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Welch, Benjamin T., enlisted Feb- ruary 29, 1864.
SEVENTEENTH INFANTRY.
The Seventeenth Infantry rendezvoused at Keokuk, and was mustered into service April 16, 1862. It was composed of a fine body of men. It left St. Louis May 4, 1862, for the front, and was placed at the extreme left and in front of the army at Corinth on the evening of May 9th. After the close of the seige at Corinth, the regiment joined the march to Boon- ville, Miss., in pursuit of Beauregard. Returning, the regiment went into camp at Clear Springs and remained until August, when it- moved to Jacinto where it remained until the battle of Inka. This was the first battle of
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the regiment, and for some manifestly unjust cause the regiment received the censure of General Rosecrans. Its luckless disaster was the result of somebody's blunder, for which the regiment was not responsible, but were the sufferers. Next came the battle of Corinth, where the regiment won high commendation from Rosecrans, who said it had amply atoned for the blunders of Iuka. In November the regiment joined Grant's campaign against Vicksburg, returning in December to Lumpkin's Mills, where it went into camp on the 24th. In this campaign the boys learned the sub- lime art of foraging, and it was said of them that they could " fall out" catch, kill and dress a hog, and get into line, without losing "the step." In February, 1863, marched to Memphis, thence moved to the vicinity of Vicksburg, where for four months it endured arduous service. It next en- tered upon the Yazoo Pass expedition, and shared the privations and trials of tliat foolish and unsuccessful move. May, 13, 1863, it, with 17th army corps, 7th division, started for Jackson, where the regiment fought a hard fight, and won the victory. On the 14th the army started back to Vicks- burg, and on the 16th fought the memorable battle of Champion's Hill, where the 17th and 10th Missouri, with less than five hundred men, at a most critical juncture turned the tide of battle and saved the Union army from a bad disaster. On the 20th it arrived in the rear of Vicksburg, where it remained until the fort was surrendered. During the siege of Vicksburg the regiment met its most serious loss at the blowing up of Fort Hill, the key to the rebel fortifications. The regiment was detailed to enter the crater of the exploded fort, where they were met by an over- whelming infuriated force armed with hand-grenades. The slaughter was terrible; the killed and wounded being mutilated by the shells. From Vicksburg the regiment went to Chattanooga and bivouacked under Look- out Mountain, on the 19th of July. It was not engaged in the battles at that point until the afternoon of the 25th when it had one of its hardest fought battles. From Chattanooga it moved to Huntsville, Alabama, where it was stationed to protect the railroad in front of Sherman's army. At Tilton, on the line of the Chattanooga railroad, the regiment was quar- tered in a block-house, and on the 13th of October the rebels swooped down on them in force. A flag of truce was sent to the little garrison with orders to surrender or no quarter would be given. Col. Archer re- plied : "Give my compliments to General Stewart and tell him if he wants my command to come and take it." "But," said the rebel officer, "we have thirteen thousand men, and can storm your works." "Can't help that," replied Archer, "we were put here to hold this place, and you can't have it 'till you blow us out." "I admire your pluck, but you havn't got a d-d bit of judgment" responded the rebel officer as he retired. In less than ten minutes not less than five thousand men besieged that block-house, pouring shot and shell into it until the roof was torn off, and the timbers nearly gone, when further resistance be- ing useless and to save the slaughter of his men the white flag went up. As General Stuart came up he remarked to Col. Archer: "Do you know who you are fighting? Your obstinacy has given me a d-d sight of trouble, and detained me nearly a whole day." "That's just what I was put here for," replied Archer. In the winter of 1864, the regiment came north on veteran furlough and returned to join Sherman at Goldsboro in his triumphal march to Washington. The regiment was mustered out at Louisville, Ky., July 25, 1865, and was the last of the veteran regiments.
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The casualities of the regiment were:
Officers-Killed, 2; died, 5; discharged, 1; wounded, 20; resigned, 40. Total, 69. Captured, 14
Privates-Killed, 43; died, 116; discharged, 222; wounded, 225; miss- ing, 8. Total, 614. Captured, 264.
Washington county was represented on the staff by Win. M. Wilson, chaplain; commissioned April 17, 1862; resigned May 14, 1864.
COMPANY D.
