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Jan. 23.
1865
Mar. 23. 1865.
Jul. 12, 1865. 66
Miller, John ..
66
Aug. 11, 1865.
Palmer, John.
Mar. 9,
1865
Mar. 10. 1865.
Substitute. Jul. 12, 1865.
Payne, Phillip .. .
Mar. 23,
1865
Mar. 23, 1865.
Rodgers, Edward S.
Sep. 28 , 1864
Sep. 28, 1864.
Reardon, Charles.
Mar. 25 . 1865
Deserted.
Mar. 27. 1865. Substitute. Deserted Jan. 24, 1865. Aug. 26, 1864.
Shulet, John C ..
Ang. 26, 1864
Substitute. Jul. 12, 1865. .
Smith, William. . .
Feb. 11, 1865.
Disch. May 19, 1865 Feb. 11, 1865.
Sterns, Brustus ....
Mar. 23. 1865
Mar. 23, 1865.
Absent sick at m. o. of Regiment.
Stevens, Jolm R .. ..
Oet. 3, 1864
Oct. 3, 1864. Jul. 12, 1865.
Traver. Peter ...
Mar. 23, 1565
Mar. 23, 1865.
Weaver, Samuel ...
Oct. 8,
1864
Oct. 8. 1864.
Wolverton, William.
Mar. 23, 1865
Mar. 23, 1865.
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Murphy, Joseph.
Jul. 12, 1865. . .
66
Van Seoyek, Elias .. .
RECRUITS AND SUBSTITUTES.
NAMES.
ENLISTMENT. MUSTER.
Killed, Died of Wds. or Dis., or Disch.
ADDITIONAL HISTORY.
RECRUITS NOT As- SIGNED TO COMPANIES. Baker, William H.
Mar. 1, 1865
Mar. 2, 1865.
Bond, John C.
Sep. 8, 1862
Oct. 11, 1864.
Rejected by Board of Examiners.
Duffy. James M.
Feb. 7, 1863
Foss, Alverde ..
Nov. JO, 1864
Nov. 16, 1864.
May 23, 1865.
Howe. John W.
Jan. 20, 1865
Jan. 30, 1865.
Hatfield, John Levi.
Sep. 14, 1862
Luis, Henry
Oet. S, 1864
Oct. Il. 1864.
Lyons, Patrick.
Sep. 23,
1864
Sep. 23, 1864.
Rejected by Board.
MeGrady. Michael.
·
Oct. 15, 1864
Oct. 16, 1864.
Reed, Joseph B.
Mar. 13, 1865
Mar. 14, 1865.
Fieke, Sanford. ..
Oct. 8, 1864
Oct. 11, 1864.
Warner, Emory.
Mar. 30, 1864
Apr. 4, 1864.
West, De Witt ..
Oct. 10, 1864
Oct. 16, 1804.
Young, James.
Oct. 17, 1864
Died Jan. 22, 1865 Oct. 19, 1864.
UNAASSIGNED. DRAFTED AND SUBTITUTE RECRUITS.
Anderson, Alexander ...
Feb. 23, 1865
Feb. 23, 1865. Substitute. Appears in Co. E, 93d Ill. Jul. 12, 1865. Mar. 7, 1865.
Benson, George
Mar. 7, 1865
Feb. 24, 1865.
Apr. 23, 1865.
Callon, James
Mar. 24, 1865
Mar. 24. 1865.
Connolly, Michael.
Mar. 8, 1865
Mar. 8, 1865.
Cary, Dennis .. ·
Mar. 1, 1865
Mar. 2, 1855.
:
Dawson, James ·
Mar. 7, 1865
Mar. 7, 1865.
Farrell, John .. .
Mar. 21, 1865
Mar. 22, 1865.
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Bears, Daniel. .
Feb. 24, 1865
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Compton, Frank ..
Oct.
1864
May 11, 1865. Rejected by Board.
May 23, 1865.
.
RECRUITS AND SUBSTITUTES-CONTINUED.
NAMES.
ENLISTMENT. Killed. Died of Wds. MUSTER.
ADDITIONAL HISTORY.
Flynam, Thomas
Mar. 21, 1865
Mar. 22, 1865. Substitute.
Fragner, Peter O ..
Feb. 23.
1865
Feb. 23, 1865.
66
Fox, Peter ...
Mar. 8, 1865
Mar 8. 1865.
Farmer. Francis.
Feb. 28,
Feb. 28, 1865.
