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The Draft .- As the time that was fixed for the draft approached, it was apparent that the county would not wholly succeed in clearing her- self. The draft was announced at first to take place on the 15th of Sep- tember, 1862; but, at the last moment, the date was postponed to October 6, to give all townships abundant opportunity to free themselves. This draft was not levied because Indiana was behind with her quota, or be- cause any county was behind ; but was ordered to compel some townships in each of the greater number of counties (all but fifteen) to furnish their allotted quotas of men. There were townships in some counties so hostile to the war that, up to the autumn of 1862, scarcely a man had been fur- nished, and the object of the draft was to compel such localities to come
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to time, and thus equalize the burden of providing men and means. All the townships of Pulaski County except three had furnished their quotas. These three were Tippecanoe, Rich Grove and Franklin. On the 15th of September, the date first fixed for the draft, there were due from the first 9, from the second 2, and from the third 5; total 16. Between the 15th of September and the 6th of October, when the draft was levied, how many of the sixteen men required were furnished by volunteering can- not be stated, though doubtless a few. The Draft Commissioner was J. W. Eldridge; Provost Marshal, R. M. Gill; Surgeon, F. B. Thomas. The draft was conducted in the Odd Fellows building, Maj. Gardner, blindfolded, being the drawer. Considerable feeling in opposition to the draft was manifested, though the proceedings were not interrupted. The facts upon which the draft was based were as follows: Total county militia 957 ; total volunteers already furnished 494; total volunteers now in the service 467 ; total exempts 101; total subject to draft 856. The drafted men were taken to Indianapolis, and they who did not furnish substitutes entered the service.
Suppression of the Democrat .- During the year 1863-the darkest for the Union cause while the war continued, owing to the fact that the doom of slavery was publicly announced, and to the further fact that a great many throughout the county were bitterly opposed to a continuation of the war in the interests of an abolition of slavery-the enlistment of volunteers was almost at a standstill. It was publicly stated that the abolition war must cease, and that no more men ought to be furnished. Public speakers, at home and from abroad, violently attacked the admin- istration, and some of them went so far as to council a resistance to drafts and enlistments. The Democrat was very bitter and outspoken. It de- nounced the suspension of the habeas corpus by the President as a most unjust and unwarranted proceeding ; declared that Vallandigham was a martyr; violently assailed the military order of Gen. Burnside requiring newspapers and public speakers to cease encouraging and counciling a re- sistance to the war measures of the administration ; and even went so far as to attack Gen. Hascall for his connection with an order curtailing the privileges of the public press and the liberty of free speech. The result of this procedure on the part of the Democrat provoked Gen. Hascall to issue an order suppressing the paper, and requiring its editor to appear before the military authorities at Indianapolis to answer for his rebellious conduct. Satisfactory assurance having been given of better conduct in the future, the editor was permitted to resume the issue of his paper. This was in May (about), 1863. The feeling in the county at this time was severe and vindictive ; but it was seen that the Government was ter- ribly in earnest, and open resistance was avoided. This state of affairs
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led to a great falling off in the number of men furnished for the service. Various recruiting officers appeared, however, and secured small detach- ments of volunteers. Several recruits were secured for the old compa- nies already in the field.
Continued Enlistment .- Early in 1864, the enlistment received a new impulse. About two-thirds of a company were furnished for the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Regiment, and about the same number for the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth. Thus the enlistment went on dur- ing the year 1864, quite a great many going out as recruits for the old companies. The One Hundred and Forty-second secured about half a company from the county. Companies A and H of the One Hundred and Fifty-first were almost wholly from Pulaski, the men being mustered in January and February, 1865. About the 15th of April, 1865, the welcome order was received to cease enlisting.
Bounty .- In August, 1862, the County Commissioners appropriated out of the county treasury the sum of $25 for the family of each volunteer who would enter the company that was then forming. This was the first county bounty. The second was in December, 1863, when there was ordered paid to each volunteer, under the last call for 300,000 men, the sum of $100. These were the only bounties paid by the Commissioners during the war. Large amounts were paid, however, by townships and localities for volunteers to clear such places from drafts. The following incomplete exhibit shows the approximate amount of bounty and relief fund paid by the county and by the townships during the war :
BOUNTY.
RELIEF.