Michael Shaffer, fourth corporal; en-
listed March 6, 1862; reduced to ranks August 21, 1862; discharg- ed -
PRIVATES.
Davis, Lot, enlisted March 13.
Davis, Lovi H., enlisted March 14; died at Corinth June 15, 1862.
Freak, Abraham, enlisted March 16; captured at Tilton, Ga., October 13, 1864.
Fitch, John T., enlisted March 12; captured at Tilton, Ga., October 13, 1864.
Hibbs, John G., enlisted March 12; captured at Tilton.
Henderson, Francis M., enlisted March 8.
Herring, Isaac, enlisted March 8; captured at Tilton.
Hibbs, William B., enlisted March 18, 1861.
Johnson, David C., enlisted March 10; promoted to sixth corporal
August 6, 1862; reduced to ranks; captured at Tilton.
Mead, Arsulas, enlisted March 12; captured at Tilton.
Meacham, Adelbert, enlisted March 12; wounded at Vicksburg June 23, 1863; discharged December 17, 1863.
Pickett, Joseph D., enlisted March 10.
Strayers, Abraham, enlisted March 17; discharged January 28, 1863, for disability.
Spainhower, Wm. M., enlisted March 13; wounded at Champion's Hill, May 16, 1864; discharged Decem- ber 15, 1864. ..
Spainhower, M. D. L.
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Lydick, Wm. A., enlisted March 12, 1862; captured at Tilton, Ga., October 13, 1864.
COMPANY I.
Stephenson, W. H., enlisted April 3, 1862.
EIGHTEENTH INFANTRY.
The Eighteenth Infantry regiment was organized under the call of July 4, 1862, for 300,000 men. It was mustered into the United States service August 6, 1862, with a rank and file of 860 men, John Edwards, colonel. On the 11th of August it started for the field. While it has not the promi- nent record of some Iowa regiments, it was none the less efficient in ser- vice, brave in action, prompt in duty. That it is not so notable is because there is less known of it. From the time it whipped and cleaned out the braggart Marmaduke at Springfield, Missouri, January 8, 1862, who at- tacked with at least 1,870 men, while the Eighteenth had only 500 men, on to the fight with Price, April 30, 1864, its conduct was such as to elicit high commendation from division commanders. It had the reputation of getting out of difficulties through smaller chances than few would have dared at- tempted. At Poison Spring, April 16, 1864, was a notable instance. The
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regiment got completely isolated and hemmed in on all sides by the ene- my. It flocked together and wormed itself out, fighting rod by rod, scat- tering the enemy by charges, when it would re-form and occupy the vacuum, and thus cut its way out and returned to Cainden. In May, 1864, it returned to Fort Smith, Arkansas, having marched 730 miles over moun- tains, through swamps, subsisting on raw corn, wading days and nights through mud and water. At Fort Smith it remained during the summer and fall of 1864, making in the meantime several long and brilliant expe- ditions. February 26, 1865, four companies were sent to Van Buren, Arkansas, for garrison duty, until July 6, when the regiment was ordered to Little Rock for muster out. July 21 it started for Davenport, where August 5, the men were discharged, having served three years and two days. The regiment marched 4,160 miles. Of the original number of the regiment but four hundred returned for muster out. Of the original offi- cers but eight returned.
Washington county furnished company I.
COMPANY I.
Thomas Blanchard, captain ; enlisted July 7, 1862; wounded at Poison Spring, April 18, 1864.
Samuel A. Wilson, second sergeant; enlisted July 7, 1862; dismissed June 14, 1863.
Benjamin I. Kinsey, first sergeant; promoted second lieutenant May 4, 1864; resigned May 11, 1865. James P. Wait, second sergeant; enlisted July 7, 1862.
Benj. D. Allen, third sergeant; en- listed July 7, 1862.
Hosea L. Beardsley, first corporal; enlisted July 7, 1862; transferred for promotion to first sergeant sec- ond Arkansas infantry.
James E. Vore, fourth corporal; en- listed July 7, 1862; captured at Poison Spring October 13, 1864; died September 16, 1864, at Ty- ler, Texas, while a prisoner of war.
Hiram V. Furgerson, seventh cor- poral; enlisted July 12, 1864.
William H. H. Morgan, eighth cor- poral; died at Jefferson City, Mo., September 5, 1863.
