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time during the engagement, give way. For its behavior on this occasion Gen. French gave the brigade the title of the " Gibraltar brigade," it having maintained its position, repelling the terrible onslaught of the enemy, filling the ditch in front with killed and wounded, and finally advancing and driving the enemy from the field, taking many prisoners. The Fourteenth was en- gaged for four hours within sixty yards of the enemy's line, and after exhausting sixty rounds of cartridges, the men supplied them- selves with others from the boxes of their dead and wounded companions. It went into the fight with 320 men and lost thirty- one killed and 150 wounded, including three officers killed and seven wounded.
The Fourteenth after marching via Har- per's Ferry and Warrenton to Falmouth, re- mained inactive till the 12th of December, when it crossed the Rappahannock and on the next day was with the "Gibraltar brigade " in leading the attack upon the en- emy's works just outside the city of Fred- ericksburg. The strength of the enemy's works and the advantage of his position made success impossible. The army was withdrawn with a loss to the Four- teenth of four killed, seventeen wounded and eight missing. The regiment re- crossed the river and remained at Falmouth until April 28, 1863, when it proceeded to Chancellorsville, where, on the third day of the engagement at that place it moved to the front, charged the enemy, drove him some distance, re-occupying the ground lost the day before by the retreat of the Eleventh corps, but soon was compelled to fall back before an overwhelming force of the enemy to a point where it was sup- ported and relieved by Col. Caldwell's brig- ade, after being engaged for three hours, with a loss to the fourteenth of seven killed, fifty wounded, and two missing. After the
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battle and the retreat across the Rappahan- nock the regiment went into its old quarters at Falmouth and there remained until June 14, when it marched northward and reached Gettysburg on the evening of July I. It did not engage in that great struggle until about dusk of the next day, when in a charge made upon the advancing rebels it saved from capture the guns of Rickett's bat- tery, crowded the rebels down the hill, and captured all of the field officers, the colors, and most of the men of the Twenty-first North Carolina. During the night following the regiment successfully resisted a flank fire made on the left of its rear, and in the bloody contest that took place the next afternoon, for the possession of the hill, bore a conspic- uous part, the division to which it was attached bearing the brunt of the desperate attack im- mediately on the left of the cemetery. The regiment lost 123 men and officers in killed and wounded. After the victory it followed the retreating rebels to Williamsburg, on the Potomac, and thence marched via Harper's Ferry to Elk Run, near Warrenton. On August 16, it was sent to New York to aid in quelling the riots there, rejoining the army of the Potomac in Virginia, in Octo- ber, and after aiding in the defeat of the enemy at Bristow station, and participating in the engagement at Mine Run, it went into winter quarters at Stevensburgh, where, on December 24, 1863, a portion of the regiment re-enlisted. On February 6, 1864, it engaged in a severe action at Morton's Ford, on the Rapidan, losing two killed and thirteen wounded. On May 4, it moved southward with Grant's army and took an active part in all the engagements that at- tended that movement. At Spottsylvania, the Fourteenth made a victorious charge upon the enemy's works. At Cold Harbor it was engaged for the last time, the non-vet- erans being on June 6, ordered to Indianap-
olis for muster out, because of the expira- tion of their term of service. They were finally discharged on the 20th, to date the 16th of June, 1865, after achieving a brilliant and glorious record. The detachment of veterans and recruits remained on duty until July 12, 1865, when mustered out at Louis- ville, Ky.
