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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - - - -Title: The 125th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry - Attention Batallion! - -Author: Robert M. Rogers - -Release Date: June 23, 2016 [EBook #52399] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE 125TH REGIMENT, ILLINOIS *** - - - - -Produced by Richard Tonsing, The Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was -produced from images generously made available by The -Internet Archive) - - - - - - -[Illustration: - - _J. W. Langley_, - (Late Colonel of the 125th Volunteer Infantry.) -] - - - - - The 125th Regiment - Illinois Volunteer Infantry. - Attention Battalion! - - -[Illustration] - - BY ROBERT M. ROGERS, - - Late Second Sergeant Co. B. - - CHAMPAIGN, ILL. - GAZETTE STEAM PRINT. - 1882. - - - - - _To the Memory_ - - —OF THOSE— - - Officers and Enlisted Men, - - Who leaving the endearments and comforts of - home, willingly came at their country's call to her service, - and on her altar yielded up their lives, - this book is affectionately dedicated by the - - AUTHOR. - - - - - INTRODUCTION. - - - COMRADES AND FRIENDS: - -In presenting to you this record of our military life and of the time we -passed in the service of the Government, we have done it with the hope -that our efforts will be appreciated by you. Our desire has been to make -this a record, which we can leave behind us after we are gone, to those -who may come after us. We have done our best to make it reliable and -correct. There may be mistakes in it—undoubtedly there are; but the -general statements are correct, we know, while the incidents recounted -are true, as many of you will aver after you have read them. We have had -to labor under great difficulties in preparing for your inspection and -benefit these pages, and at times have almost become discouraged, but we -persevered, and at last succeeded in getting them into a shape which we -thought would warrant us in placing them in the hands of the printer, -and distributing them among you. Between the covers of the book you will -find not only a record of our marches, battles, and bivouacs, but also a -complete roster of the Regiment, showing what became of every man who, -on the 3rd day of September, 1862, was mustered into the service of the -United States in the 125th Illinois; whether he died on the field of -battle, was taken prisoner, transferred to other organizations, or was -mustered out with the Regiment at Chicago, when only 343 of the original -one thousand who filled the Regiment when we left home, answered to -their names. If he is buried in any Government Cemetery, the number of -his grave is given. Hoping that our endeavors to make, for the regiment, -a record which shall be not only valuable but also entertaining, and one -which shall meet with your approbation, we place it in your hands for -perusal. - -But be assured that not one word has been written in these pages with -the intention of wounding any one's feelings in the least. Far from it! -We have too much good feeling for those lads who with us marched through -"Dixie," to do anything to give them pain. - -Again, hoping you will be pleased with our endeavors we remain - - Yours Truly, - - ROBERT M. ROGERS. - -[Illustration] - - - - - TABLE OF CONTENTS. - - - CHAPTER I - - The organization of the Regiment—Rendezvous at Danville—We start for - Cincinnati, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER II - - Arrival at Cincinnati—Camp in the corn-stalk huts at Covington, - Kentucky—Incidents of Camp Life, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER III - - First night on picket—Asleep on post—Shooting at Capt. Fellows by - picket—Receiving the mules necessary for transportation—Incidents - connected therewith, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER IV - - Down the Ohio to Louisville, Kentucky—Arrival of Buell's army—Camp - on river bank—Removal to the cattle-pen, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER V - - Our lessons in soldiering just begun—The Brigade formed—The - appearance of Louisville at this time—Futile endeavors to get - discharged by some of our warriors, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER VI - - We leave Louisville for the South—Foraging—Sickness in the - regiment—First death in Co. B., etc., etc. - - CHAPTER VII - - Interview with Sheridan—We reach Bardstown—Locked up—Speedy release, - etc., etc. - - CHAPTER VIII - - Battle of Perrysville—Incidents of the fight—The Regiment's "baptism - of fire"—First bayonet charge, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER IX - - Reflections on the battle of Perrysville—Arrival at night of the - supply train—A ramble over the battle-field—Scenes and incidents, - etc., etc. - - CHAPTER X - - March to Crab Orchard—Description of the country—Blankets and - knapsacks—Missing—How Doc. McElroy lost his blanket, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XI - - The march to, and arrival at, Bowling Green—Relinquishment of - Buell's command of the army to Genl. Rosecrans—Better hopes—First - issue of the army hat, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XII - - We reach Edgefield—Another interview with Sheridan—Sales of coffee, - etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XIII - - First inspection—New kind of ammunition—Our hopes not - realized—Description of condition of Nashville as left by the - rebel army, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XIV - - In camp on the hills—Cotton bale breastworks—Tents issued to - us—Visitors from God's country—The theatres—Stores and hotels, - etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XV - - Garrison duty at Nashville—Battle of Stone River—Description of the - battle, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XVI - - Court Martial in camp—The culprit's revenge—Corp. Duncan's interview - with the captain at the Custom House, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XVII - - Arrival of the Pay Master—Emancipation Proclamation—We receive our - dog tents, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XVIII - - March to Murfreesboro'—Arrive at Lavergne—Appearance of - Murfreesboro'—Granger orders some of the boys to be flogged, but - is restrained, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XIX - - March to Reed's Bridge—Run into rebel wagon train—Almost trapped—The - battle of Chickamauga, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XX - - Farewell of Genl. Rosecrans—"Pap" Thomas assumes command—Caldwell's - Ford—Scarcity of rations, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XXI - - An unusual reveille—Death of the Chaplain—Battle of Missionary - Ridge. - - CHAPTER XXII - - Battle of Missionary Ridge continued—Defeat of the rebels—March to - Knoxville, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XXIII - - Assault on Kenesaw—Death of the Colonel—Visit to the hospital—Scenes - connected therewith—Incidents of personal bravery, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XXIV - - The cracker-box fortification—Mining the rebel works—Description of - Cheatham and Hindman, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XXV - - The move to the right—Marietta evacuated—The Union Army masters - north and west of the Chattahoochie, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XXVI - - Atlanta—Sherman's letter vindicating his order—Of the removal of - citizens, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XXVII - - Destruction of Atlanta—We start for the sea—Occupation of - Milledgville—Joy of the contrabands, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XXVIII - - Our stay at Savannah—Appearance of the city—Chuck-a-luck—Visit to - the Wissahicken, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XXIX - - Still at Savannah—Oysters and fresh fish—Commencement of the - campaign through South Carolina—Foraging—Destruction of Columbia, - etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XXX - - Cheraw—The dash on our cavalry by Hampton—Battle of Averysboro' and - Bentonville—Occupation of Goldsboro'. - - CHAPTER XXXI - - Again on the move—News of Lee's surrender—After Johnson "red - hot"—The convention for his surrender, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XXXII - - The news reaches us of the death of the President—Feeling of the - army—Basis of agreement for Johnston's surrender. - - CHAPTER XXXIII - - The rejection by the Cabinet of the terms—Johnston is notified that - Sherman "will move on him in forty-eight hours"—Arrival of General - Grant, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XXXIV - - The final surrender—Arrival at Richmond—March to - Washington—Departure for Chicago, etc., etc. - - CHAPTER XXXV - - Arrival at Chicago—Reception at Union Hall—Speeches of T. B. Ryan, - Esq., General Sherman, and Colonel Langley, etc., etc. - - MISCELLANEOUS SKETCHES. - - Rome. A Confederate Christmas. Bad meat. Public execution at - Nashville. Drawing rations. Blue Ridge. Raids on the suttler. John - Kirsch and Tom Makemson's rice trip. Mrs. Dr. Mary Walker. The - Monkly fox. Roast goose or gander. The rescued negroes. Our trip - after Forrest. Personal mention. Lt. Geo. Scroggs, Sergt. S. C. - Abbott, Lt. John J. White. Our color Bearers, Asbury D. Finlay, - Harvey S. Tryon, Sergt. Wm. L. Thralls. Resolutions on the - Emancipation Proclamation. Resolutions passed by Senate and House - of Representatives of the State of Louisiana. Order announcing - suspension of hostilities. Order for Grand Review at Richmond. - General Sherman's farewell order to the Army. Regimental report of - the Atlanta campaign. Regimental report from the fall of Atlanta - to the fall of Savannah. Regimental report of Colonel Langley from - leaving Savannah until the battle of Bentonville. Regimental - report of Captain Cook during and after the battle of Bentonville, - to Goldsboro, N. C. Roster of Commissioned Officers. Roster of - enlisted men, giving the fate of every man, if buried in soldiers' - cemetery, the number of his grave. Brigade reports. Lee and - Gordon's Mills to Atlanta, Atlanta, Florence and Savannah, - Troublefield Swamps or Bentonville, N. C. - - - - - CHAPTER I. - - -The One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, -was mustered into the service of the United States, on the third day of -September, Eighteen Hundred and Sixty Two, to serve for three years or -during the war. The Regiment was made up in the counties of Champaign -and Vermilion. Champaign furnishing three companies and Vermilion seven. -These companies averaged ninety men each; making a total of nine hundred -men, rank and file. The Regiment came into the field under the call for -"three hundred thousand more," to assist in putting down what had been -familiarly called by some, a "tempest in a tea pot." Four years of -bloody strife, and millions of treasure, proved that it was the most -tumultuous "tea pot tempest," that ever was heard of in this or any -other land. The companies rendezvoused at Danville, the county seat of -Vermilion County, and went into camp on the old "Fair Grounds," -utilizing the sheds and booths that had been put up there for the -exhibition of cattle, sheep, etc. Here it was that comparative order was -obtained out of chaos. The companies were composed of men in the prime -of life, who had, for the most part, been engaged in farming, and were -used to out-door life; the best material to make soldiers of that could -be procured in any land. The commander of the Regiment was Oscar F. -Harmon, a young and promising lawyer of Danville; the Lieut. Colonelcy -was filled by J. W. Langley, of Champaign, who was also a member of the -bar. The Major was John B. Lee, of Vermilion, a civil engineer by -profession; while from the busy marts of trade came the Adjutant, Wm. -Mann, of Danville. The Surgeon was John J. McElroy, of Vermilion; the -Assistant Surgeon, C. H. Mills, of Champaign; the Chaplain, Levi -Sanders, of Vermilion, while from Champaign came the Quartermaster, A. -M. Ayres. The companies were officered as follows: - -Co. _A_. Capt. Clark Ralston; 1st. Lt. Jackson Charles; 2nd. Lt. -Harrison Low; Enlisted men, eighty-six. - -Co. _B_. Capt. Robt. Stewart; 1st. Lt. W. R. Wilson; 2nd. Lt. S. D. -Connover; Enlisted men, eighty-eight. - -Co. _C_. Capt. W. W. Fellows; 1st. Lt. Alexander Pollock; 2nd. Lt. Jas. -D. New; Enlisted men, eighty-eight. - -Co. _D_. Capt. Geo. W. Galloway; 1st. Lt. Jas. B. Stevens; 2nd. Lt. John -L. Jones; Enlisted men, eighty-six. - -Co. _E_. Capt. N. M. Clark; 1st. Lt. W. G. Isom; 2nd. Lt. John Urquhart; -Enlisted men, eighty-seven. - -Co. _F_. Capt. F. B. Sale; 1st. Lt. John B. Lester; 2nd. Lt. Alfred -Johnson; Enlisted men, ninety-two. - -Co. _G_. Capt. John H. Gass; 1st. Lt. Eph. S. Howell; 2nd. Lt. Josiah -Lee; Enlisted men, ninety. - -Co. _H_. Capt. P. M. Parks; 1st. Lt. D. A. Brenton; 2nd. Lt. J. C. -Harbor; Enlisted men, eighty-six. - -Co. _I_. Capt. Levin Vinson; 1st. Lt. John E. Vinson; 2nd. Lt. Stephen -Brothers; Enlisted men, ninety-six. - -Co. _K_. Capt. Geo. W. Cook; 1st. Lt. Oliver P. Hunt; 2nd. Lt. Joseph F. -Crosby; Enlisted men, one hundred and two. - -Life in camp at Danville, was passed as camp life usually is. The -regular routine of guard duty, drilling, etc., etc., until one evening -at "Dress Parade," our Colonel informed us that we would break camp, and -leave for Cincinnati on the following day, and that the number of our -Regiment was the One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth. We had been furnished, -while in camp, with everything that was necessary for a soldier in the -field, excepting tents. The arms which were given us were what were -called the "Austrian Rifle," and a poor arm they were. Some of them were -not entirely drilled out, and any quantity of them had springs that -would not snap a cap, nor on which a bayonet could be fastened without -hammering. If we were merely going out for a picnic or a procession, the -Regiment was splendidly equipped, but if we were bound for the front, it -would have been a matter of little difficulty for a small force of the -enemy to have routed us, unless we were given a chance to use the -"butts" of our guns, for in that shape only would they have been -reliable. - -At this stage of the war, when the private soldier received but thirteen -dollars per. month, it was patriotism, and not a desire for wealth, that -filled the ranks of the Union Army. So, with fifes and drums playing the -old tune to which so many have marched to their graves, "The Girl I left -behind me," and with our banners gaily floating on the breeze, we -started for the seat of war. A train of cattle cars was to be our -conveyance, and on them we clambered. The usual scenes, incident to the -departure of a Regiment from home, took place: wives parting from their -husbands, children from their fathers and fathers from their children; -all phases of the human heart were to be seen there. The lingering clasp -of the fond wife, the last kiss of the children, the hearty hand shake -and a "God speed you, and bring you back safe" of a friend; the men -trying to hide their emotions with a forced smile or witty saying. But -at last "all aboard," the engine whistled, the bell rang, and amid the -cheers of the crowd, away we went, some to their graves. Oh! how many? -The rest of us to return at the expiration of the war, for that was the -term of our enlistment. Looking back from this late day, the scenes, the -events, the recollections of that time, are as bright and vivid in the -mind of the writer, as if they had transpired but yesterday. I know not -how it was with other companies in the Regiment, but in the one to which -the writer belonged, only one man showed the "white feather," at the -last moment. He was left laying on the floor of "Floral Pavilion" in the -"Fair Grounds," according to his own language, "so sick he did not know -what to do." He may have been so, or he may not; at any rate there was -not much sympathy shown for him, as we marched off leaving him there, -the sole inhabitant of the place. - -We have taken rides on the cars which were much more enjoyable, much -more comfortable, than that night ride from Danville to LaFayette. The -weather was pleasant, however, and there was a full moon; but the cars -had no tops, and our eyes were filled with the smoke and cinders from -the engine. We thought it the extreme of hardship, and an insult to pack -us away like dumb brutes, on such cars; but before we again saw that -road, we had seen the time we would have been only too glad to have a -chance to ride that way. But we were young, in the prime of life, and -our hearts were cheered with the thought that we were doing our duty, -and so with laugh and song we whiled away the hours until we arrived at -Cincinnati. - - - - - CHAPTER II. - - -It was on a Sabbath morning, when our train finally stopped, and we were -ordered to disembark, and fall into line. The weather was intensely -warm. Now, I want to say right here, that if ever I have to order a -Regiment of men into the field, in the summer time, and that Regiment is -bound for a southern climate, I will not think it necessary to provide -them with overcoats, like we were, for we had them issued to us before -we left Danville, and thought we had to take them. So there we stood in -line, the hot sun pouring down his rays on our heads; our eyes sore from -cinders and the loss of sleep; with our accoutrements upon us, and -everybody as ill-natured, as might be expected, and no wonder. Oh! how -slow the moments went by, it seemed to us hours, but at last the command -rings out "Attention Battalion," "Take Arms," "Right Dress," "Right -Face," "Forward march," and away we went, the band playing and the flags -flying, across the Pontoon Bridge, over the Ohio, into the city of -Covington, and the "neutral" state of Kentucky. Marching men, or -regulating the gait of a horse to the step of new recruits, was -something our worthy Colonel was sadly ignorant of, and it was not to be -wondered at, for it was a new business to him. His horse walked too fast -for us, and the consequence was that when he arrived at our camp he had -but a "corporal's guard" following him. The remainder of the Regiment -was scattered like sheep along the way we had come. - -The writer and his partner stopped at what had once been a "Beer -Garden," and on the tables which had once resounded to the clink of -glasses, and which were placed around the enclosure in the shade of the -trees, we deposited our weary bodies, and wished we were—at home. -Without intending to throw any blame whatever, on the character or -motives of our worthy Colonel, covering him with the excuse that he was -totally ignorant of the art of "marching men," we must give it as our -candid opinion that the march from Cincinnati to our camp on the hills -back of Covington, did an injury to the rank and file of the Regiment, -from which it never recovered, and which was the remote cause of death -to some, and to others of lasting injury. Our camp was situated, truly, -at a lofty elevation. We were placed in the Corn Stalk shelters which -the "Squirrel Hunters" had occupied when Bragg had threatened Cincinnati -with his forces, and who, at the call of the Governor of Ohio, had -flocked to the standard of the Union, with their squirrel rifles, and -their shot guns, to drive back the rebel hordes, and to maintain the old -Flag, with their life blood if need be. They came from the prairie and -the wood-land, in such numbers that the Governor was compelled to issue -another proclamation, that no more were needed. Into the shelters which -they had made from corn stalks, gathered from the fields contiguous, and -which were models of skill and ingenuity, showing that the American, as -a man, is equal to almost any emergency, our Regiment was marched, and -quarters allotted to each company. Oh! those terrible hills, the like we -had never seen before. We were prairie men; our homes had been in a -level country, but here it was just the reverse, and it seemed to us as -if we had ascended to the very heights. The Ohio rolled beneath us, and -from its bosom we had to procure the water that was necessary for our -use. How many lies were told to get out of the job of carrying water up -to camp, or how many oaths were uttered by those who undertook the job, -driven to it by necessity, the writer cannot pretend to state, but it -was a hard journey, and the consequence was that water became to us, for -once, _valuable_, and many was the raid that was made, under cover of -the night, to some fellow's mess kettle, that had been filled to cook -his breakfast with in the morning. But we enjoyed it all, after we had -gotten over our march to get there, and soon the camp was alive with fun -and frolic. We had nothing much to do but cook our food, drill, and -police the camp grounds, and occasionally go on picket; and so we passed -the days away, wondering where we would go to next, writing letters home -and doing all in our power to make the time pass pleasantly. - -Here it was an incident happened that was ludicrous in the extreme. It -was the custom of the picket guard, when returning to camp every -morning, to discharge their guns by volley, under command of a -commissioned officer, at or into the foot of the hill on which our camp -was situated. On this morning, to which we have reference, the pickets -had been relieved and returned to camp, and as was their custom, had -assembled at the foot of the hill to discharge their pieces. At the -command of their officer there was a volley, and from some cause or -other the bullets came whizzing over our heads, filling the air with -that buzzing sound, which is so familiar to the old soldier, but which -sounds like a death knell to the raw recruit. What a scattering to and -fro there was, when those leaden missiles came whizzing through the air, -what a falling to the ground, and hugging of mother earth was there -witnessed. We thought the "Johnnies" had come sure enough; our minds -were instantly filled with the accounts we had read of "surprises," -"ambuscades," and the idea that the enemy were right on hand, seemed to -have filled the minds of many. That scene will never be forgotten by -those who are how living, and who witnessed it. It was a terrible -"give-away" on the courage and soldierly qualities of at least one -company in the One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Infantry. But we were indeed -"infants" in the art of war. And to have seen what followed when it was -definitely ascertained as to where the bullets came from, was ludicrous -in the extreme. To see a big, brawny fellow who had fallen to the -ground, to all appearances as dead as a log, raise up his head and -enquire of his nearest neighbor, why _he_ was laying _there_! What in -thunder was the reason that, if he felt like laying down, every body -else must lay down, too!! Get up and leave me alone now, or I'll hurt -somebody!! And to see how quietly these prostrate forms would assume -life and locomotion, and glide away into their corn stalk huts; and then -at night, after the affair had cooled down somewhat, to listen, as we -sat around our camp fires, to each one as he described what his -sensations were at the time, seems to us, at this late day, to be just -as comical as it was then. But oh! how they redeemed themselves, in -after days, from any stigma of cowardice this may have cast upon them; -how they faced the enemy and met death as only brave men can, the hearts -of those who survived the fray in the years that came after, can bear -witness. All honor to them, our neighbor boys, our true and tried -friends. - - - - - CHAPTER III. - - -But in looking back over the time we staid there on those "everlasting -hills," memory recalls to us one stormy night, when neither moon nor -star gave forth its light, when the heavens were draped in the blackest -of darkness, when the wind blew with the force of a hurricane, and our -corn stalk shelters were scattered far and wide; when the elements -seemed to have combined to extemporize, for us, an entertainment of the -grandest description, but which was to be enjoyed vastly more by the -in-dwellers of good substantial houses, than we who had for our only -covering a roof of corn stalks. But amid all this din and clash of the -elements, came the order for an additional force to strengthen the -picket guard. It was rumored about that the rebel Gen. John Morgan was -in the neighborhood and was going to make a dash on our lines. Whether -it was the fact, whether it was a "camp-rumor," or whether it was an -_honest_ alarm, we never found out. But there was the order all the -same, and it must be complied with. The order called for a detail of -three men from each company. The writer and two comrades were the ones -who were called on from Co. "B." Gathering our guns and accoutrements -was but the work of a moment, and away we went to report at Regimental -Headquarters. The night was so dark that we could not discern our file -leader, and so an attachment was made to the coat tail of the fellow in -front. Down the hill we went, stumbling, and falling, over rocks and -clods, until we reached a road. On this we were stationed, three men on -a post, with orders for one of us to keep awake. The three to which the -writer belonged were stationed at the foot of a large tree; the -countersign given us in a whisper; the remainder of the detail marched -off; and there we were! on picket! and to our excited imagination the -enemy in countless numbers all around us. The night, as we have before -stated, was intensely dark, but down on this road, at the foot of the -high hills on which we were stationed, the wind did not strike with such -fury, and any unusual noise could be plainly heard. There we stood at -the foot of that large tree, determined, as we agreed among ourselves, -to do our whole duty if matters came to the worst. Suddenly on the night -air came the sound of a foot-fall, near; nearer; we held a short -consultation, it might be an enemy, no doubt it was; well, we must find -out. "Halt!" rang out on the night air. "Who comes there?" back came the -answer, "A Friend." This was an assurance most acceptable to us. -"Advance, friend, and give the countersign," and up came Capt. Fellows, -of Co. "C," who was the officer of the guard. A short whispered -consultation, a reminder from the Captain of how to perform our duty, -and he passed on down the road to the next post. He had been gone but a -little while when "bang" went a gun, and the bullet went whistling over -our heads. What did that mean? We cocked our rifles and stood on the -defensive, and it would have been terrible trouble for any one who had -come our way just then. The whiz of the bullet died away, naught was -heard, and we uncocked our guns and sat down, but not long, for again we -heard the foot-fall on the road, coming from the direction which the -Captain had taken when he left us; nearer it approaches, and again the -word "Halt!" rings out on the night air. Back comes the response, "It's -all right, don't act the fool as the man did on the post below." We -brought our guns down and up came the Captain. "What gun was that Cap?" -was our first enquiry. "Why," he replied, "the man on post below you was -laying on the ground, and when he heard me coming, cried 'Halt!' and -banged away, he came near hitting me too." Of course the usual amount of -expletives were indulged in by each of us, making them as strong as the -case seemed to require, and the Captain passed on. The articles of war -declare that death shall be the penalty for that soldier who goes to -sleep while on post; we knew it, it had been told to us, but if John -Morgan, with his command, had driven in our pickets in the early gray of -that morning, we are strongly inclined to the opinion, that at a certain -post on that picket line the guard would have been found sleeping the -sleep of the innocent and just. Yes, it is a fact Morpheus had wooed to -his embrace, the entire three who occupied the picket post at the foot -of that large tree. The reader who scans these pages must please bear in -mind that we were "babes" in the art of war, at this time; we had come -from our homes and from our farms only a few short weeks before, and the -scenes in which we were now playing a part were of the veriest newness -to us. We had entered into the service of our country in good faith, we -had sworn allegiance to our flag under any and all circumstances, more -as a form than anything else as far as our hearts were concerned, but we -had not as yet arrived at that period in a soldier's life, when he finds -that eternal vigilance is not only the price of liberty, but of his own -life also. Morning came at last and with the rest of our comrades we -were marched back to camp. We came as "conquerors come," we had stood -during the night as an invincible band against our foes. That was, -perhaps, what was thought of us in camp, but we knew how we had stood, -and were going to keep it to ourselves most decidedly, at any rate we -were willing to let "some of you fellows" try it the next time. We had -been in camp now on those "everlasting hills," that is, as near as the -writer can explain his sentiments about them, for several weeks, but it -was not for the business merely of laying on top of them and basking in -the sun that the Government had called for our assistance, and which we -had almost come to believe was the extent to which the Government had -invoked our aid. Oh! no, the Government meant business, and so -accordingly one afternoon we received orders to "strike tents," that is -what the bugle said, but we had no tents to strike; true there was a -remnant of our corn-stalk homes, but the most of them had been scattered -by the winds. Well, any way, the bugle call was to us the notice to pack -up and fall into line. This we did, and away we marched, leaving our -hills, our corn-stalk castles and many other remembrances behind us. -Down the "pike" we went to the music of our band, to the steamboat -landing, where we found two steamers waiting for us. But we have omitted -one incident of our soldier days, when in camp at Covington, and if we -had not gotten down to the boats we would have left it out, perhaps, -altogether, and if we had, the historical record of the 125th Ills. -would have been very incomplete, and so in order that it may be a true -record, as near as we can make it, we must not omit this part of it. We -have reference to the transportation outfit of the Regiment. Of course -when we arrived at our camp at Covington, the only transportation there -was, consisted of each man carrying on his back whatever earthly goods -he was the possessor of. We had no animals of any kind, excepting the -horses of the Colonel and his staff, but here at Covington we were to -obtain that most useful, and at the same time most singular quadruped, -the _mule_. If I thought myself able I would write an eulogy on that -animal, but it is useless to think of that, I can not do it; suffice it -then to say that in our humble opinion, the mule with all his -eccentricities, played a most important part in the war of the -rebellion. A willing servant; too much so we often thought, ready at all -times to do his part, whether in pulling in the collar, or packing on -his back, strapped on so tight that it was as much as he could do to -obtain his regular amount of air necessary for breathing purposes, an -almost innumerable amount of blankets, tin pans, pots, roosters, niggers -and all the paraphernalia of camp life, or of sending by a quick and -powerful discharge of his hind feet a warrior to the hospital, or to the -happy hunting grounds, the mule will ever bear an honorable name in the -records of the great war. So much for the mule, he was honest, and we -must be. But to our narrative. An order came, one morning, to detail -from each company a man to drive the company team of six mules. What -visions of ease opened up to our minds. "What! is that all they want a -fellow to do, drive a team? I'm in for that, here Cap., I'll go, yes so -will I and I and I." Thus the strain rang out, until it was much to be -feared that the 125th were mule drivers, not only by inclination, but by -"previous condition of servitude." Well, at length the detail was -complete, and two men from each company, in charge of a commissioned -officer, proceeded to Covington to procure the number of mules necessary -for the transportation of the Regiment. Twenty men, in the vigor and -prime of life, refusing numerous offers of ten dollars apiece for their -job, with hearts elate and with buoyant feelings trudged off down the -pike rejoicing in their opportunities. The sequel, kind reader! They -returned, yes they returned in the evening the maddest set of men that -Covington's green hills had seen for many a day; the maimed, the halt, -the lame, and we were going to say the blind, but the storm had not been -quite that severe. Every mule in each team, with the exception perhaps -of one to the team, were as ignorant of restraint as when in blissful -happiness it sucked its dam in the old home pasture. The men who had -been detailed for teamsters found the animals in a "corral," the -Quartermaster of the Post, with his helpers, in attendance. The mules -were as wild as buffaloes on their native plains, and were caught by the -lasso, and dragged out, and turned over to the man who had been detailed -to drive and care for them. When the whole number necessary for our use -were secured the receipt of our Regimental Quartermaster paid the bill. -The next question and the most intricate one, perhaps, that had ever -stirred the souls of these detailed warriors was, what shall we do with -them? There was the harness, there was the Government wagons, with their -broad tires and a lock chain on each side. The question was solved, they -must be hitched to those wagons and hitched they were, and up to camp -they came, with every wagon wheel locked and two men to each mule. The -word soon spread through the camp, the teams are coming! our teams! and -we all flocked to the road side to see them. We will carry this thing no -farther, but will leave the reader to imagine the rest. We can see them, -as we pen these lines, as they appeared to us the next morning, as we -stood by and witnessed the harnessing of these Government mules. Their -shoulders were a little sore from pulling the heavy wagons, with locked -wheels, up to camp, and their ears were chafed by the bridles, and the -general sensation was something new to them altogether, and perhaps -visions of the old pasture lot at home, where they had kicked up their -heels in mulish joy, flashed before their eyes; at any rate, whatever -may have been the cause, the hills of Covington never before, and we -will venture the assertion, never will again echo back the like of the -noise that was made there on the morning when the teamsters of the 125th -Ills. essayed to hitch up the teams, which the Government had furnished -to transport us and our belongings into the land of the Southron and the -chivalry. The braying of the mules, the curses of the drivers, the -cracking of the whips, all combined, served to make a noise the like of -which had never been heard before in those parts. - - - - - CHAPTER IV. - - -The geography of our country tells us, that the Ohio is a broad river; -that, we are willing to admit, and rather than be thought narrow minded, -we are willing to say that it is a beautiful river, but when the writer, -with his heart filled with patriotism, entrusted himself on its bosom, -it was blessed with a remarkable shallowness, at any rate our boats kept -getting fast on sand bars, shoals, mud or something else, so often, that -it would have been no trouble for us all to have crawled off and footed -it down the stream, or back home, but that kind of a boat ride would -have had its inconveniences, and that was not what we had come for, so -like 'Cassabianca,' whom we used to read about in our school days, we -clung to the "burning deck." "Down the river, down the river, down the -Ohio," we crawled along, until night fall, when for prudence sake our -captain steered into the bank and tied up for the night. Can it be -possible, we think, while sitting here penning these lines with peace -all around us, that between the cities of Cincinnati and Louisville a -steamboat Captain was afraid, after night, to take his craft for fear of -enemies? Such, however, was the case, and history will bear record to -the generations yet to come, that in the nineteenth century this grand -river was navigable only in the day time with comparative safety. But we -do not want to let our pen run away with our own private thoughts; we do -not want to let our individual feelings get the upper hand, we are -endeavoring to write a history, and we want it to be correct; we want it -to be a history that each and every member of the 125th Ills. can leave -behind him when he "strikes his tent" for the last time; a history that -he may leave to those who come after him, that in the terrible war which -the Nation went through, when right against wrong prevailed, that he was -a partaker in the struggle. What better, handsomer, nobler record can we -leave to our posterity? - -Our trip down the river was not prolific of any incident that would be -noticeable here, suffice it to say that we awoke in the morning to hear -the chug! chug! of the boat and knew that we were moving, and that we -had not been interfered with during the night. We arrived at Louisville -that evening and disembarked on the river bank; but little did we think -as we stepped off the boat that there, on the banks of the Ohio, we were -to receive our first lesson of what a soldier's life would be. Our past -experience we thought had been terrible, but the corn-stalk huts which -we had occupied, and laughed at, would have been welcome to us now. The -stones on the river bank made our couch, and the canopy of heaven our -covering. But for fear that history may not give us our right place, and -to show that our hearts beat in unison, we will mention that here it was -we met the army of General Buell. It arrived in Louisville the same -night that we did, fresh from the battle fields of Corinth and Iuka, and -had come to the relief of the endangered city. Northern manhood, -Northern "grit," was too much for the sluggish blood of Bragg's army, -and our boys beat them in the race and saved the city of Louisville. -Never can those who witnessed it, forget that sight. Here they came, -neighbor boys, old friends, who had left home only a few months prior to -us; covered with the dust and stain of travel, no baggage, no -impediments, nothing but their trusty Enfields, and sixty rounds of -ammunition in their cartridge boxes, with a blanket to each man rolled -up in a coil, and fastened around him, this was all they had, while we, -in our clean, blue clothes, with thoughts of our having gone through -with an awful experience, met these lads. The impression the writer -received that night as we witnessed these boys come marching in, was -like the opinion that was expressed by some one in our Regiment: "Boys, -we don't know anything about soldiering." Morning found us asleep on the -banks of the Ohio, with the river rolling past us, down to that country -which never before, in the history of the Nation, had been forbidden -ground to any of her sons. But to that land we were bound, and if we -remained on the banks of the Ohio we would never get there, so when the -bugle sounded the call to "fall in," we were ready to obey the signal. -The morning opened bright and cheerful, but towards noon the sun was -overcast by clouds, and a drizzling rain set in; but it made no -difference to us; of course they could not find lodgings for us _that_ -night, but now they had awakened to a sense of their duty, and we were -going to some hotel to put up. Yes, certainly that was what was the -matter, and we fell into ranks with glee. Our hotel was a cattle pen in -the suburbs of the city, and into it we marched. - -[Illustration] - - - - - CHAPTER V. - - -Our lessons in the life of a soldier were just commencing. Our new camp -was, as we have stated, an old cattle pen or corral, and had at one time -been surrounded with a good substantial plank fence, now, however, the -only enclosure it had was a camp guard. In this place we found three -other Regiments, all new recruits like ourselves. The 85th and 86th -Ills., and the 52nd Ohio. With these Regiments we were Brigaded, and -remained so until the close of the war, the command being given to Col. -Dan'l McCook of the 52nd Ohio, who had smelt powder on Shiloh's bloody -field. - -The rain, which had been a continuous drizzle, now assumed larger -proportions, and came down in regular and persistent style. We had no -tents, and of course were entirely without protection, but the American -soldier is not a man to long remain uncomfortable, when it is in his -power to prevent it, so from the fences adjacent, in spite of the guard, -we procured some lumber and soon built shelters from the storm. The next -day we were moved to a better camp, for the rain had rendered the old -cattle yard entirely unfit for use, if it ever had been. But Louisville -at this time was crowded with soldiers, camp followers, and all that -goes to sustain the life, and corrupt the morals of a large army. The -streets daily resounded to the tramp of marching feet, and the hurrying -hither and thither of General officers, members of their staff, and -mounted orderlies bearing dispatches to the different headquarters -through the city. The blare of the bugle, the braying of mules, the -thundering of artillery wheels, from the earliest dawn, until far into -the night, were reminders that the General of the Army was fully alive -to his trust, and was endeavoring to organize the forces under his -command into a shape that would render them manageable. As far as duty -was concerned, there was not much required of us, so we passed the time -making visits to old acquaintances in the 25th, 35th, 37th and 88th -Ills. Regiments which had come up with Buell from the South. But at last -the order came for moving. Everything was ready and we were to open up -the ball which ended at the fall of Richmond, and the surrender of Joe. -Johnston's Army in North Carolina. - -The weather was very warm, but so far, no sickness of any great moment -had appeared among us, but of course there was some to answer the -surgeon's call, and receive their allowance of the good things he had -for them. We do not wish to cast any imputation on the medical branch of -the army, far from it. We are firm in the opinion that no army, either -in the fighting nations of Europe, or in any other land, ever had a -medical corps that could surpass our own in skill, dexterity, genuine -humanity, and a desire to do their whole duty, but it did seem to us -that quinine was the sheet anchor of their faith, and so it came to be a -standing joke, that quinine would cure all diseases to which our bodies -might be subject. On this morning, to which memory carries us back, -orders were given that reports of all who were sick, or in any way -disabled from marching, should be made out and forwarded to Regimental -headquarters, in order that they might be sent to hospital, or if -totally unfit for soldier life, to be discharged. We are of the opinion -still, and was at the time, that many men were mustered into the service -of the government, when our Regiment was organized, who were not fit for -the hardships and privations of army life, especially for active service -in the field, and this was owing to what seemed to us, the careless -examination made by the mustering officer. We were never examined by a -surgeon, as to bodily capacity. The only examination made was for each -man, as his name was called, to step out three paces and show his teeth -to the officer. The consequence was that when orders came for us to -leave Louisville, there were a great many who had to be discharged, -because totally unfit for soldier's life, and many also who had to be -sent to hospital. Others there were, who would have been perfectly -willing to have returned home, entirely satisfied with soldiering, if -they could only have had the opportunity. One case the writer remembers -which had a very ludicrous side to it, and we will insert it here. There -were two members of the Company to which we belonged, who were both -satisfied entirely with their share of glory, and were willing to resign -their positions as "high privates" to almost any one who wanted it. One -of these however, would be discharged, owing to his inability to march -(this was before the day of the invalid corps) by reason of a severe cut -he had at one time received in the foot from an ax, the other boy was a -fit subject for powder, but the patriotism which had filled his bosom, -when he enlisted had died out. He had gotten all the glory he wanted and -"Home—sweet—Home" was ringing in his ears. However, a discharge, in his -eyes, was something worth trying for at least, so he approached the -fellow who, by reason of his lameness, was to be discharged, and the -following colloquy ensued: - -"Say, John, I want to get a discharge, how shall I manage it, can't you -help a fellow?" - -"Get discharged! Why that's easy enough, I can get one for you." - -"Can you? What'll you take to get it?" - -"What'll I take? Why nothing. You go and get a pass for us to go down -town and I'll go to the medical director of the Post and soon fix you -out all right." - -Away went the ex-patriot and soon returned with a pass and off they went -to call on the medical director. Going along the street says John to his -companion: - -"Say, Ide! got any money?" - -"Yes, a little." - -John called a halt. "Well now, old fellow, I'll tell you, if I had a -little whisky I could talk a heap better to the doctor, you know, but I -hain't got a cent of money to buy any." - -"Oh, if that's all," says Ide, thinking a discharge from the army for a -drink of whiskey a good enough bargain for him, "I've got money enough -to buy the whisky, where'll we get it?" - -"I know, follow me," replied John, and he led him to a place where -liquor could be obtained on the sly, for it was against positive orders -for the citizens to sell any thing of the sort to a soldier, and -Louisville was then under martial law. Into this place they went, and -John having received the magic elixir, which was to open his mouth, and -loosen his tongue, was again ready to accompany his friend to the -doctor. But it was quite a distance from camp to the Director's office, -and before it was reached Ide had been obliged to replenish John's -stomach with whisky more than once. But at last they arrived at the -place. - -"Now Ide you stay down here until I go up stairs, I won't be gone long -and when I come back I'll have your discharge." - -John was feeling good; the whisky that Ide had furnished him had made -his faith in himself complete, so up the stairs he nimbly skipped, -leaving his friend below on the sidewalk. The office door was reached, -and with an invincible faith in himself, John opened it and walked in. -There was the Medical Director of the Post at his desk, surrounded by -his assistants, while on seats placed around the room, were soldiers who -had come there for treatment. Up to the desk steps John. - -"Doctor I want to obtain a discharge for—" - -Looking up from his desk in surprise, the Doctor fixed his eyes on our -friend. - -"Who are you?" was the enquiry. "Take the position of a soldier sir," -which John did, wishing he was some place else, for the stern, military -manner of the doctor had somewhat unnerved him, "about face, forward -march," and out of the office marched John. The doctor never gave the -command to "halt," and amid the laughter of those who witnessed the -scene, John took his departure. Down stairs he went to where Ide was -waiting for him. - -"Did you get it?" was the first question. - -"No" came the reply, "the doctor ain't in, he has gone out of town." So -back they came to camp, but John got no more whisky on the return trip, -and the next day we left Louisville. The story leaked out some way, as -all such stories do, and furnished many a laugh for us. Ide failed in -getting his discharge, but made an excellent soldier afterwards, and -came back safe and sound at the close of the war. - - - - - CHAPTER VI. - - -The sun arose on the morning of the Thirtieth of September, 1862, bright -and clear, and as he climbed into the heavens the heat became intense. -At an early hour the Regiment was astir, for we had received marching -orders, the army was going to advance, and so, long before noon the -bugle sounded the Assembly. The line was quickly formed and away we went -our band playing its best music. But we had not gone far until the -"Halt!" was sounded, and it was not until late in the day that we got -clear of the streets of Louisville and out into the open country. It was -a hard day on us, encumbered as we were with so much clothing, for each -man was provided with two suits of underwear, and overcoat, and nothing -is more tiresome than the perpetual halting, and advancing, halting and -advancing, which we were compelled to do that day, owing to the crowded -and jammed condition of the streets, filled as they were with regiments -of infantry, cavalry, batteries of artillery, baggage, and supply -trains, and all and singular that goes to make up the force of a large -army about to take the field. - -But at last we were clear of the town, and marching on the open country -road, leaving, however, behind us, several of our comrades who had been -overcome with the heat of the sun and the irksomeness of our movements, -and had fallen in their places in the ranks and been carried off to the -hospital for treatment. We did not go far until our track was lined with -clothing, blankets and other property we had thrown away as being too -cumbersome and hard to carry. We went into camp in a meadow, and as soon -as the order was given to break ranks, many of us flung ourselves on the -ground and never moved from our position until the bugle sounded the -reveille in the morning. - -Our soldier life had now fairly commenced, and we were on the march to -that country in which many of our comrades were to find their last -resting places. When the war commenced, Kentucky had declared -neutrality, but we think our statement will be borne out by many, that -the neutrality amounted to nothing. At any rate it was the opinion of us -all, that for a neutral state, Kentucky held many bushwhackers, and -guerillas, who, from behind trees and rocks, murdered our boys whenever -opportunity offered. It was murder, not warfare. Kentucky neutrality was -rebellion in ambush. But Kentucky also had loyal sons, and she gave to -the Union several regiments of brave men. Kentucky had splendid roads, -and as we advanced further into the country we were charmed with the -scenery, and if it had not been for the terrible scarcity of water, we -would have got on very well. Foraging of any kind was strictly -forbidden, but the fruits of the land found their way into camp, all the -same. Honey was plenty, fresh meat and also vegetables, and in spite of -all orders, found their way into camp. There was one boy in our company -who seemed to have, instinctively, a knowledge superior to any one else, -as to where all such things could be obtained. Every night he would -appear in camp ladened down with food that had never been issued from -our regimental commissariat. He was liberal hearted, and distributed his -good things with a lavish hand. But the marching became terrible at -last. The hot sun beating on the "pike," and the air filled with the -heated dust, no water, excepting such as could be obtained from ponds by -the road side, stagnant, and covered with a green slime, and often with -hogs wallowing in it. The springs and wells dried up, all combined to -make our march irksome, and almost unbearable. Camp Diarrhoea made its -appearance from which nearly all suffered more or less. Green -persimmons, white oak bark, and all such simple astringents were used, -but many became very weak and unable to march. The ambulances were full -of sick soldiers, and so indeed were many wagons. Many poor fellows got -discouraged, thoughts of home and loved ones filled their minds, and as -the long days passed away and they lay in the ambulances, their minds -kept wandering back, and nothing could arouse them to make endeavors to -regain their health, so at last death came to many and relieved them of -their sufferings. It was at such times as these, that the boys showed -their hearty good will, that earnest endeavor to help those who could -not help themselves, so characteristic of the western man, and many a -trip was made by some kind hearted lad to houses far from the line of -march, although he knew he was running the risk of losing his own life -in the attempt, to procure a canteen of good water for a sick comrade, -who was slowly but surely loosing his hold on life. The writer well -remembers the feelings that the first death in his own company -occasioned. One of our boys had grown so weak from the effects of the -diarrhoea that he had been placed in one of the ambulances. For several -days he rode thus, and every night when we reached camp some one of our -number would go to the ambulance train to see if he needed anything, -that we could do for him, but one night the messenger returned with the -sad news, that, when the ambulance train went into camp, he was found -dead inside. Yes, poor fellow, his warfare was over, and as we gathered -to our camp fires the news was spread around, a pall of sorrow seemed to -settle down upon us, and Co. "B" went to their blankets with saddened -hearts. But sorrow, like everything else, is evanescent, and before the -next night rolled around, the company had again assumed its usual every -day life and jollity, not that the memory of our lost comrade had faded -from our minds, but on every hand there was to be seen something new to -us, something to excite enquiry, and we were finding now, every day, -traces of war; fences torn down to enable cavalry to charge through, -dead horses, and used up wagons by the road side, which had been -abandoned by the enemy, and destroyed, by cutting the spokes out of the -wheels, so as to be of no use to the "invader." These sights, and many -others, quickly dispelled sorrow, and brought in its place a desire to -meet the foe. We were at this time in the division over which General -Phillip H. Sheridan had command. - - - - - CHAPTER VII. - - -Sheridan's name is one which will be forever linked with the history of -our country. He was a brave officer, a dashing leader, but we used to -think the possessor of the most abominable temper that ever man was -blessed or cursed with, and whenever he would ride past with his staff, -the weary legs of the men would straighten up, and for a while a new -life would seem to inspire us. Whether it was that unknown power that -causes some men to be more fitted for the duties of leading men, than -others, or whether it was a fear that we might receive a broadside of -his oaths, we do not know, but at any rate, during the short time he -would ride by, things would assume a more soldierly appearance; a little -more order. We remember one afternoon, when along with a comrade, we had -managed in some way, to drift considerably to the rear. We were plodding -along, however, chatting together, until we came to a sutler who had -opened up his wagon of sutler's goods, and was doing a good business -with the boys as they marched by. We went up and purchased some cheese -and crackers, and placing them in our hats, proceeded to a little mound -at the foot of a large tree, to eat them. There we sat munching our -crackers and cheese, making remarks on the passers by, and occasionally -enjoying a bit of chaff with some fellow, until we began to wonder how -many men there could be coming, for by this time we had been there quite -a while, and still the stream of humanity flowed by, still the same -panorama of infantry, cavalry and artillery, passed before us, and we -had come to the conclusion to stay there until they all went by, never -once thinking of what a time we would have to catch up with our command. -Just at this moment, when we had come to the conclusion to see the end -of it, up rode General Sheridan with his staff and orderlies pressing on -to the front. We were a little fearful he might see us, but we thought -that in all that multitude of humanity and life, we surely were of but -small moment, and would escape his eye. But we were doomed to -disappointment, for suddenly this salutation, short and decidedly to the -point, rang upon our ears: "You men of the 125th Ills., what in —— are -you doing there. Move on;" and filling the air full of the hottest oaths -aimed at our defenseless heads we incontinently gathered up our hats, -with the remnants of our lunch and started for our regiment, which by -this time was far in advance. But as we walked along, we were thinking -how it was that Sheridan knew we were members of the 125th, was it by -any peculiarity in our movements, or was it a part of his business, as -general, to know the members of each regiment in his division. Our -appreciation of his merits as a great commander were rising rapidly, and -we had come to the conclusion that he must have a wonderful memory. So -on we went wondering to each other how it was. Suddenly my companion -stopped short. "Bob," says he, "I know how it was that old Sheridan knew -us." - -"How," we asked. - -"Why, you old fool, he read it on our knapsacks." - -True enough, that was the solution of the problem, for before leaving -Louisville, the writer had procured a bottle of white paint, and a -brush, and had painted in large letters on each fellow's knapsack, his -name, company and regiment. This it was that had revealed to the general -our proper place, we had forgotten all about it. We laughed heartily -over the matter, and agreed to erase from our knapsacks the tell-tale -letters as soon as we arrived in camp. - -We were by this time getting well down into Kentucky, and every day we -marched through villages and towns, which, but a few short weeks before, -had been filled with sounds of life and business activity; but now -everything was at a stand still; the store houses deserted, and their -doors swinging idly on their hinges, revealing to the passer by naught -but a collection of empty shelves and bare counters. The houses, even, -were, for the most part, deserted of their occupants. War with its black -and devastating influence, was abroad in the land. It was on a Sunday -afternoon that we reached Bardstown, a place of considerable size, and -as it seemed to us, a place where considerable business had been carried -on, but now all was changed. We had been marching very slowly that day, -halting every few moments and then advancing. Just as we entered -Bardstown the bugle sounded the "Halt," and our line was directly in -front of a large brick house, the doors of which were wide open, and -coming and going through them were many officers, from the general down -to lieutenant. We were tired and travel worn, so we proposed to our -partner that we would go and see if some good water could be had. -Leaving our place in the ranks we started for the house, and boldly -marched in. Our aim was for the kitchen, and as we passed down the hall -of the house we could not prevent ourself from looking through the doors -of the parlors, as we judged them to be, for they were wide open, and -there we saw the remains of what had been a grand feast. We dared not -enter, but passed on down the hall, until a slight obstruction in the -shape of a little second lieutenant came across our path, and the demand -from him of what we were doing there. We replied we wanted water, but -did not stop to listen to any remark he might have to make. Just as we -reached the back door, a colored waiter boy, belonging to the house, -came tearing in, bearing in his hands a pitcher of water going to the -parlor. We collared this son of Ham, and demanded that he procure for us -a canteen of whisky, with the promise that if he did we would pay him -for it. His eyes rolled up in astonishment, and perhaps a little fear, -for we were rather vigorous in our demand, and with a "Lor! bress you -massa, dar hain't a drap of whisky in de house," he essayed to leave us, -but we had a good hold on him, and were going to keep it. We knew he was -lying to us, for we had caught a whiff of his breath, which gave him -away entirely, as it was redolent of the fumes of "bourbon." He saw we -were in earnest, and quickly whispering "come dis way sah," he opened a -door in the hall and bid us enter, and wait until he returned. We -entered what was, to all appearances, a bed-room, neatly fitted up with -furniture, and in one corner a bed of huge dimensions, covered with the -whitest and daintiest of counterpanes. It was the first bed we had seen -for weeks, and regardless of our dusty clothes, and remembering only -that we were tired, and in the enemies' land, we flung ourself, knapsack -and all, upon its broad and ample surface. There we laid, resting our -weary limbs and looking up at the ceiling, wondering how much longer it -would be before our sable friend would appear. The moments kept slipping -by, and at last, with a tremendous effort, we raised ourself from the -bed intending to return to the regiment. We approached the door and -essayed to open it, it was—locked. For a moment we were non-plussed; had -we come this far from home to be captured by a "nigger" in this way? -What a fool we had been to enter there, but directly other thoughts came -into our minds, and we again threw ourself upon the bed with the -intention that, if we were captured, we would get all the rest we could -out of that bed before we were marched off by rebel guards. But -imprisonment was not to be our fate at that time, for suddenly the door -flew open, and in came our colored friend, bearing in his hand a large -pitcher, which proved to contain, to the very top of it, as good whisky -as we had ever drank. To empty the contents of the pitcher into our -canteen, was but the work of a moment, and giving our friend a -green-back dollar, at which he looked with surprise and earnestly -enquired "Is dis good money, massa?" We assured him that it was, and -hastened out to find the regiment. Luckily it had not moved from where -we had left it, and we fell into place alongside of our partner, to -whose thirsty lips my canteen was soon applied. The bugle sounded -"forward," and we went, but as a truthful chronicler we are bound to -state that under the exhilarating and inspiriting contents of my -canteen, my partner soon became hilarious, and when we reached camp I -was doing double duty, inasmuch as I was carrying his gun and my own -also. It was not the length but the breadth of the road that troubled -him. But no evil consequences resulted from it, and as it was winked at -by the officers, no harm was done, and the next morning found him all -right, and ready for the incidents of the day. - - - - - CHAPTER VIII. - - -The days passed by, and we, with the blissful ignorance of new soldiers, -could not see the omens which filled the air, indicating that the battle -was not far off; omens which the old soldier can so easily interpret, -and which, as we became used to army life, were also easily interpreted -by us. But the time was near when we should meet the foe, and as we -plodded along one afternoon, tired and almost smothered with the dust, -two staff officers came riding back from the direction of the front, and -as they passed the writer caught the words, "throwing up breastworks on -Chaplin Hills." Still at the time they made no impression on my mind, -but before that time the next day, I recalled them and then understood -what was meant. The dust was terrible, and about the middle of the -afternoon a division of cavalry came riding by pressing on to the front. -They rode in column of two's, and it seemed to us that they never would -get by. The dust raised by their horses was fearful, and we were not in -the best of humor, so as they rode along we very foolishly got angry at -them, and curses flew at their heads in a pitiless storm. Some of the -boys actually pricked the horses with their bayonets. But at length they -passed us, and glad enough we were to get rid of them. We soon went into -camp in an old corn-field, and between two corn rows the writer laid his -tired body and was soon in the land of dreams. We never knew exactly -what time it was when we felt a shake and heard a summons to wake up. -The moon was shining brightly and quiet reigned all around us. But there -was something in the wind more than common, as we could judge by the -subdued voices in which commands were given, and when we were ordered to -pile our knapsacks and leave a guard sufficient to protect them, it -became apparent that there was business on hand which needed our -attention. But we well remember what our first impressions were, when -the order to pile knapsacks was given. We thought in our innocence that -the commanding powers had taken pity on us, and were going to haul our -knapsacks for us in the wagons, that they had concluded to save us the -fatigue of carrying them ourselves; so laboring under this impression we -silently fell into line and marched away in the moonlight back to the -pike from which we had moved the night before. We well remember as we -silently marched along that our file leader, a comrade by the name of -Ross, had swinging to him the half of an old knapsack filled with honey. -We intimated to him that we were particularly fond of honey, and if he -had no objection we would like to help him eat what he had, but Ross was -not in a honied humor that morning and our request was denied. I never -knew what he did with it, but am strongly inclined to the belief that -comrade Ross found other matters too weighty to attend to that morning -besides eating honey, and that he cast it from him. We were now on the -pike, when the order to "halt!" was given. There was an old barn on the -side of the pike, and behind it the head of the regiment had stopped. -"Front Face," "Right Dress," "Load and Cap," were the orders in quick -succession, and then the colonel riding down the line informed us that -the hour for battle had arrived, and he hoped every man in the 125th -would do his duty. We had come out to fight, that was what we were there -for, that was our business, but we will confess for ourself our heart -beat a trifle faster, and our gun had a colder touch than common, or at -least it seemed so. But history was to be made that day, and as it was -proven latter in the day, the 125th were willing to make their part of -it. And now the day commenced to break, and presently "bang," "bang," -went the guns, not by volley, but ever and anon, a desultory shot from -the direction of our skirmish line, showing that our skirmishers had run -against some obstacle which bore the resemblance of a man. The daylight -grows brighter, and the guns crack oftener; occasionally a volley is -heard, and our brigade commander, Col. Dan McCook, comes tearing down -the pike on his war horse, and orders our colonel to march the regiment -to the top of a hill to our left; away we went, and arriving there found -our battery "I" of the 2nd Ills. artillery in position. We were to -support it from any and all attacks of the rebels. There we stood in -line as if on dress parade, but directly bullets came whizzing over us, -with now and then a shell. Dodging was the order of the day, and heads -were ducking in all directions; still we stood, until Col. McCook came -riding up, and calling to our colonel told him to order us to lie down. -We quickly responded to the command, but not before some of our number -had been hit. And now our battery, tired of being set up as a mark, -began to return the compliments of our rebel friends, and the air was -filled with the sharp reports of the guns and the explosion of shells, -while as a sort of an accompaniment to the noise the ping of the bullet -was heard all around us. The battle had indeed opened. We lay in this -position nearly all the forenoon, when at last there came an order for -the right wing of the regiment to move across the pike into some woods. -This we did, and took position in the rear of the 73rd Ills. to relieve -them when their ammunition should give out, and which to judge by the -way they were shooting would not be long. So there we lay expecting -every moment to go into action, but as the time passed away and the 73rd -slackened its firing somewhat, we became used to our position, and the -crash of lead and iron ceased to inspire us with the blood curdling -sensation which we had experienced at the commencement of the battle. A -few only of our boys got hit as we lay there, but the tops of the trees -suffered considerably by the solid shot, shells, and grape and canister -that the rebel-guns hurled at us, and we were quite willing they should -be the victims instead of us. - - * * * * * - -Battle is always a serious affair, and there never was, nor ever will be -a battle fought without its bringing sorrow and grief to many homes, but -it also has its ludicrous aspects, and I will relate one that happened -here. As we have said before, the 73rd Ills. was directly in front of -us, and when the firing was at its height, forth from its ranks came a -man in the wildest manner, headlong over us fellows who were laying on -the ground, shouting at the top of his voice: "Where's the doctor? -Where's the doctor? I'm shot in the head! I'm killed! I'm killed!" and -away he went as fast as he could go. We looked after him in surprise, -thinking he was the liveliest corpse we had ever seen. That night after -the battle was over, we again saw this man, recognizing him by the -peculiar color of his hat. - -"Hello!" we exclaimed, going up to him, "we thought you was dead." - -"No, sir," was the emphatic reply, "but they gave me a close call," and -taking off his hat he showed us where a rifle ball had raised a welt -clear across the top of his head, from front to rear. The result was -that it partially crazed him for the moment, and he was not responsible -for his actions. But here at Perrysville on the eight of October, 1862, -was where the regiment received its "baptism of fire," and here it was -that on that October afternoon it received its first order to "charge -bayonets," and to the glory and honor of the regiment be it said, not a -man refused to obey the command. Perhaps the reader may say: "I can not -see much glory in that, they were ordered to do so, and they were there -to obey orders." True enough, we reply, but when we take into -consideration the shortness of the time since the regiment had left home -without drill or discipline, and how it was forced right into the field, -we do think, and say, that the record of that bayonet charge, bloodless -though it was, was a glorious one. No odds if we did not meet any enemy -in our front, we did not know but we would, and so the absence of the -enemy does not in the least detract from the honor of the regiment. We -did not charge very far before we were ordered to "halt and lie down." -The rebels were in full retreat. Why it was that we were not allowed to -follow up our victory and capture or destroy the enemy, was and always -has been a mystery to us. The turnpike in our rear was filled with -troops, who were laying there with their guns stacked, and never during -the day did they move from that position. Not only infantry, but cavalry -and artillery; yet we stood and saw the foe quietly march away, leaving -in our hands the field of battle, and their wounded and dead to care -for. - - - - - CHAPTER IX. - - -The battle of Perrysville was always a mystery to us, and never, -although we have searched for its solution in many histories of the war, -have we been able to find an answer to our question, why it was that -Buell allowed Bragg to get away when he had in his hands the power to -crush him there and then. But with this we have nothing to do at this -time, we are trying to write the record of one, only, of the regiments -that helped to form the army there engaged that day. Suffice it to say -the battle ended at night fall. We had nothing to eat since the night -before, for the reason that our supply train could not come to us, and -after the fight was over, and the over-strung nerves began to relax, -hunger took possession of us, and all set about the hunt for food. The -writer came across some boys who were carrying an immense piece of beef -which they had obtained somewhere or other, and with true soldierly -kindness they donated him a very considerable portion of it. Returning -to the command we divided with our partner, and fastening our share to a -sharpened stick thrust it into a fire which was burning near by. We were -hungry, and although we had no salt or seasoning of any kind for our -beef, we ate it with a relish. Our scant supper being finished, we -sauntered off to glean from those we might meet, an account of the -battle as they had seen it. The serious part of it was over, for that -time, and now the more comical side came up. To hear each one relate his -feelings during the time we lay there under that rain of lead and iron, -to hear the jokes that passed from one to the other, and to hear how the -woods echoed with the shouts and laughter of our boys, feeling in their -own minds that they had done their duty, was very diverting. But amid -all this general rejoicing at the discomfiture of our enemy, there was -still a voice of pity for the wounded, and of sorrow for the many brave -lads who had that day laid their young lives upon their country's altar. -Tired at last of wandering around, we spread our blankets at the foot of -a tree, and with the light of the full moon shining on us we lay down to -rest. Our mind was filled with many thoughts, but before we knew it we -were fast asleep. How long we slept we did not know, but we were -suddenly awakened by a noise, and on rising up could see by the light of -the moon that our supply train had come up, and that Sergeant Cole, who -had command of it, was unloading the wagons on the ground. Giving our -partner a punch, we told him it was time for breakfast, so up we got and -made for the nearest pile of hardtack. We filled our haversacks, and -taking a goodly number in our hands, beat a retreat to our blankets. -Lying on the ground we munched our biscuits, and felt thankful that we -were still alive. No other disturbance troubled us that night, and we -awoke at reveille in the morning, refreshed, and ready for the duties of -the day. Fires were made, and the air was soon filled with the aroma of -coffee, and the smell of breakfast which we were engaged in cooking. Our -cooking utensils were not many or of very stylish pattern, but they -answered the purpose, after a fashion, and that was all we cared for. -When in camp regular details were made, and every company would have its -appointed cooks, whose duty it was to have the meals ready for the men -at regular hours. These cooks were relieved from all other duty, and -consequently had nothing to do but attend to this particular, and very -necessary branch of the business. In the field it was quite different, -and there every fellow had to look out for himself. - -But here comes an orderly with dispatches. What's up? Going to -headquarters we ascertain that it is a requisition on our regiment for a -burial party, to bury the dead who had fallen the day before. Luckily, -as we thought, we were not called on, so finishing our breakfast we -started, in company with several of our comrades, to walk over the -battle field. There have been, of course, larger battles fought, -involving more loss of blood than was shed at Perrysville that day, but -for all that, it had been a stubborn fight, and the ground was covered -with the bodies of the slain. The blue and the gray promiscuously, lay -around us. Here had been a party of the enemy engaged during the lull in -the storm of battle in a friendly game of cards; a shell had exploded in -their midst, and left them laying there dead with the cards still in -their hands. Here lay a man with the top of his head shot off; yonder -was one whose death must have been instantaneous, for his features were -not distorted as if with pain, and he looked as if he was quietly -sleeping. But we must not stop too long in our description. Death had -reaped a mighty harvest there, and had put out forever the light, the -life, the hope, of many a hearthstone. Passing along we arrived at a -large stone house which had been converted by the rebels into a -hospital, and when the army retreated of course it and its contents, -fell into our possession. We entered the small gate, and made our way up -to the front door and walked in. There, stretched upon the bare floor, -in rows, lay the rebel wounded, and among the number several whose lives -had just gone out. Men were here who were suffering from all manner of -wounds; and groans and shrieks rent the air. One poor wretch, who sat -with his back against the wall, had had his tongue shot off by a rifle -ball, and was slowly dying of strangulation. The sight was too much for -us, and sick at heart we hastily left the house. The yard was also -filled with wounded men, but the character of their wounds was much -slighter than those in the house. The rebel surgeons were passing around -among them, and seemed to be doing all in their power for the helpless -men about them. There seemed to be no ill will or malice shown by any -one, but still our boys, of whom quite a number had assembled there, -although perfectly willing to help, and aid those who could not help -themselves, did not like to see too many airs put on, nor too much "big -me, and little you," displayed by those who were not injured. One fellow -was strutting around with an overcoat on which he had procured in some -way, how I do not know, from one of our boys, when Captain Levin Vinson, -of Co. "I," with some of his men came up; they, like our squad, were -looking over the field, and had just arrived at this house of which we -have been writing. The sight of this rebel, marching around with one of -our overcoats on, was too much for private Joe Dysart, of the captain's -squad. Stepping up to the fellow he ordered him to take off that coat; -the rebel objected; down came Dysart's gun. "Are you going to take off -that coat, Johnny?" he enquired. The rebel saw that Joe meant business, -and without more ado yielded up the garment. Joe was in earnest, and -would have made it an expensive coat for the rebel, if he had acted in -any way that seemed to Joe outrageous. - -Remember, reader, this was our first battle, and horrible though a -battle field is at all times after the struggle, still in after days we -did not think so much of any little irregularity that might be apparent -in the matter of uniform. But private Dysart could not at this time look -with any feelings but those of wrath at the impudence of a rebel wearing -a coat of the same color as his own, and he was right. - -Still we remained in camp, two days passed, but finally at the close of -the second day, we received orders to march. As is always the custom -after heavy cannonading, rain commenced to fall, and the night set in -dark and stormy. Why it was that our departure from the battle field of -Perrysville was delayed for two days, and then the march to commence in -the night, is more than we can explain, but probably it was not thought -by our commanding general, that Bragg would be able to move his army, -and transportation trains away in safety, if we had started sooner. The -march was not a hurried one, so we leisurely jogged along until Crab -Orchard was reached. - -[Illustration] - - - - - CHAPTER X. - - -That was the last we saw of Bragg's army for many a day. He had left -Kentucky with what was left of his 60,000 followers who were with him -when he entered the state, in disgust perhaps at the non-military manner -in which our army was manœuvred, or perhaps in order to more easily -obtain supplies; at any rate he was "gone from our gaze like a beautiful -dream," and we went into camp at Crab Orchard. At this place the -character of the country suddenly changes. It becomes rough and barren, -affording scarcely enough corn for its spare population; and the road -passes through defiles where a small force can resist, with great -effect, a large one, where in fact the use of a large force is -impracticable. The little forage there was in the country had been -consumed by the enemy in his retreat, rendering it impossible to subsist -any considerable number of animals. Here it was the measles broke out in -the regiment, and we were in the worst possible condition for such a -guest, a simple thing to manage when the surroundings are favorable, but -a dreadful distemper in the condition we were at that time. The weather -was chilly and cool, and the wind would blow all day long. It was a sad -sight to see the boys who were afflicted with the disease, stretched out -on the bare ground, with nothing over them but a blanket. We were -thankful it did not rain, if it had the mortality would have been far -greater than it was, many died however, and there were very few who were -able for duty. We remember assembling for dress parade one evening, but -as our number was so small, the colonel ordered us back to our quarters. -We had had no tents issued to us yet, and the most of us had thrown away -our overcoats, being unable to carry them. But now we felt the need of -them, as the nights were cold, and none of us had more than one blanket -apiece. There was grumbling and swearing, but at last some fellow solved -the problem and restored us all to good humor. No one ever knew how -"camp rumors" ever started, but start they would, and the better they -suited our frame of mind, the faster they flew. So one morning the word -went round "that the war was over, and we were all going to be -discharged and sent home right away, this was the reason why new -overcoats were not issued to us." This was the report and was swallowed -as gospel truth. When we were ordered to pile our knapsacks, the morning -of the battle of Perrysville, of course we complied with it, and when -they were brought up to us again there was much of their contents -missing; blankets were gone, had disappeared in some way, and all that -many of us received was our empty knapsacks, they were not in so great -demand, as they could not be utilized for any other purpose than that -for which they had been intended, so every fellow got his knapsack but -minus its contents, the writer got his, but the blanket which it had -contained was gone, and we thought we would have much preferred keeping -it than to have lost a dozen knapsacks. However we did not waste many -tears over it but took the first opportunity to make the loss good by -putting some other fellow to a like inconvenience. One morning while at -Crab Orchard as we were passing around the company quarters trying to -cheer up those who were sick, by sympathy and encouragement, we were -hailed by a comrade to come and help him dust and fold his blankets. We -went, of course, and when stooping over to gather up the corner of his -blanket, lo and behold there was our private mark, which we had made by -slitting the corner in three pieces. "Hello, Mac," we said, raising up, -"where did you get this blanket?" - -"Why, drew it from the quartermaster of course. Where did you suppose I -got it?"—this with the blandest and most child-like air. - -"Drew it from the quartermaster," we replied. "Yes I know how you drew -it, you drew it from my knapsack at Perrysville, you rascal, that's how -you drew it." - -"What in thunder are you talking about," said Mack, "here help me shake -it, and don't go to insinuating that I stole your old blanket." - -But we knew the property was ours, and intended to hold on to it, not -that we particularly needed it, for we had obtained another one, but we -did not propose to be robbed, as we thought we were being, in that way. -This was our blanket, there was the mark, and we were going to have it. -Mack was getting riled a little. - -"Are you going to help me shake that blanket?" he asked. - -We replied "no," that we were going to keep that blanket ourself. We -were in earnest and he saw it. - -"I'd like to know what makes you think that its yours?" he said, in the -most innocent manner. - -We held up the corner to him. "Do you see that; that's our mark." - -Mac's countenance fell, he had never noticed that before, and never -another word did he say. He stooped over to pick up another one, for he -was, or had been until I came to him by his invitation, the fortunate -possessor of two. We were not mad nor out of humor the least bit, for as -the saying is: "we had been there ourself," but we requested Mac to tell -us where he got it. Seeing that we had doubled up the blanket and held -it under our arm, and was not the least bit inclined to give it up, he -said: - -"Well, now, if you won't tell anybody, I'll tell you how I got it. I was -coming along the other night past Doc. McElroy's quarters, and I was on -the lookout for a blanket. I came right by where the doctor's darkey had -made down his bed for him, so I just reached down, and gathered onto -that blanket and scooted; hold on, I'll tell you the rest of it," he -said, as he recovered from the fit of laughter into which the -recollection of his theft had thrown him. "I made down my bed pretty -close to the doctor's, to see what he would say to the darkey when he -came. I did not have to wait long; here came the doctor. 'Boy, got my -bed made yet?' 'Oh yes, doctor, all right sah, made you good bed -to-night, doctor,' the darkey replied, and soon the doctor proceeded to -test the assurance. There was the bed, sure enough, but when the doctor -got down on his knees, and went to turn, as he supposed, the top blanket -down, nothing was revealed to his astonished gaze but the bare ground. -Then, said Mac, the trouble commenced. Calling the darkey he asked him -if that was what he called a good bed, where's my other blanket? he -yelled, and the air was blue with oaths. - -"Deed, doctor, I lef him dar not more'n ten minutes ago, shuah, but he -done gone now, das a fac," and the darkey gave a groan. "I spec's some -of de sogers mus have stole him, doctor." And then Mac said he heard -more oaths, and a noise as if some one was in distress, and then a -sudden cracking of the bushes as of some one running, and he heard the -doctor yell out: "Leave here, you lazy rascal, you'd loose your head if -it was not fast to you," and gathering his only blanket, he saw him -making off with it with the intention, as Mac supposed, of bunking with -some body else who was blessed with more cover than himself. - -Oh! said Mac, I thought I would die laughing. I could not hear all that -was said for I was laying on my back almost ready to burst. I never -laughed so in all my life, and as laughing is contagious, we were soon -laughing with him at the remembrance of his stealing the doctor's -blanket. But such was life in the army. Whenever we were in camp we -could obtain from the quartermaster anything we needed in the shape of -clothing or blankets, but on the march it was different, and if a fellow -lost anything he generally managed in some way to make himself whole, by -appropriating some other chap's property. But this was only done in case -of necessity, there was too much sterling integrity and manhood in the -regiment to allow of stealing maliciously and wantonly. The quiet -appropriating from some other mess of a blanket, canteen, mess-pan or -camp kettle, by a fellow who had lost his own, was thought nothing of, -provided the purloiner was not caught by the real owner. In that case -restitution was demanded, and if he could prove his case, the property -would be restored. - -[Illustration] - - - - - CHAPTER XI. - - -Well, Bragg had left us, and we were all alone. So one fine morning the -bugle sounded the call to fall in to ranks, and we marched out of camp, -back on the road we had come. But not with the same feelings, we were -getting tired of this interminable marching, as it seemed to us for no -purpose, for the private soldier is generally in blissful ignorance of -the movements to be made on the board. Then again many of our comrades -were not with us, and we missed their faces and their forms. Sickness -had thinned our ranks, death had removed many, and the question rang -out, "When are we going to stop?" but the days passed away slowly; the -march, march, march, the scarcity of water, and the dust, and our -clothing was now beginning to show the marks of hard usage. But we -buckled to it and put on as good a face as possible. There was always -some fellow who said something whenever he opened his mouth, which would -provoke laughter at the most trying time, and the one who could get up a -laugh was the hero of the moment, until some one else would say -something that beat him, and then he would assume that honor. Once in a -while the drum and fife would start up, and that would infuse new life -into us, and we would rattle off the miles at a good pace while it -lasted; we used to wish they would play all the time, but the fifer's -lungs were not made of leather, and the drummer's arms would get tired; -so, as the music ceased, we would soon drop back into the old step -again. Many a time we thought, and exclaimed like Richard "a horse, a -horse, my kingdom for a horse." Then some fellow would yell out: "you -couldn't ride him if you had one, you don't know how," or would make the -enquiry if a good mule would not answer as well. And so we passed the -time away until one afternoon, tired and thirsty, we found ourselves -marching by the side of Green River. The road was at quite an elevation -from the water, and as we marched along and looked down upon its green, -cool looking surface, choked with dust as we were, we thought it the -most beautiful sheet of water that we had ever seen, and would only have -been too glad to have plunged into it and drank our fill. But we were -nearing Bowling Green, and shortly went into camp. Bowling Green still -contained evidences that an army had occupied it recently, for on all -sides of us we could see the earth works which had been thrown up by the -rebel army, under the command of General Sydney Johnston, before they -evacuated the place, after the fall of Fort Donelson. - -On the 30th of October, Buell relinquished the command of our army, and -turned it over to Major General Rosecrans. Buell had failed to cut off -and compel the surrender of Bragg, and was sharply censured for his want -of activity in following up the enemy. We were glad to hear of his -removal, for we were not much inspired with faith in the generalship of -Buell; and the fact was, the escape of Bragg, when it was so evident to -the most ignorant soldier that he could have been destroyed, had cast a -feeling of depression over us, but now we hoped for better things. We -were now about 113 miles from Louisville. Here we received supplies, -clothing and ammunition, and one fine morning broke camp for Nashville, -Tenn. Here at Bowling Green we had issued to us, for the first time, the -regular regulation army hat. It was a decidedly high toned affair, and -about as convenient an article for a soldier in the field as the regular -out and out "stove pipe" hat would have been. They had enormous tops to -them, and a very moderate sized brim and to see a little man don one of -these head pieces, and start off with it, was ludicrous. The day after -receiving them we were ordered to march, and the journey that day was -enlivened by jokes and witty sayings about those new hats. A little -fellow would be plodding along when some fellow would yell out: "Say, -Sam, get out of that hat, I know you're there for I see your legs." -This, and many other like it, were passed around, and received with -roars of laughter. But we managed, by denting in the top, to reduce -their towering height somewhat, and consequently us short fellows were -not noticed so much afterwards. But those hats caused many a hearty -laugh. There ought to have been, according to the regulations, a brass -front piece to them, and a feather, but these we never got, and it was -so much the better, for it was all we could do, that is, some of us, to -manage them as it was. Here at Bowling Green, also, our transportation -was cut down. Heretofore we had been allowed one wagon and team to a -company, now only one wagon and team was allowed to a regiment, besides -the quartermaster's teams, and the consequence was that company officers -found themselves in a quandary. There had been many of our number left -behind us, and their arms and accoutrements they had turned over to -their company officers, who were responsible to the government for them. -The officers had thrown them into the company wagons, and had brought -them along in that way. Now, however, what were they to do with them? -There was a mighty flying around to the colonel's headquarters for -instructions, and he ordered them to have the arms taken to the -quartermaster, and for him to see to it that they were carried forward. -They did so, only too glad to be rid of them, and quartermaster Ayres -found himself in possession of a most abundant supply of warlike -implements for as peaceful a man as he was. How he managed to get them -along we do not know; but Ayres was a man equal to any emergency, and -brought them in triumph to Nashville. - -We were all getting in much better spirits, the weather was cooler and -the health of the regiment had improved somewhat. Water was still scarce -though, and the roads very dusty. But we had a new general in the person -of Rosecrans, or "old Rosy," as we used to call him, and confidence in -our new leader inspired our hearts. His past record had been a good one -and at any rate we did not have any fear of his loyalty as we had had of -Buell's after the battle of Perryville. - -One afternoon as we were marching along a fellow came marching by us -going to the front, who was crying and swearing in dutch at a fearful -rate. We thought at first that he was crazy, but we soon got to talking -with him and wanted to know what was the matter. He was a heavy, stout -looking man, and belonged to the Second Missouri, who were ahead of us, -but in the same division. The tears were streaming down his cheeks, and -as we inquired what was the matter, he broke out between his sobs: "Dem -tam rebels, dey kill mine brudder at Perryville, tam em! Tam em! Tam -em!" This was all we could get out of him in regard to it. But it seems -he had remained behind in spite of everything, to see that his dearly -loved brother received christian burial at least, and was just catching -up with his regiment. We felt very sorry for him, but still, although -sympathizing with him in his sorrow, we could not but smile at his -actions. He was terribly wrought up, and his tears had formed, with the -dust of the road which had settled on his face, a mixture, which, as he -wiped his eyes with his hand, had been smeared all over his countenance, -and with his loud sobs and his broken English not spoken in soft -accents, but bawled out as loud as he could bawl, and his oaths and -curses at the rebels who had killed his "brudder," he made altogether a -curious looking specimen of the "greenhorn." He was very, very mad about -it, and he would, in his present state of mind, have been willing to -fight the whole southern confederacy, if opportunity had offered, single -handed. He passed on and left us. What became of him I do not know, -whether on some other bloody field his spirit went to join the loved -brother, who had gone before, or whether he lived to get home in safety, -I never could ascertain. But such was army life, we would laugh and joke -at the most trivial, and very often at the most solemn things. We would -remember a good joke on any body for days, but a solemn, serious matter -would soon pass out of our minds. - -[Illustration] - - - - - CHAPTER XII. - - -At last, on the eight of November, 1862, we reached Edgefield, on the -Cumberland River directly opposite Nashville, a distance of one hundred -and eighty three miles from Louisville, and went into camp. On the -afternoon of our arrival, after camp had been established, the writer -went over to a house near by, where there was, what had been the summer -before, a vegetable garden. There were several of us in there, digging -around with sticks to get a few onions that had been left in the ground. -We were all busily engaged, when we heard a voice ring out "what in —— -are you fellows doing in there? —— —— ye, get out of there and go to -your quarters." We raised up, and saw a man of medium size approach one -of the boys who was busily engaged in digging for onions, and hit him on -the back, shouting at the same time: "Get out of here." The man had on a -long military overcoat, all buttoned up, and it was impossible to tell -who he was by his clothing. The boy whom he had struck quickly raised -up, and with a well directed blow of his fist, knocked the unknown -gentleman sprawling; he went one way, and his cap another. Gathering -himself up, he shouted: "What do you mean, you rascal; I am General -Sheridan." That was all he needed to say; his opponent was gone in a -flash, and Sheridan after him, shouting out: "Stop that man! stop that -man!" but the General's legs were not equal to the race, and the boy -succeeded in getting to the camp, where, of course, it was impossible to -find him. The rest of us slipped away as quietly and quickly as possible -to our quarters, carrying with us the results of our search. But we -laughed and laughed at the remembrance of it; who the boy was, that had -so wilfully violated one of the sternest of army laws, that of striking -his superior officer, we never found out, but we think he belonged to -the 52nd Ohio, which regiment, as we have before stated, was brigaded -with us. We would like to have been at Sheridan's headquarters, and -heard his account of the affair, but perhaps he never told it, although -knowing him as we did, we were firm in the belief that he must have done -up a terrible amount of hard swearing at such an insult to his dignity, -but he had only himself to blame for it. If we could have seen who it -was, distinctly, he never would have got close enough to have struck any -one, for we would have fled at the sight of him. - -Before we reached Nashville we had received reports of how hard run the -citizens of the place were for groceries, more especially coffee, and -had heard remarkable stories of the prices paid for such articles. So we -had been saving of our rations, thinking, perhaps, that when we arrived -at Nashville, we could realize something for them. We had grown tired of -hardtack, and visions of warm bread, butter, etc., floated through our -minds. So to saving we went; but as a true chronicler, we must state -that some of the boys did not show that true honesty which ought to -pervade all business transactions, but had been boiling their coffee -without grinding it, and afterwards drying it, and storing it away in -their haversacks, blankets, or any way they could, so when we finally -reached Nashville, there was a considerable quantity of this article in -the regiment. The next day after our arrival, the writer and his -partner, obtained a pass to go to the city. Tying up our coffee, which, -by the way, made a considerable package, we started on our trip. We -arrived in the city without any trouble, and as we were walking up a -street, was accosted by a woman who wished to know if we had any coffee -for sale. We instantly showed our stock, and informed her that she could -have it at the rate of one dollar per pound. This seemed in our eyes an -outrageous price, but she closed with our terms, and after weighing it -in a store near by, paid us for it in good greenbacks. We do not -remember, at this late day, how much it was we received, but we pocketed -it, all the same, and started out to find a place where we could obtain -a square meal. This was a difficult task, for most all the stores and -restaurants were closed, but at last we managed to find a little store -open, and in we went. We enquired for something to eat; the proprietor -informed us, a fact which we could plainly see for ourselves, that his -stock had run down somewhat, owing to the difficulties of obtaining a -new supply, and the best he could do for us, he said, was to offer us -some tripe, which he had in a jar. We were no way squeamish, and told -him to bring on his tripe. He had but a small supply, but when we got -through he had none. After the army fair of "hardtack and sow-belly," -tripe seemed to us to have a royal taste. We paid him for his property -and departed to look up some new field of adventure. Sauntering along -the streets we came to a building in front of which we saw a good many -of our boys, some going away with light bread in their arms, and others -hurrying up to obtain some. We hastened our steps, and ascertained that -light bread could be bought there for five cents a loaf. We immediately -invested, and obtained as much as we could carry on our arms, piled up -like stove wood. We were now ready to return to camp, so away we went. -On the road back we met a number of our fellows coming along, and every -one wanted light bread. - -"What'll you take for a loaf?" was the enquiry. - -"Ten cents a loaf," was the reply. The consequence was that we did not -go far until our bread was all gone at double the price we had paid for -it. We then concluded to go back and get some for ourselves, but here -was where we missed it, for on our again apply-for bread, we were told -it was all gone, and no more could be had. We had contemplated having a -good supper out of that light bread, which was of good quality, but we -had foolishly let our desire for speculation run away with our supper. -There was nothing left for us to do but return to camp without any, so -away we went, cheering ourselves with the thought that if we had no -bread, we had some money, which, as we had never yet been paid off by -the Government, was something to be glad of. - -[Illustration] - - - - - CHAPTER XIII. - - -The Saturday after our arrival at Edgefield the regiment received orders -to prepare for inspection the next day, Sunday. So at it we went, -cleaning up our guns and making their barrels shine like silver. This -was done by laying the gun barrel in a strap in a bed of ashes and -pulling the strap up and down, rolling the barrel with the foot. After a -short application of this kind, the barrel would be thoroughly cleaned, -the friction with the ashes having removed every particle of rust and -dirt. Our brass breast plates and belt plates were also scoured up, and -we endeavored by every means in our power to clean up thoroughly, and we -succeeded, as we thought, splendidly. This was our first regular -inspection, and we were anxious that the inspecting officer should make -a good report on our appearance. So we worked busily all day, and at -last felt confident that we would get a good report out of him. Sunday -morning came, bright and beautiful, and at the hour specified the bugle -sounded the assembly. We formed in line by companies and moved out to -the color line, where we took our places. "Attention, battalion," came -the order from the adjutant, "by companies, right wheel, march!" "Rear -rank, open order, march," and there we were ready for inspection. The -inspecting officer, who seemed to be very much of a dandy, with long -gauntlets of white leather on his arms, and everything about him looking -as if he had just come out of a band-box, in company with our colonel, -commenced going down the lines. The appearance of the men was good, the -condition of the arms, considering the kind they were and the long march -we had just closed, were pronounced satisfactory. But when he went -behind us, and commenced examining our cartridge boxes, Oh! that he had -only kept his prying fingers and inquisitive eyes off of them. In order -that the reader may understand the reason why, we must go back a little. -When we went into the fight at Perrysville, each man had forty rounds of -ball cartridges issued to him, with which to fill his cartridge box, and -strict orders were given not to waste or destroy them. But the battle -was fought, Bragg retreated, we went to Crab Orchard, and then turned -back for Nashville. No enemy was near us, as far as we knew, and as we -were tired of carrying the cartridges, we very quietly threw the most of -them away, and in their place had put our razor, shaving soap, tobacco, -or any other little article that we could stuff in, so that when our -cartridge boxes were opened by the inspecting officer on that bright -Sabbath morning, his astonished gaze, instead of resting on villainous -lead and powder, done up in paper, found in their place the implements -of the dressing-room and toilet table. It was too bad, we never thought -he would look in the boxes, so we had let them remain in _statu quo_. As -he passed down the lines of the companies his astonishment increased. -The colonel was heartily ashamed of us, and to tell the truth we were a -little ashamed of ourselves. But the "cat was out of the bag," or more -properly speaking, the cartridges were out of the boxes, and as a matter -of course the good report which we had desired was gone. In truth the -regiment was in a deplorable condition for ammunition. - -At dress parade, that evening, our colonel reprimanded us severely for -our gross neglect of orders, and we felt as if we deserved it. A fresh -supply was issued to us the next day, and the boxes filled up. - -The center of the rebel army at this time was at Murfreesboro, and the -principal part of their army was massed there, thirty-two miles from -Nashville. We had now been in camp since the eighth of November; no -movement of any importance had been made. We had broken camp, however, -at Edgefield, once during this time, and marched with our division to -Mill Creek, five miles south of Nashville, and had again gone into camp. -While here we were placed in the division commanded by General Robert -Mitchell, and on the twenty-sixth of December, when the army moved -forward to meet the enemy at Stone River, our division was ordered back -to garrison the city of Nashville. We arrived inside of the -fortifications of the city just at nightfall and went into camp -temporarily. We had now been four months from home, had had one battle -and a weary march, so we were noways displeased with the order, and we -concluded that at last we would now get some of the pleasures of a -soldier's life, if there were any. The next few days were passed in -selecting proper camps for us. - -Nashville at this time was a very important post of the Union Army, and -here were stored immense quantities of supplies, food forage and -ammunition, while our direct line of communication, north, was over the -line of the Louisville and Nashville rail road, with John Morgan on hand -to sever that line whenever opportunity offered. We found the city -somewhat recovered from the panic into which it had been thrown, on the -receipt of the news of the fall of Fort Donelson at the mouth of the -Cumberland, the river on which Nashville is situated, and perhaps it -would be interesting to insert here a description, by a resident, of the -panic which the receipt of the news of the fall of Fort Donelson caused, -showing the terrible destruction of property, and the ravages of the -retreating rebel army. - - "Just as church services were about to commence, there appeared at - the door a messenger, who instantly sent the sexton up to the pulpit - with a notice that: 'Fort Donelson had surrendered at five o'clock - this morning; the gun boats were coming up; Buell's army is at - Springfield, only 25 miles north of the city, and each man must take - care of himself.' Then followed a rush and a tumult, the like of - which that city had never seen before. Such hurrying to and fro of - carriages, buggies, omnibuses and baggage wagons, with great loads - of trunks and valises, making their way to the depots of the rail - roads leading to the southward. The Governor, Isham G. Harris, had - fled on a mule, and the legislators followed him as rapidly as - possible the same day. Regiments of rebel soldiers were coming in - from Bowling Green, stealing and plundering on their line of march, - from friend and foe. The cattle of the farmers were shot down in - mere wantonness, and fences burned. Nashville was the chief depot - for the provisions and army stores for the whole rebel dominion in - the west, and had the same importance to the department there, as - Richmond in the east. Of these stores there were millions of dollars - in value that could not be moved in time. Word was given out for the - inhabitants to come and help themselves, which they did with a will. - In the armory were deposited some five to seven thousand rifles. Two - thousand of the best were brought out by order of General Floyd, and - burned. All these had been impressed from the people in the state, - forcibly or otherwise, as they could be found in the owner's houses. - Two elegant steam boats, formerly in the Nashville and New Orleans - trade, purchased by the Jeff Davis government at a cost of $35,000 - each, and in process of being converted into gun boats, were burned. - The rail road bridge that cost 50,000, and the wire suspension - bridge, costing $150,000, both beautiful structures, were also - burned. The mayor, with a committee of leading citizens, waited upon - Floyd, and earnestly remonstrated against the destruction of the - bridges, but without success. Another fine steamer, private - property, was burned by the Texas Rangers. Five or six other steam - boats that were lying in port, the owners had very prudently moved - over to the north side of the river, and had thus escaped the torch - of the rebels. From the morning of the 16th to the 24th of February, - anarchy and rioting prevailed. Fierce and awful were the curses - heaped upon Johnston, Floyd and Pillow, by the retreating soldiery. - Some of them swore they were going home if it cost them their lives. - Five thousand lives they said had been sacrificed by Johnston at - Bowling Green, from exposure, bad fare and hard work, to which not - many of them had ever been accustomed." - -[Illustration] - - - - - CHAPTER XIV. - - -Our regiment was finally placed in camp on top of some high hills in the -western part of the city, behind fortifications of cotton bales. It -brought to our mind what we had read about Jackson at New Orleans. On -the top of these hills, commanding an extensive view of the surrounding -country, we pitched our tents. We had issued to us the style of tent -called the "Sibley;" patterned after the wigwams of the Indians, conical -shape, with a large hole in the top to permit the escape of smoke. The -tent pole consisted of a wooden staff four or five feet long, which -rested, at its base, on an iron tripod of about three feet in height. -Between the legs of this tripod we made our fires, fuel being provided -by the quartermaster's department. At night when we had spread down our -blankets inside of the tents, which were intended to accommodate -twenty-five men each, we lay with our heads to the outside of the -circle, and our feet pointing to the fire. It was pretty close packing, -but we were good natured for the most part, and so we got along very -well, although, occasionally, some fellow would make a fuss, but it was -soon stopped by everybody else yelling at him to keep still, and -yielding to public opinion so emphatically expressed, the disturber of -the peace would smother his injuries, fancied or real, in his own -breast, and sleep would soon settle down upon our household. - -While in camp on these hills, some of the friends of boys of our -company, came to visit them. Solomon Starr, John Huffman, uncle Archie -Gryder and several others. We were all glad to see them, and in fact it -made no particular difference who they had come to visit, we were all -glad to see them, for we were nearly all acquainted with them; at any -rate they had come from what we called "God's country," and they were -heartily welcomed. They said they wanted to see how "soldiering went," -so we fed them well on what we had, not forgetting to supply them -liberally with that delicious dish which some one had named "s— of a -b—;" where in the world he ever got the name from we never could find -out, or why it should have been thus named, for it certainly bore not -the slightest resemblance to any member of the canine race. This -beautiful dish, in order that all may know how it was prepared, was made -as follows: hardtack broken up into small pieces, and then fried or -boiled in grease and water until it has swelled, and become as tough -almost as india-rubber. This is what we regaled our guests with, and -they accepted it with credulity. At night we would scatter them around -in the different tents, as it was impossible to keep them all in one -without putting us to great inconvenience. So one night there came up a -heavy storm of wind and rain, and the water flowed through the tents, -soaking our blankets and everything else. Our guests left us in the -morning, expressing themselves as being fully satisfied with their -experience. "Soldiering was not so very hard," they said, "but then, at -times, was inconvenient, and indeed they _must_ hurry home, they had not -intended to have staid nearly so long as they had, etc., etc." At this -late day, whenever you meet one of them, and ask him if he remembers the -night he passed in camp with us at Nashville, he will tell you with a -groan that, "yes he believes he does remember something about it," and -will always add: "you have reference to the night it rained so." - -It was not long before Nashville seemed to rouse itself, and assume -something like its former appearance, and to look as it had before war -breathed its desolating breath upon the city. The stores were opened, -the hotels commenced filling up, and as far as war was concerned, -nothing was observable in the city to denote a state of war, or that the -city was under martial law, except the passing of army wagons, or the -tread of the provost guard. Order reigned, and protection from crime was -given to all. The theatres were opened and played to full houses -nightly; mostly officers and soldiers filled them, although generally -there was a fair sprinkling of citizens in the audience. Pieces bearing -directly upon the war, with strong union sentiments, were placed upon -the boards, and the performance would be interspersed with songs of the -most loyal character. One day there came an order for us to "strike -tents." We had no idea of where we were going, but our march was not a -long one, merely across the Cumberland to Edgefield, where we went into -the old camp just vacated by the 16th Illinois. A more beautiful camp we -had never seen. The quarters of the men were made of cane, which the -16th had procured some where in the neighborhood, and out of which they -had contrived to make a camp, at once beautiful and artistic. All of the -old boys will well remember it. - - - - - CHAPTER XV. - - -We were now fairly at work doing garrison duty, furnishing daily details -for provost guard, train guard, picket guard, and all manner of guard -duty that can be thought of. Our picket line extended in the shape of a -horseshoe around the city, both flanks of the line resting on the river. -General James D. Morgan commanded our division, and General Mitchell the -post, at Nashville. Strict discipline was maintained, and we often -thought that if the citizens of Nashville would have expressed their -honest opinion they would with one accord have agreed that never was -there better order in their city. There were some union people here, but -the most of the inhabitant were cherishing in their bosoms, and rolling -it as a sweet morsel under their tongues, the cause of the south. On the -morning of the 31st of December the battle of Stone River or -Murfreesboro opened. The cannonading could be plainly heard at -Nashville, and at night fall we were alarmed with the news that the -right wing of our army had been crushed and driven back, and that the -battle was strongly in favor of the rebels. Anxiety was visible on every -face, and everything was done that was thought necessary to insure the -safety of the city if the news proved to be true. We say every face, but -we are mistaken, some there were who could hardly repress their joy at -the intelligence that their rebel friends were in a fair way to drive -back the northern "mud-sills," but these reckoned without their host. -True it was that the third division of McCook's corps, commanded by -Sheridan, our old division, and which three times that day had repulsed -the desperate charges of the enemy, were themselves repulsed when the -enemy, with reinforcements, for the fourth time assailed them. But it -fought on until one-fourth of its number lay bleeding and dying upon the -field, and its last brigade commander had been killed, then it gave way -and all three of the divisions in the corps were hurled back together -into the immense series of cedar thickets which skirted the turnpike and -extended far off to the right. But Rosecrans was not whipped, though the -rebels had momentarily overpowered the right wing of his army, and he -vigorously set to work to retrieve the disaster. Brigades and batteries -from the divisions of Rousseau, Negly and Palmer were ordered to the -right to check the progress of the foe and rally the fugitives. The -infantry was rapidly massed in an array of imposing strength along the -turnpike, and facing the woods through which the rebels were advancing. -Still the broken divisions of McCook disputed the ground while -retreating, and deeds of heroism were performed by officers and men in -those dark thickets. Yet in spite of the desperate struggle which marked -every fresh advance of the enemy, in spite of the heroic sacrifice of -life on the part of the officers and soldiers of the union army, the -rebels still steadily advanced, and came nearer to the turnpike. Nearly -two miles and a half had the right wing yielded, and all the -reinforcements that had been hurried into the woods to sustain it, had -failed. The roar of cannon, the bursting of shells, the crash of shot -through the trees, and the continuous roll of musketry, all mingled in -one tremendous volume of sound, which rolled on, nearer and nearer, to -the turnpike, where the genius and vigor of Rosecrans had massed the -forces that were to receive the enemy, when he should emerge from the -woods in pursuit of our retreating battalions. Col. Loomis was there -with his 1st Michigan Battery, and Stokes with the guns furnished by the -Chicago Board of Trade, and Mendenhall and Guenther, with their regular -artillery. There were also the troops of General Wood, the brigades of -Rousseau under Schribner, Beatty and Shepherd. At last the long lines of -the enemy, rank upon rank, charged from the wood. A sheet of flame burst -from the union ranks, a crash rent the atmosphere, and the artillery -shook the earth. The foremost line of the rebel host was literally swept -away; and then both armies were enveloped in a vast cloud of smoke. For -ten minutes the thunder of battle burst forth from the cloud, and when -our battalions advanced, they found no rebels between the turnpike and -woods, except the disabled, the dying and the dead. The soil was red -with blood, for within a brief space of time, the slaughter had been -awful. Our troops having repulsed the rebel left, pushed into the woods -after them, and drove them back over the ground they had at first -occupied. Other desperate encounters occurred during the day, all along -the line. It was eleven o'clock when Hardee was repulsed. In the mean -time, while the battle was raging on the right, an attack was made upon -Palmer's division, but the rebels were driven back with loss. There was -now a lull in the storm of battle, and scarcely a volley of musketry or -boom of cannon was heard for three quarters of an hour. Some hoped that -these bloody scenes were ended for the day; but the rebel leaders, -disappointed by their failure to penetrate to our camp by way of the -right wing, were preparing for a bold blow at the centre. All the -reserves were attached to the centre of their army under Polk; and Bragg -in person placed himself at the head of the columns. And now was -presented an imposing spectacle. The nature of the ground in this part -of the field was such that every movement of either army could be -distinctly seen. The open fields toward Murfreesboro were smooth enough -for a holiday parade ground. A fierce cannonade up the turnpike -announced the coming onset, and from the very woods out of which the -rebel cavalry issued on Monday evening, the first line of battle now -sallied forth. - -It came on in magnificent order; and stretching away diagonally across a -great sloping field, its length seemed interminable. At a sufficient -interval another line deployed into the open ground, parallel with the -first, and ere the forward battalions were engaged, a third line of -battle came forth from the same woods. It seemed that our feeble lines -in that direction must be crushed by the weight of these immense masses -of living and moving men. But the ever watchful eye of Rosecrans had -detected the rebel design, even before their first line of battle had -emerged from among the trees. The union army was like a set of chess men -in his hands, and its different brigades and divisions, were moved about -with as much facility, as are pawns and pieces in that grand old game. -The least exhausted troops of the left and centre, were hurried forward -on the double quick to combat this new effort of the enemy, and even -from the extreme left, where Van Cleve was posted, a brigade was brought -over to take part in the defense. The same formidable array of batteries -and battalions again confronted the foe, as that upon which the violence -of Hardee's corps had spent itself, and similar results followed. Almost -simultaneously a sheet of fire leaped forth from each of the opposing -lines, and for a few minutes both lines stood like walls of stone, -discharging their deadly missiles into each others bosoms. Then the -rebels attempted to charge, but a storm of lead and iron hail burst in -their faces, and all around them, sweeping them down by hundreds. If -once the soldiers of the union wavered before this fiery onset, it was -only for a moment, and in forty minutes from the time the first rebel -line marched forth, all three of them had been dashed to pieces, and the -survivors of the conflict flying in wild confusion over the slope, were -disappearing in the depths of the woods. The battle for the day was -over. But who can describe the sufferings which followed. The night air -was pinching cold, and in the midst of those gloomy forests of pine and -cedars on the right, numbers of men lay freezing, bleeding, dying; whom -no human hand would ever succor. The rebel pickets advanced at night to -the edge of the woods skirting the open ground, which was the scene of -Hardee's terrible repulse. The hostile lines of battle were probably a -thousand yards apart. The intervening space was covered with wounded who -could not be carried off. He who chose to risk it, could crawl carefully -up to the edge of the woods, and hear the shrieks and groans of the -wounded men who were laying by hundreds among the trees. The men in our -advance line lay down as well as they could upon the ground over which -the storm of battle had swept. It was difficult to distinguish the -bodies of the sleepers from the corpses, living and dead were slumbering -peacefully together. There were places that night, indeed, where sleep -came not to steep the senses in gentle forgetfulness. The poor soldier, -whom the bullets of the enemy had not yet reached, could gather a few -leaves, or sticks, or corn stalks, for a bed, clasp his faithful rifle -in his arms, and with his blanket around him, if he were so fortunate as -to possess one, sleep soundly, notwithstanding the bitter cold. He could -build no fires, for that would reveal our position to the enemy; but so -fatigued was he, that he could still slumber although his frame shivered -involuntarily in the windy night atmosphere. But the mangled hero, -laying in the field or hospital, knew no repose. Pain drove sleep away, -and to those who felt themselves maimed, crippled for life, the keen -mental anguish must have been more intolerable than physical pain. And -there were the faithful surgeons, too, who knew no rest from their -dreadful labors, and toiled on through the long and weary night. And so -the days passed until Sunday came, and the soldiers awoke on Sunday -morning to find the ground covered with snow, and on that day General -Rosecrans entered Murfreesboro; Bragg having retreated with all his -force. The total loss incurred by the union army was 11,285, killed, -wounded and missing; of this number 2,800 were missing. The rebel loss -was estimated at over 14,000 killed and wounded. And so ended the battle -of Murfreesboro, one of the bloodiest battles of the war. It had been -gained at a terrible cost of life and blood, but such are the wages that -war demands. We have given this description of the battle of -Murfreesboro for the purpose merely of giving the reader to understand -that the reports which reached our ears at Nashville, were not idle -rumors, but that the situation had been a trying one for our army, and -one that called for vigilance on the part of those who had the city of -Nashville in their charge. Every preparation had been made there to -receive the enemy, if, unfortunately, he should overcome our forces, but -as the result proved they were not needed. - -[Illustration] - - - - - CHAPTER XVI. - - -While at Nashville many incidents happened in camp and we will relate -one of them here. Our sutler, Charley Pratt, had found a very neat -sutler's store, built of plank, and fitted up in a very substantial -manner, probably by the sutler of the 16th Ill., and he was not slow to -appropriate the building to his own use. In this he opened out his goods -for our inspection and benefit, and we were pretty good customers. -Charley had bought some fresh fish of which he sold a good many to the -officers. These fish lay on a shelf in the rear end of his shebang, but -in such a way as to present an inviting appearance to all. On the day to -which we refer, Charley had received a fresh supply, and among the -number was one uncommonly nice large fellow. Directly over this fish was -a large knot-hole looking to the rear of the store. Now there had been -the usual crowd all the morning around the sutler's store, and in the -crowd was Jake E——. Jake was a good soldier, but had very crude notions -of the rights of "mine and thine." Such thoughts never bothered Jake -when anything particularly tempted his vision, especially if it was -anything good to eat. Charley was aware of this fact, and when during -the morning he happened to glance over towards his fish rack, behold the -big fish was gone. He reflected a moment; he had not sold it, he knew; -his eye rested on the knot-hole; a closer inspection showed scales -adhering to the edge of the plank; he put this and that together and -finally it beamed upon his mind that his big fish, his pride and joy, -had been appropriated by some one who had not left him an equivalent. -Jake had disappeared too. A happy thought struck Charley, and off he -posted to our captain. The result of the interview was apparent when -Cap. was seen to come out of his quarters and going into the tent of the -first man who was nearest to him, commenced a search, as if looking for -lost property. This he kept up until Jake's tent was reached; in went -the captain. Jacob was reclining on his bunk in innocent ease, and when -the captain entered, he greeted him with a cordial good morning. The -captain returned the salutation and went on with his search. - -"Get up Jacob," he said, as he approached the recumbent warrior. - -"Why, cap., what are you hunting for?" - -"I'm looking for a big fish that Pratt says was stolen from him this -morning." - -"A fish," says Jake, "well now, cap., there's no fish here, I've been -laying here all the morning, as I didn't feel very well, and if any one -had brought a fish in here I would surely have seen it." - -"Well, well, get up," says the captain, "I have examined all the other -boys' quarters and I must examine your's too, get up, Jacob." - -Unwillingly Jake arose. The captain gathered up a blanket which he had -under his head for a pillow. Holding it up and giving it a gentle shake, -out dropped the lost fish, or a twin brother to it. Jake had nothing to -say, the captain looked amazed, quietly picked up the fish and carried -him off in triumph to the sutler. At roll call that evening the captain -stated the facts of the case as far as he knew them to the company. - -"And now, boys," said he, "I want you to convene a court martial, -organize it in accordance with army regulations, bring before it Pratt -as the plaintiff, and Jacob as the defendant. If upon evidence you find -that Jacob has been guilty of stealing the fish, sentence him to such -punishment as you think the case demands; we don't want any stealing -here; if on the contrary you find the evidence faulty, why then of -course you will acquit him." - -The captain's suggestions were carried out the next morning. A regular -court martial was convened, and Pratt and the prisoner brought before -it. The testimony was taken _pro_ and _con_, and the result was that the -theft of the fish was laid without any doubt on Jacob's shoulders, and -the sentence of the court was that Jacob should be thrown in the river. -As might be expected, Jake remonstrated strongly against such severe -treatment, as he could not swim. But it was no use, the sentence had -been pronounced and must be carried out, so he soon found himself being -hurried vigorously toward the river. Arriving there he was gathered up -by two stout fellows, and in he was sent head over heels. He sank and -came to the surface again. The Cumberland is a very swift stream, and -Jacob was soon going with the current, when some fellow stuck out a long -pole to him and pulled him ashore. He climbed up the bank very wet, as -might be supposed, and awful mad, and amid the laughter of all present, -for the scene had drawn a large crowd to the river side, he started for -camp, swearing vengeance on the members of that court martial. Rushing -to his quarters, he grabbed his gun with the expressed intention of -blowing the whole outfit to kingdom come, but his gun was soon taken -away from him. Jake was awful mad, and all he wanted was an opportunity -to retaliate, and it came in due order. Not many days after we received -orders to prepare for inspection, and when we went to our beds that -night we laid down with an inward feeling that we would pass a good -inspection on the morrow. Our guns and accoutrements were in splendid -condition, and each fellow had blacked his shoes until they fairly -glistened. These we placed carefully in front of our tents, for there -was a nice cane arbor there which kept off the dew, and turned in for -the night. It so happened that Dave W——, of our company, had been, as -Jake thought, rather prominent in his trial and punishment, and to -Dave's tent he made his way. Everything was quiet, all were asleep in -the tent. There stood Dave's boots as bright as leather could be made. -It did not take Jake long to accomplish his errand, and when David went -to pull on his boots to attend roll call at daylight the next morning, -he found them filled with a very unpleasant composition. There was a -row; Dave got late to roll call and came near being placed on extra duty -for it, but nothing more was said about it that ever we heard of, and it -was not until long afterwards that it leaked out who had put Dave's -boots to a use for which they never were intended. Regular details as we -have before stated, were made every day for provost duty in the city, -and each company furnished the detail as its turn came around. It was -not very severe work, but on the contrary was often mixed up with a good -deal of fun. One morning the provost detail from Co. "B" reported at -regimental headquarters for duty, and were sent under command of -corporal James Duncan over to the city to relieve the guard then on duty -there. The guard's headquarters in town were in the building used for -the custom house. The front part of the building was used by the guard, -and a room in the rear by a captain who had charge of the custom house -business. This captain was a very pompous, dignified, little creature, -and if we mistake not, was an officer of the regular army. At any rate -he acted as if this world was not quite good enough for him, and as if a -private soldier was a being so much beneath his dignity, that the only -place suitable for him was in the field; there he would serve to keep -the naughty enemy away and our little captain's precious body would not -be endangered. Well, corporal Duncan marched his squad over to town, -arrived in due time at the custom house, and reported to the -non-commissioned officer in charge that he would relieve him. The change -was soon made, and away went the relieved guard to their regimental -quarters, leaving corporal Duncan and his squad in possession. For a few -moments the corporal was busy attending to his duties and getting his -men ready for the duty to be performed by them, when suddenly, "Corporal -of the guard," came the summons, in a very imperious tone, from the room -occupied by the captain just mentioned. Dropping everything, the -corporal started to see what was wanted. The door of the room was open, -and he marched into the august presence of the little captain, who -looking up cast on him for a moment a disdainful glance. - -"Go back, sir, and come in again," was the command. Jim obeyed, and -again made his appearance. - -"Go back again, sir," shouted the captain. Again he made his exit, -wondering to himself what in the world that fellow meant. Again he -returned, and again the same command for him to "go back." Jim was -getting mad; he did not like to be made a fool of by this little -pop-in-jay in shoulder straps, and the sequel might have proved -unpleasant if it had gone on much longer. But at last the little -captain, very red in the face, shouted at him: - -"Go back and come in again, sir, and when you come in, salute me in a -proper manner." - -Poor Jim obeyed this time and the irate little captain was satisfied, as -Jim, with not a very good grace, raised his hand to his cap in regular -military salute. Pop-in-jay then gave him some orders, and Jim came back -to us shutting the room door in a manner more forcible than pleasant to -the nerves of the conceited fop inside. Was Jim mad do you ask? well -slightly we remark. Did you ever see a hornet's nest stirred up? how mad -each individual hornet will get! well, Jim was as mad as a whole nest of -hornets, and he vowed the deepest vengeance on that captain. But that -was all that ever came of it. Corporal Duncan was one of our best men, -and was liked by all, and was always ready for duty; but ever after this -affair, if any one wanted to be particularly aggravating and -tantalizing, they would ask Jim "if he didn't think he could give 'em a -salute, this fine morning." Poor fellow, he contracted the small-pox -while at Nashville, and came very near dying; but he recovered at last, -badly disfigured, and with the loss of an eye. He was discharged and -sent home. - -[Illustration] - - - - - CHAPTER XVII. - - -While at Nashville the pay master came, and gave us six months pay. This -was very welcome, for the regiment was about cleaned out of money. We -were, all of us, more or less in debt to one another, and some of the -debts were contracted for very singular purposes. Card playing was a -great pastime with many; poker being the game most in vogue. But poker -playing without money, was considered rather dry fun. So some ingenious -chap hit upon the plan of each fellow giving his note for his losses, -payable at pay day. There was a good many of these notes in camp, and -now that pay day had come, the holders of them were clamorous for their -money. We do not know how they ever settled it, as we were not given to -card playing ourself, and consequently had no interest in the matter, -but we heard considerable fuss made, and several fights occurred over -the trouble, which generally was wound up by the participators being -ordered to stand on a barrel, or carry a rail for a certain length of -time. But now that we had money once more, things began to look a little -different in the dress of the men. Paper collars made their appearance, -fine boots, hats purchased in the stores of Nashville, and clothing of -the regulation style and color, but of finer material, were sported -every day on the persons of the warriors. Many sent their money home by -express, others opened up "chuck-a-luck" banks, and in some cases won a -good deal of money, while some lost all they had. At Nashville, too, we -received, officially, the President's Emancipation Proclamation. It -caused a great stir. There were many who were opposed to it (we have -reference to the army of course), and several officers resigned their -positions and went home. The army was better off without them. The -proclamation was a matter of earnest and grave debate with us all, and -strong and stubborn arguments were urged on both sides. It will be as -well to remark here that when the regiment was organized its political -complection was of a decided democratic tinge. We had faith in Douglas' -doctrine, and many of us thought it a cruel and outrageous piece of -business to deprive the South of its slavery in this way. But how -different the subject looks to us now. Douglas sleeps in his quiet tomb -on the shores of Lake Michigan, while the remains of the mighty Lincoln, -the promulgator of the immortal proclamation, the wise and good ruler, -"with malice toward none, and with charity for all," quietly rests in -the mausoleum at Springfield, the capitol of the state he loved so well. -President Lincoln followed the logical course of events in issuing this -proclamation. He was neither too soon nor too late with it. He had a -host of interests to consult, all of which involved the social, -commercial and political happiness of the country. He found the -institution of slavery sustaining a great agricultural interest in many -states of the Union. Cotton, sugar, rice and tobacco, and other staples, -seemed to live upon its labor, and vast European and American -enterprises depended on its preservation. The villages of Lancashire, -the counting rooms of New York, the mills of Massachusetts, the looms of -France; to the uttermost ends of the earth, in India and Australia, the -safety of the cotton crop, and the protection of cotton labor, were -matters of comfort, necessity and bread. It was not an easy matter to -proclaim a decree, so universal in its application, and so radical in -its operation, and to the wisdom and sagacity of our martyred President -let us record it, that he did not issue the proclamation until justified -by the treason and violence of the promoters of the cotton interest, and -masters of cotton labor. - -But our stay at Nashville was drawing to a close. We had been here so -long that it seemed to many of us when marching orders at length came, -like leaving home. We had formed acquaintance with a good many of the -citizens, and had established very social terms with them, and, in fact, -were enjoying ourselves very pleasantly. But the life of a soldier is -always uncertain, and his abiding place transitory, here to day and gone -to morrow. We had been in Nashville at this time about six months, and -it was now June. Shortly after our arrival here, the "weeding out" of -the regiment, as it might be called, took place. Many officers, finding -themselves unfit, physically, for the arduous labors of the field, -resigned. The men whom sickness and disease had rendered unfit for -further service, were discharged and sent home, and the effective force -of the regiment was thoroughly cleared of all incumbrances, and brought -up to the highest military standard. The time had not been wasted, but -every day drilling, and manœuvering had been practiced. The regiment had -been relieved of its worthless Austrian rifles, and given the Enfield, a -splendid weapon. We all had good clothing, and good health. The first -rough edge of our soldier life, had been taken off, and we were now -inured to anything reasonable in the shape of hardship and exposure. - -So at last one bright June morning in 1863, the orders came for us to -"strike tents." We had also received, while here at Nashville, our -shelter, or as the boys called them, our "dog tents," and as it may be -interesting to some who read these pages, we will describe what the "dog -tent" was like. It consisted of two pieces of canvas about four feet in -length and three in width. One end of these pieces had button holes -worked in it, and the other buttons. Two men occupied each tent, and of -course each fellow selected his own tent mate, or "partner," as we used -to call him. Each man carried, when on the march, one-half of the tent, -in other words each man carried the half of his house roof, and it was a -very particular matter that no disturbance should arise between these -"dog tent" dwellers, for if there did one fellow would walk off with his -half of the house, leaving the other one to make the best of the -situation. But happily for us good feeling prevailed throughout the -entire regiment amongst the men. Of course there were a few who were -naturally inclined to be peevish and irritable, but they soon got over -it when they found the majority were opposed to such exhibitions of ill -nature. These "dog tents" were about three feet high, and in consequence -whenever we wanted to get into them, we had to come down on our knees -and crawl in, hence their name. They answered very well for us short -fellows, but the long legged chaps found it difficult to keep their feet -inside of the house. When we arrived in camp at night it was a simple -matter to pitch them; every other man, nearly, was supplied with a neat -little hand-ax, and all the labor required in erecting our tents was to -cut two forked sticks, sharpen the ends and drive them into the ground, -a long straight stick for the ridge pole, the ends of the tent buttoned -together and thrown over it and staked down to the ground, and the house -was ready for occupation. They answered the purpose very well for life -in the field, and were tolerably comfortable. - - - - - CHAPTER XVIII. - - -We firmly believe that the mule and dog tent, were two great levers in -aiding to put down the rebellion, for it would have been impossible to -have transported, in wagons, tentage enough for that great army. But Oh! -how mad we got when they were first issued to us. We swore "we wouldn't -have anything to do with 'em, they were pretty looking things to give a -man to sleep under," and our anger at the Government was great. But time -makes all things even, and we found that the genius that had invented -the "dog-tent," was worthy all praise. Their erection and taking down -was but the work of a few moments, and when each piece was tightly -rolled up it formed a very small parcel, and handy to carry. So away we -marched from Nashville, as finely an equipped army division as ever took -the field. We were indeed a small world within ourselves, and each man -carried with him his own board and lodging. We were on the march for -Murfreesboro, and camped for the night at Lavergne, a small place -fifteen miles south east of Nashville. Next morning we were again on the -move for Murfreesboro, which place we reached that day, and went into -camp. All around the place were visible signs of the terrible struggle -which had taken place. Here were the rebel breast works and -fortifications, erected by the negroes, under the eye of skillful -engineers who had been educated at the expense of that government -against which they were now directing their best efforts. Here were the -ruts which had been cut by army wagons and artillery, showing the -terrible condition in which the ground must have been. The skeletons of -horses and mules were all around us; here lay a broken and dismantled -gun carriage, yonder a wrecked ambulance, and look which way you would, -desolation and ruin met the eye. Here, also, were the winter quarters -which the rebel army had provided for themselves, thinking that we would -go into winter quarters at Nashville, and perhaps that they might -themselves be able to occupy that place. But they were doomed to -disappointment, and neither place gave them rest for the soles of their -feet. We only remained at Murfreesboro a few days when we were again -ordered to move. - -Chattanooga was now the objective point of the General Commanding, and -thither we bent our steps as rapidly as possible. To reach that point -from the position we now occupied, required a march of from sixty-five -to seventy miles, over a country destitute of forage, poorly supplied -with water, and narrow and difficult wagon roads. Before again -commencing active operations however. General Rosecrans determined to -repair the Nashville and Chattanooga rail road, to bring forward the -needful subsistence and forage for the army, which it would be -impossible to transport on wagons. At Stevenson, Alabama, these supplies -having accumulated in sufficient quantities by the eighth of August, -corps commanders were that day directed to supply their troops as soon -as possible with rations and forage for a general movement. We began the -march across the Cumberland Mountains on the morning of the 16th of -August, 1863, and completed the movement by the evening of the 20th. We -made a good part of the march after night, over the roughest roads -imaginable; now winding along the side of the Tennessee River, which we -could see far down below us, with the stars reflected in its bosom; now -down a jump off of at least two feet, tumbling and stumbling over rocks -and boulders, we wended our weary way. It was a hard march, and we were -thankful when it was over. But the object of our General was -accomplished, and the rebels were flanked out of Chattanooga, which had -been very properly called the Gibraltar of the West. It was indeed a -strongly fortified place naturally. It lays on the south bank of the -Tennessee River, and was almost impregnable from the front. But the -flank movement of Rosecrans was too much for the rebels, and on the -eighth of September, they evacuated the place, and our army took -peaceable possession. We were now under command of Major General Gordon -Granger. Marching through Chattanooga, which did not look as if it had -ever been much of a town, we moved out to a little place called -Rossville and went into camp. Here it was that an incident occurred -which for a time threatened to create a great disturbance. General -Granger had issued strict orders, forbidding foraging by the men, but in -spite of all orders to the contrary they would slip out into the -adjacent country and procure what they could in the shape of eatables. -On this afternoon to which we have reference, General Granger was -sitting in the yard in front of his headquarters, when from up the road -which passed in front of him, came a couple of boys loaded down with -fresh meat. - -"Halt there," said Granger. "What have you got there?" - -"Meat," said the boys. - -"March in here," came the command, and into the yard with their meat -they went. - -"Did you not know that my orders forbade foraging? Throw your meat down -there, and take one of those rails, each one of you, and march around -that tree," pointing to a tree that stood near by. They silently obeyed. -Granger resumed his position, from which he had arisen, cursing and -swearing. He had not been seated long, however, before another squad -came marching by laden down with eatables. - -"Halt!" again rang out. "March in here you men, and throw your stuff on -that meat; pick up a rail apiece, and march around that tree." - -As before the order was obeyed. Granger was furious, and striding off to -his adjutant's tent, ordered him to send out some mounted men, and bring -to his headquarters, all men found foraging. The order was given, and -soon the horsemen were seen riding on their errand. They returned after -a while with quite a squad of unfortunates who were loaded down with all -conceivable manner of food. Marching them into the presence of Granger, -they were ordered to do as the others had done, and such another pile of -eatables that yard had never before seen. Chickens, ducks, geese, -turkeys, flour, hams, honey, grapes, potatoes, the carcases of calves, -sheep and hogs, everything almost that could be thought of. On to the -pile they were thrown, and each fellow, shouldering a rail, commenced -his march around a tree. Granger was wild with rage; he stamped and -swore "His orders had been willfully disobeyed, and, by G—d, he was -going to make an example of these fellows." Calling for the sergeant of -his headquarters guard, which, on that evening, happened to be from our -regiment, and which, if we are not mistaken, was under command of -sergeant Poage, of Co. "E.," he ordered him to go to the teamsters and -get a "black-snake." But all this had not happened without the knowledge -of the rest of the command, and soon quite a crowd had collected around -to see the boys as they marched up under arrest, but as soon as they -heard the order for the sergeant to go for the "black-snake," they -hurried off to their quarters. Granger never knew how near he was -death's door that evening, for the boys were about to mutiny, and the -first lash that had been given, would have been the signal for the -trouble to begin. The whole affair had been arranged almost in the -twinkling of an eye, and as soon as the first blow had been struck, the -signal would have been sounded, which would have swept Granger and his -headquarters from the face of the earth. But the cooler reasoning of -General Stedman and Colonel McCook at last prevailed with the maddened -general, and in place of the whipping, the boys, with backs bared, were -tied by the thumbs to wagon wheels, a prey to the voracious mosquito. -What was ever done with that huge pile of provisions in the yard, we do -not know, but are inclined to the opinion that the doughty Granger -feasted on a goodly share of them. From that day on our dislike for -Granger was intense; he had proved himself a tyrant, and a man of -ungovernable passion, and we fairly hated him. - -[Illustration] - - - - - CHAPTER XIX. - - -On the evening of the 18th of September rapid