John B. Plum, musician; enlisted July 14, 1862.
Samuel N. Matthews, wagoner; en- listed July 7, 1862; discharged March 14, 1863, for disability.
PRIVATES.
Crawford, Geo. W., enlisted July 26; discharged March 14, 1863, for disability.
Demar, Joseph, enlisted July 28. Evis, Harmon O., enlisted July 14. Gallagher, Edwin S., enlisted July 7; wounded March 16, 1865, at Van Buren, Ark., accidentally. Goodwin, John, enlisted July 12; discharged February 3, 1863, for disability.
Harvey, William, enlisted July 12; wounded and captured at Poison Spring, Ark., October 18, 1864. Johnson, Wm. V., enlisted July 15. Leasure, Denton, enlisted July 7; discharged April 3, 1863, for dis- ability.
McKain, James M., enlisted August 5; promoted to eighth corporal February 27, 1863.
Martin, Israel, enlisted July 7. Mitchell, Eben O., enlisted July 12. Myer, Michael, enlisted July 28.
Nordyke, Albert H., enlisted July 13.
Patterson, David K., enlisted July 7; died November 15, 1862, at Springfield, Mo.
Rickey, William, enlisted July 15; wounded October 4, 1862, at Jolli- fication, Mo .; discharged March 14, 1863, for disability.
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Roche, David, enlisted July 21; dis-
charged December 28, 1863, for disability.
Rhoads, Joseph D., enlisted July 12.
Royer, David, enlisted July 12.
Sugrue, Patrick, enlisted July 11; discharged March 14, 1863, for disability.
Squires, Samuel, enlisted July 12. Tredwell, Andrew J., enlisted July 12.
Whetstine, John, enlisted July 12.
Whetstine, Matthias, enlisted July 12; discharged February 3, 1863, for disability.
Whetstine, Rufus, enlisted July 12; wounded October 18, 1864, at Poison Spring, Ark.
Whetstine, Philip, enlisted July 12. Winders, Joseph R., enlisted July 12; promoted eighth corporal September 10, 1862; died Novem- ber 20, 1862, at Sprinfigeld, Mo. Yawberry, Francis, enlisted August 31, 1863.
NINETEENTH INFANTRY.
The Nineteenth Infantry was the first regimental organization under the call of the President, of July 2, 1862, for 300,000 volunteers. It was inus- tered into service in August, 1862, at Keokuk, and left for the field Sep- tember 4. Its first three months' service was that of marching and coun- termarching through Missouri and Arkansas, in constant chase of rebels who would not stand to fight. Had it been retained in Missouri, and not taken part in the battle at Prairie Grove, it might have marched to its grave without a record. At Prairie Grove, December 7, 1832, the regi- ment had its first encounter with the enemy in a pitched battle, and, after a hot contest, drove them from the field, with great loss to the enemy. After this battle the regiment took a rest on the battle-field, and remained nearly three weeks, when, January 2, 1863, it again resumed the march, and was on the tramp constantly until the 3d of June, when it started for St. Louis, and bade adieu to Arkansas. The 19th of June it left St. Louis for Vicks- burg, where it was assigned to Gerron's division, and stationed on the right of the division. There it remained, digging rifle pits, planting batteries and siege-guns until the city was captured, when it joined the Yazoo Pass ex- pedition. Returning again to Vicksburg, the regiment moved to Louisiana, when began the saddest page in the history of the regiment. On the 29th of September, at the battle of Sterling Falls, near the Atchafalaya, more than half the regiment was captured, most of the inen refusing to surrender until their guns were taken from them. The regiment was marched to a rebel prison, at Camp Ford, at Tyler, Texas. They were marched the first forty hours without food, and then given short rations of corn meal and raw beef, with nothing to cook either in. They were inhumanly treated while at Tyler. On the 7th of October they were marched to Shreveport, 180 miles, for parol, but were not, and again sent back to Tyler. The weather was cold, and the men suffered terribly for want of clothing and shelter. November 29th the privates were paroled, and marched again to Shreve- port, but were kept there until the 25th of March, when they were again marched back to Tyler. During their stay at Shreveport several men at- tempted to escape, but were hunted down with bloodhounds and captured. On the march back to Tyler the men were treated like brutes. They had scarce clothing enough to cover their bodies, and no shoes, and marked their path with blood. They were broken down with exposure and starvation. If one lagged behind a rope was thrown around his neck, make fast to the horn of
