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February of that year it was transferred to Buell's army, and in March par- ticipated in the second day's fight at Pittsburg Landing. Later the regiment went in search of Bragg of the Confederate forces, engaging in the battles of Perryville, Danville and Wild Cat Mountain. Still later it fought at Stone's River, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge and other points less noted in history. At Whiteside, Tennessee, the regiment re-en- listed, December 12, 1863. They then took a short furlough, after which they engaged in the famous Atlanta campaign, and were at the hard-fought battles of Buzzard's Roost, Dalton, Resaca, Cassville, Dallas, New Hope, Kenesaw Mountain, Marietta, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesborough and Lovejoy. It then pursued Hood and fell back into Tennessee, and engaged at the fight at Columbia, the contests at Franklin and Nashville, chased Hood as far as Huntsville, Alabama, and after being ordered to various other points, it was finally, after the close of the war, sent to Louisiana and Texas, being mus- tered out of the United States service, in September, 1865.
TENTH INFANTRY-THREE-MONTHS MEN.
The Tenth Regiment of Indiana Volunteers was organized and mus- tered into service for three months at Indianapolis, as early as April 25, 1861-within ten days of the time the first gun of the Rebellion was sounded. Joseph J. Reynolds, of Lafayette, and a colonel in the regular army, was ap- pointed colonel of this regiment, and afterward promoted, by reason of great merit and bravery, to brigadier-general. William C. Wilson, also of Lafay- ette, was major, and Joseph C. Suit, adjutant. Company A was mainly from Tippecanoe county. Of this Chris Miller was appointed captain, John E. Naylor. first lieutenant, and Alvin Gray, second lieutenant. Of Company C, also largely from this county, John W. Blake was captain, Joseph C. Suit, first lieutenant, and Samuel H. Shortle, second lieutenant. Of Company D, William C. Wilson was commissioned as captain, afterward promoted to major; Alexander Hogeland, first lieutenant. later was captain ; John Brower, second lieutenant.
Of Company E, William Taylor was captain, John A. Stine, first lieu- tenant, promoted to captain ; Henry C. Tinney, first lieutenant. John Lowrie, second lieutenant.
June 19th the regiment, accompanied by the Eighth Regiment, left Indian- apolis for Parkersburg, West Virginia, joining General Rosecrans' command, near Rich Mountain, camping at its foot July roth. The next day they met the enemy's pickets and routed them. It was at this place that Capt. Chris
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Miller received his wound, from which he later died. The Tenth then took a position behind the hill until ordered to charge on the enemy's works, which was done in gallant style, resulting in the rout of the enemy and the loss of his guns. After the battle the Tenth was ordered to Indianapolis and was mustered out July 28th.
September 18th it was reorganized as a three-years regiment, with Mah- lon D. Manson. of Crawfordsville, as colonel, who was the following spring promoted to brigadier-general. During the career of the regiment in the field, William B. Carroll. of Lafayette, was promoted from captain to major and lieutenant-colonel and colonel. William E. Ludlow was adjutant; Charles F. Wiltsch, quartermaster ; Marsh B. Taylor, promoted from captain to lieutenant-colonel ; Louis Johnson succeeded Colonel Carroll as captain of Company E and Jasper N. Russell succeeded Johnson.
The first battle fought by this regiment after its reorganization was that of Mill Springs, where it achieved an enviable reputation, at one time saving the day. It then took part with Buell in the march to the Tennessee river; next in the siege of Corinth; then chased Bragg through Kentucky, engag- ing in the battle of Chaplin Hills, at Perryville; participated in the famous battle of Chickamauga, when Colonel Carroll was killed; afterward that por- tion of the regiment that had re-enlisted in January, 1864, marched with Sherman's forces upon Atlanta, taking part in the numerous engagements of that campaign. After this the regiment was divided ; some were mustered out at once and the remainder July 28. 1865.
FIFTEENTH INFANTRY.
