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"Mrs. McQuary is well and waiting on sick and wounded soldiers. She says she is glad to be here to do what she can for her country.
"There are about 5,000 soldiers encamped here, with 4 pieces of artillery. The rebels have gone south with 4,000 or 5,000 federals after them, but I fear they will not get them.
"I lost two very fine horses while engaged in the fight. They took my servant and both my horses, but released the servant and kept the horses. My loss is about $300. But let all go, if we can but save the Union.
"Your obedient servant, "Jas. C. McQuary. "1st Lieut., Co. F, 7th Cav. Mo. Vol."
Aug. 22, 1862, the Regiment left Lexington for Sedalia. Reached the latter place Aug. 24, and went into camp. From this place many par- ties were sent out to scout and reconnoiter. On Aug. 31 a scout of 74 men under Capt. Mil- ler, Lieut. Anderson and Lieut. Skee started at nine o'clock and marched all night, to Wav- erly after a company of bushiwhackers. In the morning they ran into the enemy pickets and gave chase over hills and brush, killing nine of them, one being a leader, and captur- ing a lot of stores, horses, etc. There were 50 or 60 of the bushwhackers. Some ran into Waverly, three being killed at the edge of the town. Not one of the scouting party was hurt.
Broke camp at Sedalia Sept. 17, and started for Springfield, Mo. After a rough march reached Springfield Sept. 22 between 8,000 and 10,000 troops there with 20 pieces of artillery. Gen. Totten in command. Gen. Scofield arrived on the 23rd, ordered this regiment to take charge of a train consisting of 450 teams loaded with provisions, ammunition, etc. Most of the teams being 6-mule teams it made a string miles in length. The regiment was also Gen. Sco- field's bodyguard. Camped at Cassville Oct. 11. On Oct. 15 relieved as bodyguard to Gen. Scofield and the regiment attached to the 1st Brigade, 1st Division of the Army of the Fron- tier. The division under Gen. Totten. Nov.
15. the regiment started for Little Rock, Ark. In battle of Prairie Grove, Ark., Dec. 7, 1802, and defeated Hindman and Marmaduke. The Federal loss in killed and wounded about 600. Confederate loss 1,500. Fourteen of Co. F taken prisoners.
Jan. S, 1863. In camp near Fayetteville. Jan. 10, at Huntsville. Feb., 1863, at Camp Scofield, Mo. The spring of 1863 camped at Rolla, Mo.
Dr. Foster of Kansas City writes: "In the spring of 1863 a detachment of our regiment was on a prolonged expedition in Southeast Missouri, through the swampy region down there; the artillery and wagon train all got stuck in the mud; we had one blanket each ; the rations ran out, we lived on corn gathered from the fields and parched in ashes; water was taken from holes in the ground left by the uprooting of forest trees. The water holes were full of pollywogs, sticks, leaves and decay- ing vegetation all covered with a green scum ; yet we thought these very good for eight or nine days till we again rejoined our supply train."
Tuesday, June 9, 1863, Co. F presented Capt. Miller with a handsome sabre, sabre knot and sabre belt and a fine sash.
Leaving Arcadia early in July, 1863, the regi- ment moved through Southeast Missouri into Arkansas, as far south as Helena, where this division, under Gen. Davidson, formed the ad- vance of the 7th Army Corps upon Little Rock, taking that place Sept. 10, 1863. The 7th Regi- ment was made patrol guard for the city, the lieutenant colonel being appointed provost mar- shal.
In Jan., 1864, the regiment was ordered to Pine Bluff, from which place many scouting parties were sent out.
The battle of Marks Mills was fought April 25, 1864, with a loss to the regiment of 60 men in killed, wounded and missing.
During the summer and fall of 1864 the term of service of many of the men expired, those re-enlisting being allowed to go home on veteran furlough. This, added to the mortality due to the hardships they endured, and the malarial condition of the country, materially depleted the number in the regiment, making it necessary to be consolidated with another regiment, the First Missouri Cavalry. The regiment remained in this part of Arkansas, sending out scout- ing parties and capturing bushwhackers till the
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spring of 1865, when all were mustered out at the close of the war.
