27thIowa Outstanding manuscript account of the items and how they were lost by those wounded or killed at the battles of Pleasant Hill, LA April 9, 1864 and Old Oaks, LA May 18th, 1864. Reads like a letter. 2pp, 8 X 12.5 inches
Camp
near Memphis Tenn
July
26th 1864
I
hereby certify on honor that on the 9th day of April 1864 at the battle of
Pleasant Hill, La., the following ordnance and ordnance stores were lost to
wit,
2
Enfield Rifled Muskets Complete, 577 Caliber
2
Bayonet Scabards
2
Cap Pouches & Com Picks
2
Cartridge Boxes, 58 Caliber
2
Cartridge Box Plates
2
Cartridge Box Belts
2
Cartridge Box Belt Plates
2
Gun Slings
2
Waist Belts
2
Waist Bell Plates
Also
at the battle of Old Oaks, La., May 18th 1864 was lost,
1
Enfield Rifle Complete Caliber, 577
1
Gun Sling
The
following are the circumstances under which the above losses took place.
Corporal
Harrison H. Love & private Janus H. Booth of Co. H. 27th Regt. Iowa Vols.
Inf. were wounded severely. Corp. Love in the left thigh and left on the
field & became a prisoner of war the ground on which he fell being taken
possession of by the Enemy.
Private
Booth was wounded in the hand while the Regt. was falling back the Regt being
flanked on both sides & nearly surrounded by the Enemy & to escape
being taken prisoner it was absolutely necessary that he should drop his gun
and accoutrements.
The
Enfield Rifle complete & Gun Sling lost at the battle of Old Oaks, La., May
18th 1864 was lost as follows:
Charles
Coulon private of Co. H 27th Regt Iowa Vols Inf was killed while charging upon
the Enemy with the Co. H. Regt. Afterwards the Regt fell back leaving the field
in the possession of the Enemy. It was impossible to find either the body
or arms of said Coulon.
All
of the above Ordnance & Ordnance Stores were lost without any fault of mine
or of the soldier in whose possession they were.
Otis
Whiney, Capt.
Co.
H. 27th Regt Iowa Vols Inft
Coudy
Co.
Retained
Copy
Certificate
of Loss of Ordnance & Ordnance Stores
April
9th & May 18th, 1864
Co.
H. 27th Regt. Iowa Inf