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Company K, of the Thirteenth Regiment, was composed en- tirely of Bartholomew County men. In the first election of officers George W. Harrington was elected Captain; Joseph Hunter, First Lieutenant, and Daniel Stryker, Second Lieutenant. The com- missions were issued April 22, 1861. Later, officers with date of commissions were: Captains -J. B. Hunter, May 31, 1862; Samuel M. Zc. , June 20, 1864. First Lieutenant - Samuel M. Zent, April 20, 1862. Second Lieutenants-J. P. Jones, December 7, 1861 ; David Newson, February 6, 1862. In the re-organization of the Thirteenth, several of the companies contained a few Bartholomew County men. Of a total enrollment of 101 in Company K, sev- enteen deserted and four died.
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The Thirteenth Regiment. - This was one of the four regi- ments that first entered the service from Indiana for the term of three years, and was mustered in at Indianapolis on the 19th day of June, 1861, with Jerry C. Sullivan as Colonel. On the 4th of July, it left for the field, and on the morning of the roth joined Gen. McClellan's forces at the foot of Rich Mountain, West Virginia. On the next day it participated in the battle of Rich Mountain, under Gen. Rosecrans, losing eight killed and nine wounded. It moved next to Cheat Mountain, and took part in the engagement at that place. It marched to Alleghany under Gen. Milroy, and on the 13th of December participated in a battle at that place. On the 22nd of March, 1863, was engaged at Win- chester Heights; after which it pursued Stonewall Jackson as far as New Market. It participated in the battle of the Deserted Farm, and the defeat of Longstreet at Suffolk. At the siege of Forts Waggoner and Gregg took a conspicuous part. It was en- gaged in nearly all the operations of Gen. Butler's Army south of Richmond, in all of which it lost about 200. The regiment was transferred to the Army of the Potomac, June 13, 1864, after which it participated in the battle of Cold Harbor, assault of Rebel works in front of Petersburg, the battle of Strawberry Plains, and operations against Richmond, December 6, 1864; was re-organized into a battalion of five companies. Was mustered out September 5, 1865, with twenty-nine officers and 550 enlisted men.
In the Fourteenth Regiment, Edward Brasher, of Columbus, was commissioned First Lieutenant of Company F, September 16, 1861, and on May 13, of the following year, promoted Captain. In December of 1862, he resigned, but re-entered the service as Cap- tain of Company A, One Hundred and Twentieth Regiment, and is credited to Terre Haute; was promoted Major, December 8, 1863. In the Seventeenth Regiment, Thomas Murray was commissioned Second Lieutenant, Company A, January 24, 1863. Francis P. Hauser was a private in Company B, same regiment.
When the first call for six regiments was made by Governor Morton, many more than were necessary to fill the quota for this county, volunteered their services. Among those who were not received on the first call were a few from Elizabethtown and vicin-
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ity. Under the President's second call George E. Finney immed- iately began to recruit a company, but failing to get the required num- « ber, joined with a partially recruited company from Johnson County and organized with Richard Kelley, of Edinburg, Captain. Those from Bartholomew County who received commissions were, George E. Finney, April 7, 1862; and William B. Wilson, December 1, 1862, Second Lieutenant. The former was promoted First Lieutenant, December 1, 1862, and the latter, January 1, 1863. This company, of which thirty-one were from Bartholomew County, was assigned to the position of H, Nineteenth Regiment. Of those from this county, George E. Finney rose to the rank of Adjutant, his com- mission bearing date of January 10, 1863. He was mustered out March 12, 1865, as paroled prisoner of war.