Casualties : Killed in battle of Lone Jack, Mo., Aug. 16, 1862, Malcolm Andrews, Warsaw; Ernest Hazelstrange, Warsaw; Lieut. Boswell, Co. C .; Thadeus Ketchum, Warsaw; Nathaniel O. Cobb, Pilot Grove Township; John Huston, Carthage. Wounded at Lone Jack, 1st Lieut. Skee, Co. E; of Co. F, Isaiah Creeks, Chas. H. Grant, John Graham, Wm. T. Waggoner, Wil- fred McKee, Abram Shoup, Corp. H. Tennehill. Died of wounds received at battle of Lone Jack, Charles Grant at Jefferson City, Mo., Sept. 6, 1862; Isaiah Creeks at Jefferson City, Sept. 1, 1862. Killed at battle of Prairie Grove, Maj. Bredett, Lieut. Jolinson, Capt. McKee, Co. D. Missing after battle of Marks Mills, Ark., April 25, 1864, John G. Robinson, Benjamin Robin- son, James Anderson, John Rankin, William Moore, Jonathon Roberts, of Company F. Cap- tured by enemy near Pine Bluff, Ark., Oct. 10, 1864, Philip Bond and Alden Moore, of Com- pany F. Capt. Martin was killed in the vicin- ity of Little Rock, Ark., by bushwhackers. Died of disease, James Creeks, at St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 26, 1862; Wm. Chadsey, at Hudson, Mo., May 31, 1862; James H. Creese, Warsaw, at Little Rock, Ark .; Ernest Fleishbach, War- saw, at Macon City, Mo .; John W. Turner, on board hospital steamer on White River, Sept. S, 1863; James W. Latam, at Springfield, Mo., May 7, 1865; Lott Kirby, at Pine Bluff, Ark., April 8, 1864; Wm. D. Westbrooks at Pine Bluff, Ark., Aug. 21, 1864; Reeder Sweeney, in General Hospital, St. Louis, Mo., July 25, 1864 ; Thomas Ford, in General Hospital, Pine Bluff, Ark., Oct. 13, 1864. Wm. Hudkins had just returned, after being home on his veteran fur- lough, was out on a scout near Arkansas Post, Oct. 16, 1864, when he was taken prisoner and shot, by one Capt. Mayberry of the Confederate army. After the war Capt. 'Rockwell, Co. E, died at Junction City, Kan .; Capt. Brawner, Co. A, promoted to Maj. and Col., died Dec. 16, 1866. Capt. Thomas C .. Miller died at his home in. Carthage, Ill., June 21, 1905; Capt. R. D. Anderson, in Nebraska; Capt. Abram Slinger- land at Kirksville, Mo., Lieut., later Capt. Wightman at Little Rock or Pine Bluff, Ark .; Lieut. A. E. Boude in Carthage, Ill .; Sergt. John Sommerville in Carthage, Ill .; Benjamin B. Cason at Soldiers' Home, Quincy, Ill.
HISTORY OF THE SIXTEENTH INFANTRY
Abridged from the Adjutant-General's Report.
The Sixteenth Infantry, Illinois Volunteers, was organized and mustered into United States service at Quincy, Ill., under the "Ten Regi- ment Act," on May 24, 1861, by Capt. T. G. Pitcher, U. S. A.
On June 12, 1861, moved to Grand River as railroad guard, and regiment scattered along line of road as guard. July 10, Col. Smith's force attacked at Monroe Station by 1,600 mounted rebels, but held position until arrival of reinforcements, when enemy retired. July 16, lost two men killed and two wounded at Caldwell Station. August 20, regiment moved under Gen. Hurlbut to Kirksville, and in pur- suit of Gen. Green, arriving at Hannywell on Sept. 1.
On Sept. 10, ordered to St. Joseph, Mo. Sept. 14, together with the Third Iowa Infantry, had a skirmish at Platte City. Sept. 17, returned to St. Joseph.
On Jan. 27, ordered to Bird's Point, Mo. March 3, ordered to New Madrid, and attached to the Army of Mississippi, Second Brigade, Col. James D. Morgan, First Division, Brig .- Gen. E. A. Paine.
