Benjamin F. Gue,
History of Iowa From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century…
(1903)
“ The Iowa people and soldiers, who know of Colonel Shaw’s valuable services, his fine record as one of the most competent and fearless officers that our State sent into the service, are proud of his career. ”
Benjamin F. Gue,
History of Iowa From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century…
(1903)
“ A steady fire was kept up on the enemy as Force’s Brigade took the outworks. The enemy retired to a strong line in the rear of the fort and kept up a deadly artillery fire on the Iowa Brigade. Finally the order was given to retire and the men retreated in good order to their line of works. The Iowa Brigade lost two hundred and twenty-six men in the charge, of which one hundred and thirteen belonged to the Thirteenth Regiment. In their reports the commanding officers speak in the highest terms of the conduct of the men, every one of whom bravely did his duty without flinching. ”
Benjamin F. Gue,
History of Iowa From the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century…
(1903)
“ On the 18th of March the Thirteenth went with the army to Pittsburg Landing, where it was assigned to General Smith’s Division in a brigade composed of the Second, Seventh, Twelfth and Fourteenth Iowa regiments, under command of Colonel Tuttle. All of that long, terrible day of April 6th this brigade made a desperate fight against superior numbers, at the “Hornet’s Nest,” for hours, by heroic resistance, it stayed the progress of the enemy. Just as the sun went down, cut off from aid and surrounded, the gallant regiment was forced to surrender. ”
