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"About sundown a pouring rain commenced. I do not think that I ever saw it rain harder in my life. Of course, we lay down in the line of battle without shelter. The rain was a godsend to the wounded on the field, as many of them were perishing from thirst and loss of blood. That night General Buell came up, just a little before sunset, on the Savannah or north side of the river and sent over a few regiments. They came up in the rear of our line and lay there until near daylight, Monday morning, April 7, when they passed through our line and took the front. The fight was renewed at daylight and lasted until nearly ten o'clock, when the enemy fell back and toward noon they retreated and stampeded toward Corinth, leaving their wound- ed on the field. Buell, by all means, ought to have followed them, but he did not. I never knew why. We certainly had them whipped, for they never could have broken through our line.
"On Wednesday, April 9, I was one of a detail to go on the field and gather up and bury the dead. We gathered up 103 of the Ninth Illinois. There were forty-two who died later from mortal wounds. This made a total loss in our regiment of 145. The wounded numbered 221, making a loss of killed and wounded of 336 out of 578 that answered the roll call the Saturday morn- ing of the battle or sixty-three per cent. The
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historian, Colonel Fox, in his history of the 300 fighting regiments says of the Ninth Illinois : " 'This gallant command fought on the bloody Shiloh battlefield at the deadly point known as the "Hornets Nest," where it suffered a loss of 366 out of 578 men engaged, 103 of whom were killed on the field. Its loss at Shiloh was sixty- three per cent of the number engaged. The Light Brigade in the historic charge of the 600 at Balaklava lost 246 killed and wounded out of 600, or thirty-three per cent. The heaviest loss in the Franco-Prussian War occurred at Marsla Tour by the Third Westphalia (Sixteenth In- fantry), which lost forty-nine per cent. Yet this gallant band of Illinois youths stood their ground at Shiloh, and fought on, hour after hour, in the face of a musketry fire which cut down sixty-three per cent of their number, the heaviest loss ever known to an infantry regi- ment, either in modern or ancient history.'
"I went into this battle unarmed, for being a fifer, I was a non-combatant. The musician's duty in action is to carry off the wounded. I made some twenty trips from the firing line to the field hospital, and became familiar with the lay of the land. In passing over a little ridge that intervened between the hospital and the firing line, the minie balls were coming thick. One struck my hand, opening the flesh to the bone, yet I felt I could not stop. My hand bled freely and I was covered with blood from head to foot from carrying the dead and wounded. The sickening smell of human blood and the pandemonium of battle almost rattled me. I never wanted to see another battle. I told the officers they could never get me into action again without a gun and they never did. I got hold of a short gun which I slung on my back with a leather strap. Although I was in action a number of times, I always took a gun and went to the firing line in preference to carrying off the wounded."
COMPANY F, TWENTY-SECOND ILLINOIS INFANTRY.
Second lieutenant, Alvis Sharp, Montgomery County, September 4, 1862 ; sergeant, William H. Terry, Montgomery County, August 15, 1862; corporal, William F. Raymond, Montgomery County, August 15, 1862; musician, Harrison Share, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; privates, Hiram O. Bridges, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; William J. Bridge, Zanesville, August 15, 1862 ; Joseph S. Bagley, Montgomery County, August
15, 1862; Joseph Bayers, Zanesville, August 15, 1862 ; Daniel Deeds, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; James F. Fite, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; John H. Fite, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; James Haynes, Zanesville, Angust 15. 1862; Amson Hensen, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; James F. Johnston, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; Milton H. King, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; William F. Lepple, Montgomery County, August 15, 1862 ; Moses M. Lester, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; Tilmon Lynch, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; Oliver G. Lyerly, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; William Lynch, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; George T. Malcom, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; Martin D. Miller, Zanesville, August 15, 1862;
Ezra Mackey, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; John Moore, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; Freeman Nichols, Zanesville, August 15, 1862 ; John H. Par- rott, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; Felix G. Rich- ardson, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; Charles Rey- nolds, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; John Sharp, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; Jasper Sharp, Zanes- ville, August 15, 1862; William Sharp, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; Eli Sharp, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; Joseph N. Street, Montgomery County, August 15, 1862; James Thurston, Montgomery County, August 15, 1862; James M. Whitrow, Montgomery County, August 15, 1862; Charles E. Brown, Zanesville, August 15, 1862; George E. Milbourne, Zanesville, August 15, 1862.