The Nineteenth Regiment was mustered into the service at In- dianapolis on the 20th of July, 1861, with Solomon Meredith as Colo- nel. It joined the Army of the Potomac, on the 9th of August. It was first engaged at Lewinsville; it went into quarters at Arling- ton Heights, and in March, 1863, it marched under McDowell to Fredericksburg and Spottsylvania Court House, thence to Cedar Mountains, and on the 28th of August, was engaged at Gainesville, losing 187 killed and 33 missing. On the 30th it was again en- gaged at Manassas Junction, and at South Mountain on the 14th of September, losing forty killed and wounded and seven missing; on the 17th it entered the battle of Antietam with 200 men and came out with but 37. It was next engaged at Fredericksburg, then at Fitzhugh's Crossing, and on the morning of the Ist of July reached the battle field of Gettysburgh, and with the First Army Corps was the first infantry force to engage the enemy. On the first day the regiment lost 210 out of 288 men that went into battle. During the winter of 1864 a portion of the regiment re-enlisted, and with Grant's Army participated in the battles of the Wilderness, Laurel Hill, North Anna, Cold Harbor and the siege of Petersburg, los- ing in all about 210 men and officers. The non-veterans were mustered out in August, 1864, and the veterans at Louisville, July 12, 1865.
In the re-organization of the Twentieth Regiment it was consoli- dated with the Nineteenth, among whom were several Bartholo-
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mew County men. In the new organization they enlisted in Company G, which was officered as follows: William B. Wilson, Elizabethtown, commissioned Captain, December 2, 1864. On the same day Eldridge Anderson was commissioned First Lieutenant, but was promoted Captain of said company, December 16, 1864. The Twenty-first Regiment Heavy Artillery, was organized at Indianapolis, July 24, 1861, as an infantry regiment, with James W. McMillen, Colonel. After doing infantry duty until February, 1863, it was changed to heavy artillery service, and Lieut. Col. John A. Keith, of Columbus, placed in command. He remained in command of the regiment until February 2, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. His commission as Lieutenant Colonel bore date of July 23, 1861. Colonel Keith was a man of fine literary attainments, a lawyer of fair ability, and a soldier brave and daring. He is the only one of the soldiers of Bartholomew County who rose to the high rank of Colonel. In several of the companies of the Twenty-first Regiment, there were a few men from Bartholo- mew County.
For Jefferson C. Davis' Regiment there were two companies recruited in Bartholomew County; one from the southern part of the county, assigned to the position of Company E, was composed exclusively of men from this county, while in Company G, which was recruited by Squire Isham Keith, there were sixty-two men from Bartholomew County, a large portion of the remainder being assigned to Louisville, Ky. The officers of Company E were commissioned as follows: Captains-Josiah Wilson, July 15, 1861 ; William H. Snodgrass, July 11, 1862; Alvin C. Graves, January 20, 1865. First Lieutenants-William H. Snodgrass, July 15, IS61; S. H. McBride, July 11, 1862, died December 5, 1862; Al- vin C. Graves, December 6, 1862; James E. Benton, January 2, I865. The original number of enlisted men was 99; recruits, 124; lost by death, 49; deserted, 5. The officers of Company G were: Captains-Isham Keith, July 15, 1861; William M. Wiles, July 9, 1862: Alonzo J. Mass, May 27, 1863; Nicholas Moser, January 2, I865; George W. Hopkins, March 20, 1865. First Lieutenants - William M. Wiles, July 15, 1861; James McGrayel, July 9, 1862; Alonzo J. Mass, February 23, 1863, killed July 1, 1864; Nicholas
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Moser, April 25, 1863; Dow E. Downing, March 20, 1865. Sec- ond Lieutenants-James McGravel, July 15, 1861; Alex Griffith, July 9, 1862; N. Moser, February 23, 1863, killed March, 1865; S. C. Trigg, April 25, 1863; W. W. Matthews, May 1, 1865. Of an original enrollment of ninety-seven about sixty-two were assigned to Bartholomew County. Capt. Keith, who had risen to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, was killed at Chaplain Hills, Octo- ber 8, 1862.
Few regiments saw more hard and active service than the Twenty-second. It was organized at Madison, and mustered in at Indianapolis; from there it moved to St. Louis and joined the army of Gen. Fremont. It was engaged in the battle of Pea Ridge, the siege of Corinth, Perryville (where it lost 50 per cent. of the men engaged), Stone River, Mis.ion Ridge, and in the campaign of 1864, bore a conspicuous part. It left Chattanooga in May, with Sherman's Army, and was engaged at Tunnel Hill, Rocky Face Ridge, battle of Rasacca, Rome, Dallas, Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, Chattahoocheeiver, Peach Tree Creek, and at Atlanta from the 28th of July to August 7th, Red Oak Station, Jonesboro, and in December, at the siege of Savannah, and then joined in the forward movement through the Carolinas. On the 16th of June, IS65, it was discharged at Indianapolis.