This was originally organized as one of the six regiments of state troops, at Lafayette, in May, 1861, and reorganized June 14th following for the three-years service. George D. Wagner, its first colonel, was promoted to brigadier-general, and Gustavus A. Wood, of Lafayette, succeeded him; Sa- lem F. Fry was quartermaster; John M. Youart, surgeon; Henry F. Jen- nings, second lieutenant of Company G. Company K, wholly from Tippe- canoe county, had officers as follows: Captains, John B. McCutchin, C. Z. Bedford; first lieutenants, C. Z. Bedford and John M. Jones; second lieuten- ants, H. C. Holibird, James S. Case. John M. Jones, Tip W. McClure and George W. Clark.
Upon being forwarded to the front it first pursued the fleeing enemy after the battle of Rich Mountain, and captured many; then assisted in the repulse of General Lee. battle of Greenbrier. General Buell's campaign, battle
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of Shiloh, siege of Corinth, battle of Perryville ; was at the battle of Stone's River, in which fierce battle the regiment lost one hundred and ninety-seven officers and men out of four hundred and forty engaged ; also participated in the battle of Mission Ridge, losing two hundred and two out of the three hundred and thirty-four engaged; marched to Knoxville and did garrison duty at Chattanooga. The Knoxville march was severe, and the sufferings of the men were great. Some of the men re-enlisted in February, 1864, and were mustered out the following June. A detachment of veterans and re- cruits left behind were finally discharged in August, 1865.
TWENTIETH INFANTRY.
This regiment was also organized at Lafayette, in July, 1861. Under its first organization the officers who were volunteers from Tippecanoe county were: William C. L. Taylor, colonel, promoted through the various grades from first lieutenant ; Israel N. Stiles, adjutant, afterward promoted major of the Sixty-third Regiment. Of Company G, which was from Tippecanoe county, W. C. L. Taylor and Henry Quigley were first lieutenants ( Quigley was killed May 12, 1864) ; William P. Thompson, also first lieutenant ; Wil- liam B. Brittingham, Stephen E. Bartholomew, Isaac V. C. Ensey and Wil- liam Zimmerman, second lieutenants. This regiment took part in all the en- gagements on the left of the Army of the Potomac, from Hatcher's Run to the fall of Richmond, and took part in all the battles up to the surrender of the Army of Virginia. Its last engagement with the enemy was at Clover Hill, April 9, 1865.
THIRTY-SECOND INFANTRY.
This was the first German regiment, as such, from Indiana, and was largely recruited from Tippecanoe county, especially Company G. The colonels of the regiment were August Willich, Henry von Treba and Francis Erdelmeyer, all of Indianapolis. Of Company G. Peter J. Welschbillig, of Lafayette, was captain; William N. Bruckner and Louis Kimmel, both of Lafayette, were first lieutenants. The regiment was organized through the exertions of Colonel Willich, a distinguished officer of the German Revolu- tion of 1848. It was at camp at various points in Kentucky from September, 1861, until the following December, when it was assigned to picket duty on the south side of Green river. While there, one company repulsed a large force of the enemy ; the latter being found in the vicinity in still larger num- bers, Lieutenant-Colonel Von Treba assumed command of the regiment and
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drove the Confederates entirely from the field. For this prompt action the regiment was highly complimented in special orders by General Buell and Governor Morton, and the name "Rowlett's Station" directed to be placed on the regimental colors. Subsequently this regiment participated in the battle of Shiloh, siege of Corinth, pursuit of Bragg, battle of Stone's River, skirmish at Liberty Gap. battles of Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, the engage- ments at Resaca, Allatoona Hills, Dallas, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, etc. After this the regiment was somewhat broken up, transferred, etc., a small portion going to Texas and there remained until late in the autumn of 1865.
THIRTY-FIFTH INFANTRY.