Garrett. Joseph.
Mar. S.
1865
Mar. S. 1865. ·
66
May 14, 1865.
Galliger, Michael.
Mar. 9. 1865
Mar. 9, 1865.
Gull. Henry V
Mar. 30. 1865
Mar. 30. 1855.
Hill. Robert ...
Mar. S. 1865
Mar. 9. 1865.
.. Jul. 12, 1865.
Jackson, William.
Sep 26,
1864
Sep. 26, 1864.
66
Kinkade, George W
Mar. 7, 1865
Mar. 8, 1865.
Kelly, Hugh ..
Mar. 9, 1865
Mar. 10, 1865.
Latham, James. .
Dec. 14, 1864
Dec. 14, 1864.
Miller Bnoch .. .
Mar. 10,
1865
Mar. 15. 1865.
66
Perrine, Erastus.
Mar. 9,
1865
Mar. 9, 1855. 66 May 14, 1865.
Polk, John.
Mar. 1,
1865
Mar. 1. 1865.
Piper, Henry A.
Apr. 4,
1860
Apr. 4, 1865.
July 12, 1865.
Shipton, Joseph.
Oct. 5.
1864
Oct. 5, 1864. May 14, 1865.
Stanley, Charles ..
Mar. 30, 1865
Mar. 31, 1865.
Substitute.
Seiziek. Albert ..
Jan. 21, 1865
Jan. 21, 1865.
May 21, 1865.
Smith, Charles N .. .
Oct. 12.
1864
Oct 12. 1864.
6.
Thomas, Richard ..
Mar. S.
1865
|Mar. 8, 1865.
Williams, George W. . .
Apr. 4. 1864
Apr. 4. 1864.
Waterons, Thomas.
Sep. 20. 1864
Sep. 20, 1864.
Waters, Jacob ...
Feb. 21, 1865
Feb. 21, 1865. 66
Wagoner, John .. ...
Mar. 2, 1865
Mar 2, 1865. 66
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or Dis, or Disel.
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TABLE .OF STATISTICS COMPILED FROM THE FOREGOING COMPANY ROSTERS.
COMPANY A.
COMPANY B.
COMPANY C.
COMPANY D.
COMPANY E.
lOfficers.
Enlisted Men
Recruits
Received by
Substitutes ..
Totals
Officers
Enlisted Men
Recruits ..
Transfer.
Received by
Substitutes
Totals
Officers
Enlisted Men
Recruits.
Transfer
Received by
Substitutes
Totals .
Officers
Enlisted Men
Recruits
Transfer.
Received by
Substitutes
Totals
Officers
Eulisted Meu
Recruits
Transfer.
Received by
Substitutes
Totals
ENROLLMENT
3
3
3
100
3.5
32
170
3
73
11
I
157
3
72
171
3
21
29
22| 154
-
2
2
5
I
5
1
4
2
Transferred ..
3
1
1
J
5
5
8
1
.
5
1
8
-
2 12754 2 I 4
10
2
10
Discharged account of wds.
4
.
4.
-
3
23
1
13
23'
16
17
2
I
21
Mu-tered ont 1364.
IS
18
I
12
1
14
2.
10
2
IO
12
18
4
22
Mustered out 1865.
28
3
97
3
22
07
3
I !
23
20
C
31
56
3
12
13
28.
15
72
Unaccounted for ..
1
1
i
I
T
7
1
1
I
3
2!
I
5
90
80
"
90
35
32
170
9
67
24
1,57
1
93
72
S
3.5
I
1
13
Wd. not including died of wds
30
COMPANY F.
COMPANY G.
COMPANY H.
COMPANY L.
COMPANY K.
ENROLLMENT
3
571
22
12
25 1.19
67
25
13
26
135
3
91
27
20
22
163
3
70
20
21
13
133
3
45
3-4
21
32
:35
Prom. out of Co. or resigned.
1
I
2
5
5
5
7
4
4
5
Transferred ..
2
2
5
I
1
4
2
2
141
1
7
3
1
4
Died of wounds
...
! 3
1
I
2.
℃
2
4
2
22.
1.4
10
2
13
3
19
14
1
13
20
661
4
12
21
67
3
15
12
24
1
13
19
8 5 Cr 20.5
--
1
3
5
2
73
20
2!
13
133
7
43
32
21
32
135
TOTALS.
6
22
12
25
149
S
03
25
13
26
135
54
20
22
163.
