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Hoover, Henry 13,
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Harding, Joseph W. 13,
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Jacoby, Gideon 14
Kronkright, Horace 19
Leroy. John S.
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Lambert, Isaiah G.
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Leroy. Moses
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Leroy, Augustus H.
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Libey. John J.
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McGoggy, Isaac B.
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Miller. George W.
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Miller. John A.
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Melcher, Joseph
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Mackey, James H.
Nevins, George O.
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Nash, James H.
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HISTORY OF LA PORTE COUNTY.
Pierce. Watson Feb. 9,'65; Mustered out Aug. 4,'65.
Pelton, Andrew J.
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Paul, Lewis 13
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Pierce. Francis M. 14
Rush, George L.
Ramsby, Allen
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Reilly, William
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Reeves, Charles H.
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Reekel, James F.
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Reamer, John W.
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Reeve, William W.
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Rush, Jacob S.
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Richards, William E.
Steele, John W.
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Smith, William P.
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Stanley, John
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Sager, Martin
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Shaw, Lemiah
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Stevens, Solomon
Strawhacker, Samuel 9
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Snell, Jefferson B.
Thompson, Rice C.
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Thompson, Charles H.
Teeple, Thomas H. B.
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Thorp, Amos
Timm, Michael
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Underwood, Daniel 19
Vandusen, William 13
Wilson, Channing
Wilson, James 1
Wilson, James H. 21
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Woodward, Horace 13
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Watson, Cyrus C. 14
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Wilson, Orrison
Wolfenbarger, Philip
Zimmerman, Joseph
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Promoted 2d Lieutenant. Mustered out Aug. 4, '65. 66 66
COMPANY "C."
Cornwell, Jesse L. March 30,'65; Promoted Captain.
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Reprogle, William A.
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Smith, James K.
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MILITARY RECORD.
Fanny. Frederick March 14,'65; Mustered out Aug. 4, '65.
Jennings. Curtis 30, “
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Roseberry. Wm. H. 11,
Skinner, James
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PRIVATES.
Battye, Uriah H. March 30,'65; Must. out Aug. 4, '65, Musician.
Didat, Nicholas 25, "
Durand, Edgar H. 21, '
Haws, George 18,
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Livings, John April 5,
Porter, John March 18.
Discharged May 18, "
Werner, Ernst March 23,
Deserted April 12, "
COMPANY "H."
Compton, George March 2, '65; Must. out Aug. 4,'65. Kiseminski, Casimir " 21, "
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Onger, August Feb. 10,
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Schaw, Leonard Jan. 26,
Timm, John A. March 16, "
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Tebottle, Fred Jan 26,
Westfall. Frederick H. " 14
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COMPANY "I."
Chalfant, Evan A. April 11, '65; Mustered out June 5, '65.
OFFICERS. John D. McRahin, April 18,'65; Cap. pro. Lt. Col .; mus. o. with Rg. Elias M. Lowe, 34, 2d Lt. pro. Q. M .; 66
Orrison Wilson, March 23, " Captain ;
Joseph W. Harding, April 3," Canning Wilson, March 23, " 2d
1st Lieutenant ;
U. S. COLORED TROOPS. UNASSIGNED RECRUITS.
Anderson, Ross Sept. 26, '64. Banks, George Oct. 15, " Burden, Thompson Sept.
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Bennett, John Sept. 13, 65;
Caesar, Julius ". 26. "
Caldwell. Tillman . 13, "
Evans, John Sept. 3, '64; Mustered out May 29. 65.
George, Win. Oct. 4,
Johnson, William .: 28. “
Kemp. Henry ·· 13, .'
Roberts, William
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THIRD BATRERY.
RECRUITS ASSIGNED BUT NOT BORNE ON THE MUSTER OUT ROLL. James, John Aug. 24, '61; Died of wounds Oct. 7, '62.
FOURTH BATTERY.