COMPANY C, SEVENTEENTH ILLINOIS INFANTRY.
Captain, John T. Maddox, Hillsboro, July 4, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; first lieu- tenant, Thomas G. Black, Hillsboro, July 4, 1862; mustered out October 23, 1862; second lieutenant, James G. Seward, Hillsboro, July 4, 1862; mustered out October 23, 1862; first ser- geant, William Abbott, Hillsboro, July 4, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; sergeants, John B. Carey, Hillsboro, July 4, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Robert P. Dixon, Hillsboro, July 4, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Samuel W. Young, Hillsboro, July 4, 1862, mus- tered out October 23, 1862; James T. Blackburn, Hillsboro, July 4, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; corporals, Thomas L. Burns, Hillsboro, July 4, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; John C. Vrooman, Hillsboro, July 4, 1862, mus- tered out October 23, 1862; Leonard Bailey, Hillsboro, July 4, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Martin L. K. Scherer, Hillsboro, July 4, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Jerome
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Wickoff, Hillsboro, July 4, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862 ; Henry Bacon, Hillsboro, July 4, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Ezra Hob- son, Hillsboro, July 4, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; John Coe, Hillsboro, July 4, 1862, mus- tered out October 23, 1862; musician, George Blockberger, Hillsboro, July 4, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; privates, Jacob F. Adams, Hillsboro, July 4, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; James H. Bingham, Irving, July 29, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Edward P. Bart- lett, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out Octo- ber 23, 1862; Samuel S. Bennett, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Adolph C. Berry, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Francis M. Betty, Hills- boro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Asa W. Bowers, Hillsboro, July
6, 1862, mustered out October 6. 1862; George Britten, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mus- tered out October 6, 1862; George L. Brook- man, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out Oc- tober 6, 1862; William Brown, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6, 1862; Robert H. Blackburn, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6, 1862; William Berry, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6, 1862; William Cottrell. Irving, July 6, 1862, mustered out Oc- tober 6, 1862; James Clark, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6, 1862; James O. Clark, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out Oc- tober 6, 1862 ; William Cavinder, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6, 1862; William Clotfelter, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6, 1862; Thomas F. Cooley, Hillsboro,
July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6, 1862;
James Corey, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6, 1862; James Craig, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6, 1862; Albert W. Davis, Irving, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6, 1862; Martin Desert, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6, 1862; George W. Donald, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mus- tered out October 6, 1862 ; Allen J. H. Dart, Hills- boro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6, 1862 ;
James B. Eames, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mus- tered out October 6, 1862 ; James Edwards, Hills-
boro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6, 1862 ; Nicholas G. Edwards, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6, 1862; James Franklin,
Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6,
1862; Richard Fuller, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6, 1862; W. L. Gregory, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6,
1862; John B. Garrison, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6, 1862; John Gwinn, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6, 1862; Samuel H. Hoffman, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862; mustered out October 6, 1862; Andrew J. Johnson, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862. mustered out October 6, 1862; George Jones, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6, 1862; William Jones, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6, 1862; Hail Kinsley, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6, 1862; George W. Kessinger, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 6, 1862; George W. Knowles, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Samuel P. Laws, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mus- tered out October 23, 1862; Levi Lynch, Hills- boro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; J. S. Hamilton, Irving, July 29, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Alonzo Hansel, Irving, July 29, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862 ; Willard Hansel, Irving, July 29, 1862 ; mus- tered out October 23, 1862; James L. Hurd, Irving, July 29, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Boon Ludewick, Irving, July 29, 1862, mus- tered out October 23, 1862; Jacob Lyerly, Irving, July 29, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; James M. Moore, Irving, July 29, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Grundy McClure, Hills- boro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; M. L. McCaslin, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Phillip Mayni- han, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out Oc- tober 23, 1862; Robert Martin, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, died August S. 1862; Martin McHenry, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; William Neal, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mus- tered out October 23, 1862; James Nichols, Irving, July 23, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Edward Paddock, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; David M. Painter, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out