Company E of this regiment was mostly from Tippecanoe county. Of the citizens enlisting in this company at Lafayette the following were officers : Patrick Toban and John Swift, captains; Edward Galligan, Owen Daily and Charles Rock, first lieutenants : Owen Dailey and Charles Rock, second lieu- tenants. This was the first Irish regiment of the state of Indiana. The colonels were John C. Walker, of Laporte; Bernard F. Mullen, of Madison, and August C. Tassin, of Leopold: John E. Balfe, of Lafayette, was major and then lieutenant-colonel and William Flinn, quartermaster. This regi- ment was mustered in December 11, 1861, at Indianapolis. Its principal engagements and duties were the pursuit of Bragg through Kentucky, in- cluding the battle of Perryville; at the battle of Stone's River, where it lost one-third of its number ; was at the battle of Chickamauga and Chattanooga, sustaining a heavy loss. It also took part in the Atlanta campaign ; a severe bayonet charge at Kenesaw Mountain ; guarded the supply train of the Fourth Regiment : was in the battles of Jonesboro, Franklin and Nashville, was with Sheridan's army in Texas until September, 1865. when it was mustered out of service.
FORTIETH INFANTRY.
The Fortieth Indiana Infantry Regiment was organized at Lafayette, December 30. 1861, with William C. Wilson as colonel. He resigned the following spring and was succeeded by John W. Blake, promoted from the office of lieutenant-colonel. James N. Kirkpatrick, of Stockwell, lieutenant- colonel, was drowned in Bear river, Alabama, June 8, 1862. Henry Leam- ing, of Romney, was promoted from major to lieutenant-colonel, and thence to colonel. Henry C. Tinney was adjutant ; Boyce K. Sample, James WV. Beasley and William P. McKinsley, quartermasters; Allen D. Beasley, chap-
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lain : Robert M. O'Ferrall and Elias B. Glick, surgeons; Allen Walton and John S. Riffle, assistant surgeons.
Of Company A. James N. Kirkpatrick, Charles T. Elliott and Samuel G. Webb. all of Tippecanoe county, were captains. Kirkpatrick was ap- pointed lieutenant-colonel. and finally drowned; Elliott was killed at Kene- saw Mountain, June 27, 1864. Thomas M. Goldsberry and Adelbert D. Mc- Lain, both of Stockwell, were first lieutenants; Goldsberry was promoted to captain of Company D.
Of Company B. Orpheus C. Harvey was captain.
Of Company C, the captains were ( from Tippecanoe county) Henry Leaming, De Witt C. Wallace and Allison Clark ; first lieutenants, John W. Wilson, Allison Clark and Henry Fleek ; second lieutenants, De Witt C. Wal- lace. George S. Foreman, Allison Clark and Samuel Thorrel.
Of Company D. the captains were Jackson Caster, William L. Cole- man and Thomas MI. Goldsberry. Coleman was lost on the steamer "Sul- tana," April 28. 1865. The first lieutenants were John Murphy, William L. Coleman, Samuel C. White, Christian M. Nisley and William C. Winner ; second lieutenants, A. L. Brown, W. L. Coleman, S. C. Waite and Isaac Gentis.
Of Company G. the captains were James K. Keiser, who died in May, 1862; Absalom Kirkpatrick, who was killed at the battle of Kenesaw Moun- tain, and Cyrus H. Kirkpatrick. First lieutenants. Absalom Kirkpatrick, James Henry Reese, James W. Beasley and Johnston Ford; second lieuten- ants, Jacob F. Marks, John C. Wheeler, Cyrus H. Kirkpatrick, James W. Beasley. Johnston Ford and Joseph Hamilton.
Of Company H. the captains were William H. Bryan, Alfred Cole and Robert C. Lane: first lieutenants, Alvin Gay, John C. Barnhart, Robert C. Lane and Lewis W. Goddard; second lieutenants. John Longwell and David Bryan.
Of Company I, Jacob F. Marks, of West Point, besides two others from adjoining counties, were captains ; Erasmus Vickery and Giles R. Manwar- ring, first lieutenant ; Mark Dwire, second lieutenant.
Of Company K, Daniel Royse was first lieutenant and Jacob Shatler, sec- ond lieutenant.
Tippecanoe county was more solidly represented in the Fortieth Regi- ment than in any other command. Its first movement was with Buell's army to Bowling Green and Nashville, and thence into Alabama. Returning to Louisville, it pursued Bragg's army hotly through Kentucky, and went to Nashville. Engaged at the battle of Stone's River. with considerable loss.
