Private Clint Parkhurst of the 16th Iowa was the author of the statements. He went on to say, "Once, while standing erect, I turned my left side to the enemy, to drive down a musket ball. The next instant a big bullet passed through my left pantaloons pocket, where I carried a package of ten rounds of ammunition. It tore the paper cartridges to pieces, but I was unhurt. Had I been facing squarely to the front I would have had a mortal wound." [Battle of Corinth]. (Also, lessons learned at the Battle of Shilo) The 15th Iowa at Corinth had all dropped to one knee to fire but were too late and took a close Confederate volly first and lost a considerable amount of men. [15th Iowa lost 11 dead and 67 wounded, the 16th lost 1
dead and 20 wounded that day].

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David Upton