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a saddle, and he was dragged along. Remaining a week at Tyler they were marched to Marshall, sixty miles, for exchange, where they were again dis- appointed and sent back to the torments at Tyler. On the 9th of July, 1864, they were again paroled and marched to Shreveport, where they took boats to the mouth of Red river, where, July 22, 1864, they were ex- changed, and ended a prison life of ten months. The distance traveled while they were prisoners was 830 miles. Proceeding to New Orleans the regiment excited much sympathy from their terrible condition. They were photographed, and copies sent broadcast through the North as specimens of Southern hospitality. Here it was rejoined by those of the regiment who escaped capture at Sterling Farms, and the reunited regiment operated with the forces at various points in Louisiana and Arkansas, and in the fall joined the expedition against Mobile and Spanish Fort, in March, 1865, where it arrived on the 26th, and at once went into a regular siege, result- ing in the capture of the fort on the 8th of April. The regiment was em- ployed in dismantling the fort until May 4, when it removed to Dauphin Island; thence, June 14, to Mobile, where, July 10, it was ordered home for muster-out, and arrived at Davenport July 26, and was discharged Au- gust 1, 1865.
The casualties of the regiment are remarkable for the very small per- centage of loss from sickness and disease, considering the privations en- dured.
Officers -~ Killed, 5; died, 3; discharged, 2; wounded, 7; resigned, 18; dis- missed, 1. Total, 30. Captured, 12.
Privates-Killed, 53; died, 130; discharged, 188; wounded, 191. Total, 562. Captured, 204.
STAFF OFFICERS.
Benjamin Crubb, colonel; commissioned August 1, 1862, from captain of company H, seventh infantry; was detached from the regiment in Septem- ber, 1862, as post-commander at Springfield, Missouri, where he succeeded to the duties and responsibilities of the position with honor, until March 16, 1863, when he resigned.
Granville G. Bennett, adjutant; commissioned August 20, 1862.
Joseph H. Downing, quartermaster; commissioned August 20, 1862; died at Springfield, Missouri, October 19, 1862.
James Bennett, quartermaster-sergeant; commissioned August 9, 1862; promoted to quartermaster December 1, 1862; captured at Atchafalaya Sep- tember 29, 1863.
COMPANY C.
T. H. Stanton, captain; enlisted August 9; promoted to additional paymaster U. S. volunteers Octo- ber 3, 1862.
John S. Gray, first lieutenant; en- listed August 12; promoted to captain January 1, 1863.
Elmer O. Woodford, second lieuten- ant; enlisted August 9; promo- ted first lieutenant February 10,
1863; resigned September 21, 1863.
Shepherd Farnsworth, first ser- geant; enlisted August 14, 1862; promoted to second lieutentant February 10, 1863, but declined; discharged February 18, 1863.
Thomas McGarnon, second sergeant; enlisted August 9; transferred December 24, 1863, for promo- tion to second lieutenant tenth Kansas infantry.
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George, Johnston, third sergeant; enlisted August 9; promoted to second sergeant, thence to second lieutenant April 12, 1863; cap- tured at Sterling Farm Septem- ber 29, 1863.
Wayne G. Simmons, fourth ser- geant; enlisted August 12, 1863. Wm. R. Jeffrey, fifth sergeant; en- listed August 9, 1862; wounded at Prairie Grove, Arkansas, De- cember 7, 1862; discharged No- vember 2, 1863 for disability.
S. C. Limbocker, first corporal; en- listed August 9.
L. W. Osborne, second corporal; en- listed August 14, 1862.
Robert, M. Glasgow, third corporal; enlisted August 9; wounded at Sterling Farm, Louisiana, Sep- tember 29, 1863; died at Vicks- burg January 29, 1863.
James S. Dungan, fourth corporal; enlisted July 22.
Alexander H. Young, sixth corpor- al; enlisted August 12; promoted to sergeant; transferred to invalid corps.
Thomas E. Johnson, seventh corpor- al; enlisted August 15; wounded at Prairie Grove December 7, 1862; captured at Atchafalaya September 29, 1863.
