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Company A.
Capt. Robert H. Whitenack, e. as sergt. Sept. 16, 1861, reduced to ranks, at his own request, March 1, prmtd. 2d lient. April 7, 1862, prmtd. 1st lieut. Sept. 14, 1862, prmtd. capt. Nov. 28, 1862, m. o. Dec. 18, 1864, term ex.
Capt. Andrew Mitchell, e. as corp. Sept. 23, 1861, prmtd. quartermaster sergt. March 1, 1862, wd. at Atlanta, prmtd. Ist lieut. Dec. 22, 1864, prmtd. capt. Jan. 15, 1865.
Sergt. Charles R. Hawley, e. Sept. 22, 1861.
Sergt. James Love, e. Sept. 21, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, wd. at Bentonville, N. C., March 21, 1865.
Sergt. Patrick H. Kennedy, e. Sept. 17, 1861, kld. in bat. Shiloh April 6, 1862.
Sergt. Jas. Bird, e. Oct. 25, 1861, wd. and captd. near At- lanta July 22, 1864.
Sergt. Newton Dawson, e. Sept. 23, 1861, reduced at his
own request, wd. at Shiloh, disd. March 5, 1863. Sergt. David P. Junk, e. Sept. 20, 1861.
Corp. John A. Kimbrough, e. Sept. 22, 1861, wd. at Shiloh and Corinth, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, captd. July 22, 1864.
Corp. Wm. McGregor, e. Sept. 20, 1861, disd. Jan. 16, 1863, disab.
Corp. Jas. Parks, e. Sept. 26, 1861, died June 15, 1862, at Corinth.
Corp. James Primrose, e. Oct 20, 1861, wd. at Atlanta July 22, 1864.
Corp. John F. Gunning, e. Feb. 11, 1862, wd. at Corinth, re-e. as vet. Feb. 20, 1864, trans. to V. R. C. April 28, 1865.
Corp. Jefferson Gidding, e. Sept. 20, 1861.
Corp. John Mara, e. Sept. 17, 1861, wd. at Shiloh, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, captd. at Atlanta July 22, 1864.
Ackerman, R. H., e. Sept. 26, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. I 1864.
Brodie, John, e. Sept. 24, 1861.
Bunn, Henry, e. Sept. 20, 1861, wd. at Shiloh, died Oct. 22, 1863, at Vicksburg.
Brown, Jacob, e. Nov. 16, 1861, wd. at Shiloh April 6, 1862, disd. Oct. 4, 1862, disab.
Conley, Andrew, e. Sept. 20, 1861.
Fuller, O. V., e. Dec. 25, 1862, died July 22, 1864, at Rome, Ga.
Fox, Robert R., e. March 18, 1864, prmtd. corp.
Fergerson, C. E., e. Dec. 26, 1863.
Gephart, Benj. F., e. Nov. 9, 1861, captd. near Atlanta July 22, 1864.
Hopkins, Elisha, e. Sept. 26, 1861, wd. at Shiloh April 6, 1862.
Hodge, John, e. Nov. 28, 1863.
Klumph, Alonzo, re-e as vet. Feb. 20, 1864.
Mifford, A. J., wd. at Atlanta July 21, 1864.
Mifford, Bird, re-e. as vet. Feb. 20, 1864.
Piatt. Andrew J., e. Oct. 3, 1861, died May 26, 1862, at Keokuk.
Shaw, Benj. H., e. Sept. 30, 1861, died Dec. 19, 1861, at Keokuk.
Sweeney, Jas., e. Sept. 30, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864, wd. at Kenesaw Mt. July 4, 1864.
Sweenhart, Wm. H., e. Sept. 21, 1861.
Stewart, Chas. S., e. Feb. 9, 1862, wd. at Shiloh, disd. July 29, 1862.
Terel, Edward, e. Sept. 30, 1861, disd. Dec. 26, '62, disab. Thompson, Oscar, e. Feb. 4, 1862, died March 2, 1862, at Keokuk.
