services, and, being mounted, rendered me valuable service. by the death of Lieutenant Irwin, who fell bravely leading his company, the regiment loses a good soldier, a pleasant companion and excellent man.

Annexed is a full list of casualties. *

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

WILLIAM B. BELL,

Lieutenant Colonel Eighth Iowa Infantry Vet. Vols., Commanding Regiment

Captain A. G. TUTHER,

Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

Numbers 10. Report of Lieutenant Ruthven W. Pike, Fourth Illinois Cavalry, Acting Assistant Adjutant-General, of casualties in the Cavalry Corps, District of WEST Tennessee.

HDQRS. CAVALRY CORPS, DIST OF WEST TENNESSEE,
Memphis, Tenn., August 24, 1864.

MAJOR: I have the honor to report the following casualties in the Cavalry Corps, District of WEST Tennessee, occasioned by the recent attack of General Forrest on this city:

Killed. Wounded. Prisoners.

Regiment. Offic Men. Office Men. Office Men.

ers. rs. rs.

3rd Illinois . . . 3 . . . 3 a2 26

Cavalry.

6th Illinois . . . 3 b1 5 c1 1

Cavalry.

7th Illinois . . . d2 . . . d8 . . . . . .

Cavalry.

4th Iowa . . . . . e1 1 . . . . . .

Cavalry.

Total. . . . 8 2 17 3 27

a Major James O'Connor and Lieutenant Duncan.

b Colonel M. H. Starr.

c. Lieutenant T. W. H. Miller.

d Unofficial.

e Lieutenant L. P. Baker.

Aggregate killed, wounded, and prisoners, 57.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

R. W. PIKE,

Lieutenant and Acting Assistant Adjutant-General.

Major W. H. MORGAN,

Assistant Adjutant-General, District of WEST Tennessee.

Numbers 11. Report of Lieutenant Colonel George Duffield, THIRD Iowa Cavalry, Second Brigade, Second DIVISION.

HDQRS. SECOND BRIGADE, SECOND DIVISION, CAVALRY CORPS,
DISTRICT OF WEST TENNESSEE,

Memphis, Tenn., August 23, 1864.

LIEUTENANT: On 21st August, at 11. 30 a. m., being ordered by Colonel Winslow, commanding Second DIVISION, Cavalry Corps, to immediately

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*Nominal list (omitted) shows 1 commissioned officer killed, 2 commissioned officers and 10 enlisted men wounded, and 1 commissioned officer and 24 enlisted men missing in Eighth Iowa; also 2 enlisted men wounded in One hundred and thirteenth Illinois Infantry.

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