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It is a fact to be proud of by Tipton people, that this county only had one or two lodges of the Knights of the Golden Circle. H. H. Dodds, the grand commander, visited Tipton at one time, but failed to find co-operation enough to justify the organization of a lodge in the town of Tipton. There were, however, some political meetings at which resolutions in opposition to the war policy of the government were adopted. Those resolutions were of unsavory tone, and seemed to the soldiers to be treasonable utterances. Speeches of similar character were made by politicians in different parts of the county. These things had the tendency to check the enlisting.
DRAFTS AND ENLISTMENTS.
At the time of the draft assignment, on September 20, 1862, upon the various townships in the state, it was ascertained that all the townships of Tipton county except one had filled their quotas, and ten men only were drafted in Wildcat township. The officers appointed to manage the enroll- ment and draft were William N. Evans, commissioner; D. F. Lindsay, marshal, and Dr. Jasper M. Grove, surgeon. The enrollment at that time showed the total militia of the county to be one thousand two hundred and sixty-three, with two hundred and seventy-two exempts, leaving only nine hundred and ninety-one men liable for military duty. This draft ended en- listments for the year 1862.
On October 17, 1863, President Lincoln called for three hundred thou- sand men. There were no new companies raised in Tipton county in 1863, but there were about one hundred men who volunteered and went into the old companies already in the field. These were sufficient to fill the quota of this county.
On February 1, 1864, the President called for two hundred thousand men, and on March 14th issued another call for two hundred thousand more men. The quotas under these calls were also filled. There were one hun- dred and sixty-six men who volunteered, entering old companies.
On April 23, 1864, Governor Morton was authorized to raise twenty thousand men for guard duty at the forts and store houses. There were about twenty-five men from Tipton county in that service, who were in Com-
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pany F of the One Hundred and Thirty-second Regiment. These men served in Tennessee and Alabama, guarding Sherman's communications and supplies.
The President issued a call for five hundred thousand men on July 18, 1864. Under this call M. C. Holman recruited sixty-eight men in this county. Joining these with others at Indianapolis, a company was formed on October 14th. Charles M. Guthridge was elected captain, M. C. Holman, first lieu- tenant, and William W. Burden of Goshen, second lieutenant. Guthridge was of Indianapolis. This company became Company G of the One Hun- dred and Fortieth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. The provost marshal gen- eral's report showed that there was a deficiency in the quotas of Wildcat, Madison, Liberty, Prairie and Jefferson townships, and the draft was used. Sixty-four men were obtained in this way. Twenty of these went into Com- pany F of the Twenty-third Regiment, and fifteen into Company B of the Fortieth.
The last call of the President for volunteers was on December 19, 1864. Under this call there were sixty-eight enlistments in Tipton county, sixty of them being recruited by William B. Young. These were joined with others recruited in other counties, and organized into a company at Indianapolis, by electing William B. Young, captain : George W. Thorn, of Summitsville, first lieutenant, and William P. Crowell, second lieutenant. They became Company K of the One Hundred and Fifty-third Regiment on February 28, 1865. The eight others who volunteered under this call went into the Fifty- ninth, One Hundred and Forty-fifth, One Hundred and Forty-seventh and One Hundred and Fifty-first. There was a deficiency in Tipton county, and the draft had to be used again. About forty men were compelled to enlist.
On final adjustment of the provost marshal general's reports, it was found that Tipton county not only filled her quotas under all calls, but had a surplus of fifty-four men. The records show one thousand and seventy-three men from this county enlisted, including those drafted. There were also many re-enlistments. It might be stated in round numbers that one thousand men were in actual service from Tipton county.
The amount of relief and donations supplied the soldiers in the field by the good people of Tipton county, is accurately ascertained as being one hun- dred and fifty thousand dollars.
ELEVENTH INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY-THREE MONTHS.
The Eleventh Regiment was organized and mustered into service on April 25, 1861, at Indianapolis, with Lew Wallace as colonel of the regiment.
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On May 8th the camp was changed to the vicinity of Evansville, where the regiment remained on guard duty until June 7th. At this time the regi- ment went to Cumberland, Maryland. Romney, Virginia, was the next halt, where an attack was made on the town. Returning to Cumberland, the regi- ment went into camp. During the next month the regiment participated in several small engagements, or skirmishes, and on the 8th of July marched, by way of Hancock and Williamsport, to Martinsburg, Virginia, and from there to Bunker Hill, near Winchester, where it joined General Patterson's command. Shortly after, the regiment marched to Charlestown, and thence to Harper's Ferry, where the order for the return home was received. On the 29th of July it reached Indianapolis, and was mustered out of service on the 2nd of August, 1861.
