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19 January 1862, Kentucky, War Between the States

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Federal Casualty Lists
Battle of Mill Springs

Compiled by Geoffrey R. Walden

 

Part 1 provides a listing of those killed in action and mortally wounded, with a separate listing of those now buried in the Mill Springs National Cemetery.  Part 2 contains listings of soldiers who were wounded but survived the battle.

 

List 1.  Killed and Mortally Wounded

10th Indiana Infantry  

NOTES
ANDERSON Pvt. Nelson D. Co. E mortally wounded

1,35,60
BAUM Pvt. William Co. K

1,35,60
BENNETT Pvt. William Co. A

1,35,60
COSNER/COPNER/
CASNER		 Pvt. James E. Co. B

1,2,35
60
DEWCY/DEWEY Pvt. Erastus Co. H

1,35,60
DOTA Pvt. Noah Co. H

1,35,60
DOUGHERTY Pvt. Daniel Co. I mortally wounded

1,35,60
DOWNARD Pvt. David W. Co. K mortally wounded

1,35,60
GRADY Pvt. Michael F. Co. I mortally wounded

1, 60
KEATH Pvt. James Co. I last man of the 10th killed

1, 60
LARIMORE Sgt. William P. Co. F

1,35,60
LEE Pvt. George W. Co. F

1,35,60
McADAMS 1 Lt. James A. Co. C shot in forehead

1,35,60
MISNER Pvt. Amos K. Co. B mortally wounded

1, 60
OCHILTREE Pvt. Andrew Co. B mortally wounded

1,35,60
PATTERSON Pvt. Thomas J. Co. H mortally wounded

1, 60
TIMMONDS Pvt. Joseph H. Co. G mortally wounded

1,35,60
WINDIATE Corp. William P. Co. F mortally wounded

1, 60
WOOD Pvt. William H. Co. F

1,35,60

Total

19

 

1st Kentucky Cavalry 

NOTES
COLE Pvt. Isaac D. Co. C  

3
DUNCAN Pvt. George Co. H  

3
MILLER Lt. Jonathan P. Co. C  

3, 35
ZACHARY Pvt. Michael P. Co. C  

3, 35
       

Total

4

 

4th Kentucky Infantry

NOTES
AEGON Pvt. Michael Co. C  

35, 36
CHASTEEN Pvt. Austin Co. G mortally wounded

35, 36
CULBERTSON Pvt. William H. Co. D mortally wounded

35, 36
FARRIL Pvt. John Co. A mortally wounded

36, 37
GALIGHER Pvt. Patrick Co. C  

35, 36
GRATZMILLER Sgt. Louis Co. A  

35, 36
HALL 2 Lt. James M. Co. B  

36
JONES Pvt. William Co. A  

35, 36
KENNEY Corp. James Co. A mortally wounded

36, 38
MARRICAL Pvt. Josephus Co. G  

35, 36
McGRATH Sgt. John Co. C mortally wounded

36, 39
RICHARDSON Sgt. Jno. Co. H  

35, 36
STEWART Sgt. William M. Co. E  

35, 36
WHALEY Pvt. George W. Co. D  

35, 36
       

Total

14

 

2nd Minnesota Infantry 

NOTES
BOHMBACH Pvt. Fred Co. G  

4, 35
COOPER Pvt. John B. Co. B  

4, 35
CRUMB Pvt. Milo Co. B  

4, 35
DRESCO Pvt. Andrew Co. B  

4, 35
MORROW Pvt. Wm. H. H. Co. D  

4, 35
PARKER Pvt. Samuel H. Co. I killed by bayonet

4,35,58
REYNOLDS Pvt. H. C. Co. B  

4, 35
ROMMEL Pvt. Gustave Co. G  

4, 35
SCHNEIDER Pvt. Frank Co. I  

4, 35
STOMSHORN Pvt. Fred Co. G  

4, 35
THOMPSON Pvt. H. R. Co. E  

4, 35
WARNER Pvt. Jacob Co. G  

4, 35
WILSON Pvt. William Co. K Died from wounds received at Mill Springs

59
       

Total

13

 

