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Eden - -Release Date: November 20, 2015 [EBook #50519] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE SWORD AND GUN *** - - - - -Produced by John Campbell and the Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was -produced from images generously made available by The -Internet Archive) - - - - - - - - - - TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE - - Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. - - Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been - corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within - the text and consultation of external sources. - - More detail can be found at the end of the book. - - - - - THE - - SWORD AND GUN, - - A HISTORY OF THE - - 37th WIS. VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. - - From its first Organization to its final Muster Out. - - BY MAJOR R. C. EDEN. - - - MADISON: - ATWOOD & RUBLEE, PRINTERS. - 1865. - - - - - DEDICATED - - TO THE - OFFICERS, NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND MEN OF THE REGIMENT, - AND - TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE THAT FELL IN THE - SIEGE OF PETERSBURG, 1864-1865, - BY THE AUTHOR. - - - - -TABLE OF CONTENTS. - - - Preface 5 - History--Chapter I 7 - Chapter II 17 - Chapter III 39 - Table of Gain and Loss 69 - Roster and Muster Rolls 70 - List of Deaths 110 - Final Roster 117 - L'Envoi 118 - - - - -PREFACE. - - -I have attempted, in this small volume, to give a true and impartial -history of the brief but glorious career of our Regiment. Though -called into the field at a late hour, the services of the Regiment -have been arduous and severe, in the extreme, and, participating, -as it has done, in the last closing scenes of the rebellion, it has -shared in the honor and glory of winding up the secession movement. - -These memoirs have been mostly compiled from memory, with the -assistance of the regimental and company records, and the -reminiscences of my brother officers. - -For the literary excellence of the work, I claim no merit, as I have -not endeavored to accomplish more than the title of the work sets -forth: a plain "History of the 37th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteer -Infantry." As such a record, it may, I hope, be kindly received among -those whose deeds it sets forth; further than that I care little for -its fate. - -A few years, and the scenes of this rebellion will become misty and -indistinct, through the veil of years; a few more, and it will have -become a matter of history, minor details and incidents being lost -and absorbed in the great broad facts of the period. Then, the author -has a hope, a vain one if you will, but springing from the pardonable -vanity of a parent in the offspring of his brain, that such records -as this will be prized as this generation is passing away, and those -who have shared in the stirring events of the time it treats of, may, - - ---- dying, mention it within their wills, - Bequeathing it, as a rich legacy, - Unto their issue. - [_Julius Cæsar, Act III, Scene 2._ - - - - -CHAPTER I. - - -In the spring of 1864, a call having been made by the President for -500,000 fresh troops, his Excellency, James T. Lewis, issued an order -for the raising of a regiment to be designated the 37th Wisconsin -Volunteer Infantry. - -To Sam. Harriman, of Somerset, St. Croix county, Captain of company -A, 30th Wisconsin, was entrusted the charge of raising this regiment, -and a commission as Colonel issued to him on the 7th of March. - -The work of recruiting was immediately entered into with vigor, and, -on the 13th of April, 1864, the first company, (company, B, Capt. R. -C. Eden,) was mustered into the service of the United States, at the -rendezvous at Madison, by Capt. T. T. Brand, "for three years, unless -sooner discharged." On the afternoon of the same day, company C, -Capt. John Green, was also mustered in by the same officer, followed -on the 12th of the same month by company D, Capt. Alvah Nash, on the -16th by company A, Capt. S. Stevens, on the 18th by company E, Capt. -Frank A. Cole, on the 19th by company F, Capt. E. Burnett, on the 3d -of May by company G, Capt. W. W. Heller, and company H, Capt. Frank -T. Hobbs, on the 5th of May by company K, Capt. A. A. Burnett, and on -the 6th of the same month by company I, Capt. Geo. A. Beck. - -On the 28th of April, companies A, B, C, D, E, and F left Camp -Randall, under command of Major Kershaw, and proceeded to -Washington, where they arrived on the 1st of May, and were encamped -on Arlington Heights, in the neighborhood of the Long Bridge. -Colonel Harriman accompanied the regiment as far as Chicago, from -which place he returned to Madison, to superintend the organization -of the four remaining companies. The journey was accomplished in -safety and without the occurrence of any noteworthy incident. On the -17th, the detachment was joined by companies H and I, and arms and -accoutrements being at once issued to the men, the instruction of -the regiment in the manual and battalion drill was at once proceeded -with, with vigor. Lieut. Col. Doolittle, having joined the regiment -at Chicago, assumed the command then and there, taking charge of the -disciplining and instructing of the eight companies, of which it was -then composed. - -On the 28th of May, orders were received for the regiment to prepare -for the field, and to be ready to march by the next morning. The -comfortable "wedge" and "wall" tents in which men and officers had -been luxuriating and gaining their first experience of camp life -were, accordingly, turned in to the Regimental Quartermaster, and the -fragmentary and disjointed dwellings, known to the polite world as -shelter tents, or _tentes d'abri_, but known amongst soldiers as _pup -tents_, were issued in their stead. All extra baggage was disposed -of, and the comforts of civilized life bid adieu to, "for three years -unless sooner discharged." - -At daylight, on the morning of the 29th, we took up our line of -march for Alexandria, thus entering on our first campaign. The -morning was sunny and clear, and as the sun gained power, became -unpleasantly warm, and a source of no little distress to men unused -to marching and the encumbrance of gun, knapsack and accoutrements, -as ours were. About ten o'clock, we arrived in the suburbs of -Alexandria, where we rested for an hour or two, awaiting orders as to -our further disposition. - -The transports on which we were to embark for White House Landing, -on the Pamunkey River, the then base of supplies of the Army of -Virginia, had arrived the night previous and were then engaged in -taking on board a large herd of cattle, which was to form part of -their live freight, and we were accordingly ordered into camp on -the banks of the river where we remained till 5 o'clock on the -afternoon of the 30th. The work of embarking the troops was then -commenced, and our Regiment was divided into three divisions, which -were distributed as follows: Companies B and E were assigned to the -propeller _S. Cloud_, under command of Capt. Eden, of company B; the -propeller _Andrew Harder_ carried companies A, C, D and F, under -command of Lieut. Col. Doolittle, while Capt. Hobbs took command of -the remainder of the detachment on board of the _Charles Osgood_. - -With the exception of the _Harder's_ grounding on a sand bank just -above Mt. Vernon, and nearly involving the _Cloud_, which came to -her assistance, in a like catastrophe, no incident, unpleasant or -otherwise, occurred to mar the tranquility of our passage down the -Potomac. - -We made a pleasant run down Chesapeake Bay, and the morning of -the second of June found us, after a close escape from grounding -on York Spit,--a long narrow point of sand off the mouth of York -River,--preparing to anchor off Yorktown to wait for a pilot to -conduct us up the intricate navigation of the York and Pamunkey -Rivers. The original intention had been for us to follow up the -_Harder_, the only vessel in the squadron that carried a government -pilot, but owing to her neglecting to display a proper signal, during -the night, we had lost sight of her and were consequently left to our -own resources. - -Our preparations for anchoring were yet in course of completion when -the pilot was seen, coming out of Yorktown, and the squadron was -again headed up the York River. About noon we passed West Point, -an insignificant collection of small dwellings, situated on a long -point of land between the York and Pamunkey rivers, and just at their -junction. From this point to White House Landing the Pamunkey is, -perhaps, as crooked a river as can be found in the United States. The -channel, however, is straight and deep, running between low, flat -marshes occasionally relieved with high, steep banks and well wooded -bluffs, capital points for guerrilla operations. - -Rumors were rife as to the exploits of these gentry, in this -neighborhood, and the several divisions of the detachment received -orders to load, many of them then performing that operation for the -first time. The size of our squadron, however, and the presence of -several "tin-clads" and "double enders," those "restless wanderers -of the _deeps_" and shallows, tended no doubt to awe the bushwhackers -and keep them on their best behavior. - -At any rate the Thirty-Seventh passed along, unmolested and -unmolesting, except when an insubordinate recruit would insist on -trying the range of Springfield or (contraband) Colt on sundry and -divers vagabond members of the porcine tribe, that seemed to lead -an aimless and unsatisfactory life, on the banks of the Pamunkey. -And so the long summer's day passed away, with the hot perpendicular -rays of the sun shining down on our bare decks, unchecked by awning -or shelter of any kind, frying the pitch out of the deck seams and -reducing the tar in the rigging to the consistency of molasses and -leaving about as pleasant an impression on the incautious hands of -those who ventured to touch strand or stay. But "all things come -to an end," says the wise man, and so even will a long hot summer -day, if it is passed on board a crowded transport, with a scarcity -of standing, sitting or lying room, a still greater scarcity of -drinkable water, and an utter absence of anything at all approaching -to comfort. - -About 5 P. M., a sudden turn in the river brings us in sight of the -chimneys of what once was the White House, from which the landing, -which is for the present to be our destination, takes its name. A few -more throbbing, restless pulsations of our propeller's wheel, and -its action grows fainter and slower as, amidst a crowd of steamers, -propellers, tug-boats, schooners, barges, scows, skiffs, and all -the crowd of craft incident to a base of supplies, we work our way -up to the landing. Again a few more revolutions of the wheel, a jar -and a crash accompanied by a few nautical expletives, and we grind -alongside of a sutler's barge, blundering down stream, without any -apparent directing power or any definite object in view; till at -length one of the never-resting, spiteful looking, ever-watchful -tug-boats darts out from some labyrinth of hulls, pounces on it and -drags it away, awkward and clumsy and apparently remonstrating and -resisting to the last, into its proper and designated mooring place. -Then a sudden cessation of the, to all appearance, endless jar and -throb of the screw, a tangled web of heaving-lines flying through the -air, a deafening roar as the pent up steam raises the valve and comes -tumbling out at the escape pipe and eddies and whirls about as if for -pure joy at its liberation from restraint; a few more double-shotted -nautical expletives, a vast amount of veering and hauling on heavy -hawsers and the transports are made fast and our voyage ended. - -But, if the confusion on the river was great, that on the shore was -certainly, to all appearances, much greater. Mule drivers, addressing -their jaded teams by every soothing and endearing epithet in the well -stocked vocabulary of their class, and the mules replying in their -scarcely less intelligible, and much less profane, dialect; long -wagon trains, coming and going in every direction; colored laborers, -rolling barrels on to every bodies' toes, their own included, and -becoming the patient recipients of remarks objurgatory of their eyes -and limbs, therefor. Long lines of stretchers loaded with wounded -being carried on board two large hospital steamers, loading for -Washington; ambulances arriving from the front, with fresh cases; -orderlies, hot and dusty, riding, walking, or running in every -direction; clouds of dust and smoke, from camp fires and steamboats; -shouting, braying, swearing, yelling, (from the mules) whistling from -the steamboats, combined altogether to form a scene of noise and -confusion, to which the grand finale at the tower of Babel was, by -comparison, nothing but a quiet assemblage of sober and well behaved -mechanics. Threading our way, with no little difficulty, through this -motley assemblage, we at length gained a quiet and comparatively -secluded spot where we were, much to our relief, ordered to camp; and -this we, nothing loth, proceeded at once to do. - -Here we remained, guarding prisoners and picketing along the line of -the Richmond railroad, till the 10th of June; here we, for the first -time, heard the sound of shotted guns, as the terrible battle of -the 3d of June surged and roared, nearly twenty miles away, in our -front. And all that night, and part of the 4th, the long trains of -ambulances, each bearing its ghastly load of bleeding and suffering -men, rolled through our camp, giving us our first insight into the -horrors of war, in which we were soon to take an active part. Here, -too, we had a first insight into the heroism and patience under -suffering of those who form our armies; numbers of slightly wounded, -or, who at least were not absolutely prevented from traveling by the -loss of limbs, came straggling through our camps, many only just able -to limp along; some with hands or arms bandaged; others with ugly -cuts on the head or face, their hair all matted and tangled, soaked -with blood and clogged with the dust of the road, hungry, thirsty, -weary and suffering, but uttering no complaints, and patient and -cheerful under it all. - -And in the Depot Hospital at the landing we had an opportunity of -witnessing the heroic and charitable part the women of America were -taking in the war. No matter how ragged or dirty the sufferer, -how hideous or revolting the wound, alive in many instances with -maggots, and in every form of putrefaction and mortification; no -matter what nation or country the patient belonged to; woman's kind, -ministering hand was there, to wash the festering wound, to bathe the -toil-worn feet, to comb the matted locks, hold the cooling draught -to the parched lips, or to receive the last words that fell from -them e'er they were closed forever. And this without reward or hire, -or expectation of it, their only recompense the consciousness of -obeying the mandate that makes charity our duty, their only reward -the knowledge that they are aiding to maintain the government and -preserve the integrity of the stars and stripes. - -But we linger too long around White House Landing and scenes, which, -though then novel and strange to us, have since become a part of -our every day life. On the 10th of June, we were dispatched from -the base as guard to a supply train, under charge of Capt. Alex. -Samuels, of the 5th Wisconsin, which was on its way to the front -at Cool Arbor, or Cold Harbor, as it is sometimes written. Much -dispute has been held, as to the orthography and derivation of the -name of this place, it being called indiscriminately Cool Arbor, Cold -Harbor, Cool Harbor, and Coal Harbor. The first would, however, seem -to be the most appropriate designation, as there is no Harbor, nor -any navigable stream to convert into one, within ten miles of the -place. I have been informed by a Virginian who is acquainted with the -locality, that the name originated as follows: - -Cool Arbor, which is nothing more than a large farm house or tavern -on one of the main highways leading to Richmond, was originally built -by an Englishman, as a place of summer resort for the citizens of -that place, and named by him Cool Arbor, from its pleasant and shady -location. The proverbial (H)english disregard of the use of the -aspirate probably converted the second word of the name into Harbor, -and a broad provincial dialect would easily effect the transition -from Cool to Coal or Cold. Its claim to either title is now a poor -one, for trees and farm have both alike disappeared, and in the words -of the poet, "_perierunt etiam ruinæ_"--the very ruins are gone. - -At this place we arrived in safety after a long and tedious march of -nearly twenty miles, along a heavy, sandy road plentifully bestrewn -with dead mules, wagons broken or stuck in the swamps, and abandoned, -and all the _debris_ usually to be seen on the line of communication -between a large army and its base. Our march was only marked by the -incidents common to such a trip; an overturned wagon now and then to -be righted, or a broken-down mule to be led to the roadside and shot; -a vexatious delay of perhaps half an hour, to make some repair to -harness or wheels, and then a forced march for a mile or two to catch -up with the rest of the train. - -To any one that has never tried it, the task of guarding a wagon -train may, perhaps, be recommended as an amusement, on the score of -novelty, but we hardly think it is one that can be either pleasantly -or profitably followed up, as a steady trade. - -On arriving at Cool Arbor we were assigned to the 1st Brigade, 3d -Division of the 9th, or Burnside's, Army Corps, temporarily attached -to the Army of the Potomac, though in reality belonging to no army -in particular, and better known amongst military men as "Burnside's -Traveling Menagerie," so called, not from the heterogeneous -collection composing it, but from the wandering nature of the service -it had been engaged in since its organization. Our Division Commander -was Brig. Gen. O. B. Willcox, of the regular army, since promoted to -be Brevet Major General, and our Brigade Commander, Brig. Gen. John -F. Hartranft, afterwards Major General of Volunteers, commanding the -Third Provisional Division of the 9th Army Corps. - -On the morning of the 12th of June we were ordered from the position -we held on the flank, into the front line of works, where we had -the pleasure of listening to the music of shot and shell, and of -inspecting a rebel line of fortifications, for the first time. - - - - -CHAPTER II. - -THE SIEGE OF PETERSBURG. - - -On the evening of the 12th of June, just as we had settled ourselves -down, to pass, as best we might, our first night in the trenches, and -amid the roar of artillery and the uncouth yells of the combatants, -to snatch a few hours' much needed sleep, we received orders to pack -up and be ready to march an hour after sundown, to exercise the -utmost caution in our movements, and to allow no talking nor rattling -of arms, accoutrements or equipage to be heard, bayonets to be -unfixed and arms carried at the trail. - -And it was so. Quietly and stealthily on that still June evening -the whole Army of the Potomac stole away from under the dark sombre -pine woods where it laid encamped, and commenced its flank march on -Petersburg. Our road, for the first ten or twelve miles, lay in the -direction of White House Landing, and, except that we kept to the -fields, the roads being occupied by our trains and artillery, was -almost a repetition of our route from the Landing to the front. - -Just short of White House, however, we turned sharp to the right and -kept away for Baltimore and Kent Cross Roads and Charles City Court -House. At the last named place we were delayed some twelve hours by -the 2d Corps supply train failing to connect, thus affording us a -rest, which, however much it may have disconcerted the plans of the -Lieutenant General, was very acceptable to the men, on whom the long -and rapid marching was beginning to tell. - -We resumed our march about an hour before sundown on the afternoon of -the 15th, and at dark were crossing the James River on the pontoons -laid over it at Harrison's Landing. Our course then lay along the -left bank of the river and parallel to it, leaving City Point on our -right and bringing us up to the front of the city of Petersburg, -about 4 o'clock on the afternoon of the 16th of June. - -Our sufferings on this day's march, from heat, thirst and fatigue -combined, were severe in the extreme, but, to the credit of our -regiment, with the exception of one or two cases of sun stroke, not a -man fell out, or was missing when we arrived at our final destination. - -We had hardly halted and commenced preparations for supper when we -were ordered to move on to support a charge about to be made by the -4th, or colored division, of our corps, and so marched about a mile -further, formed line of battle in a piece of pine woods and awaited -orders. But a short time had elapsed before a confused cheer, or -rather yell, in our front followed by a dropping fire of musketry -and a few rounds from the