October 23, 1862; John M. Paisley, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Charles Rockwell, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mus- tered out October 23, 1862; Charles H. Richard- son, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out Oc- tober 23, 1862 ; James H. Risk, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; John H. Rutledge, Hillsboro, July 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; B. F. Sweet, Irving. July 29, 1862. mustered out October 23, 1862; Harrison Swords, Irving, July 29, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Benton W. Smith, Hillsboro, June 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862;
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Louis Smith, Hillsboro, June 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Truman S. Suvers, Hills- boro, June 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Thomas Staten, Hillsboro, June 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; John G. Stokes, Hillsboro, June 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; James Stafford, Hillsboro, June 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Orange S. Swords, Hillsboro, June 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; David Titsworth, Hillsboro, June 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; William Towell, Hillsboro, June 6, 1862, mus- tered out October 23, 1862; Charles B. Turner, Hillsboro, June 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; D. C. Vaughn, Hillsboro, June 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; John H. Van- hooser, Hillsboro, June 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Lafayette Vansickle, Hillsboro, June 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Charles Wesley, Hillsboro, June 6, 1862, mus- tered out October 23, 1862; Henry S. Wickoff, Hillsboro, June 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; William Wiley, Hillsboro, June 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862 ; J. M. Whitesides, Hillsboro, June 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Marion Wright, Hillsboro, June 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Reesen Walker, Irving, July 29, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862; Jacob H. Young, Hillsboro, June 6, 1862, mustered out October 23, 1862.
COMPANY H, FORTY-THIRD ILLINOIS INFANTRY.
Captain, James G. Seward, Butler, June 11, 1864; first lieutenant, William R. Truesdell, Hillsboro, June 11, 1864; second lieutenant, George P. Fowler, Litchfield, June 11, 1864; first sergeant, James L. Hurd, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864; Adolphus C. Berrie, Hillsboro. May 5, 1864; Robert A. Williamson, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864; corporals, Israel S. Hurd, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864; William C. Donnell, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864; Joseph R. Chapman, Hillsboro, May 11, 1864; James R. Chapman, Hillsboro, May 5. 1864 ; James K. Polston, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864 ; John Q. McPhail, Litchfield, May 19, 1864; mu- sician, Clarence Cole, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864; wagoner, Robert Kennedy, Hillsboro, May 3, 1864; privates, William H. Armentrout, Hills- boro, May 5, 1864; Walter T. Akers, Litchfield, May 11, 1864; James M. Crane, Hillsboro, May 11, 1864; James C. Compton, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864; Lewis A. Condy, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864; Francis N. Colvin, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864;
Thomas Colvin, Hillsboro, May 9, 1864; Colum- bus F. Clotfelter Hillsboro, May 9, 1864; Mar- shall Elder, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864; Henderson Frame, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864; James A. Hen- derson, Litchfield, May 11, 1864; Charles D. Haywood, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864; Joseph E. Hurley, Litchfield, May 12, 1864; Francis M. Henderson, Litchfield, May 16, 1864; George Harrison, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864; Charles D. Honeycut, Litchfield, May 13, 1864; Robert Jolley, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864; James Kelly, Litchfield, May 20, 1864; Charles A. Kelly, Hills- boro, May 5, 1864; Columbus Kellar, Litchfield, May 11, 1864; James A. Kirkland, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864 ; Charles P. B. Knight, Donnellson, May 25, 1864 ; William Metty, Hillsboro, May 18, 1864; William Mitchell, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864 ; William A. Mansfield, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864; William N. Neal, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864; An- drew Polston, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864; Richard H. Peter, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864; Francis A. Roche, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864; Martin L. Razor, Litchfield, May 11, 1864; Thomas Stainthorpe, Litchfield, May 11, 1864; George N. Shockley, Litchfield, May 11, 1864; Francis Smith, Litch- field, May 11, 1864; James Sackett, Litchfield, May 11, 1864; Oscar N. Stith, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864; John W. Williamson, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864; Seth E. Washburn, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864 ; ITenry Wilson, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864; Samuel Wyett, Hillsboro, May 6, 1864; John L. Wash- burn, Hillsboro, May 5, 1864.