The Eleventh Regiment .- The first regi- ment to arrive in Evansville was the Elev- enth, and the date of its coming was May 9, 1861. Being unexpected, no demon- stration on the part of the people was made. Composed of robust, hardy, noble looking men, the regiment presented a fine appear- ance. Upon its re-organization as a three- years' regiment, the following Vanderburgh county men found their way into its ranks, serving in Company K: John Frick, sec- ond lieutenant from April 5, 1862 ; first lieu- tenant from May 30, 1862; captain from Sep- tember 4, 1862; mustered out December II, 1864; term expired. Frederick Frank, sec- ond lieutenant from September 4, 1862; pro- moted to first lieutenant Company B, July 29, 1863; mustered out January II, 1865, term expired. Frank Snorpus, corporal and second lieutenant ; mustered out July 26, 1865, term expired. Henry Barner, pri- vate; drowned at Memphis July 14, 1862. Robert Blum, private, discharged August 18, 1862, disability. John Coch, private; discharged December 20, 1862, disability. Lasselle DeBruler, private; discharged June 16, 1863, disability. Jacob Frick, private; killed at Port Gibson May 3, 1863. Adolph Herndes, private, veteran; mustered out July 26, 1865, term expired. Simon Heins, private; killed at Champion Hills, May 16, 1863. Peter Heberer, private; discharged October 4, 1861; disability. Robert Horn- brook, private; mustered out August 31, 1864. Charles A. McCutchan, private and ser- geant, veteran, mustered out July 26, 1865.
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Francis Miller, private; killed Champion Hills, May 16, 1863. Fred Ransch, private: discharged January 14, 1863, account wounds. William Theiman, private; dis- charged September 29, 1862, disability. ,August Wolf, private, veteran ; mustered out July 26, 1865, term expired. Charles Al- brecht, recruit; mustered out July 26, 1865, term expired. John Shelden, a recruit in October, 1862, assigned to Company A, died May 27, 1865, at Alexandria. Henry Martin, a recruit in January, 1864, was un- assigned.
Sketch of the Regiment .- The Eleventh regiment left Indianapolis on September 6, 1861, was stationed at Paducah, Ky., during the winter, and, excepting a slight skirmish and some severe marching, experienced nothing extraordinary until its engagement in the battle at Fort Donelson, when it lost four killed and twenty-nine wounded. It bore itself bravely in the Shiloh battle, fight- ing the enemy from half-past five in the morning till half- past four in the afternoon, losing eleven killed and fifty-two wounded. Many arduous marches and expeditions in Mississippi and Arkansas fell to the lot of the company during the following year. It joined Grant's army April 11, 1863, and on May I, in an engagement at Port Gibson, captured a battery, but lost one man killed and twenty-four wounded. On the 16th, it was engaged in the battle of Champion Hills, losing 167 in killed, wounded and missing; was in the trenches of the Union works about Vicks- burg from June 21 until the surrender on July 4, losing during the siege three killed and ten wounded; and on the next day marched thence to Jackson with constant skirmishing on the route, and a loss of nine men wounded. It then made an expedition to Louisiana, and was in a heavy skirmish near Opelousas, and aided in capturing a
rebel camp near Lake Tasse. The regi- ment veteranized, and from New Orleans, in March, 1864, went by steamer to New York city, and thence by rail to Indianapo- lis, where it was received by the citizens and addressed by Gov. Morton. Its furlough over, it returned to New Orleans, and in July following proceeded to Washington City and Harper's Ferry, and while moving toward Winchester engaged the enemy in several lively skirmishes. In a reconnois- sance on August 24, two men were killed and eight wounded, and on September 19, at Opequan, eighty-one were lost in killed and wounded. On the 20th, it pursued the enemy to Fisher's Hill, engaged him there in battle, skirmishing all night, and contin- uing the pursuit to Woodstock, and thence to New Market, where they made a stand, but being flanked, were forced to retreat to Harrisonburgh. At the battle of Cedar Creek, on October 19, it lost fifty-two men, killed, wounded and missing. Upon the close of Sheridan's campaign in the Shen- andoah Valley, the regiment remained on duty at Baltimore until its muster-out July 26, 1865. During its three years' service it marched 9,318 miles.
