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We do not say that such was the case, but Taylor made it so appear in his statement. We give the following extracts of his statement for what they, are worth:
"Fellow Citizens of Iowa County:
" I stand before you to-day a condemned man -- for what ? For forgery, obtaining money under false pretense-to which I confess all, taking all the blame upon myself alone. Had I taken counsel of some of my friends when I was about to give way to the tempter, I should not have had to stand before you to-day a condemned criminal, but, instead, should have been an honored citizen among you, for they would have warned me and pointed out the awful gulf before me as the end of my crime; their advice would have been timely and good. But it is too late."
Speaking of the circumstances of giving up his property in Marengo, he says:
" Well, after my wife had looked over the whole thing, taking up the little spark of hope that was held out by the cunning monster of one day meeting me again, knowing that I was yet young, that we might settle down in that far off country yonder among our relatives, be able to make a living for my family and perhaps gather together a little of this world's. goods for old age, she consented to give up the house and stepped out into the world penniless."
In his statement Taylor complained of the manner in which his arrest in Oregon was made, and the treatment he received on the return trip. He also made a pathetic appeal to the authorities that his homestead in Marengo should be returned to his family during the time that he was serving out his sentence. These statements and appeal are enough, at this late day, to arouse pity in the hearts of those who were not at all familiar with the affair at the time, and their publication aroused quite a. feeling of sympathy throughout the community. The mind of a man, however, about to be separated from his family, to take a place in a felon's cell, is apt to be the subject of hallucination, or at best, is liable to be v v- idly imaginative. To repeat these assertions would possibly not be dealing fairly with the officers and others concerned, who, possibly, may have acted honorably throughout. Anyhow, it is not the province of the historian to invade the realm of forgotten things, the remembrance of which can heal no wounded hearts nor afford any lesson for other generations to profit by. Suffice it to say that in the commission of his crimes and the punishment meeted out to him, Mr. Taylor furnishes a sad warning to all young men, and affords another proof of the truthfulness of the scriptual assertion -- "The way of the transgressor is hard."
SHOT BY AN OFFICER.
A man named Edward Butler was shot and killed by the night watch of Marengo, James Montgomery, on the night of July 15, 1880. The circumn- stances of the affair were as follows:
Butler was under the influence of liquor and created a disturbance in a saloon near the depot. Montgomery ordered him away, and not obeying struck him on the head with his cane. The watchman then called on a by- stander to take him away. The person called upon took hold of Butler but was not able to manage him; he broke away from the man who took
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hold of him, grasped a chair and hit Montgomery. After this, it seems Butler left the saloon for a short time, when he returned and struck Mont- gomery on the head with a beer glass, and then took the officer's cane from him and threatened to kill him. After threatening the officer he took hold ,
of him and partially threw him to the floor, when Montgomery shot him. The bullet entered Butler's body just above the left groin, and he died shortly after being carried to his home.
An inquest was held the following day, and a jury, consisting of A. W. Childress, C. E. Thompson and Nelson Bruner, rendered a verdict to the effect that the deceased came to his death from the effects of a pistol shot fired by James Montgomery while in the discharge of his official duty.
CHAPTER X.
IOWA COUNTY IN THE WAR.
THE record made by Iowa county during the war is a very creditable one. In Iowa, where all the counties performed their duty nobly, no contrasts are possible, and a comparison of Iowa county with any other county will reveal the fact that it was the peer of any other county in the promptness of its volunteers to respond, in the bravery and endurance of its soldiers, and in the liberality of the people who remained at home. By comparing the number of the inhabitants and the number of volunteers in Iowa county with these items from other counties of the State, it will appear that the county was not one whit behind in its practical and substantial exhibi- tions of patriotism.
At the outbreak of the war the county was in the full tide of prosperity. The people were just recovering from the financial crisis of 1857, and the men who had just passed through the struggle with poverty were just be- ginning to rejoice in the prospect of better times, when a literal struggle with a literal foe, for the time being, dissipated their hopes of peace and plenty.