25;
7.
2
9
! !
5
-
15
3
?
12
25
2
221
4
2
4
IC
I
2
3
4
..
2
76
21
29
22
154
--
I
22
22
2
2.1
2
3
3
I
4
Prom. out of Co. or resigned ...
0
Die of wounds
5
4
I
1
3
5
1
S
Died of disease or accident
2
.
7
I
.. .
3
Deserted.
-
--
NO
1
3
5
I
7
Killed in battle
!
Died of disease or accident.
2
Discharged account of wds Discharged for disability
50 6
3
15
Mustered out 1864 ..
I
Mustered out 1865.
!
2
1
1
Unaccounted for ..
6
8
3
4
4
5
I
3
2
5
2
2
9
Deserted.
1
-
2
3
-
1
--
2
12
2
II;
5
7
I
13
1 1
7
4
5
287926
1
5
Killed in battle
5
Discharged for disability.
5
..
60
90
5
9
17
I
3
-
6
4
...
3
-
0
-
2
8
6
TOTALS
23
--
5
Wd. not including died of wds ---
6
16
Transfer ..
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ABSTRACT OF THE FOREGOING TABLE.
Enrollment .. 1551
Promoted out of Company or resigned. 14
Transferred. 47
Killed in battle 70
Died of wounds. 61
Died of disease or accident. 100
Discharged account of wounds 62
Discharged for disability 176
Mustered out 1864 132
Mustered out 1865 749
Unaccounted for
69
Deserted.
41
Totals. 1551
Wounded, not including died of wounds.
In addition to the foregoing, there were 15 Recruits not assigned to any Company, and 33 unassigned. drafted and substitute Recruits, making the total number carried on the Regimental rolls 1599 names, besides the 15 original Field and Staff Officers, making a grand total of 1614 names.
The vital statistics available for this statement, and the Company ros- ters are very incomplete. For several years past constant effort to secure lists of the killed, wounded, and died of wounds and disease, has been made. in every manner liable to secure the desired information. Not a sin- gle retained muster-ont roll bas been obtainable, nor could the data be ob- tained from the War Department at Washington. The Reports of the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois furnish only a small portion of such casualties as are given in the rosters; additional matter having been obtained by much correspondence with a large number of Comrades and former Company Officers.
Fox's "Regimental Losses in the American Civil War," compiled from the final muster-out rolls, gives the losses in the 34th Ilinois Volunteers as follows: Killed and mortally wounded, 140: died of disease and acei- dent. 121: and total of killed and wounded, 508.
Dodge's History of the Second Division gives losses in the Regiment at Shiloh, killed and wounded, 102: at Stone River and previous four days, 118, and at Liberty Gap, 25: total, 145. At Resaca. Ga., May 14, 1864, the losses were 38: at Konesaw, June 27. 1861. 37: at Jonesboro, Sept. 1, 1864, 19. and at Avarasboro and Bentonville, N. C., in March, 1865, 40. Losses occurred in many other minor affairs, and almost daily, during the four months of the Atlanta Campaign. The losses given by Fox are, without doubt. accurate, as his work on the subject was made up from the official records of the War Department.
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The original enrollment of the Regiment, including Field and Staff Officers, was S58. Seventy Recruits were added previous to the first eu- gagement in which the Regiment took part, making 928 men. Of this number, 52 died and were discharged for disability before such engage- ment, and it is safe to assume that not less than 150 were, at that time. on detached duty, and in hospital, who never returned to the Regiment to be in any engagement with it. Three hundred and five Recruits were sub- sequently added to the rolls, before the last engagement in which the Regiment took part, thus making it possible that 1031 men were, at some time, engaged with the Regiment in some battle or skirmish.
Twenty-three Recruits were enlisted after March Ist, 1865, and 372 unassigned, drafted and substitute Recruits were put into the Regiment after peace was declared.
The casualties of killed and wounded, as compiled from the above table, is 353, being 29.76 per cent. Upon the basis as stated in Fox's sta- tisties, the per cent. would be 48.3 of the entire number at any time in en- gagement with the Regiment.
It is a matter of sincere regret that this data is so incomplete in the history. The Comrades who are living, and the friends of those who are deceased, are earnestly requested to carefully examine the rosters, and re- port any omissions, of which they have reliable recollection or informa- tion, and if there is a sufficient amount of additional data obtained, a sup- plemental list will be printed, in book form, for placing in the history, and a copy sent to each person receiving a copy of the history.