Vandeveer, Geo. F., re-e. as vet. Jan. 1, 1864.
Wood, William, e. Nov. 9, 1861, kld. April 6, 1862, at Shiloh.
Wood, John, e. Nov. 9, 1861, died Dec. 22, 1861, at Keokuk.
Company H.
Daily, Levi, e. Feb. 21, 1861, died May 14, 1862, at Tell- nessee River.
Surles, Geo. W., e. Feb. 20, 1862, died April 2, 1863, at Oak Grove, La.
SIXTEENTH INFANTRY.
The Sixteenth Regiment Iowa Volunteers left Daven- port March 20, 1862, and was at the battles of Shiloh, April 6th and 7th, when it met with heavy loss; took part in the siege of Corinth, also was in the battle of Iuka, September 19, 1862.
After this, the regiment was engaged in the two days" fight at Corinth, October 3d and 4th, and was variously employed in marching from point to point, as their services were required in their department, and at all times were found ready to do their duty.
They were engaged in many sharp conflicts, until: Manch 17, 1864, when they started for Davenport, Iowa, on veteran furlough.
On May 3d, the boys again resumed their knapsacks and arrived at Clifton, Tenn., about the middle of the month, and on the 27th of June, a part of the regiment were en- gaged in the attack on Kenesaw Mountain, meeting with heavy loss. The regiment was under fire from June 14th. to July 2d; was in the battles at Atlanta, July 20th, 21st and 22d, meeting with heavy losses, which reduced the regiment to less than 100 men present for duty.
Afterward, the regiment being increased to 450 men, by an exchange of prisoners and drafted men, they started from Atlanta, November 15th, for Savannah, where they arrived December 10th, where they were en- gaged in the siege of the city until its evacuation.
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On January 6, 1865, they started for Beaufort, S. C., and were actively engaged in the campaign in the Carolinas, and finally camped at Raleigh on the 6th of April, where they remained till May 2d. The war being closed, they marched for Washington, where they took part in the grand review May 24, 1865.
[NOTE .- This regiment was mustered out at Louisville July 19, 1865.]
Surg. Jacob H. Camburn, com. March 3, 1862, resd. June 3,1863.
Asst. Surg. Freeman McClelland, com. July 2, 1863, resd. Aug. 20, 1864.
Company I.
Sergt. James M. Gunning, e. Nov. 28, 1861, captd. at Shiloh, wd. at Nick-a-jack Creek Jan. 5, 1864, died July 23, 1864, of wds.
Sergt. James G. Wilson, e. Dec. 20, 1861, wd. April 6, 1862, at Shiloh.
Corp. Geo. H. Angel, e. Feb. 4, 1862, reduced to ranks.
Corp. Thos. D. Klumph, e. Dec. 19, 1861, re-e. as vet. Feb. 3,1864.
Corp. Samuel Lord, e. Dec. 20, 1861, died May 12, 1862, at Corinth.
Barger, H. H., e. March 1, 1862, wd. at Shiloh, Iuka and Corinth, disd. Feb. 26, 186 3, disab.
Beical, H. M., e. March 13, 1862, wd. at Shiloh, re-e. as Vet. March 13, 1864, wd. at Kenesaw July 5, 1864.
Comboy, Chas., e. Dec. 21, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 5, 1864, captd. at Atlanta July 22, 1864.
Dunlap, John, e. Dec. 21, 1861, wd. at Shiloh April 6, '62. Howe, Joseph H., e. Dec. 26, 1861, wd. at Shiloh, re-e. as vet. Jan. 5, 1864.
Hamilton, William R., e. April 11, 1864.
Hunter, J. D., e. March 1, 1862, disd. July 25, 1862.
Ivers, John W. S., e. March 10, 1862, wd. July 22, 1864, at Atlanta.
