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SOLDIERS' REUNION.
In August, 1870, occurred the great reunion in Des Moines. Adjutant- General Baker directed the affair, and it is estimated that there were sev- enty five thousand people present including thirty thousand soldiers. Gen. Sherman was the most distinguished visitor from abroad.
The soldiers encamped by companies and regiments as they did while in
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active service, the vacant city lots east of the State Capitol being used for camping ground.
The different Iowa regiments were organized under their respective com- manders and marched through the streets, making a very imposing and warlike exhibition.
During the continuation of the reunion it is estimated that there were consumed, by the soldiers, one hundred and seven beeves and four hundred and ninety-eight barrels of coffee.
In September, 1875, the annual reunion of the Army of the Tennessee' took place at Des Moines. President Grant, Secretary Belknap and Gen- eral Sherman were present.
The city was profusely decorated, Court Avenue, Walnut and Fourth streets were especially decorated for the occasion.
On the second day of the reunion the children of the public schools were assembled at the opera house and an address delivered by President Grant.
SOLDIERS' RELIEF.
The society for the relief of soldiers' families was organized in December, 1864. Mayor Leas was Chairman and H. L. Whitman Secretary. A com- mittee representing the several wards of Des Moines was constituted of the following named persons: H. L. Whitman, G. W. Cleveland, Hoyt Sher- man, G. Washburn, I. M. Chamberlain, Mrs Frank Butler, M. P. Turner, Mrs. Wm. Galbraith. J. M. Chamberlain W. D. Wilson, H. L. Whitman and C. C. Howell were appointed a committee to report some systematic plan of action.
A business meeting for the purpose of electing officers was held on the seventeenth of December. The following officers were elected :
President, Mayor Leas; Vice- Presidents, T. K. Brooks and A. B. Wood- bury; Secretary, William Duane Wilson.
It was agreed to hold a festival in aid of the soldiers, on the thirty-first of December, and committees were appointed to secure donations and make arrangements.
The festival occurred at the time specified, and the net proceeds amounted to the sum of four thousand, two hundred and forty-five dollars and twenty- eight cents, and from an exhibit, made in December, 1865, it appeared that there were raised by the society during the one year of its existence, the sum of seven thousand, two hundred and sixty-one dollars and thirty-five cents.
It must not be supposed, however, that this was all that was contributed in the county in aid of the soldiers and their families. Individuals, local organizations and churches contributed frequently from the very begin- ning of the war, and so great was the liberality displayed by the people at home in the county that much suffering was alleviated and great hard- ships averted.
The following record of the regiments, companies and soldiers recruited in Polk county has been compiled from the Adjutant-General's report.
SECOND INFANTRY.
Polk county has the proud distinction of having been represented in the noble, heroic, battle-scarred Second Iowa, whose name and fame will live so long as the State exists or the nation lives. It was the first regi-
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ment of three years' men raised in the State. It was organized early in May, 1861, with Samuel R. Curtis as colonel, who was immediately promoted to major-general. A complete history of its participation in the war for the Nation's life would fill a volume. It had six colonels, two of whom were killed, one promoted to major-general and two to brigadier-generals. It was in the following engagements, and its battle-torn banners suspended in the State arsenal, tell the story of its prowess:
During 1861 and a part of 1862, it served in Missouri. It was at Fort Donelson during the memorable engagements of the fourteenth and fifteenth of February, 1862, the regiment won it highest renown, when, as a forlorn hope, it made what was undoubtedly the most gallant, reckless and success- ful charge of the whole war. Fighting had been going on all the forenoon. of the fifteenth, and the Federal forces were losing ground. The key to the rebel position lay on the crest of a steep hill whose sides were obstructed by dense thicket. In front of the earth works of the crest, about one hundred yards distance, was a formidable abatis, to pass which an assaulting column must break its line and move by the flank in two divisions. Between the abatis and breastworks were no obstructions.
Unless these earthworks could be taken, Federal success was futile. The tender of the " forlorn hope" was made to several regiments and declined, when it reached Col. J. M. Tuttle, of the Second.
"Colonel, will you take those works ?" asked Gen. Smith.
" Support me promptly, and in twenty minutes I will go in."