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Was reorganized and engaged in the battles of Chickamauga, Lookout Moun- tain and Mission Ridge, and wintered in 1863-4 in East Tennessee, during which time it re-enlisted as a veteran organization and enjoyed a furlough. The following spring, in Maj .- Gen. O. O. Howard's corps, it participated in all the movements in the Atlanta campaign. After serving on guard duty at Chattanooga for a time, it went to Nashville and engaged in the battle of that place, remaining there until it pursued Hood as far as Huntsville. It then returned to Nashville and remained there until June, 1865, when by way of New Orleans, it was sent to Texas, to there become a part of Sheri- dan's army of occupation until it had closed its military service.
FORTY-SIXTH INFANTRY.
Company E in this regiment contained a number of volunteers from the northern portion of Tippecanoe county. Charles F. Fisher, of Battle Ground, was promoted through the various grades to that of captain. The celebrated Graham N. Fitch was colonel of the regiment, whose movements were along the Mississippi river.
SIXTY-THIRD INFANTRY.
This regiment was organized to be raised December 31, 1861, and to rendezvous at Covington with James McManomy, of that place, as command- ant of the camp and John S. Williams, of Lafayette, as adjutant. A detach- ment of rebel prisoners having been quartered at Lafayette, the enlisted men at Covington were ordered here to guard them; and February 21, 1862, Companies A. B. C and D were organized as a battalion, with Mr. Williams as lientenant-colonel. Soon afterward it was transferred to Indianapolis and placed on duty at Camp Morton, guarding prisoners. August, 1862, it en- gaged in the battle of Manassas Plains, or Second Bull Run. Returning to Indianapolis in October, the regiment was completed in its numbers and organization and Mr. Williams promoted to the colonelcy. Four of the companies were detached as provost guards, and the remainder were ordered to the front, December 25. 1863. After the middle of the following month several companies were concentrated at Camp Nelson, Kentucky, under the command of Israel N. Stiles, and February 25th marched for Knoxville, Tennessee. After considerable marching and the performance of several minor duties, they joined the Atlanta campaign, under Sherman, in April, 1864. In this campaign they were much of the time at the front and lost
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very heavily. Likewise it was efficient in the campaign after Hood. Next it was on duty along the Atlantic coast and in North Carolina. The four com- panies first enlisting were mustered out May 20. 1865. and the others-six in number-June 21, 1865. Israel N. Stiles was brevetted brigadier-general, and became an eminent lawyer in Chicago. Other Tippecanoe county men of this regiment were John A. Brewster, captain of Company A. and Rufus R. Glick, first lieutenant, who succeeded him in the captaincy.
SEVENTY-SECOND INFANTRY.
August 16, 1862. this regiment was mustered into service and contained a few men only from Tippecanoe county. Samuel C. Kirkpatrick, of Stock- well, was the lieutenant-colonel: Adam Pinkerton, major: Jesse Hill and John R. Eddy, both of Lafayette, chaplains; Eddy was killed at Iloover's Gap, Tennessee, June 24. 1863 : Elias B. Stearns, of Lafayette, assistant sur- geon. In Company A, Mark A. Shaffenburg was second and then first lieu- tenant. In Company C, James E. Robinson was captain: John Glaze was second lieutenant, then first, and finally captain of the company: Frank B. Everett, Edward A. Cutshaw and George Ruger were first lieutenants. The same were, aside from Geiger. second lieutenants. In Company G, the cap- tains were Adam Pinkerton, promoted to major, John B. Crick and Jacob W. Gladden ; Crick was promoted, as was also Gladden. William R. Jewell, Ephraim B. Martin and Augustus W. Lane, second lieutenants. In Company K. James H. Whitcomb and Carey M. Layne were second lieutenants.
