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The Eighth regiment left its camp on the afternoon of the 10th, spent the night on outpost duty and at daybreak the following morning marched at the head of the brigade to make the ascent of the mountain and assail the enemy in his rear. The march up the mountain through dense thickets of chaparral was slow and toilsome. It took ten hours' climbing to reach the vicinity of the Hart homestead.
The Muncie company, "D," was deployed at the front and retained the position until near the spot where the enemy opened fire. Standing in full view of a mountain road, which crossed the farm at a right angle, the cap-
*David B. Hart, the guide who led the column, belonged to a historie family. His father, Joseph Hart, who owned the farm, and around whose home the battle was fought. was a grandson of John Hart of New Jersey, one of the signers of the Declara- tion of Independence. Upon the reorganization of the 10th Indiana, David Hart en- listed and was appointed Commissary Sergeant. He died at Nashville. Tenn., March 23. 1.62. He had three brothers. Squire B .. Alexander P. and George D .. all of whom saw service in the Union army during the Civil war. The writer learned these facts about the Hart family while upon a visit to the old homestead and battlefield in 1595.
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tain did not correctly understand the guide, and, upon reaching the me .... turned to the right, while the movement should have been to the left. T .: . march was at a quick step; before the mistake was discovered the regime :: had moved its entire length in the wrong direction. Following closely cas ... the Tenth Indiana Regiment, whose leading company took the left has :. and in a few moments received the first fire of the enemy.
The entire brigade, consisting of the Eighth, Tenth, Thirteenth Is. diana, Nineteenth Ohio and Burdsall's Ohio Cavalry, pressed forward. the infantry becoming engaged with the enemy's line, posted behind fortifica- tions. While the column under General Rosecrans was making the move- ment upon the flank of the Confederate line, a mounted courier dashed mp the turn pike with dispatches from General Mcclellan. Passing the trail by which the troops, at break of day, had left the main highway, he pressed onward, and at a sudden turn in the road found himself face to face with the outpost of the enemy. Knowing the importance of the message he bore, the brave man undertook to make his escape. He was badly wounded, his horse was killed and he was a prisoner. Refusing to make known the pur- pose of his ride, because it might hazard the success of the marching co :- umn, he was charged with being a spy, and was about to be treated as such when he pointed to his boot, now filled with blood from his wound. Upon removing the boot the dispatch was found, which fully explained his busi- ness and revealed the movement of the flanking column.
It also caused the hurried preparations at the top of the mountain, and explained the hastily constructed line of entrenchments manned with troops and cannon which confronted the column under General Rosecrans when it approached the Hart homestead. The ground was rough and rocky, the men were for the first time under fire, and the skirmishing combat continued for two or three hours. Then a charge by part of the Union line, aided by some heavy volleys by a portion of the force which had secured a good posi- tion, broke the enemy's line, leaving his killed, wounded and some prisoners in the hands of the victorious Federals. Reinforcements from Pegram's main position were near at hand, also a regiment was approaching from the direction of Beverly, but all were too late, and Rosecrans was in possession of the field and directed his men to rest upon their arms until the next morn- ing. The march and assault was made in rain and storm.
The Confederates left twenty wounded on the field and sixty-three were surrendered at the lower camp. No reliable report of their dead was ever made. All the residue of Pegram's forces, after two days' wandering among the mountains, came in and surrendered to General Mcclellan. Rosecrans' loss had been twelve killed and forty-nine wounded. Of the latter were five from the Muncie company. The affair at Rich Mountain and subsequent movements were but minor events in a great war. But out of this brief
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! brilliant campaign came the promotion of General Mcclellan to the e simand of the Army of the Potomac.
Two days after the battle the Eighth regiment marched to Beverly, where it remained a short time. On the 24th of July it marched to Webster, thence moved by rail to Indianapolis, where, on August 6, it was mus- au! out of the service. The fitting events of the campaign furnished . are real service in these opening days of the great war. The Confederate Frees not killed or captured beat a precipitate retreat over the mountains. Mcclellan was the hero of the hour. In congratulatory orders to his troops, De announced that "they had annihilated two armies, commanded by edu- cated and experienced soldiers, intrenched in mountain fastnesses fortified at their leisure." The news thrilled the country and pleased the men who here experienced their first "baptism of fire." But how like a holiday excur- con were these few weeks among the Virginia mountains when compared with the stern and bitter experiences which followed, when men remained " the field for months and years, enduring, suffering, and thousands of them Bing in the contest.
