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Jolın Brown, died at Nashville, Tenn., April 3, 1865. Michael Herring, died at Nashville, Tenn., December 25, 1861.
Caspar Neep, died at Fort Wayne, Ind., June 25, 1865.
Henry Oerting, died at Fort Wayne, Ind., October 25, 1864. Joseph Smith, died at Nashville, Tenn., February 25, 1865.
Julius Saviot, died at Nashville, Teun., February 18, 1865.
John A. Slammer, died at Nashville, Tenn., February 19, 1865.
RECRUITS.
Harrisou Chritohet, Christian Gable, William L. Gerard, Caspar Kroek, Lewis Mehre.
COMPANY D.
Musician-James Shewey.
Privates-Adam Amspacker, John W. Bowman, James Balentine, Jonatban H. Bryan, John C. Cunningham, John Devilhiss, James Dunivan, M. V. B. Funk. Lewis T. Jones, Celestine Marette, Thomas D. Overly, Jacob Sbewey, Joseph Smith, James H. Smith, Peter W. Sipe, Peter Walburn.
John Bailey, died at January 17, 1865, of wounds.
COMPANY E.
Captain-David Howell.
First Lieutenant-George P. Shaffer, resigned January 24, 1865.
Second Lieutenant-Robert Il. Parker, resigned January 14, 1865. First Sergeant-Henry G. Taylor, promoted Second Lieutenant.
Sergeants-James Brown, died at Nashville, Tenn., December 23, 1864 ; Jeremiah Wallace ; Richard Champion, promoted First Sergeant ; William B. Druke.
Corporals-Bascom C. Anderson, Thomas J. Spurling. Joseph Kilhey. John Thomas; Augustus G. Boltz, promoted Sergeant ; Henry Plover, died at Nashville, Tenu., June 24, 1865; John Warner, died at Nashville, Tenn., January 19, 1865; Lemuel Baling.
Musicians-lIeury A. Coburn ; Jefferson Hollinger, promoted to Principal Musician.
Privates-Williun C. Bloomhuff, Frank M. Bloomhuff, William S. Besser, Henry C. Baker, Samuel Baker, Daniel Bareus; Richard Bareus, promoted Corporal; Lewis Blyler, promoted Corporal; James 1. Chilcote ; John Connors, promoted Sergeant ; Joseph Clemens; Jonathan Coleman, promoted Sergeant ; Henry Dearman, Clarence E. Doane, William R. Drake, Henry Doutrick, Solomon Derome, William Dressler, Rufus F. Ehy, Ira Friend, Frederick G. Ilitzfield, Wurren Iloke, Benjamin llaines, William Hight ; John A. Henry, promoted Corporal; Henry Ilill, Adam Huff, James R. Howey ; Ira Hardendorf, promoted Corporal ; Thomas King; Joseph Klingaman, promoted Corporal ; Gottleib Kramer, John Keru, Ilenry Lopshire, Jobu Lopshire, Edward Lewis, Asbury Moore, George Mitchel, Jolin Meyers, Barney McKenna, Samuel Mahon, Alexander MeDowell ; John Nierdemar, promoted Sergeant ; James Overly, Cornelius O'Connor, John M. Parker, Sanford R. Philley, Ezra Rank, Samuel Somers, William H. Somers, Peter Swager ; Reuhen Strout, promoted Sergeant ; Henry Stendar, Edward H. Stein, Herman Stein, John Snider, George A. Simmons; Henry Story, promoted Corporal ; George Thorp, James Threadgull, Lawrence Tilford, John W. Truitt, Eri Williams, Christian Winkleman, Cornelius Weaver ; Israel Young, promoted Corporal ; John H. Young.
Samuel S. Browu, died at Nashville, Tenn., April 9, 1865. Patrick Fitzsimmons, died at Cincinnati, Ohio, February 4, 1865.
Henry Hildebrand, died at Nashville, Tenn., March 15, 1865.
Elias Kline, died at Nashville, Tenn., December 25, 1864. Leander P. Miner, promoted Corporal; died at Nashville, Tenn., July 8, 1865.