Asahel, K. Bush, Sept. 30,'61: Capt .: discharged to enter Invalid Corps. Sept. 29, 63.
Henry J. Willits. May 23,'62; 2d Lieut .: pro. 1st Lieut. and mus. out Oct. 6. '64.
Geo. M. Lamb, Jan. 9,'65; 1st Lieut .; mustered out with Battery.
J. W. McCleary, Sept. 30,'61; 1st Sery't, promoted 2d Lieutenant.
Henry H. Woods, Serg .; discharged July 10, '65.
Thomas G. Ormrod, Discharged May 20, '63.
Harvey Turner Discharged June 10, '62.
CORPORALS.
Haddock, Joseph C.
Lockwood, James
Ward, William P.
Macadoo, John
Richards. Robert
Clark, Samuel J.
Bouchard, John B.
Artificer; discharged Dec. 14, '62.
Pecore, Joseph
Nov. 16. '61. July 2, '62.
Potter, Benjamin C. :6
Holland, Ernest
Dunn, John W. :
Barber, Silas
Bugler; pro. 2d Lieut. 40th Reg't. Wag'r; died, Stevenson, Nov. 2, 63.
Albert, Peter Alexander, John Arnold, Edwin V.
PRIVATES.
Trs. to V. R. C., Aug. - ,'63. Discharged Sept. 2,
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Ashton, Simon R. Sept. 30, 61; Discharged March 21, '63. Blair, Gorham B.
Brown. Oscar D.
Brockway, Asahel
Copp, Eliphalet
Dec. 14,'62, as Corporal.
Cook, Charles
Corey, Edmund O.
Cross, Norman B.
Dewolfe. Joseph E.
Doing, Hiram 66
Disard, John
Discharged April 4, 64.
Fasold. Harmon 66
Forbes, George
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Forbes, Wallace W.
Francis, Willis T.
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Gillespie, Micajah D. 66
Glime. Nelson
Goodhue, George W.
Hainer, Robert HI.
Hainer, Daniel W.
Harrold, James
Hill, Edmund C. Hill, James
Horn. Albert 66
Huff, Mathias 66
Jacobs, Edwin S.
Johnston, George W. 66
Jones, John Jones, Edward
Kasbaum, Charles 66 Lawrence, George 66 Long, Gideon P.
Low. Charles O.
Logan, Edmond J.
Madaline, Ames
Maze, Alexander 66 Miller, Henry MeLain, Andrew W.
McLellan, Belding R. “
Nugent, Edmond T.
Nugent, Thomas . ( Olvaney, John 66
Died, Camp Wood, Ky., Feb. 8, '62. Discharged Feb. 17, '62.
Discharged Jan. 27, '63.
Discharged July 2, '62. Mustered out Jan. 14, '65. Discharged March 28, '63. Vet .; mus. out Aug. 1,'65, 1st Sergt. Discharged April 11, '63.
Killed, at Stone River, Dec. 30. '62.
Discharged April 22, '63. Discharged Oct. 8, '62.
Discharged Dec. 8, '63. Discharged Aug. 26, '63.
Discharged March 4, '64.
Discharged April 4, '62. Discharged Oct. 8, '62. Killed at Stone River, Dec. 31, '62. Killed at Perryville, Ky. Oct. 8,'62.
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Peabody, Samuel Sept. 30. 61.
Perdoil. William 66
Reynolds. Oscar 66
Discharged Dec. 13. 62.
Reynolds. Isaac 66
Richie. Dyer
Discharged Feb. 17, '62.
Riley. Edward Roberts, Henry R.
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Selzer, Mathias
Shreve, Thomas
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Sisson. John B.
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Smith, Edmond
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Small, James F.
Sperry, David V. 66
Sonenberg, Augustus
Tremain, Russell
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Vanauken, John
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Wells. Orrin W.
Youngs, Henry A.
Transferred to V. R. C.
RECRUITS.
Barringer, John R. May 20, '63: Mustered out July 20, '65.
