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"The Siege of Fort Donelson - Killed and Wounded"
Published in the New York Times, March 3, 1862

THIRTY FIRST INDIANA

Wounded
Joseph Crockett, Co. K, left arm; R.Parsons and N.S. Moreland, Co. D, arm; Ira Thomas, Co. B, arm severely; Jacob B. Jordan, shoulder; Solomon tucker, Co. H. face and shoulder.

FORTY-FOURTH INDIANA
Wounded
Wm. Holderbaum C. E, on thigh; A Gough, Co. E, on side; Jacob Deetor, shoulder; Lewis A. Mosley, Co. I, in hip; Henry B. Lamb, Co. B, in hip; Jacob Lulacy, Co. C, finger shot off; F. W. Stein, Co. C, in thigh; James A. Baker, Co. K, in the hand; David Hunker, Co. A. finger shot off.

FIFTH-SECOND INDIANA
The Chaplain of the fifty-second Indiana furnishes the following list of causalities in that regiment:
Company A - Charles Gooter, wounded in thigh; O. Agin, wounded in breast, severely died on Tuesday; Wm. Harris, arm broken; S. R. Dakin, wounded slightly; George Langtree, wounded slightly; C. Haycock, wounded slightly.
Company B - Joseph Ragan, killed W. H. O’Donnell, two fore fingers of left hand shot off; P. P. Huff, Corporal, one fore finger shot off; Adam Keuns, wounded slightly in knee: James Davis, wounded slightly ; James Antrim, wounded slightly, James Alexander, wounded slightly in thigh; John Mulholland, wounded In leg, dangerously.
Company C - W. T. Edwards, two fingers off left hand; Thomas Cox, wounded In thigh; Alex, Edwards, slightly wounded; L Francis, slightly wounded; J. L. Fisher, slightly wounded.
Company D - J. McElroy, wounded In thigh slightly; Thos. Dowdell wounded In neck, slightly,  W. H. Cox, wounded in left breast, slightly; Wm. Hersely, wounded in right arm, slightly; Joseph Rigsby, wounded in left thigh, slightly; Jas. Sexton, killed; T. C. Hawkins, slightly wounded in left breast; F. M. Walson, slightly wounded in left leg; Thomas Huston slightly wounded in left breast; Otto Berens, slightly wounded in groin; Lieut. W. W. Raymond, slightly wounded in left breast by shell
Company E - Th. Singleton, wounded In the toe slightly; D.J. Temple, Ordnance Sergeant, wounded In left thigh, severe; Anderson Cox, wounded in right arm, severely; David Cox, wounded in elbow, slightly; E. Franklin, wounded slightly; E. Parker, slightly wounded In left breast; S. Ballard, slightly wounded in left arm; J. H. Fisher, slightly wounded In left foot; Lewis Chapman, slightly wounded; John Hufungal, slightly wounded in arm.
Company F. - O. M. Ryan wounded In the month; H. Russell, wounded In the left thigh; B. K Logan wounded in the left side; W. O. Johnson, wounded in left thigh; John Hogeland, wounded in hip, slightly.
Company G - Samuel Shephard, wounded in right knee; J. N. Keithler, wounded In the thigh slightly; Enoch G. Stewart, wounded badly In left side.
Company H - H. Horning, slightly wounded in shoulder; H. Heide, slightly wounded In shoulder; Isaac Dawson, two fingers of left hand off; Sergeant M. L. Barbee, slightly wounded in shoulder; Samuel Day, wounded in left hand; V. B. A. Kiger, wounded in shoulder.
Company I - Wm. C. Lord, severely wounded in knee; James Tinnuty, died day after battle; John Daily, wounded in thigh; Henry Weant, wounded in right arm; John Callahan, wounded in shoulder; D.W. St. John, wounded In shoulder; J.P.  Lonugan, thigh bruised.
Company K - Jas. A. Baker, shot through left hand; Clifford Newkirk, flesh wound; J. McToney, slightly wounded in the hip.

