NP: June 17, 1864 Richmond Examiner: Casualties of 21st VA

Editor’s Note: This article was transcribed by Jackie Martin.

LIST OF CASUALTIES

In Twenty first Virginia infantry from fifth May to fourth June, 1864—Colonel W A W Meber, commanding, Jones’ Brigade.  Lieutenant-Colonel William P Moseley, commanding Twenty first regiment, wounded.

Company A—Killed:  Sergeant H M Hill.—Wounded:  William Taylor, J W Foster, D M Bagby—all flesh wounds; Sergeant A J Lawson, severely in leg, (amputated.)  Missing:  Sergeant P C Pemterton, Corporal S M Brower, Privates S B Sims  N H Hamlet, R S Covington, M Almond and G W Cox.

Company C—Killed:  Privates Jasper J Curtis, Thomas S Procise and John H Wood.  Wounded:  Sergeant George R Tisdale, Privates James D Owens and Joseph Y Cole.  Missing:  Lieutenant C P Harper and Sergeant William L Stone, Privates John L Sculthorp and John D Harris.

Company D—Killed:  Edward Creacy.  Wounded:  Captain John E Booker and Lieutenant W E Booker, Privates N E Talley and John T Flippin.  Missing:  Private Sterling W Cook, Thomas Morris, John Patrum, Henry Patrum, Michael Meadow, John E Wooton and George W Dowdy.

Company E—Wounded:  John W Newton, John  H Stanley, Robert Taylor, William Garrett and James T Roberts.  Missing:  Thomas Edwards.

Company F—Wounded:  Captain Reuben J Jordan, Corporal N A Dowdy, Privates W E Cumbie, J M Couch, G W Brown  W C Seay, (since died,) P S Richeson, W B Edmunds, (and in hands of enemy,) R H Dillard, (hands of enemy,) A C Legg, H Peaster, and Corporal J H Anderson.  Missing:  Corporal H F Munt, Privates J W Johnston, P W Kayton, J T Merryman, F J Simpson and Jesse Griffin.

Company G—Killed:  Private W H Moseley.—Wounded:  Sergeant R N King, Sergeant G L Wright, Corporal L N Manley, Privates J W Woodruff, J J King and Joseph Spence.  Missing:  Privates C W Powell, W H Clary, G B Ford and J A Woodruff.

Company H—Killed:  Captain C H Farmer, Corporal John H Kelley and Private John T Barber.  Wounded:  Privates James C Wilson, S G Kelley, A B Simpson, J L Barrett, William H Templeton, R Martin, R F Adkins and R H Yeatts.  Missing:  Privates John R Shields, Thomas Bruce, N W East, William H Templeton and William H Keatts.

Company I—Killed:  Lee P Francis.  Wounded:  Privates B P Adkins, R A Fuller, James L Marlow and Joseph Seay.   Missing:  Sergeant W F Hundley, Corporal S C Mahan, Privates P F Austin, D D Cox, M B Wells and D M Hankins.

Company K—Killed:  Privates L L Bacon.—Wounded:  None.  Missing:  Sergeant J R Weaver, Sergeant A D Williams, Corporal J A Green, Privates William T Flowers, R H Moring, J G Green and S E Gregory.

Recapitulation—Killed, 11; wounded, 48; missing 47.  Total, 106.

A. D. KELLEY,
Major commanding regiment.

E. E. England, Lieutenant and Acting Adjutant.

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