ELEVENTH REGIMENT -- THREE YEARS.
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The Eleventh was reorganized and mustered in, for three years' service, on August 31, 1861, with Lew Wallace as colonel. They left Indianapolis on the 6th of September, bound for St. Louis, thence to Paducah, Kentucky. The regiment remained at this post until February 5, 1862. After participat- ing in many important skirmishes, the regiment was engaged at Fort Donel- son. The next battle in which this regiment saw a part was the bloody field of Shiloh. The body of troops continued their eventful campaign until March 4, 1864, when it returned to Indianapolis, on veteran furlough. Upon the expiration of this period the regiment again entered active service, being engaged at Halltown, Berryville. Fisher's Hill, New Market, Cedar Creek and many smaller skirmishes. On the 3d of August, 1865, it returned to Indianapolis, was publicly received, and in a few days was discharged from the United States service. During the period of campaign the Eleventh marched a total of nine thousand three hundred and eighteen miles.
There were one hundred and seventeen men in this regiment from Tip- ton county. Edward T. Wallace, a brother of Gen. Lew Wallace, was a cap- tain, and John Stevenson and Isaac M. Rumsey were lieutenants.
TWENTY-SIXTH INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.
The Twenty-sixth Regiment of Indiana Volunteers was mustered into service, for three years, at Indianapolis, on August 31, 1861, with William MI. Wheatley as colonel. On September 7th it left Indianapolis for the field and on arriving at St. Louis was sent into the interior of the state, and was
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in the Fremont campaign to Springfield. After doing a period of guard duty, the regiment entered active service, moving with the army into southern Mis- souri, and thence to Arkansas. During this campaign the men were engaged in the battles of Newtonia, Missouri, Prairie Grove and Van Buren. The regiment was then ordered to do guard duty until June 1, 1863, when it was ordered to join General Grant's army in the rear of Vicksburg. On Septem- ber 29, 1863, the regiment met the enemy at Camp Sterling, Louisiana, and was severely defeated, losing nearly one-half of the officers and men, mostly by capture. The prisoners were taken to Tyler, Texas, where they were kept for several months. In October the regiment went to Texas with General Herron's expedition. On the Mexican frontier, on February 1, 1864, it was re-enlisted. With the exception of the assault on Spanish Fort, the regiment did not participate in another large battle during the war remaining. The regiment did post duty in the state of Mississippi until late in the year 1865. There were one hundred and forty-nine volunteers from Tipton county in Company C of this regiment. Mortimer C. Holman, Robert M. Sharp and Levi S. Gardner were captains; William P. Gard, Robert M. Sharp, L. S. Gardner, Samuel N. Banister, Lewis H. Gest and Charles W. Armstrong were lieutenants, during some period of the regiment's service.
THIRTY-NINTH INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY-EIGHTH CAVALRY.
The Thirty-ninth was organized as an infantry regiment at Indianapo- lis on August 29, 1861, and early in September left for Kentucky. After camping at several points it joined Buell's army, and proceeded toward Nash- ville. From Nashville it moved to Tennessee river, and on April 7, 1862, participated in the engagement at Shiloh, losing thirty-two men in killed and wounded. After being in the siege of Corinth with Buell, it pursued Bragg through Kentucky. Returning to Nashville in November, it marched, with Rosecrans' army, in the direction of Murfreesboro, participating in the battle of Stone's River on the last day of December, 1862, and the first two days of January, 1863. In this battle the regiment lost three hundred and eighty men, including thirty-one killed. The regiment remained in camp for some months after this engagement, and in April, 1863, was mounted, and served as mounted infantry through the campaign of that year. Skirmishes occupied the time until the sanguinary days of September 19 and 20, 1863, when the men fought at Chickamauga. In February, 1864, the regiment was re-en- listed as a veteran organization. The regiment took part in the McCook raid around Atlanta, skirmishes at Coosa river, Chehaw bridge, Alabama, the
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Kilpatrick raid in Georgia, and the battles of Jonesboro, Flint river, Waynes- boro, Buckhead church, Browne's Cross Roads, Reynolds' farm, Aiken, Ben- tonville, Averasboro and Raleigh. A detachment of the regiment, left be- hind in Tennessee, engaged Wheeler at Franklin, and also Forrest, at Pu- laski. After the occupation of North Carolina by Sherman, the Eighth Cav- alry whipped Hampton's forces at Morrisville, and thus had the honor to have fought the last battle in that state. The regiment remained on duty in North Carolina until July 20, 1865, when it was mustered out of service and started for home. In Indianapolis it was given a public reception. The regiment, during its term of service, bore on its rolls 2,500 men; had 9 of- ficers killed in battle; lost 300 in prisoners; captured 1,500 men from the enemy; 1,000 stand of arms; 3 railroad trains; 1,400 horses and mules; 14 pieces of artillery ; 4 flags, and destroyed many miles of railroad.
