Four To One

It is a suggestive consideration that of the five soldiers from this place who were killed in battle or died from their wounds four were republicans and one was a Democrat. The four republicans were Theodore Weeks, N. W. Doty, E. W. Barnum and John Watson. The democrat was Andrew Slatten. The four Republicans to one Democrat, will hold good in the 21 Regiments organized in this State. It is natural that this should be so, when it is understood that there are democrats in this and every other community who have done their best to dissuade their loyal political brethren from engaging as soldiers in the service of their country. Time and again we have heard these Democrats of the Magnolia Hill stripe, urge passionately that this was “Lincoln’s war – a d----d black Abolition war, and the Republicans might fight it out!” These appeals have had their effect; and we have a practical illustration of this effect at home in the circumstance that such a disproportionate number of Republicans from Des Moines have fallen in defense of their country. –{Register.

– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, May 10, 1862, p. 2

John H. Watson

Lieutenant, Co. F, 13th Iowa Infantry
Died of wounds April 9, 1862


Shiloh National Cemetery

Official Report of the Killed, Wounded and Missing of the 13th Regiment

HEADQUARTERS 13TH REGIMENT IOWA INFANTRY,
CAMP NEAR PITTSBURG, April 8th, 1862.

SIR: The following is a list of the casualties of the 13th regiment Iowa Infantry, during the action of the 6th and 7th insts. Near this camp:


KILLED.

Co. A, Capt Wild – Privates Benj McAferty, George M Doty, Allen S Brown, S A Rundall. Total enlisted men 4.

Co B, Capt Miller – 2d Lieut Erasmus D Duncan, Sergt Nathl H Johnson, privates Wm H Knapp, Wm H Byerly, George McKeever, A P Easterday; Wm Hart. Total commissioned 1, enlisted men 6.

Co. C, Capt Baker – Corpl F J Holmes, Privates A Malone, C L Dooley, Jessee Wells, Total enlisted men 4.

Co D, Capt Price – Private Geo Sickey [sic]. Total enlisted men 1.

Co E, Capt Van Hosen – Corporal John Melton, private Silas D Allen. Total enlisted men 2.

Co G, Capt Walker – Private Saml Marten. Total enlisted men 1.

Co H, Capt Marshall – Corporals C Van Voorhies, H V Willey. Total enlisted 2.

Co I, Capt Elrods – Privates Joseph Park, L P Ailworth. Total enlisted 2.

Co K, Capt Woodford – Private David Knaup [sic]. Total enlisted 1.

RECAPITULATION – Commissioned officers 1, non-commissioned 5, privates 18. Total killed 24.



WOUNDED.

Field Officers – Lt Col M M Price, slightly; Major John Shane, severely in shoulder.

Staff – Surgeon Joseph McKee, slightly, in leg.

Company Officers – Capt Thos H Miller, Co B, slightly in breast; 1st Lt E Shurtz, Co H, leg, severely; 2d Lt Jno Watson, Co F, mortally (since dead); 2d Lt G T Hampton, Co H, arm, slightly; 2d Lt S D Cook, Co K, ankle, slightly; 2d Lt Buren R Sherman, Co E, leg, severely.


Non-Commissioned Officers – Co A – Corp Jno R McCloskey, breast, severely; Corp John C Mason, hip, severely; Corp Jas S Brooks, lost finger; Corp R W Van Zant, hip, Slightly.

Co B – Corp Henry Kissell, shoulder, severely.

Co C – Sergt J M Vincent, back, severely; Sergt Wesley Huff, thigh, severely; Sergt Edward Essex, lost thumb; Corp T H Milner, leg, slightly.

Co D – Sergt Robt F Lowe, forehead, slightly; 1st Sergt Alonzo J Pope, hip, slightly; Corp Richard S Martin, forehead, slightly.

Co E – Sergt Thos I Graham, breast, severely; Sergt David J Randall, leg, severely; sergt Thos H Mounts, arm, slightly; Corp Andrew J Finch, arm.

Co F – 1st Sergt Mice McAllister, jaw, severely; sergt J S Zingenfuse, arm, slightly; Sergt Jacob Bodenhoffer, slightly; Corp A E Wood, neck, slightly; Corp Jonas Gauley, arm, severely.

Co G – Corp Newell C Keyes, arm, slightly.

Co I – 1st Sergt Wm S Beatty, foot, slightly; Corp T Watkins, slightly; Corp Jas Coates, hand, slightly.

Co K – Corp Wm E Hawthorne, hand, severely; Corp J M Smiley, arm, slightly.


