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Woolsey, James H.
Johnson, Hiram Wallace, John
Johnson, Carrol T.
Wells, Harry H.
Jarrett, William C.
Ziller, Benjamin
COMPANY F.
Officers. Captain-William T. Hopkins First Lieutenant-Samuel Elton Second Lieutenant-George S. Doane First Sergeant. Philip Sulbach Sergeants.
Robert E. Rogers
William Armstrong
William W. Webber
Corporals.
George H. Hopkins
Job P. Dodge
John S. Fairman
C. Henry McHvain
Musicians. William D. Field Thomas Hoyt
Comptom, Richard A. Crooker, Philip Clark, Charles D.
Darling, George W. Dolphin, George E. Daggett, Elisha S. Dunham, Charles L. Davis, John L.
Davis, Nathan A. Eaton, Charles B. Elli: on, Judson A. Elliott, John Engalls, Peter Frost, William D. Gifford, Almond Hemenway, Harvey Holmes, Derastus Hosmer, Simon Hawkinson, Charles
Hest, Leoren R. Horsman, Frederick I. Hitchcock, G. Jerome
Pitney, Levi Posson, Frederick L.
Cram, Orin W. Clark, Andrew
Champlain, Bradford A.
Cooling, Henry W. Clark, Ervin E. Clark, William W.
Manchester, George W. Mesick, William L.
Pittenger, Charles Price, Charles W.
Day, Charles
Ervin, James M.
Sim, Thomas F. Stevens, Henry C.
Gumane, James
Harrison, William
Hall, Franklin
Maher, Steven
McGirt, Michael
Nifong, Walter Pieronette, Charles
Ransom, Fred E.
Beatson, John
McConkey, Theodious
Rushin, Robert Richardson, Daniel L.
Shirts, George Troter, Daniel
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Pricates.
Abbott, Wesley L. Abbott, John
Brodt, Peter
Bradshaw, Robert R.
Leith, Thomas
Bradshaw, Francis M.
Lawton, Joseph
Berrisford, William
Barber, Robert C.
Boyle, Frank
Maycroft, William T.
Blair, Cyrus
Marshall, Thomas
Better, Fritz
Murdock, William
Brunk, William
Norman, Henry H.
Beckwith, Samuel H.
Bardwell, David
Plumbley, Guy W.
Clark, John
Rider, William H.
Ducher, John H,
Skipper, Nathan
Carpenter, Marion
Robinson, Charles
Defebaugh, James C.
Schooley, Fidelluss B.
Carney, John
Robb, John W.
Daner, David J.
Shore, Amansel L.
Comegys, David W.
Rugg, Isaac
Elliott, Augustus L,
Storms, John N.
Clapp, Elmer F.
Small, Rufus M.
Francisco, Samuel
Forest, Daniel
Ginter, William O,
Schneithergan, Harmon
Dove, Henry
Skinner, Morgan A.
Hughes, Henry H.
Taylor, George N.
Davis, Henry
Stocker, William
Ilammond, Russel B.
Unspaw, Michael
Wrigh", Morgan W.
Wilson, William
Kellogg, Joseph
Wallace, David R.
Kershner, John W.
Wilcox, William
Lee, Lucious L,
Weston, John
Leatherman, Daniel
Wise, Simon
Lecrone, William C.
Welker, Marvin
Lay, John W.
COMPANY II.
Officers.
Captain-Theodore C. Gibson
First Lieutenant-Benjamin F. Hochkiss Second Lieutenant-Douglas Hasseman First Sergeant. Quincy D. Whitman Sergeants.
James H. Leland
Alex H. Carpenter
Charles Huston Corporals.
William P. Gregg Seldon B. Griswold
George J. Cloud Henry A. Jackson
Musicians.
Jeremiah Sample
Cyrus Leland
Privates.
Armstrong, William S. Miller, Harrison J.
Allen, Warren Macomber, William S.
Andress, Charles A. Murdock, David
Allen, Jeremiah Melaise, Charles
Bardeen, Henry F.
Morse, Willard N.
Baldwin, Samuel B.