Fort Sumter was fired upon April 12, 1861, and on the 15th of the same month President Lincoln issued his characteristic proclamation declaring the existence of war, ordering the insurgents to disband, and calling for seventy five thousand volunteers to aid in putting down the rebellion.
The following is the wording of the proclamation :
" WHEREAS, the laws of the United States have been, and are now, op- posed in several States by combinations too powerful to be suppressed in the ordinary way, I, therefore, call upon the militia of the several States of the Union, to the aggregate number of 75,000, to suppress the said com- binations and execute the laws. I appeal to all loyal citizens for State aid in this effort to maintain the laws, integrity, national union, perpetuity of popular government, and redress wrongs already endured.
"The first services assigned forces will probably be to repossess forts, places and property which have been seized from the Union. The utmost care should be taken consistent with our object, to avoid devastation, de- struction and interference with property of peaceable citizens in any part. of the country; and I hereby command persons commanding the aforesaid combinations to disperse within twenty days from date.
" I hereby convene both houses of Congress for the 4th of July next,
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to determine upon measures for the public safety as its interests may demand.
"ABRAHAM LINCOLN, "President of the United States.
"BY W. H. SEWARD, "Secretary of State."
The contingent of Iowa under this call for troops, was soon filled with- out any special effort. Instead of there being any trouble in filling the quota, the trouble came from the inability of the State authorities to find place for those who were anxious to enlist.
The population of Iowa county, according to the census of 1860, was 8,029, and during the following four years it sent to the front over seven hundred volunteers.
The following companies and parts of companies were recruited in Iowa county :
Companies A, F, H, G, Seventh infantry.
Companies F, G, of the Eighth infantry.
Company H, of the Second cavalry.
Companies E, F, K, of the Tenth infantry.
Companies H, I, of the Thirteenth infantry.
Companies B, G, of the Eleventh infantry.
Companies B, G, H, I, of the Twenty-eighth infantry.
Company E, of the Twenty- fourth infantry.
Company I, of the Twenty-second Infantry.
Among the men most active in recruiting volunteers were the Hon. C. Hedges, Capt. Stubbs, Col. Rumple and Maj. Jones.
During the year 1862 the county, by order of the board of supervisors, levied a war tax which amounted in the aggregate to the sum of $7,479.64. Out of this fund there was paid a bounty of ten dollars to each volunteer, and at one time when the call for recruits was very urgent, in order to pre- vent a draft, a bounty of $50 was paid.
Besides this regular payments were made to the families of soldiers who were in destitute circumstances.
The frequent calls for volunteers which were inade, the sad partings, the anxious waiting, the varying fortunes of war, and the triumphant vindica- tion of the Union cause, are all familiar to our readers.
The following record of the regiments, companies and soldiers recruited in Iowa county has been compiled from the Adjutant-General's report.
SEVENTH INFANTRY.