Johnson, Wm., e. Jan 1, 1862, disd. July 25, 1862.
Johnson, Sol., e. Feb. 25, 1863, re-e. as vet. Feb. 25, 1864, wd. at Nick-a-jack Creek July 20, 1864.
Keller, Hugh M., e. Dec. 2, 1861.
Kelley, Isaac, e. Feb. 26, 1862.
Lightfoot, John, e. Dec. 19, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 4, 1864, captd. July 22, 1864, at Atlanta. Prouty, Levi, e. Dec. 25, 1863.
Smith, Ellis, e. Dec. 13, 1861, disd. June 30, 1862.
Stoddard, W. B., e. Feb. 11, 1862, disd. July 15, 1862.
Sotwell, H. B., e. Feb. 22, 1861, died April 3, 1862, at St. Louis.
Smith, Wm. R., e. Feb. 25, 1862, disd. July 9, 1862. Thompson, E. B., e. Jan. 16, 1862.
Turner, Geo., e. Feb. 12, 1862, captured on Sherman's raid through Georgia, in 1864.
Turner, Charles, e. Feb. 12, 1862, wd. at Shiloh, disd. 1862, wds.
Wooley, L. D., e. Dec. 13, 1861, re-e. as vet. Jan. 4, 1864, captd. July 22, 1864, near Atlanta.
Wooley, Geo. W., e. Dec. 15, 1861, died May 26, 1862, at St. Louis.
EIGHTEENTH INFANTRY.
The Eighteenth was mustered into the service August 5, 6 and 7, 1862, with 875 officers and men, and was almost immediately ordered into Missouri, to join Gen. Scho- field's command.
During the following Winter, it was stationed at Springfield, and bore a conspicuous part in the battle at that place January 7 and 8, 1863. The town was defended by a battalion of Missouri militia and the Eighteenth, against an army 4,000 strong. The regiment remained here for a long time, varied by a chase of the rebel Gen. · Shelby into Arkansas, thence to Fort Smith.
In the Spring of 1864, the regiment was attached to Gen. Steel's command, and marched to Camden.
April 13th, was in an engagement near Moscow, thirty miles from Camden.
April 17th, received seven successive and impetuous charges from superior numbers, and returned to Camden with a loss of seventy-seven men; returned to Fort Smith, and, until it was mustered out, nothing particu- larly noteworthy occurred.
[NOTE .- This Regiment was mustered out at Little Rock, Ark., July 20, 1865.]
Lieut. Col. Thomas Z. Cook, com. Aug. 2, 1862, resd. July 16, 1863.
Company A.
Second Lieut. James T. Christian, com. Aug. 7, 1862, resd. Feb. 11, 1863.
Sergt. Silas P. Chapman, e. June 14, 1862.
Corp. Edward D. Wilson, e. July 3, 1862, disd. Nov. 7, '62, disab.
Corp. W. T. Evans, e. June 16, 1862, wd. Jan. 8, 1863, died Jan. 15, 1863, at Springfield, Mo.
Corp. M. L. Blackman, e. June 10, 1862, kld. Sept. 5, 1863, by Quantrel's guerillas.
Corp. Samuel C. Griffith, e. July 8, 1862.
Corp. John H. Wilson, e. July 21, 1862, disd. by civil au- thority Aug. 7, 1862.
Musician A. T. McDonald, e. July 10, 1862, kld. March 12, 1863, accidently shot in camp.
Adams, P. B. J., e. June 22, 1862, died Nov. 28, 1863, at Springfield, Mo.
Adams, F. D., e. April 21, 1863.
Andrews, John A., e. July 18, 1862, wd. Jan. 8, 1863, at Springfield, Mo.
Atkins, William C., e. July 18, 1862.
Allen, Charles H., e. July 27, 1862, died Feb. 11, 1863, at Springfield, Mo.
Bosley, James P., e. July 19, 1862, died Dec. 12, 1863, at Springfield, Mo.