Pulaski County ..
$9,507 50
Monroe Township.
5,325 00
$200
Tippecanoe Township.
1,700 00
215
Harrison Township ..
1,550 50
300
Van Buren Township.
2,141 50
Indian Creek Township.
1,950 00
68
Salem Township.
2,800 00
82
Cass Township.
3,150 00
Franklin Township.
1,400 00
Total.
$29,524 50
$865
Grand Total*
$30,389 50
The following statement was made out under the call of July 18, 1864 :
* This is by no means a perfect statement, but is the best that can be given. History cannot be written without proper records. It is the duty of the citizens to keep such records.
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TOWNS.
QUOTA.
DEFICIENCY. EXCESS.
TO BE FURNISHED.
Harrison
16
....
19
11
White Post.
15
5
10
Salem ..
13
2
11
Beaver.
7
7
Van Buren ..
21
1
20
Tippecanoe
15
15
Franklin.
4
1
...
6
Cass ...
11
1
10
Jefferson
6
2
ยท
8
Indian Creek.
19
2
17
Total
163
3
39
127
The first draft-that of October 6, 1862-has been mentioned. The second occurred in October, 1864, at Michigan City, the system having been changed in May, 1863, from counties to Congressional districts. The conscript officers of the Ninth District were: Commissioner, James B. Belford ; Provost Marshal, W. W. Wallace, whose commission was revoked in the following November, and Kline G. Shryock took his place ; Daniel Dayton, Surgeon. The names of the assistant conscript offieers who were appointed in Pulaski cannot be given. The following table was made out on the 31st of December, 1864, and includes the number drafted in October of that year :
TOWNSHIPS.
Quota under call of Feb-
Quota under call of
Quota under call of July
First enrollment.
Total quotas and defi-
New Re-
Veterans.
Credits by draft.
Total credits by draft
and enlistment.
One year.
Three years.
Deficiency.
Surplus.
Harrison
13
5
16
93
34
28
6
34
7
27
.
Monroe.
26
10
30
181
66
56
4
4
64
9
55
2
White Post.
14
6
15
91
35
26
2
5
33
5
28
2
Salem
11
4
13
76
28
24
1
4
29
12
17
1
Beaver ..
7
3
7
45
17
10
6
16
6
10
1
Van Buren.
19
8
21
127
48
29
1
21
51
23
28
3
Tippecanoe
13
5
15
90
33
18
8
26
8
18
7
Franklin .
4
1
4
23
9
4
4
8
4
4
1
Rich Grove.
6
2
6
35
14
8
2
10
2
8
4
Cass
11
14
11
68
26
17
3
20
4
16
6
Jefferson ..
4
2
6
36
12
4
11
4
1
Indian Creek.
17
7
19
112
43
30
14
44
17
27
1
Total.
145
67
163
977
365
257
8
81
346
104
242
24
5
Monroe.
30
.
.....
.....
.
5
Rich Grove
6
.
CREDITS BY VOLUN- TARY EN- LISTMENT.
ruary 1, 1864.
March 14, 1864.
18, 1864.
ciencies.
cruits.
....
9
7
Early in 1865, the militia of the county had been so reduced by pre- vious enlistments and drafts, that it was perceived that another draft would have to be made to meet the new calls, or rather the call of De-
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cember 19, 1864, for 300,000 men. Every effort was made to escape the calamity. Heavy local bounties were offered for volunteers, and many responded, and the majority of the townships thus cleared themselves. A few men, however, were drafted, as will be seen from the following table, made out by the authorities at Indianapolis on the 14th day of April, 1865, at which time all efforts to raise troops were abandoned, Lee hav- ing surrendered at Appomattox. The table refers only to the call of De- cember 19, 1864 :
TOWNSHIPS.
Second enrollment.
Quota under call of
December 19, 1864.
Total quotas and de-
ficiencies.
New recruits.
Veterans.
Credits by draft.
Total credits by en-
listments and draft.
One year.
Three years.
Deficiency.
Surplus.
Harrison.
45
4
4
4
6
10
4
6
6
Monroe.
82
7
7
6
5
1
12
7
5
5
White Post.
54
8
8
3
3
3
5
Salem .
30
5
5
5
5
5
Beaver.
24
6
6
6
Van Buren.