Blessing. Michael Oct. 19, '64; 6. Aug. 1, "
Chipman. Frederick A. Nov. 14. 64:" Nov. 14, '65.
FIFTH BATTERY.
Ellison, Jacob F. Nov. 22,'61; 1st Serg., pro. 2d Lieut. and 1s Lt. mus. out term exp.
Allen Munday. Nov. 22, '61; 2d Lieut .: res. April 20, '63.
Allen. Joseph M. Serg .; discharged Nov. 10.'64.
Donley, David R. P. accid't killed, Huntsville. Ala. June 25, '62.
Miles. Richard P.
Kendall, Henry M. 66
McCollum, Benjamin F ...
Miller. Claud C.
Corp .: discharged Jan. 19, '63. 5, - " must. out. Nov. 26, '64. Bugler: discharged.
PRIVATES.
Akely, L. W. Nov. 22,'61; Mustered out Nov. 26. '64.
Baumgartner. Albert "
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6. 66 Died at Murfreesboro, Jan. 9,'63.
Discharged Feb. 1. 63. Veteran.
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Backhaus, Cas. Nov. 22,'61; Died at Murfreesboro, Tn. July 12, 63. Crance, McAdoo Vet .; trans. to 7th Battery.
Crance, Michael 66 Mustered out Nov. 26, '64.
Donly, Joseph H.
Darlington, Wils. M.“
Discharged: date unknown.
Evans, Thomas
Mustered out Nov. 26, '64.
Ehrich, Frederick 66 Killed at Perryville, Ky., Oct. 8, '62.
Egner, John 66
Mustered out Nov. 26, '64.
Forry, Abraham
Disch'd Jan. 29,'63, wounded, lost arm.
Hupp, Ormond
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Mustered out Nov. 26, '64.
Hornebeck, Peter L.“ 66
Henry, William
Transf. to V. R. C. March 15, '64.
Johnson, Benj. F.
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Mustered out Nov. 26, '64.
Kelley, Stephen
Veteran ; transf. to 7th Battery.
Klocksiem, Charles 66 Mustered out Nov. 26, '64.
Miller, Charles W.
Must. out Nov. 26, '64, as Corporal. 66 66
Petit, Andrew 66
Weckerlin, Henry J.“
Vet .: transferred to 7th Battery.
Donly, Wm. H.Jan. 11,'62; Recruit; trans. to 7th Battery.
Hughey, Joseph Nov. 23,'61 " Mus. out Nov. 26,'64, as Q. M. Serg.
THIRTEENTH BATTERY.
Culp, Lewis F. April 1,'62; Veteran; mustered out July 10, '65. Sherman, Aaron " 14, '64; Recruit
66 66 Slain, Jacob A. " 66 66 66 66
Selkirk, John Sept. 1, '64; 2d Lieut .; promo. 1st Lieut .; mustered out with Battery.
FOURTEENTH BATTERY.
Cox, Samuel T. Feb. 11, '64; Mustered out Sept. 1, '65. Lozer, Albert 66 19, 66
TWENTY-FIRST BATTERY.
Fravel, Theophilus A. Sept. 9,'62; 1st Serg .; disch. March 22,'63. Ridgeway, Orville M. Gordon, Charles M.
Sergt .; must. out June 26, '65. Artificer; disch. March 10,'64.
as Sergeant.
Everhart, John 66
Died at LaPorte, Ind., June 1, '62.
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PRIVATES.
Aldrich, Isaac M. Sep. 9,'62: Discharged Feb. 10, '64.
Chapman, Henry C.
Chapman, Francis M.
March 3, '63. Jan. 1, .'
Cunningham, Thos. W. "
Davis, Reuben
Elias, Charles F. ..
Fredzon, Charles
Franee, Christian
Franee, George B.
Hohner, Jacob
Hulburt, John W.
Klinefeldt, Carl .6
Williams, Benj. F.
