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MILITARY DEATHS FROM THE INDIANAPOLIS DAILY JOURNAL JULY 1862

Abstracted by Ruth Dorrel 1 July 1862, page 4

DIED.
The Laporte Herald learns by a letter from Capt. J.H. Shannon, dated "Camp near Richmond, June 15," that Lieut J.L. Palmer who four years ago was junior editor of the Laporte Times, "was killed in the attack made by several rebel
regiments on Gen. Sickles's division of the Federal army. Lieut. Palmer was on Gen. Sickles's staff. His body was recovered.

Elias Curtis, a member of company D, 9th Indiana regiment, died in the Hospital at Mound City, on Tuesday, the 18th inst., from a wound received at the battle of Shiloh.

Died, in Terre Haute, of typhoid fever, on Friday last; the 27th. at the residence of John E. Moore. Jackson Almy. The deceased was a private in the 19th regiment U.S.A.

2 July 1862. page 4
James Q. Odle. of Company C, 39th Ind., aged 22 years, died at the residence of his brother in Windsor, Randolph county, Ind., on the 18th of June from wounds received at Shiloh.

3 July 1862, page 3
The Memphis Reville of the 28th ult., says that on Wednesday evening last, a private of Company A, 24th Indiana Volunteers, by the name of Abraham Pea, from near Princeton. Gibson county, Indiana, fell dead while talking to his
comrades. Up to the very moment of his death he appeared in perfect health. Deaths occurred at the St. Louis Hospitals last week as follows:
June 23—Thos. Bleason, Co. H, 58th Ind.
June 24—Seth Jewell, co. C, 11th Ind.
June 25—Leroy B. Lacey, co. F, 53d Ind.

4 July 1862, page 3
Lieut. Henry C. Loveland, of the 14th Indiana Battery, Captain Kidd, died at Bethel, Tenn., on the 14th ult., of bilious fever.

7 July 1862, page 4
Deaths occurred at Evansville Hospital No. 2, during last month, as follows:
24th Indiana—Andrew Faulkner, Co. I.
53d Indiana—Geo. W. Rice, Co. B, Wm. Cooner, Co. d, Martin A. McCoy, Co. F
57th Indiana—Corporal Charles T. Sanders, Co. A.
44th Indiana—Wm. Golden, Co. D.
59th Indiana—Thos. Walker, Co. I.
25th Indiana—Jas. F. Morris, Co. F. John Morgan. Co. K, C.A. Jones, co. k.
40th Indiana—G.M. Carriger, Co. F.

The Laporte Union chronicles the death by accident, near Huntsville. Ala., of Sergt. David R.P. Donnelly, of Simonsons 5th Indiana Battery. He was taking a lot of small arms out of a wagon when the hammer of one of them caught against a box and was discharged, the ball taking effect in the left breast just above the heart, killing Donnelly instantly. This occurred on Wednesday of week before last. His remains were; brought to Laporte and buried with military honors on the 2d inst.

Wiley Israel, teamster, of the 9th Ind. regiment, who recently returned home sick, died at his residence near Rensselaer last Sunday, and on Monday was buried with military honors.

John Cox, of the 33d Ind.. died at his residence in Dearborn county, on the 18th ult. of pneumonia.

Robert Ramsey, a negro servant of Capt. Miner of the 17th battery, while riding a horse to water yesterday morning was thrown off against the fence and killed. His neck was broken and skull fractured.

KILLED AND WOUNDED OF THE TWENTIETH INDIANA.

The following is a list of the killed and wounded in our Twentieth regiment in the battle of Wednesday. Among the killed is the name of Harvey Bassett, of this city. We have rarely recorded the death of any man with deeper regret than that
of this gallant and patriotic young soldier. He was one of the most estimable young men of our city, and will be missed greatly by a wider circle than the family, who have thus met a second and painful bereavement so soon after the first: Lieutenant Col. Vanvalkenburg. wounded in the leg while leading the right wing.

Company A—Capt. Reyburn.
Killed—Corp. Nichols J. Smith.
Wounded—Corp. Solomon M. Halman, Wm. C. H. Reader seriously; Nathan T. Bunnell, Lewis B. Pawiler. Delfort C, Goff, seriously; Morris Kelly. Simeon S. March. John W. Preble. John M. Tice. John M. Tucker, Jacob Weisel.
Missing—John Topham.