Tipton county was represented in this regiment by one hundred and twenty-eight men. John Stevenson and John Leavell were captains in Com- pany G; Samuel G. Decker, John Leavell, William T. Goddard, Lawson H. Albert were lieutenants in Company G. All the men were in Company G, with the exception of four in Company L.
FORTY-SEVENTH INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.
The Forty-seventh Regiment was organized at Anderson, on October 10, 1862, with James R. Slack as colonel, the regiment being composed of com- panies raised in the eleventh congressional district .. On December 13th it left Indianapolis for Kentucky, where it was assigned to General Wood's brigade of Buell's army. On the 24th of February, 1862, after various marches, it was assigned to General Pope's army, and marched at once to New Madrid and engaged the enemy. After the capture of Fort Pillow the regiment was taken to Memphis. On August 1Ith it had a skirmish with the enemy at Brown's plantation, Mississippi, losing a few men in killed and wounded. Moving to Helena, Arkansas, the regiment remained until March, 1863, when it took part in General Quinby's expedition to Yazoo Pass. As a part of General Grant's army, the regiment took part in the campaign against Vicksburg. In the battle of Champion's Hill on May 16th it lost one hundred and forty-three men, killed and wounded. The regiment next marched with Sherman's expedition to Jackson. In February, 1864, the regiment returned home on veteran furlough. Upon its return to the field the regiment moved with Banks' army up Red river in the spring of 1864, engaging actively in the whole of that campaign. In February, 1865, the regiment was trans-
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ported to Dauphin Island, Alabama, and took part in Canby's campaign against Mobile. After the fall of Mobile the men were moved to Shreveport, Louisiana, with General Herron to receive the surrender of General Price and the army of the Trans-Mississippi department. At this place the regi- ment remained until October 23, 1865, when it was mustered out of service. The men returned to Indianapolis and were present at a public reception given on the capitol grounds, and were addressed by Governor Morton, General Slack and Col. Milton S. Robinson and John A. Mclaughlin.
There were one hundred and thirty-four men in this regiment from Tipton county. Marion P. Evans was an adjutant; Nicholas Van Horn, Ellison C. Hill, Isaac M. Rumsey and Thomas Paul were captains; William H. Hayford, Thomas Paul, James Evans, Joseph A. Mckinsey and Peter Carey were lieutenants. Capt. Thomas Paul is the only surviving officer of this regiment from this county.
SEVENTY-FIFTH INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.
The companies composing the Seventy-fifth Regiment were raised in the eleventh congressional district, Company B being wholly made up in Tipton county, I. H. Montgomery being the captain, and the camp of rendezvous at Wabash. On August 19. 1862, the regiment was mustered into service with John U. Pettit as colonel, and moved to Louisville, Kentucky, August 21. one thousand and thirty-six strong. From thence it proceeded to Lebanon, and upon the advance of Bragg's army, returned to Louisville. In the cam- paign that followed it took active part, marching to Frankfort, Scotsville. Gallatin, and then back to Cave City, in pursuit of Morgan's forces. Most of the winter of 1862 was passed in camp near Gallatin, and in January, 1863, the regiment moved to Murfreesboro, where it remained until June 24, serv- ing in General Reynolds' division.
On the 24th of June the Seventy-fifth started toward Tullahoma, and on the march engaged in the battle at Hoover's Gap. It was the first regiment to enter the rebel works at Tullahoma, about the Ist of July. Marching with Rosecrans' army toward Chattanooga, it participated in the battle at Chicka- mauga, losing seventeen killed and one hundred and seven wounded. After the engagement the regiment returned to Chattanooga, where it remained some months, engaging in the battle of Mission Ridge on the 24th of Novem- ber and losing five killed and seventeen wounded. The winter of 1863 was passed in the vicinity of Chattanooga, and early in the spring of 1864 the
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regiment moved to Ringgold, Georgia, preparatory to engaging in the Atlanta campaign.
