History of Jay County, Indiana, Part 13

Author: Montgomery, M. W
Publication date: 1864
Publisher: Chicago, Printed for the author by Church, Goodman & Cushing
Number of Pages: 304


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COMPANY B.


Prairie; thence returning to Helena, Arkansas, where the regiment remained from August 1st, 1862, until April 12th, 1863, moving out occasion- ally on the roads leading from that place to Little Rock, Clarendon and Duvall's Bluff, to watch the movements of the enemy. The regiment also made two other excursions np White River, under Gen. Willis A. Gorman. On the 12th of April, 1863, the regiment was placed on board trans- ports, with orders to report to Gen. Grant at Young's Point, Louisiana. Arriving there on 16th of April, the troops marched to Grand Gulf, or Perkins' Plantation, a distance of fifty miles, across a country interspersed with broad and deep bayous and swamps, which were bridged by the soldiers before they could be crossed.


Before narrating the stirring events that come next in chronological order, it is proper to state that Col. Steele having resigned, Lieut. Col. (now General) Cameron became Colonel. Prior to this Lieut. Headington had been detailed to command- company K, of the same regiment; but Captain Campbell having been appointed Lieutenant Col- onel of the 1st Arkansas colored regiment, he be- came Captain of company B. The regiment was assigned to the 13th Army Corps, 12th Division, commanded by Gen. A. P. Hovey.


The 30th day of April was spent in transporting the troops across the river, preparing rations, and


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BATTLE OF PORT GIBSON.


making other arrangements for a march. Just at dark the army commenced their line of march, in the direction of Port Gibson. After marching all night the advance guard fell in with the enemy's pickets about five o'clock in the morning, some four miles from Port Gibson. At daybreak a halt was ordered, and the men were allowed fif- teen minutes to take some refreshments. While the men were yet eating, the enemy opened fire upon 'them with artillery. The troops were im- mediately ordered to march to the summit of a steep hill, where they were formed in line of bat- tle and moved steadily forward.


The engagement now became general along the whole line. Ourarmy, however, marched steadily through a dense cane-brake, some four hundred yards, and, on emerging from this thicket, one of the enemy's batteries was discovered only about two hundred yards distant, which was belching forth grape and canister at a furious rate.


A charge was ordered, and, in a short time, the battery was captured, together with two wagons loaded with ammunition, and about three hundred prisoners.


The 34th regiment was in the advance in this charge, and six men in company B were wounded, one of whom, Bailiff W. Stowell, died of his wounds.


The battle continued through the whole day


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BATTLE OF CHAMPION HILLS.


the enemy slowly but steadily falling back. At night our troops slept upon their arms, on the battle-field. The morning of the 2d of May re- vealed the fact that the enemy had fled during the night, and the Federal army occupied Port Gib- son, early in the day.


On the 3d of May the army moved toward Jackson, Mississippi, and, after taking that place, started in the direction of Vicksburg.


On the 16th of May the battle of Champion Hills was fought. General Hovey's Division bore the brunt of the fight. Company B, of the 34th regiment, lost in killed and wounded, seventeen men.


Captain Headington, two days after the battle writes : "We fought another hard battle on the 16th, in which many of our brave boys fell. In my company first fell, by my side, William H. H. Bailey, mortally wounded, next Staley, then Chap- man on my right fell, mortally wounded, while defending the colors. Then, on my left, Perry was killed, then fell Swaney, mortally wounded, then Geiger, wounded in the leg, then Doyle, wounded in the shoulder, Airley, wounded in the thigh, Pugh, wounded in the back, Daniel Crisler, in the arm, George Denney, in the hand, William Louk, in the hand, D. Shinn, in the wrist, James Crislee, in the shoulder, Houk, in the hand, Ham- mitt in the leg-seventeen in all. Never did


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boys fight braver than did company B. Lieuten- ant Colonel Swain is wounded in the lungs, I fear mortally. Our regiment killed and captured one entire Alabama regiment. We made it so hot for them that the colonel rode up, threw up his hat and cried for mercy, saying that he sur- rendered his whole command."


The enemy was completely routed and driven from the field, leaving their dead and wounded. The 16th and part of the 18th were spent in bury- ing the dead.


