Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1864-05-26
List of Killed and Wounded in the Recent
Battles.

L sent to Fredericksburg with DR.. Nolcott
were the first to arrive there Iieailed last
evening on Col. Barnes, Acting Surgeon
General, to make inquiries in regard to sur
geons bring sent to Fredericksburg. He in
formed me that he had sent down sixty since
Tuesday last, twenty of which went down
yesterday. He said he would like if YOURSELF
as well as the Governors of the other States,
would call upon number of experienced
surgeons to be in readiness to start for this
place by next Friday and Saturday.
| herewith send you some additional names
of Wisconsin officers killed and wounded
Col. E. S. Bragg, reported killed while in
| command of brigade-the report is doubt
full
It, Col Dawes, 9th Regt., killed.
Capt. Bissell, H, 9TH, left arm amputated-
is at Fredericksburg.
Capt. J. Fl. Cook, |, 9Th, missing
Capt Geo. Hilton, G, 9TH mortally wounded.
Capt, Saml. White, D, 5th mortally " ounded.
Capt. Stout, K, 9Th killed.
Lieut. Millery, c, 9Th, killed.
Lieut.. Mills, E, 9Th, severely wounded in the
breasts at Fredericksburg.
All the wounded that have arrived here
have been well cared for; most of the officers
are receiving furloughs of % or 80 days.
Very respectfully,
Your Obedent Servant
W. Y. SELLECK,
Mil Agt for Wisconsin.
OFFICE OF THE WIS STATE MILITARY AGENCY.)
Washington, D. c. May 18th, 1864 !
HIS EIceHency James Z! LeayiS Governor of
Wisconsin, Madison, Wis:
SRI telegraphed you on the 10th, that
Surgeon General E. B. Wolcott and myself
would the next day go to the front.
found that could not well go, on account
of wounded officers and soldiers who were COM
mencing to arrive from the front, and needed
some assistance. [ got Dr.. Wolcott fixed out
and procured ten excellent volunteer assis-
| tants to go with him to Fredericksburg.
procured passes for them, and got them off
| early yesterday; this morning | sent Mr.. Tay-
! lor, young man formerly belonging the Cd
| Wis. Vols, to Fredericksburg to render all
| assistance possible. I am in hopes shortly to
send you reliable information concerning the
| casualties of our Wisconsin soldiers; some
have already arrived and entered the hos
| pitfalls here; they are, however, all slightly
wounded, all the severely wounded are at,
and will be kept at Fredericksburg for some
| days to come. The fighting has been desper
| ate and our regiments, particularly the I'd,
| 9th and 7th have suffered very severely, par
| ticularly in the LIST and I'd days fight. From
| what [ can learn, [ think we will have five
hundred or more wounded Wisconsin soldiers
sent to Fredericksburg and this place.
Enclosed l send you partial list of the
killed and wounded of our officers and SOL
| diers, hoping in day or two to send you a
more complete list. W. Y. SELLEcK,
Wisconsin State Agent.
SECOND REGIMENT.
Major Parsons and Lieut. Noble, killed.
1t. Col Mansfield and Capt. Larke both
severely wounded and in the hands of the
enemy.
Capt. Gibson and Lieut.. Jameson slightly
wounded and have arrived at Washington.
SIXTH REGIMENT.
Major Plummer and Capt. Converse killed
SEVENTH REGIMENT.
Capt. Newman and 1t. Holmes and Wal
rath, killed.
Capts Haytt, Johnson, Hobert and Young
wounded.
Capts Haytt andss Johnson have arrived at
Washington.
Mr.. ". Y. SELLEcK, in letter to the Gov
ernor, forwards the following names of Wis
consin soldiers in hospitals at the places
named:
SEMINARY HOSPITAL, GEORGETOWN D. C.
Maj. Enoch Totten, 9Th, wounded in the hand.
Lit. A. Trumbull D, 9Th, wounded right arm
Lit. JUS. Timmons, 9th, wounded slightly.
Lit. Sam'l. Rossetter, B, 9Th wounded right
arm.
1t. Ule Greesley, 7th, wounded slightly.
Capt. VIM. Remington, E, 9th, wounded
slightly.
LINCOLN HOSPITAL, WASHINGTON D. c.