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corps United States army, fracture of left fore-arm.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Report of casualties on the U. S. S. Oneida.
sir: I have to report the following casualties, which occurred to-day on board this vessel while passing Fort Morgan, and during an engagement with the fleet of the enemy.
Killed — Frank Levay, ordinary seaman; Thomas Gibson, marine; Albert Phillips, Captain Forecastle; John C. Jensen, seaman; James Agern, first-class fireman, scalded; Emanuel Boyakin, cabin steward; Robert Lenox, landsman; Patrick Dorris, landsman, missing, killed or drowned.
Wounded severely — J. R. M. Mullany, commander, left arm amputated; R. H. Fitch, First Assistant-Engineer, scalded; Oliver Crommelia, Surgeon's Steward, scalded; John Peacock, first-class fireman; scalded; William Mitchell, landsman, scalded; John Nelson, landsman, scalded; William Ager, coal-heaver, scalded; William Burtis, first-class fireman, scalded; Samuel Vanasery, coal-heaver, scalded; William New-land, ordinary seaman, flesh-wound; John Preston, landsman, eyes; Charles Matthews, landsman.
Wounded slightly — William H. Hunt, Chief-Engineer, scalded; George A. Ebbets, Captain's Clerk, contusion; William P. Treadwell, Paymaster's Clerk, scalded; Peter McKeloye, second-class fireman, scalded; Stephen Dolan, first-class fireman, scalded; John Boyle, coal-heaver, scalded; Moses Jones, coal-heaver, scalded; John Ralton, landsman, scalded; Edward Thomas, ordinary seaman, scalded; James Sheridan, Quartermaster, contusion; John E. Jones, Quartermaster, contusion; Henry Binney, Quartermaster, contusion; Francis Brown, Quarter-Gunner, contusion; Christian Christeinick, landsman; Roger Sharman, landsman; John Johnson, ordinary seaman; David Johnston, Corporal Marines; John Kilroy, private marine.
Killed, eight; wounded severely, twelve; wounded slightly, eighteen.
Very respectfully,
Report of casualties on the U. S. S. Monongahela.
sir: The following are the casualties on board this ship, resulting from the action to-day with Forts Morgan and Gaines and the rebel rams:
Roderick Prentiss, Lieutenant, both legs badly injured by splinters, left one amputated; Michael Smith, boy, severe lacerated wound of scalp by splinters; William Feeney, Paymaster, contusion of back and left arm, slight; Holbert Lane, Surgeon's Steward, wound of scalp, splinter, slight; James Johnston, landsman, wound of head, splinter, not dangerous; Richard Condon, landsman, wound of back, splinter, slight.
I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
David Kondleberger, Surgeon United States Navy. Commander James H. Strong, U. S. N., Commanding United States Steamer Monongahela.
Report of casualties on the U. S. S. Metacomet.
sir: I have to report that on the morning of the fifth instant, during the engagement while passing the forts, and engaging the gunboats, the following casualties occurred:
John Stewart, landsman, killed, Julian J. Butler, ordinary seaman, shell-wound; Oliver D. Wolfe.
fireman, slightly wounded.
I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Report of the casualties on the U. S. S. Ossipee.
sir: I have the honor to report the following casualties on board this ship during the engagement of this day with the enemy's batteries on shore and afloat:
Lewis Lord, landsman, nape of neck, dangerous; Owen Maines, seaman, fore-arm broken, shoulder-joint, head, and hip contused, since died of wounds, killed; John Harris, Quarter-Gunner, gunshot wound in lower jaw, serious; Thomas Rogers, landsman, contusion of right leg, slight, Henry Johnson, ordinary seaman, splinter-wound, slight; James Sweeney, seaman, splinter-wound, slight; George Rowe, second-class fireman, splinter-wound, slight; Sam Hazard, landsman, splinter-wound, slight.
Total, one killed, seven wounded.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Report of casualties on the U. S. S. Galena.
sir: I would most respectfully report the following casualty on board this vessel while passing Fort Morgan:
Wounded — James McCafferty, coal-heaver, scalp-wound, with concussion of the brain.
Very respectfully,
Geo. P. Wright, Acting Assistant-Surgeon, United States Navy. To Lieut. Com. C. H. Wells, U. S. Navy, Commanding United States Steamer Galena.
Report of casualties on the U. S. S. Octorara.
sir: I have to report the following as a list of casualties occurring this morning, while passing Forts Morgan and Gaines, namely:
Killed — W. H. Davis, seaman, by splinters.