In the Twenty-fourth re-organized, which was a consolidation of the veterans of the original Twenty-fourth and Sixty-seventh regiments, Bartholomew County was represented in Companies I and K. In the former, William H. Aikin, of Hope, was com- missioned Captain, December 21, 1864; and George W. Friedley, of Company K, March 21, 1863. Horace L. Brown, of Moore's Vineyard, became First Lieutenant, December 21, 1864. Charles S. Boynton, of Hope, became Surgeon of the Regiment, March 5,. IS64.
In the Twenty-seventh, Jacob Lee, of Taylorsville, held a com- mission of First Lieutenant in Company C. Emil Aichele, of Col- umbus, was commissioned Assistant Surgeon of the Thirty-second, April 26, 11'52. In both the Thirtieth and Thirty-first there were a few men from Bartholomew County. In the Thirty-third there were two full companies from the county. Company G was raised
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by Israel C. Dille, who was at the time editor of a paper in Col- umbus. . The officers of the company, with dates of commission were : Captains-I. C. Dille, September 5, 1861 : S. D. Helman, May 4, 1865; First Lieutenants - William Farrell, September 6, 1861; Plina Mc- Knight, January 6, 1863; S. D. Helman, January 1, 1865; I. J. Betts, May 4, 1865. Second Lieutenants-Plina McKnight, Septem- ber 6, 1861; William Bone, January 6, 1863; A. C. Horton, May 4, 1865. This company had a total enrollment of 169 men, twenty of whom died and sixteen deserted. The Captain was killed by guer- rillas July 17, 1863, and William Farrell on the steamer Sultana, April 28, 1865. Company I was raised by William A. W. Hauser from Hope and vicinity. Its officers were : Captains -William A. W. Hauser, September 6, 1861; George L. Scott, February 19, 1863; Enos Halbert, October 5, 1864. First Lieutenants-G. L. Scott, September 6, 1861; Ed J. Bachman, February 19, 1863; Henry L. Fisher, January 1, 1865. Second Lieutenants-E. J. Bachman, September 6, 1861; J. L. Chrisler, February 19, 1863; Charles H. Porter, January 1, 1864; Enos Halbert, April 28, 1864; John A. Miller, May 1, 1865. In this company there was an enrollment of IS5 men, twenty-eight died and thirteen deserted. Captain George L. Scott was killed July 22, 1864.
The Thirty-third Regiment was engaged in Kentucky untl April, 1862, most of the time doing garrison duty. At that time it joined Gen. Morgan's forces against Cumberland Gap, and after the evacuation of that place it returned as escort to the ammunition convoy to Kentucky, in which State it remained, doing but little hard service until January, 1863, when it was transferred to Nash- ville. From that time on the regiment saw much hard service, at Columbia, Thompson's Station and Franklin. Early in 1864, the regiment re-enlisted and came home on veteran furlough. On its return to the field, it joined in the Atlanta campaign, and was en- gaged at the following places: Resacca, Cassville, New Hope Church, Golgotha, Culp's Farm, Kenesaw, Marietta, Peach Tree Creek, and the siege of Atlanta. On September 2, Atlanta was surrendered to Col. Coburn, of this regiment. In this campaign the regiment lost more than 300 killed and wounded. It remained in camp at Atlanta until November 15th, when it started in the
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celebrated " March to the Sea," in which it took a distinguished «part. After that it started north through the Carolinas, and was several times engaged with the enemy. The Thirty-third was one of the strongest regiments engaged in the war, and was always well recruited and kept together. It was mustered out at Louis- ville, Kentucky, July 21, 1865.