The Seventh infantry entered the service immediately after the battle of Bull Run. There was an urgent demand for troops, and the regiment was hurriedly organized, and after muster, on July 24, 1861, it was sent to St. Louis for equippal, thence to Ironton, where it received its first drill in the . manual of arms. Thence it was stationed and served at Cape Girardeau, Cairo, Fort Holt, Mayfield Creek, Camp Crittenden, Fort Jefferson, Ken- tucky, Norfolk and Bird's Point, leaving the latter November 6, 1861, on the memorable Belmont expedition, to cut off troops being sent to Price's army, and to protect troops being sent by Gen. Grant in pursuit of Jeff. Thompson. At the battle of Belmont, November 7, the regiment was the hero of the day. It suffered more than any other regiment, and received
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special mention by Gen. Grant for its gallantry. A remarkable incident occurred while the Union troops were re-embarking in transports after this battle. The last boat had been landed, and as the hawser was being cast off, rebel artillery suddenly came to the river bank, a gun was quickly placed in position, and leveled on the loaded transport, and the gunner was in the act of pulling the lanyard, when a shell from a Union gunboat ex- ploded beneath the carriage of the gun, hurling the carriage, gun and all high in air, demolishing the carriage, and while in mid air, the gun ex- ploded. The rebel gunners and several others were killed. After this battle the regiment returned to Bird's Point, remained two months, when they took part in the capture of Fort Henry. February 12, they joined the march against Fort Donelson, and the gallantry of Iowa troops on that occa- sion made J. G. Lauman, colonel of the regiment, a brigadier-general. From Donelson the regiment moved to Pittsburg Landing, and took part in the battle of Shiloh, April 6, 1862. Next followed the seige at Corinth; thence to Iuka, where, on the 19th of September, the Fifth regiment suffered so terribly. The Seventh was not in this battle, being employed in a stragetic movement to attract the enemy in another direction, but at Corinth, Octo- ber 4, 1862, it was hotly engaged, losing one-third the number in action. All the color-guard but one were killed or wounded. The regiment re- mained in the vicinity of Corinth, and in October, 1863, moved to Pulaski with Gen. Dodge's command. In December they re-enlisted as veterans and came North on veteran furlough. In April it returned to the field, and with the Second went to the front, and joined the campaign against At- lanta. At Oastanula River the regiment with Price's brigade was moving through heavy timber, when it was suddenly charged by a whole brigade of rebel infantry. The brigade counter-charged with a rush, driving the enemy from the field, and gaining a position which necessitated the evacua- tion of Resaca by the rebels. The Seventh lost heavily in this engagement. After Atlanta had fallen, the Seventh, with Rice's brigade, was transferred to the Fifteenth army corps, and its history was that of Gen. Logan's divi- sion, marching nearly back to Dalton, around through Snake Gap, thence to Savannah, thence 480 miles through swamps, amid suffering and storm, to Goldsboro, when the Confederacy collapsed. The regiment then started on the homeward march, via Raleigh, to Washington, where it was a part of the grand review, proud of its record inscribed on its banners. Thence it moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where, July 12, 1865, the veteran heroes were called up for muster out. Five hundred and fifty-nine were "checked" as killed or wounded. The regiment had two colonels, both of whom were made brigadier-generals.
The casualties will be found on page 184.
Iowa county was represented in companies A, G and H.
COMPANY A .*
Baldwin, Theo. C., private; promot- ed to first sergeant Nov. 15, 1861; to second lieutenant April 18, 1862; to first lieutenant June 8, 1862; dismissed by sentence of court martial Dec. 21, 1862.
Harely, John F., killed at Belmont, Missouri, Nov. 7, 1861.
COMPANY G.+
Christian, H., dismissed July 6,1864. John Dillin, first lieutenant; killed at Shiloh.
*Enlisted July 16, 1861, unless otherwise stated.
+Enlisted December 29, 1861, unless otherwise stated.
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W. R. Ackers, third sergeant; re- duced to ranks Jan. 1, 1862.
James W. Pennington, fourth ser- geant; reduced to ranks Jan. 1, 1862.
Richard Bartlett, fifth sergeant; re- duced to ranks January 1, 1862; killed at Corinth Oct. 3, 1862.
Barnhart Wolf, first corporal; pro- moted. to second sergeant; died at Cairo, Illinois, Feb. 12, 1862.
John W. Akers, second corporal; reduced to ranks Jan. 1, 1862.
James Fisher, third corporal; died at Mound City, Illinois, Nov. 10, 1861.
Thomas E. Brown, fourth corporal; died at Mound City, Illinois, Oct. 25, 1861.
John W. Johnson, fifth corporal; discharged Sept. 14, 1862.
John Frederickson, sixth corporal; wounded at Corinth; discharged Feb. 27, 1863.
George Horton, seventh corporal; promoted to fourth sergeant Jan. 1,1862.