Beebe, O. J., e. July 21, 1862, wd. and captd. April 18, '64, in action at Poison Spring.
Black, Newton, e. July 21, 1862.
Carpenter, W. J., e. July 9, 1862.
Crouch, Caleb, e. June 2, 1862, died April 24, 1862, at Van Buren, Ark.
Dowling, Finton, e. July 26, 1862.
Dye, Warren, e. July 24, 1862, disd. Feb. 19, 1863, disab.
Ellis, Robert C., e. July 14, 1862, died Sept. 2, 1862, at Se- dalia, Mo.
Giddings, George, e. June 10, '62, disd. Feb. 17, '63, disab. Harris, Pleasant, e. July 10, '62, disd. March 12, 63, disab. Hodge, Henry, e. July 11, 1862, disd. Dec. 28, 1862, disab. Harris, Wm. E., e. July 19, 1862, disd. Dec. 28, 1862.
Hardin, John A., e. July 18, 1862.
Hotchkiss, J. A., e. July 27, 1862.
Hart, William, e. June 5, 1862.
Hanna, John, e. July 15, 1862.
Hensell, F. M., e. Sept. 19, 1862.
King, Charles, e. July 1, 1862, died July 6, 1864, at Wash- ington Insane Asylum.
Mallaham, William, e. May 28, 1862.
Marshall, W. S., e. May 21, 1862, wd. and captd. April 18, 1864, at Poison Spring.
Marshall, John M., e. May 4, 1862.
McCulley, George W., e. May 18, 1862.
McBride, David, e. May 17, 1862.
Mounce, Malon, e. June 21, 1862, wd. Jan. 8, 1863, died Jan. 8, 1863, at Springfield, Mo.
Netland, G. G., e. June 2, 1862, wd. by lightning June 2, 1863, died June 6, 1863, at Springfield, Mo.
Peat, W. R., e. June 13, 1862, disd. Nov. 6, 1862, disab.
Riley, Robert, e. July 17, 1862, captd. in action at Poison Spring April 18, 1864.
Stoddard, John, e. July 20, 1862.
Stanley, Francis M., e. July 8, 1862, wd. at Springfield, Mo., Jan. 8, 1863.
Torrence, George P., e. July 13, 1862, wd. at Springfield, Mo., Jan. 8, 1863, disd. March 7, 1863, disab.
Van Dyke, Simeon, e. June 9, 1862, died Dec. 10, 1862, at Springfield, Mo.
Company C.
Barkley, Edward A., e. July 27, 1862.
Company E.
Blood, George B., e. July 14, 1862, disd. Feb. 9, '63, disab. Rudolph, Samuel, e. July 8, 1862, disd. Dec. 24, '62, disab.
Company G.
Andrews, B. L., e. Aug. 8, 1863.
Company H.
Corp. William P. Henderson, e. July 5, 1862, trans. for promotion to capt. Co. G, 2d Ark. Inf.
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TWENTIETH INFANTRY.
[For the following detailed history of this regiment, we are indebted to L. L. Wilson, of Center Point. The work from which it is taken is a copy of a pamphlet written by Lieut. J. Wilkins Moore, who relied upon a diary, kept by Wm. L. Culbertson, of Company G. The state- ments herein contained may, therefore, be relied upon as accurate. Had it not been for the courtesy of Mr. Wilson, the writer would have found great difficulty in preparing so elaborate a record of the gallant Twentieth -the most of which enlisted from Linn County .- ED.]