COMPANY F.
Captain-Alonzo Bigelow, resigned February 9, 1865. First Lieutenant-Robert W. Swaun, promoted Captain.
Second Lieutenant-William L. Westerman, promoted First Lieutenant and resigned May 1, 1865.
First Sergeant-Nelson Purker, promoted to First Lieutenant.
Sergeants-James Donaldson, Abram Lowrey; John C. Whiteleather, died at - -, January 13, 1865; Elihu Reichelderfer.
Corporals-James C. Dutcher, promoted Sergeant : Alexander Kentner, William B. Daniels, Joseph Brudi ; Joseph A. Berry, promoted First Sergeant ; Thomas S. Truitt, William W. Labar, William Ort.
Musician-Chester C. Hollinger.
Privates-Samuel Albertson, Elwood J. Breece, Francis C. Banserman, Eleazer Briggs, Jonathan Bates, Jonathan G. Bennett ; Christian F. Brudi, promoted Corporal ; Benjamin F. Brelsford, Jolin Banfill, Isane G. Copp, Mattbias Conrad, Wheeler Cutler, Samuel H. Crozier, Robert Castle, John Dugaut, Charles Driver; George R. Driver, prn- inoted Corporal ; David D. Driver, Nathaniel C. Doctor ; John Day, promoted Corporal ; Amariah Daniels, Samuel D. H. Daniels, Joseph Deutzel, John W. Driesback, Harvey B. Foote, Amos C. Friece, Dennis Francis, Silas Felton, Martiu Falk, Jacob Gable, William L. Gerard, Martin L. llenderson, Daniel Hatfield, Franklin Herrick, Porter llill, John lloover, Alfred llollinger, William H. lluhecker, John Jaynes, William Klingerman, John Kelley, Peter Le Claire, John Lalow, Joseph S. Murtin, Jacob Martin, Jr., Joel W. Horse, Elza Marriette, l'eter Mettert, Johu Myers, Uriah Mitteu; Lycurgus S. Mill, pro- moted Second Lientenaut ; Samuel Oberholtzer, fleury L Price Lewis Perkins, Henry Powers, David R. Pulmer, William Robinett, Jonathan B. Roberts, Scott Rugg, William A. Reichellerfer, Joseph D. Sweet, Sturgis C. Shaffer; Comfort Starr, promoted Corpo- mal; Frederick Stambo, William Thomas, Ephraim B. Wartenbe, Samuel Walker, William J. Williamson, James A. Whittinglou, William Wirebaugh, Isaac D. Warrington, William Welker.
Seth Adams, died at - January 6. 1845.
John Compton, died at - January 2, 1865.
Jerome Davis, died at - March 20, 1865. Leopold Evard, died at - February 4, 1866. James Milledge, died at - April 23, 1865.
Alonzo O. Ober, died at - February 22, 1865. Augustus A Skinner, died at - March 5, 1865. David Yoder, died at - January 24, 1865.
COMPANY G.
Corporal-John M. Maley, promoted Sergeant. Musioinn-Arthur M. Walkor.
Privates-Richard Beok, William L. Beck ; Lewis Butner, promoted Corporal , Will- iam Coleman, John W. Crawford, Nathaniel Cook, Harvey Dye, Henry Friend, John T. Fair, William Gaskill, Ilugh Harter, Daniel lourigin, Caleb M. Hondyshell, Skilman loudyshell, Jolin Hittinger, Nathaniel llilliard, Adam Hughes, Franeis H. Johnson, Cng- par Krock, Anderson Pence, Oeorge II. Points, James H. Scovell, fleury Sweet, Daniel Sweet, Gilbert Shaw, Francis Stofiel, Sidney B. Weeks, Jefferson Wurteinbe, Levi Zum- brum, Daniel Zeigler.
COMPANY H.
Corporal-Theodore llelm. Musician-Edmond Helm. Privates-Royal Bigbee, Lowis Davis, John Ferguson, William Todd.
COMPANY K.
Captain-Andrew W. Stovens.