Company C—Capt. Babbington.
Wounded—Corp. John Sippcy, Stephen W.R. Coon. Elias Stuck, John Penrod, Adam Knots, Henry F. O'Blenis, Francis G. Parker, A.E. Clark. Peter Stickley.
Missing—John O. Sliter, Adam Young, Rupert Howard, Albert Grimes, Samuel Stickley, John Ferguson.

Company D—Lieut. Reese Commanding.
Killed—Robert A. Crawford. Agriffa Kain.
Wounded—Lieut. Wm. D. Vatchet, dangerously in left lung; Corp. Jacob Bernhart, Wm. J. Adams, Joseph Crabb. James Deford, Michael Haley, Wm. M. Warner, Wm. Wood. Gen. Wolf, mortally.

Company E— Capt. Shannon.
Killed—Emananuel D. Hoover. Oscar Phillips.
Wounded—1st Sergt. Edw. S. Abbey, dangerously; Corp. David N. Bingamen. Wm. H. Martin, Geo. Drake, Michael Egan, Edward S. Farnsworth,
seriously; John T. Lytle, John March, Arthur Richardson, Wm. H. Rush, Nathan St. Clair. Noah M. Tappan, Frank Williams.
Missing—Sergt. John C. Thompson, Dennis Scanlan.

Company F-Capt. Kestler.
Killed—Jas. J. Davidson.
Wounded—Corp. Geo. Reddick, Corp. Wm. Everman, James Landers, Marcus O Howard, Thos. Johnson, all seriously; Frank Knaud, slightly.

Company G—Capt. Taylor.
Killed—Corp. S.H. Neville. A. Creek, J. Dethloff.
Wounded—Corp. J.H. Castatar, H. Becker, W.H. Birdsall, R. Tuck, M. Flanagan, J.H. Hampton, J. Lunerburg, N. Nierburg, T. Printz, G.W. Springer.
Missing—Corporal L. Burditt, J.W. Bailey, C. Diveney, R.J. Taylor. W.R. Thacker, M. Baker.

Company H—Capt. Meikel
Killed—Harvey Bassett.
Wounded—Franklin Bushnell. Matthew Gardner, James Hawthorn, Benton Shallenberger, Robert Stockwell, John Tillison, seriously; Andrew Ellsworth.
Missing—Sergt. Nelson Sweet, Corp. Wm. Archer, Lambert Faagan, Samuel Hagen, John Huffman.

Company I—Capt. Lytle.
Killed—Charles H. Slight.
Wounded—Capt. James M. Lytle, mortally; Frank A. Osborn, Luther S. Dunham, John W. Cooley, Joseph H. Hughey, Stephen C. Wilson, Frederick Fielman, David Archer.
Missing—John Haun, Peter Thompson. George Benhart, Wm. H. Fuller, Charles McCarty, John Shaffer, Wm. Howard, John Shaning, Nicholas Danfee, Jonathan Bowen, Jonathan Yates, John Cook.

Company K—Capt. Reed.
Wounded—Corporal Thomas W. Stephens, Abram Dawson, seriously in the thigh, leg amputated; Oliver P. Libbett, Thomas Slater, Wm. W. McCullouch. severly.
Total—Killed, 13, wounded, 82, missing 44.

When it is remembered that the regiment went into battle with about 600 effective men, and the engagement only lasted 20 minutes, it will be seen how furious was the fight and how destructive was the tire. The rebels displayed three
regimental flags, and there is no doubt that three full regiments were opposed to the 29lh Indiana.
9 July 1862, page 4

INDIANA DEAD IN THE CORINTH HOSPITAL.

General Hospital, Buell's Army. Near Corinth. June 27, 1862.

ED. JOURNAL: The following Indiana soliders have died in this hospital since June 1st:
June 12, George M. Carter, 40th Ind.
June 22, Jasper Myers. 15th.
June 23, John Overhalse, 3d Cavalry.
June 24. Wm. B. Handlcy, 9th.
June 18,1-oraine B. Packard. 9th.
June 12. Jas. A. Sanders, 51st.
June 14. Wm. Sandwich. 58th.
June 19, Alfred Crawford, 17th.
June 15. John S. Marks, 2d Cavalry.
June 16. Jeremiah Hultzc, 9th.
June 14, John W. Little, 9th.
June 19. Abraham Cory, 2d Cavalry.
June 15. Joseph Feffer, 2d Cavalry.
June 12. John S. Johnson. 44th.
June 14, Joseph Rogers, 31st.
June 14, James Marine, 29th.
June 30, William Tom, 38th.
June 14, Wayne Alford. 6th.
June 28. George C. Bernard, 31st.
June 17. George Clowens, 44th Ind.