Privates – Co A – Wm H Buchan, shoulder, slightly; J Billington, shoulder, severely, J W Boyd, hand, severely; J S Hampton, hand and bowels, dangerously; J M Harper, foot, severely; S T Harman, arm and legs, severely; J M Sargent, foot, severely; C A Myers, leg, slightly; W A Norris, thigh, dangerously; J E Neal, foot, severely; A B Smith, arm, slightly; J K Shaver, head, slightly; F A Varner, leg, severely; M J Umstead, back, slightly; Wm M Hinckley, breast, slightly.

Co B – Wm Armurlrout, both hands; Jos Binkerd, leg; Augers French, breast, slightly; Sylvester Hughes, head, slightly; Wm Logsdon, hand, slightly; Silas Poling, side, slightly; Clay Rieman, leg, slightly; C M Wolfe, leg, severely, Wm H Wadkins, shoulder, severely; Wesley Young, side, slightly; Beriah Battle, severely; J F Munger, arm, slightly.

Co C – John Hall, leg, severely; J P Marten, neck, severely; Wm M Alexander, thigh, severely; John Stanley, shoulder, severely; J O Devott, arm, severely; Baley Chaney, foot, severely; Lemuel Ford, leg, slightly; David B Smith, face, slightly; A F Edwards, hip, severely.

Co D – Isaac M Botorpp, groin, mortally, Samuel W Brunt, back, slightly; Lewis Castor, foot, slightly; Norval F Curtis; Wm Dollton, abdomen, slightly; Franklin F Fleming, arm, slightly; Albert Fritzler, hand slightly; Wm Johnson, arm slightly; Saml E Johnson, neck, slightly; John W Jacobs, leg, slightly; Clark C McIntosh, shoulder, slightly; Upton W Minteer, arm, slightly; Herrick Robinson, thigh, severely; Andrew Swanahan, arm, slightly.

Co E – Jonathan Gallagher, hand; Geo McKinstry, shoulder; David C Oliver, hand; Henry Price, hand; James A Thompson, shoulder; James H Work, knee.

Co F – Wm. Carlton, groin, dangerously; Christopher Agens, breast, dangerously; M M Jackson, hip, severely; Ezra Coffee, leg, severely; C L Brockman, leg, slightly; Jno Blig, foot slightly; Wm Cline, side, slightly; Edward Mace, leg, slightly; Danl Lumis, side, dangerously.

Co G – Robt Durand, hand; Jeremiah Dearth, head; Wm Jackson, arm; David Merchand, arm; Chas Martin, foot; Oliver Schoonover, leg, Geo. W Black, arm; Silas Hannah, slightly.

Co H – P H Mahoney, shoulder, severely; A B McKean, thigh, severely; N M Adams, neck and thigh, severely; J M Nettle, arm, slightly; K Cleaver, thigh, slightly; Thos Elder, foot, slightly; N C Foy, face, slightly.

Co I – John McCall, thigh; Jas Delong, arm; Saml Hartzler, hip; Henry Nicholds, thigh; Simeon Poland, hip; Robt R Cox, shoulder; C K Barton head; Tillman H Elrod, neck; John W Farley, shoulder; Jonathan Ogden, shoulder, John I Thompson, arm; Freeman G Chesley, leg; Robt F Kyle, breast; Jas W Dickerson Hip; Jno W Pierson, leg, I V Housel, face.

Co K – Michale Kelly, thigh; Owen McCreath, shoulder, M T Snyder, hip; James [Beck], abdomen, Wm Brown, thigh; S C Moses, hand; B F Lamb, thigh; John Law; hip; S Gougrover, head; A I Lane.

RECAPITULATION – Field officers 2; staff officers 1, company officers 6, non-commissioned officers 27, privates 106. Total 142


MISSING.

Co B – Private Beriah Battles, wounded and missing.

Co C – George Ragsdale, A T Edwards.

Co D – Chas H McPeak.

Co E – N Camus, David B Pillsbury, Nelson L Post.

Co F – C L Brockman.

Co H – John H Jarvis.


TOTAL – Killed 24, wounded 142, missing 9 – 175.

Recpectfully, &c. M. M. CROCKER,
Col. Commanding 13th Regt. Iowa Inf.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, April 29, 1862, p. 2

Interesting

Our paper this morning will be found to be rich in battle correspondence. – The interesting letters from WM. HOUSTON and MAT. LAIRD will command special attention. The paper contains direct news by letter from the Second, Thirteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth Iowa Regiments. It is gratifying to know that so far as intelligence has been received, not a soldier from Polk county was killed. Three of the boys in Company D, whose names are given in another place, were reported missing. This is ominous, but we trust they have not been killed. As intimated by Mr. HOUSTON, they were probably separated from their Regiment in the confusion of the fight on Sunday and have re-appeared since. This is the most natural inference. We regret much to hear that WM. RIDDLE, Sergeant J. H. LOOBY and JOHN WATSON were badly wounded. These we learn were the only cases of dangerous injury among Des Moines boys.

– Published in the Daily State Register, Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, April 19, 1862