George Temple, eighth corporal; enlisted August 13; wounded at Atchafalaya September 29, 1863; died October 1 of wounds at Morganza, Louisiana.
PRIVATES.
Anderson, James S., enlisted Au- gust 14; captured at Atchafalaya September 29, 1863.
Anderson, Horatio W., enlisted July 23; captured at Atchafalaya Sep- tember 29, 1863.
Abbott, Aaron, enlisted August 20; died March 11, 1863, at Forsyth, Missouri.
Abbott, Jacob W., enlisted August 20
Black, Samuel A., enlisted August 9.
Bevans, Fleming, enlisted August 12
Brown, Isaac N., enlisted August 9. Bowman, Jacob, enlisted August 9; died at Springfield, Missouri, No- vember 5, 1862.
Blair, Win., enlisted August 12; discharged April 11, 1863.
Cosner, George W., enlisted August 9; promoted to corporal; cap- tured at Atchafalaya September 29, 1863.
Condit, Cyrus, enlisted August 9; wounded at Prairie Grove De- cember 7, 1862; discharged March 18, 1863 for wounds.
Cocklin, Levi B., enlisted August 9; promoted to fourth sergeant, thence to first lieutenant May 3, 1864; captured at Atchafalaya September 29, 1863.
Condit, Ezekiel C., enlisted August 9; wounded at Prairie Grove De- cember 7, 1863.
Carson, Licenalous W., enlisted Au- gust 9; died December 1, 1862, at Ozark, Mssouri.
Davidson, Mori G., enlisted August 12; discharged December 10, 1862, for disability.
Dawson, Wm. E., enlisted August 12.
Draper, Isaac, enlisted August 6; promoted to corporal; transferred July 25, 1865, for promotion in U. S. colored troops.
Doig, John R., enlisted July 23; discharged October 30, 1863.
Easter, Samuel F., enlisted August 9; captured at Atchafalaya.
Esley, John. enlisted August 12.
Fling, George W., enlisted August 12.
Gilleland, David, enlisted August 1; wounded at Springfield, Mis- souri, January 8, 1863; died Oc- tober 5, 1863, of wounds.
Hall, Loveridge S., enlisted August 9; promoted to corporal; cap- tured at Atchafalaya.
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Hesseltine, Nathaniel G., enlisted -
August 9; discharged February 9, 1863.
Hulick, John, enlisted August 7.
Helevick, John J., enlisted August 9; captured at Atchafalaya.
Helevick, Edward B., enlisted. Au- gust 9.
Johnson, Udolphus, enlisted August 12; discharged February 11, 1863, for disability.
Kendall, Wmn. W., enlisted August 9; wounded at Atchafalaya Sep- tember 29, 1863; discharged June 5, 1865.
Kirkpatrick, Alexander, enlisted Au- gust 9.
Kirkpatrick, John S., enlisted Au- gust 9.
Kime, Jacob, enlisted August 14.
Little, John M., enlisted August 9; wounded and captured at Atcha- falaya.
Little, William, enlisted August 9; captured at Atchafalaya.
Lewis, Richard H., enlisted August 9; died October 16, 1863.
Lewis, William J., enlisted August 9; captured at Atchafalaya.
Lea, William, enlisted August 14; transferred October 15, 1863, to veteran reserve corps.
Long, John T., enlisted August 15. Maler, George, enlisted August 9; discharged January 31, 1864, for disability.
McDonald, Charles, enlisted August 9; captured at Atchafalaya.
Morton, John W., enlisted August 9. McConahey, Wm. N., enlisted Au- gust 9; died July 22, 1864, at New Orleans.
McDowell, Wm., enlisted August 9; promoted to corporal; captured at Atchafalaya.
Mckenzie, Charles M., enlisted Au- gust 9 ..
McGregor, Wm., enlisted August 11; captured at Atchafalaya.
Moore, Robert J., enlisted August 9; captured at Atchafalaya.
Nichols, Charles, H., enlisted Au- gust 14; captured at Atchafalaya. Organ, George D., enlisted August 9.
Randall, Addison P., enlisted Au- gust 12; wounded at Prairie Grove December 7, 1862; captured at Atchafalaya.
Ritchey, John C., enlisted August 1; promoted to sergeant; killed at Atchafalaya.