You will probably save much anxiety to their friends by saying that these men are all (save George C. Bernard, who was claimed by his friends.) buried at Sawyer's House, near Nicholas's Ford, four miles northeast of Corinth, and a
plat of the burial place taken. Yours truly, L.D. Waterman. Surgeon 39th Ind.

N.B. The sick have all been sent to Eastern Hospitals, save about twenty, who will be sent one and a half miles northeast, to General Pope's General Field
Hospital tomorrow. L.D.W. 10 July 1862, page 4

Selah Picked, of the 13th Indiana battery, died in hospital at Louisville last week

A number of sick were landed at Evansville from the steamer D. A. January,and were sent forward to Terre Haute on Monday. Sergeant John Wakefield, of company E. 59th Indiana, died of convulsions, superinduced by over-eating,
just after the boat arrived at Evansville, and was buried there.

Deaths occurred at St. Louis last week as follows: June 28lh—Cornelius Seaborn, 3d Indiana cavalry. July 2d—W.T. Yost, company C 30th Indiana.

Charles Meikel received two letters last evening from his brother Capt. George H. Meikel, of the 20th Indiana, in which he states that but two Indianapolis boys of his Company were injured. Wm. Russell was killed and Corporal Springer wounded. One of the letters was dated July 4th and the other 26th of June. The former expressed a doubt as to Harvey Bassetl's being killed, but stated thai he was wounded badly and a prisoner. 11 July 1862. page 2

KILLED, WOUNDED, AND MISSING OF THE TWENTIETH INDIANA.

The following is a list of the killed, wounded and missing of the Twentieth Indiana Regiment in the recent engagements before Richmond. No other Indiana and no Ohio regiments were engaged there. The following is a list of
casualties in the engagement of June 25th:

COMPANY A.

Killed—Corporal N.J. Smith.
    Wounded—Corporal Wm. C. H. Reeder, Corp. Solomon M. Holman, Lewis B. Fulwiler, Delford C. Goff, John W. Tice, Nathan T. Bunnell.
    Missing—Sergeant Geo. A. Stowe, William B. Passage and Emanuel Wenling.
    In the engagement of June 30:
    Missing—Elijah Roe and Wm. O. Hoffman. In the engagement of July 1st:
    Wounded—Robert Livingston and John H. Goodwin.

Company B.
Missing—Charles Fry and Jacob Hoffman.

Company C.
    Wounded—Mark Campbell and Frederick Snopkey.

Company D.
    Missing    Wm. D. Slosser and Andrew J. Liggett.

Company E.
    Killed—1st Lieut. John W. Andrews, John M. Bingament and Wm. Young.
    Wounded—Corporal Isaac N. Cissna, Cornelius Story, George W. Johnson.Hiram Wooster. Thomas Whilcroft. Michael Burk and W.J. Ratam.
    Missing—John L. Walter and Reuben Hollingsworth.

Company F.
    Wounded—Marena Howland, Thomas Johnson, Joseph I.andes, Geo. Reddick. F. Knaud. Wm. Everman, Jno. Comings, Gilead M. Godwin, and Joseph Grant. D.N. Murphy, D. Popinal, H. Poplage. J.A. Snively, and J.V. Yara.

Company G.
    Killed—Geo. B. Cunningham.
    Missing—James B. Dixon. A.W. Chapman, and P. McCarry.

Company H.
    Killed—William Russell.
    Missing- O.P. Benne. David Stephens, Allen Fussel, Geo. Shays, George Terryslin, Christopher Yankins, Noah Rugg. and Levi Waters.
    Wounded   Michael Yankin.

Company I.
    Missing—James Lewis.

Company K
    Killed -Amos Dobbin.
    Missing—Capt. Alfred Reed, Sergeant Jno. Price. Corporals George Uhl, Samuel E. Bull, James S. Berkey, Thomas M. Stevens, private Joseph Smith.
    Seriously Wounded—Horatio Burnett. Geo. Hart, and Sylvester Bacon.

The above is only a partial list, but it comprises all the officers of the regiment we are able to furnish now. Adjutant Stiles was also taken prisoner.

