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IOWA FIRST R EC! I Hit NT. I wounded.REPORTS OF OFFICERS.The command now devolved up* on First Lieut Win. Purcell, who soon afterthlt;fell seriously wounded, whose place was im-LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED. *nd PromPl,y filled by privateWilliam Grant, an experienced and tiie lIMImofficial report or col mcrritt of ms first soldier, who succeeded in rallying our nowscattered force, and leading them through the engagement, finally retiring in good order. Upon calling our roll we found ourIOWA REGIMENT.J. M. Schofield, Acting Adjutant Gen’l.Dear Sir: T have the honor to submit the following report of the part taken by the Iowa troops in the late hotly contested battle of “Wilson’s Creek.”IFuGsliAt 6 o’clock p. m. of the 9th inst., the 1st Regiment Iowa Volunteers, under command of Lieut. Col. Wm. H Merritt, Col. J. F.Bates being sick, united with the forces at Springfield under command of Gen. Lyon, and commenced the march to Wilson’s creek, twelve miles distant. Arriving within threecompany accounted for as follows:Killed.—Capt. A. L. Mason, Sergeant; MnAlexander II. Buchanan, Private Charles Michaner.■'s!i{1woSeriously Wounded.—First Lieut. Wm. Purcell, Corporal A. N. Snyder, Privates J.R. Underwood, A F Jewell, 0 F Bennett, Robert Armstrong, Abmm Share!, Albert I vei Fawes, John C’ogdel, Wm Fickering, Jacob , PeRicketts, Eubert Patton. R R Madden, J I) . Hemiles of the enemy’s camp, and in close , Oldi idge, Gottlieb Murer, Jacob Kain, Joseph Sttproximity cf their pickets, the order was given to halt. The troops iny on their arms until S o’clock, a. in. onr advanced skirniish-Lane, A J Ilanamnn, B F Fobes, Clia=. Fox, Moses Etherton. Total, 21.SlI.GHTLY WOUNDED.--Sergt C G IJayes,ers encaged the enemy’s pickets and drove J J Bridges, Jerome Morton, Wm Stone, Bthem ;n. The First Missouri and First Kansns Vo’unteers, and batallion of rerulnr in-Stone, Win M Stewart. Total, 6.Of the wounded, there were left in theI!aed,EnScl1fnntrv under command of Capt. Plumber, hospital at Springfield, six, viz: Corporal with Totten’s Battery, very soon engaged a Snyder, Privates Underwood, Jewell, Ben-hatCotconsiderable number of the rebel forces.Dubois’ battery took a position a short distance east of where the enemy were beingnett, Armstrong, Cogdel, The remainder of*wounded, numbering twenty-one, are nowwith the command. WM. F. DAVIS.engaged, and the Iowa troops ^ere drawn up in line of battle on its left.Second Lieut. Commanding Co. C.pn1A brisk fire was official report of capt. herbon, or compa-commenced and kept u- for 30 minutes.—The enemy responded promptly with a battery in the ravine, but their shot passed from10 to 100 feet over our heads. Detailed Company D, First Lt. Keller commanding, and Company E, First Lt. Abercrombie commanding, to act as sk’Finishers in advance of mv line. Ordered to advance over thehilt, engage the enemy and relieve the First Regiment of Kansas volunteers. Tn advancing to encrage the enemy, met the First Kan sas retreatinjr in confusion. They brokeNY I, FIRST IOWA.August 17, 1861. To Liblt. Col. W. H. Merritt—Sir: Ihave the honor to enclose herewith the official report of the part taken by my company in the late engagement between the Federal and Confederate forces, at Wilson's Creek, below Springfield, Mo. My command, with companies A, B, and H, were postedabout the center of the line of battle, andwere supported bv Captain Totten’s battery on the right. This position we kept twoIthrough our bne on the right, separating hours, driving back the enemy several times, companies A and F from the balance of the they advanced on the battery, and finallyLotJarlegchethrlor,Wlt;sheKaGoshethefoofoocommand. Whde in this confused state received a murderous fire from the enemy’s infantry. Gave the command to fall hack and reform the line. The din of fire-arms and the loud talking of the retreating troops drowned my voice, so that the command could not he head on the left. Led the companies A and F over the hill, halted them and ordered them to about face and fire on a squad of the enemy’s cavalry, advancing to charge on a section of Totten’s battery. Thefire was executed with promptness and effect, and after receiving the discharge from the battery, the enemy retired in double quick time, leaving a number of dead and wounded on the field. Ordered companies A and B to bold their position until further orders, and then returned to companies I, (\ H, K, G. and T). mIio had been left facing the enemy's lire. Found our troops advancing under a galling fire from the enemy's infantrv.riving them from their position. An effort being made at this time, by five or six regiments, to outflank us on the right, our line was changed, and we were for four hours under a galling fire. The men behaved with great courage, and advanced on the enemyunder a h°avy fire, like veteran soldiers. I am glad to mention the name of Corporal V. J. Williams, who behaved throughout the entire engagement with such coolness and bravery as to deserve special mention. Private Geo. S. PieTce, also distinguished himself, and set an example which had a grand effect, upon the company.Enclosed find the list of killed and wounded. I am very truly yours.F. J HERRON.Capt. Company T, Fir-t Reg. I. V.COMPANY A.Killed.