Staltz, George M., enlisted Angust 9; drowned March 2, 1863, at For- syth, Missouri.
Southard, Noah T., enlisted August 12; transferred to invalid corps January 15, 1864.
Shofer, Philip B., enlisted August 12.
Smith, Wm. M., enlisted August 12. Snider, Abraham, enlisted August 11; captured at Atchafalaya.
Snider, Joseph M., enlisted August 12.
Stump, George, enlisted August 9. Shatto, Ralph, enlisted August 9.
Smiley, Leander, enlisted August 9.
Stephens, Abner, enlisted August 12.
Trustle, Israel, enlisted August 9; captured at Atchafalaya.
Tenney, Melville A., enlisted Au- gust 9.
Vanwinkle, James, enlisted August 9; captured at Atchafalaya.
Wilkin, Marshall, enlisted August 9.
Wilson, John, enlisted August 12; discharged January 9, 1864 for disability.
Wallace, William A., enlisted Au- gust 12.
White, John S., enlisted August 12.
Worthington, Elias, enlisted Au- gust 1; died November 6, 1862, at Springfield, Missouri.
Young, John, enlisted August 12; captured at Atchafalaya.
Young, James H., enlisted August. 12.
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ADDITIONAL.
Anderson, John W., enlisted Jan- uary 4, 1864.
Dawson, Joseph A., enlisted Jan- uary 5, 1864.
Helmick, Amos, enlisted February
6, 1864; died April 3, 1864, at Brownsville, Texas.
Winter, James L., enlisted January 4, 1864.
COMPANY UNKNOWN
Bacock, Nathan L., enlisted Febru- ary 22, 1864.
Houston, Samuel B., enlisted Febru- ary 24, 1864.
Larimer, David K., enlisted Febru- ary 29, 1864.
Swartslander, Philip, enlisted Feb- ruary 29, 1864.
Skinner, Joseph, enlisted February 24, 1864.
Taylor, Samuel W., enlisted Febru- ary 24, 1864.
Talbot, Thomas J., enlisted Novem- ber 28, 1863.
Wilkins, Nicklup, enlisted February 24, 1864.
Young, Rob't H., enlisted February 24, 1864.
TWENTY- FOURTH INFANTRY.
The Twenty-fourth Infantry was known in the army as the "Methodist Regiment." It was organized the first two weeks in August, 1862, ren- dezvoused at Camp Strong, Muscatine; was mustered on September 18, and on October 20th started by steamboat for Helena, Ark. In the winter of 1862-3 it took part in Gen. Grant's movements in Arkansas, and in April, 1863, moved to Vicksburg, and received its introduction to the horrors of war at Port Gibson, May 1. At Champion's Hill, May 16, it was in the thickest of the fight. It forced its way through the enemy's line, captured a six-gun battery in its rear, and through the utter incapacity of its colo- nel it suffered a terrible loss. After the siege of Vicksburg it moved to New Orleans and joined Gen. Bank's masterly Teche expedition, notable for its aimless object and successful failure. It wintered at Madisonville, and on March 13, 1864, started on the Red river campaign. At Sabine Cross Roads, April 8, it fought gallantly and suffered severely. Returning to New Orleans June 13th it sailed by ocean for Washington. This was the first appearance of Iowa troops in Virginia. It was the first Iowa regi- ment to enter the national capital, and attracted great attention, the repu- tation of the Hawkeye boys having gone before. It, with the twenty-sec- ond and twenty-eighth, at once joined Sheridan's army in the Shenandoah Valley, and added new glory to their fame at Winchester, September 19, Fisher's Hill, September 22, Cedar Creek, October 19. January 14, 1865, it left Baltimore for Savannalı, Georgia, thence to Moorehead City, and Goldsboro, N. C., to co-operate with Gen. Sherman. While there the con- federacy collapsed, and the regiment went to Savannah, June 25, where it was mustered out July 25, thence to Davenport, where it was disbanded. Its regimental colors bear as tokens of its heroism, Port Gibson, Cham- pion's Hill, Vicksburg, Jackson, Sabine Cross Roads, Opequan (Winches- ter), Fisher's Hills, Cedar Creek, by authority of the war department. The casualities of the regiment will be found on page 184.
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