Privates-lliram B. Derr, William Charles ; William Turner, died at Nashville, Tenn., Deeembor 15, 1864.
Recruits-William Derr, John F. Moonoy, Jobn Jones, Francis MeMahau.
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SIXTH REGIMENT. COMPANY 1.
Corporal-Lott Logan. Musieinn-Joseph Ketchum.
Privates-Mathias Ghogle, John Heldendright, John Hobing, Charles McNair, IFenry MeNair.
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVENTHI REGIMENT. COMPANY F.
Private-Constant Ehlo, Nicholas Robbitt ; Benjamin Ward, died at Cumberland, Md., April 8, 1865.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SECOND REGIMENT INFANTRY-(ONE YEARS' SERVICE.)
This regiment bore upon its rolls 200 ofieers and men from Allen County, and was organized at Indianapolis March 16, 1865, with Whedon W. Griswold as Colonel. It left Indianapolis on the 18th of March, for Harper's Ferry, Va., and, on arriving there, was assigned to duty with one of the provisional divisions of the Army of the Shenandoah. It was stationed, for a short time, at Charleston, then at Stevenson Station, then at Summit Point, and was finally ordered to Clarksburg, W. Va., where it remained until the 30th of August, when it was ordered to Indianapolis, and mustered out of the service September 1, 1865.
The One Hundred and Fifty-second performed post and garrison duty during its entire terin of service, and thereby relieved older regiments, and those that had more experience, and enabled them to take an active part in the field. It would, without a doubt, have vied with the other regiments from this State if it had had the opportunity.
Lieutenant Colonel-Joseph W. Whitaker.
Surgeon-William H. Thacker, declined.
Assistant Surgeon-Heman It. Sherwin.
COMPANY B.
Privates-Alexaudor F. Brown, Daniel Murphy, Joseph L. Skinner.
COMPANY C.
First Sergeant-George II. Miniard.
Sergeants-Timothy M. Albee, John Raypole. Corporal-Jolin F. Wells.
Privates-Calvin Conklin, Lennard Cooper, Joel Delong, Albert A. Demonsey, Isaac M. Evans, George Gardner, Jolin Julien, Winfield S. Kestler, George Kizer, David MeGrady, William G. McBride, Andrew J. Miner ; Ainos Miller, promoted Corporal ; Henry V. Miller; Ronald T. McDonald, promoted Sergeant Major; Reuben Rerick, George Sanders, Jacob Slyter, Charles D. Shyre, John W. Watterson, Samuel Watterson, James A. Watterson, Gardner Works, George Wilson.
COMPANY F.
Privates-Jacob Marquardt, Isaiah Magner.
COMPANY G.
Captain William A. Kelsey.
First Lientenant-Orrin D. Rogers.
Second Lieutenant-Frank A. Robinson.
First Sergeant-Robert S. Armstrong.
Sergeants-Jolin Nail, Daniel .I. Rhoads, Mattbew Schwarz, Milo Il. Brooks.
Corporais-Enoch Clark ; Heury Blackburn, discharged May 30, -, for disability ; George Rush, Robert W. Brundige, Benjamin Clark, Daniel C. Grover, William Clark, Matthias Hollopeter.
Musiciaus-John Fairfield, Jr., discharged June 20, 1865, for disability ; John Theemler.
Wagoner-Jaines B. Henderson.
Privates-Eurl Adams, Thomas Ambler, Jonatban Byers, Luther Birely, Thomas Carroll, Peter Conrad, Jesse Crouse ; John Craig, promoted Corporal ; Levi Coleman, llenry Decker, William Dawkins, Absalom Durbin, Joseph Davis, John Ehringer, Henry Llophe, Jacob Fouser, Samuel Fogwell, William Grieble, Patrick Golden, John C. Grover, Julius Grojohn, Frank Grojohn, Zachariah T. Garrett, Isaac N. Ilarper, John Heinsche, David Heinsche, James L. Hunter, David Harbaugh, Sidney Hatfield, James A. Ilollo- peter, Jolin A. Ivy, Calvin Jones, Braden Johnson, Jacob Kaufman, Frank Larouway, Charles Mason, Israel Miller, Lewis Matthews, George Miller, Stacion McDonald, Charles E. Morse. Alexnuder MeClure, Charles Noyer, John B. Parisot, Frank Poraguy, Christian D. Parker, Isninh Reddin, Gustavus Ross, Samuel Roberts, David Rhoads, Reuben Rons- seau, fleury Serits, David P. Smith, William Shaughnessy, Henry Scott, Lewis Snider, Louis Schlandorff, Nathan W. Sedgloy, John Smalts; Heman H. Sherwin. promoted Assistant Surgeon ; Jolin F. Sherwin, promoted Hospital Steward ; Henry Vannardau Josoph York.