Williams, George W.
Wescott, Charles L.
Died at Murfreesboro, Aug. 5. 63.
RECRUITS.
Gates, Columbus Nov. 23, '64; Mustered out June 26, 65. ..
Reed. Peter R. March 4, "
May 11,
Rodefer, Chas. E. Nov. 23."
June 26.
OFFICERS.
Wm. W. Andrew, Sept. 9,'62; Capt .; dis. Sept. 16, 64. disability. Abram P. Andrew, 2d Lieut .; promoted 1st Lieut. and Captain ; mustered out with Battery.
TWENTY-THIRD BATTERY.
McComber. Thomas Nov. 8, 62; Deserted Jan. 12. 63.
ADDITIONAL NAMES
OMITTED FROM FOREGOING LISTS, OR UNACCOUNTED FOR.
Capt. Wm. H. Merritt, 9th Reg .; mustered out Sept. 28, '65. Charles W. White,
Lemuel Cox, 15th Regiment. J. R. Williams. Edward S. Abbey, 20th Reg: died in Libbey Prison, July 20, '62. Charles Aldrich, disch. Dec. 18, '62, wounds.
Henry M. Goodsell,
Nov. 23,'61
David Hackett,
Mustered out June 26, '65. Discharged March 23, '63. Mustered out June 26. '65.
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Discharged Oct. 27, 63. Died, Chicamauga. Sep. 20,'63, wods. Must. out June 26. '65. as Corporal.
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Henry Holmouth, 20th Reg .: dich'd May 2,'63, disability.
Alonzo H. Lamb, died July 21,'63, wounds.
Laurin S. Boyce, 29th Reg .: mus. out July 18,'65, as Hosp Stew'd.
Wm. Dunham, Dec. 20, '65. Wm. Z. Masten, 155 Reg .; mustered out May 22, '65.
James Six, 66 66
Homer O. Blackman, 1st U. S. Vet. Vol. Engineers, Artificer.
Simon Ames, 66 66 66 mus. o. Sep. 26,65
Wm. Mackey,
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Artificer.
Isaas N. Nelson, 66
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The foregoing pages exhibit more forcibly than any words of the writer, the vast service which La Porte county rendered in the war for the maintenance of the Union. Rightfully can the boast be made that few counties in the State manifested a greater devotion to the country. These long lists of names will stand in all coming time, speaking witnesses for the loyalty which dominated the hearts of the people. To complete the noble record, there is here given a brief outline of the service of each regiment that contained any very large number of the men of this county.
The Ninth regiment was organized and mustered for the three months service, at Indianapolis, on the 25th of April, 1861. Fore- most of all, it left Indianapolis for Western Virginia, on the 29th day of May, and bore a part in all the first campaign in that region, participating in the engagements at Philippi, Laurel Hill, and Car- rick's Ford. It returned home in the latter part of July, was re- organized at La Porte, and was mustered in for the three years service on the 5th day of September. Sent again to Western Vir- ginia, it took part in the battles of Green Brier, and Allegheny. In July 1862, it was transferred to Buell's army in Tennessee, was assigned to Nelson's division, and arrived on the battle-field of Shiloh, in time to participate in the second day's combat. Here Adjutant Patton was killed. The Ninth was active in all the work which followed in Tennessee and Kentucky, in the long marches after Bragg, in the engagements at Perryville, Danville and Wild Cat mountain, in the three days' battle of Stone river, in the bloody two days at Chicamauga, where Lieut. Nickston was killed, and the battles that freed Chattanooga from the grasp of Bragg's army, on the 24th and 25th of November, 1863. On the 12th of December
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1863, it re-enlisted as a veteran organization, and the men received a short veteran furlough. When this was over the regiment re- turned to Tennessee, and was ready to enter on the campaign against Atlanta in the Spring and Summer of 1864. It bore its full share of the work in all that hundred days of fighting. fought again and again at Columbia, Franklin and Nashville, and assisted in the pursuit of Hood's shattered army, following to Huntsville, Alabama. Here it remained from the 6th day of January to the 13th of March, 1865, when it marched into East Tennessee and back to Nashville. It was soon afterwards moved to the vicinity of New Orleans, La., and thence to Texas, where it remained until Sept. 1865. when it was mustered out of service, and the men returned to their homes in Indiana.