artillery told that the ball had opened -and that our turn might arrive any minute. The firing, however, -gradually died away without our services being required, and we -shortly learned that the sable gentry had been successful and had -carried the first line of the defences of Petersburg. Supposing that -our services would not be further required, we proceeded to prepare -our long deferred and much desired supper, but hardly had the scent -of the coffee--the great stand-by and panacea of the soldiery--become -perceptible to our expectant senses, before the unwelcome order came -for us again to move and hold the line of works the colored troops -had taken. With many a sigh, the tempting decoction of the Arabian -herb was consigned to the sacred soil of Virginia--in plain English -we threw away our coffee--and with many an insubordinate growl and -execration on the "exigencies of the service," we started for our -new scene of labors. A few solid shot and shell, and one or two -rounds of case and canister were pitched at us as we moved up to the -works, which beyond creating some slight consternation, did no damage -whatever, and, having occupied the old line of rebel works, we passed -the night without molestation and in comparative peace. - -Early on the morning of the 17th June, the brigade was formed in line -of battle, in a ravine, preparatory to charging a line of works, -extending from the Bagster Road almost to Hare Hill, the future site -of Fort Steadman. This line of works was situated in the middle of a -field of corn, then just in the tassel, on the crest of a ridge or -slight elevation, and was built in the shape of the letter V, the -apex of the line being towards the rear. To the right and left of the -line were batteries, and another in a narrow section of pine woods -covered the centre of the line. Though not very strongly manned, the -work was a heavy one, and from its commanding position and the heavy -enfilading fire that could be brought to bear on almost any part -of it, not by any means an easy one to carry. Our line was however -formed, and we stood there, the hot bright sun almost blinding us -and heating the dry sand under our feet, till it almost blistered -them, awaiting the orders to commence our first battle. A desultory -fire was being kept up by a line of skirmishers and sharpshooters -entrenched a little in advance of our line and a round of spherical -case or canister would occasionally come whistling over our heads, -spattering sharply and viciously through the timber close in our rear -and making the limbs and splinters fly far and wide. At length the -preparations were all made, and with beating hearts we waited for -the word; it came at last: "Forward, double quick! charge!" a wild, -loud cheer, rolls along from one end to the other of the brigade, a -sudden trampling of feet breaks in on the comparative quiet of the -summer's morning, a few seconds and the line of works in our front -becomes wreathed in smoke, as we mount a low bank which had hitherto -concealed it from our view;--an angry roar from the batteries in -the woods in front of us, and an hailstorm of shot, shell, grape, -canister, and minie balls screaming through the air above and around -us and throwing up clouds of dust, as they strike the sand in every -direction, till the whole battle field is obscured by a heavy cloud -of dust and smoke through which the rebel works in front of us and -their truculent looking butternut defenders are barely discernible. -And through it all the wild cheering yell of our boys as they -pant and struggle on through the deep sand, which fills mouth and -nostrils, almost suffocating us; the crash and roar of cannon and -musketry, the bursting of shells, the whiz of the missiles as they -pass, the cries of the wounded as they roll over in their agony, all -blended and mingling together, yet each sound distinct and clear -as if the only one to break the stillness of the summer air. But -no words can paint a battle any more than can canvas portray its -details, which only those who have participated in can appreciate or -understand. On we go, - - "On, on, through the hell-fire of shrapnel and shell - On without faltering, right on with a yell," - -till we see the scowling, wolfish looking faces of the rebels -in their works, till their fire slackens, till we can see the -artillerymen working the guns of the battery on our left limbering up -their pieces and starting to the rear, till the right of their line -breaks slowly from their works and retires to the rear. - -Then comes an order "half wheel to the right," a wavering confused -movement along the whole line, a yell of derision from the Rebels, -a sudden recommencement of their fire; and, with victory within its -grasp, the brigade falls back on the line of works they lately left -confident of victory, shattered and broken and leaving hundreds of -its numbers on the field. - -From whom the order came directing the movement to the right has -never, I believe, been satisfactorily established, but to this -order, exposing the whole brigade, as it did, to a most severe -enfilading fire, may be attributed the failure of the charge and the -heavy loss sustained by the brigade. Our leading files were close up -to the works, the Rebels were withdrawing their men and guns, and had -we but been allowed to go right ahead, we should have taken the whole -and suffered much less loss than we did. Had we done so, our entrance -into Petersburg that afternoon would have been easily accomplished, -as the troops opposed to us were nothing but the Petersburg Reserves, -raw militia, and few in number. - -Our regiment suffered severely in this its first day's fight. Major -Kershaw was shot through the legs; Lieut. Colonel Doolittle was -slightly wounded in the shoulder and had his shoulder strap torn off -by a piece of a shell; Lieut. Earl, Co. B, received a gunshot wound -which caused his death shortly afterwards; Lieut. F. B. Riddle, Co. -C, was mortally wounded, and Capt. Green received a slight contusion -from a piece of shell. - -In this engagement Serg't Greene, of company C, the Regimental Color -Bearer, was shot through both legs by a grape shot, in the early part -of the fight; unable to walk and fearful lest the colors entrusted -to his charge, should fall into the hands of the enemy, he rolled up -the flag on the staff and seizing this in his teeth, drew himself -off the field and behind the works into a place of safety. Such -unselfish heroism is deserving the highest commendation, though poor -Greene lived barely long enough to know that his courageous act was -known and appreciated. Our loss in killed and wounded in this battle -amounted to 138 of which number 44 were killed on the field and 10 -died from the effects of their wounds. - -I do not suppose that a more disheartened and, for the time, broken -down set of men ever met together, than the scattered fragments of -our regiment when we collected in the ravine after our ill-fated -charge on the first day of the battle of Petersburg. Our men had -been marched for four successive days and nights, had had little or -no sleep for five, and been on short rations for the same period. To -this may be added that depressed feeling, the natural sequence of -great excitement, which always follows a battle, even if successful; -the loss of so many of our number, and a feeling that would creep -in--that there had been a blunder, somewhere. - -We remained in the ravine for an hour or two, getting rest and -refreshment, of both of which we stood in much need. Towards night, -however, we were ordered forward to support the Second Division who -had advanced their works some way up the field. We accordingly took -possession of a partially constructed breastwork on the edge of the -ravine, and after an hour or two employed in further completing and -strengthening our defences, lay down to get what rest we could to -prepare us for what the morrow might have in store for us. We slept -that night, without rocking, and a heavy fire that the enemy opened -on our lines during the night, hardly awakened us. At daylight -we were roused up and ordered to advance in line of battle, with -two companies deployed as skirmishers, which order, however, was -afterwards modified by the 8th Michigan being deployed along the -whole Brigade front. - -We advanced steadily and slowly over the scene of yesterday's -battle and found the line of works for which we had then contended -unoccupied, except by the rebel dead, who were pretty thickly piled -up all along the works. We entered the woods I have before mentioned -as being in the rear of the defenses, in which we found traces of -a large camp, which had evidently been abandoned in great haste. -Muster rolls and other military records, more or less complete, were -scattered round in every direction, cooking utensils and a variety of -eatables lay round everywhere, forming, with worn out clothing and -accoutrements and the remains of the huts and tents, a lively picture -of confusion and ruin. - -A brisk fire on the skirmish line showed that we were fast -approaching the scene of action, and on reaching the edge of the -timber we were ordered to build breastworks and await the arrival of -Gen. Bartlett's command on our right. The day was clear and bright, -and, owing to a light northerly breeze, not unpleasantly warm. Our -boys soon threw up a light line of works and lay down under the shade -of the pines to rest. - -The situation was a picturesque one not devoid of a certain -solemnity. The light breeze hummed through the pines overhead, with -a pleasant dreamy sound; before us lay a field of oats, waving and -undulating in alternate light and shade as the soft breath of the -summer wind passed over it; far off on the right the distant spires -of Petersburg showed faint and indistinct through the soft blue haze; -on our left a cloud of dark, black smoke curled lazily up over the -tree tops, and dropped gently away to leeward from where a large -cotton factory had been fired by the rebels in their retreat. The air -was alive with the hum of insects and the chirp of birds, and in the -trees, on the left of our regiment, a mocking bird was whistling, -softly but clearly. It was a strange scene, the long lines of faces, -the subdued murmur of conversation, broken only by an occasional shot -from the skirmish line, sounding strangely distant and unreal, and -the flickering shadow of the pine boughs falling at times on some -sunburnt face, with a grave fixed look on it, which showed how the -thoughts were then traveling back over hundreds of miles to some spot -in the far-off North where the loved ones lay, little conscious of -the fate of their nearest and dearest. - -On many faces there a darker shadow than that of the pine boughs was -soon to fall forever, and a brighter and more lasting glory than that -of the sun's rays, as the swaying boughs moved aside and let in the -gleaming light. For many there, their last sun had arisen, and the -fitful slumber that now from time to time drooped their eyelids was -but the prelude to the "sleep that knows no waking." - -But our thoughts were soon recalled to the realities of the occasion -by the order to advance, and under a sharp fire of cannon and -musketry we pressed on across the oat-field towards a line of works -just discernible, ahead of us. On we went, steadily and unwaveringly, -halting only once to reform the line which had become somewhat broken -from the uneven nature of the ground over which we were advancing. -Forward! again with a cheer, and we see their skirmishers falling -back on their main line of battle; forward a few steps more, and a -wide trench unexpectedly opens before us--it is a deep cut on the -Norfolk and Petersburg railroad. A momentary pause as we catch in a -telegraph wire cunningly stretched on stakes and hid in the long rank -grass on the edge of the cut, and a withering volley sweeps the top -of the cut, and numbers roll down its steep sides to find a grave in -the muddy ditches on the side of the track. Up the steep bank, on -the opposite side, the fragments of our brigade try, once more, to -charge, but the fire that meets them is too heavy, and they fall back -under the protection of the sides of the cut. - -Twice again they attempt it, and twice again they are compelled to -fall back, leaving many of their number behind on each successive -charge. And now, on our right, the enemy's sharpshooters have got -into position and, firing along the whole length of the cut, pick off -a man at every shot. Capt. Stevens, of Co. A, is mortally wounded, -and 2d Lieut. Lowber, of the same company, receives a ball through -his fore-arm, thus leaving that company without an officer. And -now the enemy are seen getting a battery into position on a height -commanding the whole of our position. None of our artillery has yet -come up to support us, and our position if not a critical, is at -least, a most anxious one. But soon the sharp crack of a Napoleon -is heard in our rear and the solid shot hums along over our heads -and sends up a cloud of dust and splinters as it strikes where the -rebels are trying to build an earthwork, and Capt. Romer, of the 34th -N. Y., has got his guns into position, and with a few well directed -shots, shells the rebels away from their covert. The crack of those -Napoleons was a thoroughly welcome sound to us all, for it gave -evidence that we were not all alone nor without backers, which, as -the troops on our right and left did not connect with us, appeared at -one time to be the case. - -And so the 18th of June, a day memorable in the history of battles, -as the anniversary of Waterloo and Bunker Hill, wore to a close, and -as the welcome shades of night drew in around us, fresh troops taking -our place, we fell back to the woods we had left in the morning, with -sadly diminished numbers, thoroughly wearied and exhausted. - -Our loss in this day's battle, though not so severe as in the charge -of the preceding day was, nevertheless, very heavy in proportion to -the number of men engaged. In company A, Capt. Stevens was mortally, -and 2d Lieut. D. A. Lowber, severely wounded, and company B lost its -2d Lieut. N. S. Davison, shot through the shoulder. Our total loss -in killed and wounded was 103, of which number 20 were killed on the -field or died of wounds, and 83 wounded, making with the casualties -of yesterday, an aggregate of 64 killed and 186 wounded. Total loss -250 out of 400. - -We remained in the position to which we retired on the night of the -18th June, till the evening of the 20th of the same month, when we -again occupied the front line of works to the right of our previous -position on an eminence known as Hare Hill, so called from the owner -of the plantation on which it is situated, and which was afterwards -chosen as the site for Fort Steadman. - -We remained here till the morning of the 22d, when we returned to -our old position, on the Norfolk and Petersburg R. R., where we -remained doing picket and fatigue duty, exposed day and night to a -heavy fire of artillery and musketry, till the 10th of July. On the -28th of June, Lieut. David Prutsman, of company D, was killed by -one of the enemy's sharpshooters while sitting at breakfast, in the -trenches, and our losses in all up to this period amounted to 286 -rank and file. In addition to this the extreme heat of the weather -and the confinement to which they were subjected in the trenches, had -caused our previously well thinned ranks to be reduced still lower by -sickness. The position of the regiment, all through the hot summer -months was, indeed, anything but enjoyable, lying on the dusty, sandy -ground, exposed to the full power of the sun's rays by day and the -damp chilly dews by night; obliged to remain in a recumbent position, -where to raise a cap above the breastwork was to make it the target -for half a dozen sharpshooters; water, even for drinking purposes, -hard to get and poor at that, so that when on the 10th of July we -were ordered to the rear, it was hailed by all as a respite from -prison. - -After a week's rest, during which, for fear I suppose that the men -might get lazy for want of work, they were kept busy cutting and -carrying material for abattis, the 37th was, on the 17th July, again -ordered into the trenches, where they remained till the morning of -the 30th of July, the day of the battle of Cemetery Hill, or as it is -generally called the "Mine Fort." - -This Fort, which was one of the strongest of the enemy's works, -was situated on a hill a little to the right, and in front of our -position, immediately in front of the cemetery at Blandford, one of -the suburbs of Petersburg. A mine had been driven under the direction -of Colonel Pleasant of the 48th Penn. Vol. Inf., from the rear of -the Horse-shoe, where our regiment lay, under this fort, had been -charged and primed, and was to be exploded at daylight on the morning -of the 30th. Immediately on the explosion of the mine, the 9th corps -was to advance on the crater and, taking advantage of the confusion -and consternation excited, endeavor to break and hold the enemy's -line. On eminences to the right and left of Cemetery Hill were forts -which commanded it, and from which a severe enfilading fire could be -directed on the fort itself, and an error in the plan of attack seems -to have been the neglect of having a force ready to attack and, if -possible, capture these works simultaneously with the assault on the -main work, for, had they been captured or their fire silenced, there -is no doubt but that a permanent lodgment would have been effected -in the main line of the defences of Petersburg. - -From the report of the Committee on the Conduct of the War, the blame -of the failure of the whole plan, in consequence of this blunder, -seems to be attributed to General Meade, and it would certainly seem -to be an act of negligence on his part, with the force he had at his -disposal, to leave these important points unmolested. - -The original arrangement had been to explode the mine at half past -four A. M., and for the assaulting column to advance immediately, -but, owing to a fault in the fuse, it was nearly 6 o'clock before the -explosion took place. At that time a vast column of smoke mingled -with earth, fragments of guns and platforms, logs, sand-bags, gabions -and human beings shot towering into the air to an immense height, -gradually subsiding again and followed immediately by a dull, -smothered roar which shook the ground for miles round, and was said -to have been felt even to City Point. A pause, in which one might -count, perhaps a dozen beats at the wrist, and 85 pieces of heavy -artillery opened almost simultaneously on the rebel lines. The enemy -was not slow in replying, and soon the light artillery and musketry -chimed in, making the noise completely deafening, and the very -ground under our feet to vibrate. From 6 till 12 this hellish uproar -continued unabated at which time it commenced to slacken, till, by -four o'clock, it died away, and, as the last of our troops fell back -from the crater, the battle of July 30th was at an end. - -On the explosion of the mine, the rebels fled from their works on -each side of it, panic stricken, but, owing to some unaccountable -blunder, this panic was not taken advantage of, as it might, and -should have been, and the word to advance not being given, for some -minutes, time was given the rebels to recover from the consternation -into which the explosion, thoroughly unlooked for by them, had thrown -them. - -The word was given, at last; the charge was made, and the crater -of the exploded mine occupied by our troops at an inconsiderable -loss. Col. Harriman, assisted by Adjutant C. I. Miltimore and men -from different regiments, succeeded in extricating two of the rebel -guns from the ruins of the fort, and turning them against their late -possessors. - -The rebels had, by this time, however, recovered from their first -panic, which had led them to hastily and precipitately abandon the -works on each side the fort, and were forming in line of battle for -the purpose of recapturing the ruins of the works, and, to cover the -attack, were pouring in a tremendous enfilading fire from the two -forts on the right and left. Reinforcements were sent into the crater -from time to time, but no orders being given for an attack on either -of the flanking works, the crater had, by this time, become densely -packed with troops, and the explosion having completely leveled the -parapet, they were left almost entirely without protection, and the -whole place soon become a perfect slaughter house. The position was -held, however, till about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when, the -rebels having advanced near enough to plant their colors on the -outside of the works, and our men being unable to accomplish anything -or to hold the works without immense loss of life, orders were given -for them to fall back to our main line, which was accordingly done. - -In this engagement, out of two hundred and fifty men who went into -action in the morning, only 95 remained to answer their names at -roll-call that evening. Capt. A. A. Burnett, of company K, received -a wound in the head, from the effects of which he died on the 18th -of August; Capt. Frank