Thursday, August 27, 2009

Twelfth Iowa

PITTSBURG LANDING, April 12.

Col. J. H. TUTTLE [sic], Com’g 1st Brig., 2d Division Dep’t of the West:

SIR: I have the honor to transmit to you the following report of the killed, wounded, and missing of the Twelfth Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry, in the engagement at this point on the 6th and 7th insts, viz:

Wounded, Col. J. J. Wood, severely in leg and hand, not dangerously. Missing, Adjutant N E Duncan, Jr, QM JB Dorr, and Sergt Maj Geo H Morisey.

COMPANY A – Killed, 2d Lieut G W Moir; privates C H Johnson, R G King, W Fairbanks, Wounded, E S Swain, severely in shoulder; W H Stoltser, head, mortal. Missing, Capt. S. R. Edgington, Orderly Sergt T B Edgington, Sergts F C Fountain, G W Reed, G W Rulow, Corporals B F Ibuch, J H Edgington; privates J Bronhard, S B Brown, F C Comwell, E C Coombs, G H Cobb, N Collins, R P Clarkson, T Dorman, J D Hall, S Hall, M Kidwiler, R E Kellogg, Wm Lefler, Seth Macy, W G McPherson, J Morgan, G W Moore, R F Quivey, W H Richards, R S Sprague, J Whitson, A J Wickham, A M Wickham.

COMPANY C – Killed, Corp Thomas Henderson, private Charles Pendleton. Wounded, Corp P R Ketchum, wounded and missing; privates G W Grannis, do; F W [Mame], do; Henry George, ball in the knee; Chas Larson, mortally (since dead; A P Monger, severely in the thigh; D W Reed, do. Missing, Captain W W Warner, Ord Sergt G W Cook; Sergts Gilbert Hazlet, Emery Clark, James Stewart, Henry G Grannis; Corp’ls S F Brush, J F Hutchings, D D Warner, P R Woods; privates E J Aboott, James Ayers, E H Adams,S C Beck, J W Ballinger, John Bysang, G Burroughs, A C Bushned, Henry Beadle, E Comstock, Henry Clark, H O Curtis, James Carmichael, Simeon Gifford, Wm Hamlin, Wm Jordan, Isadore Jordan, A K Ketchum, Wm Kent, Wilson King, W Scott, John Quivey, Wm E Sirner, T N Smith, Chas Sigman, Samuel Stone, Albert Utter, R D Williams, Chas Wallace, V B Wait.

COMPANY D – Killed, 1st Lieut J D Ferguson; privates Daniel Luther, James P Ayers. Wounded, Sergt J. M. Clark, slightly in the hip; Corp Jos Stibbs, slightly in arm, missing; Corp H C Moorhead, slightly in head, missing; Corporal H Panborn, slightly in arm, missing; privates J G Clark, severely in thigh; R C Carvele, slightly in arm; Ed H Bailey, slightly [in him]; Frank Reuchin, severely in leg, missing. Missing Capt. J H. Stibbs, 2nd Lieut H H Hale, Orderly Sergt R Hilton, Corp H W Ross, Corp J L Boughton; Privates L M Ayers, Edward Butolph, Samuel Bumgardner, Thomas Barr, J W Burch, S Burch, P Brennan, D L Conley, D Conley, F Dubois, S H Flint, W A Flint, A J Frees, C Ferrerbend, H Grass, P Gisshart, A Hill, R L Johnson, Eli King, Wm Lie, Jno Luther, T J. Lewis, Wm B Luntz, J Lanagan, E B Martin, A J Miller, D W Minor, R McClain, J Nicholas, J O Startwell, D Livets, J Scott, L Snell, R K Soper, A A Stewart, H M Sarpenning, W H Trowbridge, W Whiteneck, J J Whitman, J Wegner, J Craft, F Curren, B P Zuver, A McIntyre.

COMPANY E – Killed, Privates Wm L Pawley and J W Fuller. Wounded, Anthony Biller, bruise in ankle; Charles Johnson, in back; Jacob Howery, in hip; Benj Eberhart, right eye; Thomas Porter, in leg; Sam’l J Leity, neck and leg; J P Thompson, leg broken. Missing, Capt Wm Haddock, first lieut John Elwell, second lieut Robt Williams, sergeants Jas Stewart, C P Collins, corporals C V Surfus, J F Smith. – Privates, M V B Sunderlin, D Craighton, Harvey Smith, Nelson Strong, Stephen Story, Hiram Hoisington, John Abraves, Allen E Talbot, Milton Rood, Oliver Sharp, John Koch, A B Perry, Joshua Bird, D C Morris, Isaac Watkins, Wm H Sherman, J Margurety, Seth P. Crohurst, W Richamond, Joseph Johnson, Thos Porter, Elias Moon, G L Leber, Wm O Bird, John L Cook, Geo Holden.