Statistics. Officers, 37; enlisted men, 547; total, 784. Died, 7; deserted, 15; returned, 762. COMPANY D. Captain -- Thomas J. Brady.
First Lieutenants-Geo. W. Edgerle (promoted Assistant Surgeon), Joseph Kirk. Sreund Lieutenants-William Fisher, Nathan Branson.
Surgants-Andrew O'Daniel, George James, William Berry, Edwin Pugh. Corporals-Samuel G. Williams, Thomas II. Kirby, Cyrus M. Newcomb, William Masicians-Thomas Dalrymple, Mile S. Smith.
Privates-James Adams, Emanuel Aldrich, John Bishop, Henry Bowman, John A Brown, Samuel Carmenes, Frederick Coppersmith, wounded July 1I, 1861; Thomas ". riitt, James Cummerford, George Darracott, George W. Eastman, Isane W. Ellis, Want . Ennis, Lewis Everett, John Fifer, Jacob Fry, Robert Galbraith, William Gates, Freigh Giessell, John A. Gilbert, Uriah Harrold, Robert Harter, Joshua Horsman, John : ruin. Louis Jordan, Daniel B. Kimball, Asbury L. Kerwood, wounded July 11, 1561; Jwrob Kinsey, John Kirk, Charles Kiser, John A. Klein, John B. Maddy, Richard M. Martin. Alexander Miller, John H. Miller, Simon Miller, John Mates, Sylvester Peter- can, Jeremiah Priest, Abel Pugh, James Hugh, George Raupp, Collier M. Hvid, wounded July 11, ISGI; Andrew G. Ridenour, wounded July 11, 1861; John Ridge, Butler Sears, Jan Shields, Francis Sheel, Joseph Shipley, Apton Single, John Stake, William Stevens, Conad Sullivan, George Taylor, John C. Taylor, John HI. Walker, wounded July 11, .1; William Watson, Praneis Williams, Homer Williams, Josse Williamson, Willis " ifiamson, Nicholas Wise, Aaron V. Wright, Eli Younee.
Total wounded, 5.
Three Years' Service.
The Eighth Regiment was reorganized for the three years' service at dianapolis on the zoth of August, 1861, and mustered in on the 5th day : September, 1861, with William P. Benton as colonel. Leaving Indian- solis by rail on the 10th of September, it proceeded to St. Louis, there ; ining the army under General Fremont in the Department of Missouri. A Bw days later the regiment marched toward the State Capital, reaching
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Jefferson City on September 14, where it was assigned to the brigade com- manded by Col. Jeff. C. Davis of the Twenty-second Indiana Volunteers. On the 22d the march was resumed for Springfield, which place it reached after fourteen days' march, and returned to Otterville in seven days. Oa the 17th of December the Eighth marched to Warrensburg and assisted in the capture of thirteen hur 'red rebels. Returning to Otterville, it remained in camp until January 24, . 462, when it marched for Springfield, joining the command of General Curtis on the route. From there the march sins continued to Cross Timbers, Arkansas, and immediately the three days' bat- tle of Pea Ridge was fought on March 6, 7 and 8, in which the Eighth bore an honorable part.