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John Ball, discharged May 12, 1865, for disability. William C. Stevick, discharged May 30, 1865, for disability. Asn Smith, discharged June 8, 1865, for disability. Hamilton Scott, ilischarged June 28, 1865, for disability. Asn Tarner, discharged May 25, 1865, for disability. llerschel Herring, died at Summit Point, Va., June 24, 1865. Thomas Oceleston, died at Charleston, W. Va., August 12, 1865. Elmore Scribner, died at Cumberland, Md., April 1, 1865. Martin Stills, died at Indianapolis, Ind., April 21, 1865.
COMPANY I.
Captain-Marshall W. Wines.
First Sergeant-Joseph E. G. Ilolman Sergennis -William H. Foss, Samuel Gault, Lewis Clark.
Corporals-John S. Scheik, Arnold Smith, Riley Rickets, William Il. Nenl, Peter Sonnet : Nicholas Kinger, died at Grafton, W. Va., April 20, 1865; Edwin C. Smead.
Musician-Perry L. Baker.
Privales-Amond Baes, Francis Bailey, Timothy Baldwin, Michael Brucker, Alexan- dler Bailey, Newton Bayles, Lyon Burford, Adam Cognet, Patrick Cunningham, Jacob L'Iark, Thomas Catshall, Frank Englehart, Samnel Gohring, William Hazlet, Nathaniel llnggerty, Daniel Hallnner, Joseph lerchenreider, Marens Herchenreider, Peter Hendler, Jason llobbs. Calvin l'. Hauser, George P. Hilkey, Alexander Johst, Amand Johst, Thomas F. Kelly, Conrad Keuhlman, James Knight, Gerhardt Lauer, John Lauer, Ernst Long. Peter Michards, Benjamin Mapes, Thomas Melntosh; Benjamin Melntosh, promoted Corporal ; William Magner, Philip Nussdorfer, Charles Richard, Owen W. Rummell, Flor- ontine Ray. John Roudebush, Peter Russell, Philip Sohnckman, Nelson Smith, Christ Schranger, Jason Schaffer ; Charles Smalley. promoted Corporal ; Randall B. Spragne, John Schneider, John 1. Smithey, l'oter Scherschel, Charles Starling, Samuel Tauner, Christian Youse.
George D. Baker, discharged June 10, 1865, for disability.
William N. Kennon, discharged June 3, 1865, for disability.
Rudolph Schwartz, discharged Jane 12, 1865, for disability. John B. Sandford, drowned at Zanesville, Ohio, March 21, 1865. James .\ Winwright, died at Charlestown, Va., August 3, 1865.
COMPANY 1.
Corporal-William Phelps. Private-Thomas Bird.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIFTH REGIMENT INFANTRY-(ONE YEAR).
The One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Regiment was organized at Indianapolis) und mustered into the service for one year on the 18th of April, 1865, with Jolin M. Wilson as Colonel. There were eighty officers and men in the regi- Inent from Allen County. On the 26thi of April, it was ordered to Washington, and, finally. on the 3d of May, reached Dover, Del., where the regiment was assigned to garrison duty, detachinents of it being sent to different points in the vicinity, and one company to Salisbury, Md. It was finally mustered out of the service August 4, 1865, at Dover, and reached Indianapolis August 10, from where the members separated and returned to their respective bomes.
COMPANY D.