On the morning of the 19th, the army moved in the direction of Vicksburg, and, on the 20th, at early dawn, came in sight of the doomed city. Then commenced the memorable seige of that town, which resulted in its surrender, with the en- tire army, under General Pemberton, on the 4th of July, 1863.


This company was engaged in this siege from the commencement to its close, shooting during the day, and digging in the trenches during the night, yet not one of them was injured by the shots of the enemy during the whole time.


On the 5th of July the regiment started for Jack- son, Mississippi, under General Sherman, when the rebel General Johnston was driven from that place, and many miles of railroad destroyed.


Early in August the regiment went to Natches, and thence to New Orleans, where they ar-


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ON FURLOUGH.


rived on the 15th of that month. Remaining about a month, they were ordered to Brashier City. From there they accompanied Banks' expe- dition to Teche Bayou, and were engaged for two months, without tents, in scouting through the country, occasionally encountering small bodies of rebels, which were uniformly captured or put to flight. They came, by a forced march, to the assistance of General Burbridge, at the bat- tle of Carrion Crow, in time to save him from defeat. The regiment arrived at New Iberia, Louisiana, on the 10th of December, and, on the 14th of that month, most of the men re-enlisted, including forty-four of company B.


The regiment returned to New Orleans on the 23d day of December. On the 29th, they em- barked on board a steam-ship for Matagorda Pe- ninsula, Texas. After remaining there two months the regiment returned to New Orleans on the 23d of February, 1864, where they remained until the 20th of March, when the re-enlisted men were furloughed for thirty days. They started for their homes immediately, arriving at Indian- apolis on the 29th, and, on the 1st of April, were given a grand reception by the Governor and other dignitaries of the State and city of Indian - apolis.


On the morning of the 3d of April the veterans belonging to Jay County received the greetings


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COMPANY E.


of their friends at home, after an absence . of two years and seven months.


After spending a month among their friends they again returned to their field of service. Ar- riving at Indianapolis on the 2d of May, 1864, they remained one week at Camp Carrington and the 19th of May found them again at New Orleans, where they still remain.


Before the regiment left Indianapolis, Captain Headington was promoted to Major of the 34th regiment.


This company, throughout the varied and ardu- ous services in which they have been engaged, have, on all occasions, acquitted themselves with distinguished honor, and, in the future, they will not be found wanting in bravery, patient endur- ance and devotion to their country's cause in every trial to which the fortunes of war may subject them.


LIST OF MEMBERS, COMPANY E, EIGHTY-NINTH INDIANA REGIMENT.


Captain, Joseph P. Winters.


First Lieutenant, Royal Denney, resigned Dec. 6th, 1862. Second Lieutenant, Levi James, resigned Jan. 15th, 1863.


SERGEANTS.


Frederick W. White, promoted first lieutenant Jan. 16, 1863. Joseph L. Hall, promoted to first sergeant. Joseph Eblin.


Aaron W. Wright, promoted second lieutenant Jan. 16, 1863 John H. Jackson.


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COMPANY E.


CORPORALS.


'Villiam S. Peterson, promoted to fourth sergeant.


Adam Loy, promoted to fifth sergeant.


Stephen A. Stratton, died in Fort Pickering Aug. 9th, 1863.


Charles T. O'Harra, David W. Adams,


Perry Arbaugh, Elijalı Broughman.


Jonathan Cloud, musician, wounded at Munfordsville, Ky ., Sept. 14th, 1862.


John Ogden, musician. Philo P. Way, wagoner.


PRIVATES.


[The t denotes those discharged.]


David S. Arnold,t


William Henry,


Daniel Armantrout,f


Silas Isenhart, died July õtlı,


John Armantrout, 1863,


John C. Athy, killed at Yel- John D. Jetter,


low Bayou, Louisiana, Joseph Jackson, May 18th, 1864,


Samuel W. Jones, died Oct.,


George W. Arbaugh, pro- 1863, moted corporal, Jesse James, died May, 1863,


William T. Adams,


at Fort Pickering,


David Boyles, died in hospi- Francis M. Kelley, tal at St. Louis,


Jasper N. Loof bourrow,


Daniel Broughman, died Dec. Henry Landers,+ 8th, 1862, at camp near Chester Lewis, Memphis, Christopher Loper,t


George M. Brewington, John C. Beard,


Hallot Bryan, died at hospi- tal, Memphis, Abraham Bartmes,


Robert W. McFarland, died at Fort Pickering, July 20th, 1863, William H. Mason,t


Charles A. Morehous,


George W. Beason, killed at Mahlon Morrical, Pleasant Hill, Louisiana, George W. Meek, killed May April 9th, 1864, 7th, 1864, at Lamore, La. Ebenezer Miller.