The Twenty-fourth Regiment. - After the muster of the Fourteenth the next regiment in which the soldiers of Vanderburgh county figured conspicuously was the Twenty- fourth, led to the front by that gallant com- mander, Gen. Alvin P. Hovey. Companies (C and F, were composed principally of Vanderburgh county men. In the former company, John F. Grill was captain from July 31, 1861, to May 14, 1862; then major of the regiment to November 28, 1863, when he was commissioned lieutenant col- onel, in which rank he served with distinction until January 2, 1865, when mustered out. He re-entered the service as colonel of the One Hundred and Forty-third regiment.
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Peter Schmuck was quartermaster of the George Reifling, mustered out July 30, 1864, as private; Corp. George Kennedy, not mustered out; Corp. Keran Barnwell, died in service, date unknown; Horatio Arnold, musician, mustered out November 15, 1865, term expired; Elisha C. Presnell, musician, discharged; Sebastian Manning, wagoner, mustered out, July 30, 1864. regiment from December 4, 1861 to March 24, 1862, when he resigned, his successor being Marcus A. Gavitt, commissioned April 2, 1862, and discharged March 27, I864. William T. Shepherd succeeded Col. Grill to the captaincy of Company C, serving in that rank from May 14, 1862, to October, 1863, having previously served Privates .- Alton Josephs, died at St. Louis, Mo., November 12, 1861; Awen, John, drowned at Helena, Ark .; Ar- nold, Franklin C., discharged; Bach- mann, George, veteran, mustered out November 16, 1865, term expired; Bate- man, James E., mustered out July 30, 1864, as corporal, term expired; Beadle, Richard L., discharged; Beha, John, veteran, mus- tered out November 15, 1865, term expired; Beamon, August M,, mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Billharz, August, not mustered out; Buening, John H., veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term ex- pired; Burksher, George W., died at New Iberia, La., date not known; Cawbosas, John, veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term expired; Chandler, Charles D., killed at Jackson, Miss., July 1863; Clauss, Andrew, mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Conner, Patrick, mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Cravens, Williams J., died at St. Louis, Mo., Novem- ber 23, 1861; Darbensher, Joseph C., vet- eran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term expired; Darland, James, not mustered out; Davenport, William J., veteran, died at Morganza, La., October 1, 1864; Dodds, William F., veteran, mustered out Novem- ber 15, 1865, as sergeant; Drawe, Christian, killed at Fort Blakely, April 5, 1865; Eagan. Michael, mustered out July 30, 1864, term ex- pired; Earls, William, died at Helena, Ark., March 19, 1863; Ervin, George, died at Otterville, Mo., date unknown; Fisher, John, from December 31, 1861, as first lieutenant. James M. Smith was second lieutenant from March 31, 1862, first lieutenant from May 14, 1862, and captain from November 1, 1863 until mustered out December 10, 1864. George Messick served as second lieuten- ant from May 14, 1862, as first lieuten- ant from November 1, 1863, to De- cember, 1863, when discharged. Dittman Fisher was commissioned first lieutenant, November 27, 1863, and upon re-organiza- tion, was transferred to Company B, Twen- ty-fourth regiment, in which company Fleming Durham was second lieutenant. On the regimental non-commissioned staff, there were: sergeant major, William E. Hallock; quartermaster sergeant, Ed- ward W. Blythe, and commissary sergeant, Peter Schmuck. A band of twenty-six pieces was mustered in with this regiment, but was discharged in 1862. The non-com- missioned officers and privates of Company C, were mustered in July 31, 1861, and were as follows: First Sergt. Peter Schmuck, promoted quartermaster; Sergt. William T. Shepherd, promoted first lieutenant; Sergt. David Lusk, discharged, disability; Sergt. George Long, not mustered out; Sergt. James M. Smith, promoted second lieutenant; Corp. Alexander Ross, not mustered out; Corp. George Messick, promoted second lieutenant; Corp. Dittmar Fisher, promoted first sergeant; Corp. James L. Lytle, dis- charged as private; Corp. John Juengling, discharged on account wounds; Corp. | killed at. Champion Hills, Miss., May 16,