COMPANY F – Killed, corporal Abner D Campbell. Wounded, orderly sergeant H J F Small, both thighs, severe flesh wound; corporal Thomas C Nelson, right hand; privates A Crippen, right breast, dangerous; Geo King, right arm, severe, Perry G Kinney, arm and side; Jos Pate, leg broke, dangerous; Sam’l Plattenburg, foot, severe. Missing, 1st lieut J Wilson Gift, 2d lieut Wm A Morse, sergeants Reuben E Eldridge, R W Ferrill, P F Haskell, E S Winshell, corp’ls John Bremuer, Henry M Preston, Wm A W Nelson, Isaac Johnson, Abner Dunham; privates Wm H Barney, Henry Bender, Seamons Clapp, David Clark, F W Coolidge, Ed Douglass, Jos E Eldridge, John P Eaton, Jos S Girton, Geo E Hunter, Luther Kaltenback, Wm Kaltenback, Michael Kircham, David N Lillibridge, L D Lyon, J F Lee, Wm W Mann, A L Manning, Wm. K Mason, John A McCullough, Thos McGowan, E M Overocke, Thos Otis, Geo Pate, R C Palmer, J W Potter, Geo Parkes, Ira Roberts, Cornelius Steers, Justus Schneider, Thos H Sparks, Chas B Toney, Allen Ware, R L Weeden, Orry Wood, Joshua Wigger, G Woolbridge, Hardy Clayton, Christopher C A E F Stribling.

COMPANY G – Wounded, A S Fuller. Missing, Capt L D Teusley; 1st Lieut J F Nickerson; Sergeants A A Burdick, A E Anderson, R A Gibson, J H Warmeldorf; corporals A Anderson, T Steene, O P Rocksvald, W S Windsor, A W Errett, G O Hanson, J O Johnson, N B Burdick; Privates O H Gorhamer, S McClared, S Miller, C Christopherson, E V Anders, G M Smith, W Wait, H Johnson, H E Johnson, S A Lorenson, A Halverson, John Stiev, C B Kittleson, J Cutlip, O Hamon, L O Ramberg, C Conley, P McCalley, G A Henge, Haldore Hanson, John Olson, Anders Jenson, Henry Stien, F Skinner, O D Miller, Peter Larson, E Aleson, John Larson, Ole Gritto, O H Fundo, Ole Olson, J R Smith, L F Wold, J. M Clark, N Pederson, Ole Gilbertson, N J Davis, G Anderson, G Kittleson.

COMPANY H - Wounded, Corporal Joseph Evans, badly in the head; privates Alex. Presho, in left; E. A Ward, both legs; Corporal D. Moreland, in face and missing; privates J. M. Ward, leg and missing; R. F. Nutting, leg and missing. Missing, First Lieutenant L W Jackson, Orderly Sergeant Samuel G Knee, Sergeants John Van Anda, Squire C Fishael, Corporals B A Clark, Jas Evens, privates John Byrns, A J Price, V V Price, John Mason, J W Ward, James [Crosby], James Shorter, C W Smith, Thos Clendenin, R W Culver, C E Richardson, Lester Patrick, James Nichols, W J Slack, R W Light, A G Gostings, Geo McKinnis, John Newman, Geo W Harnes, W H Collins, Wm Chrismar, Julius Ward, Wm H Cook, R M Grimes, John Sadler, Edward Winch, J G Currie, J W Benedict, F H Kesseler, H L Richardson.

COMPANY I – Wounded, Privates Thos H Wilson, severely in the leg, Joseph H Cobb, slightly in back. Missing, Capt E M Duzee, First Lieut John J Marks, Ord Sergt Chas L Sumbardo, Sergents [sic] Wilber F McCarron, Benton Wade, E B Campbell, Corpls Patrick [McManus], James Stewart, privates Wm Bittner, Albert Belknapp, Robert P Brown, James Brown, John F Campbell, Warren Coats, Wm Cohler, Jesse Dean, Kerrus Petter, Wm H Markham, Michael McLaughlin, Michl Noyle, Weed Nims, David Paup, Jas Robb, David Ryan, Chas Sackett, Wm. Starback, Van Meter Snyder, James Thompson, Stephen McKee, Thomas Murphy, Samuel Gordon, Samuel Van Hook, Augustus W Hatfield, George Tesky, Alonzo Wells, Jas F Zediker, James Bugler.

COMPANY K – Wounded, Sergt B F Hayburst, slight; Corporal L W. Larrabee, shot in the base of the lungs; privates John Moulton, leg, broken and otherwise severely injured; F Kisor, shot through the left shoulder; S. Griffon, shot through the hand. Missing, 2d Lieut J Jay Brown; Sergts S P Collins, R Freeman, Corporals O T Fuller, W H H Blanchard, H C Merriam J Fulton, B E Nash, M E Lathrop, W R Mathis; privates H N Baldwin, A K Blanchard, P Church, C Dolly, D Downer, M Dillon, D Fagan, P Gallagher, C Hichethin, W T Johnston, W Kemp, W B Keith, G F Lunde, J Maine, P J Morehouse, C E Merriam, J J Myers, R R McLair, G W Olmstead, C E Phillips, W S Perry, A Robinson, T Shover, C W Smith, P Wilson, H Waldroff, A Grimes.

RECAPITULATION.*

Company A
Killed 4
Wounded 2
Missing 30

Company B**
Wounded 7
Missing 51

Company C
Killed 2
Wounded 7
Missing 40

Company D
Killed 3
Wounded 8
Missing 49

Company E
Killed 2
Wounded 7
Missing 33

Company F
Killed 1
Wounded 7
Missing 50

Company G
Wounded 1
Missing 53

Company H
Wounded 6
Missing 28

Company I
Wounded 2
Missing 39

Company K
Wounded 5
Missing 37

Total Killed 12
Total Wounded 52
Total Missing 420

Respectfully yours, J. P COULTER,
Lieut. Col Commanding 12th Reg’t Iowa Vols.

– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, April 26, 1862, p. 1

* Reformatted. In the original article the “Recapitulation” is in a table format which cannot be accurately reproduced on blogspot.

** Though listed in the “Recapitulation” Company B was not included in the casualty list.

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