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April 6, 1864 - Charleston Courier

Killed, Wounded, and Captured.

The following names included, we believe the full number up to the date of this paper;

Union Killed.Maj. S York, Surgeon 54th, killed. James Goodrich, private 54th, died.Alfred Swine, private 54th, killed. Wm. C. Hart, Assistant Prov. Mar., died. John Neer, 54th, died. John Jenkins, citizen, accident, died.

Wounded. Col. G. M. Mitchell, slightly, also three bullet holes through his clothes, and one ball stopped by his watch. Oliver Sallee, 54th, severely. Thos. Jeffries, citizen, severely. Wm. Gilman, citizen, severely. Wm. Decker, 54th, slightly. John Tremble, slightly. Geo. Ross, slightly. Sanford Noyes, slightly.

Copperheads Killed. Nelson Wells John Cooper

Wounded. Young E. Winkler, in shoulder.  John Henderson, in heel. Captured and sent to Springfield of military trial. Frank Reardon George H. Reardon John P. Kellar Michael Murphy Nelson O’Hair Miles Murphy J. W. Murphy James S. Hardwick James E. Hardwick W. P. Hardwick G. G. Hanks H. P. Ticknor John O’Hair B. E. Brook David Reardon J. L. Reardon Miner Shelbourn W. C. Battey

Additional captures, sent to Springfield to-day: Young E. Winkler, Aaron Bryant, Oliver Peters, John McFlechert, J. H. Hank, Thos. Erwing, John T. Taylor, John Herendon, John Redmon, G. J. Collins.

It also said that five coffins have been secretly sent for, and the inference is that several more or the rebels were made to bite the dust.

 

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