A. Cole, received a severe wound in the hip, -which necessitated an operation which proved fatal; Lieuts. Atwell, -G; L. U. Beal, E, and George D. McDill, K, also received wounds which -incapacitated them from further service, and Lieuts. Munger, D, and -Holmes, G, were taken prisoners. - -On the evening of the battle, the regiment was relieved from the -front line and allowed to withdraw to the rear, where it remained, -doing fatigue duty, till the 19th of August. - -On the night of the 19th, the whole regiment was sent out on fatigue, -the work in which they were engaged being the erection of a large -fort, afterwards named Fort Schenckl, on the Jerusalem Plankroad. - -On returning to camp at daylight, next morning, orders were found -awaiting us, "to strike tents and get ready to march at once." This -was no very welcome order for men who had been hard at work all -night, part of the time exposed to a rather brisk artillery fire; -but there was no help for it, the rest of the brigade had already -started, and so after a hasty cup of coffee and a half hour's nap we -started out to overtake the command. After a long and tedious march -through rain and mud, made at a rapid rate, we caught up with the -remainder of the brigade, which had moved out before daylight, near -the Yellow Tavern, and after a short rest were ordered into action to -repel an attack of the enemy on our front line. The rebels fell back -as we advanced, being driven by us through the woods, till, gaining -an open place and receiving reinforcements, they once more made a -stand, and the 37th was ordered to take up a new position further to -the left, which they did, and held the same till dark, having lost -ten killed and wounded during the battle. During the night of the -19th and throughout the whole of the 20th, the regiment was moved, -from point to point, as the enemy massed his troops in different -positions, in attempting to regain possession of the Weldon road. - -At an early hour on the 21st of August, the regiment was set to work -building a line of entrenchments across the Weldon railroad, facing -towards the rear of our main line of works. The works were hardly -completed before a determined and combined attack was made by the -enemy on three different points, simultaneously, for the purpose -of regaining possession of the railroad. The 37th was ordered up -to support the 19th New York battery, which was in position on the -extreme left of our line, and which was suffering severely from the -effects of a rapid and well directed fire which was being directed -against them from a rebel battery in their rear and to the left. In -performing this duty the 37th suffered severely, losing 10 killed -and 25 wounded, but succeeding in finally compelling the enemy to -withdraw his guns. - -Till the 25th the men wore kept hard at work doing picket and guard -duty, and building breastworks and fortifications commanding the -Weldon railroad and its approaches. On that day, however, we were -once more ordered to march, our destination being Reams' Station, -where the 2d Corps was engaged and in need of support. On approaching -the scene of action we soon found strong presumptive evidence of the -truth of this position, the road, for several miles, being thickly -lined with stragglers wearing the clover leaf, the distinguishing -badge of the 2d Corps, and showing that an active retrograde move was -in progression. A part of our brigade was kept to do provost guard -duty and stop and re-assemble the stragglers as best they might, -while the rest, including the 37th, pushed on and covered the retreat -of the 2d Corps, holding the enemy in check till dark, when we fell -back within our lines and slept on our arms that night. - -On the 27th a new line of works was constructed and a new camp formed -near Blick Station, where the time was passed till the 24th of -September in guard and picket duty. On the 29th the regiment moved to -the neighborhood of the Yellow Tavern, where Colonel Harriman assumed -command of the brigade, now 1st Brig. 1st Div. 9th A. C., and Major -Kershaw, who had partially recovered from the effects of the wounds -he received on the 17th of June, and had rejoined the regiment, -took command of the same. The brigade marched to the neighborhood -of Poplar Grove Church where it was formed as reserve to the second -brigade, which was about to assault the enemy's works defending the -South Side Railroad and which were distant about a mile and a half. - -In the charge, the 2d brigade was repulsed and, retiring in disorder, -threw part of the 1st brigade into confusion; a battery also which -had been sent up to check the advance of the enemy, retreated -rapidly to the rear, as the enemy advanced from out of the wood, -thus materially adding to the confusion. The 37th fell back to where -the temporary shelter of a fence enabled them to reform their line -of battle, and by a heavy and well sustained fire, repulsed several -attacks of the enemy, and held the position till reinforcements -arrived and the imminent defeat was thus rendered a victory. The -same night the regiment went into camp on the Pegram farm where they -constructed a heavy line of works strongly protected by forts and a -line of abattis. The losses of the regiment in this successive series -of battles amounted in all to 25 killed and 75 wounded, and gained -it a reputation which it has maintained untarnished to the end. We -remained in camp on the Pegram farm and in that vicinity, occupied in -picket and fatigue duty till the 28th of October, when we took part -in the reconnaissance in force made in the direction of Thatcher's -Run. Our loss in this affair was very trifling, only two men being -wounded, one very slightly. We advanced about three miles, meeting -little or no opposition, and having entrenched and remained one night -in the immediate presence of the enemy, we fell back to our former -position on the morning of the 29th. During this movement Adjt. C. T. -Miltimore was wounded whilst on the picket line. - -In the latter part of November, the 9th corps was moved from the -extreme left to the extreme right of the Army of the Potomac, its -left resting on the Weldon R. R. and its right on the Appomattox; -this brought the 1st Brigade back to their old station in front -of the Mine or Crater Fort, with the 37th Wis. and 109th N. Y. in -reserve in the woods, in the rear of the main line. - -Our time here was fully occupied in building houses for the winter, -standing picket, doing guard and fatigue duty more or less exposed to -the enemy's fire, day and night. - -On the 8th of December the 37th, in company with the 109th N. Y. -were ordered to move to the rear and report to Brevet Col. Robinson, -commanding Provisional Brigade. We moved out soon after dark on a -bitter cold night, a cutting north-east wind sweeping over the bare -surface of the country with a chill that went to the marrow. All that -night and the next day and night, when a mingled storm of rain and -snow set in, as if to cap the climax and add what little was wanting, -of making our situation as uncomfortable as possible, we remained on -a bare open common, without any tents, a good many without blankets, -and with nothing at hand with which to build a fire. - -The Sanitary Commission, with its well-known generosity, sent down a -pair of woolen mittens and a cup of hot milk punch for each man in -the brigade, on the evening of the second day, which added materially -to our comfort and rendered our situation somewhat more endurable. - -At length, at about 3 o'clock of the afternoon of the third day, the -orders came to march. It was drawing towards the close of a dull, raw -winter's day as our men, stiff and cold with exposure and want of -rest, started wearily off down the Jerusalem Plank Road. The road was -almost knee deep in half frozen mud and sleet, the broken planks lay -round in every direction, and as we blundered on through the darkness -that, accompanied by a drizzling rain, soon fell on us, many "a curse -not loud but deep" was vented on Virginia, her roads and her rebels. -Once, and once only did we rest that night, and daylight, or as much -of it as could struggle through a dull, leaden looking sky, found us -at the end of our march, at Hawkin's Tavern, on the Nottoway River, -the scene of the defeat of Kautz and Wilson in their raid during the -summer of '63. And here, for the first time, we learned the nature -and object of our expedition. - -The second and fifth corps had started off on a raid along the line -of the Weldon R. R. which they had struck at Jarrett's Station, and -had torn up and destroyed the track from that point to the North -Carolina line, burning the bridge over the Meherrin River, and -pushing on, almost to Weldon. Our mission was to reinforce them and -protect their rear, on the homeward march, if the disposition of the -enemy's force should seem to menace their safety, and we were ordered -to wait at Hawkin's till their rear had passed. - -About 3 o'clock the Second Corps passed through our camp and -immediately afterwards the Provisional Brigade was put in motion -and followed them at a rapid rate. About two miles from Hawkin's we -passed through the midst of the 2d corps, camped on each side the -road, but no orders were given us to halt and our command was pushed -on, without a halt and without a rest, until the thirty miles between -us and camp were accomplished. This was the severest marching we -ever undertook, the distance being accomplished in about seven hours -by men in heavy marching order, carrying sixty rounds ammunition -and four days rations, besides their knapsacks and accoutrements, -and chilled and stiffened by exposure to three days and nights very -inclement weather. On our return, in retaliation for the murder of -two of its number by citizens of Sussex county, the 2d corps fired -every house and building along the line of march, from the Nottoway -river to our rear line of works, in front of Petersburg, drove off -large numbers of oxen, sheep, pigs, horses, mules, &c., and brought -in with them a large number of negroes. - -After our return to the inside of our lines in front of Petersburg, -we remained for two days in a temporary camp, in rear of the Jones -House, after which we returned to our old camp on the Baxter Road, -where we remained in winter quarters till the opening of the campaign -of '65. - - - - -CHAPTER III. - -THE CAMPAIGN OF 1865. - - -Never, since the first gun was fired at Sumter, had the prospects of -the Union cause appeared to be so nearly approximating a triumphant -result, as at the commencement of the year 1865. While the rebels -were daily, and almost hourly, losing all hope and confidence of -success, while, one after another, their avenues of supplies and -munitions of war were being closed to them, while their men, losing -all faith in the promises of their leaders, were deserting daily -by hundreds, and while their legislative assemblies were becoming -disorderly, and disorganized meetings where personal abuse and mutual -recriminations had long since taken the place of orderly and proper -debate,--even the most faint-hearted of those who had the interests -of the nation at heart, had begun to take courage, and to see the -dawn of a brighter day at length approaching. Sherman had made his -triumphant "march to the sea;" Fort Fisher had been captured and the -Cape Fear River, one of the principal blockade running ports, had -thus been effectually closed; Charleston was soon to fall and Sumter -once more bore the old flag aloft. - -The rebel press, though arrogant and blatant to the last, in its -gross perversion of facts and its earnest endeavors to convert -any disaster to the Union arms, however trifling, into a great -Confederate victory, gave evident tokens, of a conviction, gradually -growing in force and spreading far and wide through the South, that -the frustration of their schemes was at hand, that secession was -a failure and its days numbered. The Richmond _Whig_, Petersburg -_Express_, and various other papers, tools of the rebel government, -in a series of articles, plausibly and cleverly written and well -calculated to deceive the unlettered masses of the South, claimed -for the South a better condition, than they had known since the -commencement of the war. Their army was reported by them to be well -fed, clothed and sheltered, the spirits and courage of the men to be -excellent and a certain and sure triumph of the Confederate cause, -was prophecied as about to be the result of the commencement of -hostilities, in which Lee would take the initiative in the spring. - -On our side of the lines in front of Petersburg, however, a contrary -impression prevailed, and as the winter wore away, even the most -despondent began to cheer up as the hollowness of the Confederacy -became apparent, the most obtuse could see that the beginning of -the end was approaching, and all were looking forward to a speedy -crushing out and final extinction of the last spark of rebellion. - -Throughout the whole of the long dreary winter, night after night, -shivering and half famished, miserably clothed, worse fed, and -wretchedly armed, the rebel pickets had deserted their posts and -came into our lines, all telling the same tale of suffering, -deprivation and disaffection. Sometimes singly, sometimes in squads -of three or four, or even greater numbers, they preferred running -their chances of being shot, by our men or their own, to lingering -on, suffering from cold and hunger, with an equal chance of being -eventually either shot or hung. The Army of the Potomac, on the -other hand, which had been comfortably hutted and furnished with the -best of food and clothing, through the winter, had received a large -accession to its numbers, both in recruits and also in convalescents -from the different hospitals; our leisure hours had been passed in -resting from the severe campaign of the preceding year, with drilling -enough to give us exercise, keep us in health, and to render us -more efficient as soldiers. The numerous desertions from the rebels -and the many successive Union victories had instilled confidence in -the minds of our men, just in proportion as it had dispirited and -demoralized the rebels, all felt sure of victory, and that the end -was at hand. - -The commencement of the year found the 37th in winter quarters on -the Baxter road, just in front of their old battle field of the 17th -of June, and in rear of Fort Morton. Considerable addition had been -made to our numbers during the winter; a large majority had had an -opportunity of visiting their homes and friends; our casualties had -been few and the health and spirits of the entire regiment were -excellent. With increasing satisfaction, as each day's mail brought -tidings of further Union successes, we watched the net closing -tighter and closer around rebeldom and began to look forward toward -the prospect of a speedy return to our homes. - -As the severer rigors of winter passed off, and the mild, warm days -of an early spring began to awaken the vegetable world from its long -sleep, the enemy, who had for some months, been remarkably quiet and -civil, commenced annoying us by assailing us with mortar and Parrott -shells whenever we attempted to indulge in a brigade drill or dress -parade. These exhibitions of animosity, however, beyond driving a few -timid natures to the doubtful security of pine trees and stumps, soon -ceased to create much excitement and served mainly as an excellent -preparation to accustom the ears of our new recruits to the sound -of these missiles. Nobody ever got hurt by them, and nobody cared -much for them. In the month of March we were visited by several -severe tornadoes which threw down a number of the trees, among which -our camp was built, and, on one occasion, killed one man, Corporal -Kenneday of company F. - -And so the time wore on, till at length an order came "one fine -day" for all Sutlers to go to the base at City Point, for officers -and men to turn in all their superfluous winter clothing, and for -all arms and ammunition to be thoroughly inspected. The Army of the -Potomac was stripping for the fight. Again a few days and rumors, -undefined and indistinct at first, but gaining plausibility as time -passed on, began to circulate through our camps that "Sheridan had -come." And sure enough, one fine summer-like spring morning, three -or four wild, rough-looking individuals mounted on lean, but tough -wiry animals, rode into our camp, clothed in Confederate uniform, -and on being seized and questioned, declared themselves, not without -a certain pride in so doing, to be "scouts in the service of General -Sheridan." In confirmation, they pointed to a long line of dust, in -rear of our camp, where, with the aid of our field glasses, we could -dimly discern a large column of cavalry filing slowly along towards -the left, in full view of the enemy and within range of his guns, -proudly, defiantly, as if the mere fact of their being Sheridan's -men, were a safeguard in itself. - -This looked like business, and we prepared ourselves accordingly, -remaining for the next three weeks in a continued state of excitement -and expectation. On one occasion we thought the fun had commenced, -a succession of loud cheers, or rather yells, accompanied by rapid -and continued firing from the picket line on our left, leading us to -suppose that Gen. Lee had opened the ball by taking the initiative -himself, and was about to try the strength of our position. We were -quickly under arms, and drawn up in line of battle, in the rear of -Fort Morton, ready to move, wherever fate and the commanding general -might choose to send us. Having waited there for an hour or two, and -the disturbance, which turned out to be nothing more than a mere -picket _emeute_, having gradually quieted down, we were permitted to -return in peace to our camp. - -But more stirring scenes in the drama were at hand, time was rolling -along, and the 25th of March and 2d of April were approaching. The -rebellion, which the most sanguine of us never expected to end -before July, was even then tottering to its fall, and a few weeks -more were to see its final overthrow. - -Ever since the nocturnal picket skirmish, I have mentioned above, the -general commanding the division had impressed on us the necessity of -exercising an extra amount of vigilance and caution; trench guards -were doubled, the constant supervision of the picket line and reports -as to the vigilance and efficiency of officers and men on duty -there, were rendered an imperative part of the duties of the brigade -officer of the day; brigade and regimental commanders exercised, in -most cases, a sleepless and cat-like supervision of everything that -occurred within the rebel lines, within their scope of observation; -the signal man on the Avery House waved his flags and lanterns, -frantically, day and night; our days were spent with field glasses -and telescopes stuck to our eyes as if they grew there, and our -night's rest was broken by orders sent round three or four times a -night exacting the observance of the greatest vigilance or demanding -information as to the movements of the enemy. - -Our position became like that of "Sister Ann" in Bluebeard's tower -and the part of Fatima, was, as the play bills say, "ably sustained" -by our commanding generals, in their perpetual demands, as to whether -"We saw anybody coming?" - -On the morning of the 25th of March we were aroused from such -restless sleep as we were in the habit of taking in those days, by -the sound of three shots fired in rapid succession from the rebel -lines, and quickly followed by a scattering fire of musketry. A very -few minutes sufficed for the donning of arms and accoutrements, and -in less time than it takes to read this page, we were under arms and -awaiting orders. - -Meantime the batteries on either side had opened and were keeping up -a very lively interchange of missiles; close on our right the second -brigade was evidently warmly engaged, as a lively musketry fire, -enlivened once in a while with the report of a heavy gun, testified. -The morning was dull and cloudy and nothing had yet occurred to -enable us to form any conclusion as to what was on hand, but, after -a few minutes we were ordered down to the right of the brigade and -drawn up on the flank, at right angles to the main line of works, and -here we began to gather an inkling of the facts of the case. - -Right in our front, on an eminence on the opposite side of a ravine, -on one side of which we lay snugly ensconced behind a light line -of works, was Fort Steadman, a large and very strong work built on -Hare Hill, the spot where we had encamped nearly a year ago, just -after the battle of the 18th of June. In and around this a fierce -fight was going on, and to the rear of it were to be seen flashes, -indicating that sharp skirmishing was going on in the direction of -Meade Station, The truth was at once apparent. Massing his forces -under cover of the night and taking advantage of the darkness of the -morning and the close proximity of our lines, the enemy had driven in -our picket line, surprised the garrison of the fort and captured it, -and was now pushing for the City Point Railroad, and, perhaps, City -Point itself, in