Captain-Joseph M. Silver.
First Lieutenant-George R. Whitmore. Second Lieutenant-Richard H. Garland.
First Sergeant-John Il. Jacobs.
Sergeants-Elbridge G. l'aige, Omer Stater, Philip Sternier, John Whinnery.
Corporals-Lewis H. Bowers, Oliver Herbert, Amos Prindle, Charles Smith, John West, David Walter.
Privates-Peter Amstutz, John Barden, Frank Besancon, William Bryant, Oliver Benward, Joseph Besancon, George D. Beckman, Joseph Burchfeild. John N. Broom, Isaac D. Barcus, John W. Calvert, Mahlon I. Connett, Jacob Cronmiller, Peter Dailey, Joseph Dame, Iliram Dingman, Charles Friese, George Ford, William S. Garhart, Thomas Gorley, William R. Ilerrick, Arunda Herrick, Thomas Holt, David Henderson, August Hartman, John G. Hartshorn, Justice Humbert : Homer C. Hartman, promoted Sergeant Major of regiment : Ilonry Herr, Freeman James, Anton Kayser, Frederick Kerns, James Kestler, George P'. Lake, William Monroe, John Myres, Henry J. Mulholland, Samuel Mengus, Peter Mengus, Lyman O. Nye, William Putt, William H. Richey, Stephen Robinson, Franklin Reed, Jacob M. Snyder, William A. Snyder, Henry Smith, Salfedor Smith, Louis C. Shepherd, Peter Snewberger, Emil Swartz, William W. Tourgee, George W. Williams, Lewis Zollinger.
RECRUITS.
Eli Arnold, Lewis H. Barr, Strouse Benward, William D. Bloomhuff, Jonathan Bow- man, Jacob Fair, John McNall, Charles F. Nichols, James Slater, Adam Schwegel, William Welsimer.
FIFTH BATTERY-(LIGHT ARTILLERY ).
The Fifth Battery had upon its muster-roll the names of twenty-six men from Allen County, and was mustered into the service November 22, 1861, with l'eter Simonson as Captain. It left Indianapolis November 27 and went to Louis- ville, Ky .. where it remained until the 20th of December, when it was ordered to join Gen. O. M. Mitchell's division of Buell's army, stationed at that time at Bacon Creek, Ky. Il. remained there until the 9th of February, when the battery, with its division, moved to Bowling Green, and thence to Nasliville, Tenn. During the month of March, the division moved south from Nasbville, and finally occupied Huntsville, Ala., on the 11th of April, capturing at that place a large quantity of stores, and, wbat was a greater loss to the enemy, three railroad trains. Two guns of the battery were at once placed, by order of Gen. Mitchell, on platform cars and run ahead of locomotives each way for seventy miles ou the Mem- phis & Charleston Railroad. On the return, the bridges on the railroad were destroyed.
That happened to be about the only instance of a reconnaissance hy railroad, with artillery, into the enemy's lines, heing successful ou record. The command remained at Huntsville until the 10th of June, when Capt. Simonson was ordered to take one-half of his battery and proceed, under command of Col. Turchin, whn commanded a brigade in Mitchell's division, to Bridgeport, Ala., where he remained until the 1st of August, wben the other half of the battery joined him.
On the 24th of August, the hattery was ordered to Stevenson, to cover the removal of Government stores of all kinds from that place, the Union troops being about to evacuate that position.
On the morning of the 31st, the enemy, in strong force, attacked the post, and an artillery fight at once commenced, which was maintained, with a great deal of obstinacy on both sides, until afternoon, when the enemy was forced to retire. Everything heing in readiness, the troops were withdrawn without fur- ther molestatiou.
The battery marched from there to Nashville, and thenee to Louisville, Ky., with the army under Gen. Buell, reaching there on the 29th of September. On the 1st of October, it marched, with the army, in pursuit. of Bragg, who had heen foiled in his effort to capture Louisville, overtaking him, on the 8th of October, at Chaplin Hills, near Perryville, Ky. The Fifth Battery was hotly engaged with the enemy for six hours, and was highly compliquented by the Gen- eral commanding for its gallant conduct.