The first service rendered by this regiment was in the pursuit of Bragg's forces through Kentucky. In January, 1863, upon the reorganiza- tion of the Army of the Cumberland, it was ordered to be mounted and to serve as mounted infantry. It made several scouts from Murfreesboro, and captured horses enough to mount the entire regiment. The men were armed with Spencer rifles, and were a part of what was known as the Wilder Light- ning Brigade. They were prominent in the battles of Hoover's Gap, Rock Springs, Georgia, Chickamauga, pursuit of Wheeler, driving him out of middle Tennessee ; was at Mooresville, Alabama, the Meridian raid. the At- lanta campaign, capture of Salem and Montgomery. Alabama, and of Colum- bus and Macon, Georgia, and finally in the pursuit of Jefferson Davis, Presi- dent of the Confederacy, one detachment being near him when he was finally captured. The regiment was mustered out in June. 1865. They entered the service of their country with nine hundred and seventy-eight men and lost during the war four hundred and thirty-one men.
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EIGHTY-SIXTH INFANTRY.
This regiment was organized at Lafayette in the month of August, 1862, with Orville S. Hamilton, of Lebanon, as colonel; Jasper M. Dresser was major and then lieutenant-colonel; Allen M. Walton, assistant surgeon ; Fran- cis J. Mattler, captain of Company B; James Gregory and Thomas A. Odell, captains of Company C; William C. Lambert and James R. Carnahan, cap- tains of Company I, and Jesse Carter, first lieutenant of Company K.
This regiment was immediately ordered to Kentucky to repel the invasion of Bragg and Kirby Smith, who were threatening Louisville and Cincin- nati ; but on account of the slowness of the general in command, they were compelled to undergo a great amount of hard marching without reaching the enemy. Later they were engaged in the battles of Stone's River, Chicka- manga, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain and Mission Ridge, then passed the winter of 1863-64 in long and fatiguing marches and scouts. The fol- lowing season they were engaged in the Atlanta campaign, taking part in all the great struggles of the same, including Peach Tree Creek, Kenesaw Moun- tain, Atlanta and Jonesboro. The regiment was finally mustered out in the month of June, 1865.
NINETIETH REGIMENT, OR FIFTH CAVALRY.
Company L of this regiment was composed of Tippecanoe men. Chaun- cey H. Thompson was captain, and then major; Edward N. Elliott, second lieutenant. finally promoted to rank of captain; Peter L. Longlois, second and first lieutenant ; Johnson I. Vaughan and Irvin A. Mccullough, first lieu- tenants ; William B. Chambers and William R. Hulland, second lieutenants.
This regiment was organized in Indianapolis in August and September, 1862, and soon Felix W. Graham was made its colonel. The various com- panies were ordered to the front at different times, did much heavy fighting, captured many prisoners, and drove many rebels beyond the Cumberland river. By July, 1863, the regiment was commanded by Thomas H. Butler. It next gave chase to Morgan, seriously weakening him. Going to east Tennessee, it was the first Union regiment to enter Knoxville. It became involved in a severe struggle at Blountville and Rheatown and lost heavily. After running to different points and engaging in heavy skirmishes, it took part in a regular battle at Blain's Cross Roads. Afterward it participated in the battle of Dandridge. Marching into Georgia, it became a part of Gen-
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eral Stoneman's command. and in a severe encounter all the command was ordered from the field except the Fifth Indiana Cavalry Regiment, and the latter was consequently captured by the enemy. The portion of the regiment that had been dismounted and left near Decatur was then attached to the infantry service, by General Sherman. After other service for a few months the regiment by portions was mustered out.
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTH INFANTRY-MINUTE MEN.
In July, 1863. when Morgan made his raid through Indiana, Governor Morton issued an order or special call for volunteers to resist the rebel raiders. Within forty-eight hours, sixty-five thousand men in the state tendered their services. Thirteen regiments and one battalion were accepted, among them the One Hundred and Eighth from western Indiana, consisting in great part of Tippecanoe county citizens. Among the more prominent of these were Col. William C. Wilson. Adjt. Charles H. Test. Capt. William Taylor, First Lieut. Robert C. Gregory, Second Lieut. Edward C. Bush, of Company A ; Capt. James R. Walker. First Lieut. James W. Cole and Second Lieut. H. C. Lefever, of Company E; Capt. Richard Benbridge. First Lieut, Samuel Baird and Second Lieut. T. J. Levering, of Company F : Capt. Peter J. Welshbillig. First Lieut. George Ruger and Second Lieut. Joseph Spitsnagle, of Com- pany H. The regiment was ordered to Cincinnati, Ohio, and returned with- out being called into action, as Morgan had been captured and the raid ended.