fact _our lines were broken_. - -By the time we had arrived at this conclusion, which was anything but -a pleasant one, the firing in our rear had increased considerably, -and daylight having at length fairly asserted its supremacy, we could -see the rebel troops falling rapidly back into Fort Steadman. It had -also become sufficiently light for our artillery to get the range -and open on the fort, which they were now doing with a will, making -their pieces speak with vigor and much to the purpose. This fact -the rebels seemed fully to appreciate and regulated the duration of -their second visit to the fort to a merely _passing_ one, passing -right through and over the parapet on the other side, back to their -own lines as fast as possible. The cause of their retreat was soon -apparent. Just as they commenced leaving, the third division of the -9th corps, under Brevet Major General Hartranft, appeared coming up -over the edge of the ravine, advancing in line of battle in excellent -order, and with the General at their head leading the charge. On they -go, unbroken and unwavering, leaving here and there a man on the -field, but never stopping or faltering. The "Johnnies" don't like the -look of things, they evidently think they are in a tight place, "and -have waked up the wrong passenger." And so they take their leave, -_piling_ over the parapets and swarming back to their lines like bees -from a hive, leaving behind them hundreds of their dead and wounded, -ten battle flags and any quantity of arms and accoutrements. A great -number prefer taking their chances of a Union prison to facing Union -bullets, and throwing away their arms, sneak in under cover of our -breastworks and surrender themselves as prisoners of war. Meanwhile -the 3d division has occupied Fort Steadman, the firing has ceased and -the 37th goes home to breakfast, having for the first and only time -been disengaged spectators of a battle. - -The regiment suffered no loss in this affair, as although exposed -to some shelling, it was not directly engaged with any portion of -the enemy's forces, remaining on the field solely for the purpose of -covering the right flank and rear of the 1st brigade. - -The next week was passed in an uneasy, ominous state of comparative -quiet, the lull that always precedes a storm of any kind whatever, -broken by occasional rumors and reports, and sundry turnings out at -unseasonable hours of the day and night. At length, on the evening of -Saturday, the 1st of April, our chief, suspecting that Lee was about -to evacuate, directed our batteries to feel the enemy's line, so as -to find out, if possible, whether he had withdrawn his artillery or -not. About half past ten the performance commenced, and the 37th was -ordered to fall in, as usual, and move down to the support of our -picket line. - -Shortly after we had moved out of camp, the enemy began replying with -his mortars, showing that these, at least, had not been removed, -and, from their fire, one of our men was wounded as we marched down -the new covered way leading to our picket line. We soon got into -position in a deep valley or ravine, just in the rear of our picket -line, and there, for about three hours, were witnesses of one of -the most sublime and terrific spectacles of the war. Every gun and -every mortar along the whole length of the two opposing lines was, -by this time, fairly in action, and the various missiles, plainly to -be traced in their course through the air, by the train of sparks -from the burning fuse, were crossing one another at every angle and -in every direction. Watching this grand pyrotechnic display from -a secure and tolerably comfortable position, time passed rapidly -enough, till about half past twelve, on the morning of Sunday, -the 2d of April, when, the firing having gradually died away, we -were ordered to march out by the left flank and report at Brigade -Headquarters. - -Arriving here, we were quickly joined by the 8th and 27th Michigan, -38th Wisconsin, and 109th New York, the 51st Pennsylvania, with a -company from each of the other regiments, being left to take care of -the picket line on our brigade front. After a short delay, we moved -rapidly off towards the left, and about an hour before daylight were -formed in line of battle in Fort Sedgwick, or, as it is better known, -"Fort Hell," the business that brought us there being to support -a charge that our 3d Division was about to make on Fort Mahone, -otherwise known as "Fort Damnation." - -These works bore the reputation of being the strongest and most -formidable on the two lines, and it was with rather dubious feelings -that we waited for the signal to advance, and the words of Brutus: - - --"Oh that a man might know - The end of this day's business, e're it come! - But it sufficeth, that the day will end, - And the end is known." - -occurred to many of us, probably more than once, through the course -of the eventful day that was just beginning to dawn. At last the -order is given, and silently and rapidly, just as the first grey -streaks of dawn begin to shine in the east, we see the dusky forms -file out past us into the open field beyond the fort. Then our turn -comes next, and away we go with orders to keep as far to the left as -we can get. On we go, grape, canister and case shot whistling round -us in every direction, over a cornfield with the dried stalks still -standing--over our picket line--across a small marshy run--"this must -be the rebel picket line!" "hullo, there's a dead Johnny!" and in -another minute we have retaliated on the rebels for their attack of -the 25th of March, and Fort Mahone and two or three hundred yards of -the rebel works are in possession of the 1st Brigade, 1st Division of -the 9th Army Corps. - -At daylight, we discover that during the darkness and confusion, two -companies of our regiment have separated somewhat from the rest, and -are lying in Fort Mahone, while the remainder of the regiment lie a -little to the right of that work. We hold our position all through -that day, while fighting is going on on each side of us, from the -Appomattox to the extreme left, and away round to the Five-forks, -where Wright and Sheridan are busy at work. But we have no time to -think of what is going on, on either side of us, events in our own -neighborhood demand all our attention. Several times, in the course -of the day, the rebels attempt to regain the fort, and as often we -send them back till the hillside in our front is thick with dead and -dying. - -And so the 2d of April draws to a close, the rebel line is broken and -the city of Petersburg is, virtually, ours. All that night we pass, -under arms, in the rebel works, and at daylight on the 3d, advance in -line of battle, not a shot from the enemy to check our progress--we -can see the cannon remaining in several of the forts, but where are -the gunners? - - "Did traitors lurk in the _rebel_ hold? - Had their hands grown stiff or their hearts grown cold? - I know not in sooth, but from yonder wall - There flashed no fire, there hissed no ball." - --_Siege of Corinth._ - -and now we are up to the second line of works, they are silent and -empty, and Gen. Hartranft, commanding the 3d Division of our Corps, -jumps astride of the 8-inch Columbiad, which, a week or two before, -had shelled his headquarters in the Avery House, and which he had -sworn he would "straddle." - -And now the fact becomes evident, _Petersburg is evacuated_. We break -from line of battle into column, and dipping down into a ravine we -see, as we mount the hill on the other side, the cockade city lying -stretched out at our feet, the goal we have been striving for, for -almost a year, is won, and Petersburg is ours. - -It seems strange and dream-like, at first, to stand there and look -down, at close quarters, on the spires and cupolas that for many -a long month we have watched from a distance, and to trace their -connections, with the buildings of which they formed a part, in -reality, instead of only in imagination, as before. - -Yes, there it lay before us looking, somehow, strangely civilized -and peaceful with its old fashioned steep-roofed houses nestled down -amongst the trees, the smoke from the chimneys curling upwards into -the bright blue sky overhead--a crowd of darkies "Hurrahing and -Hallelujahing" around us, accompanying their expressions of delight -with a grotesque exhibition of antics and grimaces, and "_Bressing_ -de Lord and the Yankees," about alike, for the freedom that had -this day come to them. And now as the light gets stronger, we see -the colors of the 2d Michigan waving from the Court House, and -the strains of a brass band come floating down the wind faint and -indistinct in the distance. But a note here and there is sufficient -to show that it is a salute to the flag that waves over the captured -city, and, as the well-known strains of the "Star Spangled Banner" -fall clearer and clearer on the ear, our own flags are "unfurled to -the glad breeze of heaven," and a cheer goes up to greet them, that -awakens the echoes of the city far and wide. - -We sit down under the shade of the locust trees and discuss a hasty -breakfast, when the word is given, "Fall in," and we march back to -camp, to bid farewell to the spot that, for nearly six months, has -been our only home, to pack up our Lares and Penates and transporting -them, like Ulysses, (not Grant, but him of Troy) on our back, start -off in pursuit of the rebel army, or wherever it may please Grant to -send us. - -The same evening the brigade was moved out on to the Boydton -Plankroad where the men were allowed a brief rest after a week of -duty, which had pretty well tired us all out, both officers and men. -It is true that we had had little or no marching, and only one day's -fighting, but the continual state of tension in which our nerves -were kept all that time, and the want of rest, made us all glad of a -respite from our labors. - -We remained camped near the city till the 6th of the month, Col. -Ely, commanding 2d brigade, 1st division, 9th army corps, being -appointed Military Governor of the same, Brevet Major General Wilcox, -commanding the district. We found the inhabitants, for the most part, -orderly and well disposed, though a few cases of outrage towards our -troops occurred which were as much deprecated and resented by the -more orderly and well behaved portion of the community, as by us. - - * * * * * - -PETERSBURG is a remarkably neat and pretty city, situated on the -Appomattox River, about ten miles above its confluence with the -James at City Point. Before the war it contained somewhere in the -neighborhood of twenty thousand inhabitants, though at the time -of our occupation of it, its population scarcely numbered over -fifteen thousand. It was originally a trading post, established by -one Peters, for traffic with the Indians, and in process of time, -and as the country became settled, became a place of trade for the -settlers in the vicinity. The original town was located about where -the cemetery at Blandford now stands, and for a time, was known as -Peter's, afterwards as Pocahontas, this latter name being still given -to a hamlet across the river, forming a suburb of the city. The name -was finally changed to Petersburg which it retains to this day; it -is situated principally in Dinwiddie county, and is the principal -tobacco shipping point in the South. The neighboring counties of -Prince George and Pocahontas, have a fertile, highly productive -soil, raising corn, tobacco, sugar-cane and cotton as well as wheat, -barley, oats and other cereals. It has railroad communications with -Richmond, distant twenty-five miles, Burkesville sixty miles, Weldon, -N. C., seventy-five miles, Norfolk and Suffolk sixty-three miles, and -a short railroad also connects it with City Point, its port of entry, -to which place there is easy access, from the coast, for vessels -drawing fifteen feet of water. - -There are several large cotton, flour, and lumber mills erected on -the rapids of the Appomattox, which furnish an unequalled water -power, as yet only partially developed, and a proper attention paid -to which would largely increase the wealth and importance of the -place. The streets are wide and straight, nicely ornamented with -shade trees, and the public buildings, for the most part, well -designed and well finished. In hotels the city is rather deficient, -there being but one decent one, the Jarrett House, in the whole -place. Sycamore street, the principal business street of the city, -contains a few fine buildings and stores, and quite a number of -handsome residences. - -The stores were mostly closed on our arrival, and but few of them had -much of a stock on hand, Confederate scrip having for a long time -been quoted "low" and the supply scant. On the Saturday preceding -the Monday on which we arrived in the city, flour had been sold at -$1,400 a barrel, wood $50 a cord and other necessaries of life in -proportion. The lower part of the city bore severe traces of the -siege, hardly a house being unmarked by either shot or shell. The gas -works were nearly torn to pieces, a long chimney, eighty-five feet -in height, which had once formed part of the building, having been -thrown down a short time before our arrival, after having received -thirty-five shells through it in different places. The clock on the -Town Hall had also been perforated by a three inch shell, though -strange to say, the missile had not damaged the works in the least. -Two bridges across the Appomattox and three large warehouses full of -tobacco, had been set on fire and destroyed by the rebels when they -evacuated. A fine strong bridge leading across the river, from the -South Side railroad depot to the railway company's machine shop, had -been loaded with two new locomotives and all the cars that could be -placed on it, and then set fire to, cars and locomotives being thus -precipitated into the river. - -A large quantity of commissary stores, consisting of corn meal, -bacon, coffee, (unroasted,) sugar and tobacco, was found in the rebel -government warehouses and were afterwards issued to the destitute -citizens, irrespective of color. Captain John Cooper, of the 5th -Wisconsin, was appointed C. S., and the scene in his office, from -daylight till dark, was a novel one. - -Ladies of the first family type, clothed in deepest black, with a -sullen, defiant look on their handsome faces, sometimes closely -veiled; Africa, of all shades, from the genuine sable "mungo," with -skin like polished ebony, and showing from between his extended -gums a formidable array of ivory, to the graceful quadroon, hardly -a shade darker, and very often a great deal handsomer than her late -mistress, standing within a few feet of one another, all jubilant and -triumphant, all rejoicing in their new found freedom, kind and polite -to the boys in blue, their liberators, and obsequious, to a degree, -to shoulder straps. Poor things, what their future may be, we know -not, but they can never know a happier day in their lives, than when, -there on the third of April, 1865, the fetters fell from their hands, -as from Paul and Silas in prison, and they stood, for the first time -in their lives, free men and women. - -On the 6th of April, the 1st division, 9th army corps, was relieved -from duty in Petersburg, and moved out on the line of the South Side -Railroad, having its headquarters at Burkesville, and the corps being -strung along the road from that place to Petersburg. The 37th moved -out at daylight and camped about dark near Ford's Station, from -whence they were afterwards removed to beyond Wellsville and in the -neighborhood of Black's and White's, where they remained till after -the surrender of Lee and Johnston and their armies, guarding the -railroad and the farms and plantations adjoining, and administering, -as far as our commissariat would permit, to the wants of the adjacent -population. - -Overrun and devastated by two contending armies, the once rich -country, surrounding Petersburg and Richmond, is to-day a wilderness. -Not only have the crops been swept off to supply the wants of the -Confederate soldiers, but the cattle and horses have been also -absorbed for the same purpose. Fences have been torn down and burnt, -houses, sheds and barns stripped of their coverings to furnish huts -for winter quarters, and the whole country converted into a scene of -devastation and ruin. Deserters from both armies have formed bands -of guerrillas for the purposes of plunder and pillage, men from the -opposing armies having in some cases associated together for this -purpose. - -A rather amusing incident of this kind which occurred whilst we -were near Black's and White's, may serve as an illustration. Col. -Harriman, having been informed that large body of guerrillas had -formed a camp in his neighborhood, sent Capt. Burnett, A. D. C. -on his staff, accompanied by a sufficient force, to reconnoitre -and report on the condition of affairs. The Captain set out on his -expedition and soon arrived in sight of the enemy, (?) whom he found -to consist of about a couple of hundred colored individuals camped -in due form, and with camp guards, &c., duly posted. The _commanding -officer_ was a private of the 5th Mass. Colored Cavalry, who had, by -some means or other, strayed from his command, and had, like David, -"gathered to him every one (of his color) that was in distress and -every one that was discontented," and had established a camp in -regular military style. - -The sable chieftain sat at his tent door as the Captain approached, -and while one intelligent son of Africa was carefully cleaning his -master's (?) horse, another highly intellectual contraband was -blacking his boots. The scene was a rich one and might be taken for -the frontispiece of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's next novel. The -terms of capitulation were not, we believe, quite as ceremonious nor -so advantageous as those agreed on between Gens. Grant and Lee, for -poor Cuffee was sent back to his regiment under arrest, and his sable -warriors who belonged to the neighboring plantations dispersed to -their homes, and their arms, which they had collected from the battle -field of the Five Forks, turned over to Uncle Sam. - -Whilst camped here the sad news reached us of the brutal -assassination of President Lincoln by the wretched maniac, Booth, and -I say maniac, not to palliate his crime, but because his act was one -none but a maniac would have committed. For, however much he may have -sympathized with the Southern cause and hated its fancied oppressors, -he might have known that such an expression of malignity and revenge, -even though sanctioned by the Confederate government, as after events -have shown it was, would, as it in fact has, crush out all sympathy -for the rebellion, at home and abroad, and extinguish the last -sentiment of pity for what its partisans have been pleased to call -their heroic resistance against superior numbers. - -The effect the news of the assassination had on the army may be -imagined, but cannot be described. In the midst of our rejoicings at -the successes which had so lately crowned our efforts, and while the -praises and acclamations of the North were yet ringing in our ears, -it fell on us like a thunderbolt. Just as the dawn of peace, crowning -the long and arduous labors of the past four years, was beginning -to illuminate his pathway, in the very zenith of his career and at -the height of his fame, our good, kind President was ruthlessly and -brutally murdered. There is no need here to eulogize those virtues, -so well known to all who have watched so anxiously and with such -interest the successive acts of his career, nor to enlarge on that -stubborn honesty and integrity of purpose and principle which has -brought this nation safely through a sea of troubles which well nigh -overwhelmed it. Abraham Lincoln has gone to his account, and the -tears of a nation that honored him whilst living, follow him to the -grave, now that he is dead. The loss is ours, not his; he has died at -his post with his harness on his back; he has laid down his life for -the country he loved more than life itself, a soldier in the cause of -humanity, freedom and right, and what could man wish more. Peace to -his soul! When the time comes for us to go, may our record, if not as -glorious, be at least as clear as his. - - -REUNION. - -[_From the London Spectator._] - - An end at last! The echoes of the war-- - The weary war beyond the western waves-- - Die in the distance. Freedom's rising star - Beacons above a hundred thousand graves: - - The graves of heroes who have won the fight, - Who in the storming of the stubborn town - Have rung the marriage peal of might and right, - And scaled the cliffs and cast the dragon down. - - Pæans of armies thrill across the sea, - Till Europe answers--"Let the struggle cease, - The bloody page is turned; the next may be - For ways of pleasantness and paths of peace!"