It was truly a terrible battle. One officer who was on the ground, told me that he at one time thought the rebels would succeed in driving us out.
The loss sustained by the 9th Regt. Ill. Inft. in this terrible conflict, was 20 killed and 82 wounded. Captain Britt was among the killed. The following officers were among the wounded: Major Kuhn, Adjt. Klock, Captains Kneffner and Robinson, and Lieutenants Rollmann, Williford, Clements and Cowgill. There were 57 captured, including Captains E. M. and G. G. Low, and Lieutenants S. T. Hughs and B. L. Ulen.
The following is a list of the killed and wounded, in the various companies:
Company A.—Killed, Charles Gibrich—1. Wounded, William Kortkamp—1.
Company B.—Killed, Joseph Cropp and Jacob Sulzer.—2. Wounded, Captain Kneffner, Anton Weenstroth, Sergeant John Eichenberger, Corporal Louis Fisher, Paul Geist, Ed. Hoffmann, George Jenne, Nicholaus Meyer, Jos. Noelsner, George Salz, Daniel Werner, Sergeant Augustus Wurmb. In all, 12 wounded.
Company C.—Killed, Corporal John Fangemann, and Frederich Hugenberg.—2. Wounded, 1st Lieutenant Oscar Rollman, 2d Lieut. Charles Sheve, Privates John Miller, Peter Schneider, John Frietz, Christian Jackob, Christian Maedel, Henry Behm, and Jacob Herpein. In all, 9 wounded.
Company D.—Killed, Jacob Berthold, Hy. Borchording, John Smith, Christ Truting, Louis Truttman. In all, 5 killed. A number were slightly wounded—names not given.
Company E.—Wounded, Corporal Francis J. Murphy, Privates William T. Grimley, Jack L. Stevens, James F. Williams, James Malone, John Lill, John Beatty, William P. Kelley, Neal Vestal. In all, 9 wounded.
Company F.—Killed, Captain William Britt, Privates John O. Foeshee, and Fred. Weggourd. In all, 3 killed. Wounded, Sergt. W. C. Hawly, Corp. James Fiske, Private William Miller. In all, 3 wounded.
Company G.—Killed, Alferd Bartley and John McCord. In all, 2 killed. Wounded, Lieutenant I. Clements, Henry Brown, James A. Peragin, William J. Heglar, Robert Marshall, N. G. Brown. In all, 6 wounded.