TWENTY-FIFTH INDIANA

The following is the official list of the killed and wounded In the Twenty-fifth Indiana Regiment, at Fort Donelson:

Company A - Capt. Saltzman, from Posey County Killed - Corporal John A. Hugo, Private Michael Chaney, Wounded - Sergeants James McCauley and Robert Clark, Corporal  Wm. F. Dickson, Privates Isaac Brenton, Daniel W. Brown, Daniel Dermit,  David R. Downin, Matthew Harris, Dennis Kelly, Stanislaus Perzklewich, John O’Brien, Levy Thrailkill, Franklin White, John Given, George Perewit.
Company  B - Capt. John Rhylander, from Vanderburgh County. Killed - Privates Henry Plouch, Jacob Hago (or Hoge), Caspar Groub, Wm. Stalling, Peter Kappert. Wounded - Sergeants Wm. Smith, Wm. Taylor, Andrew Smith, Corporal Levy Coffman; Privates Henry Kissinger, Casper Morris, Casper Sterener Valentine Suta, H. S. Barnett, Julius Fisher, Christian Weismeier, Ludwig Nebber, John L Tatzer, Jacob Weller, Henry Bergman, Jacob Miller.
Company C - Capt. Hastings, from Vanderburgh County. Killed - Private Wm. Smith, Wounded -  Sergeant James Glover; Corporals George B. Green, Wm. Huppert; Privates Wm. Witcher, Martin Olmer, John. M. Rumsey, Henry  Mercer, Henry Glowig.
Company D - ( Finch's Co. ) - Lieut. Verhaeff commanding, from Spencer County. Wounded -  Corporal  Wm. H. Wheatstone; privates Charles  H. Carnathan, Joseph Krouse, John B. Johnson, Burleigh Jones, Adolph Smidley.
Company E - (Formerly Jones’ Co.) - Capt. Walker, from Spencer County. Killed - Privates Martin Read, Wm. Kemmorer Wounded - Sergeant Henry E. Morris; Corporal Wm. L. Wood; privates John Stratman, John Niblack, James Whitten, D.B. Lusk, S. B. Carlton, John Hilimas, Frank Cinchall.
Company F- (Capt. Larkln’s) - Lieut. Shannon commanding from Posey County. Wounded - Sergeant John Oaks; Corporal Strabb Carr; privates Joseph Reeves, Henry Bryant, Montgomery Strand, Fred Banzer, Andrew Kusper, Wm. Moore, Larance Aidridge.
Company G - Capt. Poole, of Jackson County Killed - Sergeant Mitchell Clark. Wounded - Sergeant Jacob L. Hinkle; Corporal Geo. W. Murphy  privates R. S. Jones, Wm. Cummings, W. H. McGowan, S. R. King, S. R Williamson, G. D. Jermittan, W. EIkins, John Smith.
Company H - Capt. Darby of Warrick County Killed  - Privates Henry J. Wheatstone and J. C. Sackwood,  Wounded - Sergeant Spencer Webster; privates August Krackhan, James H. Moore, Moses Ward, Carl Menda, (or Mender ) John Martin.
Company  I - Capt. Marks, of Warwick County Wounded - Sergeant Fox; privates M. Blackford, C. W. Tomelson, James Chesser, J. (I.) Fitzgerald, W. H. Winegate James Boyle.
Company K - Capt. Laird of Spencer County. Killed - Private Charles Williams. Wounded - Capt. Samuel Laird, in knee Sergeant William L. Partridge, Corporal G. W. Fallen; privates W. W. Gray, John Borer, Justin Vanegart, Daniel Knowlton, Geo.Osborn, E. D. Cosgrove, Tobias Sipps, Valentine Heintzelman, H. C. Small, H. Deshler,J. N. (or I. N.)Kirkland, Theophilas Roach.

RECAPITULATION


 Killed
 Wounded
 Missing
 Total
Company A 4 8 0 12
Company B 8 24 0 32
Company C 2 10 1 13
Company D 0 5 1 6
Company E 1 5 0 6
Company F 0 3 1 4
Company G 2 2 0 4
Company H 0 0 0 0
Company I 0 0 0 0
Company J 2 6 0 8
Total Regiment 19 64 3 85


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