After remaining nearly one month in camp at Cross Timbers, it then moved in the direction of Forsythe, Missouri, over the Ozark Mountains, and then proceeded down the valley of White River and across the country to Batesville, Arkansas, halting nearly two months at Sulphur Rock. Leav- ing here June 22, it reached Helena, on the Mississippi river, on the 13th of July. The command endured much suffering on this arduous march b; reason of scarcity of provisions, there being but a scanty supply with the command and but little in the country ; very often the daily ration consisted of four cars of corn with a small allowance of meat. Some skirmishing with the enemy took place among the canebrakes of White river and there was an engagement fought at Cotton Plant. In August, while on an expe- dition from Helena, a skirmish occurred at Austin, Mississippi. On October 6 the Eighth was placed in the command of General Steele and proceeded by steamer to Sulphur Hill, near St. Louis, from which place it marched to Ironton, Missouri, on the 11th of October, and from thence marched and countermarched through the southeastern part of the state, until March 5, 1863, when the regiment embarked on a steamer at St. Genevieve to join General Grant's army at Milliken's Bend, Louisiana. Here it was assigned to Benton's Brigade, Carr's Division, of the Thirteenth Corps, then com- manded by General McClernand. The regiment crossed the Mississippi river on the 29th of April and participated in the engagement at Port Gib- son, on the Ist of May, losing thirty-two in killed and wounded ; at Jackson on the 14th ; at Champion Hills on the 16th; at Black River Bridge on the 17th ; and from the 19th of May till the 4th of July was engaged in the siege of Vicksburg. In the assault on the enemy's work on the 22d of June the Eighth lost one hundred and seventeen in killed and wounded. On the 5th of July it marched to Jackson, which, being evacuated by the enemy, the Eighth returned to Vicksburg on the 24th of July, where it remained until the 20th of August, when it embarked on a steamer for Carrollton, Louisi- ana. From here a campaign was made through the Teche country under Gen. Banks. On the 12th of November the regiment embarked from Ber-
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wick City for Texas, and on the 17th took part in the attack and capture vi a fort on Mustang Island, near Aransas Pass. On the 27th it was en- saged in the attack and capture of Fort Esperanza, after which it marched : Indianola. Here on January 1, 1864, the regiment re-enlisted, 417 out of :15 being remustered as veterans. Prior to this date the Eighth had lost ;S killed in battle, 32 died of wounds, 137 died of disease, a total of 217.
The regiment arrived at Indianapolis April 22 and remained on veteran furlough in the state one month. Returning to New Orleans, it embarked on July 27 for Morganza Bend, and the following day marched to Atcha- falaya, where it engaged the enemy and returned to Morganza Bend, from which point it embarked for Washington City, arriving on the 12th of Au- gast. From thence it marched to Berryville, Virginia, where it was assigned to the Nineteenth Corps, and participated in the campaign of the Shenan- Joah Valley, under General Sheridan. The regiment was in the engage- ment at Opequan on the 19th of September, the battle of Fisher's Hill on the 2zd of September, and of Cedar Creek on the 19th of October. Leaving the Valley on January 6, 1865, it reached Savannah, Georgia, from Balti- more by steamer on the 16th of the same month. It remained on duty in Georgia until August 28, 1865, when it was mustered out of service.
On the 17th of September the Eighth arrived at Indianapolis, in com- mand of Lieutenant Colonel Jolin R. Polk, with 14 officers and 245 men, where it was finally discharged from service, after being publicly received in the capitol grounds by Governor Morton on behalf of the state.
The line of duty carried the men of the Eighth regiment over a wide feld. Their marches and campaigns embraced the states of Virginia, West Virginia, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia and Texas. Hard battles were fought in nearly all of these states, and the graves of those who fell by death or wounds upon the field, by sickness from ex- .sure and hardships which severely tested the endurance of the bravest ci men would make a long list. Only experience of a like nature can enable one to fully comprehend what these brave men endured in behalf of their country.
From first to last, the Eighth Indiana took part in the following en- sagements in their order :
Rich Mountain. Virginia, July 11, 1861 ; Pea Ridge, Arkansas, March -- S. : SC2; Cotton Plant. Arkansas, July 7, 1862; Austin, Mississippi, Au- gast, 1862; siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi. from May 19 to July 4, 1863; ' st Gibson ( Magnolia Hill), Mississippi. May 1, 1863; Jackson, May 14; Champion Hill, May 16; Black River Bridge, May 17; assault on Vicks- arg, June 22; siege of Jackson, July 9-16, 1863: Mustang Island, Texas. November 17, 1863; Fort Esperanza, Texas, November 27, 1863; Atcha- ialaya, Louisiana, July 28, 1864; Opequan, Virginia, September 19, 1864;
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Fisher's Hill, Virginia, September 22; New Market, Virginia, September 23, and Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 19, 1864.
STATISTICS.
Officers, 72; men, 950; recruits, 177. Total, 1,229. Died, 233; deserted, 75. REGIMENTAL OFFICERS-( FROM DELAWARE COUNTY).