On March 12, in the evening the Tenth and Sixteentli Illinois Volunteers were thrown for- ward and erected a line of earthworks, mount- ing four heavy guns, within half a mile of the enemy's works.
On March 13, the Sixteenth supported the siege guns at the battle of New Madrid.
On April 7, were landed on the opposite side of the Mississippi, with the Tenth Illinois, and followed the retreating army to Tiptonville, Tenn., where they captured 5,000 prisoners, a large amount of artillery, small arms and am- munition. April 9, returned to New Madrid; April 13, embarked for Osceola, Ark .; April 17, embarked for Hamburg, Tenn .; April 22, ar- rived at Hamburg. Participated in the siege of Corinth. After the evacuation, pursued the retreating army to Booneville; June 12, re- turned and camped at Big Springs.
On July 20, moved to Tuscumbia; July 29, crossed the Tennessee at Florence.
On Sept. 15, arrived at Naslıville, after a seventeen days' march, with continual guerrilla fighting-loss, one killed and five wounded.
Garrisoned Edgefield, Tenn., guarding rail- road bridge. Nov. 5, garrison was attacked by
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rebel Gen. Morgan, who was repulsed, leaving many dead upon the field. Our loss, one killed and five wounded.
Regiment remained at Edgefield until mid- dle of July, 1863, when it broke camp and marched to Murfreesboro, where it remained one month; then marched to Columbia, Tenn., thence to Athens, Huntsville and Stevenson, Ala., camping a few days at the latter place, when it made a forced march to Bridgeport, where, with the brigade, it guarded ordnance stores and pontoon bridge against a threatened attack. The battle of Chickamauga having just been fought, Bragg was threatening the rear of Rosecran's army.
On Sept. 30, at Bridgeport an immense quan- tity of ordnance stores, lying directly at the right of the regiment, exploded, by which 14 men were killed and wounded. Early in Octo- ber a march of forty miles was made up the Sequatchie Valley, as far as Anderson's Gap.
Up to this time the Sixteenth had been in the First Brigade, First Division, Reserve Corps of the Army of the Cumberland. At Anderson's Gap orders were received transfer- ring it and the entire brigade to First Brigade, Second Division, Fourteenth Army Corps. The brigade was commanded by Gen. James D. Mor- gan, the division by Gen. Jeff. C. Davis, and the corps by Gen. John M. Palmer. The regi- ment remained in this brigade, division and corps until the close of the war. From Ander- son's Gap the regiment marched to Waldross Ridge, and for a few weeks guarded a line of transportation up the Tennessee river; thence it moved to Kelly's Ferry, where it encamped until January, 1864, where it was engaged in the arduous duty of unloading from boats the rations, forage and ammunition sent forward to Thomas' army, which lay at Chattanooga, sixty miles above.
On Dec. 20-31, the regiment re-enlisted as vet- erans, and on New Year's Day, 1864, left for Illinois on a furlough of thirty days. Return- ing, arrived at Rossville, Georgia, the latter part of February and went into camp with the rest of the brigade and division.
On May 5, moved with Sherman's army on the Atlanta campaign; was in advance of di- vision at Buzzard Roost, where a sharp fight was kept up for one day, in which the regi- ment lost eighteen killed and wounded; with- drawing from the front of Buzzard Roost with the Fourteenth and Fifteenth corps, the lat-
ter under command of Gen. Logan, made a night march through Snake Creek Gap, fight- ing the battle of Resaca and flanking the rebels from Dalton. From Resaca the regiment moved with the division which was sent by Sherman to capture Rome, an important rebel city which was taken after a sharp fight, in which the Sixteenth sustained no loss. From Rome the regiment moved to Lost Mountain, thence to Kenesaw Mountain, where for four days it lay under the fierce cannonade of a hundred guns on that impregnable natural fortress ; was after- wards reserve line of the charging column on June 27, when in a few minutes the army lost 3,000 men; the lost of the regiment was some ten or fifteen. Thence, on to the Chattahoochee River, which the Sixteenth was the first to cross, driving back the heavy picket line of the enemy, losing over twenty men. It parti- cipated in the battle of Peach Tree Creek, los- ing a number by wounds and prisoners by marching into the line of the enemy while the regiment was making a night reconnoiter to the front.