NINETY-FIRST ILLINOIS INFANTRY.
Company A of the Ninety-First Illinois In- fantry, composed largely of men of Montgomery County, was organized at Camp Butler in August, 1862, and mustered in in September of the same year. In October the regiment went to the front, going first into camp at Shepherds- ville, Ky. From October till December the regi- ment did scouting after General Morgan, and on December 27, 1862 met his forces in battle, and on the account of having old and out of date muskets and being out of ammuni- tion the regiment was forced to surrender. We speak here of the regiment as a whole, and not the individual companies. In February, 1863, after being exchanged the regiment went again into camp at Benton Barracks, Mo., and it was supplied with an equipment of arms and pre- pared again for the front. From there it went to Vicksburg in aid of General Grant, where
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the regiment lost heavily, partly from poisoned waters. In July, 1863, the regiment was sent to Port Hudson, where scouting was done till August, when the regimeut was sent to New Orleans, and remained in New Orleans till Sep- tember, then was sent to Morganza Bend, and from there to the Atchafalaya River, where the enemy was engaged and driven back. In September the regiment was sent to New Orleans again, and remained on patrol duty until October, and in Noveuiber was ordered to Brownsville, Tex., there going into winter quarters. In January, 1864, the regiment marched back to the Rio Grande, and from there to Santiago, Tex. At Bagdad a battle was fought with the enemy and the enemy was de- feated. In December, 1864, the regiment was sent to Mobile Point, Ala., and there they re- mained on duty till March, 1865. A series of engagements with the enemy followed in which the regiment was usually successful and in May, 1865, the war having practically ended, the men were permitted to return home.
COMPANY A, NINETY-FIRST ILLINOIS INFANTRY.
Captains, Isaac Skillman, Litchfield, Septem- ber 8, 1862; William R. Peck, Litchfield, March 10, 1863 ; Valentine Hoffman, Litchfield, June 2, 1863; first lieutenants, William R. Peck, Litch- field, September S, 1862; James F. Renbert, Litchfield, March 10, 1863; James McBraine, Litchfield, December 15, 1863 ; second lieutenant, William R. Blackwelder, Litchfield, July 12, 1865; sergeants, Thomas W. Hefley, Litch- field, August 11, 1863; William Cave, Litch-
field, August 11, 1863; corporals, M. C.