In the Thirty-seventh there were a few men from Bartholomew County. among whom was Augustus II. Tevis, commissioned First Lieutenant of Company II, July 19, 1864. Up to this time the three calls made by the President aggregated more than 315,000 men. Volunteering went on rapidly, and recruiting stations were established in all parts of the county. At Jones- ville, Button G. Cody and others began recruiting a company, and in a short time ninety-six men had enlisted. The com- pany was organized and its officers commissioned as follows: But- ton G. Cody, September 2, 1861; Joseph Potts, April 22, 1863; Thomas N. Baker, October 1, 1863; William H. Ockerman, March 1, 1865. At the organization Joseph C. Potts was commissioned First .Lieutenant, and Thomas Baker was commissioned Sec- ond Lieutenant. Joseph C. Potts died of wounds September 20, 1863; Thomas N. Baker was promoted Major of the regiment, February, 1865. In Company B, Henry C. Snyder was made Captain, January 1, 1865. In Company M, fourteen were enrolled from Bartholomew County. They were originally organized as sharpshooters, but were afterward mounted as cavalry, and desig- nated as the Eighth Cavalry, Thirty-ninth Regiment. Soon after organization it went to Kentucky, and remained in the Green River country, until the following spring. The regiment was engaged at the battle of Shiloh, at Corinth, and then moved through northern Alabama to Nashville. From there it went through Kentucky, in pursuit of Gen. Bragg. It took part in the battle of Stone River with a severe loss. In April, 1863, it was mounted and served in that capacity through the campaign. It was engaged in many skir- mishes in various portions of the South, and many of the important battles. It saw service in the Sherman campaign against Atlanta and Savannah, and later through the Carolinas. It was discharged at Indianapolis during the last week of July, 1865. Few regiments did more effective service.
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Company HI, of the Fifty-third Regiment, was recruited largely from the north part of this county, in December, 1861. The mumber of enlisted men and recruits was ISS. The company organized with eighty-one men, and elected the following officers: George B. McQueen, December 16, 1861; O). HI. Huston, April 10, 1862: John Garratt, July 1, 1863; Clinton Lewis, March 29, 1865, Captains. Nathaniel Martin, December 16, 1861; E. D. Pudney, November 17, 1863; John Garratt, May 26, 1863; James B. Miller, March 28, 1865, First Lieutenants. S. S. Sims, December 16, 1861; E. D. Pudney, June 21, 1862; Adam Lorts, March 25, 1865, Second Lieutenants. Twenty-three of the company died, and fourteen deserted.
The Fifty-third Regiment was partially organized at New Albany, January, 1862, but the organization was not perfected until February, when Walter Q. Gresham, was putin command. It was on guard duly at Camp Morton, until March 15, when it was trans- ported to St. Louis, and later to Savannah, Tenn. It was engaged during its term of service as follows: West Tennessee and Missis- sippi, 1862-3; Siege of Corinth, 1862; against Vicksburg, I863; Sherman's raid through Mississippi, 1864; against Atlanta, 1864; pursuit of Hood, 1864; Sherman's march to the sea, 1864; through the Carolinas in 1865, and was mustered out at Louisville, July 21, 1865.
Companies D and I, of the Sixty-seventh Regiment, were raised in the most part from Bartholomew County; Augustus H. Abbett, who was Captain of the first company raised from the county, re- cruited Company D, and was elected its first Captain, his commis- sion bearing date of August 19, 1862. Other Captains were: George Sims, September 6, 1862, and B. L. Smith, July 1, 1864. First Lieutenants-George R. Sims, August 19, 1862 ; B. L. Smith, September 6, 1862; H. L. Brown, July 1, 1864. Second Lieuten- ants -B. L. Smith, August 19, 1862; II. L. Brown, September 16, 1862. Among the names of Bartholomew soldiers conspicuous for military service, none deserves more prominent mention than that of Augustus H. Abbett. In less than a week after the firing of Fort Sumter, he, at the head of 100 men, was ready to go to the front in defense of his country. After serving less than one month he
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was promoted Major of regiment, September 5, 1862. At the „ battle of Munfordsville, Kentucky, the first action in which the regiment was engaged, taking an exposed position in order to en- courage his men, he was killed September 14, 1862.