Major-Thomas J. Brady; commissioned May 10, 1862; promoted to Colonel of t !. One Hundred and Seventeenth Regiment, September 19, 1803; was mustered out at that expiration of term, six months; re-entered as Colonel of the One Hundred and Fortieth Regiment, for one year, October 20, 1564, and was mustered out with the regiment, July 11, 1865; meantime he had been appointed Brigadier General by brevet, March 13, 1st5.
Quarter Master-Nathan Branson; dismissed February 27, 18G5. Assistant Surgeon-George W. Edgerle, died November 10, 1561.
COMPANY A.
Captain-Thomas J. Brady; promoted to Major; Colonel of the One Hundred and Seventeenth Regiment; Colonel of the One Hundred and Fortieth Regiment; mustered out of service July 11, I865.
First Lieutenant-George W. Parkison, resigned December 31, 1561.
Second Lieutenant-Andrew O'Damiel; promoted to First Lieutenant; Captain; killed in action at Vicksburg May 22, 1963.
Commissary Sergeant-John A. MeConnell, veteran.
First Sergeant-William Watson, promoted to First Lieutenant; Captain; killed in the action at Cedar Creek, Virginia, October 19. 1504.
Sergeants-Matthew M. Hughes, promoted to First Lieutenant. Captain; James Nation, discharged, 1861, disability: Samael C. Williams, appointed Sergeant Major, dia- charged for disability, 1-09; Thomas Carman, mastered out September, 1.04.
Corporais-James Il. Adams, veteran, promoted to Second Lieutenant. mastered out as private. August 2s, Is65: Jacob H. Kinzey, weteran; John C. Gaunt. transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps: Andrew Rideonour, killed at Vicksburg, May 22, IN; George Evision, discharged, Isol, disability; Thomas Corbiti, veteran, died at Savannah, Georgia, April 25, 1865; George Craw, kilied at Vicksburg, May 22, 1563; Willian A. Gates, veteran, discharged April 26, 1565.
Musicians-Anthony Leakey, veteran, discharged November 25, 1364; George V. Tilson, veteran, mustered out with regiment.
Wagoner-William Coffeen, manstered out as privato, September 4, 1:64.
Privates-Josiah F. Adams, veteran; William G. Beath, veteran. captured a: Cedar Creek, Virginia; Joseph Brown, veteran; John Carmin, veteran, Corporal, Ser. geant; George Cummins, Richard E. Craw, Benjamin Drake, veteran, appointed Cor- poral; William F. Fisher, veteran; Andrew J. Gibbs: Henry Garrison. veteran; Emeriah Garrard, veteran; William R. Irwin, Quartermaster Sergeant, promoted to Second Lieu- tenant. First Lientenant. Assistant Commissary Sergeant; Daniel Keen, veteran : Jamies Landfair, veteran: David Lutz. veteran ; Thomas Leakey, veteran; Esquire Miller, vet- eran ; Geo. W. Needler, veteran ; Samuel Newbold; William M. Parker, veteran; Lewis N. Rumsey, veteran: Daniel T. Reynolds, veteran; Joshua Richardson, veteran; Thomas H. Smith, veteran. appointed Corporal; David M. Wills, veteran; William P. Wagoner, veteran ; John W. Windsor, veteran.
George Albin, died at Rolla. Mo., May 6, 1862.
Watson Adams, transferred to Eighteenth United States Infantry.
David B. Babb, discharged January 17, 1-63.
Milton Brown, veteran, Corporal, Sergrant; mustered out August 29, 1865.
Joshon P. Bennett, died at Indianola, Texas.
Robert Clift. discharged October 17, 1862.
William Cooly, mustered out October, 1.61.
William Collins, mustered out August 25, 15G, to date back to November 15, 1604. William R. Corwin, died at Otterville, Mo., February 11, 1562.
De vid Craw, appointed Corporal; mastered out September 24, 1964.
William A. Craw, died at Cairo, III., August 16, 1800.
James C'ommains, mustered out September 4. 1.04.
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James Commerford, veteran, discharged December 1, 1864, disabled. Samuel Collins, died at St. Louis October 31. 1862.
James Davis, died at Memphis, Tenn., July 19, 1863.
francis Derin [ record indefinite].