-- - - A golden morn--a dawn of better things-- - The olive-branch--clasping of hands again-- - A noble lesson read to conquering kings-- - A sky that tempests had not scoured in vain. - - This from America we hoped and him - Who ruled her "in the spirit of his creed." - Does the hope last when all our eyes are dim, - As History records her darkest deed? - - The pilot of his people through the strife, - With his strong purpose turning scorn to praise, - E'en at the close of battle reft of life, - And fair inheritance of quiet days. - - Defeat and triumph found him calm and just, - He showed how clemency should temper power, - And dying left to future times in trust - The memory of his brief victorious hour. - - O'ermastered by the irony of fate, - The last and greatest martyr of his cause; - Slain like Achilles at the Scæan gate, - He saw the end, and fixed "the purer laws." - - May these endure and, as his work, attest - The glory of his honest heart and hand-- - The simplest, and the bravest, and the best-- - The Moses and the Cromwell of his land. - - Too late the pioneers of modern spite, - Awe-stricken by the universal gloom. - See his name lustrous in Death's sable night, - And offer tardy tribute at his tomb. - - But we who have been with him all the while, - Who knew his worth, and loved him long ago, - Rejoice that in the circuit of our isle - There is no room at last for Lincoln's foe. - -The surrender of Lee and Johnston with their entire armies, put an -end to the rebellion in Virginia, and left the Army of the Potomac, -for the first time in four years, out of employment, with no one to -fight and looking round for some one to hit or to "tread on the tail -of its coat." Such things could not last, so on the 20th of April -we had orders to pack up and move from our camp on the South Side -railroad to City Point, there to take transports for Washington. This -we accordingly did, and after a tiresome march, arrived at City Point -on the morning of the 22d. - -A few hours sufficed for all necessary arrangements, and before -evening the steamer _Daniel Webster_, having on board Col. Harriman -and staff, Gen. Humphries of the 2d corps, and the 37th and 38th -Wisconsin, was steaming slowly down the James river against a strong -flood tide. We passed Harrison's Landing, where the 9th corps crossed -the James on pontoons in its march from Cold Harbor to Petersburg, -during the summer of last year, and just below this point, the last -rays of the setting sun were shining on the glorious old stars and -stripes floating proudly over Fort Powhattan, the strongest work on -the James river. Our boat having no regular government pilot, was -compelled to anchor shortly after dark, and wait till morning and -daylight should enable us to pick our way along the mazy channel. We -passed Fortress Monroe with its "even trench" and frowning embrasures -about sunrise, and steamed out through Hampton Roads, past that -singularly amphibious locality, part fort, part prison, known as the -Rip Raps, into the smooth waters of Chesapeake Bay. The morning was -still and pleasant, a light breeze from the northwest created just -enough swell to give an easy rise and fall to the vessel, enough -to make us feel that we were at sea, and hardly enough to unsettle -the internal arrangements of the least nautical of our passengers. -Far away on the starboard bow, Capes Charles and Henry were just -visible, faint blue streaks in the distant offing. Astern of us were -Norfolk, Fortress Monroe, the Rip Raps, several Men of War, including -two British and one French steam frigate, and several saucy looking -Yankee gunboats, bustling round in a great hurry, making a great -swell in the water and a great noise with their escaping steam, as -if they had important government business on hand and were anxious -to get through with it. Schooners, barques and sloops of all sizes, -builds and styles were either dropping easily down before the light -wind, their big fore-and-aft sails boomed out on either side and -giving them the appearance, as they rose and fell on the swells, of -sea-birds, perched on the water, with their wings spread ready to -take flight, or with sheets flat aft were working up the bay, passing -and repassing one another as they tacked and tacked again. And the -huge steam frigates lay there quiet, and, as it seemed, disdainful -watchers of the whole scene, models of order and neatness from truck -to deck, every rope taut and in its place, every spar and every -line clear and distinct against the blue sky behind them, the black -muzzles of the guns with their white tompions all in even line, and -the boats at the swinging boom, each with its boat-tender aboard to -keep it from chafing and rubbing against its neighbor--everything -orderly, methodical, neat. (And here a moral. What a pity some people -in this world cannot, like a man-of-war's boat, be furnished with -a boat-tender, to keep the waves of envy and unfriendliness from -causing them to chafe against their fellows.) - -But ethics and moralizing have but little to do with the 1st -brigade, 1st division, 9th army corps, and still less with the -good ship _Daniel Webster_, which, about this time, was bowling -along up the bay, at the rate of ten knots an hour. About noon we -passed the light-ship on Wolf Trap Shoals, with the _tin-clad_ -lying alongside, to protect her from guerrillas. For, the inference -being but fair that those fiends, who would not hesitate to destroy -a train containing innocent women and children, would have as -little compunction in destroying the often-times only friend of -the storm-beaten ship, in her most thrilling hours of danger, all -the light-houses and light-vessels along the coast of Virginia -are strongly guarded, day and night. Just before dark, we entered -the mouth of the Potomac, and, in obedience to a hail from the -guard-ship, at Port Washington, made fast to the dock at Alexandria, -at sunrise, on the morning of the 24th. Here we disembarked, and were -marched out to a very pleasant camping-ground, on the line of the -Orange and, Alexandria railroad. We remained here two days, when we -received orders to march to Washington. Thither we accordingly went, -and the evening of the same day found us encamped near Tenallytown, -between Forts Gaines and Simmons, and not far from the Chain Bridge. -Here we remained, "possessing our souls in peace," and doing a little -picket duty, a little drilling, not a little dress-parading, and, in -fact, playing soldiers; with nothing to do, and all day to do it in; -and, barring a slight suspicion of monotony, leading a not unpleasant -life. - -On Tuesday evening, May 9th, we had a very pleasant reunion, at -brigade headquarters, the occasion being the presentation to Col. -Harriman, by the officers of his staff, of a very handsome sword. The -presentation was made, in the name of the staff, by Capt. Charles -McCreery, 8th Michigan Volunteers, Inspector General, who in a very -neat and appropriate speech descanted on the pleasant nature of the -relations that had always existed between the Colonel and his staff, -officially and otherwise, during the long time he had commanded the -brigade, and speaking in terms of the warmest commendation of the -able and efficient manner in which the Colonel had commanded the -brigade both in camp and in action. The Colonel responded, briefly -and to the purpose, and after an hour or so spent in social chat -the party broke up, pleased and gratified at the opportunity that -had been afforded them of showing their appreciation of an able and -gallant officer. - -When the last grand pageant of the war passed through the streets of -the capital, and the army, that for the last four years, had been -laboring to maintain the existence of the country and to uphold its -chosen form of government, received a sincere and hearty public -welcome at the hands of a grateful people. Our regiment took a part -in the pageant and received its share of the welcome. For two days, -Washington was the scene of a military display, the like of which the -world has never seen, and God grant may never have occasion to see -again. From nine in the morning till three in the afternoon of each -day, Pennsylvania Avenue, from the Capitol to Georgetown, was covered -with troops, as the armies of the Potomac, Tennessee and Georgia -passed along through crowds of their fellow citizens who had turned -out to welcome them home. - -The long wide street, with its shady sidewalks and handsome -buildings, was dressed in its gayest. The fresh spring verdure of the -trees, the glorious stripes and stars waving everywhere, the bright -glancing bayonets, set off by the dark blue of their bearers, the -regimental colors and guidons, the waving of flags and handkerchiefs -from every window, the lively strains of the various brigade and -regimental bands, the bright clear sky and sun overhead, formed a -sight once seen, never to be forgotten, and worth ten years of a -man's life for him to be able to say, "I was there." - -But the details of this brilliant military panorama are now history, -so suffice it to say that the 37th contributed their part to the show -and received their welcome from the Washingtonians and their friends. - -On the afternoon of the 25th of May, the 1st brigade was reviewed -by Colonel Harriman and a large party of distinguished visitors, -guests of Colonel H's. The party included Governor Lewis, Gen. -Lucius Fairchild, Gen. Gaylord, Brev. Brig. Gen. C. Fairchild, -Governor Crapo of Michigan, Major Chas. Hamlin, son of the late Vice -President, and his sister, Mrs. Bachelor, Col. Proudfit of Wisconsin, -Mrs. Gen. Fairchild, and a large delegation of civilians and soldiers -from Michigan and Wisconsin. - -The review was preceded by brigade dress parade, followed by a -short drill, after which the ranks were opened and Col. Harriman, -accompanied by the two Governors, Gens. Fairchild and Gaylord, rode -along the front and rear of the line, the ranks were then closed and -the brigade, having formed column by company, marched past in review. -Great praise was awarded for the accuracy and regularity with which -the whole affair passed off, by all present, both civil and military. - -At our camp in Tenallytown we remained without any occurrence of -moment coming to break the monotony of our lives, daily expecting an -order to return home, and daily being disappointed. - -The orders mustering out all men sick in hospital and all whose term -of service expired before October 1st, 1865, reduced us much in -number, and an effort was made to consolidate the 38th with us. - -In the early part of July an order, directing the consolidation to -take place, was received, but was again countermanded, in consequence -of an order from the War Department to muster out the whole 9th corps. - -Some reason or the other, no doubt a good and sufficient one, delayed -the order, however, for some time on its passage from the Adjutant -General's office in Washington, causing no little grumbling and a -great many _curse_-ory remarks from our men. It came at length, and -on the morning of July 26th, at 10 A. M., the 37th Wisconsin, after -having served for nearly half its original term of enlistment, and -having spent most of that time in active and arduous campaigning, -ceased to belong to the service of the United States. The same -evening, transportation having been duly furnished us, we took the -cars on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad for Baltimore. A detachment -of the 38th Wisconsin and the 27th Michigan occupied the same train -as we did, and as we rolled out of the depot a cheer went up from the -forty-three cars, of which our train was composed, that wakened the -echoes far and near. - -From Baltimore we took the Pennsylvania railroad for Pittsburg, where -the Ladies' Aid Society gave us a most hospitable reception. From -Pittsburg, through the winding glens of Pennsylvania, and over the -teeming fields of Ohio, till at length, tired, dusty, and hungry, -at two o'clock in the morning we sweep into the evergreen city of -Cleveland. - -Here too, the ladies, God bless them, are on hand with a first rate -breakfast ready and waiting for us. After a short delay we embarked -on board the _Morning Star_, and made a quick and pleasant run across -Lake Erie and through the St. Clair river, till at length we cited -the old fashioned looking buildings of Sandwich and Windsor, looking -sleepily and wonderingly at the bustling, lively aspect of their -opposite neighbor, Detroit. - -Here we came in for a share of the kind and hearty welcome that -awaited the 27th Michigan, and here we took leave of that regiment. -For over a year we had served in the same brigade; for over a year -the 37th "Badgers" and 27th "Wolverines" had toiled, marched and -fought side by side. And it was with mutual feelings of esteem -and regret that in the streets of Detroit we parted with our old -companions in arms. Many a hearty good-bye and God speed you were -exchanged and many promises of correspondence given and received, and -soon the cars whirled us on, through the night, to where the ladies -of Grand Haven had a good breakfast ready for us, where they greeted -us with a hearty welcome, - - "and hands that offer fruit and flowers," - -There too, was McBride, prince of Captains, and the famous old -_Detroit_, and with such favorable conjunction of boat and captain, -our run across the lake was safely and expeditiously accomplished. - -A hearty welcome met us at the City of Bricks, and our greeting, on -our return to our State, was all that could be desired. We arrived -at Madison about 4 o'clock in the afternoon of Monday, July 31st, -were entertained at the Railroad Depot at the expense of the State, -and were welcomed in the park around the Capitol by the Governor, -Secretary of State, Adjutant General and the Municipal authorities -of Madison. The Regiment was then furloughed for fifteen days with -orders to report, at the expiration of that time, at Camp Randall. - -And here we will leave them at the point from which they started, -welcomed back to a country jubilant and exultant in a peace they -themselves had helped to win, rejoicing themselves in the prospect of -seeing home and friends once more. - -And even as now, when their warfare is accomplished and the victory -won, we gladly sheath the sword and lay aside the musket, so if the -old Badger State ever again calls on her sons to stand forth in her -defence, none will respond more readily than the - -THIRTY-SEVENTH WISCONSIN INFANTRY. - - - - -TABLE - -SHOWING GAIN AND LOSS - -OF - -Thirty-Seventh Wisconsin Volunteers - -DURING CAMPAIGNS OF 1864 AND 1865. - - -COMPANY. - - ------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---++------ - | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | K || - Original strength | 83| 83| 83| 83| 82| 80| 83| 81| 80| 80|| 818 - Recruits {1864 | 1| | 1| 7| 5| 5| | 2| | || 21 - {1865 | 9| | 2| 5| 8| 8| 11| 6| 7| 7|| 63 - Draft {1863 | | | 1| | | | | | | || 1 - {1864 | 13| 18| 15| 17| 14| 7| 16| 21| 8| 8|| 157 - Substitutes | 3| 8| 3| 1| 4| 4| 8| | 16| 10|| 57 - |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|| ---- - Total |109|109|105|113|113|104|118|110|111|105|| 1097 - -LOSS. - - By death | 18| 22| 18| 20| 27| 28| 24| 21| 16| 22|| 216 - By discharge | 6| 6| 13| 11| 10| 19| 4| 12| 24| 10|| 115 - By transfer to | | | | | | | | | | || - V. R. C. | | 3| | 4| 3| 2| 2| 4| | 1|| 19 - By desertion | 4| 2| 1| 0| 1| 0| 5| 2| 7| 6|| 28 - |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|| ---- - Total | 28| 33| 32|*38| 41| 49| 35| 39| 47| 39|| 378 - -COMMISSIONED OFFICERS--FIELD AND STAFF. - - Original strength | 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 9|| - Killed and died | | | | | | | | | | | || - of wounds | 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| | | | | 2| || 7 - Died of disease | 1| | | 1| | | | | | | || 2 - Resigned | | | 1| | 1| | | 1| | 1| 3|| 7 - Discharged | | 1| 1| | 1| | 2| 1| | | || 6 - Dismissed | | | | | | | | | 1| | || 1 - Mustered out | | | | | | | | | 1| | 2|| 3 - |---|---|---| --|---|---|---|---|---|---|---||---- - Total loss | 2| 2| 3| 2| 3| | 2| 2| 2| 3| 5|| 26 - ------------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---++---- - - * Including three men transferred to the 38th Wis. Vol. Inf. - - - - - ORIGINAL ROSTER - OF FIELD, STAFF AND LINE OFFICERS - 37TH WISCONSIN VOL. INF'TRY. - - COLONEL. - SAM. HARRIMAN. - Promoted Brevet Brig. Gen., July 1865. - - LIEUT. COLONEL. - ANSON. O. DOOLITTLE. - Resigned Sept. 7th, 1864. - - MAJOR. - WM. J. KERSHAW. - Promoted Lieut. Col. Sept. 27, 1864; resigned Oct. 18, 1864. - - ADJUTANT. - CLARON I. MILTIMORE. - Promoted Brevet Captain, July, 1865. - - QUARTERMASTER. - WM. C. WEBB. - Promoted to Colonel 52d Wis. Vols. - - SURGEON. - D. C. ROUNDY. - - FIRST ASST. SURGEON. - GEORGE H. CALKINS. - Mustered out March 11th, 1864. - - SECOND ASST. SURGEON. - JOHN HENRY ORRICK. - Promoted 1st Asst., March 11th, 1864. - - CHAPLAIN. - LEWIS M. HAWES. - Resigned March 1865. - - NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF. - - _Principal Musician_--W. H. BURTON. - - _Commissary Sergeant_--N. G. ROWLEY. Prom. 2d Lieut. Co. - Dec. 29, 1864. - - _Quartermaster Sergeant_--N. B. PRENTISS. Prom. Regimental Q. M. - - _Hospital Steward_--PORTER M. ROUNDY. - - _Sergeant Major_--GEO. GRAHAM. Prom. 1st Lt. Co. G, Dec. 29, 1864. - - -MUSTER ROLL OF "A" COMPANY. - - Raised in Wood, Juneau, and Dane counties, by SAM. STEVENS and S. - JONES. Mustered into U. S. service at Madison, Wisconsin, April - 16th, 1864. - -_Captain._ - - SAMUEL STEVENS. Killed in action, June 18th, 1864. - -_First Lieutenant._ - - SANFORD JONES. Died in hospital, Aug. 18th, 1864; promoted - Captain, July 18th, 1864. - -_Second Lieutenant._ - - DANIEL A. LOWBER. Wounded, June 18th, 1864; promoted 1st Lieut., - July 28th, Captain, Sept. 27th, 1864. - -_Sergeants._ - - Theo. M. Hobby, promoted 2d Lieut., July 18th; discharged, Dec. - 22d, 1863. - - Oliver H. Hunt, died in hospital, Dec. 16th, 1864. - - Francis A. Barnard, wounded in action, June 18th, 1864, and - discharged, March 8th, 1865. - - Wm. Cobban, wounded in action, July 30th, and discharged, January - 2d, 1865. - - Ferdinand Herber, reduced to ranks, July 15th; wounded in action, - July 30th, 1864. - -_Corporals._ - - Nelson H. Carney, reduced to ranks, July 1st, 1864. - - Irvine J. Slattery, wounded in action, June 18th; promoted - Sergt., Jan. 1st, 1865. - - Edw. Z. Weed. - - Tim. E. Wade, died in hospital, Nov. 7th, 1864. - - Benj. F. Wheeler, killed in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Jesse B. Hake. - - Willis B. Moffatt. - - Frank Wilson, wounded in action, June 18th, 1864. - -_Musicians._ - - Thoph. L. Hacker. - - Calvin D. Rogers. - -_Privates._ - - Aldrich, Samuel K. - - Alger, Joseph, promoted corporal, Jan. 1st, 1865. - - Alger, Westley, taken prisoner in the crater, July 30th, 1864. - - Allen, Thomas J., deserted in Baltimore, Md., May 1st, 1864. - - Allen, Lewis, promoted Serg't, July 1st, 1864. - - Anderson, Benjamin. - - Angel, Byron A. - - Arne, Courtland Z. - - Black, William Jas., died, July 12th, 1864, of wounds received in - action, June 18th, 1864. - - Briggs, Thomas. - - Carney, John, taken prisoner, July 30th, 1864, in the crater. - - Carney, Nelson H. - - Carter, Michael. - - Collins, Cassious M. - - Cooledge, George W., discharged for disability, Feb. 12th, 1864. - - Cooley, Charles F. - - Chartier, Narcisse, wounded in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Davis, John, wounded in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Davis, David, taken prisoner in action, April 2d, 1865. - - Dodge, William H., transferred to company F, May 30th, 1864, for - promotion. - - Gamble, David, transferred to company F, June 10th, 1864. - - Granger, Oliver. - - Greenhalgh, John E., killed June 18th, 1864, near Petersburg, Va. - - Goodbout, Charles, transferred from company F, May 30th, 1864. - - Hasson, William, transferred to accept promotion, May 20th, 1864. - - Hartman, John, wounded in action, June 18th, 1864; discharged for - disability, June 1st, 1865. - - Hawes, Chancey, B., promoted corporal, July 1st, 1864, and - sergeant, Jan. 1st, 1865. - - Hutchinson, Albert M. - - Hurlburt, A. B. C., promoted corporal, March 1st, 1865. - - Hutchinson, Robert. - - Kelley, Thomas, deserted, March 18th, 1865. - - Kimberly, Benjamin A. - - Kenney, Thomas. - - Lane, Jesse, died of wounds, July 7th, 1864. - - Mills, Benjamin B. - - Mountfort, John, deserted, Dec. 9th, 1864. - - Morris, George P. - - Moore, William H., promoted corporal, Dec. 7th, 1864. - - Moses, Leonard H. - - McCarty, William, deserted at Madison, Wisconsin, April 22d, 1864. - - McGunell, Michael, wounded in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Odell, John A., discharged Oct. 15th, 1864. - - Olson, Anum, died in hospital, Sept. 19th, 1864. - - Paye, Martin. - - Peterson, Peter, taken prisoner, July 30th, 1864, in the crater. - - Peak, John, died of wounds, July 7th, 1864. - - Plunewell, Henry, discharged, March 25th, 1865. - - Ramsey, William. - - Rensimer, Joseph, in action, June 17th, 1864; promoted corporal, - March 1st, 1865. - - Riner, John, died in hospital, Nov. 14th, 1864. - - Rood, Jas. B., promoted corporal, Dec. 7th, 1864. - - Rosencrans, Anson C. - - Sanders, Joel. - - Sanford, Munson B., killed in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Scott, Walter, killed on picket, June 24th, 1864. - - Scott, Corwin D., wounded, June 18th, 1864; discharged. - - Slater, Charles G. - - Smith, Josiah B., wounded