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1 AOtIt Anniversary of Prairie Orove Hattie.Ijast Saturday, Dee. 7th., was the I fiftieth anniversary of the battle of:! Prairie Grove, Arkansas, in which j! the 19th Iowa volunteer regiment was engaged. Companies *‘F” and | “G” were recruited from Louisa;! county, and we herewith append a i list of those killed and bounded in I that engagement from these two 1 companies:Company “KKilled: 2nd Lieut. Loanunie MSmith; Private Henry S. Fowler, Private Wm. Fowler, Private Robt. i ■ H. Brown, Private Edwin Smith, Pri vate Kendall Littleton.Wounded: Serg’t Thos. D. Chapman, both leg« since died; Wm. A. Hall, bowels and left leg—severely; Corp. Charles F Morris, Color Guard, thigh broken since died;Private John A. Brubaker, hip se verely; Private Madison G. Chapman, arms; Private G. B. Dotson.} left hand; Private Hiram Ft. Iavld-' son, right leg; Private Henry F Gibbs, right leg; Private Joseph Higbee, left shoulder—severely; Pri; vate Chas. E. Knight, left thigh amputated; Private John W. Littleton, right thigh severely; Private Daniel McKay, both thighs; Private j Thos. B. Morris, left hand; Pri-1 vate Wm. H, McDaniel, right leg severely; Private Henry C, Pike.J right leg; Private Joseph Racer, left arm; Private Joseph Shipman, right shoulder severely; Private | Cicero Thomas, back and right arm; Private Joseph Wagner, left hand; Private Aurelius Wood, left leg; Private Solomon P. Key, right! thigh; Private Martin Blair, hip! —severely.Company dKilled: Serg’t Wm. Gregory;Corp. Richard Morgan.Wounded: Serg't B. W. Huff,I right arm amputated, left arm—1 slightly. Died later; Serg’t Elli-' Ison Holland, arm broken; Corp. Wm ! Peyton, hip, thigh and leg; Private , Wm. Chapman, hips and abdomen— i severely; Private W. H. Dowell, arm I and breast; Private George Blrwin,; j thigh; Private Samuel Griffith, hand; Private Jeremiah Melmiok, left ankle and right leg; Private Wm. Hoffman, leg and neck; Private Fred Kircber, foot shattered;: j Private Z, B. tfyle, shoulder and hips; Private Charles Lawr, right ' thigh—severely; Private Chris Lys-;! ter, back and shoulder- severely; IVivate Wm. H. Marshall, right arm broken; Private Joe ltoss, backj —slightly; Private A. G. Scott,i hips; Private George Simpson, leg; ! Private James Smith, left leg; Pri-j vate Fred Webber, hip—severely;! Private Harmon Gast, hip, shoul-i j der and thigh.The 19th regiment was in com-] mand of Lieut. Co. Sam’l McFarland, who was killed early in the engagement.
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Washington Democrat
Washington, Iowa, US
Wed, Apr 23, 1913
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