APPENDIX.
OUR MULES.
Having been invited by our "Regimental Historian," I give the following incident which was brought to my mind by read- ing, not long since, Widney's well-written letters "From Louis- ville to the Sea," in which he relates some of the incidents in our first camps in Kentucky. October 25, 1861, there was the cry of a "Man Shot" from Co. "D." At the time this occurred I had just left the spring, where we got our water, when I heard the peculiar sound of a bullet and thought, as many of us did later in the service, that I was the one it was after, so I dropped to the ground; had I not done so I think it would have hit me; I saw where it struck the ground, and dug 'till it was found and took it to camp. Hearing that "a man had been shot" told them that I had the bullet, and gave it to a "Non. Com." of Co. "D," who said that the one shot was a relative and he would give it to him. I wonder if he got over his wounds? And in that same letter of Widney's, his account of the "draw- ing those mules for the Regiment," and how they could swap ends so quickly. The old vets all remember how Lieut. - Col. Bosworth and Lieut. Wagner, those "heavyweights," to the amusement of the onlookers, rendered aid to those sweating (sometimes swearing), would-be teamsters, by one getting on one side and the other on the opposite, fairly lifting some of the brutes, while others were getting the harness on. The team that Co. "E" got; our early experience being to go out after straw. Our teamster, Dewey, with Sergt. Clark as assistant. In our camp life we often had a surplus of coffee and rice, so I took some of it and went along to trade it for almost anything for a change, and, among other things, got a fat sheep. Clark was in the saddle, Dewey on the box in front, and myself and the sheep in the rear end, on top of the straw, with a rope about
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the sheep's neck; the wagon sheet somewhat closed. As we got within a short distance of camp I thought by the motion of the wagon the mules were "getting a move on themselves." Dewey soon concluded to go afoot, then Clark soon fell to the rear and sung.out, "Orderly, look out for yourself for the mules are running away!" : So, as it seemed to be a critical moment all around, I took a firm grip on the rope, tore the cover loose and jumped out. The fall was broken by alighting in a puddle of water, but the sheep, like "Mary's little lamb, it lingered near." The mules brought up among the stumps near camp. Poor Clark soon after was taken sick and died, the first one in our Regiment to lay down his life that the nation might live.
I often wonder if all the boys read with as much pleasure about army life as we all experienced, and more especially as we do, everything that relates to the old 34th. That graphic account of Widney's Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge, and his remark that he gives the Quartermaster credit of making. It recalled why it was said. The night before we received an order to report at Brigade Headquarters to take charge of a . train to go down the "River Road" from Chattanooga to Steven- son after rations, and with those convalescent mules which were in no shape to "run the blockade" of rebel guns across the river, at the "Suck," and, hearing from others who had been in like service, we dreaded the trip. We reported early and were "ordered back to camp" to await "further orders," and had just gotten back as Hooker opened the ball over the river. Soon the " Cracker Line" was open. Hence our praise of Gen. Grant.
Now, comrades. I hope that it gives you the same pleasure that it does me in the anticipation of soon having in our hands "Our History" of the old 34th Illinois, of which there was none better in the service. All praise should be given to our "Regimental Historian" who, under many difficulties to over- come, has written and compiled an account of that period when we were making history. Yours in F., C. & L.,
DAVID H. TALBOT, Quartermaster.
Lindenwood, Ill.
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SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF MAJOR D. C. WAGNER.
He was born on the Banks of Antietam, the now historic battlefield, March 23rd. 1825. in Washington county, Maryland. His father was among the first emigrants to Ogle county, Illi- nois, having crossed Rock River in the beginning of July, 1837, with a family of ten children. Hle crossed the plains to Cali- . fornia in 1849 and returned in 1852 and joined the army against the rebellion in September, 1861. Was present and took part in every engagement from the Ohio River to Atlanta, including the Departments of Ohio, Cumberland and Tennessee, and lost but a single day off duty, until after the Battle of Kenesaw Mountain.
LEAF FROM THE DIARY OF CAPT. J. M. MYERS, CO. "H."
On Wednesday, March 26th, 1862. Co. "H," under com- mand of Capt. Miller, crossed Duck River and took possession of the city of Columbia, county seat of Maury county, Tenn. At this time a rebel flag was floating over the Female College, but was soon hauled down by a detachment sent there for that purpose.