in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Smith, Robert N., wounded in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Smith, William B., killed in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Springer, Samuel, wounded in action, June 18th, 1864; died of - wounds, Sept. 4th, 1864. - - Solles, Edgar. - - Sterling, Wm., promoted corporal, Aug. 30th, 1864. - - Thatcher, Thomas J., taken prisoner, July 30th, 1864; exchanged, - March 7th, 1865. - - Tritt, Zenas C., promoted corporal, Jan. 1st, and sergeant, March - 8th, 1865; wounded, July 30th, 1864. - - Van Deustan, Edward N., killed in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Waldo, Joseph. - - Warner, James L., killed in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Whitney, Almond, killed in action, June 28th, 1864. - - -RECRUITS, COMPANY A. - -_Volunteers._ - - James Gillin, wounded in action, April 2d, 1865. - - Oramel E. Tupper. - - Luther Fuller. - - John McIntyre. - - Jas. M. Plott. - - Taylor Stevens. - - Wm. Fuller. - - Thos. Caley. - - George Cline. - - George Cox. - -_Drafted Men._ - - Gideon Ardoss. - - Leroy Beecher. - - Adam Clawson. - - Nich. Chambers. - - Peter Gavin. - - Reuben Gardner. - - Owen Hillman. - - B. H. W. Z. Kussow. - - S. P. O'Neil. - - Geo. W. Teal, promoted orderly sergeant, Dec. 22, 1864; and 1st - Lieut., July 21st, 1865. - - P. Vanderlivoff. - - John Wart. - - Col. Wells. - -_Substitutes._ - - Charles White. - - H. R. Clark. - - F. N. Brasher. - - -MUSTER ROLL OF "B" COMPANY. - - Raised in Oshkosh and Janesville by R. C. EDEN and WM. H. EARL. - Mustered into U. S. service at Madison, Wis., by Capt. T. T. - BRAND, U. S. A., April 13, 1864. - -_Captain._ - - R. C. EDEN. Promoted Major, Dec. 15th, 1864. Lieut. Col., July - 21st, 1865. Brev. Lieut. Col. U. S. V. - -_First Lieutenant._ - - W. H. EARL. Died in Hospital, Washington, D. C., of wounds - received in action, June 17th, 1864. - -_Second Lieutenant._ - - N. S. DAVISON. Wounded, June 18th, 1864. Promoted First - Lieutenant, July 28th, 1864. Wounded Dec. 15th, 1864. Promoted - Captain, Dec. 15th, 1864. Discharged for disability, ---- 1865. - -_Musicians._ - - Wm. Burton, appointed principal musician, July, 1864. - - William Mason, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps. - -_Sergeants._ - - L. D. Harmon, wounded June 17th; promoted 2d Lieut. July 23d, - 1864; 1st Lieut., Dec. 15th, 1864; Captain, May, 1865. - - J. E. Williamson, wounded Aug. 19th, 1864; promoted 2d Lieut., - Dec. 15th, 1864; 1st Lieut., May, 1865. - - T. D. Powers, wounded June 18th, 1864. - - O. E. Rice, died Aug. 14th, of wounds received in action, July - 30th, 1864. - - Thos. A. Lockhart, wounded June 17th, 1864. - -_Corporals._ - - J. P. Braynard, transferred to field hospital. - - E. S. Casler. - - W. A. Barber. - - E. Wheeler, wounded July 30th, 1864. - - M. Lockerby, June 17th, 1864; transferred to Vet. Res. Corps. - - Hy. G. Brown, died Aug. 3d of wounds received in action, June - 17th, 1864. - -_Privates._ - - Allbee, Perry, transferred to Vet. Res. Corps. - - Allen, W. S., promoted Sergeant. - - Allen, Norman. - - Babcock, Louis G. - - Barnes, Wm. E., died at Depot Hospital, City Point, Nov. 10th, - 1864. - - Barnes, Hollis J., died at White Hall Hospital, Bucks county, - Pa., January 17th, 1865. - - Booth, Charles H., wounded June 17th, 1864. - - Boyd, Robert M. - - Boynton, Horace S., ambulance driver, 1st Div., 9th A. C. Train. - - Cross, Otis, missing in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Daikens, Amos. - - Daikens, Ezra. - - Denure, Jerome, wounded June 18th, 1864. - - Devine, James B. - - Doty, Isaiah. - - Dunn, Charles. - - Duley, John W., died in the State of disease--date unknown. - - Dutcher, Horace. - - Eaton, Cyrus R., died in hospital, Alexandria, Va.; date unknown. - - Finley, Hugh, killed in action, June 18th, 1864. - - France, Aquila. - - Fuller, Napoleon, killed in trenches before Petersburg, July 6th, - 1864. - - Hall, John, killed in action June 17th, 1864. - - Hinckley, Edward. - - Holton, John C., died in post hospital, Madison, Wis., Apr. 27th, - 1864. - - Howard, Abram. - - Ingrahan, Eleazer S., wounded in action June 17th, 1864. - - Laib, William C. - - Lattin, Sylvester. - - Lawrenz, John, wounded in action July 30th; left leg amputated. - - Lee, Hugh, died in Armory Square Hospital, Washington, June 21st, - 1864. - - Luhm, Fred, died in Armory Square Hospital, Washington, Nov. - 18th, 1864. - - Mitchell, J. H. - - Miltimore, Nelson. - - McCurdy, Chandlier. - - McLaughlin, Thomas G., wounded in action June 17th, 1864; - promoted corporal. - - Onderdonk, George E., promoted to corporal; wounded June 16th, - 1864. - - Parker, Francis D., wounded in action June 17th and discharged - Dec. 15th, 1864. - - Parker, Francis, wounded in action June 18th; promoted Captain - company H, 42d Wis., Sept. 23d, 1864. - - Peitzke, Wilhelm. - - Pitt, Horace C., wounded in action June 18th, 1864. - - Reilly, Michael, killed in action June 18th, 1864. - - Reilly, Michael O., killed in trenches before Petersburg, July - 26th, 1864. - - Rush, Thomas, deserted from Camp Randall, Apr. 28th, 1864. - - Scott, Stephen. - - Scoville, A. H., died in hospital, Washington, D. C., July 15th, - '64. - - Scoville, Leonard D., killed in action June 18th, 1864. - - Shay, Michael, wounded June 17th, 1864. - - Shilston, Samuel, wounded in actions June 17th and Aug. 20th, '64. - - Shoemaker, Jonathan P., transferred to Vet. Res. Corps. - - Smith, Frederick, promoted corporal; wounded Aug. 19th, 1864. - - Stolkey, William. - - Stone, Samuel H., wounded July 17th, 1864; lost leg Dec. 28th, - 1864. - - Taff, George, wounded July 30th, 1864. - - Thomas, John, deserted from Camp Randall, Apr. 20, 1864. - - Toms, George W., wounded July 30th, 1864. - - Toomey, Michael, wounded June 17th, 1864. - - Tuttle, Peter H., killed in action June 17th, 1864. - - Vanderwarker, Frank, discharged for disability. - - Wallace, David. - - Warren, James, wounded on picket, Jan. 1st, 1865. - - Weigal, Jacob, wounded in action, June 17th, 1864. - - Winings, John Y. - - Willard, David B., wounded June 17th, 1864. - - Wojahn, Wilhelm, killed in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Young, Aaron, killed in action, June 17th, 1864. - - Zahn, William, wounded June 17th, 1864; promoted corporal. - - Gleason, Michael, Jr., wounded June 17th, 1864; prom. corporal. - -_Recruits._ - -(None.) - -_Drafted Men._ - - Joseph Amen. - - Fred. Bohren. - - P. J. Deuster. - - Jos. Hildebrand. - - M. Hewitt. - - P. Kissinger. - - Edw. Lilliecrap. - - M. Marquarts. - - L. D. Marshall, killed April 2d, 1865. - - S. Neville. - - August Otto. - - Orange Snell. - - Fred. Sattler. - - John Sieger. - - Jos. Smith. - - C. N. Clough. - - Martin Pfeifer. - - Jos. Schineat. - -_Substitutes._ - - Dav. Bartle. - - Jos. Ergel. - - Hy. Eckel. - - Wm. Roberts. - - Jas. Riley. - - Jacob Schneider. - - Wiley Whicher. - - Cyrus Tucker. - - -MUSTER ROLL OF "C" COMPANY. - - Raised in Mineral Point and neighborhood, by JOHN GREEN and A. - J. PARKER. Mustered into U. S. service at Madison, Wisconsin, by - Capt. T. T. BRAND, U. S. A., April 13th, 1864. - -_Captain._ - - JOHN GREEN. Promoted Major, Oct. 19th; Lieut. Col., Dec. 15th, - 1864; and Colonel, July 21st, 1865. - -_First Lieutenant._ - - A. J. PARKER. Discharged for physical disability, Nov. 30th, 1864. - -_Second Lieutenant._ - - FREEMAN B. RIDDLE. Killed in action, June 17th, 1864. - -_Sergeants._ - - Philip Lawrence, promoted 2d Lieut., Dec. 13th, 1864; 1st Lieut., - Jan. 9th, 1865; resigned, June 3d, 1865. - - W. H. Green, died of wounds, July 9th, 1864. - - Francis Cooper, wounded, July 30th. - - Wm. Green, promoted 2d Lieut., Jan. 9th, 1865. - - Geo. F. Goldthorpe. - -_Corporals._ - - Thomas Parkin. - - Benson Hall, wounded, July, 30th, 1864; discharged May 19th, 1865. - - Sam'l Kenyon. - - Dexter B. Spears, wounded, June 17th, 1864. - - Oliver Martin. - - Reuben D. Shaw. - - Charles E. Clark, wounded, June 17th, 1864; died July 7th, 1864. - - Thos. W. Argue, died in hospital. - -_Musicians._ - - Josiah Baker. - - John L. Harrison. - -_Privates._ - - Ace, Elijah S. - - Argue, John J. - - Averill, William. - - Benton, John, discharged for disability. - - Ball, Julian, deserted, April 26th, 1864. - - Baker, Bryant, killed, June 18th, 1864. - - Barret, David. - - Bryant, David Z. - - Clark, Albert B. - - Colegrove, Webster, died in hospital, June 17th, 1864. - - Cotton, Chas. W. - - Crocker, Andrew E., died of wounds received in action, July 10th, - 1864. - - Cunningham, Henry H., wounded, July 30th. - - Cutshall, Taylor. - - Day, Albert L. - - Domey, Henry, killed, April 2d, 1865. - - Estee, John, killed, April 2d, 1865. - - Evens, Bow Devine. - - Fuller, Joshua P., killed, July 30th, 1864. - - French, Edward E., discharged for disability, Oct. 19th, 1864. - - Fruit, Enoch. - - Green, Henry P. - - Gunderson, Thomas. - - Hoare, Jas. A. - - Hall, Hosea. - - Hogness, Matthias G., died in hospital, Sept. 14th, 1864. - - Hollister, W. - - Kilmer, Abram. - - Kile, Jas. - - Kile, Geo. M. - - Lemche, Adolphe, wounded, June 17th, 1864. - - Levings, Noah. - - Martin, John. - - O'Bryan, John. - - Page, Lewis, wounded, June 17th, 1864; discharged, Feb. 20th, - 1865. - - Paulsen, Kittle, wounded, June 17th, 1864; discharged, Dec. 15th, - 1864. - - Plummer, Abram. - - Pergoy, Nathaniel, died of wounds received in action, July 30th, - 1864. - - Quimby, Wm., discharged, Aug. 15th, 1864. - - Rasey, Francis H., died of wounds received in action, June 17th, - 1864. - - Reesman, Phillip. - - Ross, Otis, killed in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Soper, A., wounded, June 17th, 1864. - - Scott, A., died, May 29th, 1864. - - Sherwood, D. A., promoted corporal, and 1st sergeant. - - Seeley, Stewart. - - Smith, Wilber S. - - Smith, Benj. F. - - Scherer, Nicholas. - - Sharer, A., wounded, June 17th, 1864. - - Shrider, H. - - Spaulding, L. - - Spears, Jas. - - Spears, Wm. R., discharged, Aug. 25th, 1864. - - Teasdale, John. - - Terguson, Ole, wounded, July 18th, 1864. - - Walker, Peter, died from wounds received in action, June 18th, - 1864. - - Warren, Frank. - - Whitford, John F. - - Wheelock, Eugene, killed in action, July 20th, 1864. - - Williams, Thos. R., died in hospital, July 13th, 1864. - - Wilkinson, Edw. - - Woods, Benjamin, prisoner of war, exchanged, Sept., 1864. - - Wood, Chas., died in hospital of wounds received in action, July - 19th, 1864. - - Webster, Francis A., died in hospital, July 19th, 1864. - - Fitch, Victor. - -_Recruits._ - - Schuck, George. - - Gaylord, Benj., discharged, June 3d, 1865. - - Evins, Abram. - - Gardner, Eugene. - -_Drafted Men._ - - Bendickson, Knaudt. - - Engbertson, Gilbert. - - Gunderson, John. - - Johnson, Aroe, discharged, Jan. 20th, 1865. - - Ormson, Torge. - - Oleson, Isaac, discharged, June 3d, 1865. - - Oleson, Knaudt. - - Cram, Vasco, discharged, June 3d, 1865. - - Haas, Matthias. - - Kobernos, Fred., discharged, June 3d, 1865. - - Krooger, Christian. - - Lagerman, Josh, discharged, June 3d, 1865. - - Marquite, Frederick. - - Kriel, Paulus. - - Stolbe, Frederick. - -_Substitutes._ - - Cloos, John. - - Dettenthaler, Fred. - - Milling, Paul. - - -MUSTER ROLL OF "D" COMPANY. - - Raised in Waushara and Dane counties by ALVAH NASH and FRANK - MUNGER, and mustered into U. S. service at Madison, Wis. - -_Captain._ - - ALVAH NASH. Promoted Major, July 21st, 1865. - -_First Lieutenant._ - - FRANK J. MUNGER. Prisoner of war, July 30th, 1864. Promoted - Captain, July 21st, 1865. - -_Second Lieutenant._ - - W. C. POPE. Died of disease, April 30th, 1864. - -_Sergeants._ - - Geo. Hurst, promoted 2d Lieut., July 7th, 1864; transferred to - company A. - - Geo. W. Gustin, died June 3d, 1865. - - Jas. Bennett, wounded July 30th, 1864. - - Caleb Greenfield, wounded June 18th, 1864; discharged March, 1865. - - Thompson P. Crowe, wounded Sept. 30th, 1864. - -_Corporals._ - - Dan. C. Eager, died of wounds received in action June 17th, 1864. - - John W. Jobe. - - Joel Dewel, killed July 27th, 1864. - - Davis R. Lane, wounded July 30th, 1864; prisoner of war, April - 2d, 1865. - - Geo. B. Shumway, killed in action June 17th, 1864. - - Warren J. Vantassell. - - Chas. H. Pynchon. - - Zachariah Westbrooke, taken prisoner July 30th and died at - Danville, Va. - -_Musicians._ - - Fred. Hurst. - - Benj. Wiggins. - -_Privates._ - - Ames, Nathaniel W. - - Abbott, Sheridan J., discharged Oct. 19th, 1864. - - Angier, Oscar F. - - Brunton, John, wounded June 18th, 1864. - - Bryant, J. M., wounded June 28th, 1864; transferred to V. R. C. - - Bromaghim, Geo. W. - - Bromaghim, Frank W. - - Bent, Wm., wounded Oct. 27th, 1864; discharged June 10th, '65. - - Briggs, Wm. H., wounded April 2d, 1865; discharged June 6th, 1865. - - Blakesly, Tobias L. - - Benjamin, Herbert, wounded June 18th, 1864. - - Beatty, Wm., wounded June 18th, 1864. - - Casey, Amos. - - Chase, Jonathan. - - Cox, Frederick. - - Crawford, Robt. M., prisoner of war, July 30th, 1864. - - Cunningham, Chas. F., prisoner of war, July 30th, 1864. - - Dallas, John P., prisoner of war, July 30th, 1864. - - Douglas, David C., prisoner of war, April 2d, 1865. - - Eagan, Michael, died while home on furlough, Sept. 26th, 1864. - - Eagan, John. - - Eager, Thomas, killed in action July 30th, 1864. - - Ferdon, Martin O. - - Fryman, Jas. D., wounded June 20th, 1864; transf. to V. R. C. - - Gillett, Elihu R., died in hospital May 10th, 1864. - - Gifford, Jas. M. - - Greenfield, John W., transf. to V. R. C. - - Harmon, Albion, died in hospital July 5th, 1864. - - Hawes, Ed. M. - - Hayward, Franklin, died in hospital Oct. 5th, 1864. - - Herrick, S. J. - - Hills, Eber H., died in hospital May 7th, 1864. - - Holmer, Benj. - - House, Elijah, transferred to 38th Wis. Vol. Infantry. - - Howe, Ambrose, wounded June 28th, 1864. - - Hurst, Charles, died in hospital Sept. 29th, 1864. - - Jameson, James W. - - Jameson, Francis, discharged July, 1864. - - Jarvis, Willard, wounded July 30th, 1864. - - Johnson, John, transferred to 38th Wis. Vol. Infantry. - - Joslin, John W., promoted 2d Lieut. Dec. 29th, 1864; resigned - June 10th, 1865. - - King, James, died in hospital May 14th, 1864. - - Lamb, Waldo W. - - Mills, Noah, died in hospital Aug. 5th, 1864. - - Newhall, Harrison C. - - Prutzman, David, promoted to 2d Lieut. and killed June 28th, '64. - - Putnam, Lyman, wounded June 17th, 1864; died in hospital Aug. - 12th, 1864. - - Putnam, Jacob, wounded July 30th, 1864, and April 2d, 1865. - - Prentice, Nathan B., Q. M. Sergeant; promoted Regimental Q. M., - May, 1865. - - Ramsbottom, Jas. E. - - Readman, Hiram W., transferred to 38th Wis. Vol. Infantry. - - Robinson, Ezra B., wounded July 30th, 1864; disc. Sept. 10th, '64. - - Schofield, Jacob A. - - Seely, Wm. - - Short, Patrick. - - Shower, John A. - - Signor, Jonah. - - Smith, Wm., transferred to Vet. Res. Corps. - - Specht, Fred., died in prison at Danville, Va., Nov. 3d, 1864. - - Stewart, Elisha J., discharged March 24th, 1865. - - Stilwell, Clark L., wounded June 17th, 1864. - - Taplin, John F. - - Wager, Marcus, died of wounds received in action June 17th, '64. - - Wagner, Michael. - - Waite, William, wounded June 18th, 1864. - - Winslow, Elijah. - - Young, John, discharged Jan. 10th, 1865. - -_Recruits_--(volunteers.) - - Nash, Locey A. - - Jones, Sandford G. - - Pease, John A. - - McMullen, John. - - Ditzen, Jacob, discharged June 6th, 1865. - - Horats, John, killed in action April 2d, 1865. - - Brown, Wm. - - Moorhouse, Robert. - - Taylor, Andrew M. - - Woodward, John B. - - Firman, Jacob B. - - Hills, Wm. H., wounded in camp, March 27th, 1864. - -_Drafted._ - - Wm. Covell. - - Richard E. Davis. - - Michael Hoose, wounded in action, April 2d, 1865. - - Worden A. Wood. - - Wm. Hartwig. - - Jacob Myers. - - Christian Emory. - - Adolph Campman. - - Charles Nack. - - Wm. Kaunie. - - Wm. Shrader. - - Anton Maas. - - Thomas Seholtec. - - Charles Block. - - Lucus Bartler. - - Fred. Harnees. - - William Rhineea. - -_Substitute._ - - Kelsin Holman, prisoner of war, April 2d, 1865. - - -MUSTER ROLL OF "E" COMPANY. - - Raised in La Crosse and Fond du Lac, by FRANK A. COLE and LEWIS - U. BEALL, and mustered into U. S. service, at Madison, Wisconsin, - April 18th, 1864. - -_Captain._ - - FRANK A. COLE. Died of wounds received in action, July 30th, 1864. - -_First Lieutenant._ - - LEWIS U. BEALL. Wounded in action, July 30th, 1864; promoted - Captain, Nov. 11th, 1864; honorably discharged, June 10th, 1865. - -_Second Lieutenant._ - - MELVILLE A. BARRY. Resigned, Aug. 24th, 1864. - -_Sergeant._ - - Archibald Douglas, died of wounds received in action, July 30th, - 1864. - - Jared Hunstinger, wounded, June 21st, 1864. - - Thomas Bishop, died of wounds received in action, June 17th, 1864. - - Dan'l Waltz, died in hospital, Jan. 3d, 1865. - - D. W. Osbourn, wounded in action, June 18th, 1864. - -_Corporals._ - - Wm. Fletcher, died in hospital. - - E. Laflin, wounded, June 18th, 1864. - - S. Thompson, wounded in action, Aug. 19th, 1864. - - A. Terry. - - Joseph Kennedy, killed in camp by the fall of a tree, March 16th, - 1865. - - George Davis, died in hospital, Sept. 21st, 1864. - - J. W. Shadbolt. - - Wm. Meinzer, killed in action, July 30th, 1864. - -_Musicians._ - - Samuel A. Halleck. - - T. Brandon. - -_Privates._ - - Adam, Abraham. - - Baier, Joseph A. - - Baldwin, Wm. H., wounded, Sept. 30th, 1864. - - Batus, Adam, taken prisoner, July 30th, 1864. - - Bowell, Isaac, died in prison, date unknown. - - Boyer, Moses, killed in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Bresel, Nirum. - - Brightman, Wendell D., killed in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Briggs, Robt. L., died in hospital at Danville, Va., prisoner, - July 30th, 1864. - - Brown, Adolphus. - - Buck, Cassius M. - - Buck, Wm. W., promoted 2d Lieut., Jan. 8th, 1865, Captain, June, - 1865. - - Carter, Henry E., discharged, May 30th, 1865. - - Combs, Jas. W., died in hospital, Aug. 14th, 1864. - - Comstock, Marinus, died in hospital at Madison. - - Davenport, Nelson, wounded, June 18th, 1864. - - Delong, Wm., discharged, Oct. 20th, 1864. - - Earl, Thomas, promoted sergeant, Oct. 1st, 1864; wounded, June - 18th, 1864; promoted Lieutenant, July 21st, 1865. - - Fawver, Aaron. - - Fuller, Jas. L. - - Fuller, Levi, wounded, June 18th, 1864; transferred to V. R. C., - Jan. 17th, 1865. - - Gillett, Cyrus B., died in Madison, Wis. - - Green, Wm., missing in action, June 18th, 1864; supposed killed. - - Gunter, Wm., died in hospital, April 16th, 1865. - - Hawes, Lewis M., promoted to chaplain, Aug. 8th, 1864; resigned, - March, 1865. - - Hall, George, prisoner of war, Dec. 10th, 1864. - - Hickman, Albert C., reported killed; missing since July 30th, - 1864. - - Hopkins, Edmund R. - - Huntsinger, Chester, wounded, June 25th, 1864. - - Ingalls, Lester H., missing, July 30th, 1864; supposed dead. - - Inman, Hiram C. - - Johnson, Henry. - - Kimball, Wm., deserted, April, 1864. - - Larkins, Jas., died of wounds received in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Losselyoung, John, missing in action, July 30th, 1864; dead. - - Losey, Isaac. - - Marshall, John I., killed in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Moran, Alf. P., discharged, Jan. 12th, 1865. - - Murphy, Michael, discharged, Sept. 26th, 1864. - - McCraney, John T. - - McKeavey, John. - - McLaughlin, James. - - Newcomb, Jeremiah. - - Nichols, Edgar, wounded in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Osier, Joseph, wounded, June 18th, died, July 16th, 1864. - - Paulley, Jacob. - - Partridge, Edw. B., killed in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Peter, August, wounded in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Raymond, Geo. - - Ritchie, Wesley, wounded in action, July 30th, 1864; transferred - to V. R. C. - - Shadbolt, R. - - Shadbolt, John W. - - Smith, Willard. - - Sprague, Beriah D., died in hospital, Oct. 20th, 1864. - - Sweeney, Wm. A. - - Stoops, John. - - Terry, Albert O. - - Thomas, John, wounded in action, July 17th, 1864. - - Thompson, Wm. H. - - Thompson, John, killed in action, June 17th, 1864. - - Thompson, Charles B., killed in action, June 17th, 1864. - - Toothman, Wm., deserted at Madison. - - Turner, Abraham. - - Waltz, Dan'l, died in hospital, Jan. 3d, 1865. - - Watson, Joseph L., transferred to V. R. C. - - Watson, Ebenezer, taken prisoner, Dec. 10th, 1864; discharged, - May 24th, 1865. - - Webster, Bradley. - - Wheeler, Ira B., promoted corporal, January, 1865. - - Wilkson, Chas. - - White, Charles, wounded, June 20th, 1864. - - Walker, Alexander. - -_Recruits_--1864. - - Edward, Phillip. - - Campbell, Albert L., discharged, June 6th, 1865. - - Seward, Joel, discharged, June 6th, 1865. - - Whipple, Wm. H., discharged, June 6th, 1865. - - Van Alstine, Wm., discharged, June 6th, 1865. - -_Recruits_--1865. - - Green, Stephen. - - Cox, Edward. - - Milheron, Peter. - - Lynch, Patsy. - - Boyce, James. - - Perry, Hopkins. - - Zander, Lucian V. - - Zander, James L. - -_Substitutes._ - - Reinschneider, Albert. - - Gleason, Burrell. - - Dudley, Julius. - - Berry, Henry W. - -_Drafted._ - - Eighme, Elmer. - - Edwards, Henry S. - - Merchant, Alexander. - - Rosbrook, Jonathan. - - Shovey, Peter C. - - Bowvee, Henry. - - Ecke, Harman. - - Ecke, Fred, died in hospital, May, 22d, 1865. - - Goltner, Ernste. - - Glynn, Timothy. - - Maynard, Allen, discharged, June 