Mormon History, Sep 22, 1845

[Hosea Stout Diary] Monday Sept 22. (I went to the Butchery & found thing in a bad condition I was occupied in arranging this & the Commisarry department [crossed out in original]) and that in attempting to execute the arraingements thy were fired upon and Cyrus Daniels was shot though the right arm just above the elbow.Whereupon myself and Br Nobles went with him to assist him home.We however did not find him till he had traveled to Col Turleys.When we got there we found him in a desperate condition his arm was shattered to atoms the ball passed just above the elbow & both bones were broken & his arm in a slingWe had to tear his coat to pieces to get it off of him after which Br Turley set the bones as well as he could & then Dr. J. M. Barnhisel was sent for who undone his arm & set it over again.During which time he suffered the most excrutiating pain.A ball passed through Langley hat at the same timeI returned to my Marquee with G Langley about 2 o clock on my return I fou
nd a part of Capt McRae
Comp-y had returned & reports that they had brought [line blank] Egan compy in part came in under Capt R Thompson reserving 6 men to make observation reports all well Egan to be home at Day breakI then went to Allen Weeks & stayed till day all well.about day Capt McRae came home.I went to the butchery & found thing in an uproar occupied in arranging this & the Commisary department â€" occupied all the morning in seeing these matters arranged â€" returned and took dinner about past 3 o clock Gen Rich came to Marquee and reported that the Twelve had appointed my clerk to accompany a delegation to Macomb which was attended to by him â€" I was engaged in making arrangements for my new Marquee in company with my Quartermaster Nobles â€" about past 3 o clock I recieved orders from Gen Rich to raise 40 men in waggons under Col Parker to guard the citizens of Laharpe against the Mob in that quarter also about the same number under Capt A Farnham to guard Mac
edonia in consequence of the
absence of the officers & men from my Quarters it was with great difficulty and exertion the companies were raised & fitted out however the company under Col Parker left about Sun-down that under Capt Farnham left about dusk for Macedoniaafter the Companies had started the officers and soldiers (were assem [crossed out]) of those left on the ground were assembled to whom I gave a general course of instructions how to proceeds in raising companies in future so as to prevent the difficulty and the confusion we experienced this Evening recommending the Cols to have some one stationed near my Quarter ready at all times to convey news to them more speedily that orders may be dispatched & done forth with â€" to which they immediately attended to â€" after detailing a guard to be on the river George Langley â€" also a guard S. E. of town I then retired to rest in the Marquee â€"

[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]