The Fifteenth regiment was mustered into the service of the United States for three years at LaFayette. on the 14th day of June, 1861, and its first campaign was in West Virginia. taking part in the operations at Rich Mountain. the repulse of Lee and the battle of Green Brier. On the 19th of November it was sent to Louisville, joined Buell's army. and marched for Shiloh with that command, arriving during the progress of the battle. in which it engaged and rendered excellent service. It participated in the ad- vance on Corinth, was engaged in the pursuit of Bragg towards Cumberland Gap, was at the battle of Perryville and in many skir- mishes and engagements. In November, 1852. it was joined to the reorganized Army of the Cumberland under Rosecrans. It participated in the great battle of Stone river in which it lost heavily. Here. Capt. Joel W. Foster was killed. It was at Tullahoma. in the advance to Chattanooga. being in Wagner's division which was the first to enter the city after its evacuation by the rebel army. Here it remained on post duty. until the latter part of Novem- eer, 1863. when it bore a noble part in the fight at Mission Ridge, losing 202 out of 334 men engaged. It then marched to East Ten- nessee to the relief of Gen. Burnside at Knoxville. It remained in this vicinity until February. 1864, when it went to Chattanooga, and did garrison duty until the 16th of June. when it left for Indi- anapolis_to be mustered out of the service, its term of three years
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having expired. A portion of the regiment having re-enlisted as veterans, these were transferred to the Seventeenth regiment.
The Twentieth regiment was organized at La Fayette in July, 1861, and was mustered in for three years, at Indianapolis, on the 22nd of that month. On the 2nd day of August it started for the field, and its first duty was in Maryland, guarding the Northern Central railroad. In September. it was sent to Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina. Ordered to Hatteras Bank, forty miles from the fortifications, it was attacked by an overwhelming force of the enemy; and being destitute of artillery, it was forced to fall back to the fortifications. On the 9th of November, it went to Fortress Monroe, where it remained until March, 1862, when it was sent to Newport News, where it participated, from the shore, in the engage- ment between the rebel iron-clad, Merrimac, and the United States ships. Cumberland and Congress. On the 10th of May it moved to Norfolk, assisted in its capture, and then joined the Army of the Potomac on the Peninsula. In all the battles on the Peninsula, this regiment bore a gallant part, and its losses were heavy. Lieut. John W. Andrew of La Porte, was one of those who fell. It was engaged also in the second battle of Bull Run, where its Col- onel was killed. and in the battle of Chantilly. The losses in the division to which it belonged had been so heavy, especially in officers that it did not participate in the Maryland campaign which followed. But it was engaged at Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and the second day at Gettysburg, where it lost another Colonel, and many other officers and men. In all the pursuit of Lee it bore a prominent part, taking part in several sharp engagements, and was afterwards sent to New York to assist in the suppression of the threatened riots in that city ; but it was back again with the Army of the Potomac in time to participate in the engagements at Locust Grove and Mine river in November, 1863. On the 1st of January, 1864, at Culpepper, Virginia, a portion of the regiment re-enlisted as veterans. In all the arduous service, and tremendous battles of the Army of the Potomac, after Grant became Commander-in-Chief, the Twentieth participated, from the time of the crossing of the Rapidan to the fall of Richmond, and the surren:ler of. Lee, its last engagement being at Clover Hill, on the 9th of April, 1865.
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Then it marched to Washington, was moved thence to Louisville, and was mustered out on the 12th day of July, 1865.