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1863; Farderer, Frank, veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term expired: Fowler, George, veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term expired; Fluty, Milton, discharged; Fry, William H., . mustered out January 15, 1865; Fry, Daniel T., veteran, mustered out November 15, I'865, term expired; Goins, William H., veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, as corporal; Grimme, George H., mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Guthber- let, Michael, died at Otterville, Mo., 1861; Halbert, Peter, mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Hillman, William M., transferred to Company K; Hoover, Thomas W., killed at Champion Hills, Miss., May 16, 1863: Huck, William, veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term ex- pired; Hull, James C., died at Sedalia, Mo., 1861; Irvine, Alexander, died at Vicksburg, Miss., date unknown; Jacobus, Peter, dis- charged 1861 ; Janey, Spencer F., discharged 1861; Johnson, William H., died at Helena, Ark., date unknown; Johnson, Thomas, not mustered out; Joseph, Aaron C., promoted to second lieutenant, mustered out December 10, 1864; Jourdan, Thomas, discharged; Kelly John, mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Kennedy, James, veterah, not dis- charged; Knochen, Albert, died at Memphis, Tenn., September 28, 1863; Lazarus, Henry, mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Langanbacher, John, veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term expired; Lindell, Joshua, killed at Magnolia Hills, Miss., May 1, 1863, a corporal; Longfield, Joseph, mustered out July 30, 1864, as corporal, term expired; Macon, Joseph C., died at home, February 3, 1865, Martin, Thomas B., discharged; Mars,
Michael, discharged; Meissner, Charles,
sergeant; McGrath, Lawrence, unaccounted for; O'Byrne, Thomas, died at Evansville; April, 1862; Perry, Thomas J., veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, as corpo- ral; Pressnell, William H., died at Helena, Ark., date unknown; Rabbitt, Patrick, died at Fort Donelson, Tenn., date unknown; Reis, Christopher, veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term expired; Riley, John, mustered out July 30, 1864, term ex- pired; Roberts, Henry C., veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, as sergeant; Rob- ertson, William, mustered out July 30, 1864, as corporal, term expired; Robertson, Philip, veteran, mustered out December 21, 1864, as sergeant; Schaefer, Joseph, not mustered out; Seick, Frederick, veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term ex- pired; Stuermer, George M., veteran, mus- tered out November 15, 1865, as corporal; Storck, Valentine, mustered out July 30, 1864, as corporal, term expired; Suther- land, Prior W., mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Thame, John, died at Helena, Ark., November 19, 1863; Traylor, George, veteran, mustered out Novem- ber 15, 1865, term expired; Wallace, Daniel, accidentally killed on railroad at Jefferson City, Mo., 1861; Wal- ters, John W., died at Otterville, Mo., 1861; Washborne, William H., died at Otter- ville, Mo., 1861; Wassman, George, mus- tered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Withrow, James K. P., discharged 1862; Woelffel, Michael, died at Evansville, Ind., December 10, 1863; Wolfe, Peter, veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term ex- pired; Youngman, Henry, not mustered out.
Recruits, 1864 .- Burkhart, Perry, died at home; Collins, George, mustered out Novem- ber 15, 1865, term expired; Fullen, Miles C., mustered out November 15, 1865, term ex- pired; Frasher, David D., mustered out May
veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term expired; Merrill, Nathaniel, veteran, mustered out December 21, 1864, as first | 23, 1865, term expired; Fisher, David, died at
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Mobile, June 29, 1865; Mosier, John, mus- tered out November 15, 1865, term expired. This company had an original enrollment of ninety-eight men, received seventeen re- cruits, lost by deaths thirty-one, by deser- tions eleven, and reported one unaccounted for.