cannonading was heard off -to our left in the direction of Chickamauga Creek. Dispatches were soon -received that Col. Minty, with his cavalry, had encountered the enemy at -Reed's bridge across the Chickamauga, and was being heavily pushed. -Orders were immediately issued for our brigade to move out to his -support. It was almost sun down when we started, and when night overtook -us the firing had ceased. It was getting dark when the head of our -column ran into the rear end of a rebel wagon train moving on a road -crossing ours. We were in the midst of a cedar thicket along either side -of the road so close and dense that a horse could not have been turned -around in it. The meeting of this wagon train was as much a surprise to -us as it probably was to them, for we had no skirmishers out and were -marching along in every day style. We were in a bad shape, certainly, -but we will not stop now to argue about the matter. As quietly and -quickly as possible the brigade was formed in line of battle at right -angles with the road, and skirmishers thrown out, but no enemy was found -excepting the members of a brass band, who had been following along -behind the rebel wagon train. These, with their instruments on their -backs, were quickly taken in "out of the wet." The skirmishers were -recalled, a strong picket guard posted and the regiment proceeded to -pass the night. No fires were allowed, and as quietly as possible we -laid down on our arms. We had eaten nothing since noon, but we had -marched rapidly and were tired, and worn, and soon were asleep. At the -earliest peep of day we were awakened, not by the bugle, however, but by -our officers going around and rousing up the men. Orders were given at -daybreak to make small fires and boil our coffee. This we did gladly, -and soon each man had a tin full of good warm coffee, which was highly -relished. But we were not given much time to tarry, for soon the order -came to "fall in." The entire brigade in line of battle, but without any -skirmishers, moved forward down through the brush, which was more open -than formerly. We had not proceeded far when up came the brigade -quartermaster, C. H. Deane, of Peoria, as fast as his horse could -travel. "Halt!" rang out. The quartermaster riding up to Col. McCook, -handed him an order; reading it hastily, he immediately gave the -command: "About face!" "File right, march." Back we went at a good pace. -We of course did not know at the time the reason for this rapid -movement, but we found out afterwards that we had been marching into the -nicest kind of a trap, which the rebels had laid for us, and if the -quartermaster had been delayed but a short time, the fate of the 3rd -brigade, 2nd division, 14th army corps would have been sealed. We were -surrounded on three sides and the rebels were doing their level best to -close up the other end when we marched out just a little too soon for -them. - -And now we come to the battle of Chickamauga, the second field -engagement which had taken place under the leadership of General -Rosecrans since he assumed command of the army of the Cumberland, and as -it may prove interesting, we will endeavor to give a more extended -sketch of it than would be necessary if we only chronicle the movements -of our own regiment. The morning of Saturday the 19th of September -dawned on the first day of the battle of Chickamauga. The early forenoon -passed away without forewarning of the approaching conflict, but shortly -before 11 o'clock the storm that had been brewing all the morning on the -rebel side, burst forth. At that time a long mass of rebel infantry was -seen advancing upon General Brannan's division on the extreme left. It -first came upon the second brigade, Col. Croxton commanding, and soon -forced it back, despite its determined resistance. The two other -brigades of the division at once came to its assistance and succeeded in -checking the progress of the rebels and driving them back. But their -column being, in turn, strongly reinforced, they advanced again with -wild yells. So powerful was the momentum of the assault that it pushed -Brannan back to and beyond his position in the line, thus uncovering the -left of Baird's division, which at once became fiercely engaged. The -storm rolling from left to right, fell next upon Johnson, and almost -simultaneously on Reynold's, who wavering at times, but again regaining -their firmness, gave back a little but again advanced, until the troops -of Brannan and Baird, rallied by their leaders, came up once more to the -work. Then the order was issued for the entire line to advance, and -nothing in military history exceeds in grandeur the charge of that -powerful corps. Longstreet's men, from Virginia were directly opposed to -the troops of Thomas, and although they fought with stubborn -determination, they could not for a moment check the steady march of -those veteran battalions. They had already pushed the enemy before them -for three-quarters of a mile, recovering all the lost ground and all of -the material of war lost in the morning, and Longstreet was threatened -with annihilation, when a new danger caused him to halt. While our left -was driving Longstreet's corps, Polk and Hill threw themselves -impetuously upon Palmer and Van Cleve, of Crittenden's Corps, who -failing to advance, left a gap between himself and Thomas. These -divisions were speedily broken in pieces and their complete rout was -imminent, when Davis's division came to their support, and for a time -restored the fortunes of the day. But the enemy, knowing that all -depended upon his making a diversion in favor of the defeated -Longstreet, massed nearly the whole of his available force, hurled it -upon Van Cleve and Davis, drove the former to the right and the latter -to the left, and entered boldly the opening thus made. In this junction, -General Rosecrans called up the division of Wood and Negley, and threw -them into the gap. After a brief contest the rebels found themselves -matched. An advance was ordered, and by sunset the original position of -the morning was gained. During the night of Saturday to Sunday, General -Rosecrans made some changes in the disposition of his forces, and the -line was so far withdrawn, that it rested along a cross road running -north-east and south-west and connecting the Rossville with the -Lafayette road. By this change the line was contracted by a mile, and -the right wing caused to rest on a strong position at Mission Ridge. The -different divisions were disposed in this order. From right to left, one -brigade of Negley, Johnson, Baird, Palmer, Reynolds; two brigades of -Negley, Wood, Sheridan and Davis, with the mounted brigades of Wilder -and Minty covering the right flank. As before, Thomas held the left, -Chittenden the centre, and McCook the right. Upon the right of General -Thomas' line, as held by Reynolds and Brannan, was a slight rise in the -plain, and from the top of this, the field could be commanded. It was -the key to the position. During the night Thomas' troops had built a -rude breast work of logs and rails for their protection. The battle of -Sunday opened at 10 o'clock in the morning. The enemy repeating the -tactics of the previous day by throwing themselves first upon the -extreme left of the line formed by General Beatty's brigade, of Negley's -division, and for two hours a fierce fire swept along the line of Thomas -without his budging an inch. Again and again the rebels advancing _en -echilon_ by brigade from the cover of the woods into the open -corn-field, charged with impetuous fury and terrific yells towards the -breast works of logs and rails. But each time the fiery blasts from our -batteries and battalions swept over and around them and their ranks were -crumbled and swept away. In answer to a message from General Thomas, -asking for reinforcements, which led General Rosecrans to believe that -General Brannan was out of line and that General Reynold's right was -exposed, orders were dispatched to General Wood to close upon Reynold's, -and word was sent to General Thomas that he should be supported, even if -it took away the whole corps of Crittenden and McCook. General Davis was -ordered to close on General Wood, and General McCook was advised of the -state of affairs, and ordered to close his whole command to the left -with all dispatch. General Wood, overlooking the directions to "close -up" on General Reynolds, supposed he was to support him by withdrawing -from the line, and passing to the rear of General Brannan, who it -appears was not out of line, but was in _echilon_, and slightly in rear -of Reynolds' right. By this unfortunate mistake a gap was opened in the -line of battle, of which the enemy took instant advantage, and striking -Davis in flank and rear, as well as in front, threw his whole division -into confusion. The same attack shattered the right brigade of Wood -before it had cleared the space. The right of Brannan was thrown back, -and two of his battalions, then in movement to a new position, were -taken in flank and thrown back through the brigades of Van Cleve, then -on the march to the left, throwing his division into confusion, from -which it never recovered until it reached Rossville. The rout of the -right and center was now complete, and after that fatal break, the line -of battle was not again reformed during the day. The army was in fact -cut in two. McCook, with Davis, Sheridan and Wilder being thrown off to -the right; Crittenden, except one brigade of Wood's, being broken in -pieces, and Thomas, with his indomitable corps, and Johnson's division -of McCook's, remaining alone upon the left. But Thomas' corps also had -been fearfully shaken, and retreat was now the only resort. Retiring his -command accordingly, he took up a new position along the base of -Missionary Ridge, the line being so formed that the left rested upon the -Lafayette road, and the right at the Gap, representing the arc of a -circle, and a south-east hill about its center formed the key to the -position. Here were collected the shattered remnants of the powerful -corps (not a fourth of the army) which had so long breasted the fierce -assaults of the enemy in the forenoon. It was certain, however, that -unless assistance should speedily reach it from some quarter, it must at -length succumb, for the enemy emboldened by the rout of McCook and -Crittenden, was gathering his hosts to hurl against them in a last -mighty effort. At this crisis Mitchell's and McCook's brigades of the -reserve corps, under command of General Granger, arrived. The fight now -raged around the hill with redoubled fury. General Thomas formed his -troops in two lines, and as each marched up to the crest and fired a -deadly volley at the advancing foe, it fell back a little way; the men -lay down upon the ground to load, and the second line advanced to take -their place, and so on in succession. Every attack of the rebels was -repulsed, and the enemy at night fell back and abandoned the assault. -And thus did twelve or fourteen thousand heroic men save from -destruction the army of the Cumberland. At night General Thomas fell -back to Rossville, four miles from Chattanooga. Our loss in killed, -wounded and missing reached twelve thousand; and fifty pieces of -artillery and much material of war fell into the hands of the enemy. The -enemy's loss also was extremely heavy. Saturday's fight resulted in a -drawn battle; Sunday's in a defeat, which was only saved from utter -disaster by the coolness and courage of General Thomas and his gallant -command. That night our brigade marched back to Rossville and on Monday -night we marched inside of the fortifications of Chattanooga, and so -ended the battle of Chickamauga. - - - - - CHAPTER XX. - - -On the 19th of October, 1863, General Rosecrans, in General Orders, No. -242, turned over the command of the Army of the Cumberland, to Major -General George H. Thomas, by order of the President. He had commanded us -for nearly one year. The last words in his farewell address to the army, -were: "Companions in arms, officers and soldiers, farewell, and may God -bless you." We all liked "Old Rosy," as we used to call him, and very -sorry to part with him, but we also knew the grand qualities of General -Thomas as a commander, and we received him with open arms. And here also -we received General Order, No. 1, notifying us that Major General W. T. -Sherman assumed command of the Military Division of the Mississippi, -embracing the Departments of the Ohio, of the Cumberland and of the -Tennessee. Chattanooga was made as near impregnable as it was possible -to make it. Three strong lines of defence were constructed and all the -fords of the Tennessee river were closely guarded. But we were destined -to have a hard time of it. The army would have to be thoroughly -reorganized, and refitted. The brigade to which we belonged was ordered -up to Caldwell's Ford on the Tennessee River, opposite the mouth of -North Chickamauga Creek. There we remained until the battle of -Missionary Ridge. Still the army was in a critical situation. The rebels -had taken position on Look Out Mountain and Missionary Ridge in front of -us, and were doing what they could to bombard Chattanooga, but the -shells generally fell short; and on our extended and exposed line of -communication, their cavalry were making frequent raids, and near a -place called Anderson, in the Sequatchie Valley, they destroyed between -two and three hundred wagons, about thirty of which were loaded with -ammunition, and the remainder with clothing and supplies; the mules, -which they could not run off, were shot, to the number of several -hundred. - -Our regiment was now detached, as it were, from the rest of the brigade, -and the principal duty imposed upon us was guarding Caldwell's Ford. But -as all the supplies for the army had to be hauled over one line of rail -road to Bridgeport, and from there carried by pack mules to Chattanooga, -and as the rebel cavalry were constantly interrupting this line of -communication, supplies of all kinds soon began to fall very short. The -boys got irritable and peevish, they could stand a good deal of -hardship, but now their rations were cut short, and they often felt -hungry. There was still a little corn for the horses and mules of the -regiment, but it had to be guarded with an eagle eye or it would -disappear very suddenly. The boys were hungry, and were constantly -appropriating the forage of the animals whenever they could find it. -This matter at last became monotonous, especially to the field officers -of the regiment, who saw their horses day by day assuming architectural -proportions, and they ordered their colored servants to guard the feed -more closely. Colonel Harmon gave his boy orders to carry the feed for -his horse into his, the colonel's, tent, and put it under his bunk. -"They can't get it there," said the colonel with a chuckle, "without my -knowing it, you may depend, I would just like to see them try it," and -he rubbed his hands with glee, thinking that at last he had solved the -problem, and that the feed of his charger would be secure. In accordance -with his orders the darkey carried the corn into the colonel's tent, and -carefully piled it up under his bunk. The next morning when he went to -get the breakfast for the horse, what was his surprise to find that the -last vestige of corn was gone. Hurrying to the colonel, with the whites -of his eyes glistening, and his face drawn out of all shape with wonder, -he quickly stated the case: "Why, kurnel, dar aint a grain of dat ar -corn lef fur de hoss, de las grain done stole by by some one, sah—shah!" -For a moment the colonel was puzzled, and hardly knew what to say; but -the corn was gone for a fact, and it was useless to try and find it, so -turning away he carelessly remarked: "I thought I heard something -fumbling around under my bunk last night when I went to bed, but -supposed it was a mouse." This circumstance afforded us much amusement. -It seems that some fellow who had overhead the orders given by the -colonel to his servant, had gone to the colonel's tent that night, and -slyly lifting one corner of it, had thrust in his hand and quietly -stolen, right from under his bed, the colonel lying on it at the time, -the last "nubbin." There was no use trying to hide anything, it would -surely be found by some one. But the boys thought a good deal of the -colonel, and in all probability had stolen the corn just to show him -that nothing was sure in war, for from this on they did not bother him, -and the colonel's horse got all of his allowance. - -The headquarters of the brigade was a short distance above our camp, and -nearly every day Colonel McCook, or some of his staff, would go riding -past, bound for Chattanooga. They would not get by the regiment, -however, without their ears being saluted with such shouts as "hard -tack," "sow belly," "give us our rations," etc., etc.; this annoyed -Colonel McCook greatly, for the comfort of his men was always uppermost -in his thoughts, and he was not at all to blame for the scarcity of -rations. We knew this, but out of a pure spirit of deviltry would salute -him every time he went by, with phrases like these. One afternoon he -came riding up from Chattanooga, returning to his headquarters, and as -he passed he was saluted with a most vigorous chorus of "hard tack," -"sow belly," etc. Stopping his horse, aggravated sorely, as he properly -was, and perhaps at that very time thinking of the condition of his men, -he shouted back: "You may be glad to eat rubber blankets, yet." That -seemed for a moment to quiet them, but directly some fellow shouted -back: "If we do, you'll have to furnish 'em." This was too much, and the -colonel proceeded on his way; this last remark of the boys settled him. -That Colonel McCook arrived safely at his headquarters, we were soon -made aware, by the receipt of an order forbidding any more such -salutations, under penalty of severe punishment. - -[Illustration] - - - - - CHAPTER XXI. - - -Matters and things moved on smoothly, the old routine of guard duty, -dress parade and all the regular business of camp life, including half -rations, being faithfully kept. We now come to a matter which happened -while we were at the Ford, which for a short time made things very -lively and animated in the camp of the 125th. The Tennessee is a wide -stream, and anything going on on the opposite side, can not be seen very -distinctly with the naked eye. But to many of us, on the afternoon of -the day to which we have reference, could be seen objects moving on the -hill side across the river. These objects proved to be rebels, that side -of the river was in their possession then, but what they were doing we -could not ascertain, and so at last we ceased to pay any attention to -them. The day passed as others had done, and when night came we retired -to our beds to dream of home and loved ones. The night passed quietly, -but just as the first streak of gray appeared in the east on the morning -of Nov. 16th, 1863, we were awakened by the boom of cannon, and the -whistling of shells, and the crashing of shot through, around and above -us. We were not long in turning out of our tents. "What was the matter?" -"Where were they?" was asked on all sides. The long roll was beat, and -the voices of the officers giving command resounded through the camp. -The regiment was thrown into dire confusion and the majority of them -followed in the wake of the pay-master over the ridge. We soon found out -where the shots came from. The objects we had seen the day before across -the river had been rebels engaged in putting a battery in position in -order to shell our camp, and as soon as daylight came, they opened up -the entertainment. And a beautiful mark they had to shoot at, as the -regiment lay on ground sloping to the river and nothing intervened -between us and them but the broad bosom of the Tennessee. The pay-master -and his clerk were with us at the time, and in his wake had come Charley -Pratt, our sutler, to collect from the boys sundry bills they were owing -him. These gentlemen, of course, were non-combatants, and as soon as -they could, conveniently, took to flight over the ridge in our rear, -where they took position, resolved, as they afterward said, to hold -their ground at all hazards. But as regarded their toilet they were -sadly deficient, and as they disappeared over the ridge, their shirt -tails were fluttering in the breeze, looking in the distance like flags -of truce. The whole affair lasted but a few moments, our third Wisconsin -battery opened on the rebels and at the third round drove them away, -having blown up a caisson for them as we could plainly see by the smoke. - -There were many narrow escapes with us; one solid shot found a resting -place in one of the boy's bunks, and others went crashing through the -tents, but without doing any more damage than tearing them to pieces. -But we were called upon to mourn the loss of one of our number, the -chaplain. As was evident, he had arisen from his bed and was in the act -of tieing his shoe, when a solid shot came crashing through his tent, -tearing off half of his head, killing him instantly. This sad event cast -a deep gloom over the regiment. Chaplain Saunders was a good man, and -was respected by all the boys, a quiet unassuming gentleman. He had won -our respect and confidence, and we mourned his death. We sent his body -north for burial, feeling that we had lost a good man. And such is the -fate of war. Sitting here at home in peace and security, with my little -baby girl playing by my side, and watching me as I write, asking me -questions and striving in her childish way to attract my attention, my -mind wanders back to the banks of the Tennessee. And as memory brings up -the recollection of those times, and the events which followed, of the -brave boys whom we used to meet, and with them hold daily converse, now -sleeping in their southern graves beneath the soughing of the pines, the -tears came to our eyes and we throw down the pen, we can write no more -to-day. - -We were not much longer to enjoy this _otium cum dignitate_, however. -The iron was in the furnace, and would soon be ready for the stroke of -the general's hammer. The enemy at this time, as we have before said, -were posted on the heights of Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain. -Their cavalry was swarming in our rear and on our flanks, and our army -represented a giant, resting from his labors, but to rise at last and -with the stroke of a thunderbolt scatter his enemies like chaff. And now -we come to the battle of Missionary Ridge. On the night of the 23rd of -November, Sherman, with three divisions of his army, which had arrived -at Chattanooga on the 15th of November, from Vicksburg, Miss., -strengthened by Davis' division of Palmer's corps, of which division we -now formed a part, and which had been stationed along the north bank of -the Tennessee, convenient to where the crossing was to be effected, was -ready for operations. At an hour sufficiently early to secure the south -bank of the river, just below the mouth of South Chickamauga Creek, by -dawn of day, the pontoons in the North Chickamauga, which our brigade -had been guarding, were loaded with thirty armed men each, who floated -quietly past the enemy's pickets, landed and captured all but one of the -guard, twenty in number, before the enemy was aware of the presence of a -foe. The steamboat "Dunbar," with a barge in tow, after having finished -ferrying across the river the horses procured from Sherman, with which -to move Thomas' artillery, was sent up from Chattanooga to aid in -crossing artillery and troops, and by day light of the morning of the -24th of November, eight thousand men were on the south side of the -Tennessee and fortified in rifle trenches. This movement, so admirably -executed, put the whole of Sherman's army in position for the great -battle that was now to begin. - -[Illustration] - - - - - CHAPTER XXII. - - -We will not undertake to follow every movement of the army made to -capture the heights of Missionary ridge, as it would be, perhaps, -uninteresting to the reader, and out of place here, but will pass on to -the morning of the 25th. So far every thing had gone well with the union -army. Every movement had been successful. Suddenly from a point -overlooking the field of battle, known as Orchard Knob, and on which -army headquarters had been established, rang out the signal ordering an -advance of our entire front. The line moved rapidly and orderly. The -rebel pickets discharged their muskets, and ran into their rifle pits, -much resembling the ground squirrel, when alarmed he seeks his den. Our -skirmishers followed closely on their heels. The line of battle was not -far behind, and the gray rebels were seen to swarm out of their rifle -pits in surprising numbers, and over the crest of the hill. A few turned -and fired their pieces, but the greater number collected into the many -roads which cross obliquely up its steep face, like cattle trails, and -went to the top. Our lines pressed on and up the steep sides of the -ridge, and here and there a color was advanced beyond the lines. The -attempt appeared most dangerous, but the advance was supported, and the -whole line was ordered to storm the heights, upon which not less than -forty pieces of artillery, and no one knows how many muskets, stood -ready to slaughter the assailants. With cheers answering to cheers, the -men swarmed upward. They gathered to the points least difficult of -ascent, and the line was broken. Color after color was planted on the -summit, while musket and cannon vomited their thunder upon them. A well -directed shot from Orchard Knob, exploded a rebel caisson on the summit, -and the gun was seen galloping to the right, its driver lashing his -horses. A party of our soldiers intercepted them, and the gun was -captured with cheers. A fierce musketry fire broke out to the left, -where between Thomas and Davis a mile or two of the ridge was still -occupied by the rebels. Bragg left the house in which he had held his -headquarters, and rode to the rear as our troops crowded the hill on -either side of him. General Sherman proceeded to the summit, and then -only did he know its height. Some of the captured artillery was put in -position. Artillerists were sent for to work the guns. Caissons were -searched for ammunition. The rebel log breastworks were torn to pieces, -and carried to the other side of the ridge and used in forming -barricades. A strong line of infantry was formed in the rear of Baird's -line, hotly engaged in a musketry contest with the rebels to the left, -and a secure lodgment was soon effected. The other assault to the right -of our centre gained the summit, and the rebels threw down their arms -and fled. Bragg's remaining troops left early in the night, and the -battle of Chattanooga, after days of manœuvering and fighting, was won. -And now commenced a movement in which our brigade took a part that -called forth our strongest efforts to endure. Major General Burnside, -with his command, was holding the city of Knoxville in the eastern part -of the state. This part of Tennessee was intensely loyal to the old -flag, and it was the intention of Burnside to hold his position, cost -what it might. Knoxville is guarded on the south by the Holston river, -and on the west side by a range of hills, so that Longstreet had tried -to reach it from the east and north. Here the place had been fortified -as well as the short time would permit, but Longstreet had Burnside -surrounded, and if relief did not shortly arrive he must surrender to -the rebels. Information reached us on the 27th of November, that General -Burnside was completely invested, and had provisions only to include the -third of December. Seven days before, we had left camp on the north side -of the Tennessee, with two days rations, without a change of clothing, -stripped for the fight, with but a single blanket or coat per man, from -the general down to the private. We had no provisions, only what we -could gather as we went along, and were ill supplied for such a march. -But intelligence that twelve thousand of our fellow soldiers were -besieged in the mountain town of Knoxville, eighty-four miles distant, -had reached us. This was enough, they must be relieved, and away we went -to their aid. It was a terrible march and we made it in six days. But -before our arrival Longstreet had raised the siege and departed, with -Burnside's troops in pursuit. General Granger moved into the city with -his troops, and we returned to our old camp on Chickamauga Creek, foot -sore and weary, our clothes torn almost into shreds, and our shoe soles -entirely gone, but we had marched for a big stake and had won. We -remained in camp resting, and receiving supplies and clothing, and on -the seventh of May, moved with the rest of the army on the road to -Atlanta. The rebel army at this time lay in and about Dalton, and were -superior to our army in cavalry, and with three corps of infantry and -artillery, the whole commanded by General Joseph E. Johnston, making a -grand total of infantry, cavalry and artillery of about 60,000 men. Now -commenced a campaign, which for fighting, stubborn resistance and -manœuvering, can not be equalled in any history. It was on the seventh -of May that we left Chattanooga, and not until the seventh of the -following September, five months in all, did we rest from our labors. We -will not attempt to relate each and every battle that was fought, for we -cannot do that; it was continual battle from the time we left our -fortifications near Chattanooga, until we arrived at Atlanta, so we will -journey on, merely mentioning places at which some event took place that -bore particularly on the conduct of the regiment. - -[Illustration] - - - - - CHAPTER XXIII. - - -On the 24th day of June, General Sherman ordered that an assault should -be made at two points south of Kenesaw Mountain, on the 27th, giving -three days notice for preparation and reconnaissance. Our division -constituted the assaulting party on the centre. On the night of the -26th, a council of war was held at corps headquarters, and the final -orders for the assault on the following day were given. The orders to -regimental commanders were: for the regiments to "load and cap," but not -to discharge a gun until they had reached the rebel breast works, then, -as they went over them with a yell, to fire their pieces, and finish the -work with the bayonet. These orders were given by the colonels of the -regiments to the line officers, and through them transmitted to the -non-commissioned officers and privates. The morning of the 27th broke -clear and cloudless, and at daybreak the regiments moved to the assault, -leaving all their camp equipments behind them, with a sufficient guard -for their protection. We moved out to the summit of a hill, here the -brigade and regimental commanders dismounted, leaving their horses in -care of their orderlies. Down the slope we went until we reached a jack -oak grove at the foot, where we formed our line of battle. At the far -edge of this bunch of oaks was a wheat field, and on the other side of -this field stretched the line of rebel breast works. Our line of battle -was soon formed, and there we stood waiting for the signal to advance. -At last off to our left a cannon belched forth its thunder, and as its -echoes came rolling down the line, each man grasped his rifle with a -tighter grip. Colonel McCook at the head of the brigade waved his sword -and gave the command: "Attention battalions, charge bayonets," and with -a rush and a cheer away we go. And now the battle commences. We have -reached the wheat field, and at yon side are the rebel breast works. At -the double quick we cross the field with a storm of lead and iron in our -faces; men are falling on all sides; there goes McCook down—quickly -following him, Harmon, who was bravely urging his men on, falls pierced -through the heart. Captain Fellows, our brigade inspector, also falls to -rise no more. See! the colors have disappeared, but only for a moment -when again they wave; the color sergeant had been shot down. Lieutenant -McClean, of Co "B," is hit and falls, so, also, sergeant Cunningham, and -Captain Clark, of Co. "E." They are dropping as the leaves in the -autumn, and oh! how that fire of hell beats in our faces. It is too -much, the works cannot be carried by assault, and our line, mangled, -torn and bleeding, falls back. But only for a short distance, however, -when we again halt amid that never ceasing fire. Some of the boys engage -the foe, while others, with tin cups and bayonets, burrow and dig in the -ground to throw up protection for themselves. We are not whipped, if we -_have_ failed in our attempt, and thirty-five paces only is what we will -yield to the rebels. Still the bullets, and the shells, and the solid -shot fly, and still more brave boys are sealing with their life's blood -their devotion to their country's flag. But why prolong the tale, the -ground is soaked with blood; but with that love for the old flag which -has floated so gallantly at our head over so many bloody fields, and -under whose stars and stripes the weary and oppressed of every land have -found a shelter, under whose protecting folds we have lived in peace and -security, until driven by its enemies to war; with that love kindling in -our breasts we stand ready to die, if need be, but never to dishonor its -beauty and its grandeur. - -The long day at last draws to a close, and night, welcome night, settles -down upon us. To the weary and worn soldiers, night brought no repose, -but like beavers we worked erecting breastworks to protect us on the -morrow. The battle for the day is over. The cries of the wounded, and -the desultory shot of a rifle, is all that is heard beyond the noise -made by the soldiers in erecting their breast works. But there were -deeds of heroism enacted on Kenesaw's rugged brow that day that have -never been excelled on any battle field. Private James Knox, of Co. "B," -had his thumb shot off early in the engagement, but refusing to go to -the rear, pressed forward until a rebel ball felled him to the ground; -rising on his hands and knees, for he could not walk, he turned his face -to the enemy, and in that position crawled off the field, declaring he -would never turn his back to the foe. 2nd Lieut. James McLean, also of -Co. "B," was hit early in the fight, but pressed on in command of his -company, until a ball, passing through his body, felled him to the -ground. All night long we worked, and when the morning broke we felt -secure, and were ready to renew the combat. But between our line and the -rebels, lay our dead and some of our wounded. The lines were so close -together, that stones were thrown by the rebels, severely wounding some -of our men. Morning broke and revealed to the foe what we had done -during the night. Firing at once commenced and was kept up all day. The -stubble and leaves between the lines had taken fire, and that with the -smoke from the guns, was making our situation very unpleasant. The dead, -too were fast decaying, under the burning rays of that Georgia sun, and -the most horrid stench filled the air. It was becoming unbearable, so -Colonel Langley, who had, until the death of Harmon, been serving on the -corps staff, but was now in command of his regiment, concluded to see if -an armistice could be arranged in order to give us an opportunity to -bury the dead, but not a white handkerchief, or white rag of any -description, could be found; so raising a copy of the "Chicago Tribune," -which he had in his pocket, he succeeded in his purpose, and an -armistice of two hours was agreed upon, and the men poured over both of -the lines of works. You would not think as you see them now, as they -shake hands, and swap coffee for tobacco, and laugh and joke together -like old friends, that a few moments before they had been seeking each -others lives. But they are gathering up the dead; here comes a stretcher -borne by two men, on it lays the body of Captain W. W. Fellows, once the -commanding officer of Co. "C," but acting for some time previously as -brigade inspector. Silently we follow after them. How we loved that man! -an entire stranger to the writer a few short months previous, he had by -the subtle magic of his nature charmed us. He was not only a brave -officer, but a polished gentleman, always willing to help the needy, and -always ready at the call of duty. Capt. Fellow's death, that bloody day -at Kenesaw, was deeply mourned by us. We felt as if we had lost a near -and dear friend; always with a kindly smile of greeting when we met, -never, like so many others, defiling his mouth and disgracing his -manhood by uttering vile oaths and blasphemies. We saw him on the -morning of the assault before we moved from camp, and stopped for a -moment to exchange greetings, little did we think for the last time. We -buried him on the hill side where the first rays of Georgia's sun should -shine upon his grave; and the wild flowers bloom above him, and the -southern songster warble a requiem for the soldier from the Northland. -Here, also, was buried Captain Marion Lee, and some others who had -fallen in the strife. _Requiescat in pace._ Leaving the burial party to -end their labors, we proceed up the road to find if possible our field -hospital, where so many of our boys lie wounded. The road is flanked on -either side by thick brush; going along we happened to look to our -right, and see a sight that makes our blood stand still, so unexpected, -and so awful is it. There, in that clump of hazel, lays the body of our -colonel, where he had been carried directly after he fell. A sickening -feeling creeps over us as we stand in the presence of the dead, whom we -had seen such a short time before in full health and vigor. Yes, there -he lay, his life ended, his heart's blood given for his country's good. -Colonel Harmon was a christian man; what more can we say? A strict -disciplinarian, he had the solicitude of a father for his regiment, and -he wanted his men to feel that in him they had a friend who would look -after their welfare. With one sad, lingering look, we tore ourself from -the spot, with our heart stirred with deep emotion. But yonder is the -hospital tent. The weather, as we have before stated, was intensely -warm, and the hospital tents, or rather "flys," were stretched in such a -manner that their sides were raised some two feet from the ground, thus -giving a thorough circulation of air. We enter; there lay our poor -fellows, and as they see us they shout out a welcome. These fellows near -the entrance, are not so badly wounded as those farther on, so, -returning their greeting with an assumed show of glee, we pass into the -tent. And now we are in the midst of desperately wounded boys who are -lying here, some of them, without a vestige of clothing on them on -account of the heat, slowly dying. We feel sorry that we have come to -the hospital, but the wish to do something in some way to help the poor -lads, is uppermost in our thoughts. Here is 2nd Lieut. James McClain, -with his negro servant (faithful fellow) sitting by him, fanning him. We -kneel down by the lieutenant. We had been old acquaintances before we -left home, consequently no undue stiffness of official ceremony could -come between us. Poor Jim, he was drawing his breath in gasps; we saw -that death had set his seal upon his brow, and with a sorrow at our -heart that we believe was the deepest we ever felt, we said: - -"Jimmy, is there anything we can do for you?" Opening his eyes, at the -sound of our voice, and reaching out his hand, he exclaimed: - -"Oh, Bob! I am so glad to see you." - -But our emotions overcame us, and in spite of all we could do, the tears -would come. But we checked them as soon as possible and again repeated -our question. Opening his eyes with his breath coming in convulsive -gasps, he said: - -"Bob—write—to—my—mother,—tell her,—that I died—doing my duty." - -Oh! if we could have had at that moment a heart of stone, so that we -could have talked to him, but it was too much: however we managed to -whisper to him a hope that he might get well, but no, he knew better, he -knew that his life was fast drawing to a close, and moving his head -slowly, he replied: - -"No, Bob, I am dying." - -We could not stand it and gently stooping over him, we kissed him on the -forehead, and turned to the next man lying beside him, who proved to be -orderly sergeant Benjamin F. Bonebrake. Ben presented a terrible -appearance, he had been wounded in the head, and the blood had streamed -down over his face and whiskers and over his once white shirt bosom, and -dried there, giving him a ghastly appearance. - -"Do you want anything, Ben?" - -"Yes, I would like to have my face washed." - -Oh! how quiet and gentle these poor boys were, no complaining, no harsh -words, but there they lay, bearing their pain with true heroism. "All -right," we reply, glad to be able to get outside for a moment, and away -we went to the brigade hospital steward, with whom we were acquainted, -for what we needed. We found him and on the strength of -acquaintanceship, procured from him a hospital bucket with some warm -water and a sponge, and before we left him we had coaxed him to give us -a clean shirt for Ben out of the sanitary supplies he had on hand. -Rejoicing at our success, we hastened back, and proceeded to make Ben -more comfortable; we washed his face, combed his hair and whiskers, and -helped him on with the clean shirt. With a grateful acknowledgement he -lay back in his place. Next to him was sergeant Wash. Cunningham, good -natured, free hearted Wash.; a man of large and powerful frame, he had -received a rifle ball through the left arm; poor fellow he had gotten -down in such a shape, that his wound was paining him, and in reply to -our question as to what we could do for him, he said: "Nothing, only if -you could help me to raise up a little." We looked at his massive form -and felt afraid to touch him, for fear of giving him pain; we told him -so, and he replied: "All right, Rob, I can stand it." We wanted to get -away, we were feeling sick and were afraid to stay longer, but there was -one more boy whom we must find before we went, and this was Patrick -Sullivan of Co. "G." We searched and searched and at length we found -him, lying on his back, on his rubber blanket without a stitch of -clothing on him; he was lying in a pool of his own blood, with his eyes -closed, and his face pale and bloodless; we thought at first he was -dead, but kneeling down by him, we spoke his name. The heavy eyelids -opened, and with a smile on his countenance, he reached us his hand, we -grasped it and put the question: - -"Can we do any thing for you, Patsey?" For a second there was no reply, -and then his lips opened and he said: - -"Oh! Rob, if I could only sleep; I want to sleep but can't, the doctor -won't pay any attention to me, and there is such a noise." - -He was a little delirious, and the roar of the cannon and the musketry -was still in his ears. But unloosing his hand we started out to find the -surgeon. We ran across him and told him what we wanted, that one of the -boys had been overlooked, and needed help, would he not come to him; -this with an impassioned force. He would come, he replied, as soon as he -could, but his hands were full. "No, doctor," we pleaded, "come now, -come now," and catching hold of his coat we would not let him go. Dr. -Hooten, our brigade surgeon, was a man of tender heart, and he saw we -were terribly in earnest. "Where is the boy," he said. We quickly turned -and conducted him to Patsey's side. Bending over him he examined him; he -had been shot through the lungs. Getting up he motioned for us to -follow. "Go to the steward," he said, "and tell him to mix you some -morphine and whisky," telling me the right amount of each. I hurriedly -left him and was soon returning with the medicine. Reaching his side I -knelt down and told him to open his mouth. Inserting the tube of the -hospital tin between his teeth, I gently poured the medicine down his -throat, but it had no sooner touched his stomach than he vomited it up. -I repeated the dose and had the satisfaction at last of seeing him -retain it. Drying up the blood and wet in which he was laying with some -old rags, we left him with the assurance that he would soon be sleeping. -Having been away now from our command for a long time, we felt we must -hurry back, however much we felt disposed to stay and do what we could -for our boys, so going outside of the fly, we started back to the -command. But our mind was torn and rent with sad feelings. Yonder under -that hospital fly, lay boys whom we tenderly loved, wounded and -helpless, breathing, slowly breathing their lives away, while others -suffering pain almost unbearable, lay with teeth clenched, and knitted -brows, suffering on in silence. As we slowly walked along how we strove -for the mastery of our feelings, but we could not help it, and in spite -of all we could do, we cried like a child. Sitting down by a tree until -we had partially overcome our sorrow, we arose and again started for the -company, while ringing in our ears were the words: "Vengeance is mine I -will repay, saith the Lord." How the memory of those days come surging -back upon us as we sit at home penning these lines. The scene is as -fresh in our memory as if it had happened only yesterday, and the events -of those times comes sweeping over us like a flood. But the boys we -loved so well, our neighbor lads at home, have long ere this mouldered -into dust in their southern graves, can we doubt for a moment that their -souls are happy? that they are now singing the happy songs of angels -around the great white throne on high? No! No! doubt cannot enter, and -so we feel that they are better off than we. All glory to their -memories. And such is the tale of the assault on the rebel lines in -front of Kenesaw. How many homes it darkened by the shadow it cast upon -their firesides. The 27th day of June, 1864, will long be remembered by -many families in Champaign and Vermilion counties. - - - - - CHAPTER XXIV. - - -The assault on Kenesaw, as far as capturing the enemy's works were -concerned, was a failure; but this did not prove, by any means, that we -were whipped. So on the next day it was determined to advance the line -held by our brigade, which was formed in close column by regiments, the -125th being in the front line. The movement was made in order to mine -the works of the enemy. As the distance was not more than two hundred -feet, it was an extremely hazardous undertaking, but as yankee ingenuity -cannot be balked, Col. Langley devised a plan, the like of which was -never seen before during the war, and completely casts in the shade all -engineering exploits on record. The colonel and one man, corporal Joseph -Frankenburg, of Co. "E," who volunteered for the undertaking, crawled -from our line to a tree some twenty yards in advance, and behind it -commenced digging a small pit. After digging enough earth to give -protection, an empty cracker box was dragged up from our lines by means -of a rope, and filled with earth, this was placed in front of the pit, -and after digging a little more, another cracker box was brought along, -filled, and placed in juxtaposition. This was continued with success, -until finally the whole regiment advanced the twenty yards, and were -safely ensconced behind the cracker box fortification. Mining at once -commenced under the colonel's direction, but the evacuation of the -rebels rendered it useless to proceed with the work to its completion. -It was the intention to mine under the rebel breast works, and on the -morning of the 4th of July, to usher in the day by one of the grandest -pyrotechnic displays that had ever occurred in those parts, which would -strike terror and dismay to the hearts of the rebels, and would -undoubtedly have been, for some of their number, the last 4th of July -celebration they would ever have honored with their presence. But the -"Johnnies" found out the scheme, and evacuated the works. Prisoners -stated that they suspected something of the sort was going on, so -placing a drum on the ground, and on its head some small pieces of -gravel, the digging of our boys caused the head of the drum to vibrate, -and make the gravel move. This scheme frustrated our designs, but the -wonder of many of us was, where they learned enough of philosophy to -induce them to make the experiment. One rebel stated that he was -stationed where "the mine would have blown him to h—ll if we'uns hadn't -left." - -Pending the armistice to bury the dead between the lines, the rebel army -was represented by Colonel Rice of the 28th Tennessee, our side by -Colonel Langley. Colonel Rice was very anxious that the arms and -accoutrements of our soldiers who fell at the rebel breast works, should -be given over to them, but to this Col. Langley objected, and proposed -that they should be regarded as neutral property, and not touched by -either party until one or the other should occupy the ground. To this -Colonel Rice reluctantly consented, knowing that if he did not it would -be equivalent to saying that the rebels were not going to hold their -position. The upshot of the matter was just as Colonel Langley expected, -the rebels evacuated, and we got all the arms, some 250 Enfield rifles. -The rebel generals Cheatham and Hindman, were present during the -armistice, and as everything connected with our assault on Kenesaw is of -the deepest interest, we have concluded to give a description of these -noted rebels. Cheatham's uniform consisted of an old slouch hat, a blue -hickory shirt, butternut pants, and a pair of cavalry boots. The -supports to his unmentionables were an old leather strap, and a piece of -web, the general appearance being that of a "johnney" gone to seed. In a -conversation with our colonel he stated that he was of the opinion that -the war would be settled by treaty, as neither party could conquer. He -was satisfied that we had so completely revolutionized Missouri, -Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland and Louisiana, -that, they would never form part of the Confederacy. He virtually -admitted that he was only fighting from principle, and not for the love -of the Southern Confederacy. When Tennessee passed the ordinance of -secession, he went with it, and as he had cast his lot, he did not like -to "back down." Hindman was an Arkansian, and had the reputation of -being a confirmed gambler and black-leg. He did not command the respect -of his troops, and by his brother officers he was despised. In -appearance he was very dressy. His auburn hair flowed in ringlets over -his shoulders, and it was stated that a light mulatto girl dressed it -for him every morning. Colonel Rice was very gentlemanly and humane in -the manner in which he assisted our fellows to pay the last sad rites to -those who had fallen in front of their works while bravely fighting. - - - - - CHAPTER XXV. - - -Acknowledging the failure of the assault, but acting under the -conviction that it would be fatal to rest long under the influence of a -defeat, General Sherman determined to again try a flanking movement, and -in consequence every effort was put forth to make it a success. -Accordingly on the 1st of July, General McPherson was relieved by -Garrard's cavalry in front of Kenesaw, and the relieved command was -hastily moved to the right. General McPherson commenced his movement on -the night of July 2nd, and the effect was instantaneous. On the morning -of the 3rd Kenesaw was abandoned and the first dawn of day saw our -skirmishers appear on the mountain top. - -Marietta was evacuated, and General Sherman entered it in person at -half-past eight in the morning, just as the enemy's cavalry vacated the -place. The orders were to push the enemy, with the hope of catching him -in confusion as he made the passage of the Chattahoochie river. But -Johnston had provided against this and had covered his movement well. On -the 7th of July, we had effected a crossing of the river. At the same -time General Garrard had moved rapidly on Roswell, and destroyed the -factories which had supplied the rebel armies with cloth for years. Over -one of these the nominal owner displayed the French flag, which of -course was not respected. On the 10th of July at day light, Johnston -retreated southward, leaving the army of the union undisputed masters -north and west of the Chattahoochie river, along whose grassy banks we -remained quietly in camp until the 16th of July, though the time was -employed in collecting stores at Alatoona, Marietta and Vinings Station, -strengthening the railroad guards and garrisons, and improving the -bridges and roads leading across the river. On the 17th, everything -being in readiness, we were again ordered to advance, and formed a -general line along the old Peach Tree creek road. Our brigade crossed -the creek on logs and impromptu bridges in face of a heavy fire from the -enemy, who occupied intrenched lines ready to receive us. - -On the afternoon of the 20th about 4 p. m., the enemy sallied from his -works in force and fell in line of battle against our right center. The -blow was sudden, and somewhat unexpected, but after a severe battle they -were repulsed, leaving on the field about 500 dead, 1000 wounded, 7 -stands of colors and many prisoners. His loss could not have fallen -short of 5000, whereas our loss was covered by 1500 killed, wounded and -missing. On the 21st a reconnoisance was made of the enemy, in his -intrenched position, at a general distance from Atlanta of about four -miles. On the morning of the 22nd this whole line was found abandoned, -much to the surprise of the union army. We thought, for a time, that the -enemy had concluded to give up Atlanta without further contest. Gen. -Johnston had been relieved of his command and Gen. Hood substituted. A -new policy seemed resolved on, of which the bold attack on the right was -the index. Our ranks without opposition swept across the strong and well -finished works of the enemy, and closed in upon Atlanta until they -occupied a line in the form of a general circle of about two miles in -radius, when the enemy was again found occupying in force a line of -finished redoubts, which had been prepared for more than a year, -covering all the roads leading into Atlanta. Here it was, that under the -leadership of their new commander, Hood, they made a desperate assault -on our lines, but only to be repulsed with terrible slaughter. But this -battle of the 22d of July cost us 3,722 killed, wounded and prisoners, -and among the dead was Major general McPherson. The enemy left on the -field an aggregate loss of 8000 men. And so the days passed, fighting -and erecting breastworks, until on the 1st day of September, when as we -were in front of Jonesboro, a small town below Atlanta, the rebels came -out of their works and offered us battle. The enemy attacked with Lee -and Hardee's corps and after a contest of over two hours withdrew behind -their works, leaving over 400 dead on the ground, and his wounded, of -which about 300 were left in Jonesboro, making his loss not much less -than 2,500. Orders were at once given for all the army to turn on -Jonesboro. About 4 p. m. of that day Gen. Davis, our corps commander, -was all ready, and we assaulted the enemy's lines across open fields, -carrying them and taking as prisoners Govan's brigade, including its -commander and staff and two four-gun batteries. The next morning the -enemy was gone. He had retreated further south. About two o'clock that -night the sounds of heavy explosions were heard in the direction of -Atlanta, distance about twenty miles, with a succession of minor -explosions and what seemed like the rapid firing of cannon and musketry. -These continued for about an hour, and again about four a. m. occurred -another series of similar discharges, apparently nearer to us, and these -sounds could be accounted for on no other grounds than that of a night -attack on Atlanta by General Slocum, or the blowing up of the enemy's -magazines. Rumors began to arrive, through prisoners captured, that -Atlanta had been abandoned, and that Hood had blown up his ammunition -trains, which accounted for the sounds. On the morning of Sept. 2nd a -courier arrived from Gen. Slocum, reporting that the enemy had evacuated -Atlanta, blown up seven trains of cars and retreated on the McDonough -road, and that he, Slocum, held possession of the city. On the 7th of -September the entire army went into camps grouped about Atlanta, our -brigade having reached the city on the night of the 3rd in charge of -nearly 1700 prisoners captured at Jonesboro, was posted in the suburbs -of the city. Thus was completed and sent down to history another of the -great campaigns of the war. - -[Illustration] - - - - - CHAPTER XXVI. - - -Our victorious march from Chattanooga to Atlanta, was a military -operation, whose successful close would have turned the heads of the -French. It was made through a country presenting great natural -obstacles, sufficient to deter a general of average qualities, and these -natural defences the enemy had strengthened by a series of remarkable -works, before each of which some generals would have paused to lay -siege. But our leader, with the soldiers under his command, proved equal -to every emergency, and the campaign ended with glory to our arms. -Immediately after occupying Atlanta, Gen. Sherman posted the Army of the -Tennessee, in the neighborhood of East Point; the Army of the Ohio, at -Decatur, and retained the Army of the Cumberland to hold the city. Thus -stationed we were permitted to enjoy the rest we so greatly needed. -Although nearly all the inhabitants of Atlanta, whose circumstances -permitted them to go, had left that city previous to its occupation by -the Federal forces, yet a great many remained both by choice and -necessity. It was determined to make a grand military post of Atlanta, -and as one of the first measures to this end, General Sherman directed -that all non-combatants must leave the city at once. He knew that the -inhabitants of Atlanta could not subsist long in the city without the -aid of the Government, and his line of communications was too long and -precarious to permit him to divide the rations of his soldiers with -citizens. He therefore issued an order commencing thus: "The city of -Atlanta being exclusively for warlike purposes, will at once be vacated -by all, except the armies of the United States, and such civilian -employes as may be retained by the proper department of the Government." -This order may appear to be harsh and vindictive, yet it was not only -justifiable, but absolutely necessary. The mayor and two members of the -city council of Atlanta, petitioned General Sherman to revoke it, to -which petition he made the following reply, than which a more noble -defense of his order, could not be made. As this letter of General -Sherman's seems to us to be of more than common interest, and as it will -undoubtedly be highly interesting to the reader who scans these pages, -we will insert it here: - - Headquarters Military Division of the Mississippi - In the field, Atlanta, Ga., September 12, 1864. - - James M. Cahoun, Mayor; E. E. Rawson and S. C. Wells, - representing City Council of Atlanta, Gentlemen: - - I have your letter of the 11th, in the nature of a petition, to - revoke my orders removing all the inhabitants from Atlanta. I have - read it carefully and gave full credit to your statements of the - distress that will be occasioned by it, and yet shall not revoke my - order, simply because my orders are not designed to meet the - humanities of the case, but to prepare for the future struggles, in - which millions, yea hundreds of millions of good people, outside of - Atlanta, have a deep interest. We must have _peace_, not only in - Atlanta, but in all America. To secure this, we must stop the war - that now desolates our once favored and happy country. To stop war, - we must defeat the rebel armies that are arrayed against the laws - and constitution, which all must respect and obey. To defeat these - armies we must prepare the way to reach them in their recesses, - provided with the arms and instruments which enable us to accomplish - our purpose. Now I know the vindictive nature of our enemy, and that - we may have many years of military operations from this quarter, and - therefore deem it wise and prudent to prepare in time. The use of - Atlanta for warlike purposes is inconsistent with its character as a - home for families. There will be no manufactures, commerce or - agriculture here for the maintenance of families, and, sooner or - later, want will compel the inhabitants to go. Why not go _now_, - when all the arrangements are completed for the transfer, instead of - waiting until the plunging shot of contending armies will renew the - scenes of the past month? Of course, I do not apprehend any such - thing at this moment; but you do not suppose that this army will be - here until the war is over. I can not discuss this subject with you - fairly, because I cannot impart to you what I propose to do; but I - assert that my military plans make it necessary for the inhabitants - to go away, and I can only renew my offer of services to make the - exodus, in any direction, as easy and comfortable as possible. You - cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will. War is cruelty, and - you cannot refine it; and those who brought war on our country - deserve all the curses and maledictions a people can pour out. I - know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more - sacrifices to day than any of you to secure peace. But you cannot - have, peace and a division of our country. If the United States - submits to a division now, it will not stop, but will go on until we - reap the fate of Mexico, which is, eternal war. The United States - does and must assert its authority, wherever it has power, if it - relaxes one bit to pressure, it is gone, and I know that such is not - the national feeling. This feeling assumes various shapes, but - always comes back to that of Union. Once admit the Union, once more - acknowledge the authority of the National Government, and instead of - devoting your houses, and streets and roads, to the dread usages of - war, I and this army become at once your protectors and supporters, - shielding you from danger, let it come from what quarter it may. I - know that a few individuals cannot resist a torrent of error and - passion, such as has swept the South into rebellion, but you can - point out, so that we may know those who desire a government, and - those who insist upon war, and its desolation. You might as well - appeal against the thunderstorm, as against these terrible hardships - of war. They are inevitable, and the only way the people of Atlanta - can hope once more to live in peace and quiet at home, is to stop - this war, which can alone be done by admitting that it began in - error and is perpetuated in pride. We don't want your negroes, or - your horses, or your houses, or your lands, or anything you have, - but we do want and will have a just obedience to the laws of the - United States. That we will have, and if it involves the destruction - of your improvements, we cannot help it. You have heretofore read - public sentiment in your newspapers that live by falsehood and - excitement, and the quicker you seek for truth in other quarters, - the better for you. I repeat then, that by the original compact of - Government, the United States had certain rights in Georgia, which - have never been relinquished, and never will be; that the South - began war by seizing forts, arsenals, mints, custom houses, etc., - etc., long before Mr. Lincoln was installed, and before the South - had one jot or tittle of provocation. I myself have seen in - Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and part of Mississippi, hundreds and - thousands of women and children, fleeing from your armies and - desperadoes, hungry and with bleeding feet. In Memphis, Vicksburg - and Mississippi, we fed thousands upon thousands of the families of - rebel soldiers left on our hands, and when we could not see them - starve. Now that war comes home to you, you feel very different; you - deprecate its horrors, but did not feel them when you sent car loads - of soldiers and ammunition, and moulded shell and shot to carry war - into Kentucky and Tennessee, and desolate the homes of hundreds and - thousands of good people, who only asked to live in peace at their - old homes, and under the government of their inheritance. But these - comparisons are idle. I want peace, and believe it can only be - reached through union and war, and I will ever conduct war purely - with a view to perfect and early success. But, my dear sir, when - that peace does come, you may call on me for anything. Then will I - share with you the last cracker, and watch with you to shield your - homes and your families against danger from every quarter. Now you - must go, and take with you the old and feeble, feed them and nurse - them, and build for them, in more quiet places, proper habitations - to shield them against the weather, until the mad passions of war - cool down, and allow the Union and peace once more to settle on your - old homes at Atlanta. - - Yours in haste. - W. T. SHERMAN, - Major General. - - - - - CHAPTER XXVII. - - -An armistice of ten days was agreed upon by Gens. Sherman and Hood for -the purpose of carrying out this order. All who desired to go south were -furnished transportation to Rough and Ready Station by Gen. Sherman, -where they were received by the rebel forces. All those preferring to go -north were also furnished by him with transportation. This being -completed, Gen. Sherman began the reorganization of the army, with a -view to future movements. We were re-clothed and equipped, and the -stains and marks of our long and arduous campaign passed away. - -On the 23rd day of September the division of which the 3rd brigade was a -part, under command of Gen. J. D. Morgan, began a forced march to north -Alabama _via_ Chattanooga in pursuit of Gen. Forest's cavalry, then as -far to our rear as middle and west Tennessee, and whose presence daily -jeopardized our "cracker line." The command returned on the 15th of -November, having been gone 48 days, and completed, as is claimed by -those who made it, one of the most difficult and laborious marches of -the war. It was not the good fortune of the writer to be with the troops -on this trip, and he is obliged to refer the readers to the subjoined -reports for such detailed information as they contain, assuring you, -however, that the 125th bore itself as grandly as on all other -occasions. In the meantime we will try to tell you what the army -encamped in and about Atlanta was doing, as to this we were attached -during the campaign first mentioned. As an army we rested here in our -camp taking our ease, eating our rations, and wondering when the bugle -would again sound the "forward." On the 28th of September, Sherman -became convinced that the enemy intended to assume the offensive. He -sent Thomas to Nashville to organize the new troops who were arriving -there, and a new line of works around Atlanta were completed, which -would only require a small garrison to hold. And now we come to the -relation of the grandest campaign that has ever been made in modern -times. Like the Roman general who burned his ship, on landing on the -enemy's shores, so that his army could have no avenue of retreat, so -Sherman, when his orders had been carried out and everything was in -readiness, on the 12th day of November, 1864, severed his communications -with the north. On that day the last train of cars whirled rapidly past -us, speeding over bridges and into the woods as if afraid of being left -helpless and alone in the deserted land. At Cartersville the last -communication by telegraph with the north was severed. It bore the -message to Gen. Thomas at Nashville, "all is well." The army with which -Sherman made the "march to the sea," was composed of the fifteenth and -seventeenth corps, forming the right wing, under Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard, -the fourteenth (our corps) and the twentieth corps forming the left -wing, under the command of Maj. Gen. H. W. Slocum, making an aggregate -strength of 60,000 infantry; one cavalry division, to aggregate 5,500 -men, under Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick, and the artillery reduced to -the minimum, one gun for 1000 men. On the 16th we left Atlanta with Gen. -Sherman in person, and moved by Lithonia, Covington and Shady Dale -directly on Milledgville, the capitol of the state. All the troops were -provided with good wagon trains loaded with ammunition and supplies, -approximating twenty days bread, forty days sugar and coffee, a double -allowance of salt for forty days, and beef cattle equal to forty days' -supplies. The wagons also were supplied with about three days forage in -grain. All were instructed, by a judicious system of foraging, to -maintain this order of things as long as possible, living chiefly, if -not solely, upon the country, which was known to abound in corn, sweet -potatoes and meats. But on the night of the 15th, before leaving -Atlanta, a grand and awful sight was witnessed by many beholders. By -order, the chief engineer destroyed by powder and fire all the store -houses, depot buildings and machine shops. The heaven was one expanse of -lurid fire: the air was filled with flying, burning cinders. Buildings -covering over two hundred acres of ground were in ruins or in flames. -Every instant there was the sharp report, or the smothered burning sound -of exploding shells and powder concealed in the building, and then the -sparks and flames shooting away up in the black and red roof, scattering -the cinders far and wide. These were the machine shops where had been -forged and cast, cannon, shot and shell that had carried death to many a -brave boy. These warehouses had been the receptacle of munitions of war, -stored to be used in slaughtering the men who were now witnessing their -destruction. The city which, next to Richmond, had furnished more -material for prosecuting the war than any other in the south, existed no -more as a means of aid for enemies of the union. Nothing remained but -its dwelling houses and churches. On the 8th day after leaving Atlanta, -that is the 23rd, we marched through and occupied Milledgville, the -capitol of the state. The legislature had been in session, but on -hearing of our approach it broke up and fled. The alarm of its members -was communicated to the people, and the place was practically -depopulated, no one remaining but a few old ladies and gentlemen and the -negroes, the latter welcoming with glad shouts the arrival of the union -army, filling the air with such exclamations as: "Bress de Lord! Tanks -be to Almighty God, the yank is come. De day ob jubilee hab aribed." And -then they would grab any fellow who happened to be near them, and hug -him liberally. But we were not to remain here; two or three regiments -were detailed, under the orders of the engineers, to destroy certain -property designated by the general commanding. The magazines, arsenals, -depot buildings, factories of one kind and another, with store houses, -large amounts of government property, and some 1700 bales of cotton were -burned. Private houses, however, were respected everywhere, even those -known to be the property of rebels then in the field. One or two -citizens, who were known to have been in the rebel army, were made -prisoners of war, but the surgeons at the hospitals, the principal of -the insane asylum and others expressed their thanks that such good order -was preserved in the city. From here our corps marched to Sandersville, -which we reached the next day, skirmishing most of the way with -Wheeler's cavalry. - -On the 3rd of December we were in the neighborhood of Lumpkin's station -on the Augusta rail road; all were ordered to march in the direction of -Savannah; our corps following the Savannah river road. There was no -fighting, save once in a while a little skirmish with rebel cavalry. The -only battle, if so it may be termed, was fought by General Kilpatrick's -cavalry, supported by General Baird's division of our corps, with -Wheeler's cavalry in the neighborhood of Thomas' station, whom -Kilpatrick whipped handsomely. We were drawing near Savannah, and the -country became more marshy and difficult, and more obstacles were met in -the shape of felled trees, wherever the road crossed creeks, swamps, or -narrow causeways; but the negroes who had flocked to us were utilized, -and armed with axes and shovels, formed into pioneer companies, and with -incredible swiftness they would remove the obstructions. No opposition -from the enemy worth speaking of, was encountered, until we were within -about fifteen miles of Savannah, where all the roads were obstructed -with felled timber, earth works and artillery. The roads were sandy, and -straight almost as an arrow. One afternoon as we were marching along, we -were surprised by the whizzing of a shell, which came flying down the -road over our heads, and then another and another. The brigade was -quickly moved off the road by the right flank and formed in line of -battle. Lieutenant Coe, in command of our battery, with his usual -rashness, went tearing up the road on his horse to find position for his -guns. He saw the rebel works stationed in the center of the road ahead -of him. Sitting there on his horse, fearless of danger, looking for a -good position for the battery, a solid shot came whirling along and tore -his right shoulder off, killing him instantly. The sergeant took -command, and soon our battery was giving them as good as they sent. We -want to record it here, that we thought our battery, "I" company, of the -2nd Ills. artillery, was the best in the service. It had been under good -discipline, and was as an effective body of men as we ever saw while in -the army. We had been together ever since we left Louisville, and some -of our boys had been detailed for duty in the battery, so we had come to -regard them as part of ourselves. - -Our line of battle with skirmishers thrown out, had now advanced, but -owing to a large, deep swamp in our front, and the lateness of the -afternoon, as it was nearly dark, we halted for the night. In the -morning, the skirmishers advancing, found the works deserted. We were -now getting very close to the city, and on the 17th, General Sherman -dispatched to Savannah, by flag of truce, a formal demand for the -surrender of the place, and on the following day received a refusal from -General Hardee, who was in command. We received orders to closely invest -the city, and to reconnoiter well the ground in our front, and make all -preparations for assaulting the place. But Hardee recognized the utter -impossibility of holding the town with all his supply sources cut off, -and an enemy in front of him who had successfully marched through the -heart of the Confederacy, evacuated the city on the night of the 20th, -first blowing up and burning the rebel iron clads and three transports. -On the 13th of December, communication with the fleet in Tybee, Warsaw -and Ossabaw Sounds, that had been watching and waiting for us, was -opened up, and on the same day Brigadier General Hazen with the second -division of the fifteenth corps, carried by assault Fort McAllister, -manned by two companies of artillery, and three of infantry, in all -about two hundred men, and mounting twenty three guns and one mortar. -Savannah lay at the feet of its conquerors. The fruits of this almost -bloodless campaign, a campaign that would have been creditable to the -genius of a Napoleon, or a Wellington, were Savannah, a city of twenty -thousand inhabitants, and of great importance to us as a harbor; more -than 1000 prisoners, 150 guns, 13 locomotives in good order, 190 cars, a -very large quantity of ammunition and material of war, 3 steamers, and -3,200 bales of cotton. All this General Sherman offered to President -Lincoln as a Christmas gift. There were also more than 15,000 slaves -gathered into our lines, some of whom proved of great use to the army. -Such were the great results of the capture of Savannah, but the greatest -were those made possible only, by this success. - - - - - CHAPTER XXVIII. - - -We remained at Savannah nearly a month, refitting and repairing for the -next campaign. Christmas day was passed here, but there was no Christmas -trees, nor did any Santa Claus appear to reward us for our good -behavior. We had been paid off before leaving Atlanta, and consequently -there was a good deal of money in camp, and the "chuck-a-luck" gamesters -were in the height of their season. Gambling was positively against -orders, but all the same it was carried on, and wherever a squad of men -could be seen grouped together, you might be sure there was a -chuck-a-luck board in full play. The guards detailed to arrest these -fellows, had a lively time of it. Every point of strategy of which they -were cognizant, was employed to bring the offenders to justice. Coming -on them by a flank movement, surrounding them, or approaching them by a -direct charge on the double quick. All their manœuvering generally came -to naught, for some one was always on the lookout, and was sure to see -the first appearance of danger, and with a shout would give the alarm, -when all would take to their heels, leaving the pursuers to reflect on -the uselessness of their endeavors. But sometimes the guards would make -a capture, and march the luckless offenders off to headquarters, where, -after receiving a lecture on the immoral practice of gambling in -general, and of chuck-a-luck in particular, he would be ordered to stand -on a barrel, or carry a rail on his shoulder for a few hours. - -Savannah is a beautiful city, the streets are wide and lined with live -oak trees, with promenades beneath them, and the dwelling houses are -very handsome, the yards and gardens are filled with the richest and -most varied kind of plants and shrubs. Here we saw the monument erected -to the memory of Count Pulaski, a beautiful shaft, covered at its base -with appropriate inscriptions, recording, in letters of stone, the -memory of him in whose honor it was raised. The city has some charming -parks, and when not on duty, we would pass the time rambling around and -noting all that was to be seen. Here one day the writer and a comrade, -having secured the necessary pass, proceeded to the river, and obtaining -a boat, pushed off, bound on a visit to the gunboat Wissahickon, then -anchored in the stream below the city, her crew being employed in -fishing for torpedoes which the rebels had thrown into the channel of -the river, in order that they might blow up our vessels as they -proceeded up the stream to the wharfs. We had a pleasant row, and an -equally pleasant visit with the officers and crew. We were the first of -Sherman's men that they had seen, and they were very anxious to know the -particulars of the march; we told them our adventures since leaving -Atlanta, which seemed greatly to excite their wonder and admiration. We -left the Wissahicken with kindly feelings for all on board, and as we -pulled up the river back toward the city, we sang: - - "The Army and Navy ne'er sever, - But still to their colors prove true, - It's the Army and Navy forever, - Three cheers for the Red, White and Blue." - -We arrived safely in camp, feeling that we had passed a pleasant day. - -When we arrived at Savannah we were the proud owner of a very large red -rooster, whom we named "Jeremiah," but for short we generally addressed -him as "Jerry." He was a character, if ever a rooster could be termed -such, and if he had not acquired a great knowledge as the man's chickens -who, on account of his many moves and changes, they had got so in the -habit of having their legs tied, that they would, whenever they saw a -covered wagon, run into the front yard, fall on their backs, and cross -their legs ready for tieing; if Jeremiah had not learnt this much, he -still was very easily managed, and would stand round of a morning while -"Dick," our darkey, was loading down our pack mule with blankets, and -other necessaries, getting ready for the march, and when it came time -for "Jerry" to be lifted to his place on top of the load, he would make -no objection, but would suffer himself to be tied on securely, and there -he would ride all day. This had come to be such an every day matter, -that it was almost a second nature to him, and his amazement was great, -when day after day passed, and he was not called on to take his -accustomed place on top of our portable treasures. "Jeremiah" waxed-fat, -and would every now and then express his satisfaction at the situation, -by a shrill crow. But the boys were getting tired of him, for in spite -of our endeavors "Jerry" would somehow manage to get in our tents, and -sleep, and at the first dawn of day, his crow would ring upon our ears. -This was all right enough while we were on the march, but now that we -were in camp, they failed to appreciate it, so threats of vengeance were -loudly made. We begged and plead for him, but all to no purpose, "they -were not going to have that miserable rooster crowing in their ears -every morning," they said, so finally we had to yield to the pressure of -public opinion, and gave the order for "Jerry" to be executed, which was -accordingly done, and we whetted our teeth to devour him. "Jeremiah" was -undoubtedly an old bird, for constant boiling all day, failed to render -him tender. But we had a feast, all the same, as "Jerry," after being -cut up in small pieces, and having for accompaniment a large piece of -pork, and a handful or two of hardtack, made a camp kettle full of food. -We picked poor "Jerry's" bones clean, thereby proving, although in -different words, the truth of the old adage, "the big roosters eat up -the little ones." - -[Illustration] - - - - - CHAPTER XXIX. - - -Here at Savannah we fared sumptuously on oysters and fresh fish. Every -evening the negroes would come up to the city from the mouth of the -river, with their boat loads of oysters. These we purchased at the rate -of one dollar per bushel, and taking them to camp would throw them on -the fire, and let them roast, the opening of the shell indicating when -the bivalve was thoroughly cooked. Many a feast of this sort did we have -while there. But our feasting and merry making was rudely ended by the -bugle one morning sounding the call to "strike tents." Everything was -ready, and we were now to leave Savannah, and commence the march which -ended at Washington. The city of Savannah and the forts around it were -transferred to Gen. Foster, commanding the department of the south, and -on the 19th of January, 1865, all preparations were completed and the -march commenced. The weather was very bad, the January rains had -commenced to fall, swelling the Savannah river, overflowing its bottoms -and making the roads miserable. This made no difference, however, to our -general, so we marched up the river to Sisters Ferry, but owing to the -high state of the water, and the difficulty in laying the pontoons, we -did not succeed in getting everything across, until the first week in -February. And now we entered on the soil of South Carolina, and the -feelings of the men were openly expressed as they stepped off of the -pontoons, by the declaration that now they were in the state which had -caused more trouble than any other state in the union. We were behind -the rest of the army owing to the difficulties encountered in crossing -the Savannah, and so we had to march rapidly to overtake the right wing, -but at last we caught up with it. Foraging was again the order of the -day, we were compelled to subsist off of the country through which we -passed. Every morning a detail of two men from each company would be -made, making twenty men to a regiment. They were put under command of a -commissioned officer, and would leave camp about an hour before the army -moved. These men would strike off into the country around and gather up -all the provisions they could find, and towards evening would turn their -steps towards the roads on which the corps was marching. They would come -into camp in all styles of transportation. Here would be a couple of -fellows, who in their wanderings had found a fine buggy or carriage; -hunting up a mule or a horse, they would hitch him to the vehicle, and -loading it down with the proceeds of their day's search, would come -gravely riding into camp amid the laughter of all who saw them. Or some -other squad had come across a grist mill, and if there was no grist on -hand to be ground, they would soon procure some from somebody's -corn-field or granary, and starting up the machinery would grind it in -good workmanlike style, load it into an old wagon or anything they could -find and bring it into camp, burning the mill to the ground, however, -before leaving it. Others would make their appearance riding on some old -mule or horse, which they had picked up, loaded down with hams, bacon, -chickens, sweet potatoes or whatever they could find. By these means we -were provided with plenty of food and in great variety. The army -occupied four roads travelling parallel to each other, and the location -of each corps could be easily known by the cloud of smoke that hovered -over it by day, and the light of the camp fires which lit up the heavens -at night. Our march through South Carolina, often recalled to our minds -the wanderings of the children of Israel in the wilderness when the Lord -went before them by day in a pillar of cloud, and by night in a pillar -of fire. Our line of march extended over a strip of country nearly sixty -miles in width, and with the exception of the negro huts, this land was -stripped of everything. There were undoubtedly many acts of wanton -cruelty and villainous outrage committed by some, but the mass of the -army was opposed to such actions, and loudly condemned them. Of course, -in an army the size of ours, there were all phases of humanity, and it -was plainly seen that the members of regiments, which had been made up -in some of our large cities, were oftener guilty of acts of violence -than men from regiments which had been formed in the agricultural parts -of the country. This was entirely logical, as the reader can easily -understand. The weather still continued rainy, and the roads were -terrible, often requiring the severest labor on the part of all to make -them passable for our teams, by corduroying them. At last we reached the -banks of the Congaree, on the other side of which the city of Columbia, -the capitol of the state, was situated, and on the night of February the -15th, the enemy amused themselves by shelling our camps from a battery -posted on that side of the river. And now we come to a matter, which, -although not having any particular bearing on the regiment, as we did -not come within two miles of the city, still as a part of the army then -in front of Columbia, we must suffer in common with other regiments from -the stigma the rebels sought to cast upon our arms, by the destruction -of that city by fire on the night of the 17th of February. Major General -Howard had received orders from the general commanding, to destroy -absolutely all arsenals and public property not needed for the use of -our army, as well as railroads, depots and machinery useful in war to an -enemy, but to spare all dwellings, colleges, schools, asylums, and -harmless private property. The day of the occupation of Columbia was -clear, but a tremendous wind was blowing. One brigade of our army was in -the city and properly posted. Citizens and soldiers were on the streets, -and good order prevailed. General Wade Hampton, who commanded the rebel -rear guard of cavalry, had, in anticipation of the capture of Columbia, -ordered that all cotton, public and private, should be moved into the -streets and fired. Bales were piled everywhere, the rope and bagging -cut, and tufts of cotton were blown about in the wind, lodged in the -trees and against houses, so as to resemble a snow storm. Some of these -piles of cotton were burning, especially one in the very heart of the -city, near the court-house, but the fire was partially subdued by the -labor of our soldiers. Before one single public building had been fired -by order, the smoldering fires, set by Hampton's orders, were rekindled -by the wind and communicated to the buildings around. About dark they -had began to spread and get beyond the control of the brigade on duty in -the city. A whole division was brought in, but it was found impossible -to check the flames, which by midnight, had become unmanageable and -raged until about four a. m., when the wind subsiding, they were brought -under control. Gen. Sherman in his report says: - -"I was up nearly all night and saw Generals Howard, Logan and Wood and -others laboring to save houses and protect families thus suddenly -deprived of shelter, and of bedding, and wearing apparel. I disclaim, on -the part of my army, any agency in this fire, but, on the contrary, -claim that we saved what of Columbia remains unconsumed. And without -hesitation I charge General Wade Hampton with having burned his own city -of Columbia, not with a malicious intent, or as the manifestation of a -silly "Roman Stoicism," but from folly and want of sense in filling it -with lint, cotton and tinder. Our officers and men on duty worked well -to extinguish the flames, but others not on duty, including the officers -who had long been imprisoned there, rescued by us, may have assisted in -spreading the fire after it had once begun, and may have indulged in -unconcealed joy to see the ruin of the capitol of South Carolina. Thus -ends the account of the destruction of Columbia." We shall not enter -into any discussion of the matter, as we firmly believe, along with Gen. -Sherman, that it was all caused by the folly or ignorance of Gen. Wade -Hampton. - - - - - CHAPTER XXX. - - -It was now the 21st of February, and our wing of the army had reached -Winnsboro, where we went to work destroying the rail road up to -Blackstake's depot, and then turned to Rocky Mount, on the Catawba -river. From the 23rd to the 26th, heavy rains fell swelling the rivers, -and making the roads almost impassable. On the 26th we reached Hanging -Rock, and made preparations to cross the river, but the heavy rains had -so swollen the stream, that our pontoon bridge broke, and we had hard -work to restore it. At last we succeeded, and were put in motion for -Cheraw, which place we entered on the 3rd day of March; the enemy -retreating across the Pedee river and burning the bridge. Here we found -much ammunition, and many guns which had been brought from Charleston on -the evacuation of that city. These were destroyed, as also the rail road -bridges and trestles as far down as Darlington, when we were again put -in motion for Fayetteville, North Carolina. The weather still continued -bad and the roads fearful, but we reached there on the 11th of March, -skirmishing with Wade Hampton's cavalry that covered the rear of -Hardee's retreating army. During the night of the 9th, Hampton made a -dash on our cavalry on our left flank at daylight and captured one of -their camps, and the house in which General Kilpatrick had his -headquarters. But Kilpatrick escaped in his underclothes and rallying -his men on foot in a swamp near by, succeeded in routing the enemy, -regaining his artillery, horses, camp and everything, save a few -prisoners whom the enemy carried off, leaving their dead on the ground. -All that day, the cavalry boys who had made their escape after being -taken prisoners by the enemy, kept coming into our line of march, some -of them without hats, coats or shoes, all of them on foot. But they soon -left us and returned to their command. Their appearance, however, was -ludicrous, and their accounts of how they came to be captured, were -generally the same. The way in which it happened was this: During the -night of the 9th, General Kilpatrick had divided his three brigades to -picket the roads. Hampton, detecting this, dashed in at daylight, and -made the capture. The 12th, 13th and 14th, were passed at Fayetteville, -destroying the arsenal and the vast amount of machinery which had -formerly belonged to the old Harper's Ferry United States arsenal. Every -building was knocked down and burned, and every piece of machinery -utterly broken up and ruined. On the 15th of March we again moved -forward, the cavalry marching in advance and skirmishing heavily with -the enemy's rear guard all day. Next morning we again advanced in the -same order, and developed the enemy with artillery, infantry and -cavalry, in an intrenched position in front of the point where the road -branches off towards Goldsboro through Bentonville. Orders were given to -press forward and carry his position, only difficult by reason of the -nature of the ground, which was so soft that horses would sink -everywhere, and even men could hardly make their way. Line of battle was -formed as quickly as possible, and skirmishers thrown out, who soon -developed the position of a brigade of Charleston heavy artillery armed -as infantry, posted across the road behind a light parapet, with a -battery enfilading the approach across a cleared field, but they -retreated in confusion, leaving in our hands three guns, and 217 -prisoners, of which 68 were wounded and left in a house near by with a -rebel officer, four men and five days rations. One hundred and eighty -rebel dead were buried by us. Hardee retreated on the road to -Smithfield. This was the battle of Averysboro. We lost 12 officers and -65 men killed, and 477 wounded, but no prisoners. On the night of the -18th we went into camp on the Goldsboro road, twenty-seven miles from -Goldsboro, and about five miles from Bentonville, where the road from -Clinton to Smithfield crosses the Goldsboro road. The enemy was badly -defeated, and all indications pointed that he would make no further -opposition to our advance, but subsequent events proved that such was -not the case. We were now marching on Goldsboro, in North Carolina, our -objective point. On the morning of the 19th, we pushed forward to -Bentonville, encountering on the road, and driving them before us, -Dibbrell's cavalry, until within a few miles of the town, where we found -the whole rebel army, strongly posted, under command of Johnston -himself. Gen. Sherman had gone, that morning, with his staff and escort, -over to the right. He was promptly advised as to how matters stood, and -we were ordered to act on the defensive until Blair's corps could draw -up, and the three remaining divisions of the fifteenth corps could come -in on Johnston's left rear, from the direction of Cox's bridge. In the -mean time we received word, by courier, that Schofield and Terry would -be able to reach Goldsboro by the 21st. Orders were sent to Schofield to -push for Goldsboro. By daylight on the 20th, General Howard, leaving his -wagon train with sufficient guard, was marching rapidly on Bentonville. -And now we come to the battle of Bentonville. Our advance guard, -consisting of two brigades, was vigorously attacked, and driven back on -our main body, by the enemy, who thereby gained a temporary advantage, -and captured three guns and caissons from General Carlin's division of -our corps. As soon, however, as General Slocum ascertained that he was -confronted by the whole rebel army, he deployed the second division of -our corps, to which our regiment belonged, and brought up on our left -the second division of the 20th corps, arranging them behind hastily -constructed barricades, and holding them strictly on the defensive. -Kilpatrick with his cavalry also came up at the sound of artillery, and -massed on our left. In this position we repulsed, without giving an inch -of ground, six distinct charges of the combined forces of Hoke, Hardee -and Cheatham. Our artillery got into position, and played on the rebel -ranks as they came up to the charge, doing fearful execution; the -slaughter was terrible. Johnston had moved the night before from -Smithfield, leaving all his unnecessary wheels behind him, and but with -little artillery, with the intention of overwhelming our left flank -before it could be relieved by our other column coming to our -assistance, but Johnston had not yet learned that the eye of Sherman was -always on the watch, and that he was prepared for any emergency that -might arise. During the night of the 19th, Gen. Slocum got up the wagon -train with the two divisions guarding it, and General Hazen's division -of the 15th corps. This reinforcement made it impossible for Johnston to -overwhelm us. The right wing encountered the rebel cavalry, as it was -coming to our support, but drove it with serious loss until the head of -the column encountered a considerable body behind a barricade at the -forks of the road near Bentonville, about three miles east of the battle -field of the day before. This force was quickly dislodged and the -intersection of the roads secured. These movements which were being made -were all accomplished by 4 p. m. of the 20th, when we opened out to the -astonished gaze of General Johnston, a complete and strong line of -battle. His intention of crushing and capturing our left wing, was -completely foiled, and instead of being the aggressor, he found himself -placed on the defensive, with Mill creek in his rear, spanned by a -single bridge. It was General Sherman's desire to hold the enemy in -position until Generals Schofield and Terry could advance and cut off -his retreat, thus completely "bagging" him, so he did not press him to -battle, but continued to annoy him with the skirmishers, using the -artillery freely on all the wooded ground in front, and feeling strongly -for the flanks of his position, which were found to be covered by -swamps. All of our empty wagons were sent to Kinston for supplies, and -all other impediments were grouped south of Goldsboro, near the Neuse -river, while the main army were held ready to fight the enemy if he -should dare venture out of his works. A weakness in the enemy's position -had been developed, of which advantage might be taken, but that night he -retreated on Smithfield, leaving his pickets to be taken prisoners, many -dead unburied, and wounded in his field hospitals. Pursuit was made on -the morning of the 22nd, two miles beyond Mill creek, but was then -stopped. Our loss in this engagement was 1,646 killed, wounded and -missing. The enemy left 267 dead unburied, and 1,625 prisoners. For a -more detailed account of the operations of the brigade and regiment, the -reader will please to consult the reports attached to this history. By -the evening of the 24th, our army was encamped at Goldsboro. On the -25th, only four days after, the rail road from Newbern was finished, and -the first train of cars arrived, bringing ample supplies of all -descriptions from Morehead City. It will never be known with any degree -of certainty, the amount of injury done the enemy in this campaign, or -the quantity of guns, and materials of war, destroyed. We had traveled -the country from Savannah to Goldsboro, with an average breadth of forty -miles, and had consumed all the forage, cattle, hogs, sheep, poultry, -bacon and corn meal that lay in our route. The campaign was ended on the -21st day of March, by the junction of the three armies and the -occupation of Goldsboro. We went into camp, where clothing, and supplies -were issued to us as fast as they could be brought up from the coast. - -[Illustration] - - - - - CHAPTER XXXI. - - -On Monday the 10th of April all preparations were completed for our -further advance. On the 11th we moved out of camp and marched about -seven miles, and on the next day the 12th, the march began in earnest. -Foraging was continued as heretofore, but orders were given to use more -prudence, and not go in advance of the advance guard, but to look more -to the right rear for our supplies of corn meal, bacon, etc. Our wing, -the left, was to aim straight for the railroad bridge near Smithfield, -thence up the Neuse river to the railroad bridge over that stream, north -east of Raleigh, then to Warrenton where the army would concentrate. -Johnston had his army well in hand about Smithfield. It was estimated at -infantry and artillery, 35,000; cavalry from 6,000 to 10,000. We pressed -the enemy closely, and by 10 a. m. of the 13th, our corps entered -Smithfield closely followed by the 20th. Johnston had loaded his trains -on the cars and retreated, burning the bridge over the Neuse river at -Smithfield. The pontoons were brought up and the crossing of the army -commenced without resistance. - -Here it was that the glorious news reached us that Lee had surrendered -his army to General Grant at Appomattox. We had arisen at the usual -hour, and the bugle sounded the assembly, when off to our left -cannonading and shouting were heard; we could not account for it, what -did it mean? A staff officer of our brigade, with an orderly, was -dispatched to find out what was the meaning of the cannonading. He -returned with the startling and welcome news that Lee had surrendered. -We could hardly believe it, and finally concluded it was a camp rumor, -but our doubts were soon dispelled by Capt. Wiseman, the division -adjutant general, hastily riding up and requesting Col. Langley, in -command of the brigade, to draw up the command in close column by -regiments. The request was quickly complied with and he then proceeded -to read to us the official announcement of the surrender. What a sight -was then witnessed. For a time all discipline was cast aside and we made -the pine woods ring "with the glad tidings of great joy." The artillery -boys had seized the guns of the battery and were sending forth from the -grizzly mouths of the cannon, round after round. The officers were -seized and carried around on the shoulders of the men, strong men wept -and embraced each other, and the air was filled with knapsacks and hats -flung up in the exuberance of our joy. We felt as if the war was over, -as for Johnston's army we had no fear of them, for we knew that we would -run him like a rat to his hole, before many days would pass. Were we -going to get home at last? Was the cruel war over? These were the -questions asked on all sides. We moved out of camp that morning in the -highest possible spirits. General Sherman issued orders to drop all -trains, and we marched in pursuit of Johnston to and through Raleigh, -the capitol of the state, reaching that place on the morning of the -13th. During the next two days the cavalry and the different corps were -pushed forward, menacing the enemy in front, flank and rear, with -Johnston's army retreating rapidly on the roads from Hillsboro to -Greensboro, Johnston himself being at Greensboro. Thus matters stood -when Gen. Sherman received a communication from Gen. Johnston, -requesting an armistice, and a statement of the best terms on which he -would be permitted to surrender the army under his command. To this Gen. -Sherman promptly returned answer: - - "I am fully empowered to arrange with you any terms for the - suspension of the hostilities, as between the armies commanded by - you and those commanded by myself, and am willing to confer with you - to that end. That a base of action may be had, I undertake to abide - by the same terms and conditions entered into by Gens. Grant and - Lee, at Appomattox court-house, Virginia, on the 9th instant." - -These pages were intended to be a history or record of a single regiment -in Sherman's army, but as it is intended, also, to be a record of all -the events happening to that portion of the army of which our regiment -was a part, we have inserted some things among our pages which perhaps -may not seem at a first glance, to the reader, to be pertinent to the -subject, but which will, we trust, on second thought be considered -admissible. We have followed the fortunes of our arms from Kentucky -through Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, and -before we arrive at home will have to go into Virginia and the District -of Columbia, so from this on we shall record events as they happened, -without consideration altogether as to the particular movements of our -own regiment, for we think that the affairs which happened in such close -succession at the close of the rebellion are all matters of interest, -and should always be kept alive in the memories of our people, showing -how a great rebellion that had been secretly coming to a head for thirty -years was crushed, the perpetrators of it allowed to live, through the -magnanimity of our government, and slavery in America forever blotted -out; removing from our national banner the odium which had rested on it -by this foul blot, but which now floats over all our land as the emblem -of the free, and respected in every port and harbor of the known world. -With this apology, although we do not think it will be deemed necessary -by our readers, we will proceed with our writing. The dispatch, to which -we have referred, from some cause or other was delayed, and Johnston's -answer was not received until late in the day of the 16th. In Johnston's -reply he requested an interview with General Sherman near Durham -Station, with a view to arranging terms of capitulation. General Sherman -fixed the time for the interview at 12 m. on the 17th. The meeting was -held according to appointment, and Johnston acknowledged the terms to be -fair and liberal, but asked the consideration of additional facts. He -stated that the treaty between Gens. Grant and Lee had reference to a -part only of the confederate forces, whereas he proposed the present -agreement should include all the remaining armies of the rebels, and -thus the war should be at an end. He frankly admitted that the cause was -lost, that there was no longer any hopes for the success of the -confederacy, and that slavery, state rights and every other cause for -which the war had been inaugurated was lost, never to be recovered. He -desired that the fragments of the confederate armies might preserve -their company and regimental organizations, and be marched to the states -where they belonged, in such order, to prevent their being broken up -into predatory bands to overrun the country and vex the inhabitants; -that this was a favorable occasion to inaugurate the beginning of a -period of peace and good will between the people destined to live under -the same government. The proposal was a most flattering one, calculated -to dazzle the mind and awaken the pride of almost any man, laying claim -to the possession of the most ordinary ambition. To be the happy -instrument of bringing again to his country, so long devastated with -violence, rapine and death, the glorious boon of peace, by a single -stroke of diplomacy, was of itself sufficient to place the author in the -front rank with the greatest men of his time, and hand down to posterity -his name as the savior of his country. Such a brilliant vision may have -flitted before the mind of Sherman. But did these men have the necessary -authority? Could they bind their government, their superiors, to such -terms as they might arrange between themselves? Gen. Sherman thought -not, but Johnston assured him that having the rebel secretary of war, -Breckenridge, with him, and it having been Mr. Lincoln's repeated -declaration, that he was willing to negotiate a peace with any person -who could control the rebel armies, he saw no reason why so desirable an -end should not be consummated, and asked that the conference might be -adjourned over until the next day, to enable him to confer with -Breckenridge. This was agreed on, and the conference was adjourned until -the next day at 12 m. at the same place. - - - - - CHAPTER XXXII. - - -On the 17th of April, the same day on which General Sherman was -negotiating with Johnston for the surrender of the rebel army then under -his command, we received the appalling news of the assassination of our -beloved president, Abraham Lincoln. It cast a gloom over us all, and to -say that our hearts were saddened by the news, would express the -sentiment that was felt in too meagre terms. We felt, individually, as -if we had lost a near and dear friend. - -Our army was encamped, as we have before stated, on the southern bank of -the Neuse river, pending negotiations, of which we were all aware, of -the surrender of the army which we had followed so long, and to which we -had given battle on many a bloody field. But now, on that Sabbath -afternoon, all was still, no noise could be heard, and if one had not -known that a large army was encamped there, they never would have -suspected it; the silence was awful, men spoke to each other with bated -breath; the glitter of the eye, and the tension of the mouth, were -indications that were terrible to behold. What! after all our marching, -after all our fighting, after all the hardships and privations we had -endured, after the four long years of bloody war, during which time our -President had sat in the chair of State, and with a wisdom never -excelled, and but rarely equalled, had guided the Ship of State aright, -after all this, and now that the blood which had been shed, the treasure -that had been expended, the arduous labors which we had undergone, were -about to be rewarded with the crown of victory, was he not to welcome -his boys home again? We could hardly realize it. But the reaction came; -the news was true, and it was the feeling in every breast, that -vengeance on the people, who, by their mad actions had brought all this -trouble on us, must be executed. The Neuse river only lay between us and -Johnston's army, it would have been a matter in which our army would -have rejoiced, to cross the river and wipe those men from off the face -of the earth. They were the upholders of the cause that had brought, in -its bloody train, the assassination of our President, and blood could -only heal the sorrow it had caused. All that was needed to cause the -slumbering volcano to pour forth its streams of devastation and woe, was -some leading spirit to burst the restraints of discipline, and the -beautiful city of Raleigh would soon have been but a heap of blackened -ruins. Such were the feelings of General Sherman's army when that sad -news first fell upon us like a funeral pall. But for fear of an -outbreak, orders were issued denying the report, and it was so horrible, -we were willing to believe it, and the smothered rage cooled down to -unexecuted threats. At the appointed time on the 18th, negotiations were -resumed between Generals Sherman and Johnston. After the first meeting -General Sherman had conferred with his principal officers, all of whom -favored a treaty on the basis proposed by Johnston, and General Sherman -himself drew up the following memoranda or basis of agreement: - - "Memoranda or basis of agreement made this 18th day of April, A. D. - 1865, near Durham's station, in the State of North Carolina, by and - between General Joseph E. Johnston, commanding the Confederate army, - and Major General William T. Sherman, commanding the army of the - United States in North Carolina, both present. - - First. The contending armies now in the field, to maintain their - _statu quo_ until notice is given by the commanding general of - either one to his opponent, and reasonable time, say forty-eight - hours, allowed. - - Second. The confederate armies now in existence to be disbanded, and - conducted to the several state capitols, there to deposit their arms - and public property in the state arsenal, and each officer and man - to execute and file an agreement to cease from acts of war, and - abide the action of both state and federal authorities. The number - of arms and munitions of war to be reported to the Chief of - Ordnance, at Washington City, subject to future action of the - Congress of the United States, and in the mean time to be used - solely to maintain order within the borders of the states - respectively. - - Third. The recognition by the Executive of the United States of the - several state governments, on their officers and legislatures taking - the oath prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, and - when conflicting state governments have resulted from the war, the - legitimacy of all shall be submitted to the Supreme Court of the - United States. - - Fourth. The re-establishment of all Federal Courts in the several - states, with powers as defined by the Constitution and laws of - Congress. - - Fifth. The people, and inhabitants of all the states to be - guaranteed, so far as the executive can, their political rights and - franchise, as well as their rights of person and property, as - defined by the Constitution of the United States, and states - respectively. - - Sixth. The Executive authority of the Government of the United - States, not to disturb any of the people by reason of the late war, - so long as they live in peace and quiet, abstain from acts of armed - hostility, and obey laws in existence at any place of their - residence. - - Seventh. In general terms, war to cease, and a general amnesty, so - far as the Executive power of the United States can command, or on - condition of disbandment of the Confederate armies, and the - distribution of arms, and resumption of peaceful pursuits by - officers and men as hitherto composing the said armies. Not being - fully empowered by our own respective principals to fulfill these - terms, we individually and officially pledge ourselves to promptly - obtain necessary authority, and to carry out the above programme. - - (Signed) W. T. SHERMAN. - Maj. Gen. Comd'g Army of the U. S. in N. C. - - (Signed) J. E. JOHNSTON. - General Comd'g C. S. Army in N. C." - - - - - CHAPTER XXXIII. - - -This memoranda was satisfactory to all present at the conference, as a -proposition to be forwarded by special messenger to the President, who -called a special meeting of the Cabinet to take it into consideration. -The cabinet at once rejected it. This disapproval was communicated to -General Sherman by General Grant, who was ordered by the President to -proceed immediately to the headquarters of General Sherman, and direct -operations against the enemy. The dispatch was received by General -Sherman on the morning of the 24th, and he immediately gave notice to -General Johnston as follows: "You will take notice that the truce, or -suspension of hostilities, agreed to between us on the 18th instant, -will close in forty-eight hours after this is received at your lines." -He also wrote Gen. Johnston at the same time: "I have replies from -Washington to my communication of the 18th. I am instructed to limit my -operations to your immediate command, and not attempt civil -negotiations, I, therefore, demand the surrender of your army, on the -same terms as were given to General Lee, at Appomattox Court House, Va., -the 9th of April, instant, purely and simply." Within an hour after the -reception of General Grant's dispatch, a courier was riding rapidly with -this notice and demand upon General Johnston. Gen. Sherman also issued -orders to the army to be in readiness to march at 12 m. of the 26th, on -the routs previously described. - -These arrangements were already made when General Grant arrived at -Raleigh. He informed General Sherman that he had orders from the -President to direct all military movements, but that he was so well -pleased with the situation, that he concluded not to interfere, and -would leave the execution of the arrangements already made, to General -Sherman. And now, comrade, whoever you may be, who read these pages, -what do you think? This book is not written for any political purpose, -not in the least. We are writing about the times that are past and gone; -about the days when we marched side by side together through the land of -the cotton and the cane. When our glory and our pride was "Uncle Billy," -whom we would have followed to the end, wherever that may have been, and -you know it. He had been our guiding star in God's hands. Under him we -had gone through campaigns only equalled, but never excelled, in the -annals of war, and now, on the eve of the consummation of our labors, -the "laurel wreath" was to be snatched from his brow, and instead of -being permitted to execute the will of the government as determined upon -by the administration, he was to see another placed in the position -which by right was his. It seemed hardly fair then, and even at this -late day, we cannot think it was. We are no politician, we are not -learned in the mysteries, the devilments, and the general cussedness of -state intrigue, but we say that W. T. Sherman was the grandest man that -ever led an army of the United States, or any other country, and he -showed his grandeur and his nobility by brushing to one side, as he -would the passing wing of a mosquito, the hint of incapacity that was -sought to be fastened on him by those grand and mighty warriors, who, in -their cushion bottomed chairs at Washington, dared for one instant to -insinuate, that it was they who had guided us through the brake, and -through the swamps, from the hillsides of Kentucky, to the walls of -Richmond, by their orders to our general and our leader. But _we_ knew -only Sherman. God bless him, wherever he may be. He is a hero and a -nobleman, not by a long line of ancestral descent, perhaps, but by that -God given inspiration that makes him so. We believe that our comrades of -former days, feel with us an intense loyalty to William Tecumseh -Sherman, a true patriot whom the tinsel, and the glare, of worldly -intrigues, could not swerve from the path of duty. Excuse us, dear -reader, for this little variation, this view that we may have given you -to the secret chamber of our heart, we can not help it, we love the man -of whom we have been writing, and the honor of having been a soldier -under his command, will be one which our children's children, as they -come after us, can reflect upon with pride and glory. But we have -forgotten, it seems to us, who we are, we have been talking to you about -an individual, the most glorious—stop—we will wait until to morrow to go -on with our work, we must not forget the humble position we occupy, that -of giving to you a record of our lives as an army organization. - - - - - CHAPTER XXXIV. - - -The bearer of General Sherman's message was an unwelcome visitor at the -headquarters of Gen. Johnston. Johnston was powerless. He could neither -fight nor retreat, his army was deserting him hourly. Already more than -ten thousand of his followers had left him, with their guns, horses, -mules and wagons. He must either disperse his army or surrender it on -the terms proposed by Gen. Sherman on the 25th. He invited Sherman to -another conference, with a view to surrender. Gen. Grant being the -ranking officer, then present, it was his province to take the lead in -the negotiations, but he preferred that the entire business should be -consummated by Gen. Sherman. Write it down in letters of gold, that -there was one man, at least, at those times, who was a man by nature, -and carried a man's heart in his bosom. Thank God! that in our day and -generation, we do stumble across men, although farther apart than many -mile stones, who are willing to give "the spoils to the victor." -Accordingly another interview was arranged to take place at the hour -designated for the termination of the truce. Final terms were conducted -at this conference, substantially the same as given to Lee, and the -second grand army of the cotton aristocracy was surrendered to the -United States. The number of men surrendered and paroled was in the -neighborhood of 25,000; 108 pieces of artillery were parked, with -limbers, caissons, etc., complete; little ammunition was captured. About -15,000 small arms were given up. On the 26th day of April, 1865, the -surrender of the last rebel organization was effected, peace brought to -the land, and the horrible war, which was conceived in sin and brought -forth in iniquity, was over. Fellow soldiers, you who wore the gray, -shake hands, you were brave boys, you were brought into this unholy and -unrighteous war by men who were so unscrupulous as to the means whereby -they attained their ambitious projects, that your heart's blood was but -as water in their sight. All honor to your dead, your valor, and your -bravery. To your leaders, to the men who by their specious talk and -winsome flattery moved you to the struggle, we have nothing to say, -leaving to the God of nations and of worlds their record. He in His own -good time will settle with every one for the deeds done in the body, -whether they be good or whether they be evil. - -Well, for us the war was over, and like Othello, "our occupation was -gone." By easy marches we at last reached Richmond, the "city of the -hills," that like ancient Rome, as thought the hearts of many of her -citizens, at the breaking out of the war, "should rule the world." And -as we marched through her streets the thought came into our mind why -"_we_ are Romans." It was but a momentary thought, that we came as -conquerors, and was soon swept from our minds by the idea that we were -merely a large body of police. There had been a big riot, the biggest -kind of a fuss, and we had come to bring the offenders to justice, and -that was the end of it. Brothers and comrades, is that all of it? No! -comes up the voice of the century. Do you call the striking of the -fetters from off 4,000,000 slaves nothing? Do you call the blotting out -of our children's school atlases the "Mason and Dixon's line," which -they used to read there and wonder what it meant, nothing? Do you call -the establishment of our government and free institutions on a rock as -firm as the "Rock of Ages," nothing? Do you call the evidence we have -given to the world, that we are a free and enlightened people, nothing? -Hold on, let us rest at that a moment. The war did amount to something, -didn't it, you old hardtack eater. Shake hands over the trouble and -thank God that we are home at last. - -We are almost done now, we have come all the way from Danville, -Illinois, through Kentucky, with her neutrality; through Tennessee with -her splendid water, apple-jack and loyalty in the eastern part, but the -middle and western were bad; through Georgia, with her rice, and -pea-nuts; through South Carolina, with her sweet-potatoes: through North -Carolina, with her tobacco and tar; through Virginia, with her clay -hills and murmuring waters, until we have at last arrived at Washington -with her red tape and capitol airs, but, all the same, the seat of -government of the United States of America, the land of the free and of -the oppressed. But we will stop, we hear some one calling to us to pull -that eagle in. We obey, as a good soldier always does. After taking part -in the grand review at Washington, our regiment "struck tents" for the -last time and went to Chicago. - - - - - CHAPTER XXXV. - - -The Saturday after we arrived there, we marched down to Union hall about -11 o'clock in the morning, and took up position in front of the -orchestra. After the band of the Veteran Reserve Corps had discoursed -some of their sweetest music, we were addressed by T. B. Bryan, Esq., -president of the Soldier's Home, and of the executive committee of the -great sanitary fair. Mr. Bryan said it was his privilege in the name of -the city and the sanitary fair, to welcome us most cordially and -sincerely. As he was to be followed by their distinguished commander, -there was no need for him to speak of our noble deeds. He wanted us, -however, to understand that the men and women of Chicago were equal to -those of any other city in earnest and hearty love for the soldier. -Whatever disaffected people might say to the contrary, we would find -that the women of this city, had toiled as no other women had ever -toiled, to sustain and cheer, to comfort and support, the soldier. If -regiments had at any time come here unnoticed and unknown, it had been -from no fault of theirs. He would now introduce to us our old and tried -commander, General Sherman. The announcement was received with great -applause, which increased as the General stepped to the front. General -Sherman then addressed us as follows: - - "FELLOW SOLDIERS: I regret that it has fallen to my task to speak to - you, because I would rather that others should do what is most - common to them, and less so to me. But, my fellow soldiers, it gives - me pleasure to assure you that what the president of this fair has - told you just now, is true; that a hearty welcome awaits you - wherever you go. Many people think you want bread and meat, but your - faces and my knowledge tell me that you prefer the waving of - handkerchiefs and the applause of the people, to all the bread and - meat that fills the warehouses of Chicago (cheers). Those soldiers - who are now before me, know where bread and meat can and will be - found (laughter). All we ask, and all we have ever asked, is a - silent and generous acknowledgement of our services, when rendered - in the cause of our country. And fellow soldiers, when you get home - among those who will interest you more than any thing I can say, - just call back to mind where you were twelve months ago. You - remember Kenesaw Peak, and the Little Kenesaw. It is not a year - since you stormed them, and lost my old partner and friend, Dan. - McCook. That was on the 27th day of June, 1864. In June, 1865, you - stand in the midst of Chicago, surrounded by bright colors and - ladies and children. Then you were lying in the mud, the rocks and - the dirt, and you knew there was an enemy we had to fight with and - conquer, and we did not exactly know how to do it (laughter). But we - were patient; we reconnoitered; we watched their flanks; we studied - the ground, and in three days we had Johnston and his whole army, - pinned; he retired, and we did not give him a chance of stopping - until he had put the Chattahoochie between us and him. That is a - lesson for you. Temporary defeat is nothing when a man is determined - to succeed. You are not conquered, you never can be conquered when - the mind is clear and determined in its purpose; you must succeed, - no temporary defeat can cause failure. You all remember that on the - fourth of July we stood close to each other, and we told them then - that they would have to go farther than Atlanta, for we should - continue to go on (cheers). You will remember how their pickets told - us they had reinforcements. Yes, but what? They had one of our - corps—Schofield's (laughter). Before General Johnston knew, or - dreamed of it, I had reinforced his side of the Chattahoochie, by - Gen. Schofield's 23rd corps. From this, my fellow soldiers, I want - you to learn the lesson, no matter where you are, to-day or - to-morrow, by keeping a purpose close in your mind, in the end you - will succeed, whether it be in military, civil, social, or family - affairs. Let no difficulty appal you, let no check alarm you, let - your purpose in life be clear and steadfast, keep in view the object - and design of your life, and just as sure as you are now before me - in health and strength you will succeed. You are now returned to - your homes, and the task now allotted to you is that of the future. - The past is disposed of, it may soon be forgotten; but the future is - before you, and that future will be more glorious than the past. - Look at your own state of Illinois, look at the city of Chicago, it - is hardly as old as any of you, for twenty-five years ago a little - military garrison was here, a two company post, and now it is a city - of palaces, of streets, rail roads, etc. You, the men of a city - almost the second in the United States of America, are to assist in - directing the affairs of this country. You have the patience and - industry, and more than that, you have organization, discipline and - drill, and if I have been instrumental in teaching you this, in - maintaining discipline, order and good government in the army which - I have had the honor to command, I am contented; for on this system, - and on this high tone of honor which pervades your minds, must be - built the empire of America (loud cheers). I did not wish to address - you, but I believe there are no others here who desire to speak, and - therefore I ask you to accept what is given in heartiness, a full, - joyous welcome home to Chicago. I know it is genuine, for I myself - have experienced it. Feel you are at home, and that there are no - more rebels, no more raking fire, no more shot, but that you have - done with them forever. Good morning." - -At the conclusion of the speech there was loud and long continued -cheering. - -Colonel Langley replied as follows: - - "I can assure you in behalf of the Illinois regiment before you, - that your welcome, the welcome of the people of Chicago and of the - people of the state of Illinois, is fully appreciated by these - soldiers now returned home. They have, to some extent, known the - good to be derived from such associations and organizations as the - sanitary commission, and I believe that no city in the union has - shown a deeper interest or more generous feeling toward the private - soldier in the ranks, than has the city of Chicago. It seemed to be - her chief purpose to secure to the soldier all those comforts so - essential to his recovery from a bed of sickness, and from wounds - received in battle, and the result of this kindness is that your - offerings sent out to them have always been duly appreciated, and - the heart has swelled with gratitude toward the kind and loyal - people who have remembered the soldier in his distress. It ill - befits me, who has been in the field for the last three years, to - make a speech, but in a blunt soldier way will speak of these brave - boys. This regiment now before you I have had the honor to command. - I have known the men composing it for a long time; they are the - sterling men of the country. My long acquaintance with them enables - me to say, that never were there braver soldiers sent into battle - against the enemy (cheers). Out of four Illinois regiments in the - 3rd brigade, 2nd division, 14th army corps, they were one. They were - engaged first in the battle of Perryville in about three weeks after - entering the service. Then in the battle of Chickamauga; against - Mission Ridge, and again in the different skirmishes near Buzzard's - Roost Gap. And on the 27th of June, 1864, the time to which General - Sherman alluded, they made a deadly and fearful assault against the - enemy's works on Kenesaw Mountain, and failed, but they did not turn - their backs on the enemy and run. Instead of retreating, they took - to their spades, and, within sixty-two feet of the enemy, threw up - intrenchments, and from there, with their sharp-shooters, at last - drove out the enemy. Again at Jonesboro, they assaulted the same men - we failed to drive out at Kenesaw Mountain. They were driven out and - captured at Jonesboro, and thus secured the capture of Atlanta. They - have endured as much of marching, did as much campaigning, took as - many chickens, hams, and other things, as any regiment (laughter). - And they have been able to consume as much as any; for by casting - your eye over them, you will see that they are men of strength and - capable of devouring a good deal of South Carolina subsistence - (renewed laughter). Let me assure you that these men have a home - interest which will demand of them their earnest, sensible - attention, of which fact they need not be advised, and when they - return to their homes you will find many of them who did not claim - any particular high standing in society before, will rank now above - many who remained at home to preserve their morals (laughter). They - will go home and return to their former avocations in life, and - pursue them with an energy and industry proportioned to the love - they exemplified for the country they so long, so ably and so well - defended. - - I assure you again that the cordial and sincere welcome which you - have tendered us, is heartily appreciated, and in behalf of the - regiment, I thank you, and all those who have aided in the kind - welcome extended to them." - -The proceedings ended with three cheers for the regiment, and three for -General Sherman. We then marched to Bryan hall, after which we repaired -to the Soldier's Rest for dinner, and then marched back to camp -Douglass. - - - - - CHAPTER XXXVI. - - -Here we were mustered out of the service and paid off on the 30th day of -June, 1865, this we learn from our old discharge, and we also read on -that piece of imitation parchment (no objection to his being re-enlisted -is known to exist), but may the good God, who has guided us through this -struggle, who inspired our leaders, and finally gave us this victory, -grant that there may never be any more need of our services as soldiers, -unless it may be to defend the land which gave us birth, from some -foreign invader. Comrades of companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and K, -fare you well, and may God bless you. We have together trod the weary -road which, with so many other boys like ourselves, has led us back at -last to home and peace. The way at times was dark and dreary, the clouds -hung low and black. We missed ever and anon from our sides the forms of -those we loved, and with whom we had held daily converse, but they are -gone, and the stately pines of the southern part of our land sing a -refrain over their graves. Some of their resting places we are ignorant -of; they died amid the fury and the smoke of battle, but thank God their -souls still live, and he who lays down his life for his friend is only -imitating the example set by the Great Master. If I have written -anything in these recollections of our army life that is in the least -hurtful to any one's feelings, if I have in any way at all harmed you, -forgive me, for such has not been my intention, and knowing me as many -of you do, I trust you will believe what I tell you about this part of -it. And now with a heartfelt desire that when your camp-fires burn low, -as God grant they never may, and your three days rations run out long -before the time, as they used sometimes to do while we were on the march -together, come over to my fire and thrust your hands into my haversack, -and if by chance it should prove to be empty, I will order out my -detail, for I have got them now, comrades, and forage for you till your -wants are all supplied. Good-by and may God bless you. - -_Non nobis! Domine non nobis! sed nomine tuo da Gloriam._ - - - ROME. - -Leaving the main army at Resaca our brigade moved off in the direction -of Rome, Ga., which lays on the south bank of the Coosa river. The work -on which we were ostensibly to be engaged, was the repairing of certain -railroad bridges. But whether this work was absolutely to be done, or -whether our march was but a "blind," we do not know, at any rate we took -up our line of march for that purpose, but had not begun work on the -bridges, before orders came to move with all possible speed. We reached -the city of Rome late one afternoon. The rebel army was found drawn up -in line of battle, but our fellows with cheer and shout charged their -lines, driving them across the river and out of the town. Here we went -into camp for a few days. Rome is a pretty town, and had been the center -of a good deal of business before the war, but now all was changed. -Provost guards were immediately detailed to preserve order, but in spite -of all this the boys, with the instinctive love of foraging that -animates a soldier while in the enemy's country, managed to obtain many -luxuries in the shape of tobacco, etc. We got possession of the theater, -a minstrel company was formed and several entertainments given, the -admission fee being twenty-five cents. The theater was crowded nightly, -and the entertainment was much better than we have witnessed at other -places with better facilities. The bank was also occupied, but nothing -of course was found excepting sheets of confederate money just printed, -apparently, but not signed. Some of the boys went to work filling them -out, putting down the names of "Timothy Fitzpoodelle," as president, and -"Johnny Cometalety" for cashier, or any name which would come into their -heads. These confederate bills were passed by many of our boys on the -citizens afterwards for such things as they wanted, the citizens taking -them for genuine, and indeed they were as good as any of the balance of -the confederate money. Some fellows got into the printing office, and, -being printers by trade when at home, issued a newspaper filled with -spread eagle editorials, and exhorting the editor and owner of the -property to come back to the union and give up the cause of secession. -These papers were intensely loyal, as might be supposed, and were in all -probability, as they were intended they should be, very disgusting to -the chivalry. Here also we were shown the hotel, a square, two-story -brick building, from the upper verandah of which the rebels exhibited -Mrs. Dr. Mary Walker to the shouting and yelling crowd in the street -below, whom they had captured a short time previously. But Atlanta was -the cry, and so one bright morning we left Rome with its pleasant -memories behind us. - - - A CONFEDERATE CHRISTMAS. - -The following is an account of a Christmas dinner held under the rule of -the confederate government in 1861. The individual who helped to -celebrate the day, herewith gives the testimony which enables us to set -before you, what Christmas meant in those days, and what it cost: - -"The dinner of 1861," he says, "did not differ materially from its -predecessors in the 'piping times of peace,' and though in 1862 the -feast was home-made, it was enjoyable. Turkeys were only eleven dollars -a piece, and salt had fallen to thirty-three cents a pound. The yule log -was attainable at fifteen dollars per cord; wines were to be had by the -very rich, and sorghum rum, or apple, peach, or black-berry brandy, cost -thirty dollars a gallon. A few toys were left in the stores in the -cities, and fire-crackers, essential to the southern festival, were five -dollars a pack. By 1863, the closest search of Santa Claus revealed no -play-things, and fire-crackers indicated great wealth, or reckless -extravagance. The few turkeys in the market were forty and fifty dollars -a piece; whisky, or sorghum rum, for egg-nog, cost seventy-five or -eighty dollars per gallon; sugar was five and ten dollars a pound, and -flour one hundred and twenty five dollars per barrel. With gold at -2,800, a plain Christmas dinner for a large family, cost two or three -hundred dollars. In 1864, when Christmas fell on Sunday, gold was at -5,000: flour was six hundred dollars per barrel; sugar, two dollars an -ounce; salt, one dollar a pound; butter, forty dollars; beef, -thirty-five to forty dollars; wood, was one hundred dollars a cord. A -Christmas dinner at a country house, near Richmond, is described thus: -The four gentleman were in uniform, the three ladies in home spun. They -had for dinner a three hundred dollar ham and the last turkey on the -plantation, valued at one hundred and seventy-five dollars, with one -hundred dollars worth of cabbage, potatoes and hominy. Corn bread was -served, made of meal at eighty dollars a bushel, and salt at one dollar -a pound. The desert was black molasses at sixty dollars a gallon, and -after a cup of tea, real tea, worth one hundred dollars a pound, -treasured up for the occasion, as a surprise, and not sassafras; there -was coffee at discretion made from sweet potatoes cut into little -squares, toasted and ground down." - - - BAD MEAT. - -While in camp at Nashville, at one time, the meat issued to us was not -up to the standard, but was, on the contrary, far below it. One day -there was issued to us bacon, which was actually alive with maggots. All -of a sudden in the quarters of company I, there arose a terrible -hub-bub, men shouting and yelling, cries of "Hi, hi!" "Get out of here!" -"Go on, go on," etc., etc. We all ran down there, the colonel and all, -to see what in the world was the matter, when we found Capt. Vinson, -with his company, surrounding the pile of meat which had been issued to -them, and with their bayonets fixed were going through the motions of -driving the bacon out of camp. It was almost lively enough to march. The -colonel could not at first understand what was the matter, but soon saw -the point when he examined the meat. It was ordered to be destroyed and -better bacon was obtained. - -At another time company I was called on to go with the quartermaster's -team to chop wood for camp use. Capt. Vinson refused to honor the detail -from his company, alledging that we did not come down there to chop -wood, and that there was no necessity for it any way, as there were -cords of wood, already chopped and corded up, standing outside of the -line. Quartermaster Ayers got a little riled at this, and off he went to -Colonel Harmon to report that the captain of company I refused to -furnish him a detail to chop wood. It was not long until an order came -requesting the captain's presence at regimental headquarters. Away went -the captain and reported to the colonel what he knew in regard to the -wood, for he had seen it with his own eyes. He returned to his command, -and directly the colonel, mounted on his horse, with the quartermaster -by his side, was seen riding off in the direction of the picket line. -They soon returned, and the consequence was that the teams went after -the wood without the detail. But quartermaster Ayers did not like the -refusal of the captain to go with him, and the consequence was company I -received a supply of wood that was very lasting, but of not much use for -cooking purposes, as it would not burn. Whether the quartermaster -intended it, or not, was not known, but the wood furnished company I, at -that issue, was mostly green buck eye and cottonwood. - - - PUBLIC EXECUTION AT NASHVILLE. - -While we were staying at Nashville, desertions became frequent, the boys -would go off in squads. It was not the intention on the part of most of -them to remain away for good, but they longed to see home once more, and -after being absent from the command a week or two, would return. This -was contrary to all military discipline and must be stopped. Orders were -issued threatening the extreme penalty of army law, if such behavior was -continued, which was death. But still desertions were frequent; and so -one day an order was read at dress parade to the regiments of the -garrison, notifying them to be present at the execution of a soldier -belonging to the 10th Michigan, who had been tried by court martial for -desertion, found guilty, and ordered to be shot. The execution was to -take place the next day at 12 m., and all the troops in the city were to -be present. Accordingly at the appointed hour we arrived at the place -where we were drawn up into line, the flanks covered by the artillery -and cavalry. An ambulance escorted by a mounted guard, soon arrived at -the place, on the inside of which was the prisoner, and his coffin. -Disembarking, his coffin was carried before him to the spot for it to -rest. The prisoner was taken to view his grave, which had been dug at -the foot of a small bush not far off, and returning, he seated himself -on his coffin. The shooting detail marched out and took position ten -paces in front of him. The sergeant of the squad approached the prisoner -and proceeded to bandage his eyes with a handkerchief, in doing which he -was assisted by the prisoner himself. He then returned to the head of -his squad. At the word "attention, take aim," here the prisoner motioned -with his hand, pointing to his heart, "fire." The twelve rifles cracked -as one gun, the prisoner fell back across his coffin, dead. There was -not, so it seemed to us who were the unwilling spectators of the scene, -a movement of the body. Death was instantaneous, and the soul of the -soldier passed to God who gave it. It was a solemn scene, and impressed -us all deeply. But the execution was over, the regiments were marched -off to their quarters, and the affair was ended, to be talked over many -times, afterwards. We thought it horrible, but could not fail to see the -justice of it, as we all knew the penalty of desertion was death. It is -needless to add that the lesson was a salutary one, and desertions -became less frequent. Still the question arose how can the crossing of -the river be effected by any one, unless assisted by some friend outside -of our own camps. So the detective branch of the service was called -upon, and finally they unearthed the man who was causing all the -trouble. He was a doctor in the city, a rebel of the deepest dye. It -seems this fellow would make out false paroles for all who applied to -him for them, and would direct them to a certain spot on the river's -bank, where they would find a man with a boat who would ferry them -across the stream. Once over, their paroles would insure them safe -conduct, and they would proceed home at their leisure. This doctor was -arrested and confined in the penitentiary in the city, but what further -was ever done about it we never learned. - - - DRAWING RATIONS. - -One evening after we had arrived in camp, while we were in Kentucky, -orders were given us to go for rations. Each company had its commissary -sergeant, whose duty it was to attend to this branch of the business. He -would call on boys enough for his purpose, and proceed to the brigade -commissary with their pots and pans, anything in fact that would hold -the supplies, and receive from him the amount of food coming to the -company, when on carrying it to the company quarters, each man would -receive the amount due him. On the evening to which we have reference, -we were called on by the sergeant to go with him for rations. Of course -we complied. Arriving at the brigade commissary's headquarters, we found -a crowd waiting there, who had come on the same errand as ourselves. -Standing close by was a large barrel filled with shoulders. It attracted -our eye immediately, for the shoulders and hams were kept for the -officers use, as it was not supposed, perhaps, that a private soldier -could eat such food. That barrel of shoulders had a mighty attraction -for us. We approached nearer to it, and finally were reclining against -it. In some way our arm and hand got inside of it, and our fingers, -those wicked fingers, quickly closed around the shank of a shoulder with -a vice-like grip, simultaneously it was drawn out, and then with a -conviction that we had better go to our quarters, we "lit out." We got -there with our shoulder safely, and crawling into our tent, were -proceeding to hide our treasure under a blanket, when a hand was laid -upon us, and a voice said, "Go halves, Bob." We nearly jumped through -the tent with surprise. We thought that we had done a very clever piece -of foraging, but our departure with the shoulder from the commissary's -had been noticed by our commissary sergeant, John Lockhart, and as John -had a tooth for such food, he had followed us up to get a share. We -divided and then returned for our rations. The next day, as we marched -along, we had a good dinner with what was left, and hoped that an -opportunity would soon offer to replenish our haversack in the same way. - - - BLUE RIDGE. - -The event which we are about to relate, happened when for the first time -we were placed on picket guard, at Covington, Ky., we were stationed -three on a post, with strict orders for one at least to remain awake at -all times. The countersign that night, was "Blue Ridge," and about -nightfall we received it. One of our boys, very anxious to do his duty -properly, was on post when the "grand rounds," as it is termed, was -made; at midnight, hearing the approaching footsteps, and, perhaps, -feeling the fate of the country resting on his individual shoulders, he -halted them when they came near. "Halt," he cried, "you can't pass here -unless you say 'Blue Ridge,'" Poor Jake, that word was dinned in his -ears for many a long day after, and in fact he went by the name of "Blue -Ridge" for the balance of the time we were in the service. At daylight -we roused up, and looking off in the direction of our front, saw in the -distance a farm house; this brought to our minds visions of breakfast, -so after a short conference together, we picked up our guns and marched -off, leaving the picket post to take care of itself. We went to the farm -house and called for breakfast, which we got and paid for, and then -returned to our post. Whether our absence was ever found out or not, we -never ascertained, and in fact did not care, but it was not long before -we learned that this was not the way in which picket duty should be -performed. - - - RAIDS ON THE SUTLER. - -It often happened that we ran out of money, for we would not be paid -off, perhaps, for six months at a time, and at such times we would get -in terrible straights for tobacco, and such things, and the sutler's -goods would be a terrible temptation to us. There they were, arranged in -good style back of his counter, caddies of tobacco, piles of canned -goods, candy, cheese, crackers and lots of good things. But we could not -get them, unless a particular friend of the sutler, without paying cash. -The temptation some times was too strong, and if the sutler proved to be -of a niggardly disposition, we would conspire to make a raid on his -institution. On a night agreed upon, the conspirators would assemble, -and going to the sutler's tent, each fellow would take his place at one -of the ropes by which the tent was staked to the ground, and at a given -signal, each rope that held the tent, would be cut, letting the tent -down upon its occupant, and as he was endeavoring, the best he knew how, -to get out, the boys would be making off with his goods, and then what a -feast we would have. Such affairs did not often happen, and if we did -succeed in cleaning him out, he would soon stock up again, and, perhaps, -not be so penurious with the boys in the future. But these sutlers made -enormous profits. We distinctly remember paying four dollars per plug -for navy tobacco, eight dollars for a shirt, worth perhaps, a dollar and -a half, and other things in proportion. - - - JOHN KIRSCH AND TOM MAKEMSON'S RICE TRIP. - -While we were lying in front of Savannah, Ga., two members of company I, -John G. Kirsch and Tom Makemson, came to the conclusion one day, as food -was scarce in camp, to go out into the country and see what success they -could have in obtaining something to eat. They procured a mule apiece -and away they went. They had not travelled far until they came to a rice -plantation, and riding up to where they saw a squad of darkies, they -opened up negotiations with them for the purchase of some