After the investment of Atlanta, the regiment engaged in front line skirmish firing. About Aug. 25, withdrew from the front and swung around the city to the west. Aug. 30, was in the thickest of the fight at Jonesboro. Loss less than thirty men.
After the capture of Atlanta, the regiment went into camp nearly a month. While Hood was making his raid to the rear, the regiment was sent with the division back to Chattanooga, Huntsville and as far as' Athens. Hood hav- ing gone farther west, which changed the plans of Sherman, the regiment and division returned to Atlanta, Here the corps was taken from the Army of the Cumberland, and, with the Twelfth Corps, became the Army of Geor- gia. With this the regiment participated in the famous march through Georgia to the sea. Being on the most advanced post at the evacuation of Savannah, it had the honor of being the representative regiment of the Fourteenth Army Corps to take formal pos- session of the city. Marched north through the Carolinas during February and March, 1865 ; assisted in the capture of Columbia and Fay- etteville; was in the fierce fight at Averys- boro, where, during the afternoon of March 16, the regiment lost fifteen or twenty killed and wounded, among whom was Capt. White, of Co. A, who was commanding the regiment,
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and who fell, mortally wounded, while leading a charge across an open field.
March 19, 20 and 21, at the battle of Benton- ville, the division of which the Sixteenth was a part, withstood for five hours, during the first day's battle, the six times repeated on- slaught of Johnson's entire army. The Six- teenth, being in the front line, while repelling a charge saw the rebels, who had been suc- cessful at another point, swing around it, and drive the supporting regiments from their works and into the swamp. Having repelled the as- sault in front, the Sixteenth climbed over the temporary breastworks and opend fire on what five minutes before had been its rear. After a few shots, with the assistance of the Four- teenth Michigan, charged the rebel line, cap- turing some 800. The second day of the battle the Sixteenth, in conjunction with the Four- teenth Michigan, through a mistake order of the colonel of the latter, made a charge into the center of the rebel forces, and for over a quarter of an hour was under as murderous a front and flank fire as ever rained on troops. In this brief space of time a third of the regi- ment fell, having less than 300 in line in going into the fight, Company A, with twenty-seven men, lost ten, seven of whom died on the field, or soon after. This was the last battle of the war the Sixteenth was engaged in, but it was the most terrible of them all.
The Sixteenth was now marched to Golds- 'boro, where it encamped a month; then to Raleigh and Durham Station, where Johnson surrendered his army to Sherman. Marched with Sherman's army to Richmond and Wash- ington. May 24, 1865, participated in the grand review at the latter place, after which the regi- ment proceeded to Louisville, Ky., July 8, mus- tered out at Louisville, after a term of service of four years and three months. July 15, ar- rived at Springfield, Ill., where it received its final pay and discharge papers.
HISTORY OF THE ONE-HUNDRED AND EIGHTEENTH ILLINOIS REGIMENT
Written by a member of the regiment, and published in the Carthage Gazette of Oct. 17, 1865. (This account has been compared with the history of the same regiment as contained in the Report of the Adjutant-General, and has been found to be substantially correct.)
