Casualties of the Texas Rangers in the Late Battle of Murfreesboro

HE'DQ'S WHARTON'S CAV. BRIG.,
Near Shelbyville, Jan. 16, 1863.

EDITOR NEWS:--I herewith hand you a list of the killed, wounded and missing in the Texas Rangers in the engagements around Murfreesboro'. I am induced to send the sad record to you, believing that you can spare a short space in which to pay a tribute to the gallant dead. Men never behaved more nobly than the Rangers did at Murfreesboro'. Lieuts. Sharp and Ellis are in the hands of the enemy, and we trust that they may recover from their wounds. We have no certain intelligence as to the exact nature of their wounds.

Capt. James T. Walker, of Fort Bend county, my Assistant Inspector General, was killed. A brave, noble, or more modest man never breathed the breath of life. Had he lived, Texas would have been proud of her son. I believe he was the most universal favorite in the Regiment.-I tender my heartfelt sympathy to his afflicted family. Truly a goodly branch has been lopped from the family tree. I trust we may soon learn the fate of Lieuts. Ellis and Sharp; they were acting, when last seen, with the greatest gallantry.

You must send your paper to the Regiment as frequently as possible. "News from home" is to us as food in the wilderness to the famishing traveler. For fifteen days the Rangers were engaged every day, with heavy outpost duty each night, yet I have never heard a complaint.

Your's respectfully,

JOHN A. WHARTON,
Brig. Gen. of Cavalry.

Casualties of the Texas Rangers in the late Battle of Murfreesboro.

Co. A.-Killed, A Medford: wounded, G B Beaumont in shoulder severely; A Stoneham missing; one horse killed and three wounded.

Co. B.-Wounded Lieut W A Sharp in the hands of the enemy, J C Estis slightly; E Thomas slightly; J McIver severely; Chas Cossie severely; J Harris slightly; W Hendricks, J S Stuart, D Harris and Wm Ward, missing; J W Hill slightly wounded.

Co. C.-Corp B F Burris wounded in the arm; private J C Pybos slightly in the leg; F G Kennedy, W M Slaughter, missing.

Co. D.-Private J P Billingsley wounded in arm severely, D D Naun in thigh severely; Sam Freedberger wounded in two places; K K Rector severely in arm, in the hands of the enemy; Wayne Hamilton in thigh severely, P M Mallire in thigh severely; R B Ships missing; Ord Sergt J W Hill and private P J Watkins captured.

Co. E.-Lieut R S Davis wounded in arm slightly; A H Cluer killed; privates Byrd, Halland Compton missing.

Co. F.-Private D J Blair and M Kimbel wounded; Lieut Wm Ellis and private R D Burns missing.

Co. I.-Lieut J H Panamore wounded in heel slightly, Lieut Wm E Jones in foot; private J E Hardy arm tractured; Henry Stevens in arm; Sam Jackson arm broken; S H Demmett wounded severely in foot.

Co. K.-Sergt A L Baines killed; Sergt L S Crumps wounded in leg severely; private T O Goulder in hand severely; S M Dennis, J B Mathews and S Epperson missing.

Co. H.-Private S Gallahu wounded; slightly; J Hewther, S D Palmer, and Eugene Griffin taken prisoner.

Capt J T Walkter Inspector Gen. killed.

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