The Twentieth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, composed of five companies from Linn County, viz., A, B, F, H and I, and five companies from Scott County, were mustered into the service Aug. 25, 1862. The companies drew their uniforms immediately after the muster. The reg. iment marched to Clinton, Iowa, the 19th of August, and were quartered there until the 31st. During their stay at Clinton, a young lady, of Lyons, Iowa, presented the regiment with a very beautiful silk banner, inscribed with the name of the regiment. Maj. William F. Thomp- son responded in behalt of the regiment with an appro- priate address. The regiment received marching orders on the evening of the 31st of August, and at midnight, embarked on board tlie steamer Canada. By daylight everything was on board, and the steamer plowed her way down the river. The boys were all in good spirits, especially the Scott County men, who expected to see their friends in Davenport. The regiment arrived at Davenport, early in the morning of Sept. 1st, and dis- embarked, and marched through the principal streets of Davenport, after which they filed into "Camp Herron." The barracks were not completed, and the regiment were quartered under temporary sheds, to protect themselves from the rain that fell in torrents. The following day, Capt. J. B. Leake, of Company "G," was promoted to the Lieutenant Colonelcy of the regiment.
Many of the friends of the soldiers visited camp, during the day, bringing with them all the delicacies of the sea- son. The government rations were thrown aside for that day, and the boys reveled in the " good things of life."
The 5th, the regiment received marching orders in the morning, and by noon, all the men and goods were stored away on board the steamer Metropolitan. The banks of the river were lined with the friends and relatives of those on board. Many and sad were the leave takings, and many were the hearts that throbbed with anxious feelings, when, at 3 P. M., the Metropolitan, with her load of patriot soldiers, shoved off from the shore and started down the river. Cheer on cheer rent the air from those on shore and those on board, and announced the departure of the regiment. Handkerchiefs were waved, as long as there remained any hope of their being seen. On arriving at Montrose, the men were transferred to barges and flatboats, and passed down to Keokuk and over the rapids at that point. On the 6th, they were trans- ferred to the steamer Northerner, and at daylight of the 7th, started down the river, arriving at St. Louis in the evening. Tlie regiment disembarked on the 8th, and marched to Benton Barracks, where they were comfort- ably quartered. There they remained until the 14th, drilling twice a day, when the regiment were ordered on board the cars, at the Pacific Railroad depot. Arriving at Rolla in the evening, they disembarked, and went into camp on the 16th. The regiment then started on the first and hardest march of its existence, making sixteen miles, and. encamping on the banks of the " Lit- tle Piney," where the Nineteenth Iowa, Twentieth Wis- consin and Ninety-fourth Illinois were already in canıp.
From the 16th of September to the 3d of October, the regiment made 172 miles, not marching continually. Oct. 5th, the advance guard attacked the rebels' rear guard. The regiment was drawn up in line of battle, but did not participate in the engagement, as the "rebs " took to their heels. The regiment took up the line of march again on the 9th, and on the 17th, went into camp on the battle field of ". Pea Ridge," having made forty-four miles, and remained in camp four days. The regiment left many of its men in the hospital, at Cassville. On the 21st, the men were again on the move, and kept up light marches during the rest of the month, when they went into camp in Osage Springs, having marched back twenty-one miles from Fayetteville, Ark. Nov. 2d, the reg- iment took up the march again, and kept it up until the 20th, going into camp at " Camp Lyon," in Missouri. The weather was very bad, and the boys suffered greatly. On Dec. 3d, the regiment started under marching orders, and kept it up until the 7th, when it went into the engagement at Prairie Grove. Having made eighty-five
miles, the regiment crossed Illinois Creek, and took up a position behind Murphy's Battery, in a small ravine. Gen. Herron had encountered the enemy, and a battle was in progress. During the afternoon, the regiment advanced upon the enemy's line; and the members of the Twen- tieth remember the occurrences of that day better than they would be recorded here. Gen. Hindman had been defeated, and fled precipitately, leaving his dead and wounded upon the field.
The regiment remained in camp until the 26th, when it was ordered out on a six days' scout, and returned to camp, at Prairie Grove, on the 31st, having marched ninety miles. Captured the town of Van Buren, on the Arkansas River, together with five steamboats, and a large amount of commissary stores. The boys destroyed the steamboats and stores, and returned to camp.