Wiliam Diek, discharged March 23, 1863; disability.
Larkin E. Daly, mustered out as a wagoner. August, 1865.
George W. Eby, killed at Vicksburg May 25, 1863.
Robert Galbraith, died at Keokuk, Jowa, December 31, 1862.
Ner. Gaunt, mustered out September 4, 1864.
Jah Gayman, mustered out September 4, 1861.
James Graves | record indelinie ;. Luther Grosse [record indefinit. j.
John Haines, discharged ING1; accidental wounds.
William Hamilton, veteran; First Sergeant, Second Lieutenant; mustered out as Arpont August 28, 1865.
Jacob Hatzler, mustered out September 4, 1864.
Jolt. Hensley, died at Syracuse, Miss., December 5, 1861.
John lewey [ record indefinite].
Dudley Holdren, died at Keokuk, Jowa, October 23, 1562.
George W. Hawk, veteran; mustered out .June 14, 1565.
Richard Harpster, veteran; captured; mustered out June 12, 1865.
Amos Hlaizler, mustered ont May 26, Is05.
Daniel Iloflaker, discharged December 18, 1862.
Henry Jack, discharged 1961 ; disability. Gabriel Johnsou, mustered out September 4, 1864.
tientge Keen, discharged September 15. 1503. Juan Letter, discharged December IS, 1502.
Mary Lace, discharged December 26, 1862. tatabis F. Lay. mustered out September 1, 1864.
.&n M. Little. discharged at Louisville September 16, 1862.
Jrsepins Lacey. Veteran Reserve Corps, discharged March 21, 1865.
Pastel Miller, mistered out September 4. 1564.
John Miller. died at Keokuk. Iowa. October 28, 1862.
Hvory MeDermitt. di-charged 1562, for disability.
William A. MeFarland. mustered out September 4, 1864.
Seth Nation. mustered out September 4, Istt.
James F. Neal, killed at Vicksburg May 25. 1863.
Joim Parkison, discharged, I>61, for disability.
William I. Parkison, died 1969.
George Paxon, discharged, 1562. for disability.
Thomas Paxon, discharged. December 30, 1999.
Beler Powers, died at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, July 23, JSC3.
Ja, K. Parker, veteran, mustered out JJune 14, 1565.
Joseph W. Rigdon, promoted to First Lieutenant; transferred to the Veteran Bruine Corps as Sergeant. Blade Stradling, died at Keokuk, Towa. December 26, 1562. Almor Saunders, discharged March 17, 1963.
Almer S. Saunders, discharged. Iste, for disability.
Juraph Sink, appointed Corporal; muistered out September 4, 1864.
Jacob Shafer, mustered out September 4. 1864. I'm Site, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps July 7, 1864. John S. Smiley, mustered out September 4. 1-64. Allen Stultz, died at Otterville. Mo .. January 14, 1869. Jacob Swain, mustered out September 4, 1904.
Israel Shaffer, killed at Vicksburg May 27, 1-63. Henry Sheets, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps July 7, 1864.
John Slack, killed at Vicksburg, May 22, 1563. Daniel Studebaker, from Company E, mustered out June 14, 1865. George Taylor, mustered out September 4. 1964. William R. Tinker, discharged, 1:02, for disability. George W. Thompson, discharged March 17, 1863. Miles Thornburg, transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps.
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Sylvester Triplett, killed at. Vicksburg May 22, 1863.
Joseph Walden, February 2, 1303.
Lewis C. Wilson, Veteran; captured at Cedar Creek. Va., October 19, 1864.
William C. Walker, musteres ont September 14, 1864.
Alliert Whitman, died at Evansville July 2G, 1863; wounded at Vicksburg. John C. Walker, died October 15, 1863.
COMPANY E.
Privates-George W. Barrett, veteran; Joel Cummings, veteran; Henry R. G.m. ham, veteran; William Hf. Skinner, veteran; Henry Shoemaker, veteran.
David Clements, died at St. Louis August 12, 1863.
William Cummings, transferred to Invalid Corps.
William Colleen, mastered out September 4, 1861.
Jeph Fortere, discharged April lo, 1863, for disability.
Josiah Huggins, discharged January 16, 1563.