On July 31, 1861, Amazon Connett, Thomas E. Ashley, and Joseph A. Sanders were mustered as captain, first lieutenant, and second lieutenant, respectively, of Com- pany F, of the same regiment. Their com- missions were dated August 15, 1861. The captain and first lieutenant resigned May 20, IS62, and on the following day Joseph San- ders assumed command of the company, hav- ing previously, on February 6, 1862, been promoted to first lieutenant. Capt. Sanders resigned July 28, 1863, when the command was given to Capt. Frank M. Robbins, who had served as second lieutenant from May 21, 1863, and as first lieutenant from June 4, 1863. The other commissioned officers were : James H. Baldwin, second lieutenant from February 6, 1862, and first lieutenant from May 21, 1862, until he died of wounds June 3, 1863, and Cadwalader M. Griffith, second lieutenant from June 4, 1863, and first lieu- tenant from August 1, 1863, until he resigned August 15, 1864. The non-commissioned officers and men (mustered in July 31, 1861) were as follows: First Sergt. James H. Baldwin, promoted to second and first lieu- tenant and died of wounds; Sergt. Frank M. Robbins, promoted to second lieutenant; Sergeant William E. Hallock, promoted ser- geant major; Sergeant Isaac F. Talbott, promoted captain First Arkansas colored troop; Sergeant Edward H. Perkins, vete- ran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term expired; Corporal George Leech, veteran; mustered out November 15, 1865, term ex- pired; Corporal John F. Crisp, transferred to Veteran Reserve corps; Corporal John C. |Granger, Ira, died at Helena, Ark., date
Ingle, died at Evansville, Ind., date un- known; Corporal Christopher T. Rudd, mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Corporal Isaac H. Holmes, died April 22, 1864; Corporal Orville A. Baugher, pro- moted captain First Arkansas colored troops; Corporal Benjamin F. Gillett, discharged February 26, 1862; Corporal Frank J. White, killed at Champion Hills, Miss., May 16, 1863; Augustus C. F. Leich, musician, mustered out July 31, 1864, principal musi- cian; Nicholas D. Satterlee, musician, died at St. Louis, Mo., November 7, 1861; Vin- cent Bowlin, wagoner, discharged July 31, 1863, disability.
Privates .- Barnett, William, veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, as corpo- ral, term expired; Blythe, Edward E., mus- tered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Car- lisle, Joseph, died at Carrolton, La., August 7, 1863; Carson, Frank B., discharged, dis- ability; Chapman, Nicholas S., mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Colman, John F., veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term expired; Colvin, William L., died November 5, 1862; Conly, Andrew J., vet- eran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term expired; Day, Robert, mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Davis, James A., discharged by civil author- ity, date unknown; Durham, Fleming, pro- moted second lieutenant Company B; Elliott, Robert, discharged July 9, 1862; Emmons, Charles, died Crump's Landing, La., March 30, 1862 ; Emmons, George W., veteran, mus- tered out November 15, 1865, term expired; Emmons, John, veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term expired; French, George V., discharged June 23, 1862; French, Thomas, died St. Louis, Mo., No- vember 9, 1862; Fullen, Miles C., discharged, date unknown; Gough, John L., mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired;
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unknown; Green, Charlton B., veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, as ser- geant major; Green, William, veteran, mus- tered out November 14, 1865, sergeant; Gregory, Farnes, discharged February 1, 1862; Gresham, George E., transferred to Veteran Reserve corps; Griffith, Cadwal- ader M., promoted second lieutenant; Gurd- ing, Henry, veteran, discharged October 14, 1864, disability; Halloway, James W., discharged July 1, 1862; Hannan, Patrick, veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term expired; Heldt, Christopher D., vet- eran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term expired; Henderson, William B., killed Champion Hills, Miss., May 16, 1863; Henderson, Duncan, discharged, date un- known; Ingle, Thomas, discharged, date unknown; Jewett, Joseph A., discharged ac- count wounds received at Shiloh; Laughlin, Abram W., died April 7, 1862; Lawrence, Charles, died May 30, 1862; Law- rence, Obediah, veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, as first sergeant; Lawrence, Robert, veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term