Senate Resolution 7 - Introduced SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 7 BY BLACK A Resolution to commemorate the service and sacrifice 1 of Iowans at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek. 2 WHEREAS, for many Iowans their baptism under fire 3 came at Wilson’s Creek, on a sultry August day in 1861, 4 when the second major battle of the Civil War was 5 fought; and 6 WHEREAS, mustered for service in May, on August 10, 7 1861, the 1st Regiment Iowa Volunteer Infantry was 8 part of Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon’s Army of the 9 West; and 10 WHEREAS, Lyon’s little army battled a large 11 confederate force all of the morning, and then at last, 12 with Lyon dead and their ammunition exhausted, the Army 13 of the West withdrew; and 14 WHEREAS, during the battle, Nicholas Bouquet, a 15 young Iowa volunteer, left the line of battle and, 16 exposing himself to the rebels, captured a horse 17 between the lines and hitched the horse to a disabled 18 gun, saving the gun from capture; and 19 WHEREAS, for that act of initiative and bravery, 20 Private Bouquet was awarded the Congressional Medal of 21 Honor in 1897; NOW THEREFORE, 22 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That as we commemorate 23 the sesquicentennial of the American Civil War, 24 the Senate honors the service and sacrifice of the 25 thousands of Iowans who fought to save the United 26 States and bring freedom to millions. 27 -1- LSB 1668SS (2) 85 jr/nh 1/ 1