Company I, same regiment, was recruited at Hope, and was mustered in with eighty-four men and was recruited with fourteen men. The officers, with dates of commissions, were: Captains- Shepherd F. Eaton, August 20, 1862; George W. Friedley, March 21, 1863. First Lieutenants- George W. Friedley, August 20, 1862; William H. Aiken, March 21, 1863. Second Lieutenants - W. H. Aiken, August 20, 1862; W. M. Friedley, April 30, 1863.
The Sixty-seventh Regiment was organized in the Third Congressional District, and mustered into service August 20, 1862, with Frank Emerson as Colonel, and was at once ordered to Louis- ville. From there it marched to Munfordsville, where it took part in the engagement with the advance of Bragg's Army on the 14th of September, and was surrendered at that place with other forces, but being paroled by the enemy returned home and remained till December, when it proceded to Memphis and joined Sherman's expedition against Vicksburg. The principal actions in which the regiment was engaged, were: Battles Arkansas Post, Port Gib- son, Champion Hills, Black River Bridge, Vicksburg, Grand Coteau, Mansfield, Alexandria, Sieges of Fort Gaines and Morgan, etc. The regiment was consolidated with the Twenty-fourth Reg- iment in December, 1864, and was mustered out July 19, 1865. During its term of service the Sixty-seventh participated in eighteen regular engagements, was under fire 147 days and traveled 17,000 miles.
Company L, of Fourth Cavalry (Seventy-seventh ) Regiment, was organized with ninety-eight men; twenty-five of that number were from Bartholomew County. The men had been thoroughly drilled by William Winkler, a man of scholarly attainments, an en- thusiastic patriot who had served with credit in the German Army. He was well versed in military tactics, and, after its organization, was the principal drill master of the regiment, besides performing the duties of Adjutant much of the time during his term of service. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant of the company, June I,
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1865, but was mustered out as Sergeant. Jasper N. Vanskike, of Columbus, was commissioned First Lieutenant at the organiza- tion, August 15, 1862, and February 19, 1863, he was promoted Captain, Josiah Hartly having been dishonorably discharged. The Seventy-seventh was organized at Indianapolis, August 22, 1862, with Colonel Isaac P. Gray in command. The regiment was en- gaged in the following actions during its term of service: Mount Washington, Kentucky; Madisonville, near Munfordsville; Ruth- erford's Creek, near Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, Fayetteville, Tennessee, Mossy Creek, Talbot's, and Dandridge, Fair Garden. The regiment was also with Sherman at Atlanta, and under Gen. Wilson participated in the campaign of Alabama and Georgia. One of the most conspicuous actions in which the regiment partici- pated was a sabre charge on a Rebel battery. The charge was led by Lieut. Col. Leslie, and resulted in the capture of the battery, one battle flag, and more prisoners than the charging party had men engaged. Herod D. Garrison, of Hope, was appointed As- sistant Surgeon, March 1, 1864. The regiment was mustered out June 29, 1865. .
In the fall of 1862, in response to the President's call for 300,000 troops for nine months, recruiting was renewed, and in a few weeks two full companies were raised in this county. The Ninety-third Regiment was at the time being recruited in the Third Congres- sional District, with Madison as place of rendezvous. One of the companies, of which Charles Hubbard was Captain, was assigned to the position of A, and during its term of service had the follow- ing officers: Captains-C. A. Hubbard, August 1, 1862; W. H. Stevens, March 5, 1865. First Lieutenants-C. H. Maxwell, August 1, 1862; W. B. Stevens, April 29, 1863; Eli Stringer, July 1, 1865. Second Lieutenants-John G. Hunter, August I, 1862; William Goforth, July 1, 1865. During its term it had on its roll 112 men, twenty-seven of whom died and eleven deserted. The other company was assigned to the position of E, same regiment, and the officers bore commissions as follows: Captain-Michael McGrayel, August 20, 1862. First Lieutenant-Marion Mooney, August 20, 1862. Second Lieutenants-Alonzo Hubbard, August 20, 1862; Edward P. Foster, January 16, 1863. The company
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enlisted with eighty-seven men and was recruited with fifty-nine. There were thirty-two who died and six deserted. In the same regiment there were seven Bartholomew County men in Company C, seven in Company F and six in Company I. In the last named company, William B. P. Hebbard was commissioned First Lieuten- ant, August 20, 1862.