John Bouecutter,


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COMPANY E.


Joseph Blackburn,t


Stephen Barr,


Elias Buckingham,


Absalom Bergman,


Josiah Clawson,


Garrett Clawson,


Cornelius Corwin, promoted corporal, Peter M. Cook,t


John G. Ross,


Isaac Rantzt


John A. Conkle,


Fountain Delph,


Minor Evelsizor,


William Shane,


Lonton Scott,t


George W. Swihart,


Jesse Elliott,t


Benjamin Fifer,


George W. Glassford,t


William Gilbert,


Timothy L. Stratton,


Franklin Snyder, promoted to corporal,


Levi Sager,


William Sigler, killed at Yel- low Bayou, May 18, 1864,


Jacob Teters,


Jeremialı Tinkle, died at home,


Washington Walter


George Henry, wounded and Francis Warnock,


left in hands of rebels at Pleasant Hill, April 9th, 1864,


John Hanlin, promoted to corporal,


Robert Young, died at Fort Pickering, March 5, 1863.


RECRUITS.


Elias Loofbourrow, William F. Metzner, Join Y. Miller,


Timothy Nidey, Henry C. Powers, Samuel Premer,


Frederick Premer, died in hos- pital at Memphis, March 10th, 1864,


Daniel Rosnong,


William K. Sanders, transfer- red to marine fleet,


Lafayette Evelsizor, died in Fort Pickering,


William H. Stratton, died at Fort Pickering, March 1st, 1863,


Joseph Gray, killed at Yel- low Bayou, Louisiana, May 18th, 1864,


Lewis H. Houser,


William R. Haffner,


Benjamin J. Hudson, died in hospital, Memphis, Aug. 3d, 1864,


Robert Wible,


Jacob Wible,


Joseph Williams,


William S. Kelley, Pliny Bickle.


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CAPTURED.


RECAPITULATION.


Whole number. 100 Resigned, Transferred and Discharged 14


Died. 15


Reported as Deserters, not included above. 4


Company E was recruited in August, 1862, and, on the 18th of that month, left Jay for camp, having first accepted a bountiful farewell supper from the ladies. The next day they reached camp at Wabash, Indiana, Colonel John U. Pettit, com- mandant, where the following officers were unan- imously elected : Captain, Joseph P. Winters, First Lieutenant, Royal Denney, Second Lieuten- ant, Levi James.


On the 26th they went to Indianapolis, where they received arms, uniforms, one month's wages, and twenty-five dollars of their bounty. They arrived in Louisville August 31st. Thus, in about twenty days, this full company had been recruited, armed, equipped and had arrived in Dixie, ready for active service which they were soon called up- on to perform.


They reached Munfordsville, Kentucky, Sep- tember 3d, where they were stationed to guard the railroad bridge across Green river.


There were two small forts here, one above, the other below the bridge, between which a line of breastworks had been commenced, and negroes were now at work upon them. The number of


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CAPTURED.


troops at this point now was twenty-five hundred. On the night of the 13th of September the troops were called out and stationed around the works. About daylight they were attacked by eight thousand rebels, under Chalmers, when they were driven within their fortifications. The rebels then charged that part of the fort where the 89th regi- ment was stationed, but were driven back with heavy loss. After making another similarly un- successful attempt upon another part of the forti- fications, the enemy withdrew, and, having ob- tained permission, spent the remainder of the day burying their dead and caring for the wounded. Our loss in killed and wounded was about forty, while that of the enemy was seven hundred.


Company E lost one man, Jonathan Cloud, seriously wounded. The next day our men re- ceived a reinforcement of two regiments and six pieces of artillery.