53
11
11
5
5
5
6
Tippecanoe
29
9
9
2
2
7
11
9
2
2
Franklin
6
2
2
3
3
3
1
Rich Grove.
11
4
4
1
1
2
1
1
2
Cass. . .
36
10
10
6
6
4
2
4
Jefferson.
10
4
4
4
Indian Creek.
96
16
16
13
2
15
2
13
1
Total
476
86
86
17
35
20
72
35
37
28
14
.
Number of Men Furnished .- It is impossible to give the exact num- ber of men furnished by Pulaski County during the war ; but the effort will here be made to give the approximate number. There had volun- teered prior to September 15, 1862, 494 men. As the county more than filled her quotas under subsequent calls, counting the drafts of October, 1862, October, 1864, and March, 1865, about the number of men fur- nished can be obtained, if the quotas are known. The calls of June and October, 1863, for a total of 400,000 men would make the quota of Pulaski under the "First Enrollment," in the next to the last table above, not far from 125 men. The calls of February, March and July, 1864, required 145, 67 and 163 men respectively. The call of December 19, 1864, the last of the war, required eighty-six men, and under this call there was a deficiency of fourteen, owing to the sudden closing of the re- bellion. It was estimated that not less than 100 men left the county to enlist, owing to the fact that heavier bounties were offered elsewhere. The county then furnished 494, 125, 145, 67, 163, 86 and 100 men, less the deficiency of fourteen under the last call, a total of 1,166 men. This number includes the enlisted, the drafted, the "veteranized " men, and
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the men who left the county to enlist, and were credited elsewhere. The following regiments contained Pulaski County men : Ninth, Twelfth, Thirteenth, Fifteenth, Seventeenth, Twentieth, Twenty-sixth, Twenty- ninth, Forty-second, Forty-sixth, Forty-eighth, Sixty-third, Eighty- seventh, One Hundred and Twenty-seventh, One Hundred and Twenty- eighth, One Hundred and Forty-second and One Hundred and Fifty- first. Only two companies were fully organized in the county. These were Company H of the Forty-sixth, and Company B of the Eighty- seventh. The officers of the first were : Captains, Felix B. Thomas, George Burson, James W. Brown, and James F. Mitchell; First Lieu- tenants, George Burson, James W. Brown, James F. Mitchell and Mar- tin L. Burson ; Second Lieutenants, James W. Brown, J. F. Mitchell, Martin L. Burson and John E. Doyle. The officers of the Second were : Captains, James W. Selders, George W. Baker and William W. Agnew; First Lieutenants, G. W. Baker, W. W. Agnew, William Poole and Rich- ard M. Hathaway; Second Lieutenants, Enoch Bencfiel, William Poole and James R. Holmes.
The following table contains valuable information regarding the prin- cipal regiments, in which were men from the counties of Pulaski and 'White :
REGIMENT.
Term of Service.
Original Commis-
sioned Officers.
missioned
Officers and
Band.
Men.
Recruits.
Re-enlisted
Unassigned
Commissioned
Non-commis-
sioned Officers
and enlisted
men died.
Deserters.
Non-commissioned
Officers, Band
and enlisted men unaccounted for.
Total Officers and
men accounted
Total belonging
to Regiment.
9th
3 years ..
47
30
980
747
291
46
12
339
125
18
2123
2141
12th
3 years .....
41
6
901
372
12
9
184
8
13
1319
1332
20th
3 years.
42
29
980
377
282
33
13
215
66
176
1567
1743
26th
3 years .....
41
5
978
669
248
56
4
332
38
36
1961
1997
29th
3 years.
49
28
859
884
204
106
8
285
63
49
2081
2130
46th
3 years.
44
5
920
191
286
14
7
244
22
56
1404
1460
63d
3 years ..
40
832
360
13
5
179
47
14
1231
1246
87th
3 years ..
...
44
901
292
10
12
256
29
7
1240
1247
90 th.
3 years ...
51
41
1
858
81
81
83
13
2
166
54
7
1350
1357
128th
3 years.
41
6
912
239
15
5
134
64
16
1197
1213
142d.
1 year
41
926
27
21
64
28
22
993
1015
151st
1 year
38
961
14
60
33
1013
1013
...