Nicholson, Stephen
Barber, Eliphalet
Olmstead Samuel B.
Barber, Moses
Phelps, Fletcher R. HI.
Brush, David T.
Pratt, Charles R.
Campbell, Emery J. Curtis, John
Ready Jesse
Collins, Henry
Rowe, James L.
Clark, Dorr M. Dean, Josiah W.
Sample, Joseph
Gillham, Orsimus B.
Spradling, Enoch J.
Hudson, William L. Snelling, John A.
Brewster, George W. Moore Calvin
Bean, George W. Meek William
Bumgardner, Wm. M, McLarun, John C.
Bumgardner, Andrew J. Murphy, William B.
Bumgardner, Isaiah
Batey, William C.
Bailey, Wyatt
Bailey, Nathaniel M.
Nelson, Jonathan R.
Buurk, Thomas
Pinston, Louis L. Park Jonathan E.
Combs, Andrew
Carpenter, Isaac F.
Carroll, John R.
Parks, William H.
Parks, Samuel A.
Parish, Wickham
Coleman, Benjamin A.
Carey, Robert T.
Cooley, John J,
Proula, Frank Phillips, William R. Peters, John
Short, William Smith, John H.
Dedsall, Martin
Darvean, Louis D.
Stevens, Alonzo
Freeman, William
Frary, George B.
Fey, Henry
Fisk, Charles W.
Sutherland, Mathias K. Thompson, Fredrick E. Throckmorton, James.
Gutzwiller, Joseph
Towns, Joshua C.
Gibson, William S.
Twitchell, Napoleon L, Van Valkenburg, B. J.
Henry, Martin
Watkins, John
Hughes, Thomas
Watkins, William Pitt
Harvey, Michael
Whelan, James
Heth, Isaac
Walroth, George A.
Horsley, George W.
Walsh, Thomas
Jones, Lewis
Welch, John W,
Johnson, William C.
White, Harrison
Johnston, Peter
Williams, Curtis
Kappet, Sebastian
Willing, James T.
Litsey, William
Weldon, James
Linsday, Davis W.
Washburn, Oscar
Lyne, John
COMPANY G.
Officers.
Captain-J. Warren Filler First Lieutenant-John H. J. Lacey Second Lieutenant-George W. Parks First Sergeant. Albert W. Lecrosse Sergeants.
Merritt B. Redding James H. Sprinkle Clarence Laird Corporals.
David P. Murphy William J Boyce
George E. Abbott Hiram A. W. Newcomb
Musicians. Vincent A. Wright Josiah Buckner
Privates.
Ashbaugh, William W. Miller, John W.
Asberry, Cornelious G. Martin, John T.
Barkley, John F. Martin, Darrell
Hammond, John Slattery, Daniel
Smith, James M.
Sanderson, Oliver
Hibbs, Lacy Hopkins, Alonzo
Miller, George W. Minton, James
Mulliner, Liberty P.
Parks, Lafayette A.
Caldwell, Henry D.
Caroll, George R. D.
Noel, William
Sherman, Stephen R.
Dispennett, John
Scott, Francis A. Stocker, Charles
Henry, Aaron A.
Hukin, Joseph
Shutte, William
Fry, Philip
Hochkiss, Charles T.
Lyon, Edward Longhead, Thomas Liddle, John
Malcolni, Stephen R. Moody, George W.
Rood, James P.
Romary, Henry
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Johnson, Richard Johnson, Darlington Kellogg, George
Stewart, William K. Spiller, John
Smirnoff Alexander
King, Richard W.
Toombs, George B.
Kennedy, Lewis N.
Lanigan, James A.
Lewis, William A. Lewis, George
Ladd, Erastus E.
Lincoln, Edward
Marston. James Jr.
Ward, George W.
Morse, Charles C.
Wilkinson, William
Mason, James P.
Wooden, George S.
McLaury, Hamilton S. Whipple, Josiah L.
COMPANY I. Officers. Captain-William L. Gibson First Lieutenant-Joseph E. Skinner Second Lieutenant-E. A. Mullett First Sergeant. Charles Stout Sergeants.