James Wedell, eighth corporal; died at Mound City, Illinois, Nov. 14, 1861.
John A. Wilson, wagoner; promoted to third sergeant Jan. 1, 1862.
PRIVATES.
Alverson, David, veteranized Dec. 30, 1860.
Babcock, Allen K., killed at Cor- inth.
Brown, John T., drowned at Savan- nah, Tennessee, Nov. 16, 1862.
Burns, Robert, wounded at Corinth. Butler, Byron, killed by guerrillas between Corinth and Columbus Sept. 25, 1862.
Clothier, Newton S., wounded at Corinth; veteranized Dec. 30, 1863.
Courtantine, Francis S., veteranized Dec. 30, 1863.
Cross, James, died at La Salle, Illi- nois, Oct. 31, 1861.
Cooper, Robert, promoted to second
corporal Jan. 1, 1862; to sergeant date unknown; wounded at Cor- inth.
Crenshaw, William, discharged Nov. 21, 1862.
Cross, Clark, wounded at Corinth. Devor, Cornelius.
Dobbs, Isaac.
Dillin, Columbus D., promoted to fourth corporal Jan. 1, 1862; to first lieutenant April 7, 1862; to captain June 1, 1865; captured July 30, 1864; mustered out May 28, 1865.
Eddy, Marcus S.
Evens, William, veteranized Dec. 30, 1863.
Eirp, William, died Aug. 1, 1864, at Augusta, Georgia; veteranized Dec. 30, 1863.
Farmer, James, wounded at Shiloh, and captured at Corinth; veteran- ized Dec. 30, 1863.
Fields, Alexander, veteranized. Dec. 30, 1863.
Gage, John K., died at Koszta, Iowa, April 22, 1862.
Gerrard, Thomas, veteranized Dec. 30, 1863.
Gordon, David C., died Nov. 14, 1862, at North English, Iowa.
Harrington, Melvin E., died at Cor- inth Sept. 7, 1863.
Harrington, Lucius, wounded at Shiloh; captured at Corinth. Hessey, Franklin.
Hutsen, Joshua, died at Fort Holt, Kentucky, Sept. 29, 1861.
Hench, Wm., Jr., discharged July 26, 1862; veteranized Dec. 30, 1863 ..
Hill, Charles W., discharged July 8, 1862.
Jordon, Joseph, discharged Sept. 9, 1862.
Johnston, John C., died at Bird's Point, Missouri, Oct. 26, 1862. Jenkins, John F., captured at Cor- inth.
Katcher, Thos. Kortz, John M.
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Kortz, James M., discharged Dec. 4, 1862.ยช
Kerns, William, wounded at Donel- son Feb. 15, 1862, and at Corinth. Kepner, Robert, wounded at Cor- inth.
Longstreet, Joel, veteranized Dec. 30, 1864.
Long, Carson, died at Mound City, Illinois, Oct. 25, 1862.
Lansing, Edward, discharged May 6, 1862.
Montgomery, Robert R., wounded at Corinth; veteranized Dec. 30, 1863.
Mary, William, killed at Corinth.
Mitchell, Robert R., discharged.Oct. 4,1862.
McCoy, Michael, captured at Cor- inth.
Plummer, Frank, died at Mound City, May 12, 1862.
Patton, Oliver A., promoted to fifth sergeant Jan. 1, 1862; wounded at Corinth.
Parrish, Henry, promoted to first sergeant Jan. 1, 1862.
Redman, Orlan, promoted to third corporal Jan. 1, 1862.
Shaw, Edward.
Slingerland, Frank, discharged Nov. 5,1862.
Sullivan, Daniel.
Sprague, Nicodemus, discharged Jan. 10, 1862.
Sweet, Eli, wounded at Fort Donel- son.
Seamen, William.
Shaffer, Jacob. Sullenbarger, O. P.