41
120
1
1075
1076
127th
3 years ...
50
1191
423
99
1
216
125
99
1665
1764
99th
5
173
38
2
982
984
116th
6 months ..
954
1211
Veterans.
Recruits.
Officers died.
Nothing whatever can be stated regarding the work done in the county during the war by soldiers' or ladies' aid societies. There was such an organization, but when it was organized, where, by whom, what it did, cannot be given, as no record was kept. No doubt the citizens did themselves credit in the matter of relief to soldiers in the field and to their families at home.
NOTE .- The 90th Regiment was the 5th Cavalry, and the 127th Regiment was the 12th Cavalry.
.
3
66
3 years .....
Original non-com-
Original Enlisted
for.
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HISTORY OF PULASKI COUNTY.
CALLS FOR TROOPS DURING THE REBELLION.
1. April 15, 1861, 75,000 men for three months.
2. May 3, 1861, 42,034 men for three years (regular army).
(During the summer or early autumn of 1861, six regiments of State troops were put into the field by the energy of Gov. Morton ; but when their term of service had expired, they were mustered into the service of the United States. These regiments were from the Twelfth to the Sev- enteenth inclusive. It was also during the same time that the six months' regiments, from the Sixth to the Eleventh inclusive, re-organized and entered the three years' service. For this reason, no further calls were made until July, 1862.)
3. July 2, 1862, 300,000 men for nine months.
4. August 4, 1862, 300,000 men for nine months.
5. June 15, 1863, 100,000 men for six months.
6. October 17, 1863, 300,000 men for three years.
7. February 1, 1864, 200,000 men for three years.
8. March 14, 1864, 200,000 men for three years.
9. April 23, 1864, 85,000 men (about) for 100 days.
10. July 18, 1864, 500,000 men for one, two and three years.
11. December 19, 1864, 300,000 men for three years.
The bounties paid by the Government during the rebellion were as follows : July 22, 1761, $100 for three years men ; June 25, 1863, $400 to all veterans re-enlisting for three years or the war, to be paid until April 1, 1864 ; October 24, 1863, $300 to new recruits in old regiments, to be paid until April 1, 1864; July 19, 1864, $100 for recruits for one year, $200 for recruits for two years, and $300 for recruits for three years; November 28, 1864, $300 out of the draft or substitute fund, in addition to the bounty of July 19, 1864, for men enlisting in the First Army Corps (Hancock's); an act of. July 4, 1864, rescinded the payment of the $100 under the act of July 22, 1861, to drafted men and substi- tutes. Other bounties were paid after the war ended.
An Incident .- A short time before the news was received that Lincoln had been assassinated, a man named Myers living at Winamac, announced that through some spiritual manifestation he had learned that such a calamity was to occur, and told to his friends many of the scenes surrounding that lamented incident. No attention was paid to his story until the county was electrified with the news of the attack on the princi- pal heads of the Executive department, and then the story was suddenly brought to public attention and publicity, and at last Myers was arrested. It was thought at the time that the assassination was the result of the machinations of treasonable secret societies, and while arrests were being made in the East, it was thought probable at Winamac that Myers might
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have been connected with such societies. His deposition was taken, pub- lished and circulated, attracting no little attention from all parts of the Union. Quite a disturbance occurred at the time of his arrest, but he was soon released.
SKETCHES OF REGIMENTS.
