Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-06
MANY HEARTS MADE SAD IN MAR.
st4ALLTowN FIFTY YEARS AGO
f1s> TODAY.
THREE 6T LOCAL COMPANY
KILLED; SEVEN WOUNDED
Survivors of Old MarshalItown Com
pany Recall Anniversary Vividy-
"Tom" McElroy Sounded First Alarm
That Awoke Sleeping Soldiers Of the
Thirteenth.

Today marked the fftieth annivers-
AIRY OF the beginning OF the battle Of
Shiloh, and survivors of Marshalltowns
company at that famous battle recalled
with interest the semi-centennial OF
one of the big battles of the civil war.
MANY hearts were sad in MarshalltoWr
fifty years ago, and there was much
anxiety felt by the folks at home
when they heard of the progress of the
battle and knew that Company Fl. OF
the Thirteenth Iowa, was engaged IN
the struggle
Marshalitowns company suffered d
loss of three men killed and seven
wounded Among the latter was First
Lieut. Elliott Shurtz, who was officer
of the guard on the sunday morning
that the first alarm Of battle was
sounded The members of the company
who were killed at the battle were
Corp. c. Van VOORHEES,, II. V. Wiley
and Corp John H Jarvis. Aside from
Lieutenant Shurtz the wounded were
Second Lieut.. George S. Hampton, Jr.,
and Privates X. Cleaver. \. c. Foy. A.
r. Mccain, P. H. Mahoney, and John
NJ. Net1e
WCEiFOy SOUnCS S'dthi'
Col. T. D. McElroy, of this city.
known among his comrades as the
drummer boy of Shiloh was the one
who sounded the first alarm that gave
warning to the sleeping soldiers of the
Thirteenth that 4 battle was impend
:l.s.
Lieutenant ShGrtz. as officer of the
guard. heard TIE picket firing towards
Ccrinth, Miss. Indicating an advanc" or
the rebel forces under Gen Albert Sid
new Johnston and Gen, G. T. Beaure-
gard The Thirteneth was part OF
the division commanded by Maj. Ge-'.
John A. McClernand. General Grant
being in command OF the Army Oh the
Tennessee, Of which Netherlands di-
vision was a part
When he heard the musketry Of the
pickets Lieutenant Shurtz called Nc
Elroy, who was the drummer Of COM
panv K, recruited at Washington. ard
ordered him to sound the "long roll"
This McElroy did, and the drrmmers
of the other ccmpanies took 10 the
roll. calllne she soldiers to action.
Several Survivors Here.
There are several survivors of the
old Company H who are still living
here. and others who are at other
A
prepared by one of the number shows
among the living F. NJ. Gard, Abraham
Stewart Samuel Wickersham. and
Frank Tuffree of this city: Corp. J. G
Holcomb, John Runyan. and Albert
Scroggins Of the soldiers home:
Charles Price, of state Center: Charles
Norton, Of Belle Plaine; Joseph F. Gil
,espie. of Nevada; and Charles Murphy,
of California Two Of the officers who
were at Shiloh are also believed to be
alive including the captain, Charles n
Haskin, who is believed TO be living IN
Michigan. The other officer supposed
to be alive is Second Lieut.. Carl Shol-
lenberger. but his address, is unknown.
Figures Of Troops Engaged.
The total number of union troops
engaged in the battle Of Shiloh was a.
sa5. with sixty-two pieces Of artillery.
The confederates mad 40. 335 and nine
tv-fo1r pieces Of artillery. The union
loss was 1875 killed, 7,Ss2 wounded,
and 1922 captured while the confed-
crates had 1928 killed, S,o12 wounded
and 1,177 captured. Altho the battle
took its name from the Shiloh church.
near which it was fought, the town
nearest the enga cement was Pittsours
Landing, Tenn. The btatle was fought
on Sunday and Monday, April ana -
1852.