He went in. Dividing his regiment, he, with the left wing, began to scale the hillside. The abatis was reached by slow and toilsome tread, and not a gun was fired, but scarcely was the abatis passed and the gallant boys got into line, when the concentrated fire of three rebel regiments belched upon them, and at the first fire, of the gallant three hundred one hundred and fifty went down. With a heroism of desperation the fragment closed up its shattered ranks and pushed on, and before them two rebel regiments quailed and fled, save a few who bit the dust from bayonet thrusts. A Mississippi regiment still remained, but the other column of the Second coming up put them also to flight. The key of the rebel position was taken. Fifteen thousand prisoners, a large quantity of ordnance stores, and other property was the result of the victory. The commander-in-chief and every division commander who were in this fight were made major-generals, and every brigade commander, a brigadier. The Second Iowa, therefore, made Grant, Smith, McClernand and Wallace major-generals. Lauman and ten others brigadiers. It broke the line of the enemy's defenses, extending from Bow- ling Green to Columbus; forced Johnson to evacuate Bowling Green; cap- tured Buckner, and frightened Pillow into flight from Donelson; compelled Polk to evacuate Columbus on the Mississippi, and opened the whole country south of the Memphis and Charleston railroad. Glorious old regi- ment! What marvel that it was given the post of honor in the Army of the Tennessee!
Shiloh, April 6th and 7th.
Advance on Corinth, August 10th to 29th.
Corinth, October 3d and 4th. On the afternoon of the 3d in the fierce encounter at " White House," Colonel Baker was mortally wounded. On the 4th the day dawned with but little hope for the Union army at Corinth. On every side our lines had been forced back and the enemy held the outer defenses. The final issue would quickly come. Soon after daylight the
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enemy began to advance from all points, but the Iowa boys stood like a rock. Despairing of success in that way, the enemy massed their forces on the south side, and, with a yell and a double quick, dashed into the town. Three Iowa regiments, the Second, Seventh and Seventeenth, sprang to the rescue, and, with a terrific yell of defiance, charged upon them and drove them back in utter rout, and thus repelled the final assault of the enemy at Corinth. It was in this final charge Lieutenant-colonel N. W. Mills received a mortal wound. Springing to the front of his regiment, he snatched their battle-flag from the color-guard and rushed to the onset directly in the face of the enemy. He was shot in the foot by a musket ball, which entered at the toe and lodged in the heel. A few days after he was attacked with lock- jaw, which terminated his life. Just before his death he wrote (for he could not speak) " To die as a member of the Second Iowa is glory enough for me." He was promoted to the colonelcy of his regiment, although he did not live until his commission reached him. He was a brilliant, gallant officer.
Little Bear Creek, Ala., November 28, where an engagement with the enemy under Gen. Roddy was had.
Town Creek, Ala., April, 1863, where Roddy was met again.
Resaca, Ga., May 13th and 15th, 1863, when the place was evacuated by the enemy.
Rome Cross Roads, Ga., May 16, 1864, where the regiment was deployed as skirmishers on the left of the line.
Dallas, Ga., May 27, 28, 29, 1864, where the regiment established and entrenched the most advanced line of the army and maintained it against de sperate assaults.
Kenesaw Mountain, June 10th to 30th, 1864, where the regiment took active part in the siege.
Nick-a-jack Creek, Ga., July 4, 1864, where on the right of the skirmish line of the Sixteenth army-corps, the regiment had a fight in the afternoon and evening.
At Atlanta, July 20, to August 27, 1864; on the 22d of July the regi- ment was actively engaged holding a position between the two batteries of the division and protected by light breastworks. It captured one stand of colors and a number of prisoners. On the 4th of August, while establish- ing the picket line of the division, it had a heavy skirmish. It was also actively engaged during the whole siege of that city.
Jonesboro, Ga., August 30, 1864. While supporting Kilpatrick's cav- alry, the Second, with the Seventh Iowa, had a severe tilt with the enemy and repulsed them.
Eden Station, Ga., December 7, 1864. The regiment was the first sent across the pontoon bridge over the Great Ogechee river, laid for the Army. of the Tennessee, and, meeting the enemy, skirmished for a mile, when, coming upon a barricade, assaulted it, drove the enemy and occupied the station.
Little Ogechee, Ga., December 10 to 20, 1864. In the operations along this river the regiment was actively engaged.
Savannah, Ga., December 21, 1864. The regiment was in line and entered the city with the corps on that day.
Columbia, S. C., February 15 and 16. In the operations which resulted in the capture of this city, the regiment played an important part.