McWilliams, Litchfield. August 11, 1863; Charles C. Waters, Litchfield, August 11, 1863; Williau J. Yoakum, Litchfield, August 11, 1863 ; Ralph W. Swimburn, Litchfield, August 11, 1863 ; William J. Miller, Litchfield, August 11, 1863; Samuel T. Harris, Litchfield, August 11, 1863; Charles W. Ward, Litchfield, August 11, 1863; Leroy F. Wood, Litchfield, August 11, 1863 ; privates, John A. Armentrout, Litchfield, August 11, 1863; Reuben Akers, Litchfield, August 11, 1863; William M. Atterberry, Litch- field, August 11, 1863 ; James W. Andrew, Litch- field, August 11, 1863; Setlı Barnes, Litchfield, August 11, 1863 ; William F. Bennett, Litchfield, August 11, 1863 ; Lafayette W. Berrie, Litchfield,; August 11, 1863; Edmon M. Berrie, Litchfield, August 11, 1863; Eli F. Bewley, Litchfield,
August 11, 1863; Henry P. Bewley, Litchfield, August 11, 1863 ; George J. Bowles, Montgomery County, August 11, 1863; Benjamin B. Bowles, Montgomery County, August 11, 1863; James T. Bryant, Moutgomery County, August 11, 1863; William Crecy, Litchfield, August 11, 1863; Lindsey Corlew, Montgomery County, August 11, 1863 ; Jefferson A. Corzine, Montgomery County, August 11, 1863; John H. Corlew, Montgomery County, August 26, 1863 ; Gildeon Dolbow, Mont- gomery County, August 12, 1863; William B. Estes, Moutgomery County, August 11, 1863 ; William Fiuley, Montgomery County, August 11, 1863; John W. Frost, Montgomery County, August 11, 1863 ; Charles A. Frost, Montgomery County, August 11, 1863; I. P. Fogleman, Mont- gomery County, August 11, 1863; Willis C. Gardner, Montgomery County, August 11, 1863 ; John W. George, Montgomery County, August 11, 1863; Reuben A. George, Montgomery County, August 11, 1863; William H. Groner, Montgom- ery County, August 11, 1863 ; William J. Gorline, Montgomery County, August 11, 1863; William Herelson, Montgomery County, August 11, 1863 ; John M. Herring, Montgomery County, August 11, 1863; Jacob Kaufman, Montgomery County, August 11, 1863; William Kell, Montgomery County, August 11, 1863; Henry W. Kerley, Litchfield, August 11, 1863; Willis F. Kessinger, Montgomery County, August 11, 1863; Orluey Kilmel, Montgomery County, August 11, 1863; Robert N. Kirkland, Montgomery County, August 11, 1863; George Lockerman, Montgomery County August 11, 1863; Alvin W. Long, Mont- gomery County, August 11, 1863; Joseph C. Long, Montgomery County, August 11, 1863 ; Jehu Lindley, Litchfield, August 11, 1863 ; John Q. McPhail, Montgomery County, September 1, 1862; Joseph M. Pierce, Montgomery County, September 1, 1862; David R. Perriu, Montgom- ery County, September 1, 1862 ; Thomas Painter, Montgomery County, September 1, 1862; Andrew J. Renbart, Litchfield, August 11, 1862; John Reubart, Litchfield, August 12, 1862; Lewis N. Tapp, Litchfield, August 11, 1862; Asa Turner, Litchfield, August 11, 1862; Williaui A. Van Pelt, Montgomery County, August 11, 1862; Wil- liam W. Wheeler, Montgomery County, August 11, 1862 ; James W. Walker, Montgomery County, August 11, 1862; Henry A. Wells, Litchfield, August 11, 1862; Samuel White, Litchfield, August 11, 1862; Samuel E. Wood, Montgomery County, August 11, 1862; William Williams, Litchfield, August 11, 1862; James W. Wharton,
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Montgomery County, August 11, 1862; William H. Williams, Montgomery County, August 26, 1862; Isiah Yowell, Montgomery County, August 11, 1862; Jeremiah Yowell, Montgomery County, August 14, 1862; Frederick Young, Montgomery County, August 12, 1862; recruits, John A. Briggs, Litchfield, October 1, 1865; William W. Berrie, Hillsboro, December 9, 1863; Isaac E. George, Litchfield, November 6, 1863; Thomas Hambrook, Butler, August 3, 1864; William P. McAdams, Montgomery County, October 1, 1862; Normandike Williamson, Litchfield, February 20, 1864.
ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTII ILLINOIS INFANTRY.