Talbott, Abraham, wounded at Cor- inth; veteranized Dec. 30, 1863.
Taylor, Wm. B., transferred to com- pany D, Third United States in- fantry for promotion to first lieu- tenant; veteranized Dec. 30, 1863. Wilson, Joseph, discharged March 17, 1862.
Wilkins, Melin C., veteranized Dec. 30, 1863.
West, Jackson W., discharged May . 6,1862.
Zahit, John, died at Mound City, Illinois, Jan. 16, 1862.
ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS.
Hessey, Randolph, Sept. 21, 1861.
Nunemacher, Michael, wounded at Shiloh.
Nunemacher, Fred. Lyon, David, Feb. 16, 1864.
Kortz, Ebenezer, F., discharged Sept. 29, 1862; veteranized Dec. 30, 1863.
Barnes, James W.
Clark, Elsey E., died Feb. 5, 1862, at St. Louis.
Bartlett, Scott, promoted to seventh corporal Jan. 1. 1862.
Maule, Jacob, Sept. 15, 1862.
Cronebaugh, Henry, August 15, 1862; died Aug. 2, 1864, at Mari- etta, Georgia.
Copussam, H.
Carr, Joseph, enlisted July 28, 1861.
EIGHTH INFANTRY.
The Eighth infantry was organized during the summer of 1861, and ren- dezvoused at Camp McClellan, Davenport. It was sent to Benton Bar- racks in September and equipped for the field. Its first service was in the raid after Price, down through Missouri, and after chasing him into Ar- kansas, it returned and went into winter quarters at Sedalia. The following March it moved to Pittsburg Landing, arriving a few days before the battle of Shiloh. On that memorable Sunday, April 6th, it was with the Iowa brigade placed in an exposed position, and after holding it for several hours the Eighth was surrounded and captured, at six o'clock in the eve- ning. Its'loss that day in killed and wounded was near two hundred. The regiment was marched to Corinth, thence south via Memphis and Mobile to
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Montgomery, Ala., where it was imprisoned in some cotton sheds, where ill treated, it was kept six weeks and then moved to Macon, Ga., where worse treatment was inflicted, men being shot down like dogs without provocation. There it was kept three months, when it was sent to Libby Prison where the men were exchanged. A furlough was given, the men came home, the regiment was reorganized in December, 1862, and wintered at Benton Barracks. The following spring it joined Grant's forces at Vicks- burg, in his first movement; thence crossed into Mississippi, and skirmished about, taking an active part in the first siege of Jackson, when it went into rifle-pits in the rear of Vicksburg for thirty days, and in the assault of the 23d of May lost heavily. At Black River, July 1, 1863, the second siege of Jackson, July 16, and at Brandon, July 17, it was actively engaged and met with some loss. In the fall of 1863 it returned to Memphis where it re- mained on post duty nearly a year. In the fall of 1864 it joined the forces around Mobile and from March 27th, to April 8, 1865, was several times engaged in the assaults on Spanish Fort. For its bravery and pluck in the final assault the regiment was allowed to inscribe on its banner, "First at Spanish Fort." The regiment made the final charge, and was the only one that engaged the enemy inside the fort. It remained in that vicinity until mustered out at Selma, Ala., April 26, 1866. The casualties of the regi- ment were:
Officers-Killed, 3; died, 5; discharged, 4; wounded, 14; resigned, 30; dismissed, 2. Total, 57. Captured, 12.
Privates-Killed, 50; died, 182; discharged, 308; wounded, 214; miss- ing, 8. Total, 761. Captured, 382.
Iowa county was represented in companies F, and G.
COMPANY F.
Scott, Andrew, enlisted August 10, 1861; died at Sedalia Jan. 2, 1862, of pneumonia.
Eaton, Levi J., enlisted August 10, 1861; reported as enlisted from Keokuk county; veteranized Jan. 1, 1864. Mcguire, Marcellus, enlisted -- , veteranized January 1, 1862.