Lynch's Creek, S. C., February 15, 1865. The regiment being in advance
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of the division and corps, was forced to ford this creek, three-fourths of a mile wide. While crossing it was attacked by the enemy's cavalry, and for three hours there was a lively contest, but other regiments and artillery coming up, the enemy was driven away.
Goldsboro, N. C., March 24 to April 10, 1865. The regiment now turned face northward in the grand triumphal march to Washington, and as a special mark of honor was placed in front and was the first of the grand old Army of the Tennessee to enter the city.
The regiment was mustered in at Keokuk, May 27, 1861, and mustered ont at Louisville, Ky., July 12, 1865. Under the call of 1861-'62, 1,268 men were enlisted in the regiment; on the 31st of December, 1863, the strength of the regiment in officers and men was 568. By special orders of May 21, 1864, the regiment was reorganized, the non-veterans mustered out and the veterans consolidated with the veterans of the Third, November 8, 1864, as the Second Veterans.
The casualties during the war were:
Officers-Killed, 8; died, 8; discharged, 3; wounded, 27; resigned, 31. Total, 74.
Privates-Killed, 73; died, 169; discharged, 359; wounded, 294. Total 880.
Polk county was represented on the staff, to wit:
Noe W. Mills, lieutenant-colonel, promoted from company C .; Marcellus M. Crocker, major; promoted to lieutenant-colonel; George L. Godfrey, adjutant; Edward L. Marsh, sergeant-major; Samuel H. Lunt, sergeant- major; Jared Warner, commissary-sergeant; John Lynde, commissary- sergeant; Ephriam P. Davis, hospital-steward; George W. Lyon, hospi- tal-steward.
COMPANY D .*
Marcellus M. Crocker, captain ; pro-
moted to major May 31, 1861; to lieutenant-colonel Sept. 6, 1861; to colonel Thirteenth infantry, Oct. 30, 1861; to brigadier-gener- al November 29, 1862.
N. S. Dykeman, first lieutenant; ap- pointed first lieutenant in regular army July 4, 1861.
Noe W. Mills, second lieutenant; promoted to captain June 1, 1861; to lieutenant-colonel June 22, 1862 ; to colonel October 8, 1862; wounded at Corinth October 4, 1862; died of wounds at Corinth October 12, 1862.
Samuel H. Lunt, first sergeant; promoted to sergeant-major June 13, 1861; to first lieutenant July 31, 1861; resigned December 5, 1861.
Edgar T. Ensign, second sergeant; promoted to second lieutenant June 1, 1861; to first lieutenant December 5, 1861; to captain June 22, 1862; to major Ninth cavalry October 9, 1863; wounded at Don- elson February 18, 1862
Hiram C. Cook, third sergeant; pro- moted to second sergeant June 13, 1861; died of congestion of brain at Hartford, Connecticut, March 25, 1862, effect of sunstroke.
Edwin Mitchell, fourth sergeant; promoted to third sergeant June 1, 1862; +discharged July 16, 1864.
George L. Godfrey, fifth sergeant, promoted to fourth sergeant, June 1st, 1861; to second lieutenant December 5th, 1861; to first lieu- tenant June 22d, 1862; to adju- tant June 22d, 1862; to lieuten- ant-colonel, First Alabama cav-
*Enlisted May 4, 1861 unless otherwise stated.
+Unless otherwise stated, the discharge was for disability.
