"Jennison's Jayhawkers" by Stephen Z. Starr says nothing about this particular fight, but it occurred during an expedition against Forrest, which Starr describes on pages 312-315. The information below comes from the linked web page:
Corporal Ness, Noah V.
residence Humboldt [Kansas] [if he was from Iowa Kansas probably claimed credit in order to help make their quota]
mustered Feb. 8,'62
Died Aug. 22, '64, Abbeyville, Miss., of wounds received in action August 19, 1864.