The Ninety-third was mustered into the service, in October, 1862. It was almost constantly on the march until May, 1863, when it joined General Sherman's Corps and participated in the movement against Vicksburg. It was next engaged in the siege of Jackson, Mississippi. Other actions in which it was engaged, were at Brownsville, Mississippi, Brice's Cross Roads, Harrisburg, Mississippi, Battle of Nashville, Spanish Fort and Fort Blakely. The regiment was mustered out of service at Memphis, Tennessee, August 10, 1865. The regiment left for the field with 923 men, and returned with IS officers and 200 men. It traveled during its term of service 1,060 miles by rail and 3,972 miles by river, and marched 2,400 miles. Of those from the county who received commissions as regimental officers, were : Charles Hubbard, Major, March 5, 1865; Abraham L. Whitesides, Quartermaster, Septem- ber 5, 1862; John H. Ford, Surgeon, April 25, 1863; George E. Irwin, Assistant Surgeon, March 20, IS63; Lee M. Sockett, Assist- ant Surgeon, July 5, 1865.
During the month of September, 1863, Gov. Morton received authority from the War Department to raise eleven regiments of three years' volunteers. Of these the One Hundred and Twentieth was raised in the First, Third and Eighth Congressional Districts, with Columbus as place of rendezvous, the fair grounds being used for the purpose. In recruiting this regiment, Allen W. Prather, who had already distinguished himself in the service for his pat- riotism and bravery, took a prominent part, and at the organization of the regiment was appointed its First Lieutenant Colonel, and August 17, 1864, was promoted Colonel, vice Richard F. Barter, resigned. Henry C. Merrick, of Newbern, was commissioned Adjutant, September 6, 1864. Company A, of said regiment, was in most part composed of Bartholomew County men, and its offi- cers were: Captains- Edward Brasher, December 8, 1863; Henry
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Robertson. September 1. 1864: John L. Houchen, October 10, 1865. First Lieutenant- Henry R. Sloan, December 8, 1863. Second Lieutenants-11. II. Robertson, December S, 1863; II. C. Merrick, September 1, 1864: George W. Buxton, November 1, 1864; Benjamin Bruner, July 1, 1865. Of the 103 men originally enlisted, 21 died and 7 deserted. The One Hundred and Twen- tieth Regiment was assigned to Gen. Ilovey's Division of the Twenty-third Army Corps, and with said corps was engaged at Rocky Face, Resacca, Kenesaw Mountain, and participated in all the movements in the campaign of Atlanta. Was next engaged in the battles of Franklin and Nashville, Wise's Fork, N. C. It joined Sherman's Army at Goldsboro, and marched to Raleigh where it was placed on provost duty and remained there till the close of the war.
At the same time the companies for the One Hundred and Twentieth Regiment were being raised, a cavalry company was recruited for the Tenth Cavalry or One Hundred and Twenty- fifth Regiment, The first officers of the company were: Matthew Gaffney, Captain; Charles H. Burnell, First Lieutenant, and Jesse Davis, Second Lieutenant. They were commissioned January 23, 1864. ^They were succeeded respectively by George W. Wright, Button C. Cody, and William F. Anderson, August 11, 1865. The company was assigned to the position of L, and was mustered into the service with 105 men. In Company C, same regiment, there were twenty-two enlisted men from this county, and one in company K. Of the regimental officers, John G. Hunter, of Colum- bus, became Quartermaster; Solomon Davis, Surgeon, and Jacob H. Hanser Assistant Surgeon. John E. Bush was commissioned Second Lieutenant, Company E, May 1, 1865.
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