COMPANY G .*
William Stubbs, captured at Shiloh; promoted to major Jan. 24, 1863. William McCullough, second lieu- tenant; promoted to quartermast- er Oct. 12, 1861; dismissed Aug. 3, 1863.
Welch Dewey, first sergeant; pro- moted to second lieutenant Feb. 26, 1862; to first lieutenant June
24, 1863; captured at Shiloh; re- signed Nov. 28, 1864; veteranized Jan. 1, 1864.
Charles H. Silvernails, second ser- geant; captured at Shiloh; dis- charged April 8, 1863.
James R. Palmer, third sergeant; died at St. Louis Nov. 21, 1861. Archibald Mills, fourth sergeant; promoted to third sergeant Nov. 1861; captured at Shiloh; trans- ferred for promotion in U. S. colored infantry.
John T. Hanna, fifth sergeant; pro- moted to first sergeant Feb., 1862; captured at Shiloh; discharged March 17, 1864, for promotion in Seventy-first U. S. colored in- fantry.
Henry Tineyard, second corporal; captured at Shiloh; veteranized Jan. 1, 1864.
John Johnson, fourth corporal; re-
*Enlisted Sept. 3, 1861, unless otherwise stated.
Non No Wilson
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duced to ranks; died of wounds at Paducah, Kentucky, April 6, 1862.
Asher M. Lyon, fifth corporal; pro- moted to fourth corporal, April, 1862; captured at Shiloh.
David M. Haverly, sixth corporal; promoted to fifth corporal; cap- tured at Shiloh; discharged Aug. 10, 1863.
Jonathan Sprague, seventh cor- poral; wounded at Shiloh; dis- charged for wounds July 12, 1862.
PRIVATES.
Betz, John B., veteranized Jan. 1, 1864.
Boster, John, captured at Shiloh; discharged Feb. 23, 1863.
Cox, Daniel, died Feb. 19, 1862, at Sedalia, Missouri.
Calvin, William.
Cavender, John W., captured at Shiloh; veteranized Jan. 1, 1864. Downard, William, promoted to quartermaster-sergeant March 1, 1862; to quartermaster Oct. 23, 1863.
Dixon, Thomas B.
Eddy, Leander, veteranized Jan. 1, 1864.
Eddy, William, wounded at Vicks- burg June 16, 1863; discharged Sept. 30, 1863.
Fitzgerald, William, wounded and captured at Shiloh.
Goben, Allen, captured at Shiloh; died at St. Louis March 20th, 1863.
Goben, Joseph.
Husted, George W., captured at Shiloh; discharged Dec. 3, 1862.
Holden, Abraham, captured at Shi- loh; discharged February 23, 1863. Hupp, Minor, captured at Shiloh; veteranized Jan. 1, 1864.
Haughenburg, Joseph, died at St. Louis Dec. 8, 1861.
Hamilton, Robert, captured at Shi- loh; discharged June 6, 1863.
Harr, Jacob J., wounded at Shiloh; discharged Sept. 12, 1862.
Hedge, Jester, transferred to veteran reserve corps, July 12, 1864.
Harden, Isaac, discharged March 16, 1863.
Jennings, Alexander, died March 17,
1862, of wounds received from guerrillas on Tennessee River.
Jamison, Franklin N., veteranized Jan. 1, 1864.
Kirkpatrick, John A., captured at Shiloh.
Sutton, David S., discharged Feb. 4, 1862.
Marvin, Alonzo D., wounded and captured at Shiloh.
Maloney, Michael, wounded and captured at Shiloh.
Owens, Thomas, discharged Sept. 3, 1863.
Patterson, James, captured at Shi- loh.
Phelps, Marcus E., captured at Shi- loh.
Roff, John.
Redmond, Howard N., captured at Shiloh; wounded at Spanish Fort, Alabama; veteranized as corporal Jan. 1, 1864.