rice at ten -cents per quart. The darkies were willing to sell and our warriors were -willing to buy, provided, however, that they could not obtain it by -other means. They each had a sack apiece, and soon the darkies had -filled John's sack, and he had placed it on his mule, remarking to the -colored gentleman, who had measured the rice out to him, that he would -go the picket reserve yonder, which was in plain sight, and get the -money to pay for it, and bring it back to him. Off John started. By this -time Tom had got his sack filled, and getting it on his mule, climbed up -saying: "He wondered what in the world was the reason that fellow didn't -come with that money; he was a long time sure, and he guessed he had -better go and hurry him up, when they would both return and settle." The -darkies let him go, but he had not gone far until it dawned upon their -minds "dat dem yanks aint goin' for to pay us for dat rice at all," and -immediately they started in pursuit, big, little, old and young, and -their dogs after "dem ar yanks," shouting and yelling for them to come -back and pay for "dat ar rice." They thought they could head the boys -off, but it was no use. Tom had a mule which was inclined to be balky, -but John got behind him with a stick, and by dint of beating and -shouting managed to make him go. They were making good time, with the -darkies in full pursuit, when they came to a little branch that crossed -their line of retreat. It was but a very short distance in width, and -into it they plunged, thinking it was not deep, but in this they were -badly mistaken. John's mule went under ears and all, and he gracefully -slid off and got to shore the best way he could, wet through and his bag -of rice at the bottom of the branch or bayou. Tom managed to get out all -safe and together they made their way to camp. But not a word was said. -John was shivering with the cold, his rice gone never to be recovered, -and Tom not daring to laugh for fear of his life. The darkies gave up -the chase and left the boys to make the best of their way to camp. But -the story leaked out, and they were twitted unmercifully afterwards -about their rice expedition. John was captured shortly afterwards and -taken to Andersonville, where he remained three months, but was finally -released and arrived home safe. Tom is now in Kansas. - - - MRS. DR. MARY WALKER. - -While we were in camp at Lee and Gordon's mills, our camp was surprised -one day by the appearance of a person, whom, if dress was to be the -index of the sex, it would have been hard to determine whether, whoever -it might be, was male or female. But it proved to be the notorious Mrs. -Dr. Mary Walker. She had appeared at Gen. Thomas' headquarters, at -Chattanooga, desiring to be placed on duty in the front, as surgeon or -assistant surgeon. She had come from the hospitals at Washington, where -she had done good service, and where her services were acceptable. But -the doctor was ambitious; she had more of Mars than Venus in her -composition, and desired a commission with the rank of surgeon, and duty -in the field. She had been sent by General Thomas to report to Col. Dan. -McCook, our brigade commander, for duty, and here she was. Her -appearance was indeed curious, and excited not only the surprise, but -the the merriment of our boys, who, although they had seen many curious -things in their army life, had never seen the like of this before. Her -dress consisted of a low crowned fur hat, with a garment something -similar to a cloak, bound with a girdle at the waist, and reaching down -a little below the knees, from beneath which a pair of black cloth -pantaloons appeared; a small foot, covered with a neatly fitting boot, -finished up the picture. When on horseback she bestrode the animal like -a man, and unless a person knew who she was would have readily passed -for one. Her face was boyish, and so far as our judgement went, was -neither good looking or very bad. She was a lady in her deportment, but -how it ever happened that a woman should desire to occupy the position -she craved, was beyond our comprehension. To be in the midst of such -scenes as were transpiring daily, camp life, camp customs, and camp -conversation, would, we should think, have been quite contrary to the -female longings. She was very punctilious in regard to military -etiquette, however, and carried it so far that the boys got disgusted -with her. She would demand from a guard the same military treatment as -if she had been a general officer. This the boys most generally accorded -to her, more out of a spirit of politeness, than anything else. But one -day she ran across a fellow who had no polite notions in his head about -such matters, who believed only in saluting those to whom he was -compelled, by military law, to yield such homage. She had gone out to -the picket line, and had started around it, perhaps on a tour of -inspection, or, perhaps, merely for a ride. Going along the line, she -came to a man on post, who, to all indications, neither saw or heard -her, but kept on diligently walking his beat. The doctor came up and -rode by. Stopping her horse after she had passed, and riding back to the -guard, she said: "Soldier, why don't you salute me?" The guard, looking -at the doctor from head to foot, replied: "Who in h—ll are _you_?" and -immediately resumed his walk. The doctor was beaten, and so badly -beaten, both by astonishment, and, perhaps, rage, that she rode back -hastily to headquarters, as mad as a woman can ever get, to report to -Col. Dan, what she considered an outrageous insult. But Col. McCook -upheld the soldier in his military behavior, as the doctor amounted to -nothing more, in a military point of view, than any other citizen, -although deprecating his action as ungentlemanly. If there was any balm -in this for her wounded feelings, she was welcome to it; at any rate, it -was all she got. Not long after this the doctor went outside of our -lines to visit a sick woman, and while there she was captured by the -rebels. We never saw her more, and were glad to get rid of her. - - - THE "MONKLY FOX." - -When in camp, or on the march, there was always some one who could -extract a laugh for the boys out of the veriest nothing, and such a -fellow was very often a regular blessing. Such a chap was Ike C——., a -quiet, unassuming fellow, broad shouldered and big fisted, and an -excellent soldier. But he had the gift of making more fun than commonly -falls to the lot of mortals. One time there had been a detail made from -the regiment, while at Nashville, to escort to Louisville a lot of rebel -prisoners. Ezra R——. was furnished from company B, and after he -returned, had marvelous tales to tell of what sights he had seen on the -road and while in Louisville. One evening he was in a tent surrounded by -a lot of boys relating to them his adventures. Ike C——. was there with -the rest. Ezra had just finished telling of some monstrosity he had seen -in Louisville, and according to his description the like had never been -heard of before. It stood up when it sat down, and had feelers like a -cat-fish on its nose. It was a marvelous creature whatever it was. Ike -listened patiently until he had got enough and went out. Just outside -the door of the tent he encountered a fellow, and the following -conversation ensued: "Say," says Ike, "you ought to go in there and just -hear Ezra R——. tell of what he saw in Louisville. It beats anything you -ever heard tell of; he says he saw something up there that sat down when -it stood up, and every time it blowed its nose it blowed cat-fish out of -it." This was all said in such a loud voice that every one inside the -tent could hear it, as it was intended they should. Out came Ezra with -the rest at his heels. "Where's that Ike?" he cried, "he just told an -awful lie about me, he said I told the boys that when I was at -Louisville, that I saw something that sat down when it stood up, and -every time it blowed its nose it blowed cat-fish out of it; I never said -it at all—." Ezra was going on to explain, but the boys could not wait -to hear, they fairly yelled and shouted with laughter. The idea of there -being such a creature, and to see Ezra get so awful mad was fun enough -for them, and it was a long time before Ezra heard the last of his trip -to Louisville. At another time, while on the march, one day Philip L——. -was relating to a comrade, as we marched along, about a great chase that -he and his brother once had at home after a fox. Phil said it was a -terrible fox, the biggest ever seen in those parts, etc., etc. Ike C——. -happened to be Phil's file leader, and a little while after Phil had -finished his story, and we were marching quietly along, nothing much -being said by any one, Ike broke out: - -"Say," addressing the fellow next to him, "did you ever hear of a monkly -fox?" - -"Never did," was the reply. - -"Did you hear that story Phil L——. told about his brother and him -chasing a monkly fox, that had a dash-board under his tail, what a heavy -fox it was?" - -The bait was grabbed by Phil. - -"I never said anything about a monkly fox with a dash-board under his -tail, Ike C——., and you know it." - -"Well now," says Ike, with assumed innocence, "if that don't beat all; -didn't I hear you tell about it, how you and your brother chased a -monkly fox with a dash-board under his tail, once?" - -"No, you never did" - -The fun for those who were listening as they marched along, was growing -fast. Still Ike held to his version of the story, with an appearance of -the greatest candor, still Philip denied, getting madder and madder, and -at last Ike capped the climax, by saying that Phil knew he did tell it, -and when they got into camp he could prove it by Lieutenant Wilson, who -was then in command of the company. All right, they would wait until -they got to camp. Accordingly that night as quick as the orders were -given to break ranks, away went Phil after the lieutenant. Says he: -"Lieutenant, did you ever hear me tell about the time that my brother -and I chased a monkly fox with a dash-board under his tail, when we were -at home?" This was too much for the lieutenant, who broke into a hearty -laugh at the absurdity of the question, and told Phil to go back to his -quarters and not come bothering him about such matters. Phil was ready -to fight almost anything but Ike C——. Ike's fists were larger than -suited Phil's requirements, but he breathed out all kinds of vengeance -against him, and the monkly fox with a dash-board under his tail was a -standing joke for a long, long time. - - - ROAST GOOSE. - -One morning when in camp in Kentucky, as we were walking up the color -line, on which the guns were stacked, we saw under a stack of guns in -front of company G's quarters, a dead gander. As we passed along we -reached down and grabbing the gander round the neck, kept on. We got to -our company with our prize in safety, and hunted up the captain's -darkey, and promised him a dime and a piece of the gander, if he would -cook it for us. He accepted the proposition and took charge of the bird. -In a short time we were ordered to fall into line for company -inspection. The right of the company rested on a big pile of logs that -were making a splendid fire. As the order to "right dress" was given, we -cast our eyes to the right, and lo! and behold! there stood the -captain's darkey with our gander. Elevating him by one leg, he would -hold him over the fire until the heat would compel him to change, when -he would hold him by the other, every once in a while jerking him up, -and pinching pieces of the flesh out with his fingers, and eating it to -see if it was cooked. He had not half picked it, and the gander looked -very much as if it had received a coat of tar and feathers. At times the -darkey would get tired holding, and then he would rest himself by -placing the fearfully mistreated bird on top of his wooly pate. I kept -watching him, taking a peep at him as often as I could. At last I nudged -the fellow next to me, he looked and saw, and nudged the fellow next to -him. Then the captain, seeing that something was going wrong, happened -to turn his eyes in the same direction, also. There stood the darkey, as -black an one as ever we saw, looking reflectively into the fire, with -the mutilated gander perched on his wooly head. It was too much for the -captain, even; he smiled, and then for a moment we all laughed, but the -darkey was driven away and order restored. I never knew what became of -my gander, nor did I care, after having seen him treated in such a -manner, but if our memory serves us right, some of the boys made a raid -on the darkey after inspection was over, and captured what was left of -it. - - - THE RESCUED NEGROES. - -On our march through Georgia and South Carolina, the negroes swarmed to -our lines. Here they came in all styles and conditions, some of them -presenting a pitiful sight, while the appearance of others was comical -in the extreme. Here would be a mother, bare headed, and bare footed, -her clothing in rags and tatters, carrying a babe in her arms, while two -others were clinging to her dress, doing all they could to keep up with -her. Here would be two, a man and a woman, probably his wife, in "ole -massa's" carriage, dressed up in "ole massa's and misses'" clothes that -had been left behind when "massa and misses" fled before the approach of -our army. Hitched to this buggy or carriage would be an animal, either a -horse or a mule, such an one as would be described as an architectural -animal, with fluted sides, and a hand rail down its back. But what cared -Pomp and Dinah for the appearance of the stud as long as he would bear -them on to liberty? There they would sit, laughing and chatting -together, dressed in finer clothes than they had ever before worn, as -happy as happy could be, keeping up with us while on the march, and -going into camp when we camped at night. Many of these negroes were put -to serviceable uses as pioneers, others as cooks, etc., but employment -could not be furnished for the half of them, and they were getting to be -an incubus to the army. On our line of march we often had to cross -bayous of great depth and considerable width. When we arrived at such -places, the pontoon train would be ordered up and a bridge thrown -across, over which the army marched. Gen. J. C. Davis, our corps -commander, thought that by stopping the negroes as they came to the -banks of the bayou, and holding them there until the army had crossed, -and the pontoons had been taken up, they could be kept back. - -So orders to that effect were issued. A guard under command of Major -Lee, the provost general of the corps, was stationed on the bank of a -bayou and every negro, unless an officer's servant, or in charge of a -pack mule, was halted and held there until the rear guard of the corps -had crossed, then the pontoons were taken up, and the darkies left -behind. It seemed to be a cruel order, but it was necessary, for our -rear was very generally followed at a safe distance, however, by roaming -bands of guerillas and bushwhackers, and it is to be feared that their -usage of these unfortunate creatures, whenever they fell into their -hands, was cruel in the extreme, and they themselves dreaded falling -into the hands of their old oppressors. The consequence was that the -next day the darkies again made their appearance, seemingly stronger -than before as to numbers. How they managed to cross the bayou, infested -as these bayous were with alligators, we do not know, but cross they -did, and again took up their line of march with us as before. They had -outwitted the general and were bothered no more in their endeavors to -obtain freedom from persecution and oppression. - - - PERSONAL MENTION. - -In giving the reader some instances of special acts of heroism, the -writer has not the slightest wish or disposition, far from it, to -unjustly discriminate against the same meritorious qualities displayed -by others. On the contrary, he would be only too glad to make particular -mention of all such, even at the risk of swelling this book beyond its -intended proportions, but unfortunately for him, the writer is not -informed of all such acts, nor the peculiar circumstances under which -they were made manifest. All who did their duty, were necessarily brave -and true. Those who did grandly under extraordinary circumstances, were -possibly no better soldiers, but were in condition to more brilliantly -display these qualities; and as their connection with the regiment gave -them their opportunity, so should their deeds become the property of the -regiment, and their memory our common heritage. - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration] - - - LIEUTENANT GEORGE SCROGGS. - -Lieutenant George Scroggs was a young officer of more than ordinary -intelligence; quick to apprehend duty, and bold in the execution of -commands. We first remember him as our sergeant major, and how he used -to rattle the boys out of their blankets, long before daylight, during -the cold season when we occupied the suburbs of Nashville. Afterwards he -was commissioned as lieutenant of company E, then detailed on the -division staff, first as ordnance officer, and then commissary of -musters. Time, experience, and natural aptitude, served to teach him -what the duties of a staff officer should be, until, perhaps, no officer -on the staff of the division general, understood them better. All who -were engaged in it, will remember the battle of Bentonville, N. C., on -March 19th, 1865. How the third brigade was sent from its intrenchments -by General Morgan, and thrown out towards the Goldsboro road, to -intercept the rebel column then in hot pursuit of Gen. Carlin's -retreating forces. How the right wing of the brigade was struck, and -doubled back on the center and left, and finally retreated to the -batteries beyond the open field. How, too, we soon rallied and -reoccupied the lost ground, each man carrying a rail, and began the work -of intrenching. How communication with General Morgan, and the first and -second brigades was cut off, leaving Lieut. Scroggs and Captain Stinson, -of Gen. Morgan's staff, with our brigade, unable to reach their command. -In this dilemma, instead of seeking a safe retreat as they might, and -too many would have done, until communication was opened with their own -general, they at once reported to Col. Langley for duty as volunteer -aids. You will also remember the fact that constant firing, threatened -every minute, our stock of ammunition, and the equally constant firing -of the enemy, made a passage to our supplies across the open field to -our rear, exceedingly hazardous. The colonel had already ordered two or -three staff officers, and as many orderlies, beyond the hill for -ammunition, but with no good result, though reports came back to him -that it had been ordered, and the wagons were on the way. Shortly an -orderly reported that two wagons were just over the crest of the ridge, -but were afraid to go further, and had refused to do so. The colonel -immediately dispatched Lieut. Scroggs to proceed and bring these two -wagons at all hazards. The moment he received the order, he sank his -spurs into his horse, and dashed across the field towards where the -insubordinate drivers were supposed to be, through a perfect storm of -bullets and exploding shells, until he disappeared from view beyond. -Every heart at the front beat with intense anxiety. We had already been -ordered to economize our supply. Some were entirely out of cartridges -and were borrowing from others. A few rounds to the man had been -obtained from a brigade of the 20th army corps, and these were nearly -all gone. Our position became critical, but in a few moments, looking -again to the rear, we saw the brave lieutenant returning at the same -speed with which he had left us and with him were the wagons and -ammunition so much desired, and looked for by all, moving to the -threatening motion of George's sword. They were just in time, for our -firing could have continued but little longer, and they were welcome in -proportion to our danger. George had found the wagons as he expected, -and immediately ordered the teamsters to mount and follow him, but their -fear still deterred them, and they refused, and only obeyed the commands -when he drew his sword, and in language more forcible than elegant, -threatened them with vengeance more terrible than rebel bullets had -power to inflict. Towards sundown the lieutenant was severely wounded in -a further attempt to reach his commanding officer. This afflicted him -more or less during the remainder of his days. Precisely how far he was -instrumental in saving the honor of the brigade, and the lives of many -of the members by his timely execution of so important an order on that -bloody 19th of March, may never be known, but the memory of a brave act, -voluntarily performed in the face of grave danger, merits our highest -commendation, and we cheerfully place this tribute of respect upon the -recently made grave of Lieutenant George Scroggs. - - - SERGEANT S. C. ABBOTT. - -Numbers of our readers will remember Sergeant S. C. Abbott, of company -H. Always in earnest about everything he undertook, impatient of delay, -anxious to end the job and go home about his business, which greatly -needed his attention. He was perhaps older than the average of the -regiment, a very intelligent man, and had preached to some extent before -entering the service. Some time in the fall of 1863, he applied for a -furlough, urging business considerations, but after a good deal of -delay, his application was returned—"denied." He received the -information just as the regiment was on the march to a new camp, the -route to which, took us nearly by General Thomas' headquarters at -Chattanooga. The sergeant, vexed at the delay, and mortified at the -refusal of his request, concluded to cut all red tape, and go in person -to General Thomas with his application. He accordingly broke ranks, went -alone to the house the general was occupying, passed by every sentinel, -and burst into the august presence of the great army chief. Holding his -returned application for a furlough in his hand, his whole manner -evincing the desperation of his purpose, he thrust the offending -endorsement under the very nose of the commander of the armies, and -demanded, as one having authority, to know what the language meant, and -why his application was refused. He was referred to the proper officer -for explanation, but he would accept no reference, and in an impassioned -appeal to grant the favor he asked, he struck the tender side of the -good old general's nature, who at once, with his own hand, we believe, -erased the offensive word, "denied," and wrote thereon, "granted;" and -the over rejoiced sergeant was soon homeward bound, filled with thoughts -of love for good old "Pap" Thomas. This was not our purpose, however, in -introducing Sergeant Abbott to your notice. The above may be called an -act of boldness, "cheek," "strategy," or what you will, but surely there -were few men who would have taken the risk. We remember this daring -soldier on other occasions. At the close of the battle of Missionary -Ridge, and while we were pursuing General Manny's brigade of rebels -across a small, boggy stream, just about dark, to our front and left -were standing some ammunition wagons, abandoned by the enemy. They were -necessarily in the line of our march, but as we approached them, one of -the wagons was discovered to be on fire, and nearly full of fixed -ammunition, not yet removed from the boxes. The regiment immediately -swung to the right, to avoid so dangerous an enemy. Some one had the -presence of mind to call for volunteers to help extinguish the fire -before it should communicate to the powder, and produce the explosion -that would have been inevitable, and possibly disastrous to human life. -All shrunk involuntarily from the task, but the sergeant, well toward -the right of the regiment, and in comparative security, at once ran down -to the left, and promptly answering, "I will go," suited his action to -the word, and in a moment was fighting down and conquering the fire with -no more concern, or trepidation, than if he was adjusting it for cooking -his rations. His act was justly applauded by all who witnessed it. It is -a pity so brave a man should go through life maimed as he is, but he met -the common fate of the soldier, and was severely wounded July 20th, -1864, at Peach Tree creek, and will probably carry the missile intended -for his death, in his body so long as he lives. On the morning after -that battle, the sergeant had gone a little to the front, to spy out -where some rebel sharp-shooters lay concealed, and were firing upon our -men. He succeeded in locating them, and was in the act of pointing out -their position to Colonel Langley, when he was wounded. This was the -last service he did with the regiment, as the severity of his wound -necessitated his discharge, and he left us regretted by all his comrades -who had learned his sterling qualities. - - - LIEUTENANT JOHN J. WHITE. - -We want to give a slight tribute to the memory of a very brave young -officer of company F, Lieut. John J. White. - -This young man had enlisted in his company as a private. He was young, -intelligent, a stranger to the company at its organization, but his -soldierly bearing, intelligent comprehension of duty, and its prompt -performance, soon attracted attention to him as comprising the material -suited for a leader, and he was promoted to a lieutenancy. At the -crossing of the Sand Town road in front of Atlanta, August 7, 1864, the -lieutenant was in command of company G, under temporary detail for that -purpose. The short advance made by our line at that place, was -accomplished in the face of a galling fire of musketry and artillery, -not less than half a dozen batteries of the enemy, centering their fire -upon our exposed ranks. Men were falling in every direction and the -scene was for a time simply terrific. Our position once reached, the men -were ordered to lie down. The confusion of getting into position doubled -the line in some parts and left gaps in others. Lieutenant White was -actively endeavoring to get the left to give way so as to let all of -company G into line, and in meeting with opposition he stepped a few -paces to the right to inform the colonel of the situation, and was just -in the act of saluting him with his sword, when a shell from the enemy -crashed through his right shoulder, tearing the arm from his body, from -which wound he died in a few hours. Amid the storm of battle, when brave -men expose themselves only from necessity, that coolness and mental -collection that enables an officer to remember all the refinements of -discipline, even to the salutation of his superior, is a quality to be -admired, as it evinces a talent so essential to command under the most -trying circumstances. Lieutenant White was of a modest and retiring -disposition, ordinarily, but in action was the impersonation of true -courage. He was beloved by all who shared his more intimate fellowship, -and his death cast a gloom over the regiment. May peace forever brood -over the land that holds the remains of the brave soldier. - - - OUR COLOR BEARERS. - -Who but brave men would solicit the honor of carrying the colors, or who -of any other quality would not murmur if ordered to that post of great -responsibility and danger? Yet who ever heard a word of complaint from -James H. Simpson or James M. White? Whether in the bright sunshine or -under the storm cloud, in camp or on the weary march, on the defence, or -in the deadly assault, on through to victory or defeat, they never -swerved or faltered, but always stood true to their great trust, until -the last hostile gun was fired, and these brave boys returned their -battle and storm scarred emblems to the government they had so nobly -served. How in the desolation of the conflict, the right and left -flanks, when the burden of the fight seemed to be almost an individual -one, would cast their eyes towards the center, and learning that "our -flag was still there," caught a new inspiration and redoubled their -energies for the victory. And now as we reflect that our nation's banner -waves triumphantly over all this broad land, the emblem of peace and -law, and as our hearts swell with gratitude and just pride over this -grand consummation, let us not forget the honor due the men whose -heroism during the perils of war kept _our_ flag from the pollution of -traitor hands. - - - ASBURY D. FINLEY. - -It would not do to forget in this connection the name of Asbury D. -Finley, private of company A. No truer heroism was ever displayed than -by this young man on the Peach Tree creek battle-field. The 85th -Illinois, commanded by Major Rider, was sent forward across a narrow -corn-field and into position, as ordered by Col. Dilworth, then -commanding the brigade. Our regiment was ordered to advance to near the -edge of the corn-field and support the 85th, and although only a short -distance apart, we could not see the 85th for the standing corn. We had -remained in this position for some time, when it became apparent that -the rebels were on the ground formerly occupied by the 85th, though we -had received no notice of the removal of the latter regiment. In this -state of doubt, and to make sure of the situation, Col. Langley called -for a volunteer to go forward, learn and report the condition of things -to the front. It was a task that even brave men would not covet, but at -once Finley rose and offered to go. Receiving his instructions he -started through the corn-field. But the result and the colonel's -appreciation of the act, and his impressions after the lapse of more -than sixteen years, we will give in his own words taken from a personal -letter to Mr. Finley of date February 14th, 1881: - - CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, FEBRUARY 14, 1881. - - A. D. FINLEY, ESQ., Catlin, Illinois. - - _My dear sir and comrade_: * * * * I well remember and can not - forget how on the 19th day of July, 1864, at Peach Tree creek, when - I was anxious to know whether the 85th Illinois was still in our - front beyond, and I called for a volunteer to go forward, ascertain - and report, that you very promptly offered to go, and did go, until - you were captured almost in my sight. I remember that you were - detained for a long time a prisoner and that when you returned to - the regiment you were very much emaciated. That I believed then and - still believe you had suffered during your incarceration, all the - torments of Andersonville. I also remember how grateful I was for - the services you so bravely rendered to the whole regiment, and - possibly the brigade, for your capture showed me that the rebels - were occupying the very ground I had reason to suppose was covered - by the 85th Illinois, and enabled me to adjust my line for greater - security until ordered to retire by the brigade commander. I could - say very much more, if necessary, as reasons satisfactory to me, why - your case should be regarded with great favor by the government you - aided so much to defend and save. - - Very truly, - J. W. LANGLEY. - -The above letter was written in support of an application for a pension, -because of disability incurred while Finley was a prisoner at -Andersonville. - - - HARVEY S. TRYON. - -Another instance of true courage and manhood was exemplified in the -military life and character of Harvey S. Tryon, for a long time a -private of company H, but when mustered out, a sergeant. We do not -remember this man as specially brilliant in feats of arms, or in the -performance of some peculiarly delicate or dangerous military duty, but -still a _hero_ in the highest sense, and his memory will be respected as -such by all christian men and women who knew him, or shall read this -estimate of his christian character. It may be said of him, as probably -of very few, if any, others, that during his entire three years service, -performing at all times every military duty required of him, amid the -levity, and too often vulgar profanity of the camp, he never omitted his -higher duty to the God of his salvation, whom he had vowed to serve. His -faith was simple, pure, and firmly grounded. His religious convictions -were never compromised or suffered to lie in abeyance, but without -ostentation, or self-righteous display, he moved in the midst of his -comrades their best friend and safe counsellor, and a daily example of a -true life. He had the respect of all who knew him, and his pious -influence was reflected upon all who came in contact with him. Since the -war he has been continuously preaching the gospel truths he so happily -illustrated in his life and character while a soldier. Heroism in this -line being so rare in army life, we cannot refrain from saying this much -of one who so fully exemplified it in our regiment. - - - SERGEANT WM. L. THRALLS. - -Another brave boy was Sergeant William L. Thralls, of company B. We say -boy, for he was only that in years, yet he was endowed with all the -qualities of a grand manhood. In camp, and at all times, a gentleman in -his deportment; in action, brave, cool, and intelligent. He had -attracted the attention of his superior officers, and was to have been -recommended for a lieutenancy. In the first onset at the battle of -Jonesboro, he was wounded in the leg, and in endeavoring to leave the -field, was offered assistance by his comrades, but this he refused, -telling them to stick to their guns, as he would not let them leave the -field on his account. This circumstance happened under the eye of -Colonel Langley, who there and then commended him for his bravery, and -offered to send one of the musicians with him, but no he would not -accept, refusing with the inborn politeness of a natural gentleman. The -colonel pointed him where our hospital was, and the brave young sergeant -dragged himself off the field. When nearly at the hospital he received a -mortal wound through the body, of which he shortly died. We will give, -in the colonel's own language, his last sad interview with our brave -young comrade. He says: - - "After night, and when I had reported my position to General Morgan, - I went to look up Thralls, for his coolness impressed me all through - the fight. On finding him I learned that after nearly reaching the - hospital, he had received another wound through the body, of which - he must shortly die. I was shocked to hear it for I greatly wanted - that boy to recover, so that I could give him the promotion I - intended for him, and he so well deserved. I bent over his dying - form, gently touching him, and spoke his name. Upon recognizing me - he roused a little and expressed much delight that I had come to see - him. He first asked me how the battle had gone, and upon being told, - he seemed greatly gratified. He begged to be assured that I was - entirely satisfied with his conduct, and upon being told that he was - the first man that I had ever seen who refused help from the field, - and that such denial evinced a discipline so unusual, and a spirit - so unselfish, as to make his conduct specially commendable, and that - as a true soldier he had done his whole duty. He seemed content, was - willing to die for his country, and be at rest, for he was suffering - most intense pain. With a sad heart I bade that boy farewell." - -Yes, poor fellow, he was loved by us all, and we deeply mourned his -death. It is such men as these whose company is an honor to the living, -and over whose memory we meditate with saddened thoughts. But to that -galaxy of bright names on high, to which so many names were added during -our terrible war, we feel assured that the name of William L. Thralls, -is also there, shining with the effulgence of glory. Brave soldier, true -comrade, faithful friend, farewell. The pines of Georgia wail a mournful -requiem over your last resting place, but your better part has gone to -God who gave it; this is the assurance that the bible gives, and we -believe it. Suffice it to say, that no braver name appears on the muster -roll of company B, than Sergeant William L. Thralls, and what more -glorious epitaph than that which comes after: "Died of wounds received -at Jonesboro, Ga., September 2, 1864." - - - THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION. - -As we have before stated, we were garrisoning the city of Nashville when -we received the Emancipation Proclamation, and during the one hundred -days that ensued between its publication and enforcement, there was -considerable stir in army circles as to the propriety and legality of -such a measure. In our own regiment the officers held a meeting for the -purpose, as it were, of ratifying the Proclamation, at which the -following resolutions, by Colonel Langley, were spread before the -meeting for its approval and adoption: - - _Resolved_, That we are as ready and willing to aid the Commander in - Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, in carrying out his - proclamation to emancipate the slaves in certain territory therein - mentioned, as a necessary war measure, as we are to aid in the - execution of any order from the War Department. - - _Resolved_, That he who fails to see written in unmistakable - characters, the doom of slavery as a consequence of the war, must be - totally blind to the great panorama of events which daily pass - before him, and he who would avoid confusion and anarchy, must also - see the necessity of organizing and disciplining slaves, made free - by military authority; and further, if organized and disciplined, - the great error we commit as a nation, by not employing such - persons, so made free, to the most advantageous purposes in crushing - out the present rebellion, even if it be to arm and fight them - against the rebellious hosts that oppose us. - -But these resolutions seemed too radical, and many opposed them -strongly. However before three months rolled around, the very men who -were the bitterest and loudest in their denunciation of them, at the -time, were seeking for commissions in colored regiments. The resolutions -pointed out, with true prophetic utterance, the course which the -government pursued in regard to the slaves, but at the time they looked -to some as being altogether wrong. _Tempora et mores mutantur._ - - - RESOLUTION PASSED BY SENATE AND HOUSE OF - REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE - OF LOUISIANA. - - Headquarters Military Division of the Miss. - Goldsboro, N. C., April 7, 1865. - - _Special Field Order._ } - _No. 49._ } EXTRACT. - -The general in chief announces for the information of this army the -following resolutions received: - -WHEREAS, The official announcement of the fall of Charleston, the -"cradle of secession," has been received, therefore, be it - -_Resolved_ by the senate and house of representatives of the state of -Louisiana in general assembly convened, that we tender our most hearty -thanks to the gallant officers and men of the army of the illustrious -Sherman, who under God have been the instruments of the accomplishment -of so glorious an achievement. Be it further - -_Resolved_, That in the late glorious victory of Gen. Sherman, we -recognize the hand of God, as directing the affairs of our country, and -as an evidence of the speedy return of peace. - - [SIGNED.] SIMON BELDON, - Speaker of the House of Representatives. - - [SIGNED.] J. MADISON WELLS, - Lt. Gov. and Prest. of the Senate. - - Approved March 3rd, 1865. - - By order of Major General W. T. Sherman. - - [SIGNED.] L. M. DAYTON, A. A. G. - - - ORDER RETURNING THE THANKS OF THE PRESIDENT - TO GEN. SHERMAN AND THE ARMY. - - Headquarters 14th Army Corps, Department of the Cumberland, - Near Jonesboro, Ga., Sept. 6th, 1864. - - ORDERS.—The general commanding directs that the following order be - published to all the troops composing the army of the Cumberland. - - Headquarters Military Division of the Miss. - In the field near Jonesboro, Ga., Sept. 6th, 1864. - - _Special Field Order._ } - _No. 66._ } - -I. The general in chief communicates with a feeling of just pride and -satisfaction the following orders of the president of the United States, -and telegram of Lieut. Gen. U. S. Grant, on the hearing of the capture -of Atlanta. - - 1st. Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C., Sept. 3rd, 1864. - -The national thanks are rendered by the president to Major General W. T. -Sherman and the gallant officers and soldiers of his command before -Atlanta, for the distinguished ability, courage and perseverance -displayed in the campaign in Georgia, which, under the divine favor, has -resulted in the capture of the city of Atlanta. The marches, battles, -sieges and other military operations that have signalized the campaign -must render it famous in the annals of war, and have entitled those who -have participated therein to the applause and thanks of the nation. - - [SIGNED.] ABRAHAM LINCOLN, - President U. S. - - 2nd. Executive Mansion, Washington City, Sept. 3rd, 1864. - -ORDERED: _First._ That on Monday the 5th day of September, commencing at -the hour of twelve o'clock m., there shall be given a salute of one -hundred (100) guns at the arsenals and navy yards at Washington, and on -Tuesday the 6th day of September, the day after the receipt of this -order at each arsenal and navy yard in the United States for the recent -brilliant achievements of the fleet and land forces of the United States -in the harbor of Mobile, and in the reduction of Fort Powell, Fort -Gaines and Fort Morgan. The secretary of war and secretary of navy will -issue the necessary orders in their respective departments for the -execution of this order. - -_Second._ That on Wednesday, the seventh day of September, commencing at -the hour of twelve o'clock m., there shall be a final salute of one -hundred (100) guns at the arsenal at Washington and at New York, Boston, -Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Newport, Ky.; St. Louis, New -Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola, Hilton Head and Newbern, or on the day after -the receipt of this order, for the brilliant achievements of the army -under command of Major General Sherman in the state of Georgia and the -capture of Atlanta. The Secretary of war will issue directions for the -execution of this order. - - [SIGNED.] ABRAHAM LINCOLN, - President U. S. - - 3rd. City Point, Va., Sept. 4th, 9 p. m., 1864. - -MAJOR GENERAL SHERMAN: I have just received your dispatch announcing the -capture of Atlanta. In honor of your great victory I have ordered a -salute to be fired with shotted guns from every battery bearing upon the -enemy. The salute will be fired within an hour amid great rejoicing. - - [SIGNED.] U. S. GRANT, - Lieutenant General. - -II. All the corps, regiments and batteries composing this army may, -without further orders, inscribe "Atlanta" on their colors. - -By order of Major General W. T. Sherman. - - [SIGNED.] L. M. DAYTON, - Aid-de-camp. - - - ORDER ANNOUNCING SUSPENSION OF HOSTILITIES. - - Headquarters Military Division of the Mississippi, - Army of Georgia, Raleigh, N. C, April 27, 1865. - - _Special Field Order._ } - _No. 65._ } - -The General commanding announces a further suspension of hostilities, -and a final agreement with General Johnston which terminates the war as -to the armies under his command, and the country east of the -Chattahoochie. Copies of the terms of the convention will be furnished -Maj. Gens. Schofield, Gilmore and Wilson, who are especially charged -with the execution of its details in the Department of N. C., Department -of the South, and at Macon and Western Georgia. Captain Jasper Mayres, -Ordnance Department, U. S. A., is hereby designated to receive the arms, -etc., at Greensboro, and any commanding officer of any post may receive -the arms of any detachment, and see that they are properly stored and -accounted for. General Schofield will procure the necessary blanks and -supply the other army commanders, that uniformity may prevail, and great -care must be taken that all the terms and stipulations on our part be -fulfilled with the most scrupulous fidelity; while those imposed on our -hitherto enemies, be received in a spirit becoming a brave and generous -army. Army commanders may at once leave to the inhabitants such of the -captured mules, horses, wagons and vehicles as can be spared from -immediate use, and the commanding general of armies may issue -provisions, animals, or any public property that can be spared to -relieve present wants, and to encourage the inhabitants to resume their -peaceful pursuits, and to restore the relation of friendship among our -fellow citizens and countrymen. - -Foraging will forthwith cease, and when necessity for long marches -compels the taking of forage, provisions, or any kind of public -property, compensation will be made on the spot, or when the disbursing -officers are not provided with funds, vouchers will be given in proper -form, payable at the nearest military depot. - - By order of - Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman. - (Signed) L. M. Dayton, - Asst. Adjt. Gen. - - - ORDER FOR THE GRAND REVIEW AT RICHMOND, VA. - - Headquarters 14th Army Corps, Army of Georgia, - Manchester, Va., May 8, 1865. - - _Special Field } - Orders._ - - _No. 41._ } - -Division commanders will, if possible, obtain all necessary supplies, -and move their supply trains through Richmond to-morrow, and park them -in the vicinity of Hanover Court House, to-morrow night. - -On the following day, May 10th, the Army of Georgia will march through -the streets of Richmond in review before Maj. Gen. H. W. Halleck, -commanding the military division of the James, the 14th army corps in -advance. The column entirely unincumbered with wagons, will be formed as -follows: 3rd division, Brevet Maj. Gen. Baird commanding. 2nd division, -Brevet Maj. Gen. Morgan. 1st division, Brigadier Gen. Walcott. The head -of the column will be at the pontoon bridge and ready to move at 7:30 a. -m. The column will cross the upper pontoon bridge, move up 17th street -to Cary street, down Cary to 21st street, up 21st to Main street, up -Main to 13th street, up 13th to Capitol street, through Capitol to Grace -st., up Grace street to Adams street, and thence to Brooks avenue. - -The troops will be reviewed with knapsacks, and will carry at least one -day's rations in their haversacks. The troops, marching at right -shoulder shift, will come to a shoulder arms before passing the Statue -of Washington, near the capitol, and will continue the shoulder until -passing the reviewing officer, who will be near the same point. Upon -passing all troops under arms, or general officers, the usual compliment -of coming to a shoulder will be paid. When the width of the street will -permit, the troops will march in column of companies. Neither band nor -field musicians will turn out before the reviewing officer. - -After passing through the city, the troops will encamp the same night in -the vicinity of Hanover Court House. All pack mules, wagons and -ambulances, not sent through the city before the 10th instant, will be -massed near the bridge, and will, under the supervision of the chief -quarter master of the corps, cross the lower pontoon bridge at the same -time the troops are passing on the upper bridge, move down Water street, -to 22nd street, up 22nd to Franklin street, up Franklin street to 19th -street, up 19th to Mechanicsville turnpike, from which road they will -join their commands without interfering with the march of the troops. - - By order of - Brevet Maj. Gen. J. C. Davis. - (Signed) A. C. McClurg, - Lieut. Col. and Chief of Staff. - - - GENERAL SHERMAN'S FAREWELL ORDER TO HIS - ARMY. - - Headquarters Military Division of the Mississippi. - In the field, Washington, D. C, May 30th, 1865. - - _Special Field Order._ } - _No. 76._ } - -The general commanding announces to the armies of the Tennessee and -Georgia, that the time has come for us to part. Our work is done and -armed enemies no longer defy us. Some of you will be retained in service -until further orders. And now that we are about to separate to mingle -with the civil world, it becomes a pleasing duty to recall to mind the -situation of national affairs, when but little more than a year ago we -were gathered about the towering cliffs of Lookout mountain, and all the -future was wrapped in doubt and uncertainty. Three armies had come -together from distant fields, with separate histories, yet bound by one -common cause, the union of our country, and the perpetuation of the -government of our inheritance. There is no need to recall to your -memories Tunnel Hill, with Rocky Face mountain, and Buzzard Roost Gap, -with the ugly forts of Dalton behind. We were in earnest and paused not -for danger and difficulty, but dashed through Snake Creek Gap and fell -on Resaca, then on to the Etowah, to Dallas, Kenesaw, and the heats of -summer found us on the banks of the Chattahoochie, far from home and -dependent on a single road for supplies. Again we were not to be held -back by any obstacle, and crossed over and fought four heavy battles for -the possession of the citadel of Atlanta. That was the crisis of our -history. A doubt still clouded our future, but we solved the problem, -and destroyed Atlanta, struck boldly across the state of Georgia, -severed all the main arteries of life to our enemy, and Christmas found -us at Savannah. Waiting there only long enough to fill our wagons, we -again began a march which for peril, labor and results, will compare -with any ever made by an organized army. The floods of the Savannah, the -swamps of the Combahee and Edisto, the high hills and rocks of the -Santee, the flat quagmires of the Pedee and Cape Fear rivers were all -passed in midwinter, with its floods and rains in the face of an -accumulating enemy, and after the battles of Averysboro and Bentonville, -we once more came out of the wilderness to meet our friends at -Goldsboro. Even there we paused only long enough to get our clothing, to -reload our wagons, and again pushed on to Raleigh and beyond, until we -met our enemy suing for peace instead of war, and offering to submit to -the enjoined laws of his and our country. As long as that enemy was -defiant, nor mountains, nor rivers, nor swamps, nor hunger, nor cold had -checked us, but when he who had fought us hard and persistently offered -submission, your general thought it wrong to pursue him farther, and -negotiations followed which resulted as you all know in his surrender. -How the operations of this army have contributed to the final overthrow -of the confederacy and the peace which now dawns on us, must be judged -by others, not by us, but that you have done all that men could do, has -been admitted by those in authority, and we have a right to join in the -universal joy that fills our land because the war is over, and our -government stands vindicated before the world by the just action of the -"volunteer armies of the United States." - -To such as remain in the military service, your general need only remind -you that success in the past was due to hard work and discipline, and -that the same work and discipline are equally important in the future. -To such as go home, he will only say that our favored country is so -grand, so extensive, so diversified in climate, soil and productions, -that every man may find a home and occupation suited to his taste, and -none should yield to the natural impatience sure to result from our past -life of excitement and adventure. You will be invited to seek new -adventures abroad, but do not yield to the temptation, for it will lead -only to death and disappointment. Your general now bids you all farewell -with the full belief that as in war you have been good soldiers, so in -peace you will make good citizens, and if, unfortunately, new war should -arise in our country, "Sherman's army" will be the first to buckle on -its old armor and come forth to defend and maintain the government of -our inheritance and choice. - - By order of - Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman. - (Signed.) L. M. Dayton, - Asst. Adjt. Gen'l. - - - REGIMENTAL REPORT OF ATLANTA CAMPAIGN. - - Headquarters 125th Regt. Ills. Vols., - Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 7th, 1864. - -SIR: In compliance with orders I have the honor to submit the following -report of the part taken by this command in the recent campaign, from -its commencement in May, until its arrival at Atlanta on the 4th -instant. - -In order for me to make this report nearly accurate, I must depend -mainly upon the notes of Col. O. F. Harmon and Lieut. Col. James W. -Langley, respectively, commanders of the regiment from the commencement -of the campaign until the first day of the present month, when the -command fell to me. - -Forming a part of the 3rd brigade, 2nd division, 14th army corps, this -regiment, commanded by Col. O. F. Harmon, numbering four hundred and -forty-nine effective men, left Lee and Gordon's mills, Ga., on the 3rd -day of May last, where it had being doing, in connection with the -brigade commanded by Col. Danl. McCook, out-post duty, and marched to -Ringgold, where it joined the division commanded by Brig. Gen. Jeff. C. -Davis. After a day or two of rest at the last named place, the forward -march was resumed and continued until we faced the enemy before Buzzard -Roost Gap, on the road to this point, skirmishing with the retreating -foe at different points, and at Buzzard Roost we were most of the time, -during several days, actively engaged with the enemy's skirmishers, but -lost no men. The regiment participated in the flank movement through -Snake Creek Gap, which move gained Buzzard Roost. This march was long -and tedious, but was borne by all cheerfully and without complaint. At -Resaca we met the enemy and were engaged actively with him. The regiment -occupied a temporary line of works immediately in front of, and but a -few hundred yards from, the works of the opposing forces. Here, as in -previous instances, every man did his duty, until the flight of the -enemy from Resaca, on the night of the 14th of May, opened the following -morning a new field of labor. An expedition to Rome, Ga., was fitted out -for our division, and on the morning of the 15th, the regiment was -detailed with one section of battery I, 2nd Ills. Arty., to command and -guard the division supply and ordnance train in rear of the marching -column of the division to that city. The regiment took no part in the -fight at Rome on the 17th; arrived with its important charge on the -following day; remained at Rome doing various duty until the 24th day of -May, when the entire division took up its line of march towards Dallas. -Joined the army of the Tennessee, to which the division was temporarily -attached, near the last named place, on the 26th day of May. The next -encounter with the enemy, was at Dallas, on the night of the 27th of -May, when we were attacked by a superior force while engaged in -relieving the 22nd Ind., who were doing picket duty. The enemy succeeded -in capturing, owing to the unavoidable condition of the lines at that -moment, fourteen enlisted men, and one commissioned officer, and -wounding three others, enlisted men. But this temporary disaster was -quickly, though but partially, compensated, by the capture of one -captain, one lieutenant and twenty-five enlisted men from the enemy. On -the following morning the pickets drove the enemy back with a loss of -twenty killed and wounded, but two men wounded on our side. Until we -reached Kenesaw Mountain on the 27th of June, nothing worthy of note -occurred, although we daily faced the foe. At Kenesaw Mountain, on the -morning of the 27th of June, the regiment, in connection with the -brigade, formed part of the attacking column that was on that day hurled -against the enemy's works. The 125th regiment was the foremost in the -brigade. The conflict was short and bloody, and it is painful to record -that a repulse to our forces along the entire line, was the result. -Never fought troops better than on that day, and attention is called to -the casualties in this command alone, which were one hundred and twenty -in the short space of twenty minutes, nearly one half of which were in -the list of killed, and also that the brigade rallied within sixty yards -of the enemy's works, threw up intrenchments under a heavy fire, and -held them until the night of July 3rd, when the enemy evacuated their -lines and retreated towards Atlanta. In the above mentioned engagement -we lost several brave officers and men, chief among whom was the colonel -of the regiment, of whom it may not be inappropriate here to remark that -a braver or more efficient officer in line of his peculiar duties, the -army of the Union does not contain. The command at this point devolved -upon Lt. Col. James W. Langley, who commanded the regiment through the -engagement at the Chattahoochie river, July 5th, and at Peach Tree -creek, on the 19th of July, in both of which it was actively engaged, -and subsequently until, in the midst of the battle of Jonesboro, Sept. -1st, when Col. Dilworth, brigade commander, was wounded and carried off -the field, the command of the brigade devolved upon him (Lt. Colonel -Langley), and that of the regiment upon myself. During the whole of the -engagement at Jonesboro, the officers and men exhibited courage worthy -of the cause for which they fought. The regiment while yet under command -of Col. Langley, reached the crest of the hill just in front of the -rebel battery engaging the enemy in the open field, contributed greatly -in aiding the 2nd brigade on our left to scale the enemies' works. Here -they fought with the desperation of men determined to win, and they did -win, though not until my regiment had lost an officer and three men -killed, thirty enlisted men wounded, some six or eight of them mortally. -At dark the regiment was formed in line with the 85th, 86th and 110th -Ills., when we built a strong line of works. The troops were marched to -Jonesboro and put in temporary camp. The regiment and brigade were -ordered to Atlanta, Sept. 4th, in charge of nearly two thousand -prisoners captured in the Jonesboro fight, and went into camp at this -place, where it now remains, and it is sincerely hoped, that if the -campaign is over, it will remain until, in the opinion of the powers -that be, it is needed in the field for active operations. - - * * * * * - -I respectfully submit and herewith transmit, a list of casualties in the -command since May 3rd, up to the close of this campaign. In conclusion I -would say in behalf of the officers and enlisted men of this regiment, -that they, with few exceptions, most manfully and soldierly in every -engagement in which the regiment has participated, stood up and faced -the foe, while many fell dead on the field. It would be difficult to -make special mention of names, and do ample justice to all and injustice -to none. A grateful country will reward them all for their noble -services. The survivors of Kenesaw and subsequent battles, can never -forget our patriotic dead, Colonel Harmon, Captains Fellows and Lee, and -Lt. McClane, fell at the former place where duty called them. At Peach -Tree Creek, Lieut. Jones, of company D, commanding company B, died as he -had lived, a true christian soldier. Lieut. White, who so nobly fell at -the crossing of the Sand Town road, was loved and respected by all whose -good fortune it was to have his acquaintance. Again at Jonesboro, the -daring and faithful Captain Charles fell in the discharge of his -immediate duty. So, too, Sergeant Thralls, who for more than two months, -had commanded company B, wounded in the leg during the hottest of the -engagement, received his fatal wound from a stray bullet while his wound -was being dressed. My confidence in him as a company commander, was -always firm, because I knew him to be a brave man. - - Very Respectfully, - Your obdt. servant. - (Signed.) G. W. Cook. - Captain commanding regiment. - -List of casualties in the 125th regiment Illinois volunteer infantry -from May 3rd to September 6th, 1864: - -May 11th, Buzzard Roost, Ga., 1 enlisted man wounded. - -May 15th, Resaca, Ga., 1 enlisted man wounded. - -May 31st, Dallas, Ga., 1 commissioned officer missing, 5 enlisted men -wounded, 14 missing. - -June 27th, Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., 4 commissioned officers killed, 1 -missing; 50 enlisted men killed, 63 wounded, 6 missing. - -July 5th, Chattahoochie River, Ga., 1 commissioned officer wounded. - -July 19th, Peach Tree Creek, 1 commissioned officer killed, 1 enlisted -man killed, 3 wounded, 1 missing. - -August 5th to 12, before Atlanta, Ga., 1 commissioned officer killed, 3 -wounded; 13 enlisted men wounded. - -Sept. 1st, Jonesboro, Ga., 1 commissioned officer killed, 6 enlisted men -killed, 29 wounded. - - - RECAPITULATION. - - Commissioned officers killed 7 - Commissioned officers wounded 4 - Commissioned officers missing 2 - Enlisted men killed 57 - Enlisted men wounded 115 - Enlisted men missing 21 - —— - Total 206 - - Respectfully submitted, - (Signed.) Geo. W. Cook, - Captain Commanding. - - - REPORT OF SAVANNAH CAMPAIGN. - - Headquarters 125th Regiment Illinois Volunteers, - Near Savannah, Ga., December 29th, 1864. - -SIR: In pursuance of orders, I have the honor to respectfully submit the -following report of the operations of my command from the fall of -Atlanta to the fall of Savannah: - -Reached Atlanta on the 4th day of September last, at which point it -remained in a state of inactivity, resting from the fatigues incurred on -the previous campaign, until the 29th of same month when, in connection -with the brigade, it started for Florence, Alabama, by rail, via -Chattanooga, Huntsville and Athens, to check the advance of Gen. -Forrest, who was marching through that district. It did not proceed as -far as Florence, owing to its having been ordered back to Huntsville on -train guard duty, and upon returning was prevented from rejoining the -balance of the troops composing the expedition, by the rapid rise of Elk -river. - -Remained at Athens until the return of the brigade from Florence, -performing while there daily picket duty. Left the former place on the -13th day of October and reached Chattanooga on the 14th. Remained at the -last named point four days, when we started for and rejoined the corps -at Galeville, Ala., on the 22nd. Remained at this place several days, -when the column was headed toward Atlanta, Ga., which we reached Nov. -15th, having made short halts at Rome, Kingston and Cartersville. -Between the last named place and Atlanta, the command was engaged in -"demoralizing" the railroad, the extent of which will be found in -subjoined recapitulation. - -On the 16th of November, having obtained a thorough outfit and forming a -part of the left wing of the grand army, it started for the "new base." -Reached Savannah 21st inst., upon the previous evacuation of the city, -and went into camp about two miles from the place, where it now remains -ready at any moment to "strike tents," hoping that its next field of -operations will be South Carolina. With the exception of a slight -skirmish with the enemy in front of Louisville, Ga., nothing occurred to -disturb the equilibrium of the march between Atlanta and Savannah. -During the entire march the command subsisted upon supplies found in the -country, (which were abundant) with the exception of five days issue -from the regular supplies, thus destroying vast quantities of material -belonging to the enemy, and contributing much to the bone and muscle of -the army. - -Forage was obtained to subsist all animals including those captured. - -This command destroyed no cotton or gins owing to the fact that such -duty was not assigned it. Deeming negroes an encumbrance they were -prohibited from attaching themselves to the command. - - I am Sir - Very Respectfully - Your Obedient Servant, - (Signed.) Geo. W. Cook, - Captain Commanding Regiment. - - Number of miles railroad destroyed 2 - Cotton none. - Gins none. - Number of horses captured 6 - Number of mules captured 25 - Supplies obtained and brought to Savannah none. - Enlisted men killed 1 - Enlisted men wounded 1 - - - CAMPAIGN REPORT FROM SAVANNAH TO BENTONVILLE. - - Headquarters 125th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, - Goldsboro. N. C, March 28th, 1865. - -CAPTAIN: I have the honor to submit herewith a report of the operations -of my command from the day on which it left Savannah, Georgia, until I -assumed command of the brigade on 19th day of the present month: - -January 20th, 1865. My command left camp at 7 o'clock a. m. and marched -8 miles on the Louisville road, and went into camp where we remained -four days. On the 24th of January regiment was ordered on fatigue duty, -cut poles and built 350 yards corduroy road. - -January 25. Left camp at 7 a. m. and marched 18 miles. - -January 26. Left camp at 7 a. m. and marched over very bad roads for 8 -miles. Encamped for the night one mile north of Springfield, Ga. - -January 27. Left camp at 7 a. m. This and the 22nd regiment Indiana -volunteers were detailed as train guards, both under my command. Guards -and trains were delayed nearly all day at the confluence of several -small streams called the "Runs." The command reached camp at 10 p. m., -having marched but five miles. - -January 28. Left camp at 8 a. m. and marched to within one mile of -Sister's Ferry on the Savannah river, where we went into camp and -remained until February 5th at 6 p. m., when the command crossed the -river and encamped on the South Carolina side, where it remained until -February 8th, when we marched at 7 a. m. and camped at night at -Brighton, having travelled only 7 miles, but over very bad roads. - -February 9. Left camp at 7 a. m. and marched rapidly all day over good -roads. Made 20 miles and went into camp at 5 p. m. - -February 10. Left camp at 6:30 a. m., marched 20 miles over good roads -and went into camp. - -February 11. Left camp at 6:30 a. m. This and 22nd regiment Indiana -volunteers were detailed as train guards under my command. Marched -through Barnwell and reached camp late, having made about 12 miles. - -February 12. Left camp at 6:30 a. m.; passed through Williston, on the -Augusta and Charleston railroad, about noon. Marched 18 miles and -encamped at night on the Edisto river. - -February 13. Crossed the Edisto at 6:30 a. m, and worked on the north -side three hours building corduroy roads. Went into camp two miles -beyond the river at 10 a. m., and marched again at 1 p. m., moved five -miles and went into camp for night. - -February 14. Left camp at 6:30 a. m. and marched 20 miles, crossing -north Edisto in the route. - -February 15. Left camp at 7:30 a. m., marched 20 miles and encamped at -night two miles from Lexington. - -February 16. Left camp at 6 a. m.; marched to near Columbia, S. C. On -the afternoon of this day the command made a retrograde movement five -miles and encamped at night on the south side of Saluda river. - -February 17. Left camp at 6 a. m., crossed the Saluda, marched 20 miles -and encamped for the night on Broad river. - -February 18. The command crossed Broad river at 9 a. m. and went into -position on the north side to the left and front of the 2nd brigade At 3 -p. m. I was ordered with my regiment to make a reconnoisance towards the -Winnsboro road. Went about four miles, crossed Little river, and with -one company pushed skirmishers as far as directed. I then withdrew, -recrossed Little river and returned to camp. - -February 19. The command tore up and effectually destroyed 475 yards of -railroad track and ties and marched four miles. - -February 20. Marched at 6 a. m. and encamped on Little river. - -February 21st. Left camp at 2 p. m. This and the 52nd Ohio regiment, -were detailed as rear guard for the corps train. Reached camp at 11 p. -m., having marched 15 miles. - -February 22nd. Marched 6 miles and went into camp. - -February 23rd. Marched 10 miles and went into camp. - -February 24th. Crossed Catawba river. Regiment worked all day assisting -wagons out of the mud and corduroying roads. - -February 25th. Worked all day on roads. - -February 26th. Worked five companies all day on roads. - -February 27th. No move. Worked five companies one half day on roads. - -February 28th. Left camp at 1 p. m. Assisted part of corps train up the -hill on north side of Catawba river, after which the command marched -five miles as train guard, and reached camp at 10 p. m. - -March 1st. Left camp at 6 a. m., and marched 21 miles. - -March 2nd. Left camp at 6 a. m., and marched 13 miles. - -March 3rd. Left camp at 6 a. m. This regiment with the 52nd O. V. I., -under my command, were detailed as train guards; passed over some very -bad roads, and reached camp at 10 p. m., after a march of 23 miles. - -March 4th. Left camp at 6 a. m., and encamped on the Great Pedee river -at 4 p. m. The regiment worked at corduroying roads until after dark. -The command remained in camp until March 7th, at 2 p. m., when it moved -down to the pontoon bridge, which it crossed at 4 p. m., after which it -marched one and one half miles and went into camp for the night. - -March 8th. Left camp at 6 a. m. Marched 25 miles and went into camp at 6 -p. m. - -March 9th. Left camp at 8 a. m. This regiment, and the 52nd O. V. I., -and one section of the 19th Ind. battery, all under my command, marched -as rear guard for the corps train. Crossed Downing creek at 3 p. m., and -destroyed the bridges. The vanguard of the enemy came up before the -destruction was complete, but upon observing us, it retired. My command -did not reach camp that night We assisted wagons out of the mud until 3 -o'clock of the morning of March 10th when the jaded and exhausted -animals gave out, and the guards rested by the road side until day -light, when we resumed the labor of assisting wagons over the bad roads. -We reached the division camp at 8 a. m., where we rested one hour and -then resumed the march in column. Marched 15 miles and went into camp at -4 p. m. - -March 11th. Left camp at 9 a. m. Marched to within two miles of -Fayetteville, N. C, and went into camp at 2 p. m. - -March 12th. Left camp at 6 p. m. Crossed the Cape Fear river at 9 p. m., -and went into camp behind rebel fortifications on the north side. - -March 13th. Moved two miles for change of camp. - -March 14th. Remained in camp all day. - -March 15th. Left camp at 9 a. m. Marched 12 miles as rear guard for -trains. - -March 16th. Left camp at 6 a. m. Marched about 8 miles and met the enemy -strongly entrenched near Black river, ready to dispute our further -advance. My regiment went into position about 2 p. m. on the right of -the second line. At 4 p. m. I moved in reserve of the brigade and at -sundown took position on the left of the front line for the purpose of -filling a gap then existing between the 1st and 3rd brigades. I -established my line within 74 yards of the enemies' line of -fortifications, and constructed works. My loss was one man wounded -severely. The enemy retreated during the night. - -March 17th. Left camp at 8 a. m. Forded Black river and Black Mingo -creek, and after a march of 10 miles, went into camp for the night. - -March 18th. Left camp at 5:30. Marched 11 miles and encamped at 1 p. m. -for the afternoon and night. - -March 19th. Left camp at 9 a. m., and marched about four miles down the -Goldsboro road, at which point we left the road and turned to the right. -Moved about one half mile in this direction and went into position on -the right of the second line, in which position we remained about two -hours, when we, with the brigade, were ordered out, and directed to push -across to the road to our left. In this movement the brigade was in -single line with my regiment on the left. After wandering through -numerous swamps, over brush, vines and briars, we reached a position and -formed line parallel with the road. This advance was disputed all the -way by rebel skirmishers, to meet which I ordered out as skirmishers, -two companies commanded by Capt. Halloway. Our new formation on the road -was scarcely completed, when heavy firing on the right of the brigade, -denoted that the contest was to be a severe one. Stepping into the road -and casting my eye in the direction of the firing, I observed a strong -column of the enemy, four lines deep, moving against the point where I -supposed the right of the brigade rested. My suppositions soon proved -correct, and after a brief contest, I observed that the right was giving -away before the advance of the rebel column. At this instant a line of -rebels struck my front and that of the left wing of the 22nd Ind. on my -right. This line was met by our troops without yielding an inch, and -after a severe fight of five minutes, the rebels fell back and were -easily kept at bay, by a strong line of skirmishers. But not so on my -right, for by this time the main column of the enemy had advanced to -within one hundred yards of the right of my regiment, and the left wing -of the 22nd Ind. on my right was beginning to give way. My position was -fast becoming untenable, besides I was apprehensive that the confusion -incident to a repulse on the right of the brigade, might result to the -enemy's advantage, in making many captures, and I determined at once to -defeat, as far as possible, this object, and at the same time better my -own situation, to do which I immediately executed a change of front to -the rear, on left company, and then presented a front direct to that of -the enemy. This movement was not executed by the entire regiment at -once, nor after the approved system of battalion drill, but by detaching -two companies at a time from the right and placing them on the new -alignment. In this way I kept most of my line continually firing upon -the advancing column. This change, which gave me the advantage of a -direct fire, induced the enemy to move by its left flank and deploy his -four depth column to a double line formation, which movement again -threatened my right. On noticing this I again changed front to the rear -as before. Finding myself nearly surrounded and with no prospect of -support, I directed my regiment to retire firing, which was bravely done -as it had maintained every position in which it had been placed. My -left, which had not up to this time moved ten feet from its original -position on the Goldsboro road, was the last to withdraw, nor was this -done until the first line of the enemy was within fifty yards of my two -left companies, when they deployed as skirmishers and fell back firing. -I have no wish to make a bright picture for my regiment beyond what the -facts will justify. I have commanded it under very critical -circumstances on former occasions. I have witnessed the conduct of many -regiments in perilous situations, but I never saw a body of troops act -with greater coolness, or more heroic daring, than the 125th Ills, -manifested on the eventful 19th instant. When the enemy's firing was -hottest, my men were most earnest. Not one man left the ground until -ordered to do so. Every man seemed to appreciate that the efforts of the -regiment were being bent towards the safety of the brigade, and every -man was determined to do all in his power for that object. Far be it -from me to claim a higher quality of bravery for my men than belongs to -other troops of the brigade. If I were even disposed to be jealous of -the prowess of my own command, I could say nothing to disparage the -claims of other regiments to equal bravery with my own. _They_ were -suddenly attacked without warning, and in a position where their flank -was too boldly exposed, not to tempt the utmost efforts of the enemy to -fall vigorously upon it. Once started they were easily pressed back. -Being made aware of the situation on the right, I prepared my command -for any emergency. While all the officers and men of my command did -nobly, yet I cannot forbear to call special attention to the conspicuous -bravery of Captain Geo. W. Cook, acting field officer, and adjutant Wm. -Mann, for their eminent services in preserving at all times a good -alignment and directing the fire of different parts of the line. I also -commend to your notice, W. Blackeney, sergeant major; George W. B. -Sadorus, of company E; Barton Snyder, sergeant of company I, and Louis -Taft, corporal of company E, whose cool bravery and noble daring, won -for them the admiration of all who saw them. When my regiment withdrew -as far as the open field to the rear, I observed that Captain Snodgrass, -commanding the 22nd Ind., had formed the basis of a new alignment, about -three hundred yards to the rear and left of the first position. I -determined at once to form my regiment on his left, and directed the -colors to be placed on that prolongation, and formed line accordingly. -While this was being done, you reported to me that General Fearing was -wounded and disabled for further command. I immediately turned the -command of my regiment over to Captain Cook, and by virtue of seniority -in rank, assumed command of the brigade. - -The subsequent operations of the regiment, will be reported by Captain -Cook. - - I am, Captain, very respectfully, - Your obedient servant. - (Signed) Jas. W. Langley, - Lt Col. 125th Regt. I. V. I. - - To Charles Swift, Capt. and A. A. A. G, - 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 14th A. C. - - - BENTONVILLE TO GOLDSBORO. - - Headquarters 125th Illinois Infantry. - Goldsboro, N. C., March 30th, 1865. - -CAPTAIN: I have the honor to submit to you a report of the operations of -this command from the 19th inst. up to the time of its reaching this -place. Owing to the casualties in the 3rd brigade, 2nd division on the -19th, I was ordered to take command of this regiment at about 3 o'clock -p. m., just as the regiment had been withdrawn from a position parallel -with the Goldsboro road. Col. James W. Langley had reformed the regiment -in the open field on the left of the 22nd Indiana; here I took command -and had every man get a load of rails, and then moved the regiment -forward to the edge of the timber, where we built temporary works; the -22nd Indiana joined on our right, and a portion of the 20th A. C. on the -left. We scarcely had time to get our temporary works completed, when -the enemy advanced, as we supposed in two lines of battle. But they were -handsomely repulsed. I never saw men and officers fight with more -determination to win, than at this time. Here our loss was one man -killed and one wounded. We then sent out skirmishers in our front and -remained over night. At 8 a. m. on the morning of the 20th we were moved -to the right, in rear of the 1st brigade, in works the regiment had -built on the 19th. Here we were ordered to send 20 men and two -non-commissioned officers to bury the dead. They buried 27 rebels, -including two officers, and carried two wounded off the field. At 8 p. -m. my regiment was moved on the front line on the left of the 2nd -brigade, the 86th Illinois on my left. Here we formed temporary works. -We picketed our immediate front, built skirmish pits, and strengthened -our works. Twenty-first—nothing of importance transpired to day but -picket firing. I had one man wounded. On the morning of the 22nd, we -found the enemy had gone. We marched 8 miles in direction of Goldsboro -and camped for the night. Twenty-third—marched at 8 a. m.; arrived at -this place, after marching 13 miles, at 7 p. m. Since, we have been -resting from our labors. With this I forward a report of the casualties -in the command during the campaign up to the 23rd inst. - - I am Captain Very Respectfully, - Your Obedient Servant, - (Signed.) Geo. W. Cook, - Captain Commanding Regiment. - -List of casualties in the 125th Illinois infantry during the late -campaign commencing January 20th and ending March 23rd, 1865: - -March 19th,'65, commissioned officer wounded, 1. - -March 19th, enlisted men killed, 2; wounded, 11; missing, 6. - - Respectfully submitted, - (Signed.) Geo. W. Cook, - Captain Commanding Regiment. - -Goldsboro, N. C., March 30th, 1865. - - - Roster of the 125th I. V. I - - ────────────────┬───────────┬─────────────┬─────────────┬───────────────── - Name and Rank. │Residence. │Date of Rank │ Date of │ Remarks. - │ │ │ muster │ - ────────────────┼───────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼───────────────── - _Colonels._ │ │ │ │ - Oscar F. Harmon │Danville │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 4, 1862│Killed in battle - │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - James W. Langley│Champaign │May 10, 1865 │Not mustered │Mustered out (as - │ │ │ │ Lieut. Col.) - │ │ │ │ June 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _Lieut. │ │ │ │ - Colonel._ │ │ │ │ - James W. Langley│Champaign │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 4, 1862│Promoted. - │ │ │ │ - _Major._ │ │ │ │ - John B. Lee │Catlin │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 4, 1862│Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _Adjutant._ │ │ │ │ - William Mann │Danville │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 4, 1862│Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _Quartermaster._│ │ │ │ - Alex M. Ayres │Urbana │Aug 29, 1862 │Aug. 29, 1862│Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _Surgeons._ │ │ │ │ - John J. McElroy │Catlin │Dec. 24, 1862│ │Resigned April - │ │ │ │ 14, 1864. - Chas. H. Mills │Champaign │April 14, │June 29, 1864│Mustered out June - │ │ 1864 │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _1st Asst. │ │ │ │ - Surgeons._ │ │ │ │ - Chas. H. Mills │Champaign │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 4, 1862│Promoted. - Owen Wright │Mason │Aug. 21, 1864│Aug. 21, 1864│Resigned April 8, - │ │ │ │ 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _2nd Asst. │ │ │ │ - Surgeons._ │ │ │ │ - DeWitt C. Hentou│Myersville │March 1, 1863│Not mustered │Never joined - │ │ │ │ regiment. - Joel F. Erving │Kewanee │May 14, 1863 │May 18, 1863 │Resigned February - │ │ │ │ 3, 1864. - │ │ │ │ - _Chaplains._ │ │ │ │ - Levi W. Sanders │Vermilion │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 4, 1862│Killed at - │ co. │ │ │ Caldwell's - │ │ │ │ Ford, Tenn., - │ │ │ │ Nov. 17, 1863. - Geo. K. Buesing │ │April 25, │July 17, 1864│Died October 13, - │ │ 1864 │ │ 1864. - │ │ │ │ - _Captains Co. │ │ │ │ - A._ │ │ │ │ - Clark Ralston │Danville │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Resigned January - │ │ │ │ 17, 1863. - Jackson Charles │Danville │Jan. 17, 1863│March 30, │Killed in action - │ │ │ 1863 │ Sept. 1, '64. - Jas. P Brown │Danville │Sept. 1, 1864│May 2, 1865 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _First │ │ │ │ - Lieutenants._ │ │ │ │ - Chas. Jackson │Danville │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Promoted. - Harrison Low │Danville │Jan. 17, 1863│Mar 30, 1863 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _Second │ │ │ │ - Lieutenants._ │ │ │ │ - Harrison Low │Danville │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Promoted. - James P Brown │Danville │Jan. 17, 1863│Mar. 30, 1863│Promoted. - │ │ │ │ - _Captains Co. │ │ │ │ - B._ │ │ │ │ - Robt. Stewart │Newell │Sept 4. 1862 │Sept. 3. 1862│Resigned December - │ │ │ │ 18, '62. - Stephen D. │Ross │Dec. 18, 1862│Feb. 1, 1863 │Honorably - Connover │ │ │ │ discharged May - │ │ │ │ 15, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _First │ │ │ │ - Lieutenants._ │ │ │ │ - Wm. R. Wilson │Newell │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Resigned - │ │ │ │ September 10, - │ │ │ │ '64. - Benj. F. │Newell │Sept. 10, │Jan 17, 1865 │Mustered out June - Bonedrake │ │ 1864 │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _Second │ │ │ │ - Lieutenants._ │ │ │ │ - Stephen D. │Ross │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Promoted. - Connover │ │ │ │ - Jas. A. McLean │Newell │Dec. 18, 1862│Feb. 1, 1863 │Killed in action - │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - │ │ │ │ - _Captains Co. │ │ │ │ - C._ │ │ │ │ - William W. │Danville │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Killed in action - Fellows │ │ │ │ June 27, 64. - Andrew W. │Danville │June 27, 1864│Sept. 9, 1864│Died February 15, - Ingraham │ │ │ │ 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _First │ │ │ │ - Lieutenants._ │ │ │ │ - Alexander │Danville │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Resigned December - Pollock │ │ │ │ 24, 1863. - Andrew W. │Danville │Dec. 24, 1862│Feb. 22, 1864│Promoted. - Ingraham │ │ │ │ - David M. Hays │Vance │June 27, 1861│Sept. 9, 1864│Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _Second │ │ │ │ - Lieutenants._ │ │ │ │ - James D. New │Vance │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Resigned January - │ │ │ │ 2, 1864. - │ │ │ │ - _Captains Co. │ │ │ │ - D._ │ │ │ │ - Geo. W. Galloway│Georgetown │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _First │ │ │ │ - Lieutenants._ │ │ │ │ - James B. Stevens│Vermilion │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept 3, 1862 │Resigned - │ co. │ │ │ September 6, - │ │ │ │ 1863. - Oliver Finley │Georgetown │July 19, 1864│Sept. 5, 1864│Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _Second │ │ │ │ - Lieutenants._ │ │ │ │ - John L. Jones │Vermilion │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Killed in action - │ co. │ │ │ July 19, '64. - │ │ │ │ - _Captains Co. │ │ │ │ - E._ │ │ │ │ - Nathan M. Claak │Champaign │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Honorably - │ │ │ │ discharged - │ │ │ │ January 13, - │ │ │ │ 1865. - G. W. B. Sadorus│Sadorus │April 20, │May 20, 1865 │Mustered out June - │ │ 1865 │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _First │ │ │ │ - Lieutenants._ │ │ │ │ - Wm. G. Isom │Champaign │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Resigned February - │ │ │ │ 8, 1864. - Geo. Scroggs │Champaign │Feb. 8, 1864 │ │Promoted Adjutant - │ │ │ │ 60th Reg. - │ │ │ │ Mustered out - │ │ │ │ June 26, '65. - │ │ │ │ - _Second │ │ │ │ - Lieutenants._ │ │ │ │ - John Urquhart │Sadorus │Sept. 3, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Resigned January - │ │ │ │ 20, 1863. - Martin V. Stone │Champaign │Mar. 30, 1863│Mar. 30, 1863│Resigned June 22, - │ │ │ │ 1863. - Geo. Scroggs │Champaign │June 22, 1863│July 13, 1863│Promoted. - │ │ │ │ - _Captains Co. │ │ │ │ - F._ │ │ │ │ - Fredrick B. Sale│Newcomb │Sept. 3, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Resigned January - │ │ │ │ 24, 1863. - John B. Lester │Newcomb │Mar. 30, 1863│Mar. 30, 1863│Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _First │ │ │ │ - Lieutenants._ │ │ │ │ - John B. Lester │Newcomb │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Promoted. - Wm. R. Shoup │Newcomb │Jan. 24, 1863│Mar. 30, 1863│Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _Second │ │ │ │ - Lieutenants._ │ │ │ │ - Alfred Johnson │East Bend │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Resigned January - │ │ │ │ 11, 1863. - Wm. R Shoup │Newcomb │Jan. 11, 1863│Feb. 1, 1863 │Promoted. - John J. White │Newcomb │Jan. 24, 1863│Mar. 30, 1863│Killed in action - │ │ │ │ near Atlanta, - │ │ │ │ Georgia, Aug. - │ │ │ │ 7, 1864. - │ │ │ │ - _Captains Co. │ │ │ │ - G._ │ │ │ │ - John H. Gass │Catlin │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Resigned December - │ │ │ │ 30, 1862. - Josiah Lee │Fairmount │Dec. 30, 1862│Jan. 31, 1863│Resigned February - │ │ │ │ 7, 1864. - Marion Lee │Fairmount │Feb. 7, 1864 │Mar. 23, 1864│Killed in action - │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - Newton Norris │Danville │June 27, 1864│Sept. 5, 1864│Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _First │ │ │ │ - Lieutenants._ │ │ │ │ - Ephriam S. │Catlin │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Resigned January - Howell │ │ │ │ 22, 1863. - Marion Lee │Fairmount │Jan. 22, 1863│July 28, 1863│Promoted. - Elisha Littler │Catlin │Feb. 7, 1864 │Mar. 26, 1865│Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _Second │ │ │ │ - Lieutenants._ │ │ │ │ - Josiah Lee │Fairmount │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Promoted Captain. - Marion Lee │Fairmount │Dec. 30, 1862│Jan. 31, 1863│Promoted. - Newton Norris │Danville │Jan. 22, 1863│ │Promoted Captain. - │ │ │ │ - _Captains Co. │ │ │ │ - H._ │ │ │ │ - Pleasant M. │Urbana │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Resigned April - Parks │ │ │ │ 16, 1864. - John C. Harbor │Champaign │April 16, │Nov. 1, 1864 │Mustered out June - │ │ 1864 │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _First │ │ │ │ - Lieutenants._ │ │ │ │ - David A. Brenton│Middletown │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Resigned January - │ │ │ │ 1, 1863. - John C. Harbor │Champaign │Jan. 1, 1863 │Feb. 8, 1863 │Promoted. - Saml. M. Dunseth│Urbana │April 16, │Nov. 2, 1864 │Mustered out June - │ │ 1864 │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _Second │ │ │ │ - Lieutenants._ │ │ │ │ - John C. Harbor │Champaign │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Promoted. - Saml. M. Dunseth│Urbana │Jan. 1, 1863 │Feb. 8, 1863 │Promoted. - │ │ │ │ - _Captains Co. │ │ │ │ - I._ │ │ │ │ - Levin Vinson │Pilot │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Resigned February - │ │ │ │ 29, 1864. - Edwd. B. │ │Feb. 29, 1864│Mar. 23, 1864│Died of wounds - Kingsbury │ │ │ │ Aug. 18, '64. - James H. Trimmel│Pilot │Aug. 18, 1864│April 9, 1865│Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _First │ │ │ │ - Lieutenants._ │ │ │ │ - John K. Vinson │Pilot │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Resigned November - │ │ │ │ 21, '62. - Edwd. B. │ │Nov. 25, 1862│Dec. 16, 1862│Promoted. - Kingsbury │ │ │ │ - James H. Trimmel│Pilot │Feb. 29, 1864│April 9, 1865│Promoted. - Geo. A. Clapp │Pilot │Aug. 18, 1864│Nov. 2, 1864 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _Second │ │ │ │ - Lieutenants._ │ │ │ │ - Stephen Brothers│Pilot │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Resigned March - │ │ │ │ 27, 1863. - James H. Trimmel│Pilot │March 27, '63│April 20, │Promoted. - │ │ │ 1863 │ - │ │ │ │ - _Captains Co. │ │ │ │ - K._ │ │ │ │ - Geo. W. Cook │Catlin │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _First │ │ │ │ - Lieutenant._ │ │ │ │ - Oliver P. Hunt │Dallas │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _Second │ │ │ │ - Lieutenants._ │ │ │ │ - Joseph F. Crosby│Catlin │Sept. 4, 1862│Sept. 3, 1862│Resigned June 22, - │ │ │ │ 1863. - William B. │Dallas │June 22, 1863│ │Resigned October - Galway │ │ │ │ 15, 1864. - ────────────────┴───────────┴─────────────┴─────────────┴───────────────── - - - One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Ills. Vols. Reg't. - THREE YEARS' SERVICE. - - - NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF. - - ────────────────┬───────────┬─────────────┬─────────────┬───────────────── - Name and Rank. │Residence. │ Date of │ Date of │ Remarks. - │ │ enlistment. │ muster. │ - ────────────────┼───────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼───────────────── - _Sergeant │ │ 1862. │ 1862. │ - Majors._ │ │ │ │ - Edward B. │Danville │July 16 │September 3 │Promoted 1st - Kingsbury │ │ │ │ Lieut. Co. I. - George Scroggs │Champaign │Aug. 8 │September 3 │Promoted 2d - │ │ │ │ Lieut. Co. E. - Benj. F. │Vermilion │Aug. 10 │September 3 │Promoted 1st - Bonebrake │ co. │ │ │ Lieut. Co. B. - Thomas W. │Catlin │Aug. 13 │September 3 │Mustered out June - Blakeney │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _Q. M. │ │ │ │ - Sergeant._ │ │ │ │ - David H. Beasley│Champaign │Aug. 14 │September 3 │Mustered out July - │ │ │ │ 29, 1865; was - │ │ │ │ prisoner. - │ │ │ │ - _Commissary │ │ │ │ - Sergeants._ │ │ │ │ - Harvey J. │Vermilion │ │September 3 │Reduced at his - Steward │ co. │ │ │ own request, - │ │ │ │ and assigned to - │ │ │ │ Co. K. - Bernard G. Parks│Champaign │Aug. 8 │September 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _Hospital │ │ │ │ - Stewards._ │ │ │ │ - Benjamin F. │Newcomb │Aug. 7 │September 3 │Discharged June - Fagan │ │ │ │ 18, 1863. - Abram A. Sulcer │Catlin │Aug. 11 │September 3 │Pro. Ass't - │ │ │ │ Surgeon 11th - │ │ │ │ Ill. Inf. - Edwin J. Draper │Danville │Aug. 14 │September 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _Principal │ │ │ │ - Musicians._ │ │ │ │ - William A. │Vance │July 20 │September 3 │Mustered out June - Payton │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Curtis H. Tanzey│Pilot │Aug. 12 │September 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - ────────────────┴───────────┴─────────────┴─────────────┴───────────────── - - - ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "A." - - ────────────────┬───────────┬─────────────┬─────────────┬───────────────── - Name and Rank. │Residence. │ Date of │ Date of │ Remarks. - │ │ enlistment. │ muster. │ - ────────────────┼───────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼───────────────── - _First │ │ 1862. │ 1862. │ - Sergeant._ │ │ │ │ - James P. Brown │Danville │Aug 13 │Sept. 3 │Promoted 2nd - │ │ │ │ Lieutenant. - │ │ │ │ - _Sergeants._ │ │ │ │ - Sylvester Hooten│Danville │July 18 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - William A. Myers│Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865, as 1st - │ │ │ │ Sg't. - Spencer Shumate │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Discharged May 6, - │ │ │ │ '63, as - │ │ │ │ private; on - │ │ │ │ account - │ │ │ │ disability. - John Brody │Danville │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _Corporals._ │ │ │ │ - William D. │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - Huffman │ │ │ │ 9, '65, as - │ │ │ │ private. Absent - │ │ │ │ on furlough. - Isaac M. Emile │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Trans. to Inv. - │ │ │ │ Corps. - Bluford S. │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - Graves │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ Furlough. - John Collihen │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Died, Bowling - │ │ │ │ Green, Ky., - │ │ │ │ Dec. 6, '62. - William F. │Danville │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Killed at Kenesaw - Henthorn │ │ │ │ Mt., June 27, - │ │ │ │ '64. - Jacob Grimes │Danville │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65, as - │ │ │ │ private. - John H. Martin │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │M. O. July 1, - │ │ │ │ '65, as - │ │ │ │ private; was - │ │ │ │ prisoner. - Joseph Megee │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 4 │Died at Danville, - │ │ │ │ Ky. - │ │ │ │ - _Musicians._ │ │ │ │ - Nathaniel Clyne │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Died at Gallatin, - │ │ │ │ Tenn., Jan. 24, - │ │ │ │ 1863. - Isaiah Cummings │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _Privates._ │ │ │ │ - Bensel, John H. │Danville │July 18 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Barnhart, │Danville │July 18 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Feb. 10, - Jonathan │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Bryant, Robert │Danville │July 18 │Sept. 3 │Died at - S. │ │ │ │ Nashville, - │ │ │ │ Tenn., Nov. 30, - │ │ │ │ '62. - Beck, Ferry │Danville │July 18 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Beatly, George │Danville │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Killed at Kenesaw - │ │ │ │ Mt., June 27, - │ │ │ │ 1864. - Bonnet, John │Danville │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Callihan. │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Disch. March 8, - Sanford P. │ │ │ │ '64; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Conner, James W.│Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Disch. March 21, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Clingin, Nathan │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Died at Quincy, - │ │ │ │ Ill., Jan. 9, - │ │ │ │ '64. - Curtis, Andrew │Danville │Aug. 1 │Sept. 3 │Missing at - J. │ │ │ │ Kenesaw Mt., - │ │ │ │ Ga., since June - │ │ │ │ 27, 1864. - Clymon, Hyram │Danville │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Trans. to Inv. - │ │ │ │ Corps Sept. 14, - │ │ │ │ '63. - Cooley, John B. │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Cummings, James │Danville │July 28 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Feb. 15. - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Cook, Alonzo H. │Danville │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Jan. 6, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Cole, George S. │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65, as - │ │ │ │ Sergeant. - Douglas, Thomas │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Feb. 3, - S. │ │ │ │ 1863; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Draper, James S.│Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ Furlough. - Fugit, John M. │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out July - │ │ │ │ 1, 1865; was - │ │ │ │ prisoner. - Fagan, Marlon │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corporal. - Finley, James │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Finley, Asbury │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - D. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Fletcher, Ferris│Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Gillelan, │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - Wilford H. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Gouge, Kavanaugh│Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - W. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Guthrie, Michael│Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Feb. 13, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Highotte, George│Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Disch. March 11, - L. │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Henderson, │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - Obediah │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Hortley, Amos A.│Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Jan. 14, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Hathway, George │Danville │July 26 │Sept. 3 │Died at - │ │ │ │ Nashville, - │ │ │ │ Tenn., Sept. 9, - │ │ │ │ '64; wounds. - Hill, James W. │Danville │Aug. 15 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Hooten, Charles │Danville │Aug. 15 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - B. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Hensley, James │Danville │Aug. 15 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - F. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Hart, Joseph │Danville │Aug. 15 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Jordan, Dudley │Danville │July 24 │Sept. 3 │Trans. to V. R. - │ │ │ │ C., July 29, - │ │ │ │ '64. - Knight, Johnson │Danville │July 18 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - F. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Linn, Francis M.│Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Disch. March 11, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Layton, Andrew │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - J. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Lafferty, │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Corporal killed - Patrick │ │ │ │ at Kenesaw, - │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - Lafferty, │Danville │Aug. 2 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out May - William H. │ │ │ │ 18, 1865. - Lope, Jesse │Danville │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died in - │ │ │ │ Andersonville - │ │ │ │ prison, Oct. 1, - │ │ │ │ '64. No. of - │ │ │ │ grave, 10,179. - Ludington, John │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - G. W. │ │ │ │ 9, '65, as - │ │ │ │ Sergeant. - Lope, Zachariah │Danville │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Low, │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - Hollingsworth │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Mann, Sylvester │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - B. │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Milliner, Gerard│Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Jan. 13, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Morman, Charles │Danville │July 17 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - C. │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Meadows, William│Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Morgan, Evans │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - │ │ │ │ Furlough. - McFarland, James│Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - H. │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Morgan, Alford │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - C. │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - McGregor, Gregor│Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Olehy, Dennis │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Olehy, William │Danville │July 17 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - J. │ │ │ │ 9, '65. as - │ │ │ │ Corp'l. - Olehy, George W.│Danville │Aug. 17 │Sept. 3 │Disch. June 10, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Phillips, John │Danville │July 17 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Jan. 17, - │ │ │ │ 63; disability. - Quillen, James │Danville │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Deserted Oct. 3, - W. │ │ │ │ 1862. - Ramsey, Mordecai│Danville │July 17 │Sept. 3 │Deserted May 7, - │ │ │ │ 1864. - Rodgers, Samuel │Danville │July 17 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Feb. 20, - │ │ │ │ 1863; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Shumate, William│Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Feb. 5, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Shumate, Daniel │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Feb. 5, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Smith, William │Danville │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - H. │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Smith, William │Danville │July 20 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Feb. 10, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Tennery, Cyrus │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - F. │ │ │ │ 9, '65, as - │ │ │ │ Corporal. - Wilson. David D.│Danville │Aug. 15 │Sept. 3 │Disch. March 7, - │ │ │ │ '63; disability - Williams, John │Danville │Aug. 14 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Wilson, William │Danville │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Feb. 10, - F. │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Wooley, George │Danville │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - C. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ Furlough. - │ │ │ │ - _Recruits._ │ │ │ │ - Butt, Nathaniel │ │ │ │Deserted June, - │ │ │ │ 1863. - Graves, Joseph │ │ │ │Died, - │ │ │ │ Chattanooga, - │ │ │ │ Nov. 14, '64. - Lafferty, Edward│ │Mar. 30, 1863│Mar. 30, 1863│Killed at - M. │ │ │ │ Kenesaw, June - │ │ │ │ 27, '64. - Pruett, Willis │Danville │ │ │Trans. to V. R. - │ │ │ │ C., July 29, - │ │ │ │ '64. - ────────────────┴───────────┴─────────────┴─────────────┴───────────────── - - - ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "B." - - ────────────────┬───────────┬─────────────┬─────────────┬───────────────── - Name and Rank. │Residence. │ Date of │ Date of │ Remarks. - │ │ enlistment. │ muster. │ - ────────────────┼───────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼───────────────── - _Sergeants._ │ │ 1862. │ 1862. │ - John W. McKibben│Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Oct. - │ │ │ │ 23, 1862. - John R. Lockhart│Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Jan. - │ │ │ │ 20, 1863. - Newell Duncan │Middle Fork│Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65, Pvt. - James A. McLean │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Promoted 2d - │ │ │ │ Lieutenant. - │ │ │ │ - _Corporals._ │ │ │ │ - Ransom McLean │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65, as Pvt. - Henry D. Parks │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died at Gallatin, - │ │ │ │ T., Feb. 6, - │ │ │ │ '63. - James Duncan │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Discharged June - │ │ │ │ 16, 1863. - Charles S. │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Jan. - Carter │ │ │ │ 23, 1863. - Thomas J. Price │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Discharged June - │ │ │ │ 7, 1863. - George A. │Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Feb. 17, - Collins │ │ │ │ '63, as - │ │ │ │ Sergeant. - Geo. W. │Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Dec. 10, - Cunningham │ │ │ │ '64, as - │ │ │ │ Sergeant; - │ │ │ │ wounded. - Jarret W. │Grant │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died at - Cunningham │ │ │ │ Nashville, - │ │ │ │ Tenn., April - │ │ │ │ 26, 1863. - │ │ │ │ - _Privates._ │ │ │ │ - Adams, Robert │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died of wounds at - │ │ │ │ Atlanta, Ga., - │ │ │ │ June 11, '64, - │ │ │ │ in enemy's - │ │ │ │ hands. - Bean, Levi │Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65, as 1st - │ │ │ │ Sergeant. - Bell, Elijah R. │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Nov. - │ │ │ │ 22, 1862. - Biehler, James │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died at Bowling - E. │ │ │ │ Green, Ky., - │ │ │ │ Dec. 15, '62. - Biddle, Ephraim │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - W. │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Bigham, Martin │Jordan │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Discharged March - L. │ │ │ │ 20, 1863. - Bonebrake, Benj.│Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Promoted Sergeant - F. │ │ │ │ Major. - Brewer, William │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Feb. - │ │ │ │ 12, 1863. - Brown, Henry │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Jan. - │ │ │ │ 21, 1863. - Brown, John │Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Oct. - │ │ │ │ 23, 1862. - Carter, Isaac │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Carter, Marion │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Deserted Oct. 15, - │ │ │ │ 1862. - Carter, │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - Zachariah │ │ │ │ 9, 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Sergeant. - Chandler, │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died at Richmond, - William F. │ │ │ │ Va., from - │ │ │ │ inhuman - │ │ │ │ treatment in - │ │ │ │ prison. - Cox, John W. │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died at - │ │ │ │ Nashville, - │ │ │ │ Tenn., Nov. 18, - │ │ │ │ '62. - Cox, Joseph M. │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Trans. to V. R. - │ │ │ │ C. May 3, 1865. - │ │ │ │ Mustered out - │ │ │ │ Aug. 22, '65, - │ │ │ │ as Corporal. - Edwards, Jacob │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - H. │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Elwell, │Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - Alexander │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Etchison, Jacob │Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Oct - │ │ │ │ 23, 1862. - Fisher, James H.│Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died at - │ │ │ │ Louisville, - │ │ │ │ Ky., Dec. 5, - │ │ │ │ 1862. - Fisher, John │Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Gillan, Joshua │Middle Fork│Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died of wounds - C. │ │ │ │ rec'd at Big - │ │ │ │ Shanty, Ga., - │ │ │ │ June 30, 1864. - Grider, Albert │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Jan. - │ │ │ │ 28, '63. - Gutches, James │Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - H. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Hamlin, David B.│Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Discharged May - │ │ │ │ 24, 1865. - Helmick, │Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Killed, Kenesaw, - Benjamin │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - Keith, William │Blunt │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died at - │ │ │ │ Nashville, Jan. - │ │ │ │ 1, 1864. - Kelley, Patrick │Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Feb. - │ │ │ │ 3, 1863. - Kimball, William│Blunt │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - H. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - King, William C.│Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. as - │ │ │ │ Corp'l. - Lang, George W. │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Must'd out July - │ │ │ │ 1, '65; was - │ │ │ │ pris - Leonard, Philip │Blunt │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Leonard, John F.│Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Lewis, Charles │Carroll │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Dec. - A. │ │ │ │ 24, 1862. - Lockhart, Joseph│Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - C. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corporal. - Marsh, Daniel A.│Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died at Bowling - │ │ │ │ Green, Ky., - │ │ │ │ Nov. 23, '62. - Marshall, John │Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - H. │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - McElhany, Felix.│Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Moore, James R. │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 2 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. as - │ │ │ │ Corp'l. - Morrison, │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - Dennis. │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Norton, Scott. │Grant │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. as - │ │ │ │ Serg't. - Peak, Uriah W. │Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Ritchie, Samuel │Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Absent, sick at - A. │ │ │ │ M. O. of Reg't. - Ritchie, James │Mound, Ind.│Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Sergeant. - Rohrer, Ezra P. │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Rogers, Robert │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - M. │ │ │ │ 9, '65. as - │ │ │ │ Serg't. - Ross, Hiram W. │Danville │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Aug. - │ │ │ │ 16, 1863. - Ross, Isaac F. │Grant │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corporal. - Ross, James T. │Danville │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Trans. to V. R. - │ │ │ │ C., Sept. 1, - │ │ │ │ '63. - Ross, Nelson E. │Grant │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Sanburn, Richard│Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - J. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Shaw, Loring D. │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Smith, Charles │Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - W. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Smith, Martin V.│Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Killed at Kenesaw - │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - Starr, John B. │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │1st Serg't. Died - │ │ │ │ at home Mar. 2, - │ │ │ │ 64. - Starr, Simon │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Dec - │ │ │ │ 26, 1862. - Steward, Harvey │Edgar Co. │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Promoted - J. │ │ │ │ Commissary - │ │ │ │ Serg't. - Thralls, William│Blunt │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Serg't. Died of - L. │ │ │ │ wounds received - │ │ │ │ at Jonesboro, - │ │ │ │ Ga., Sept 2, - │ │ │ │ 1864. - Watkins, Isaiah │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Weiford, David │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - G. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Wiggins, George │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Dec. - W. │ │ │ │ 26, 1862. - Wiggins, Jacob │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - W. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corporal. - Wiggins, James │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - P. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Wilson, Amos A. │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Williams, Abner │Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Deserted Oct 2, - S. │ │ │ │ 1862. - Williamson, │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died Danville, - Rignel G. │ │ │ │ Ky., Nov. 2, - │ │ │ │ '62. - Willey, Richard │Grant │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died at Bowling - │ │ │ │ Green, Ky., - │ │ │ │ Dec. 10, '62. - Yocum, John │Ross │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Feb. - │ │ │ │ 12, 1863. - Yates, John │Newell │Aug. 10, '62 │Sept. 3, '62 │Killed at Kenesaw - │ │ │ │ June 27, '64 - Young, Leonard │Grant │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Dec. - │ │ │ │ 26, 1862 - Young, Isaac │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died at Gallatin, - │ │ │ │ Nov. 29, '62. - │ │ │ │ - _Recruits._ │ │ │ │ - Huddleson, │Ross │Dec. 1, '63 │Dec. 1, '63 │Disch. Oct. 24, - William │ │ │ │ '64, wounds. - Jones, John W. │Vermilion │ │ │Died at - │ Co. │ │ │ Nashville, Dec. - │ │ │ │ 17, '62. - Knox, James │Newell │ │ │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865 - Rutledge, │Ross │Nov. 23, '63 │Nov. 23, '63 │Trans. to Co. B, - Abraham │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf - Sheets, Franklin│Ross │Dec. 21, '63 │Dec. 21, '63 │Trans. to Co. B, - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf - ────────────────┴───────────┴─────────────┴─────────────┴───────────────── - - - ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "C." - - ────────────────┬───────────┬─────────────┬─────────────┬───────────────── - Name and Rank. │Residence. │ Date of │ Date of │ Remarks. - │ │ enlistment. │ muster. │ - ────────────────┼───────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼───────────────── - _First │ │ 1862. │ 1862. │ - Sergeant._ │ │ │ │ - A. W. Ingraham │Danville │July 16 │Sept. 3 │Promoted 1st - │ │ │ │ Lieutenant. - │ │ │ │ - _Sergeants._ │ │ │ │ - Jas. H. McKee │Danville │July 16 │Sept. 3 │Private. Disch. - │ │ │ │ Nov. 9, '63, - │ │ │ │ for promotion - │ │ │ │ in 5th Ky. - │ │ │ │ cavalry - Josiah H. French│Danville │Aug. 1 │Sept. 3 │1st Serg't. - │ │ │ │ Killed at - │ │ │ │ Kenesaw Mt., - │ │ │ │ June 27. 1864. - Wm. J. Davis │Danville │July 22 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Oct. 23, - │ │ │ │ '62, as 1st - │ │ │ │ Serg't. - David M. Hays │Vance │July 22 │Sept. 3 │Promoted 1st - │ │ │ │ Lieutenant. - │ │ │ │ - _Corporals._ │ │ │ │ - Henry C. Gardner│Danville │Aug. 1 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out May - │ │ │ │ 15, '65, as - │ │ │ │ pvt. - Joseph W. Sennit│Danville │Aug. 1 │Sept. 3 │Discharged April - │ │ │ │ 18, 1863. - James G. Payton │Vance │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865, as 1st - │ │ │ │ Serg't. - Thomas J. Cox │Vance │Aug. 3 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Jan. - │ │ │ │ 18. '63. - Augustus H. │Danville │Aug. 3 │Sept. 3 │Died at Nashville - Keric │ │ │ │ April 8, '63. - James Ellison │Rossville │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Nov. - │ │ │ │ 10, 1862. - Wm. E. Martin │Danville │Aug. 14 │Sept. 3 │Discharged May 2, - │ │ │ │ 1863. - Julius T. │Danville │Aug. 14 │Sept. 4 │Discharged May 5, - Culbertson │ │ │ │ 1863. - │ │ │ │ - _Musicians._ │ │ │ │ - Charles Last │Danville │Aug. 3 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Wm. A. Payton │Vance │July 20 │Sept. 3 │Promoted - │ │ │ │ Principal - │ │ │ │ Musician. - │ │ │ │ - _Wagoner._ │ │ │ │ - John Devore │Danville │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Jan. - │ │ │ │ 16, 1863. - │ │ │ │ - _Privates._ │ │ │ │ - Allman, Levi │Vance │Aug. 1 │Sept. 3 │Died April 2, - │ │ │ │ 1865; wounds. - Bloomfield, Saml│Pilot │Aug. 1 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Jan. - │ │ │ │ 10, 1863. - Board, George │Vance │Aug. 20 │Sept. 3 │Corp. Trans. to - │ │ │ │ I. C. Sept. 1, - │ │ │ │ '63 - Backman, Isaac │Blount │July 22 │Sept. 3 │Died Sept. 26, - │ │ │ │ 1864; wounds. - Blevins, Clark │Vance │Aug. 14 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - M. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Bogart, John │Vance │Aug. 21 │Sept. 3 │Died at home, - │ │ │ │ April 7, 1863 - Baker, Isaac S. │Danville │Aug. 21 │Sept. 3 │Died at - │ │ │ │ Harrodsburg, - │ │ │ │ Ky., Nov. 19, - │ │ │ │ '62. - Barker. Wm. M. │Danville │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Discharged March - │ │ │ │ 3, 1863. - Cushman, │Vance │Aug. 14 │Sept. 3 │Absent, sick, at - Jonathan │ │ │ │ muster-out of - │ │ │ │ Regiment - Cruzan, Benjamin│Danville │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Oct. - │ │ │ │ 23, 1862. - Deakin. Wm. M. │Vance │Aug. 15 │Sept. 3 │Discharged July - │ │ │ │ 24, 1863. - Dickson, Simon │Pilot │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Died at Nashville - A. │ │ │ │ June 2, '63. - Deakin, John │Vance │July 22 │Sept. 3 │Absent, sick, at - │ │ │ │ M. O. of Reg't. - Dobbins, Saml. │Danville │Aug. 14 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Feb. 25, - S. │ │ │ │ '65; wounds. - Davis, Geo. W. │Ross │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Jan. 15, - │ │ │ │ 1863. - Draper, Edwin J.│Danville │Aug. 14 │Sept. 3 │Promoted Hospital - │ │ │ │ Steward. - Fellows, Henry │Vance │July 22 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Jan. - │ │ │ │ 18, 1863. - Frownfelter, A. │Danville │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Disch. March 14. - W. │ │ │ │ '63, as Corp'l. - Flaugherty, Owen│Danville │Aug. 21 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Grannshaw, Abram│Danville │Aug. 3 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. as - │ │ │ │ Corp'l - Gray, Matthew │Vance │July 22 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. as - │ │ │ │ Serg't - Gray, David │Vance │July 22 │Sept. 3 │Corp. Killed at - │ │ │ │ Kenesaw July 1, - │ │ │ │ '64. - Gray, William │Vance │July 22 │Sept. 3 │Killed at Kenesaw - │ │ │ │ June 27, '64 - Gardner, Wm. B. │Danville │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Jan. - │ │ │ │ 20, 1863. - Hart, George │Vance │Aug. 20 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Heller, A. J. │Danville │Aug. 1 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out July - │ │ │ │ 1, 1865. - Hoover, Albert │Grant │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Killed at Kenesaw - W. │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - Holycross, Wm. │Danville │Aug. 1 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Johnson, Charles│ │Aug. 5 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Jan. - Vance │ │ │ │ 28, 1863. - Kingsbury, E. B │Danville │July 16 │Sept. 3 │Promoted Sergeant - │ │ │ │ Major. - Kilpatrick, Jas.│Danville │Aug. 14 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - D. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Kimball, Nelson │Danville │Aug. 20 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out July - │ │ │ │ 1, 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Serg't; was - │ │ │ │ prisoner. - Lucas, William │Vance │July 22 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Mapes, Marcellus│Vance │July 20 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 22, '65. - McCarty, Jas. S.│Vance │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Deserted Dec. 4, - │ │ │ │ 1863. - McCoy, Saml. P. │Danville │Aug. 15 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Mead, Charles │Grant │Aug. 1 │Sept. 3 │Killed, - │ │ │ │ Caldwell's - │ │ │ │ Ford, on Tenn. - │ │ │ │ river, Sept. - │ │ │ │ 29, '62. - McVey, John │Danville │Aug. 20 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as - │ │ │ │ Corporal. - Masters, Jas. L.│Danville │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │A deserter from - │ │ │ │ 39th Ind. - │ │ │ │ arrested and - │ │ │ │ returned to his - │ │ │ │ com. Dec. 12, - │ │ │ │ '62. - Mathews, Thos. │Danville │Aug. 14 │Sept. 3 │Must. out June 9, - A. │ │ │ │ '65, as Serg't - Mins, Chas. K. │Vance │Aug. 14 │Sept. 3 │Must. out June 9, - Jr. │ │ │ │ '65. - Majors, Samuel │Blunt │Aug. 21 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Dec. - │ │ │ │ 20, '64, as - │ │ │ │ Serg't; - │ │ │ │ disability. - O'Toole, Peter │Blunt │Aug. 1 │Sept. 3 │Must. out July - │ │ │ │ 22, '65; was - │ │ │ │ pris. - O'Toole, Samuel │Newell │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Nov. - │ │ │ │ 2, 1863. - Oliver, Robt. W.│Newell │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Absent sick at - │ │ │ │ muster-out - │ │ │ │ Regt. - Perry, Commodore│Ross │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Jan. - │ │ │ │ 26. 1863. - Prickett, Oliver│Danville │Aug. 14 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Pfitzinger, │Danville │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Killed at Kenesaw - Jacob │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - Radcliff, Felix │Vance │July 22 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Jan. - │ │ │ │ 18, 1863. - Richards, R. E. │Danville │Aug. 14 │Sept. 3 │Discharged March - │ │ │ │ 18, 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Serg't; wounds. - Shepherd, George│Vance │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Trans. to Inv. - │ │ │ │ Corps Sept. 1, - │ │ │ │ '63. - Shepherd Isaac │Vance │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Killed at Kenesaw - V. │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - Southard, John │Danville │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Absent, sick, at - B. │ │ │ │ M. O. of Reg't. - Short, James P. │Peru │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Killed at Kenesaw - │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - Smith, Chas. S. │Danville │July 25 │Sept. 3 │M. O. July 1, - │ │ │ │ '65, as Corp'l; - │ │ │ │ was prisoner. - Shanks, John D. │Grant │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Died Sept. 7, - │ │ │ │ '64; wounds. - Thair, Nathan │Grant │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Trans. to marine - │ │ │ │ service, Mar. - │ │ │ │ 11, '63. - Wallen, Jacob │Pilot │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Trans. to Inv. - │ │ │ │ Corps Sept. 1, - │ │ │ │ '63. - Wilkins, William│Vance │July 22 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as - │ │ │ │ musician. - Wolf, Michael A.│Danville │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as Serg't. - Winning, Geo. H.│Grant │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65. - Winning David M.│Grant │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Died - │ │ │ │ Andersonville - │ │ │ │ pris., Sept. - │ │ │ │ 14, '64. No. of - │ │ │ │ grave, 8,755. - White, Wm. A. │Danville │Aug. 14 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Jan. - │ │ │ │ 27, 1863. - Webb, John │Georgetown │Aug. 14 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - │ │ │ │ - _Recruits._ │ │ │ │ - Bates, Thomas │Danville │ │ │Discharged Mar. - │ │ │ │ 3, '63; - │ │ │ │ disabil. - Buesing. Geo. K.│Danville │Dec. 29, 1863│Dec. 29, 1863│Promoted - │ │ │ │ Chaplain. - Black, William │Danville │Dec. 29, 1863│Dec. 29, 1863│Trans. to Co. C, - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - Calvert, │Vermilion │ │ │Died at Nashville - Hutchinson │ co. │ │ │ Dec. 18,'62. - Lord, Oscar D. │Chicago │Oct. 5, 1864 │Oct. 5, 1864 │Trans. to Co. C. - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill., Inf. - McCue, Thomas │Danville │ │ │Deserted Sept. - │ │ │ │ 13, 1862. - O'Connor, Wm. │Danville │Nov. 18, 1863│Nov. 18, 1863│Trans. to Co. C, - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - Williams, │Danville │ │ │Mustered out June - William │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - ────────────────┴───────────┴─────────────┴─────────────┴───────────────── - - - ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "D." - - ────────────────┬───────────┬─────────────┬─────────────┬───────────────── - Name and Rank. │Residence. │ Date of │ Date of │ Remarks. - │ │ enlistment. │ muster. │ - ────────────────┼───────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼───────────────── - _First │ │ 1862. │ 1862. │ - Sergeant._ │ │ │ │ - Oliver Finley │Georgetown │Aug. 6 │Sept. 3 │Promoted 1st - │ │ │ │ Lieutenant. - │ │ │ │ - _Sergeants._ │ │ │ │ - William J. │Georgetown │Aug. 6 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - Brinkley │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Geo. V. Baker │Georgetown │Aug. 6 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Feb. — - │ │ │ │ 1863, as - │ │ │ │ private: - │ │ │ │ disability. - Edmund W. Eakin │Dallas │Aug. 6 │Sept. 3 │1st Serg. Absent, - │ │ │ │ sick, at M. O. - │ │ │ │ of Reg't. - Elim Golden │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Private. Tr. to - │ │ │ │ Inv. Corps, - │ │ │ │ Sept 1, '63. - │ │ │ │ - _Corporals._ │ │ │ │ - Isaac E Parks │Georgetown │Aug. 6 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65, as - │ │ │ │ Sergeant. - Martin L. Hill │Dallas │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Noah Long │Dallas │Aug. 6 │Sept. 3 │Private. Tr. to - │ │ │ │ E. Corps, Aug. - │ │ │ │ 15, '64. - Jacob B. Clifton│Vermilion │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out - │ co. │ │ │ June, 9, '65, - │ │ │ │ as Sergeant. - Wm. J. Stevens │Vermilion │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Disch. March 22, - │ co. │ │ │ '63, as - │ │ │ │ private; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Carroll Moore │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Private. Killed - │ │ │ │ at Atlanta, - │ │ │ │ Ga., July 19, - │ │ │ │ '64. - Jordan J. Drake │Georgetown │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Serg't. Absent, - │ │ │ │ sick, at M. O. - │ │ │ │ of Reg't. - David S. Tucker │Georgetown │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Disch. June 16, - │ │ │ │ '63, as Serg't; - │ │ │ │ disability. - │ │ │ │ - _Privates._ │ │ │ │ - Alexander, │Vermilion │Aug. 14 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - Harvey │ co. │ │ │ 9, 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corporal. - Brennan, Patrick│Vermilion │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ co. │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Black, Franklin │Georgetown │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died at - │ │ │ │ Chattanooga, - │ │ │ │ T., July 5, - │ │ │ │ '64; wounds. - Bisner, │Georgetown │Aug. 6 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out July - Cornelius │ │ │ │ 15, 1865; was - │ │ │ │ prisoner. - Baily, Chas. R. │Vermilion │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Cowen, Wm. C. │ │Aug. 6 │Sept. 3 │ - Cook, Frank │Georgetown │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Canaday, H. D. │Georgetown │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Clipson, John C.│Vermilion │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out May - │ │ │ │ 18, 1865. - Clary, Robt. │Vermilion │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Jan. 27, - │ │ │ │ '65 as Corp'l; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Cook, Zachens │Vermilion │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to Eng. - │ │ │ │ Corps, Aug. 24, - │ │ │ │ '64. - Caton, Richard │Vermilion │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Oct. 24, - │ │ │ │ 1862; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Cotton, Allen │Georgetown │Aug. 19 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Douglas, Payton │Georgetown │Aug. 6 │Sept. 3 │Absent, sick at - │ │ │ │ M. O. of Reg't. - Downs, John W. │Georgetown │Aug. 6 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Aug. 1, - │ │ │ │ 1863; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Dye, John S. │Georgetown │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │M. O. May 22, - │ │ │ │ '65, as Corp'l. - Dillon, George │Georgetown │Aug. 31 │Sept. 3 │Absent, sick, at - │ │ │ │ M. O. of Reg't. - Draper, John │Georgetown │Aug. 14 │Sept. 3 │Died at Nashville - │ │ │ │ March 1, '63. - Donnovan, Chas. │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Dickerson, F. M.│Georgetown │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Corp'l. Died at - │ │ │ │ Nashville, Dec. - │ │ │ │ 6, '62. - Elliott, Eli │Elwood │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Died at - │ │ │ │ Louisville, - │ │ │ │ Nov. 16, '62. - Fleming, Martin │Georgetown │Sept. 3 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Jan. 27, - │ │ │ │ 1863; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Frazier, William│Georgetown │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corp'l. - Glaze, Samuel │Georgetown │Aug. 6 │Sept. 3 │Killed at Kenesaw - │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - Gauts, John J. │Georgetown │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Guess, Thomas │Georgetown │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Killed at Kenesaw - │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - Golden, Richard │Georgetown │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as Corp'l. - Gauts, Henry C. │Georgetown │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died, Bowling - │ │ │ │ Green, Ky., - │ │ │ │ Dec. 10, '62. - Gephart, J. M. │Dallas │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Graves, John L. │Georgetown │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died at home Dec - │ │ │ │ 3, 1864. - Hinton, Benjamin│Vermilion │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Hinton, William │Georgetown │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Hesler, A. J. │Georgetown │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Haworth, Solomon│Georgetown │Aug. 23 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Hayett, Jas. H. │Vermilion │Aug. 11. │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Hall, James R. │Georgetown │Aug. 6 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Mar. 19, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Jordan, Geo. W. │Georgetown │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Killed at - │ │ │ │ Jonesboro, - │ │ │ │ Sept. 1, '64. - Kistler, J. J. │Vermilion │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - B. │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - King, Thomas │Georgetown │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65, as - │ │ │ │ Corp'l. - Lamar, James │Georgetown │Aug. 6 │Sept. 3 │Killed at - │ │ │ │ Kenesaw, June - │ │ │ │ 27, '64. - Lamar, Frank │Vermilion │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Died, Resaca, May - │ │ │ │ 16, '64; w'ds. - Lockett, John W.│Georgetown │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out May - │ │ │ │ 17, 1865. - Loveall, │Georgetown │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died at - Eugenius │ │ │ │ Nashville, - │ │ │ │ April 10, '63. - Long, Wm. L. │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Long, Chas. F. │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - McClure, Geo. W.│Georgetown │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Oct. 25, - │ │ │ │ '62; - │ │ │ │ disability. - McDonald, A. A. │Pontiac │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Disch. May 4, - │ │ │ │ 1863; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Melton, William │Georgetown │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Died at - │ │ │ │ Edgefield, Nov. - │ │ │ │ 9, '62. - Martin, John M. │Georgetown │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Disch. March 9, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Morgan, │Georgetown │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to Inv. - Sylvester │ │ │ │ Corps, April - │ │ │ │ 30, '64. - Ogden, Jas. H. │Georgetown │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Died, Bowling - │ │ │ │ Green Dec. 11, - │ │ │ │ '62. - Preble, Thomas │Georgetown │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out July - │ │ │ │ 17, 1865. - Parker, Thos. M.│Dallas │Aug. 15 │Sept. 3 │Killed at Kenesaw - │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - Rednour, John S.│Georgetown │Aug. 6 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Dec. 16, - │ │ │ │ '64; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Roberts, James │Georgetown │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died, Bowling - │ │ │ │ Green Dec. 27. - │ │ │ │ '62. - Rowland, Thos. │Georgetown │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died, Danville, - J. │ │ │ │ Ky., Nov. 1, - │ │ │ │ '64. - Rugg, Peter │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Ridnour, Samuel │Georgetown │Aug. 6 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Jan. 27, - │ │ │ │ '63, as Corp'l; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Swank, John W. │Georgetown │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Sweeney, Joseph │Georgetown │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Shoemaker, │Danville │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Jan. 27, - Sanford │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Shearer, │Danville │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Disch. April 11, - Josephus │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Swank, R. H. │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to Inv. - │ │ │ │ Corps, Sept. 1, - │ │ │ │ '63. - Thompson, Abram │Georgetown │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Jan. 27, - B. │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Whitlock, Wm. │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Disch. May 7, - │ │ │ │ 1864; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Wallingsford, │Georgetown │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Committed suicide - Jas. E. │ │ │ │ at Edgefield - │ │ │ │ Aug. 10, '63. - │ │ │ │ Supposed - │ │ │ │ insane. - West, William │Dallas │Aug. 14 │Sept. 3 │Corp'l. Died at - │ │ │ │ Chattanooga, - │ │ │ │ Aug. 3,'64; - │ │ │ │ wounds. - Weer, Wm. R. │Perryville │Aug. 22 │Sept. 3 │Disch. July 30, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Whitcomb, E. T. │Georgetown │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Oct. 24, - │ │ │ │ '64; - │ │ │ │ disability. - │ │ │ │ - _Recruits._ │ │ │ │ - Hinton, Thomas │Selma │Sept. 13 │Sept. 13 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Hughes, Jas. O. │Dallas │ │ │Died at Nashville - │ │ │ │ July 22, '63. - Moore, George │Georgetown │Sept. 8, '63 │Sept. 8, '63 │Disch. Jan. 14, - │ │ │ │ '64; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Moore, Charles │Georgetown │Nov. 18, '63 │Nov. 18, '63 │Trans. to Co. D, - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - ────────────────┴───────────┴─────────────┴─────────────┴───────────────── - - - ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "E." - - ────────────────┬───────────┬─────────────┬─────────────┬───────────────── - Name and Rank. │Residence. │ Date of │ Date of │ Remarks. - │ │ enlistment. │ muster. │ - ────────────────┼───────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼───────────────── - _First │ │ 1862. │ 1862. │ - Sergeant._ │ │ │ │ - Martin V. Stone │Champaign │Aug. 15 │Sept. 3 │Promoted 2d - │ │ │ │ Lieutenant. - │ │ │ │ - _Sergeants._ │ │ │ │ - Thomas Poage │Sidney │Aug. 15 │ same │Absent, sick, at - │ │ │ │ M. O. of Reg't. - George Scroggs │Champaign │Aug. 8 │ same │Promoted Sergeant - │ │ │ │ Major. - G. W. B. Sadorus│Sadorus │Aug. 12 │ same │Promoted Captain. - William Wilsey │Champaign │Aug. 6 │ same │Disch. July 14, - │ │ │ │ '64, as - │ │ │ │ private; - │ │ │ │ disability. - John F. Waters │Champaign │Aug. 6 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65, as pvt. - Eli S. Cook │Sadorus │Aug. 12 │ same │Died at Nashville - │ │ │ │ June 7, '64. - Jas. H. Simpson │Champaign │Aug. 7 │ same │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as - │ │ │ │ Sergeant. - James M. Story │Champaign │Aug. 8 │ same │Killed at Kenesaw - │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - J. A. Harrison │Sadorus │Aug. 12 │ same │Died at home - │ │ │ │ March 2, 1863. - William Humphrey│Sidney │Aug. 19 │ same │M. O. June 13, - │ │ │ │ '65, as Serg't. - J. Frankenberg │Champaign │Aug. 4 │ same │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as - │ │ │ │ Sergeant. - Geo. T. │Sidney │Aug. 15 │ same │Disch. Aug. 20, - Williamson │ │ │ │ '64; - │ │ │ │ disability. - │ │ │ │ - _Musician._ │ │ │ │ - John Rowe │Sadorus │Aug. 15 │ same │Tr. to Inv. - │ │ │ │ Corps, Jan. 5, - │ │ │ │ '64. - │ │ │ │ - _Privates._ │ │ │ │ - Ashby William │Sidney │Aug. 15 │Sept. 3 │Disch. March 14, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Applegate, │Champaign │Aug. 15 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - Samuel │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Burris, Wm. L. │Sidney │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Burns, Frank │Champaign │Aug. 19 │Sept. 3 │Absent, sick, at - │ │ │ │ M. O. of Reg't. - Breese, Leonard │Champaign │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Deserted Oct. 9, - │ │ │ │ '62. - Boak, William │Champaign │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Bates, Daniel W.│Danville │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Died, Chattanooga - │ │ │ │ July 15, '64; - │ │ │ │ wounds. - Cade, William │Danville │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Died, Nashville - │ │ │ │ Nov. 21, 1862. - Coble, John H. │Danville │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Custer, Thos. W.│Sidney │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corp'l. - Campbell, Wm. N.│Champaign │Aug. 15 │Sept. 3 │Died, Bowling - │ │ │ │ Green, Dec 1, - │ │ │ │ '62. - Campbell, Jas. │Champaign │Aug. 14 │Sept. 3 │Killed at - O. │ │ │ │ Bentonville, N. - │ │ │ │ C. March 19, - │ │ │ │ '65. - Culbertson, Hugh│Champaign │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Darah, Samuel │Sadorus │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Deer, Thomas │Sidney │Aug. 22 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Dooley, James │Homer │Aug. 15 │Sept. 3 │Died. Big Shanty, - │ │ │ │ Ga., July 1, - │ │ │ │ '64; wounds. - Ellers, James │Sadorus │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to Invalid - │ │ │ │ Corps, Jan. 5, - │ │ │ │ '64. - Fieg, John │Champaign │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Discharged at - │ │ │ │ Nashville, - │ │ │ │ Tenn. - Gibson, William │Champaign │Aug. 4 │Sept. 3 │Died in Georgia, - │ │ │ │ Sept. 2, 1864; - │ │ │ │ wounds. - Gilmer, │Champaign │Aug. 6 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to Inv Corps, - Alexander │ │ │ │ Jan 5, 1864. - Gill, John │Champaign │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Absent, sick, at - │ │ │ │ M. O. of Reg't. - Harrison. Geo. │Sadorus │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Must. out July 1, - W. │ │ │ │ '65; pris. war. - Harper, Robt. │Champaign │Aug. 2 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Jan. 27, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Harlan, John │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corp'l. - Johnson, Levi │Sadorus │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ 1865. - Kendell, William│Champaign │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Disch. March 3, - │ │ │ │ '63: - │ │ │ │ disability. - King, Ransom B. │Sadorus │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Laughlin, Moses │Sadorus │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - T. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Lewis, Thomas W.│Champaign │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - LaCost, John │Danville │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Deserted Nov. 5, - │ │ │ │ 1862. - Linsey, George │Sadorus │Sept. 4 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Sept. - │ │ │ │ 21, 1864. - Monroe, Chas. B.│Champaign │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corporal. - McKean, Victor │Champaign │Aug. 1 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Mar. 14, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - McKinney, John │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Disch. May, 4, - W. │ │ │ │ '64; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Miller, John H. │Champaign │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Disch. July 8, - │ │ │ │ 1863; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Myers, Geo. W. │Danville │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Miller, H. J. │Sidney │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died at Savannah - │ │ │ │ Jan. 15, '65. - Pierce, Daniel │Champaign │Aug. 5 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to Inv. - │ │ │ │ Corps, Jan. 5, - │ │ │ │ '64. - Peabody, George │Champaign │Aug. 6 │Sept. 3 │Disch. July 23, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Reed, Francis M.│Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Absent, sick, at - │ │ │ │ M. O. of Reg't. - Ramsey, Hugh │Champaign │Aug. 2 │Sept. 3 │Died at Nashville - │ │ │ │ May 14, '63. - Reynolds, T. M. │Champaign │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 2, - │ │ │ │ '65; was - │ │ │ │ prisoner. - Ruckman. Geo. A.│Sidney │Aug. 15 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Stults, John │Sadorus │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Mar. 8, - │ │ │ │ '65, as - │ │ │ │ Corporal; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Shervey, Henry │Sadorus │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Apr. 20, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Silvers, William│Sadorus │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Died at - │ │ │ │ Goldsboro, N. - │ │ │ │ C., April 5, - │ │ │ │ '65; wounds. - Shafer, Philip │Champaign │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Deserted Oct. 9, - │ │ │ │ 1862. - Stacker, James │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Disch Feb. 24, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Smith, Squire │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Shue, Samuel │Champaign │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Taff, Jas. L. │Sadorus │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65, as 1st - │ │ │ │ Serg. - Taylor, George │Sidney │Aug. 15 │Sept. 3 │Died, - │ │ │ │ Chattanooga, - │ │ │ │ Aug 2, '64; - │ │ │ │ wounds. - Urquhart, Parden│Sadorus │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 20, - │ │ │ │ '65; was pris. - Williams, John │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Died at - │ │ │ │ Louisville Jan. - │ │ │ │ 13, '63. - Williamson, │Sidney │Aug. 15 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - David │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Wilson, Jacob │Sidney │Aug. 22 │Sept. 3 │Killed, Jonesboro - │ │ │ │ Sept. 1, '64. - Weckmire, │Sidney │Aug. 4 │Sept. 3 │Absent, sick, at - William │ │ │ │ M. O. of Reg't. - Wibley, William │Champaign │Aug. 2 │Sept. 3 │Disch. May 18, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Williams William│Champaign │Aug. 5 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Wilson, John │Champaign │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Deserted Oct. 9, - │ │ │ │ 1862. - Welch, Joseph │Champaign │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Mar. 22, - │ │ │ │ '65; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Whitfield, Lewis│Champaign │Aug. 15 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Yates, Samuel B.│Champaign │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Yates, Louis │Sadorus │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to Inv. - │ │ │ │ Corps, Jan. 5, - │ │ │ │ 1864. - York, Charles │Sadorus │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Died at - │ │ │ │ Chattanooga - │ │ │ │ Dec. 9, '64. - Young, M. M. │Sadorus │Aug. 19 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to Inv. - │ │ │ │ Corps, Jan. 6, - │ │ │ │ 1864. - │ │ │ │ - _Recruits._ │ │ │ │ - Danford, Nelson │Champaign │ │ │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Latour, Henry │Sadorus │Aug. 12 │Aug. 12 │Tr. to Inv. - │ │ │ │ Corps, Jan. 5, - │ │ │ │ 1864. - Lindsey, Wm. L. │Danville │Dec. 30, '63 │Dec. 30 │Died, - │ │ │ │ Chattanooga, - │ │ │ │ July 14, '64; - │ │ │ │ wounds. - Roberts, John W.│Champaign │ │ │Disch. Feb. 2, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Stults, Geo. A. │Champaign │ │ │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Troy, Martin │Danville │ │ │Deserted Nov. 4, - │ │ │ │ 1862. - ────────────────┴───────────┴─────────────┴─────────────┴───────────────── - - - ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "F." - - ────────────────┬───────────┬─────────────┬─────────────┬───────────────── - Name and Rank. │Residence. │ Date of │ Date of │ Remarks. - │ │ enlistment. │ muster. │ - ────────────────┼───────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼───────────────── - _First │ │ 1862. │ 1862. │ - Sergeant._ │ │ │ │ - William R. Shoup│Newcomb │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Promoted 2d - │ │ │ │ Lieutenant. - │ │ │ │ - _Sergeants._ │ │ │ │ - Joseph H. White │Newcomb │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65, as 1st - │ │ │ │ Sergeant. - James Smith │ │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Died at Bowling - │ │ │ │ Green, Dec. 19, - │ │ │ │ '62. - Hugh Mitchell │ │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Royal A. Sizer │Newcomb │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Killed at - │ │ │ │ Bentonville, N. - │ │ │ │ C., Mar. 19, - │ │ │ │ '65. - │ │ │ │ - _Corporals._ │ │ │ │ - Henry M. Rudolph│East Bend │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Serg't. Killed - │ │ │ │ at Kenesaw, - │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - Hugh C. Minnix │Newcomb │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Joseph Dickson │East Bend │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Joseph C. │Newcomb │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Died, - Pancake │ │ │ │ Harrodsburg, - │ │ │ │ Dec. 4, '62. - James M. Johnson│Newcomb │Aug. 15 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65, as pvt. - Thomas Chism │ │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65, as pvt. - James M. White │Newcomb │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65, as - │ │ │ │ Serg't. - Nathan F. │Newcomb │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - Trotter │ │ │ │ 9, '65, as - │ │ │ │ Serg't. - │ │ │ │ - _Privates._ │ │ │ │ - Abbott, Jordan │East Bend │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Absent, sick at - │ │ │ │ M. O. of Reg't. - Ater, Zachariah │Newcomb │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Killed at - │ │ │ │ Kenesaw, June - │ │ │ │ 27, '64. - Beasley, David │Champaign │Aug. 14 │Sept. 3 │Promoted - H. │ │ │ │ Quartermaster - │ │ │ │ Serg't. - Beaughman. A. J.│East Bend │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Brown, Stephen │East Bend │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Mar. 20, - C. │ │ │ │ '64; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Champion, Lyman │Middleton │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - E. │ │ │ │ 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corp'l. - Christy, Richard│East Bend │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ 1865. - Chism, Jacob │East Bend │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ 1865. - Caldwell, John │Newcomb │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Died, - │ │ │ │ Harrodsburg, - │ │ │ │ Oct. 30, '63. - Coffman, Wm. E. │Newcomb │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Died, Bardstown, - │ │ │ │ Nov. 20, '62. - Cole, Thompson │East Bend │Aug. 14 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Jan. 16, - │ │ │ │ '64; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Evans, Edward │East Bend │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Fenters, Eli │Newcomb │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Fagan, Benj. B. │Newcomb │Aug. 15 │Sept. 3 │Promoted Hospital - │ │ │ │ Steward. - Fagan, Edwin │Newcomb │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Fisher, John M. │Newcomb │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Accidentally - │ │ │ │ killed at - │ │ │ │ Chickamauga - │ │ │ │ Sta., Nov. 26, - │ │ │ │ 1863. - Fry, George │Newcomb │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865 - Gross, Aaron │East Bend │Aug. 2 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to Inv. - │ │ │ │ Corps, Sept 30, - │ │ │ │ '63. - Henderson, │East Bend │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Feb. - Parson │ │ │ │ 10, 1863. - Herron, H. L. │Newcomb │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Pris. war. - │ │ │ │ Captured Dec. - │ │ │ │ 15, '64. - Howard, G. W. │East Bend │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Houston, A. J. │East Bend │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Houston, Benj. │East Bend │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Hummell, Philip │East Bend │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Irelan, Moses │East Bend │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Jackway, Geo. W.│Pilot │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Transferred to - │ │ │ │ Co. I. - Jeffries, James │East Bend │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Jess, William │Newcomb │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Died of wounds - │ │ │ │ received at - │ │ │ │ Kenesaw, June - │ │ │ │ 27, '64. - Jennings, │Newcomb │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Died at - William │ │ │ │ Louisville, Dec - │ │ │ │ 18, '63. - Kirsh, John G. │Pilot │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Transferred to - │ │ │ │ Co. I. - Kelly, Thomas │Park co., │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 23, 1865. - │Ind. │ │ │ - Lesher, Isaac │Newcomb │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Lynch, Wm. F. │Champaign │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Mavoney, Ithamas│East Bend │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Killed at - │ │ │ │ Louisville, - │ │ │ │ Nov. 29, '64. - Merrill, H. M. │Newcomb │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Killed, Kenesaw, - │ │ │ │ June 30, '64. - Myers, Frederick│East Bend │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out, - │ │ │ │ June 9, 1865. - Myers, Henry │Pilot │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Discharged March - │ │ │ │ 21, 1863. - Mitchell, John │Pilot │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Miller, Josiah │East Bend │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Miller, Alfred │Newcomb │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Nickelson, │East Bend │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Died at - Charles │ │ │ │ Nashville, Dec. - │ │ │ │ 3, '63. - Newell, John W. │East Bend │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to Eng. - │ │ │ │ Corps, Aug. 10, - │ │ │ │ '64. - Osburn, │Newcomb │Aug. 21 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - Christian │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Peofley, │Newcomb │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Died at - Jonathan │ │ │ │ Louisville, - │ │ │ │ Nov. 12, '62. - Perkins, Jas. L.