| From the Charleston Mercury |
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| May 8, 1862 |
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| The Accident to the 19th Regiment S. C. V. |
| The Edgefield Advertiser says:
Lieut. W. H. Timmerman, Co. K, 19th Regiment, S. C. V., furnishes us
the following list of the killed and wounded of the 19th Regiment in
the accident of the 24th ult., on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, near
Enterprise, Miss.: |
| Company K -- Capt. W. Gregg, Jr. |
| Killed -- 1st Serg't. J. B. Timmerman, 3d
Serg't. Wilson Haney and Private John Brogden. |
| Wounded seriously -- T. D. Padgett, John
H. Gherkin, James Green, Sam. Simons, Felder Jackson, Geo. Overstreet,
Wm. Wever, Wm. Glaze, C. T. Barton, Clifton Holiey. Slightly wounded
-- Lt. W. H. Timmerman, Lieut. C. W. Randall, John Bushbee, John
Piper, John Jackson, John Green, Henry Overstreet, Eldred Randall,
Allen Yance, Henry Day, Albert Holley and Moses Harris. |
| Company C -- Capt. John Quattlebaum |
| Killed -- Milton Walker |
| Wounded seriously -- John Miller, Wm.
McManus, Alfred Hart. Some others slightly hurt, names not
recollected. |
| Company H -- Capt. H. R. Lites |
| Killed -- James Bowick |
| Seriously wounded -- Five or six;
slightly, several -- names not known |
| Company F -- Capt. Wm. Norris |
| Slightly wounded -- A few, names unknown. |
| The other companies were unhurt, so far as
I know. The accident occurred about 10 o'clock p. m. No especial cause
for the casualty ascertained. The wounded were brought back to
Enterprise, where the ladies have established a Hospital for their
accommodation and relief, and are ministering to their wants with all
the tenderness of a mother or sister. Those having friends there, may
rest assured that they are well cared for. |
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