Chalmer's force proved to be only the advance of Bragg's great army, a part of which completely surrounded our small force, planting artillery on every hill lying around the fortifications. It was a useless waste of life to contend longer, and, on the morning of the 17th of September, the entire Federal force surrendered. It is notorious that General Buell, being near by with his immense army, might easily have turned this disaster into a victory, but he failed to do it. These prisoners


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EXCHANGED.


were immediately paroled and sent toward Buell's army. They went first to Bowling Green and thence to the Ohio river, at Brandenburg, from which place they came to Jeffersonville. During their march to the river they suffered much ; hard marching and exposure had made many sick, and they had to live upon the conntry through which they were . passing. At Indian- apolis they were fourloughed for twenty days, and all returned home, having been in the service less than six weeks. While at home, Lieutenant Denney was elected County Treasurer, to succeed J. P. Winters, who held that office when he en- tered the army.


On the 27th of October they returned to parole camp, at Indianapolis, where, on the 17th of November, just two months after their surrender, Governor Morton, in a speech, informed them that they had been exchanged.


On the 4th of December they took the cars for Cairo, Illinois, where they proceeded aboard the Ohio Belle, bonnd for Memphis, where they ar- rived December 8th, and camped one mile south- east of the city. They performed picket duty around the city until near the close of the month, when they were stationed in Fort Pickering, on the river just below the city, where they remained nearly one year-until October 18th, 1863. This long period of the history of this company, thongh


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SHERMAN'S RAID.


checkered with many interesting incidents, such as visits from friends, journeys up and down the river as guards, etc., may, nevertheless, be characterized as very dull and monotonous.


On the 7th of April, 1863, Capt. J. P. Winters was honored with the appointment from Gen. Veatch of Provost Marshal of Fort Pickering, which position he filled with much credit during his stay at the fort. During this absence of the Captain the company was commanded by Lieut. White.


There was great joy in company E when, Octo- ber 18th, they were removed from the Fort to a beautiful camping ground on Poplar street, east of Memphis, and again assigned to picket duty around the city. Here the boys declare the pleas- antest part of their soldier-life was spent. The duty was light; but above all the pure air and ex- / ercise they now enjoyed, so in contrast with their long confinement in the Fort, brought back health and buoyancy of spirits to the men. But a soldier's comfort and ease is always of short duration. While here they participated in a victorious en- gagement against Gen. Forrest, at Lafayette, and pursued him to Cold Water, Miss., returning to Memphis New Year's, 1864. January 28th they left their beautiful camping ground, and boarded a steamer, in company with a small fleet starting to Vicksburg, where they arrived on the 30th


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RED RIVER EXPEDITION.


instant. In February they accompanied the fa- mous " Sherman raid" through Mississippi, in which the railroads centering at Jackson and Can- ton were effectually destroyed. They reached Vicksburg again March 4th, having been absent about one month, during which they had traveled three hundred miles. In this expedition, so se- verely damaging to the rebel cause as to give last- ing honor to the men who participated in it, the soldiers saw some very hard times. The boys of company E were unused to marching; their knap- sacks were heavy; they seldom drew more than half rations, often not so much, and for two or three days, in the eastern part of the State, lived mostly upon parched corn. Nevertheless, they had pleasant weather and good roads, plenty of water and the privilege of confiscating whatever they found in the country fit to eat, and company E knew as well how to use this privilege as any company in the expedition.


Six days after their return they set out-under command of Gen. A. J. Smith-upon an expedi- tion up Red River. On their way they halted at Semmesport, marched across the country, and af- ter a hard fight captured Fort De Russey and three hundred prisoners, March 14th. On the 21st of the same month they were sent to Pine Hill, La., twenty miles from Alexandria, where they captured three hundred prisoners, four pieces


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BATTLE OF PLEASANT HILL.


of artillery, etc. They then returned to Red River, went on up to Pleasant Hill, where they participated in a severe battle on the Sth and 9th of April, 1864, under Gen. Banks. On the first day onr forces were repulsed, but on the second day Gen. Smith checked the rebels and drove them back. The 89th made a charge, cap- turing one hundred prisoners. The loss of the regiment was six killed and forty-nine wounded- company E one killed and five wounded. From this place, very strangely, a retreat was ordered by Gen. Banks. Of this movement Capt. Winters wrote in his diary as follows:


" Why General Banks ordered a retreat is a mystery to all. Here was the battle-field covered with the dead and wounded rebels, neither of them taken care of. Here were thousands of small arms left on the field, sufficient to arm several thousand men, eleven pieces of artillery dismounted or disabled. This had been done by our men, but we must leave all for the rebels to gather up again. Our own dead were not even buried. A thousand groans and ten thousand curses were hurled against "Banks."