Orville R. Powers Cyrus E. Dickey Patrick Buckley Corporals.
Abner W. Hollister James Cameron
Ralph W. Buchanan Henry Mayo
Musicians.
Wilson L. Smith Alfred J. Doolittle. Privates.
Barney, Thomas Lathrop, Francis
Barritt, Morris
Lane, Samuel
Brundager. Charles F.
Lammey, William
Baker, T. Spencer
Lawrence, Phillip
Collins, Nathaniel Meanney, Richard
Cooper, George A.
Mallett, George H.
Clarke, Charles
McCormick, Bruce
Martin, Charles
Norton, Henry
Nichols, James H.
Pickens, Theodore L. W.
Dewey, William F.
Reedy, Thomas
Roberts, John Q.
Reed, Franklin
Reed, Elias P.
Russell, James M.
Stout, James
Simp-on, Robert
Scott, John
Stumph Elisha H.
Smith, Jarvis B.
Swap, Andrew Shaw, Charles M.
Skinner, Charles J.
Strawn, Christopher C.
Schermerhorn, Edward Sergeant, Ilenry B. Tambling, Villroy A. Tompson, Levant M.
Vallearean, Gustavus Van Doren, Lucus W. Van Dorean, Chester W. Wyman, Peter
Widneer, John II.
Williams. Lewis Wilson, Homer A. Wright, Henry Q.
ELEVENTH INFANTRY. Sangamon county had but two representatives in this regiment, both privates, Dearborn, Frank Murray, John B. TWELFTH INFANTRY. In this regiment of three months' men Sanga- mon county was represented as follows:
COMPANY E. Officers. Captain-Vincent Ridgely First Lieutenant-John W. Fisher Second Lieutenant-Nathaniel Sanford First Sergeant. Henry V. Seller Sergeants.
Quincy J. Drake
Henry E. Blynn
John W. Neal. Corporals.
Henry C. Harding Francis M. Ewing
Joshua M. Hogan Samuel A. Lodge
Musicians.
James II. Smith
James Cofield
Privates.
Athor, Nathaniel D. Hansam Adam
Appleby, Robert Huntine, Charles H.
Baker, Henry Johnson, Leonard M.
Beyles. Henry C. Koho, Benjamin E.
Blackmar, Daniel B. Koogle, John A.
Bonser, William H.
Link, John E.
Bowders, J. II. Lycan, Leander.
Bush, Franklin L.
Long, Stroder M.
Campbell, John F.
Legrange, Jacob S.
Celvin, Amos Clark, Elisha
Mallonee, Wm. A.
Craig, Samuel
McDonald, Wm
Cassell, Augustus
McElvey, Nathaniel
Davis, Henry W.
Moss, Washington Moss, John C.
Neeley, Wm, M.
Drinkell, Jonathan M.
Nelson, Joseph K.
Osborne, Francis M.
Patton, Benjamin B.
Phillips, Charles H.
Elliott, Ira K.
Parish, David C.
Elliott, George W.
Ruby, George D.
Elliott, William J.
Runion, Jesse R.
Flood, James
Stout, Cyrus Smith, Williamson
Simpkins, Wm. H.
Sanders, Hiram V.
Trevis, Bill D. T.
Varice. James A.
Hartley, Marshall A.
Hartley, William. jr.
Hall, Henry B.
Wallace, John
Henson, William J.
Wyeth, James
York, Henry C.
In the three years' service were:
Corporal. John L. Wilson Privates.
John S. Williams Lloyd Killby
Demmens, William Dewey, Ransom P, Dennison, William H,
Donnar, William
Elting, William Ebersol, Albert H. Elder, Peter
Elder, William A. Eberhard, Norval W. Fredenburgh, Henry Febus, James H. First, Joseph Guard, Henry
Graham John Grant, Orrin B. Gurry, John Hamilton, Henry
Hinman, Charles P. Harmony, Webster Hall, Augustus S.
Harris, John D. Knapp, William II.