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alry October 18th, 1863. At this point the record of this gallant and brave soldier drops out of the record of Iowa patriots. When Sherman's forces had got well into the South, a regiment of brave Union men was formed in Ala- bama, and Adjutant Godfrey was assigned to it as lieutenant-colonel and subsequently promoted to colonel. They were a noble body of men, who not only took their own lives in their hands, but also staked that of their own kith and kin at home, and all the prosper- ity they possessed. The incendiary torch, and the assassin's knife or shot-gun wreaked a rapid ven- geance on all these noble patriots left behind them. The regiment operated with Sherman's army through the Carolinas. Col. God- frey was selected to bear import- ant dispatches from Gen. Sher- man to the rebel General Johnson, after Lee's surrender. Arriving at Wade Hampton's headquarters, that General refused to permit him to pass through his lines to John- son's army headquarters. " All right," replied Col. Godfrey, "I will return and report the matter to Gen. Sherman." Hampton of- fered to send the dispatches to Johnson, but he failed to catch the Colonel in that way. " My or- ders were to deliver the dispatches to Gen. Hampton," said Colonel Godfrey; "I propose to do so." He then called an adjutant to ac- company the Colonel to Johnson's headquarters, but the Colonel fell back on his dignity and army etiquette, and refused to accept any officer below his own rank as escort. A staff officer was finally sent with him. He also was the bearer of the dispatches from Gen. Grant to Gen. Johnson, propos- ing the place of meeting between the two generals for the arrange- ments of the final surrender of
the Confederate army and the Confederacy, and he was present at the consultation. When the Confederacy "busted" he was near Raleigh, North Carolina. Wade Hampton, who had occupied that city, moved out and sent word to Col. Godfrey that he might enter the city and protect the govern- ment and its citizens. The Colonel selecting a few of his staff officers and several line officers, started in advance of the column, at the solicitation of the governor of the State, mayor of the city, and prom- inent citizens, to prepare the way and also to hoist the stars and stripes over the State house. As they were riding through the streets they were fired upon by a band of desperadoes, who had broken loose from Hampton's army. Col. Godfrey gave the or- der to catch the devils if they could, but they all escaped except one, and when the regiment en- tered the State house yard, the assassin was swinging from the limb of a tree. Entering the State house, the Colonel found the jani- tor, an antiquated negro, who was nearly white with fright: " Uncle Sam," said the Colonel, " Where are the flags?" " I dunno, massa, 'spects deys all toted off," replied the negro. " The Yanks are here," said the Colonel, " the rebs are all gone, and we want the flags; hunt them up." " Well," said the ne- gro, " I reckon you'll find suthin' in dat ar' box," pointing to a long narrow box. "Well, open it quick," said the Colonel. The old negro hustled about, with a broad grin on his face, opened the box, and enclosed therein were twenty- one Union flags, which had been captured, and several tattered and torn rebel flags. The Union flags were, by the Colonel, quickly spread along the fence about the State house to greet the Union
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column. It was while at Raleigh the preparations were made for the march to Washington for the grand review. The Colonel's regi- ment cared more for home and friends than the review, and de- sired to return to Huntsville, Alabama, and be mustered out at once. They had received tidings of friends assassinated, homes burned, and they were anxious to know the worst, and gather to- gether their scattered families. Gen. Sherman protested against the movement as a dangerous one, as the march would be through the enemy's country, through which the Union army had just passed. The Colonel determined to go with the men who had serv- ed so nobly and faithfully, and the regiment marched across
the country to Huntsville without molestation. There they were pa- roled and sent to their homes, and the Colonel was mustered out Oct. 26, 1865. He, therefore, was not present at the grand review at Washington; failed to receive his brevet-brigadier-general's com- mission, and little silver star as a badge of honor and promotion. Col. Godfrey was wounded at Ft. Donelson, Feb. 14th, 1862. At the battle of Corinth he received spe- cial mention for his coolness and bravery; one horse was shot dead under him, and a second, a favor- ite animal, was knocked down. The Colonel left him lying flat on the earth, supposing he was a dead equine, but what was his sur- prise soon after, as he was passing along the line encouraging his men, to see his pet horse follow- ing him.
Jared A. Warner, first corporal; ap- pointed commissary-sergeant July 15, 1861; appointed wagon-mas- ter; discharged by special order at St. Louis.
David M. Sells, second corporal; transferred to second lieutenant U. S. marines, Sept. 10 1861.
Edward L. Marsh, third corporal; promoted to fifth sergeant June 1, 1861; to fourth sergeant December 5, 1861; to second lieutenant, De- cember 5, 1861; to sergeant-major June 22, 1862; to first lieutenant June 25, 1862; to captian October 29, 1863; resigned May 23, 1864. Robert Allen, Jr., fourth corporal ; ap- pointed second lieutenant, and sub- sequently first lieutenant First U. S. cavalry; died of wounds.
Nathan W. Doty, fifth sergeant; promoted to second sergeant July 16, 1861; killed at Donelson Feb- ruary 15, 1862.
Leonard B. Houston, seventh corpo- ral; discharged for promotion to captain Company A, Twenty-third infantry.
Andrew Slatten, eighth corporal; re- duced to ranks at his own request May 28, 1862; died at St. Louis, April 18, 1862, from wounds re- ceived at Donelson.
Philo L. Case, musician.
PRIVATES.
