Iowa In The Last Battle

In Gen. Curtis’s army, which so recently defeated Price, as announced yesterday morning, was one and perhaps two Iowa regiments.  The 4^th, Col. Dodge, is with Gen. Curtis, and so is probably the 9^th, Col. Vandever.  Lieut. Col. Galligan, of this city, it will be remembered, is the second officer of the 4^th, and we will no doubt hear a good account of him in that battle.  Besides, we have one company of Davenporters, Capt. Ahlefeldt’s composed to a great extent of the gallant men who so nobly represented Davenport at Wilson’s Creek, and who re-enlisted with Capt. Ahlefeldt, in the brigade of Gen. Osterhaus.  Our young friend, Wm. S. Mackenzie, is a lieutenant in the same brigade, and we believe is also a staff officer.  Lt. Col. Charley Asmusson, of whose safety we are pleased to hear, is in the same brigade.  Beside Capt. Ahlefeldt’s company, there are quite a number of other German-American’s from this place in Missouri regiments, and all very likely in this battle; so it is probable Davenport was more largely represented in the last battle than in any other of the war – not even excepting Fort Donelson.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Wednesday Morning, March 12, 1862, p. 1

Lieut. Henne Wounded

From the following dispatch received here last evening, it will be seen that our brave townsman, Lieut. Henne, is a sufferer in the recent conflict in Arkansas.  He is a lieutenant in Capt. Ahlefeldt’s company, in Osterhaus’s brigade.

March 11^th, 1862.

(By telegraph from Camp, March 8.)

To Mrs. Chas. W. Asmussen, Davenport:

Been in three days’ battle.  All right.  Hene badly wounded.

CHAS. W. ASMUSSEN.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Wednesday Morning, March 12, 1862, p. 1