William Lemond, mustered out September 4, 1964.
Jacob Suyder, transferred to Company A; mustered out June 14, 1865.
Daniel Studebaker, transferred to Company \ ; mantered out June 14, 1865. William Van Matre, mustered out September 5, 2001.
Cyrus Van Matre, discharged June S, 1944. for disability.
Zachariah Windsor, discharged June S, 1664, for disability.
Joseph Snyder, honorably discharged.
Jacob Snyder (Company E), transferred to Invalid Corps; died a: St. Louis, August 11, 1:03.
COMPANY I.
Smuel Harris, absent sinee August 24, 1564.
William C. Scott, mustered out June 14, 1865.
TENTH REGIMENT (Three Months' Service).
Evender C. Kennedy.
TWELFTH REGIMENT. COMPANY .A.
Charles F. W. Gibson, transferred to Fifty-ninth Regiment and musterel out July 17, 1865.
Henry Thompson, mustered out June 8, 1805. Caleb L. Wilcoxon, transferred to Fifty-ninth Regiment, mustered ous July 17, 1805.
THIRTEENTHI REGIMENT.
Mustered into service at Indianapolis, June 19, 1861. Jeremiah C. Sul- livan, colonel. Officers, 71; men, 976; recruits, 192; total, 1,239. Officers died, S; men died, 128; deserted, 103. Mustered out at Goldsboro, North Carolina, Septentber 5, 1865: 29 officers and 550 men. Only five names from Delaware county have been found in this regiment.
COMPANY A.
Charles Brown, transferred to Thirteenth Regiment, re-organized; mustered out September 5, 1605. William J. Hanier, promoted to Second Lieutenant, First Lieu- tenant : mustered out November 19, 1861.
Enos Thornburg, killed at Chester Station May 10, 1661.
John Thoraburg, mustered out July 1, 1561.
COMPANY II.
Private William Lewis, appointed Ser vant Major, Det Lieutenant, of Company Il.
THIRTEENTH REGIMENT ( Rcorganized). COMPANY H.
First Lieutenant-William Lewis, mastered out September 5, 1865. Sergeant-ER Young. mastered out September 5. 1565. Corporal-George Jones, mastered out September 5, 1565, as Sergeant.
SIXTEENTHI REGIMENT.
Thomas Reamond, honorably discharged.
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NINETEENTHI REGIMENT (THREE YEARS).
The Nineteenth Regiment was organized and mustered into service for three years at Indianapolis on July 29, 1861, with Solomon .Meredith as colonel. Leaving the capital on the 5th of August, it joined the Army of the Potomac at Washington on the 9th of the same month. On the 11th of Sep- tember it was engaged in the affair at Lewinsville, losing three killed and wounded and three prisoners.
Subsequently it participated in the advance upon Falls Church, and then went into quarters at Fort Craig, on Arlington Heights. On March 10. 1862, it marched with the First Corps, under Gen. McDowell, to Fred- ericksburg, from whence it moved in May towards the Shenandoah Valley, and then to Warrenton. Remaining here until the 5th of August, it marched to Fredericksburg, and from thence on reconnaissance to Spotsylvania Court House. On the 10th it reached Cedar Mountain, where it remained until the army retired before the advance of the enemy. While on the retreat the brigade to which the Nineteenth was attached had a severe engagement with Ewell's command at Gainesville on the night of the 28th of August, the regiment losing IS; killed and wounded and 33 missing. Major Isaac M. May was killed in this action. At Manassas Junction, on the 30th, it was again engaged with but slight loss, after which it marched with the army to Washington, and thence to Frederick City, Maryland.
On the 14th of September the regiment participated in the battle of South Mountain, serving in the First Corps, commanded by General Reyn- olds, and losing 40 killed and wounded and 7 missing.
In the battle of Antietam, on the 17th, it was conspicuously engaged, going into the battle with about 200 officers and men, and coming out with but 37 officers and men ; among the killed was Lieutenant Colonel Alois O. Bachman. After the battle the regiment lay encamped near Sharpsburg, where it remained until the middle of October. Colonel Meredith having re- ceived promotion as brigadier general on the 6th of October, Lieutenant Colonel Samuel J. Williams was advanced to the grade of a colonel.
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