│Middleton │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Pugh, Marshall │East Bend │Aug. 10 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corp'l. - Rowen, Philip │Newcomb │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Robbins, A. B. │Newcomb │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Corp'l. Died, - │ │ │ │ Rome, Ga., May - │ │ │ │ 30, '64. - Rowe, Wm. S. │East Bend │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Discharged June - │ │ │ │ 4, 1863. - Randolph, Chas. │Newcomb │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - W. │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Snell, Clark B. │East Bend │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Transferred to - │ │ │ │ Co. I. - Stephenson, S. │East Bend │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - G. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Stout, James │Newcomb │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Showalter, │Newcomb │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - Jonathan │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Strouss, David │Newcomb │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corp'l. - Scott, Edwin │Newcomb │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Died, - │ │ │ │ Harrodsburg, - │ │ │ │ Nov. 25, '62. - Taylor, John Q. │Newcomb │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Dec. 13, - │ │ │ │ '64 as Corp'l; - │ │ │ │ wounds. - Vangordon, D. S.│East Bend │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Warfield, │East Bend │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Died at - Richard │ │ │ │ Nashville, Dec. - │ │ │ │ 12, '62. - Waugh, David │Champaign │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Died at - │ │ │ │ Nashville, Apr. - │ │ │ │ 12, '63. - Weaver, W. B. │Newcomb │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │M. O. May 15, - │ │ │ │ '65, as Corp'l. - Weaver, Hiram D.│Newcomb │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out July - │ │ │ │ 4, 1865. - White, John J. │Newcomb │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Promoted 2d - │ │ │ │ Lieutenant. - Whitney, Jas. L.│Newcomb │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to Inv. - │ │ │ │ Corps, Feb. 5, - │ │ │ │ 1864. - Woolsey, Alonza │East Bend │Aug. 9 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - A. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Woodcock, James │East Bend │Aug. 7 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to Inv. - │ │ │ │ Corps, Sept. - │ │ │ │ 30, '63. - Williams, │East Bend │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - Richard │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _Recruits._ │ │ │ │ - Barton, J. N. │Newcomb │Feb. 2, '64 │Feb. 2, 1864 │Tr. to Co. A, - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - Barton, Stephen │Newcomb │Feb. 2, '61 │Feb. 2, 1864 │Killed at - │ │ │ │ Kenesaw, June - │ │ │ │ 27, '64. - Campbell, Thos. │Middleton │Nov 17, '63 │Nov. 17, '63 │Tr. to Co. A, - J. │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - Fenters, Samuel │Middleton │Nov. 17, '63 │Nov. 17, '63 │Tr. to Co. A, - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - Fetty, Newton │Newcomb │Aug. 3, '63 │Sept. 4, '63 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Hites, Jas. O. │Middleton │Nov. 17, '63 │Nov. 17, '63 │Tr. to Inv. Corps - K. │ │ │ │ Nov. 17, '64. - Jess, Thomas │Middleton │Dec. 2, '63 │Dec. 4, '63 │Disch. Feb. 21, - │ │ │ │ '65; wounds. - Latter, │Middleton │Dec. 2, '63 │Dec. 4, '63 │Tr. to Co. A, - Alexander │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - Osburn, │Rantoul │Nov. 17, '63 │Nov. 17, '63 │Tr. to Co. A, - Christian │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - Ray, John S. │Newcomb │Mar. 30, '64 │Mar. 30, '64 │Tr. to Co. A, - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - Stout. Martin │Middleton │Nov. 17, '63 │Nov. 17, '63 │Tr. to Co. A, - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - Woodcock, John │Cairo │Dec. 3, '63 │Dec. 3, '63 │Tr. to Co. A, - L. │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - ────────────────┴───────────┴─────────────┴─────────────┴───────────────── - - - ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "G". - - ────────────────┬───────────┬─────────────┬─────────────┬───────────────── - Name and Rank. │Residence. │ Date of │ Date of │ Remarks. - │ │ enlistment. │ muster. │ - ────────────────┼───────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼───────────────── - _Sergeants._ │ │ 1862. │ 1862. │ - Newton Norris │Danville │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3. │Promoted 2d - │ │ │ │ Lieutenant. - A. A. Sulcer │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Promoted Hospital - │ │ │ │ Steward. - Henry Cotten │Georgetown │Aug. 11 │ same │Discharged Feb. - │ │ │ │ 14, 1863. - Elisha Littler │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Promoted 1st - │ │ │ │ Lieutenant. - William Hart │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Died at - │ │ │ │ Nashville, - │ │ │ │ April 2, '63. - │ │ │ │ - _Corporals._ │ │ │ │ - Franklin Guymond│Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Deserted at - │ │ │ │ Louisville, Ky. - Wm. Hawkins │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as Serg't. - Samuel Zortman │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Serg't. Killed, - │ │ │ │ Marietta, Ga., - │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - Marion Lee │Fairmount │Aug. 11 │ same │Promoted 2d - │ │ │ │ Lieutenant. - John Todd │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Serg't Killed, - │ │ │ │ Marietta, Ga., - │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - Joseph │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │M. O. June 22, - Buckingham │ │ │ │ '65, as - │ │ │ │ Sergeant. - Jeptha K. Turner│Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Discharged. - Franklin │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │M. O. June 13, - McKinsey │ │ │ │ '65, as - │ │ │ │ private. - │ │ │ │ - _Musicians._ │ │ │ │ - Joseph Ship │Fairmount │Aug. 11 │ same │Discharged at - │ │ │ │ Nashville. - Joseph Crosby │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Discharged Nov. - │ │ │ │ 15, 1862. - │ │ │ │ - _Wagoner._ │ │ │ │ - Andrew C. │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Mustered out June - Hignett │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - │ │ │ │ - _Privates._ │ │ │ │ - Burgoyne, Jas. │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Mustered out June - H. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Bently, Thomas │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Discharged March - │ │ │ │ 17, 1864. - Boggest, H. M. │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Died at - │ │ │ │ Nashville, Dec. - │ │ │ │ 22, '62. - Culp, Marion │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Discharged March - │ │ │ │ 7, 1863. - Clayton, J. J. │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corp'l. - Culp, J. D. │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ 1865. - Clearwater, │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Discharged Feb. - Richard │ │ │ │ 23, 1863. - Davidson, John │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Discharged at - G. │ │ │ │ Nashville. - Darlin, Alphias │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Darlin, E. P. │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Discharged Feb. - │ │ │ │ 11, 1863. - Eacret, Samuel │Danville │Aug. 11 │ same │Tr. to Inv. Corps - │ │ │ │ Oct. 29, '63. - Evans, T. L. H. │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Tr. to Inv. Corps - │ │ │ │ Oct. 29, '63. - Flougher, │Fairmount │Aug. 11 │ same │M. O. June 9, - William │ │ │ │ '65, as - │ │ │ │ Sergeant. - Felmley, William│Pilot │Aug. 11 │ same │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as Corp'l. - Gee, Mathias │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ 1865. - Griffith, Samuel│Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Died, Bowling - │ │ │ │ Green, Ky., - │ │ │ │ Nov. 16, '62. - Harness, Joshua │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as Corp'l. - Herring, Henry │Danville │Aug. 11 │ same │Died at - │ │ │ │ Nashville, Nov. - │ │ │ │ 6, 1862. - Herring, Elisha │Pilot │Aug. 11 │ same │Killed near - │ │ │ │ Marietta, Ga., - │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - Hall, Marvin C. │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Discharged Dec. - │ │ │ │ 5, 1862. - Keeny, Thos. A. │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Died at - │ │ │ │ Perryville, - │ │ │ │ Oct. 8, 1862. - Keeny, Jas. W. │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Discharged March - │ │ │ │ 7, 1863. - Lyman, Warren │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Killed near - │ │ │ │ Marietta, Ga., - │ │ │ │ June 27, 64. - Lenover, John │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Tr. to Inv. - │ │ │ │ Corps, Sept. - │ │ │ │ 16, '63. - Littler, Cyrus │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Mustered out June - R. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Leaky, Geo. M. │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Loman, James │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Died, Nashville, - │ │ │ │ March 23, '63. - Lasew, William │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Discharged Jan. - │ │ │ │ 23, 1865. - Lyman, Jonathan │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Tr. to Inv. - │ │ │ │ Corps, Sept. - │ │ │ │ 16, '63. - Lloyd, Henry │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Littler, John │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Killed, Marietta, - │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - Littler, Edwin │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Died, Bowling - │ │ │ │ Green, Ky., - │ │ │ │ Nov. 25, '62. - McHenry, Timothy│Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Died, Bowling - │ │ │ │ Green, Ky., - │ │ │ │ Nov. 6, '62. - Neel Jacob N. │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Killed near - │ │ │ │ Marietta, Ga., - │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - Nire, Adam │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Discharged at - │ │ │ │ Nashville. - Ogle, Francis M.│Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 15, 1865. - O'Neal, Thomas │Danville │Aug. 11 │Sept. 3 │Killed near - │ │ │ │ Marietta, Ga., - │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - Ogden, Jos. C. │Danville │Aug. 11 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Ogden, Jas. F. │Danville │Aug. 11 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 22, 1865. - Oflett, Gabriel │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Died at - │ │ │ │ Louisville Dec. - │ │ │ │ 30, '62. - Piper, Wm. H. │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Discharged Dec. - │ │ │ │ 12, 1862. - Parker, Charles │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Parker, Robert │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Pate, Lazarus N.│Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Reynolds, John │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Discharged Feb. - W. │ │ │ │ 12, 1863. - Swoap, B. F. │Danville │Aug. 11 │ same │Died at - │ │ │ │ Nashville, Dec. - │ │ │ │ 1, '62. - Shephard, M. B. │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Discharged Feb. - │ │ │ │ 15, 1863. - Stansbury, Amos │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Spangler, Wm. │Danville │Aug. 11 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Smith, John D. │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Killed at - │ │ │ │ Jonesboro, - │ │ │ │ Sept. 1, '64. - Sullivan, │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Died Chattanooga, - Patrick │ │ │ │ July 26, '64. - Stearns, John H.│Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Deserted Dec. 5, - │ │ │ │ 1863. - Scott, William │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Trans. to Pioneer - │ │ │ │ Corps. - Smith, John N. │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Discharged Oct. - │ │ │ │ 23, 1862. - Snider, William │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Discharged at - │ │ │ │ Nashville. - Swain, Samuel │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Killed, Marietta, - │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - Swain, Marion │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corp'l. - Stobangh, │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Deserted at - Alexander │ │ │ │ Louisville, Ky. - Sampson, H. R. │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Deserted at - │ │ │ │ Louisville, Ky. - Tanner, Isaac │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │M. O. July 1, - │ │ │ │ '65; was pris. - Tash, Jesse │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Died at - │ │ │ │ Nashville, Dec. - │ │ │ │ 17, 1862. - Thorp, Joseph C.│Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │M.O. June 9, '65, - │ │ │ │ as Corp'l. - Worden, Henry │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as Serg't. - Williams, A. J. │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Killed, Marietta, - │ │ │ │ June 27, '64. - Wright, Edward │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Williams, │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Discharged Dec. - William │ │ │ │ 12, 1862. - Williams, David │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Discharged Feb. - │ │ │ │ 18, 1863. - Wilson, Benj. │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Died March 27, - │ │ │ │ 1863. - Wilson, James │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Discharged Dec. - │ │ │ │ 12, 1862. - Walker. Isaiah │Catlin │Aug. 11 │ same │Died Chattanooga, - G. │ │ │ │ Jan. 11, '64. - │ │ │ │ - _Recruits._ │ │ │ │ - Love, William │Catlin │ │ │Discharged Jan. - │ │ │ │ 6, 1863. - Puzey, Thomas │Catlin │Dec. 19, '63 │Dec. 19, '63 │Trans, to Co. G, - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - Simpson, John │Catlin │Aug. 11, '62 │Sept. 4, '62 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ 1865, as 1st - │ │ │ │ Serg't. - Turner, James │Vermilion │Mar. 8, '64 │Mar. 8, '64 │Trans. to Co. G. - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - ────────────────┴───────────┴─────────────┴─────────────┴───────────────── - - - ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "H." - - ────────────────┬───────────┬─────────────┬─────────────┬───────────────── - Name and Rank. │Residence. │ Date of │ Date of │ Remarks. - │ │ enlistment. │ muster. │ - ────────────────┼───────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼───────────────── - _First │ │ 1862. │ 1862. │ - Sergeant._ │ │ │ │ - John W. Hill │ │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │ - │ │ │ │ - _Sergeants._ │ │ │ │ - Samuel M. │Urbana │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Promoted 2d - Dunseth │ │ │ │ Lieutenant. - Augustine │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Killed at - Blacker │ │ │ │ Jonesboro, Ga., - │ │ │ │ Sept. 1, '64. - William Padgett │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Died June 16, - │ │ │ │ 1864; wounds. - John F. Sims │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Discharged March - │ │ │ │ 20, 1863. - │ │ │ │ - _Corporals._ │ │ │ │ - Stephen C Abbott│Middletown │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Jan. 4, - │ │ │ │ '65, as - │ │ │ │ Sergeant. - Benj. F. Wingard│Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │M. O. May 13, - │ │ │ │ '65, as - │ │ │ │ private. - Adam Harper │Piatt Co. │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as Serg't. - Highland F. │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Captured May 21, - Hewes │ │ │ │ 1864. - Ephriam J. Scott│Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Died in prison - │ │ │ │ hospital, - │ │ │ │ Atlanta, Ga., - │ │ │ │ July 3, 1864. - Isaac J. Coon │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Must. out June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as Serg't. - James B. Ray │Middletown │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Died Sept. 22, - │ │ │ │ 1864. - Bernard G. Parks│Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Promoted - │ │ │ │ Commissary - │ │ │ │ Serg't. - │ │ │ │ - _Privates._ │ │ │ │ - Acree, Joseph W.│Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Must'd out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65 as - │ │ │ │ Corp'l. - Alvis, Joseph │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Died Feb. 2, - │ │ │ │ 1863. - Blue, John W. │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Oct. - │ │ │ │ 23, 1862. - Black, Peter │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Brown, James │Middletown │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Baker, John │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Died in - │ │ │ │ Andersonville - │ │ │ │ prison Jan. 26, - │ │ │ │ 1865. No. of - │ │ │ │ grave, 12,530. - Burnett, Seth L.│Middletown │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Bond, Blackburn │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Carter, John │Middletown │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Feb. - │ │ │ │ 24, '65; - │ │ │ │ disabil. - Cappis, William │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │M. O. July 1, - │ │ │ │ '65; was pris. - Coon, M. H. │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Crabtree, Peter │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Disch. on or - │ │ │ │ about Feb. 14, - │ │ │ │ '63. - Curtis, Alvin F.│Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corp'l. - Conter, Elisha │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Discharged July - W. │ │ │ │ 29, 1863. - Case, Charles │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Cannon, Jas. W. │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Transferred to - │ │ │ │ Co. I. - Coon, Joseph │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Coon, Thomas │Vermilion │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Aug. - │ │ │ │ 30, 1863. - Coon, Peter │McDonough │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Jan. - │ │ │ │ 22, 1863. - Coon, Henry │DeWitt │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Oct. - │ │ │ │ 23, 1862. - Campbell, John │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Deserted Dec. 4, - │ │ │ │ 1862. - Davidson, H. W. │Middletown │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as Corp'l. - Davis, Wm. I. │Piatt Co. │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Captured Nov. 30, - │ │ │ │ 1864. - Downs, Noble │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Dickson, Andrew │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │M. O June 9, '65, - │ │ │ │ as Corporal. - │ │ │ │ Absent, sick. - Davis, Edward │Piatt Co. │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Danforth, Nelson│Piatt Co. │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │See Recruits Co. - │ │ │ │ E. - Ensminger, Saml │Piatt Co. │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Edwards, H. T. │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Feb. - │ │ │ │ 14, 1863. - England, Albert │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │ - Gulick, James P.│Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Gordon, B. F. │Piatt Co. │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Hughes, David F.│Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Died in - │ │ │ │ Andersonville - │ │ │ │ prison, Sept. - │ │ │ │ 28, 1864. No. - │ │ │ │ of grave, - │ │ │ │ 9,962. - Hard, R. F. │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865 - Hadfield, Joseph│Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Killed at - │ │ │ │ Kenesaw, July - │ │ │ │ 1, '64. - Johnston, John │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Died in - │ │ │ │ Andersonville - │ │ │ │ prison, Apr. - │ │ │ │ 21, 1864. No. - │ │ │ │ of grave, - │ │ │ │ 9,458. - Johnston, │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - Richard │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Knapp, Thos. J. │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corp. - King, Granville │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - C. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - King, David │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Feb. - │ │ │ │ 28, '63. - King, Isaiah J. │Edgar Co. │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Captured near - │ │ │ │ Dallas, Ga. - Kesler, Joseph │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Died Dec. 7, - │ │ │ │ 1862. - Kaffer, Peter │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Must'd out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65, as - │ │ │ │ Serg't. - Laughlin, Samuel│Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Must'd out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65, as 1st - │ │ │ │ Serg't. - Luman, Surl L. │Middletown │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Means, William │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Died of w'ds - │ │ │ │ rec'd Sept. 22, - │ │ │ │ '63. - Morris, John D. │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │ - Mallory, George │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Minnear, Elias │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Disch. on or - │ │ │ │ about Feb. 14, - │ │ │ │ '63. - McCall, W. H. H.│Middletown │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Mortimore, S. C.│Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Deserted Feb. 2, - │ │ │ │ 1863. - McMahan, W. M. │Middletown │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Disch. on or - │ │ │ │ about June 1, - │ │ │ │ '63. - Mahlone, S. E. │Piatt Co. │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Feb. - │ │ │ │ 10, '63. - Manford, John │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Transferred to V. - │ │ │ │ R. C. - Purtle, John │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Feb. 2, - │ │ │ │ '65; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Pitman, Dubois │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Missing at - │ │ │ │ Kenesaw, Ga., - │ │ │ │ since June 27, - │ │ │ │ 1864. - Phillips, James │Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out May - │ │ │ │ 26, 1865. - Polston, Jacob │Vermilion │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │M. O. July 1, - │ │ │ │ '65; was - │ │ │ │ prisoner. - Polston, John │Vermilion │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Killed at - │ │ │ │ Kenesaw, June - │ │ │ │ 27, '64. - Polston, William│Champaign │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Robinson, │Piatt Co. │Aug. 8 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - William │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Smith, John │Champaign │Aug. 8 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Smith, Oliver H.│Champaign │Aug. 8 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Tryon, Harvey S.│Champaign │Aug. 8 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Serg't. - Vest, Samuel │Middletown │Aug. 8 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Waterman, Henry │Champaign │Aug. 8 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Waterman, │Champaign │Aug. 8 │ same │Discharged March - Theodore │ │ │ │ 24, 1864. - Wright, George │Champaign │Aug. 8 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Wright, William │Champaign │Aug. 8 │ same │Died of - │ │ │ │ accidental w'ds - │ │ │ │ in '62. - Weston, N. │ │Aug. 8 │ same │ - Williams, Daniel│Champaign │Aug. 8 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _Recruits._ │ │ │ │ - Hardin, Albert │ │ │ │Died at Bowling - G. │ │ │ │ Green, Ky., in - │ │ │ │ 1862. - McCormick, J. H.│Chicago │Oct. 8 '64 │Oct. 8, '64 │Trans. to Co. H, - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - ────────────────┴───────────┴─────────────┴─────────────┴───────────────── - - - ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "I." - - ────────────────┬───────────┬─────────────┬─────────────┬───────────────── - Name and Rank. │Residence. │ Date of │ Date of │ Remarks. - │ │ enlistment. │ muster. │ - ────────────────┼───────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼───────────────── - _First │ │ 1862. │ 1862. │ - Sergeant._ │ │ │ │ - Jas. H. Trimmel │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Promoted 2d - │ │ │ │ Lieutenant - │ │ │ │ - _Sergeants._ │ │ │ │ - Alfred Atwood │Pilot │Aug. 15 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Feb. - │ │ │ │ 9, '65, 1st - │ │ │ │ Serg. - Samuel Hardisty │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Mar. 19, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Geo. A. Clapp │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Promoted 1st - │ │ │ │ Lieutenant - Daniel Gibson │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Died at - │ │ │ │ Edgefield, Nov. - │ │ │ │ 25, '62 - │ │ │ │ - _Corporals._ │ │ │ │ - George Young │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Died, Louisville, - │ │ │ │ Nov. 29, '62 - Levi W. Coughton│Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as private - Henry Armentrout│Pilot │Aug. 15 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Feb. 4, - │ │ │ │ '63; disability - Barton Snider │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as 1st - │ │ │ │ Serg't. - Jarrett Davis │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as - │ │ │ │ Sergeant - Thos. Mackemson │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as - │ │ │ │ Sergeant - Robert Michael │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Killed at - │ │ │ │ Kenesaw, June - │ │ │ │ 27, '64 - Daniel D. Cannon│Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as private - │ │ │ │ - _Musician._ │ │ │ │ - Curtis H. Tanzey│Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Promoted - │ │ │ │ Principal - │ │ │ │ Musician - Milton C. Cannon│Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as Corp'l. - │ │ │ │ - _Wagoner._ │ │ │ │ - Daniel B. │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Oct. 24, - Sanders │ │ │ │ '62; disability - │ │ │ │ - _Privates._ │ │ │ │ - Acton, David A. │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65 - Alton, Preston │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Acton, John W. │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Died, Bowling - │ │ │ │ Green, Ky., - │ │ │ │ Dec. 2, '62. - Alexander, W. W.│Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Feb. 3, - │ │ │ │ '63; disability - Blevins, Geo. W.│Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865 - Burd, Wm. F. │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as Serg't. - Brown, Jacob │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 17, - │ │ │ │ 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corp'l. - Burd, Adrian P. │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865 - Babb, Gideon │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to Eng. - │ │ │ │ Corps, July 29, - │ │ │ │ '64 - Brittingham, A. │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - W. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865 - Cosairt, John │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Died at - │ │ │ │ Edgefield, July - │ │ │ │ 28, '63 - Carmack, John │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Corp'l. Killed, - │ │ │ │ Kenesaw, June - │ │ │ │ 27, '64. - Cannon, John T. │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865 - Dancer, Elias F.│Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Died at - │ │ │ │ Nashville, Jan. - │ │ │ │ 9, 1863 - Dove, Abram C. │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865 - Durham, Samuel │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Disch. July 18, - │ │ │ │ '63; disability - Disert, Joseph │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to Eng. - │ │ │ │ Corps, July 29, - │ │ │ │ '64 - Dare, Philip H. │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865 - Elkins, Stephen │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Died, - │ │ │ │ Harrodsburg, - │ │ │ │ Nov. 11, '62 - Gilliland, │Blount │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - Reason │ │ │ │ 9, 1865 - Hewitt, Eli M. │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Disch. for - │ │ │ │ promotion, Mar. - │ │ │ │ 23, '64 - Hardisty, N. W. │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Mar. 7, - │ │ │ │ '65; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Huston, John │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865 - Hillary, Jas. P.│Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Feb. 25, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Hillary, Francis│Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Disch. May 6, - J. │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Hardisty, A. S. │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Disch. June 19, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Hollett, Hiram │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Hughes, Isaac │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Hoboy, Eisha │Blount │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Howard, John W. │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Serg. - Herring, John │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corp'l. - Hannahs, Thomas │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Holeman, I. H. │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Jones, Harlin │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Kane, Matthew │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Liggett, Lawson │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Disch. May 31, - │ │ │ │ '65; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Liggett, Nelson │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to Inv. - │ │ │ │ Corps, June 21, - │ │ │ │ '64. - Lourance, │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - Whitacher │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Lourance, Jonas │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Lane, William │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corp'l. - Laflin, Amos W. │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corp'l. - Masters, Jacob │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - F. S. T. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Miller, Jas. W. │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Moody, Joseph │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Oct. 24, - │ │ │ │ '62; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Mauslar, J. W. │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Miller, John │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 30, 1865. - Madole, William │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Odey, Newton │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Osborn, Uriah │Pilot │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to Inv. - │ │ │ │ Corps, Sept. - │ │ │ │ 16, '63. - Parnell, John W.│Blount │Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Nov. 10, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Pilkinton, │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - Charles │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Rutledge, Isaac │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Paroled pris. - S. │ │ │ │ Died, - │ │ │ │ Annapolis, Md., - │ │ │ │ March 10, 1865. - Rowe, John │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Rees, Wm. M. │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Died at Atlanta, - │ │ │ │ Sept. 23, '64. - Starr, Peter L. │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Dec. - │ │ │ │ 12, 1862. - Sanders, Newton │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Sanders, Levi W.│Middle Fork│Aug. 15 │ same │Promoted - │ │ │ │ Chaplain. - Smoot, Nathan J.│Danville │Sept. 3 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Taber, Jesse │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │ same │Died, Gallatin, - │ │ │ │ Jan. 23, 1863. - Vansandt, H. G. │Pilot │Aug. 12 │ same │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Waugh, William │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │ same │Died at - │ │ │ │ Louisville, - │ │ │ │ Nov. 5, 1862. - West, William │Pilot │Aug. 12 │ same │Died, Bowling - │ │ │ │ Green, Ky., - │ │ │ │ Jan. 7, '63. - Wilson, John G. │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │ same │Died at Big - │ │ │ │ Shanty, Ga., - │ │ │ │ June 29, '64; - │ │ │ │ wounds. - Walker, Andrew │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │ same │Mustered out May - │ │ │ │ 20, 1865. - Waugh, David W. │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │ same │Died, Danville, - │ │ │ │ Ky., Nov. 1, - │ │ │ │ '62. - Waugh, Vains │Middle Fork│Aug. 12 │ same │Supposed disch. - │ │ │ │ and re-enlisted - │ │ │ │ in 86th Ind. - │ │ │ │ Vols. - │ │ │ │ - _Recruits._ │ │ │ │ - Ballard, Josiah │Middle Fork│Dec. 15, '63 │Dec. 15, '63 │Died at Camp - │ │ │ │ McAfee Church, - │ │ │ │ Ga., Feb. 6, - │ │ │ │ 1864. - Ballard, Henry │Middle Fork│Dec. 15, '63 │Dec. 15, '63 │Trans. to Co. I, - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - Cannon, James W.│ │ │ │Absent, sick, at - │ │ │ │ M. O. of Reg't. - Clark, W. W. │Middle Fork│ │ │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - French, Louis T.│Middle Fork│Mar. 7, '64 │Mar. 12, '64 │Trans. to Co. I, - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - Harper, B. F. │Middle Fork│ │ │Died at - │ │ │ │ Nashville, Jan. - │ │ │ │ 28, '64. - Jackney, Geo. W.│ │ │ │Disch. Feb. 27, - │ │ │ │ '63; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Kirsh, John G. │ │ │ │Must'd out July - │ │ │ │ 1, '65; was - │ │ │ │ pris. - Kirkhart, │Blue Grass │Dec. 22, '63 │Dec. 22, '63 │Died Chattanooga, - Michael │ │ │ │ July 15, '64. - Liggett, John │Middle Fork│Dec. 15, '63 │Dec. 15, '63│Trans. to Co. I, - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - Moore, James │Catlin │Dec. 29, '63 │Dec. 29, '63 │Trans. to Co. I, - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - Snell, Clark B. │ │ │ │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Tansey, Verlin │Quincy │Feb. 23, '64 │Feb. 23, '64 │Disch. Feb. 20, - G. │ │ │ │ '65; - │ │ │ │ disability. - Watson, Milton │Pilot │ │ │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - ────────────────┴───────────┴─────────────┴─────────────┴───────────────── - - - ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "K." - - ────────────────┬───────────┬─────────────┬─────────────┬───────────────── - Name and Rank. │Residence. │ Date of │ Date of │ Remarks. - │ │ enlistment. │ muster. │ - ────────────────┼───────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼───────────────── - _Sergeants._ │ │ 1862. │ 1862. │ - Ezekiel B. │Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Discharged July - Timmon │ │ │ │ 17, 1863. - Wiliam B. Galway│Dallas │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Promoted 2d - │ │ │ │ Lieutenant. - Peter S. Burk │Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to regular - │ │ │ │ army. Dec. 16, - │ │ │ │ '62. - Isaac N. Adams │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Died, - │ │ │ │ Chattanooga, - │ │ │ │ Nov. 4, '64; - │ │ │ │ wounds. - Thomas Guthrie │Dallas │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Disch. July 13, - │ │ │ │ 1863. - │ │ │ │ - _Corporals._ │ │ │ │ - James M. Cook │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as 1st - │ │ │ │ Serg't. - Thos. L. Douglas│Danville │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65. - Wm. M. Marity │Indianola │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Discharged April - │ │ │ │ 10, '65 w'ds. - A. J. Woolcot │Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - David M. Woolen │Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to Inv. - │ │ │ │ Corps, Nov. 1, - │ │ │ │ '63. M. O. - │ │ │ │ April 13, '65; - │ │ │ │ disability. - T. A. Baker │Indianola │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as - │ │ │ │ Sergeant. - William Jamison │Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as - │ │ │ │ Sergeant. - Thos. W. │Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Serg't. Promoted - Blakeney │ │ │ │ Serg't Major. - │ │ │ │ - _Musicians._ │ │ │ │ - Eli Shephard │Danville │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to Inv. - │ │ │ │ Corps, Nov. 1, - │ │ │ │ '63. - Saml. R. Tilton │Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - │ │ │ │ - _Privates._ │ │ │ │ - Anderson, Joseph│Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Argo, Wm. J. │St. Joseph │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Killed at - │ │ │ │ Kenesaw, June - │ │ │ │ 27, '64. - Bell, John V. │Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Blakney, Jas. W.│Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Boon, Wm. J. │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Disch. May 4, - │ │ │ │ 1865; wounds. - Barnard, John │Danville │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Brown, John │Vermilion │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Died at - │ │ │ │ Nashville, Dec. - │ │ │ │ 7, '62. - Barnett, │Dallas │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - Thompson │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Crosby, S. J. │Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Oct. - │ │ │ │ 17, 1862. - Cabbage, John │Danville │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Cole, Commodore │Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to reg. army, - P. │ │ │ │ Dec. 10, 1862. - Conover, John R.│Dallas │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out May - │ │ │ │ 26, 1865. - Denton, John │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Killed at - │ │ │ │ Kenesaw, June - │ │ │ │ 27, '64. - Davidson, John │Danville │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Died, Bowling - S. │ │ │ │ Green, Ky., - │ │ │ │ Nov. 20, '62. - Dowers, │Dallas │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Died at - Washington │ │ │ │ Chattanooga, - │ │ │ │ July 6, '64; - │ │ │ │ wounds. - Elsby, Nehemiah │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Evans, Jesse A. │Dallas │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Evans, Strader │Dallas │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Killed at - │ │ │ │ Kenesaw, June - │ │ │ │ 27, '64. - Earls, Mordicai │Dallas │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Foster, A. M. │Dallas │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Feb. - │ │ │ │ 15, '64; w'ds. - Fields, Thos. S.│Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Gibson, Philip │Danville │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - M. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corp'l. - Gibson, James │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │M. O. July 1, - │ │ │ │ '65; was - │ │ │ │ prisoner. - Guthrie Geo. │Dallas │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Gibson, Abyram │Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Gibson, Garrett │Dallas │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Henson, W. P. │Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Nov. 29, - │ │ │ │ '62; wounds. - Harrison, W. M. │Perryville │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Died at Gallatin, - │ │ │ │ Jan. 13, '63. - Hoyle, James │Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Died at - │ │ │ │ Nashville, June - │ │ │ │ 8, '63. - Herald, V. G. │Dallas │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Hildreth, Alvin │Dallas │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Holt, Wm. H. │Dallas │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Jumps, Theodore │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Jumps, John W. │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Died, - │ │ │ │ Jeffersonville, - │ │ │ │ Oct. 4, '64. - Kiger, Charles │Danville │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Kiger, Henry │Danville │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Kelly, Jas. N. │Rockville │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Disch. Mar. 14, - │ │ │ │ '65; wounds. - Leach, Geo. T. │Indianola │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to Vet. Eng. - │ │ │ │ Corps. - Leach, Henry C. │Indianola │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - McCartney, │Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Oct. - Isaiah │ │ │ │ 18, 1862. - Martin, Wm. H. │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Died, - │ │ │ │ Chattanooga, - │ │ │ │ July 26, '64; - │ │ │ │ wounds. - McCorkle, N. M. │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Trans. to I. C., - │ │ │ │ Nov. 1, 1863. - Miller, Andrew │Danville │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - McMillen, J. G. │Danville │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - McMillen, George│Danville │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Killed at - │ │ │ │ Kenesaw, June - │ │ │ │ 27, '64. - Mitchels, Jasper│Dallas │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Mills, Richard │Dallas │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, '65. - Mills, Adam H. │Dallas │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Killed at - │ │ │ │ Kenesaw, June - │ │ │ │ 27, '64. - Orr, Wm. W. │Bloom │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Died, Big Shanty, - │ │ │ │ Ga., June 28, - │ │ │ │ '64; wounds. - Ogden, William │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Serg't. - O'Bryant, W. W. │Dallas │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ 1865. - O'Bryant, │Dallas │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - Asberry │ │ │ │ 1865. - Pettis, John │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Deserted Nov. 6, - │ │ │ │ 1862 - Porter, Henry S.│Dallas │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Corp'l. - Richardson, R. │Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Oct - T. │ │ │ │ 27, 1862. - Rogers, John A. │Perryville │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Ramsey, Joseph │Indianola │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Deserted Aug. 7, - │ │ │ │ '64. - Ritter, John │Indianola │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Oct. - │ │ │ │ 18, 1862. - Spry, J. W. │Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Spicer, William │Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Died at Gallatin, - │ │ │ │ Dec. 25, 1862. - Shewman, F. N. │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Stunkard, W. N. │Indianola │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Studley, H. H. │Indianola │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to V. R. C., - │ │ │ │ May 1, 1864. - Scott, Thos. W. │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Tabor, Alfred │Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Feb. - │ │ │ │ 28, 1863. - Thornton, J. │Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ '65, as Corp'l. - Trosper, James │Georgetown │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Tr. to Inv. - │ │ │ │ Corps, Nov. 1, - │ │ │ │ '63. - Thornton, David │Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Feb. - │ │ │ │ 20, 1863. - Thomas, W. H. │Dallas │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │M. O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ 1865, as - │ │ │ │ Serg't. - White, William │Catlin │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Oct. - │ │ │ │ 23, 1862. - Whitehead, W. M.│Indianola │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Wilson, Jesse │Indianola │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - White, Jas. R. │Indianola │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Mustered out June - │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - West, Benj. F. │Indianola │Aug. 13 │Sept. 3 │Discharged Jan. - │ │ │ │ 30, 1863. - │ │ │ │ - _Recruits._ │ │ │ │ - Bishop, Austin │Georgetown │ │ │Mustered out June - B. │ │ │ │ 9, 1865. - Hinson, Franklin│Collier │Mar. 30, '64 │Mar. 30, '64 │Tr. to Co. K, - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - Jenkins, Eli │Catlin │Mar. 20, '64 │Mar. 29, '64 │Tr. to Co. K, - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - Jenkins, W. F. │Springfield│Feb. 23, '64 │Feb. 23, '64 │Tr. to Co. K, - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - McMullen, W. M. │Middle Fork│Dec. 29, '63 │Dec. 29. '63 │Trans. to Co. K, - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - McNutt, Joseph │Dallas │ │ │Deserted April —, - │ │ │ │ 1863. - Nicholson, John │Danville │Feb. 19, '64 │Feb. 19, '64 │Tr. to Co. K, - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - Richardson, S. │Catlin │Dec. 29, '63 │Dec. 29, '63 │Tr. to Co. K, - F. │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - Rotroff, Thomas │Indianola │ │ │Died at - │ │ │ │ Nashville, Nov. - │ │ │ │ 27, '62. - Stewart, H. J. │ │ │ │Reduced from - │ │ │ │ Commissary - │ │ │ │ Serg. at his - │ │ │ │ own request. M. - │ │ │ │ O. June 9, - │ │ │ │ 1865. - Sheuman, R. W. │Georgetown │Feb. 19, '64 │Feb. 19, '64 │Trans. to Co. K, - │ │ │ │ 60th Ill. Inf. - ────────────────┴───────────┴─────────────┴─────────────┴───────────────── - - - UNASSIGNED RECRUITS. - - ────────────────┬───────────┬─────────────┬─────────────┬───────────────── - Name and Rank. │Residence. │ Date of │ Date of │ Remarks. - │ │ enlistment. │ muster. │ - ────────────────┼───────────┼─────────────┼─────────────┼───────────────── - _Unassigned │ │ 1862. │ 1862. │ - Recruits._ │ │ │ │ - Gray, Joseph │Middle Fork│Dec. 29, '63 │Dec. 29, '63 │ - Glandon, │Middle Fork│Dec. 15, '63 │Dec. 15, '63 │Died Camp Butler, - Sterling │ │ │ │ Feb. 12, 64. - ────────────────┴───────────┴─────────────┴─────────────┴───────────────── - - - INTRODUCTORY. - -Believing it would prove interesting and profitable to all the old -members of the 125th, we have concluded to append the official reports -of the brigade since the beginning of the Atlanta campaign; and the fact -that they were made by the only surviving field officer of the regiment, -who, as lieutenant colonel, commanded the brigade through more than ten -months of its greatest perils, will not, we feel very sure, detract from -their interest. - -By the opening of the campaign, the regiment and brigade were very -nearly rid of their weakly men and inefficient officers, and were well -prepared to engage in the arduous duties before them. - -Prior to the spring of '64, the whole brigade was largely in the school -of preparation, but from that time forward, always in the field of labor -and danger. - -It must be remembered that official reports are limited to the recital -of acts done by the whole body, or some portion of it, in obedience to -orders, or the general plan of operations, and a description of the -performance of such acts, but the commander may not, like the -independent historian, indulge in generalities, individual opinion and -criticism, or extended personal mention. This difference will be more -apparent when the reader compares the reports with the author's accounts -of the same subject matter. - -With this introduction, we present the official reports of our most -important campaigns. - - - BRIGADE REPORT FROM LEE AND GORDON'S MILLS - TO ATLANTA, GA. - - Headquarters 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 14th A. C., - Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 9th, 1864. - -Captain: Pursuant to directions from division headquarters, of date the -6th instant, I have the honor to report, so far as my information -extends substantially, the operations of this brigade from the 3rd day -of May, 1864, when it struck tents and broke camp at Lee and Gordon's -mills, until its arrival at Atlanta on the 4th day of the present month. -Being the fourth brigade commander since the campaign began, and having -served on the corps staff for some time before, and up to, the 27th day -of June last, I am compelled to rely largely for data, upon the -necessarily confused memoranda of the different commanders who preceded -me. - -On the 3rd day of May last, the brigade, comprising the 22nd Ind. Vet. -Vols., 85th, 86th, 110th and 125th Ills. Vols., and the 52nd Ohio Vols., -commanded by Col. Dan. McCook, left Lee and Gordon's mills and marched -to Ringgold, Ga., where, toward night, it crossed the Chickamauga river -and joined the division commanded by Brig. Gen. J. C. Davis, and -bivouacked until the morning of the 5th of May, when it marched out to -near Catoosa Springs and encamped until the morning of the 7th, when it -marched beyond Tunnel Hill about two miles, part of the time under heavy -fire from the enemy's artillery. On the morning of the 8th of May, the -brigade marched towards and confronted the enemy's skirmishers guarding -the entrance to Buzzard Roost Gap. May 9th, supported the 1st brigade -skirmish line. May 10th, the brigade lay under fire from the enemy's -sharp-shooters until evening, when it moved to the front, and relieved -the 1st brigade, with the 52nd Ohio deployed as skirmishers. May 11th, -remained on the line until dark, at which time we were relieved by a -brigade of the 4th corps, and moved up the valley about two miles and -bivouacked for the night. May 13th, at day break the brigade with the -division marched toward Resaca by way of Snake Creek Gap, reaching the -mouth of the Gap, after a tiresome march, at about 8 o'clock p. m.; -continued the march until nearly 2 o'clock a. m. next day, when the -command halted until daylight, took breakfast and moved beyond the line -of intrenchments towards Resaca, where it rested until evening. Took up -position at night in rear of 1st division, 14th corps. Moved into line -next day, and confronted the enemy in his works at Resaca. Remained thus -until the enemy evacuated that place, when this brigade with the -division was ordered to Rome. The march commenced early, the 3rd brigade -in rear, with the 125th Ills. detailed as guards for the division train; -went into camp on the left of the Rome road. The brigade resumed the -march on the next morning at daylight, following the 2nd brigade, and -arrived within two miles of Rome at 5 o'clock p. m., where the enemy was -reported to be in his works in full force. Col. McCook immediately -disposed the brigade in order of battle as follows: the 22nd Ind. and -the 86th Ills., as front line, the 52nd Ohio and 85th Ills., as second -line, with three companies from the 22nd Ind. thrown forward as -skirmishers. The front line occupied an elevation of ground known as -Howe's Hill, with the left resting near Howe's house. The lines were but -just formed, when the enemy made a vigorous attack upon the 22nd Ind., -throwing it into some confusion, and forcing its right back about sixty -yards, where it rallied behind a rail fence. A part of the 86th Ills., -in the mean time, was pouring a well directed fire from its right, into -the enemies advancing lines. This had the effect to check them; at the -same time the 52nd Ohio advanced and relieved the 22nd Ind. By this time -it became so dark that but little could be discovered of what was going -on, but by continuously advancing the skirmish line, it was soon -ascertained that the enemy had retreated to his main works. To be -prepared for an attack in the morning, a light line of works was -constructed, but was not needed, for during the night the enemy -evacuated his intrenched position, and moved across the Ostenaula river, -burning the bridges after him. On the morning of May 18th, the 85th -Ills. crossed on the floating _debris_ of the bridge, and occupied the -city of Rome. On the following day the entire brigade crossed on newly -constructed pontoons, and encamped in the suburbs of the town, where it -remained doing various duties until the morning of the 24th of May, when -the brigade, with the division, marched toward Dallas, reaching the -latter place about noon, May 26th, and took up position about one half -mile to the left of town, where if remained until the next morning, when -it moved with the division to the mouth of —— Gap. Here the brigade was -placed in single line, with the 125th Ills. deployed as skirmishers. At -about 10 o'clock on the night of the 27th of May, the enemy attacked the -skirmish line and captured one commissioned officer and fourteen -enlisted men, when a counter charge was made which resulted in the -capture of two commissioned officers, and twenty seven-enlisted men from -the enemy. The officers and men of the 125th Ills., on this spirited -occasion, displayed that high degree of coolness and bravery so -essential to success. The brigade lay in this position for several days, -holding works. June 1st moved toward the left, and relieved a brigade of -the 23rd corps, remaining in this new position under a constant fire -from the enemy, until June 4th, when it moved about three miles further -to the left, and, with the division, rejoined the corps. The brigade -performed the various duties imposed upon it; sometimes skirmishing with -the enemy, changing position, building fortifications, or holding those -built by others, but all without taking any active part in any general -engagement, until on the morning of the 27th of June, when it was -disposed in order of battle as follows: 85th Ills. deployed as -skirmishers, with lines of battle composed of first, the 125th Ills.; -second, the 86th Ills.; third, the 22nd Ind., and fourth, the 52nd Ohio. -These dispositions were made in an open field, little more than half a -mile from the works to be stormed. The 2nd brigade was formed on the -right, and Gen. Harker's brigade of the 4th corps, on the left. At a few -moments before nine, the command "forward" was given and responded to by -the brave men of the brigade with a will and determination to succeed -when success is possible. The movement began in quick, and continued in -this time for near one third the distance, when the step was changed to -double-quick. The lines moved with marked precision, until they reached -the foot of an abrupt hill where they encountered a marshy creek lined -on either side with shrubs and thickly matted vines. The command -relieved itself as rapidly and orderly as possible from this confusion, -and turning its face towards the enemy, rushed forward across an open -field extending to within fifteen rods of the point of attack. Here it -entered a skirt of light timber, and from this point also commenced an -ascent of the ground. On, and up the brave men rushed with their gallant -leader at their head, until some of them reached the base of the enemy's -parapet. Nothing daunted they struggled to scale the works. In their -efforts to do this, some were knocked down with stones and clubs hurled -at them by the enemy. Here the gallant McCook fell, mortally wounded, -while present with, and cheering his men on. Shot and stoned down -completely exhausted by the length and impetuosity of the charge, the -brave men reformed their lines a few steps in the rear, and partially -under the crest of the hill. While this was being done, Col. O. G. -Harmon, of the 125th Ills., left the command of the regiment to Maj. J. -B. Lee, and placed himself at the head of the brigade. But hardly did he -enjoy this new command five minutes, when a musket shot from the enemy -pierced his heart, and in a few moments his remains were borne from the -field. Col. C. J. Dilworth then assumed command, and after adjusting his -lines to his satisfaction, he ordered works to be constructed, the front -line of which did not exceed sixty yards from the enemy's strong line of -works. - -The loss to the brigade in this bloody encounter was four hundred and -ten, nearly all of which occurred within the short space of twenty -minutes. These casualties fell heaviest upon the 125th Illinois and 52d -Ohio. By three o'clock p. m. the men were sheltered by their new lines -of works and were confronting the enemy as sharp-shooters. At four -o'clock of the same day, upon my request to be relieved from duty at -corps headquarters, I returned to and took command of my regiment. From -this point forward in my report I am chiefly reliant for information on -the notes and memoranda of Col. Dilworth. After the confusion of the -battle was over, the brigade was disposed thus: The 85th Illinois on the -right, connecting with the 2d brigade; the 22d on the left, connecting -with Gen. Harker's brigade; the 125th Illinois in the center, and the -86th Illinois and 52d Ohio in reserve. The lines remained the same until -the morning of the 28th, when the 125th Illinois was relieved by the -86th Illinois, that in turn was relieved on the morning of the 29th by -the 52d Ohio. On this day a cessation of hostilities was effected, and -arrangements made, under flag of truce, by which the dead between the -lines were removed or buried. On the 30th under my personal supervision -a new line of works was constructed within from five to seven rods of -the enemy's strong works. From this position our sharp-shooters did -excellent service, many of them using an invention called the -"refracting sight," the testimony in favor of the use of which at short -range was abundant. The brigade did duty here until the morning of the -3rd of July. The enemy having again abandoned his works, we marched -through Marietta, thence in a south-west course about five miles toward -Atlanta. We halted and encamped here for two nights. On the morning of -the 5th of July, we advanced again about five miles towards the railroad -bridge over the Chattahoochie river. Upon our arrival within about three -miles of the bridge, we came up with the enemy's skirmishers. The 3rd -brigade was put in position in a heavy wood, connecting on the left with -the 2d brigade. As soon as the lines were formed, I was ordered forward -with the 125th as skirmishers. The line was at once established and -waited for support on the right, which was late arriving. About five -o'clock, all things being ready, the line advanced at the double quick -across an open field, and charged the enemies' skirmishers behind works -at the verge of the woods on the opposite side. Routing them from these, -we drove them in confusion to their main line of fortifications, our own -line pursuing to within less than three hundred yards. The enemy made -three unsuccessful attempts to drive our line back. As soon as it was -dark the 86th Illinois relieved the skirmish line, and by morning were -well entrenched. The other regiments of the brigade moved forward to the -road and threw up works. The command remained in this position, each -regiment in its turn doing picket duty until the morning of the 10th of -July, when a little before daylight the bridge over the Chattahoochie -river was discovered to be on fire, and no enemy in our front. Col. -Dilworth was ordered to made a reconnoisance with the 86th Illinois, and -accompanied it in person as far as the river, meeting with no -opposition, when he returned with all but two companies, which he left -at the river as pickets. On the afternoon of the same day the brigade -moved down to the Atlanta road and went into camp on the right and -within one mile of the railroad bridge, in which position we remained -doing picket and guard duty until the morning of the 18th, on which day -we crossed the Chattahoochie river on a pontoon bridge at Paces' Ferry, -and about five miles above the railroad bridge. On the same day we -crossed Nancy's creek, and advanced skirmishers from the 22d Indiana as -far as Peach Tree creek near Howell's mill. The brigade bivouacked for -the night on the Atlanta and Pace's Ferry road. - -As the 19th of July was an eventful day in the history of this brigade, -I choose to incorporate in this report the minutes of its operations -made by Col. Dilworth at the time: - -"This morning I was ordered to form my lines in rear of skirmish line -and push across the Peach Tree creek. This was done by placing the 52d -Ohio in advance, crossing the creek on a log, and moving out across the -field and over the hill. Here we found an entire brigade of rebels and a -portion of another. The balance of our brigade crossed, 1st, 85th -Illinois and went to the assistance of the 52d Ohio on the left, and -found a heavy force. Next came the 125th Illinois and moved forward to -the crest of the hill. Next the 86th Illinois and formed on the left. -The 22d Indiana at the same time commenced crossing on our right and -connected with the 52d Ohio skirmishers on the right. Word was sent to -Gen. Davis for assistance, at the same time information was received -that the enemy were drifting to the right. Col. Langley, of the 125th -Illinois, was ordered to form on the right, which he did at a -double-quick, and just reached the top of the hill as the enemy were -ready to attack, and after a fire from the 125th the rebels were driven -back from the right. That night entrenchments were thrown up, and the -men remained on the ground getting in the wounded." - -The brigade lost in this day's operations two hundred and forty-five -men, killed, wounded and missing. These losses fell heaviest on the 52d -Ohio, 22d Indiana and 85th Illinois. The morning of July 20th found the -brigade well fortified, and about noon two sections of Capt. Gardner's -battery were put in position, which with the aid of sharp-shooters from -this and the 2d brigade, succeeded in driving the enemy from his works. -On the same day the 110th Illinois, Lieut. Col. Topping commanding, -reported for duty and was put in line on the right. July 21st Col. -Dilworth was ordered to make a reconnoisance with one regiment. He -ordered out the 125th Illinois and connected with Col. Mitchell's -brigade on the left and Gen. Morgan's on the right; moved too far to the -right; found rebels near Moore's house on the Marietta and Atlanta road -and returned to camp. July 22d—No enemy in our immediate front. Moved -towards Atlanta to within two and a half miles of the city. Heavy -cannonading to our front and left. Went into camp at night in reserve. -July 24th—Relieved a regiment of Gen. Beard's division with the 125th -Illinois. Remained in this position with a slight change of camp until -the morning of the 28th of July. One regiment on out-post duty daily. -July 28th—In connection with the division made a reconnoisance to -Turner's Ferry, intending to strike the enemy in left flank, but being -misled by an inefficient guide, the division took no part in the -engagement of this day. After a long meandering and weary march, we -returned late at night to near our old camp. From this date forward our -duties were various. We built several lines of works, did picket duty, -and changed position towards the right and front about three miles, and -went into position in the evening, connecting with Gen. Baird on the -left, 125th Ills. on the left, and the 22nd Ind. on the right of the -front line, with the 85th Ills. on picket. On the following morning the -picket line moved nearly three quarters of a mile to the front, and took -fifteen prisoners with no loss to us. The main line moved forward, still -keeping up the connection with General Baird on the left, and also -connecting with Col. Mitchell on the right. Four companies of the 52nd -Ohio relieved the 85th Ills. pickets. July 6th; brigade in same -position, the enemy almost constantly shelling our lines. At night -seventy-five men from the 110th Ills. relieved the 52nd Ohio on picket. -I quote below, substantially, Col. Dilworth's minutes of the operations -of the brigade on the 7th of July: - -"Received orders about ten o'clock, that the division was to swing to -the left, and that the movement would begin on the left. About noon I -went to the lines and saw General Baird, who said he could not advance -until evening. As soon as he had gone I received orders that Gen. Morgan -had commenced the movement on the right, and for me to conform my -movements to Mitchell's. I then went to the right, and found Col. -Mitchell had advanced. My skirmish line was advanced, and the 125th -Ills. was ordered forward, the 52nd Ohio was ordered up also. The 22nd -Ind. advanced and connected with Col. Mitchell on the right and facing -north-east. At night the 86th relieved the 110th Ills. on picket." - -In gaining this new and important position, the brigade was exposed to a -galling fire of musketry and artillery from the enemy's lines, and with -but little chance to us to return, successfully, the fire. The brigade -took possession of, and extended its lines across, the Sand Town road, -and as speedily as possible erected strong fortifications. The loss to -the brigade in this day's operations, was forty-two officers and men -killed and wounded. Nothing of further importance than frequent changes -of camp, and position in line, and picket duty, occurred until August -20th, on which day the brigade started at day break and marched to the -rear lines of works of the 23rd corps, where we lay in close column for -two or three hours, when orders came to move out. The whole division -moved toward the right of our lines, with this brigade in advance. We -marched rapidly to the line of the West Point rail road at Red Oaks; -tore up track, and cut the telegraph wires in sight of a large force of -rebel cavalry. Returned to camp at night after making a march of 22 -miles, most of the time in heavy rain and mud. From this time forth, the -brigade performed its usual duties until August 26th, when we broke up -camp and marched out with the division to contribute our remaining -efforts to turn the enemy's left, and destroy the Macon rail road, the -last and only line of transit for subsistence to his army at Atlanta. By -the last of August it was very generally conceded that the enemy would -tender us battle, as usual, on his choice of ground, and within his -strong fortifications. On this last named day, we marched to an -encampment for the night near Turtle Swamp, on the left of the Atlanta -and Jonesboro road. On the following morning, early, we moved across to, -and down, the Rough and Ready and Jonesboro road toward the latter named -place, to a point about one half mile south of Flint river. Here the -brigade moved to the left in an open field, and formed in order of -battle as follows: First line, 22nd Ind. on the right, 125th Ills. in -the center, and the 52nd Ohio on the left, except three companies of the -52nd Ohio, which were deployed as skirmishers; the second line comprised -the 85th, 86th and 110th Ills. About 2 o'clock p. m., the brigade moved -by the right flank across a difficult slough, and reformed its lines on -the crest of a hill beyond, and under a heavy fire from the enemy's -artillery. From this point we discovered that the enemy were in strong -force and well intrenched along the line of the Macon railroad. At about -3 o'clock p. m., our line advanced through a thick skirt of woods to an -open corn-field beyond, swinging gradually to the right as it advanced -down the slope beyond, until our course was nearly south. We moved to -within one fourth of a mile of the enemy's line of works, and engaged -his skirmishers with our own, while the main line was struggling to -cross a swamp at the foot of the slope. As soon as a crossing was -effected the enemy's skirmishers were vigorously attacked and driven to -their main works. In this valley the first line built temporary works -which it held but a few minutes, when it again moved forward. A part of -the 52nd Ohio, charging with the 2nd brigade, aided in taking a rebel -battery in their front. The 22nd Ind. and 125th Ills. advanced in quick -time to the crest of the hill, where they encountered a line of rebels -concealed among the standing corn. These two regiments became at once -hotly engaged. The contest for a few moments appeared doubtful, and -might finally have turned in favor of the enemy, but for the success of -the 2nd brigade on our left. As soon as this success was known, not one -moment was lost by the 22nd Ind. and 125th Ills. in charging the enemy's -line, which finally yielded and broke, the men running in confusion to -their intrenchments, but just in time to find themselves our prisoners. -After driving the enemy back some six or seven hundred yards to their -second line of works on the rail road, and the woods to the west of the -rail road, our lines were about being reformed, when Col. Dilworth, -commanding the brigade, received a severe wound, and was carried off the -field. As soon as notified of this fact, I assumed command, and as -rapidly as possible reformed my somewhat broken lines. Going a few rods -to the left and rear, I met Captain Swift, brigade inspector, coming -forward with the 85th Ills. from the second line. This I put to work to -turn the rebel fortifications, and make them available to us in the -event of a counter assault. Meeting with other members of the brigade -staff, I directed them to bring forward the 86th and 110th Ills. as -rapidly as possible, and hold them in readiness for further orders. In -the mean time I drew from their former positions, the 125th Ills. and -22nd Ind., to give them some rest. At this juncture Col. Mitchell -represented to me, that the enemy were massing in his front with a view -to an attack, and asked me to send him some assistance. Knowing the -importance of holding the hill we jointly occupied, I immediately sent -him five companies from the 86th Ills., and seven from the 52nd Ohio. In -a few minutes the other battalion of the 86th Ills., also went to his -assistance. This force remained with Col. Mitchell about one hour, and I -depend on him to do them justice in his report. - -Between the right of the 2nd brigade and the left of the 15th corps, was -a gap in the lines about one half mile wide. The threatening -demonstrations of the enemy in front of this gap, showed the importance -he attached to it, and I determined to throw all my available force -into, and as far as possible close, it up. I accordingly moved the 125th -Ills, to the right and front, as far as the crest of the hill, putting -it nearly in the same position it occupied while fighting half an hour -before. I then moved the 85th Ills. to the right, and the 110th Ills. to -the left of the 125th, and directed them to put out as many sharp -shooters as could be made available, to annoy and keep back the enemies' -skirmishers, while the main line was ordered to construct works. The -firing was kept up until dark. Several times the enemy attempted to -advance, but were driven back to their works by the unerring aim of our -guns. On the return of the 86th Ills., and the 52nd Ohio, from the -assistance of the 2nd brigade, I put the first in position on the right, -with the right well refused. The 52nd Ohio and 22nd Ind. were placed in -reserve. Each regiment furnished pickets for its front, the entire -picket line being under the especial charge of Captain Burkhalter, -brigade provost marshal. These dispositions, in my opinion, rendered our -position perfectly secure. At night the enemy abandoned his works, -leaving his dead unburied, and wounded uncared for. Our loss in this -day's fight was one hundred and thirty-five killed and wounded. The loss -fell heaviest on the 22nd Ind. and 125th Ills. - -We advanced about 10 o'clock to Jonesboro, went into position on the -left of the rail road and town, where we remained until late in the day -of Sept. 3rd, when I received orders from Major Gen. Davis, commanding -the corps, to remove the brigade to Atlanta on the following day, to -guard prisoners of war, and as escort to corps hospital trains. Arrived -at this place on the afternoon of Sept 4th, with 1674 prisoners, and -trains. Reported pursuant to orders, to Maj. Gen. Slocum, and went into -camp on the west side of town, where the troops have remained doing no -duty since. - -In this review of the history of the third brigade during the late -campaign, I have confined myself thus far, as nearly as possible, to a -simple recitation of facts and circumstances; having been absent from -the brigade a part of the time, and afterwards only with one of its -regiments until the late fight at Jonesboro. Special mention of the -conduct of many brave officers and soldiers, would, perhaps, meet with -little favor from my feeble pen, even of those who have distinguished -themselves by their heroic and daring behavior on every battle field. So -far as I can learn, on the march, and in every engagement, they all did -their entire duty, and the appalling casualty list, show the sanguinary -character of the many conflicts in which these troops have taken part. -The losses of the brigade foot up, since the 3rd day of May last, the -enormous sum of ONE THOUSAND AND EIGHTY-TWO, killed, wounded and -missing, being little less than the number now present in the ranks for -duty. The brigade met with its heaviest loss in the assault on the -enemy's works at Kenesaw Mountain, June 27th. The number has been stated -previously. There every regiment was engaged, and where the contest was -hottest, the front line could be claimed by no particular regiment, but -was made up of the bravest men from all. At Peach Tree creek, July 14th, -the 52nd Ohio, commanded by Lieut. Col. Clancey, with skirmishers, under -command of Major Holmes, did nobly in clearing the heights beyond the -creek, thus enabling the remainder of the brigade to cross and form line -free from the enemies fire. In the same engagement, the 85th Ills., -commanded by Major Rider, advanced to within a few yards of the enemy's -main line, but could not hold its position. The loss to the regiment was -heavy, but it behaved manfully. The 22nd Ind., commanded, in the early -part of the engagement, by Maj. Shea, stood, unsupported, the brunt of a -heavy assault, and yielded only as it was overpowered by superior -numbers. Maj. Shea was wounded, and the command fell to Captain -Snodgrass, under whose charge it has been most of the time since. The -conduct of this officer, and his command, were all that could be asked -in the late battle of Jonesboro, and as truly may I say the same of Maj. -Holmes, who commanded the 52nd Ohio in the same engagement, until -wounded and disabled, when the command devolved upon Capt. Rothacker. -Also the 85th Ills., commanded by Maj. Rider until disabled, when the -charge of the regiment fell to Captain Griffith. The 86th Ills. -commanded part of the time by Lt. Col. Fahnestock, and part by Maj. -Thomas. The 110th Ills., commanded throughout by Lieut. Col. Topping, -and also the 125th Ills., commanded, through the latter part of the -engagement, by Captain Geo. W. Cook. I wish to bear testimony to the -general good conduct and bravery of the several officers above named, -and their respective commands. I observed several striking instances of -noble courage and true bravery among subordinate officers and enlisted -men, but want of space forbids that I should mention them here. The -reports from the commanders of regiments must suffice. Captains -Anderson, Swift and Burkhalter, and Lieut. Tanner, of the brigade staff, -are all known to the brigade, and appreciated for their coolness and -bravery in action. My heartfelt thanks are due to the three last named -for the eminent assistance they so cheerfully rendered me during the -engagement on the 1st instant. Captain Anderson, A. A. A. Gen., while in -the discharge of his duties, received a severe wound just before the -command of the brigade fell to my charge, thus depriving me of his -valuable services. - -Our honored dead, of whom from this brigade there are many have all -received a soldier's burial, and their scattered graves mark the -meandering course of our march all the way from Resaca to Atlanta. - - I have the honor to be, Captain, - Very respectfully, your obdt. servant. - (Signed) JAS. W. LANGLEY, - Lt. Col. 125th Ills., comd'g brigade. - - To - Theodore Wiseman, - Capt. and A. A. Genl., 2nd Div., 14th A. C. - - - BRIGADE REPORT FROM ATLANTA, FLORENCE, TO - SAVANNAH, GA. - - Headquarters 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, - 14th Army Corps, Army of Georgia, near - Savannah, Ga., January 3rd, 1865. - -CAPTAIN: Pursuant to orders, of date Dec. 28th, 1864, I have the honor -to report substantially the operations of my command, from the fall of -Atlanta, up to, and including the, fall of Savannah. - -On the fourth day of September last, my command, comprising the 85th, -86th and 125th Ills., the 52nd Ohio, the 22nd Ind., and three companies -of the 110th Ills. Vols., moved from Jonesboro in charge of the 14th -army corps hospital trains, and about seventeen hundred prisoners of -war, to Atlanta, reaching the latter place about sundown. After -reporting to Maj. Gen. Slocum, then commanding at Atlanta, and turning -over my prisoners, by his orders I went into camp to the left of the -White Hall road, just beyond the suburbs of the city, where I remained -until the 29th day of September, when I received orders to move to -Chattanooga by cars as rapidly as possible. At about 9 o'clock p. m., I -got the brigade on board a train of cars going north, and arrived at -Chattanooga Oct. 1st, at 3 o'clock p. m. General Morgan having -previously gone to Huntsville, Ala., with the 1st and 2nd brigades of -the division, I reported in person to Maj. Gen. Thomas, who directed me -to proceed to Huntsville as rapidly as I could do with safety. I -accordingly started on a train from Chattanooga at sundown, and arrived -safely at Huntsville at 12 o'clock m., Oct. 2nd and went into camp on -the south side of town, where we remained about two hours, when I -received orders to move to the depot immediately. On going to my -command, I found it all asleep, a luxury the men had not enjoyed since -leaving, Atlanta, three days before. Shortly after arriving at the -depot, we commenced reloading the same cars from which we had -disembarked but two or three hours previously. At dark the entire -division moved towards Athens, six miles when we met with obstructions -on the road that delayed us until next morning, when we again started, -reaching within six miles of Athens by noon. Here were other -obstructions in the road, and we disembarked for the last time. By the -order of Gen. Morgan, I directed Capt. Cook, commanding the 125th Ills., -to guard the empty trains back to Huntsville, and return to the brigade -by next train. At 2 o'clock p. m., the brigade marched with the division -to Athens, and went into camp in two lines, facing south-east. It will -be seen that my command was three days and four nights traveling from -Atlanta to Athens, and with the exception of about six hours of that -time they were on the cars, so closely crowded that none could lie down, -even had that been possible they could not have slept, owing to the very -heavy rain that fell almost without intermission during the trip. It was -the ill fortune of my brigade, to ride on trains managed by drunken, -incompetent, and irresponsible conductors and engineers, who, for the -most part, seemed perfectly indifferent to the sufferings and -inconvenience they imposed upon the soldiers, so long as they enjoyed -official confidence, a profitable salary, and plenty to eat. - -On the morning of the fourth of October, the brigade, except the 125th -Ills., not yet returned from Huntsville, and the 110th Ills., in charge -of supplies, marched from Athens toward Florence, fording the Elk River -at Brown's Ferry, about sundown, after which it marched four miles to -Rogersville and encamped for the night. Oct. 5th, marched at 6 o'clock -a. m., crossed Shoal creek at dark, and went into camp beyond and within -seven miles of Florence. Oct. 6th, the first brigade moved toward -Florence at 7 o'clock a. m. but met the enemy's cavalry skirmishers just -beyond our picket line. I was immediately ordered to follow with three -regiments, leaving one as camp guard. It was with little difficulty that -a reconnoisance was pushed through to Florence, as it was afterwards -ascertained that the enemy opposing our progress thither, amounted to -only about one hundred and fifty men. We reached the town at 1 o'clock -p. m., and there learned certainly, what we already suspected, that -Forrest had escaped across the Tennessee. At 3 o'clock p. m., we -returned to Shoal creek, reaching there about sundown. On the following -morning the entire command with the division returned to Florence, and -went into camp on the south-east side of the town, where we remained two -days. - -Up to this time, from the date of our departure from Atlanta, it rained -heavily every day, rendering the roads from Athens to Florence very -muddy, besides swelling the numerous streams to their banks. These -streams we were compelled to ford, with the exception of Shoal creek, -which had a good bridge. The men were drenching wet, adding greatly to -the weight of their loads, and their sleep, though sound, was the sleep -of exhaustion and afforded them but little rest. Besides many were bare -footed and foot sore. Those who fell sick by the way side, were left in -houses to the care of the citizens, as we had no means of -transportation. The citizens, as far as I am able to learn, uniformly -treated our sick soldiers with a great deal of kindness. Officers had no -comforts or conveniences above those of enlisted men, and indulged only -in such luxuries as they could transport by virtue of their own physical -strength. In short I do not hesitate to say, that our trip from Atlanta -to Florence, came nearer tasking to the utmost, the physical endurance -of the American soldier, than any campaign I ever witnessed, and I -cannot withhold the mead of praise so eminently due the brave officers -and men who made it. They performed all that was required of them with -that characteristic cheerfulness, which has recently become so strongly -engrafted in the heart of our army. Oct. 10th, we left Florence on our -way back towards Athens, marched nineteen miles, and encamped for the -night. Oct. 11th, resumed march towards Athens, and encamped for the -night within eight miles of the town. Oct. 12th, reached Athens at 10 -o'clock a. m., where the 125th Ills. rejoined the brigade. We moved two -miles east of town, and went into temporary camp. At 2 o'clock p. m., I -received orders from Gen. Morgan to detail one regiment to rebuild a -rail road bridge across a branch of Lime Stone creek, which next morning -it had completed, and about noon cars began to arrive at Athens to -transport the division to Chattanooga. My command got off at 4 o'clock -a. m., Oct. 13th, and reached Chattanooga at midnight and went in camp -in two lines on the west side of town where it remained four days. My -first effort was to procure shoes and clothing for my barefooted and -almost naked men. I succeeded in procuring 785 pairs of shoes, and a -sufficient supply of clothing. At the expiration of our four days rest -at Chattanooga, we marched, on the morning of the 18th of October, by -the Rossville and Dry Valley roads, to Lee and Gordon's mills on the -Chickamauga river and encamped for the night. Oct. 19th marched to La -Fayette and camped for the night. Oct. 20th, marched south from La -Fayette about twelve miles and turned to the right, on a road leading to -Brown Town Valley, and after fording Chattanooga river, we went into -camp for the night. October 21st, marched 25 miles on Brown Town Valley -road towards Galesville. Oct. 22nd, marched to Galesville, and went into -camp north of town, where we joined the corps and remained five days, -subsisting partly on government rations, and partly on the country. Oct. -28th, left camp at 2 o'clock p. m., and marched 8 miles towards Rome and -camped for the night at Missionary station, near the state line. Oct. -29th, resumed the march at 6 o'clock a. m., and encamped at night on the -north side of the Ostanalla river, and within one mile of Rome, where we -remained until Oct. 31st, when I received orders to march to Kingston as -guard to corps train. My command left Rome at 3 o'clock p. m., marched 8 -miles and encamped at night on Cedar creek. Resumed march at 7 a. m. -next day, and reached Kingston within three hours, when it went into -camp and remained until November 8th, on which day we marched to -Cartersville and encamped south-west of town about two miles, until -November 12th, when I was ordered to relieve a brigade of the 2nd -division, 15th army corps, at the fort on the Etowah river. November -13th, marched to Ackworth, stopping on the way to tear up and destroy -three and a half miles of rail road track and ties; reached camp at 9 p. -m. November 14th, marched by way of Kenesaw Mountain to within four -miles of Chattahoochie river. November 15th, resumed march at 6 o'clock -a. m., crossed the river on pontoon bridge and reached Atlanta at 1 -o'clock p. m. This may be said to finish the North Alabama campaign, -having been gone from Atlanta forty-eight days, instead of four, as was -expected. Before reaching Atlanta, I sent orders to Captain Hall, -commanding a small detachment of the brigade at that place, to procure -guns, accoutrements and ammunition for every man in his command able to -march, and I also had requisitions made by regimental commanders, for -the amount of such ordnance stores required to perfectly equip their -command. I had also an officer detailed from each regiment to take these -requisitions to Atlanta, and give them their personal attention. These -were sent from Kingston as soon as I received intelligence that we would -shortly cut loose from our "old base;" but they failed to get the men -properly armed, in consequence of the surplus ordnance stores having -been shipped from Atlanta before their arrival. This left my command on -reaching Atlanta, short fifty-four guns and accoutrements. From -Kingston, also, I directed my brigade quartermaster, Lieut. A. M. Ayers, -to proceed to Atlanta and draw his estimate of clothing and allowance of -transportation. This he did to my entire satisfaction, having procured a -sufficient number of shoes to give every man two pair; the result of -which was, that upon our arrival at Savannah, I had not a barefoot -soldier in my command. - -The 3rd brigade, comprising 1721 total commissioned officers and -enlisted men present, left Atlanta Nov. 16th, at 12 m., and marched on -the Decatur road 9 miles and camped for the night. Nov. 17th, marched at -7 a. m. by way of Lithonia to Conyer's station. During the afternoon of -this day we tore up and destroyed three miles of rail road track and -ties. Nov. 18th, marched at 6 o'clock a. m. on the Covington road, and -camped for the night three miles east of that town. To-day the brigade -destroyed two and a half miles of railroad track and ties. To-day, also, -we began to subsist off the country. Nov. 19th, marched at 6 o'clock a. -m., crossed Alcova river, and went into camp at dark near Shady Dale. -Nov. 20th, marched at 7 a. m., and camped at night near Eatonton -Factory. Nov. 21st, marched at 6 o'clock a. m., and camped at night on -east side of Cedar creek. Nov. 22nd, laid still to-day and let the 1st -and 3rd divisions of the corps pass by. Nov. 23rd, marched at 6 a. m. -with two regiments as train guard, and two as rear guard, and camped at -night within two miles of Milledgeville, the rear guard reaching camp at -half past 9 o'clock p. m. Nov. 24th marched at 10 o'clock a. m. through -Milledgeville, Georgia's capitol, with colors displayed, and bands -playing national airs, and camped at night seven miles beyond, on the -Sandersville road. Nov. 25th, marched at 6 a. m. to Buffalo creek, where -we found the bridge had been destroyed just before our arrival. My -command marched at the head of the division column to-day; upon its -reaching this creek I set to work a company of pioneers and two -companies of men from the 22nd Indiana, and in half an hour had -constructed a very good foot bridge, upon which I crossed the 22nd Ind., -and afterwards the entire brigade. Leaving my pioneer party to assist -Col. Buell in putting down a pontoon bridge for the crossing of trains, -we camped at night on Keg creek. Nov. 26th, marched at 6 o'clock a. m., -crossed Keg creek and met rebel skirmishers within ten miles of -Sandersville. My foraging party assisted the troops in the advance to -drive the enemy through town. We arrived in town at 10 o'clock a. m., -and went into camp on the north side. Nov. 27th, marched at 7 a. m. on -the Louisville road, crossed the Ogechee river, and camped within eight -miles of Louisville for the night. Nov. 28th, marched at 6 o'clock a. m. -to within one mile of Louisville, where we found that the bridge across -Rocky Comfort creek, had been burnt, and was being repaired by the 3rd -division, 14th army corps. At dusk I crossed my command over, marched -through the town, and went into camp on the left of the Augusta road, -about one and a half miles beyond. Nov. 29th, remained in camp all day. -Nov. 30th, still in camp at Louisville. To-day I deployed the 86th and -125th Ills. as skirmishers, supported by the 52nd Ohio and 22nd Ind. and -moved forward, covering the Warrenton and Augusta roads. This movement -was induced by the presence in our vicinity of small parties of the -enemy's cavalry, that had for two or three days past, been capturing and -murdering foragers and other soldiers who were so unfortunate as to fall -into their power. The enemy had, on the night previous to this movement, -captured and killed two men of the 85th Ills., and one of the 125th -Ills. My line advanced at 11 o'clock a. m. and drove the enemy in fine -style, recapturing a small foraging party with trains from the 20th -corps, that had ventured too far out. Pretty smart skirmishing continued -for some minutes, when the enemy attempted to break my line, but were -repulsed by the 86th Ills., with the loss of one captain and one -private, who were killed outright, and left by the flying enemy on the -field. At this juncture, by order of Gen. Morgan, I halted and adjusted -my line. Everything remained quiet until 3:30 p. m., when I received -orders to move forward until my right should connect with the left of -the 2nd brigade, which was moving across towards the Augusta from the -Waynsboro road. In this movement my line advanced at the double quick -across a corn-field, to the woods beyond, driving the enemy out of a -line of works about two hundred yards in length. It being deemed useless -to pursue cavalry with infantry, I was directed at sun down to withdraw -my brigade, and reestablish my picket line as it had been in the -morning, which I did, the enemy following the skirmish line as it -retired. In this day's operations a good deal of shooting was done by -the enemy, but in driving him more than a mile, he did not succeed in -wounding one of our men. We recovered the bodies of the enlisted men -murdered the night before. I have no hesitancy in saying they were -deliberately murdered after they had surrendered, as was evinced by an -examination of the fatal wounds. One man was shot through the head, the -ball entered just above the left ear, surrounding the entrance the hair -was singed close to the scalp by the burning powder. The other two were -shot through the body; one was shot three times, and the other twice. So -close was the weapon held when discharged, that in every instance the -clothing was scorched and burned. - -In front of the left of my picket line, stood a cotton gin containing -forty-eight bales of cotton, the property of Asa Hoyt, behind which the -enemy had concealed himself, and fired upon my men in the morning. Not -willing to give him the advantage of that position longer, upon the -withdrawal of my troops, I detailed Major Holmes, 52nd Ohio, with a -small number of men to destroy it, which they accordingly did, and which -fact I reported to you in writing, while the gin was still burning. This -embraces the only property of any kind burned by my orders during the -campaign. Dec. 1st, marched at 10 a. m. as guard to 3rd division train, -and reached camp at 11 p. m. Dec. 2nd, marched at 8 a. m. Furnished two -regiments to guard the corps reserve artillery and ammunition trains, -and reached camp at 8 p. m. Dec. 3rd, marched at 9 a. m. on Augusta -road; crossed Buckhead creek and went into camp at dark on Mill creek, -near Lumpton's station. Dec. 4th, marched at noon in rear of, and as -guard to, 3rd division trains; passed through Habersham, and went into -camp at 10 p. m. Dec. 5th, marched at 7 o'clock a. m.; furnished guard -of two regiments for corps reserve artillery trains, and camped for the -night at 7 p. m. Dec. 6th, marched at 6:30 a. m.; good roads all day. -Marched twenty-one and a half miles on main Savannah road, and went into -camp for the night Road blocked just ahead of this camp for three -quarters of a mile by fallen trees. At night I made a detail of -sufficient pioneer force to clear the road, which they accomplished by 9 -p. m. Dec. 7th, marched at 11 a. m. in rear of, and as guard to, 3rd -division trains. Reached camp at Ebeneezer creek at 8 p. m. Dec 8th, -marched at 7 a. m.; order of march changed. Left all transportation -excepting that belonging to brigade and regimental headquarters; crossed -Ebeneezer creek at 12 m. and awaited the building of a bridge over -little Kogglies creek; after which we marched four miles beyond, and -went into camp at 8 p. m. In half an hour afterwards I received orders -to return and camp for the night between the two creeks. Got into camp -at 11 p. m. Dec. 9th, marched at 7 a. m., moved four miles and built two -bridges over creeks. Moved about four miles farther on and encountered a -section of a rebel battery planted in the road, well protected by a -substantial earth work. I received orders from Gen. Morgan to send the -125th Ills. forward, deployed as skirmishers, on each side of the road, -and develop, if possible, the strength of the enemy. The regiment thus -moved to within one hundred yards of the rebel works, without drawing a -shot from the enemy's musketry, though his artillery played continually -upon a piece of our own posted in the road. The enemy had selected a -good position to make a brief stand with a small number of men, having -built his works in the center, and on either side of the road, just -beyond where it divides a swamp. By direction of Gen. Morgan, I pushed -forward the 86th Ills., six companies as skirmishers, until it joined -the right of the 125th Ills. I then directed Lieut. Col. Fahnestock, -commanding the 86th Ills., to wheel gradually to the left, and if -possible get his right to the enemy's rear. This he did, so far as was -in his power, but his whole line was in a swamp, where vines, rank -weeds, and undergrowth timber was so abundant, that his progress was -necessarily too slow to reach the desired position before dark, and at -dark, by order of Gen. Morgan, the entire line was halted and -established as a picket line for the night. During the night the enemy -withdrew, and my skirmishers entered his works at daybreak. In this -affair two men of the 86th Ills. were wounded. Dec. 10th, marched at 7 -a. m.; proceeded five miles in the direction of Savannah, when we struck -the 20th army corps column. Went into camp for the afternoon and night, -on the left of the road. Dec. 11th, marched at 8 a. m. towards the city -as far as the five mile post, and turned to the right and marched about -three quarters of a mile, when, by direction of Gen. Morgan, I went into -position in three lines, in reserve, facing south. My camp was as -comfortable as I could wish, being on high ground, and in the midst of a -pine grove. Dec. 12th, in the afternoon my command tore up and destroyed -two and a half miles of track and ties, on the Savannah and Macon -railroad. Dec. 13th, made the road, destroyed yesterday, suitable for a -wagon road, after which the brigade did no other duties than furnish -train and other guards, until the 22nd of December, the day subsequent -to the fall of Savannah, when my command marched to within one and a -half miles of the city, and went into camp in two lines, facing north, -on the left of the canal, where we now are, making preparations for such -other work as may be our lot to perform. This brigade, though small, is, -perhaps, in as good condition for active operations, as any. There are -many officers and men absent, whom I would be glad to have returned to -their command. While in camp at Atlanta during the month of September -last, there was perfected and forwarded a list of absentees, and efforts -were being made to secure their return, but before much could be -accomplished in this respect, the brigade was put in motion, and only -stopped since arriving at this place. The strength of the command is as -follows: - - Present: Commissioned officers, 80. Enlisted men, 1634. - Absent: Commissioned officers, 58. Enlisted men, 1177. - Total: Commissioned officers, 138. Enlisted men, 2811. - -After two day's marching from Atlanta, I found necessity for a party of -pioneers to clear out and repair bad places in the road. To meet this -end I detailed 30 enlisted men, for whom I could not procure guns, and -armed them with spades, picks, and axes. These I put under command of -Lt. Groninger, of the 86th Ills., an officer of the proper spirit and -energy to make such a party very useful. I required these pioneers to -march, each day, at the head of the brigade column, and build rail and -pole bridges over small streams, for the safe and speedy passage of -troops, and none will fail to appreciate the utility of such a force on -all campaigns. When once drilled to labor, they will perform as much -work in the same length of time, as three times the number detailed -temporarily from the ranks. On the 18th of November, I began to subsist -off the country, and to prevent, as far as possible, pillaging and -marauding, and all manner of lawlessness, I had details of thirty men, -and one commissioned officer, made daily, from each regiment, who -reported at an hour stated, at brigade headquarters, where these details -were verified. These I put in charge of a field, or acting field -officer, whom I made responsible for the conduct of his men on that day. -I directed that every thing obtained should be reported to this officer, -and by him turned over, if subsistence for the troops, to the brigade -commissary, or if mules and horses, to the brigade quartermaster. By so -doing my foragers always obtained plenty and the troops shared alike in -its distribution through the brigade commissary. From a statement -submitted to me by Lt. Batchelder, A. C. S., I find that from Nov. 16th, -until Dec. 16th, inclusive, my command drew, per man, of hard bread, 9 -rations; peas, 8 rations; coffee, 26 rations; salt, 25 rations; sugar, -15 rations; bacon, 4 rations, and salt pork, 6 rations, beyond which -issues the command subsisted from the country, and always had abundance. -Besides this tabular statement of issues, I left Atlanta with 150 head -of beef cattle very poor in flesh, and already weak from travel. The -forage parties supplied the command so bountifully with fresh pork, that -but little beef was consumed on the march, and before reaching Savannah, -nearly all these cattle had died along the road, or were abandoned on -account of being too weak to travel; but still my drove increased daily -by acquisitions from the country, and on the 12th of December, when my -command reached this position, it numbered about 231 head, large and -small, all of which have since been issued to the troops. My forage -details were frequently annoyed by the enemy, but, by always keeping -well together, they were able to resist or drive away a considerable -force. On the 30th November, particularly, the foragers of the brigade, -under command of Capt. Powers, of the 22nd Ind., were attacked about -nine miles from Louisville, by a party of Wheeler's command, and after a -brisk fight, drove the enemy away. Towards night of the same day, as the -detail was proceeding to camp at Louisville, with four ox wagon loads of -forage, they were suddenly surrounded by three of Wheeler's regiments, -and after some very severe fighting, succeeded in getting into camp, -with the loss of one man killed and four wounded, and were compelled to -abandon their provisions and wagons. On the 29th November, I mounted -forty men on captured mules and horses, and placed the party under -command of Captain Harbor, of the 125th Ills., a very brave and -efficient officer. These labored to find where subsistence could be -obtained, and to aid the infantry details in getting it, as well as for -the purpose of capturing stock for the use of the army. It is not -possible for me to state the exact number of horses and mules captured, -as such property was frequently taken from my foragers, while on their -way to camp, and informally turned over to Lt. Coe, quartermaster for -the division. How many were turned over by orders from these -headquarters, together with the number known to have been informally -returned to Lt. Coe, were: horses, 104; mules, 160; total, 264. These -numbers might have been increased somewhat, had I sent out parties to -hunt exclusively for stock, but in nearly every instance such captures -were the labors of my subsistence details. - -The number of negroes that followed my column was 160. Of these 92 were -officers' servants and 68 were refugees. The latter have been sent to -division headquarters pursuant to orders. I submit and call your -attention to casualty lists of the north Alabama and the Savannah -campaigns hereto attached. A few of those marked "missing," deserve the -punishment prisoners of war usually get, but it is the misfortune of the -service that such men belong to the army and are counted as soldiers. -They were doubtless in the act of stealing something when captured. I -suppose every command has a few of such men. I know this one has, whom -to loose from the army is a gain to the government. Nor can I say much -less of some officers in the service, who in spite of their long -experience, and in face of positive orders to the contrary, suffer, nay, -by their passiveness, encourage their men to throw aside the -restrictions of discipline, and become out-laws and brigands. I believe -a company commander should be the best disciplinarian in the service, -and should feel that his position, so immediately connecting him with -the rank and file, makes him the surest conservator of the peace and -good order of the army. And an officer who from incompetency or other -cause is not well adapted to teach and maintain a good system of -discipline in his command, should be summarily dismissed from the -service. A few of such in my command I could cheerfully recommend for -dismissal, and do honestly believe the service would be promoted -thereby. Since the fall of Atlanta the brigade staff has undergone -several changes. Most of the old members were absent during the Savannah -campaign. Those at present serving on such duty, without specially -naming them here, have all well and faithfully discharged every trust -confided to them. I am also under special obligations to regimental -commanders for their efforts to maintain strict discipline throughout -the entire campaign. I commend them all to my superior officers. - - - RECAPITULATION. - -Number of horses captured, 104; mules, 160; total, 264. Number of -negroes that followed the command, 160. Rations issued on the Atlanta -and Savannah campaigns per man: Hard bread, 9 rations; peas, 8 rations; -coffee, 26 rations; salt, 25 rations; sugar, 15 rations; bacon, 4 -rations; salt pork, 6 rations. Amount of railroad destroyed, track and -ties, 11½ miles; cotton destroyed, 48 bales; cotton gins, one. - - I have the honor to be Captain, - Very Respectfully, - Your Obedient Servant - JAS. W. LANGLEY, - Lieut. Col. Comdg. Brigade. - - Theo. Wiseman, - Capt. and A. A. G. - Second Division. - - - BRIGADE REPORT FROM BENTONVILLE TO GOLDSBORO, - NORTH CAROLINA. - - Headquarters 3rd Brigade, 2d Division, 14th A. C. - Goldsboro, N. C., March 30, 1865. - -CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report herewith the operations of this -brigade from the hour I assumed command of the same up to its arrival at -this place. - -A few minutes before 4 o'clock in the afternoon of the 19th, I was -informed by Capt. Swift, A. A. A. G. of the brigade, that Gen. Fearing -was wounded and disabled for further command, when I immediately assumed -command of the brigade. This was just as my own regiment came out of the -fight and began its formation on the Goldsboro road, as described in my -regimental report. Capt. Snodgrass, commanding the 22d Indiana, had -rallied about 100 men, mostly of his left wing, which had remained in -better order than his right. The 125th Illinois almost entire formed -line to the left and on the prolongation of the basis of alignment of -the 22nd Indiana. I immediately directed two staff officers to find the -52d Ohio and 86th Illinois and put them in their order on the right of -this new line. While these officers were preparing to execute this -order, I directed so much of the line as was already formed to move -forward to a point by me designated, where the left should rest, and -about seventy-five yards in advance of the rallying point. I had at this -time but one entire regiment and so much of the 22d Indiana as above -mentioned. These I directed to carry rails and when arrived at the point -to which they were ordered, to advance. I then chose my defensive line, -nearly at right angles with the Goldsboro road, and ordered works to be -rapidly constructed. As soon as the work began, a brigade of the 20th A. -C., commanded by Gen. Robinson, joined my left, and began the -construction of a refused line. I then passed towards the right and met -Capt. James, commanding a portion of the 52d Ohio, and directed him to -form on the 22d Indiana. Very soon thereafter Lieut. Col. Fahnestock -reported with a part of the 86th Illinois, whom I directed to form on -the right of the 52d Ohio, refusing well his right. By this time I may -safely say that not more than one-half the command was present. I urged -regimental commanders to bring forward their men as rapidly as possible, -and waste no time in strengthening their works. Cartridge-boxes were -nearly empty, and I directed Captain Swift to find ammunition wherever -he could and distribute it to the regiments. This he obtained from the -20th army corps, not being able to find ammunition wagons of our own -division. Men who had become separated from their commands, were rapidly -coming forward, so that the line was now compelled to yield battalion -front to the right. My works were scarcely strong enough to protect men -lying down, when the enemy's skirmishers advanced to within shooting -distance, and commenced a lively fire. At this moment a staff officer of -the Major General commanding left wing, met Captain Burkhalter, brigade -inspector, and directed that the line should be thrown back about -seventy-five yards. This direction I could not obey, even if the point, -selected by him, had been more advisable, for the main line of the enemy -at this moment vigorously assaulted my works, and were handsomely -repulsed. My line having proved available once I determined to -strengthen and hold it; besides it was the nearest position I could -obtain to the lines of the 1st and 2nd brigades of the division, which I -knew were then isolated by the intervention of a heavy rebel column. -About half an hour before sundown, Gen. Coggswell, commanding a brigade -of the 20th army corps, moved in past my right, and advanced swinging to -the left past my front, until his left rested about 150 yards to the -front of my center. Here his command became hotly engaged, but -maintained firmly its position, until darkness terminated all efforts of -the rebels to dislodge it. During the fight in front, my left was -attacked by strong columns of the enemy, but in every instance they -failed to move it. As soon as darkness came on, I directed my line of -works to be made strong, and obstructions placed in front. Though the -troops of this command had been driven back at an early period of the -day, I can bear witness to the total absence of anything like -demoralization in the ranks, in the engagement I have attempted to -describe. Men were cool and determined, and fought with the energy of -heroes. During the night I maintained a good picket line to my front. On -the morning of the 20th, at 9 o'clock, I was relieved by Gen. Carlin of -the 1st division, and directed to join the 1st and 2nd brigades. This I -did, and took position in reserve. At 9 p. m., by order of Gen. Morgan, -I placed two regiments in temporary works which had been vacated by Gen. -Baird's troops, and on the following morning I moved the two remaining -regiments of the brigade, and extended the line across the Goldsboro -road. This formation put the brigade in single line with the left much -advanced. Here I had constructed a strong line of works. This new -position placed me about one third of a mile in advance of the 1st -division of the corps, and with no connection on my left, which fact I -reported. About 10 a. m. Maj. Gen. Slocum visited my line, and informed -me that he would immediately put in troops on my left. Soon after a -division of the 20th army corps was formed, making the connection -complete, but did not remain more than half an hour, when it was -withdrawn, again leaving my left exposed. This involved the necessity of -refusing the center and left of my line so much, that it threw my entire -line on the south side of, and parallel to, the road. About 3 p. m., the -enemy opened on my skirmish line with artillery, and at the same time -advanced a line of battle and drove the skirmishers in. The line of -battle advanced to within shooting distance of my main line, but hastily -retired upon receiving our fire. The most of my line was so close to -that of the enemy, that lively picket firing was kept up all day. At -night the enemy retreated, and my skirmishers were the first to enter -his works at daybreak, which fact I reported to you at once. On the 22nd -instant the brigade marched as far as the Neuse river, and encamped for -the night. On the morning of the 23rd, it crossed the Neuse and marched -as train guard to this place, where it reached its present camp, on the -north side of the city, at dark. In order to show, to some extent, the -damage done to the enemy in the fight of the 19th instant, I have to -report that on the next day, details from this brigade, for that -purpose, buried 112 dead rebels, including 8 commissioned officers, on -our front alone. Other duties were required of the troops before the -dead were all buried. The casualty list of the brigade, pursuant to -orders, has been forwarded. My grateful thanks are due to Captain Swift, -A. A. A. G., Captain Burkhalter, A. A. I. G., and Lieut. Tanner, A. D. -C., for the efficient services they rendered me at the critical moment -when I assumed command of the brigade, and their subsequent conduct on -the field only added luster to their long acknowledged bravery; also to -Captain Stinson and Lieutenant Scroggs, of the division staff, who were, -during a portion of the engagement, cut off from their commander, and -served me to excellent purpose as volunteer aids, until communication -was opened to Gen. Morgan's quarters. - - I have the honor to be Captain, - Very Respectfully, - Your Obedient Servant - JAS. W. LANGLEY, - Lieut. Col. Comdg. Brigade. - - To - Theo. Wiseman, - Capt. and A. A. G. - Second Division. - -[Illustration] - - - - - TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES - - - 1. Silently corrected simple spelling, grammar, and typographical - errors. - 2. Retained anachronistic and non-standard spellings as printed. - 3. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_. - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The 125th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer -Infantry, by Robert M. 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Rogers - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most -other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions -whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of -the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at -www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - - - -Title: The 125th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry - Attention Batallion! - -Author: Robert M. Rogers - -Release Date: June 23, 2016 [EBook #52399] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE 125TH REGIMENT, ILLINOIS *** - - - - -Produced by Richard Tonsing, The Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was -produced from images generously made available by The -Internet Archive) - - - - - - -</pre> - - -<div class='tnotes covernote'> - -<p class='c000'> <strong>Transcriber's Note:</strong></p> - -<p class='c000'> The cover image was created by the transcriber and is placed in the public domain.</p> - -</div> - -<div class='figcenter id001'> -<img src='images/i002.jpg' alt='' class='ig001' /> -<div class='ic001'> -<p><em>J. W. Langley</em>,<br />(Late Colonel of the 125th Volunteer Infantry.)</p> -</div> -</div> - -<div> - <h1 class='c001'><span class='xlarge'>The 125th Regiment</span><br /> Illinois Volunteer Infantry.<br /> <span class='xlarge'>Attention Battalion!</span></h1> -</div> - -<div class='figcenter id002'> -<img src='images/i003.jpg' alt='' class='ig001' /> -</div> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c002'> - <div><span class='large'><span class='sc'>By</span> ROBERT M. ROGERS,</span></div> - <div class='c003'><span class='small'>Late Second Sergeant Co. B.</span></div> - <div class='c003'><span class='small'>CHAMPAIGN, ILL.</span></div> - <div>GAZETTE STEAM PRINT.</div> - <div><span class='small'>1882.</span></div> - </div> -</div> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c004'> - <div><em>To the Memory</em></div> - <div class='c003'>—OF THOSE—</div> - <div class='c003'>Officers and Enlisted Men,</div> - <div class='c003'>Who leaving the endearments and comforts of</div> - <div>home, willingly came at their country's call to her service,</div> - <div>and on her altar yielded up their lives,</div> - <div>this book is affectionately dedicated by the</div> - </div> -</div> - -<div class='c005'><span class='sc'>Author</span>.</div> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_iii'>iii</span> - <h2 class='c006'>INTRODUCTION.</h2> -</div> - -<div class='lg-container-l c002'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group0'> - <div class='line'><span class='sc'>Comrades and Friends</span>:</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c000'>In presenting to you this record of our military -life and of the time we passed in the service of the Government, we -have done it with the hope that our efforts will be appreciated by you. -Our desire has been to make this a record, which we can leave behind -us after we are gone, to those who may come after us. We -have done our best to make it reliable and correct. There may be -mistakes in it—undoubtedly there are; but the general statements -are correct, we know, while the incidents recounted are true, as -many of you will aver after you have read them. We have had to -labor under great difficulties in preparing for your inspection and -benefit these pages, and at times have almost become discouraged, -but we persevered, and at last succeeded in getting them into a -shape which we thought would warrant us in placing them in the -hands of the printer, and distributing them among you. Between -the covers of the book you will find not only a record of our -marches, battles, and bivouacs, but also a complete roster of the -Regiment, showing what became of every man who, on the 3rd day -of September, 1862, was mustered into the service of the United -States in the 125th Illinois; whether he died on the field of battle, -was taken prisoner, transferred to other organizations, or was mustered -out with the Regiment at Chicago, when only 343 of the -original one thousand who filled the Regiment when we left home, -answered to their names. If he is buried in any Government -Cemetery, the number of his grave is given. Hoping that our endeavors -to make, for the regiment, a record which shall be not only -<span class='pageno' id='Page_iv'>iv</span>valuable but also entertaining, and one which shall meet with your -approbation, we place it in your hands for perusal.</p> - -<p class='c000'>But be assured that not one word has been written in these -pages with the intention of wounding any one's feelings in the least. -Far from it! We have too much good feeling for those lads who -with us marched through "Dixie," to do anything to give them pain.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Again, hoping you will be pleased with our endeavors we remain</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>Yours Truly,</div> - </div> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line in7'>ROBERT M. ROGERS.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<div class='figcenter id002'> -<img src='images/i006.jpg' alt='' class='ig001' /> -</div> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_v'>v</span> - <h2 class='c006'>TABLE OF CONTENTS.</h2> -</div> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c007'> - <div><a href='#I'>CHAPTER I</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>The organization of the Regiment—Rendezvous at Danville—We -start for Cincinnati, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#II'>CHAPTER II</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>Arrival at Cincinnati—Camp in the corn-stalk huts at Covington, -Kentucky—Incidents of Camp Life, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#III'>CHAPTER III</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>First night on picket—Asleep on post—Shooting at Capt. Fellows -by picket—Receiving the mules necessary for transportation—Incidents -connected therewith, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#IV'>CHAPTER IV</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>Down the Ohio to Louisville, Kentucky—Arrival of Buell's army—Camp -on river bank—Removal to the cattle-pen, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#V'>CHAPTER V</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>Our lessons in soldiering just begun—The Brigade formed—The appearance -of Louisville at this time—Futile endeavors to get -discharged by some of our warriors, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#VI'>CHAPTER VI</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>We leave Louisville for the South—Foraging—Sickness in the regiment—First -death in Co. B., etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#VII'>CHAPTER VII</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>Interview with Sheridan—We reach Bardstown—Locked up—Speedy -release, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><span class='pageno' id='Page_vi'>vi</span><a href='#VIII'>CHAPTER VIII</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>Battle of Perrysville—Incidents of the fight—The Regiment's -"baptism of fire"—First bayonet charge, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#IX'>CHAPTER IX</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>Reflections on the battle of Perrysville—Arrival at night of the -supply train—A ramble over the battle-field—Scenes and incidents, -etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#X'>CHAPTER X</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>March to Crab Orchard—Description of the country—Blankets and -knapsacks—Missing—How Doc. McElroy lost his blanket, etc., -etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XI'>CHAPTER XI</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>The march to, and arrival at, Bowling Green—Relinquishment of -Buell's command of the army to Genl. Rosecrans—Better -hopes—First issue of the army hat, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XII'>CHAPTER XII</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>We reach Edgefield—Another interview with Sheridan—Sales of -coffee, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XIII'>CHAPTER XIII</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>First inspection—New kind of ammunition—Our hopes not realized—Description -of condition of Nashville as left by the rebel -army, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XIV'>CHAPTER XIV</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>In camp on the hills—Cotton bale breastworks—Tents issued to us—Visitors -from God's country—The theatres—Stores and hotels, -etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XV'>CHAPTER XV</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>Garrison duty at Nashville—Battle of Stone River—Description of -the battle, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XVI'>CHAPTER XVI</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>Court Martial in camp—The culprit's revenge—Corp. Duncan's interview -with the captain at the Custom House, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><span class='pageno' id='Page_vii'>vii</span><a href='#XVII'>CHAPTER XVII</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>Arrival of the Pay Master—Emancipation Proclamation—We receive -our dog tents, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XVIII'>CHAPTER XVIII</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>March to Murfreesboro'—Arrive at Lavergne—Appearance of Murfreesboro'—Granger -orders some of the boys to be flogged, but -is restrained, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XIX'>CHAPTER XIX</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>March to Reed's Bridge—Run into rebel wagon train—Almost trapped—The -battle of Chickamauga, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XX'>CHAPTER XX</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>Farewell of Genl. Rosecrans—"Pap" Thomas assumes command—Caldwell's -Ford—Scarcity of rations, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XXI'>CHAPTER XXI</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>An unusual reveille—Death of the Chaplain—Battle of Missionary -Ridge.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XXII'>CHAPTER XXII</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>Battle of Missionary Ridge continued—Defeat of the rebels—March -to Knoxville, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XXIII'>CHAPTER XXIII</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>Assault on Kenesaw—Death of the Colonel—Visit to the hospital—Scenes -connected therewith—Incidents of personal bravery, -etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XXIV'>CHAPTER XXIV</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>The cracker-box fortification—Mining the rebel works—Description -of Cheatham and Hindman, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XXV'>CHAPTER XXV</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>The move to the right—Marietta evacuated—The Union Army -masters north and west of the Chattahoochie, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><span class='pageno' id='Page_viii'>viii</span><a href='#XXVI'>CHAPTER XXVI</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>Atlanta—Sherman's letter vindicating his order—Of the removal of -citizens, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XXVII'>CHAPTER XXVII</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>Destruction of Atlanta—We start for the sea—Occupation of Milledgville—Joy -of the contrabands, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XXVIII'>CHAPTER XXVIII</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>Our stay at Savannah—Appearance of the city—Chuck-a-luck—Visit -to the Wissahicken, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XXIX'>CHAPTER XXIX</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>Still at Savannah—Oysters and fresh fish—Commencement of the -campaign through South Carolina—Foraging—Destruction of -Columbia, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XXX'>CHAPTER XXX</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>Cheraw—The dash on our cavalry by Hampton—Battle of Averysboro' -and Bentonville—Occupation of Goldsboro'.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XXXI'>CHAPTER XXXI</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>Again on the move—News of Lee's surrender—After Johnson "red -hot"—The convention for his surrender, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XXXII'>CHAPTER XXXII</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>The news reaches us of the death of the President—Feeling of the -army—Basis of agreement for Johnston's surrender.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XXXIII'>CHAPTER XXXIII</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>The rejection by the Cabinet of the terms—Johnston is notified -that Sherman "will move on him in forty-eight hours"—Arrival -of General Grant, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XXXIV'>CHAPTER XXXIV</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>The final surrender—Arrival at Richmond—March to Washington—Departure -for Chicago, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><span class='pageno' id='Page_ix'>ix</span><a href='#XXXV'>CHAPTER XXXV</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>Arrival at Chicago—Reception at Union Hall—Speeches of T. B. -Ryan, Esq., General Sherman, and Colonel Langley, etc., etc.</p> - -<div class='nf-center-c1'> -<div class='nf-center c009'> - <div><a href='#XXXVI'>MISCELLANEOUS SKETCHES.</a></div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c008'>Rome. A Confederate Christmas. Bad meat. Public execution -at Nashville. Drawing rations. Blue Ridge. Raids on the -suttler. John Kirsch and Tom Makemson's rice trip. Mrs. Dr. -Mary Walker. The Monkly fox. Roast goose or gander. The -rescued negroes. Our trip after Forrest. Personal mention. Lt. -Geo. Scroggs, Sergt. S. C. Abbott, Lt. John J. White. Our color -Bearers, Asbury D. Finlay, Harvey S. Tryon, Sergt. Wm. L. Thralls. -Resolutions on the Emancipation Proclamation. Resolutions passed -by Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana. -Order announcing suspension of hostilities. Order for Grand -Review at Richmond. General Sherman's farewell order to the -Army. Regimental report of the Atlanta campaign. Regimental -report from the fall of Atlanta to the fall of Savannah. Regimental -report of Colonel Langley from leaving Savannah until the battle -of Bentonville. Regimental report of Captain Cook during and -after the battle of Bentonville, to Goldsboro, N. C. Roster of Commissioned -Officers. Roster of enlisted men, giving the fate of every -man, if buried in soldiers' cemetery, the number of his grave. -Brigade reports. Lee and Gordon's Mills to Atlanta, Atlanta, Florence -and Savannah, Troublefield Swamps or Bentonville, N. C.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_10'>10</span> - <h2 id='I' class='c006'>CHAPTER I.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>The One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer -Infantry, was mustered into the service of the United States, -on the third day of September, Eighteen Hundred and Sixty Two, -to serve for three years or during the war. The Regiment was made -up in the counties of Champaign and Vermilion. Champaign furnishing -three companies and Vermilion seven. These companies -averaged ninety men each; making a total of nine hundred men, -rank and file. The Regiment came into the field under the call for -"three hundred thousand more," to assist in putting down what had -been familiarly called by some, a "tempest in a tea pot." Four -years of bloody strife, and millions of treasure, proved that it was -the most tumultuous "tea pot tempest," that ever was heard of in -this or any other land. The companies rendezvoused at Danville, -the county seat of Vermilion County, and went into camp on the -old "Fair Grounds," utilizing the sheds and booths that had been -put up there for the exhibition of cattle, sheep, etc. Here it was -that comparative order was obtained out of chaos. The companies -were composed of men in the prime of life, who had, for the most -part, been engaged in farming, and were used to out-door life; the -best material to make soldiers of that could be procured in any -land. The commander of the Regiment was Oscar F. Harmon, a -young and promising lawyer of Danville; the Lieut. Colonelcy was -filled by J. W. Langley, of Champaign, who was also a member of -the bar. The Major was John B. Lee, of Vermilion, a civil engineer -by profession; while from the busy marts of trade came the Adjutant, -Wm. Mann, of Danville. The Surgeon was John J. McElroy, -of Vermilion; the Assistant Surgeon, C. H. Mills, of Champaign; -the Chaplain, Levi Sanders, of Vermilion, while from Champaign -came the Quartermaster, A. M. Ayres. The companies were officered -as follows:</p> - -<p class='c000'>Co. <em>A</em>. Capt. Clark Ralston; 1st. Lt. Jackson Charles; 2nd. Lt. -<span class='pageno' id='Page_11'>11</span>Harrison Low; Enlisted men, eighty-six.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Co. <em>B</em>. Capt. Robt. Stewart; 1st. Lt. W. R. Wilson; 2nd. Lt. S. -D. Connover; Enlisted men, eighty-eight.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Co. <em>C</em>. Capt. W. W. Fellows; 1st. Lt. Alexander Pollock; 2nd. -Lt. Jas. D. New; Enlisted men, eighty-eight.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Co. <em>D</em>. Capt. Geo. W. Galloway; 1st. Lt. Jas. B. Stevens; 2nd. -Lt. John L. Jones; Enlisted men, eighty-six.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Co. <em>E</em>. Capt. N. M. Clark; 1st. Lt. W. G. Isom; 2nd. Lt. John -Urquhart; Enlisted men, eighty-seven.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Co. <em>F</em>. Capt. F. B. Sale; 1st. Lt. John B. Lester; 2nd. Lt. Alfred -Johnson; Enlisted men, ninety-two.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Co. <em>G</em>. Capt. John H. Gass; 1st. Lt. Eph. S. Howell; 2nd. Lt. -Josiah Lee; Enlisted men, ninety.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Co. <em>H</em>. Capt. P. M. Parks; 1st. Lt. D. A. Brenton; 2nd. Lt. J. -C. Harbor; Enlisted men, eighty-six.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Co. <em>I</em>. Capt. Levin Vinson; 1st. Lt. John E. Vinson; 2nd. Lt. -Stephen Brothers; Enlisted men, ninety-six.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Co. <em>K</em>. Capt. Geo. W. Cook; 1st. Lt. Oliver P. Hunt; 2nd. Lt. -Joseph F. Crosby; Enlisted men, one hundred and two.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Life in camp at Danville, was passed as camp life usually is. The -regular routine of guard duty, drilling, etc., etc., until one evening -at "Dress Parade," our Colonel informed us that we would break -camp, and leave for Cincinnati on the following day, and that the -number of our Regiment was the One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth. -We had been furnished, while in camp, with everything that was -necessary for a soldier in the field, excepting tents. The arms which -were given us were what were called the "Austrian Rifle," and a -poor arm they were. Some of them were not entirely drilled out, -and any quantity of them had springs that would not snap a cap, -nor on which a bayonet could be fastened without hammering. If -we were merely going out for a picnic or a procession, the Regiment -was splendidly equipped, but if we were bound for the front, it would -have been a matter of little difficulty for a small force of the enemy -to have routed us, unless we were given a chance to use the "butts" -of our guns, for in that shape only would they have been reliable.</p> - -<p class='c000'>At this stage of the war, when the private soldier received but thirteen -dollars per. month, it was patriotism, and not a desire for wealth, -<span class='pageno' id='Page_12'>12</span>that filled the ranks of the Union Army. So, with fifes and drums -playing the old tune to which so many have marched to their graves, -"The Girl I left behind me," and with our banners gaily floating on -the breeze, we started for the seat of war. A train of cattle cars -was to be our conveyance, and on them we clambered. The usual -scenes, incident to the departure of a Regiment from home, took -place: wives parting from their husbands, children from their fathers -and fathers from their children; all phases of the human heart -were to be seen there. The lingering clasp of the fond wife, the -last kiss of the children, the hearty hand shake and a "God speed -you, and bring you back safe" of a friend; the men trying to hide -their emotions with a forced smile or witty saying. But at last "all -aboard," the engine whistled, the bell rang, and amid the cheers of -the crowd, away we went, some to their graves. Oh! how many? The -rest of us to return at the expiration of the war, for that was the -term of our enlistment. Looking back from this late day, the scenes, -the events, the recollections of that time, are as bright and vivid in -the mind of the writer, as if they had transpired but yesterday. I -know not how it was with other companies in the Regiment, but in -the one to which the writer belonged, only one man showed the -"white feather," at the last moment. He was left laying on the floor -of "Floral Pavilion" in the "Fair Grounds," according to his own -language, "so sick he did not know what to do." He may have -been so, or he may not; at any rate there was not much sympathy -shown for him, as we marched off leaving him there, the sole inhabitant -of the place.</p> - -<p class='c000'>We have taken rides on the cars which were much more enjoyable, -much more comfortable, than that night ride from Danville to LaFayette. -The weather was pleasant, however, and there was a full -moon; but the cars had no tops, and our eyes were filled with the -smoke and cinders from the engine. We thought it the extreme of -hardship, and an insult to pack us away like dumb brutes, on such -cars; but before we again saw that road, we had seen the time -we would have been only too glad to have a chance to ride that way. -But we were young, in the prime of life, and our hearts were cheered -with the thought that we were doing our duty, and so with laugh -and song we whiled away the hours until we arrived at Cincinnati.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_13'>13</span> - <h2 id='II' class='c006'>CHAPTER II.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>It was on a Sabbath morning, when our train finally stopped, and -we were ordered to disembark, and fall into line. The weather was -intensely warm. Now, I want to say right here, that if ever I have -to order a Regiment of men into the field, in the summer time, and -that Regiment is bound for a southern climate, I will not think it -necessary to provide them with overcoats, like we were, for we had -them issued to us before we left Danville, and thought we had to -take them. So there we stood in line, the hot sun pouring down his -rays on our heads; our eyes sore from cinders and the loss of sleep; -with our accoutrements upon us, and everybody as ill-natured, as -might be expected, and no wonder. Oh! how slow the moments -went by, it seemed to us hours, but at last the command rings out -"Attention Battalion," "Take Arms," "Right Dress," "Right -Face," "Forward march," and away we went, the band playing -and the flags flying, across the Pontoon Bridge, over the Ohio, into -the city of Covington, and the "neutral" state of Kentucky. -Marching men, or regulating the gait of a horse to the step of new -recruits, was something our worthy Colonel was sadly ignorant of, -and it was not to be wondered at, for it was a new business to him. -His horse walked too fast for us, and the consequence was that -when he arrived at our camp he had but a "corporal's guard" following -him. The remainder of the Regiment was scattered like -sheep along the way we had come.</p> - -<p class='c000'>The writer and his partner stopped at what had once been a "Beer -Garden," and on the tables which had once resounded to the clink -of glasses, and which were placed around the enclosure in the shade -of the trees, we deposited our weary bodies, and wished we were—at -home. Without intending to throw any blame whatever, on the -character or motives of our worthy Colonel, covering him with the -excuse that he was totally ignorant of the art of "marching men," -we must give it as our candid opinion that the march from Cincinnati -<span class='pageno' id='Page_14'>14</span> to our camp on the hills back of Covington, did an injury to -the rank and file of the Regiment, from which it never recovered, -and which was the remote cause of death to some, and to others of -lasting injury. Our camp was situated, truly, at a lofty elevation. -We were placed in the Corn Stalk shelters which the "Squirrel Hunters" -had occupied when Bragg had threatened Cincinnati with his -forces, and who, at the call of the Governor of Ohio, had flocked -to the standard of the Union, with their squirrel rifles, and their shot -guns, to drive back the rebel hordes, and to maintain the old Flag, -with their life blood if need be. They came from the prairie and the -wood-land, in such numbers that the Governor was compelled to issue -another proclamation, that no more were needed. Into the shelters -which they had made from corn stalks, gathered from the fields contiguous, -and which were models of skill and ingenuity, showing that -the American, as a man, is equal to almost any emergency, our Regiment -was marched, and quarters allotted to each company. Oh! -those terrible hills, the like we had never seen before. We were -prairie men; our homes had been in a level country, but here it was -just the reverse, and it seemed to us as if we had ascended to the -very heights. The Ohio rolled beneath us, and from its bosom we -had to procure the water that was necessary for our use. How many -lies were told to get out of the job of carrying water up to camp, or -how many oaths were uttered by those who undertook the job, driven -to it by necessity, the writer cannot pretend to state, but it was a -hard journey, and the consequence was that water became to us, for -once, <em>valuable</em>, and many was the raid that was made, under cover -of the night, to some fellow's mess kettle, that had been filled to -cook his breakfast with in the morning. But we enjoyed it all, after -we had gotten over our march to get there, and soon the camp was -alive with fun and frolic. We had nothing much to do but cook our -food, drill, and police the camp grounds, and occasionally go on -picket; and so we passed the days away, wondering where we would -go to next, writing letters home and doing all in our power to make -the time pass pleasantly.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Here it was an incident happened that was ludicrous in the -extreme. It was the custom of the picket guard, when returning to -camp every morning, to discharge their guns by volley, under command -<span class='pageno' id='Page_15'>15</span> of a commissioned officer, at or into the foot of the hill on -which our camp was situated. On this morning, to which we have -reference, the pickets had been relieved and returned to camp, and -as was their custom, had assembled at the foot of the hill to discharge -their pieces. At the command of their officer there was a -volley, and from some cause or other the bullets came whizzing over -our heads, filling the air with that buzzing sound, which is so familiar -to the old soldier, but which sounds like a death knell to the raw -recruit. What a scattering to and fro there was, when those leaden -missiles came whizzing through the air, what a falling to the ground, -and hugging of mother earth was there witnessed. We thought the -"Johnnies" had come sure enough; our minds were instantly filled -with the accounts we had read of "surprises," "ambuscades," and -the idea that the enemy were right on hand, seemed to have filled the -minds of many. That scene will never be forgotten by those who -are how living, and who witnessed it. It was a terrible "give-away" -on the courage and soldierly qualities of at least one company in the -One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Infantry. But we were indeed -"infants" in the art of war. And to have seen what followed when -it was definitely ascertained as to where the bullets came from, was -ludicrous in the extreme. To see a big, brawny fellow who had fallen -to the ground, to all appearances as dead as a log, raise up his -head and enquire of his nearest neighbor, why <em>he</em> was laying <em>there</em>! -What in thunder was the reason that, if he felt like laying down, -every body else must lay down, too!! Get up and leave me alone -now, or I'll hurt somebody!! And to see how quietly these prostrate -forms would assume life and locomotion, and glide away into -their corn stalk huts; and then at night, after the affair had cooled -down somewhat, to listen, as we sat around our camp fires, to each -one as he described what his sensations were at the time, seems to -us, at this late day, to be just as comical as it was then. But oh! -how they redeemed themselves, in after days, from any stigma of -cowardice this may have cast upon them; how they faced the enemy -and met death as only brave men can, the hearts of those who survived -the fray in the years that came after, can bear witness. All -honor to them, our neighbor boys, our true and tried friends.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_16'>16</span> - <h2 id='III' class='c006'>CHAPTER III.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>But in looking back over the time we staid there on those "everlasting -hills," memory recalls to us one stormy night, when neither -moon nor star gave forth its light, when the heavens were draped in -the blackest of darkness, when the wind blew with the force of a -hurricane, and our corn stalk shelters were scattered far and wide; -when the elements seemed to have combined to extemporize, for us, -an entertainment of the grandest description, but which was to be -enjoyed vastly more by the in-dwellers of good substantial houses, -than we who had for our only covering a roof of corn stalks. But -amid all this din and clash of the elements, came the order for an -additional force to strengthen the picket guard. It was rumored -about that the rebel Gen. John Morgan was in the neighborhood -and was going to make a dash on our lines. Whether it was the -fact, whether it was a "camp-rumor," or whether it was an <em>honest</em> -alarm, we never found out. But there was the order all the same, -and it must be complied with. The order called for a detail of three -men from each company. The writer and two comrades were the -ones who were called on from Co. "B." Gathering our guns and -accoutrements was but the work of a moment, and away we went to -report at Regimental Headquarters. The night was so dark that -we could not discern our file leader, and so an attachment was made -to the coat tail of the fellow in front. Down the hill we went, -stumbling, and falling, over rocks and clods, until we reached a road. -On this we were stationed, three men on a post, with orders for one -of us to keep awake. The three to which the writer belonged were -stationed at the foot of a large tree; the countersign given us in a -whisper; the remainder of the detail marched off; and there we -were! on picket! and to our excited imagination the enemy in -countless numbers all around us. The night, as we have before -stated, was intensely dark, but down on this road, at the foot of the -high hills on which we were stationed, the wind did not strike with -<span class='pageno' id='Page_17'>17</span>such fury, and any unusual noise could be plainly heard. There we -stood at the foot of that large tree, determined, as we agreed among -ourselves, to do our whole duty if matters came to the worst. Suddenly -on the night air came the sound of a foot-fall, near; nearer; -we held a short consultation, it might be an enemy, no doubt it was; -well, we must find out. "Halt!" rang out on the night air. "Who -comes there?" back came the answer, "A Friend." This was an -assurance most acceptable to us. "Advance, friend, and give the -countersign," and up came Capt. Fellows, of Co. "C," who was the -officer of the guard. A short whispered consultation, a reminder -from the Captain of how to perform our duty, and he passed on -down the road to the next post. He had been gone but a little -while when "bang" went a gun, and the bullet went whistling over -our heads. What did that mean? We cocked our rifles and stood -on the defensive, and it would have been terrible trouble for any one -who had come our way just then. The whiz of the bullet died -away, naught was heard, and we uncocked our guns and sat down, -but not long, for again we heard the foot-fall on the road, coming -from the direction which the Captain had taken when he left us; -nearer it approaches, and again the word "Halt!" rings out on the -night air. Back comes the response, "It's all right, don't act the -fool as the man did on the post below." We brought our guns -down and up came the Captain. "What gun was that Cap?" was -our first enquiry. "Why," he replied, "the man on post below you -was laying on the ground, and when he heard me coming, cried -'Halt!' and banged away, he came near hitting me too." Of course -the usual amount of expletives were indulged in by each of us, -making them as strong as the case seemed to require, and the Captain -passed on. The articles of war declare that death shall be the -penalty for that soldier who goes to sleep while on post; we knew -it, it had been told to us, but if John Morgan, with his command, -had driven in our pickets in the early gray of that morning, we are -strongly inclined to the opinion, that at a certain post on that picket -line the guard would have been found sleeping the sleep of the innocent -and just. Yes, it is a fact Morpheus had wooed to his embrace, -the entire three who occupied the picket post at the foot of -<span class='pageno' id='Page_18'>18</span>that large tree. The reader who scans these pages must please bear -in mind that we were "babes" in the art of war, at this time; we -had come from our homes and from our farms only a few short -weeks before, and the scenes in which we were now playing a part -were of the veriest newness to us. We had entered into the service -of our country in good faith, we had sworn allegiance to our flag -under any and all circumstances, more as a form than anything else -as far as our hearts were concerned, but we had not as yet arrived -at that period in a soldier's life, when he finds that eternal vigilance -is not only the price of liberty, but of his own life also. Morning -came at last and with the rest of our comrades we were marched -back to camp. We came as "conquerors come," we had stood -during the night as an invincible band against our foes. That was, -perhaps, what was thought of us in camp, but we knew how we had -stood, and were going to keep it to ourselves most decidedly, at any -rate we were willing to let "some of you fellows" try it the next -time. We had been in camp now on those "everlasting hills," that -is, as near as the writer can explain his sentiments about them, for -several weeks, but it was not for the business merely of laying on -top of them and basking in the sun that the Government had called -for our assistance, and which we had almost come to believe was -the extent to which the Government had invoked our aid. Oh! no, -the Government meant business, and so accordingly one afternoon -we received orders to "strike tents," that is what the bugle said, but -we had no tents to strike; true there was a remnant of our corn-stalk -homes, but the most of them had been scattered by the winds. -Well, any way, the bugle call was to us the notice to pack up and -fall into line. This we did, and away we marched, leaving our hills, -our corn-stalk castles and many other remembrances behind us. -Down the "pike" we went to the music of our band, to the steamboat -landing, where we found two steamers waiting for us. But we -have omitted one incident of our soldier days, when in camp at -Covington, and if we had not gotten down to the boats we would -have left it out, perhaps, altogether, and if we had, the historical -record of the 125th Ills. would have been very incomplete, and so -in order that it may be a true record, as near as we can make it, we -must not omit this part of it. We have reference to the transportation -<span class='pageno' id='Page_19'>19</span> outfit of the Regiment. Of course when we arrived at our -camp at Covington, the only transportation there was, consisted -of each man carrying on his back whatever earthly goods he was -the possessor of. We had no animals of any kind, excepting the -horses of the Colonel and his staff, but here at Covington we were -to obtain that most useful, and at the same time most singular quadruped, -the <em>mule</em>. If I thought myself able I would write an eulogy -on that animal, but it is useless to think of that, I can not do -it; suffice it then to say that in our humble opinion, the mule with -all his eccentricities, played a most important part in the war of the -rebellion. A willing servant; too much so we often thought, ready -at all times to do his part, whether in pulling in the collar, or packing -on his back, strapped on so tight that it was as much as -he could do to obtain his regular amount of air necessary for breathing -purposes, an almost innumerable amount of blankets, tin pans, -pots, roosters, niggers and all the paraphernalia of camp life, or of -sending by a quick and powerful discharge of his hind feet a warrior -to the hospital, or to the happy hunting grounds, the mule will -ever bear an honorable name in the records of the great war. So -much for the mule, he was honest, and we must be. But to our -narrative. An order came, one morning, to detail from each company -a man to drive the company team of six mules. What visions -of ease opened up to our minds. "What! is that all they want a -fellow to do, drive a team? I'm in for that, here Cap., I'll go, yes -so will I and I and I." Thus the strain rang out, until it was much -to be feared that the 125th were mule drivers, not only by inclination, -but by "previous condition of servitude." Well, at length the -detail was complete, and two men from each company, in charge of -a commissioned officer, proceeded to Covington to procure the number -of mules necessary for the transportation of the Regiment. -Twenty men, in the vigor and prime of life, refusing numerous offers -of ten dollars apiece for their job, with hearts elate and with buoyant -feelings trudged off down the pike rejoicing in their opportunities. -The sequel, kind reader! They returned, yes they returned -in the evening the maddest set of men that Covington's green hills -had seen for many a day; the maimed, the halt, the lame, and we -were going to say the blind, but the storm had not been quite that -<span class='pageno' id='Page_20'>20</span>severe. Every mule in each team, with the exception perhaps of -one to the team, were as ignorant of restraint as when in blissful -happiness it sucked its dam in the old home pasture. The men -who had been detailed for teamsters found the animals in a "corral," -the Quartermaster of the Post, with his helpers, in attendance. -The mules were as wild as buffaloes on their native plains, and were -caught by the lasso, and dragged out, and turned over to the man -who had been detailed to drive and care for them. When the whole -number necessary for our use were secured the receipt of our Regimental -Quartermaster paid the bill. The next question and the -most intricate one, perhaps, that had ever stirred the souls of these -detailed warriors was, what shall we do with them? There was the -harness, there was the Government wagons, with their broad tires -and a lock chain on each side. The question was solved, they must -be hitched to those wagons and hitched they were, and up to camp -they came, with every wagon wheel locked and two men to each -mule. The word soon spread through the camp, the teams are coming! -our teams! and we all flocked to the road side to see them. -We will carry this thing no farther, but will leave the reader to imagine -the rest. We can see them, as we pen these lines, as they appeared -to us the next morning, as we stood by and witnessed the -harnessing of these Government mules. Their shoulders were a -little sore from pulling the heavy wagons, with locked wheels, up to -camp, and their ears were chafed by the bridles, and the general -sensation was something new to them altogether, and perhaps visions -of the old pasture lot at home, where they had kicked up their -heels in mulish joy, flashed before their eyes; at any rate, whatever -may have been the cause, the hills of Covington never before, and -we will venture the assertion, never will again echo back the like -of the noise that was made there on the morning when the teamsters -of the 125th Ills. essayed to hitch up the teams, which the -Government had furnished to transport us and our belongings into -the land of the Southron and the chivalry. The braying of the -mules, the curses of the drivers, the cracking of the whips, all combined, -served to make a noise the like of which had never been -heard before in those parts.