On the 27th of April, 1864, all the troops composing Sherman's army were ordered to concentrate at Chattanooga. On the 7th of May, General Thomas occupied Laurel Hill. On the 12th the whole army, except Howard's corps, moved through Snake Creek Gap, on Resaca. On the 5th the battle of Resaca was fought, and the same night the rebel army retreated across the Oostanaula. Near Adairsville the rear of the rebel army was encountered and a sharp fight ensued. On the 28th the enemy made an assault at Dallas, but met with a bloody repulse. On the 27th of June an assault was made upon the enemy's position on Kenesaw, without success. On the 2d of July Kenesaw was abandoned by the enemy. On the 4th General Thomas demon- strated so strongly on the enemy's communications as to cause them to fall back to the Chattahoochie river and cross that river on the 9th. On the 20th the enemy sallied from his works in force and fought the battle of Peach Tree Creek. On the 22d a general battle was fought in front of Atlanta, the rebels being defeated. On the 28th the enemy made another assault upon our besieging lines, but were driven back in confusion. The siege of Atlanta vigorously progressed, with constant skirmishing. On the 25th of August the bulk of Sherman's army moved. by a circuit around Atlanta, struck its southern communications near Fairburn, destroying the West Point railway and the Macon railroad. This caused the enemy to evacuate Atlanta on the zd of September. On the 4th the army moved slowly back to Atlanta and rested in clean, healthy camps, the first they had had for many months, and during all this campaign the Seventy-fifth was kept in almost constant action.
During the Atlanta campaign the Seventy-fifth marched and fought with the Second Brigade, Third Division, Fourteenth Army Corps, engaging in the battles of Dalton, Resaca, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek and Jonesboro.
On October Ist Hood's army marched to strike Sherman's rear. On the 4th the regiment moved to Atlanta in pursuit and marched with its corps to Pine Mountain, arriving at that place in time to threaten the rear of French's rebel division, then investing the garrison at Allatoona. The enemy retreated to Dallas and thence marched for Resaca and Dalton. The Seventy-fifth marched in pursuit as far as Gaylesville, where it halted for a time in the rich valley of the Chattanooga. Then returning to Atlanta, it started from that city on the 6th of November with Sherman's army on its famous "March to the Sea," reaching Savanah in December. In January, 1865, the regiment,
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with its corps, marched through the Carolinas to Goldsboro, North Carolina, participating in the battles of Bentonville and Fayetteville. From Goldsboro it moved to Raleigh with the advance of the army and engaged in a skirmish at Smithfield, which was the last action had with the enemy in North Caro- lina. After the surrender of Johnson's army it marched to Richmond, Vir- ginia, and thence to Washington, D. C., where, on the 8th of June, it was mustered out of service. Returning to Indiana with five hundred and four men and officers, it was present at a public reception given to returned regi- ments in the capitol grounds at Indianapolis, on the 4th of June. While in Washington the remaining recruits were transferred to the Forty-second In- diana Regiment and continued to serve with that organization until its muster out of the service, at Louisville, Kentucky, on the 21st of July. 1865.
There were one hundred and thirty-eight men from this county in the Seventy-fifth Regiment. James B. White was an assistant surgeon; Isaac H. Montgomery and Thomas A. Ellis were captains; George L. Shaw, Noah W. Parker, T. A. Ellis, Wesley Gates and John N. Cooper were lieutenants. Fifty-one men died of wounds, thirteen in rebel prisons and one hundred and sixty-five from other causes.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.
The One Hundred and First Regiment was organized in the eleventh congressional district, the same as the Seventy-fifth, during the month of August, 1862, rendezvoused at Wabash, and was mustered into the service September 7th, with William Garver as colonel. Troops were at that time being rapidly thrown into Kentucky to repel the invasion of Kirby Smith, and this regiment, being one of the new levies, moved at once to Covington, Kentucky, where it was assigned to a brigade, took position in defense, and remained until the threatening column of the enemy withdrew. On Septem- ber 23d the regiment sailed on a steamboat to Louisville, Kentucky, and from thence marched with the command of General McCook, on October Ist, in search of General Bragg. After a short campaign the regiment moved to Glasgow, then to the Castillian Springs, Tennessee, where it remained until December 26, 1862. The regiment then marched in pursuit of John Morgan, who was making a raid through Kentucky. The march was rapid but unsuc- cessful, and the command returned to its camp at Castillian Springs on Jan- uary 2, 1863. While stationed there the regiment was assigned to the Second Brigade, Fifth Division, Fourteenth Army Corps.