12 July 1862. page 3
    Capl. Thomas Roberts, of the 48th Regiment Indiana Volunteers, died near Corinth. Miss., on Tuesday last, of typhoid fever. His remains were brought home to South Bend on Sunday last, and buried on Monday. Capt. Roberts was
in the mercantile business in South Bend, for several years, and for a lime was one of the proprietors of the St. Joseph Hotel in the same place. The following Indiana soldiers have died in hospital at Indianapolis since the
1st of July:
    July 24—Geo. W. Sherwood, 29th.
    July 4th—Jas. A. Tremble, Co. C 55th.
    July 10th—Geo. W. Tucker, Co. K 54th.
15 July 1862. page 3
    Sergeant Oscar II. McNutt. Co. H, 2nd. Indiana Cavalry, of Patriot, died at Reynolds' State Tennessee. June 21st. of scorbic diarrhea.
16 July 1862. page 2
    Solomon Michael, of Company I. 9th Indiana, died at Mishawaka. on the 11th Inst.. of typhoid fever.

DEATHS OF INDIANA SOLDIERS

Alexandria. July 12. 1862. ED. JOURNAL: Elissa Barker, company D, 3d Indiana Cavalry, and Aaron W. Rose, company K. 14th Indiana regiment, died at the General Hospital in this city during the present week, of typhoid fever, the
former on the 8th, and the latter on the 7th inst. They were delirious when brought here, and their regiments being at a distance, I have been unable to learn their post office address. They had every attention possible paid them during
their short illness, and were decently interred in the soldiers' cemetery near this city, with their head boards marked with their names, and the company and regiment to which they belonged. By mentioning this in the Journal, (heir friends may learn of their deaths.
Any inquiries in regard to the sick and wounded Indiana soldiers here may be made to W.T. Dennis. Secretary of the Indiana Relief Association, at Washginton, or to Dr. Stewart, General Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia. Any inquiries of
this character will be promptly answered by these gentlemen. Yours truly, W.J. Cowing.
    Deaths have occurred as follows at Evansville hospital No. I.
    June 7—Joseph H. Bodkin, co. M., 2d Indiana Cavalry.
    June 7—William Getty, co H, 51st Indiana volunteers.
22 July 1862, page 3
    The Terre Haute Express contains the following report of deaths and casualties in the 43d Indiana since the 4th of April: Camp near Memphis, Term., July 10, 1862.

EDITORS EXPRESS: Having made my quarterly report, it occurred to me that the following list of deaths and casualties which have taken place in the 43d regiment, might be of interest to your readers. The report embraces the time
intervening between the 4th of April last and the 4th of July.

DEATHS.
Joseph Boswell, Co A, Terre Haute.
Russell Butcher, Corporal Co E, Riddle's Point, April 7th.
James Collins, Moore's Landing, Arkansas, May 2d.
M H McBride, Corporal, Co B, on steamer Crawford, May 28
Isaac Laforee, co B, Moore's Landing, June 5th.
Wm. B Coffman, Memphis, June 8th
George W. Beck, Corporal co B, Memphia, June 13th.
Elijah Inge, co B, Memphis, June 16th.
Jesse Shepard, co C, Moore's Landing, May 14th.
Wm J Jones, co C, Memphia, June 14th.
Andrew Holt, co C, Memphis, June 24th.
James McMahon, co D, Moore's Landing, May 15th.
Thomas Mills, fifer, co C, Moore's Landing, May 15th.
Ransom Trueblood, co D, Evansville, May 15th.
Daniel Struble, co D, Memphis, July 3d.
Lafayette Brazier, co E, St. Louis, May 7th.
Wm McElroy, co E, Sullivan county, May 22d.
Jeremiah Toler, co E, drowned in White River, Ark., June 29th.
Lieut. M L Wyeth, co G, on board steamer De Soto, May 4th.
Corporal Wm Mishler, co. G, Edgar county. 111., May 23d.
Thomas Burk, co. G, killed on White river, June 30th.
John Webb, co. I, Memphis, July 8th.
Henry Thomas, co. K, Moore's Landing, May 10th.
Lewis Ross, co K.. Moore's Landing, May 15th.
Wm. Kelly, co. K, Moore's Landing, May 24th.
Newton J. Wilson, co. K, Moore's Landing, May 23d.
Sam Strain, co. K, Evansville, April 25th.
Wm. E. Jeffries, co. K, drowned at Memphis, June 25th.