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_21'>21</span> - <h2 id='IV' class='c006'>CHAPTER IV.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>The geography of our country tells us, that the Ohio is a broad -river; that, we are willing to admit, and rather than be thought -narrow minded, we are willing to say that it is a beautiful river, but -when the writer, with his heart filled with patriotism, entrusted himself -on its bosom, it was blessed with a remarkable shallowness, at any rate -our boats kept getting fast on sand bars, shoals, mud or something -else, so often, that it would have been no trouble for us all to have -crawled off and footed it down the stream, or back home, but that -kind of a boat ride would have had its inconveniences, and that was -not what we had come for, so like 'Cassabianca,' whom we used to -read about in our school days, we clung to the "burning deck." -"Down the river, down the river, down the Ohio," we crawled along, -until night fall, when for prudence sake our captain steered into the -bank and tied up for the night. Can it be possible, we think, while -sitting here penning these lines with peace all around us, that between -the cities of Cincinnati and Louisville a steamboat Captain -was afraid, after night, to take his craft for fear of enemies? Such, -however, was the case, and history will bear record to the generations -yet to come, that in the nineteenth century this grand river -was navigable only in the day time with comparative safety. But -we do not want to let our pen run away with our own private -thoughts; we do not want to let our individual feelings get the upper -hand, we are endeavoring to write a history, and we want it to -be correct; we want it to be a history that each and every member -of the 125th Ills. can leave behind him when he "strikes his tent" -for the last time; a history that he may leave to those who come -after him, that in the terrible war which the Nation went through, -when right against wrong prevailed, that he was a partaker in the -struggle. What better, handsomer, nobler record can we leave to -our posterity?</p> - -<p class='c000'>Our trip down the river was not prolific of any incident that would -<span class='pageno' id='Page_22'>22</span>be noticeable here, suffice it to say that we awoke in the morning to -hear the chug! chug! of the boat and knew that we were moving, -and that we had not been interfered with during the night. We arrived -at Louisville that evening and disembarked on the river bank; -but little did we think as we stepped off the boat that there, on the -banks of the Ohio, we were to receive our first lesson of what a soldier's -life would be. Our past experience we thought had been terrible, -but the corn-stalk huts which we had occupied, and laughed -at, would have been welcome to us now. The stones on the river -bank made our couch, and the canopy of heaven our covering. But -for fear that history may not give us our right place, and to show -that our hearts beat in unison, we will mention that here it was we -met the army of General Buell. It arrived in Louisville the -same night that we did, fresh from the battle fields of Corinth and -Iuka, and had come to the relief of the endangered city. Northern -manhood, Northern "grit," was too much for the sluggish blood -of Bragg's army, and our boys beat them in the race and saved the -city of Louisville. Never can those who witnessed it, forget that -sight. Here they came, neighbor boys, old friends, who had left -home only a few months prior to us; covered with the dust and stain -of travel, no baggage, no impediments, nothing but their trusty Enfields, -and sixty rounds of ammunition in their cartridge boxes, -with a blanket to each man rolled up in a coil, and fastened around -him, this was all they had, while we, in our clean, blue clothes, with -thoughts of our having gone through with an awful experience, met -these lads. The impression the writer received that night as we -witnessed these boys come marching in, was like the opinion that -was expressed by some one in our Regiment: "Boys, we don't -know anything about soldiering." Morning found us asleep on the -banks of the Ohio, with the river rolling past us, down to that country -which never before, in the history of the Nation, had been forbidden -ground to any of her sons. But to that land we were bound, -and if we remained on the banks of the Ohio we would never get -there, so when the bugle sounded the call to "fall in," we were -ready to obey the signal. The morning opened bright and -cheerful, but towards noon the sun was overcast by clouds, and a -drizzling rain set in; but it made no difference to us; of course -<span class='pageno' id='Page_23'>23</span>they could not find lodgings for us <em>that</em> night, but now they had -awakened to a sense of their duty, and we were going to some hotel -to put up. Yes, certainly that was what was the matter, and we -fell into ranks with glee. Our hotel was a cattle pen in the suburbs -of the city, and into it we marched.</p> - -<div class='figcenter id002'> -<img src='images/i025.jpg' alt='' class='ig001' /> -</div> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_24'>24</span> - <h2 id='V' class='c006'>CHAPTER V.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>Our lessons in the life of a soldier were just commencing. Our -new camp was, as we have stated, an old cattle pen or corral, and -had at one time been surrounded with a good substantial plank fence, -now, however, the only enclosure it had was a camp guard. In this -place we found three other Regiments, all new recruits like ourselves. -The 85th and 86th Ills., and the 52nd Ohio. With these Regiments -we were Brigaded, and remained so until the close of the war, the -command being given to Col. Dan'l McCook of the 52nd Ohio, -who had smelt powder on Shiloh's bloody field.</p> - -<p class='c000'>The rain, which had been a continuous drizzle, now assumed -larger proportions, and came down in regular and persistent style. -We had no tents, and of course were entirely without protection, -but the American soldier is not a man to long remain uncomfortable, -when it is in his power to prevent it, so from the fences adjacent, -in spite of the guard, we procured some lumber and soon built -shelters from the storm. The next day we were moved to a better -camp, for the rain had rendered the old cattle yard entirely unfit for -use, if it ever had been. But Louisville at this time was crowded -with soldiers, camp followers, and all that goes to sustain the life, -and corrupt the morals of a large army. The streets daily resounded -to the tramp of marching feet, and the hurrying hither and thither -of General officers, members of their staff, and mounted orderlies -bearing dispatches to the different headquarters through the city. -The blare of the bugle, the braying of mules, the thundering of artillery -wheels, from the earliest dawn, until far into the night, were -reminders that the General of the Army was fully alive to his trust, -and was endeavoring to organize the forces under his command into -a shape that would render them manageable. As far as duty was -concerned, there was not much required of us, so we passed the -time making visits to old acquaintances in the 25th, 35th, 37th -and 88th Ills. Regiments which had come up with Buell from the -<span class='pageno' id='Page_25'>25</span>South. But at last the order came for moving. Everything was -ready and we were to open up the ball which ended at the fall of -Richmond, and the surrender of Joe. Johnston's Army in North -Carolina.</p> - -<p class='c000'>The weather was very warm, but so far, no sickness of any great -moment had appeared among us, but of course there was some to -answer the surgeon's call, and receive their allowance of the good -things he had for them. We do not wish to cast any imputation on -the medical branch of the army, far from it. We are firm in the -opinion that no army, either in the fighting nations of Europe, or in -any other land, ever had a medical corps that could surpass our own -in skill, dexterity, genuine humanity, and a desire to do their whole -duty, but it did seem to us that quinine was the sheet anchor of -their faith, and so it came to be a standing joke, that quinine would -cure all diseases to which our bodies might be subject. On this -morning, to which memory carries us back, orders were given that -reports of all who were sick, or in any way disabled from marching, -should be made out and forwarded to Regimental headquarters, -in order that they might be sent to hospital, or if totally unfit for -soldier life, to be discharged. We are of the opinion still, and was -at the time, that many men were mustered into the service of the -government, when our Regiment was organized, who were not fit -for the hardships and privations of army life, especially for active -service in the field, and this was owing to what seemed to us, the -careless examination made by the mustering officer. We were never -examined by a surgeon, as to bodily capacity. The only examination -made was for each man, as his name was called, to step out -three paces and show his teeth to the officer. The consequence was -that when orders came for us to leave Louisville, there were a great -many who had to be discharged, because totally unfit for soldier's -life, and many also who had to be sent to hospital. Others there -were, who would have been perfectly willing to have returned home, -entirely satisfied with soldiering, if they could only have had the opportunity. -One case the writer remembers which had a very ludicrous -side to it, and we will insert it here. There were two members of -the Company to which we belonged, who were both satisfied entirely -<span class='pageno' id='Page_26'>26</span>with their share of glory, and were willing to resign their positions as -"high privates" to almost any one who wanted it. One of these -however, would be discharged, owing to his inability to march (this -was before the day of the invalid corps) by reason of a severe cut -he had at one time received in the foot from an ax, the other boy -was a fit subject for powder, but the patriotism which had filled his -bosom, when he enlisted had died out. He had gotten all the -glory he wanted and "Home—sweet—Home" was ringing in his -ears. However, a discharge, in his eyes, was something worth trying -for at least, so he approached the fellow who, by reason of his -lameness, was to be discharged, and the following colloquy ensued:</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Say, John, I want to get a discharge, how shall I manage it, -can't you help a fellow?"</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Get discharged! Why that's easy enough, I can get one for you."</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Can you? What'll you take to get it?"</p> - -<p class='c000'>"What'll I take? Why nothing. You go and get a pass for us -to go down town and I'll go to the medical director of the Post and -soon fix you out all right."</p> - -<p class='c000'>Away went the ex-patriot and soon returned with a pass and off -they went to call on the medical director. Going along the street -says John to his companion:</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Say, Ide! got any money?"</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Yes, a little."</p> - -<p class='c000'>John called a halt. "Well now, old fellow, I'll tell you, if I had -a little whisky I could talk a heap better to the doctor, you know, -but I hain't got a cent of money to buy any."</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Oh, if that's all," says Ide, thinking a discharge from the army -for a drink of whiskey a good enough bargain for him, "I've got -money enough to buy the whisky, where'll we get it?"</p> - -<p class='c000'>"I know, follow me," replied John, and he led him to a place -where liquor could be obtained on the sly, for it was against positive -orders for the citizens to sell any thing of the sort to a soldier, and -Louisville was then under martial law. Into this place they went, -and John having received the magic elixir, which was to open his -mouth, and loosen his tongue, was again ready to accompany his -friend to the doctor. But it was quite a distance from camp to the -Director's office, and before it was reached Ide had been obliged to -<span class='pageno' id='Page_27'>27</span>replenish John's stomach with whisky more than once. But at last -they arrived at the place.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Now Ide you stay down here until I go up stairs, I won't be -gone long and when I come back I'll have your discharge."</p> - -<p class='c000'>John was feeling good; the whisky that Ide had furnished him -had made his faith in himself complete, so up the stairs he nimbly -skipped, leaving his friend below on the sidewalk. The office door -was reached, and with an invincible faith in himself, John opened -it and walked in. There was the Medical Director of the Post at -his desk, surrounded by his assistants, while on seats placed around -the room, were soldiers who had come there for treatment. Up to -the desk steps John.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Doctor I want to obtain a discharge for—"</p> - -<p class='c000'>Looking up from his desk in surprise, the Doctor fixed his eyes -on our friend.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Who are you?" was the enquiry. "Take the position of a soldier -sir," which John did, wishing he was some place else, for the -stern, military manner of the doctor had somewhat unnerved him, -"about face, forward march," and out of the office marched John. -The doctor never gave the command to "halt," and amid the laughter -of those who witnessed the scene, John took his departure. -Down stairs he went to where Ide was waiting for him.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Did you get it?" was the first question.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"No" came the reply, "the doctor ain't in, he has gone out of -town." So back they came to camp, but John got no more whisky -on the return trip, and the next day we left Louisville. The story -leaked out some way, as all such stories do, and furnished many a -laugh for us. Ide failed in getting his discharge, but made an excellent -soldier afterwards, and came back safe and sound at the close -of the war.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_28'>28</span> - <h2 id='VI' class='c006'>CHAPTER VI.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>The sun arose on the morning of the Thirtieth of September, -1862, bright and clear, and as he climbed into the heavens the heat -became intense. At an early hour the Regiment was astir, for we -had received marching orders, the army was going to advance, and -so, long before noon the bugle sounded the Assembly. The line -was quickly formed and away we went our band playing its best -music. But we had not gone far until the "Halt!" was sounded, -and it was not until late in the day that we got clear of the streets -of Louisville and out into the open country. It was a hard day on -us, encumbered as we were with so much clothing, for each man -was provided with two suits of underwear, and overcoat, and nothing -is more tiresome than the perpetual halting, and advancing, halting -and advancing, which we were compelled to do that day, owing -to the crowded and jammed condition of the streets, filled as they -were with regiments of infantry, cavalry, batteries of artillery, baggage, -and supply trains, and all and singular that goes to make up -the force of a large army about to take the field.</p> - -<p class='c000'>But at last we were clear of the town, and marching on the open -country road, leaving, however, behind us, several of our comrades -who had been overcome with the heat of the sun and the irksomeness -of our movements, and had fallen in their places in the ranks -and been carried off to the hospital for treatment. We did not go -far until our track was lined with clothing, blankets and other property -we had thrown away as being too cumbersome and hard to carry. -We went into camp in a meadow, and as soon as the order was given -to break ranks, many of us flung ourselves on the ground and never -moved from our position until the bugle sounded the reveille in the -morning.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Our soldier life had now fairly commenced, and we were on the -march to that country in which many of our comrades were to find -their last resting places. When the war commenced, Kentucky had -<span class='pageno' id='Page_29'>29</span>declared neutrality, but we think our statement will be borne out by -many, that the neutrality amounted to nothing. At any rate it was -the opinion of us all, that for a neutral state, Kentucky held many -bushwhackers, and guerillas, who, from behind trees and rocks, murdered -our boys whenever opportunity offered. It was murder, not -warfare. Kentucky neutrality was rebellion in ambush. But Kentucky -also had loyal sons, and she gave to the Union several regiments -of brave men. Kentucky had splendid roads, and as we advanced -further into the country we were charmed with the scenery, -and if it had not been for the terrible scarcity of water, we would -have got on very well. Foraging of any kind was strictly forbidden, -but the fruits of the land found their way into camp, all the same. -Honey was plenty, fresh meat and also vegetables, and in spite of -all orders, found their way into camp. There was one boy in our -company who seemed to have, instinctively, a knowledge superior to -any one else, as to where all such things could be obtained. Every -night he would appear in camp ladened down with food that had -never been issued from our regimental commissariat. He was liberal -hearted, and distributed his good things with a lavish hand. But the -marching became terrible at last. The hot sun beating on the -"pike," and the air filled with the heated dust, no water, excepting -such as could be obtained from ponds by the road side, stagnant, -and covered with a green slime, and often with hogs wallowing in -it. The springs and wells dried up, all combined to make our -march irksome, and almost unbearable. Camp Diarrhoea made its -appearance from which nearly all suffered more or less. Green persimmons, -white oak bark, and all such simple astringents were -used, but many became very weak and unable to march. The ambulances -were full of sick soldiers, and so indeed were many wagons. -Many poor fellows got discouraged, thoughts of home and -loved ones filled their minds, and as the long days passed away and -they lay in the ambulances, their minds kept wandering back, and -nothing could arouse them to make endeavors to regain their health, -so at last death came to many and relieved them of their sufferings. -It was at such times as these, that the boys showed their hearty -good will, that earnest endeavor to help those who could not help -themselves, so characteristic of the western man, and many a trip -<span class='pageno' id='Page_30'>30</span>was made by some kind hearted lad to houses far from the line of -march, although he knew he was running the risk of losing his own -life in the attempt, to procure a canteen of good water for a sick -comrade, who was slowly but surely loosing his hold on life. The -writer well remembers the feelings that the first death in his own -company occasioned. One of our boys had grown so weak from -the effects of the diarrhoea that he had been placed in one of the -ambulances. For several days he rode thus, and every night when -we reached camp some one of our number would go to the ambulance -train to see if he needed anything, that we could do for him, -but one night the messenger returned with the sad news, that, when -the ambulance train went into camp, he was found dead inside. Yes, -poor fellow, his warfare was over, and as we gathered to our camp -fires the news was spread around, a pall of sorrow seemed to settle -down upon us, and Co. "B" went to their blankets with saddened -hearts. But sorrow, like everything else, is evanescent, and before -the next night rolled around, the company had again assumed its -usual every day life and jollity, not that the memory of our lost comrade -had faded from our minds, but on every hand there was to be -seen something new to us, something to excite enquiry, and we were -finding now, every day, traces of war; fences torn down to enable -cavalry to charge through, dead horses, and used up wagons by the -road side, which had been abandoned by the enemy, and destroyed, -by cutting the spokes out of the wheels, so as to be of no use to the -"invader." These sights, and many others, quickly dispelled sorrow, -and brought in its place a desire to meet the foe. We were at -this time in the division over which General Phillip H. Sheridan had -command.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_31'>31</span> - <h2 id='VII' class='c006'>CHAPTER VII.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>Sheridan's name is one which will be forever linked with the history -of our country. He was a brave officer, a dashing leader, but -we used to think the possessor of the most abominable temper that -ever man was blessed or cursed with, and whenever he would ride -past with his staff, the weary legs of the men would straighten up, -and for a while a new life would seem to inspire us. Whether it was -that unknown power that causes some men to be more fitted for the -duties of leading men, than others, or whether it was a fear that we -might receive a broadside of his oaths, we do not know, but at any -rate, during the short time he would ride by, things would assume a -more soldierly appearance; a little more order. We remember one -afternoon, when along with a comrade, we had managed in some -way, to drift considerably to the rear. We were plodding along, -however, chatting together, until we came to a sutler who had opened -up his wagon of sutler's goods, and was doing a good business -with the boys as they marched by. We went up and purchased -some cheese and crackers, and placing them in our hats, proceeded -to a little mound at the foot of a large tree, to eat them. There we -sat munching our crackers and cheese, making remarks on the passers -by, and occasionally enjoying a bit of chaff with some fellow, -until we began to wonder how many men there could be coming, -for by this time we had been there quite a while, and still the stream -of humanity flowed by, still the same panorama of infantry, cavalry -and artillery, passed before us, and we had come to the conclusion -to stay there until they all went by, never once thinking of what a -time we would have to catch up with our command. Just at this -moment, when we had come to the conclusion to see the end of it, -up rode General Sheridan with his staff and orderlies pressing on to -the front. We were a little fearful he might see us, but we thought -that in all that multitude of humanity and life, we surely were of -but small moment, and would escape his eye. But we were doomed -<span class='pageno' id='Page_32'>32</span>to disappointment, for suddenly this salutation, short and decidedly -to the point, rang upon our ears: "You men of the 125th Ills., -what in —— are you doing there. Move on;" and filling the air full -of the hottest oaths aimed at our defenseless heads we incontinently -gathered up our hats, with the remnants of our lunch and started -for our regiment, which by this time was far in advance. But as we -walked along, we were thinking how it was that Sheridan knew we -were members of the 125th, was it by any peculiarity in our movements, -or was it a part of his business, as general, to know the -members of each regiment in his division. Our appreciation of his -merits as a great commander were rising rapidly, and we had come -to the conclusion that he must have a wonderful memory. So on -we went wondering to each other how it was. Suddenly my companion -stopped short. "Bob," says he, "I know how it was that -old Sheridan knew us."</p> - -<p class='c000'>"How," we asked.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Why, you old fool, he read it on our knapsacks."</p> - -<p class='c000'>True enough, that was the solution of the problem, for before -leaving Louisville, the writer had procured a bottle of white paint, -and a brush, and had painted in large letters on each fellow's knapsack, -his name, company and regiment. This it was that had revealed -to the general our proper place, we had forgotten all about -it. We laughed heartily over the matter, and agreed to erase from -our knapsacks the tell-tale letters as soon as we arrived in camp.</p> - -<p class='c000'>We were by this time getting well down into Kentucky, and every -day we marched through villages and towns, which, but a few short -weeks before, had been filled with sounds of life and business activity; -but now everything was at a stand still; the store houses deserted, and -their doors swinging idly on their hinges, revealing to the passer by -naught but a collection of empty shelves and bare counters. The -houses, even, were, for the most part, deserted of their occupants. -War with its black and devastating influence, was abroad in the -land. It was on a Sunday afternoon that we reached Bardstown, a -place of considerable size, and as it seemed to us, a place where -considerable business had been carried on, but now all was changed. -<span class='pageno' id='Page_33'>33</span>We had been marching very slowly that day, halting every few -moments and then advancing. Just as we entered Bardstown the -bugle sounded the "Halt," and our line was directly in front of a -large brick house, the doors of which were wide open, and coming -and going through them were many officers, from the general down -to lieutenant. We were tired and travel worn, so we proposed to -our partner that we would go and see if some good water could be -had. Leaving our place in the ranks we started for the house, and -boldly marched in. Our aim was for the kitchen, and as we passed -down the hall of the house we could not prevent ourself from looking -through the doors of the parlors, as we judged them to be, for -they were wide open, and there we saw the remains of what had -been a grand feast. We dared not enter, but passed on down the -hall, until a slight obstruction in the shape of a little second lieutenant -came across our path, and the demand from him of what we -were doing there. We replied we wanted water, but did not stop to -listen to any remark he might have to make. Just as we reached -the back door, a colored waiter boy, belonging to the house, came -tearing in, bearing in his hands a pitcher of water going to the parlor. -We collared this son of Ham, and demanded that he procure -for us a canteen of whisky, with the promise that if he did we would -pay him for it. His eyes rolled up in astonishment, and perhaps a -little fear, for we were rather vigorous in our demand, and with a -"Lor! bress you massa, dar hain't a drap of whisky in de house," -he essayed to leave us, but we had a good hold on him, and were -going to keep it. We knew he was lying to us, for we had caught -a whiff of his breath, which gave him away entirely, as it was redolent -of the fumes of "bourbon." He saw we were in earnest, and -quickly whispering "come dis way sah," he opened a door in the -hall and bid us enter, and wait until he returned. We entered what -was, to all appearances, a bed-room, neatly fitted up with furniture, -and in one corner a bed of huge dimensions, covered with the -whitest and daintiest of counterpanes. It was the first bed we had -seen for weeks, and regardless of our dusty clothes, and remembering -only that we were tired, and in the enemies' land, we flung ourself, -knapsack and all, upon its broad and ample surface. There -<span class='pageno' id='Page_34'>34</span>we laid, resting our weary limbs and looking up at the ceiling, wondering -how much longer it would be before our sable friend would -appear. The moments kept slipping by, and at last, with a tremendous -effort, we raised ourself from the bed intending to return to -the regiment. We approached the door and essayed to open it, it -was—locked. For a moment we were non-plussed; had we come -this far from home to be captured by a "nigger" in this way? -What a fool we had been to enter there, but directly other thoughts -came into our minds, and we again threw ourself upon the bed with -the intention that, if we were captured, we would get all the rest we -could out of that bed before we were marched off by rebel guards. -But imprisonment was not to be our fate at that time, for suddenly -the door flew open, and in came our colored friend, bearing in his -hand a large pitcher, which proved to contain, to the very top of it, -as good whisky as we had ever drank. To empty the contents of -the pitcher into our canteen, was but the work of a moment, and -giving our friend a green-back dollar, at which he looked with surprise -and earnestly enquired "Is dis good money, massa?" We assured -him that it was, and hastened out to find the regiment. Luckily -it had not moved from where we had left it, and we fell into -place alongside of our partner, to whose thirsty lips my canteen was -soon applied. The bugle sounded "forward," and we went, but as -a truthful chronicler we are bound to state that under the exhilarating -and inspiriting contents of my canteen, my partner soon became -hilarious, and when we reached camp I was doing double duty, inasmuch -as I was carrying his gun and my own also. It was not the -length but the breadth of the road that troubled him. But no evil -consequences resulted from it, and as it was winked at by the officers, -no harm was done, and the next morning found him all right, -and ready for the incidents of the day.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_35'>35</span> - <h2 id='VIII' class='c006'>CHAPTER VIII.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>The days passed by, and we, with the blissful ignorance of new -soldiers, could not see the omens which filled the air, indicating that -the battle was not far off; omens which the old soldier can so easily -interpret, and which, as we became used to army life, were also easily -interpreted by us. But the time was near when we should meet the -foe, and as we plodded along one afternoon, tired and almost -smothered with the dust, two staff officers came riding back from -the direction of the front, and as they passed the writer caught the -words, "throwing up breastworks on Chaplin Hills." Still at the -time they made no impression on my mind, but before that time the -next day, I recalled them and then understood what was meant. -The dust was terrible, and about the middle of the afternoon a division -of cavalry came riding by pressing on to the front. They -rode in column of two's, and it seemed to us that they never would -get by. The dust raised by their horses was fearful, and we were -not in the best of humor, so as they rode along we very foolishly -got angry at them, and curses flew at their heads in a pitiless storm. -Some of the boys actually pricked the horses with their bayonets. -But at length they passed us, and glad enough we were to get rid of -them. We soon went into camp in an old corn-field, and between -two corn rows the writer laid his tired body and was soon in the -land of dreams. We never knew exactly what time it was when we -felt a shake and heard a summons to wake up. The moon was -shining brightly and quiet reigned all around us. But there was -something in the wind more than common, as we could judge by the -subdued voices in which commands were given, and when we were -ordered to pile our knapsacks and leave a guard sufficient to protect -them, it became apparent that there was business on hand which -needed our attention. But we well remember what our first impressions -were, when the order to pile knapsacks was given. We thought -in our innocence that the commanding powers had taken pity on us, -<span class='pageno' id='Page_36'>36</span>and were going to haul our knapsacks for us in the wagons, that -they had concluded to save us the fatigue of carrying them ourselves; -so laboring under this impression we silently fell into line -and marched away in the moonlight back to the pike from which we -had moved the night before. We well remember as we silently -marched along that our file leader, a comrade by the name of Ross, -had swinging to him the half of an old knapsack filled with honey. -We intimated to him that we were particularly fond of honey, and if -he had no objection we would like to help him eat what he had, but -Ross was not in a honied humor that morning and our request was -denied. I never knew what he did with it, but am strongly inclined -to the belief that comrade Ross found other matters too weighty to -attend to that morning besides eating honey, and that he cast it -from him. We were now on the pike, when the order to "halt!" -was given. There was an old barn on the side of the pike, and behind -it the head of the regiment had stopped. "Front Face," -"Right Dress," "Load and Cap," were the orders in quick succession, -and then the colonel riding down the line informed us that the -hour for battle had arrived, and he hoped every man in the 125th -would do his duty. We had come out to fight, that was what we -were there for, that was our business, but we will confess for ourself -our heart beat a trifle faster, and our gun had a colder touch than -common, or at least it seemed so. But history was to be made that -day, and as it was proven latter in the day, the 125th were willing to -make their part of it. And now the day commenced to break, and -presently "bang," "bang," went the guns, not by volley, but ever -and anon, a desultory shot from the direction of our skirmish line, -showing that our skirmishers had run against some obstacle which -bore the resemblance of a man. The daylight grows brighter, and -the guns crack oftener; occasionally a volley is heard, and our -brigade commander, Col. Dan McCook, comes tearing down the -pike on his war horse, and orders our colonel to march the regiment -to the top of a hill to our left; away we went, and arriving there -found our battery "I" of the 2nd Ills. artillery in position. We -were to support it from any and all attacks of the rebels. There -we stood in line as if on dress parade, but directly bullets came -whizzing over us, with now and then a shell. Dodging was the -<span class='pageno' id='Page_37'>37</span>order of the day, and heads were ducking in all directions; still we -stood, until Col. McCook came riding up, and calling to our colonel -told him to order us to lie down. We quickly responded to the -command, but not before some of our number had been hit. And -now our battery, tired of being set up as a mark, began to return -the compliments of our rebel friends, and the air was filled with the -sharp reports of the guns and the explosion of shells, while as a sort -of an accompaniment to the noise the ping of the bullet was heard -all around us. The battle had indeed opened. We lay in this -position nearly all the forenoon, when at last there came an order -for the right wing of the regiment to move across the pike into some -woods. This we did, and took position in the rear of the 73rd Ills. -to relieve them when their ammunition should give out, and which -to judge by the way they were shooting would not be long. So -there we lay expecting every moment to go into action, but as the -time passed away and the 73rd slackened its firing somewhat, we became -used to our position, and the crash of lead and iron ceased to -inspire us with the blood curdling sensation which we had experienced -at the commencement of the battle. A few only of our boys -got hit as we lay there, but the tops of the trees suffered considerably -by the solid shot, shells, and grape and canister that the rebel-guns -hurled at us, and we were quite willing they should be the victims -instead of us.</p> - -<hr class='c011' /> - -<p class='c000'>Battle is always a serious affair, and there never was, nor ever will -be a battle fought without its bringing sorrow and grief to many -homes, but it also has its ludicrous aspects, and I will relate one -that happened here. As we have said before, the 73rd Ills. was -directly in front of us, and when the firing was at its height, forth -from its ranks came a man in the wildest manner, headlong over us -fellows who were laying on the ground, shouting at the top of his -voice: "Where's the doctor? Where's the doctor? I'm shot in -the head! I'm killed! I'm killed!" and away he went as fast as -he could go. We looked after him in surprise, thinking he was the -liveliest corpse we had ever seen. That night after the battle was -over, we again saw this man, recognizing him by the peculiar color -of his hat.</p> - -<p class='c000'><span class='pageno' id='Page_38'>38</span>"Hello!" we exclaimed, going up to him, "we thought you was -dead."</p> - -<p class='c000'>"No, sir," was the emphatic reply, "but they gave me a close -call," and taking off his hat he showed us where a rifle ball had -raised a welt clear across the top of his head, from front to rear. -The result was that it partially crazed him for the moment, and he -was not responsible for his actions. But here at Perrysville on the -eight of October, 1862, was where the regiment received its "baptism -of fire," and here it was that on that October afternoon it received -its first order to "charge bayonets," and to the glory and -honor of the regiment be it said, not a man refused to obey the -command. Perhaps the reader may say: "I can not see much -glory in that, they were ordered to do so, and they were there to -obey orders." True enough, we reply, but when we take into consideration -the shortness of the time since the regiment had left -home without drill or discipline, and how it was forced right into the -field, we do think, and say, that the record of that bayonet charge, -bloodless though it was, was a glorious one. No odds if we did not -meet any enemy in our front, we did not know but we would, and -so the absence of the enemy does not in the least detract from the -honor of the regiment. We did not charge very far before we were -ordered to "halt and lie down." The rebels were in full retreat. -Why it was that we were not allowed to follow up our victory and -capture or destroy the enemy, was and always has been a mystery -to us. The turnpike in our rear was filled with troops, who were -laying there with their guns stacked, and never during the day did -they move from that position. Not only infantry, but cavalry and -artillery; yet we stood and saw the foe quietly march away, leaving -in our hands the field of battle, and their wounded and dead to care -for.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_39'>39</span> - <h2 id='IX' class='c006'>CHAPTER IX.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>The battle of Perrysville was always a mystery to us, and never, -although we have searched for its solution in many histories of the -war, have we been able to find an answer to our question, why it -was that Buell allowed Bragg to get away when he had in his hands -the power to crush him there and then. But with this we have nothing -to do at this time, we are trying to write the record of one, -only, of the regiments that helped to form the army there engaged -that day. Suffice it to say the battle ended at night fall. We had -nothing to eat since the night before, for the reason that our supply -train could not come to us, and after the fight was over, and the -over-strung nerves began to relax, hunger took possession of us, and -all set about the hunt for food. The writer came across some boys -who were carrying an immense piece of beef which they had obtained -somewhere or other, and with true soldierly kindness they donated -him a very considerable portion of it. Returning to the command -we divided with our partner, and fastening our share to a -sharpened stick thrust it into a fire which was burning near by. We -were hungry, and although we had no salt or seasoning of any kind -for our beef, we ate it with a relish. Our scant supper being finished, -we sauntered off to glean from those we might meet, an account -of the battle as they had seen it. The serious part of it was over, -for that time, and now the more comical side came up. To hear -each one relate his feelings during the time we lay there under that -rain of lead and iron, to hear the jokes that passed from one to the -other, and to hear how the woods echoed with the shouts and laughter -of our boys, feeling in their own minds that they had done their duty, -was very diverting. But amid all this general rejoicing at the discomfiture -of our enemy, there was still a voice of pity for the wounded, and -of sorrow for the many brave lads who had that day laid their young -lives upon their country's altar. Tired at last of wandering around, we -spread our blankets at the foot of a tree, and with the light of the -<span class='pageno' id='Page_40'>40</span>full moon shining on us we lay down to rest. Our mind was filled -with many thoughts, but before we knew it we were fast asleep. -How long we slept we did not know, but we were suddenly awakened -by a noise, and on rising up could see by the light of the moon -that our supply train had come up, and that Sergeant Cole, who had -command of it, was unloading the wagons on the ground. Giving -our partner a punch, we told him it was time for breakfast, so up we -got and made for the nearest pile of hardtack. We filled our haversacks, -and taking a goodly number in our hands, beat a retreat to -our blankets. Lying on the ground we munched our biscuits, and -felt thankful that we were still alive. No other disturbance troubled -us that night, and we awoke at reveille in the morning, refreshed, -and ready for the duties of the day. Fires were made, and the air -was soon filled with the aroma of coffee, and the smell of breakfast -which we were engaged in cooking. Our cooking utensils were not -many or of very stylish pattern, but they answered the purpose, after -a fashion, and that was all we cared for. When in camp regular -details were made, and every company would have its appointed -cooks, whose duty it was to have the meals ready for the men at -regular hours. These cooks were relieved from all other duty, and -consequently had nothing to do but attend to this particular, and -very necessary branch of the business. In the field it was quite different, -and there every fellow had to look out for himself.</p> - -<p class='c000'>But here comes an orderly with dispatches. What's up? Going -to headquarters we ascertain that it is a requisition on our regiment -for a burial party, to bury the dead who had fallen the day before. -Luckily, as we thought, we were not called on, so finishing our -breakfast we started, in company with several of our comrades, to -walk over the battle field. There have been, of course, larger battles -fought, involving more loss of blood than was shed at Perrysville -that day, but for all that, it had been a stubborn fight, and the -ground was covered with the bodies of the slain. The blue and the -gray promiscuously, lay around us. Here had been a party of the -enemy engaged during the lull in the storm of battle in a friendly -game of cards; a shell had exploded in their midst, and left them -laying there dead with the cards still in their hands. Here lay a -man with the top of his head shot off; yonder was one whose death -<span class='pageno' id='Page_41'>41</span>must have been instantaneous, for his features were not distorted as -if with pain, and he looked as if he was quietly sleeping. But we -must not stop too long in our description. Death had reaped a -mighty harvest there, and had put out forever the light, the life, the -hope, of many a hearthstone. Passing along we arrived at a large -stone house which had been converted by the rebels into a hospital, -and when the army retreated of course it and its contents, fell into -our possession. We entered the small gate, and made our way up -to the front door and walked in. There, stretched upon the bare -floor, in rows, lay the rebel wounded, and among the number several -whose lives had just gone out. Men were here who were suffering -from all manner of wounds; and groans and shrieks rent the -air. One poor wretch, who sat with his back against the wall, had -had his tongue shot off by a rifle ball, and was slowly dying of -strangulation. The sight was too much for us, and sick at heart we -hastily left the house. The yard was also filled with wounded men, -but the character of their wounds was much slighter than those in -the house. The rebel surgeons were passing around among them, -and seemed to be doing all in their power for the helpless men about -them. There seemed to be no ill will or malice shown by any one, -but still our boys, of whom quite a number had assembled there, -although perfectly willing to help, and aid those who could not help -themselves, did not like to see too many airs put on, nor too much -"big me, and little you," displayed by those who were not injured. -One fellow was strutting around with an overcoat on which he had -procured in some way, how I do not know, from one of our boys, -when Captain Levin Vinson, of Co. "I," with some of his men came -up; they, like our squad, were looking over the field, and had just -arrived at this house of which we have been writing. The sight of -this rebel, marching around with one of our overcoats on, was too -much for private Joe Dysart, of the captain's squad. Stepping up -to the fellow he ordered him to take off that coat; the rebel objected; -down came Dysart's gun. "Are you going to take off that coat, -Johnny?" he enquired. The rebel saw that Joe meant business, -and without more ado yielded up the garment. Joe was in earnest, -and would have made it an expensive coat for the rebel, if he had -acted in any way that seemed to Joe outrageous.</p> - -<p class='c000'><span class='pageno' id='Page_42'>42</span>Remember, reader, this was our first battle, and horrible though a -battle field is at all times after the struggle, still in after days we did -not think so much of any little irregularity that might be apparent -in the matter of uniform. But private Dysart could not at this time -look with any feelings but those of wrath at the impudence of a -rebel wearing a coat of the same color as his own, and he was right.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Still we remained in camp, two days passed, but finally at the close -of the second day, we received orders to march. As is always the -custom after heavy cannonading, rain commenced to fall, and the -night set in dark and stormy. Why it was that our departure from -the battle field of Perrysville was delayed for two days, and then the -march to commence in the night, is more than we can explain, but -probably it was not thought by our commanding general, that Bragg -would be able to move his army, and transportation trains away in -safety, if we had started sooner. The march was not a hurried one, -so we leisurely jogged along until Crab Orchard was reached.</p> - -<div class='figcenter id002'> -<img src='images/i044.jpg' alt='' class='ig001' /> -</div> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_43'>43</span> - <h2 id='X' class='c006'>CHAPTER X.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>That was the last we saw of Bragg's army for many a day. He -had left Kentucky with what was left of his 60,000 followers who -were with him when he entered the state, in disgust perhaps at -the non-military manner in which our army was manœuvred, or perhaps -in order to more easily obtain supplies; at any rate he was -"gone from our gaze like a beautiful dream," and we went into -camp at Crab Orchard. At this place the character of the country -suddenly changes. It becomes rough and barren, affording scarcely -enough corn for its spare population; and the road passes through -defiles where a small force can resist, with great effect, a large one, -where in fact the use of a large force is impracticable. The little -forage there was in the country had been consumed by the enemy -in his retreat, rendering it impossible to subsist any considerable -number of animals. Here it was the measles broke out in the regiment, -and we were in the worst possible condition for such a guest, -a simple thing to manage when the surroundings are favorable, but -a dreadful distemper in the condition we were at that time. The -weather was chilly and cool, and the wind would blow all day long. -It was a sad sight to see the boys who were afflicted with the disease, -stretched out on the bare ground, with nothing over them but -a blanket. We were thankful it did not rain, if it had the mortality -would have been far greater than it was, many died however, and -there were very few who were able for duty. We remember assembling -for dress parade one evening, but as our number was so small, -the colonel ordered us back to our quarters. We had had no tents -issued to us yet, and the most of us had thrown away our overcoats, -being unable to carry them. But now we felt the need of them, as -the nights were cold, and none of us had more than one blanket -apiece. There was grumbling and swearing, but at last some fellow -solved the problem and restored us all to good humor. No one -ever knew how "camp rumors" ever started, but start they would, -<span class='pageno' id='Page_44'>44</span>and the better they suited our frame of mind, the faster they flew. -So one morning the word went round "that the war was over, and -we were all going to be discharged and sent home right away, this -was the reason why new overcoats were not issued to us." This was -the report and was swallowed as gospel truth. When we were ordered -to pile our knapsacks, the morning of the battle of Perrysville, -of course we complied with it, and when they were brought up to -us again there was much of their contents missing; blankets were -gone, had disappeared in some way, and all that many of us received -was our empty knapsacks, they were not in so great demand, as -they could not be utilized for any other purpose than that for which -they had been intended, so every fellow got his knapsack but minus -its contents, the writer got his, but the blanket which it had contained -was gone, and we thought we would have much preferred -keeping it than to have lost a dozen knapsacks. However we did -not waste many tears over it but took the first opportunity to make -the loss good by putting some other fellow to a like inconvenience. -One morning while at Crab Orchard as we were passing around the -company quarters trying to cheer up those who were sick, by sympathy -and encouragement, we were hailed by a comrade to come and -help him dust and fold his blankets. We went, of course, and when -stooping over to gather up the corner of his blanket, lo and behold -there was our private mark, which we had made by slitting the corner -in three pieces. "Hello, Mac," we said, raising up, "where -did you get this blanket?"</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Why, drew it from the quartermaster of course. Where did you -suppose I got it?"—this with the blandest and most child-like air.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Drew it from the quartermaster," we replied. "Yes I know how -you drew it, you drew it from my knapsack at Perrysville, you rascal, -that's how you drew it."</p> - -<p class='c000'>"What in thunder are you talking about," said Mack, "here help -me shake it, and don't go to insinuating that I stole your old -blanket."</p> - -<p class='c000'>But we knew the property was ours, and intended to hold on to -it, not that we particularly needed it, for we had obtained another -one, but we did not propose to be robbed, as we thought we were -<span class='pageno' id='Page_45'>45</span>being, in that way. This was our blanket, there was the mark, and -we were going to have it. Mack was getting riled a little.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Are you going to help me shake that blanket?" he asked.</p> - -<p class='c000'>We replied "no," that we were going to keep that blanket ourself. -We were in earnest and he saw it.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"I'd like to know what makes you think that its yours?" he said, -in the most innocent manner.</p> - -<p class='c000'>We held up the corner to him. "Do you see that; that's our -mark."</p> - -<p class='c000'>Mac's countenance fell, he had never noticed that before, and -never another word did he say. He stooped over to pick up another -one, for he was, or had been until I came to him by his invitation, -the fortunate possessor of two. We were not mad nor out of -humor the least bit, for as the saying is: "we had been there ourself," -but we requested Mac to tell us where he got it. Seeing that -we had doubled up the blanket and held it under our arm, and was -not the least bit inclined to give it up, he said:</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Well, now, if you won't tell anybody, I'll tell you how I got it. -I was coming along the other night past Doc. McElroy's quarters, -and I was on the lookout for a blanket. I came right by where the -doctor's darkey had made down his bed for him, so I just reached -down, and gathered onto that blanket and scooted; hold on, I'll tell -you the rest of it," he said, as he recovered from the fit of laughter -into which the recollection of his theft had thrown him. "I made -down my bed pretty close to the doctor's, to see what he would say -to the darkey when he came. I did not have to wait long; here -came the doctor. 'Boy, got my bed made yet?' 'Oh yes, doctor, -all right sah, made you good bed to-night, doctor,' the darkey replied, -and soon the doctor proceeded to test the assurance. There was -the bed, sure enough, but when the doctor got down on his knees, -and went to turn, as he supposed, the top blanket down, nothing -was revealed to his astonished gaze but the bare ground. Then, -said Mac, the trouble commenced. Calling the darkey he asked -him if that was what he called a good bed, where's my other blanket? -he yelled, and the air was blue with oaths.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Deed, doctor, I lef him dar not more'n ten minutes ago, shuah, -but he done gone now, das a fac," and the darkey gave a groan. "I -<span class='pageno' id='Page_46'>46</span>spec's some of de sogers mus have stole him, doctor." And then -Mac said he heard more oaths, and a noise as if some one was in -distress, and then a sudden cracking of the bushes as of some one -running, and he heard the doctor yell out: "Leave here, you lazy -rascal, you'd loose your head if it was not fast to you," and gathering -his only blanket, he saw him making off with it with the intention, -as Mac supposed, of bunking with some body else who was -blessed with more cover than himself.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Oh! said Mac, I thought I would die laughing. I could not -hear all that was said for I was laying on my back almost ready to -burst. I never laughed so in all my life, and as laughing is contagious, -we were soon laughing with him at the remembrance of his -stealing the doctor's blanket. But such was life in the army. Whenever -we were in camp we could obtain from the quartermaster anything -we needed in the shape of clothing or blankets, but on the -march it was different, and if a fellow lost anything he generally -managed in some way to make himself whole, by appropriating some -other chap's property. But this was only done in case of necessity, -there was too much sterling integrity and manhood in the regiment -to allow of stealing maliciously and wantonly. The quiet appropriating -from some other mess of a blanket, canteen, mess-pan or -camp kettle, by a fellow who had lost his own, was thought nothing -of, provided the purloiner was not caught by the real owner. In -that case restitution was demanded, and if he could prove his case, -the property would be restored.</p> - -<div class='figcenter id003'> -<img src='images/i048.jpg' alt='' class='ig001' /> -</div> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_47'>47</span> - <h2 id='XI' class='c006'>CHAPTER XI.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>Well, Bragg had left us, and we were all alone. So one fine morning -the bugle sounded the call to fall in to ranks, and we marched -out of camp, back on the road we had come. But not with the -same feelings, we were getting tired of this interminable marching, -as it seemed to us for no purpose, for the private soldier is generally -in blissful ignorance of the movements to be made on the board. -Then again many of our comrades were not with us, and we missed -their faces and their forms. Sickness had thinned our ranks, death -had removed many, and the question rang out, "When are we going -to stop?" but the days passed away slowly; the march, march, -march, the scarcity of water, and the dust, and our clothing was -now beginning to show the marks of hard usage. But we buckled -to it and put on as good a face as possible. There was always some -fellow who said something whenever he opened his mouth, which -would provoke laughter at the most trying time, and the one who -could get up a laugh was the hero of the moment, until some one -else would say something that beat him, and then he would assume -that honor. Once in a while the drum and fife would start up, and -that would infuse new life into us, and we would rattle off the miles -at a good pace while it lasted; we used to wish they would play all -the time, but the fifer's lungs were not made of leather, and the -drummer's arms would get tired; so, as the music ceased, we would -soon drop back into the old step again. Many a time we thought, -and exclaimed like Richard "a horse, a horse, my kingdom for a -horse." Then some fellow would yell out: "you couldn't ride him -if you had one, you don't know how," or would make the enquiry -if a good mule would not answer as well. And so we passed the -time away until one afternoon, tired and thirsty, we found ourselves -marching by the side of Green River. The road was at quite an -elevation from the water, and as we marched along and looked down -upon its green, cool looking surface, choked with dust as we were, -<span class='pageno' id='Page_48'>48</span>we thought it the most beautiful sheet of water that we had ever -seen, and would only have been too glad to have plunged into it and -drank our fill. But we were nearing Bowling Green, and shortly -went into camp. Bowling Green still contained evidences that an -army had occupied it recently, for on all sides of us we could see -the earth works which had been thrown up by the rebel army, under -the command of General Sydney Johnston, before they evacuated -the place, after the fall of Fort Donelson.</p> - -<p class='c000'>On the 30th of October, Buell relinquished the command of our -army, and turned it over to Major General Rosecrans. Buell had -failed to cut off and compel the surrender of Bragg, and was sharply -censured for his want of activity in following up the enemy. We -were glad to hear of his removal, for we were not much inspired with -faith in the generalship of Buell; and the fact was, the escape of -Bragg, when it was so evident to the most ignorant soldier that he -could have been destroyed, had cast a feeling of depression over us, -but now we hoped for better things. We were now about 113 miles -from Louisville. Here we received supplies, clothing and ammunition, -and one fine morning broke camp for Nashville, Tenn. Here -at Bowling Green we had issued to us, for the first time, the regular -regulation army hat. It was a decidedly high toned affair, and -about as convenient an article for a soldier in the field as the regular -out and out "stove pipe" hat would have been. They had -enormous tops to them, and a very moderate sized brim and to see -a little man don one of these head pieces, and start off with it, was -ludicrous. The day after receiving them we were ordered to march, -and the journey that day was enlivened by jokes and witty sayings -about those new hats. A little fellow would be plodding along -when some fellow would yell out: "Say, Sam, get out of that hat, I -know you're there for I see your legs." This, and many other like -it, were passed around, and received with roars of laughter. But -we managed, by denting in the top, to reduce their towering height -somewhat, and consequently us short fellows were not noticed so -much afterwards. But those hats caused many a hearty laugh. -There ought to have been, according to the regulations, a brass -front piece to them, and a feather, but these we never got, and it -was so much the better, for it was all we could do, that is, some of -<span class='pageno' id='Page_49'>49</span>us, to manage them as it was. Here at Bowling Green, also, our -transportation was cut down. Heretofore we had been allowed one -wagon and team to a company, now only one wagon and team was -allowed to a regiment, besides the quartermaster's teams, and the -consequence was that company officers found themselves in a -quandary. There had been many of our number left behind us, -and their arms and accoutrements they had turned over to their -company officers, who were responsible to the government for them. -The officers had thrown them into the company wagons, and had -brought them along in that way. Now, however, what were they to -do with them? There was a mighty flying around to the colonel's -headquarters for instructions, and he ordered them to have the -arms taken to the quartermaster, and for him to see to it that they -were carried forward. They did so, only too glad to be rid of them, -and quartermaster Ayres found himself in possession of a most -abundant supply of warlike implements for as peaceful a man as he -was. How he managed to get them along we do not know; but -Ayres was a man equal to any emergency, and brought them in -triumph to Nashville.</p> - -<p class='c000'>We were all getting in much better spirits, the weather was cooler -and the health of the regiment had improved somewhat. Water -was still scarce though, and the roads very dusty. But we had a -new general in the person of Rosecrans, or "old Rosy," as we used -to call him, and confidence in our new leader inspired our hearts. -His past record had been a good one and at any rate we did not -have any fear of his loyalty as we had had of Buell's after the battle -of Perryville.</p> - -<p class='c000'>One afternoon as we were marching along a fellow came marching -by us going to the front, who was crying and swearing in dutch -at a fearful rate. We thought at first that he was crazy, but we -soon got to talking with him and wanted to know what was the -matter. He was a heavy, stout looking man, and belonged to the -Second Missouri, who were ahead of us, but in the same division. -The tears were streaming down his cheeks, and as we inquired what -was the matter, he broke out between his sobs: "Dem tam rebels, -dey kill mine brudder at Perryville, tam em! Tam em! Tam em!" -This was all we could get out of him in regard to it. But it seems -<span class='pageno' id='Page_50'>50</span>he had remained behind in spite of everything, to see that his dearly -loved brother received christian burial at least, and was just catching -up with his regiment. We felt very sorry for him, but still, although -sympathizing with him in his sorrow, we could not but smile -at his actions. He was terribly wrought up, and his tears had -formed, with the dust of the road which had settled on his face, a -mixture, which, as he wiped his eyes with his hand, had been smeared -all over his countenance, and with his loud sobs and his broken -English not spoken in soft accents, but bawled out as loud as he -could bawl, and his oaths and curses at the rebels who had killed -his "brudder," he made altogether a curious looking specimen of -the "greenhorn." He was very, very mad about it, and he would, -in his present state of mind, have been willing to fight the whole -southern confederacy, if opportunity had offered, single handed. -He passed on and left us. What became of him I do not know, -whether on some other bloody field his spirit went to join the loved -brother, who had gone before, or whether he lived to get home in -safety, I never could ascertain. But such was army life, we would -laugh and joke at the most trivial, and very often at the most -solemn things. We would remember a good joke on any body for -days, but a solemn, serious matter would soon pass out of our minds.</p> - -<div class='figcenter id004'> -<img src='images/i052.jpg' alt='' class='ig001' /> -</div> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_51'>51</span> - <h2 id='XII' class='c006'>CHAPTER XII.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>At last, on the eight of November, 1862, we reached Edgefield, -on the Cumberland River directly opposite Nashville, a distance of -one hundred and eighty three miles from Louisville, and went into -camp. On the afternoon of our arrival, after camp had been established, -the writer went over to a house near by, where there was, -what had been the summer before, a vegetable garden. There were -several of us in there, digging around with sticks to get a few onions -that had been left in the ground. We were all busily engaged, when -we heard a voice ring out "what in —— are you fellows doing in there? -—— —— ye, get out of there and go to your quarters." We raised up, -and saw a man of medium size approach one of the boys who was -busily engaged in digging for onions, and hit him on the back, -shouting at the same time: "Get out of here." The man had on -a long military overcoat, all buttoned up, and it was impossible to -tell who he was by his clothing. The boy whom he had struck -quickly raised up, and with a well directed blow of his fist, knocked -the unknown gentleman sprawling; he went one way, and his cap -another. Gathering himself up, he shouted: "What do you mean, -you rascal; I am General Sheridan." That was all he needed to -say; his opponent was gone in a flash, and Sheridan after him, -shouting out: "Stop that man! stop that man!" but the General's -legs were not equal to the race, and the boy succeeded in getting to -the camp, where, of course, it was impossible to find him. The rest -of us slipped away as quietly and quickly as possible to our quarters, -carrying with us the results of our search. But we laughed and -laughed at the remembrance of it; who the boy was, that had so -wilfully violated one of the sternest of army laws, that of striking -his superior officer, we never found out, but we think he belonged -to the 52nd Ohio, which regiment, as we have before stated, was -brigaded with us. We would like to have been at Sheridan's headquarters, -and heard his account of the affair, but perhaps he never -<span class='pageno' id='Page_52'>52</span>told it, although knowing him as we did, we were firm in the belief -that he must have done up a terrible amount of hard swearing at -such an insult to his dignity, but he had only himself to blame for -it. If we could have seen who it was, distinctly, he never would -have got close enough to have struck any one, for we would have -fled at the sight of him.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Before we reached Nashville we had received reports of how hard -run the citizens of the place were for groceries, more especially coffee, -and had heard remarkable stories of the prices paid for such -articles. So we had been saving of our rations, thinking, perhaps, -that when we arrived at Nashville, we could realize something for -them. We had grown tired of hardtack, and visions of warm bread, -butter, etc., floated through our minds. So to saving we went; but -as a true chronicler, we must state that some of the boys did not -show that true honesty which ought to pervade all business transactions, -but had been boiling their coffee without grinding it, and afterwards -drying it, and storing it away in their haversacks, blankets, or -any way they could, so when we finally reached Nashville, there was -a considerable quantity of this article in the regiment. The next -day after our arrival, the writer and his partner, obtained a pass to -go to the city. Tying up our coffee, which, by the way, made a -considerable package, we started on our trip. We arrived in the -city without any trouble, and as we were walking up a street, was -accosted by a woman who wished to know if we had any coffee for -sale. We instantly showed our stock, and informed her that -she could have it at the rate of one dollar per pound. This seemed -in our eyes an outrageous price, but she closed with our terms, and -after weighing it in a store near by, paid us for it in good greenbacks. -We do not remember, at this late day, how much it was -we received, but we pocketed it, all the same, and started out to find -a place where we could obtain a square meal. This was a difficult -task, for most all the stores and restaurants were closed, but at last -we managed to find a little store open, and in we went. We enquired -for something to eat; the proprietor informed us, a fact which -we could plainly see for ourselves, that his stock had run down somewhat, -owing to the difficulties of obtaining a new supply, and the -best he could do for us, he said, was to offer us some tripe, which -<span class='pageno' id='Page_53'>53</span>he had in a jar. We were no way squeamish, and told him to bring -on his tripe. He had but a small supply, but when we got through -he had none. After the army fair of "hardtack and sow-belly," -tripe seemed to us to have a royal taste. We paid him for his property -and departed to look up some new field of adventure. Sauntering -along the streets we came to a building in front of which we -saw a good many of our boys, some going away with light bread in -their arms, and others hurrying up to obtain some. We hastened -our steps, and ascertained that light bread could be bought there for -five cents a loaf. We immediately invested, and obtained as much -as we could carry on our arms, piled up like stove wood. We were -now ready to return to camp, so away we went. On the road back -we met a number of our fellows coming along, and every one wanted -light bread.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"What'll you take for a loaf?" was the enquiry.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Ten cents a loaf," was the reply. The consequence was that -we did not go far until our bread was all gone at double the price we -had paid for it. We then concluded to go back and get some for -ourselves, but here was where we missed it, for on our again apply-for -bread, we were told it was all gone, and no more could be had. -We had contemplated having a good supper out of that light bread, -which was of good quality, but we had foolishly let our desire for -speculation run away with our supper. There was nothing left for -us to do but return to camp without any, so away we went, cheering -ourselves with the thought that if we had no bread, we had some -money, which, as we had never yet been paid off by the Government, -was something to be glad of.</p> - -<div class='figcenter id005'> -<img src='images/i055.jpg' alt='' class='ig001' /> -</div> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_54'>54</span> - <h2 id='XIII' class='c006'>CHAPTER XIII.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>The Saturday after our arrival at Edgefield the regiment received -orders to prepare for inspection the next day, Sunday. So at it we -went, cleaning up our guns and making their barrels shine like silver. -This was done by laying the gun barrel in a strap in a bed of ashes -and pulling the strap up and down, rolling the barrel with the foot. -After a short application of this kind, the barrel would be thoroughly -cleaned, the friction with the ashes having removed every particle -of rust and dirt. Our brass breast plates and belt plates were also -scoured up, and we endeavored by every means in our power to -clean up thoroughly, and we succeeded, as we thought, splendidly. -This was our first regular inspection, and we were anxious that the -inspecting officer should make a good report on our appearance. -So we worked busily all day, and at last felt confident that we would -get a good report out of him. Sunday morning came, bright and -beautiful, and at the hour specified the bugle sounded the assembly. -We formed in line by companies and moved out to the color line, -where we took our places. "Attention, battalion," came the order -from the adjutant, "by companies, right wheel, march!" "Rear -rank, open order, march," and there we were ready for inspection. -The inspecting officer, who seemed to be very much of a dandy, -with long gauntlets of white leather on his arms, and everything -about him looking as if he had just come out of a band-box, in -company with our colonel, commenced going down the lines. The -appearance of the men was good, the condition of the arms, considering -the kind they were and the long march we had just closed, -were pronounced satisfactory. But when he went behind us, and -commenced examining our cartridge boxes, Oh! that he had only -kept his prying fingers and inquisitive eyes off of them. In order -that the reader may understand the reason why, we must go back a -little. When we went into the fight at Perrysville, each man had -forty rounds of ball cartridges issued to him, with which to fill his -<span class='pageno' id='Page_55'>55</span>cartridge box, and strict orders were given not to waste or destroy -them. But the battle was fought, Bragg retreated, we went to Crab -Orchard, and then turned back for Nashville. No enemy was near -us, as far as we knew, and as we were tired of carrying the cartridges, -we very quietly threw the most of them away, and in their -place had put our razor, shaving soap, tobacco, or any other little -article that we could stuff in, so that when our cartridge boxes were -opened by the inspecting officer on that bright Sabbath morning, -his astonished gaze, instead of resting on villainous lead and powder, -done up in paper, found in their place the implements of the -dressing-room and toilet table. It was too bad, we never thought -he would look in the boxes, so we had let them remain in <i><span lang="la" xml:lang="la">statu quo</span></i>. -As he passed down the lines of the companies his astonishment increased. -The colonel was heartily ashamed of us, and to tell the -truth we were a little ashamed of ourselves. But the "cat was out -of the bag," or more properly speaking, the cartridges were out of -the boxes, and as a matter of course the good report which we had -desired was gone. In truth the regiment was in a deplorable condition -for ammunition.</p> - -<p class='c000'>At dress parade, that evening, our colonel reprimanded us severely -for our gross neglect of orders, and we felt as if we deserved it. A -fresh supply was issued to us the next day, and the boxes filled up.</p> - -<p class='c000'>The center of the rebel army at this time was at Murfreesboro, -and the principal part of their army was massed there, thirty-two -miles from Nashville. We had now been in camp since the eighth -of November; no movement of any importance had been made. -We had broken camp, however, at Edgefield, once during this time, -and marched with our division to Mill Creek, five miles south of -Nashville, and had again gone into camp. While here we were -placed in the division commanded by General Robert Mitchell, and -on the twenty-sixth of December, when the army moved forward to -meet the enemy at Stone River, our division was ordered back to -garrison the city of Nashville. We arrived inside of the fortifications -of the city just at nightfall and went into camp temporarily. -We had now been four months from home, had had one battle and -a weary march, so we were noways displeased with the order, and -we concluded that at last we would now get some of the pleasures -<span class='pageno' id='Page_56'>56</span>of a soldier's life, if there were any. The next few days were -passed in selecting proper camps for us.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Nashville at this time was a very important post of the Union -Army, and here were stored immense quantities of supplies, food -forage and ammunition, while our direct line of communication, -north, was over the line of the Louisville and Nashville rail road, -with John Morgan on hand to sever that line whenever opportunity -offered. We found the city somewhat recovered from the panic into -which it had been thrown, on the receipt of the news of the fall of -Fort Donelson at the mouth of the Cumberland, the river on which -Nashville is situated, and perhaps it would be interesting to insert -here a description, by a resident, of the panic which the receipt of -the news of the fall of Fort Donelson caused, showing the terrible -destruction of property, and the ravages of the retreating rebel -army.</p> - -<p class='c012'>"Just as church services were about to commence, there appeared -at the door a messenger, who instantly sent the sexton up to the -pulpit with a notice that: 'Fort Donelson had surrendered at five -o'clock this morning; the gun boats were coming up; Buell's army -is at Springfield, only 25 miles north of the city, and each man must -take care of himself.' Then followed a rush and a tumult, the like -of which that city had never seen before. Such hurrying to and fro -of carriages, buggies, omnibuses and baggage wagons, with great -loads of trunks and valises, making their way to the depots of the -rail roads leading to the southward. The Governor, Isham G. Harris, -had fled on a mule, and the legislators followed him as rapidly -as possible the same day. Regiments of rebel soldiers were coming -in from Bowling Green, stealing and plundering on their line of -march, from friend and foe. The cattle of the farmers were shot -down in mere wantonness, and fences burned. Nashville was the -chief depot for the provisions and army stores for the whole rebel -dominion in the west, and had the same importance to the department -there, as Richmond in the east. Of these stores there were -millions of dollars in value that could not be moved in time. Word -was given out for the inhabitants to come and help themselves, which -they did with a will. In the armory were deposited some five to -seven thousand rifles. Two thousand of the best were brought out -by order of General Floyd, and burned. All these had been impressed -from the people in the state, forcibly or otherwise, as they -could be found in the owner's houses. Two elegant steam boats, -formerly in the Nashville and New Orleans trade, purchased by the -<span class='pageno' id='Page_57'>57</span>Jeff Davis government at a cost of $35,000 each, and in process of -being converted into gun boats, were burned. The rail road bridge -that cost -50,000, and the wire suspension bridge, costing $150,000, -both beautiful structures, were also burned. The mayor, with -a committee of leading citizens, waited upon Floyd, and earnestly -remonstrated against the destruction of the bridges, but without success. -Another fine steamer, private property, was burned by the -Texas Rangers. Five or six other steam boats that were lying in -port, the owners had very prudently moved over to the north side -of the river, and had thus escaped the torch of the rebels. From -the morning of the 16th to the 24th of February, anarchy and rioting -prevailed. Fierce and awful were the curses heaped upon Johnston, -Floyd and Pillow, by the retreating soldiery. Some of them -swore they were going home if it cost them their lives. Five thousand -lives they said had been sacrificed by Johnston at Bowling Green, -from exposure, bad fare and hard work, to which not many of them -had ever been accustomed."</p> - -<div class='figcenter id002'> -<img src='images/i059.jpg' alt='' class='ig001' /> -</div> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_58'>58</span> - <h2 id='XIV' class='c006'>CHAPTER XIV.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>Our regiment was finally placed in camp on top of some high hills -in the western part of the city, behind fortifications of cotton bales. -It brought to our mind what we had read about Jackson at New -Orleans. On the top of these hills, commanding an extensive view -of the surrounding country, we pitched our tents. We had issued -to us the style of tent called the "Sibley;" patterned after the wigwams -of the Indians, conical shape, with a large hole in the top to -permit the escape of smoke. The tent pole consisted of a wooden -staff four or five feet long, which rested, at its base, on an iron tripod -of about three feet in height. Between the legs of this tripod -we made our fires, fuel being provided by the quartermaster's department. -At night when we had spread down our blankets inside -of the tents, which were intended to accommodate twenty-five men -each, we lay with our heads to the outside of the circle, and our feet -pointing to the fire. It was pretty close packing, but we were good -natured for the most part, and so we got along very well, although, -occasionally, some fellow would make a fuss, but it was soon stopped -by everybody else yelling at him to keep still, and yielding to -public opinion so emphatically expressed, the disturber of the peace -would smother his injuries, fancied or real, in his own breast, and -sleep would soon settle down upon our household.</p> - -<p class='c000'>While in camp on these hills, some of the friends of boys of our -company, came to visit them. Solomon Starr, John Huffman, uncle -Archie Gryder and several others. We were all glad to see them, -and in fact it made no particular difference who they had come to -visit, we were all glad to see them, for we were nearly all acquainted -with them; at any rate they had come from what we called "God's -country," and they were heartily welcomed. They said they wanted -to see how "soldiering went," so we fed them well on what we had, -not forgetting to supply them liberally with that delicious dish which -some one had named "s— of a b—;" where in the world he ever -<span class='pageno' id='Page_59'>59</span>got the name from we never could find out, or why it should have -been thus named, for it certainly bore not the slightest resemblance -to any member of the canine race. This beautiful dish, in order -that all may know how it was prepared, was made as follows: hardtack -broken up into small pieces, and then fried or boiled in grease -and water until it has swelled, and become as tough almost as india-rubber. -This is what we regaled our guests with, and they accepted -it with credulity. At night we would scatter them around in the -different tents, as it was impossible to keep them all in one without -putting us to great inconvenience. So one night there came up a -heavy storm of wind and rain, and the water flowed through the tents, -soaking our blankets and everything else. Our guests left us in the -morning, expressing themselves as being fully satisfied with their experience. -"Soldiering was not so very hard," they said, "but then, -at times, was inconvenient, and indeed they <em>must</em> hurry home, they -had not intended to have staid nearly so long as they had, etc., etc." -At this late day, whenever you meet one of them, and ask him if he -remembers the night he passed in camp with us at Nashville, he will -tell you with a groan that, "yes he believes he does remember -something about it," and will always add: "you have reference to -the night it rained so."</p> - -<p class='c000'>It was not long before Nashville seemed to rouse itself, and assume -something like its former appearance, and to look as it had before -war breathed its desolating breath upon the city. The stores were -opened, the hotels commenced filling up, and as far as war was concerned, -nothing was observable in the city to denote a state of war, -or that the city was under martial law, except the passing of army -wagons, or the tread of the provost guard. Order reigned, and -protection from crime was given to all. The theatres were opened -and played to full houses nightly; mostly officers and soldiers filled -them, although generally there was a fair sprinkling of citizens in -the audience. Pieces bearing directly upon the war, with strong -union sentiments, were placed upon the boards, and the performance -would be interspersed with songs of the most loyal character. One -day there came an order for us to "strike tents." We had no idea -of where we were going, but our march was not a long one, merely -across the Cumberland to Edgefield, where we went into the old -camp just vacated by the 16th Illinois. A more beautiful camp we -had never seen. The quarters of the men were made of cane, which -the 16th had procured some where in the neighborhood, and out of -which they had contrived to make a camp, at once beautiful and -artistic. All of the old boys will well remember it.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_60'>60</span> - <h2 id='XV' class='c006'>CHAPTER XV.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>We were now fairly at work doing garrison duty, furnishing daily -details for provost guard, train guard, picket guard, and all manner -of guard duty that can be thought of. Our picket line extended in -the shape of a horseshoe around the city, both flanks of the line -resting on the river. General James D. Morgan commanded our -division, and General Mitchell the post, at Nashville. Strict discipline -was maintained, and we often thought that if the citizens of -Nashville would have expressed their honest opinion they would -with one accord have agreed that never was there better order in -their city. There were some union people here, but the most of -the inhabitant were cherishing in their bosoms, and rolling it as a -sweet morsel under their tongues, the cause of the south. On the -morning of the 31st of December the battle of Stone River or -Murfreesboro opened. The cannonading could be plainly heard at -Nashville, and at night fall we were alarmed with the news that the -right wing of our army had been crushed and driven back, and that -the battle was strongly in favor of the rebels. Anxiety was visible -on every face, and everything was done that was thought necessary -to insure the safety of the city if the news proved to be true. We -say every face, but we are mistaken, some there were who could -hardly repress their joy at the intelligence that their rebel friends -were in a fair way to drive back the northern "mud-sills," but these -reckoned without their host. True it was that the third division of -McCook's corps, commanded by Sheridan, our old division, and -which three times that day had repulsed the desperate charges of -the enemy, were themselves repulsed when the enemy, with reinforcements, -for the fourth time assailed them. But it fought on until -one-fourth of its number lay bleeding and dying upon the field, -and its last brigade commander had been killed, then it gave way -and all three of the divisions in the corps were hurled back together -into the immense series of cedar thickets which skirted the turnpike -<span class='pageno' id='Page_61'>61</span>and extended far off to the right. But Rosecrans was not whipped, -though the rebels had momentarily overpowered the right wing of -his army, and he vigorously set to work to retrieve the disaster. -Brigades and batteries from the divisions of Rousseau, Negly and -Palmer were ordered to the right to check the progress of the foe -and rally the fugitives. The infantry was rapidly massed in an -array of imposing strength along the turnpike, and facing the woods -through which the rebels were advancing. Still the broken divisions -of McCook disputed the ground while retreating, and deeds of -heroism were performed by officers and men in those dark thickets. -Yet in spite of the desperate struggle which marked every fresh advance -of the enemy, in spite of the heroic sacrifice of life on the -part of the officers and soldiers of the union army, the rebels still -steadily advanced, and came nearer to the turnpike. Nearly two -miles and a half had the right wing yielded, and all the reinforcements -that had been hurried into the woods to sustain it, had failed. -The roar of cannon, the bursting of shells, the crash of shot through -the trees, and the continuous roll of musketry, all mingled in one -tremendous volume of sound, which rolled on, nearer and nearer, -to the turnpike, where the genius and vigor of Rosecrans had massed -the forces that were to receive the enemy, when he should emerge -from the woods in pursuit of our retreating battalions. Col. Loomis -was there with his 1st Michigan Battery, and Stokes with the guns -furnished by the Chicago Board of Trade, and Mendenhall and -Guenther, with their regular artillery. There were also the troops of -General Wood, the brigades of Rousseau under Schribner, Beatty -and Shepherd. At last the long lines of the enemy, rank upon -rank, charged from the wood. A sheet of flame burst from the -union ranks, a crash rent the atmosphere, and the artillery shook the -earth. The foremost line of the rebel host was literally swept away; -and then both armies were enveloped in a vast cloud of smoke. For -ten minutes the thunder of battle burst forth from the cloud, and -when our battalions advanced, they found no rebels between the -turnpike and woods, except the disabled, the dying and the dead. -The soil was red with blood, for within a brief space of time, the -slaughter had been awful. Our troops having repulsed the rebel -left, pushed into the woods after them, and drove them back over -<span class='pageno' id='Page_62'>62</span>the ground they had at first occupied. Other desperate encounters -occurred during the day, all along the line. It was eleven o'clock -when Hardee was repulsed. In the mean time, while the battle was -raging on the right, an attack was made upon Palmer's division, but -the rebels were driven back with loss. There was now a lull in the -storm of battle, and scarcely a volley of musketry or boom of cannon -was heard for three quarters of an hour. Some hoped that -these bloody scenes were ended for the day; but the rebel leaders, -disappointed by their failure to penetrate to our camp by way of the -right wing, were preparing for a bold blow at the centre. All the -reserves were attached to the centre of their army under Polk; and -Bragg in person placed himself at the head of the columns. And -now was presented an imposing spectacle. The nature of the ground -in this part of the field was such that every movement of either -army could be distinctly seen. The open fields toward Murfreesboro -were smooth enough for a holiday parade ground. A fierce -cannonade up the turnpike announced the coming onset, and from -the very woods out of which the rebel cavalry issued on Monday -evening, the first line of battle now sallied forth.</p> - -<p class='c000'>It came on in magnificent order; and stretching away diagonally -across a great sloping field, its length seemed interminable. At a -sufficient interval another line deployed into the open ground, parallel -with the first, and ere the forward battalions were engaged, a -third line of battle came forth from the same woods. It seemed that -our feeble lines in that direction must be crushed by the weight of these -immense masses of living and moving men. But the ever watchful -eye of Rosecrans had detected the rebel design, even before their -first line of battle had emerged from among the trees. The union -army was like a set of chess men in his hands, and its different brigades -and divisions, were moved about with as much facility, as are -pawns and pieces in that grand old game. The least exhausted -troops of the left and centre, were hurried forward on the double -quick to combat this new effort of the enemy, and even from the -extreme left, where Van Cleve was posted, a brigade was brought -over to take part in the defense. The same formidable array of -batteries and battalions again confronted the foe, as that upon -which the violence of Hardee's corps had spent itself, and similar -<span class='pageno' id='Page_63'>63</span>results followed. Almost simultaneously a sheet of fire leaped forth -from each of the opposing lines, and for a few minutes both lines -stood like walls of stone, discharging their deadly missiles into each -others bosoms. Then the rebels attempted to charge, but a storm -of lead and iron hail burst in their faces, and all around them, sweeping -them down by hundreds. If once the soldiers of the union wavered -before this fiery onset, it was only for a moment, and in forty -minutes from the time the first rebel line marched forth, all three of -them had been dashed to pieces, and the survivors of the conflict -flying in wild confusion over the slope, were disappearing in the -depths of the woods. The battle for the day was over. But who -can describe the sufferings which followed. The night air was -pinching cold, and in the midst of those gloomy forests of pine and -cedars on the right, numbers of men lay freezing, bleeding, dying; -whom no human hand would ever succor. The rebel pickets advanced -at night to the edge of the woods skirting the open ground, -which was the scene of Hardee's terrible repulse. The hostile lines -of battle were probably a thousand yards apart. The intervening -space was covered with wounded who could not be carried off. He -who chose to risk it, could crawl carefully up to the edge of the -woods, and hear the shrieks and groans of the wounded men who -were laying by hundreds among the trees. The men in our advance -line lay down as well as they could upon the ground over which the -storm of battle had swept. It was difficult to distinguish the bodies -of the sleepers from the corpses, living and dead were slumbering -peacefully together. There were places that night, indeed, where -sleep came not to steep the senses in gentle forgetfulness. The poor -soldier, whom the bullets of the enemy had not yet reached, could -gather a few leaves, or sticks, or corn stalks, for a bed, clasp his -faithful rifle in his arms, and with his blanket around him, if he were -so fortunate as to possess one, sleep soundly, notwithstanding the -bitter cold. He could build no fires, for that would reveal our position -to the enemy; but so fatigued was he, that he could still slumber -although his frame shivered involuntarily in the windy night atmosphere. -But the mangled hero, laying in the field or hospital, -knew no repose. Pain drove sleep away, and to those who felt -themselves maimed, crippled for life, the keen mental anguish must -<span class='pageno' id='Page_64'>64</span>have been more intolerable than physical pain. And there were the -faithful surgeons, too, who knew no rest from their dreadful labors, -and toiled on through the long and weary night. And so the days -passed until Sunday came, and the soldiers awoke on Sunday morning -to find the ground covered with snow, and on that day General -Rosecrans entered Murfreesboro; Bragg having retreated with all his -force. The total loss incurred by the union army was 11,285, killed, -wounded and missing; of this number 2,800 were missing. The -rebel loss was estimated at over 14,000 killed and wounded. And -so ended the battle of Murfreesboro, one of the bloodiest battles of -the war. It had been gained at a terrible cost of life and blood, -but such are the wages that war demands. We have given this description -of the battle of Murfreesboro for the purpose merely of -giving the reader to understand that the reports which reached our -ears at Nashville, were not idle rumors, but that the situation had -been a trying one for our army, and one that called for vigilance on -the part of those who had the city of Nashville in their charge. -Every preparation had been made there to receive the enemy, if, unfortunately, -he should overcome our forces, but as the result proved -they were not needed.</p> - -<div class='figcenter id006'> -<img src='images/i066.jpg' alt='' class='ig001' /> -</div> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_65'>65</span> - <h2 id='XVI' class='c006'>CHAPTER XVI.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>While at Nashville many incidents happened in camp and we will -relate one of them here. Our sutler, Charley Pratt, had found a -very neat sutler's store, built of plank, and fitted up in a very substantial -manner, probably by the sutler of the 16th Ill., and he was -not slow to appropriate the building to his own use. In this he -opened out his goods for our inspection and benefit, and we were -pretty good customers. Charley had bought some fresh fish of -which he sold a good many to the officers. These fish lay on a -shelf in the rear end of his shebang, but in such a way as to present -an inviting appearance to all. On the day to which we refer, -Charley had received a fresh supply, and among the number was one -uncommonly nice large fellow. Directly over this fish was a large -knot-hole looking to the rear of the store. Now there had been the -usual crowd all the morning around the sutler's store, and in the -crowd was Jake E——. Jake was a good soldier, but had very -crude notions of the rights of "mine and thine." Such thoughts -never bothered Jake when anything particularly tempted his vision, -especially if it was anything good to eat. Charley was aware of -this fact, and when during the morning he happened to glance over -towards his fish rack, behold the big fish was gone. He reflected a -moment; he had not sold it, he knew; his eye rested on the knot-hole; -a closer inspection showed scales adhering to the edge of -the plank; he put this and that together and finally it beamed upon -his mind that his big fish, his pride and joy, had been appropriated -by some one who had not left him an equivalent. Jake had disappeared -too. A happy thought struck Charley, and off he posted to -our captain. The result of the interview was apparent when Cap. -was seen to come out of his quarters and going into the tent of the -first man who was nearest to him, commenced a search, as if looking -for lost property. This he kept up until Jake's tent was reached; -in went the captain. Jacob was reclining on his bunk in innocent -<span class='pageno' id='Page_66'>66</span> ease, and when the captain entered, he greeted him with a cordial -good morning. The captain returned the salutation and went -on with his search.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Get up Jacob," he said, as he approached the recumbent warrior.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Why, cap., what are you hunting for?"</p> - -<p class='c000'>"I'm looking for a big fish that Pratt says was stolen from him -this morning."</p> - -<p class='c000'>"A fish," says Jake, "well now, cap., there's no fish here, I've -been laying here all the morning, as I didn't feel very well, and if -any one had brought a fish in here I would surely have seen it."</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Well, well, get up," says the captain, "I have examined all the -other boys' quarters and I must examine your's too, get up, Jacob."</p> - -<p class='c000'>Unwillingly Jake arose. The captain gathered up a blanket -which he had under his head for a pillow. Holding it up and giving -it a gentle shake, out dropped the lost fish, or a twin brother to it. -Jake had nothing to say, the captain looked amazed, quietly picked -up the fish and carried him off in triumph to the sutler. At roll -call that evening the captain stated the facts of the case as far as -he knew them to the company.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"And now, boys," said he, "I want you to convene a court martial, -organize it in accordance with army regulations, bring before it -Pratt as the plaintiff, and Jacob as the defendant. If upon evidence -you find that Jacob has been guilty of stealing the fish, sentence -him to such punishment as you think the case demands; we don't -want any stealing here; if on the contrary you find the evidence -faulty, why then of course you will acquit him."</p> - -<p class='c000'>The captain's suggestions were carried out the next morning. A -regular court martial was convened, and Pratt and the prisoner -brought before it. The testimony was taken <em>pro</em> and <em>con</em>, and the -result was that the theft of the fish was laid without any doubt on -Jacob's shoulders, and the sentence of the court was that Jacob -should be thrown in the river. As might be expected, Jake remonstrated -strongly against such severe treatment, as he could not swim. -But it was no use, the sentence had been pronounced and must be -carried out, so he soon found himself being hurried vigorously toward -the river. Arriving there he was gathered up by two stout fellows, -and in he was sent head over heels. He sank and came to -<span class='pageno' id='Page_67'>67</span>the surface again. The Cumberland is a very swift stream, and -Jacob was soon going with the current, when some fellow stuck out -a long pole to him and pulled him ashore. He climbed up the -bank very wet, as might be supposed, and awful mad, and amid the -laughter of all present, for the scene had drawn a large crowd to -the river side, he started for camp, swearing vengeance on the members -of that court martial. Rushing to his quarters, he grabbed his -gun with the expressed intention of blowing the whole outfit to -kingdom come, but his gun was soon taken away from him. Jake -was awful mad, and all he wanted was an opportunity to retaliate, -and it came in due order. Not many days after we received orders -to prepare for inspection, and when we went to our beds that night -we laid down with an inward feeling that we would pass a good -inspection on the morrow. Our guns and accoutrements were in -splendid condition, and each fellow had blacked his shoes until they -fairly glistened. These we placed carefully in front of our tents, -for there was a nice cane arbor there which kept off the dew, and -turned in for the night. It so happened that Dave W——, of our -company, had been, as Jake thought, rather prominent in his trial -and punishment, and to Dave's tent he made his way. Everything -was quiet, all were asleep in the tent. There stood Dave's boots as -bright as leather could be made. It did not take Jake long to accomplish -his errand, and when David went to pull on his boots to -attend roll call at daylight the next morning, he found them filled -with a very unpleasant composition. There was a row; Dave got -late to roll call and came near being placed on extra duty for it, but -nothing more was said about it that ever we heard of, and it was -not until long afterwards that it leaked out who had put Dave's -boots to a use for which they never were intended. Regular details -as we have before stated, were made every day for provost duty in -the city, and each company furnished the detail as its turn came -around. It was not very severe work, but on the contrary was -often mixed up with a good deal of fun. One morning the provost -detail from Co. "B" reported at regimental headquarters for duty, -and were sent under command of corporal James Duncan over to -the city to relieve the guard then on duty there. The guard's headquarters -in town were in the building used for the custom house. -<span class='pageno' id='Page_68'>68</span>The front part of the building was used by the guard, and a room -in the rear by a captain who had charge of the custom house business. -This captain was a very pompous, dignified, little creature, -and if we mistake not, was an officer of the regular army. At any -rate he acted as if this world was not quite good enough for him, -and as if a private soldier was a being so much beneath his dignity, -that the only place suitable for him was in the field; there he would -serve to keep the naughty enemy away and our little captain's precious -body would not be endangered. Well, corporal Duncan -marched his squad over to town, arrived in due time at the custom -house, and reported to the non-commissioned officer in charge that -he would relieve him. The change was soon made, and away went -the relieved guard to their regimental quarters, leaving corporal -Duncan and his squad in possession. For a few moments the corporal -was busy attending to his duties and getting his men ready -for the duty to be performed by them, when suddenly, "Corporal -of the guard," came the summons, in a very imperious tone, from -the room occupied by the captain just mentioned. Dropping everything, -the corporal started to see what was wanted. The door of -the room was open, and he marched into the august presence of -the little captain, who looking up cast on him for a moment a disdainful -glance.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Go back, sir, and come in again," was the command. Jim obeyed, -and again made his appearance.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Go back again, sir," shouted the captain. Again he made his -exit, wondering to himself what in the world that fellow meant. -Again he returned, and again the same command for him to "go -back." Jim was getting mad; he did not like to be made a fool of -by this little pop-in-jay in shoulder straps, and the sequel might have -proved unpleasant if it had gone on much longer. But at last the -little captain, very red in the face, shouted at him:</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Go back and come in again, sir, and when you come in, salute -me in a proper manner."</p> - -<p class='c000'>Poor Jim obeyed this time and the irate little captain was satisfied, -as Jim, with not a very good grace, raised his hand to his cap in -regular military salute. Pop-in-jay then gave him some orders, and -Jim came back to us shutting the room door in a manner more forcible -<span class='pageno' id='Page_69'>69</span> than pleasant to the nerves of the conceited fop inside. Was -Jim mad do you ask? well slightly we remark. Did you ever see -a hornet's nest stirred up? how mad each individual hornet will get! -well, Jim was as mad as a whole nest of hornets, and he vowed the -deepest vengeance on that captain. But that was all that ever came -of it. Corporal Duncan was one of our best men, and was liked -by all, and was always ready for duty; but ever after this affair, if -any one wanted to be particularly aggravating and tantalizing, they -would ask Jim "if he didn't think he could give 'em a salute, this -fine morning." Poor fellow, he contracted the small-pox while at -Nashville, and came very near dying; but he recovered at last, badly -disfigured, and with the loss of an eye. He was discharged and -sent home.</p> - -<div class='figcenter id002'> -<img src='images/i071.jpg' alt='' class='ig001' /> -</div> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_70'>70</span> - <h2 id='XVII' class='c006'>CHAPTER XVII.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>While at Nashville the pay master came, and gave us six months -pay. This was very welcome, for the regiment was about cleaned -out of money. We were, all of us, more or less in debt to one another, -and some of the debts were contracted for very singular purposes. -Card playing was a great pastime with many; poker being -the game most in vogue. But poker playing without money, was -considered rather dry fun. So some ingenious chap hit upon the -plan of each fellow giving his note for his losses, payable at pay day. -There was a good many of these notes in camp, and now that pay -day had come, the holders of them were clamorous for their money. -We do not know how they ever settled it, as we were not given to -card playing ourself, and consequently had no interest in the matter, -but we heard considerable fuss made, and several fights occurred -over the trouble, which generally was wound up by the participators -being ordered to stand on a barrel, or carry a rail for a certain -length of time. But now that we had money once more, things began -to look a little different in the dress of the men. Paper collars -made their appearance, fine boots, hats purchased in the stores of -Nashville, and clothing of the regulation style and color, but of finer -material, were sported every day on the persons of the warriors. -Many sent their money home by express, others opened up "chuck-a-luck" -banks, and in some cases won a good deal of money, while -some lost all they had. At Nashville, too, we received, officially, -the President's Emancipation Proclamation. It caused a great stir. -There were many who were opposed to it (we have reference to the -army of course), and several officers resigned their positions and -went home. The army was better off without them. The proclamation -was a matter of earnest and grave debate with us all, and -strong and stubborn arguments were urged on both sides. It will -be as well to remark here that when the regiment was organized its -political complection was of a decided democratic tinge. We had -<span class='pageno' id='Page_71'>71</span>faith in Douglas' doctrine, and many of us thought it a cruel and outrageous -piece of business to deprive the South of its slavery in this -way. But how different the subject looks to us now. Douglas -sleeps in his quiet tomb on the shores of Lake Michigan, while the -remains of the mighty Lincoln, the promulgator of the immortal -proclamation, the wise and good ruler, "with malice toward none, -and with charity for all," quietly rests in the mausoleum at Springfield, -the capitol of the state he loved so well. President Lincoln -followed the logical course of events in issuing this proclamation. -He was neither too soon nor too late with it. He had a host of interests -to consult, all of which involved the social, commercial and -political happiness of the country. He found the institution of -slavery sustaining a great agricultural interest in many states of the -Union. Cotton, sugar, rice and tobacco, and other staples, seemed -to live upon its labor, and vast European and American enterprises -depended on its preservation. The villages of Lancashire, the counting -rooms of New York, the mills of Massachusetts, the looms of -France; to the uttermost ends of the earth, in India and Australia, -the safety of the cotton crop, and the protection of cotton labor, -were matters of comfort, necessity and bread. It was not an easy -matter to proclaim a decree, so universal in its application, and so -radical in its operation, and to the wisdom and sagacity of our martyred -President let us record it, that he did not issue the proclamation -until justified by the treason and violence of the promoters of -the cotton interest, and masters of cotton labor.</p> - -<p class='c000'>But our stay at Nashville was drawing to a close. We had been -here so long that it seemed to many of us when marching orders at -length came, like leaving home. We had formed acquaintance with -a good many of the citizens, and had established very social terms -with them, and, in fact, were enjoying ourselves very pleasantly. -But the life of a soldier is always uncertain, and his abiding place -transitory, here to day and gone to morrow. We had been in Nashville -at this time about six months, and it was now June. Shortly -after our arrival here, the "weeding out" of the regiment, as it -might be called, took place. Many officers, finding themselves unfit, -physically, for the arduous labors of the field, resigned. The -men whom sickness and disease had rendered unfit for further service, -<span class='pageno' id='Page_72'>72</span> were discharged and sent home, and the effective force of the -regiment was thoroughly cleared of all incumbrances, and brought -up to the highest military standard. The time had not been wasted, -but every day drilling, and manœuvering had been practiced. -The regiment had been relieved of its worthless Austrian rifles, and -given the Enfield, a splendid weapon. We all had good clothing, -and good health. The first rough edge of our soldier life, had been -taken off, and we were now inured to anything reasonable in the -shape of hardship and exposure.</p> - -<p class='c000'>So at last one bright June morning in 1863, the orders came for -us to "strike tents." We had also received, while here at Nashville, -our shelter, or as the boys called them, our "dog tents," and as it -may be interesting to some who read these pages, we will describe -what the "dog tent" was like. It consisted of two pieces of canvas -about four feet in length and three in width. One end of these -pieces had button holes worked in it, and the other buttons. Two -men occupied each tent, and of course each fellow selected his own -tent mate, or "partner," as we used to call him. Each man carried, -when on the march, one-half of the tent, in other words each man -carried the half of his house roof, and it was a very particular matter -that no disturbance should arise between these "dog tent" -dwellers, for if there did one fellow would walk off with his half of -the house, leaving the other one to make the best of the situation. -But happily for us good feeling prevailed throughout the entire regiment -amongst the men. Of course there were a few who were -naturally inclined to be peevish and irritable, but they soon got over -it when they found the majority were opposed to such exhibitions of -ill nature. These "dog tents" were about three feet high, and in -consequence whenever we wanted to get into them, we had to come -down on our knees and crawl in, hence their name. They answered -very well for us short fellows, but the long legged chaps found it -difficult to keep their feet inside of the house. When we arrived in -camp at night it was a simple matter to pitch them; every other -man, nearly, was supplied with a neat little hand-ax, and all the -labor required in erecting our tents was to cut two forked sticks, -sharpen the ends and drive them into the ground, a long straight -stick for the ridge pole, the ends of the tent buttoned together and -thrown over it and staked down to the ground, and the house was -ready for occupation. They answered the purpose very well for life -in the field, and were tolerably comfortable.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_73'>73</span> - <h2 id='XVIII' class='c006'>CHAPTER XVIII.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>We firmly believe that the mule and dog tent, were two great levers -in aiding to put down the rebellion, for it would have been impossible -to have transported, in wagons, tentage enough for that -great army. But Oh! how mad we got when they were first issued -to us. We swore "we wouldn't have anything to do with 'em, they -were pretty looking things to give a man to sleep under," and our -anger at the Government was great. But time makes all things -even, and we found that the genius that had invented the "dog-tent," -was worthy all praise. Their erection and taking down was -but the work of a few moments, and when each piece was tightly -rolled up it formed a very small parcel, and handy to carry. So -away we marched from Nashville, as finely an equipped army division -as ever took the field. We were indeed a small world within ourselves, -and each man carried with him his own board and lodging. -We were on the march for Murfreesboro, and camped for the night -at Lavergne, a small place fifteen miles south east of Nashville. -Next morning we were again on the move for Murfreesboro, which -place we reached that day, and went into camp. All around the -place were visible signs of the terrible struggle which had taken -place. Here were the rebel breast works and fortifications, erected -by the negroes, under the eye of skillful engineers who had been educated -at the expense of that government against which they were -now directing their best efforts. Here were the ruts which had been -cut by army wagons and artillery, showing the terrible condition in -which the ground must have been. The skeletons of horses and -mules were all around us; here lay a broken and dismantled gun -carriage, yonder a wrecked ambulance, and look which way you -would, desolation and ruin met the eye. Here, also, were the winter -quarters which the rebel army had provided for themselves, -thinking that we would go into winter quarters at Nashville, and -perhaps that they might themselves be able to occupy that place. -<span class='pageno' id='Page_74'>74</span>But they were doomed to disappointment, and neither place gave -them rest for the soles of their feet. We only remained at Murfreesboro -a few days when we were again ordered to move.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Chattanooga was now the objective point of the General Commanding, -and thither we bent our steps as rapidly as possible. To -reach that point from the position we now occupied, required a -march of from sixty-five to seventy miles, over a country destitute of -forage, poorly supplied with water, and narrow and difficult wagon -roads. Before again commencing active operations however. General -Rosecrans determined to repair the Nashville and Chattanooga -rail road, to bring forward the needful subsistence and forage for the -army, which it would be impossible to transport on wagons. At -Stevenson, Alabama, these supplies having accumulated in sufficient -quantities by the eighth of August, corps commanders were that -day directed to supply their troops as soon as possible with rations -and forage for a general movement. We began the march across -the Cumberland Mountains on the morning of the 16th of August, -1863, and completed the movement by the evening of the 20th. We -made a good part of the march after night, over the roughest roads -imaginable; now winding along the side of the Tennessee River, -which we could see far down below us, with the stars reflected in its -bosom; now down a jump off of at least two feet, tumbling and -stumbling over rocks and boulders, we wended our weary way. It -was a hard march, and we were thankful when it was over. But the -object of our General was accomplished, and the rebels were flanked -out of Chattanooga, which had been very properly called the Gibraltar -of the West. It was indeed a strongly fortified place naturally. -It lays on the south bank of the Tennessee River, and was almost -impregnable from the front. But the flank movement of Rosecrans -was too much for the rebels, and on the eighth of September, -they evacuated the place, and our army took peaceable possession. -We were now under command of Major General Gordon Granger. -Marching through Chattanooga, which did not look as if it had ever -been much of a town, we moved out to a little place called Rossville -and went into camp. Here it was that an incident occurred -which for a time threatened to create a great disturbance. General -Granger had issued strict orders, forbidding foraging by the men, -<span class='pageno' id='Page_75'>75</span>but in spite of all orders to the contrary they would slip out into -the adjacent country and procure what they could in the shape of -eatables. On this afternoon to which we have reference, General -Granger was sitting in the yard in front of his headquarters, when -from up the road which passed in front of him, came a couple of -boys loaded down with fresh meat.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Halt there," said Granger. "What have you got there?"</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Meat," said the boys.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"March in here," came the command, and into the yard with -their meat they went.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Did you not know that my orders forbade foraging? Throw -your meat down there, and take one of those rails, each one of you, -and march around that tree," pointing to a tree that stood near by. -They silently obeyed. Granger resumed his position, from which he -had arisen, cursing and swearing. He had not been seated long, -however, before another squad came marching by laden down with -eatables.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Halt!" again rang out. "March in here you men, and throw -your stuff on that meat; pick up a rail apiece, and march around -that tree."</p> - -<p class='c000'>As before the order was obeyed. Granger was furious, and striding -off to his adjutant's tent, ordered him to send out some mounted -men, and bring to his headquarters, all men found foraging. The -order was given, and soon the horsemen were seen riding on their -errand. They returned after a while with quite a squad of unfortunates -who were loaded down with all conceivable manner of food. -Marching them into the presence of Granger, they were ordered to -do as the others had done, and such another pile of eatables that -yard had never before seen. Chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, flour, hams, -honey, grapes, potatoes, the carcases of calves, sheep and hogs, everything -almost that could be thought of. On to the pile they were -thrown, and each fellow, shouldering a rail, commenced his march -around a tree. Granger was wild with rage; he stamped and swore -"His orders had been willfully disobeyed, and, by G—d, he was going -to make an example of these fellows." Calling for the sergeant -of his headquarters guard, which, on that evening, happened to be -from our regiment, and which, if we are not mistaken, was under -<span class='pageno' id='Page_76'>76</span>command of sergeant Poage, of Co. "E.," he ordered him to go to -the teamsters and get a "black-snake." But all this had not happened -without the knowledge of the rest of the command, and soon -quite a crowd had collected around to see the boys as they marched -up under arrest, but as soon as they heard the order for the sergeant -to go for the "black-snake," they hurried off to their quarters. -Granger never knew how near he was death's door that evening, for -the boys were about to mutiny, and the first lash that had been given, -would have been the signal for the trouble to begin. The whole -affair had been arranged almost in the twinkling of an eye, and as -soon as the first blow had been struck, the signal would have been -sounded, which would have swept Granger and his headquarters -from the face of the earth. But the cooler reasoning of General -Stedman and Colonel McCook at last prevailed with the maddened -general, and in place of the whipping, the boys, with backs bared, -were tied by the thumbs to wagon wheels, a prey to the voracious -mosquito. What was ever done with that huge pile of provisions -in the yard, we do not know, but are inclined to the opinion that -the doughty Granger feasted on a goodly share of them. From that -day on our dislike for Granger was intense; he had proved himself -a tyrant, and a man of ungovernable passion, and we fairly hated -him.</p> - -<div class='figcenter id007'> -<img src='images/i078.jpg' alt='' class='ig001' /> -</div> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_77'>77</span> - <h2 id='XIX' class='c006'>CHAPTER XIX.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>On the evening of the 18th of September rapid cannonading was -heard off to our left in the direction of Chickamauga Creek. Dispatches -were soon received that Col. Minty, with his cavalry, had -encountered the enemy at Reed's bridge across the Chickamauga, -and was being heavily pushed. Orders were immediately issued for -our brigade to move out to his support. It was almost sun down -when we started, and when night overtook us the firing had ceased. -It was getting dark when the head of our column ran into the rear -end of a rebel wagon train moving on a road crossing ours. We -were in the midst of a cedar thicket along either side of the road -so close and dense that a horse could not have been turned around -in it. The meeting of this wagon train was as much a surprise to -us as it probably was to them, for we had no skirmishers out and -were marching along in every day style. We were in a bad shape, -certainly, but we will not stop now to argue about the matter. As -quietly and quickly as possible the brigade was formed in line of -battle at right angles with the road, and skirmishers thrown out, but -no enemy was found excepting the members of a brass band, who -had been following along behind the rebel wagon train. These, -with their instruments on their backs, were quickly taken in "out -of the wet." The skirmishers were recalled, a strong picket guard -posted and the regiment proceeded to pass the night. No fires -were allowed, and as quietly as possible we laid down on our arms. -We had eaten nothing since noon, but we had marched rapidly and -were tired, and worn, and soon were asleep. At the earliest peep -of day we were awakened, not by the bugle, however, but by our -officers going around and rousing up the men. Orders were given -at daybreak to make small fires and boil our coffee. This we did -gladly, and soon each man had a tin full of good warm coffee, which -was highly relished. But we were not given much time to tarry, for -soon the order came to "fall in." The entire brigade in line of -<span class='pageno' id='Page_78'>78</span>battle, but without any skirmishers, moved forward down through -the brush, which was more open than formerly. We had not proceeded -far when up came the brigade quartermaster, C. H. Deane, -of Peoria, as fast as his horse could travel. "Halt!" rang out. -The quartermaster riding up to Col. McCook, handed him an order; -reading it hastily, he immediately gave the command: "About -face!" "File right, march." Back we went at a good pace. We -of course did not know at the time the reason for this rapid movement, -but we found out afterwards that we had been marching into -the nicest kind of a trap, which the rebels had laid for us, and if -the quartermaster had been delayed but a short time, the fate of -the 3rd brigade, 2nd division, 14th army corps would have been -sealed. We were surrounded on three sides and the rebels were doing -their level best to close up the other end when we marched out -just a little too soon for them.</p> - -<p class='c000'>And now we come to the battle of Chickamauga, the second field -engagement which had taken place under the leadership of General -Rosecrans since he assumed command of the army of the Cumberland, -and as it may prove interesting, we will endeavor to give a -more extended sketch of it than would be necessary if we only -chronicle the movements of our own regiment. The morning of -Saturday the 19th of September dawned on the first day of the -battle of Chickamauga. The early forenoon passed away without -forewarning of the approaching conflict, but shortly before 11 -o'clock the storm that had been brewing all the morning on the -rebel side, burst forth. At that time a long mass of rebel infantry -was seen advancing upon General Brannan's division on the extreme -left. It first came upon the second brigade, Col. Croxton commanding, -and soon forced it back, despite its determined resistance. The -two other brigades of the division at once came to its assistance -and succeeded in checking the progress of the rebels and driving -them back. But their column being, in turn, strongly reinforced, -they advanced again with wild yells. So powerful was the momentum -of the assault that it pushed Brannan back to and beyond his -position in the line, thus uncovering the left of Baird's division, -which at once became fiercely engaged. The storm rolling from -left to right, fell next upon Johnson, and almost simultaneously on -<span class='pageno' id='Page_79'>79</span>Reynold's, who wavering at times, but again regaining their firmness, -gave back a little but again advanced, until the troops of Brannan -and Baird, rallied by their leaders, came up once more to the work. -Then the order was issued for the entire line to advance, and nothing -in military history exceeds in grandeur the charge of that powerful -corps. Longstreet's men, from Virginia were directly opposed -to the troops of Thomas, and although they fought with stubborn -determination, they could not for a moment check the steady march -of those veteran battalions. They had already pushed the enemy -before them for three-quarters of a mile, recovering all the lost -ground and all of the material of war lost in the morning, and -Longstreet was threatened with annihilation, when a new danger -caused him to halt. While our left was driving Longstreet's corps, -Polk and Hill threw themselves impetuously upon Palmer and Van -Cleve, of Crittenden's Corps, who failing to advance, left a gap between -himself and Thomas. These divisions were speedily broken -in pieces and their complete rout was imminent, when Davis's division -came to their support, and for a time restored the fortunes of -the day. But the enemy, knowing that all depended upon his making -a diversion in favor of the defeated Longstreet, massed nearly -the whole of his available force, hurled it upon Van Cleve and -Davis, drove the former to the right and the latter to the left, and -entered boldly the opening thus made. In this junction, General -Rosecrans called up the division of Wood and Negley, and threw -them into the gap. After a brief contest the rebels found themselves -matched. An advance was ordered, and by sunset the original position -of the morning was gained. During the night of Saturday to -Sunday, General Rosecrans made some changes in the disposition -of his forces, and the line was so far withdrawn, that it rested along -a cross road running north-east and south-west and connecting the -Rossville with the Lafayette road. By this change the line was contracted -by a mile, and the right wing caused to rest on a strong position -at Mission Ridge. The different divisions were disposed in -this order. From right to left, one brigade of Negley, Johnson, -Baird, Palmer, Reynolds; two brigades of Negley, Wood, Sheridan -and Davis, with the mounted brigades of Wilder and Minty covering -the right flank. As before, Thomas held the left, Chittenden -<span class='pageno' id='Page_80'>80</span>the centre, and McCook the right. Upon the right of General -Thomas' line, as held by Reynolds and Brannan, was a slight rise in -the plain, and from the top of this, the field could be commanded. It -was the key to the position. During the night Thomas' troops had -built a rude breast work of logs and rails for their protection. The -battle of Sunday opened at 10 o'clock in the morning. The enemy -repeating the tactics of the previous day by throwing themselves -first upon the extreme left of the line formed by General Beatty's -brigade, of Negley's division, and for two hours a fierce fire swept -along the line of Thomas without his budging an inch. Again and -again the rebels advancing <i><span lang="fr" xml:lang="fr">en echilon</span></i> by brigade from the cover of -the woods into the open corn-field, charged with impetuous fury and -terrific yells towards the breast works of logs and rails. But each -time the fiery blasts from our batteries and battalions swept over -and around them and their ranks were crumbled and swept away. -In answer to a message from General Thomas, asking for reinforcements, -which led General Rosecrans to believe that General Brannan -was out of line and that General Reynold's right was exposed, -orders were dispatched to General Wood to close upon Reynold's, -and word was sent to General Thomas that he should be supported, -even if it took away the whole corps of Crittenden and McCook. -General Davis was ordered to close on General Wood, and General -McCook was advised of the state of affairs, and ordered to close -his whole command to the left with all dispatch. General Wood, -overlooking the directions to "close up" on General Reynolds, supposed -he was to support him by withdrawing from the line, and -passing to the rear of General Brannan, who it appears was not out -of line, but was in <i><span lang="fr" xml:lang="fr">echilon</span></i>, and slightly in rear of Reynolds' right. -By this unfortunate mistake a gap was opened in the line of battle, -of which the enemy took instant advantage, and striking Davis in -flank and rear, as well as in front, threw his whole division into confusion. -The same attack shattered the right brigade of Wood before -it had cleared the space. The right of Brannan was thrown -back, and two of his battalions, then in movement to a new position, -were taken in flank and thrown back through the brigades of -Van Cleve, then on the march to the left, throwing his division into -confusion, from which it never recovered until it reached Rossville. -<span class='pageno' id='Page_81'>81</span>The rout of the right and center was now complete, and after that -fatal break, the line of battle was not again reformed during the -day. The army was in fact cut in two. McCook, with Davis, -Sheridan and Wilder being thrown off to the right; Crittenden, except -one brigade of Wood's, being broken in pieces, and Thomas, -with his indomitable corps, and Johnson's division of McCook's, remaining -alone upon the left. But Thomas' corps also had been -fearfully shaken, and retreat was now the only resort. Retiring his -command accordingly, he took up a new position along the base of -Missionary Ridge, the line being so formed that the left rested upon -the Lafayette road, and the right at the Gap, representing the arc -of a circle, and a south-east hill about its center formed the key to -the position. Here were collected the shattered remnants of the -powerful corps (not a fourth of the army) which had so long breasted -the fierce assaults of the enemy in the forenoon. It was certain, -however, that unless assistance should speedily reach it from some -quarter, it must at length succumb, for the enemy emboldened by the -rout of McCook and Crittenden, was gathering his hosts to hurl against -them in a last mighty effort. At this crisis Mitchell's and McCook's -brigades of the reserve corps, under command of General Granger, -arrived. The fight now raged around the hill with redoubled fury. -General Thomas formed his troops in two lines, and as each marched -up to the crest and fired a deadly volley at the advancing foe, it fell -back a little way; the men lay down upon the ground to load, and -the second line advanced to take their place, and so on in succession. -Every attack of the rebels was repulsed, and the enemy at night -fell back and abandoned the assault. And thus did twelve or fourteen -thousand heroic men save from destruction the army of the -Cumberland. At night General Thomas fell back to Rossville, four -miles from Chattanooga. Our loss in killed, wounded and missing -reached twelve thousand; and fifty pieces of artillery and much -material of war fell into the hands of the enemy. The enemy's -loss also was extremely heavy. Saturday's fight resulted in a drawn -battle; Sunday's in a defeat, which was only saved from utter disaster -by the coolness and courage of General Thomas and his gallant -command. That night our brigade marched back to Rossville and -on Monday night we marched inside of the fortifications of Chattanooga, -and so ended the battle of Chickamauga.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_82'>82</span> - <h2 id='XX' class='c006'>CHAPTER XX.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>On the 19th of October, 1863, General Rosecrans, in General -Orders, No. 242, turned over the command of the Army of the -Cumberland, to Major General George H. Thomas, by order of the -President. He had commanded us for nearly one year. The last -words in his farewell address to the army, were: "Companions in -arms, officers and soldiers, farewell, and may God bless you." We -all liked "Old Rosy," as we used to call him, and very sorry to -part with him, but we also knew the grand qualities of General -Thomas as a commander, and we received him with open arms. -And here also we received General Order, No. 1, notifying us that -Major General W. T. Sherman assumed command of the Military -Division of the Mississippi, embracing the Departments of the Ohio, -of the Cumberland and of the Tennessee. Chattanooga was made -as near impregnable as it was possible to make it. Three strong -lines of defence were constructed and all the fords of the Tennessee -river were closely guarded. But we were destined to have a hard -time of it. The army would have to be thoroughly reorganized, and -refitted. The brigade to which we belonged was ordered up to -Caldwell's Ford on the Tennessee River, opposite the mouth of North -Chickamauga Creek. There we remained until the battle of Missionary -Ridge. Still the army was in a critical situation. The rebels -had taken position on Look Out Mountain and Missionary Ridge -in front of us, and were doing what they could to bombard Chattanooga, -but the shells generally fell short; and on our extended and -exposed line of communication, their cavalry were making frequent -raids, and near a place called Anderson, in the Sequatchie Valley, -they destroyed between two and three hundred wagons, about thirty -of which were loaded with ammunition, and the remainder with -clothing and supplies; the mules, which they could not run off, were -shot, to the number of several hundred.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Our regiment was now detached, as it were, from the rest of the -<span class='pageno' id='Page_83'>83</span>brigade, and the principal duty imposed upon us was guarding Caldwell's -Ford. But as all the supplies for the army had to be hauled -over one line of rail road to Bridgeport, and from there carried by -pack mules to Chattanooga, and as the rebel cavalry were constantly -interrupting this line of communication, supplies of all kinds soon -began to fall very short. The boys got irritable and peevish, they -could stand a good deal of hardship, but now their rations were cut -short, and they often felt hungry. There was still a little corn for the -horses and mules of the regiment, but it had to be guarded with an -eagle eye or it would disappear very suddenly. The boys were -hungry, and were constantly appropriating the forage of the animals -whenever they could find it. This matter at last became monotonous, -especially to the field officers of the regiment, who saw -their horses day by day assuming architectural proportions, and they -ordered their colored servants to guard the feed more closely. Colonel -Harmon gave his boy orders to carry the feed for his horse into -his, the colonel's, tent, and put it under his bunk. "They can't -get it there," said the colonel with a chuckle, "without my knowing -it, you may depend, I would just like to see them try it," and he -rubbed his hands with glee, thinking that at last he had solved the -problem, and that the feed of his charger would be secure. In accordance -with his orders the darkey carried the corn into the colonel's -tent, and carefully piled it up under his bunk. The next morning -when he went to get the breakfast for the horse, what was his -surprise to find that the last vestige of corn was gone. Hurrying to -the colonel, with the whites of his eyes glistening, and his face drawn -out of all shape with wonder, he quickly stated the case: "Why, -kurnel, dar aint a grain of dat ar corn lef fur de hoss, de las grain -done stole by by some one, sah—shah!" For a moment the colonel -was puzzled, and hardly knew what to say; but the corn was gone -for a fact, and it was useless to try and find it, so turning away he -carelessly remarked: "I thought I heard something fumbling -around under my bunk last night when I went to bed, but supposed -it was a mouse." This circumstance afforded us much amusement. -It seems that some fellow who had overhead the orders given by the -colonel to his servant, had gone to the colonel's tent that night, and -slyly lifting one corner of it, had thrust in his hand and quietly -<span class='pageno' id='Page_84'>84</span>stolen, right from under his bed, the colonel lying on it at the time, -the last "nubbin." There was no use trying to hide anything, it -would surely be found by some one. But the boys thought a good -deal of the colonel, and in all probability had stolen the corn just to -show him that nothing was sure in war, for from this on they did not -bother him, and the colonel's horse got all of his allowance.</p> - -<p class='c000'>The headquarters of the brigade was a short distance above our -camp, and nearly every day Colonel McCook, or some of his staff, -would go riding past, bound for Chattanooga. They would not get -by the regiment, however, without their ears being saluted with such -shouts as "hard tack," "sow belly," "give us our rations," etc., etc.; -this annoyed Colonel McCook greatly, for the comfort of his men -was always uppermost in his thoughts, and he was not at all to blame -for the scarcity of rations. We knew this, but out of a pure spirit -of deviltry would salute him every time he went by, with phrases -like these. One afternoon he came riding up from Chattanooga, returning -to his headquarters, and as he passed he was saluted with a -most vigorous chorus of "hard tack," "sow belly," etc. Stopping -his horse, aggravated sorely, as he properly was, and perhaps at that -very time thinking of the condition of his men, he shouted back: -"You may be glad to eat rubber blankets, yet." That seemed for a -moment to quiet them, but directly some fellow shouted back: "If -we do, you'll have to furnish 'em." This was too much, and the -colonel proceeded on his way; this last remark of the boys settled -him. That Colonel McCook arrived safely at his headquarters, we -were soon made aware, by the receipt of an order forbidding any -more such salutations, under penalty of severe punishment.</p> - -<div class='figcenter id008'> -<img src='images/i086.jpg' alt='' class='ig001' /> -</div> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_85'>85</span> - <h2 id='XXI' class='c006'>CHAPTER XXI.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>Matters and things moved on smoothly, the old routine of guard -duty, dress parade and all the regular business of camp life, including -half rations, being faithfully kept. We now come to a matter -which happened while we were at the Ford, which for a short time -made things very lively and animated in the camp of the 125th. -The Tennessee is a wide stream, and anything going on on the opposite -side, can not be seen very distinctly with the naked eye. But -to many of us, on the afternoon of the day to which we have reference, -could be seen objects moving on the hill side across the -river. These objects proved to be rebels, that side of the river was -in their possession then, but what they were doing we could not ascertain, -and so at last we ceased to pay any attention to them. The -day passed as others had done, and when night came we retired to -our beds to dream of home and loved ones. The night passed -quietly, but just as the first streak of gray appeared in the east on -the morning of Nov. 16th, 1863, we were awakened by the boom -of cannon, and the whistling of shells, and the crashing of shot -through, around and above us. We were not long in turning out of -our tents. "What was the matter?" "Where were they?" was -asked on all sides. The long roll was beat, and the voices of the -officers giving command resounded through the camp. The regiment -was thrown into dire confusion and the majority of them followed -in the wake of the pay-master over the ridge. We soon -found out where the shots came from. The objects we had seen -the day before across the river had been rebels engaged in putting a -battery in position in order to shell our camp, and as soon as daylight -came, they opened up the entertainment. And a beautiful -mark they had to shoot at, as the regiment lay on ground sloping to -the river and nothing intervened between us and them but the broad -bosom of the Tennessee. The pay-master and his clerk were with -us at the time, and in his wake had come Charley Pratt, our sutler, -to collect from the boys sundry bills they were owing him. These -<span class='pageno' id='Page_86'>86</span>gentlemen, of course, were non-combatants, and as soon as they -could, conveniently, took to flight over the ridge in our rear, where -they took position, resolved, as they afterward said, to hold their -ground at all hazards. But as regarded their toilet they were sadly -deficient, and as they disappeared over the ridge, their shirt tails -were fluttering in the breeze, looking in the distance like flags of -truce. The whole affair lasted but a few moments, our third Wisconsin -battery opened on the rebels and at the third round drove -them away, having blown up a caisson for them as we could plainly -see by the smoke.</p> - -<p class='c000'>There were many narrow escapes with us; one solid shot found -a resting place in one of the boy's bunks, and others went crashing -through the tents, but without doing any more damage than tearing -them to pieces. But we were called upon to mourn the loss of one -of our number, the chaplain. As was evident, he had arisen from -his bed and was in the act of tieing his shoe, when a solid shot -came crashing through his tent, tearing off half of his head, killing -him instantly. This sad event cast a deep gloom over the regiment. -Chaplain Saunders was a good man, and was respected by all the -boys, a quiet unassuming gentleman. He had won our respect and -confidence, and we mourned his death. We sent his body north -for burial, feeling that we had lost a good man. And such is the -fate of war. Sitting here at home in peace and security, with my -little baby girl playing by my side, and watching me as I write, asking -me questions and striving in her childish way to attract my attention, -my mind wanders back to the banks of the Tennessee. -And as memory brings up the recollection of those times, and the -events which followed, of the brave boys whom we used to meet, -and with them hold daily converse, now sleeping in their southern -graves beneath the soughing of the pines, the tears came to our eyes -and we throw down the pen, we can write no more to-day.</p> - -<p class='c000'>We were not much longer to enjoy this <i><span lang="la" xml:lang="la">otium cum dignitate</span></i>, however. -The iron was in the furnace, and would soon be ready for -the stroke of the general's hammer. The enemy at this time, as -we have before said, were posted on the heights of Missionary Ridge -and Lookout Mountain. Their cavalry was swarming in our rear -and on our flanks, and our army represented a giant, resting from -<span class='pageno' id='Page_87'>87</span>his labors, but to rise at last and with the stroke of a thunderbolt -scatter his enemies like chaff. And now we come to the battle of -Missionary Ridge. On the night of the 23rd of November, Sherman, -with three divisions of his army, which had arrived at Chattanooga -on the 15th of November, from Vicksburg, Miss., strengthened -by Davis' division of Palmer's corps, of which division we -now formed a part, and which had been stationed along the north -bank of the Tennessee, convenient to where the crossing was to be -effected, was ready for operations. At an hour sufficiently early to -secure the south bank of the river, just below the mouth of South -Chickamauga Creek, by dawn of day, the pontoons in the North -Chickamauga, which our brigade had been guarding, were loaded -with thirty armed men each, who floated quietly past the enemy's -pickets, landed and captured all but one of the guard, twenty in -number, before the enemy was aware of the presence of a foe. The -steamboat "Dunbar," with a barge in tow, after having finished -ferrying across the river the horses procured from Sherman, with -which to move Thomas' artillery, was sent up from Chattanooga to -aid in crossing artillery and troops, and by day light of the morning -of the 24th of November, eight thousand men were on the south -side of the Tennessee and fortified in rifle trenches. This movement, -so admirably executed, put the whole of Sherman's army in -position for the great battle that was now to begin.</p> - -<div class='figcenter id002'> -<img src='images/i089.jpg' alt='' class='ig001' /> -</div> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_88'>88</span> - <h2 id='XXII' class='c006'>CHAPTER XXII.