The battery lost. 2 men killed, 18 wounded, 32 horses killed and crippled, and 1 ammunition-chest blown up by an explosion of one of the enemy's shells. From Perryville the army moved into Southern Kentucky, and thence to Nash- ville, Tenn., via Bowling Green, arriving at Nashville November 9. On the 24th of December, it was assigned to thic Second Division of the Twentieth Army Corps. On the 26th, the movements preliminary to the battle of Stoun River commenced, the battery, moving with its command, participating in the skir- mishes that took place while the army was getting into position.
Early on the morning of the 31st, the right of our army was fiercely attacked by a vastly superior force, and was driven back nearly two miles, losing beavily in men and material.
The Fifth Battery suffered severely, losing three men killed and sixteen offi- cers and men wounded, one mortally. Thirty-two horses and two guns were lost. The division commauder, in his official report, said, " Capt. Simonson managed his battery with skill and courage, and with it did good execution. He lost two guns, but not until the horses had been killed and the guns disabled." During the remainder of the battle, the battery, with the four guns it had left, did effective service.
The battery remained at Murfreesboro until the 24th of June, 1863, when the army moved south with the intention of attacking Bragg at Tullahoma, a place which he had strongly fortified. The battery was engaged in the action at Lib- erty Gap, on the 24th, and, in the skirmishing which occurred on our advance, up to the 2d of July, when the enemy evacuated Tullahoma, and it was occupied by the division to which the battery was attached. On the 16th of August, the army moved forward again, and opened the campaign which terminated after the battle of Chickamauga. The battery participated in these movements, and, with the rest of its command, joined the main army on the morning of the 19th of September. About noon on that day, the battery became engaged and fought till after dark, losing one gun and several horses. The battle was renewed early the next morning, and the battery remained in position hotly engaged until after two o'clock in the afternoon, when it was ordered to fall back, in doing which it lost another guu. On the 22d, it retired to the lines around Chattanooga, baving lost one man killed, nine wounded and two prisoners ; twenty-six horses and two guns were also lost.
In November, the battery was ordered to Shell Mound, Tenn., to guard the river and road fromn Chattanooga to Bridgeport. To reach that point, it had to cross the mountains bordering tbe Tennessee River, called Waldron's Ridge, up which the men were obliged to draw the guns and caissons with ropes-100 men being required to haul one gun. The ascent of three uniles was thus made in one and a half days. The battery remained there until February, 1864, when it moved to Blue Springs, Tenu., where it was assigned to Stanley's (First) Division of the Fourth Corps. It moved with its division, at. the commencement of the Atlanta campaign, on the 3d of May, and occupied a constant position in the advance. It participated in the following named engagements during that campaign : Tunnel Hill, Rocky Face Ridge, Resaca, Adairsville, Kingston, Cass- ville, Pine Mountain, Kenesaw Mountain, New Hope Church, Hurst's Station, Peaeli Tree Creck, siege of Atlanta and Jonesboro. At Pine Mountain, while placing his battery in position, Capt. Simonson was instantly killed. A more gal- lant officer or braver inan never lived, and his death was a great loss to our army. The shot that killed Licut. Gen. Polk, of the rebel army, at Pine Mountain, was fired from one of the Rodman guns of the Fifth Battery.
In January, 1864, fifteen meu belonging to the battery had re-enlisted as veterans. On the 20th of September, the battery turned over its guns, horses and equipments to the Government. The veterans and recruits whose time had not expired were transferred to the Seventh Battery, with which organization they served until the 20th of July, 1865, when they were mustered out of the service. The non-veterans reached Indianapolis November 18, and were finally discharged on the 26th.
The total losses to the battery during its term of service were-killed, 9; mortally wounded, 3; wounded, 48; died of disease, 21; prisoners of war, 3; total, 84. It lost in hattle four guns and expended over sixty thousand rounds of ammunition. It renewed its armament three times during its term of service.
For efficiency and good conduct, the Fifth Battery was surpassed hy no comumand in the army.