Ayers, Samuel A., discharged at St. Louis December 19, 1861.
*Ayres, Henry O., promoted to fourth corporal January 1, 1862; wounded at Corinth; veteranized first corporal.
*Barnett, John.
Barrie, Wm. W.
Bennett, Robert A. died May 6, 1862, at St. Louis.
Bitting, William H.
Bird, William K., discharged Au- gust 9, 1861.
Browne, John H., discharged to ac- cept commission as second lieuten- ant Seventeenth infantry March 13, 1862.
* Veteranized December 23, 1863.
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*Brown, Harvey, wounded at Cor- inth October 4, 1862.
Burbridge, James W.
Callender, William.
Childs, George H., discharged De- cember 19, 1861.
*Christy, Wın. D.
*Cooper, Joseph, wounded at Fort Donelson February 15, 1862.
Davis, Ephriam P., promoted to hos- pital steward; transferred to same position in Tenth infantry.
*Davis, Wm. L., promoted to eighth corporal October 3, 1861; to fourth sergeant July 1, 1862; veteran- ized as second lieutenant.
Davis James.
Dickerson, John A., promoted to first corporal July 16, 1861; reduc- ed to ranks October 17, 1862.
Dreher, Peter, wounded at Donel- son, February 15, 1862.
Estle, William, discharged October 6, 1861.
Fales, Philetus.
Fern, Dwight E., mustered out November 22, 1862.
*Ferguson, John N .; veteranized as third. corporal.
Fleming, John A.
*Gillett, Philip D., promoted to third corporal October 3, 1861; to third sergeant September 1, 1862; veteranized as first sergeant.
Goodrich, Arthur; wounded at Cor- inth October 3, 1862.
Gordnier, John, promoted to second corporal October 3, 1861; wounded at Donelson February 15, 1862.
Greene, George W., discharged April 23, 1863.
Hayden, Joseph S., wounded at Don- elson February 15, 1862; dis- charged for wounds June 38, 1862. Haskell, Joseph, discharged April 2, 1862.
Houghton, Douglas S., discharged as minor by U. S. District Court September 15, 1861.
Hoxie, W. H., promoted to captain 17th infantry March 25, 1862.
* Veteranized December 23, 1863.
Jones, Asbury C., discharged May 4, 1862. Jones, Tarpley T.
*Kinsey, Wın. A.
Lamoreaux, Charles H.
Lowe, Carlton, transferred to Second U. S. artillery as second lieuten- ant November 13, 1861.
Looby, John H., discharged for pro- motion September 22, 1S62.
Lyon, George W., promoted to hos- pital steward May 1, 1862.
Lynde, John, promoted to fifth corporal July 16, 1862; to commis- sary-sergeant May 1, 1862; to second lieutenant June 23, 1862; served also as chief of ambulance corps second division Sixteenth Army Corps; resigned May 26, 1864.
Mattern, Jacob H., discharged March 5, 1863.
McKelvogue, John [reported also Hugh], discharged February 6, 1862.
*McCollam, Isaac, veteranized fourth corporal.
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*Mason, Wm. B., killed at Atlanta, August 15, 1864.
Moles, Jacob M., promoted to sixth corporal March 1, 1862; killed at Corinth October 4, 1862.
Morehead, Jacob.
Nagle, Jno. N., wounded at Donelson February 15, 1862; discharged for wounds July 11, 1862.
Nims, Albert H., wounded at Donelson February 15, 1862. Painter, Joshua C. * Price, John.
Ragan, Wm., promoted to third corporal July 16, 1S62; to fifth ser- geant March 1, 1862; discharged for promotion September 26, 1862; wounded at Donelson February 15, 1862.
*Riddle, William, wounded at Cor- inth October 3, 1862; transferred to United States navy.
Rush, Austin B., transferred to reg- ular army for promotion.
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Robbins, James.
Scott, Erastus, discharged April 18, 1862.
Smith, Philander, wounded at Cor- inth October 4, 1862, discharged April 3, 1863.
Stewart, Calvin C., discharged June 3, 1862.
*Swem, Wm. A. Warnock, Newton.
Watson, John H., transferred to company D, Thirteenth infantry, November 7, 1861.
Wheeler, John, discharged Febru- ary 1, 1862.
Whitmer, Samuel, promoted to fifth corporal March 1, 1862; to fifth sergeant September 3, 1862.