The following sketches of the principal regiments containing men from the county were compiled from the Adjutant General's reports and are substantially correct :
The Ninth Infantry (three years service) .- This regiment was re-or- ganized for the three years service at La Porte, on the 27th of August, 1861, and was mustered in at the same place September 5, 1861. Soon after it took the field, spending the following winter at Cheat Mountain Sum- mit, or until January 9, 1862. Prior to this, it fought at Greenbrier, Octo- ber 3, and at Alleghany December 13. In January, 1862, it moved to Fetterman, but in February was transferred to Gen. Buell's army, Gen. Nelson's division. In March, it fought the second day at Shiloh, thence moved to Corinth, and later pursued the rebels to Booneville. It then moved to Nashville, thence to Bowling Green, thence back to Nashville, thence to Louisville, thence in pursuit of Bragg to the Wild Cat Mount- ains, thence back to Nashville. During these movements, it fought at Perryville, Danville and the Wild Cat Mountains. It moved to Murfrees- boro, and December 31, 1862, and January 1 and 2, 1863, participated in the battle of Stone River, and afterward moved to Chattanooga. In September and November, it engaged in the battles of Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge, and then moved to Whiteside, Tenn., where, on the 12th of December, 1863, it "veteranized." After its veteran furlough, it moved in February to Tennessee. It participated in the Atlanta campaign, fighting at Taylor's Ridge, Buzzard's Roost, Dalton, Resacca, Cassville, Dallas, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mount- ain, Marietta, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro and Lovejoy. It returned in pursuit of Hood, and fought at Columbia, also on the route to Franklin and at Franklin, one of the hottest engagements of the war. On the 1st of December, it entered Nashville, and on the 15th partici- pated in the battle there, and afterward pursued Hood as far as Huntsville. Here it remained until the 13th of March, 1865, when it returned to Nashville. Soon afterward it was transferred to near New Orleans and later to Texas, composing a part of Gen. Sheridan's army of occupation, until September, 1865, when it was mustered out and returned to Indiana. It was one of Indiana's best regiments.
The Twentieth Infantry .- This regiment was organized at La Fayette in the month of July, 1861, then rendezvoused at Indianapolis, and was mustered in on the 22d of July. It was moved first to near Baltimore,
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Md., where it did guard duty. In September, it was transferred to Hat- teras Inlet, N. C., and soon afterward to Hatteras Bank, where it was attacked by the rebels, October 4, and forced back. In November, it moved to Fortress Monroe, where it remained until March, 1862, when it removed to Newport News, where it participated in the engagement with the rebel ram, the Merrimac. In May, it moved to Norfolk, participating in the capture of that city, and then joined the Army of the Potomac. On the 8th of June, it was assigned to Jamison's brigade, Kearney's division, Heintzleman's corps, and took position on the Fair Oaks battle ground. It was actively engaged at "Orchards," losing 144 men in killed, wounded and missing. It covered the retreat of the Third Corps in the seven days' fight, participating in all the engagements, especially at Glendale and Frazier's Farm, losing heavily. It moved to Yorktown, thence to Alexandria, thence to the Rappahannock and Manassas Plains, fighting at the latter place and losing Col. Brown. In September, it fought at Chantilly. Soon after this it enjoyed a rest. In October, it took the field again, and after various movements participated in the bloody battle of Fredericksburg, assisting in saving three Union batteries. In April, 1863, it was actively engaged at Chancellorsville, capturing at one time the whole of the Twenty-third Georgia. It also established communi- cations between the Third Corps and the remainder of the army, by a brilliant bayonet charge. On the 2d of July, it fought at Gettysburg, on the extreme left in the Second Brigade of the First Division of Sickles' corps. It was exposed to a very hot fire from rebels behind a stone wall, losing its Colonel, John Wheeler, and 152 officers and men killed and wounded. It fought on the 3d, and also on the 4th, and then joined the pursuit, fighting the enemy's rear at Manassas Gap. It was sent to New York City to sup- press draft riots, and afterward fought at Locust Grove and Mine Run. After "veteranizing," it fought at Wilderness, Todd's Tavern, Po River, Spottsylvania, Tollopotamie, Cold Harbor, Deep Bottom, Strawberry Plains and Petersburg, where it lost many men, among whom was Lieut. Col. Meikel. After its work in the trenches before Petersburg and a few active movements, it fought at Preble's House and Hatcher's Run. After this and until the surrender of Gen. Lee, it participated in all the battles on the left, the last being at Clover Hill, April 9, 1865. It was transferred to Louisville, Ky., where, on the 12th of July, 1865, it was mustered out, and sent North to Indianapolis, receiving a warm welcome all along the route homeward by crowds of grateful people.