Second Lieutenant-William L. Hulse.
Sergeants -- James Fullerton, discharged November 12, 1863, for disability ; Samuel P. C. Freeman.
Corporale- Josephus Armack, discharged November 18, 1862, for disability ; William G. Robertson.
Buglers -- Cland C. Miller, discharged for disability : William L. Hulse, promoted to Second Lieutenant.
Privates-William L Armstrong, promoted to Corporal ; George Acker, Isaac Barr, Harrison Crumer, David Cool ; Daniel Culver, veteran, transferred to Seventh Battery ;
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MILITARY HISTORY.
Samuel Culver, Jacob C. Clark ; John E. Douglass, promoted to Corporal ; Joseph Davis ; llarrison lmbody, veteran, transferred to Seventh Battery ; Louis T. Vigina, veteran, transferred to Seventh Battery.
Nicholas Brue, discharged November 14, 1862, for disability. Thomas Cole, discharged January 6, 1863, for disability. Otis lleath, discharged for disability.
Anthony Kramer, discharged for disability.
Patrick Ney, discharged January 19, 1863, for disability. Alonzo K. Boale, died at Nashville, Tenn., April 8, 1863. Michael MeCarty, died at Chattanooga, Tenn., November 30, 1803, of wounds. Arthur Peabody, died at Louisville, Ky., February 5, 1862.
ELEVENTH BATTERY LIGHT ARTILLERY-(THREE YEARS' SERVICE).
The Eleventh Battery was recruited at Fort Wayne, almost entirely, and bore upon its muster-roll the names of 222 men and officers from Allen County. It was mustered into the service of the United States at Indianapolis, December 17, 1861, with Arnold Sutermeister as Captain. Soon after its organization, the battery moved to Louisville, Ky., and thencc, with Gen. Buell's army, to Nash- ville, Tenn., reaching that place on the 26th of February, 1862. The battery was armed with four four-and-a-half-inch Rodiuan guns, intended for a sicge bat. tery. They were heavy to handle, and hard to move on the march, but they were the only arms at hand at the time, and the Captain took them with an under- standing that he was to have lighter guns as soon as possible. The battery moved with the rest of the army to Columbia, Tenn., and thence to Savannah and Pitts- burg Landing, to re-enforce Gen. Grant. On account of the bad condition of the roads and the weight of the guns, it was impossible for the battery to kccp up with the other troops, and, consequently, it did not take part in the battle of Shi- loh. Arriving immediately afterward, it was moved to the front, and took an active part in the siege of Corinth, until it was evacuated by the enemy. In June, 1862, the battery marched neross Northern Alabama to Stevenson, where it was placed in position in the works, erected at that place for the protection of the large amount of stores that had been collected there. When the army marched north- ward in August, in order to prevent, if possible, Bragg's invasion of Kentucky, the battery accompanied it to Nashville, where it remained to assist in guarding that post. The battery remained there on duty, posted in Capitol Square, until February 10, 1863. The heavy guns of the battery were then exchanged for a lighter armament, consisting of four twelve-pound Napoleon guns and two three- inch rifled Rodman guns, and was ordered to Murfreesboro, and remained there until the 24th of June, when the forward movement on Tullahoma took place. After the evacuation of that place by Bragg, the battery was stationed along the 'Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, in important and exposed positions, until the 16th of August, when it, with its command-Lytle's Brigade, Sheridan's Divis- ion of Mc'Cook's (Twentieth) Army Corps-moved in the direction of Bridge- port. Shortly after, it crossed the Tennessee at that place and moved southward, in the movements preliruinary to thic battle of Chickamauga. On the 19th, it got into position in our lines at Chickamauga, but was not actively engaged. On Sun- day, the 20th, about 10 o'clock, the whirlwind of battle struck the battery, and it was manfully resisted, losing nearly one-fourth of its entire number of men in killed and wounded, and the two Rodman guns, Before the guns were aban- doned, fifteen of the twenty-four men that had charge of thewu were killed or wounded, including four out of the six drivers, while ten out of the twelve horses were shot.
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