The Twenty-ninth regiment was organized at La Porte, and mus- tered for the three years service on the 27th day of August, 1861. It moved for the field, and joined Gen. Rousseau at Camp Nevin. Kentucky, on the 9th of October. It participated iu the movement on Bowling Green and Nashville, and moved from the latter place to the Tennessee river, and was hotly engaged in the battle of Shiloh, being under fire more than five hours. In this battle it suffered severely. In the movement against Corinth, it sustained an active part. and upon the evacuation of that place by the rebels, it moved with Buell's army. into Kentucky, participated in the long pursuit of Bragg, returning to Nashville in December, 1862. Marching out with Rosecrans' army toward Murfreesboro, it was engaged in the long three days battle of Stone river, losing heavily in officers and men. Among the slain on the first day, Dec. 31st, 1862. was Capt. Frank Stebbins, of La Porte. It was engaged in the campaign which followed against Chattanooga, participating in the skirmishes at Lavergne, Triune and Liberty Gap. It was engaged both days in the great battle of Chicamauga, sustaining heavy losses. It was then stationed for a time at Bridgeport. Ala- bama, where on the 1st day of January. 1864, it re-enlisted as a veteran organization, and was sent home on veteran furlough. Returning to the field, it was stationed for a time at Chattanooga, and in December, 1864, went to Decatur, Alabama, where on the 27th, it had a brisk skirmish with the enemy. Returning to Chat- tanooga, it remained there until May, 1865, when it moved to Dalton, Georgia, thence to Marietta. in October, and was soon after mustered out of service.
The Thirty-fifth regiment was organized at Indianapolis and mustered on the 11th of December, 1861. On the 13th it left for Kentucky. going to Bardstown where it remained six weeks in a camp of instruction, and then moved with Buell's army to Bowling Green and Nashville. From Nashville the regiment moved to Mc- Minnville, and thence in September. 1862, with Bnell's army to Louisville, and afterwards in pursuit of Brazy. participating in the skirmishes of the march, and the battie of Perryville. On the 9th
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of December, 1862, it had a severe skirmish with the enemy at Dobbin's Ford, near Lavergne, while on a foraging expedition. It was in the battle of Stone river in each of the three days, sustaining a loss of one-third of its number. It participated in the march upon Chattanooga, and fought again at Chicamauga, sustaining heavy losses. On the 16th of December, 1863, it re-enlisted as a veteran organization, and received the usual furlough. It returned to Tennessee in February, 1864, and took part in all the operations of the historical Atlanta campaign, exhibiting on several occasions determined bravery and gallantry. It returned from Georgia into Tennessee to participate in the operations against Hood, fought at Franklin and Nashville, and followed in the pursuit of Hood as far as Duck river, when it was assigned to the charge of the pontoon train. It was now for a time at Huntsville, then at Knoxville, and returned to Nashville in the Spring of 1865. In June it was transferred with the 4th corps, to Texas, and in September was mustered out of service and returned home.
The Forty-eighth regiment was organized at Goshen. It left for Paducah, Kentucky, in February, 1862, and remained there until May, when it moved up the Tennessee, and joining the left wing of the army under Pope, engaged in the siege of Corinth. After the evacuation of that strong-hold it followed in pursuit of the retreating rebel army as far as Boonville, Miss. On the 19th of September, after various marches and counter marches during the summer, it participated in the battle of Iuka, where it lost one- fourth of the number engaged, its Colonel, Norman Eddy, being among the number of the severely wounded. It fought again at Corinth on the 3d and 4th of October, and then took part in the pursuit of Price. It afterwards moved with Grant's army of West Tennessee, along the Mississippi Central R. R. as far as Oxford, and then marched to Memphis. Remaining here about two months, it was moved down the Mississippi, and took part in the operations which were designed to reach the rear of Vicksburg, engaging in the long, circuitous, and toilsome movement through the Moon lake passes, the Coldwater and Tallahatchie rivers, to Fort Pemberton on the Yazoo. Returning thence it passed with the main army below Vicksburg, crossed the river, and participated in all the
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HISTORY OF LA PORTE COUNTY.