The One-Hundred and Eighteenth Illinois In-
fantry Volunteers came into the service under tlie call of July 2, 1862, and was enlisted in August, 1862. Companies A, B, C, E, H, in Han- cock county, Companies D, F and K in Adams county, Company G, Henderson county, Com- pany I, Gallatin county. Rendezvoused at Camp Butler, Ill., from the 1st to the Sth of Sept., 1862. Was at once placed on duty guarding Confederate prisoners of war. Was mustered into the United States service Nov. 7, 1862, by Capt. Washington. Remained at Camp Butler on duty till Dec. 1, 1862, when it left for the field. Went by railroad to Alton, Ill., where it shipped for Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 3, and arrived on the 11th, remained till the 20th and then left with Sherman for
Vicksburg, Miss. Arrived at Yazoo River and participated in the engagement at Chickasaw Bluffs, from the 26th to the 30th of Dec., 1862. Re-embarked and arrived at Arkansas Post, Ark., Jan. 9, 1863, and took part in the fight and capture of the Fort on the 10th and 11th. Returned to Young's Point, La., Jan. 23, where it re- mained till March 9, when the regiment moved to Milliken's Bend, La., where it remained till April 2, when it left on the expedition against Vicksburg, forming a part of Gen. Osterhaus' Division. Crossed the Mississippi River at Bruinsburg, April 30, and participated in the fight at Thompson's Hills, Miss. (Port Gibson), May 1, Champion Hills, Miss., May 16 (in which Capt. A. W. Geddes and Lieut. Thos. B. White of Co. A were both killed), Black River Bridge, Miss., May 17, and in the siege of Vicksburg, till after the assaults on the 19th and 22d of May, was then ordered to Black River Bridge with Gen. Osterhaus, May 24. By order of Gen. Grant the regiment was mounted June 10. Re- mained at Black River Bridge on duty till July 6, when the regiment marched with Gen. Sher- man's expedition to Jackson, Miss., participated in the fight at Jackson, from the 10th to the 17th, went on a raid to Brookhaven. Returned to Vicksburg July 24. On the 4th of Aug. an order was received transferring the 13th Army Corps to the Department of the Gulf. The horses of the regiment were turned in to the quartermaster Aug. 6. Left Vicksburg Aug. 7, arrived at Port Hudson, La., Aug. 8. Left Port Hudson Aug. 15, arrived at Carrollton, La., Aug. 16. Left Carrollton Sept. 5, arrived at Bayou Boeuf, La., Sept. 6, arrived at Brashear City, La., Sept. 11, crossed the Bay to Berwick City, La., Sept. 23, arrived at Camp Bisland,
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La., Oct. 3. On the 4th of Oct. the regiment was ordered to Algiers, La., to report to Brig .- Gen. A. L. Lee, Chief of Cavalry, Department of the Gulf. Arrived at Algiers Oct. 7, drew horses and remounted Oct. 10. Left Algiers Oct. 11 on the cars for Brashear City, crossed the Bay and marched to Vermillionville, La., where it arrived Oct. 14. Arrived at Opelousas, La., Nov. 1, camped at Carrion Crow Bayou the same day, was in a severe engagement Nov. 3, known as the battle of Grand Coteau. Moved camp to Vermillionville, Nov. 6. Parti- cipated in a battle near Vermillionville, Nov. 11, in which , Capt. A. W. Marsh, Co. C, was killed. Moved from Vermillionville to New Iberia, La., Nov. 15, was in an engagement near Vermillion Bayou, La., in which 78 prisoners were captured. Remained at New Iberia parti- cipating in the daily scouts and skirmishes till Dec. 18, when the regiment was ordered to march to Donaldsonville, La., and there ship by boat to Port Hudson, La., where it arrived Jan. 7, 1864.
Remained at Port Hudson till July 3, scout- ing almost daily, had many sharp skirmishes and captured a great many prisoners. On March 30, a portion of the regiment were in a severe fight on Bayou Grosse Tete, La., in which a determined sabre charge and hand to hand fight against superior numbers saved them from defeat and capture. April 7, a de- tail of 75 men from the regiment, and a de- tachment of 25 from the 3d Ill. Cav. and one gun from the 21st New York Battery were surrounded by some 600 rebels near Plain's ' Store, La., and after a desperate resistance succeeded in escaping. Moved to Baton Rouge, La., July 3, remained there till the 4th of Sept., participating in Gen. Lee's raids and in engage- ments at Redwood, Comite Bridge and Clin- ton, La., Aug. 25. Sept. 4, marched to Doyale's Plantation, and on the 7th marched to Hermi- tage Plantation, opposite Donaldsonville, La., from this point scouted the country to Amite River, capturing prisoners almost daily. The regiment went from here with Gen. Lee on his raid to Liberty and Brookhaven, Miss., parti- cipated in the fight at Liberty, Miss., Nov. 19. Moved from Hermitage Plantation to Baton Rouge, Nov. 24. Left Baton Rouge Nov. 27, with Gen. Davidson's expedition to West Pas- cagoula, Miss., where we arrived Dec. 12. Shipped to New Orleans by way of Lakeport. Dec. 24, arrived at New Orleans Dec. 26, and
returned to Baton Rouge Dec. 27. During the months of January, February, March, April, and to the 22d of May, 1865, the regiment was engaged in scouting, picketing, etc. On that day the horses were turned over to the quarter- master and since that time the regiment has been doing provost duty in the city of Baton Rouge.