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTEENTH INFANTRY-SIX MONTIIS.
This regiment was mustered into service in August, 1863. William C. Kise, of Lebanon. was colonel. Companies E and I were from Tippecanoe county. Archibald McCurdy, of Lafayette, was captain of Company E: Syl- vester C. Loveless, of Clark's Hill, captain of Company I: of the latter company, Abraham A. Carter was first lieutenant, and Jerome R. Watson second. The first duty of this regiment was to guard the United States arsenal at Detroit. Going South it fought the rebels at Blue Springs, driving them from their position. After constructing fortifications, defending passes. etc .. it participated in the battle of Walker's Ford, December 2, 1863. It was next engaged in the mountain regions of east Tennessee, during which time the regiment was much reduced by sickness and was mustered out in Febru- ary, 1864.
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ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIXTH REGIMENT-ELEVENTH CAVALRY.
Company A of this regiment contained a number of men from Tippe- canoe county. Isaac L. LaFlesh, captain, was succeeded by Robert H. Martin; George A. Mark, first lieutenant, and Frank Clemens, second lieutenant. The regiment in the field was principally engaged in Alabama, southern Tennessee, etc., in pursuit of Hood in Missouri and Kansas.
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIFTH REGIMENT- ONE-IIUNDRED-DAYS MEN.
Eight regiments were raised in Indiana during the spring of 1864 to serve for one hundred days, in conjunction with troops similarly raised in neighboring states, in order to relieve a large number of veterans in the field from garrison and guard duty. Of Company A, William D. Lee was cap- tain : Cromwell Timmons, first lieutenant, and John W. Lewis, second lieu- tenant. Of Company D. Leroy W. Greene was captain ; John Underwood, first lieutenant, and Orin R. Sparks, second lieutenant. Of Company G, John B. Wagner was captain: Henry Manler, first lieutenant, and Jacob Miller, second.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH REGIMENT.
December 20, 1864, a call was made for eleven regiments of infantry to serve for one year. One of these was raised from what was then known as the eighth congressional district of Indiana, and was numbered One Hun- dred and Fiftieth, with Marsh B. Taylor as colonel. It was ordered to Harp- er's Ferry, Virginia, and thence to Charleston, Winchester, Stevenson's Station and Jordan's Springs, where it was mustered out. The most promi- nent men from Tippecanoe in this regiment were Colonel Taylor, Adjutant Archibald McCurdy, Chaplain Russell D. Utter, Surgeon Green C. Beeks, Assistant Surgeon James P. Wallace; of Company A. Captain Adam O. Behm, First Lieut. Henry G. Ellsworth, Second Lieut. Stein G. Orth; of Company B. Capt. Charles F. Howe, First Lieut. David E. Earhart, and Second Lieut. Joseph Burquin ; of Company D. Capt. Carey M. Lane, First Lieut. Oliver S. Wooley and Second Lieut. A. C. Jennings ; of Company F, Capt. John C. Boswell and Capt. Mathew A. Berryhill, First Lieut. Edward W. Pampel, and Second Lieut. Everett Cawood; and of Company K. Capt. Emil H. Langhaus, First Lieut. William B. Gregory, and Second Lieut. Jesse D. Wallace.
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TENTH BATTERY-LIGHT ARTILLERY.
Captains-Jerome B. Cox. William A. Naylor, Ferdinand Mayer: first lieutenants-Thomas Heron, Jr., William H. Cox, Alfred Cosner, Hugh S. Engle. David G. Blodgett; second lieutenants-Charles E. Dubois, John C. Clifford, William Cheney, Jehu Ellis. This battery was mustered into serv- ice January 25, 1862 ; on the field it assisted in the capture of Nashville, bat- tle of Shiloh, siege of Corinth, campaign through northern Alabama and southern Tennessee, repelling General Bragg's forces from Kentucky, battle near Murfreesboro, siege of Chattanooga, battle of Lookout Mountain, Mis- sion Ridge, campaign against Atlanta, in duty at Decatur and Huntsville.
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