On the afternoon of Friday, the 28th, in company with Jesse Baker, I started out for a stroll through the city. We met and talked with a number of the citizens. They are all secessionists, but claim they are peaceable and unwilling to take up arins against the goverment. The women are regular fire- eaters, and make no pretense of concealing their feelings or sen- timents. Yet, notwithstanding their hostility to our cause, they are very polite and hospitable to us personally, and we, in re- turn, have treated them with so much courtesy that they are compelled to admit the Yankees are not so bad as they were led to believe.
During our ramble this afternoon we stopped to converse with a young lady who happened to be standing on the veranda
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of a pretty vine-clad cottage in the south part of the city. She was soon joined by another young lady, whom we supposed, seeing there were two of us, came to the assistance of the other. In a short time we were all four seated on the veranda and from the frequent peals of laughter heard from all of us the casual observer would have taken us for old friends. We adroitly led the conversation in the direction of the way we lived in camp, what we had to eat, etc., remarking that we would like once more to eat a meal cooked by female hands and presided over by lovely ladies. One of the ladies excused herself and went
into the house. Soon an elderly lady, with one of the saddest, sweetest faces I had ever seen, came out and joined us. She
was introduced by the young lady as her mother. After the exchange of a few civilities she invited us into the house, and to remain to tea with them, promising us the best the house afforded. We gracefully accepted the invitation and entering the cozy parlor found another young lady there. Explanations
and introductions followed, and we found the two first ladies we met were sisters and the daughters of our hostess; the other was a niece of hers whose home was in Mississippi, but who was attending school at the Female College here. She was only about sixteen years of age, but of all the fiery little rebels it had been my lot to meet, she was the hottest. She first broke out in a tirade of abuse for pulling down the rebel flag from the Col- lege, and said nothing would give her greater pleasure than to see us driven back North at the point of the bayonet, and she even ventured the prophecy that we soon would be. Her aunt cautioned her to be more careful of her language as we might be inclined to resent it, but we laughingly told her to proceed as it was as amusing to us as it was gratifying to her.
Seeing a piano in the corner of the room we abruptly changed the subject by inviting her to play for us. At first she refused, but at last consented to play and sing for us if she could have her choice of songs. We readily assented to this. Taking her seat at the piano and asking her cousins to join her. she played and sang "The Bonny Blue Flag." This was the first time I had ever heard the song. She threw her whole soul into
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the chorus, and as they were all excellent singers we were highly entertained. At the conclusion of the song we cheered the ladies and called for "Dixie." They played and sang this with the same spirit as the other. At this time supper was announced and all repaired to the dining-room, where we met the old gen- tleman (and he is a gentleman). He is in business in the city. A splendid meal of ham, eggs, baked potatoes, butter, preserves and other dainties were spread before us. Splendid hot biscuits, coffee and cream were there in abundance, and we were told to feel ourselves welcome to all we could eat.
During the meal I gleaned something of the family history. Nearly thirty years ago this lady was a young and joyous girl, living in a town in the State of Pennsylvania. This town had a college, and a young man from Columbia, Tenn., was attending school there; he met this young lady, fell in love with her, his love was returned, and at the end of a three years' course they were married and settled in his Southern home. Four children were born to them-the two girls at the table with us, and two boys who are in Hardee's army. The mother, with tears in her eyes, upbraided us for driving her boys from home, and ex- pressed her fears that she would never see them again. Supper being over and darkness coming on, we bade our kind host and hostess farewell. Her parting words were: "God bless you, boys, and may He keep you and send you safe home, and if ever you meet iny boys treat them as I have treated you, and I shall feel well paid for what I have done for you."
We returned to our quarters in the Court House well pleased with the manner in which we had spent the afternoon.
THE DRUMMER BOY.
Much has been written about "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh." I believe we are entitled to a record in that respect, and as one of them will say :--
On the morning of the 7th of April, 1862, as we advanced to the front, I being in charge of the Regimental Musicians
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(appointed by Dr. Hewitt, Regimental Surgeon), directed the drummers to "stack drums" preparatory to action. Our duty was to help the wounded back to the field hospital. This we did, so far as possible, until the battle was over, and we were some miles to the front when night came. I then called on the drummer boys to return with me for the drums, but none would go. I returned and got my drum and for the next six months it was the only drum in the Regiment, and was carried by me until I was taken prisoner at Stone River, December 31st, 1862, when I was obliged to part with it.
Honey Creek, Ill.
VIRGIL E. REED.
