Col. Alonzo B. Hammond - KIA July 3rd

Colonel Alonzo B. Hammond, Commander of the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Arkansas, is reported as killed in action at Crane. He was reportedly shot while leading his brigade against Brig. Gen. Benjamin Martin's cavalry brigade around the Crane House. 

Martin's Brigade had been observing the advance of the 2nd Division from Lambert, but stayed well ahead of the division and out of range. At Crane, Martin deployed his brigade at the Crane Junction, with its right in an orchard on the east bank of Caney Creek.

Col. Hammond formed his brigade on the west bank of the creek, with Osgood's brigade forming on his right. Hammond advanced under fire across the creek and drove Martin's right out of the orchard and into the woods just east of the Crane House. As the 2nd Brigade was moving through the Crane buildings, it became hotly engaged with the 32nd Arkansas Cavalry, and Hammond was killed.

The fight was short and Martin's men were forced to withdrawal, leaving the Crane Crossroads under Maj. Gen. Stanley's 2nd Division. Col. Hammond was replaced by Col. Henry Steward of the 167th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. (Steward has been wounded at Tulip Creek on May 10th, but returned to duty.)

Hammond had been a veteran of actions at Tulip Creek, where his brigade took the heaviest action of any Federal brigade in the morning attack the Confederate 1st and 2nd Divisions. Hammond also fought heavily at White Fox Tavern, against Black's and Schulyer's Brigades of Swains Division.