King, Francis Kellogg, Frank Kneadler, John J. Lewis, Ebenezer
Parker, Samuel
Dewey, Isaac M.
Dowdess, Edward P.
Dole, William R.
Dickinson, William W
Elliott, Robert J.
Foulke, William L.
Gooldy, Oscar H. Goodman, John
Hannah, John W.
White, George W.
Miller, Joseph F.
Crawford, Henry B. Coffin, Francis M, Cavarly, Henry
Doty, Jolın S. H.
Ternary, John W. Wiranı, Caleb Wakefield, George W. Wickersham, Ewing M. Wentz, George G. Weeks, Thomas
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FOURTEENTH INFANTRY.
The following named form the quota of Sangamon county in the Fourteenth Regiment:
Regimental Officers. Surgeon-George T. Allen
Surgeon-Benjamin F. Stephenson
COMPANY G. Officers.
Captain-Louis C. Reiner
First Lieutenant-Adam Smith
Second Lieutenant-Jacob Rippstein
First Sergeant. Fredrick Steinly Sergeants.
Charles Milde Charles Shevan
Corporals.
Phillip Beil
Casper Resser
George Reinhart
Max Helmick
Henry Apt August Barthling
Wagoner. Christ Heinemann Musician. George Luero Privates.
Alberto, Fred
Sehoenthal, William
Falk, Johann
Schluter, Christ
Gutzman, August
Segen, Adolph
Hees, George
Stroish, Charles
Huberty, Matthias
Schidler, Jacob
Kniesel, Charles
Strop, Heinrich
Klein, Louis
Simon, Frank
Myers, Frank
Walk, Nicholaus
Miller, John
Hauenstein, Jacob
Preisser, John
Koehler, Carl
Ruemlın, Fred
Sanders, Andreas
Schwartz, Fred
Schnidler, Jacob
Recruits.
Barthume, William
Lemmer, Paul
Grebe, Balthasar
Stuber, Frederick
Hauenstein, Jacob
Schafer, Joseph
Jake, Jacob
Sanders, Andreas
Kibele, Oscar
COMPANY II.
Keeton, Samuel
COMPANY I.
Barger, William F. Neal, William A.
VETERANS. COMPANY B. Yakel, Jacob COMPANY D.
Hlavenster, Jacob Reed, John
Koehler, Carl
COMPANY E. Quinn, Andrew
In the line of promotions from the men of this county are the following: George T. Allen, from regimental to brigade surgeon; Balzer Grebs, from the ranks of Second Lieutenant.
This regiment was first called into the State service for thirty days under the "Ten Regi- ment Bill." It rendezvoused at Jacksonville,
Illinois, and was mustered into the service of the State for thirty days, on the 4th of May, 1861.
On the 25th of the same month it was mus- tered into the United States service for three years, by Captain Pitcher, U. S. A.
The regiment remained at Camp Duncan, Jacksonville, until the latter part of June, for instructions; then proceeded to Quincy, Illinois, and from thence to Missouri, July 5, where, in connection with the Sixteenth Illinois Infantry, it did good service in keeping down the rebel- lion.
The forces under Martin E. Green, were dis- persed, and James Green, United States Senator, a fomenter of secession, was captured and paroled. The regiment left Rolla, Missouri, for Jefferson City, accompanying General Fremont on his memorable campaign to Springfield, Mis- souri, after General Price; then returned and went into winter quarters at Otterville.
In the month of February, 1862, the regiment was ordered to Fort Donalson, where it arrived the day subsequent to its surrender; was brig- aded with the Fifteenth and Forty-sixth Illinois, and Twenty-fifth Indiana, and assigned to the Second brigade, Fourth division, under Briga- dier Geneal Stephen A. Hurlburt.
In the meantime, Colonel Palmer had been promoted, and Major Hall, Seventh Illinois cav- alry, originally Captain of one of the compa- nies, had been promoted to Colonel.
From Fort Donalson the regiment proceeded to Fort Henry, where it embarked on transports and proceeded up the Tennessee river to Pitts- burg Landing.