The closing part of the history of this regi- ment found in the Adjutant-General's Report is not contained in the foregoing account, and is of especial interest and is here given for that reason.
Colonel Fonda commanded a Cavalry Brigade from October, 1863, until May, 1865. June 28, 1865, he was brevetted Brigadier General, and assigned to the command of the District of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which command he held until October, 1865.
In September, 1865, almost the entire regi- ment had the "breakbone fever," at one time less than a hundred men and officers being able to do duty.
October 1, 1865, mustered out by Lieutenant E. M. Schuyver, First New Orleans Volunteers.
October 2, embarked on steamer W. R. Car- ter, for the North. Reached Cairo, Illinois, October 8, St. Louis, Missouri, October 9, thence by railroad to Camp Butler, October 10, 1865, where the regiment was mustered in Novem- ber 7, 1862. Were paid off by Paymaster Major Holbrook, on October 13, 1865, and the regiment thence disbanded and forever separated.
The number of battles, or days of battles, in which the regiment or a considerable portion were engaged, amounts to over forty. The num- ber of skirmishes in which the regiment or a detachment took part, outside of mere picket skirmishing, is over sixty; making over one hundred days in which some portion of the regiment was engaged with the enemy.
The movements by railroad of the regiment, aggregate some four hundred miles; by steam- boat and vessel, 3,300 miles, and the marches of the regiment, as a body, irrespective of what would be termed "scouts," or little expeditions of the regiment or detachment thereof, about 2,000 miles, making a distance traveled by the regiment of over 5,700 miles.
The regiment was mustered into the service with 800 men and officers ; received 283 recruits, making a total of 1,103; mustered out October 1. 1865, 523. The losses are as follows: 267 resigned and discharged for disability; 176
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died; 63 missing; 17 killed in battle; 1 dis- honorably discharged; 2 accidentally killed ; 1 lost at sea ; 2 drowned ; 1 committed suicide ; 7 absent at muster; 3 discharged by the Presi- dent; 1 dismissed the service, and 25 trans- ferred to other branches of the service, leaving 14 unaccounted for. This statement does not include 36 mustered under cooks, and 25 un- assigned recruits who never reached the regi- ment.
(Note: There is a discrepancy in the above figures. The foregoing paragraph shows 800 men and officers when the regiment was mus- tered into the service, with the subsequent ad- dition of 283 recruits, making a total of 1,083, whereas the total is given as 1,103, and 1,103 are accounted for in the subsequent part of the paragraph.)
From the foregoing lists of Hancock County men who participated in the Civil War as offi- cers or soldiers of Illinois regiments, it will be seen that by far the greater number was in the three regiments of which a brief history has already been given. It would be impos- sible in this history to give an account of the participation of the many regiments above named in the Civil War, and hence the editor must content himself with the accounts above given as illustrative of Hancock County serv- ice and patriotism. In some of these regi- ments there was but a single Hancock County man. In others there were 2, 3, 4 or more, and in the 50th, 104 Hancock County men, in the 78th, 191, and in the 2d Cavalry, 159. These figures may be slightly reduced on account of the occasional mention of the same person in the lists of officers and privates where promotions had occurred. It would be interesting to trace the history of every one of these regiments, and of every company thereof, and of every in- dividual officer or soldier, but that is imprac- ticable, and it must suffice to say that the Han- cock County boys were valorous, chivalrous and patriotic, and contributed their full share to- ward the suppression of the Rebellion and the preservation of the Union.
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