company /; Lieutenant
Jonathan NJ. Johns, company @. shon
der aud hip, severe John Mckirsiek
company d, left arm and knee, Wm F
I.oomley, company B, leg, J NJ Camp
bell, company A, thigh; Captain Brown
company d, arm and shoulder; Hughes
carp, company F, knee; Lieutenant w
T. Martin. company @, shoulder, severe
David Boyle, company d, testieles, hip
and feet, severe, Sergeant VIM. Van
cleve, company q, knee and abdomen
Geo Bush, company q, leg fractured
! severe; J. l.. Leeds, company |, left arm
slight; Frank Hodges, company d, RICH
arm, slight; George Kinds, company ]
right elbow slight; Z G Cook, eompan,
: G, leg aud knee severe.
J First Indiana Cslralry-Alex Evans
! company II, left arm Wesley Jones
company B, left hand severe; Reubel
! Kerehival, company d, thigh, severe
Sergeant Jos Works, company II, fac
and leg, slight George + Majors, CON
pany II, face and leg, slight A. ]. Hof
! ton, company L; J. J withers, compan
L, left arm, severe; NJ r. Tucker, com
psny L; JohH C. Garris. company Il
! left shoulder - Cor. No Dem.