Battle of Moore's Mill
{History of Callaway County 1884- Pages 391, 392 and 393}
On the 29th day July, 1862, a battle was fought at Moore's Mill, in Callaway County. This the only engagement that took place in Callaway County between the Federals and Confederates. The account following was taken from the Missouri Telegraph. There were fifty nine Federals killed and twenty seven Confederates.
"After issuing our extra of the 29th ult., we have been able to obtain the following list of the loss in the battle of Moore's Mill, seven miles northeast of this city between Colonel Porter, of the Confederate army, and detachments of Federals under Colonel Guitar, his principal officers being Lieutenant Colonel Shaffee and Major Clopper of the Missouri troups and Major Caldwell of the Third Iowa. Our readers may rely on the following as correct:"-
Federals
| Merrill's Horse |
| Killed: Seargeant
Cameron Company K- Bugler Ludwigstize, Private MCBride, Company I- Private James Taylor |
| Wounded: Company
K: Lieutenant
Myers, several places, severe; -Private Liechte in
the knee, slight;- Privat Hoye in the groin and
breast- mortal-Private Vankamp in leg,
severe -Private Kidner in leg severe-Corporal
Bower in leg and shoulder severe Company H: Private
N. H. Truder in arm, slight-Private E. Toyer in eye and
head severely Company I: First Seargent G.
Bradshaw in neck and shoulder severe-Private J. J.
Long in arm and shoulder severe |
| Third Iowa Calvary |
| Killed: Company E: James Cross-B. F. Holland-John Morgan Company G: Robert Parker |
| Wounded: Company E: T. Johnson in thight slight- C. Gregory in breast severe- M. J. Clark in groin severe-W. F. Craven in arm and knee slight- M. Worley in leg slight- J. Worley in shoulder slight- H. Morris in arm slight-G.Cheatham in in breast severe- J. Harber in cheek and shoulder severe- Company G: S. Shane in leg severe- J. Burton in leg slight- R. Watts in shoulder severe- W. Vandyke in breast severe- J. A. Dunham in arm severe- Company H: C. W. Gleason in leg and foot- F. W. Campbell in shoulder severe- S. H. Owens in the shoulder- A. C. Barker |
| Louisiana Independent Reb Rovers |
| Wounded: G. W. Selvey
in breast severe [since died] - L. B. McCans in neck
mortal, [since died]- A. D. Tipple in leg and shoulder
severe- W. Ousley in wrist severe- W. Codey in thigh
severe- Oscar Gilber inleg severe- W. P. McCans in face
severe- T. R. Doge in leg slight- George W. Moore. |
| Parts of Company A, B. G, and F of the 9th Missouri -Col. Guitar |
| Killed: Colonel Guitar , Richard Baker, George Schultz Wonded: Bugler Gallaty in several places dangerous- HG. Sharder in head sevre- P. Knitzer in head severe- L. Snowden mortally- J. Tudor in leg severe- W. A. Mason in hip and hand severe- H. Shultz in thight slight- ____Fleming in arm severe- R. H. Breeze in head slight- M. Dalton in elbow slight- E. C. Music. |
| The above includes
the entire list of killed and wounded on the part
of the Federals, except those of the Indiana Battery, of
which we learn one was killed and two wounded. Thus, it
will be seen that the entire number of killed and wounded
of the Federals foots up fifty-nine. Several of those who
were wounded have died since the day of the battle. The
whole number of the Federal killed amounts to
twenty-seven. The Rebel Loss in killed and
wounded amounts to twenty seven. Five of this number were
killed out right and one has since died. We have ot been
able to learn the names of all the dead and wounded of
the rebels, many of the wounded refusing to give their
names. |
| Captain Penny of Marion
County killed by grape shot- Private J. Fowler killed by
a minie ball- C. H. Hance of Randolph County wounded in
arm and thigh very severe- D. P. Brown of Boone County
wounded in heard mortally- William Gibson of Scotland
County wounded inleft shoulder not dangerous- Thomas B.
Moore of Lincoln County wounded in left breast
sevree-James Tolson of Boone County wounded n leg below
knee severe- G. T. Joyner of Shelbyville, MO
wounded in leg severe- John McKnight of Boone
County wounded in shoulder severe- J. W. Splawn of
Ralls County wounded in breast [ since died] - E. B.
McGee of Monroe County wounded in head dangerous- George
D. J. Endine of Marion County- ____Tole of Marion County-
_____Hamilton of Marion County We did not learn the charater of the wounds of thelast three but understand they were badly wounded. |
| The foregoing includs the names of all the rebel dead and wounded that we could obtain. We regret that we cannot give the names of all of their killed and wounded; and our of their entire loss [twenty seven] we can only give the names above. We do not suppose they took anyof their wounded off with them, for they had no means of carrying them, haveing no wagons or ambulances. Porter carries no tents, no cannon, no trains, no supplies. He and his men sleep on blankets beneath the trees and subsist on the supplies they get from friend and foe on their way. |
| There was one prisoner- Doctor William W. McFarlane,brother of Captain McFarlane of Colonel Guitar's regiment- taken by the Union troups on the battlefield. |
| The Rebels took no prisoners." |