—Shelly Norn an.Missing—Madison B. Stone.(anthesheWithe the the of I1woHalegieblegfacarr8tiAffor repulsing the enomv they fell hack in good order. Ordered Maj A. B. j hell.Woundfd—Geo. Greenhow, II. J. Camp* Lofher, (mortally), Jesse Lucas,Porter to proceed to the rear and take command of four coinpanics A, F, T and E, I there stationed. Held our position in front for five hours, alternately advancing and rc-N M Brown, Alex Miller, I M Ileaton.tiring as the approach and repulse of the oncmy made it necessary to do. Tn every • •charge the enemy made we repulsed thorn and drove them into the ravine below. AbouttI12 o’clock, m, the order was given to retire from the field, which was done in good or der. As we retired over the hill, we passed a section of Totten's battery, occupying a oommand!ng point t«» the right, supported on the right by companies A. F. D and E, of Iowa troops, under command of Mnj Porter, and on the left by a company of regular infantry under command of Capt. T.atbrop — Th s command sustained our retrcar with■ i i jm ?. - • •* *i great coolness and determination, under a1fmogt terrific discharge from the enemy's in-COMPANY B.Officers.—First Lieut II Graham; a ball in the elbow ; slight wound. Third Sergt.B. Shearer, a hall in the shoulder—not se-rious. Second Corporal J A Robinson.— Corporal JW IJrsey—a slight wound in the calf of the log Corporal A L McPherson, a slight wound in the elbowPrivates—S B Austin, a slight wound in the leg, left at Springfield. II B Humphrey, a wound in che neck, left at Springfield. M W Decamp, a wound in the thigh, left at Springfield. M II Goodrll. a fLsh wound in the arm, not serious. M II Brown, a ball »n the knee, serious Geo Walters, a shot in the calf of the leg, not serious. A M Smith, a ball in calf of the leg, do. Chas E Thompson, a ball in the shoulder, serious. Cvrus Douglass, a ball in the groin, mortal,IIedthiCii(mipost'coidilt;wchaTIthsi?veshfantrv. After the wounded were eatheted j left at Springfield. Jas E Edgington, a ball up, our column formed in order of march the breast, mortal, do. M Chnmplin, aand the enemy repulsed, the battery and in fantry retired in good order. Thus closed one of the most hotly contested engagements known to the country, commencing twenty minutes after 5 o'clock, a. m., and concluding twenty minutes after 12, m.% in which the enemy brought to the field 14,000 wellsnvarmed and well disciplined troops, and 10,-000 irregular troops, and our own amounted j the leg, do. to about 5.000 troops in the early part of the i Wm Butler, in the forehead, do.wound in the leg, not serious, do. Jas Watson, in the wrist, not serious. Chas. Hilton, in the left thigh, do. Jas Murray, in the wrist, do. W Tyler, slightly ir. breast. II Trimble, bayonet wound in the hand, not serious. L Madder, in the thigh, do. R M Hampton, flesh wound in face, do. L II Dillon, buckshot in leg, do. W Ferguson, inA L Long, in the forehead, do.Geo WvabewihalaithtuwerwAoitit;edengagement.and considerably less than 4,000 troops for the concluding hours of it.It is wi*h great pleasure that I acknowledge valuable aid and assistance from Maj. A. B. Porter, Adjutant Geo. W. Waldron, who was wounded in the leg, and Sergeant Major Charles Compton ; and to express my unbounded admiration of the heroic conductle8-d1-1-elri-displayed by both officers and men. No troops, regular or volunteer, ever sustained their country’s flag with more determined valor and fortitude; and they have crowned themselves with imperishable honor, and must occupy a conspicuous place in the his tory of their country.A list of the killed, missing and woundedDennis in the hand, do. A Moffit, in the hip, do.Dead.--W R Muncey, killed by a ball in the forehead.Missive.— A Walker, F FI Sadie, suppog, ed to be dead. L H Ddlon, ball in the thighHARRY GRAHAM,Commanding Company B.ditlatirtitlwill be found attached to this report, together with such notices of individual prowess asCOMPANY I.Killed—J H McHenry, by rifle ball over the temple.Mortally WorNDED— J J Wall, by musket ball through the abdomen.Seriovsly Wocndf.d.—Geo N Ballou, by musket ball in breast. Johp Bell, by Minie ball through leg just below hip. PNC Dar-rah, ball through left arm, below elbow. S \V Mattis, ball through leg, above the knee.Ptiiirl«aad
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