Jan. 1, 1863, the regiment had orders to march, but did not leave camp until the 2d, when they started out on the 5th. Went into "Camp Rosecrans," on the War Eagle, where they lay until the 9th. The 20th then marched fourteen miles to Huntsville, where they remained until the 18th, and then started out in the mud and rain. On the 19th, they went into "Camp Stuck-in-the-mud," and " stuck" there until the 22d, when they resumed the march and went into "Camp Lost-in-the-woods." Short marches were kept up until the 31st, when they went into quarters in Camp Schnfield, where they re- mained until the 13th of February, drilling and cleaning up drill grounds. On the 14th, the camp was moved four miles to a better position, and was called "Camp Bliss." March 1st, the regiment broke camp aud marched five days, having marched seventy-five miles. Remained in camp until the 14th, when the regiment moved under marching orders until the 16th, when they went into "camp on Elk River," and remained there until April 3d, when the march was again taken up until the 7th. During this tramp the boys made fifty-five miles. Remained iu camp until the 22d. During the soldiers' stay in this place, which they called " Camp Totten," they were reviewed by Gen. Herron, and the Scott County boys received a beautiful silk flag. On the 24th, the nien went to Rolla, and on the 24th to St. Louis, where they remained doing guard duty until the 30th. On May 4th, broke camp and marched to "Camp Gamble," once famous as "Camp Johnson," the scene of Gen. Lyon's first military exploit. Remained in camp until the 15th, when they started on the cars for "Pilot Knob," where they remained doing drill duty until the 3d of June, when they started, at 3 P. M., under marching orders, and halted at 8 P. M., having made fifteen miles. Arrived at St. Genevieve on the 5th, and marched aboard the transports awaiting them. The 20th, went on board the J. D. Perry ; started down the river on the 7th; passed many objects of interest. Ar- rived at the mouth of the Yazoo River, in plain view of the besieged city of Vicksburg, At this place the men were ordered to Haines' Bluff; and upon their arrival there, were ordered back to Young's Point, where they landed. On the 12th, marched across Young's Point; and on the 13th, crossed the river and camped. On the 14th, the force was moved up, and took their position in the line of investing forces. The division was located on the extreme left of the Union troops, and the right of the rebel line. From the 15th to the 30th, the regiment took an active part in the siege, rapidly rushing forward their works, laboring night and day. Large numbers became sick, and the regiment was very much reduced. The fatigues and exposures of the siege proved too much for some of the men.
The day after the regiment took up their position, they advanced the rifle pits 300 yards, and continued to ad - vance, until the capitulation. The regiment planted, during this time, eighteen pieces of field artillery in front of their division, besides the siege guns. On the 30th, the regiment had four siege guns planted in front of their brigade, and were mounting more every day. Up to this time, only four or five men had been wounded in the regiment. July 1st and 2d, the regiment pushed forward their works.
At 10 A. M., on the morning of the 3d, a white flag was displayed along the entire line of the enemy's works. Hostilities were at once suspended; and while Gens. Grant and Pemberton were arranging the terms of sur- render, the boys were all busy holding consultation with the rebels between the two lines of works. On the morning of the 4th, at 10 A. M., the Twentieth had the honor of leading their division into the rebel works, and of being the first on the left to plant their flag on the battlements of Vicksburg. On the 10th, the regiment received marching orders, and on the 11th embarked on transports, and arrived at Yazoo City on the 13th. The rebels fled on the approach of the men, leaving in the
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hands of the Federal forces five large siege guns and plenty of ammunition.