In the sanguinary engagements of the 6th and 7th of April, when the regiment first smelt powder from the enemy, the loss in killed and wounded was fully one-half the command en- gaged. The colors which came out of this bloody conflict, with forty-two bullet holes through them, fully attest the gallantry of the command in the memorable struggle. In the grand charge on the enemy, of April 7th, which was the consummation of that splendid victory over the hosts of rebels, the Fourteenth Illinois was in the advance and led by Colonel Hall. In the official report of General Veach, com- mander of the brigade, to which the Fourteenth was attached, the following language is em- ployed. "Colonel Hall, of the Fourteenth Illi- mois, led with his regiment that gallant charge on Monday evening, which drove the enemy be- yond our lines and closed the struggle of that memorable day.
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The regiment took an active part in the siege of Corinth. After the evacuation, it pro- ceeded to Memphis, and thence to Boliver, T'en- nessee.
October 4, 1863, the Fourth Division, under General Ilurlbut, was ordered to proceed to Corinth, as a "forlorn hope," to relieve the be- leaguered garrison at that place; but the gallant Rosecrans, before Corinth was reached, had al- ready severely punished the enemy, and the "forlorn hope" met the retreating rebels at the village of Metamora, on the Hatchie river. In the glorious victory that followed eight hours' hard fighting, the Fourteenth Illinois well sustained its reputation earned at Shiloh.
The regiment constituted a part of the right wing of Grant's army, in the march into Nor- thern Mississippi, through Holly Springs, to Ya- conee Patalfa, under the immediate command of the lamented McPherson. VanDorn having re- captured Holly Springs, and General Sherman being unable to effect a dislodgment of the rebels from Vicksburg, Grant's army was obliged to retreat; and on January 18, 1863, the Four- teenth Illinois went into winter quarters, at La- Fayette, Tennessee.
Early in the spring the command was ordered to Vicksburg, where it took part in the siege of that stronghold until its final fall, July 4, 1863. Also, accompanied the expedition to Jackson, Mississippi; taking part in the siege until its evacuation.
In August, proceeded to Natchez, and formed part of the force which marched across the great swamps of Northeastern Louisiana, to Har- risonburg, on Wichita river, and captured Fort Beauregard, where, the spring before, the ram "Queen of the West " had been sunk. It ac -. companied General Sherman on his Meriden raid. After the return, a large portion re-en- listed as veterans,-though its time would have expired in a few months. Returning from the North, where it had been on veteran furlough, it formed a part of the army in the advance on Atlanta.
Here the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Illinois Veterans, ever together since the fall of 1862, sharers of each others' sorrows and joys, weary marches and honorably earned laurels, were con- solidated into the " Fourteenth and Fifteenth Illinois Veteran Battalion."
The battalion was detailed to guard railroad communications at and near Ackworth, Georgia, a most important aud dangerous duty, as it was the only route by which General Sherman could supply his immense army with subsistence, etc.
In themonth of October, 1864, when the rebel General Hood made his demonstration against Sherman's rear, a large number of the battalion were killed and the major part of the balance were taken prisoners and sent to Andersonville prison. Those who escaped capture were mounted, and, on the grand march to the sea, acted as scouts, and were continually in the ad- vance, being the first to drive the rebel piekets into Savannah, Georgia.
During the long and weary march through North and South Carolina, the battalion was on duty day and night, being constantly in the presence of the enemy, gaining notoriety as skirmishers. The battalion was the first to enter Cheraw, South Carolina, and Fayetteville, North Carolina, and also took part in the battle of Bentonville.
At Goldsborough, North Carolina, in the spring of 1865, the battalion organization was discontinued, a sufficient number of organized companies of recruits having arrived by way of New York and Morehead City, North Carolina, to fill up the two regiments, Colonel Hull again being assigned to the command of the Fourteenth.
After the capitulation of Johnson, the regi- ment marched to Washington, D. C., where, on the 24th of May, it took part in the grand re- view of Sherman's army. It afterwards pro- ceeded by rail and river to Louisville, Kentucky, thence, by river, to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; thence marched to Fort Kearney, Nebraska Ter- ritory, and back.