Stanfield, Isaac, captured at Shiloh. Stage, Albert, promoted to seventh corporal; captured at Shiloh; died Nov. 3, 1862 at Annapolis, Mary- land.
Thompson, William, captured at Shi- loh.
Totten, William H., captured at Shi- loh.
Tibballs, William J.
Talbott, Daniel E., captured at Shi- loh; died in rebel prison at Ma- con, Georgia, July 26, 1862.
Waltham, Richard, wounded at Shi- loh; died of wounds April 28, 1862, at Savannah, Georgia.
White, Joseph B., captured at Shi- loh.
Yale, Francis B., captured at Shiloh; veteranized Jan. 1, 1864.
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ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS.
Blawell, Elson, died at Sedalia, Feb. 12, 1861.
Bradford, William C., discharged Jan. 24, 1862.
Dobbs, John C., captured at Shiloh ; died April 5, 1863, at St. Louis. Totten. Edwin, wounded at Corinth. Trowbridge, Charles.
TENTH INFANTRY.
This regiment was organized at Camp Fremont, Iowa City, in August, 1861. It was mustered into service September 6, 1861, embarked Septem- ber 24, for St. Louis, arriving on the 27th, where it was armed, clothed and equipped. October 1 it moved to Cape Girardeau, to aid in protect- ing that point from the menaced attack of Pillow and Hardee. November 12, it moved to Bird's Point, where it did scouting, general and picket duty until March 4, 1862, when it moved to New Madrid. While at Bird's Point the loss from exposure and measles was ninety-six. It took active part in the capture of New Madrid, on March 13 and 14, which with a brilliant movement on Tiptonville, April 7 and 8, resulted in capturing the force of Island No. 10, about six thousand prisoners. April 10, it moved with the army of the Mississippi to Pittsburg Landing, disembark- ing at Hamburg, April 21, where in served in Pope's command during the seige of Corinth, on the left of the army. After the surrender of Cor- inth, it pursued the enemy to Booneville when it returned and remained in camp at Corinth and Jacinto until September 18, when it was ordered to engage General Price, then supposed to be near Iuka, which was a disas- trous blunder for the regiment and brigade. The pursuit of the enemy on the 20th, the bloody battle of Corinth, October 3 and 4, and the pursuit of the rebels to and beyond the Hatchie, form the next chapter in their his- tory. November 22 it moved to Moscow, Tennessee, where it joined Grant's march down the Mobile and Ohio Railroad; December 22, it marched with its division from Lumkin's Mills, Mississippi, to Memphis, as guard of a provision train, which completed, the regiment went to White Station, where it passed the winter guarding the railroad. March 4 it joined the Yazoo Pass expedition, which was abandoned after an unsuccess- ful effort of several weeks to get in the rear of Vicksburg by a flank move- ment. It was a tedious and perilous expedition. It next joined in the Vicksburg campaign, commencing at Milliken's Bend, and terminating in the fall of Vicksburg. It was in reserve at the battle of Port Gibson; at the battle of Raymond, May 16th, it was in the second line; on the 14th, fought at Jackson, driving the enemy. On the 15th, at Champion's Hill, the enemy was inet in force, the Tenth being on the left of the brigade exposed to heavy flank movement and murderous fire of the enemy. Out of 1,300 engaged of the brigade, 500 were killed; the Tenth lost thirty-four killed and 124 wounded, which attests the obstinacy with which the bri- gade held its ground and turned the tide of battle. On the 19th of May, the regiment took its position in the line in front of Vicksburg, where it remained until June 22, when it was moved to Black River, where it re- mained till the fall of Vicksburg, when it was sent to Jackson, Mississippi, in pursuit of Johnson; returned to Vicksburg, July 19th. September 29th, the division was ordered to Memphis to join Sherman's march to Chatta- nooga, leaving Memphis, October 10, and arriving at Chattanooga, No- vember 19, after a march of thirty-two days. On the 25th, the Tenth was
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