movements for the reduction of that place, fighting at Raymond, Jackson and Champion Hills, on the 13th, 14th, and 16th of May. It took part in the assault on the rebel works at Vicksburg on the 22d of May, and was engaged in the trenches during the long siege of that place, which ended in its surrender on the 4th day of July, 1863. The regiment was afterwards moved up the river to Mem- phis, and then marched across the country to Chattanooga. reaching there in time to participate in the battle of Mission Ridge. It as- sisted in the pursuit of Bragg's army; and in January. 1864, it re-enlisted, and returned home on veteran furlough, upon the expira- tion of which it returned to the field. and was at Huntsville. Alabama, until June, when it was moved to Cartersville. Georgia. and kept on duty there for the protection of Sherman's railroad communica- tions during the campaign against Atlanta. Upon the beginning of Hood's invasion of Tennessee, it moved with Sherman's grand army through Georgia to Savanah, It went thence to Beaufort. S. C., and then engaged in the campaign through the Carolinas to Raleigh. After the surrender of Johnson's army, it moved to Petersbug. Virginia, and thence to Washington, where after the grand review, it was transferred to Louisville, and mustered out of service on the 15th of July, 1865.
The Seventy-third regiment was organized at South Bend. and mustered into service on the 16th day of August, 1862, with Gil- bert Hathaway, of La Porte, as Colonel. It was immediately or- dered to Lexington, Kentucky, from whence it marched to Louis- ville, was united to Buell's army, and engaged in the pursuit of Bragg, was at the fight at Chaplin Hills, and on the 7th of Novem- ber, surprised and drove the enemy out of Gallatin, Tenn. It then moved to Nashville, where it joined Rosecrans' army, and bore a distinguished part in the battle of Stone river. where it lost one- third of its number, and immediately after the battle was compli- mented by Gen. Rosecrans in person. On the 10th of April. 1863, it was assigned to Col. Streight's " Independent Provisional Brig- ade." It moved down the Cumberland and up the Tennessee to Eastport, Miss. Here it was mounted by impressments from the country, and moved to Tuscumbia, Alabama, and left that place on the 28th of April on its hazardous expedition. The brigade was
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only 1,500 strong, and on the 30th of April, it was attacked at Day's Gap, by 4,000 rebel cavalry under Forest and Roddy, who, by a spirited charge, were driven from the field, losing their artil- lery. The rebels again attacked at Crooked Creek, on the same day, and were again repulsed. The provisional brigade was again attacked at Blount's Farm, Alabama, on the 2d of May, and here Col. Hathaway was killed while at the head of his men. cheering them on. Surrounded by superior forces, and nearly out of ammu- nition, Col. Streight was compelled to surrender. The men were soon forwarded north and exchanged. but the officers were kept in close confinement by the rebels nearly two years. For several months the men were in camp, and were then sent to Tennessee, where on the 28th of March, 1864, Major, afterwards Col. Wade, being released from rebel prison, assumed command of the regiment. During the Summer it was engaged in guarding the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad, and picketing the Tennessee river, rendering extremely important service. It defended Prospect, Tenn., during Wheeler's raid, and in the latter part of September was ordered to Decatur, Alabama, and from there to Athens. This place Col. Wade was ordered to hold, and at once he put it in a condition for defense. The rebels attacked on the 1st of October, 4,000 strong, while the garrison numbered 500. A demand for surrender was refused, and the next day the rebels retired. The regiment was then sent to Decatur, to assist in the defense of that place. It bore an honorable part in the repulse of Hood. In January, 1865, it was moved to Huntsville, Ala., and placed on duty along the line of the Memphis and Charleston railroad, having frequent skirmishes with the enemy. It remained on this duty until the Summer of 1865, when on the 1st day of July, at Nashville, it was mustered out of service.
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