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On March 18th the brigade marched from Murfreesboro for the purpose of beating up certain rebel hiding places and dispersing guerilla bands infest- ing Wilson county, Tennessee. Moving by the way of Gainsville and Milton, at the latter place, the rebel, John Morgan, was encountered with a force of three thousand seven hundred men, and was severely defeated. The One Hundred and First lost in this fight forty-three killed and wounded. After defeating Morgan the regiment marched with its brigade back to Mur- freesboro. The regiment reached the battle field of Chickamauga on Septem- ber 19, 1863, having marched all night. In the bloody encounter of the two days there the regiment took conspicuous part and was often selected by those in command for arduous duty on the firing line.
The regiment lost thirteen killed, eighty-five wounded and sixteen miss- ing, a total loss of one hundred and fourteen. The regiment remained at Rossville during the next day, and at night moved to Chattanooga, where it went on picket duty and on the 22d had a sharp picket fight, losing nine wounded and two prisoners. The regiment then retired to Chattanooga.
On October 9th the regiment was assigned to the Second Brigade, Third Division and Fourteenth Army Corps. On November 22d it moved out of camp and prepared for the assault on Mission Ridge. The regiment took part in the storming of Mission Ridge, and on the 25th moved with the pur- suing column to Ringgold, Georgia, losing in the battle thirty-four killed and wounded. Until the first week in May, 1864, the regiment remained near Chattanooga.
On May 7th the regiment moved with Sherman's army on its Atlanta campaign. The command of General Thomas occupied Tunnel Hill and then a demonstration was made on Buzzard Roost. After two days' fighting the regiment moved with its corps through Snake Creek Gap and on to Resaca, where it was engaged in battle. It then moved with the pursuing column to Adairsville and Cassville, participating in fights at each place. Then it moved to the right, forded the Etowah river, and moved by way of Burnt Hickory to Dallas, then took position in line of battle near Pine Hill, then changed to the left near Lost mountain and then to Kenesaw mountain, skirmishing from day to day. The regiment was in support of the Second Division in the as- sault on Kenesaw mountain on June 27th.
On July 3d, the enemy having withdrawn from Kenesaw, the pursuit was pressed and on the 18th the regiment crossed the Chattahoochee river. On July 22d it crossed Peach Tree creek and engaged in skirmishing until August 28th. Then it marched with the army on the flank movement around
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Atlanta, and took part in the battle of Jonesboro on September Ist. The regi- ment then marched to Atlanta. On October 3d it joined in the pursuit of Hood, and after reaching Gaylesville the pursuit ceased. The regiment then marched to Kingston and then to Atlanta.
On November 17th the regiment started from Atlanta with the left wing of Sherman's army to Savannah, reaching there on December 23d.
On April 30, 1865, they marched by way of Richmond, Virginia, for Washington City, D. C., reaching there May 19th. On June 24, 1865, the regiment was mustered out of the service at Louisville, Kentucky, and pro- ceeded to Indianapolis, arriving on the 25th, and was greeted with a public ovation in the state house grounds, after which it was finally discharged and its members returned home.
During its term of service the regiment had marched three thousand five hundred and seven miles, traveled by railroad seven hundred and fifty-nine miles and by steamboat six hundred and fifty miles, being a total of four thousand nine hundred and sixteen miles.
There were one hundred and forty-one Tipton county boys in this regi- ment. James Price was an adjutant ; Thomas Whalen, a chaplain ; Alexander McCreary and Sylvester Turpen, captains : William Beeson, Elmore T. Mont- gomery, Ezekiel L. Cooper, Henry T. Waterman and Elisha Henry, lieu- tenants.
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTIETH INDIANA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.
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This regiment was recruited under the President's call on July 18, 1864, for five hundred thousand men. On October 24th it was organized and mus- tered in the service at Indianapolis for a period of one year, with Thomas J. Brady as colonel. The regiment immediately entered the Murfreesboro cam- paign, participating in all of the battles and skirmishes. The regiment then was a part of the Second Brigade, First Division, Twentieth Corps. After a year's fighting, hard marching and guard duty, it was mustered out of the service at Greensboro, North Carolina, on July 11, 1865. The men returned to Indianapolis and were received loyally, and were present at the state house reception given to the returned Hoosier troops. Seventy-two men were in this regiment from Tipton county.
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