CASUALTIES
Thomas L. Leggett, co. G, shot through the hand while on duty.
H C Nevins, Co K, shot in the leg, on Provost guard.
The following wounded in a skirmish on White River, Ark., June 30th:
Sergeant C H Wallace, co. G, wounded in the leg.
Frances Bambush, co. G, wounded in the hip.
Wm. Little, co. G, wounded in the head.
Sergeant John C Moss, co. G, wounded slightly in the thigh.
Wm S McNeil Co. K, wounded in the hip.
    The wounded are in the hospital at Memphis, and are doing well. Our sick here are all mending. The 43d regiment has not returned from their While River trip yet. We are looking for them every hour and tear many will be sick on their
return, in consequence of their close confinement on small boats in this hot climate. Col. McLean is with us. Yours, E.T Cook, Chaplain 43d Regiment.
    Geo. Drowley, Co. C, 35th Indiana, died at Louisville on the 14th inst.
    We regret to learn of the death, in Memphis, on Monday the 14th inst., of camp fever of Miles Test, Commissary Sergeant of the 11th Indiana. The body reached here last evening, and his funeral will take place at half-past four this
afternoon, from the residence of his sister, Mrs. John Coburn, on North Delaware street. Services by Rev. James Havens. 23 July 1862, page 3
    Calvin Hopkins, of Co. F, Captain Byrkit, 48th Indiana, died at his home in Mishawaka, on last Wednesday, of diarrhea.
The funeral of Miles Test, Commissary Sergeant of the 11th Indiana, came off yesterday afternoon. The Remains were accompanied to the grave by the Band of the 19th Infantry, a company of the 54th Indiana and a number of carriages
containing relatives and friends of the deceased.
25 July 1862, page 3
Capt. Wm. H. Cuppy of Co. E, 44th Indiana, died at his home in Springfield, Whitley counly, on the the 15th inst., aged 28 years. At the siege of Fort Donelson while commanding his company he received a severe wound. After
having partially recovered from the wound and an attack of typhoid fever, expecting a great battle at Corinth, he rejoined his company, hoping after the engagement to be able to return home and regain his health. He left his company
at Florence, Ala., on the 18th ultimo and reached home on the 24th. in wretched health, from the effects of which he died as above stated. He was a good officer and esteemed by all who knew him.
John Y. Harvey, of the 16th Regiment, died in the hospital at this place on the 15th, and James H. Green Co. A, 63d Regiment, on the 18th inst.
26 July 1862, page 3

OSCAR DAVIS DEAD.—We mentioned yesterday the wounding of Oscar Davis of this city, assistant engineer on the gunboat Tylor. in the late naval engagement at Vicksburg. We regret to learn that Mr. D. died almost immediately after receiving the wound. A gentleman arrived here last night who started up with his body, but decomposition had so far advanced that he was obliged to bury it, which was done at Gaines's Island. This has gone down to death in defense of his county, another of the brave men of this city.—New Albany Ledger. 28 July 1862, page 3
    Gen. W.J. Elliott furnishes the following list of deaths of soldiers that occurred on his route through Tennessee and the border of Mississippi and Alabama. July 17th, at the residence of J.J. Butler, al Aspien Hill. 7 miles south of
Pulaski, Giles county. Term., Thomas Dickson, of company C, 58th Indiana.
    Lieut A.F. Kimball, of the 1st Michigan Engineers and Mechanics Regiment, has the papers, clothing. &c. belonging to deceased. Also, about the last of June, near Corinth. Miss., Jasper Myers, of company B. 15th Indiana Volunteers. He resided in Pulaski county.
The body of Lieut Braden passed through here on Saturday on its way to Greensburg. 29 July 1862. page 3
The Attica Ledger announces the death of Capl Robt. M. Evans, after a long illness at Washington, who was brought home and died on the 14th inst. Death occurred at the General Hospital at Louisville, last week, as follows:
July 19—H. Schesinger. Co, I. 51st Indiana. Achill Scacourn. Co. K. 48th Indiana.
July 21.—Park Dover, 13th Indiana Battery.
July 22.—Joseph M. Tice. Co. K. 17th Indiana.
July 24: Benj. Myers, Co. I, 48th Indiana.

The following soldiers died in the General Hospital, at Huntsville. during the week ending July 19th:
Joseph Rogers. Co. I, 9th Indiana, typhoid fever.
Peter Varner, Co. H., 42d Indiana, gunshot wound in foot.
E.G. Patrick, Co. H., 37th Indiana, consumption.
A. Cramer, Co. H. 40th Indiana, erysipelas.

Originally published in The Hooiser Genealogist Volume 33 Number 4 December 1993
Transcribed and Contributed to Genealogy Trails by A Friend For Free Genealogy

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