The regiment did scouting duty until the 21st, when they embarked on the transports and went down to Vicksburg. On the 24thlı, the regiment went aboard the Iatan, and on the 26th disembarked at Port Hudson- went into camp and remained until the 15th of August. The regiment became very much reduced by sickness, and several of the men died from fever, contracted at Vicksburg. Went aboard the Crescent, on the 16th, and started down the river-disembarked at Carrollton, on the 17th, and went into camp about two miles below town. Remained in camp until the 4th of September. Were visited by Gens. Washburne, Banks and Grant, during their stay in Carrollton. Commenced to go aboard the "Nupen Parish " on the 5th, tlie entire divi- sion going aboard other transports, and on the 7th started up stream. Left all the sick and baggage behind, the men taking nothing but their blankets. Landed four miles below Morganza, La., on the evening of the 7th. From the 8th to the 14th, was occupied in scouting; on the 15th, moved up to Morganza, and commenced fortifying. From the 16th to the 28th, the regiment planted all their artillery behind the levee, and prepared for an attack.
Lieut. Col. J. B. Leake, of the Twentieth, was ont, in command of the Nineteenth Iowa and Twenty-sixth Indiana, some cavalry, one section of artillery and mounted infantry, as an advance guard.
He encountered the enemy, and after a severe struggle was defeated and taken prisoner by an overwhelming force of the enemy. From the 1st to the 9th of October, the regiment lay in camp. Received marching orders on the 10th, and at once started down the river; arrived in Carrollton on the 11th; remained quietly in camp until the 23d. On the 24th, the division embarked on board the Gulf Transports. forming a part of Gen. Banks' Texas Expedition. Started down the river and anchored at the mouth of the Mississippi on the 25th. On the 27th, the flag ship Mcclellan arrived, and was received with a salute.
At noon the signal was given. The fleet weighed anchor and stood out to sea.
On the 1st of November, the fleet came in sight of the Point Isabel Lighthouse and Brazos Island. Some of the troops were landed on Brazos. Col. Bertram ordered a landing in surf boats near Bagdad; and in making the attempt, the boats were capsized, and several men drowned-among them, William Bice and Morgan Par- sons, of the Twentieth Regiment. On the 4th, the reg- iment succeeded in landing on Brazos Island, and went into camp. Lay in camp on the 5th, and on the 6th moved up and landed at Point Isabel. From the 7th to the 14th, lay in camp at Point Isabel. The men suffered greatly from a scarcity of water. On the 15th, embarked on board the Planter, and stood out to sea. Landed, in the evening of the 16th, on the southern end of Mustang Island, and commenced marching along the beach, drag- ging, by hand, two 12-pound howitzers, and carrying their knapsacks and sixty rounds of extra ammunition. Ar- rived at the north end of the Island, on the 17th, where the rebels had some earth works thrown up, to defend the entrance to Corpus Christi and Aransos Bays.
From Nov. 18th until June 24, 1864, tlie regiment reniained upon Mustang Island, garrisoning the works. Expeditions were made up the bay, to the towns of Cor- pus Christi, Lamar, St. Mary's and Flour Bluffs, for the purpose of procuring lumber, with which to erect houses and improve their positions. The duties of the garrison were light; and as a great many refugees' families had accompanied them on their return from the above named towns, there were hopes that they might establish a col- ony, but the order for evacuation arrived, and " quashed " all their plans.
On the morning of the 24th of June, the troops marched aboard the steamship "Alabama," and on the 26th, landed at Brazos, Santiago, and took up the line of march for Brownsville. Reached Clarksville during the day. Three of the soldiers, who were unable to walk, were placed on board a Rio Grande steamer. The reg- iment reached Clarksville, Tex., on June 28th, and re- mained there, in camp, at Fort Armstrong, until July 29th. Commenced marching again, and reached Brazos de Santiago on the 31st. Aug. Ist, embarked on board the sailing ship Panama, and started, on the 2d, in tow of the City of Richmond. Arrived at Carrollton on the morning of the 6th ; were transferred to transports, four companies going aboard the Kate Dale, and the others on the "Thomas Sparks." The Kate Dale arrived at Fort Gaines, just three hours after its surrender to Admiral Farragut. The Kate Dale then moved up opposite to Pilot Town, a small place on Mobile Point, and anchored.
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