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>We will not undertake to follow every movement of the army -made to capture the heights of Missionary ridge, as it would be, perhaps, -uninteresting to the reader, and out of place here, but will -pass on to the morning of the 25th. So far every thing had gone -well with the union army. Every movement had been successful. -Suddenly from a point overlooking the field of battle, known as -Orchard Knob, and on which army headquarters had been established, -rang out the signal ordering an advance of our entire front. The -line moved rapidly and orderly. The rebel pickets discharged their -muskets, and ran into their rifle pits, much resembling the ground -squirrel, when alarmed he seeks his den. Our skirmishers followed -closely on their heels. The line of battle was not far behind, and -the gray rebels were seen to swarm out of their rifle pits in surprising -numbers, and over the crest of the hill. A few turned and fired -their pieces, but the greater number collected into the many roads -which cross obliquely up its steep face, like cattle trails, and went to -the top. Our lines pressed on and up the steep sides of the ridge, -and here and there a color was advanced beyond the lines. The attempt -appeared most dangerous, but the advance was supported, -and the whole line was ordered to storm the heights, upon which not -less than forty pieces of artillery, and no one knows how many muskets, -stood ready to slaughter the assailants. With cheers answering -to cheers, the men swarmed upward. They gathered to the points -least difficult of ascent, and the line was broken. Color after color -was planted on the summit, while musket and cannon vomited their -thunder upon them. A well directed shot from Orchard Knob, exploded -a rebel caisson on the summit, and the gun was seen galloping -to the right, its driver lashing his horses. A party of our soldiers -intercepted them, and the gun was captured with cheers. A fierce -musketry fire broke out to the left, where between Thomas and -Davis a mile or two of the ridge was still occupied by the rebels. -<span class='pageno' id='Page_89'>89</span>Bragg left the house in which he had held his headquarters, and rode -to the rear as our troops crowded the hill on either side of him. -General Sherman proceeded to the summit, and then only did he -know its height. Some of the captured artillery was put in position. -Artillerists were sent for to work the guns. Caissons were -searched for ammunition. The rebel log breastworks were torn to -pieces, and carried to the other side of the ridge and used in forming -barricades. A strong line of infantry was formed in the rear of -Baird's line, hotly engaged in a musketry contest with the rebels to -the left, and a secure lodgment was soon effected. The other assault -to the right of our centre gained the summit, and the rebels -threw down their arms and fled. Bragg's remaining troops left early -in the night, and the battle of Chattanooga, after days of manœuvering -and fighting, was won. And now commenced a movement -in which our brigade took a part that called forth our strongest efforts -to endure. Major General Burnside, with his command, was -holding the city of Knoxville in the eastern part of the state. This -part of Tennessee was intensely loyal to the old flag, and it was the -intention of Burnside to hold his position, cost what it might. Knoxville -is guarded on the south by the Holston river, and on the west -side by a range of hills, so that Longstreet had tried to reach it from -the east and north. Here the place had been fortified as well as the -short time would permit, but Longstreet had Burnside surrounded, -and if relief did not shortly arrive he must surrender to the rebels. -Information reached us on the 27th of November, that General -Burnside was completely invested, and had provisions only to include -the third of December. Seven days before, we had left camp on -the north side of the Tennessee, with two days rations, without a -change of clothing, stripped for the fight, with but a single blanket -or coat per man, from the general down to the private. We had no -provisions, only what we could gather as we went along, and were ill -supplied for such a march. But intelligence that twelve thousand of -our fellow soldiers were besieged in the mountain town of Knoxville, -eighty-four miles distant, had reached us. This was enough, they -must be relieved, and away we went to their aid. It was a terrible -march and we made it in six days. But before our arrival Longstreet -had raised the siege and departed, with Burnside's troops in -<span class='pageno' id='Page_90'>90</span>pursuit. General Granger moved into the city with his troops, and -we returned to our old camp on Chickamauga Creek, foot sore and -weary, our clothes torn almost into shreds, and our shoe soles entirely -gone, but we had marched for a big stake and had won. We remained -in camp resting, and receiving supplies and clothing, and on -the seventh of May, moved with the rest of the army on the road to -Atlanta. The rebel army at this time lay in and about Dalton, and -were superior to our army in cavalry, and with three corps of infantry -and artillery, the whole commanded by General Joseph E. Johnston, -making a grand total of infantry, cavalry and artillery of about -60,000 men. Now commenced a campaign, which for fighting, stubborn -resistance and manœuvering, can not be equalled in any history. -It was on the seventh of May that we left Chattanooga, and -not until the seventh of the following September, five months in all, -did we rest from our labors. We will not attempt to relate each and -every battle that was fought, for we cannot do that; it was continual -battle from the time we left our fortifications near Chattanooga, -until we arrived at Atlanta, so we will journey on, merely mentioning -places at which some event took place that bore particularly -on the conduct of the regiment.</p> - -<div class='figcenter id002'> -<img src='images/i092.jpg' alt='' class='ig001' /> -</div> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_91'>91</span> - <h2 id='XXIII' class='c006'>CHAPTER XXIII.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>On the 24th day of June, General Sherman ordered that an assault -should be made at two points south of Kenesaw Mountain, on -the 27th, giving three days notice for preparation and reconnaissance. -Our division constituted the assaulting party on the centre. On the -night of the 26th, a council of war was held at corps headquarters, -and the final orders for the assault on the following day were given. -The orders to regimental commanders were: for the regiments to -"load and cap," but not to discharge a gun until they had reached -the rebel breast works, then, as they went over them with a yell, to -fire their pieces, and finish the work with the bayonet. These orders -were given by the colonels of the regiments to the line officers, and -through them transmitted to the non-commissioned officers and privates. -The morning of the 27th broke clear and cloudless, and at -daybreak the regiments moved to the assault, leaving all their camp -equipments behind them, with a sufficient guard for their protection. -We moved out to the summit of a hill, here the brigade and regimental -commanders dismounted, leaving their horses in care of their -orderlies. Down the slope we went until we reached a jack oak -grove at the foot, where we formed our line of battle. At the far -edge of this bunch of oaks was a wheat field, and on the other side -of this field stretched the line of rebel breast works. Our line of -battle was soon formed, and there we stood waiting for the signal to -advance. At last off to our left a cannon belched forth its thunder, -and as its echoes came rolling down the line, each man grasped his -rifle with a tighter grip. Colonel McCook at the head of the brigade -waved his sword and gave the command: "Attention battalions, -charge bayonets," and with a rush and a cheer away we go. And -now the battle commences. We have reached the wheat field, and -at yon side are the rebel breast works. At the double quick we -cross the field with a storm of lead and iron in our faces; men are -falling on all sides; there goes McCook down—quickly following -<span class='pageno' id='Page_92'>92</span>him, Harmon, who was bravely urging his men on, falls pierced -through the heart. Captain Fellows, our brigade inspector, also falls -to rise no more. See! the colors have disappeared, but only for a -moment when again they wave; the color sergeant had been shot -down. Lieutenant McClean, of Co "B," is hit and falls, so, also, -sergeant Cunningham, and Captain Clark, of Co. "E." They are -dropping as the leaves in the autumn, and oh! how that fire of hell -beats in our faces. It is too much, the works cannot be carried by -assault, and our line, mangled, torn and bleeding, falls back. But -only for a short distance, however, when we again halt amid that -never ceasing fire. Some of the boys engage the foe, while others, -with tin cups and bayonets, burrow and dig in the ground to throw -up protection for themselves. We are not whipped, if we <em>have</em> failed -in our attempt, and thirty-five paces only is what we will yield to -the rebels. Still the bullets, and the shells, and the solid shot fly, -and still more brave boys are sealing with their life's blood their devotion -to their country's flag. But why prolong the tale, the ground -is soaked with blood; but with that love for the old flag which has -floated so gallantly at our head over so many bloody fields, and under -whose stars and stripes the weary and oppressed of every land -have found a shelter, under whose protecting folds we have lived in -peace and security, until driven by its enemies to war; with that love -kindling in our breasts we stand ready to die, if need be, but never -to dishonor its beauty and its grandeur.</p> - -<p class='c000'>The long day at last draws to a close, and night, welcome night, -settles down upon us. To the weary and worn soldiers, night -brought no repose, but like beavers we worked erecting breastworks -to protect us on the morrow. The battle for the day is over. The -cries of the wounded, and the desultory shot of a rifle, is all that is -heard beyond the noise made by the soldiers in erecting their breast -works. But there were deeds of heroism enacted on Kenesaw's -rugged brow that day that have never been excelled on any battle -field. Private James Knox, of Co. "B," had his thumb shot off -early in the engagement, but refusing to go to the rear, pressed forward -until a rebel ball felled him to the ground; rising on his hands -and knees, for he could not walk, he turned his face to the enemy, -and in that position crawled off the field, declaring he would never -<span class='pageno' id='Page_93'>93</span>turn his back to the foe. 2nd Lieut. James McLean, also of Co. -"B," was hit early in the fight, but pressed on in command of his -company, until a ball, passing through his body, felled him to the -ground. All night long we worked, and when the morning broke -we felt secure, and were ready to renew the combat. But between -our line and the rebels, lay our dead and some of our wounded. -The lines were so close together, that stones were thrown by the rebels, -severely wounding some of our men. Morning broke and revealed -to the foe what we had done during the night. Firing at once -commenced and was kept up all day. The stubble and leaves between -the lines had taken fire, and that with the smoke from the -guns, was making our situation very unpleasant. The dead, too -were fast decaying, under the burning rays of that Georgia sun, and -the most horrid stench filled the air. It was becoming unbearable, -so Colonel Langley, who had, until the death of Harmon, been -serving on the corps staff, but was now in command of his regiment, -concluded to see if an armistice could be arranged in order to give -us an opportunity to bury the dead, but not a white handkerchief, -or white rag of any description, could be found; so raising a copy -of the "Chicago Tribune," which he had in his pocket, he succeeded -in his purpose, and an armistice of two hours was agreed upon, -and the men poured over both of the lines of works. You would -not think as you see them now, as they shake hands, and swap coffee -for tobacco, and laugh and joke together like old friends, that a -few moments before they had been seeking each others lives. But -they are gathering up the dead; here comes a stretcher borne by two -men, on it lays the body of Captain W. W. Fellows, once the commanding -officer of Co. "C," but acting for some time previously as -brigade inspector. Silently we follow after them. How we loved -that man! an entire stranger to the writer a few short months previous, -he had by the subtle magic of his nature charmed us. He -was not only a brave officer, but a polished gentleman, always willing -to help the needy, and always ready at the call of duty. Capt. -Fellow's death, that bloody day at Kenesaw, was deeply mourned by -us. We felt as if we had lost a near and dear friend; always with -a kindly smile of greeting when we met, never, like so many others, -defiling his mouth and disgracing his manhood by uttering vile oaths -<span class='pageno' id='Page_94'>94</span>and blasphemies. We saw him on the morning of the assault before -we moved from camp, and stopped for a moment to exchange -greetings, little did we think for the last time. We buried him on -the hill side where the first rays of Georgia's sun should shine upon -his grave; and the wild flowers bloom above him, and the southern -songster warble a requiem for the soldier from the Northland. Here, -also, was buried Captain Marion Lee, and some others who had fallen -in the strife. <i><span lang="la" xml:lang="la">Requiescat in pace.</span></i> Leaving the burial party to -end their labors, we proceed up the road to find if possible our field -hospital, where so many of our boys lie wounded. The road is -flanked on either side by thick brush; going along we happened to -look to our right, and see a sight that makes our blood stand still, so -unexpected, and so awful is it. There, in that clump of hazel, lays -the body of our colonel, where he had been carried directly after he -fell. A sickening feeling creeps over us as we stand in the presence -of the dead, whom we had seen such a short time before in full -health and vigor. Yes, there he lay, his life ended, his heart's blood -given for his country's good. Colonel Harmon was a christian man; -what more can we say? A strict disciplinarian, he had the solicitude -of a father for his regiment, and he wanted his men to feel that in -him they had a friend who would look after their welfare. With one -sad, lingering look, we tore ourself from the spot, with our heart -stirred with deep emotion. But yonder is the hospital tent. The -weather, as we have before stated, was intensely warm, and the hospital -tents, or rather "flys," were stretched in such a manner that -their sides were raised some two feet from the ground, thus giving a -thorough circulation of air. We enter; there lay our poor fellows, -and as they see us they shout out a welcome. These fellows near -the entrance, are not so badly wounded as those farther on, so, returning -their greeting with an assumed show of glee, we pass into -the tent. And now we are in the midst of desperately wounded -boys who are lying here, some of them, without a vestige of clothing -on them on account of the heat, slowly dying. We feel sorry -that we have come to the hospital, but the wish to do something in -some way to help the poor lads, is uppermost in our thoughts. Here -is 2nd Lieut. James McClain, with his negro servant (faithful fellow) -sitting by him, fanning him. We kneel down by the lieutenant. -<span class='pageno' id='Page_95'>95</span> We had been old acquaintances before we left home, consequently -no undue stiffness of official ceremony could come between -us. Poor Jim, he was drawing his breath in gasps; we saw that -death had set his seal upon his brow, and with a sorrow at our heart -that we believe was the deepest we ever felt, we said:</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Jimmy, is there anything we can do for you?" Opening his -eyes, at the sound of our voice, and reaching out his hand, he exclaimed:</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Oh, Bob! I am so glad to see you."</p> - -<p class='c000'>But our emotions overcame us, and in spite of all we could do, -the tears would come. But we checked them as soon as possible -and again repeated our question. Opening his eyes with his breath -coming in convulsive gasps, he said:</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Bob—write—to—my—mother,—tell her,—that I died—doing -my duty."</p> - -<p class='c000'>Oh! if we could have had at that moment a heart of stone, so -that we could have talked to him, but it was too much: however -we managed to whisper to him a hope that he might get well, but -no, he knew better, he knew that his life was fast drawing to a close, -and moving his head slowly, he replied:</p> - -<p class='c000'>"No, Bob, I am dying."</p> - -<p class='c000'>We could not stand it and gently stooping over him, we kissed -him on the forehead, and turned to the next man lying beside him, -who proved to be orderly sergeant Benjamin F. Bonebrake. Ben -presented a terrible appearance, he had been wounded in the head, -and the blood had streamed down over his face and whiskers and -over his once white shirt bosom, and dried there, giving him a -ghastly appearance.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Do you want anything, Ben?"</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Yes, I would like to have my face washed."</p> - -<p class='c000'>Oh! how quiet and gentle these poor boys were, no complaining, -no harsh words, but there they lay, bearing their pain with true heroism. -"All right," we reply, glad to be able to get outside for a -moment, and away we went to the brigade hospital steward, with -whom we were acquainted, for what we needed. We found him -and on the strength of acquaintanceship, procured from him a hospital -bucket with some warm water and a sponge, and before we -<span class='pageno' id='Page_96'>96</span>left him we had coaxed him to give us a clean shirt for Ben out of -the sanitary supplies he had on hand. Rejoicing at our success, we -hastened back, and proceeded to make Ben more comfortable; we -washed his face, combed his hair and whiskers, and helped him on -with the clean shirt. With a grateful acknowledgement he lay back -in his place. Next to him was sergeant Wash. Cunningham, good -natured, free hearted Wash.; a man of large and powerful frame, he -had received a rifle ball through the left arm; poor fellow he had -gotten down in such a shape, that his wound was paining him, and -in reply to our question as to what we could do for him, he said: -"Nothing, only if you could help me to raise up a little." We looked -at his massive form and felt afraid to touch him, for fear of giving -him pain; we told him so, and he replied: "All right, Rob, I -can stand it." We wanted to get away, we were feeling sick and -were afraid to stay longer, but there was one more boy whom we -must find before we went, and this was Patrick Sullivan of Co. "G." -We searched and searched and at length we found him, lying on -his back, on his rubber blanket without a stitch of clothing on him; -he was lying in a pool of his own blood, with his eyes closed, and -his face pale and bloodless; we thought at first he was dead, but -kneeling down by him, we spoke his name. The heavy eyelids opened, -and with a smile on his countenance, he reached us his hand, -we grasped it and put the question:</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Can we do any thing for you, Patsey?" For a second there was -no reply, and then his lips opened and he said:</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Oh! Rob, if I could only sleep; I want to sleep but can't, the -doctor won't pay any attention to me, and there is such a noise."</p> - -<p class='c000'>He was a little delirious, and the roar of the cannon and the -musketry was still in his ears. But unloosing his hand we started -out to find the surgeon. We ran across him and told him what we -wanted, that one of the boys had been overlooked, and needed help, -would he not come to him; this with an impassioned force. He -would come, he replied, as soon as he could, but his hands were full. -"No, doctor," we pleaded, "come now, come now," and catching -hold of his coat we would not let him go. Dr. Hooten, our brigade -surgeon, was a man of tender heart, and he saw we were terribly in -earnest. "Where is the boy," he said. We quickly turned and -<span class='pageno' id='Page_97'>97</span>conducted him to Patsey's side. Bending over him he examined -him; he had been shot through the lungs. Getting up he motioned -for us to follow. "Go to the steward," he said, "and tell him to -mix you some morphine and whisky," telling me the right amount of -each. I hurriedly left him and was soon returning with the medicine. -Reaching his side I knelt down and told him to open his mouth. Inserting -the tube of the hospital tin between his teeth, I gently poured -the medicine down his throat, but it had no sooner touched his -stomach than he vomited it up. I repeated the dose and had the -satisfaction at last of seeing him retain it. Drying up the blood and -wet in which he was laying with some old rags, we left him with the -assurance that he would soon be sleeping. Having been away now -from our command for a long time, we felt we must hurry back, -however much we felt disposed to stay and do what we could for -our boys, so going outside of the fly, we started back to the command. -But our mind was torn and rent with sad feelings. Yonder -under that hospital fly, lay boys whom we tenderly loved, wounded -and helpless, breathing, slowly breathing their lives away, while others -suffering pain almost unbearable, lay with teeth clenched, and -knitted brows, suffering on in silence. As we slowly walked along -how we strove for the mastery of our feelings, but we could not help -it, and in spite of all we could do, we cried like a child. Sitting -down by a tree until we had partially overcome our sorrow, we arose -and again started for the company, while ringing in our ears were -the words: "Vengeance is mine I will repay, saith the Lord." How -the memory of those days come surging back upon us as we sit at -home penning these lines. The scene is as fresh in our memory as -if it had happened only yesterday, and the events of those times -comes sweeping over us like a flood. But the boys we loved so well, -our neighbor lads at home, have long ere this mouldered into dust in -their southern graves, can we doubt for a moment that their souls -are happy? that they are now singing the happy songs of angels -around the great white throne on high? No! No! doubt cannot enter, -and so we feel that they are better off than we. All glory to -their memories. And such is the tale of the assault on the rebel -lines in front of Kenesaw. How many homes it darkened by the -shadow it cast upon their firesides. The 27th day of June, 1864, -will long be remembered by many families in Champaign and Vermilion -counties.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_98'>98</span> - <h2 id='XXIV' class='c006'>CHAPTER XXIV.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>The assault on Kenesaw, as far as capturing the enemy's works -were concerned, was a failure; but this did not prove, by any means, -that we were whipped. So on the next day it was determined to advance -the line held by our brigade, which was formed in close column -by regiments, the 125th being in the front line. The movement -was made in order to mine the works of the enemy. As the distance -was not more than two hundred feet, it was an extremely hazardous -undertaking, but as yankee ingenuity cannot be balked, Col. -Langley devised a plan, the like of which was never seen before -during the war, and completely casts in the shade all engineering exploits -on record. The colonel and one man, corporal Joseph Frankenburg, -of Co. "E," who volunteered for the undertaking, crawled -from our line to a tree some twenty yards in advance, and behind it -commenced digging a small pit. After digging enough earth to give -protection, an empty cracker box was dragged up from our lines by -means of a rope, and filled with earth, this was placed in front of the -pit, and after digging a little more, another cracker box was brought -along, filled, and placed in juxtaposition. This was continued with -success, until finally the whole regiment advanced the twenty yards, -and were safely ensconced behind the cracker box fortification. Mining -at once commenced under the colonel's direction, but the evacuation -of the rebels rendered it useless to proceed with the work to -its completion. It was the intention to mine under the rebel breast -works, and on the morning of the 4th of July, to usher in the day -by one of the grandest pyrotechnic displays that had ever occurred -in those parts, which would strike terror and dismay to the hearts of -the rebels, and would undoubtedly have been, for some of their number, -the last 4th of July celebration they would ever have honored with -their presence. But the "Johnnies" found out the scheme, and evacuated -the works. Prisoners stated that they suspected something -of the sort was going on, so placing a drum on the ground, and on -<span class='pageno' id='Page_99'>99</span>its head some small pieces of gravel, the digging of our boys caused -the head of the drum to vibrate, and make the gravel move. This -scheme frustrated our designs, but the wonder of many of us was, -where they learned enough of philosophy to induce them to make -the experiment. One rebel stated that he was stationed where "the -mine would have blown him to h—ll if we'uns hadn't left."</p> - -<p class='c000'>Pending the armistice to bury the dead between the lines, the -rebel army was represented by Colonel Rice of the 28th Tennessee, -our side by Colonel Langley. Colonel Rice was very anxious that -the arms and accoutrements of our soldiers who fell at the rebel -breast works, should be given over to them, but to this Col. Langley -objected, and proposed that they should be regarded as neutral property, -and not touched by either party until one or the other should -occupy the ground. To this Colonel Rice reluctantly consented, -knowing that if he did not it would be equivalent to saying that the -rebels were not going to hold their position. The upshot of the -matter was just as Colonel Langley expected, the rebels evacuated, -and we got all the arms, some 250 Enfield rifles. The rebel generals -Cheatham and Hindman, were present during the armistice, and as -everything connected with our assault on Kenesaw is of the deepest -interest, we have concluded to give a description of these noted rebels. -Cheatham's uniform consisted of an old slouch hat, a blue -hickory shirt, butternut pants, and a pair of cavalry boots. The -supports to his unmentionables were an old leather strap, and a piece -of web, the general appearance being that of a "johnney" gone to -seed. In a conversation with our colonel he stated that he was of -the opinion that the war would be settled by treaty, as neither party -could conquer. He was satisfied that we had so completely revolutionized -Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, -Maryland and Louisiana, that, they would never form part of the -Confederacy. He virtually admitted that he was only fighting from -principle, and not for the love of the Southern Confederacy. When -Tennessee passed the ordinance of secession, he went with it, and -as he had cast his lot, he did not like to "back down." Hindman -was an Arkansian, and had the reputation of being a confirmed -gambler and black-leg. He did not command the respect of his -troops, and by his brother officers he was despised. In appearance -he was very dressy. His auburn hair flowed in ringlets over his -shoulders, and it was stated that a light mulatto girl dressed it for -him every morning. Colonel Rice was very gentlemanly and humane -in the manner in which he assisted our fellows to pay the last -sad rites to those who had fallen in front of their works while bravely -fighting.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_100'>100</span> - <h2 id='XXV' class='c006'>CHAPTER XXV.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>Acknowledging the failure of the assault, but acting under the -conviction that it would be fatal to rest long under the influence of -a defeat, General Sherman determined to again try a flanking movement, -and in consequence every effort was put forth to make it a -success. Accordingly on the 1st of July, General McPherson was -relieved by Garrard's cavalry in front of Kenesaw, and the relieved -command was hastily moved to the right. General McPherson commenced -his movement on the night of July 2nd, and the effect was -instantaneous. On the morning of the 3rd Kenesaw was abandoned -and the first dawn of day saw our skirmishers appear on the mountain -top.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Marietta was evacuated, and General Sherman entered it in person -at half-past eight in the morning, just as the enemy's cavalry -vacated the place. The orders were to push the enemy, with the -hope of catching him in confusion as he made the passage of the -Chattahoochie river. But Johnston had provided against this and -had covered his movement well. On the 7th of July, we had -effected a crossing of the river. At the same time General Garrard -had moved rapidly on Roswell, and destroyed the factories which -had supplied the rebel armies with cloth for years. Over one of -these the nominal owner displayed the French flag, which of course -was not respected. On the 10th of July at day light, Johnston retreated -southward, leaving the army of the union undisputed masters -north and west of the Chattahoochie river, along whose grassy -banks we remained quietly in camp until the 16th of July, though -the time was employed in collecting stores at Alatoona, Marietta -and Vinings Station, strengthening the railroad guards and garrisons, -and improving the bridges and roads leading across the river. On -the 17th, everything being in readiness, we were again ordered to -advance, and formed a general line along the old Peach Tree creek -road. Our brigade crossed the creek on logs and impromptu -<span class='pageno' id='Page_101'>101</span>bridges in face of a heavy fire from the enemy, who occupied intrenched -lines ready to receive us.</p> - -<p class='c000'>On the afternoon of the 20th about 4 p. m., the enemy sallied -from his works in force and fell in line of battle against our right -center. The blow was sudden, and somewhat unexpected, but after -a severe battle they were repulsed, leaving on the field about -500 dead, 1000 wounded, 7 stands of colors and many prisoners. -His loss could not have fallen short of 5000, whereas our loss was -covered by 1500 killed, wounded and missing. On the 21st a reconnoisance -was made of the enemy, in his intrenched position, at -a general distance from Atlanta of about four miles. On the morning -of the 22nd this whole line was found abandoned, much to the -surprise of the union army. We thought, for a time, that the enemy -had concluded to give up Atlanta without further contest. Gen. -Johnston had been relieved of his command and Gen. Hood substituted. -A new policy seemed resolved on, of which the bold attack -on the right was the index. Our ranks without opposition -swept across the strong and well finished works of the enemy, and -closed in upon Atlanta until they occupied a line in the form of a -general circle of about two miles in radius, when the enemy was -again found occupying in force a line of finished redoubts, which -had been prepared for more than a year, covering all the roads leading -into Atlanta. Here it was, that under the leadership of their -new commander, Hood, they made a desperate assault on our lines, -but only to be repulsed with terrible slaughter. But this battle of -the 22d of July cost us 3,722 killed, wounded and prisoners, and -among the dead was Major general McPherson. The enemy left -on the field an aggregate loss of 8000 men. And so the days passed, -fighting and erecting breastworks, until on the 1st day of September, -when as we were in front of Jonesboro, a small town below Atlanta, -the rebels came out of their works and offered us battle. The -enemy attacked with Lee and Hardee's corps and after a contest of -over two hours withdrew behind their works, leaving over 400 dead -on the ground, and his wounded, of which about 300 were left in -Jonesboro, making his loss not much less than 2,500. Orders were -at once given for all the army to turn on Jonesboro. About 4 p. m. -of that day Gen. Davis, our corps commander, was all ready, -<span class='pageno' id='Page_102'>102</span>and we assaulted the enemy's lines across open fields, carrying -them and taking as prisoners Govan's brigade, including its commander -and staff and two four-gun batteries. The next morning -the enemy was gone. He had retreated further south. About two -o'clock that night the sounds of heavy explosions were heard in the -direction of Atlanta, distance about twenty miles, with a succession -of minor explosions and what seemed like the rapid firing of cannon -and musketry. These continued for about an hour, and again -about four a. m. occurred another series of similar discharges, apparently -nearer to us, and these sounds could be accounted for on -no other grounds than that of a night attack on Atlanta by General -Slocum, or the blowing up of the enemy's magazines. Rumors began -to arrive, through prisoners captured, that Atlanta had been -abandoned, and that Hood had blown up his ammunition trains, -which accounted for the sounds. On the morning of Sept. 2nd a -courier arrived from Gen. Slocum, reporting that the enemy had -evacuated Atlanta, blown up seven trains of cars and retreated on -the McDonough road, and that he, Slocum, held possession of the -city. On the 7th of September the entire army went into camps -grouped about Atlanta, our brigade having reached the city on -the night of the 3rd in charge of nearly 1700 prisoners captured at -Jonesboro, was posted in the suburbs of the city. Thus was completed -and sent down to history another of the great campaigns of -the war.</p> - -<div class='figcenter id009'> -<img src='images/i104.jpg' alt='' class='ig001' /> -</div> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_103'>103</span> - <h2 id='XXVI' class='c006'>CHAPTER XXVI.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>Our victorious march from Chattanooga to Atlanta, was a military -operation, whose successful close would have turned the heads of the -French. It was made through a country presenting great natural -obstacles, sufficient to deter a general of average qualities, and these -natural defences the enemy had strengthened by a series of remarkable -works, before each of which some generals would have paused -to lay siege. But our leader, with the soldiers under his command, -proved equal to every emergency, and the campaign ended with glory -to our arms. Immediately after occupying Atlanta, Gen. Sherman -posted the Army of the Tennessee, in the neighborhood of -East Point; the Army of the Ohio, at Decatur, and retained the -Army of the Cumberland to hold the city. Thus stationed we were -permitted to enjoy the rest we so greatly needed. Although nearly -all the inhabitants of Atlanta, whose circumstances permitted them -to go, had left that city previous to its occupation by the Federal -forces, yet a great many remained both by choice and necessity. It -was determined to make a grand military post of Atlanta, and as -one of the first measures to this end, General Sherman directed that -all non-combatants must leave the city at once. He knew that the -inhabitants of Atlanta could not subsist long in the city without the -aid of the Government, and his line of communications was too long -and precarious to permit him to divide the rations of his soldiers -with citizens. He therefore issued an order commencing thus: "The -city of Atlanta being exclusively for warlike purposes, will at once -be vacated by all, except the armies of the United States, and such -civilian employes as may be retained by the proper department of -the Government." This order may appear to be harsh and vindictive, -yet it was not only justifiable, but absolutely necessary. The -mayor and two members of the city council of Atlanta, petitioned -General Sherman to revoke it, to which petition he made the following -reply, than which a more noble defense of his order, could not -<span class='pageno' id='Page_104'>104</span>be made. As this letter of General Sherman's seems to us to be of -more than common interest, and as it will undoubtedly be highly interesting -to the reader who scans these pages, we will insert it here:</p> - -<div class='c013'>Headquarters Military Division of the Mississippi</div> -<div class='c013'>In the field, Atlanta, Ga., September 12, 1864.</div> - -<div class='lg-container-l c014'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group0'> - <div class='line'>James M. Cahoun, Mayor; E. E. Rawson and S. C. Wells,</div> - <div class='line in4'>representing City Council of Atlanta, Gentlemen:</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c012'>I have your letter of the 11th, in the nature of a petition, to revoke -my orders removing all the inhabitants from Atlanta. I have -read it carefully and gave full credit to your statements of the distress -that will be occasioned by it, and yet shall not revoke my order, -simply because my orders are not designed to meet the humanities -of the case, but to prepare for the future struggles, in which -millions, yea hundreds of millions of good people, outside of Atlanta, -have a deep interest. We must have <em>peace</em>, not only in Atlanta, -but in all America. To secure this, we must stop the war -that now desolates our once favored and happy country. To stop -war, we must defeat the rebel armies that are arrayed against the -laws and constitution, which all must respect and obey. To defeat -these armies we must prepare the way to reach them in their recesses, -provided with the arms and instruments which enable us to -accomplish our purpose. Now I know the vindictive nature of our -enemy, and that we may have many years of military operations -from this quarter, and therefore deem it wise and prudent to prepare -in time. The use of Atlanta for warlike purposes is inconsistent -with its character as a home for families. There will be no manufactures, -commerce or agriculture here for the maintenance of -families, and, sooner or later, want will compel the inhabitants to go. -Why not go <em>now</em>, when all the arrangements are completed for the -transfer, instead of waiting until the plunging shot of contending -armies will renew the scenes of the past month? Of course, I do -not apprehend any such thing at this moment; but you do not suppose -that this army will be here until the war is over. I can not -discuss this subject with you fairly, because I cannot impart to you -what I propose to do; but I assert that my military plans make it -necessary for the inhabitants to go away, and I can only renew my -offer of services to make the exodus, in any direction, as easy and -comfortable as possible. You cannot qualify war in harsher terms -than I will. War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it; and those -who brought war on our country deserve all the curses and maledictions -a people can pour out. I know I had no hand in making this -war, and I know I will make more sacrifices to day than any of you -to secure peace. But you cannot have, peace and a division of our -country. If the United States submits to a division now, it will not -<span class='pageno' id='Page_105'>105</span>stop, but will go on until we reap the fate of Mexico, which is, eternal -war. The United States does and must assert its authority, -wherever it has power, if it relaxes one bit to pressure, it is gone, -and I know that such is not the national feeling. This feeling assumes -various shapes, but always comes back to that of Union. -Once admit the Union, once more acknowledge the authority of the -National Government, and instead of devoting your houses, and -streets and roads, to the dread usages of war, I and this army become -at once your protectors and supporters, shielding you from -danger, let it come from what quarter it may. I know that a few -individuals cannot resist a torrent of error and passion, such as has -swept the South into rebellion, but you can point out, so that we may -know those who desire a government, and those who insist upon war, -and its desolation. You might as well appeal against the thunderstorm, -as against these terrible hardships of war. They are inevitable, -and the only way the people of Atlanta can hope once more to -live in peace and quiet at home, is to stop this war, which can alone -be done by admitting that it began in error and is perpetuated in -pride. We don't want your negroes, or your horses, or your houses, -or your lands, or anything you have, but we do want and will have -a just obedience to the laws of the United States. That we will -have, and if it involves the destruction of your improvements, we -cannot help it. You have heretofore read public sentiment in your -newspapers that live by falsehood and excitement, and the quicker -you seek for truth in other quarters, the better for you. I repeat -then, that by the original compact of Government, the United States -had certain rights in Georgia, which have never been relinquished, -and never will be; that the South began war by seizing forts, arsenals, -mints, custom houses, etc., etc., long before Mr. Lincoln was -installed, and before the South had one jot or tittle of provocation. -I myself have seen in Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and part of -Mississippi, hundreds and thousands of women and children, fleeing -from your armies and desperadoes, hungry and with bleeding feet. -In Memphis, Vicksburg and Mississippi, we fed thousands upon -thousands of the families of rebel soldiers left on our hands, and -when we could not see them starve. Now that war comes home to -you, you feel very different; you deprecate its horrors, but did not -feel them when you sent car loads of soldiers and ammunition, and -moulded shell and shot to carry war into Kentucky and Tennessee, -and desolate the homes of hundreds and thousands of good people, -who only asked to live in peace at their old homes, and under the -government of their inheritance. But these comparisons are idle. I -want peace, and believe it can only be reached through union and -war, and I will ever conduct war purely with a view to perfect and -early success. But, my dear sir, when that peace does come, you -<span class='pageno' id='Page_106'>106</span>may call on me for anything. Then will I share with you the last -cracker, and watch with you to shield your homes and your families -against danger from every quarter. Now you must go, and take -with you the old and feeble, feed them and nurse them, and build -for them, in more quiet places, proper habitations to shield them -against the weather, until the mad passions of war cool down, and -allow the Union and peace once more to settle on your old homes -at Atlanta.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r c014'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>Yours in haste.</div> - <div class='line in3'>W. T. SHERMAN,</div> - <div class='line in10'>Major General.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 id='XXVII' class='c006'>CHAPTER XXVII.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>An armistice of ten days was agreed upon by Gens. Sherman and -Hood for the purpose of carrying out this order. All who desired -to go south were furnished transportation to Rough and Ready -Station by Gen. Sherman, where they were received by the rebel -forces. All those preferring to go north were also furnished by him -with transportation. This being completed, Gen. Sherman began -the reorganization of the army, with a view to future movements. -We were re-clothed and equipped, and the stains and marks of our -long and arduous campaign passed away.</p> - -<p class='c000'>On the 23rd day of September the division of which the 3rd brigade -was a part, under command of Gen. J. D. Morgan, began a -forced march to north Alabama <i><span lang="la" xml:lang="la">via</span></i> Chattanooga in pursuit of Gen. -Forest's cavalry, then as far to our rear as middle and west Tennessee, -and whose presence daily jeopardized our "cracker line." The -command returned on the 15th of November, having been gone 48 -days, and completed, as is claimed by those who made it, one of -the most difficult and laborious marches of the war. It was not -<span class='pageno' id='Page_107'>107</span>the good fortune of the writer to be with the troops on this trip, -and he is obliged to refer the readers to the subjoined reports for -such detailed information as they contain, assuring you, however, -that the 125th bore itself as grandly as on all other occasions. In -the meantime we will try to tell you what the army encamped in -and about Atlanta was doing, as to this we were attached during the -campaign first mentioned. As an army we rested here in our camp -taking our ease, eating our rations, and wondering when the bugle -would again sound the "forward." On the 28th of September, -Sherman became convinced that the enemy intended to assume the -offensive. He sent Thomas to Nashville to organize the new troops -who were arriving there, and a new line of works around Atlanta -were completed, which would only require a small garrison to hold. -And now we come to the relation of the grandest campaign that -has ever been made in modern times. Like the Roman general -who burned his ship, on landing on the enemy's shores, so that his -army could have no avenue of retreat, so Sherman, when his orders -had been carried out and everything was in readiness, on the 12th -day of November, 1864, severed his communications with the north. -On that day the last train of cars whirled rapidly past us, speeding -over bridges and into the woods as if afraid of being left helpless -and alone in the deserted land. At Cartersville the last communication -by telegraph with the north was severed. It bore the message -to Gen. Thomas at Nashville, "all is well." The army with -which Sherman made the "march to the sea," was composed of the -fifteenth and seventeenth corps, forming the right wing, under Maj. -Gen. O. O. Howard, the fourteenth (our corps) and the twentieth -corps forming the left wing, under the command of Maj. Gen. H. -W. Slocum, making an aggregate strength of 60,000 infantry; one -cavalry division, to aggregate 5,500 men, under Brig. Gen. -Judson Kilpatrick, and the artillery reduced to the minimum, one -gun for 1000 men. On the 16th we left Atlanta with Gen. Sherman -in person, and moved by Lithonia, Covington and Shady Dale -directly on Milledgville, the capitol of the state. All the troops -were provided with good wagon trains loaded with ammunition and -supplies, approximating twenty days bread, forty days sugar and -coffee, a double allowance of salt for forty days, and beef cattle -<span class='pageno' id='Page_108'>108</span>equal to forty days' supplies. The wagons also were supplied with -about three days forage in grain. All were instructed, by a judicious -system of foraging, to maintain this order of things as long as -possible, living chiefly, if not solely, upon the country, which was -known to abound in corn, sweet potatoes and meats. But on the -night of the 15th, before leaving Atlanta, a grand and awful sight -was witnessed by many beholders. By order, the chief engineer -destroyed by powder and fire all the store houses, depot buildings -and machine shops. The heaven was one expanse of lurid fire: -the air was filled with flying, burning cinders. Buildings covering -over two hundred acres of ground were in ruins or in flames. Every -instant there was the sharp report, or the smothered burning sound -of exploding shells and powder concealed in the building, and then -the sparks and flames shooting away up in the black and red roof, -scattering the cinders far and wide. These were the machine shops -where had been forged and cast, cannon, shot and shell that had -carried death to many a brave boy. These warehouses had been -the receptacle of munitions of war, stored to be used in slaughtering -the men who were now witnessing their destruction. The city -which, next to Richmond, had furnished more material for prosecuting -the war than any other in the south, existed no more as a means -of aid for enemies of the union. Nothing remained but its dwelling -houses and churches. On the 8th day after leaving Atlanta, -that is the 23rd, we marched through and occupied Milledgville, the -capitol of the state. The legislature had been in session, but on -hearing of our approach it broke up and fled. The alarm of its -members was communicated to the people, and the place was practically -depopulated, no one remaining but a few old ladies and gentlemen -and the negroes, the latter welcoming with glad shouts the -arrival of the union army, filling the air with such exclamations as: -"Bress de Lord! Tanks be to Almighty God, the yank is come. -De day ob jubilee hab aribed." And then they would grab any fellow -who happened to be near them, and hug him liberally. But we -were not to remain here; two or three regiments were detailed, under -the orders of the engineers, to destroy certain property designated -by the general commanding. The magazines, arsenals, depot -buildings, factories of one kind and another, with store houses, large -<span class='pageno' id='Page_109'>109</span>amounts of government property, and some 1700 bales of cotton -were burned. Private houses, however, were respected everywhere, -even those known to be the property of rebels then in the field. -One or two citizens, who were known to have been in the rebel -army, were made prisoners of war, but the surgeons at the hospitals, -the principal of the insane asylum and others expressed their thanks -that such good order was preserved in the city. From here our -corps marched to Sandersville, which we reached the next day, -skirmishing most of the way with Wheeler's cavalry.</p> - -<p class='c000'>On the 3rd of December we were in the neighborhood of Lumpkin's -station on the Augusta rail road; all were ordered to march in -the direction of Savannah; our corps following the Savannah river -road. There was no fighting, save once in a while a little skirmish with -rebel cavalry. The only battle, if so it may be termed, was fought -by General Kilpatrick's cavalry, supported by General Baird's division -of our corps, with Wheeler's cavalry in the neighborhood of -Thomas' station, whom Kilpatrick whipped handsomely. We were -drawing near Savannah, and the country became more marshy and -difficult, and more obstacles were met in the shape of felled trees, -wherever the road crossed creeks, swamps, or narrow causeways; -but the negroes who had flocked to us were utilized, and armed with -axes and shovels, formed into pioneer companies, and with incredible -swiftness they would remove the obstructions. No opposition -from the enemy worth speaking of, was encountered, until we were -within about fifteen miles of Savannah, where all the roads were obstructed -with felled timber, earth works and artillery. The roads -were sandy, and straight almost as an arrow. One afternoon as we -were marching along, we were surprised by the whizzing of a shell, -which came flying down the road over our heads, and then another -and another. The brigade was quickly moved off the road by the -right flank and formed in line of battle. Lieutenant Coe, in command -of our battery, with his usual rashness, went tearing up the -road on his horse to find position for his guns. He saw the rebel -works stationed in the center of the road ahead of him. Sitting -there on his horse, fearless of danger, looking for a good position -for the battery, a solid shot came whirling along and tore his right -shoulder off, killing him instantly. The sergeant took command, and -<span class='pageno' id='Page_110'>110</span>soon our battery was giving them as good as they sent. We want -to record it here, that we thought our battery, "I" company, of the -2nd Ills. artillery, was the best in the service. It had been under -good discipline, and was as an effective body of men as we ever saw -while in the army. We had been together ever since we left Louisville, -and some of our boys had been detailed for duty in the battery, -so we had come to regard them as part of ourselves.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Our line of battle with skirmishers thrown out, had now advanced, -but owing to a large, deep swamp in our front, and the lateness of -the afternoon, as it was nearly dark, we halted for the night. In the -morning, the skirmishers advancing, found the works deserted. We -were now getting very close to the city, and on the 17th, General -Sherman dispatched to Savannah, by flag of truce, a formal demand -for the surrender of the place, and on the following day received a -refusal from General Hardee, who was in command. We received -orders to closely invest the city, and to reconnoiter well the ground -in our front, and make all preparations for assaulting the place. But -Hardee recognized the utter impossibility of holding the town with -all his supply sources cut off, and an enemy in front of him who had -successfully marched through the heart of the Confederacy, evacuated -the city on the night of the 20th, first blowing up and burning -the rebel iron clads and three transports. On the 13th of December, -communication with the fleet in Tybee, Warsaw and Ossabaw -Sounds, that had been watching and waiting for us, was opened up, -and on the same day Brigadier General Hazen with the second division -of the fifteenth corps, carried by assault Fort McAllister, manned -by two companies of artillery, and three of infantry, in all -about two hundred men, and mounting twenty three guns and one -mortar. Savannah lay at the feet of its conquerors. The fruits of -this almost bloodless campaign, a campaign that would have been -creditable to the genius of a Napoleon, or a Wellington, were Savannah, -a city of twenty thousand inhabitants, and of great importance -to us as a harbor; more than 1000 prisoners, 150 guns, 13 locomotives -in good order, 190 cars, a very large quantity of ammunition -and material of war, 3 steamers, and 3,200 bales of cotton. -All this General Sherman offered to President Lincoln as a Christmas -gift. There were also more than 15,000 slaves gathered into our -<span class='pageno' id='Page_111'>111</span>lines, some of whom proved of great use to the army. Such were -the great results of the capture of Savannah, but the greatest were -those made possible only, by this success.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 id='XXVIII' class='c006'>CHAPTER XXVIII.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>We remained at Savannah nearly a month, refitting and repairing -for the next campaign. Christmas day was passed here, but there -was no Christmas trees, nor did any Santa Claus appear to reward -us for our good behavior. We had been paid off before leaving -Atlanta, and consequently there was a good deal of money in camp, -and the "chuck-a-luck" gamesters were in the height of their season. -Gambling was positively against orders, but all the same it -was carried on, and wherever a squad of men could be seen grouped -together, you might be sure there was a chuck-a-luck board in full -play. The guards detailed to arrest these fellows, had a lively time -of it. Every point of strategy of which they were cognizant, was -employed to bring the offenders to justice. Coming on them by a -flank movement, surrounding them, or approaching them by a direct -charge on the double quick. All their manœuvering generally came -to naught, for some one was always on the lookout, and was sure to -see the first appearance of danger, and with a shout would give the -alarm, when all would take to their heels, leaving the pursuers to reflect -on the uselessness of their endeavors. But sometimes the guards -would make a capture, and march the luckless offenders off to headquarters, -where, after receiving a lecture on the immoral practice of -gambling in general, and of chuck-a-luck in particular, he would -be ordered to stand on a barrel, or carry a rail on his shoulder for a -few hours.</p> - -<p class='c000'><span class='pageno' id='Page_112'>112</span>Savannah is a beautiful city, the streets are wide and lined with live -oak trees, with promenades beneath them, and the dwelling houses -are very handsome, the yards and gardens are filled with the richest -and most varied kind of plants and shrubs. Here we saw the monument -erected to the memory of Count Pulaski, a beautiful shaft, -covered at its base with appropriate inscriptions, recording, in letters -of stone, the memory of him in whose honor it was raised. The -city has some charming parks, and when not on duty, we would pass -the time rambling around and noting all that was to be seen. Here -one day the writer and a comrade, having secured the necessary pass, -proceeded to the river, and obtaining a boat, pushed off, bound on -a visit to the gunboat Wissahickon, then anchored in the stream below -the city, her crew being employed in fishing for torpedoes which -the rebels had thrown into the channel of the river, in order that -they might blow up our vessels as they proceeded up the stream to -the wharfs. We had a pleasant row, and an equally pleasant visit -with the officers and crew. We were the first of Sherman's men -that they had seen, and they were very anxious to know the particulars -of the march; we told them our adventures since leaving Atlanta, -which seemed greatly to excite their wonder and admiration. -We left the Wissahicken with kindly feelings for all on board, and -as we pulled up the river back toward the city, we sang:</p> - -<div class='lg-container-b'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>"The Army and Navy ne'er sever,</div> - <div class='line in2'>But still to their colors prove true,</div> - <div class='line'>It's the Army and Navy forever,</div> - <div class='line in2'>Three cheers for the Red, White and Blue."</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c000'>We arrived safely in camp, feeling that we had passed a pleasant -day.</p> - -<p class='c000'>When we arrived at Savannah we were the proud owner of a very -large red rooster, whom we named "Jeremiah," but for short we -generally addressed him as "Jerry." He was a character, if ever a -rooster could be termed such, and if he had not acquired a great -knowledge as the man's chickens who, on account of his many -moves and changes, they had got so in the habit of having their legs -tied, that they would, whenever they saw a covered wagon, run into -the front yard, fall on their backs, and cross their legs ready for tieing; -if Jeremiah had not learnt this much, he still was very easily -<span class='pageno' id='Page_113'>113</span>managed, and would stand round of a morning while "Dick," our -darkey, was loading down our pack mule with blankets, and other -necessaries, getting ready for the march, and when it came time for -"Jerry" to be lifted to his place on top of the load, he would make -no objection, but would suffer himself to be tied on securely, and -there he would ride all day. This had come to be such an every day -matter, that it was almost a second nature to him, and his amazement -was great, when day after day passed, and he was not called -on to take his accustomed place on top of our portable treasures. -"Jeremiah" waxed-fat, and would every now and then express his -satisfaction at the situation, by a shrill crow. But the boys were -getting tired of him, for in spite of our endeavors "Jerry" would -somehow manage to get in our tents, and sleep, and at the first dawn -of day, his crow would ring upon our ears. This was all right -enough while we were on the march, but now that we were in camp, -they failed to appreciate it, so threats of vengeance were loudly made. -We begged and plead for him, but all to no purpose, "they were -not going to have that miserable rooster crowing in their ears every -morning," they said, so finally we had to yield to the pressure of public -opinion, and gave the order for "Jerry" to be executed, which -was accordingly done, and we whetted our teeth to devour him. -"Jeremiah" was undoubtedly an old bird, for constant boiling all -day, failed to render him tender. But we had a feast, all the same, -as "Jerry," after being cut up in small pieces, and having for accompaniment -a large piece of pork, and a handful or two of hardtack, -made a camp kettle full of food. We picked poor "Jerry's" -bones clean, thereby proving, although in different words, the truth -of the old adage, "the big roosters eat up the little ones."</p> - -<div class='figcenter id005'> -<img src='images/i115.jpg' alt='' class='ig001' /> -</div> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_114'>114</span> - <h2 id='XXIX' class='c006'>CHAPTER XXIX.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>Here at Savannah we fared sumptuously on oysters and fresh fish. -Every evening the negroes would come up to the city from the -mouth of the river, with their boat loads of oysters. These we purchased -at the rate of one dollar per bushel, and taking them to camp -would throw them on the fire, and let them roast, the opening of -the shell indicating when the bivalve was thoroughly cooked. Many -a feast of this sort did we have while there. But our feasting and -merry making was rudely ended by the bugle one morning sounding -the call to "strike tents." Everything was ready, and we were now -to leave Savannah, and commence the march which ended at Washington. -The city of Savannah and the forts around it were transferred -to Gen. Foster, commanding the department of the south, -and on the 19th of January, 1865, all preparations were completed -and the march commenced. The weather was very bad, the January -rains had commenced to fall, swelling the Savannah river, overflowing -its bottoms and making the roads miserable. This made no -difference, however, to our general, so we marched up the river to -Sisters Ferry, but owing to the high state of the water, and the -difficulty in laying the pontoons, we did not succeed in getting everything -across, until the first week in February. And now we entered -on the soil of South Carolina, and the feelings of the men were -openly expressed as they stepped off of the pontoons, by the declaration -that now they were in the state which had caused more -trouble than any other state in the union. We were behind the rest -of the army owing to the difficulties encountered in crossing the -Savannah, and so we had to march rapidly to overtake the right -wing, but at last we caught up with it. Foraging was again the -order of the day, we were compelled to subsist off of the country -through which we passed. Every morning a detail of two men from -each company would be made, making twenty men to a regiment. -They were put under command of a commissioned officer, and -<span class='pageno' id='Page_115'>115</span>would leave camp about an hour before the army moved. These -men would strike off into the country around and gather up all the -provisions they could find, and towards evening would turn their -steps towards the roads on which the corps was marching. They -would come into camp in all styles of transportation. Here would -be a couple of fellows, who in their wanderings had found a fine -buggy or carriage; hunting up a mule or a horse, they would hitch -him to the vehicle, and loading it down with the proceeds of their -day's search, would come gravely riding into camp amid the laughter -of all who saw them. Or some other squad had come across a grist -mill, and if there was no grist on hand to be ground, they would -soon procure some from somebody's corn-field or granary, and starting -up the machinery would grind it in good workmanlike style, -load it into an old wagon or anything they could find and bring it -into camp, burning the mill to the ground, however, before leaving -it. Others would make their appearance riding on some old mule -or horse, which they had picked up, loaded down with hams, bacon, -chickens, sweet potatoes or whatever they could find. By these -means we were provided with plenty of food and in great variety. -The army occupied four roads travelling parallel to each other, and -the location of each corps could be easily known by the cloud of -smoke that hovered over it by day, and the light of the camp fires -which lit up the heavens at night. Our march through South Carolina, -often recalled to our minds the wanderings of the children of -Israel in the wilderness when the Lord went before them by day in -a pillar of cloud, and by night in a pillar of fire. Our line of -march extended over a strip of country nearly sixty miles in width, -and with the exception of the negro huts, this land was stripped of -everything. There were undoubtedly many acts of wanton cruelty -and villainous outrage committed by some, but the mass of the -army was opposed to such actions, and loudly condemned them. -Of course, in an army the size of ours, there were all phases of humanity, -and it was plainly seen that the members of regiments, -which had been made up in some of our large cities, were oftener -guilty of acts of violence than men from regiments which had been -formed in the agricultural parts of the country. This was entirely -logical, as the reader can easily understand. The weather still continued -<span class='pageno' id='Page_116'>116</span> rainy, and the roads were terrible, often requiring the severest -labor on the part of all to make them passable for our teams, by -corduroying them. At last we reached the banks of the Congaree, -on the other side of which the city of Columbia, the capitol of the -state, was situated, and on the night of February the 15th, the -enemy amused themselves by shelling our camps from a battery -posted on that side of the river. And now we come to a matter, -which, although not having any particular bearing on the regiment, -as we did not come within two miles of the city, still as a part of -the army then in front of Columbia, we must suffer in common -with other regiments from the stigma the rebels sought to cast -upon our arms, by the destruction of that city by fire on the night -of the 17th of February. Major General Howard had received orders -from the general commanding, to destroy absolutely all arsenals -and public property not needed for the use of our army, as well as -railroads, depots and machinery useful in war to an enemy, but to -spare all dwellings, colleges, schools, asylums, and harmless private -property. The day of the occupation of Columbia was clear, but -a tremendous wind was blowing. One brigade of our army was in -the city and properly posted. Citizens and soldiers were on the -streets, and good order prevailed. General Wade Hampton, who -commanded the rebel rear guard of cavalry, had, in anticipation of -the capture of Columbia, ordered that all cotton, public and private, -should be moved into the streets and fired. Bales were piled everywhere, -the rope and bagging cut, and tufts of cotton were blown -about in the wind, lodged in the trees and against houses, so as to -resemble a snow storm. Some of these piles of cotton were burning, -especially one in the very heart of the city, near the court-house, -but the fire was partially subdued by the labor of our soldiers. Before -one single public building had been fired by order, the smoldering -fires, set by Hampton's orders, were rekindled by the wind and -communicated to the buildings around. About dark they had began -to spread and get beyond the control of the brigade on duty in the -city. A whole division was brought in, but it was found impossible -to check the flames, which by midnight, had become unmanageable -and raged until about four a. m., when the wind subsiding, they -were brought under control. Gen. Sherman in his report says:</p> - -<p class='c000'><span class='pageno' id='Page_117'>117</span>"I was up nearly all night and saw Generals Howard, Logan and -Wood and others laboring to save houses and protect families thus -suddenly deprived of shelter, and of bedding, and wearing apparel. -I disclaim, on the part of my army, any agency in this fire, but, on -the contrary, claim that we saved what of Columbia remains unconsumed. -And without hesitation I charge General Wade Hampton -with having burned his own city of Columbia, not with a malicious -intent, or as the manifestation of a silly "Roman Stoicism," but -from folly and want of sense in filling it with lint, cotton and tinder. -Our officers and men on duty worked well to extinguish the flames, -but others not on duty, including the officers who had long been -imprisoned there, rescued by us, may have assisted in spreading the -fire after it had once begun, and may have indulged in unconcealed -joy to see the ruin of the capitol of South Carolina. Thus ends -the account of the destruction of Columbia." We shall not enter -into any discussion of the matter, as we firmly believe, along with -Gen. Sherman, that it was all caused by the folly or ignorance of -Gen. Wade Hampton.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 id='XXX' class='c006'>CHAPTER XXX.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>It was now the 21st of February, and our wing of the army had -reached Winnsboro, where we went to work destroying the rail road -up to Blackstake's depot, and then turned to Rocky Mount, on the -Catawba river. From the 23rd to the 26th, heavy rains fell swelling -the rivers, and making the roads almost impassable. On the -26th we reached Hanging Rock, and made preparations to cross the -river, but the heavy rains had so swollen the stream, that our pontoon -bridge broke, and we had hard work to restore it. At last we -<span class='pageno' id='Page_118'>118</span>succeeded, and were put in motion for Cheraw, which place we entered -on the 3rd day of March; the enemy retreating across the Pedee -river and burning the bridge. Here we found much ammunition, -and many guns which had been brought from Charleston on -the evacuation of that city. These were destroyed, as also the rail -road bridges and trestles as far down as Darlington, when we were -again put in motion for Fayetteville, North Carolina. The weather -still continued bad and the roads fearful, but we reached there on -the 11th of March, skirmishing with Wade Hampton's cavalry that -covered the rear of Hardee's retreating army. During the night of -the 9th, Hampton made a dash on our cavalry on our left flank at -daylight and captured one of their camps, and the house in which -General Kilpatrick had his headquarters. But Kilpatrick escaped -in his underclothes and rallying his men on foot in a swamp near by, -succeeded in routing the enemy, regaining his artillery, horses, camp -and everything, save a few prisoners whom the enemy carried off, -leaving their dead on the ground. All that day, the cavalry boys -who had made their escape after being taken prisoners by the enemy, -kept coming into our line of march, some of them without hats, -coats or shoes, all of them on foot. But they soon left us and returned -to their command. Their appearance, however, was ludicrous, -and their accounts of how they came to be captured, were -generally the same. The way in which it happened was this: During -the night of the 9th, General Kilpatrick had divided his three -brigades to picket the roads. Hampton, detecting this, dashed in at -daylight, and made the capture. The 12th, 13th and 14th, were -passed at Fayetteville, destroying the arsenal and the vast amount -of machinery which had formerly belonged to the old Harper's Ferry -United States arsenal. Every building was knocked down and -burned, and every piece of machinery utterly broken up and ruined. -On the 15th of March we again moved forward, the cavalry marching -in advance and skirmishing heavily with the enemy's rear guard all -day. Next morning we again advanced in the same order, and developed -the enemy with artillery, infantry and cavalry, in an intrenched -position in front of the point where the road branches off -towards Goldsboro through Bentonville. Orders were given to press -forward and carry his position, only difficult by reason of the nature -<span class='pageno' id='Page_119'>119</span>of the ground, which was so soft that horses would sink everywhere, -and even men could hardly make their way. Line of battle was -formed as quickly as possible, and skirmishers thrown out, who soon -developed the position of a brigade of Charleston heavy artillery -armed as infantry, posted across the road behind a light parapet, -with a battery enfilading the approach across a cleared field, but -they retreated in confusion, leaving in our hands three guns, and 217 -prisoners, of which 68 were wounded and left in a house near by -with a rebel officer, four men and five days rations. One hundred -and eighty rebel dead were buried by us. Hardee retreated on the -road to Smithfield. This was the battle of Averysboro. We lost -12 officers and 65 men killed, and 477 wounded, but no prisoners. -On the night of the 18th we went into camp on the Goldsboro road, -twenty-seven miles from Goldsboro, and about five miles from Bentonville, -where the road from Clinton to Smithfield crosses the Goldsboro -road. The enemy was badly defeated, and all indications -pointed that he would make no further opposition to our advance, -but subsequent events proved that such was not the case. We were -now marching on Goldsboro, in North Carolina, our objective point. -On the morning of the 19th, we pushed forward to Bentonville, encountering -on the road, and driving them before us, Dibbrell's cavalry, -until within a few miles of the town, where we found the whole rebel -army, strongly posted, under command of Johnston himself. Gen. -Sherman had gone, that morning, with his staff and escort, over to -the right. He was promptly advised as to how matters stood, and -we were ordered to act on the defensive until Blair's corps could -draw up, and the three remaining divisions of the fifteenth corps -could come in on Johnston's left rear, from the direction of Cox's -bridge. In the mean time we received word, by courier, that Schofield -and Terry would be able to reach Goldsboro by the 21st. Orders -were sent to Schofield to push for Goldsboro. By daylight on -the 20th, General Howard, leaving his wagon train with sufficient -guard, was marching rapidly on Bentonville. And now we come to -the battle of Bentonville. Our advance guard, consisting of two -brigades, was vigorously attacked, and driven back on our main body, -by the enemy, who thereby gained a temporary advantage, and captured -three guns and caissons from General Carlin's division of our -<span class='pageno' id='Page_120'>120</span>corps. As soon, however, as General Slocum ascertained that he -was confronted by the whole rebel army, he deployed the second -division of our corps, to which our regiment belonged, and brought -up on our left the second division of the 20th corps, arranging them -behind hastily constructed barricades, and holding them strictly on the -defensive. Kilpatrick with his cavalry also came up at the sound of -artillery, and massed on our left. In this position we repulsed, -without giving an inch of ground, six distinct charges of the combined -forces of Hoke, Hardee and Cheatham. Our artillery -got into position, and played on the rebel ranks as they came up to -the charge, doing fearful execution; the slaughter was terrible. -Johnston had moved the night before from Smithfield, leaving all his -unnecessary wheels behind him, and but with little artillery, with the -intention of overwhelming our left flank before it could be relieved -by our other column coming to our assistance, but Johnston had not -yet learned that the eye of Sherman was always on the watch, and -that he was prepared for any emergency that might arise. During -the night of the 19th, Gen. Slocum got up the wagon train with the -two divisions guarding it, and General Hazen's division of the 15th -corps. This reinforcement made it impossible for Johnston to overwhelm -us. The right wing encountered the rebel cavalry, as it was -coming to our support, but drove it with serious loss until the head -of the column encountered a considerable body behind a barricade -at the forks of the road near Bentonville, about three miles east of -the battle field of the day before. This force was quickly dislodged -and the intersection of the roads secured. These movements which -were being made were all accomplished by 4 p. m. of the 20th, when -we opened out to the astonished gaze of General Johnston, a complete -and strong line of battle. His intention of crushing and capturing -our left wing, was completely foiled, and instead of being the -aggressor, he found himself placed on the defensive, with Mill creek -in his rear, spanned by a single bridge. It was General Sherman's -desire to hold the enemy in position until Generals Schofield and -Terry could advance and cut off his retreat, thus completely "bagging" -him, so he did not press him to battle, but continued to annoy -him with the skirmishers, using the artillery freely on all the -wooded ground in front, and feeling strongly for the flanks of his -<span class='pageno' id='Page_121'>121</span>position, which were found to be covered by swamps. All of our -empty wagons were sent to Kinston for supplies, and all other impediments -were grouped south of Goldsboro, near the Neuse river, -while the main army were held ready to fight the enemy if he should -dare venture out of his works. A weakness in the enemy's position -had been developed, of which advantage might be taken, but that -night he retreated on Smithfield, leaving his pickets to be taken prisoners, -many dead unburied, and wounded in his field hospitals. -Pursuit was made on the morning of the 22nd, two miles beyond -Mill creek, but was then stopped. Our loss in this engagement was -1,646 killed, wounded and missing. The enemy left 267 dead unburied, -and 1,625 prisoners. For a more detailed account of the -operations of the brigade and regiment, the reader will please to -consult the reports attached to this history. By the evening of the -24th, our army was encamped at Goldsboro. On the 25th, only four -days after, the rail road from Newbern was finished, and the first -train of cars arrived, bringing ample supplies of all descriptions -from Morehead City. It will never be known with any degree of -certainty, the amount of injury done the enemy in this campaign, or -the quantity of guns, and materials of war, destroyed. We had -traveled the country from Savannah to Goldsboro, with an average -breadth of forty miles, and had consumed all the forage, cattle, hogs, -sheep, poultry, bacon and corn meal that lay in our route. The -campaign was ended on the 21st day of March, by the junction of -the three armies and the occupation of Goldsboro. We went into -camp, where clothing, and supplies were issued to us as fast as they -could be brought up from the coast.</p> - -<div class='figcenter id010'> -<img src='images/i123.jpg' alt='' class='ig001' /> -</div> - -<div class='chapter'> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_122'>122</span> - <h2 id='XXXI' class='c006'>CHAPTER XXXI.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>On Monday the 10th of April all preparations were completed -for our further advance. On the 11th we moved out of camp and -marched about seven miles, and on the next day the 12th, the march -began in earnest. Foraging was continued as heretofore, but orders -were given to use more prudence, and not go in advance of the advance -guard, but to look more to the right rear for our supplies of -corn meal, bacon, etc. Our wing, the left, was to aim straight for -the railroad bridge near Smithfield, thence up the Neuse river to the -railroad bridge over that stream, north east of Raleigh, then to -Warrenton where the army would concentrate. Johnston had his -army well in hand about Smithfield. It was estimated at infantry -and artillery, 35,000; cavalry from 6,000 to 10,000. We pressed -the enemy closely, and by 10 a. m. of the 13th, our corps entered -Smithfield closely followed by the 20th. Johnston had loaded -his trains on the cars and retreated, burning the bridge over the -Neuse river at Smithfield. The pontoons were brought up and the -crossing of the army commenced without resistance.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Here it was that the glorious news reached us that Lee had surrendered -his army to General Grant at Appomattox. We had -arisen at the usual hour, and the bugle sounded the assembly, when -off to our left cannonading and shouting were heard; we could not -account for it, what did it mean? A staff officer of our brigade, -with an orderly, was dispatched to find out what was the meaning of -the cannonading. He returned with the startling and welcome news -that Lee had surrendered. We could hardly believe it, and finally -concluded it was a camp rumor, but our doubts were soon dispelled -by Capt. Wiseman, the division adjutant general, hastily riding up -and requesting Col. Langley, in command of the brigade, to draw -up the command in close column by regiments. The request was -quickly complied with and he then proceeded to read to us the official -announcement of the surrender. What a sight was then witnessed. -<span class='pageno' id='Page_123'>123</span> For a time all discipline was cast aside and we made the -pine woods ring "with the glad tidings of great joy." The artillery -boys had seized the guns of the battery and were sending forth from -the grizzly mouths of the cannon, round after round. The officers -were seized and carried around on the shoulders of the men, strong -men wept and embraced each other, and the air was filled with -knapsacks and hats flung up in the exuberance of our joy. We -felt as if the war was over, as for Johnston's army we had no fear of -them, for we knew that we would run him like a rat to his hole, before -many days would pass. Were we going to get home at last? -Was the cruel war over? These were the questions asked on all -sides. We moved out of camp that morning in the highest possible -spirits. General Sherman issued orders to drop all trains, and we -marched in pursuit of Johnston to and through Raleigh, the capitol -of the state, reaching that place on the morning of the 13th. During -the next two days the cavalry and the different corps were pushed -forward, menacing the enemy in front, flank and rear, with Johnston's -army retreating rapidly on the roads from Hillsboro to -Greensboro, Johnston himself being at Greensboro. Thus matters -stood when Gen. Sherman received a communication from Gen. -Johnston, requesting an armistice, and a statement of the best terms -on which he would be permitted to surrender the army under his -command. To this Gen. Sherman promptly returned answer:</p> - -<p class='c012'>"I am fully empowered to arrange with you any terms for the -suspension of the hostilities, as between the armies commanded by -you and those commanded by myself, and am willing to confer with -you to that end. That a base of action may be had, I undertake -to abide by the same terms and conditions entered into by Gens. -Grant and Lee, at Appomattox court-house, Virginia, on the 9th -instant."</p> - -<p class='c000'>These pages were intended to be a history or record of a single -regiment in Sherman's army, but as it is intended, also, to be a record -of all the events happening to that portion of the army of -which our regiment was a part, we have inserted some things among -our pages which perhaps may not seem at a first glance, to the -reader, to be pertinent to the subject, but which will, we trust, on -second thought be considered admissible. We have followed the -fortunes of our arms from Kentucky through Tennessee, Georgia, -<span class='pageno' id='Page_124'>124</span>South Carolina and North Carolina, and before we arrive at home -will have to go into Virginia and the District of Columbia, so from -this on we shall record events as they happened, without consideration -altogether as to the particular movements of our own regiment, -for we think that the affairs which happened in such close succession -at the close of the rebellion are all matters of interest, and -should always be kept alive in the memories of our people, showing -how a great rebellion that had been secretly coming to a head for -thirty years was crushed, the perpetrators of it allowed to live, -through the magnanimity of our government, and slavery in America -forever blotted out; removing from our national banner the -odium which had rested on it by this foul blot, but which now floats -over all our land as the emblem of the free, and respected in every -port and harbor of the known world. With this apology, although -we do not think it will be deemed necessary by our readers, we will -proceed with our writing. The dispatch, to which we have referred, -from some cause or other was delayed, and Johnston's answer was -not received until late in the day of the 16th. In Johnston's reply -he requested an interview with General Sherman near Durham -Station, with a view to arranging terms of capitulation. General -Sherman fixed the time for the interview at 12 m. on the 17th. -The meeting was held according to appointment, and Johnston acknowledged -the terms to be fair and liberal, but asked the consideration -of additional facts. He stated that the treaty between -Gens. Grant and Lee had reference to a part only of the confederate -forces, whereas he proposed the present agreement should include -all the remaining armies of the rebels, and thus the war should be -at an end. He frankly admitted that the cause was lost, that there -was no longer any hopes for the success of the confederacy, and -that slavery, state rights and every other cause for which the war -had been inaugurated was lost, never to be recovered. He desired -that the fragments of the confederate armies might preserve their -company and regimental organizations, and be marched to the -states where they belonged, in such order, to prevent their being -broken up into predatory bands to overrun the country and vex the -inhabitants; that this was a favorable occasion to inaugurate the -beginning of a period of peace and good will between the people -<span class='pageno' id='Page_125'>125</span>destined to live under the same government. The proposal was a -most flattering one, calculated to dazzle the mind and awaken the -pride of almost any man, laying claim to the possession of the most -ordinary ambition. To be the happy instrument of bringing again -to his country, so long devastated with violence, rapine and death, -the glorious boon of peace, by a single stroke of diplomacy, was of -itself sufficient to place the author in the front rank with the greatest -men of his time, and hand down to posterity his name as the savior -of his country. Such a brilliant vision may have flitted before the -mind of Sherman. But did these men have the necessary authority? -Could they bind their government, their superiors, to such terms as -they might arrange between themselves? Gen. Sherman thought -not, but Johnston assured him that having the rebel secretary of -war, Breckenridge, with him, and it having been Mr. Lincoln's repeated -declaration, that he was willing to negotiate a peace with -any person who could control the rebel armies, he saw no reason -why so desirable an end should not be consummated, and asked -that the conference might be adjourned over until the next day, to -enable him to confer with Breckenridge. This was agreed on, and -the conference was adjourned until the next day at 12 m. at the -same place.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 id='XXXII' class='c006'>CHAPTER XXXII.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>On the 17th of April, the same day on which General Sherman -was negotiating with Johnston for the surrender of the rebel army -then under his command, we received the appalling news of the assassination -of our beloved president, Abraham Lincoln. It cast a -gloom over us all, and to say that our hearts were saddened by the -<span class='pageno' id='Page_126'>126</span>news, would express the sentiment that was felt in too meagre terms. -We felt, individually, as if we had lost a near and dear friend.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Our army was encamped, as we have before stated, on the southern -bank of the Neuse river, pending negotiations, of which we were -all aware, of the surrender of the army which we had followed so -long, and to which we had given battle on many a bloody field. -But now, on that Sabbath afternoon, all was still, no noise could be -heard, and if one had not known that a large army was encamped -there, they never would have suspected it; the silence was awful, -men spoke to each other with bated breath; the glitter of the eye, -and the tension of the mouth, were indications that were terrible to -behold. What! after all our marching, after all our fighting, after -all the hardships and privations we had endured, after the four long -years of bloody war, during which time our President had sat in the -chair of State, and with a wisdom never excelled, and but rarely -equalled, had guided the Ship of State aright, after all this, and now -that the blood which had been shed, the treasure that had been expended, -the arduous labors which we had undergone, were about to -be rewarded with the crown of victory, was he not to welcome his -boys home again? We could hardly realize it. But the reaction -came; the news was true, and it was the feeling in every breast, that -vengeance on the people, who, by their mad actions had brought all -this trouble on us, must be executed. The Neuse river only lay between -us and Johnston's army, it would have been a matter in which -our army would have rejoiced, to cross the river and wipe those men -from off the face of the earth. They were the upholders of the -cause that had brought, in its bloody train, the assassination of our -President, and blood could only heal the sorrow it had caused. All -that was needed to cause the slumbering volcano to pour forth its -streams of devastation and woe, was some leading spirit to burst the -restraints of discipline, and the beautiful city of Raleigh would soon -have been but a heap of blackened ruins. Such were the feelings of -General Sherman's army when that sad news first fell upon us like -a funeral pall. But for fear of an outbreak, orders were issued denying -the report, and it was so horrible, we were willing to believe -it, and the smothered rage cooled down to unexecuted threats. At -the appointed time on the 18th, negotiations were resumed between -<span class='pageno' id='Page_127'>127</span>Generals Sherman and Johnston. After the first meeting General -Sherman had conferred with his principal officers, all of whom favored -a treaty on the basis proposed by Johnston, and General Sherman -himself drew up the following memoranda or basis of agreement:</p> - -<p class='c012'>"Memoranda or basis of agreement made this 18th day of April, -A. D. 1865, near Durham's station, in the State of North Carolina, -by and between General Joseph E. Johnston, commanding the Confederate -army, and Major General William T. Sherman, commanding -the army of the United States in North Carolina, both present.</p> - -<p class='c012'>First. The contending armies now in the field, to maintain their -<i><span lang="la" xml:lang="la">statu quo</span></i> until notice is given by the commanding general of either -one to his opponent, and reasonable time, say forty-eight hours, allowed.</p> - -<p class='c012'>Second. The confederate armies now in existence to be disbanded, -and conducted to the several state capitols, there to deposit their -arms and public property in the state arsenal, and each officer and -man to execute and file an agreement to cease from acts of war, -and abide the action of both state and federal authorities. The -number of arms and munitions of war to be reported to the Chief -of Ordnance, at Washington City, subject to future action of the -Congress of the United States, and in the mean time to be used -solely to maintain order within the borders of the states respectively.</p> - -<p class='c012'>Third. The recognition by the Executive of the United States -of the several state governments, on their officers and legislatures -taking the oath prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, -and when conflicting state governments have resulted from the war, -the legitimacy of all shall be submitted to the Supreme Court of the -United States.</p> - -<p class='c012'>Fourth. The re-establishment of all Federal Courts in the several -states, with powers as defined by the Constitution and laws of -Congress.</p> - -<p class='c012'>Fifth. The people, and inhabitants of all the states to be guaranteed, -so far as the executive can, their political rights and franchise, -as well as their rights of person and property, as defined by -the Constitution of the United States, and states respectively.</p> - -<p class='c012'>Sixth. The Executive authority of the Government of the United -States, not to disturb any of the people by reason of the late -war, so long as they live in peace and quiet, abstain from acts of -armed hostility, and obey laws in existence at any place of their residence.</p> - -<p class='c012'>Seventh. In general terms, war to cease, and a general amnesty, -so far as the Executive power of the United States can command, -<span class='pageno' id='Page_128'>128</span>or on condition of disbandment of the Confederate armies, and the -distribution of arms, and resumption of peaceful pursuits by officers -and men as hitherto composing the said armies. Not being fully -empowered by our own respective principals to fulfill these terms, -we individually and officially pledge ourselves to promptly obtain -necessary authority, and to carry out the above programme.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r c014'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line in2'>(Signed) W. T. SHERMAN.</div> - <div class='line'>Maj. Gen. Comd'g Army of the U. S. in N. C.</div> - </div> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line in2'>(Signed) J. E. JOHNSTON.</div> - <div class='line in9'>General Comd'g C. S. Army in N. C."</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 id='XXXIII' class='c006'>CHAPTER XXXIII.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>This memoranda was satisfactory to all present at the conference, -as a proposition to be forwarded by special messenger to the President, -who called a special meeting of the Cabinet to take it into -consideration. The cabinet at once rejected it. This disapproval -was communicated to General Sherman by General Grant, who was -ordered by the President to proceed immediately to the headquarters -of General Sherman, and direct operations against the enemy. -The dispatch was received by General Sherman on the morning of -the 24th, and he immediately gave notice to General Johnston as -follows: "You will take notice that the truce, or suspension of hostilities, -agreed to between us on the 18th instant, will close in forty-eight -hours after this is received at your lines." He also wrote Gen. -Johnston at the same time: "I have replies from Washington to my -communication of the 18th. I am instructed to limit my operations -to your immediate command, and not attempt civil negotiations, I, -therefore, demand the surrender of your army, on the same terms as -were given to General Lee, at Appomattox Court House, Va., the -9th of April, instant, purely and simply." Within an hour after the -<span class='pageno' id='Page_129'>129</span>reception of General Grant's dispatch, a courier was riding rapidly -with this notice and demand upon General Johnston. Gen. Sherman -also issued orders to the army to be in readiness to march at -12 m. of the 26th, on the routs previously described.</p> - -<p class='c000'>These arrangements were already made when General Grant arrived -at Raleigh. He informed General Sherman that he had orders -from the President to direct all military movements, but that he was -so well pleased with the situation, that he concluded not to interfere, -and would leave the execution of the arrangements already -made, to General Sherman. And now, comrade, whoever you may -be, who read these pages, what do you think? This book is not -written for any political purpose, not in the least. We are writing -about the times that are past and gone; about the days when we -marched side by side together through the land of the cotton and -the cane. When our glory and our pride was "Uncle Billy," whom -we would have followed to the end, wherever that may have been, -and you know it. He had been our guiding star in God's hands. -Under him we had gone through campaigns only equalled, but never -excelled, in the annals of war, and now, on the eve of the consummation -of our labors, the "laurel wreath" was to be snatched from -his brow, and instead of being permitted to execute the will of the -government as determined upon by the administration, he was to see -another placed in the position which by right was his. It seemed -hardly fair then, and even at this late day, we cannot think it was. -We are no politician, we are not learned in the mysteries, the devilments, -and the general cussedness of state intrigue, but we say that -W. T. Sherman was the grandest man that ever led an army of the -United States, or any other country, and he showed his grandeur -and his nobility by brushing to one side, as he would the passing -wing of a mosquito, the hint of incapacity that was sought to be -fastened on him by those grand and mighty warriors, who, in their -cushion bottomed chairs at Washington, dared for one instant to insinuate, -that it was they who had guided us through the brake, and -through the swamps, from the hillsides of Kentucky, to the walls of -Richmond, by their orders to our general and our leader. But <em>we</em> -knew only Sherman. God bless him, wherever he may be. He is -a hero and a nobleman, not by a long line of ancestral descent, perhaps, -<span class='pageno' id='Page_130'>130</span> but by that God given inspiration that makes him so. We believe -that our comrades of former days, feel with us an intense loyalty -to William Tecumseh Sherman, a true patriot whom the tinsel, -and the glare, of worldly intrigues, could not swerve from the path -of duty. Excuse us, dear reader, for this little variation, this view -that we may have given you to the secret chamber of our heart, we -can not help it, we love the man of whom we have been writing, -and the honor of having been a soldier under his command, will be -one which our children's children, as they come after us, can reflect -upon with pride and glory. But we have forgotten, it seems to us, -who we are, we have been talking to you about an individual, the -most glorious—stop—we will wait until to morrow to go on with our -work, we must not forget the humble position we occupy, that of giving -to you a record of our lives as an army organization.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 id='XXXIV' class='c006'>CHAPTER XXXIV.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>The bearer of General Sherman's message was an unwelcome -visitor at the headquarters of Gen. Johnston. Johnston was powerless. -He could neither fight nor retreat, his army was deserting him -hourly. Already more than ten thousand of his followers had left -him, with their guns, horses, mules and wagons. He must either -disperse his army or surrender it on the terms proposed by Gen. -Sherman on the 25th. He invited Sherman to another conference, -with a view to surrender. Gen. Grant being the ranking officer, -then present, it was his province to take the lead in the negotiations, -but he preferred that the entire business should be consummated by -Gen. Sherman. Write it down in letters of gold, that there was -one man, at least, at those times, who was a man by nature, and -carried a man's heart in his bosom. Thank God! that in our day -<span class='pageno' id='Page_131'>131</span>and generation, we do stumble across men, although farther apart -than many mile stones, who are willing to give "the spoils to the -victor." Accordingly another interview was arranged to take place -at the hour designated for the termination of the truce. Final terms -were conducted at this conference, substantially the same as given -to Lee, and the second grand army of the cotton aristocracy was -surrendered to the United States. The number of men surrendered -and paroled was in the neighborhood of 25,000; 108 pieces of artillery -were parked, with limbers, caissons, etc., complete; little ammunition -was captured. About 15,000 small arms were given up. -On the 26th day of April, 1865, the surrender of the last rebel organization -was effected, peace brought to the land, and the horrible -war, which was conceived in sin and brought forth in iniquity, was -over. Fellow soldiers, you who wore the gray, shake hands, you -were brave boys, you were brought into this unholy and unrighteous -war by men who were so unscrupulous as to the means whereby -they attained their ambitious projects, that your heart's blood was -but as water in their sight. All honor to your dead, your valor, and -your bravery. To your leaders, to the men who by their specious -talk and winsome flattery moved you to the struggle, we have nothing -to say, leaving to the God of nations and of worlds their record. -He in His own good time will settle with every one for the deeds -done in the body, whether they be good or whether they be evil.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Well, for us the war was over, and like Othello, "our occupation -was gone." By easy marches we at last reached Richmond, the -"city of the hills," that like ancient Rome, as thought the hearts of -many of her citizens, at the breaking out of the war, "should rule -the world." And as we marched through her streets the thought -came into our mind why "<em>we</em> are Romans." It was but a momentary -thought, that we came as conquerors, and was soon swept from -our minds by the idea that we were merely a large body of police. -There had been a big riot, the biggest kind of a fuss, and we had -come to bring the offenders to justice, and that was the end of it. -Brothers and comrades, is that all of it? No! comes up the voice -of the century. Do you call the striking of the fetters from off 4,000,000 -slaves nothing? Do you call the blotting out of our children's -school atlases the "Mason and Dixon's line," which they -<span class='pageno' id='Page_132'>132</span>used to read there and wonder what it meant, nothing? Do you -call the establishment of our government and free institutions on a -rock as firm as the "Rock of Ages," nothing? Do you call the -evidence we have given to the world, that we are a free and enlightened -people, nothing? Hold on, let us rest at that a moment. -The war did amount to something, didn't it, you old hardtack eater. -Shake hands over the trouble and thank God that we are home at -last.</p> - -<p class='c000'>We are almost done now, we have come all the way from Danville, -Illinois, through Kentucky, with her neutrality; through Tennessee -with her splendid water, apple-jack and loyalty in the eastern -part, but the middle and western were bad; through Georgia, -with her rice, and pea-nuts; through South Carolina, with her -sweet-potatoes: through North Carolina, with her tobacco and tar; -through Virginia, with her clay hills and murmuring waters, until we -have at last arrived at Washington with her red tape and capitol -airs, but, all the same, the seat of government of the United States -of America, the land of the free and of the oppressed. But we -will stop, we hear some one calling to us to pull that eagle in. We -obey, as a good soldier always does. After taking part in the grand -review at Washington, our regiment "struck tents" for the last time -and went to Chicago.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 id='XXXV' class='c006'>CHAPTER XXXV.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>The Saturday after we arrived there, we marched down to Union -hall about 11 o'clock in the morning, and took up position in front -of the orchestra. After the band of the Veteran Reserve Corps had -discoursed some of their sweetest music, we were addressed by T. -B. Bryan, Esq., president of the Soldier's Home, and of the executive -<span class='pageno' id='Page_133'>133</span> committee of the great sanitary fair. Mr. Bryan said it was his -privilege in the name of the city and the sanitary fair, to welcome -us most cordially and sincerely. As he was to be followed by their -distinguished commander, there was no need for him to speak of our -noble deeds. He wanted us, however, to understand that the men -and women of Chicago were equal to those of any other city in -earnest and hearty love for the soldier. Whatever disaffected people -might say to the contrary, we would find that the women of this -city, had toiled as no other women had ever toiled, to sustain and -cheer, to comfort and support, the soldier. If regiments had at any -time come here unnoticed and unknown, it had been from no fault -of theirs. He would now introduce to us our old and tried commander, -General Sherman. The announcement was received with -great applause, which increased as the General stepped to the front. -General Sherman then addressed us as follows:</p> - -<p class='c012'>"<span class='sc'>Fellow Soldiers</span>: I regret that it has fallen to my task to -speak to you, because I would rather that others should do what is -most common to them, and less so to me. But, my fellow soldiers, -it gives me pleasure to assure you that what the president of this -fair has told you just now, is true; that a hearty welcome awaits -you wherever you go. Many people think you want bread and meat, -but your faces and my knowledge tell me that you prefer the waving -of handkerchiefs and the applause of the people, to all the bread -and meat that fills the warehouses of Chicago (cheers). Those soldiers -who are now before me, know where bread and meat can and -will be found (laughter). All we ask, and all we have ever asked, is -a silent and generous acknowledgement of our services, when rendered -in the cause of our country. And fellow soldiers, when you -get home among those who will interest you more than any thing I -can say, just call back to mind where you were twelve months ago. -You remember Kenesaw Peak, and the Little Kenesaw. It is not -a year since you stormed them, and lost my old partner and friend, -Dan. McCook. That was on the 27th day of June, 1864. In June, -1865, you stand in the midst of Chicago, surrounded by bright colors -and ladies and children. Then you were lying in the mud, the -rocks and the dirt, and you knew there was an enemy we had to -fight with and conquer, and we did not exactly know how to do it -(laughter). But we were patient; we reconnoitered; we watched -their flanks; we studied the ground, and in three days we had Johnston -and his whole army, pinned; he retired, and we did not give -him a chance of stopping until he had put the Chattahoochie between -us and him. That is a lesson for you. Temporary defeat is -<span class='pageno' id='Page_134'>134</span>nothing when a man is determined to succeed. You are not conquered, -you never can be conquered when the mind is clear and determined -in its purpose; you must succeed, no temporary defeat can -cause failure. You all remember that on the fourth of July we -stood close to each other, and we told them then that they -would have to go farther than Atlanta, for we should continue to go -on (cheers). You will remember how their pickets told us they had -reinforcements. Yes, but what? They had one of our corps—Schofield's -(laughter). Before General Johnston knew, or dreamed -of it, I had reinforced his side of the Chattahoochie, by Gen. Schofield's -23rd corps. From this, my fellow soldiers, I want you to -learn the lesson, no matter where you are, to-day or to-morrow, by -keeping a purpose close in your mind, in the end you will succeed, -whether it be in military, civil, social, or family affairs. Let no difficulty -appal you, let no check alarm you, let your purpose in life be clear -and steadfast, keep in view the object and design of your life, and -just as sure as you are now before me in health and strength you -will succeed. You are now returned to your homes, and the task -now allotted to you is that of the future. The past is disposed of, -it may soon be forgotten; but the future is before you, and that future -will be more glorious than the past. Look at your own state -of Illinois, look at the city of Chicago, it is hardly as old as any of -you, for twenty-five years ago a little military garrison was here, a -two company post, and now it is a city of palaces, of streets, rail -roads, etc. You, the men of a city almost the second in the United -States of America, are to assist in directing the affairs of this country. -You have the patience and industry, and more than that, you -have organization, discipline and drill, and if I have been instrumental -in teaching you this, in maintaining discipline, order and -good government in the army which I have had the honor to command, -I am contented; for on this system, and on this high tone of -honor which pervades your minds, must be built the empire of -America (loud cheers). I did not wish to address you, but I believe -there are no others here who desire to speak, and therefore I ask you -to accept what is given in heartiness, a full, joyous welcome home to -Chicago. I know it is genuine, for I myself have experienced it. -Feel you are at home, and that there are no more rebels, no more -raking fire, no more shot, but that you have done with them forever. -Good morning."</p> - -<p class='c000'>At the conclusion of the speech there was loud and long continued -cheering.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Colonel Langley replied as follows:</p> - -<p class='c012'>"I can assure you in behalf of the Illinois regiment before you, -that your welcome, the welcome of the people of Chicago and of -<span class='pageno' id='Page_135'>135</span>the people of the state of Illinois, is fully appreciated by these soldiers -now returned home. They have, to some extent, known the -good to be derived from such associations and organizations as the -sanitary commission, and I believe that no city in the union has -shown a deeper interest or more generous feeling toward the private -soldier in the ranks, than has the city of Chicago. It seemed -to be her chief purpose to secure to the soldier all those comforts -so essential to his recovery from a bed of sickness, and from wounds -received in battle, and the result of this kindness is that your offerings -sent out to them have always been duly appreciated, and the -heart has swelled with gratitude toward the kind and loyal people -who have remembered the soldier in his distress. It ill befits me, -who has been in the field for the last three years, to make a speech, -but in a blunt soldier way will speak of these brave boys. This -regiment now before you I have had the honor to command. I -have known the men composing it for a long time; they are the -sterling men of the country. My long acquaintance with them enables -me to say, that never were there braver soldiers sent into battle -against the enemy (cheers). Out of four Illinois regiments in the -3rd brigade, 2nd division, 14th army corps, they were one. They -were engaged first in the battle of Perryville in about three weeks -after entering the service. Then in the battle of Chickamauga; -against Mission Ridge, and again in the different skirmishes near -Buzzard's Roost Gap. And on the 27th of June, 1864, the time -to which General Sherman alluded, they made a deadly and fearful -assault against the enemy's works on Kenesaw Mountain, and failed, -but they did not turn their backs on the enemy and run. Instead -of retreating, they took to their spades, and, within sixty-two feet of -the enemy, threw up intrenchments, and from there, with their sharp-shooters, -at last drove out the enemy. Again at Jonesboro, they assaulted -the same men we failed to drive out at Kenesaw Mountain. -They were driven out and captured at Jonesboro, and thus secured -the capture of Atlanta. They have endured as much of marching, -did as much campaigning, took as many chickens, hams, and other -things, as any regiment (laughter). And they have been able to -consume as much as any; for by casting your eye over them, you -will see that they are men of strength and capable of devouring a -good deal of South Carolina subsistence (renewed laughter). Let -me assure you that these men have a home interest which will demand -of them their earnest, sensible attention, of which fact they -need not be advised, and when they return to their homes you will -find many of them who did not claim any particular high standing -in society before, will rank now above many who remained at home -to preserve their morals (laughter). They will go home and return -to their former avocations in life, and pursue them with an energy -<span class='pageno' id='Page_136'>136</span>and industry proportioned to the love they exemplified for the country -they so long, so ably and so well defended.</p> - -<p class='c012'>I assure you again that the cordial and sincere welcome which -you have tendered us, is heartily appreciated, and in behalf of the -regiment, I thank you, and all those who have aided in the kind -welcome extended to them."</p> - -<p class='c000'>The proceedings ended with three cheers for the regiment, and -three for General Sherman. We then marched to Bryan hall, after -which we repaired to the Soldier's Rest for dinner, and then marched -back to camp Douglass.</p> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 id='XXXVI' class='c006'>CHAPTER XXXVI.</h2> -</div> - -<p class='c010'>Here we were mustered out of the service and paid off on the -30th day of June, 1865, this we learn from our old discharge, and -we also read on that piece of imitation parchment (no objection to -his being re-enlisted is known to exist), but may the good God, who -has guided us through this struggle, who inspired our leaders, and -finally gave us this victory, grant that there may never be any more -need of our services as soldiers, unless it may be to defend the land -which gave us birth, from some foreign invader. Comrades of companies -A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and K, fare you well, and may -God bless you. We have together trod the weary road which, with -so many other boys like ourselves, has led us back at last to home -and peace. The way at times was dark and dreary, the clouds hung -low and black. We missed ever and anon from our sides the forms -of those we loved, and with whom we had held daily converse, but -they are gone, and the stately pines of the southern part of our -land sing a refrain over their graves. Some of their resting places -we are ignorant of; they died amid the fury and the smoke of battle, -but thank God their souls still live, and he who lays down his life -<span class='pageno' id='Page_137'>137</span>for his friend is only imitating the example set by the Great Master. -If I have written anything in these recollections of our army life -that is in the least hurtful to any one's feelings, if I have in any -way at all harmed you, forgive me, for such has not been my intention, -and knowing me as many of you do, I trust you will believe -what I tell you about this part of it. And now with a heartfelt desire -that when your camp-fires burn low, as God grant they never -may, and your three days rations run out long before the time, as -they used sometimes to do while we were on the march together, -come over to my fire and thrust your hands into my haversack, and -if by chance it should prove to be empty, I will order out my detail, -for I have got them now, comrades, and forage for you till your -wants are all supplied. Good-by and may God bless you.</p> - -<p class='c000'><i><span lang="la" xml:lang="la">Non nobis! Domine non nobis! sed nomine tuo da Gloriam.</span></i></p> - -<h3 class='c015'>ROME.</h3> - -<p class='c016'>Leaving the main army at Resaca our brigade moved off in the -direction of Rome, Ga., which lays on the south bank of the Coosa -river. The work on which we were ostensibly to be engaged, was -the repairing of certain railroad bridges. But whether this work -was absolutely to be done, or whether our march was but a "blind," -we do not know, at any rate we took up our line of march for that -purpose, but had not begun work on the bridges, before orders came -to move with all possible speed. We reached the city of Rome -late one afternoon. The rebel army was found drawn up in line of -battle, but our fellows with cheer and shout charged their lines, driving -them across the river and out of the town. Here we went into -camp for a few days. Rome is a pretty town, and had been the -center of a good deal of business before the war, but now all was -changed. Provost guards were immediately detailed to preserve order, -but in spite of all this the boys, with the instinctive love of -<span class='pageno' id='Page_138'>138</span>foraging that animates a soldier while in the enemy's country, managed -to obtain many luxuries in the shape of tobacco, etc. We got -possession of the theater, a minstrel company was formed and -several entertainments given, the admission fee being twenty-five -cents. The theater was crowded nightly, and the entertainment -was much better than we have witnessed at other places with better -facilities. The bank was also occupied, but nothing of course was -found excepting sheets of confederate money just printed, apparently, -but not signed. Some of the boys went to work filling them -out, putting down the names of "Timothy Fitzpoodelle," as president, -and "Johnny Cometalety" for cashier, or any name which -would come into their heads. These confederate bills were passed -by many of our boys on the citizens afterwards for such things as -they wanted, the citizens taking them for genuine, and indeed they -were as good as any of the balance of the confederate money. -Some fellows got into the printing office, and, being printers by -trade when at home, issued a newspaper filled with spread eagle editorials, -and exhorting the editor and owner of the property to come -back to the union and give up the cause of secession. These -papers were intensely loyal, as might be supposed, and were in all -probability, as they were intended they should be, very disgusting to -the chivalry. Here also we were shown the hotel, a square, two-story -brick building, from the upper verandah of which the rebels -exhibited Mrs. Dr. Mary Walker to the shouting and yelling crowd -in the street below, whom they had captured a short time previously. -But Atlanta was the cry, and so one bright morning we left Rome -with its pleasant memories behind us.</p> - -<h3 class='c015'>A CONFEDERATE CHRISTMAS.</h3> - -<p class='c016'>The following is an account of a Christmas dinner held under the -rule of the confederate government in 1861. The individual who -<span class='pageno' id='Page_139'>139</span>helped to celebrate the day, herewith gives the testimony which enables -us to set before you, what Christmas meant in those days, and -what it cost:</p> - -<p class='c000'>"The dinner of 1861," he says, "did not differ materially from its -predecessors in the 'piping times of peace,' and though in 1862 the -feast was home-made, it was enjoyable. Turkeys were only eleven -dollars a piece, and salt had fallen to thirty-three cents a pound. -The yule log was attainable at fifteen dollars per cord; wines were -to be had by the very rich, and sorghum rum, or apple, peach, or -black-berry brandy, cost thirty dollars a gallon. A few toys were left -in the stores in the cities, and fire-crackers, essential to the southern -festival, were five dollars a pack. By 1863, the closest search of -Santa Claus revealed no play-things, and fire-crackers indicated -great wealth, or reckless extravagance. The few turkeys in the market -were forty and fifty dollars a piece; whisky, or sorghum rum, for -egg-nog, cost seventy-five or eighty dollars per gallon; sugar was -five and ten dollars a pound, and flour one hundred and twenty five -dollars per barrel. With gold at 2,800, a plain Christmas dinner for -a large family, cost two or three hundred dollars. In 1864, when -Christmas fell on Sunday, gold was at 5,000: flour was six hundred -dollars per barrel; sugar, two dollars an ounce; salt, one dollar a -pound; butter, forty dollars; beef, thirty-five to forty dollars; wood, -was one hundred dollars a cord. A Christmas dinner at a country -house, near Richmond, is described thus: The four gentleman were -in uniform, the three ladies in home spun. They had for dinner a -three hundred dollar ham and the last turkey on the plantation, valued -at one hundred and seventy-five dollars, with one hundred dollars -worth of cabbage, potatoes and hominy. Corn bread was served, -made of meal at eighty dollars a bushel, and salt at one dollar a -pound. The desert was black molasses at sixty dollars a gallon, and -after a cup of tea, real tea, worth one hundred dollars a pound, -treasured up for the occasion, as a surprise, and not sassafras; there -was coffee at discretion made from sweet potatoes cut into little -squares, toasted and ground down."</p> - -<div> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_140'>140</span> - <h3 class='c015'>BAD MEAT.</h3> -</div> - -<p class='c016'>While in camp at Nashville, at one time, the meat issued to us -was not up to the standard, but was, on the contrary, far below it. -One day there was issued to us bacon, which was actually alive with -maggots. All of a sudden in the quarters of company I, there -arose a terrible hub-bub, men shouting and yelling, cries of "Hi, -hi!" "Get out of here!" "Go on, go on," etc., etc. We all -ran down there, the colonel and all, to see what in the world was -the matter, when we found Capt. Vinson, with his company, surrounding -the pile of meat which had been issued to them, and with -their bayonets fixed were going through the motions of driving the -bacon out of camp. It was almost lively enough to march. The -colonel could not at first understand what was the matter, but soon -saw the point when he examined the meat. It was ordered to be -destroyed and better bacon was obtained.</p> - -<p class='c000'>At another time company I was called on to go with the quartermaster's -team to chop wood for camp use. Capt. Vinson refused -to honor the detail from his company, alledging that we did not -come down there to chop wood, and that there was no necessity for -it any way, as there were cords of wood, already chopped and corded -up, standing outside of the line. Quartermaster Ayers got a little -riled at this, and off he went to Colonel Harmon to report that the -captain of company I refused to furnish him a detail to chop wood. -It was not long until an order came requesting the captain's presence -at regimental headquarters. Away went the captain and reported -to the colonel what he knew in regard to the wood, for he -had seen it with his own eyes. He returned to his command, and -directly the colonel, mounted on his horse, with the quartermaster -by his side, was seen riding off in the direction of the picket line. -They soon returned, and the consequence was that the teams went -after the wood without the detail. But quartermaster Ayers did not -like the refusal of the captain to go with him, and the consequence -<span class='pageno' id='Page_141'>141</span>was company I received a supply of wood that was very lasting, but -of not much use for cooking purposes, as it would not burn. -Whether the quartermaster intended it, or not, was not known, but -the wood furnished company I, at that issue, was mostly green buck -eye and cottonwood.</p> - -<h3 class='c015'>PUBLIC EXECUTION AT NASHVILLE.</h3> - -<p class='c016'>While we were staying at Nashville, desertions became frequent, -the boys would go off in squads. It was not the intention on the part -of most of them to remain away for good, but they longed to see -home once more, and after being absent from the command a week -or two, would return. This was contrary to all military discipline -and must be stopped. Orders were issued threatening the extreme -penalty of army law, if such behavior was continued, which was -death. But still desertions were frequent; and so one day an order -was read at dress parade to the regiments of the garrison, notifying -them to be present at the execution of a soldier belonging to the -10th Michigan, who had been tried by court martial for desertion, -found guilty, and ordered to be shot. The execution was to take -place the next day at 12 m., and all the troops in the city were to -be present. Accordingly at the appointed hour we arrived at the -place where we were drawn up into line, the flanks covered by the -artillery and cavalry. An ambulance escorted by a mounted guard, -soon arrived at the place, on the inside of which was the prisoner, -and his coffin. Disembarking, his coffin was carried before him to -the spot for it to rest. The prisoner was taken to view his grave, -which had been dug at the foot of a small bush not far off, and returning, -he seated himself on his coffin. The shooting detail marched -out and took position ten paces in front of him. The sergeant -of the squad approached the prisoner and proceeded to bandage his -eyes with a handkerchief, in doing which he was assisted by the prisoner -<span class='pageno' id='Page_142'>142</span> himself. He then returned to the head of his squad. At the -word "attention, take aim," here the prisoner motioned with his -hand, pointing to his heart, "fire." The twelve rifles cracked as one -gun, the prisoner fell back across his coffin, dead. There was not, -so it seemed to us who were the unwilling spectators of the scene, -a movement of the body. Death was instantaneous, and the soul -of the soldier passed to God who gave it. It was a solemn scene, -and impressed us all deeply. But the execution was over, the regiments -were marched off to their quarters, and the affair was ended, -to be talked over many times, afterwards. We thought it horrible, -but could not fail to see the justice of it, as we all knew the penalty -of desertion was death. It is needless to add that the lesson was a -salutary one, and desertions became less frequent. Still the question -arose how can the crossing of the river be effected by any one, -unless assisted by some friend outside of our own camps. So the -detective branch of the service was called upon, and finally they unearthed -the man who was causing all the trouble. He was a doctor -in the city, a rebel of the deepest dye. It seems this fellow would -make out false paroles for all who applied to him for them, and -would direct them to a certain spot on the river's bank, where they -would find a man with a boat who would ferry them across the -stream. Once over, their paroles would insure them safe conduct, -and they would proceed home at their leisure. This doctor was arrested -and confined in the penitentiary in the city, but what further -was ever done about it we never learned.</p> - -<h3 class='c015'>DRAWING RATIONS.</h3> - -<p class='c016'>One evening after we had arrived in camp, while we were in Kentucky, -orders were given us to go for rations. Each company had -its commissary sergeant, whose duty it was to attend to this branch -of the business. He would call on boys enough for his purpose, -<span class='pageno' id='Page_143'>143</span>and proceed to the brigade commissary with their pots and pans, -anything in fact that would hold the supplies, and receive from him -the amount of food coming to the company, when on carrying it to -the company quarters, each man would receive the amount due him. -On the evening to which we have reference, we were called on by -the sergeant to go with him for rations. Of course we complied. -Arriving at the brigade commissary's headquarters, we found a -crowd waiting there, who had come on the same errand as ourselves. -Standing close by was a large barrel filled with shoulders. It attracted -our eye immediately, for the shoulders and hams were kept -for the officers use, as it was not supposed, perhaps, that a private -soldier could eat such food. That barrel of shoulders had a mighty -attraction for us. We approached nearer to it, and finally were reclining -against it. In some way our arm and hand got inside of it, -and our fingers, those wicked fingers, quickly closed around the -shank of a shoulder with a vice-like grip, simultaneously it was -drawn out, and then with a conviction that we had better go to our -quarters, we "lit out." We got there with our shoulder safely, and -crawling into our tent, were proceeding to hide our treasure under a -blanket, when a hand was laid upon us, and a voice said, "Go -halves, Bob." We nearly jumped through the tent with surprise. -We thought that we had done a very clever piece of foraging, but -our departure with the shoulder from the commissary's had been -noticed by our commissary sergeant, John Lockhart, and as John -had a tooth for such food, he had followed us up to get a share. We -divided and then returned for our rations. The next day, as we -marched along, we had a good dinner with what was left, and hoped -that an opportunity would soon offer to replenish our haversack in -the same way.</p> - -<h3 class='c015'>BLUE RIDGE.</h3> - -<p class='c016'>The event which we are about to relate, happened when for the -first time we were placed on picket guard, at Covington, Ky., we -were stationed three on a post, with strict orders for one at least to -remain awake at all times. The countersign that night, was "Blue -Ridge," and about nightfall we received it. One of our boys, very -anxious to do his duty properly, was on post when the "grand -<span class='pageno' id='Page_144'>144</span>rounds," as it is termed, was made; at midnight, hearing the approaching -footsteps, and, perhaps, feeling the fate of the country -resting on his individual shoulders, he halted them when they came -near. "Halt," he cried, "you can't pass here unless you say 'Blue -Ridge,'" Poor Jake, that word was dinned in his ears for many a -long day after, and in fact he went by the name of "Blue Ridge" -for the balance of the time we were in the service. At daylight we -roused up, and looking off in the direction of our front, saw in the -distance a farm house; this brought to our minds visions of breakfast, -so after a short conference together, we picked up our guns and -marched off, leaving the picket post to take care of itself. We went -to the farm house and called for breakfast, which we got and paid -for, and then returned to our post. Whether our absence was ever -found out or not, we never ascertained, and in fact did not care, but -it was not long before we learned that this was not the way in which -picket duty should be performed.</p> - -<h3 class='c015'>RAIDS ON THE SUTLER.</h3> - -<p class='c016'>It often happened that we ran out of money, for we would not be -paid off, perhaps, for six months at a time, and at such times we -would get in terrible straights for tobacco, and such things, and the -sutler's goods would be a terrible temptation to us. There they -were, arranged in good style back of his counter, caddies of tobacco, -piles of canned goods, candy, cheese, crackers and lots of good -things. But we could not get them, unless a particular friend of the -sutler, without paying cash. The temptation some times was too -strong, and if the sutler proved to be of a niggardly disposition, we -would conspire to make a raid on his institution. On a night agreed -upon, the conspirators would assemble, and going to the sutler's tent, -each fellow would take his place at one of the ropes by which the -tent was staked to the ground, and at a given signal, each rope that -<span class='pageno' id='Page_145'>145</span>held the tent, would be cut, letting the tent down upon its occupant, -and as he was endeavoring, the best he knew how, to get out, the -boys would be making off with his goods, and then what a feast we -would have. Such affairs did not often happen, and if we did succeed -in cleaning him out, he would soon stock up again, and, perhaps, -not be so penurious with the boys in the future. But these sutlers -made enormous profits. We distinctly remember paying four -dollars per plug for navy tobacco, eight dollars for a shirt, worth perhaps, -a dollar and a half, and other things in proportion.</p> - -<h3 class='c015'>JOHN KIRSCH AND TOM MAKEMSON'S RICE TRIP.</h3> - -<p class='c016'>While we were lying in front of Savannah, Ga., two members of -company I, John G. Kirsch and Tom Makemson, came to the conclusion -one day, as food was scarce in camp, to go out into the -country and see what success they could have in obtaining something -to eat. They procured a mule apiece and away they went. -They had not travelled far until they came to a rice plantation, and -riding up to where they saw a squad of darkies, they opened up negotiations -with them for the purchase of some rice at ten cents per -quart. The darkies were willing to sell and our warriors were willing -to buy, provided, however, that they could not obtain it by other -means. They each had a sack apiece, and soon the darkies had -filled John's sack, and he had placed it on his mule, remarking to -the colored gentleman, who had measured the rice out to him, that -he would go the picket reserve yonder, which was in plain sight, and -get the money to pay for it, and bring it back to him. Off John -started. By this time Tom had got his sack filled, and getting it on -his mule, climbed up saying: "He wondered what in the world -was the reason that fellow didn't come with that money; he was a -long time sure, and he guessed he had better go and hurry him up, -when they would both return and settle." The darkies let him go, -<span class='pageno' id='Page_146'>146</span>but he had not gone far until it dawned upon their minds "dat dem -yanks aint goin' for to pay us for dat rice at all," and immediately -they started in pursuit, big, little, old and young, and their dogs after -"dem ar yanks," shouting and yelling for them to come back and -pay for "dat ar rice." They thought they could head the boys off, -but it was no use. Tom had a mule which was inclined to be balky, -but John got behind him with a stick, and by dint of beating and -shouting managed to make him go. They were making good time, -with the darkies in full pursuit, when they came to a little branch -that crossed their line of retreat. It was but a very short distance -in width, and into it they plunged, thinking it was not deep, but in -this they were badly mistaken. John's mule went under ears and -all, and he gracefully slid off and got to shore the best way he could, -wet through and his bag of rice at the bottom of the branch or -bayou. Tom managed to get out all safe and together they made -their way to camp. But not a word was said. John was shivering -with the cold, his rice gone never to be recovered, and Tom not -daring to laugh for fear of his life. The darkies gave up the chase -and left the boys to make the best of their way to camp. But the -story leaked out, and they were twitted unmercifully afterwards -about their rice expedition. John was captured shortly afterwards -and taken to Andersonville, where he remained three months, but -was finally released and arrived home safe. Tom is now in Kansas.</p> - -<h3 class='c015'>MRS. DR. MARY WALKER.</h3> - -<p class='c016'>While we were in camp at Lee and Gordon's mills, our camp was -surprised one day by the appearance of a person, whom, if dress was -to be the index of the sex, it would have been hard to determine -whether, whoever it might be, was male or female. But it proved to -be the notorious Mrs. Dr. Mary Walker. She had appeared at Gen. -Thomas' headquarters, at Chattanooga, desiring to be placed on duty -<span class='pageno' id='Page_147'>147</span>in the front, as surgeon or assistant surgeon. She had come from -the hospitals at Washington, where she had done good service, and -where her services were acceptable. But the doctor was ambitious; -she had more of Mars than Venus in her composition, and desired -a commission with the rank of surgeon, and duty in the field. She -had been sent by General Thomas to report to Col. Dan. McCook, -our brigade commander, for duty, and here she was. Her appearance -was indeed curious, and excited not only the surprise, but the -the merriment of our boys, who, although they had seen many curious -things in their army life, had never seen the like of this before. -Her dress consisted of a low crowned fur hat, with a garment something -similar to a cloak, bound with a girdle at the waist, and reaching -down a little below the knees, from beneath which a pair of -black cloth pantaloons appeared; a small foot, covered with a neatly -fitting boot, finished up the picture. When on horseback she bestrode -the animal like a man, and unless a person knew who she was -would have readily passed for one. Her face was boyish, and so far -as our judgement went, was neither good looking or very bad. She -was a lady in her deportment, but how it ever happened that a woman -should desire to occupy the position she craved, was beyond -our comprehension. To be in the midst of such scenes as were -transpiring daily, camp life, camp customs, and camp conversation, -would, we should think, have been quite contrary to the female longings. -She was very punctilious in regard to military etiquette, however, -and carried it so far that the boys got disgusted with her. She -would demand from a guard the same military treatment as if she -had been a general officer. This the boys most generally accorded -to her, more out of a spirit of politeness, than anything else. But -one day she ran across a fellow who had no polite notions in his -head about such matters, who believed only in saluting those to -whom he was compelled, by military law, to yield such homage. She -had gone out to the picket line, and had started around it, perhaps -on a tour of inspection, or, perhaps, merely for a ride. Going along -the line, she came to a man on post, who, to all indications, neither -saw or heard her, but kept on diligently walking his beat. The doctor -came up and rode by. Stopping her horse after she had passed, -and riding back to the guard, she said: "Soldier, why don't you salute -<span class='pageno' id='Page_148'>148</span> me?" The guard, looking at the doctor from head to foot, replied: -"Who in h—ll are <em>you</em>?" and immediately resumed his walk. -The doctor was beaten, and so badly beaten, both by astonishment, -and, perhaps, rage, that she rode back hastily to headquarters, as -mad as a woman can ever get, to report to Col. Dan, what she considered -an outrageous insult. But Col. McCook upheld the soldier -in his military behavior, as the doctor amounted to nothing more, in -a military point of view, than any other citizen, although deprecating -his action as ungentlemanly. If there was any balm in this for -her wounded feelings, she was welcome to it; at any rate, it was -all she got. Not long after this the doctor went outside of our lines -to visit a sick woman, and while there she was captured by the rebels. -We never saw her more, and were glad to get rid of her.</p> - -<h3 class='c015'>THE "MONKLY FOX."</h3> - -<p class='c016'>When in camp, or on the march, there was always some one who -could extract a laugh for the boys out of the veriest nothing, and -such a fellow was very often a regular blessing. Such a chap was -Ike C——., a quiet, unassuming fellow, broad shouldered and big -fisted, and an excellent soldier. But he had the gift of making -more fun than commonly falls to the lot of mortals. One time -there had been a detail made from the regiment, while at Nashville, -to escort to Louisville a lot of rebel prisoners. Ezra R——. was -furnished from company B, and after he returned, had marvelous -tales to tell of what sights he had seen on the road and while in -Louisville. One evening he was in a tent surrounded by a lot of -boys relating to them his adventures. Ike C——. was there with -the rest. Ezra had just finished telling of some monstrosity he had -seen in Louisville, and according to his description the like had -never been heard of before. It stood up when it sat down, and had -feelers like a cat-fish on its nose. It was a marvelous creature -<span class='pageno' id='Page_149'>149</span>whatever it was. Ike listened patiently until he had got enough -and went out. Just outside the door of the tent he encountered a -fellow, and the following conversation ensued: "Say," says Ike, -"you ought to go in there and just hear Ezra R——. tell of what -he saw in Louisville. It beats anything you ever heard tell of; he -says he saw something up there that sat down when it stood up, -and every time it blowed its nose it blowed cat-fish out of it." This -was all said in such a loud voice that every one inside the tent could -hear it, as it was intended they should. Out came Ezra with the -rest at his heels. "Where's that Ike?" he cried, "he just told an -awful lie about me, he said I told the boys that when I was at Louisville, -that I saw something that sat down when it stood up, and -every time it blowed its nose it blowed cat-fish out of it; I never -said it at all—." Ezra was going on to explain, but the boys could -not wait to hear, they fairly yelled and shouted with laughter. The -idea of there being such a creature, and to see Ezra get so awful -mad was fun enough for them, and it was a long time before Ezra -heard the last of his trip to Louisville. At another time, while on -the march, one day Philip L——. was relating to a comrade, as we -marched along, about a great chase that he and his brother once -had at home after a fox. Phil said it was a terrible fox, the biggest -ever seen in those parts, etc., etc. Ike C——. happened to be -Phil's file leader, and a little while after Phil had finished his story, -and we were marching quietly along, nothing much being said by -any one, Ike broke out:</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Say," addressing the fellow next to him, "did you ever hear of -a monkly fox?"</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Never did," was the reply.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Did you hear that story Phil L——. told about his brother and -him chasing a monkly fox, that had a dash-board under his tail, -what a heavy fox it was?"</p> - -<p class='c000'>The bait was grabbed by Phil.</p> - -<p class='c000'>"I never said anything about a monkly fox with a dash-board -under his tail, Ike C——., and you know it."</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Well now," says Ike, with assumed innocence, "if that don't -beat all; didn't I hear you tell about it, how you and your brother -chased a monkly fox with a dash-board under his tail, once?"</p> - -<p class='c000'>"No, you never did"</p> - -<p class='c000'><span class='pageno' id='Page_150'>150</span>The fun for those who were listening as they marched along, was -growing fast. Still Ike held to his version of the story, with an appearance -of the greatest candor, still Philip denied, getting madder -and madder, and at last Ike capped the climax, by saying that Phil -knew he did tell it, and when they got into camp he could prove it -by Lieutenant Wilson, who was then in command of the company. -All right, they would wait until they got to camp. Accordingly -that night as quick as the orders were given to break ranks, away -went Phil after the lieutenant. Says he: "Lieutenant, did you -ever hear me tell about the time that my brother and I chased a -monkly fox with a dash-board under his tail, when we were at -home?" This was too much for the lieutenant, who broke into a -hearty laugh at the absurdity of the question, and told Phil to go -back to his quarters and not come bothering him about such matters. -Phil was ready to fight almost anything but Ike C——. Ike's fists -were larger than suited Phil's requirements, but he breathed out all -kinds of vengeance against him, and the monkly fox with a dash-board -under his tail was a standing joke for a long, long time.</p> - -<h3 class='c015'>ROAST GOOSE.</h3> - -<p class='c016'>One morning when in camp in Kentucky, as we were walking up -the color line, on which the guns were stacked, we saw under a stack -of guns in front of company G's quarters, a dead gander. As we -passed along we reached down and grabbing the gander round the -neck, kept on. We got to our company with our prize in safety, -and hunted up the captain's darkey, and promised him a dime and -a piece of the gander, if he would cook it for us. He accepted the -proposition and took charge of the bird. In a short time we were -ordered to fall into line for company inspection. The right of the -company rested on a big pile of logs that were making a splendid -fire. As the order to "right dress" was given, we cast our eyes to -<span class='pageno' id='Page_151'>151</span>the right, and lo! and behold! there stood the captain's darkey with -our gander. Elevating him by one leg, he would hold him over the -fire until the heat would compel him to change, when he would hold -him by the other, every once in a while jerking him up, and pinching -pieces of the flesh out with his fingers, and eating it to see if it -was cooked. He had not half picked it, and the gander looked -very much as if it had received a coat of tar and feathers. At times -the darkey would get tired holding, and then he would rest himself -by placing the fearfully mistreated bird on top of his wooly pate. I -kept watching him, taking a peep at him as often as I could. At -last I nudged the fellow next to me, he looked and saw, and nudged -the fellow next to him. Then the captain, seeing that something -was going wrong, happened to turn his eyes in the same direction, -also. There stood the darkey, as black an one as ever we saw, looking -reflectively into the fire, with the mutilated gander perched on -his wooly head. It was too much for the captain, even; he smiled, -and then for a moment we all laughed, but the darkey was driven -away and order restored. I never knew what became of my gander, -nor did I care, after having seen him treated in such a manner, but -if our memory serves us right, some of the boys made a raid on the -darkey after inspection was over, and captured what was left of it.</p> - -<h3 class='c015'>THE RESCUED NEGROES.</h3> - -<p class='c016'>On our march through Georgia and South Carolina, the negroes -swarmed to our lines. Here they came in all styles and conditions, -some of them presenting a pitiful sight, while the appearance of -others was comical in the extreme. Here would be a mother, bare -headed, and bare footed, her clothing in rags and tatters, carrying a -babe in her arms, while two others were clinging to her dress, doing -all they could to keep up with her. Here would be two, a man and -a woman, probably his wife, in "ole massa's" carriage, dressed up -<span class='pageno' id='Page_152'>152</span>in "ole massa's and misses'" clothes that had been left behind when -"massa and misses" fled before the approach of our army. Hitched -to this buggy or carriage would be an animal, either a horse or a -mule, such an one as would be described as an architectural animal, -with fluted sides, and a hand rail down its back. But what cared -Pomp and Dinah for the appearance of the stud as long as he would -bear them on to liberty? There they would sit, laughing and chatting -together, dressed in finer clothes than they had ever before -worn, as happy as happy could be, keeping up with us while on -the march, and going into camp when we camped at night. Many -of these negroes were put to serviceable uses as pioneers, others as -cooks, etc., but employment could not be furnished for the half of -them, and they were getting to be an incubus to the army. On our -line of march we often had to cross bayous of great depth and considerable -width. When we arrived at such places, the pontoon -train would be ordered up and a bridge thrown across, over which -the army marched. Gen. J. C. Davis, our corps commander, thought -that by stopping the negroes as they came to the banks of the bayou, and -holding them there until the army had crossed, and the -pontoons had been taken up, they could be kept back.</p> - -<p class='c000'>So orders to that effect were issued. A guard under command of -Major Lee, the provost general of the corps, was stationed on the -bank of a bayou and every negro, unless an officer's servant, or in -charge of a pack mule, was halted and held there until the rear -guard of the corps had crossed, then the pontoons were taken up, -and the darkies left behind. It seemed to be a cruel order, but it -was necessary, for our rear was very generally followed at a safe distance, -however, by roaming bands of guerillas and bushwhackers, -and it is to be feared that their usage of these unfortunate creatures, -whenever they fell into their hands, was cruel in the extreme, and -they themselves dreaded falling into the hands of their old oppressors. -The consequence was that the next day the darkies again -made their appearance, seemingly stronger than before as to numbers. -How they managed to cross the bayou, infested as these -bayous were with alligators, we do not know, but cross they did, -and again took up their line of march with us as before. They had -outwitted the general and were bothered no more in their endeavors -to obtain freedom from persecution and oppression.</p> - -<div> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_153'>153</span> - <h3 class='c015'>PERSONAL MENTION.</h3> -</div> - -<p class='c016'>In giving the reader some instances of special acts of heroism, -the writer has not the slightest wish or disposition, far from it, to unjustly -discriminate against the same meritorious qualities displayed -by others. On the contrary, he would be only too glad to make -particular mention of all such, even at the risk of swelling this book -beyond its intended proportions, but unfortunately for him, the writer -is not informed of all such acts, nor the peculiar circumstances -under which they were made manifest. All who did their duty, were -necessarily brave and true. Those who did grandly under extraordinary -circumstances, were possibly no better soldiers, but were in -condition to more brilliantly display these qualities; and as their -connection with the regiment gave them their opportunity, so should -their deeds become the property of the regiment, and their memory -our common heritage.</p> - -<div class='figcenter id002'> -<img src='images/i155.jpg' alt='' class='ig001' /> -</div> - -<div class='figcenter id011'> -<span class='pageno' id='Page_154'>154</span> -<img src='images/i156.jpg' alt='' class='ig001' /> -</div> - -<h3 class='c015'>LIEUTENANT GEORGE SCROGGS.