Company B of the One Hundred Seventeenth Illinois Infantry, known as Robert McWilliams' Company, was organized at Camp Butler in September, 1862, and mustered in during the same month. From Camp Butler the regiment went to Memphis, Tenn., on November 17, where the men remained until July, 1863, when the regiment was sent to reinforce Helena, Ark., and returned on December 25. The regiment was then sent after Forrest, in western Tennessee, losing three men killed in a skirmish at La- Fayette, Tenn. On December 29, 1863, it moved to Vicksburg and was attached to the Third Brigade, Third Division, Sixteenth Army Corps ; was engaged in the Meridian Campaign; on February 5 was engaged in a skirmish, losing two killed and five wounded ; returned to Vicks- burg, March 4. On March 10 the regiment em- barked for the Red River Expedition ; assisted in the capture of Fort DeBussey, March 14, 1864; engaged in the battle of Pleasant Hill, April 9; moved to Grand Ecore, April 11; April 14 was sent to the relief of the gunboats and transports at Campta, La .; and was engaged at Cloutierville and Cane River ; at Bayou Rapids, May 2; at Governor Moore's plantation and Bayou Rapids, May 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 11. The regiment continued on return march to the Mississippi River, on the 14 skirmishing daily. It was in the battle of Yellow Bayou, May 18, and arrived at the Mississippi River May 20, and at Vicksburg on the 27th. Took part in driving Marmaduke from Chicot Lake and Columbia, Ark., and arrived at Memphis, Tenn., June 10, 1864. It marched to the relief of Sturgis on June 14, and on the 23rd commended the Tupelo Cam- paign; was engaged at Tupelo July 14, and at Old Town Creek, 15; commenced Oxford Cam-
paign, August 5; was engaged at Hurricane Creek on the 18, 19 and 20, and returned to Memphis on the 30. It arrived at Jefferson Barracks September 19; was engaged October 1 at Franklin; moved via Jefferson City, Seda- lia, Lexington, Independence and Harrisonville and returned to St. Louis, November 19.
The regiment moved to Nashville, Tenn., and took position in the forts, December 1, 1864; was engaged in the battle of Nashville, Decem- ber 15 and 16; and then went in pursuit of Hood. The. regiment captured enemy's battery of three guns, December 15, and turned them upon the retreating enemy. It reached Clifton, January 4, 1865; embarked at Eastport for New Orleans, arriving January 17 ; embarked at Chalmette March 7, and moved to Dauphine Island; from whence it moved to Fish River, with the Sixteenth Corps, Major A. J. Smith commanding. It was engaged at Spanish Fort, from March 27, till April 2, and at Fort Blakely until the 9th, taking part in its capture. It then marched for Montgomery, April 13, and thence to Camp Butler, Ill., where the regiment was mustered out, August 5, 1865, by Captain James A. Hall, United States Army. Distance traveled by rail, miles, 778; distance traveled by water, miles, 6,191; distance marched, miles, 2,307. The regiment engaged in six battles and thirty- three skirmishes.
From the report of the last annual reunion of this company we quote :
Those members of Company B who have not vet answered the final summons and a list of the surviving widows of deceased members is here appended. Comrades: A. E. Austin Green, Iowa : T. B. Britt, Coffeen, Ill .; J. B. Blackwell, San Diego, Tex .; A. J. Collins, Osburn, Kan .; W. H. Cunningham, Rockford, Ill .; F. H. Gillmore, Wellington, Kan .; L. B. Gwyn, Litchfield, Ill .; E. M. Desart, Donnellson, Ill .; W. F. Hickman, Hillsboro, Ill .; J. M. Harvell, Garden Plain, Kan .; J. E. Knight, Pueblo, Cal .; Gideon Low, Quincy, Ill .; Simeon Low, Ollie, Iowa; W. H. Lohr, Irving, Ill .; A. J. Nash, Sullivan, Ill .; M. F. Paisley, Urbana, Ill .; Geo. W. Potter, Hillsboro, Ill .; M. J. Roberson, Greenville, Ill .; Truman Soverns, Reeds Springs, Mo .; T. J. Whitten, Peoria, Ill .; S. W. Young. Omaha, Neb. Widows, Mesdames: Sophronia Cress, Irving, Ill. ; J. A. Hampton, Donnellson, Ill .; H. Haw- kins, Donnellson, Ill .; Joseph Jones, Donnellson, Ill .; J. H. McGown, Pana, Ill .; J. A. Phipps, Greenville, Ill .; J. B. Reed, Oconee, Ill .; J. M.
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