expired; Lenart, James, discharged November 25, 1863; wounds; Logan, Peter, discharged Decem- ber 31, 1863; Little, George W., died at Helena, Ark., September 11, 1862; Maghee, Thomas G., discharged December 22, 1863, Matheny, John Y., discharged on account of disability; Miller, Charles, veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term expired; Miller, William M., discharged October 20, 1861; Myers, John, died June 2, 1862; McClure, Thomas J., discharged as corporal on account of wounds received at Shiloh; Nelson, Benjamin F., not mustered out; Parker, Edward T., died July 2, 1862; Patterson, Greenberry, mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Pugh, John H., mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Quick, William H., killed at Champion
Hills, Miss., May 16, 1863; Quinn, John, veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term expired; Ragan, John M., veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term ex- pired; Redman, William H., mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Ruston, John G., discharged June 5, 1862; Scarlet, Will- iam, died December 9, 1861; Schuler, Marcus, mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Shaffer, Samuel, discharged Octo- ber 20, 1861; Shaw, Perry W., mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Skeen, Wilson D., died near Helena, Ark., date un- known; Smart, George, died in service, date unknown; Smiley, James A., veteran, mus- tered out November 15, 1865, term expired; Smith, Samuel, discharged September 24, 1861; Stafford, Alfred C., veteran, mustered out November 15, 1865, term expired; Stew- art, Martin, died March 19, 1862; Swope, Albert A., mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Tall, Bearley S., discharged May 15, 1862; Tollson, William, died February 25, 1862; Topper, William, mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Tzschoppe, Julius, mustered out July 30, 1864, term ex- pired; Urie, Charles, mustered out July 30, 1864, as sergeant; Urie, William, mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Vandusen, Oliver, mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Van Snyder, Jasper, killed by guerillas April 1, 1864; Warren, William, jr., discharged October 21, 1863, account wounds received Champion Hills, May 16, 1863; Watts, Henry, mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Westfall, John, died February 3, 1862; Whalen, William, died February 4, 1862; Wheeler, John E., must- ered out July 30, 1864, as corporal; Will- iams, Reuben C., mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Williams, Hiram, transferred to Company H, promoted captain Company F, Ninety-first regiment; Wise, Joshua M., discharged account disability; Woodfill,
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William W., veteran, mustered out Novem- ber 15, 1865, term expired.
Recruits .- Allen, Thomas B., mustered out July 30, 1864, term expired; Alderman, Thomas, mustered out November 15, 1865; Blakeburn, John, mustered out November 15, 1865; Barnes, George W., mustered out October 28, 1865; Clegg, Thomas, mus- tered out November 15, 1865; Clegg, Henry, mustered out November 15, 1865; Canwell, Marcus C. not mustered out; Evans, Charles B., not mustered out; Gran- ger, James, died at Cairo, December 20, 1864; Graham, William P., mustered out November 15, 1865; Hayhurst, William, died at Morganza, La., November 2, 1864; Osgood, Merrill T., mustered out Novem- ber 15, 1865; Phillips, James M., not mus- tered out; Rodgers, John W., mustered out . October 25, 1865; Sutton, Isaac N., mus- tered out November 15, 1865; Server, Ben- jamin, mustered out November 15, 1865; Vawter, Thomas C., mustered out Novem- ber 15, 1865, Wand, John R., mustered out; Weitzel, George, not mustered out. Com- pany F went out with ninety-nine men, re- ceived twenty-six recruits, lost twenty-six by death and four by desertion.
The Twenty-fourth in the Field .- From Vincennes, the place of rendezvous, the regi- ment on August 19, 1861, marched to St. Louis, Mo., there joining Fremont's army, and moving into the interior of Missouri, where it remained until February, 1862, when ordered to reinforce the army then investing Fort Donelson. Reaching Padu- cah, Ky., the day after the surrender of Fort Donelson, it proceeded to Fort Henry, where it remained until the march of Grant's army to Pittsburg Landing. In the battle of Shiloh it was conspicuously engaged, los- ing many men and officers. For his bravery here, Col. Hovey was made a brigadier general. In May and June following it par- | on the 4th of August, at a public reception
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