· THE COLOR GUARD AT SHILOH.
DEAR COMRADE :--
I received your communication of December 15th, and was very glad to hear from you, and will reply. I am about to start for Washington, D., C., on a visit to my native place.
I was not a native of Illinois, but was born in Maryland; came to Illinois in March, 1861; lived with Joseph Wilson at Barclay Mills, ten miles north of Sterling, until I enlisted in Co. "A," 34th Illinois, at Sterling, in August, 1861.
At Shiloh I was one of the color guard, along with James Worrell, of our Company. Near the close of the battle Mon- day evening, Worrell and I were the only ones of the color guard remaining. Worrell had the colors. We were then on the left of Co. "C" and the right of Co. "H."
A battery in front, shelling us, had the exact range of the colors, and the shells were passing through the trees overhead. Lieut. Miller, I think, was in command of Co. "H." He ran up to us and said: "Lower the flag; they can see it and have our range!"
We were in front of the line some fifteen or twenty feet.
An instant later a shell exploded in our midst. I was thrown twenty or thirty feet. When I came to my senses I found I was
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not much hurt; my face was cut by scales of iron and one eye was closed, but I got it open. I saw the Lieutenant, I think it. was Hiller, lying there with both legs shattered. I was dazed by the shock and laid down by a man named Kennedy of Co. "H," who was badly wounded by the same shell.
I afterwards got with the Regiment, and you know how it was that night for rain. Well, I sat against a tree and shook all night with the ague. I did not report to a surgeon, although my eye was bad for some time. I was sent away from the Regi- ment at Florence, Ala.
Some time in June, 1862, I was sent to the hospital at Hamburg, Tenn., and was put on boat there and sent to Pa- ducah, Ky , then to St. Louis, and then to Keokuk, Jowa. I just weighed ninety pounds. My eyes were still bad, and, in the winter of 1862, I became blind in both eyes; remained so three months. Some small scales of iron were removed from my eyes when being operated on. After that I got so I could see again. I was then put on detached duty and did much travel- ing in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa. My eyes never got right well. I was mustered out of the 34th Illi- nois at Springfield, Ill., in September, 1864.
I then went to Washington, D. C., and entered the North Potomac Engineers, but I was not able to stand the work. Was discharged at my own request, to try and get in the Infantry again.
I came to Marengo, Ill., and enlisted again in Co. "B," 4th United States Veteran Volunteers, Ist Army Corps. This was Hancock's Veteran Corps. (Not Veteran Reserve Corps. ) We were sent back to Washington again and were serving in the Shenandoah Valley when the war ended.
We were not in the Grand Review at Washington, but were camped near the city. Our Regiment (the 4th) and the Ist Regiment, U. S. V. V., guarded and hung the prisoners who murdered President Lincoln.
After all those people were tried, our Regiment came to Columbus, O., and then to Louisville, Ky. I was sent to Col-
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umbia, S. C., then again back to Columbus, Ohio, where I was mustered out as First Sergt. Co. "B," 4th U. S. V. V., Ist Army Corps, March 2d, 1866.
CHARLES.A. HAINES.
East St. Louis, Illinois.
A COMRADE IN STIRRING SCENES.
Comrade Sergeant Arnold S. Harrington, of Co. "F," East Los Angeles, Cal., No. 602 Albioif Street, corner Twentieth Avenue, gives an account of stirring scenes in his experience in the army and previously :---
In the winter of 1858-9 I was driving stage from McCart- ney's Station, in the Creek Nation, to Sherman, in Texas, the route being thirty miles. A man named Sears, living near the Station, made the round trip on the seat with me and saved his fare. I met him on the battle-field of Stone River, as hereafter related. After I left Sherman I went to San Antonio, Texas, and went to driving stage on the overland road, running to El Paso and on to California. My drive was 120 miles, to be made in twelve hours, changing mules three times, with five mules to a team. I carried water in a rubber sack for the mules as there was not a house between the three stations.
After I quit driving I went to New Orleans and drove om- nibus for the St. Charles Hotel for awhile, and then began tend- ing bar on St. Charles Street. In the spring of 1861 I made a demand for higher wages, as a pretext, for I wanted to be dis- charged, on account of the secession movement and the cer- tainty of being forced into the Confederate army. I went to the steamboat St. Cloud, advertised to leave for Cincinnati, and evaded the guards and got on board, and found the engineer to be a Northern man. He set me to work as a fireman, and so I . escaped out of the South.
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