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»rtab!lt;* Iv-ds, and iho amputated were prexfht lihd n«*Vs*d in lin n burid. Wc'.diii Witn im i-il in * trench near the hospital with twenty others*-v .1*0* fumiMicd s»i* li the Iwl pi n:ea iliid exi-ci .cured nurses, Indeed I thinkho had «- Lr«l attention a* circuit)Mant is u miM permit.Co nge u !\* :\ IVy and n g*wd* soldier. patriotic ami brave, wt* mis* himflilliiion wan tariff! with two oilier* near tin* liospitnl on the battle field. Cn« itf hurled on the west hank of Black river near the H. I*.wounded are (*upl. L. Clark,Thev«rv much. .... • i.Sv ',nNM.Uti'»n that I am able I th* Ml ere, n.;t. . . . r .... i ... .1. . thoiiirh the ball is *ti!l in lux face oi(«• gi\c a bereave*! father ninl motheran ! n'tmc*vi.x friettila. i*. ilmt he tell ttt I is p. t: while hnblv an 1 heroically «le fending the eanxc of lt;.ur countryJohn lias been to sec mo every few • lavs to omprte after Georg*. 1 It- left me yesterday evening with the first new* of hi-* death.i have so tnr rccwvereJ from my wound that I report for duty.Yours Yerv Respectfully.LEAXUKK CL AUK.severe.rdi'dit.thoughhead. Limit. S. S. Dilhnan, left arm, •light. Scigt. K. C. Milex, left shoulder, ; slight. Corp. John Sen in, right kuce j Corp. J. M. Gardner, back;; Leonard ILughton, righ* h.m l; John Miller, right shoulder ; I Salem L. lloiWf right knee; leg amnutnted above the knee ; wa« doing well itkm MH^untn. Win My rex, i one finger shot off, and two other* in ! juretl. Kufus Roxeiihurger, left thigh ; sligli*., severe. ‘ severe.- ( ^|| f|ie woai|4|C(| not fit for duty, exi In Cimp near YLikabirg, June ft. lSf3 eept Mouo, have been sent up the rivet.Mr. Wilting.The losses of oar regiment are as fol’ our campaign. It may be intereating to the friend* of the Tama County soldier*, i ^ j to , leantjfroin one who wax Ihcre, eome thing of the part wo took in the serie* ,! of context*, through which we have j ljust passed.Oar It *gimcnt wax engaged in the | fight at Thompson's Hills, near Port Gibson, on the 1st of May. We enter- 1 ed the fight at early morning, and were under ti e nearly all day, though w j * seldom came near enough the enemy to I catch a glimpse of them.Our list of casualties rax, none killed, •A0 w Minded. One of the wounded fromlow*.killed wiunded miatingsine*Co. A102114•• B—* #-“ C61J••1•• IAIt1IU K41121“ P2IS4n*• G613•».1•* 11Id12•»•»“ I317•»•»• K—121—Total killed 45, wounded 135. missing 17, wounded since died 17.Company B. wax not in the battle as they were detailed to guard prisonersC .. C. hM Mnoe .li. il, S.rji‘jint Role... 'rU,,!* 1 h«v» x] f»*’“ n‘'..four company w.u uli^lnly woumJe.l , *n:.kc iln .«.in..iont«.in the hip.It is doubtful whetherweWo are at this time encamped in the indicted ‘ roar Vicksburg and engaged in do‘ more .l.mniit- on the rebel*, than wo re- iSn,r-'ceived ourselves.It wax n*i fault of onrx, that we bore no more proininont part in this fight than we did.We went wherever we were sent,j keep tightening our line* a little every • lay. At many point*. «*ur line* are ko mar *heir fort*, that when the men get 1 tired xhoo'ing at each oilier, they stop j uni talk, and crack j »kex at eaeli other, :niil .rnab* ne t to bo til.n.cil W,......., l ,h-- ,l ««•»•lt; bSv***, «!**»the nb«U tvould'nt st.n.i lur u* to .hoot ' IP* '•» Tln-ro «. not aAt.After this fight, the army advancedman in the army hoie, that has any more doubt that wen ill take Vieks, c4,iUou.'ly low nrd the J.iekion Viek* 'urC, ... „l,..rt lim-, on. .l,ywill follow allot her. tut not mir North*; burg K J’., our tore© bkirmixhing l lighting m-arly all ihc time.At the capture of Jark»on, our Regiorern fiii-mln be in any eoneein about the ' result of this siege. We etu take Vicks-mont .vm w .hi.. . mil. * of th. ,*r8»y ««V wit1.oo«o i... h..,I tl... only,.| .CO, uiul n.aki..^ a force I nwrcl. lor y,Mtion. is- ,,'v 1,1 11 wilh l! * lcj•t.We then tinned westward, nnr.-hing [ near tin* H 11. an I on the in uning of i * the 111 h M:»v cs one up with the cue niv, *! a place called I'hainpioii 11.IN, abtuil *25 iii’c* ea«t of Vieksbuig. !Wo :i«|v.nnecd in line of battle, andcam under tie enemies fire at :.!»• »nt !11 oNd-iek a. in. Tie* ii *:.iy in front of our legittH'nl wax poxtlt;*d on a bill, in an j open wo »•!-, sup noting a battel v of Parrott guns. We charged oil the battery, killed the horses, took iho guns, and drove back the enemy with fearful l*u»s. The forces «ui the right of t lt;mr ri-gim ur. t'aile I to drive the enemy hack, ax lhe [th • enemy) were receiv ing heavy reinforcements from the rear, v% liieh wax not seen by u«, until wt bad pasted tin* capttred battery v«une twen ty or tl.i'ty rod-. By tin* tune our right was unmasked and we were out flanked by a heavy body of rebels, ami force*I *,o fa', back toward the left and rear.A* we retrea’cd, we chocked.the ad v inee of the enemy by a sharp fire. Indeed it was with difficulty that the officers could got our men off the field, : while there was u chance to get a shotat the rebels.In the meantime, QuimhyN Division, j wax quiellv outflanking the rebels, on j their letc, when they turned and cleared the field in gallant style, so that our retreat turned out to be a complete trap for the rebels.The Ulili Iowa ix in Quimby'w Divi- j sion, and fought over nearly the same ground that we did, and their dead and wounded were mingled with ours.The heat of the engagement, and l\w stubbornness with which our regiment fought, may ho inferred from the fact that in lex* than oco hour's fighting we loxt half our strength, in killed, wound ed and missing, and the missing numbered only 17. Our company went into battle with 34 men including officers. Our losses are ns follows. Killed, Cor ptrnl Goo. Stoddard, shot through the mouth, the ball scarcely grafting hi* I lips, and passing through the back of! h'lA bead, cutting off the spinal cord; near the base of Iho brain. Simon»Bogcar, shot through the right breast, lived an hour or two after he was shot. John Oross, shot through the right breast, killed instantly. Joseph Wcldin, shot through the bowels, lived about ten hours.Geo. Hillinon, ©hot through the left knee, leg amputated; lived five davx.AUo Lewis Cue, she t accidentally, through the bowels four days aftcf tho battle, while handling captured guiia. Stoddard, Bogear and Ordto arc buried on the spot where Stoddard fell. ('apt. and IJcut. Stoddard of the lutli IowaI »ss of life on our pariS. S. DILLM AN, 2nd Lieut.V». K. 24th Iowa.
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Toledo, Iowa, US
Thu, Jun 25, 1863
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