The army fell back to Grand Ecore and then to Alexandria. skirmishing almost constantly- reaching Alexandria April 26th, just one month after they left it for Shreveport. They continued their course down Red River till May 7th, when a severe engagement took place, in which the reb- els were defeated, company E losing one mortally wounded. May 17th they reached Semmesport


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COMPANY H.


again, and the next day another battle was fought, in which the 89th lost seven killed and forty-four wounded-company E two killed and two wound- ed. May 24th the regiment arrived at Vicksburg, where they camped till June 4th, when they started up the Mississippi. They reached Mem- phis June 9th, 1864, since which time they have been engaged in the important raids of General Smithi. The fortunes of war have rested heavily upon company E, but in every battle and through all hardships they have exhibited true courage and fortitude. Their record is a highly honora- ble one, and will remain a monument to their memories.


COMPANY H, ONE HUNDREDTH REGIMENT INDI- ANA VOLUNTEERS.


Captain, John W. Headington, promoted to major June 1, '64. Lieutenant, Gideon Rathbun, wounded at Missionary Ridge, November 25, 1863}


Second Lieutenant, Stephen B. H. Shanks, wounded at Mis- sionary Ridge, November 25, 1863 .;


SERGEANTS.


Isaac N. Frazee, Eli Vore, Edwin Rowlett.


William F. Ware, died at Colliersville, Tenn., April 4, 1864. David J. Moore, wounded at Missionary Ridge Nov. 25, 1863.


CORPORALS.


Thomas Koons, died at Grand Junction, Tenn., Feb. 2, 1863. Jacob Haviland, wounded at Missionary Ridge Nov. 25, 1863. Solomon M. Barnes, promoted to sergeant May, 1863, for good conduct ; received a slight wound at Dallas May 28. 12*


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COMPANY H.


Sanford B. Couldren. Liberty Patterson.


Andrew J. Thomas, discharged Nov. 7, '63, at Mound City. Jacob Bosworth, discharged at Mempliis, March 22, 1863. Wm. Fifer, slight wound at Mission Ridge Nov. 25.


Henry Hammons, drummer. Aquilla K. Mills, fifer, died -. Wm. Wiley, fifer.


PRIVATES.


Samuel Allman, slight wound November 25.


Joseph S. Antles,


Jonathan Armantrout.


John F. Bowden, promoted to first lieutenant company B, 11th Indiana cavalry, October, 1863.


Ephraim Byrd, died at home August 24, 1863.


George D. Borden, regimental harness maker.


Daniel Bickel, died at Memphis October 23, 1863.


Samuel A. Blake, died at Memphis June 10, 1863.


James Baker, William Brunner,


Nathan Bubmire, George H. Bunnell,


Lewis B. Bunnell, James M. Bair.


Jonathan Cain, discharged May 26, '63, at Colliersville, Tenn.


Charles W. Caster, promoted corporal Jan. 1, '64, for gallant conduct ; died at Bellefonte Station, Ala., Feb. 19, '64. Jolın M. Collett, wounded at Mission Ridge Nov. 25, '63. Mulford C. Carl, wounded at Chattahoochie River July 4, '64. James Cartright, died at Memphis Nov. 29, 1862.


Jesse Collins, Joseph L. Carl, William Cherry. Joseph Dehoff, died at St. Louis Dec. 20, 1862.


Amos Ducket, George Fritzinger, Richard Fitzgerald,


Henry Flooding, Joshua W. Flood, Abner J. Frazee.


John Flooding, killed at Mission Ridge Nov. 25, 1863. Obed Gibson, died at La Grange, Tenn., Jan. 15, 1863. Henderson Graves, wounded at Dallas, Ga., May 28. Abram Geiger, wounded at Mission Ridge Nov. 25. Daniel D. Ginger, Stephen M. Hughes,


Wm. W. Horner, George B. Haffner,


Wm. H. Hester, James Hoad.


Levi P. Hilton, died at Vicksburg Sept. 28, 1863.


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COMPANY H.