Wylie, William D., discharged April 30, 1862; subsequently appointed hospital steward U. S. army.
Yant, David, wounded at Donelson February 15, 1862.
Yount, Enoch J., discharged July 29,1862.
Young, Armin, discharged August 19, 1861.
*Zelle, Godfrey, veteranized as 2d corporal.
ADDITIONAL ENLISTMENTS, 1861.
Brubaker, John C., November 21; discharged December 3, 1862. Brady, Casper S., November 21; wounded at Donelson February 18; died of wounds on the Des Moines river, April 30, 1862.
Birch, Thos. S .. November 23; died August 8, 1862.
*Chrystal, Benjamin F., December 16.
Cree, Theodore G., wounded at Don- elson February 16, 1862; dis- charged for wounds June 13, 1862.
*Chrystal, James A., December 16; captured at Corinth October 4, 1862; veteranized as wagoner.
Greene, Win. B., August 1; dis- charged December 19, 1861.
Houston, Wm. L., November 20; discharged July 29, 1862.
Lott, W., November 20.
Lasell, William J., November 27; discharged February 1, 1862.
*Nagle, Thomas, November 20; vet- eranized as second sergeant.
Sharp, John, November 20; dis- charged November, 1862.
Williams, John Z., wounded at Don- elson February 15, 1862; dis- charged October 19, 1862.
Weeks, Theodore G., killed at Don- elson February 15, 1862.
ADDITIONAL TO VETERANS, 1864.
Cassins, Joseph, January 21. Cassius, James, January 21.
Cole, Henry, January 16, 1865; com- pany unknown.
Gray, George B., September 29.
Hunt, Zaccheus, December 23, 1863. Read, Andrew W., December 21, 1863. Jones, Anderson, January 21, 1865; company unknown.
COMPANY K.
Clark, David II., May 6, 1861; dis- charged October 13, 1862.
*Veteranized December 23, 1863.
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FOURTH INFANTRY.
This regiment went to Jefferson Barracks, August 9, 1861, and on the 24th moved to Rolla, Missouri. January 21, following, it joined the army of the Southwest, under General Curtis, and for thirty months following it was in continuous active service. It was never assigned to post duty. Ar- riving at Helena, Arkansas, on the 14th of July, 1862, it remained there until December 22, when it moved to Chicasaw Bayou, where it took part in the battles of the 28th an 29th; and at Arkansas Post, January 10th and 11th, 1863; then returned to Young's Point, opposite Vicksburg, where it remained until April 2d, when it moved 150 miles up the Mississippi river to Greenville; thence on the Deer Creek valley raid; thence back to Mil- liken's Bend, from where it started on the active campaign against Vicks- burg, on the 2d of May, via Jackson, arriving at Vicksburg May 18th, and at once engaging in the memorable siege. July 14th it started for Jackson, and participated in the battle there on the 16th, and returned to the rear of Vicksburg on the 29th, where it remained until September 22, when it moved to Memphis, and at once set out on the campaign to northern Geor- gia, to Chattanooga, where it arrived after a tedious and weary march, No- vember 23. It next took part in the battle in the clouds, on Look- out Mountain, and was the first to plant the stars and stripes on the crest of the mountain; and on the 25th at Missionary Ridge. It fought again at Ringgold on the 27th. December 3d the regiment went into camp at Bridgeport, Alabama; thence it moved to Woodville, where it remained until February 26th, when it came home on a veteran furlough. In April it returned to the field, and started on the campaign against Atlanta. After the fall of Atlanta the regiment went with Sherman after Hood, thence in his "March to the Sea"; thence in the Carolina campaign, participating in the battles of Columbia, South Carolina, and Bentonsville, North Caro- lina. From Goldsboro the regiment moved to Raleigh; thence to Rich- mond and Washington, where it took part in the grand review. From Washington it was sent to Louisville, where it performed provost duty until July 23, 1865, when it was mustered out; sent to Davenport and dis- charged September 3d. When mustered in it numbered one thousand men. Three hundred were added. When mustered out there were less than four hundred. Of the one thousand absent at the final roll call, the ma- jority had fallen on battle fields from Pea Ridge to Columbia; some had been discharged for wounds in battle; some were starved to death in southern prison pens. The regiment fought in over thirty battles, and met the enemy in eight different rebel States, but was never repulsed. It marched over five thousand miles. It was a glorious old regiment. The casualties in the regiment will be found on page 184.
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