Mustered out at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, September 16, 1865, arriving at Springfield, Illi- nois, September 22, 1865, where it received final payment and discharge.
The aggregate number of men who have be- longed to this organization was one thousand nine hundred and eighty, and the aggregate mustered out at Fort Leavenworth was four hun- dred and eighty. Duringits four years and four months of arduous service, the regiment marched four thousand four hundred and ninety miles; traveled by rail, two thousand three hundred and thirty miles, and by river, four thousand four hundred and ninety miles, making an aggregate of eleven thousand six hundred and seventy miles.
Sangamon county was represented by men in Companies G H and I, the greater number being in Company G. Only one promotion made; Balger Grebe being promoted from private to Second Lieutenant.
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EIGHTEENTHI INFANTRY. Adjutant-William B. Fondey,
RE-ORGANIZED EIGHTEENTHI INFANTRY. Lieutenant Colonel-Jules C. Weber. Private-Nelson Judd.
NINETEENTH INFANTRY.
This regiment was raised in the summer of 1861, and in the organization were the following named from Sangamon county:
Officers.
First Assistant Surgeon-Preston H. Bailhache.
COMPANY E. Corporals.
William Davidson James McGraw
Privates
Atwood, Amos Murphy, William
Barr, Thomas O'Brien, Daniel
Blackney, Samuel
Patterson, William
Cunningham, Edward S. Pettit, William C.
Elmore, Travis Strong, Stephen
Grove, Augustus Schmidt, Philip
Kelley, Martin Thrasher, James H.
McGuire, John Witherow, Isaac N.
MCEvoy, Daniel Walsh, Thomas C.
Wignall, Thomas
COMPANY F. Privates.
Griffin, Samuel Mitchell, Henry
Kellog, Oscar D
Rhinebarger, Ira D.
Monteice, Cornelius W.
Van Brunt, John
Moor, Christopher Wentworth, John
McCormack, Andrew Welch, William
Myers, James
Zane, William
TWENTIETH INFANTRY.
Privates. Holloway, John TWENTY-FIRST INFANTRY.
Sweeney, Thomas
This regiment is known as General Grant's regiment, and did noble service during the war. Sangamon county had a few representatives in six of its ten companies, as follows:
COMPANY A.
Privates.
Ruby, John Lee, Robert S.
Wise, John T. Woodman, Elwood
COMPANY B.
Privates.
Biglow, William II. Wright, Richard Lake, Andrew J. Filson, Jame's
COMPANY C.
Privates.
Britt, Patrick Nicholson, Robert Bannon, John Harker, Silas
Jackson, Andrew W ,Byrne, Charles
McLaughlin, John Finey, Patrick
Maynehan, Michael
COMPANY D. Private. Rhinebarger, William
COMPANY F. Privates. Goodenough, Elliott
Burn, John
Carver, William Pigit Leander Prestof, William
Doneges, Killian
COMPANY G. Privates.
Pierson, Silas C.
Sutherland, John
Romang, Christopher
Houlhi, Larry
COMPANY II. Privates.
Cope, Peter W.
Miller, Jacob
Harnady, Noah
Ross, Joshua B.
Unassigned. Davis, E. H.
HISTORICAL MEMORANDA-BY LIEUTENANT-GEN- ERAL U. S. GRANT.
I was appointed Colonel of the Twenty-first Illinois Volunteer Infantry by Governor Richard Yates, some time early in the month of June, 1861, and assumed command of the regiment on the 16th of that month. The regiment was mustered into the service of the United States in the latter part of the same month.
Being ordered to rendezvous the regiment at Quincy, Illinois, I thought for the purpose of discipline and speedy efficiency for the field, it would be well to march the regiment across the country, instead of transporting by rail.