9th Ohio Infantry  

NOTES
LANGE Pvt. Heinrich Co. D  

35, 40
ROUFF Corp. John Co. E  

35, 40
SABIN Pvt. Theodor Co. H  

35, 40
SPELLERBERG Sgt. Heinrich Co. D  

40, 41
SUTZ Corp. Hermann Co. G  

35, 40
TAFEL Corp. Hugo Co. A  

35, 40
       

Total

6

 

Total Federal Killed or Mortally Wounded .... 56

 

NOTES

General -- Names, ranks, and dates differ from source to source. For the purposes of this listing, the data found in the Compiled Service Records or unit histories are considered to be the most correct. Significant differences have been shown in parentheses or in these notes. Refer to the Bibliography for complete citations. (Note: numbers missing here belong to the other listings.)

1. Source - manuscript listing in National Archives, evidently belonging to Lt.Col. William Kise's report of the battle, 23 Jan. 1862 (OR I,7, pages 90-92). Contributed by John Block, Lexington, KY.

2. Spelling of last name is unclear on manuscript.  Spelling is COPNER is Shaw (1912).

3. Tarrant (1894), page 63.

4. Bishop (1890b), page 207.

35. Buried in the Mill Springs National Cemetery, Nancy, Kentucky.

36. Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Vol. 1, 1866: 4th Kentucky Infantry, pp. 628-683.

37. Died February 8, 1862 (ibid.)

38. Died January 26, 1862 (ibid.)

39. Died February 16, 1862 (ibid.)

40. Trautmann (1987), page 267, note 15. Names, ranks, and companies given according to company rosters on pages 200-243.

41. Name given as SPELLBERG on page 267; also buried in Mill Springs National Cemetery.

58. Samuel Parker was killed by a bayonet wound in the left groin, through the kidneys. (Carley (1963), p. 265)

59.  From a roster of the 2nd Minnesota Infantry, files of the Mill Springs Battlefield Assn.

60.  James Birney Shaw, History of the Tenth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Lafayette, IN, priv. publ., 1912, pp. 139, 153-156.  Lt. McAdams was killed instantly.  Pvt. Grady was "shot through the upper part of the mouth and subsequently died."  The following are listed as wounded, not killed: Dougherty, Downard, Grady, Ochiltree, Patterson, Timmonds/Timmons, Windiate.

 

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FEDERAL CASUALTIES, BATTLE OF MILL SPRINGS
BURIED IN THE MILL SPRINGS NATIONAL CEMETERY 

Compiled by Geoffrey R. Walden
from cemetery records, grave stone markings, & casualty lists
(name spellings per unit casualty lists; see Notes)

See bottom of page for a link to an entire listing of the cemetery.

 

10th Ind. Inf.       Died Grave

Notes
             
ANDERSON Pvt. Nelson D. Co. E 1/19/62  

1
BAUM Pvt. William Co. K   B598

2
BENNETT Pvt. William Co. A   A377

2
COPNER/COSNER Pvt. James E. Co. B 1/19/62  

1, 3
DEWCY/DEWEY Pvt. Erastus Co. H 1/19/62  

1, 4
DOTA Pvt. Noah Co. H 1/19/62 A372

2, 5
DOUGHERTY Pvt. Daniel Co. I   A371

2, 6
DOWNARD Pvt. David W. Co. K 2/6/62  

1, 7
LARIMORE Sgt. William P. Co. F 1/19/62  

1
LEE Pvt. George W. Co. F 1/19/62  

1
McADAMS Lt. James A. Co. C   A373

2, 8
OCHILTREE Pvt. Andrew Co. B 2/15/62  

1
TIMMONDS Pvt. Joseph Co. G 2/28/62  

1, 9
WOOD Pvt. William H. Co. F   A376

2
         

Total

14

 

1st Ky. Cav.