The Forty-sixth Infantry .- This regiment was organized at Logans- port October 4, 1861, and mustered in December 11. It moved to Camp Wickliffe, Ky., remaining there until the 16th of February, 1862, when it marched to Salt River, thence to Paducah. It then went to Commerce,
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Mo., thence to New Madrid and Island No. 10, fighting at the former place. Near here it erected a battery at night, sustaining for over an hour a heavy fire from five rebel gunboats without being dislodged. In April, it marched toward Fort Pillow, into which place it moved in June. It moved to Memphis, thence to St. Charles, where it charged the enemy's works, driving him out, and capturing a number of prisoners and guns. It drove the enemy back near Crockett's Bluff. After various expedi- tions and reconnoissances, it finally participated in the engagements at Fort Pemberton. It fought at Port Gibson, Champion Hills, losing in killed and wounded at the latter engagement one-fourth of the number engaged. It was in the trenches before Vicksburg forty-four days. It moved with Gen. Sherman against Jackson, thence came back to Vicks- burg, thence was transported first to Natchez, thence to New Orleans. Here it was transferred to the Department of the Gulf under Gen. Banks. In September, 1863, it started on the Teche expedition toward the Sabine River, and did good service at Grand Coteau. In December, it returned to New Orleans, and in January, 1864, "veteranized." It moved on the Red River expedition, and marched 302 miles to Sabine Cross Roads, where, on the 8th of April, it fought at Mansfield, losing 10 killed, 12 wounded and 77 captured. This was the result of a cavalry blunder. On the next day, the regiment was actively engaged at Pleasant Hill, and then retreated to the Mississippi, where it arrived May 22. It moved to New Orleans, then to Indiana on veteran furlough. After this it marched to Lexington, Ky., then on an expedition to Saltville, thence to Prestons- burg and Catlettsburg, Ky. It then went into garrison at Lexington, remaining thus until September, 1865, when it marched to Louisville where on the 4th of September, 1865, it was mustered out and sent home. It was an excellent regiment.
The Eighty-seventh Infantry .- This regiment was organized at South Bend August 28, 1862, and was mustered into the service at Indianapolis August 31. It moved to Louisville, Ky., and was assigned to Gen. Bur- bridge's brigade. In October, it was transferred to the Third Brigade, Third Division, Fourteenth Army Corps, and then campaigned with Gen. Buell through Kentucky. It was under fire at Springfield, and on the 8th engaged in the battle of Perryville. After various movements, dur- ing which the regiment lost six killed and wounded, camp was formed at Mitchellville, Tenn., in November. It also occupied Tunnel Hill, Pilot Knob, Gallatin, and, in January, 1863, encamped at Concord Church near Nashville. In March, it fought at Chapel Hill. On the 23d of June, it moved with the army on the summer campaign against Tulla- homa, being under fire at Hoover's Gap. It marched to Winchester, thence to Battle Creek. The regiment participated in the fall campaign
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HISTORY OF PULASKI COUNTY.
against Chattanooga. It was in the hottest of the fight at Chickamauga on the 19th and 20th of September, suffering severely, losing more than half the officers and men engaged. Forty were killed, 142 wounded, and eight missing. Company B, from Pulaski County was cut in pieces. Of the thirty-three men of this company who went into battle, only three escaped without a scratch. Five were killed-Evans, Griffith, Waters, Williamson and Capt. G. W. Baker, leaving the command of the com- pany to W. W. Agnew, who was one of the three that escaped without a scratch. The regiment remained in Chattanooga during the siege. In November, it was in the front line in the storming of Mission Ridge, los- ing in killed and wounded sixteen men. It pursued the enemy as far as Ringgold, Ga. In February, 1864, it engaged in an expedition against Dalton, and skirmished with the enemy near Buzzard's Roost, afterward going into camp at Ringgold where it remained until the 7th of May. In the Atlanta campaign, the regiment fought at Rocky Face, Resaca, Cassville, near Dallas, Kenesaw, Peach Tree Creek and before Atlanta. In the charge at Utoy Creek on the 4th of August, the loss was seventeen killed and wounded. It fought also at Jonesboro, in September, and then went into camp in Atlanta. In October, it joined in the pursuit of Hood, north. It moved with Sherman to the sea, skirmishing at divers places, and greatly enjoying the easy life at the ex- pense of Southern luxuries. It also participated in the Carolina cam- paign, skirmishing at Smithfield and other places. It moved to Raleigh, Richmond, Washington, D. C., where it participated in the grand review of Sherman's army, and where on the 10th of June, 1865, it was mus- tered out and sent to Indianapolis. Of this regiment during the war, 47 were killed, 198 wounded and 214 died of wounds and disease. No better soldiers were in the service.
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