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of rebels, who were dressed in Federal uniforms, for our troops, he rode forward to ascertain who they were, and at half-range distance was shot down by them. The regiment seeing him fall, raised a yell and rushed forward, at a charge, regaining his body and scattering the rebels in all directions. The loss in this regiment was twenty-nine killed and wounded. Captain H. Randall, of company D, was killed; Captain Hall, of company A, was severely wounded in the leg, which he will lose; Captain Clark, of company H, was seriously and probably mortally wounded in the back; Captain Smith, of company E, was also seriously wounded; Adjutant Clendenning was wounded in the head and thigh, and had six or seven bullets through his clothes. In company E three privates were killed. Several other regiments, including the Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Iowa, lost more or less, but we were unable to learn particulars. The bodies of Colonel Torrence and Captain Randall arrived here last evening, wher
on at this post. About eight o'clock in the morning, I sent Lieutenant Clark, Fifth Kansas cavalry, with one company, out in the direction ty insisted that he should be allowed to pass in immediately. Lieutenant Clark told him it was no way to first fire on him, and then insist o with a flag of truce. But he would give him half an hour for him (Clark) to send in to headquarters and get an answer. He rejected the proieces of light artillery. Sunday morning, about eight o'clock, Lieutenant Clark, of the Fifth Kansas cavalry, with one company, was sent out oing it said: I must go to the commanding officer immediately. Lieutenant Clark replied: You cannot see Colonel Clayton. You have no right todemanding a surrender of the post. I must go in immediately. Lieutenant Clark said: You cannot go in. Colonel Clayton never surrenders, but cavalry; James L. Crawford, company F, First Indiana cavalry; George W. Clark, company F, First Indiana cavalry; L. D. Padget, saddler, comp