MILLER Lt. Jonathan P. Co. C 1/19/62  

1
ZACHARY Pvt. Michael P. Co. C   A362

2

 

4th Ky. Inf.       Died Grave

Notes
             
AEGON Pvt. Michael Co. C 1/19/62  

1, 18
CHASTEEN Pvt. Austin Co. G 2/12/62  

1
CULBERTSON Pvt. William H. Co. D 2/9/62  

1
GALIGHER Pvt. Patrick Co. C 1/19/62 A367

2, 19
GRATZMILLER Sgt. Louis Co. A 1/19/62 A368

2
JONES Pvt. William Co. A 1/19/62 A369

2
MARRICAL Pvt. Josephus Co. G 1/19/62 A364

2, 20
RICHARDSON Sgt. John Co. H 1/19/62  

1, 21
STEWART Sgt. William H. Co. E 1/19/62 A370

2
WHALEY Pvt. George W. Co. D 1/19/62 A365

2, 22
         

Total

10

 

2nd Minn. Inf.       Died Grave

Notes
BOHMBACK Pvt. Frederick Co. G   A350

2, 10
COOPER Pvt. John B. Co. B   A349

2
CRUMB Pvt. Milo Co. B   A360

2
DRESCO Pvt. Andrew Co. B   A359

2, 11
MORROW Pvt. Wm. H. H. Co. D   A356

2
PARKER Pvt. Samuel H. Co. I   A358

2, 12
REYNOLDS Pvt. H. C. Co. B   A351

2
ROMMEL Pvt. Gustave Co. G   A354

2, 13
SCHNEIDER Pvt. Frank Co. I   A352

2, 14
STOMSHORN Pvt. Frederick Co. G   A355

2, 15
THOMPSON Pvt. H. R. Co. E   A353

2, 16
WARNER Pvt. Jacob Co. G   A357

2, 17
         

Total

12

 

9th Ohio Inf.       Died Grave

Notes
             
LANGE Pvt. Heinrich Co. D   A394

2
ROUFF Corp. John Co. E   A396

2, 23
SABIN Pvt. Theodor Co. H   A398

2
SPELLERBERG Sgt. Heinrich Co. D   A395

2, 24
SUTZ Corp. Hermann Co. G   A397

2
TAFEL Corp. Hugo Co. A   A393

2
         

Total

6

 

Total Buried in National Cemetery .... 44

 

Notes to National Cemetery Listing

1. From Mill Springs National Cemetery listing showing those buried in unmarked and/or unidentified graves; the Mill Springs National Cemetery is located on Ky. Hwy. 80 in Nancy.

2. From Mill Springs National Cemetery headstone markings

3. "Copner" in Mill Springs National Cemetery listing

4. "Duvey" in Mill Springs National Cemetery listing

5. "Data" on headstone

6. "Daugherty" on headstone

7. "Dowrrand" in Mill Springs National Cemetery listing

8. Middle initial is "H" on headstone.

9. "Jas. H. Timmons" in Mill Springs National Cemetery listing

10. "FRED'K BHOMBACK" on headstone

11. "AND'W DRIEZKE" on headstone

12. Middle initial is "M" on headstone.

13. "AUGUSTUS ROMMELL" on headstone

14. "SNYDER" on headstone

15. "FRED'K STEMSHORN" on headstone

16. Middle initial is "B" on headstone.

17. "WANNER" on headstone

18. "Aegan" in Mill Springs National Cemetery listing

19. "PAT'K GALLIGHER" on headstone

20. "MARRIGAL" on headstone

21. Mill Springs National Battlefield listing says died June 19, 1862.

22. "WHALLEY" on headstone

23. "RUFF" on headstone

24. "HENRY SPELLBURG" on headstone

 

Revised 9 June 1998

I wish to express my appreciation to John Block, Ron Nicholas, and Nancy Terhaar for providing information used in these compilations. 

The Cemetery Records Online page has a complete listing of the Mill Springs National Cemetery at http://www.interment.net/data/us/ky/pulaski/millspr/index.htm

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