Accordingly, on the 3d of July, 1861, the march was commenced from Camp Yates, Springfield, Illinois, and continued until about three miles beyond the Illinois river, when dis- patches were received, changing the destination of the regiment to Ironton, Missouri, and direct- ing me to return to the river and take a steamer, which had been sent there for the purpose of transporting the regiment to St. Louis. The steamer failing to reach the point of embark- ment, several days were here lost. In the mean- time, a portion of the Sixteenth Illinois Infantry, under Colonel Smith, were reported surrounded by the enemy at a point on the Hannibal & St. Joseph railroad, west of Palmyra, and the Twenty-first was ordered to their relief.
Under these circumstances, expedition was necessary; accordingly, the march was aban- doned, and the railroad was called into requisi- tion.
Before the Twenty-first reached its new desti- nation, the Sixteenth had extricated itself. The Twenty-first was then kept on duty on the line of the Hannibal & St. Joseph railroad for about two weeks, without, however, meeting an enemy
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or an incident worth relating. We did make one march, however, during that time from Salt river, Missouri, to Florida, Missouri, and re- turned in search of Tom Harris, who was re- ported in that neighborhood with a handful of rebels. It was impossible, however, to get nearer than a day's march of him.
From Salt river, the regiment went to Mexico, Missouri, where it remained for two weeks; thence to Ironton, Missouri, passing through St. Louis on the 7th of August, where I was as- signed to duty as a Brigadier General, and turned over the command of the regiment to that gal- lant and Christian officer, Colonel Alexander, who afterwards yielded up his life, whilst nobly leading it in the battle of Chickamauga.
U. S. GRANT, Lieutenant General.
The Seventh Congressional District Regiment was organized at Mattoon, Illinois, on the 9th of May, 1861. On the 15th of May, it was mus- tered into the State service for thirty days, by Captain U. S. Grant.
On the 28th of June, it was mustered into United States service for three years, by Cap- tain Pitcher, U. S. A., with Captain U. S. Grant as Colonel. Colonel Grant was commissioned Brigadier General, August 6, 1861, and was suc- ceeded by Lieutenant Colonel J. W. S. Alex- ander, who was killed, September 20, 1863, at Chicamauga. On the 4th of July, 1861, the regiment marched for Mosoure. On the 22d, arrived at Mexico, where it remained until Ang- ust 6, when it proceeded by rail to Ironton, Mis- souri. October 20, marched from Ironton, and on the 21st participated in the battle of Fred- ricktown. Remained at Ironton until January 29, 1862. Marched with General Steele's expe- dition to Jacksonsport, Arkansas, where it was ordered to Corinth, via Cape Girardeau. Ar- rived at Hamburg Landing, May 24, 1>62. On the evacuation of Corinth, pursued the enemy from Farmington, Mississippi, to Booneville. Returning from the pursuit, it formed a part of an expedition to Holly Springs. On the 14th of August, 1862, was ordered to join General Buell's army, in East Tennessee. Marched vin Fast- port, Mississippi; Columbia, Tennessee; Flor- ence, Alabama; Franklin, Murfreesboro and Nashville, Tennessee; and arrived at Louisville September 27, 1862. Engaged in the battle of Perryville, October 8, and Chaplin Hill. Com- pany F, Captain David Blackburn, was the first in Perryville. From thence marched to ('rab Tree Orchard and Bowling Green, Kentucky, and to Nashville, Tennessee.
When the army marched from Nashville, December 26, 1862, this regiment formed a part of the Second Brigade, First Division Twen- tieth Army Corps, and was in the skirmish at Knob Gap.
On December 30, in connection with Fifteenth Wisconsin, Thirty-eighth Illinois, and One Hun- dred-and-First Ohio, it had a severe engagement with the enemy near Murfreesboro, where it charged the famous Washington (rebel) Light Artillery, twelve Parrott guns, and succeeded in driving every man from the battery, when it was compelled to fall back by a division of rebel infantry. During the battle of Murfreesboro it was fiercely engaged, and did gallant duty, los- ing more men than any other regiment engaged.
The Twenty-first was with General Rosecrans' army from Murfreesboro to Chattanooga, and was engaged in a severe skirmish at Liberty Gap, June 25, 1863. Was engaged in the battle of Chickamanga, September 19th and 20th, where it lost two hundred and thirty-eight officers and men.
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