6th, 1865. - - Miller, William. - - Stille, Anton. - - Schele, Adolph. - - -MUSTER ROLL OF "F" COMPANY. - - Raised in Pierce and Dane counties by E. BURNETT and JAS. C. - SPENCER, and mustered into U. S. service at Madison, Wis., April - 19th, 1864. - -_Captain._ - - ELLSWORTH BURNETT. Promoted Brevet Major, July, 21st, 1864. - -_First Lieutenant._ - - JAS. C. SPENCER. Promoted Captain company G, January, 1865, - Resigned June, 1865. - -_Second Lieutenant._ - - H. W. BELDEN. Promoted 1st Lieut. company A, November 10th, 1864, - and Captain company C, Dec. 29th, 1864. - -_Sergeants._ - - W. M. Howes, killed in action, April 2d, 1865. - - John Butcher, died of wounds received in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Geo. W. Chinnoc, transferred to V. R. C. - - Morris W. Bliss, killed in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Wm. Hasson, promoted sergeant, November 1st, 1864, 2d Lieut., - January 8th, 1865. - -_Corporals._ - - John H. Gouldsburry, discharged November, 1864. - - Jas. Little, killed in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Wm. H. Hill, killed in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Jos. A. Rollins. - - W. T. Bradshaw. - - Charles Randall, died May 24th, 1865. - - John W. Hilleburt, killed in action, June 18th, 1864. - -_Musicians._ - - Brandon, Taylor. - - Slightam, William E. - -_Privates._ - - Adams, Lorenzo. - - Appleman, Valentine E. - - Atchison, John, transferred to Navy. - - Bagley, Trueman, died insane, February 18th, 1865. - - Barsanter, Frank. - - Brown, Charles D. - - Burdick, Oscar, killed in action, June 17th, 1864. - - Carr, Thomas, Jr. - - Caas, George, died of wounds received in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Carleton, Hollis D., wounded June 17th, 1864, and July 30th, 1864. - - Cline, George J., promoted corporal January 1st, 1865; killed in - action, April 2d, 1865. - - Cragan, John, wounded June 18th, 1864; disch. May 3d, 1865. - - Coddington, John W., wounded July 30th, 1864. - - Conant, Wallace, killed in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Douglas, Archibald, transferred to company E. - - Davis, James L. - - Douglas, John T., prisoner of war, July 30th, 1864. - - Dunn, Payson. - - Flick, Marion, wounded in action, Sept. 30th, 1864. - - Forsythe, Charles R., killed in action, June 17th, 1864. - - Fuller, William E. - - Gordon, Gardner L., died in hospital, Sept. 7th, 1864. - - Graham, Sam., wounded July 30th, 1864; died in prison. - - Gray, Alonzo. - - Gamble, David. - - Hampton, John C., wounded in action, July 30th; discharged June - 27th, 1865. - - Hayter, William P. - - Hazen, Jonathan S. - - Hill, Denison K., wounded June 18th, 1864; discharged May 27th, - 1865. - - Hizer, Adolph, wounded July 30th, 1864. - - Hoey, Dennison, prisoner of war, July 30th, 1864; died in prison. - - Hodgson, Albert. - - Hodgson, G. W., discharged October 17th, 1864. - - Houston, George, killed on picket, June 26th, 1864. - - Hughhart, James S., discharged May 3d, 1865. - - Jones, Evans W., killed June 26th, 1864. - - Love, Jeremiah. - - Mace, Jonathan. - - Maud, William. - - McMahan, Peter, wounded July 30th, 1864, and April 2d, 1865. - - Morgan, Thomas, wounded June 18th, 1864; disch. Jan. 6th, 1865. - - McFail, Neil, wounded June 18th, 1864. - - Oleson, Lars, prisoner of war July 30th, 1864; died in prison. - - Osgood, Charles J., wounded June 17th, 1864; discharged Dec. 2d, - 1864. - - Perkins, Benjamin, dismissed by sentence of G. C. M. - - Patterson, William. - - Patterson, Robert, discharged May 3d, 1865. - - Peterson, Ole, wounded July 30th, 1864. - - Powell, William, killed in action, June 17th, 1864. - - Pieiei, George. - - Pulk, David M. - - Rautz, Peter, wounded in action, July 30th, 1884; discharged May - 26th, 1865. - - Selleck, Isaac, killed in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Smith, George, wounded in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Stanley, James G. - - Stokes, Elias. - - Van Hosen, Norris, killed on picket, July 22d, 1864. - - Velzy, Charles, wounded in action, April 2d, 1865. - - Walden, Elisha H., killed July, 30th, 1864. - - Waldroff, Marion. - - Ward, Lemuel J., discharged May 4th, 1865. - - Weston, Horatio, promoted corporal, January 1st, and sergeant, - April 10th, 1865. - - Winchester, Judson, promoted sergeant Jan. 1st, 1865, and 2d - Lieut., July, 1865. - - Wise, Pembroke V., promoted Sergeant Major, June 22d, 1864, and - Captain 31st U. S. C. T. - - Whitney, Louis M. - -_Recruits_--1864. - - Francis Galbraith, discharged May 20th, 1865. - - Wm. H. Hogeboom, discharged May 20th, 1865. - - Jas. H. Hogeboom, discharged June 6th, 1865. - - David C. Martin, promoted sergeant, January 1st, 1865; discharged - May 20th, 1865. - - Ed. W. Sargent, discharged May 24th, 1865. - -1865. - - Hoefner, Geo., died of wounds received in action, April 2d, 1865. - - John Ingraham. - - Jacob Miller. - - Edwin Slaght. - - George Ottman. - - Charles Hopkins. - - Cortez B. Taylor. - - Samuel Barker. - -_Substitutes._ - - Rufus H. Holt. - - John McFall. - - C. J. Midgely. - - N. E. McLaughlin. - - Patrick Lee. - -_Drafted._ - - Thomas Chambers, died in hospital, June 14th, 1865. - - John Lynn, died of wounds received in action, April 2d, 1865. - - John Shirden. - - Norman Shaver, wounded in action, April 2d, 1865. - - Fred. Conrad. - - John Deits. - - Gottlieb Fisher. - - E. V. Graves. - - Christian Kolberg. - - Thomas Metlam. - - Henry Rhodes. - - Casper Schubert. - - Lafayette Saunders. - - Henry Sherman. - - Charles Silla. - - Edward Ward. - - A. J. Wood, died in hospital, February 9th, 1865. - - -MUSTER ROLL OF "G" COMPANY. - -_Captain._ - - MARTIN W. HELLER. Discharged for disability, Oct., 1864. - -_First Lieutenant._ - - WM. P. ATWELL. Wounded, July 30th, 1864; discharged, Oct., 1864. - -_Second Lieutenant._ - - A. J. HOLMES. Taken prisoner, July 30th, 1864; promoted to 1st - Lieut. Co. K, June, 1865. - -_Sergeants._ - - George Graham, commissioned 1st Lieut., December 29th, 1864. - - Stephen Skeel, appointed 1st Serg't Sept. 1st, 1864; commissioned - 2d Lieut., March 1st, 1865. - - Edward L. Doolittle, wounded and taken prisoner, July 30th, 1864; - appointed 1st Serg't March 1st, 1865. - - Henry A. Chase, wounded July 30th, 1864; made Commissary - Sergeant, Feb. 13th, 1865. - - William Thatcher. - -_Corporal._ - - William E. Hussey, wounded July 30th, 1864; killed, April 2d, - 1865. - - Lawrence T. Bristol, killed July 30th, 1864. - - Heman A. Babcock, 3d Corp., promoted 1st Serg't company D. - - John M. Cenru, killed July 30th, 1864. - - George H. Vaughan, killed July 30th, 1864. - - Ozias C. Dwyer, made Serg't Jan. 1st, 1865. - - Robert R. Minnick. - - Benjamin M. Collins, reduced to the ranks. - -_Privates._ - - James E. Andrews, promoted Corporal, August 1st, 1864; made - Sergeant, March 1st, 1865. - - Thomas Applebee. - - William Arthurs. - - Robert A. Amor, died October 22d, 1864. - - George N. Bishop. - - Christian Bergeman, killed July 30th, 1864. - - Seneca Bentley, deserted June 14th, 1864. - - James H. Bellinger. - - Albert Bovee, Jr. - - Charles B. Babcock, promoted Corporal May 2d, 1865. - - Franklin Bigelow, killed July 30th, 1864. - - Orlando A. Burdick, wounded July 30th, 1864. - - Samuel M. Badger. - - Francis A. Baldwin. - - Thomas Curtin, killed July 30th, 1864. - - Francis Cain. - - George Cole, deserted June, 1864. - - Hiram P. Cutting, prisoner of war since July 30th, 1864. - - Joseph E. Clark. - - George Daggett, died August 19th, 1864. - - Horatio N. Day. - - Elias Delong, discharged May 27th, 1865. - - Alfred Dewitt. - - Thomas S. Draper. - - John Farnsworth, died in prison at Danville, Va. - - Victor Fitch, transferred to company C. - - Egbert Gardner, wounded July 30th, 1864. - - Jens Holsteenson. - - Isaac Joiner, transferred to V. R. C. - - Thomas H. Lea, killed July 30th, 1864. - - John Loible, wounded April 2d, 1865. - - Nicholas H. Lang, killed July 30th, 1864. - - Orange M. Lincoln, killed July 30th, 1864. - - Edmund M. Long, killed July 24th, 1864, on picket. - - Miron E. Lawrence, promoted Corporal, May 1st, 1865. - - Joseph H. Meixell, transferred to V. R. C. - - John McIntyre, promoted Corporal, March 1st, 1865. - - Luther L. Masser. - - Charles Nickell, killed Sept. 30th, 1864. - - Charles J. Neff, killed July 30th, 1864. - - George W. Pitt, wounded on picket July 23d, 1864. - - Adolphus Page, killed July 30th, 1864. - - Minn Palmer, killed July 30th, 1864. - - William Paine, deserted December, 1864. - - Isaac J. Paine. - - John A. Plunkett, taken prisoner July 30th, 1864. - - David Pearson, deserted May, 1864. - - Mortimer W. Perry, killed April 2d, 1865. - - Clarence L. Powers, promoted Corporal, April 1st, 1865. - - Freeman L. Roberts. - - George Right, deserted May, 1864. - - Richard B. Rose. - - Charles Salisbury, wounded himself January 3d, 1865. - - Josiah Sweet, discharged May 27th, 1865. - - Justin L. Spencer. - - John Milton Smith, wounded July 30th, 1864. - - John Smith, deserted May, 1864. - - Francis Schofield, died June 14th, 1864. - - William Shilling, wounded April 2d, 1865. - - Henry R. Sprage, died at Danville, Va., in prison. - - Wilton L. Squires. - - Joseph H. Sexton, promoted Corporal, Feb. 12th, 1865. - - James Q. Severns, promoted Corporal, June 6th, 1864. - - James J. Taylor, promoted Sergeant, April 1st, 1865. - - Theodore T. Upright, killed July 30th, 1864. - - Meredith M. Whitt, transferred to company H. - - Hans. B. Warner, wounded July 30th, 1864, and taken prisoner. - - William Wells, died October 14th, 1864. - - Edward Youerell, wounded July 30th, 1864. - - George Banon. - -_Volunteer Recruits._ - - John A. Showns, transferred to company D. - - Robert Patchet. - - John Cummings. - - William Woolfitt, Jr. - - John Deniger. - - Cyrus Widger. - - Patrick Penneffy. - - Monmouth Baldwin. - - James Bond. - - John McGeen. - - Van Vechten Livingston. - -_Drafted Recruits._ - - Stephen Griffith, wounded April 2d, 1865. - - Charles P. Rood. - - Andrew Matlott. - - Nicholas Rottice. - - Daniel Kennedy. - - Miles Smith. - - Joseph Shermer. - - Michael Shultz. - - Olois Schafer. - - Peter Vroman. - - Christopher Winkauf, promoted Corporal, May 1st, 1865. - - John Dunck. - - Freerick Ellion. - - Robert Kencel. - - Frederick Ohen, wounded April 2d, 1865. - - Martin Van-de-Vel-de. - -_Substitutes._ - - Nels Bryngleson, wounded April 2d, 1865. - - William H. Rood. - - Joseph Dupoint, wounded April 2d, 1865. - - Marius Pero, killed December 22d, 1864. - - John H. Dalton. - - Edwin C. Rist. - - Thomas Feenan. - - Jacob Goodrow. - - -MUSTER ROLL OF "H" COMPANY. - -PERMANENT PARTY. - -_Captain._ - - FRANK T. HOBBS. Wounded, June 18th, 1864. - -_First Lieutenant._ - - THOS. CARMICHAEL. Discharged, Oct. 7th, 1864. - -_Second Lieutenant._ - - JOS. H. BRIGHTMAN. Resigned, Aug. 7th, 1864. - -_Sergeants._ - - John Deidrich. - - Carl M. Peck, killed in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Hy. Carman. - - D. L. Cole, killed in action, June 17th, 1864. - - Edw. Ehle, promoted. - -_Corporals._ - - Fred. Bassett, prisoner of war, July 30th, 1864. - - R. M. Stockwell. - - Jas. B. Wait. - - A. Plummer, discharged, July 3d, 1864. - - Chauncey Blunt. - - S. P. Kanable, prisoner of war, July 30th, 1864; promoted, - Serg't, May 1st, 1865. - - John M. Wells, promoted 1st Serg't, Jan. 1st, 1865; prisoner of - war, April 2d, 1865. - - Chas. Schrœder, wounded, June 18th, 1864. - -_Musician._ - - Adelbert Eastman, discharged, March 25th, 1865. - -_Privates._ - - Althouse, Christian. - - Ackley, Adnah, promoted corporal, April 11th, 1865. - - Allabeck, Geo. W. - - Arnald, Edw'd. - - Behling, Geo. W. P. - - Baird, Jas. R. - - Bendrick, John, killed in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Boyle, Patrick. - - Benscotter, Barney. - - Becker, Henry. D. - - Bassett, Frederick, promoted corporal, May 1st, 1864; prisoner, - July, 30th. - - Blunt, Chauncey. - - Bandel, Joseph, promoted, 2d Lieut., Jan. 8th, 1865. - - Beden, Jonas W. - - Chisholm, Wm. - - Clinkamer, Peter, died of wounds, Aug. 3d, 1864. - - Crouse, Jonathan. - - Core, Geo. W., promoted corporal, Jan. 1st, 1865. - - Crabtree, John, died of wounds, Nov. 8th, 1865. - - Dillen, Abraham, prisoner of war, April 2d, 1864. - - Endicott, Wm. A., killed in action, April 2d, 1865; promoted - sergeant, Jan. 1st, 1865. - - Ericson, Lewis M., promoted corporal, April 11th, 1865. - - Foss, Charles B. - - Gould, Charles H., killed in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Gillett, Marcus D., died of wounds received in action, July 20th, - 1864. - - Gault, Henry A., killed in action, April 2d, 1865. - - Hughbanks, David, deserted, May 2d, 1864. - - Hoke, George. - - Heath, Orin. - - Highday, Geo. S. - - Halsted, Luther. - - Kendal, Zachariah, discharged, March 6th, 1865. - - Kanable, Simon, promoted sergeant, May 1st; prisoner of war, - July, 30th, 1864. - - Hassilky, Wm., killed in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Lamb, Wm. A. - - Long, Thomas, died of wounds, July 6th, 1864. - - Luchterhaud, Ernst, died of wounds, July 9th, 1864. - - Manlove, Oliver P., prisoner of war, July 30th, 1864. - - Metcalf, Wm. G., discharged, March 25th, 1865. - - McCloud, Duley, killed in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Nash, Anderson. - - Norton, Edward L. - - Prince, Sandford C., discharged, July 5th, 1864. - - Parvis, Geo. W., promoted, April 11th, 1865. - - Provo, Thos., prisoner, July 30th, 1864. - - Parker, Rodolpho W., transferred to V. R. C. - - Quick, Riley. - - Rowe, Geo., promoted corporal, May 1st, 1865. - - Reece, Chas. H., discharged, July 3d, 1864. - - Soper, Foster R., died, Aug., 1864. - - Safford, Wm. - - Schrœder, Charles, died of wounds, July 6th, 1864. - - Schrœder, Charles, promoted corporal; wounded, June 18th, 1864. - - Statton, Wm., discharged, March 25th, 1865. - - Slonager, Fred., died of wounds, July 24th, 1864. - - Skinner, Wm. - - Skinner, Abner, B., promoted corporal, May 1st, 1865. - - Scheidigger, Andrew, promoted corporal, Jan. 1st, 1865. - - Scoville, Levi. - - Storey, John W. - - Trigel, Reichart, killed in action. - - Thorpe, Thomas E., transferred to V. R. C. - - Willoughby, John R., died of wounds received, Sept. 12th, 1864. - - Winfield, Henry. - - Wood, Aseill, killed in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Wells, John M., 1st Serg't, Jan. 1st, 1865; prisoner of war, - April 2d, 1865. - - Wagner, John. - - Dickey, Rob't. - - Dean, Lafayette, discharged, Nov. 18th, 1864. - - Flook, Abner H., transferred to V. R. C. - - Lee, John, deserted, May 2d, 1864. - - Paine, Wm. A. - - Deiderich, John. - - Peck, Carl M., killed in action, June 18th, 1864. - - Carman, Henry. - - Cole, David L., killed in action, June 17th, 1864. - - Ehle, Edw. A., promoted sergeant. - - Stockwell, Rob't M. - - Wait, Jas. B., promoted corporal, May 1st, 1864. - - Plumer, Amos, discharged, July 3d, 1864. - -_Recruits._ - - Appleman, Valentine E., discharged, Jan. 23d, 1865. - - Maud, Wm., discharged, Jan. 23d, 1865. - - Tax, Thos. - - Belknap, Seba. - - Tax, Geo. - - Pottgeisser, Phillip. - - Warwick, Dan'l. - - Sercom, Chas. - -_Drafted._ - - Schmitt, Wm. - - Schuster, Christian. - - Bosak, Wm., killed in action, April 2d, 1865. - - Kitzman, John F. - - Kruyer, Dan'l. - - Kreuke, Charles. - - Mallo, Fred., killed in action, April 2d, 1865. - - Burchardt, Chas. - - Luther, Paul. - - Dollert, Carol. - - Kowitz, Andrew. - - Joeres, Thomas, discharged, May 20th, 1865. - - Wollenberg, Fred. - - Schultz, Herman. - - Wintermantel, Jacob. - - Lumbay, Fred. - - Tarvour, John. - - Gasser, Geo. - - Gallis, John. - - Gelhaus, Arnold. - - Sehard, Necklaus, discharged, March 6th, 1865. - - -MUSTER ROLL OF "I" COMPANY. - -Raised in various counties. - -_Captain._ - - GEORGE A. BECK. - -_First Lieutenant._ - - EDWARD HANSON. Resigned July 20th, 1864. - -_Second Lieutenant._ - - JOSEPH O. CHILSON. Dismissed the service by G. C. M. - -_Sergeants._ - - John C. Avery, wounded June 18th, 1864; reduced to ranks Jan. - 1st, 1865. - - Matthias Bauer, discharged October 22d, 1864. - - Elias W. Reidy. - - John Regan, reduced to the ranks, November 1st, 1864. - - Edward Thurston. - -_Corporals._ - - Titsworth Barrett, reduced to ranks Nov. 1st, 1864. - - Henry Kulman, reduced to ranks Nov. 1st, 1864. - - John Stockhardt, killed in action July 30th, 1864. - - Louis Dorman. - - Seth G. Ferdon, reduced to ranks Nov. 1st, 1864. - - E. R. Mayville. - - Charles Frank, promoted Sergeant January 1st, 1865. - - Joseph Blair. - -_Musicians._ - -_Privates._ - - Avery, John C., wounded June 18th, 1864. - - Applebee, Gilbert, wounded June 18th, 1864. - - Ammerman, Albert. - - Allen, Lloyd W., deserted May 23d, 1865. - - Brodhagen, William. - - Bagg, James, deserted May 1st, 1865. - - Bruss, Gottlieb. - - Brown, Charles P., died in hospital Nov. 28th, 1864. - - Blair, Joseph. - - Bates, Aaron G., died of wounds received in action July 30th, '64. - - Callahan, Matthew, killed in action July 30th, 1864. - - Cowdy, Lester L. - - Caldwell, William A., killed in action July 30th, 1864. - - Cady, Benjamin A., discharged April 20th, 1865. - - Cook, Wm. H., died in hospital September 27th, 1864. - - Dipple, Conrad, discharged December 8th, 1864. - - Donaldson, Henry. - - Fidler, Christian. - - Frank, Charles. - - Ferdon, Seth. - - Fifield, Jacob, killed in action July 30th, 1864. - - Ferris, Frank, discharged July 5th, 1864. - - Ferris, Newton, discharged June 1st, 1864. - - Fendleson, Jones, discharged July 5th, 1864. - - Graham, George, transferred to company G. - - Goodknow, Austin, died in hospital July 30th, 1864. - - Hatch, Lester M. - - Hamilton, George M., wounded in action June 17th, 1864; - discharged March 18th, 1865. - - Harris, Caleb. - - Henry, James, deserted May 1st, 1865. - - Honey, Henry G. - - Johnson, Peter I., wounded in action September 30th, 1864. - - Kennedy, Henry, discharged July 5th, 1864. - - Kimball, Nathaniel, died of wounds received in action June 17th, - 1864. - - Klauch, Peter, deserted May 1st, 1864. - - Lenz, Ferdinand, discharged June 8th, 1865. - - Lease, John J., wounded Sept. 30th, 1864. - - Lease, Wm. A., killed in action June 18th, 1864. - - Lombard, Halbert, discharged July 5th, 1864. - - Mosey, George W., discharged July 5th, 1864. - - Moore, Abner M., deserted in battle August 19th, 1864. - - Maxin, Zenas, promoted Sergeant, Nov. 1st, 1864; discharged June - 20th, 1865. - - Mayville, Ephraim. - - Musback, Fred., wounded June 18th, 1864. - - Myers, Jacob H., died in hospital Oct. 8th, 1864. - - Marshal, Hy., mustered out June 27th, 1865. - - Pulk, Henry, died of wounds received in action June 18th, 1864. - - Parks, Henry S. - - Perkins, Wyatt. - - Picket, Samuel, promoted Corporal January 1st, 1865; Q. M. - Sergeant May 1st, 1865. - - Qualman, John. - - Robertson, Solomon, promoted Corporal November 1st, 1864; reduced - April 1st, 1865. - - Riley, Wesley, wounded July 30th; promoted 1st Sergeant January - 1st, 1865; 2d Lieutenant March 23d, 1865. - - Randall, Albert. - - Rappold, Henry, killed in action July 30th, 1864. - - Roseman, Henry G., discharged May 3d, 1865. - - Schous, Henry, died September 26th, 1864. - - Seebor, John W., discharged August 3d, 1864. - - Strong, Morell V. G., discharged February 12th, 1865. - - Stemper, Nicholas. - - Stringer, William. - - Staver, Henry. - - Winkler, Herman, wounded June 25th, 1864; discharged June 26th, - 1865. - - Weldon, Elias, discharged July 5th, 1864. - - Walt, John. - - Warner, Almon. - - Wilcox, Seth, died of wounds received in action Sept. 30th, 1864. - - Wolcott, David L. - - Dahrman, Louis. - - Kulman, Henry, wounded July 30th, 1864; disch. May 3d, 1865. - - Stockhart, John, died in prison at Danville, Va. - - Titsworth, Burrett, promoted Corporal; mustered out May 22d, '65. - - Bauer, Matthias. - - Reidy, Elias W. - - Regan, John, wounded June 18th, 1864. - - Thurston, Edward. - - Dike, William, deserted May 14th, 1864. - - Kellner, Andrew, wounded July 2d, 1864. - - Rowley, Newell G., promoted Commissary Sergeant Aug. 1st, '64. - - Walker, Alexander. - -_Recruits_, (1865.) - - George L. Cross, promoted Sergeant March 30th, 1865. - - John H. La Point. - - Henry B. Starkey. - - Edgar Lyon. - - Jacob Thon. - - Frank Sowa. - - Charles Lauer. - -_Substitutes._ - - Henry Winkler. - - William Ohlman. - - John Lick. - - August Herbet. - - Moritz Fidler. - - Ernst Wagner. - - John Wagner. - - Charles Louky. - - August Knocka. - - Rudolph Nauman. - - Frank Bernardu. - - Ernst Miller. - - Hermon Gable. - - Carl Nernberger. - - Jacob Schindler. - - Christoph Henrich. - - Anton Mickle, discharged May 3d, 1865. - -_Drafted._ - - Joseph Bronson. - - Amos Favel. - - George Mais. - - Bertholde Schwartze. - - Joseph Schneider. - - George Kopetzka. - - Albert Reinschneider. - - August Heineman. - - -MUSTER ROLL OF "K" COMPANY. - - Raised in Shawanaw, Dane, and other counties, by J. W. HITCHCOCK - and THOS. CARMICHAEL. Mustered into U. S. service at Madison, - Wis., May 5th, 1864. - -_Captain._ - - A. A. BURNETT. Died of wound received in action, July 30th, 1864. - -_First Lieutenant._ - - GEO. D. MCDILL. Wounded in action, July 30th; promoted Captain, - Sept. 27th; resigned, Nov. 2d, 1864. - -_Second Lieutenant._ - - EDW. I. GRUMLEY. Promoted 1st Lieut., Oct. 19th; transferred to - company "H." - -_Sergeants._ - - Meredith