</h3> - -<p class='c016'>Lieutenant George Scroggs was a young officer of more than ordinary -intelligence; quick to apprehend duty, and bold in the execution -of commands. We first remember him as our sergeant major, -and how he used to rattle the boys out of their blankets, long -before daylight, during the cold season when we occupied the suburbs -of Nashville. Afterwards he was commissioned as lieutenant -of company E, then detailed on the division staff, first as ordnance -officer, and then commissary of musters. Time, experience, and -natural aptitude, served to teach him what the duties of a staff officer -should be, until, perhaps, no officer on the staff of the division -general, understood them better. All who were engaged in it, will -remember the battle of Bentonville, N. C., on March 19th, 1865. -How the third brigade was sent from its intrenchments by General -Morgan, and thrown out towards the Goldsboro road, to intercept -<span class='pageno' id='Page_155'>155</span>the rebel column then in hot pursuit of Gen. Carlin's retreating -forces. How the right wing of the brigade was struck, and doubled -back on the center and left, and finally retreated to the batteries beyond -the open field. How, too, we soon rallied and reoccupied the -lost ground, each man carrying a rail, and began the work of intrenching. -How communication with General Morgan, and the -first and second brigades was cut off, leaving Lieut. Scroggs and -Captain Stinson, of Gen. Morgan's staff, with our brigade, unable to -reach their command. In this dilemma, instead of seeking a safe -retreat as they might, and too many would have done, until communication -was opened with their own general, they at once reported -to Col. Langley for duty as volunteer aids. You will also remember -the fact that constant firing, threatened every minute, our stock of -ammunition, and the equally constant firing of the enemy, made a -passage to our supplies across the open field to our rear, exceedingly -hazardous. The colonel had already ordered two or three staff -officers, and as many orderlies, beyond the hill for ammunition, but -with no good result, though reports came back to him that it had -been ordered, and the wagons were on the way. Shortly an orderly -reported that two wagons were just over the crest of the ridge, but -were afraid to go further, and had refused to do so. The colonel -immediately dispatched Lieut. Scroggs to proceed and bring these -two wagons at all hazards. The moment he received the order, he -sank his spurs into his horse, and dashed across the field towards -where the insubordinate drivers were supposed to be, through a perfect -storm of bullets and exploding shells, until he disappeared from -view beyond. Every heart at the front beat with intense anxiety. -We had already been ordered to economize our supply. Some were -entirely out of cartridges and were borrowing from others. A few -rounds to the man had been obtained from a brigade of the 20th -army corps, and these were nearly all gone. Our position became -critical, but in a few moments, looking again to the rear, we saw the -brave lieutenant returning at the same speed with which he had left us -and with him were the wagons and ammunition so much desired, -and looked for by all, moving to the threatening motion of George's -sword. They were just in time, for our firing could have continued -but little longer, and they were welcome in proportion to our danger. -<span class='pageno' id='Page_156'>156</span>George had found the wagons as he expected, and immediately ordered -the teamsters to mount and follow him, but their fear still deterred -them, and they refused, and only obeyed the commands when -he drew his sword, and in language more forcible than elegant, -threatened them with vengeance more terrible than rebel bullets had -power to inflict. Towards sundown the lieutenant was severely -wounded in a further attempt to reach his commanding officer. This -afflicted him more or less during the remainder of his days. Precisely -how far he was instrumental in saving the honor of the brigade, -and the lives of many of the members by his timely execution of -so important an order on that bloody 19th of March, may never be -known, but the memory of a brave act, voluntarily performed in -the face of grave danger, merits our highest commendation, and we -cheerfully place this tribute of respect upon the recently made grave -of Lieutenant George Scroggs.</p> - -<h3 class='c015'>SERGEANT S. C. ABBOTT.</h3> - -<p class='c016'>Numbers of our readers will remember Sergeant S. C. Abbott, of -company H. Always in earnest about everything he undertook, impatient -of delay, anxious to end the job and go home about his -business, which greatly needed his attention. He was perhaps older -than the average of the regiment, a very intelligent man, and had -preached to some extent before entering the service. Some time in -the fall of 1863, he applied for a furlough, urging business considerations, -but after a good deal of delay, his application was returned—"denied." -He received the information just as the regiment was -on the march to a new camp, the route to which, took us nearly by -General Thomas' headquarters at Chattanooga. The sergeant, vexed -at the delay, and mortified at the refusal of his request, concluded -to cut all red tape, and go in person to General Thomas with -his application. He accordingly broke ranks, went alone to the -<span class='pageno' id='Page_157'>157</span>house the general was occupying, passed by every sentinel, and -burst into the august presence of the great army chief. Holding his -returned application for a furlough in his hand, his whole manner -evincing the desperation of his purpose, he thrust the offending endorsement -under the very nose of the commander of the armies, -and demanded, as one having authority, to know what the language -meant, and why his application was refused. He was referred to the -proper officer for explanation, but he would accept no reference, -and in an impassioned appeal to grant the favor he asked, he struck -the tender side of the good old general's nature, who at once, with -his own hand, we believe, erased the offensive word, "denied," and -wrote thereon, "granted;" and the over rejoiced sergeant was soon -homeward bound, filled with thoughts of love for good old "Pap" -Thomas. This was not our purpose, however, in introducing Sergeant -Abbott to your notice. The above may be called an act of -boldness, "cheek," "strategy," or what you will, but surely there -were few men who would have taken the risk. We remember this -daring soldier on other occasions. At the close of the battle of -Missionary Ridge, and while we were pursuing General Manny's -brigade of rebels across a small, boggy stream, just about dark, to -our front and left were standing some ammunition wagons, abandoned -by the enemy. They were necessarily in the line of our -march, but as we approached them, one of the wagons was discovered -to be on fire, and nearly full of fixed ammunition, not yet removed -from the boxes. The regiment immediately swung to the -right, to avoid so dangerous an enemy. Some one had the presence -of mind to call for volunteers to help extinguish the fire before it -should communicate to the powder, and produce the explosion that -would have been inevitable, and possibly disastrous to human life. -All shrunk involuntarily from the task, but the sergeant, well toward -the right of the regiment, and in comparative security, at once ran -down to the left, and promptly answering, "I will go," suited his -action to the word, and in a moment was fighting down and conquering -the fire with no more concern, or trepidation, than if he was -adjusting it for cooking his rations. His act was justly applauded -by all who witnessed it. It is a pity so brave a man should go -through life maimed as he is, but he met the common fate of the -<span class='pageno' id='Page_158'>158</span>soldier, and was severely wounded July 20th, 1864, at Peach Tree -creek, and will probably carry the missile intended for his death, in -his body so long as he lives. On the morning after that battle, the -sergeant had gone a little to the front, to spy out where some rebel -sharp-shooters lay concealed, and were firing upon our men. He -succeeded in locating them, and was in the act of pointing out their -position to Colonel Langley, when he was wounded. This was the -last service he did with the regiment, as the severity of his wound -necessitated his discharge, and he left us regretted by all his comrades -who had learned his sterling qualities.</p> - -<h3 class='c015'>LIEUTENANT JOHN J. WHITE.</h3> - -<p class='c016'>We want to give a slight tribute to the memory of a very brave -young officer of company F, Lieut. John J. White.</p> - -<p class='c000'>This young man had enlisted in his company as a private. He -was young, intelligent, a stranger to the company at its organization, -but his soldierly bearing, intelligent comprehension of duty, and its -prompt performance, soon attracted attention to him as comprising -the material suited for a leader, and he was promoted to a lieutenancy. -At the crossing of the Sand Town road in front of Atlanta, -August 7, 1864, the lieutenant was in command of company G, under -temporary detail for that purpose. The short advance made by -our line at that place, was accomplished in the face of a galling fire -of musketry and artillery, not less than half a dozen batteries of the -enemy, centering their fire upon our exposed ranks. Men were falling -in every direction and the scene was for a time simply terrific. -Our position once reached, the men were ordered to lie down. The -confusion of getting into position doubled the line in some parts -and left gaps in others. Lieutenant White was actively endeavoring -to get the left to give way so as to let all of company G into -line, and in meeting with opposition he stepped a few paces to the -<span class='pageno' id='Page_159'>159</span>right to inform the colonel of the situation, and was just in the act -of saluting him with his sword, when a shell from the enemy crashed -through his right shoulder, tearing the arm from his body, from which -wound he died in a few hours. Amid the storm of battle, when -brave men expose themselves only from necessity, that coolness and -mental collection that enables an officer to remember all the refinements -of discipline, even to the salutation of his superior, is a -quality to be admired, as it evinces a talent so essential to command -under the most trying circumstances. Lieutenant White was of a -modest and retiring disposition, ordinarily, but in action was the impersonation -of true courage. He was beloved by all who shared -his more intimate fellowship, and his death cast a gloom over the -regiment. May peace forever brood over the land that holds the remains -of the brave soldier.</p> - -<h3 class='c015'>OUR COLOR BEARERS.</h3> - -<p class='c016'>Who but brave men would solicit the honor of carrying the colors, -or who of any other quality would not murmur if ordered to that -post of great responsibility and danger? Yet who ever heard a -word of complaint from James H. Simpson or James M. White? -Whether in the bright sunshine or under the storm cloud, in camp -or on the weary march, on the defence, or in the deadly assault, on -through to victory or defeat, they never swerved or faltered, but always -stood true to their great trust, until the last hostile gun was -fired, and these brave boys returned their battle and storm scarred -emblems to the government they had so nobly served. How in the -desolation of the conflict, the right and left flanks, when the burden -of the fight seemed to be almost an individual one, would cast their -eyes towards the center, and learning that "our flag was still there," -caught a new inspiration and redoubled their energies for the victory. -And now as we reflect that our nation's banner waves triumphantly -<span class='pageno' id='Page_160'>160</span>over all this broad land, the emblem of peace and law, and as our -hearts swell with gratitude and just pride over this grand consummation, -let us not forget the honor due the men whose heroism during -the perils of war kept <em>our</em> flag from the pollution of traitor hands.</p> - -<h3 class='c015'>ASBURY D. FINLEY.</h3> - -<p class='c016'>It would not do to forget in this connection the name of Asbury -D. Finley, private of company A. No truer heroism was ever displayed -than by this young man on the Peach Tree creek battle-field. -The 85th Illinois, commanded by Major Rider, was sent forward -across a narrow corn-field and into position, as ordered by Col. Dilworth, -then commanding the brigade. Our regiment was ordered -to advance to near the edge of the corn-field and support the 85th, -and although only a short distance apart, we could not see the 85th -for the standing corn. We had remained in this position for some -time, when it became apparent that the rebels were on the ground -formerly occupied by the 85th, though we had received no notice of -the removal of the latter regiment. In this state of doubt, and to -make sure of the situation, Col. Langley called for a volunteer to -go forward, learn and report the condition of things to the front. -It was a task that even brave men would not covet, but at once -Finley rose and offered to go. Receiving his instructions he started -through the corn-field. But the result and the colonel's appreciation -of the act, and his impressions after the lapse of more than -sixteen years, we will give in his own words taken from a personal -letter to Mr. Finley of date February 14th, 1881:</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r c014'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'><span class='sc'>Champaign, Illinois, February 14, 1881.</span></div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<div class='lg-container-l c014'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'><span class='sc'>A. D. Finley, Esq.</span>, Catlin, Illinois.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c012'><em>My dear sir and comrade</em>: * * * * I well remember -and can not forget how on the 19th day of July, 1864, at Peach -Tree creek, when I was anxious to know whether the 85th Illinois -<span class='pageno' id='Page_161'>161</span>was still in our front beyond, and I called for a volunteer to go forward, -ascertain and report, that you very promptly offered to go, -and did go, until you were captured almost in my sight. I remember -that you were detained for a long time a prisoner and that when -you returned to the regiment you were very much emaciated. That -I believed then and still believe you had suffered during your incarceration, -all the torments of Andersonville. I also remember how -grateful I was for the services you so bravely rendered to the whole -regiment, and possibly the brigade, for your capture showed me that -the rebels were occupying the very ground I had reason to suppose -was covered by the 85th Illinois, and enabled me to adjust my line -for greater security until ordered to retire by the brigade commander. -I could say very much more, if necessary, as reasons satisfactory -to me, why your case should be regarded with great favor by -the government you aided so much to defend and save.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r c014'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>Very truly,</div> - <div class='line in13'>J. W. LANGLEY.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c000'>The above letter was written in support of an application for a -pension, because of disability incurred while Finley was a prisoner -at Andersonville.</p> - -<h3 class='c015'>HARVEY S. TRYON.</h3> - -<p class='c016'>Another instance of true courage and manhood was exemplified -in the military life and character of Harvey S. Tryon, for a long -time a private of company H, but when mustered out, a sergeant. -We do not remember this man as specially brilliant in feats of arms, -or in the performance of some peculiarly delicate or dangerous military -duty, but still a <em>hero</em> in the highest sense, and his memory will -be respected as such by all christian men and women who knew him, -or shall read this estimate of his christian character. It may be -said of him, as probably of very few, if any, others, that during his -<span class='pageno' id='Page_162'>162</span>entire three years service, performing at all times every military duty -required of him, amid the levity, and too often vulgar profanity of -the camp, he never omitted his higher duty to the God of his salvation, -whom he had vowed to serve. His faith was simple, pure, and -firmly grounded. His religious convictions were never compromised -or suffered to lie in abeyance, but without ostentation, or self-righteous -display, he moved in the midst of his comrades their best -friend and safe counsellor, and a daily example of a true life. He -had the respect of all who knew him, and his pious influence was reflected -upon all who came in contact with him. Since the war he -has been continuously preaching the gospel truths he so happily illustrated -in his life and character while a soldier. Heroism in this -line being so rare in army life, we cannot refrain from saying this -much of one who so fully exemplified it in our regiment.</p> - -<h3 class='c015'>SERGEANT WM. L. THRALLS.</h3> - -<p class='c016'>Another brave boy was Sergeant William L. Thralls, of company -B. We say boy, for he was only that in years, yet he was endowed -with all the qualities of a grand manhood. In camp, and at all -times, a gentleman in his deportment; in action, brave, cool, and -intelligent. He had attracted the attention of his superior officers, -and was to have been recommended for a lieutenancy. In the first -onset at the battle of Jonesboro, he was wounded in the leg, and in -endeavoring to leave the field, was offered assistance by his comrades, -but this he refused, telling them to stick to their guns, as he -would not let them leave the field on his account. This circumstance -happened under the eye of Colonel Langley, who there and -then commended him for his bravery, and offered to send one of the -musicians with him, but no he would not accept, refusing with the -inborn politeness of a natural gentleman. The colonel pointed him -where our hospital was, and the brave young sergeant dragged himself -<span class='pageno' id='Page_163'>163</span> off the field. When nearly at the hospital he received a mortal -wound through the body, of which he shortly died. We will give, -in the colonel's own language, his last sad interview with our brave -young comrade. He says:</p> - -<p class='c012'>"After night, and when I had reported my position to General -Morgan, I went to look up Thralls, for his coolness impressed me all -through the fight. On finding him I learned that after nearly reaching -the hospital, he had received another wound through the body, -of which he must shortly die. I was shocked to hear it for I greatly -wanted that boy to recover, so that I could give him the promotion -I intended for him, and he so well deserved. I bent over his -dying form, gently touching him, and spoke his name. Upon recognizing -me he roused a little and expressed much delight that I -had come to see him. He first asked me how the battle had gone, -and upon being told, he seemed greatly gratified. He begged to be -assured that I was entirely satisfied with his conduct, and upon being -told that he was the first man that I had ever seen who refused -help from the field, and that such denial evinced a discipline so unusual, -and a spirit so unselfish, as to make his conduct specially commendable, -and that as a true soldier he had done his whole duty. -He seemed content, was willing to die for his country, and be at rest, -for he was suffering most intense pain. With a sad heart I bade -that boy farewell."</p> - -<p class='c000'>Yes, poor fellow, he was loved by us all, and we deeply mourned -his death. It is such men as these whose company is an honor to -the living, and over whose memory we meditate with saddened -thoughts. But to that galaxy of bright names on high, to which so -many names were added during our terrible war, we feel assured that -the name of William L. Thralls, is also there, shining with the effulgence -of glory. Brave soldier, true comrade, faithful friend, farewell. -The pines of Georgia wail a mournful requiem over your last -resting place, but your better part has gone to God who gave it; -this is the assurance that the bible gives, and we believe it. Suffice -it to say, that no braver name appears on the muster roll of company -B, than Sergeant William L. Thralls, and what more glorious epitaph -than that which comes after: "Died of wounds received at Jonesboro, -Ga., September 2, 1864."</p> - -<div> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_164'>164</span> - <h3 class='c015'>THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION.</h3> -</div> - -<p class='c016'>As we have before stated, we were garrisoning the city of Nashville -when we received the Emancipation Proclamation, and during -the one hundred days that ensued between its publication and enforcement, -there was considerable stir in army circles as to the propriety -and legality of such a measure. In our own regiment the -officers held a meeting for the purpose, as it were, of ratifying the -Proclamation, at which the following resolutions, by Colonel Langley, -were spread before the meeting for its approval and adoption:</p> - -<p class='c012'><em>Resolved</em>, That we are as ready and willing to aid the Commander -in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, in carrying -out his proclamation to emancipate the slaves in certain territory -therein mentioned, as a necessary war measure, as we are to aid in -the execution of any order from the War Department.</p> - -<p class='c012'><em>Resolved</em>, That he who fails to see written in unmistakable characters, -the doom of slavery as a consequence of the war, must be -totally blind to the great panorama of events which daily pass before -him, and he who would avoid confusion and anarchy, must also see -the necessity of organizing and disciplining slaves, made free by military -authority; and further, if organized and disciplined, the great -error we commit as a nation, by not employing such persons, so -made free, to the most advantageous purposes in crushing out the -present rebellion, even if it be to arm and fight them against the rebellious -hosts that oppose us.</p> - -<p class='c000'>But these resolutions seemed too radical, and many opposed them -strongly. However before three months rolled around, the very men -who were the bitterest and loudest in their denunciation of them, -at the time, were seeking for commissions in colored regiments. -The resolutions pointed out, with true prophetic utterance, the -course which the government pursued in regard to the slaves, but at -the time they looked to some as being altogether wrong. <i><span lang="la" xml:lang="la">Tempora -et mores mutantur.</span></i></p> - -<div> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_165'>165</span> - <h3 class='c015'>RESOLUTION PASSED BY SENATE AND HOUSE OF<br /> REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE<br /> OF LOUISIANA.</h3> -</div> - -<div class='c017'>Headquarters Military Division of the Miss.</div> -<div class='c005'>Goldsboro, N. C., April 7, 1865.</div> - -<table class='table0' summary=''> -<colgroup> -<col width='31%' /> -<col width='68%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr> - <td class='c018'><em>Special Field Order.</em></td> - <td class='c019'>}</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c018'><em>No. 49.</em></td> - <td class='c019'>} EXTRACT.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p class='c000'>The general in chief announces for the information of this army -the following resolutions received:</p> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>Whereas</span>, The official announcement of the fall of Charleston, -the "cradle of secession," has been received, therefore, be it</p> - -<p class='c000'><em>Resolved</em> by the senate and house of representatives of the state -of Louisiana in general assembly convened, that we tender our most -hearty thanks to the gallant officers and men of the army of the -illustrious Sherman, who under God have been the instruments of -the accomplishment of so glorious an achievement. Be it further</p> - -<p class='c000'><em>Resolved</em>, That in the late glorious victory of Gen. Sherman, we -recognize the hand of God, as directing the affairs of our country, -and as an evidence of the speedy return of peace.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>[<span class='fss'>SIGNED.</span>] SIMON BELDON,</div> - <div class='line in4'>Speaker of the House of Representatives.</div> - </div> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line in8'>[<span class='fss'>SIGNED.</span>] J. MADISON WELLS,</div> - <div class='line in14'>Lt. Gov. and Prest. of the Senate.</div> - </div> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line in21'>Approved March 3rd, 1865.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<div class='lg-container-l'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group0'> - <div class='line'>By order of Major General W. T. Sherman.</div> - </div> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line in21'>[<span class='fss'>SIGNED.</span>] L. M. DAYTON, A. A. G.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<h3 class='c015'>ORDER RETURNING THE THANKS OF THE PRESIDENT<br /> TO GEN. SHERMAN AND THE ARMY.</h3> - -<div class='lg-container-r c003'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>Headquarters 14th Army Corps, Department of the Cumberland,</div> - <div class='line in20'>Near Jonesboro, Ga., Sept. 6th, 1864.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c012'><span class='sc'>Orders.</span>—The general commanding directs that the following order -<span class='pageno' id='Page_166'>166</span>be published to all the troops composing the army of the Cumberland.</p> - -<div class='c005'>Headquarters Military Division of the Miss.</div> -<div class='c005'>In the field near Jonesboro, Ga., Sept. 6th, 1864.</div> - -<table class='table0' summary=''> -<colgroup> -<col width='31%' /> -<col width='68%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr> - <td class='c018'><em>Special Field Order.</em></td> - <td class='c019'>}</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c018'><em>No. 66.</em></td> - <td class='c019'>}</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p class='c000'>I. The general in chief communicates with a feeling of just pride -and satisfaction the following orders of the president of the United -States, and telegram of Lieut. Gen. U. S. Grant, on the hearing of -the capture of Atlanta.</p> - -<table class='table1' summary=''> -<colgroup> -<col width='6%' /> -<col width='93%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr> - <td class='c020'>1st.</td> - <td class='c021'>Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C., Sept. 3rd, 1864.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p class='c000'>The national thanks are rendered by the president to Major General -W. T. Sherman and the gallant officers and soldiers of his command -before Atlanta, for the distinguished ability, courage and perseverance -displayed in the campaign in Georgia, which, under the -divine favor, has resulted in the capture of the city of Atlanta. The -marches, battles, sieges and other military operations that have signalized -the campaign must render it famous in the annals of war, -and have entitled those who have participated therein to the applause -and thanks of the nation.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>[<span class='fss'>SIGNED.</span>] ABRAHAM LINCOLN,</div> - <div class='line in13'>President U. S.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<table class='table2' summary=''> -<colgroup> -<col width='7%' /> -<col width='92%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr> - <td class='c020'>2nd.</td> - <td class='c021'>Executive Mansion, Washington City, Sept. 3rd, 1864.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>Ordered</span>: <em>First.</em> That on Monday the 5th day of September, -commencing at the hour of twelve o'clock m., there shall be given -a salute of one hundred (100) guns at the arsenals and navy yards -at Washington, and on Tuesday the 6th day of September, the day -after the receipt of this order at each arsenal and navy yard in the -United States for the recent brilliant achievements of the fleet and -land forces of the United States in the harbor of Mobile, and in -the reduction of Fort Powell, Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan. The -secretary of war and secretary of navy will issue the necessary orders -in their respective departments for the execution of this order.</p> - -<p class='c000'><em>Second.</em> That on Wednesday, the seventh day of September, -commencing at the hour of twelve o'clock m., there shall be a final -salute of one hundred (100) guns at the arsenal at Washington and -at New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Newport, -Ky.; St. Louis, New Orleans, Mobile, Pensacola, Hilton Head and -Newbern, or on the day after the receipt of this order, for the brilliant -achievements of the army under command of Major General -Sherman in the state of Georgia and the capture of Atlanta. The -Secretary of war will issue directions for the execution of this order.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>[<span class='fss'>SIGNED.</span>] ABRAHAM LINCOLN,</div> - <div class='line in13'>President U. S.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<table class='table3' summary=''> -<colgroup> -<col width='8%' /> -<col width='91%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr><td class='c022' colspan='2'><span class='pageno' id='Page_167'>167</span></td></tr> - <tr> - <td class='c020'>3rd.</td> - <td class='c021'>City Point, Va., Sept. 4th, 9 p. m., 1864.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>Major General Sherman</span>: I have just received your dispatch -announcing the capture of Atlanta. In honor of your great victory -I have ordered a salute to be fired with shotted guns from every -battery bearing upon the enemy. The salute will be fired within -an hour amid great rejoicing.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>[<span class='fss'>SIGNED.</span>] U. S. GRANT,</div> - <div class='line in6'>Lieutenant General.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c000'>II. All the corps, regiments and batteries composing this army -may, without further orders, inscribe "Atlanta" on their colors.</p> - -<p class='c000'>By order of Major General W. T. Sherman.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>[<span class='fss'>SIGNED.</span>] L. M. DAYTON,</div> - <div class='line in15'>Aid-de-camp.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<h3 class='c015'>ORDER ANNOUNCING SUSPENSION OF HOSTILITIES.</h3> - -<div class='lg-container-r c003'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>Headquarters Military Division of the Mississippi,</div> - <div class='line in9'>Army of Georgia, Raleigh, N. C, April 27, 1865.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<table class='table0' summary=''> -<colgroup> -<col width='31%' /> -<col width='68%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr> - <td class='c018'><em>Special Field Order.</em></td> - <td class='c019'>}</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c018'><em>No. 65.</em></td> - <td class='c019'>}</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p class='c000'>The General commanding announces a further suspension of hostilities, -and a final agreement with General Johnston which terminates -the war as to the armies under his command, and the country -east of the Chattahoochie. Copies of the terms of the convention -will be furnished Maj. Gens. Schofield, Gilmore and Wilson, who -are especially charged with the execution of its details in the Department -of N. C., Department of the South, and at Macon and -Western Georgia. Captain Jasper Mayres, Ordnance Department, -U. S. A., is hereby designated to receive the arms, etc., at Greensboro, -and any commanding officer of any post may receive the arms -of any detachment, and see that they are properly stored and accounted -for. General Schofield will procure the necessary blanks -and supply the other army commanders, that uniformity may prevail, -and great care must be taken that all the terms and stipulations -on our part be fulfilled with the most scrupulous fidelity; while -those imposed on our hitherto enemies, be received in a spirit becoming -a brave and generous army. Army commanders may at -once leave to the inhabitants such of the captured mules, horses, -wagons and vehicles as can be spared from immediate use, and the -commanding general of armies may issue provisions, animals, or -any public property that can be spared to relieve present wants, and -<span class='pageno' id='Page_168'>168</span>to encourage the inhabitants to resume their peaceful pursuits, and -to restore the relation of friendship among our fellow citizens and -countrymen.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Foraging will forthwith cease, and when necessity for long marches -compels the taking of forage, provisions, or any kind of public -property, compensation will be made on the spot, or when the disbursing -officers are not provided with funds, vouchers will be given -in proper form, payable at the nearest military depot.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>By order of</div> - <div class='line in4'>Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman.</div> - <div class='line in6'>(Signed) L. M. Dayton,</div> - <div class='line in15'>Asst. Adjt. Gen.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<h3 class='c015'>ORDER FOR THE GRAND REVIEW AT RICHMOND, VA.</h3> - -<div class='lg-container-r c003'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>Headquarters 14th Army Corps, Army of Georgia,</div> - <div class='line in19'>Manchester, Va., May 8, 1865.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<table class='table0' summary=''> -<colgroup> -<col width='31%' /> -<col width='68%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr> - <td class='c018'><em>Special Field Orders.</em></td> - <td class='c019'>}</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c018'><em>No. 41.</em></td> - <td class='c019'>}</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p class='c000'>Division commanders will, if possible, obtain all necessary supplies, -and move their supply trains through Richmond to-morrow, -and park them in the vicinity of Hanover Court House, to-morrow -night.</p> - -<p class='c000'>On the following day, May 10th, the Army of Georgia will march -through the streets of Richmond in review before Maj. Gen. H. W. -Halleck, commanding the military division of the James, the 14th -army corps in advance. The column entirely unincumbered with -wagons, will be formed as follows: 3rd division, Brevet Maj. Gen. -Baird commanding. 2nd division, Brevet Maj. Gen. Morgan. 1st -division, Brigadier Gen. Walcott. The head of the column will be -at the pontoon bridge and ready to move at 7:30 a. m. The column -will cross the upper pontoon bridge, move up 17th street to Cary -street, down Cary to 21st street, up 21st to Main street, up Main to -13th street, up 13th to Capitol street, through Capitol to Grace st., -up Grace street to Adams street, and thence to Brooks avenue.</p> - -<p class='c000'>The troops will be reviewed with knapsacks, and will carry at least -one day's rations in their haversacks. The troops, marching at right -shoulder shift, will come to a shoulder arms before passing the Statue -of Washington, near the capitol, and will continue the shoulder until -passing the reviewing officer, who will be near the same point. -Upon passing all troops under arms, or general officers, the usual -<span class='pageno' id='Page_169'>169</span>compliment of coming to a shoulder will be paid. When the width -of the street will permit, the troops will march in column of companies. -Neither band nor field musicians will turn out before the -reviewing officer.</p> - -<p class='c000'>After passing through the city, the troops will encamp the same -night in the vicinity of Hanover Court House. All pack mules, -wagons and ambulances, not sent through the city before the 10th -instant, will be massed near the bridge, and will, under the supervision -of the chief quarter master of the corps, cross the lower pontoon -bridge at the same time the troops are passing on the upper -bridge, move down Water street, to 22nd street, up 22nd to Franklin -street, up Franklin street to 19th street, up 19th to Mechanicsville -turnpike, from which road they will join their commands without -interfering with the march of the troops.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>By order of</div> - <div class='line in4'>Brevet Maj. Gen. J. C. Davis.</div> - <div class='line in11'>(Signed) A. C. McClurg,</div> - <div class='line in12'>Lieut. Col. and Chief of Staff.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<h3 class='c015'>GENERAL SHERMAN'S FAREWELL ORDER TO HIS<br /> ARMY.</h3> - -<div class='c017'>Headquarters Military Division of the Mississippi.</div> -<div class='c005'> In the field, Washington, D. C, May 30th, 1865.</div> - -<table class='table0' summary=''> -<colgroup> -<col width='31%' /> -<col width='68%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr> - <td class='c018'><em>Special Field Order.</em></td> - <td class='c019'>}</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c018'><em>No. 76.</em></td> - <td class='c019'>}</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p class='c000'>The general commanding announces to the armies of the Tennessee -and Georgia, that the time has come for us to part. Our -work is done and armed enemies no longer defy us. Some of you -will be retained in service until further orders. And now that we -are about to separate to mingle with the civil world, it becomes a -pleasing duty to recall to mind the situation of national affairs, -when but little more than a year ago we were gathered about the -towering cliffs of Lookout mountain, and all the future was wrapped -in doubt and uncertainty. Three armies had come together from -distant fields, with separate histories, yet bound by one common -cause, the union of our country, and the perpetuation of the government -of our inheritance. There is no need to recall to your -memories Tunnel Hill, with Rocky Face mountain, and Buzzard -Roost Gap, with the ugly forts of Dalton behind. We were in -earnest and paused not for danger and difficulty, but dashed through -<span class='pageno' id='Page_170'>170</span>Snake Creek Gap and fell on Resaca, then on to the Etowah, to -Dallas, Kenesaw, and the heats of summer found us on the banks -of the Chattahoochie, far from home and dependent on a single -road for supplies. Again we were not to be held back by any obstacle, -and crossed over and fought four heavy battles for the possession -of the citadel of Atlanta. That was the crisis of our history. -A doubt still clouded our future, but we solved the problem, -and destroyed Atlanta, struck boldly across the state of Georgia, -severed all the main arteries of life to our enemy, and Christmas -found us at Savannah. Waiting there only long enough to fill our -wagons, we again began a march which for peril, labor and results, -will compare with any ever made by an organized army. The floods -of the Savannah, the swamps of the Combahee and Edisto, the high -hills and rocks of the Santee, the flat quagmires of the Pedee and -Cape Fear rivers were all passed in midwinter, with its floods and -rains in the face of an accumulating enemy, and after the battles of -Averysboro and Bentonville, we once more came out of the wilderness -to meet our friends at Goldsboro. Even there we paused only -long enough to get our clothing, to reload our wagons, and again -pushed on to Raleigh and beyond, until we met our enemy suing -for peace instead of war, and offering to submit to the enjoined laws -of his and our country. As long as that enemy was defiant, nor -mountains, nor rivers, nor swamps, nor hunger, nor cold had checked -us, but when he who had fought us hard and persistently offered -submission, your general thought it wrong to pursue him farther, and -negotiations followed which resulted as you all know in his surrender. -How the operations of this army have contributed to the final -overthrow of the confederacy and the peace which now dawns on -us, must be judged by others, not by us, but that you have done all -that men could do, has been admitted by those in authority, and we -have a right to join in the universal joy that fills our land because -the war is over, and our government stands vindicated before the -world by the just action of the "volunteer armies of the United -States."</p> - -<p class='c000'>To such as remain in the military service, your general need only -remind you that success in the past was due to hard work and discipline, -and that the same work and discipline are equally important -in the future. To such as go home, he will only say that our favored -country is so grand, so extensive, so diversified in climate, soil and -productions, that every man may find a home and occupation suited -to his taste, and none should yield to the natural impatience sure to -result from our past life of excitement and adventure. You will be -invited to seek new adventures abroad, but do not yield to the temptation, -for it will lead only to death and disappointment. Your -general now bids you all farewell with the full belief that as in war -<span class='pageno' id='Page_171'>171</span>you have been good soldiers, so in peace you will make good citizens, -and if, unfortunately, new war should arise in our country, -"Sherman's army" will be the first to buckle on its old armor and -come forth to defend and maintain the government of our inheritance -and choice.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>By order of</div> - <div class='line in5'>Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman.</div> - <div class='line in10'>(Signed.) L. M. Dayton,</div> - <div class='line in20'>Asst. Adjt. Gen'l.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<h3 class='c015'>REGIMENTAL REPORT OF ATLANTA CAMPAIGN.</h3> - -<div class='lg-container-r c003'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>Headquarters 125th Regt. Ills. Vols.,</div> - <div class='line in11'>Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 7th, 1864.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>Sir</span>: In compliance with orders I have the honor to submit the -following report of the part taken by this command in the recent -campaign, from its commencement in May, until its arrival at Atlanta -on the 4th instant.</p> - -<p class='c000'>In order for me to make this report nearly accurate, I must depend -mainly upon the notes of Col. O. F. Harmon and Lieut. Col. -James W. Langley, respectively, commanders of the regiment from -the commencement of the campaign until the first day of the present -month, when the command fell to me.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Forming a part of the 3rd brigade, 2nd division, 14th army corps, -this regiment, commanded by Col. O. F. Harmon, numbering four -hundred and forty-nine effective men, left Lee and Gordon's mills, -Ga., on the 3rd day of May last, where it had being doing, in connection -with the brigade commanded by Col. Danl. McCook, out-post -duty, and marched to Ringgold, where it joined the division -commanded by Brig. Gen. Jeff. C. Davis. After a day or two of -rest at the last named place, the forward march was resumed and -continued until we faced the enemy before Buzzard Roost Gap, on -the road to this point, skirmishing with the retreating foe at different -points, and at Buzzard Roost we were most of the time, during several -days, actively engaged with the enemy's skirmishers, but lost no -men. The regiment participated in the flank movement through -Snake Creek Gap, which move gained Buzzard Roost. This march -was long and tedious, but was borne by all cheerfully and without -complaint. At Resaca we met the enemy and were engaged actively -with him. The regiment occupied a temporary line of works immediately -in front of, and but a few hundred yards from, the works -<span class='pageno' id='Page_172'>172</span>of the opposing forces. Here, as in previous instances, every man -did his duty, until the flight of the enemy from Resaca, on the -night of the 14th of May, opened the following morning a new field -of labor. An expedition to Rome, Ga., was fitted out for our division, -and on the morning of the 15th, the regiment was detailed -with one section of battery I, 2nd Ills. Arty., to command and guard -the division supply and ordnance train in rear of the marching column -of the division to that city. The regiment took no part in the -fight at Rome on the 17th; arrived with its important charge on the -following day; remained at Rome doing various duty until the 24th -day of May, when the entire division took up its line of march towards -Dallas. Joined the army of the Tennessee, to which the division -was temporarily attached, near the last named place, on the -26th day of May. The next encounter with the enemy, was at -Dallas, on the night of the 27th of May, when we were attacked by -a superior force while engaged in relieving the 22nd Ind., who were -doing picket duty. The enemy succeeded in capturing, owing to -the unavoidable condition of the lines at that moment, fourteen enlisted -men, and one commissioned officer, and wounding three others, -enlisted men. But this temporary disaster was quickly, though but -partially, compensated, by the capture of one captain, one lieutenant -and twenty-five enlisted men from the enemy. On the following -morning the pickets drove the enemy back with a loss of twenty -killed and wounded, but two men wounded on our side. Until we -reached Kenesaw Mountain on the 27th of June, nothing worthy -of note occurred, although we daily faced the foe. At Kenesaw -Mountain, on the morning of the 27th of June, the regiment, in -connection with the brigade, formed part of the attacking column -that was on that day hurled against the enemy's works. The 125th -regiment was the foremost in the brigade. The conflict was short -and bloody, and it is painful to record that a repulse to our forces -along the entire line, was the result. Never fought troops better -than on that day, and attention is called to the casualties in this command -alone, which were one hundred and twenty in the short space -of twenty minutes, nearly one half of which were in the list of killed, -and also that the brigade rallied within sixty yards of the enemy's -works, threw up intrenchments under a heavy fire, and held them -until the night of July 3rd, when the enemy evacuated their lines -and retreated towards Atlanta. In the above mentioned engagement -we lost several brave officers and men, chief among whom was -the colonel of the regiment, of whom it may not be inappropriate -here to remark that a braver or more efficient officer in line of his -peculiar duties, the army of the Union does not contain. The command -at this point devolved upon Lt. Col. James W. Langley, who -commanded the regiment through the engagement at the Chattahoochie -<span class='pageno' id='Page_173'>173</span> river, July 5th, and at Peach Tree creek, on the 19th of -July, in both of which it was actively engaged, and subsequently -until, in the midst of the battle of Jonesboro, Sept. 1st, when Col. -Dilworth, brigade commander, was wounded and carried off the -field, the command of the brigade devolved upon him (Lt. Colonel -Langley), and that of the regiment upon myself. During the whole -of the engagement at Jonesboro, the officers and men exhibited -courage worthy of the cause for which they fought. The regiment -while yet under command of Col. Langley, reached the crest of the -hill just in front of the rebel battery engaging the enemy in the open -field, contributed greatly in aiding the 2nd brigade on our left to -scale the enemies' works. Here they fought with the desperation of -men determined to win, and they did win, though not until my regiment -had lost an officer and three men killed, thirty enlisted men -wounded, some six or eight of them mortally. At dark the regiment -was formed in line with the 85th, 86th and 110th Ills., when -we built a strong line of works. The troops were marched to Jonesboro -and put in temporary camp. The regiment and brigade were -ordered to Atlanta, Sept. 4th, in charge of nearly two thousand prisoners -captured in the Jonesboro fight, and went into camp at this -place, where it now remains, and it is sincerely hoped, that if the -campaign is over, it will remain until, in the opinion of the powers -that be, it is needed in the field for active operations.</p> - -<hr class='c011' /> - -<p class='c000'>I respectfully submit and herewith transmit, a list of casualties in -the command since May 3rd, up to the close of this campaign. In -conclusion I would say in behalf of the officers and enlisted men of -this regiment, that they, with few exceptions, most manfully and -soldierly in every engagement in which the regiment has participated, -stood up and faced the foe, while many fell dead on the field. -It would be difficult to make special mention of names, and do ample -justice to all and injustice to none. A grateful country will reward -them all for their noble services. The survivors of Kenesaw -and subsequent battles, can never forget our patriotic dead, Colonel -Harmon, Captains Fellows and Lee, and Lt. McClane, fell at the -former place where duty called them. At Peach Tree Creek, Lieut. -Jones, of company D, commanding company B, died as he had -lived, a true christian soldier. Lieut. White, who so nobly fell at -the crossing of the Sand Town road, was loved and respected by all -whose good fortune it was to have his acquaintance. Again at -Jonesboro, the daring and faithful Captain Charles fell in the discharge -of his immediate duty. So, too, Sergeant Thralls, who for -more than two months, had commanded company B, wounded in -the leg during the hottest of the engagement, received his fatal wound -from a stray bullet while his wound was being dressed. My confidence -<span class='pageno' id='Page_174'>174</span> in him as a company commander, was always firm, because I -knew him to be a brave man.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line in11'>Very Respectfully,</div> - <div class='line in16'>Your obdt. servant.</div> - <div class='line'>(Signed.) G. W. Cook.</div> - <div class='line in16'>Captain commanding regiment.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c000'>List of casualties in the 125th regiment Illinois volunteer infantry -from May 3rd to September 6th, 1864:</p> - -<p class='c000'>May 11th, Buzzard Roost, Ga., 1 enlisted man wounded.</p> - -<p class='c000'>May 15th, Resaca, Ga., 1 enlisted man wounded.</p> - -<p class='c000'>May 31st, Dallas, Ga., 1 commissioned officer missing, 5 enlisted -men wounded, 14 missing.</p> - -<p class='c000'>June 27th, Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., 4 commissioned officers killed, -1 missing; 50 enlisted men killed, 63 wounded, 6 missing.</p> - -<p class='c000'>July 5th, Chattahoochie River, Ga., 1 commissioned officer -wounded.</p> - -<p class='c000'>July 19th, Peach Tree Creek, 1 commissioned officer killed, 1 enlisted -man killed, 3 wounded, 1 missing.</p> - -<p class='c000'>August 5th to 12, before Atlanta, Ga., 1 commissioned officer -killed, 3 wounded; 13 enlisted men wounded.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Sept. 1st, Jonesboro, Ga., 1 commissioned officer killed, 6 enlisted -men killed, 29 wounded.</p> - -<h4 class='c023'>RECAPITULATION.</h4> - -<table class='table4' summary='RECAPITULATION'> - <tr> - <td class='c020'>Commissioned officers killed</td> - <td class='c021'>7</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c020'>Commissioned officers wounded</td> - <td class='c021'>4</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c020'>Commissioned officers missing</td> - <td class='c021'>2</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c020'>Enlisted men killed</td> - <td class='c021'>57</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c020'>Enlisted men wounded</td> - <td class='c021'>115</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c020'>Enlisted men missing</td> - <td class='c021'>21</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c020'> </td> - <td class='c021'>——</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c018'>Total</td> - <td class='c021'>206</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>Respectfully submitted,</div> - <div class='line in7'>(Signed.) Geo. W. Cook,</div> - <div class='line in15'>Captain Commanding.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<div> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_175'>175</span> - <h3 class='c015'>REPORT OF SAVANNAH CAMPAIGN.</h3> -</div> - -<div class='c017'>Headquarters 125th Regiment Illinois Volunteers,</div> -<div class='c005'>Near Savannah, Ga., December 29th, 1864.</div> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>Sir</span>: In pursuance of orders, I have the honor to respectfully -submit the following report of the operations of my command from -the fall of Atlanta to the fall of Savannah:</p> - -<p class='c000'>Reached Atlanta on the 4th day of September last, at which point -it remained in a state of inactivity, resting from the fatigues incurred -on the previous campaign, until the 29th of same month when, in -connection with the brigade, it started for Florence, Alabama, by -rail, via Chattanooga, Huntsville and Athens, to check the advance -of Gen. Forrest, who was marching through that district. It did -not proceed as far as Florence, owing to its having been ordered -back to Huntsville on train guard duty, and upon returning was prevented -from rejoining the balance of the troops composing the expedition, -by the rapid rise of Elk river.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Remained at Athens until the return of the brigade from Florence, -performing while there daily picket duty. Left the former -place on the 13th day of October and reached Chattanooga on the -14th. Remained at the last named point four days, when we started -for and rejoined the corps at Galeville, Ala., on the 22nd. Remained -at this place several days, when the column was headed toward -Atlanta, Ga., which we reached Nov. 15th, having made short halts -at Rome, Kingston and Cartersville. Between the last named place -and Atlanta, the command was engaged in "demoralizing" the railroad, -the extent of which will be found in subjoined recapitulation.</p> - -<p class='c000'>On the 16th of November, having obtained a thorough outfit -and forming a part of the left wing of the grand army, it started for -the "new base." Reached Savannah 21st inst., upon the previous -evacuation of the city, and went into camp about two miles from -the place, where it now remains ready at any moment to "strike -tents," hoping that its next field of operations will be South Carolina. -With the exception of a slight skirmish with the enemy in -front of Louisville, Ga., nothing occurred to disturb the equilibrium -of the march between Atlanta and Savannah. During the entire -march the command subsisted upon supplies found in the country, -(which were abundant) with the exception of five days issue from -the regular supplies, thus destroying vast quantities of material belonging -<span class='pageno' id='Page_176'>176</span> to the enemy, and contributing much to the bone and muscle -of the army.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Forage was obtained to subsist all animals including those captured.</p> - -<p class='c000'>This command destroyed no cotton or gins owing to the fact that -such duty was not assigned it. Deeming negroes an encumbrance -they were prohibited from attaching themselves to the command.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>I am Sir</div> - <div class='line in2'>Very Respectfully</div> - <div class='line in5'>Your Obedient Servant,</div> - <div class='line in7'>(Signed.) Geo. W. Cook,</div> - <div class='line in12'>Captain Commanding Regiment.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<table class='table5' summary=''> - <tr> - <td class='c020'>Number of miles railroad destroyed</td> - <td class='c021'>2</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c020'>Cotton</td> - <td class='c021'>none.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c020'>Gins</td> - <td class='c021'>none.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c020'>Number of horses captured</td> - <td class='c021'>6</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c020'>Number of mules captured</td> - <td class='c021'>25</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c020'>Supplies obtained and brought to Savannah</td> - <td class='c021'>none.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c020'>Enlisted men killed</td> - <td class='c021'>1</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c020'>Enlisted men wounded</td> - <td class='c021'>1</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<h3 class='c015'>CAMPAIGN REPORT FROM SAVANNAH TO BENTONVILLE.</h3> - -<div class='c017'>Headquarters 125th Illinois Volunteer Infantry,</div> -<div class='c005'>Goldsboro. N. C, March 28th, 1865.</div> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>Captain</span>: I have the honor to submit herewith a report of the -operations of my command from the day on which it left Savannah, -Georgia, until I assumed command of the brigade on 19th day of -the present month:</p> - -<p class='c000'>January 20th, 1865. My command left camp at 7 o'clock a. m. -and marched 8 miles on the Louisville road, and went into camp -where we remained four days. On the 24th of January regiment -was ordered on fatigue duty, cut poles and built 350 yards corduroy -road.</p> - -<p class='c000'>January 25. Left camp at 7 a. m. and marched 18 miles.</p> - -<p class='c000'>January 26. Left camp at 7 a. m. and marched over very bad -roads for 8 miles. Encamped for the night one mile north of -Springfield, Ga.</p> - -<p class='c000'>January 27. Left camp at 7 a. m. This and the 22nd regiment -<span class='pageno' id='Page_177'>177</span>Indiana volunteers were detailed as train guards, both under my -command. Guards and trains were delayed nearly all day at the -confluence of several small streams called the "Runs." The command -reached camp at 10 p. m., having marched but five miles.</p> - -<p class='c000'>January 28. Left camp at 8 a. m. and marched to within one -mile of Sister's Ferry on the Savannah river, where we went into -camp and remained until February 5th at 6 p. m., when the command -crossed the river and encamped on the South Carolina side, -where it remained until February 8th, when we marched at 7 a. m. -and camped at night at Brighton, having travelled only 7 miles, but -over very bad roads.</p> - -<p class='c000'>February 9. Left camp at 7 a. m. and marched rapidly all day -over good roads. Made 20 miles and went into camp at 5 p. m.</p> - -<p class='c000'>February 10. Left camp at 6:30 a. m., marched 20 miles over -good roads and went into camp.</p> - -<p class='c000'>February 11. Left camp at 6:30 a. m. This and 22nd regiment -Indiana volunteers were detailed as train guards under my command. -Marched through Barnwell and reached camp late, having made -about 12 miles.</p> - -<p class='c000'>February 12. Left camp at 6:30 a. m.; passed through Williston, -on the Augusta and Charleston railroad, about noon. Marched 18 -miles and encamped at night on the Edisto river.</p> - -<p class='c000'>February 13. Crossed the Edisto at 6:30 a. m, and worked on -the north side three hours building corduroy roads. Went into -camp two miles beyond the river at 10 a. m., and marched again at -1 p. m., moved five miles and went into camp for night.</p> - -<p class='c000'>February 14. Left camp at 6:30 a. m. and marched 20 miles, -crossing north Edisto in the route.</p> - -<p class='c000'>February 15. Left camp at 7:30 a. m., marched 20 miles and encamped -at night two miles from Lexington.</p> - -<p class='c000'>February 16. Left camp at 6 a. m.; marched to near Columbia, -S. C. On the afternoon of this day the command made a retrograde -movement five miles and encamped at night on the south side -of Saluda river.</p> - -<p class='c000'>February 17. Left camp at 6 a. m., crossed the Saluda, marched -20 miles and encamped for the night on Broad river.</p> - -<p class='c000'>February 18. The command crossed Broad river at 9 a. m. and -went into position on the north side to the left and front of the 2nd -brigade At 3 p. m. I was ordered with my regiment to make a -reconnoisance towards the Winnsboro road. Went about four miles, -crossed Little river, and with one company pushed skirmishers as -far as directed. I then withdrew, recrossed Little river and returned -to camp.</p> - -<p class='c000'>February 19. The command tore up and effectually destroyed -475 yards of railroad track and ties and marched four miles.</p> - -<p class='c000'><span class='pageno' id='Page_178'>178</span>February 20. Marched at 6 a. m. and encamped on Little river.</p> - -<p class='c000'>February 21st. Left camp at 2 p. m. This and the 52nd Ohio -regiment, were detailed as rear guard for the corps train. Reached -camp at 11 p. m., having marched 15 miles.</p> - -<p class='c000'>February 22nd. Marched 6 miles and went into camp.</p> - -<p class='c000'>February 23rd. Marched 10 miles and went into camp.</p> - -<p class='c000'>February 24th. Crossed Catawba river. Regiment worked all -day assisting wagons out of the mud and corduroying roads.</p> - -<p class='c000'>February 25th. Worked all day on roads.</p> - -<p class='c000'>February 26th. Worked five companies all day on roads.</p> - -<p class='c000'>February 27th. No move. Worked five companies one half day -on roads.</p> - -<p class='c000'>February 28th. Left camp at 1 p. m. Assisted part of corps -train up the hill on north side of Catawba river, after which the command -marched five miles as train guard, and reached camp at 10 p. m.</p> - -<p class='c000'>March 1st. Left camp at 6 a. m., and marched 21 miles.</p> - -<p class='c000'>March 2nd. Left camp at 6 a. m., and marched 13 miles.</p> - -<p class='c000'>March 3rd. Left camp at 6 a. m. This regiment with the 52nd -O. V. I., under my command, were detailed as train guards; passed -over some very bad roads, and reached camp at 10 p. m., after a -march of 23 miles.</p> - -<p class='c000'>March 4th. Left camp at 6 a. m., and encamped on the Great -Pedee river at 4 p. m. The regiment worked at corduroying roads -until after dark. The command remained in camp until March 7th, -at 2 p. m., when it moved down to the pontoon bridge, which it -crossed at 4 p. m., after which it marched one and one half miles -and went into camp for the night.</p> - -<p class='c000'>March 8th. Left camp at 6 a. m. Marched 25 miles and went -into camp at 6 p. m.</p> - -<p class='c000'>March 9th. Left camp at 8 a. m. This regiment, and the 52nd -O. V. I., and one section of the 19th Ind. battery, all under my -command, marched as rear guard for the corps train. Crossed -Downing creek at 3 p. m., and destroyed the bridges. The vanguard -of the enemy came up before the destruction was complete, -but upon observing us, it retired. My command did not reach camp -that night We assisted wagons out of the mud until 3 o'clock of -the morning of March 10th when the jaded and exhausted animals -gave out, and the guards rested by the road side until day light, when -we resumed the labor of assisting wagons over the bad roads. We -reached the division camp at 8 a. m., where we rested one hour and -then resumed the march in column. Marched 15 miles and went -into camp at 4 p. m.</p> - -<p class='c000'>March 11th. Left camp at 9 a. m. Marched to within two miles -of Fayetteville, N. C, and went into camp at 2 p. m.</p> - -<p class='c000'>March 12th. Left camp at 6 p. m. Crossed the Cape Fear river -<span class='pageno' id='Page_179'>179</span>at 9 p. m., and went into camp behind rebel fortifications on the -north side.</p> - -<p class='c000'>March 13th. Moved two miles for change of camp.</p> - -<p class='c000'>March 14th. Remained in camp all day.</p> - -<p class='c000'>March 15th. Left camp at 9 a. m. Marched 12 miles as rear -guard for trains.</p> - -<p class='c000'>March 16th. Left camp at 6 a. m. Marched about 8 miles and -met the enemy strongly entrenched near Black river, ready to dispute -our further advance. My regiment went into position about 2 -p. m. on the right of the second line. At 4 p. m. I moved in reserve -of the brigade and at sundown took position on the left of the front -line for the purpose of filling a gap then existing between the 1st -and 3rd brigades. I established my line within 74 yards of the enemies' -line of fortifications, and constructed works. My loss was one -man wounded severely. The enemy retreated during the night.</p> - -<p class='c000'>March 17th. Left camp at 8 a. m. Forded Black river and -Black Mingo creek, and after a march of 10 miles, went into camp -for the night.</p> - -<p class='c000'>March 18th. Left camp at 5:30. Marched 11 miles and encamped -at 1 p. m. for the afternoon and night.</p> - -<p class='c000'>March 19th. Left camp at 9 a. m., and marched about four miles -down the Goldsboro road, at which point we left the road and turned -to the right. Moved about one half mile in this direction and -went into position on the right of the second line, in which position -we remained about two hours, when we, with the brigade, were ordered -out, and directed to push across to the road to our left. In -this movement the brigade was in single line with my regiment on -the left. After wandering through numerous swamps, over brush, -vines and briars, we reached a position and formed line parallel with -the road. This advance was disputed all the way by rebel skirmishers, -to meet which I ordered out as skirmishers, two companies commanded -by Capt. Halloway. Our new formation on the road was -scarcely completed, when heavy firing on the right of the brigade, -denoted that the contest was to be a severe one. Stepping into the -road and casting my eye in the direction of the firing, I observed a -strong column of the enemy, four lines deep, moving against the -point where I supposed the right of the brigade rested. My suppositions -soon proved correct, and after a brief contest, I observed -that the right was giving away before the advance of the rebel column. -At this instant a line of rebels struck my front and that of -the left wing of the 22nd Ind. on my right. This line was met by -our troops without yielding an inch, and after a severe fight of five -minutes, the rebels fell back and were easily kept at bay, by a strong -line of skirmishers. But not so on my right, for by this time the -main column of the enemy had advanced to within one hundred -<span class='pageno' id='Page_180'>180</span>yards of the right of my regiment, and the left wing of the 22nd -Ind. on my right was beginning to give way. My position was fast -becoming untenable, besides I was apprehensive that the confusion -incident to a repulse on the right of the brigade, might result to the -enemy's advantage, in making many captures, and I determined at -once to defeat, as far as possible, this object, and at the same time -better my own situation, to do which I immediately executed a -change of front to the rear, on left company, and then presented a -front direct to that of the enemy. This movement was not executed -by the entire regiment at once, nor after the approved system of -battalion drill, but by detaching two companies at a time from the -right and placing them on the new alignment. In this way I kept -most of my line continually firing upon the advancing column. This -change, which gave me the advantage of a direct fire, induced the -enemy to move by its left flank and deploy his four depth column to -a double line formation, which movement again threatened my right. -On noticing this I again changed front to the rear as before. Finding -myself nearly surrounded and with no prospect of support, I directed -my regiment to retire firing, which was bravely done as it had -maintained every position in which it had been placed. My left, -which had not up to this time moved ten feet from its original position -on the Goldsboro road, was the last to withdraw, nor was this -done until the first line of the enemy was within fifty yards of my -two left companies, when they deployed as skirmishers and fell back -firing. I have no wish to make a bright picture for my regiment -beyond what the facts will justify. I have commanded it under very -critical circumstances on former occasions. I have witnessed the -conduct of many regiments in perilous situations, but I never saw a -body of troops act with greater coolness, or more heroic daring, -than the 125th Ills, manifested on the eventful 19th instant. When -the enemy's firing was hottest, my men were most earnest. Not one -man left the ground until ordered to do so. Every man seemed to -appreciate that the efforts of the regiment were being bent towards -the safety of the brigade, and every man was determined to do all -in his power for that object. Far be it from me to claim a higher -quality of bravery for my men than belongs to other troops of the -brigade. If I were even disposed to be jealous of the prowess of my -own command, I could say nothing to disparage the claims of other -regiments to equal bravery with my own. <em>They</em> were suddenly attacked -without warning, and in a position where their flank was too -boldly exposed, not to tempt the utmost efforts of the enemy to fall -vigorously upon it. Once started they were easily pressed back. -Being made aware of the situation on the right, I prepared my command -for any emergency. While all the officers and men of my -command did nobly, yet I cannot forbear to call special attention to -<span class='pageno' id='Page_181'>181</span>the conspicuous bravery of Captain Geo. W. Cook, acting field officer, -and adjutant Wm. Mann, for their eminent services in preserving -at all times a good alignment and directing the fire of different -parts of the line. I also commend to your notice, W. Blackeney, -sergeant major; George W. B. Sadorus, of company E; Barton -Snyder, sergeant of company I, and Louis Taft, corporal of company -E, whose cool bravery and noble daring, won for them the admiration -of all who saw them. When my regiment withdrew as far -as the open field to the rear, I observed that Captain Snodgrass, -commanding the 22nd Ind., had formed the basis of a new alignment, -about three hundred yards to the rear and left of the first position. -I determined at once to form my regiment on his left, and -directed the colors to be placed on that prolongation, and formed -line accordingly. While this was being done, you reported to me -that General Fearing was wounded and disabled for further command. -I immediately turned the command of my regiment over to -Captain Cook, and by virtue of seniority in rank, assumed command -of the brigade.</p> - -<p class='c000'>The subsequent operations of the regiment, will be reported by -Captain Cook.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>I am, Captain, very respectfully,</div> - <div class='line in14'>Your obedient servant.</div> - <div class='line in10'>(Signed) Jas. W. Langley,</div> - <div class='line in14'>Lt Col. 125th Regt. I. V. I.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<div class='lg-container-l'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group0'> - <div class='line'>To Charles Swift, Capt. and A. A. A. G,</div> - <div class='line in4'>3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 14th A. C.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<h3 class='c015'>BENTONVILLE TO GOLDSBORO.</h3> - -<div class='c017'>Headquarters 125th Illinois Infantry.</div> -<div class='c005'>Goldsboro, N. C., March 30th, 1865.</div> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>Captain</span>: I have the honor to submit to you a report of the operations -of this command from the 19th inst. up to the time of its -reaching this place. Owing to the casualties in the 3rd brigade, -2nd division on the 19th, I was ordered to take command of this -regiment at about 3 o'clock p. m., just as the regiment had been -withdrawn from a position parallel with the Goldsboro road. Col. -James W. Langley had reformed the regiment in the open field on -the left of the 22nd Indiana; here I took command and had every -man get a load of rails, and then moved the regiment forward to -the edge of the timber, where we built temporary works; the 22nd -<span class='pageno' id='Page_182'>182</span>Indiana joined on our right, and a portion of the 20th A. C. on the -left. We scarcely had time to get our temporary works completed, -when the enemy advanced, as we supposed in two lines of battle. -But they were handsomely repulsed. I never saw men and officers -fight with more determination to win, than at this time. Here our -loss was one man killed and one wounded. We then sent out -skirmishers in our front and remained over night. At 8 a. m. on -the morning of the 20th we were moved to the right, in rear of the -1st brigade, in works the regiment had built on the 19th. Here we -were ordered to send 20 men and two non-commissioned officers to -bury the dead. They buried 27 rebels, including two officers, and -carried two wounded off the field. At 8 p. m. my regiment was -moved on the front line on the left of the 2nd brigade, the 86th Illinois -on my left. Here we formed temporary works. We picketed -our immediate front, built skirmish pits, and strengthened our works. -Twenty-first—nothing of importance transpired to day but picket -firing. I had one man wounded. On the morning of the 22nd, -we found the enemy had gone. We marched 8 miles in direction -of Goldsboro and camped for the night. Twenty-third—marched -at 8 a. m.; arrived at this place, after marching 13 miles, at 7 p. m. -Since, we have been resting from our labors. With this I forward a -report of the casualties in the command during the campaign up to -the 23rd inst.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>I am Captain Very Respectfully,</div> - <div class='line in4'>Your Obedient Servant,</div> - <div class='line in8'>(Signed.) Geo. W. Cook,</div> - <div class='line in13'>Captain Commanding Regiment.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c000'>List of casualties in the 125th Illinois infantry during the late -campaign commencing January 20th and ending March 23rd, 1865:</p> - -<p class='c000'>March 19th,'65, commissioned officer wounded, 1.</p> - -<p class='c000'>March 19th, enlisted men killed, 2; wounded, 11; missing, 6.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>Respectfully submitted,</div> - <div class='line in5'>(Signed.) Geo. W. Cook,</div> - <div class='line in13'>Captain Commanding Regiment.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c000'>Goldsboro, N. C., March 30th, 1865.</p> - -<div> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_183'>183</span> - <h3 class='c015'>Roster of the 125th I. V. I</h3> -</div> - -<table class='table6' summary='Roster of the 125th I. V. I'> -<colgroup> -<col width='22%' /> -<col width='15%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='24%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr> - <th class='btt bbt c024'>Name and Rank.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Residence.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of Rank</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of muster</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Remarks.</th> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Colonels.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Oscar F. Harmon</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed in battle June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>James W. Langley</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>May 10, 1865</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Not mustered</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out (as Lieut. Col.) June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Lieut. Colonel.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>James W. Langley</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Major.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John B. Lee</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Adjutant.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>William Mann</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Quartermaster.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Alex M. Ayres</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Urbana</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug 29, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 29, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Surgeons.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John J. McElroy</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 24, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned April 14, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Chas. H. Mills</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>April 14, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>June 29, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>1st Asst. Surgeons.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Chas. H. Mills</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Owen Wright</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mason</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 21, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 21, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned April 8, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>2nd Asst. Surgeons.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>DeWitt C. Hentou</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Myersville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>March 1, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Not mustered</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Never joined regiment.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Joel F. Erving</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Kewanee</td> - <td class='blt c025'>May 14, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>May 18, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned February 3, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Chaplains.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Levi W. Sanders</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion co.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Caldwell's Ford, Tenn., Nov. 17, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Geo. K. Buesing</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>April 25, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 17, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died October 13, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Captains Co. A.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Clark Ralston</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned January 17, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jackson Charles</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Jan. 17, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>March 30, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed in action Sept. 1, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jas. P Brown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 1, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>May 2, 1865</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>First Lieutenants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Chas. Jackson</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Harrison Low</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Jan. 17, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mar 30, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Second Lieutenants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Harrison Low</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>James P Brown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Jan. 17, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mar. 30, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Captains Co. B.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Robt. Stewart</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept 4. 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3. 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned December 18, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Stephen D. Connover</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 18, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Feb. 1, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Honorably discharged May 15, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>First Lieutenants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wm. R. Wilson</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned September 10, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Benj. F. Bonedrake</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 10, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Jan 17, 1865</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Second Lieutenants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Stephen D. Connover</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jas. A. McLean</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 18, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Feb. 1, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed in action June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Captains Co. C.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>William W. Fellows</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed in action June 27, 64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Andrew W. Ingraham</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>June 27, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 9, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died February 15, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>First Lieutenants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Alexander Pollock</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned December 24, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Andrew W. Ingraham</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 24, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Feb. 22, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>David M. Hays</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>June 27, 1861</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 9, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Second Lieutenants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>James D. New</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned January 2, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Captains Co. D.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Geo. W. Galloway</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>First Lieutenants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>James B. Stevens</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion co.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned September 6, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Oliver Finley</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 19, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 5, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'><span class='pageno' id='Page_184'>184</span> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Second Lieutenants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John L. Jones</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion co.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed in action July 19, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Captains Co. E.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Nathan M. Claak</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Honorably discharged January 13, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>G. W. B. Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>April 20, 1865</td> - <td class='blt c025'>May 20, 1865</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>First Lieutenants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wm. G. Isom</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned February 8, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Geo. Scroggs</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Feb. 8, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted Adjutant 60th Reg. Mustered out June 26, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Second Lieutenants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John Urquhart</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned January 20, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Martin V. Stone</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mar. 30, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mar. 30, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned June 22, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Geo. Scroggs</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>June 22, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 13, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Captains Co. F.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Fredrick B. Sale</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned January 24, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John B. Lester</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mar. 30, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mar. 30, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>First Lieutenants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John B. Lester</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wm. R. Shoup</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Jan. 24, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mar. 30, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Second Lieutenants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Alfred Johnson</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned January 11, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wm. R Shoup</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Jan. 11, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Feb. 1, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John J. White</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Jan. 24, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mar. 30, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed in action near Atlanta, Georgia, Aug. 7, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Captains Co. G.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John H. Gass</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned December 30, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Josiah Lee</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Fairmount</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 30, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Jan. 31, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned February 7, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Marion Lee</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Fairmount</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Feb. 7, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mar. 23, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed in action June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Newton Norris</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>June 27, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 5, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>First Lieutenants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ephriam S. Howell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned January 22, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Marion Lee</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Fairmount</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Jan. 22, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 28, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Elisha Littler</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Feb. 7, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mar. 26, 1865</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Second Lieutenants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Josiah Lee</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Fairmount</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted Captain.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Marion Lee</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Fairmount</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 30, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Jan. 31, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Newton Norris</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Jan. 22, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted Captain.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Captains Co. H.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Pleasant M. Parks</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Urbana</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned April 16, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John C. Harbor</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>April 16, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Nov. 1, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>First Lieutenants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>David A. Brenton</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middletown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned January 1, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John C. Harbor</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Jan. 1, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Feb. 8, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Saml. M. Dunseth</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Urbana</td> - <td class='blt c025'>April 16, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Nov. 2, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Second Lieutenants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John C. Harbor</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Saml. M. Dunseth</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Urbana</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Jan. 1, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Feb. 8, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Captains Co. I.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Levin Vinson</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned February 29, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Edwd. B. Kingsbury</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Feb. 29, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mar. 23, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died of wounds Aug. 18, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>James H. Trimmel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 18, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>April 9, 1865</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>First Lieutenants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John K. Vinson</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned November 21, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Edwd. B. Kingsbury</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Nov. 25, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 16, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>James H. Trimmel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Feb. 29, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>April 9, 1865</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Geo. A. Clapp</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 18, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Nov. 2, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Second Lieutenants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Stephen Brothers</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned March 27, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>James H. Trimmel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>March 27, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>April 20, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Captains Co. K.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Geo. W. Cook</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>First Lieutenant.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Oliver P. Hunt</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Second Lieutenants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Joseph F. Crosby</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, 1862</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Resigned June 22, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='bbt c026'>William B. Galway</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>June 22, 1863</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'> </td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Resigned October 15, 1864.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<div> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_185'>185</span> - <h3 class='c015'>One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Ills. Vols. Reg't.<br /> <span class='sc'>Three Years' Service.</span></h3> -</div> - -<h3 class='c015'>NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF.</h3> - -<table class='table6' summary='Roster of the 125th I. V. I'> -<colgroup> -<col width='22%' /> -<col width='15%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='24%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr> - <th class='btt bbt c024'>Name and Rank.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Residence.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of enlistment.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of muster.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Remarks.</th> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Sergeant Majors.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Edward B. Kingsbury</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 16</td> - <td class='blt c025'>September 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted 1st Lieut. Co. I.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>George Scroggs</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>September 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted 2d Lieut. Co. E.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Benj. F. Bonebrake</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion co.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>September 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted 1st Lieut. Co. B.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Thomas W. Blakeney</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>September 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Q. M. Sergeant.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>David H. Beasley</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>September 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out July 29, 1865; was prisoner.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Commissary Sergeants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Harvey J. Steward</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion co.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>September 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Reduced at his own request, and assigned to Co. K.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Bernard G. Parks</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>September 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Hospital Stewards.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Benjamin F. Fagan</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>September 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged June 18, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Abram A. Sulcer</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>September 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pro. Ass't Surgeon 11th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Edwin J. Draper</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>September 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Principal Musicians.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>William A. Payton</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 20</td> - <td class='blt c025'>September 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='bbt c026'>Curtis H. Tanzey</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>September 3</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<h3 class='c015'>ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "A."</h3> - -<table class='table6' summary='Roster of the 125th I. V. I'> -<colgroup> -<col width='22%' /> -<col width='15%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='24%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr> - <th class='btt bbt c024'>Name and Rank.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Residence.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of enlistment.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of muster.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Remarks.</th> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>First Sergeant.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>James P. Brown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted 2nd Lieutenant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Sergeants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Sylvester Hooten</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 18</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>William A. Myers</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865, as 1st Sg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Spencer Shumate</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged May 6, '63, as private; on account disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John Brody</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Corporals.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>William D. Huffman</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65, as private. Absent on furlough.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Isaac M. Emile</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Trans. to Inv. Corps.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Bluford S. Graves</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865. Furlough.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John Collihen</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Bowling Green, Ky., Dec. 6, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>William F. Henthorn</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw Mt., June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jacob Grimes</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65, as private.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John H. Martin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. July 1, '65, as private; was prisoner.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Joseph Megee</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Danville, Ky.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'><span class='pageno' id='Page_186'>186</span> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Musicians.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Nathaniel Clyne</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Gallatin, Tenn., Jan. 24, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Isaiah Cummings</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Privates.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Bensel, John H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 18</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Barnhart, Jonathan</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 18</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Feb. 10, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Bryant, Robert S.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 18</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 30, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Beck, Ferry</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 18</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Beatly, George</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw Mt., June 27, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Bonnet, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Callihan. Sanford P.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. March 8, '64; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Conner, James W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. March 21, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Clingin, Nathan</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Quincy, Ill., Jan. 9, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Curtis, Andrew J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 1</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Missing at Kenesaw Mt., Ga., since June 27, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Clymon, Hyram</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Trans. to Inv. Corps Sept. 14, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Cooley, John B.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Cummings, James</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 28</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Feb. 15. '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Cook, Alonzo H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Jan. 6, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Cole, George S.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65, as Sergeant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Douglas, Thomas S.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Feb. 3, 1863; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Draper, James S.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865. Furlough.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Fugit, John M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out July 1, 1865; was prisoner.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Fagan, Marlon</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865, as Corporal.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Finley, James</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Finley, Asbury D.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Fletcher, Ferris</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gillelan, Wilford H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gouge, Kavanaugh W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Guthrie, Michael</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Feb. 13, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Highotte, George L.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. March 11, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Henderson, Obediah</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hortley, Amos A.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Jan. 14, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hathway, George</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 26</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 9, '64; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hill, James W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hooten, Charles B.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hensley, James F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hart, Joseph</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jordan, Dudley</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 24</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Trans. to V. R. C., July 29, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Knight, Johnson F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 18</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Linn, Francis M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. March 11, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Layton, Andrew J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lafferty, Patrick</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Corporal killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lafferty, William H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 2</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out May 18, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lope, Jesse</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died in Andersonville prison, Oct. 1, '64. No. of grave, 10,179.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ludington, John G. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65, as Sergeant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lope, Zachariah</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Low, Hollingsworth</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Mann, Sylvester B.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Milliner, Gerard</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Jan. 13, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Morman, Charles C.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 17</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Meadows, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Morgan, Evans</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65. Furlough.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>McFarland, James H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Morgan, Alford C.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'><span class='pageno' id='Page_187'>187</span>McGregor, Gregor</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Olehy, Dennis</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Olehy, William J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 17</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65. as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Olehy, George W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 17</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. June 10, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Phillips, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 17</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Jan. 17, 63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Quillen, James W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Deserted Oct. 3, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ramsey, Mordecai</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 17</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Deserted May 7, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Rodgers, Samuel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 17</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Feb. 20, 1863; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Shumate, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Feb. 5, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Shumate, Daniel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Feb. 5, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Smith, William H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Smith, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 20</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Feb. 10, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Tennery, Cyrus F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65, as Corporal.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wilson. David D.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. March 7, '63; disability</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Williams, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wilson, William F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Feb. 10, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wooley, George C.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865. Furlough.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Recruits.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Butt, Nathaniel</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Deserted June, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Graves, Joseph</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Chattanooga, Nov. 14, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lafferty, Edward M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mar. 30, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mar. 30, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='bbt c026'>Pruett, Willis</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'> </td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'> </td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Trans. to V. R. C., July 29, '64.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<h3 class='c015'>ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "B."</h3> - -<table class='table6' summary='Roster of the 125th I. V. I'> -<colgroup> -<col width='22%' /> -<col width='15%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='24%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr> - <th class='btt bbt c024'>Name and Rank.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Residence.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of enlistment.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of muster.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Remarks.</th> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Sergeants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John W. McKibben</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Oct. 23, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John R. Lockhart</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Jan. 20, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Newell Duncan</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65, Pvt.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>James A. McLean</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted 2d Lieutenant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Corporals.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ransom McLean</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65, as Pvt.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Henry D. Parks</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Gallatin, T., Feb. 6, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>James Duncan</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged June 16, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Charles S. Carter</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Jan. 23, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Thomas J. Price</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged June 7, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>George A. Collins</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Feb. 17, '63, as Sergeant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Geo. W. Cunningham</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Dec. 10, '64, as Sergeant; wounded.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jarret W. Cunningham</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Grant</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville, Tenn., April 26, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Privates.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Adams, Robert</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died of wounds at Atlanta, Ga., June 11, '64, in enemy's hands.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Bean, Levi</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65, as 1st Sergeant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Bell, Elijah R.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Nov. 22, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Biehler, James E.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Bowling Green, Ky., Dec. 15, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Biddle, Ephraim W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Bigham, Martin L.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Jordan</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged March 20, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Bonebrake, Benj. F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted Sergeant Major.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Brewer, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Feb. 12, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Brown, Henry</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Jan. 21, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Brown, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Oct. 23, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Carter, Isaac</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Carter, Marion</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Deserted Oct. 15, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Carter, Zachariah</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865, as Sergeant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Chandler, William F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Richmond, Va., from inhuman treatment in prison.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Cox, John W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 18, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'><span class='pageno' id='Page_188'>188</span>Cox, Joseph M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Trans. to V. R. C. May 3, 1865. Mustered out Aug. 22, '65, as Corporal.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Edwards, Jacob H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Elwell, Alexander</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Etchison, Jacob</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Oct 23, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Fisher, James H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Louisville, Ky., Dec. 5, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Fisher, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gillan, Joshua C.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died of wounds rec'd at Big Shanty, Ga., June 30, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Grider, Albert</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Jan. 28, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gutches, James H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hamlin, David B.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged May 24, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Helmick, Benjamin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed, Kenesaw, June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Keith, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Blunt</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville, Jan. 1, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Kelley, Patrick</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Feb. 3, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Kimball, William H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Blunt</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>King, William C.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865. as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lang, George W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Must'd out July 1, '65; was pris</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Leonard, Philip</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Blunt</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Leonard, John F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lewis, Charles A.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Carroll</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Dec. 24, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lockhart, Joseph C.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865, as Corporal.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Marsh, Daniel A.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 23, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Marshall, John H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>McElhany, Felix.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Moore, James R.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 2</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65. as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Morrison, Dennis.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Norton, Scott.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Grant</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65. as Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Peak, Uriah W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ritchie, Samuel A.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Absent, sick at M. O. of Reg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ritchie, James</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mound, Ind.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865, as Sergeant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Rohrer, Ezra P.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Rogers, Robert M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65. as Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ross, Hiram W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Aug. 16, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ross, Isaac F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Grant</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865, as Corporal.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ross, James T.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Trans. to V. R. C., Sept. 1, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ross, Nelson E.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Grant</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Sanburn, Richard J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Shaw, Loring D.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Smith, Charles W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Smith, Martin V.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Starr, John B.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>1st Serg't. Died at home Mar. 2, 64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Starr, Simon</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Dec 26, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Steward, Harvey J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Edgar Co.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted Commissary Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Thralls, William L.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Blunt</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Serg't. Died of wounds received at Jonesboro, Ga., Sept 2, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Watkins, Isaiah</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Weiford, David G.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wiggins, George W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Dec. 26, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wiggins, Jacob W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865, as Corporal.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wiggins, James P.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wilson, Amos A.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Williams, Abner S.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Deserted Oct 2, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Williamson, Rignel G.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died Danville, Ky., Nov. 2, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Willey, Richard</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Grant</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Bowling Green, Ky., Dec. 10, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Yocum, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Feb. 12, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'><span class='pageno' id='Page_189'>189</span>Yates, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10, '62</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3, '62</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw June 27, '64</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Young, Leonard</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Grant</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Dec. 26, 1862</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Young, Isaac</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Gallatin, Nov. 29, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Recruits.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Huddleson, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 1, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 1, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Oct. 24, '64, wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jones, John W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion Co.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville, Dec. 17, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Knox, James</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Rutledge, Abraham</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Nov. 23, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Nov. 23, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Trans. to Co. B, 60th Ill. Inf</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='bbt c026'>Sheets, Franklin</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Dec. 21, '63</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Dec. 21, '63</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Trans. to Co. B, 60th Ill. Inf</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<h3 class='c015'>ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "C."</h3> - -<table class='table6' summary='Roster of the 125th I. V. I'> -<colgroup> -<col width='22%' /> -<col width='15%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='24%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr> - <th class='btt bbt c024'>Name and Rank.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Residence.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of enlistment.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of muster.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Remarks.</th> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>First Sergeant.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>A. W. Ingraham</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 16</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted 1st Lieutenant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Sergeants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jas. H. McKee</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 16</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Private. Disch. Nov. 9, '63, for promotion in 5th Ky. cavalry</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Josiah H. French</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 1</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>1st Serg't. Killed at Kenesaw Mt., June 27. 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wm. J. Davis</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 22</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Oct. 23, '62, as 1st Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>David M. Hays</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 22</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted 1st Lieutenant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Corporals.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Henry C. Gardner</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 1</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out May 15, '65, as pvt.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Joseph W. Sennit</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 1</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged April 18, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>James G. Payton</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865, as 1st Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Thomas J. Cox</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Jan. 18. '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Augustus H. Keric</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville April 8, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>James Ellison</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Rossville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Nov. 10, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wm. E. Martin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged May 2, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Julius T. Culbertson</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged May 5, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Musicians.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Charles Last</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wm. A. Payton</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 20</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted Principal Musician.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Wagoner.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John Devore</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Jan. 16, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Privates.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Allman, Levi</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 1</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died April 2, 1865; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Bloomfield, Saml</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 1</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Jan. 10, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Board, George</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 20</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Corp. Trans. to I. C. Sept. 1, '63</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Backman, Isaac</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Blount</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 22</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died Sept. 26, 1864; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Blevins, Clark M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Bogart, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 21</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at home, April 7, 1863</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Baker, Isaac S.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 21</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Harrodsburg, Ky., Nov. 19, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Barker. Wm. M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged March 3, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Cushman, Jonathan</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Absent, sick, at muster-out of Regiment</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Cruzan, Benjamin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Oct. 23, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Deakin. Wm. M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged July 24, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Dickson, Simon A.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville June 2, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Deakin, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 22</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Absent, sick, at M. O. of Reg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Dobbins, Saml. S.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Feb. 25, '65; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Davis, Geo. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Jan. 15, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Draper, Edwin J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted Hospital Steward.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Fellows, Henry</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 22</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Jan. 18, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Frownfelter, A. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. March 14. '63, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Flaugherty, Owen</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 21</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Grannshaw, Abram</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65. as Corp'l</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gray, Matthew</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 22</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65. as Serg't</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gray, David</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 22</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Corp. Killed at Kenesaw July 1, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gray, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 22</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw June 27, '64</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'><span class='pageno' id='Page_190'>190</span>Gardner, Wm. B.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Jan. 20, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hart, George</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 20</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Heller, A. J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 1</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out July 1, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hoover, Albert W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Grant</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Holycross, Wm.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 1</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Johnson, Charles Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 5</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Jan. 28, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Kingsbury, E. B</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 16</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted Sergeant Major.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Kilpatrick, Jas. D.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Kimball, Nelson</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 20</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out July 1, 1865, as Serg't; was prisoner.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lucas, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 22</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Mapes, Marcellus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 20</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 22, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>McCarty, Jas. S.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Deserted Dec. 4, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>McCoy, Saml. P.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Mead, Charles</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Grant</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 1</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed, Caldwell's Ford, on Tenn. river, Sept. 29, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>McVey, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 20</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as Corporal.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Masters, Jas. L.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>A deserter from 39th Ind. arrested and returned to his com. Dec. 12, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Mathews, Thos. A.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Must. out June 9, '65, as Serg't</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Mins, Chas. K. Jr.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Must. out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Majors, Samuel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Blunt</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 21</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Dec. 20, '64, as Serg't; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>O'Toole, Peter</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Blunt</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 1</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Must. out July 22, '65; was pris.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>O'Toole, Samuel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Nov. 2, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Oliver, Robt. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newell</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Absent sick at muster-out Regt.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Perry, Commodore</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ross</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Jan. 26. 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Prickett, Oliver</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Pfitzinger, Jacob</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Radcliff, Felix</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 22</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Jan. 18, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Richards, R. E.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged March 18, 1865, as Serg't; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Shepherd, George</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Trans. to Inv. Corps Sept. 1, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Shepherd Isaac V.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Southard, John B.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Absent, sick, at M. O. of Reg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Short, James P.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Peru</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Smith, Chas. S.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 25</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. July 1, '65, as Corp'l; was prisoner.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Shanks, John D.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Grant</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died Sept. 7, '64; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Thair, Nathan</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Grant</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Trans. to marine service, Mar. 11, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wallen, Jacob</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Trans. to Inv. Corps Sept. 1, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wilkins, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vance</td> - <td class='blt c025'>July 22</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as musician.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wolf, Michael A.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Winning, Geo. H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Grant</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Winning David M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Grant</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died Andersonville pris., Sept. 14, '64. No. of grave, 8,755.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>White, Wm. A.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Jan. 27, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Webb, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Recruits.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Bates, Thomas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Mar. 3, '63; disabil.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Buesing. Geo. K.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 29, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 29, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted Chaplain.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Black, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 29, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 29, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Trans. to Co. C, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Calvert, Hutchinson</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion co.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville Dec. 18,'62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lord, Oscar D.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Chicago</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Oct. 5, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Oct. 5, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Trans. to Co. C. 60th Ill., Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>McCue, Thomas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Deserted Sept. 13, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>O'Connor, Wm.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Nov. 18, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Nov. 18, 1863</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Trans. to Co. C, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='bbt c026'>Williams, William</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'> </td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'> </td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<div> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_191'>191</span> - <h3 class='c015'>ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "D."</h3> -</div> - -<table class='table6' summary='Roster of the 125th I. V. I'> -<colgroup> -<col width='22%' /> -<col width='15%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='24%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr> - <th class='btt bbt c024'>Name and Rank.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Residence.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of enlistment.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of muster.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Remarks.</th> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>First Sergeant.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Oliver Finley</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 6</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted 1st Lieutenant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Sergeants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>William J. Brinkley</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 6</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Geo. V. Baker</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 6</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Feb. — 1863, as private: disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Edmund W. Eakin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 6</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>1st Serg. Absent, sick, at M. O. of Reg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Elim Golden</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Private. Tr. to Inv. Corps, Sept 1, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Corporals.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Isaac E Parks</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 6</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65, as Sergeant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Martin L. Hill</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Noah Long</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 6</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Private. Tr. to E. Corps, Aug. 15, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jacob B. Clifton</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion co.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June, 9, '65, as Sergeant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wm. J. Stevens</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion co.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. March 22, '63, as private; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Carroll Moore</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Private. Killed at Atlanta, Ga., July 19, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jordan J. Drake</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Serg't. Absent, sick, at M. O. of Reg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>David S. Tucker</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. June 16, '63, as Serg't; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Privates.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Alexander, Harvey</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion co.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865, as Corporal.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Brennan, Patrick</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion co.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Black, Franklin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Chattanooga, T., July 5, '64; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Bisner, Cornelius</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 6</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out July 15, 1865; was prisoner.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Baily, Chas. R.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Cowen, Wm. C.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 6</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Cook, Frank</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Canaday, H. D.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Clipson, John C.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out May 18, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Clary, Robt.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Jan. 27, '65 as Corp'l; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Cook, Zachens</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Eng. Corps, Aug. 24, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Caton, Richard</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Oct. 24, 1862; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Cotton, Allen</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 19</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Douglas, Payton</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 6</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Absent, sick at M. O. of Reg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Downs, John W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 6</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Aug. 1, 1863; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Dye, John S.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. May 22, '65, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Dillon, George</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 31</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Absent, sick, at M. O. of Reg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Draper, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville March 1, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Donnovan, Chas.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Dickerson, F. M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Corp'l. Died at Nashville, Dec. 6, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Elliott, Eli</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Elwood</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Louisville, Nov. 16, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Fleming, Martin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Jan. 27, 1863; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Frazier, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, 1865, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Glaze, Samuel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 6</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gauts, John J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Guess, Thomas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Golden, Richard</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gauts, Henry C.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Bowling Green, Ky., Dec. 10, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gephart, J. M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Graves, John L.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at home Dec 3, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hinton, Benjamin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hinton, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hesler, A. J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Haworth, Solomon</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 23</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hayett, Jas. H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'><span class='pageno' id='Page_192'>192</span>Hall, James R.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 6</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Mar. 19, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jordan, Geo. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Jonesboro, Sept. 1, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Kistler, J. J. B.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>King, Thomas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lamar, James</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 6</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lamar, Frank</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Resaca, May 16, '64; w'ds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lockett, John W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out May 17, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Loveall, Eugenius</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville, April 10, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Long, Wm. L.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Long, Chas. F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>McClure, Geo. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Oct. 25, '62; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>McDonald, A. A.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pontiac</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. May 4, 1863; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Melton, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Edgefield, Nov. 9, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Martin, John M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. March 9, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Morgan, Sylvester</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Inv. Corps, April 30, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ogden, Jas. H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Bowling Green Dec. 11, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Preble, Thomas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out July 17, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Parker, Thos. M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Rednour, John S.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 6</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Dec. 16, '64; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Roberts, James</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Bowling Green Dec. 27. '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Rowland, Thos. J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Danville, Ky., Nov. 1, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Rugg, Peter</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ridnour, Samuel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 6</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Jan. 27, '63, as Corp'l; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Swank, John W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Sweeney, Joseph</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Shoemaker, Sanford</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Jan. 27, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Shearer, Josephus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. April 11, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Swank, R. H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Inv. Corps, Sept. 1, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Thompson, Abram B.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Jan. 27, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Whitlock, Wm.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. May 7, 1864; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wallingsford, Jas. E.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Committed suicide at Edgefield Aug. 10, '63. Supposed insane.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>West, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Corp'l. Died at Chattanooga, Aug. 3,'64; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Weer, Wm. R.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Perryville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 22</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. July 30, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Whitcomb, E. T.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Oct. 24, '64; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Recruits.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hinton, Thomas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Selma</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hughes, Jas. O.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville July 22, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Moore, George</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 8, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 8, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Jan. 14, '64; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='bbt c026'>Moore, Charles</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Nov. 18, '63</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Nov. 18, '63</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Trans. to Co. D, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<h3 class='c015'>ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "E."