Henry C. Holtsapple, died at Bellefonte Station, Feb. 28, '64. James D. Hardy, died at La Grange, Tenn., March 9, 1863. Caleb Haviland, discharged November 26, 1862. Joseph C. Hawkins, hospital steward.


Thomas H. Iliff, died at St. Louis August 5, 1863. James Jones.


Noah Kunce, died at Memphis Nov. 26, 1862. Joseph W. Lafollett, died at LaGrange, Tenn., Feb. 27, '63. John C. Morris, died at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 18, '63. Jacob W. McCroskey, wagon master.


James A. Mason, wounded at Mission Ridge Nov. 25. J. W. Merchant, died at Colliersville, Tenn., May 7, '63. Lafayette Morgan, died at Scottsboro, Ala., Dec. 27, '63. John M. Mills, died at LaGrange, Tenn., Feb. 7, '63. David Mills, hospital steward at Indianapolis.


Cassius B. Mills, discharged at Colliersville May 26, '63. Edward Nicholas, Elias A. Porter,


Joshua Poling, Isaialı Parkison,


Charles Plummer,


John J. Ratlıbun,


Alexander W. Ruhl, Charles W. Rarrick,


Ezekiel Rowlett, discharged at Indianapolis Aug. 25, '63. Noah Rulil, promoted corporal Dec. 25, '63. Eli Rines, Adam Shultz,


Jacob Sutton, discharged at Memphis March 16, '63.


Henry Spahr, died at Camp Sherman August 18, '63. Solon C. Stratton, died on Tallahatchie River Dec. 2, '62. Henry C. Staley, Taylor Towle,


Granville C. Tucker, Robie M. Towle,


Alvah J. Tucker, wounded at Dallas, Ga., May 28, '64.


Jesse Thompson, Samuel Wilkison,


John Westfall, David Wolf,


Joseph B. Whitenack, James G. Walker, promoted corporal May, 1863; killed at Mission Ridge Nov. 25, '53.


Cyrus J. Wilson, died at Snider's Bluff June 26, '63. Jacob West, wounded at Mission Ridge Nov. 20, '63.


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COMPANY H.


RECAPITULATION.


Total. 103


Discharged 7


Died . 25


Company H was recruited in August, 1862; left Portland September 9th ; reported at Wabash, when it organized by electing the following offi- cers : Captain, John W. Headington ; First Lieu- tenant, Gideon Rathbun ; Second Lieutenant Ste- phen B. H. Shanks. They were mustered into the three years' service at Indianapolis on the 23d of September. Early in October they were fur- longhed home for a few days. On the 11th of November they went by rail to Cairo; thence by steamboat to Memphis, where they joined Grant's army and acompanied him on his grand expedi- tion through Mississippi in the fall of 1862. They were as far South as Yocknapatafa. On their re- turn they reached Grand Junction Jannary 10th, 1863, in the vicinity of which they remained dur- ing the winter.


On the return march to Holly Springs the company began to feel the hardships of war. Their rations failed, and they lived as they could, some of the time on raw or parched corn, and but little of that. A member of the company (a lad of sixteen years) writes thus: "Many murmur and say they have nothing to eat and must starve. For my part I find it easy enough to get along-


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MISSIONARY RIDGE.


if one only takes a little care. I had an ear of corn for my breakfast and put another ear in my pocket for my supper."


In March, 1863, they moved to Colliersville, Tennessee, where they remained, doing guard duty and scouting until June 5th, when they pro- ceeded to Vicksburg and joined the grand siege of that city. After its surrender they went with the force which drove the rebel Johnston from Jackson, Mississippi.


They spent nearly three months in camp on Big Black River, and late in September proceeded up the river to Memphis, thence by land through Northern Mississippi and Alabama to Chatta- nooga, Tennessee. The march from Memphis to Chattanooga was long and severe, occupying forty days, the distance being about three hundred miles. The men endured the trip pretty well, however; many of them even gaining in health and strength during the long and tiresome jour- ney. On Lookout Mountain, and in the region overlooking and threatening Chattanooga and Grant's gallant army, lay Bragg's rebel hosts. Hardly had Sherman's brave troops taken a little rest until the combined forces made a fierce and persistent attack on the enemy. Up the heights of Missionary Ridge and Lookout Mountain the resistless heroes charged, killed and captured great numbers and drove the rest in confusion for




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