M. Whitt, wounded and prisoner, July 30th; escaped and - promoted 1st Lieut., Dec. 29th, 1864; killed in action, April 2d, - 1865. - - Clark Thomas, promoted 2d Lieut., Dec. 29th, 1864. - - Isaac N. Salisbury, wounded, July 30th, 1864. - - Thos. Kershaw, wounded and prisoner, July 30th, 1864. - - John Gallaino, killed in action, Aug. 19th, 1864. - -_Corporals._ - - Benj. N. Smith. - - Wm. Coxhall, wounded in action, Aug. 19th; transferred to V. R. C. - - Semour Hah-pah-ton-won-i-quette, killed in action, July 30th, - 1864. - - Jervis Ames, wounded in action, Aug. 19th, 1864; discharged, June - 11th, 1865. - - Peter Little. - - Alex. McCurdy. - - Joseph Lane, wounded, July 27th, 1864. - - Meshell Kayso. - -_Privates._ - - Amundson, Halvor. - - Ah-she-toh-yash, James, wounded, Aug. 20th, 1864. - - Ah-pah-ke, Isaac, wounded, Aug. 20th, 1864. - - Bishop, Chester, killed in action, Aug. 21st, 1864. - - Bean, Norris. - - Chatfield, David B. - - Cox, Charles, wounded in action, Aug. 21st, 1864. - - Downie, Geo. H., discharged, June 10th, 1865. - - Evins, Edward. - - Hammond, Lewis P., prisoner of war, July 30th, 1864; died in - hospital, March 21st, 1865. - - Hah-pah-to-ka-sic, Charles. - - Hart, Moses. - - Hammond, Abner, deserted, June 26th, 1864. - - Holbrook, Geo. F., deserted, July 13th, 1864. - - Hillier, Wm. H. - - Hopper, Martin S. - - Hamblin, Henry S., wounded in action, Aug. 21st, 1864. - - Ingalls, Frank H., missing in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Ireton, Robert, prisoner of war, July 30th, 1864. - - Kah-wah-tah-wah-pao, Hy, wounded, April 2d, 1865. - - Kenosha, Meshell, killed in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Kah-to-tah, Jerome, wounded in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Ken-nein-we-kasic, Samuel. - - Kas-kah-tup-pa, William. - - King, Peter, wounded in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Little, Peter. - - Mitchell, Robert R., wounded in action, April 2d, 1865. - - McCormick, Patrick. - - Murray, Julius A., wounded in action, July 30th, 1865. - - May-che-won, Jos., deserted. - - Mach-me-no-mo-nee, Joseph. - - Mah-ma-ka-wit, Meshel, wounded in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Menosh, John, discharged, April 10th, 1865. - - Mosh-she-nosh, Barney, killed in action, Aug. 21st, 1864. - - Mach-o-pah-tah, Solomon. - - McGowan, Patrick, prisoner of war, July 30th, 1864; died, March - 20th, 1865. - - McCurdy, Alexander. - - McCurdy, Thomas, deserted. - - Non-noc-ke-keshin, Mitchell. - - Nah-pah-nah-cochen, deserted, July 12th, 1864. - - Nah-she-kah-appah, Amable, killed in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Nah-wah-quah, Joseph, killed in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Nelson, Gunder, wounded and prisoner, July 30th; died, March - 20th, 1865. - - Osh-wah-nometon, Meshell, deserted. - - Nugent, John, discharged, April 8th, 1865. - - Pah-po-not-nien, Peter, prisoner of war, July 30th, 1864; died, - March 20th, 1865. - - Pe-quach-ena-nien, Jac., wounded in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Pah-po-quah, John B., missing in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Pah-po-quin, Joseph, killed in action, Aug. 19th, 1864. - - Piah-wah-sha, August, prisoner of war July 30th, 1864; died, - March 20th, 1865. - - Pah-ye-wah-sit, Joseph, wounded in action, Aug. 21st, 1864. - - Rubber, Benjamin, died of wounds received in action, July 30th, - 1864. - - Swenson, John A. - - Smith, Noyce B. - - Shawano, Lewis. - - Sha-boi-sha-ka, Meshell, wounded in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Sha-wah-ne-penas, John. - - Shah-boi-sha-kah, Meshell, prisoner of war, July 30th, 1864. - - She-she-quin, Edward, wounded, Feb. 27th, 1865, in camp. - - She-pah-kasic, John B., wounded in action, Aug. 19th, 1864. - - Spinney, Wm., wounded, July 30th, 1864; promoted sergeant, Nov. - 1st, 1864; 1st Serg't, July, 1865. - - Stevens, Chas. E., wounded, July 30th, 1864; discharged, Sept. - 12th, 1864. - - Salisbury, Isaac N., wounded, July 30th, 1864; discharged Sept. - 12th, 1864. - - Smith, Benj. - - Teco, Dominique, killed in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Townsend, Alfred. - - Wah-ton-nut, Felix, killed in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Wah-bun-o, Antoine, wounded, Aug. 20th, 1864. - - Weier-is-kasit, Paul, missing in action, July 30th, 1864. - - Waukau, John. - - Wah-sah-we-quon, Joseph, prisoner, July 30th, 1864; died, April - 7th, 1865. - - Wah-sha-kah-ka-nick, Robert. - -_Recruits._ - - Geo. Andree, wounded in action, April 2d, 1864. - - Wm. Claus. - - Fred. Grimshaw, discharged, June 6th, 1865. - - Geo. Kingsbury. - - Ralph Lees. - - Edw. A. Russell. - - Andrew Elliott. - -_Substitutes._ - - Andrew Anderson. - - Henry Dane. - - Martin Drott. - - Daniel Large. - - Sam'l W. Ringwood. - - Joseph Storr. - - Chas. C. Troxell. - - Thasten Thastenson. - - Alfred Hubbard. - - Eugene Auchmoody. - -_Drafted Men._ - - Ole Christopherson, discharged, June 7th, 1865. - - Ole Christopherson, jr., discharged, June 7th, 1865. - - Philander H. Cady. - - Halbert Harvey. - - John Knudson, discharged, June 7th, 1865. - - Laban La Rue. - - Henry Olson, discharged, June 7th, 1865. - - Peter Schwindling. - - - - -OUR DEAD. - - -"A" COMPANY. - - Capt. Samuel Stevens, June 18th, 1864. - - 1st Lieut. Sanford Jones, August 29th, 1864. - - Sergt. Oliver H. Hunt, December 16th, 1864. - - Corp. Tim. E. Wade, November 7th, 1864. - - Corp. Benjamin F. Wheeler, June 18th, 1864. - -_Privates._ - - Wm. Jas. Black, July 12th, 1864, from wounds received in action, - June 18th, 1864. - - John E. Greenhalgh, June 18th, 1864. - - Jesse Lane, July 7th, 1864. - - Annum Oleson, September 19th, 1864. - - John Peak, July 7th, 1864. - - John Riner, November 14th, 1864. - - Munson B. Sanford, June 18th, 1864. - - Walter Scott, June 24th, 1864, killed on picket. - - William B. Smith, June 18th, 1864. - - Sam. Springer, September 4th, 1864, effect of wounds received in - action, June 18th, 1864. - - Edward N. Van Deustan, July 30th, 1864. - - James L. Warner, June 18th, 1864. - - Almond Whitney, June 18th, 1864. - - -"B" COMPANY. - - 1st Lieut. Wm. H. Earl, July 4th, 1864, of wounds received in - action, June 17th. - - Sergt. O. E. Rice, August 14th, 1864, of wounds received in - action, July 30th. - - Corp. H. G. Brown, August 3d, 1864, of wounds received in action, - June 17th. - -_Privates._ - - William E. Barnes, November 10th, 1864. - - Hollis J. Barnes, January 17th, 1865. - - Otis Cross, July 30th, 1864, missing, supposed killed. - - John W. Duley, date unknown. - - Cyrus R. Eaton, date unknown. - - Hugh Finley, June 18th, 1864. - - Napoleon Fuller, July 6th, 1864. - - John Hall, June 17th, 1864. - - John C. Holton, April 27th, 1864. - - Hugh Lee, June 24th, 1864. - - Fred. Luhm, November 18th, 1864. - - Michael Reilly, June 18th, 1864. - - Michael O'Reilly, July 26th, 1864. - - A. Scoville, July 15th, 1864. - - L. D. Scoville, June 18th, 1864. - - Peter H. Tullis, June 17th, 1864. - - William Wojahn, June 18th, 1864. - - A. Young, June 19th, 1864, of wounds received in action, June - 17th. - - -"C" COMPANY. - - 2d Lieut. F. B. Riddle, June 19th, 1864, of wounds received June - 18th. - - Sergt. W. H. Green, July 19th, 1864, wounds received June 18th. - - Corp. E. Wheelock, July 30th, 1864. - - Corp. Chas. E. Clark, July 17th, 1864, wounded in action. - - Corp. John W. Estee, April 2d, 1865. - -_Privates._ - - W. Colegrove, June 17th, 1864. - - A. E. Crocker, July 10th, 1864, killed on picket. - - J. P. Fuller, July 30th, 1864. - - M. G. Hogness, September 14th, 1864. - - N. Peregoy, July 30th, 1864. - - F. H. Rasey, June 18th, 1864. - - Otis Ross, June 18th, 1864. - - A. Scott, May 29th, 1864. - - P. Walker, August 22d, 1864. - - Thomas R. Williams, July 13th, 1864. - - Charles Wood, July 19th, 1864. - - F. A. Webster, July 19th, 1864. - - T. W. Argue, July 19th, 1864. - - Henry Domey, April 2d, 1865. - - -"D" COMPANY. - - 2d Lieut. Webster C. Pope, April 30th, 1864. - - 2d Lieut. David Prutzman, June 29th, 1864. - - Sergt. George W. Gustin, January 4th, 1865. - - Corp. George B. Shumway, June 17th, 1864. - - Corp. Joel Denel, July 28th, 1864. - - Corp. Daniel C. Eager, July 14th, 1864. - - Corp. Franklin Haywood, February 5th, 1864. - - Corp. Zachariah Westbroke, November 7th, 1864. - -_Privates._ - - James King, May 14th, 1864. - - Thomas Eager, July 30th, 1864. - - Albion Harmon, July 5th, 1864. - - Noah Mills, August 5th, 1864. - - Lyman Putnam, August 12th, 1864. - - Elihu Gillett, August 10th, 1864. - - Eber H. Hills, May 7th, 1864. - - Marcus Wager, July 8th, 1864. - - Charles Hurst, September 29th, 1864. - - Michael Eagan, September 26th, 1864. - - Fred. Speck, November 3d, 1864. - - John Horats, April 2d, 1865. - - -"E" COMPANY. - - Capt. Frank A. Cole, July 30th, 1864. - - 1st Sergt. Archibald Douglas, July 30th, 1864. - - Sergt. Thomas Bishop, June 17th, 1864. - - Sergt. Daniel Waltz, January 3d, 1865. - - Corp. William Fletcher. - - Corp. Joseph Kennedy, March 16th, 1864, killed by fall of a tree. - - Corp. George Davis, September 21st, 1864. - - Corp. William Meinzer, July 30th, 1864. - -_Privates._ - - T. Bowell, died in rebel prison, date unknown. - - Moses Boyer, June 18th, 1864. - - W. D. Brightman, July 30th, 1864. - - R. L. Briggs, Danville, Va., prisoner of war. - - James W. Combs, August 14th, 1864. - - Marinus Comstock. - - C. C. Gillett. - - W. Green, June 18th, 1864. - - William Gunter, April 16th, 1865. - - A. C. Hickman, July 30th, 1864, missing in action. - - L. H. Ingalls, July 30th, 1864, missing in action. - - James Larkins, July 30th, 1864. - - J. I. Marshall, June 18th, 1864. - - Joseph Osier, July 16th, 1864, wounded June 18th, 1864. - - Beriah Sprague, October 20th, 1864. - - John Thompson, June 17th, 1864. - - Charles B. Thompson, June 17th, 1864. - - Daniel Waltz, January 3d, 1865. - - Fred. Eche, May 22d, 1865. - - -COMPANY "F." - - 1st Serg't W. M. Howes, April 2d, 1865. - - Serg't John Butcher, June 18th, 1864. - - Serg't Morris W. Bliss, July 30th, 1864. - - Corp. Jas. Little, July 30th, 1864. - - Corp. Wm. H. Hill, July 30th, 1864. - - Corp. Chas. Randall, May 24th, 1864. - - Corp. J. W. Hilleburt, June 18th, 1864. - -_Privates._ - - Truman Bagley, Feb. 18th, 1865. - - Oscar Burdick, June 17th, 1864. - - Geo. Caas, July 30th, 1864. - - Hollis D. Carlton, July 30th, 1864. - - Geo. J. Cline, April 2d, 1865. - - Wallace Conant, June 18th, 1864. - - Chas. R. Forsythe, June 17, 1864. - - Gardner L. Gordon, Sept. 7th, 1864. - - Sam. Graham, died in rebel prison. - - Dennison Hoey, died in rebel prison. - - E. W. Jones, June 26th, 1864. - - Lars Oleson, died in rebel prison. - - Wm. Powell, June 17th, 1864. - - Isaac Selleck, July 30th, 1864. - - N. Van Hosen, July 22d, killed on picket. - - Elisha H. Walden, July 30th, 1864. - - Geo. Houston, June 26th, 1864. - - Geo. Hoefner, April 2d, 1864. - - Thos. Chambers, June 14th, 1865. - - John Lynn, April 2d, 1865. - - A. J. Wood, Feb. 9th, 1865. - - -COMPANY "G." - - Corp. Wm. E. Hussey, April 2d, 1865. - - Corp. Lawrence J. Bristol, July 30th, 1864. - - Corp. John. M. Converse, July 30th, 1864. - - Corp. Geo. H. Vaughan, July 30th, 1864. - -_Privates._ - - R. A. Amor, Oct. 22d, 1864. - - Christian Bergeman, July 30th, 1864. - - Frank Bigelow, July 30th, 1864. - - Thomas Curtin, July 30th, 1864. - - Geo. Daggett, Aug. 19th, 1864. - - John Farnsworth, died in prison at Danville, Va. - - Thos. H. Lea, July 30th, 1864. - - Nicholas H. Lang, July 30th, 1864. - - Orange M. Lincoln, July 30th, 1864. - - Edmund M. Long, July 24th, 1864; killed on picket. - - Charles Nickels, Sept. 30th, 1864. - - Chas. I. Neff, July 30th, 1864. - - Adolphus Page, July 30th, 1864. - - M. Palmer, July 30th, 1864. - - M. W. Perry, April 2d, 1865. - - F. Schofield, June 14th, 1864. - - H. R. Sprague, died in prison at Danville, Va. - - Theo. T. Upright, July 30th, 1864. - - W. Well, Oct. 14th, 1864. - - M. Pero, Dec. 22d, 1864. - - -COMPANY "H." - -_Privates._ - - John Bendrick, June 18th, 1864. - - P. Clinkamer, Aug. 3d, 1864. - - J. Crabtree, Nov. 8th, 1864. - - W. A. Endicott, April 2d, 1865. - - Chas. H. Gould, June 18th, 1864. - - M. D. Gillett, July 20th, 1864. - - H. A Gault, April 2d, 1865. - - Wm. Hassilky, June 18th, 1864. - - Thos. Long, July 6th, 1864. - - Ernst Luchterland, July 9th, 1864. - - Dudley McCloud, June 18th, 1864. - - Foster R. Soper, Aug., 1864. - - Chas. Schrœder, July 6th, 1864. - - Fred. Slonager, July 24th, 1864. - - Reichart Trigel, April 2d, 1865. - - J. R. Willoughby, Sept. 12th, 1864. - - A. Wood, July 30th, 1864. - - C. M. Peck, June 18th, 1864. - - D. L. Cole, June 17th, 1864. - - Wm. Bosack, April, 17th, 1864. - - Fred. Mallo, April 2d, 1865. - - -COMPANY "I." - - Corp. John Stockhardt, July 30th, 1864. - -_Privates._ - - Gilbert Applebee, June 18th, 1864. - - Charles P. Brown, Nov. 28th, 1864; disease. - - Aaron G. Bates, July 30th, 1864. - - Matthew Callahan, July 30th, 1864. - - Wm. A. Caldwell, July 30th, 1864. - - Wm. H. Cook, Sept. 27th, 1864; in hospital. - - Jacob Fifield, July 30th, 1864. - - Austin Goodknow, July 30th, 1864. - - Nath. Kimball, June 17th, 1864. - - Wm. A. Lease, June 18th, 1864. - - J. H. Myres, Oct. 8th, 1864; in hospital. - - Henry Pulk, June 18th, 1864. - - Henry Rappold, July 30th, 1864. - - Henry Schous, Sept. 26th, 1863. - - Seth Wilcox, Sept. 30th, 1864. - - John Stockhart, died in rebel prison at Danville, Va. - - -COMPANY "K." - - Capt. A. A. Burnett, Aug. 18th, 1864; wounds received July 30th, - 1864. - - 1st Lieut. Meredith M. Whitt, April 2d, 1865. - - Serg't John Gallaino, Aug. 19th, 1864. - - Corp. Semour Hah-pah-ton-won-i-quette, July 30th, 1864. - -_Privates._ - - Chester Bishop, Aug. 21st, 1864. - - Lewis P. Hammond, March 21st, 1865; taken prisoner, July 30th, - and died in Washington, shortly after his exchange. - - Frank H. Ingalls, July 30th, 1864. - - Kenosha Nesbell, July 30th, 1864. - - Patrick McGowan, March 20th, 1865; prisoner of war, July 30th. - - Amable Nah-she-kah-appah, July 30th, 1864. - - Joseph Nah-wah-quah, July 30th, 1864. - - Gunder Nelson, March 20th, 1865; prisoner of war, July 30th, 1864. - - Peter Pah-po-not-nien, March 20th, 1865; prisoner of war, July - 30th, 1864. - - John B. Pah-po-quah, March 20th, 1865; prisoner of war, July - 30th, 1864. - - August Piah-wah-sha, March 20th, 1865; prisoner of war, July - 30th, 1864. - - Joseph Pah-po-quin, Aug. 19th, 1864. - - Benj. Rubber, July 30th, 1864. - - Meshell Shah-boi-shak-kah, July 30th, 1864. - - Dominique Teco, July 30th, 1864. - - Felix Wah-to-nut, July 30th, 1864. - - Paul Weier-is-kasit, July 30th, 1864. - - Joseph Wah-sha-we-quon, July 30th, 1864. - - - - -ROSTER OF THE 37TH WIS. VOLS. AT ITS FINAL MUSTER OUT. - - - COLONEL. - JOHN GREEN. - - LIEUT. COLONEL. - R. C. EDEN. - - MAJOR. - ALVAH NASH. - - ADJUTANT. - C. I. MILTIMORE. - - QUARTERMASTER. - N. D. PRENTISS. - - SURGEON. - D. C. ROUNDY. - - 1ST ASSISTANT. - J. H. ORRICK. - - 2D ASSISTANT. - Vacant. - - -LINE OFFICERS. - -_Captain._ - - A--D. A. LOWBER. - B--L. D. HARMON. - C--H. W. BELDEN. - D--F. J. MUNGER. - E--W. W. BUCK. - F--E. BURNETT. - G--GEO. GRAHAM. - H--F. T. HOBBS. - I--GEO. A. BECK. - K--JAS. W. HITCHCOCK. - -_1st. Lieutenant._ - - GEO. HURST. - J. WILLIAMSON. - W. G. GREEN. - J. RAMSBOTTOM. - T. EARL. - W. DODGE. - E. L. DOOLITTLE. - E. J. GRUMLEY. - N. G. ROWLEY. - A. J. HOLMES. - -_2d. Lieutenant._ - - GEO. TEAL. - F. D. POWERS. - D. A. SHERWOOD. - J. A. SCOFIELD. - JOHN SHADBOLT. - J. W. WINCHESTER. - A. A. BABCOCK. - J. M. WELLS. - GEO. L. CROSS. - N. B. SMITH. - - -Non-Commissioned Staff. - - _Prin'l Musician_--W. H. BURTON. - _Com. Serg't_--.... CHASE. - _Q. M. Serg't_--SAM. PICKETT. - _Serg't Major_--H. BABCOCK. - _Hospital Steward_--PORTER ROUNDY. - - - - -L'Envoi. - - - The play is done; the curtain drops, - Slow falling to the prompter's bell, - A moment yet the actor stops, - And looks around to bid farewell. - It is an irksome word and task, - And when he's laughed and said his say, - He shews, as he removes his mask, - A face that's anything but gay. - [_Thackeray._ - -My task is almost done, and my pen runs over these few last lines -with a feeling closely akin to regret. Regret that this, the last -slight tie binding me, as one of their number, to those to whom -these pages are dedicated, is broken with their completion; regret -at my inability to do better justice to a subject which could well -task an abler pen than mine. The labor of its compilation has been -trifling and a labor of love. To the whole of my brother officers I -return my best thanks for the assistance they have rendered me, both -in furnishing me with the official statistics of their companies, -and also for their personal reminiscences of scenes we have passed -through together, as well as those from which I was absent. - -In compiling this history I have, like Othello, simply tried to - - --"deliver a round unvarnished tale," - -and while I have tried to do justice to the subject, I have at -the same time endeavored not to be tedious; and here I think of -Canning's answer to the clergyman when the latter asked him, "How -did you like my sermon? I endeavored not to be tedious," and the -statesman tired out by "four heads and an application," wearily -responds, "and yet _you were_." At any rate the book goes forth, -"with all its imperfections on its head," and if it only serve to -while away a dull hour, on some future day, or to call up a kindly -memory of the "days of auld lang syne," I shall consider that it has, -fully, attained its purpose. - - And whether we shall meet again, I know not, - Therefore our everlasting farewell take; - For ever and for ever fare ye well. - If we do meet again, why we shall _smile_; - If not; why then this parting is wall made. - [_Julius Cæsar._ - -And on this the anniversary day of our nation's birth, we sit here in -our quiet camp near Washington, overlooking the dome of the Capitol, -and the waters of that river by whose side repose the ashes of the -Father of his country. The noisy roar of the national salute has long -ceased to awaken the echoes of the surrounding hills, the calm quiet -of evening is settling down upon us, and as we look round and see the -bright stars and stripes of our ensign waving languidly, in the light -breeze, over the sleeping engines of war below, our thoughts travel -back down the dim, half unreal vista of the months left behind us. - -A year ago and treason, with its accompaniments of bloodshed and -devastation, was rampant in the land. A year ago, and we lay on our -arms in front of the strongest army, garrisoning one of the strongest -fortified places of the whole Confederacy. To-day, that flag that now -floats from a hundred places within reach of our vision, floats once -more over every State in the Union. To-day the States are once more -united--let us hope for ever. To-day we sit here IN PEACE, looking -back on our past labors and enjoying their fruits. - - "When the war drum throbs no longer, - And the battle flags are furled - In the parliament of man, - The federation of the world." - [_Tennyson._ - -The Rebellion is at an end--the wicked attempt of a few unscrupulous -and ambitious politicians to overthrow the freest and best government -in the world, has come to naught; and, though a few faint sparks yet -smoulder on, the Torch of Secession is quenched. God grant forever. - -TENALLYTOWN, D. C., July 4th, 1865. - - - - - TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE - - Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been - corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within - the text and consultation of external sources. - - Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, - and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained. For example: - prophecied; objurgatory; decoction. - - Pg 8, "tents d'abri" replaced by "tentes d'abri". - Pg 16, 'Hartrauft' replaced by 'Hartranft'. - Pg 27, 'severely wouuded' replaced by 'severely wounded'. - Pg 35, 'about assault to' replaced by 'about to assault'. - Pg 45, 'snugly ensconsed' replaced by 'snugly ensconced'. - Pg 46, 'Hartranit' replaced by 'Hartranft'. - Pg 49, 'their attrck' replaced by 'their attack'. - Pg 52, 'Appomatox' replaced by 'Appomattox'. - Pg 58, 'the heighth' replaced by 'the height'. - Pg 73, 'June 18th, 2864' replaced by 'June 18th, 1864'. - Pg 73, 'March 8th, 2865' replaced by 'March 8th, 1865'. - Pg 74, 'Drafted Mem.' replaced by 'Drafted Men.'. - Pg 75, 'Aug. 19th, 1884' replaced by 'Aug. 19th, 1864'. - Pg 75, 'wounded Suly 30th' replaced by 'wounded July 30th'. - Pg 81, 'Fitch, Vicor' replaced by 'Fitch, Victor'. - Pg 83, 'tranferred' replaced by 'transferred'. - Pg 86, 'Jan. 3d, 2865' replaced by 'Jan. 3d, 1865'. - Pg 91, 'tnd July' replaced by 'and July'. - Pg 94, 'July 30th, 2864' replaced by 'July 30th, 1864'. - Pg 98, 'COMPANY "H."' replaced by '"H" COMPANY.' for consistency. - Pg 104, 'Mority, Fidler' replaced by 'Moritz Fidler'. - Pg 106, 'promoted Capttain' replaced by 'promoted Captain'. - Pg 113, 'July 40th, 1864' replaced by 'July 30th, 1864'. - Pg 115, 'Pulk, June 18th, 18th,' replaced by 'Pulk, June 18th,'. - Pg 116, 'Augtst' replaced by 'August'. - - - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Sword and Gun, by R. 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