</h3> - -<table class='table6' summary='Roster of the 125th I. V. I'> -<colgroup> -<col width='22%' /> -<col width='15%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='24%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr> - <th class='btt bbt c024'>Name and Rank.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Residence.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of enlistment.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of muster.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Remarks.</th> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>First Sergeant.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Martin V. Stone</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted 2d Lieutenant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Sergeants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Thomas Poage</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sidney</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Absent, sick, at M. O. of Reg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>George Scroggs</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted Sergeant Major.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>G. W. B. Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted Captain.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>William Wilsey</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 6</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. July 14, '64, as private; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John F. Waters</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 6</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65, as pvt.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Eli S. Cook</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville June 7, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jas. H. Simpson</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as Sergeant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>James M. Story</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>J. A. Harrison</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at home March 2, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>William Humphrey</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sidney</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 19</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 13, '65, as Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>J. Frankenberg</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 4</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as Sergeant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Geo. T. Williamson</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sidney</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Aug. 20, '64; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Musician.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John Rowe</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Inv. Corps, Jan. 5, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'><span class='pageno' id='Page_193'>193</span> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Privates.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ashby William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sidney</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. March 14, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Applegate, Samuel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Burris, Wm. L.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sidney</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Burns, Frank</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 19</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Absent, sick, at M. O. of Reg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Breese, Leonard</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Deserted Oct. 9, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Boak, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Bates, Daniel W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Chattanooga July 15, '64; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Cade, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Nashville Nov. 21, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Coble, John H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Custer, Thos. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sidney</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Campbell, Wm. N.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Bowling Green, Dec 1, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Campbell, Jas. O.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Bentonville, N. C. March 19, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Culbertson, Hugh</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Darah, Samuel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Deer, Thomas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sidney</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 22</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Dooley, James</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Homer</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died. Big Shanty, Ga., July 1, '64; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ellers, James</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Invalid Corps, Jan. 5, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Fieg, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged at Nashville, Tenn.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gibson, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 4</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died in Georgia, Sept. 2, 1864; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gilmer, Alexander</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 6</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Inv Corps, Jan 5, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gill, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Absent, sick, at M. O. of Reg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Harrison. Geo. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Must. out July 1, '65; pris. war.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Harper, Robt.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 2</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Jan. 27, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Harlan, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, 1865, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Johnson, Levi</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Kendell, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. March 3, '63: disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>King, Ransom B.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Laughlin, Moses T.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lewis, Thomas W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>LaCost, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Deserted Nov. 5, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Linsey, George</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Sept. 21, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Monroe, Chas. B.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865, as Corporal.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>McKean, Victor</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 1</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Mar. 14, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>McKinney, John W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. May, 4, '64; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Miller, John H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. July 8, 1863; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Myers, Geo. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Miller, H. J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sidney</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Savannah Jan. 15, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Pierce, Daniel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 5</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Inv. Corps, Jan. 5, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Peabody, George</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 6</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. July 23, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Reed, Francis M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Absent, sick, at M. O. of Reg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ramsey, Hugh</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 2</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville May 14, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Reynolds, T. M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 2, '65; was prisoner.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ruckman. Geo. A.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sidney</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Stults, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Mar. 8, '65, as Corporal; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Shervey, Henry</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Apr. 20, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Silvers, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Goldsboro, N. C., April 5, '65; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Shafer, Philip</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Deserted Oct. 9, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Stacker, James</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch Feb. 24, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Smith, Squire</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Shue, Samuel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Taff, Jas. L.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65, as 1st Serg.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Taylor, George</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sidney</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Chattanooga, Aug 2, '64; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Urquhart, Parden</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 20, '65; was pris.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Williams, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Louisville Jan. 13, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Williamson, David</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sidney</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wilson, Jacob</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sidney</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 22</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed, Jonesboro Sept. 1, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Weckmire, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sidney</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 4</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Absent, sick, at M. O. of Reg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'><span class='pageno' id='Page_194'>194</span>Wibley, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 2</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. May 18, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Williams William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 5</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wilson, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Deserted Oct. 9, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Welch, Joseph</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Mar. 22, '65; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Whitfield, Lewis</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Yates, Samuel B.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Yates, Louis</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Inv. Corps, Jan. 5, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>York, Charles</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Chattanooga Dec. 9, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Young, M. M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 19</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Inv. Corps, Jan. 6, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Recruits.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Danford, Nelson</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Latour, Henry</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sadorus</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Inv. Corps, Jan. 5, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lindsey, Wm. L.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 30, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 30</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Chattanooga, July 14, '64; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Roberts, John W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Feb. 2, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Stults, Geo. A.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='bbt c026'>Troy, Martin</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'> </td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'> </td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Deserted Nov. 4, 1862.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<h3 class='c015'>ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "F."</h3> - -<table class='table6' summary='Roster of the 125th I. V. I'> -<colgroup> -<col width='22%' /> -<col width='15%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='24%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr> - <th class='btt bbt c024'>Name and Rank.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Residence.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of enlistment.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of muster.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Remarks.</th> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>First Sergeant.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>William R. Shoup</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted 2d Lieutenant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Sergeants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Joseph H. White</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65, as 1st Sergeant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>James Smith</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Bowling Green, Dec. 19, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hugh Mitchell</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Royal A. Sizer</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Bentonville, N. C., Mar. 19, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Corporals.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Henry M. Rudolph</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Serg't. Killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hugh C. Minnix</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Joseph Dickson</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Joseph C. Pancake</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Harrodsburg, Dec. 4, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>James M. Johnson</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65, as pvt.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Thomas Chism</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65, as pvt.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>James M. White</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65, as Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Nathan F. Trotter</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65, as Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Privates.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Abbott, Jordan</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Absent, sick at M. O. of Reg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ater, Zachariah</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Beasley, David H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted Quartermaster Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Beaughman. A. J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Brown, Stephen C.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Mar. 20, '64; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Champion, Lyman E.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middleton</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, 1865, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Christy, Richard</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Chism, Jacob</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Caldwell, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Harrodsburg, Oct. 30, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Coffman, Wm. E.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Bardstown, Nov. 20, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Cole, Thompson</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 14</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Jan. 16, '64; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Evans, Edward</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Fenters, Eli</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Fagan, Benj. B.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted Hospital Steward.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Fagan, Edwin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Fisher, John M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Accidentally killed at Chickamauga Sta., Nov. 26, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Fry, George</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gross, Aaron</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 2</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Inv. Corps, Sept 30, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Henderson, Parson</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Feb. 10, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Herron, H. L.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pris. war. Captured Dec. 15, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Howard, G. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Houston, A. J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'><span class='pageno' id='Page_195'>195</span>Houston, Benj.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hummell, Philip</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Irelan, Moses</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jackway, Geo. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Transferred to Co. I.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jeffries, James</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jess, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died of wounds received at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jennings, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Louisville, Dec 18, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Kirsh, John G.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Transferred to Co. I.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Kelly, Thomas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Park co.,</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 23, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Ind.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lesher, Isaac</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lynch, Wm. F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Mavoney, Ithamas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Louisville, Nov. 29, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Merrill, H. M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed, Kenesaw, June 30, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Myers, Frederick</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out, June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Myers, Henry</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged March 21, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Mitchell, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Miller, Josiah</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Miller, Alfred</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Nickelson, Charles</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville, Dec. 3, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Newell, John W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Eng. Corps, Aug. 10, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Osburn, Christian</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 21</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Peofley, Jonathan</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Louisville, Nov. 12, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Perkins, Jas. L.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middleton</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Pugh, Marshall</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 10</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Rowen, Philip</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Robbins, A. B.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Corp'l. Died, Rome, Ga., May 30, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Rowe, Wm. S.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged June 4, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Randolph, Chas. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Snell, Clark B.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Transferred to Co. I.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Stephenson, S. G.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Stout, James</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Showalter, Jonathan</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Strouss, David</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Scott, Edwin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Harrodsburg, Nov. 25, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Taylor, John Q.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Dec. 13, '64 as Corp'l; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Vangordon, D. S.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Warfield, Richard</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville, Dec. 12, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Waugh, David</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville, Apr. 12, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Weaver, W. B.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. May 15, '65, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Weaver, Hiram D.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out July 4, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>White, John J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted 2d Lieutenant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Whitney, Jas. L.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Inv. Corps, Feb. 5, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Woolsey, Alonza A.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 9</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Woodcock, James</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 7</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Inv. Corps, Sept. 30, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Williams, Richard</td> - <td class='blt c025'>East Bend</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Recruits.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Barton, J. N.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Feb. 2, '64</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Feb. 2, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Co. A, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Barton, Stephen</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Feb. 2, '61</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Feb. 2, 1864</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Campbell, Thos. J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middleton</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Nov 17, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Nov. 17, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Co. A, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Fenters, Samuel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middleton</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Nov. 17, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Nov. 17, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Co. A, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Fetty, Newton</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 3, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hites, Jas. O. K.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middleton</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Nov. 17, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Nov. 17, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Inv. Corps Nov. 17, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jess, Thomas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middleton</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 2, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 4, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Feb. 21, '65; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Latter, Alexander</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middleton</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 2, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 4, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Co. A, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Osburn, Christian</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Rantoul</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Nov. 17, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Nov. 17, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Co. A, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ray, John S.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Newcomb</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mar. 30, '64</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mar. 30, '64</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Co. A, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Stout. Martin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middleton</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Nov. 17, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Nov. 17, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Co. A, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='bbt c026'>Woodcock, John L.</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Cairo</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Dec. 3, '63</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Dec. 3, '63</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Tr. to Co. A, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<div> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_196'>196</span> - <h3 class='c015'>ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "G".</h3> -</div> - -<table class='table6' summary='Roster of the 125th I. V. I'> -<colgroup> -<col width='22%' /> -<col width='15%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='24%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr> - <th class='btt bbt c024'>Name and Rank.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Residence.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of enlistment.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of muster.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Remarks.</th> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Sergeants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Newton Norris</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted 2d Lieutenant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>A. A. Sulcer</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted Hospital Steward.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Henry Cotten</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Feb. 14, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Elisha Littler</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted 1st Lieutenant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>William Hart</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville, April 2, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Corporals.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Franklin Guymond</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Deserted at Louisville, Ky.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wm. Hawkins</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Samuel Zortman</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Serg't. Killed, Marietta, Ga., June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Marion Lee</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Fairmount</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted 2d Lieutenant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John Todd</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Serg't Killed, Marietta, Ga., June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Joseph Buckingham</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 22, '65, as Sergeant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jeptha K. Turner</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Franklin McKinsey</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 13, '65, as private.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Musicians.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Joseph Ship</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Fairmount</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged at Nashville.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Joseph Crosby</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Nov. 15, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Wagoner.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Andrew C. Hignett</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Privates.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Burgoyne, Jas. H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Bently, Thomas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged March 17, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Boggest, H. M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville, Dec. 22, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Culp, Marion</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged March 7, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Clayton, J. J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, 1865, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Culp, J. D.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Clearwater, Richard</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Feb. 23, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Davidson, John G.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged at Nashville.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Darlin, Alphias</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Darlin, E. P.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Feb. 11, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Eacret, Samuel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Inv. Corps Oct. 29, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Evans, T. L. H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Inv. Corps Oct. 29, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Flougher, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Fairmount</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as Sergeant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Felmley, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gee, Mathias</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Griffith, Samuel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 16, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Harness, Joshua</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Herring, Henry</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville, Nov. 6, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Herring, Elisha</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed near Marietta, Ga., June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hall, Marvin C.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Dec. 5, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Keeny, Thos. A.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Perryville, Oct. 8, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Keeny, Jas. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged March 7, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lyman, Warren</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed near Marietta, Ga., June 27, 64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lenover, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Inv. Corps, Sept. 16, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Littler, Cyrus R.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Leaky, Geo. M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Loman, James</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Nashville, March 23, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lasew, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Jan. 23, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lyman, Jonathan</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Inv. Corps, Sept. 16, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lloyd, Henry</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Littler, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed, Marietta, June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Littler, Edwin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 25, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>McHenry, Timothy</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 6, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Neel Jacob N.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed near Marietta, Ga., June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Nire, Adam</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged at Nashville.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ogle, Francis M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 15, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'><span class='pageno' id='Page_197'>197</span>O'Neal, Thomas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed near Marietta, Ga., June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ogden, Jos. C.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ogden, Jas. F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 22, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Oflett, Gabriel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Louisville Dec. 30, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Piper, Wm. H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Dec. 12, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Parker, Charles</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Parker, Robert</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Pate, Lazarus N.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Reynolds, John W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Feb. 12, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Swoap, B. F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville, Dec. 1, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Shephard, M. B.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Feb. 15, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Stansbury, Amos</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Spangler, Wm.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Smith, John D.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Jonesboro, Sept. 1, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Sullivan, Patrick</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died Chattanooga, July 26, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Stearns, John H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Deserted Dec. 5, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Scott, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Trans. to Pioneer Corps.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Smith, John N.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Oct. 23, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Snider, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged at Nashville.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Swain, Samuel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed, Marietta, June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Swain, Marion</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, 1865, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Stobangh, Alexander</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Deserted at Louisville, Ky.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Sampson, H. R.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Deserted at Louisville, Ky.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Tanner, Isaac</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. July 1, '65; was pris.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Tash, Jesse</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville, Dec. 17, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Thorp, Joseph C.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M.O. June 9, '65, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Worden, Henry</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Williams, A. J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed, Marietta, June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wright, Edward</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Williams, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Dec. 12, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Williams, David</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Feb. 18, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wilson, Benj.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died March 27, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wilson, James</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Dec. 12, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Walker. Isaiah G.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died Chattanooga, Jan. 11, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Recruits.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Love, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Jan. 6, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Puzey, Thomas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 19, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 19, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Trans, to Co. G, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Simpson, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 11, '62</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 4, '62</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, 1865, as 1st Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='bbt c026'>Turner, James</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Vermilion</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Mar. 8, '64</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Mar. 8, '64</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Trans. to Co. G. 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<h3 class='c015'>ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "H."</h3> - -<table class='table6' summary='Roster of the 125th I. V. I'> -<colgroup> -<col width='22%' /> -<col width='15%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='24%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr> - <th class='btt bbt c024'>Name and Rank.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Residence.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of enlistment.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of muster.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Remarks.</th> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>First Sergeant.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John W. Hill</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Sergeants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Samuel M. Dunseth</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Urbana</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted 2d Lieutenant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Augustine Blacker</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Jonesboro, Ga., Sept. 1, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>William Padgett</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died June 16, 1864; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>John F. Sims</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged March 20, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Corporals.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Stephen C Abbott</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middletown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Jan. 4, '65, as Sergeant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Benj. F. Wingard</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. May 13, '65, as private.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Adam Harper</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Piatt Co.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Highland F. Hewes</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Captured May 21, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ephriam J. Scott</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died in prison hospital, Atlanta, Ga., July 3, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Isaac J. Coon</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Must. out June 9, '65, as Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>James B. Ray</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middletown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died Sept. 22, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Bernard G. Parks</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted Commissary Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Privates.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Acree, Joseph W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Must'd out June 9, '65 as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Alvis, Joseph</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died Feb. 2, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'><span class='pageno' id='Page_198'>198</span>Blue, John W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Oct. 23, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Black, Peter</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Brown, James</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middletown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Baker, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died in Andersonville prison Jan. 26, 1865. No. of grave, 12,530.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Burnett, Seth L.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middletown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Bond, Blackburn</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Carter, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middletown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Feb. 24, '65; disabil.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Cappis, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. July 1, '65; was pris.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Coon, M. H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Crabtree, Peter</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. on or about Feb. 14, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Curtis, Alvin F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, 1865, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Conter, Elisha W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged July 29, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Case, Charles</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Cannon, Jas. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Transferred to Co. I.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Coon, Joseph</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Coon, Thomas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Aug. 30, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Coon, Peter</td> - <td class='blt c025'>McDonough</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Jan. 22, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Coon, Henry</td> - <td class='blt c025'>DeWitt</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Oct. 23, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Campbell, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Deserted Dec. 4, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Davidson, H. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middletown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Davis, Wm. I.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Piatt Co.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Captured Nov. 30, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Downs, Noble</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Dickson, Andrew</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O June 9, '65, as Corporal. Absent, sick.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Davis, Edward</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Piatt Co.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Danforth, Nelson</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Piatt Co.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>See Recruits Co. E.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ensminger, Saml</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Piatt Co.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Edwards, H. T.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Feb. 14, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>England, Albert</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gulick, James P.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gordon, B. F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Piatt Co.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hughes, David F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died in Andersonville prison, Sept. 28, 1864. No. of grave, 9,962.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hard, R. F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hadfield, Joseph</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw, July 1, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Johnston, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died in Andersonville prison, Apr. 21, 1864. No. of grave, 9,458.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Johnston, Richard</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Knapp, Thos. J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865, as Corp.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>King, Granville C.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>King, David</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Feb. 28, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>King, Isaiah J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Edgar Co.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Captured near Dallas, Ga.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Kesler, Joseph</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died Dec. 7, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Kaffer, Peter</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Must'd out June 9, '65, as Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Laughlin, Samuel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Must'd out June 9, '65, as 1st Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Luman, Surl L.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middletown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Means, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died of w'ds rec'd Sept. 22, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Morris, John D.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Mallory, George</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Minnear, Elias</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. on or about Feb. 14, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>McCall, W. H. H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middletown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Mortimore, S. C.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Deserted Feb. 2, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>McMahan, W. M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middletown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. on or about June 1, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Mahlone, S. E.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Piatt Co.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Feb. 10, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Manford, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Transferred to V. R. C.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Purtle, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Feb. 2, '65; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Pitman, Dubois</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Missing at Kenesaw, Ga., since June 27, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Phillips, James</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out May 26, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Polston, Jacob</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. July 1, '65; was prisoner.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Polston, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Polston, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'><span class='pageno' id='Page_199'>199</span>Robinson, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Piatt Co.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Smith, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Smith, Oliver H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Tryon, Harvey S.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865, as Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Vest, Samuel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middletown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Waterman, Henry</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Waterman, Theodore</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged March 24, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wright, George</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wright, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died of accidental w'ds in '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Weston, N.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Williams, Daniel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Champaign</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 8</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Recruits.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hardin, Albert G.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Bowling Green, Ky., in 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='bbt c026'>McCormick, J. H.</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Chicago</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Oct. 8 '64</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Oct. 8, '64</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Trans. to Co. H, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<h3 class='c015'>ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "I."</h3> - -<table class='table6' summary='Roster of the 125th I. V. I'> -<colgroup> -<col width='22%' /> -<col width='15%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='24%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr> - <th class='btt bbt c024'>Name and Rank.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Residence.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of enlistment.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of muster.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Remarks.</th> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>First Sergeant.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jas. H. Trimmel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted 2d Lieutenant</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Sergeants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Alfred Atwood</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Feb. 9, '65, 1st Serg.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Samuel Hardisty</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Mar. 19, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Geo. A. Clapp</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted 1st Lieutenant</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Daniel Gibson</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Edgefield, Nov. 25, '62</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Corporals.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>George Young</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Louisville, Nov. 29, '62</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Levi W. Coughton</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as private</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Henry Armentrout</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Feb. 4, '63; disability</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Barton Snider</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as 1st Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jarrett Davis</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as Sergeant</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Thos. Mackemson</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as Sergeant</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Robert Michael</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Daniel D. Cannon</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as private</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Musician.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Curtis H. Tanzey</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted Principal Musician</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Milton C. Cannon</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Wagoner.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Daniel B. Sanders</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Oct. 24, '62; disability</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Privates.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Acton, David A.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Alton, Preston</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Acton, John W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Bowling Green, Ky., Dec. 2, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Alexander, W. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Feb. 3, '63; disability</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Blevins, Geo. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Burd, Wm. F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Brown, Jacob</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 17, 1865, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Burd, Adrian P.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Babb, Gideon</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Eng. Corps, July 29, '64</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Brittingham, A. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Cosairt, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Edgefield, July 28, '63</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Carmack, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Corp'l. Killed, Kenesaw, June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Cannon, John T.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Dancer, Elias F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville, Jan. 9, 1863</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Dove, Abram C.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Durham, Samuel</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. July 18, '63; disability</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Disert, Joseph</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Eng. Corps, July 29, '64</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Dare, Philip H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Elkins, Stephen</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Harrodsburg, Nov. 11, '62</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gilliland, Reason</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Blount</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hewitt, Eli M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. for promotion, Mar. 23, '64</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'><span class='pageno' id='Page_200'>200</span>Hardisty, N. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Mar. 7, '65; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Huston, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hillary, Jas. P.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Feb. 25, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hillary, Francis J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. May 6, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hardisty, A. S.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. June 19, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hollett, Hiram</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hughes, Isaac</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hoboy, Eisha</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Blount</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Howard, John W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865, as Serg.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Herring, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hannahs, Thomas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Holeman, I. H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jones, Harlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Kane, Matthew</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Liggett, Lawson</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. May 31, '65; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Liggett, Nelson</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Inv. Corps, June 21, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lourance, Whitacher</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lourance, Jonas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Lane, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Laflin, Amos W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Masters, Jacob F. S. T.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Miller, Jas. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Moody, Joseph</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Oct. 24, '62; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Mauslar, J. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Miller, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 30, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Madole, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Odey, Newton</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Osborn, Uriah</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Inv. Corps, Sept. 16, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Parnell, John W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Blount</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Nov. 10, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Pilkinton, Charles</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Rutledge, Isaac S.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Paroled pris. Died, Annapolis, Md., March 10, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Rowe, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Rees, Wm. M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Atlanta, Sept. 23, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Starr, Peter L.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Dec. 12, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Sanders, Newton</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Sanders, Levi W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 15</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted Chaplain.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Smoot, Nathan J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Taber, Jesse</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Gallatin, Jan. 23, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Vansandt, H. G.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Waugh, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Louisville, Nov. 5, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>West, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Bowling Green, Ky., Jan. 7, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wilson, John G.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Big Shanty, Ga., June 29, '64; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Walker, Andrew</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out May 20, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Waugh, David W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Danville, Ky., Nov. 1, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Waugh, Vains</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 12</td> - <td class='blt c024'>same</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Supposed disch. and re-enlisted in 86th Ind. Vols.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Recruits.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ballard, Josiah</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 15, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 15, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Camp McAfee Church, Ga., Feb. 6, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ballard, Henry</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 15, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 15, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Trans. to Co. I, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Cannon, James W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Absent, sick, at M. O. of Reg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Clark, W. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>French, Louis T.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mar. 7, '64</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mar. 12, '64</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Trans. to Co. I, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Harper, B. F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville, Jan. 28, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jackney, Geo. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Feb. 27, '63; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Kirsh, John G.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Must'd out July 1, '65; was pris.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Kirkhart, Michael</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Blue Grass</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 22, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 22, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died Chattanooga, July 15, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Liggett, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 15, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 15, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Trans. to Co. I, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Moore, James</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 29, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 29, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Trans. to Co. I, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Snell, Clark B.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Tansey, Verlin G.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Quincy</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Feb. 23, '64</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Feb. 23, '64</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Feb. 20, '65; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='bbt c026'>Watson, Milton</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Pilot</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'> </td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'> </td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<div> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_201'>201</span> - <h3 class='c015'>ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "K."</h3> -</div> - -<table class='table6' summary='Roster of the 125th I. V. I'> -<colgroup> -<col width='22%' /> -<col width='15%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='24%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr> - <th class='btt bbt c024'>Name and Rank.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Residence.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of enlistment.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of muster.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Remarks.</th> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Sergeants.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ezekiel B. Timmon</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged July 17, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wiliam B. Galway</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Promoted 2d Lieutenant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Peter S. Burk</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to regular army. Dec. 16, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Isaac N. Adams</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Chattanooga, Nov. 4, '64; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Thomas Guthrie</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. July 13, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Corporals.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>James M. Cook</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as 1st Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Thos. L. Douglas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wm. M. Marity</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Indianola</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged April 10, '65 w'ds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>A. J. Woolcot</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>David M. Woolen</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Inv. Corps, Nov. 1, '63. M. O. April 13, '65; disability.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>T. A. Baker</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Indianola</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as Sergeant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>William Jamison</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as Sergeant.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Thos. W. Blakeney</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Serg't. Promoted Serg't Major.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Musicians.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Eli Shephard</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Inv. Corps, Nov. 1, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Saml. R. Tilton</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Privates.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Anderson, Joseph</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Argo, Wm. J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>St. Joseph</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Bell, John V.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Blakney, Jas. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Boon, Wm. J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. May 4, 1865; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Barnard, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Brown, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Vermilion</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville, Dec. 7, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Barnett, Thompson</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Crosby, S. J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Oct. 17, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Cabbage, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Cole, Commodore P.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to reg. army, Dec. 10, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Conover, John R.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out May 26, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Denton, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Davidson, John S.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Bowling Green, Ky., Nov. 20, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Dowers, Washington</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Chattanooga, July 6, '64; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Elsby, Nehemiah</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Evans, Jesse A.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Evans, Strader</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Earls, Mordicai</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Foster, A. M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Feb. 15, '64; w'ds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Fields, Thos. S.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gibson, Philip M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gibson, James</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. July 1, '65; was prisoner.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Guthrie Geo.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gibson, Abyram</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gibson, Garrett</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Henson, W. P.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Nov. 29, '62; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Harrison, W. M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Perryville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Gallatin, Jan. 13, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hoyle, James</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville, June 8, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Herald, V. G.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hildreth, Alvin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Holt, Wm. H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jumps, Theodore</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jumps, John W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Jeffersonville, Oct. 4, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Kiger, Charles</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Kiger, Henry</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Kelly, Jas. N.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Rockville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Disch. Mar. 14, '65; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Leach, Geo. T.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Indianola</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Vet. Eng. Corps.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Leach, Henry C.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Indianola</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>McCartney, Isaiah</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Oct. 18, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Martin, Wm. H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Chattanooga, July 26, '64; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>McCorkle, N. M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Trans. to I. C., Nov. 1, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'><span class='pageno' id='Page_202'>202</span>Miller, Andrew</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>McMillen, J. G.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>McMillen, George</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Mitchels, Jasper</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Mills, Richard</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, '65.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Mills, Adam H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Killed at Kenesaw, June 27, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Orr, Wm. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Bloom</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died, Big Shanty, Ga., June 28, '64; wounds.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ogden, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, 1865, as Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>O'Bryant, W. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>O'Bryant, Asberry</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Pettis, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Deserted Nov. 6, 1862</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Porter, Henry S.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, 1865, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Richardson, R. T.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Oct 27, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Rogers, John A.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Perryville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ramsey, Joseph</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Indianola</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Deserted Aug. 7, '64.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Ritter, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Indianola</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Oct. 18, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Spry, J. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Spicer, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Gallatin, Dec. 25, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Shewman, F. N.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Stunkard, W. N.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Indianola</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Studley, H. H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Indianola</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to V. R. C., May 1, 1864.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Scott, Thos. W.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Tabor, Alfred</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Feb. 28, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Thornton, J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, '65, as Corp'l.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Trosper, James</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Inv. Corps, Nov. 1, '63.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Thornton, David</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Feb. 20, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Thomas, W. H.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>M. O. June 9, 1865, as Serg't.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>White, William</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Oct. 23, 1862.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Whitehead, W. M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Indianola</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Wilson, Jesse</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Indianola</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>White, Jas. R.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Indianola</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>West, Benj. F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Indianola</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Aug. 13</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Sept. 3</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Discharged Jan. 30, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Recruits.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Bishop, Austin B.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mustered out June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Hinson, Franklin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Collier</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mar. 30, '64</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mar. 30, '64</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Co. K, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jenkins, Eli</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mar. 20, '64</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Mar. 29, '64</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Co. K, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Jenkins, W. F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Springfield</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Feb. 23, '64</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Feb. 23, '64</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Co. K, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>McMullen, W. M.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 29, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 29. '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Trans. to Co. K, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>McNutt, Joseph</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dallas</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Deserted April —, 1863.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Nicholson, John</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Danville</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Feb. 19, '64</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Feb. 19, '64</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Co. K, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Richardson, S. F.</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Catlin</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 29, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 29, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Tr. to Co. K, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Rotroff, Thomas</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Indianola</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Died at Nashville, Nov. 27, '62.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Stewart, H. J.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c025'>Reduced from Commissary Serg. at his own request. M. O. June 9, 1865.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='bbt c026'>Sheuman, R. W.</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Georgetown</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Feb. 19, '64</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Feb. 19, '64</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Trans. to Co. K, 60th Ill. Inf.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<h3 class='c015'>UNASSIGNED RECRUITS.</h3> - -<table class='table6' summary='Roster of the 125th I. V. I'> -<colgroup> -<col width='22%' /> -<col width='15%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='18%' /> -<col width='24%' /> -</colgroup> - <tr> - <th class='btt bbt c024'>Name and Rank.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Residence.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of enlistment.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Date of muster.</th> - <th class='btt bbt blt c024'>Remarks.</th> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c024'><em>Unassigned Recruits.</em></td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c024'>1862.</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c026'>Gray, Joseph</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 29, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'>Dec. 29, '63</td> - <td class='blt c025'> </td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='bbt c026'>Glandon, Sterling</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Middle Fork</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Dec. 15, '63</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Dec. 15, '63</td> - <td class='bbt blt c025'>Died Camp Butler, Feb. 12, 64.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<div> - <span class='pageno' id='Page_203'>203</span> - <h3 class='c015'>INTRODUCTORY.</h3> -</div> - -<p class='c016'>Believing it would prove interesting and profitable to all the old -members of the 125th, we have concluded to append the official reports -of the brigade since the beginning of the Atlanta campaign; -and the fact that they were made by the only surviving field officer -of the regiment, who, as lieutenant colonel, commanded the brigade -through more than ten months of its greatest perils, will not, we -feel very sure, detract from their interest.</p> - -<p class='c000'>By the opening of the campaign, the regiment and brigade were -very nearly rid of their weakly men and inefficient officers, and -were well prepared to engage in the arduous duties before them.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Prior to the spring of '64, the whole brigade was largely in the -school of preparation, but from that time forward, always in the field -of labor and danger.</p> - -<p class='c000'>It must be remembered that official reports are limited to the recital -of acts done by the whole body, or some portion of it, in obedience -to orders, or the general plan of operations, and a description -of the performance of such acts, but the commander may not, -like the independent historian, indulge in generalities, individual -opinion and criticism, or extended personal mention. This difference -will be more apparent when the reader compares the reports -with the author's accounts of the same subject matter.</p> - -<p class='c000'>With this introduction, we present the official reports of our most -important campaigns.</p> - -<h3 class='c015'>BRIGADE REPORT FROM LEE AND GORDON'S MILLS<br /> TO ATLANTA, GA.</h3> - -<div class='c017'>Headquarters 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, 14th A. C.,</div> -<div class='c005'>Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 9th, 1864.</div> - -<p class='c000'>Captain: Pursuant to directions from division headquarters, of -date the 6th instant, I have the honor to report, so far as my information -<span class='pageno' id='Page_204'>204</span> extends substantially, the operations of this brigade from -the 3rd day of May, 1864, when it struck tents and broke camp at -Lee and Gordon's mills, until its arrival at Atlanta on the 4th day -of the present month. Being the fourth brigade commander since -the campaign began, and having served on the corps staff for some -time before, and up to, the 27th day of June last, I am compelled -to rely largely for data, upon the necessarily confused memoranda -of the different commanders who preceded me.</p> - -<p class='c000'>On the 3rd day of May last, the brigade, comprising the 22nd -Ind. Vet. Vols., 85th, 86th, 110th and 125th Ills. Vols., and the -52nd Ohio Vols., commanded by Col. Dan. McCook, left Lee and -Gordon's mills and marched to Ringgold, Ga., where, toward night, -it crossed the Chickamauga river and joined the division commanded -by Brig. Gen. J. C. Davis, and bivouacked until the morning of -the 5th of May, when it marched out to near Catoosa Springs and -encamped until the morning of the 7th, when it marched beyond -Tunnel Hill about two miles, part of the time under heavy fire from -the enemy's artillery. On the morning of the 8th of May, the brigade -marched towards and confronted the enemy's skirmishers guarding -the entrance to Buzzard Roost Gap. May 9th, supported the -1st brigade skirmish line. May 10th, the brigade lay under fire -from the enemy's sharp-shooters until evening, when it moved to the -front, and relieved the 1st brigade, with the 52nd Ohio deployed as -skirmishers. May 11th, remained on the line until dark, at which -time we were relieved by a brigade of the 4th corps, and moved up -the valley about two miles and bivouacked for the night. May 13th, -at day break the brigade with the division marched toward Resaca -by way of Snake Creek Gap, reaching the mouth of the Gap, after -a tiresome march, at about 8 o'clock p. m.; continued the march -until nearly 2 o'clock a. m. next day, when the command halted until -daylight, took breakfast and moved beyond the line of intrenchments -towards Resaca, where it rested until evening. Took up position -at night in rear of 1st division, 14th corps. Moved into line -next day, and confronted the enemy in his works at Resaca. Remained -thus until the enemy evacuated that place, when this brigade -with the division was ordered to Rome. The march commenced -early, the 3rd brigade in rear, with the 125th Ills. detailed as -guards for the division train; went into camp on the left of the Rome -road. The brigade resumed the march on the next morning at daylight, -following the 2nd brigade, and arrived within two miles of -Rome at 5 o'clock p. m., where the enemy was reported to be in his -works in full force. Col. McCook immediately disposed the brigade -in order of battle as follows: the 22nd Ind. and the 86th Ills., -as front line, the 52nd Ohio and 85th Ills., as second line, with -three companies from the 22nd Ind. thrown forward as skirmishers. -<span class='pageno' id='Page_205'>205</span>The front line occupied an elevation of ground known as Howe's -Hill, with the left resting near Howe's house. The lines were but -just formed, when the enemy made a vigorous attack upon the 22nd -Ind., throwing it into some confusion, and forcing its right back -about sixty yards, where it rallied behind a rail fence. A part of -the 86th Ills., in the mean time, was pouring a well directed fire -from its right, into the enemies advancing lines. This had the effect -to check them; at the same time the 52nd Ohio advanced and -relieved the 22nd Ind. By this time it became so dark that but -little could be discovered of what was going on, but by continuously -advancing the skirmish line, it was soon ascertained that the -enemy had retreated to his main works. To be prepared for an attack -in the morning, a light line of works was constructed, but was -not needed, for during the night the enemy evacuated his intrenched -position, and moved across the Ostenaula river, burning the bridges -after him. On the morning of May 18th, the 85th Ills. crossed on -the floating <em>debris</em> of the bridge, and occupied the city of Rome. -On the following day the entire brigade crossed on newly constructed -pontoons, and encamped in the suburbs of the town, where it -remained doing various duties until the morning of the 24th of May, -when the brigade, with the division, marched toward Dallas, reaching -the latter place about noon, May 26th, and took up position -about one half mile to the left of town, where if remained until the -next morning, when it moved with the division to the mouth of —— Gap. -Here the brigade was placed in single line, with the 125th -Ills. deployed as skirmishers. At about 10 o'clock on the night of -the 27th of May, the enemy attacked the skirmish line and captured -one commissioned officer and fourteen enlisted men, when a counter -charge was made which resulted in the capture of two commissioned -officers, and twenty seven-enlisted men from the enemy. The -officers and men of the 125th Ills., on this spirited occasion, displayed -that high degree of coolness and bravery so essential to success. -The brigade lay in this position for several days, holding -works. June 1st moved toward the left, and relieved a brigade of -the 23rd corps, remaining in this new position under a constant fire -from the enemy, until June 4th, when it moved about three miles -further to the left, and, with the division, rejoined the corps. The -brigade performed the various duties imposed upon it; sometimes -skirmishing with the enemy, changing position, building fortifications, -or holding those built by others, but all without taking any -active part in any general engagement, until on the morning of the -27th of June, when it was disposed in order of battle as follows: -85th Ills. deployed as skirmishers, with lines of battle composed of -first, the 125th Ills.; second, the 86th Ills.; third, the 22nd Ind., and -fourth, the 52nd Ohio. These dispositions were made in an open -<span class='pageno' id='Page_206'>206</span>field, little more than half a mile from the works to be stormed. -The 2nd brigade was formed on the right, and Gen. Harker's brigade -of the 4th corps, on the left. At a few moments before nine, -the command "forward" was given and responded to by the brave -men of the brigade with a will and determination to succeed when -success is possible. The movement began in quick, and continued -in this time for near one third the distance, when the step was -changed to double-quick. The lines moved with marked precision, -until they reached the foot of an abrupt hill where they encountered -a marshy creek lined on either side with shrubs and thickly matted -vines. The command relieved itself as rapidly and orderly as possible -from this confusion, and turning its face towards the enemy, -rushed forward across an open field extending to within fifteen rods -of the point of attack. Here it entered a skirt of light timber, and -from this point also commenced an ascent of the ground. On, and -up the brave men rushed with their gallant leader at their head, until -some of them reached the base of the enemy's parapet. Nothing -daunted they struggled to scale the works. In their efforts to do -this, some were knocked down with stones and clubs hurled at them -by the enemy. Here the gallant McCook fell, mortally wounded, -while present with, and cheering his men on. Shot and stoned down -completely exhausted by the length and impetuosity of the charge, -the brave men reformed their lines a few steps in the rear, and partially -under the crest of the hill. While this was being done, Col. -O. G. Harmon, of the 125th Ills., left the command of the regiment -to Maj. J. B. Lee, and placed himself at the head of the brigade. -But hardly did he enjoy this new command five minutes, -when a musket shot from the enemy pierced his heart, and in a few -moments his remains were borne from the field. Col. C. J. Dilworth -then assumed command, and after adjusting his lines to his satisfaction, -he ordered works to be constructed, the front line of which did -not exceed sixty yards from the enemy's strong line of works.</p> - -<p class='c000'>The loss to the brigade in this bloody encounter was four hundred -and ten, nearly all of which occurred within the short space of -twenty minutes. These casualties fell heaviest upon the 125th Illinois -and 52d Ohio. By three o'clock p. m. the men were sheltered -by their new lines of works and were confronting the enemy as -sharp-shooters. At four o'clock of the same day, upon my request -to be relieved from duty at corps headquarters, I returned to and -took command of my regiment. From this point forward in my report -I am chiefly reliant for information on the notes and memoranda -of Col. Dilworth. After the confusion of the battle was over, -the brigade was disposed thus: The 85th Illinois on the right, connecting -with the 2d brigade; the 22d on the left, connecting with -Gen. Harker's brigade; the 125th Illinois in the center, and the 86th -<span class='pageno' id='Page_207'>207</span>Illinois and 52d Ohio in reserve. The lines remained the same until -the morning of the 28th, when the 125th Illinois was relieved by -the 86th Illinois, that in turn was relieved on the morning of the -29th by the 52d Ohio. On this day a cessation of hostilities was -effected, and arrangements made, under flag of truce, by which the -dead between the lines were removed or buried. On the 30th under -my personal supervision a new line of works was constructed within -from five to seven rods of the enemy's strong works. From this -position our sharp-shooters did excellent service, many of them using -an invention called the "refracting sight," the testimony in -favor of the use of which at short range was abundant. The brigade -did duty here until the morning of the 3rd of July. The enemy -having again abandoned his works, we marched through Marietta, -thence in a south-west course about five miles toward Atlanta. We -halted and encamped here for two nights. On the morning of the -5th of July, we advanced again about five miles towards the railroad -bridge over the Chattahoochie river. Upon our arrival within about -three miles of the bridge, we came up with the enemy's skirmishers. -The 3rd brigade was put in position in a heavy wood, connecting on -the left with the 2d brigade. As soon as the lines were formed, I -was ordered forward with the 125th as skirmishers. The line was at -once established and waited for support on the right, which was late -arriving. About five o'clock, all things being ready, the line advanced -at the double quick across an open field, and charged the enemies' -skirmishers behind works at the verge of the woods on the opposite -side. Routing them from these, we drove them in confusion to -their main line of fortifications, our own line pursuing to within less -than three hundred yards. The enemy made three unsuccessful attempts -to drive our line back. As soon as it was dark the 86th Illinois -relieved the skirmish line, and by morning were well entrenched. -The other regiments of the brigade moved forward to the road and -threw up works. The command remained in this position, each -regiment in its turn doing picket duty until the morning of the 10th -of July, when a little before daylight the bridge over the Chattahoochie -river was discovered to be on fire, and no enemy in our front. -Col. Dilworth was ordered to made a reconnoisance with the 86th -Illinois, and accompanied it in person as far as the river, meeting -with no opposition, when he returned with all but two companies, -which he left at the river as pickets. On the afternoon of the same -day the brigade moved down to the Atlanta road and went into -camp on the right and within one mile of the railroad bridge, in -which position we remained doing picket and guard duty until the -morning of the 18th, on which day we crossed the Chattahoochie -river on a pontoon bridge at Paces' Ferry, and about five miles -above the railroad bridge. On the same day we crossed Nancy's -<span class='pageno' id='Page_208'>208</span>creek, and advanced skirmishers from the 22d Indiana as far as -Peach Tree creek near Howell's mill. The brigade bivouacked for -the night on the Atlanta and Pace's Ferry road.</p> - -<p class='c000'>As the 19th of July was an eventful day in the history of this brigade, -I choose to incorporate in this report the minutes of its operations -made by Col. Dilworth at the time:</p> - -<p class='c000'>"This morning I was ordered to form my lines in rear of skirmish -line and push across the Peach Tree creek. This was done by placing -the 52d Ohio in advance, crossing the creek on a log, and moving -out across the field and over the hill. Here we found an entire -brigade of rebels and a portion of another. The balance of our -brigade crossed, 1st, 85th Illinois and went to the assistance of the -52d Ohio on the left, and found a heavy force. Next came the 125th -Illinois and moved forward to the crest of the hill. Next the 86th -Illinois and formed on the left. The 22d Indiana at the same time -commenced crossing on our right and connected with the 52d Ohio -skirmishers on the right. Word was sent to Gen. Davis for assistance, -at the same time information was received that the enemy were -drifting to the right. Col. Langley, of the 125th Illinois, was ordered -to form on the right, which he did at a double-quick, and just -reached the top of the hill as the enemy were ready to attack, and -after a fire from the 125th the rebels were driven back from the -right. That night entrenchments were thrown up, and the men remained -on the ground getting in the wounded."</p> - -<p class='c000'>The brigade lost in this day's operations two hundred and forty-five -men, killed, wounded and missing. These losses fell heaviest -on the 52d Ohio, 22d Indiana and 85th Illinois. The morning of -July 20th found the brigade well fortified, and about noon two sections -of Capt. Gardner's battery were put in position, which with -the aid of sharp-shooters from this and the 2d brigade, succeeded in -driving the enemy from his works. On the same day the 110th Illinois, -Lieut. Col. Topping commanding, reported for duty and was -put in line on the right. July 21st Col. Dilworth was ordered to -make a reconnoisance with one regiment. He ordered out the -125th Illinois and connected with Col. Mitchell's brigade on the left -and Gen. Morgan's on the right; moved too far to the right; found -rebels near Moore's house on the Marietta and Atlanta road and returned -to camp. July 22d—No enemy in our immediate front. -Moved towards Atlanta to within two and a half miles of the city. -Heavy cannonading to our front and left. Went into camp at night -in reserve. July 24th—Relieved a regiment of Gen. Beard's division -with the 125th Illinois. Remained in this position with a slight -change of camp until the morning of the 28th of July. One regiment -on out-post duty daily. July 28th—In connection with the -division made a reconnoisance to Turner's Ferry, intending to strike -<span class='pageno' id='Page_209'>209</span>the enemy in left flank, but being misled by an inefficient guide, the -division took no part in the engagement of this day. After a long -meandering and weary march, we returned late at night to near our -old camp. From this date forward our duties were various. We -built several lines of works, did picket duty, and changed position -towards the right and front about three miles, and went into position -in the evening, connecting with Gen. Baird on the left, 125th -Ills. on the left, and the 22nd Ind. on the right of the front line, -with the 85th Ills. on picket. On the following morning the picket -line moved nearly three quarters of a mile to the front, and took -fifteen prisoners with no loss to us. The main line moved forward, -still keeping up the connection with General Baird on the left, and -also connecting with Col. Mitchell on the right. Four companies of -the 52nd Ohio relieved the 85th Ills. pickets. July 6th; brigade in -same position, the enemy almost constantly shelling our lines. At -night seventy-five men from the 110th Ills. relieved the 52nd Ohio -on picket. I quote below, substantially, Col. Dilworth's minutes of -the operations of the brigade on the 7th of July:</p> - -<p class='c000'>"Received orders about ten o'clock, that the division was to -swing to the left, and that the movement would begin on the left. -About noon I went to the lines and saw General Baird, who said he -could not advance until evening. As soon as he had gone I received -orders that Gen. Morgan had commenced the movement on the -right, and for me to conform my movements to Mitchell's. I then -went to the right, and found Col. Mitchell had advanced. My skirmish -line was advanced, and the 125th Ills. was ordered forward, -the 52nd Ohio was ordered up also. The 22nd Ind. advanced and -connected with Col. Mitchell on the right and facing north-east. At -night the 86th relieved the 110th Ills. on picket."</p> - -<p class='c000'>In gaining this new and important position, the brigade was exposed -to a galling fire of musketry and artillery from the enemy's -lines, and with but little chance to us to return, successfully, the -fire. The brigade took possession of, and extended its lines across, -the Sand Town road, and as speedily as possible erected strong fortifications. -The loss to the brigade in this day's operations, was -forty-two officers and men killed and wounded. Nothing of further -importance than frequent changes of camp, and position in line, -and picket duty, occurred until August 20th, on which day the brigade -started at day break and marched to the rear lines of works of -the 23rd corps, where we lay in close column for two or three hours, -when orders came to move out. The whole division moved toward -the right of our lines, with this brigade in advance. We marched -rapidly to the line of the West Point rail road at Red Oaks; tore -up track, and cut the telegraph wires in sight of a large force of -rebel cavalry. Returned to camp at night after making a march of -<span class='pageno' id='Page_210'>210</span>22 miles, most of the time in heavy rain and mud. From this time -forth, the brigade performed its usual duties until August 26th, -when we broke up camp and marched out with the division to contribute -our remaining efforts to turn the enemy's left, and destroy -the Macon rail road, the last and only line of transit for subsistence -to his army at Atlanta. By the last of August it was very generally -conceded that the enemy would tender us battle, as usual, on his -choice of ground, and within his strong fortifications. On this last -named day, we marched to an encampment for the night near Turtle -Swamp, on the left of the Atlanta and Jonesboro road. On the -following morning, early, we moved across to, and down, the Rough -and Ready and Jonesboro road toward the latter named place, to a -point about one half mile south of Flint river. Here the brigade -moved to the left in an open field, and formed in order of battle as -follows: First line, 22nd Ind. on the right, 125th Ills. in the center, -and the 52nd Ohio on the left, except three companies of the 52nd -Ohio, which were deployed as skirmishers; the second line comprised -the 85th, 86th and 110th Ills. About 2 o'clock p. m., the -brigade moved by the right flank across a difficult slough, and reformed -its lines on the crest of a hill beyond, and under a heavy -fire from the enemy's artillery. From this point we discovered that -the enemy were in strong force and well intrenched along the line -of the Macon railroad. At about 3 o'clock p. m., our line advanced -through a thick skirt of woods to an open corn-field beyond, -swinging gradually to the right as it advanced down the slope beyond, -until our course was nearly south. We moved to within one -fourth of a mile of the enemy's line of works, and engaged his skirmishers -with our own, while the main line was struggling to cross a -swamp at the foot of the slope. As soon as a crossing was effected -the enemy's skirmishers were vigorously attacked and driven to their -main works. In this valley the first line built temporary works -which it held but a few minutes, when it again moved forward. A -part of the 52nd Ohio, charging with the 2nd brigade, aided in taking -a rebel battery in their front. The 22nd Ind. and 125th Ills. -advanced in quick time to the crest of the hill, where they encountered -a line of rebels concealed among the standing corn. These -two regiments became at once hotly engaged. The contest for a -few moments appeared doubtful, and might finally have turned in -favor of the enemy, but for the success of the 2nd brigade on our -left. As soon as this success was known, not one moment was lost -by the 22nd Ind. and 125th Ills. in charging the enemy's line, which -finally yielded and broke, the men running in confusion to their intrenchments, -but just in time to find themselves our prisoners. After -driving the enemy back some six or seven hundred yards to their -second line of works on the rail road, and the woods to the west of -<span class='pageno' id='Page_211'>211</span>the rail road, our lines were about being reformed, when Col. Dilworth, -commanding the brigade, received a severe wound, and was -carried off the field. As soon as notified of this fact, I assumed -command, and as rapidly as possible reformed my somewhat broken -lines. Going a few rods to the left and rear, I met Captain Swift, -brigade inspector, coming forward with the 85th Ills. from the second -line. This I put to work to turn the rebel fortifications, and -make them available to us in the event of a counter assault. Meeting -with other members of the brigade staff, I directed them to bring -forward the 86th and 110th Ills. as rapidly as possible, and hold -them in readiness for further orders. In the mean time I drew from -their former positions, the 125th Ills. and 22nd Ind., to give them -some rest. At this juncture Col. Mitchell represented to me, that -the enemy were massing in his front with a view to an attack, and -asked me to send him some assistance. Knowing the importance -of holding the hill we jointly occupied, I immediately sent him five -companies from the 86th Ills., and seven from the 52nd Ohio. In -a few minutes the other battalion of the 86th Ills., also went to his -assistance. This force remained with Col. Mitchell about one hour, -and I depend on him to do them justice in his report.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Between the right of the 2nd brigade and the left of the 15th -corps, was a gap in the lines about one half mile wide. The threatening -demonstrations of the enemy in front of this gap, showed the -importance he attached to it, and I determined to throw all my -available force into, and as far as possible close, it up. I accordingly -moved the 125th Ills, to the right and front, as far as the crest -of the hill, putting it nearly in the same position it occupied while -fighting half an hour before. I then moved the 85th Ills. to the -right, and the 110th Ills. to the left of the 125th, and directed them -to put out as many sharp shooters as could be made available, to -annoy and keep back the enemies' skirmishers, while the main line -was ordered to construct works. The firing was kept up until dark. -Several times the enemy attempted to advance, but were driven -back to their works by the unerring aim of our guns. On the return -of the 86th Ills., and the 52nd Ohio, from the assistance of the -2nd brigade, I put the first in position on the right, with the right -well refused. The 52nd Ohio and 22nd Ind. were placed in reserve. -Each regiment furnished pickets for its front, the entire picket line -being under the especial charge of Captain Burkhalter, brigade provost -marshal. These dispositions, in my opinion, rendered our position -perfectly secure. At night the enemy abandoned his works, -leaving his dead unburied, and wounded uncared for. Our loss in -this day's fight was one hundred and thirty-five killed and wounded. -The loss fell heaviest on the 22nd Ind. and 125th Ills.</p> - -<p class='c000'>We advanced about 10 o'clock to Jonesboro, went into position -<span class='pageno' id='Page_212'>212</span>on the left of the rail road and town, where we remained until -late in the day of Sept. 3rd, when I received orders from Major -Gen. Davis, commanding the corps, to remove the brigade to Atlanta -on the following day, to guard prisoners of war, and as escort -to corps hospital trains. Arrived at this place on the afternoon of -Sept 4th, with 1674 prisoners, and trains. Reported pursuant to -orders, to Maj. Gen. Slocum, and went into camp on the west side -of town, where the troops have remained doing no duty since.</p> - -<p class='c000'>In this review of the history of the third brigade during the late -campaign, I have confined myself thus far, as nearly as possible, to -a simple recitation of facts and circumstances; having been absent -from the brigade a part of the time, and afterwards only with -one of its regiments until the late fight at Jonesboro. Special mention -of the conduct of many brave officers and soldiers, would, perhaps, -meet with little favor from my feeble pen, even of those who -have distinguished themselves by their heroic and daring behavior -on every battle field. So far as I can learn, on the march, and in -every engagement, they all did their entire duty, and the appalling -casualty list, show the sanguinary character of the many conflicts in -which these troops have taken part. The losses of the brigade foot -up, since the 3rd day of May last, the enormous sum of <span class='fss'>ONE -THOUSAND AND EIGHTY-TWO</span>, killed, wounded and missing, being little -less than the number now present in the ranks for duty. The -brigade met with its heaviest loss in the assault on the enemy's -works at Kenesaw Mountain, June 27th. The number has been -stated previously. There every regiment was engaged, and where -the contest was hottest, the front line could be claimed by no particular -regiment, but was made up of the bravest men from all. At -Peach Tree creek, July 14th, the 52nd Ohio, commanded by Lieut. -Col. Clancey, with skirmishers, under command of Major Holmes, -did nobly in clearing the heights beyond the creek, thus enabling -the remainder of the brigade to cross and form line free from the -enemies fire. In the same engagement, the 85th Ills., commanded -by Major Rider, advanced to within a few yards of the enemy's -main line, but could not hold its position. The loss to the regiment -was heavy, but it behaved manfully. The 22nd Ind., commanded, -in the early part of the engagement, by Maj. Shea, stood, -unsupported, the brunt of a heavy assault, and yielded only as it -was overpowered by superior numbers. Maj. Shea was wounded, -and the command fell to Captain Snodgrass, under whose charge it -has been most of the time since. The conduct of this officer, and -his command, were all that could be asked in the late battle of -Jonesboro, and as truly may I say the same of Maj. Holmes, who -commanded the 52nd Ohio in the same engagement, until wounded -and disabled, when the command devolved upon Capt. Rothacker. -<span class='pageno' id='Page_213'>213</span>Also the 85th Ills., commanded by Maj. Rider until disabled, when -the charge of the regiment fell to Captain Griffith. The 86th Ills. -commanded part of the time by Lt. Col. Fahnestock, and part by -Maj. Thomas. The 110th Ills., commanded throughout by Lieut. -Col. Topping, and also the 125th Ills., commanded, through the latter -part of the engagement, by Captain Geo. W. Cook. I wish to -bear testimony to the general good conduct and bravery of the several -officers above named, and their respective commands. I observed -several striking instances of noble courage and true bravery -among subordinate officers and enlisted men, but want of space -forbids that I should mention them here. The reports from the -commanders of regiments must suffice. Captains Anderson, Swift -and Burkhalter, and Lieut. Tanner, of the brigade staff, are all -known to the brigade, and appreciated for their coolness and bravery -in action. My heartfelt thanks are due to the three last named for -the eminent assistance they so cheerfully rendered me during the -engagement on the 1st instant. Captain Anderson, A. A. A. Gen., -while in the discharge of his duties, received a severe wound just -before the command of the brigade fell to my charge, thus depriving -me of his valuable services.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Our honored dead, of whom from this brigade there are many -have all received a soldier's burial, and their scattered graves mark -the meandering course of our march all the way from Resaca to -Atlanta.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line in5'>I have the honor to be, Captain,</div> - <div class='line in7'>Very respectfully, your obdt. servant.</div> - <div class='line'>(Signed) JAS. W. LANGLEY,</div> - <div class='line in12'>Lt. Col. 125th Ills., comd'g brigade.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<div class='lg-container-l'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group0'> - <div class='line'>To</div> - <div class='line in4'>Theodore Wiseman,</div> - <div class='line in6'>Capt. and A. A. Genl., 2nd Div., 14th A. C.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<h3 class='c015'>BRIGADE REPORT FROM ATLANTA, FLORENCE, TO<br /> SAVANNAH, GA.</h3> - -<div class='lg-container-r c003'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>Headquarters 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division,</div> - <div class='line in5'>14th Army Corps, Army of Georgia, near</div> - <div class='line in12'>Savannah, Ga., January 3rd, 1865.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>Captain</span>: Pursuant to orders, of date Dec. 28th, 1864, I have -the honor to report substantially the operations of my command, -from the fall of Atlanta, up to, and including the, fall of Savannah.</p> - -<p class='c000'>On the fourth day of September last, my command, comprising -<span class='pageno' id='Page_214'>214</span>the 85th, 86th and 125th Ills., the 52nd Ohio, the 22nd Ind., and -three companies of the 110th Ills. Vols., moved from Jonesboro in -charge of the 14th army corps hospital trains, and about seventeen -hundred prisoners of war, to Atlanta, reaching the latter place about -sundown. After reporting to Maj. Gen. Slocum, then commanding -at Atlanta, and turning over my prisoners, by his orders I went into -camp to the left of the White Hall road, just beyond the suburbs of -the city, where I remained until the 29th day of September, when I -received orders to move to Chattanooga by cars as rapidly as possible. -At about 9 o'clock p. m., I got the brigade on board a train -of cars going north, and arrived at Chattanooga Oct. 1st, at 3 o'clock -p. m. General Morgan having previously gone to Huntsville, Ala., -with the 1st and 2nd brigades of the division, I reported in person -to Maj. Gen. Thomas, who directed me to proceed to Huntsville as -rapidly as I could do with safety. I accordingly started on a train -from Chattanooga at sundown, and arrived safely at Huntsville at -12 o'clock m., Oct. 2nd and went into camp on the south side of -town, where we remained about two hours, when I received orders -to move to the depot immediately. On going to my command, I -found it all asleep, a luxury the men had not enjoyed since leaving, -Atlanta, three days before. Shortly after arriving at the depot, we -commenced reloading the same cars from which we had disembarked -but two or three hours previously. At dark the entire division -moved towards Athens, six miles when we met with obstructions on -the road that delayed us until next morning, when we again started, -reaching within six miles of Athens by noon. Here were other obstructions -in the road, and we disembarked for the last time. By -the order of Gen. Morgan, I directed Capt. Cook, commanding the -125th Ills., to guard the empty trains back to Huntsville, and return -to the brigade by next train. At 2 o'clock p. m., the brigade marched -with the division to Athens, and went into camp in two lines, -facing south-east. It will be seen that my command was three days -and four nights traveling from Atlanta to Athens, and with the exception -of about six hours of that time they were on the cars, so -closely crowded that none could lie down, even had that been possible -they could not have slept, owing to the very heavy rain that -fell almost without intermission during the trip. It was the ill fortune -of my brigade, to ride on trains managed by drunken, incompetent, -and irresponsible conductors and engineers, who, for the -most part, seemed perfectly indifferent to the sufferings and inconvenience -they imposed upon the soldiers, so long as they enjoyed -official confidence, a profitable salary, and plenty to eat.</p> - -<p class='c000'>On the morning of the fourth of October, the brigade, except the -125th Ills., not yet returned from Huntsville, and the 110th Ills., in -charge of supplies, marched from Athens toward Florence, fording -<span class='pageno' id='Page_215'>215</span>the Elk River at Brown's Ferry, about sundown, after which it -marched four miles to Rogersville and encamped for the night. -Oct. 5th, marched at 6 o'clock a. m., crossed Shoal creek at dark, -and went into camp beyond and within seven miles of Florence. -Oct. 6th, the first brigade moved toward Florence at 7 o'clock a. m. -but met the enemy's cavalry skirmishers just beyond our picket line. -I was immediately ordered to follow with three regiments, leaving -one as camp guard. It was with little difficulty that a reconnoisance -was pushed through to Florence, as it was afterwards ascertained -that the enemy opposing our progress thither, amounted to only -about one hundred and fifty men. We reached the town at 1 o'clock -p. m., and there learned certainly, what we already suspected, that -Forrest had escaped across the Tennessee. At 3 o'clock p. m., we -returned to Shoal creek, reaching there about sundown. On the -following morning the entire command with the division returned to -Florence, and went into camp on the south-east side of the town, -where we remained two days.</p> - -<p class='c000'>Up to this time, from the date of our departure from Atlanta, it -rained heavily every day, rendering the roads from Athens to Florence -very muddy, besides swelling the numerous streams to their -banks. These streams we were compelled to ford, with the exception -of Shoal creek, which had a good bridge. The men were -drenching wet, adding greatly to the weight of their loads, and their -sleep, though sound, was the sleep of exhaustion and afforded them -but little rest. Besides many were bare footed and foot sore. Those -who fell sick by the way side, were left in houses to the care of the -citizens, as we had no means of transportation. The citizens, as -far as I am able to learn, uniformly treated our sick soldiers with a -great deal of kindness. Officers had no comforts or conveniences -above those of enlisted men, and indulged only in such luxuries as -they could transport by virtue of their own physical strength. In -short I do not hesitate to say, that our trip from Atlanta to Florence, -came nearer tasking to the utmost, the physical endurance of -the American soldier, than any campaign I ever witnessed, and I -cannot withhold the mead of praise so eminently due the brave -officers and men who made it. They performed all that was required -of them with that characteristic cheerfulness, which has recently become -so strongly engrafted in the heart of our army. Oct. 10th, -we left Florence on our way back towards Athens, marched nineteen -miles, and encamped for the night. Oct. 11th, resumed march -towards Athens, and encamped for the night within eight miles -of the town. Oct. 12th, reached Athens at 10 o'clock a. m., where -the 125th Ills. rejoined the brigade. We moved two miles east of -town, and went into temporary camp. At 2 o'clock p. m., I received -orders from Gen. Morgan to detail one regiment to rebuild a rail -<span class='pageno' id='Page_216'>216</span>road bridge across a branch of Lime Stone creek, which next morning -it had completed, and about noon cars began to arrive at Athens -to transport the division to Chattanooga. My command got off -at 4 o'clock a. m., Oct. 13th, and reached Chattanooga at midnight -and went in camp in two lines on the west side of town where it remained -four days. My first effort was to procure shoes and clothing -for my barefooted and almost naked men. I succeeded in procuring -785 pairs of shoes, and a sufficient supply of clothing. At -the expiration of our four days rest at Chattanooga, we marched, on -the morning of the 18th of October, by the Rossville and Dry Valley -roads, to Lee and Gordon's mills on the Chickamauga river and -encamped for the night. Oct. 19th marched to La Fayette and -camped for the night. Oct. 20th, marched south from La Fayette -about twelve miles and turned to the right, on a road leading to -Brown Town Valley, and after fording Chattanooga river, we went -into camp for the night. October 21st, marched 25 miles on Brown -Town Valley road towards Galesville. Oct. 22nd, marched to -Galesville, and went into camp north of town, where we joined the -corps and remained five days, subsisting partly on government rations, -and partly on the country. Oct. 28th, left camp at 2 o'clock -p. m., and marched 8 miles towards Rome and camped for the night -at Missionary station, near the state line. Oct. 29th, resumed the -march at 6 o'clock a. m., and encamped at night on the north side -of the Ostanalla river, and within one mile of Rome, where we remained -until Oct. 31st, when I received orders to march to Kingston -as guard to corps train. My command left Rome at 3 o'clock -p. m., marched 8 miles and encamped at night on Cedar creek. Resumed -march at 7 a. m. next day, and reached Kingston within three -hours, when it went into camp and remained until November 8th, -on which day we marched to Cartersville and encamped south-west -of town about two miles, until November 12th, when I was ordered -to relieve a brigade of the 2nd division, 15th army corps, at the fort -on the Etowah river. November 13th, marched to Ackworth, stopping -on the way to tear up and destroy three and a half miles of -rail road track and ties; reached camp at 9 p. m. November 14th, -marched by way of Kenesaw Mountain to within four miles of -Chattahoochie river. November 15th, resumed march at 6 o'clock -a. m., crossed the river on pontoon bridge and reached Atlanta at 1 -o'clock p. m. This may be said to finish the North Alabama campaign, -having been gone from Atlanta forty-eight days, instead of -four, as was expected. Before reaching Atlanta, I sent orders to -Captain Hall, commanding a small detachment of the brigade at -that place, to procure guns, accoutrements and ammunition for -every man in his command able to march, and I also had requisitions -made by regimental commanders, for the amount of such ordnance -<span class='pageno' id='Page_217'>217</span>stores required to perfectly equip their command. I had -also an officer detailed from each regiment to take these requisitions -to Atlanta, and give them their personal attention. These were sent -from Kingston as soon as I received intelligence that we would -shortly cut loose from our "old base;" but they failed to get the -men properly armed, in consequence of the surplus ordnance stores -having been shipped from Atlanta before their arrival. This left my -command on reaching Atlanta, short fifty-four guns and accoutrements. -From Kingston, also, I directed my brigade quartermaster, -Lieut. A. M. Ayers, to proceed to Atlanta and draw his estimate of -clothing and allowance of transportation. This he did to my entire -satisfaction, having procured a sufficient number of shoes to give -every man two pair; the result of which was, that upon our arrival -at Savannah, I had not a barefoot soldier in my command.</p> - -<p class='c000'>The 3rd brigade, comprising 1721 total commissioned officers -and enlisted men present, left Atlanta Nov. 16th, at 12 m., and -marched on the Decatur road 9 miles and camped for the night. -Nov. 17th, marched at 7 a. m. by way of Lithonia to Conyer's station. -During the afternoon of this day we tore up and destroyed -three miles of rail road track and ties. Nov. 18th, marched at 6 -o'clock a. m. on the Covington road, and camped for the night three -miles east of that town. To-day the brigade destroyed two and a -half miles of railroad track and ties. To-day, also, we began to -subsist off the country. Nov. 19th, marched at 6 o'clock a. m., -crossed Alcova river, and went into camp at dark near Shady Dale. -Nov. 20th, marched at 7 a. m., and camped at night near Eatonton -Factory. Nov. 21st, marched at 6 o'clock a. m., and camped at -night on east side of Cedar creek. Nov. 22nd, laid still to-day and -let the 1st and 3rd divisions of the corps pass by. Nov. 23rd, marched -at 6 a. m. with two regiments as train guard, and two as rear -guard, and camped at night within two miles of Milledgeville, the -rear guard reaching camp at half past 9 o'clock p. m. Nov. 24th -marched at 10 o'clock a. m. through Milledgeville, Georgia's capitol, -with colors displayed, and bands playing national airs, and camped -at night seven miles beyond, on the Sandersville road. Nov. 25th, -marched at 6 a. m. to Buffalo creek, where we found the bridge had -been destroyed just before our arrival. My command marched at -the head of the division column to-day; upon its reaching this creek -I set to work a company of pioneers and two companies of men -from the 22nd Indiana, and in half an hour had constructed a very -good foot bridge, upon which I crossed the 22nd Ind., and afterwards -the entire brigade. Leaving my pioneer party to assist Col. -Buell in putting down a pontoon bridge for the crossing of trains, -we camped at night on Keg creek. Nov. 26th, marched at 6 o'clock -a. m., crossed Keg creek and met rebel skirmishers within ten miles -<span class='pageno' id='Page_218'>218</span>of Sandersville. My foraging party assisted the troops in the advance -to drive the enemy through town. We arrived in town at 10 o'clock -a. m., and went into camp on the north side. Nov. 27th, marched -at 7 a. m. on the Louisville road, crossed the Ogechee river, and -camped within eight miles of Louisville for the night. Nov. 28th, -marched at 6 o'clock a. m. to within one mile of Louisville, where -we found that the bridge across Rocky Comfort creek, had been -burnt, and was being repaired by the 3rd division, 14th army corps. -At dusk I crossed my command over, marched through the town, -and went into camp on the left of the Augusta road, about one and -a half miles beyond. Nov. 29th, remained in camp all day. Nov. -30th, still in camp at Louisville. To-day I deployed the 86th and -125th Ills. as skirmishers, supported by the 52nd Ohio and 22nd -Ind. and moved forward, covering the Warrenton and Augusta roads. -This movement was induced by the presence in our vicinity of small -parties of the enemy's cavalry, that had for two or three days past, -been capturing and murdering foragers and other soldiers who were -so unfortunate as to fall into their power. The enemy had, on the -night previous to this movement, captured and killed two men of the -85th Ills., and one of the 125th Ills. My line advanced at 11 o'clock -a. m. and drove the enemy in fine style, recapturing a small foraging -party with trains from the 20th corps, that had ventured too far out. -Pretty smart skirmishing continued for some minutes, when the enemy -attempted to break my line, but were repulsed by the 86th Ills., -with the loss of one captain and one private, who were killed outright, -and left by the flying enemy on the field. At this juncture, -by order of Gen. Morgan, I halted and adjusted my line. Everything -remained quiet until 3:30 p. m., when I received orders to -move forward until my right should connect with the left of the 2nd -brigade, which was moving across towards the Augusta from the -Waynsboro road. In this movement my line advanced at the double -quick across a corn-field, to the woods beyond, driving the enemy -out of a line of works about two hundred yards in length. It being -deemed useless to pursue cavalry with infantry, I was directed at -sun down to withdraw my brigade, and reestablish my picket line -as it had been in the morning, which I did, the enemy following the -skirmish line as it retired. In this day's operations a good deal of -shooting was done by the enemy, but in driving him more than a -mile, he did not succeed in wounding one of our men. We recovered -the bodies of the enlisted men murdered the night before. I -have no hesitancy in saying they were deliberately murdered after -they had surrendered, as was evinced by an examination of the fatal -wounds. One man was shot through the head, the ball entered just -above the left ear, surrounding the entrance the hair was singed -close to the scalp by the burning powder. The other two were shot -<span class='pageno' id='Page_219'>219</span>through the body; one was shot three times, and the other twice. -So close was the weapon held when discharged, that in every instance -the clothing was scorched and burned.</p> - -<p class='c000'>In front of the left of my picket line, stood a cotton gin containing -forty-eight bales of cotton, the property of Asa Hoyt, behind -which the enemy had concealed himself, and fired upon my men in -the morning. Not willing to give him the advantage of that position -longer, upon the withdrawal of my troops, I detailed Major -Holmes, 52nd Ohio, with a small number of men to destroy it, -which they accordingly did, and which fact I reported to you in -writing, while the gin was still burning. This embraces the only -property of any kind burned by my orders during the campaign. -Dec. 1st, marched at 10 a. m. as guard to 3rd division train, and -reached camp at 11 p. m. Dec. 2nd, marched at 8 a. m. Furnished -two regiments to guard the corps reserve artillery and ammunition -trains, and reached camp at 8 p. m. Dec. 3rd, marched at 9 -a. m. on Augusta road; crossed Buckhead creek and went into -camp at dark on Mill creek, near Lumpton's station. Dec. 4th, -marched at noon in rear of, and as guard to, 3rd division trains; -passed through Habersham, and went into camp at 10 p. m. Dec. -5th, marched at 7 o'clock a. m.; furnished guard of two regiments -for corps reserve artillery trains, and camped for the night at 7 p. m. -Dec. 6th, marched at 6:30 a. m.; good roads all day. Marched -twenty-one and a half miles on main Savannah road, and went into -camp for the night Road blocked just ahead of this camp for -three quarters of a mile by fallen trees. At night I made a detail -of sufficient pioneer force to clear the road, which they accomplished -by 9 p. m. Dec. 7th, marched at 11 a. m. in rear of, and as -guard to, 3rd division trains. Reached camp at Ebeneezer creek at -8 p. m. Dec 8th, marched at 7 a. m.; order of march changed. -Left all transportation excepting that belonging to brigade and regimental -headquarters; crossed Ebeneezer creek at 12 m. and awaited -the building of a bridge over little Kogglies creek; after which we -marched four miles beyond, and went into camp at 8 p. m. In half -an hour afterwards I received orders to return and camp for the -night between the two creeks. Got into camp at 11 p. m. Dec. 9th, -marched at 7 a. m., moved four miles and built two bridges over -creeks. Moved about four miles farther on and encountered a section -of a rebel battery planted in the road, well protected by a substantial -earth work. I received orders from Gen. Morgan to send -the 125th Ills. forward, deployed as skirmishers, on each side of the -road, and develop, if possible, the strength of the enemy. The -regiment thus moved to within one hundred yards of the rebel -works, without drawing a shot from the enemy's musketry, though -his artillery played continually upon a piece of our own posted in -<span class='pageno' id='Page_220'>220</span>the road. The enemy had selected a good position to make a brief -stand with a small number of men, having built his works in the -center, and on either side of the road, just beyond where it divides -a swamp. By direction of Gen. Morgan, I pushed forward the 86th -Ills., six companies as skirmishers, until it joined the right of the -125th Ills. I then directed Lieut. Col. Fahnestock, commanding -the 86th Ills., to wheel gradually to the left, and if possible get his -right to the enemy's rear. This he did, so far as was in his power, -but his whole line was in a swamp, where vines, rank weeds, and -undergrowth timber was so abundant, that his progress was necessarily -too slow to reach the desired position before dark, and at dark, -by order of Gen. Morgan, the entire line was halted and established -as a picket line for the night. During the night the enemy withdrew, -and my skirmishers entered his works at daybreak. In this -affair two men of the 86th Ills. were wounded. Dec. 10th, marched -at 7 a. m.; proceeded five miles in the direction of Savannah, -when we struck the 20th army corps column. Went into camp for -the afternoon and night, on the left of the road. Dec. 11th, marched -at 8 a. m. towards the city as far as the five mile post, and turned -to the right and marched about three quarters of a mile, when, by -direction of Gen. Morgan, I went into position in three lines, in reserve, -facing south. My camp was as comfortable as I could wish, -being on high ground, and in the midst of a pine grove. Dec. 12th, -in the afternoon my command tore up and destroyed two and a half -miles of track and ties, on the Savannah and Macon railroad. Dec. -13th, made the road, destroyed yesterday, suitable for a wagon road, -after which the brigade did no other duties than furnish train and -other guards, until the 22nd of December, the day subsequent to -the fall of Savannah, when my command marched to within one and -a half miles of the city, and went into camp in two lines, facing -north, on the left of the canal, where we now are, making preparations -for such other work as may be our lot to perform. This brigade, -though small, is, perhaps, in as good condition for active operations, -as any. There are many officers and men absent, whom I -would be glad to have returned to their command. While in camp -at Atlanta during the month of September last, there was perfected -and forwarded a list of absentees, and efforts were being made to -secure their return, but before much could be accomplished in this -respect, the brigade was put in motion, and only stopped since arriving -at this place. The strength of the command is as follows:</p> - -<table class='table5' summary=''> - <tr> - <td class='c020'>Present:</td> - <td class='c020'>Commissioned officers, 80.</td> - <td class='c019'>Enlisted men, 1634.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c020'>Absent:</td> - <td class='c020'>Commissioned officers, 58.</td> - <td class='c019'>Enlisted men, 1177.</td> - </tr> - <tr> - <td class='c020'>Total:</td> - <td class='c020'>Commissioned officers, 138.</td> - <td class='c019'>Enlisted men, 2811.</td> - </tr> -</table> - -<p class='c000'>After two day's marching from Atlanta, I found necessity for a -party of pioneers to clear out and repair bad places in the road. To -<span class='pageno' id='Page_221'>221</span>meet this end I detailed 30 enlisted men, for whom I could not procure -guns, and armed them with spades, picks, and axes. These I -put under command of Lt. Groninger, of the 86th Ills., an officer -of the proper spirit and energy to make such a party very useful. I -required these pioneers to march, each day, at the head of the brigade -column, and build rail and pole bridges over small streams, for -the safe and speedy passage of troops, and none will fail to appreciate -the utility of such a force on all campaigns. When once drilled to -labor, they will perform as much work in the same length of time, -as three times the number detailed temporarily from the ranks. On -the 18th of November, I began to subsist off the country, and to -prevent, as far as possible, pillaging and marauding, and all manner -of lawlessness, I had details of thirty men, and one commissioned -officer, made daily, from each regiment, who reported at an hour -stated, at brigade headquarters, where these details were verified. -These I put in charge of a field, or acting field officer, whom I -made responsible for the conduct of his men on that day. I directed -that every thing obtained should be reported to this officer, -and by him turned over, if subsistence for the troops, to the brigade -commissary, or if mules and horses, to the brigade quartermaster. -By so doing my foragers always obtained plenty and the troops -shared alike in its distribution through the brigade commissary. -From a statement submitted to me by Lt. Batchelder, A. C. S., I -find that from Nov. 16th, until Dec. 16th, inclusive, my command -drew, per man, of hard bread, 9 rations; peas, 8 rations; coffee, 26 -rations; salt, 25 rations; sugar, 15 rations; bacon, 4 rations, and -salt pork, 6 rations, beyond which issues the command subsisted -from the country, and always had abundance. Besides this tabular -statement of issues, I left Atlanta with 150 head of beef cattle -very poor in flesh, and already weak from travel. The forage parties -supplied the command so bountifully with fresh pork, that but -little beef was consumed on the march, and before reaching Savannah, -nearly all these cattle had died along the road, or were abandoned -on account of being too weak to travel; but still my drove -increased daily by acquisitions from the country, and on the 12th of -December, when my command reached this position, it numbered -about 231 head, large and small, all of which have since been issued -to the troops. My forage details were frequently annoyed by -the enemy, but, by always keeping well together, they were able to -resist or drive away a considerable force. On the 30th November, -particularly, the foragers of the brigade, under command of Capt. -Powers, of the 22nd Ind., were attacked about nine miles from -Louisville, by a party of Wheeler's command, and after a brisk -fight, drove the enemy away. Towards night of the same day, as -the detail was proceeding to camp at Louisville, with four ox wagon -<span class='pageno' id='Page_222'>222</span>loads of forage, they were suddenly surrounded by three of Wheeler's -regiments, and after some very severe fighting, succeeded in -getting into camp, with the loss of one man killed and four wounded, -and were compelled to abandon their provisions and wagons. -On the 29th November, I mounted forty men on captured mules -and horses, and placed the party under command of Captain Harbor, -of the 125th Ills., a very brave and efficient officer. These labored -to find where subsistence could be obtained, and to aid the -infantry details in getting it, as well as for the purpose of capturing -stock for the use of the army. It is not possible for me to state the -exact number of horses and mules captured, as such property was -frequently taken from my foragers, while on their way to camp, and -informally turned over to Lt. Coe, quartermaster for the division. -How many were turned over by orders from these headquarters, together -with the number known to have been informally returned to -Lt. Coe, were: horses, 104; mules, 160; total, 264. These numbers -might have been increased somewhat, had I sent out parties to -hunt exclusively for stock, but in nearly every instance such captures -were the labors of my subsistence details.</p> - -<p class='c000'>The number of negroes that followed my column was 160. Of -these 92 were officers' servants and 68 were refugees. The latter -have been sent to division headquarters pursuant to orders. I submit -and call your attention to casualty lists of the north Alabama -and the Savannah campaigns hereto attached. A few of those -marked "missing," deserve the punishment prisoners of war usually -get, but it is the misfortune of the service that such men belong to -the army and are counted as soldiers. They were doubtless in the -act of stealing something when captured. I suppose every command -has a few of such men. I know this one has, whom to loose -from the army is a gain to the government. Nor can I say much -less of some officers in the service, who in spite of their long experience, -and in face of positive orders to the contrary, suffer, nay, by -their passiveness, encourage their men to throw aside the restrictions -of discipline, and become out-laws and brigands. I believe a company -commander should be the best disciplinarian in the service, -and should feel that his position, so immediately connecting him -with the rank and file, makes him the surest conservator of the peace -and good order of the army. And an officer who from incompetency -or other cause is not well adapted to teach and maintain a -good system of discipline in his command, should be summarily dismissed -from the service. A few of such in my command I could -cheerfully recommend for dismissal, and do honestly believe the service -would be promoted thereby. Since the fall of Atlanta the -brigade staff has undergone several changes. Most of the old members -were absent during the Savannah campaign. Those at present -<span class='pageno' id='Page_223'>223</span>serving on such duty, without specially naming them here, have all -well and faithfully discharged every trust confided to them. I am -also under special obligations to regimental commanders for their -efforts to maintain strict discipline throughout the entire campaign. -I commend them all to my superior officers.</p> - -<h4 class='c023'>RECAPITULATION.</h4> - -<p class='c016'>Number of horses captured, 104; mules, 160; total, 264. Number -of negroes that followed the command, 160. Rations issued on -the Atlanta and Savannah campaigns per man: Hard bread, 9 -rations; peas, 8 rations; coffee, 26 rations; salt, 25 rations; sugar, -15 rations; bacon, 4 rations; salt pork, 6 rations. Amount of railroad -destroyed, track and ties, 11½ miles; cotton destroyed, 48 -bales; cotton gins, one.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>I have the honor to be Captain,</div> - <div class='line in4'>Very Respectfully,</div> - <div class='line in10'>Your Obedient Servant</div> - <div class='line in18'>JAS. W. LANGLEY,</div> - <div class='line in17'>Lieut. Col. Comdg. Brigade.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<div class='lg-container-l'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group0'> - <div class='line'>Theo. Wiseman,</div> - <div class='line in2'>Capt. and A. A. G.</div> - <div class='line in6'>Second Division.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<h3 class='c015'>BRIGADE REPORT FROM BENTONVILLE TO GOLDSBORO,<br /> NORTH CAROLINA.</h3> - -<div class='c017'>Headquarters 3rd Brigade, 2d Division, 14th A. C.</div> -<div class='c005'>Goldsboro, N. C., March 30, 1865.</div> - -<p class='c000'><span class='sc'>Captain</span>: I have the honor to report herewith the operations of -this brigade from the hour I assumed command of the same up to -its arrival at this place.</p> - -<p class='c000'>A few minutes before 4 o'clock in the afternoon of the 19th, I -was informed by Capt. Swift, A. A. A. G. of the brigade, that Gen. -Fearing was wounded and disabled for further command, when I -immediately assumed command of the brigade. This was just as -my own regiment came out of the fight and began its formation on -the Goldsboro road, as described in my regimental report. Capt. -Snodgrass, commanding the 22d Indiana, had rallied about 100 men, -mostly of his left wing, which had remained in better order than his -right. The 125th Illinois almost entire formed line to the left and -on the prolongation of the basis of alignment of the 22nd Indiana. -I immediately directed two staff officers to find the 52d Ohio and -86th Illinois and put them in their order on the right of this new -line. While these officers were preparing to execute this order, I -directed so much of the line as was already formed to move forward -<span class='pageno' id='Page_224'>224</span>to a point by me designated, where the left should rest, and about -seventy-five yards in advance of the rallying point. I had at this -time but one entire regiment and so much of the 22d Indiana as -above mentioned. These I directed to carry rails and when arrived -at the point to which they were ordered, to advance. I then chose -my defensive line, nearly at right angles with the Goldsboro road, -and ordered works to be rapidly constructed. As soon as the work -began, a brigade of the 20th A. C., commanded by Gen. Robinson, -joined my left, and began the construction of a refused line. I then -passed towards the right and met Capt. James, commanding a portion -of the 52d Ohio, and directed him to form on the 22d Indiana. -Very soon thereafter Lieut. Col. Fahnestock reported with a part of -the 86th Illinois, whom I directed to form on the right of the 52d -Ohio, refusing well his right. By this time I may safely say that not -more than one-half the command was present. I urged regimental -commanders to bring forward their men as rapidly as possible, and -waste no time in strengthening their works. Cartridge-boxes were -nearly empty, and I directed Captain Swift to find ammunition -wherever he could and distribute it to the regiments. This he obtained -from the 20th army corps, not being able to find ammunition -wagons of our own division. Men who had become separated from -their commands, were rapidly coming forward, so that the line was -now compelled to yield battalion front to the right. My works were -scarcely strong enough to protect men lying down, when the enemy's -skirmishers advanced to within shooting distance, and commenced -a lively fire. At this moment a staff officer of the Major -General commanding left wing, met Captain Burkhalter, brigade -inspector, and directed that the line should be thrown back about -seventy-five yards. This direction I could not obey, even if the -point, selected by him, had been more advisable, for the main line -of the enemy at this moment vigorously assaulted my works, and -were handsomely repulsed. My line having proved available once -I determined to strengthen and hold it; besides it was the nearest -position I could obtain to the lines of the 1st and 2nd brigades of -the division, which I knew were then isolated by the intervention of -a heavy rebel column. About half an hour before sundown, Gen. -Coggswell, commanding a brigade of the 20th army corps, moved -in past my right, and advanced swinging to the left past my front, -until his left rested about 150 yards to the front of my center. -Here his command became hotly engaged, but maintained firmly its -position, until darkness terminated all efforts of the rebels to dislodge -it. During the fight in front, my left was attacked by strong -columns of the enemy, but in every instance they failed to move it. -As soon as darkness came on, I directed my line of works to be -made strong, and obstructions placed in front. Though the troops -<span class='pageno' id='Page_225'>225</span>of this command had been driven back at an early period of the -day, I can bear witness to the total absence of anything like demoralization -in the ranks, in the engagement I have attempted to describe. -Men were cool and determined, and fought with the energy -of heroes. During the night I maintained a good picket line to my -front. On the morning of the 20th, at 9 o'clock, I was relieved by -Gen. Carlin of the 1st division, and directed to join the 1st and 2nd -brigades. This I did, and took position in reserve. At 9 p. m., by -order of Gen. Morgan, I placed two regiments in temporary works -which had been vacated by Gen. Baird's troops, and on the following -morning I moved the two remaining regiments of the brigade, -and extended the line across the Goldsboro road. This formation -put the brigade in single line with the left much advanced. Here I -had constructed a strong line of works. This new position placed -me about one third of a mile in advance of the 1st division of the -corps, and with no connection on my left, which fact I reported. -About 10 a. m. Maj. Gen. Slocum visited my line, and informed me -that he would immediately put in troops on my left. Soon after a -division of the 20th army corps was formed, making the connection -complete, but did not remain more than half an hour, when it was -withdrawn, again leaving my left exposed. This involved the necessity -of refusing the center and left of my line so much, that it threw -my entire line on the south side of, and parallel to, the road. About -3 p. m., the enemy opened on my skirmish line with artillery, and at -the same time advanced a line of battle and drove the skirmishers -in. The line of battle advanced to within shooting distance of my -main line, but hastily retired upon receiving our fire. The most of -my line was so close to that of the enemy, that lively picket firing -was kept up all day. At night the enemy retreated, and my skirmishers -were the first to enter his works at daybreak, which fact I -reported to you at once. On the 22nd instant the brigade marched -as far as the Neuse river, and encamped for the night. On the -morning of the 23rd, it crossed the Neuse and marched as train -guard to this place, where it reached its present camp, on the north -side of the city, at dark. In order to show, to some extent, the -damage done to the enemy in the fight of the 19th instant, I have -to report that on the next day, details from this brigade, for that -purpose, buried 112 dead rebels, including 8 commissioned officers, -on our front alone. Other duties were required of the troops before -the dead were all buried. The casualty list of the brigade, pursuant -to orders, has been forwarded. My grateful thanks are due to -Captain Swift, A. A. A. G., Captain Burkhalter, A. A. I. G., and -Lieut. Tanner, A. D. C., for the efficient services they rendered me -at the critical moment when I assumed command of the brigade, -and their subsequent conduct on the field only added luster to their -<span class='pageno' id='Page_226'>226</span>long acknowledged bravery; also to Captain Stinson and Lieutenant -Scroggs, of the division staff, who were, during a portion of the -engagement, cut off from their commander, and served me to excellent -purpose as volunteer aids, until communication was opened -to Gen. Morgan's quarters.</p> - -<div class='lg-container-r'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group'> - <div class='line'>I have the honor to be Captain,</div> - <div class='line in5'>Very Respectfully,</div> - <div class='line in10'>Your Obedient Servant</div> - <div class='line in18'>JAS. W. LANGLEY,</div> - <div class='line in17'>Lieut. Col. Comdg. Brigade.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<div class='lg-container-l'> - <div class='linegroup'> - <div class='group0'> - <div class='line'>To</div> - <div class='line in2'>Theo. Wiseman,</div> - <div class='line in4'>Capt. and A. A. G.</div> - <div class='line in9'>Second Division.</div> - </div> - </div> -</div> - -<div class='figcenter id002'> -<img src='images/i228.jpg' alt='' class='ig001' /> -</div> - -<div class='tnotes'> - -<div class='chapter'> - <h2 class='c006'>TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES</h2> -</div> - <ol class='ol_1 c002'> - <li>Silently corrected simple spelling, grammar, and typographical errors. - - </li> - <li>Retained anachronistic and non-standard spellings as printed. - - </li> - </ol> - -</div> - - - - - - - - -<pre> - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The 125th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer -Infantry, by Robert M. 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