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In the organization of the Department of the Ohio, December 31, 1863, the 33d was in the district of South- ern Central Kentucky, which was commanded by Gen. E. H. Hobson.
This regiment was consolidated with the 26th Regi- ment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry, April 1, 1864, per Special Order No. 107, of March 5, 1864, from War De- partment, and constituted Companies F, H, I and K of that regiment. (See Rolls 26th Kentucky Volunteer In- fantry.)
Louisville Provost Guard and Thirty-fourth Kentucky Infantry.
In September, 1861, an organization was made at Louisville under Col. Henry Dent, called the Provost Guard of Louisville. It consisted of five companies, of about ninety men each. The authority of the organiza- tion was from General Anderson, commanding the De- partment of Kentucky. It was employed at Louisville. performing guard duty for a little over one year, when the 34th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry was formed out of its material with other added. During the period of its ser- vice it guarded over 151,000 prisoners.
The 34th Ky. Infantry was organized October, 1862, and continued to serve as the Provost Guard of Louisville until May, 1863, when it was ordered to the field, and eu- tered upon a career of activity which continued until the muster-out, June, 1865.
The service of this regiment is so well given in the Adjutant's report it is only necessary to quote from it as follows:
"The 34th Infantry was relieved of provost duty at Louisville on the 8th day of May, 1863, and ordered to re- port to Gen. Judah, at Bowling Green, Ky., where it re-
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mained until about the first of July, when it marched to Glasgow, to assist in checking John Morgan in his raid into Kentucky. It did garrison duty at Glasgow until the 28th of September, 1863, when ordered to march via Mar- rowbone and Burksville, Ky., to Knoxville, Tenn., under command of Gen. Manson, skirmishing with guerrillas nearly every day. From Knoxville it marched to Morris- town, where it remained until the battle of Blue Springs, in which it distinguished itself by capturing nearly all of "Mudwall" Jackson's staff, and four hundred and seventy- one of his command. When Longstreet laid siege to Knoxville, Gen. Burnside ordered the 34th to Cumberland Gap from Morristown. After the siege was raised by Gen. Sherman, the 34th was ordered to Tazewell, Tenn., the colonel of the same (Selby Harney) being placed in command of a brigade composed of the 34th Ky., 116th and 118th Ind. Infantry, the 11th Tenn. Infantry and 11th Mich. Battery.
"On the 24th of January, 1864, the rebel Col. Carter attacked Tazewell with about 1,800 men, in which fight the 34th again distinguished itself for undaunted bravery under severe fire. In this engagement, which lasted about three-quarters of an hour, the enemy was repulsed with a loss of thirty-one killed and equally as many wounded. On the 26th of January, the regiment was again ordered to the Gap under command of Gen. T. T. Garrard, where it remained on one-third rations for nearly three weeks. News having been received by the general commanding that an attack would be made on the Gap by Gens. Jones and Vaughn simultaneously approaching in different directions, he ordered fifty-five of the 34th Infan- try to proceed to Powell's River bridge, to prevent Vaughn's forces from crossing and forming a junction with Jones. The detachment of the 34th arrived at the bridge just as Vaughn's advance guard was entering it, and repulsed them after a short fight, but they were un- able to tear up the floor before the whole force came up. The detachment of the 34th took position in a temporary block house and successfully repelled five charges of the enemy. Being armed with Colt's five-shooters, their small numbers were enabled to contend with this large force and compelled them to retire.
"On the 17th of April, 1864, Gen. Garrard was relieved of the command of the Gap and Col. W. Y. Dillard, of the 34th Ky. remained in command until November 8, 1864, when the 34th was ordered to Knoxville, which was threatened by Gen. Breckinridge from the direction of Strawberry Plains. The regiment was ordered to proceed
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via Tazewell and Walker's Ford, a road much infested with guerrillas. After arriving at Walker's Ford on Clinch river it was unable to cross owing to high water, and consequently returned to the Gap and took the Jacks- boro road. It arrived at Knoxville November 18th. It remained there on provost duty until February 2, 1865, when it was ordered back to the Gap. April 20th it pro- ceeded up the Virginia valley in the direction of Gibson's Mills, where a force of the enemy was reported. On the 22d it was met by a flag of truce and a proposition from Cols. Pridemore, Slemp, Richmond and Wicher, to sur- render their forces, which was done, their command num- bering 2,713 men.
"On the 24th of April the 34th was again ordered to Knoxville and from thence to Loudon, where it remained on garrison duty until the 20th of June, when it returned to Knoxville for muster-out. It was mustered out at Knoxville June 24, 1865."
Col. Henry Dent was the first provost marshal of Louisville.
Col. Selby Harney was the son of Hon. John H. Har- ney, of Louisville. After the war he was a practicing lawyer in Louisville.
Col. W. Y. Dillard was one of the active organizers of the Union soldiers at Louisville at the beginning of the war.
Field and Staff.
COLONELS-Henry Dent, Selby Harney, Wm. Y. Dillard. LIEUT. COL .- Lewis H. Ferrell. MAJS .- Milton T. Callahan, Joseph B. Wat- kins. ADJTS .- Charles A. Gruber, Edward G. Parmele. Q. MASTERS -David A. Harvey, Christopher B. Tharp. SURGS .- George W. Ronald. Henry Tammadge. ASST. SURGS .- Hugh Ryan, Joseph Foreman. SERGT. MAJS .- Henry Sutton, Francis M. Looney, Andrew Zimmer- man, Joseph W. Adams. Q. M. SERGT .- Charles Bardin. COM. SER- GEANT-William J. Shaw. HOSP. STEWARDS-William Meek, Joseph H. Todd.
Company "A."
CAPTAINS-William Y. Dillard, Charles A. Gruber. 1st LIEUT .- John C. Slater. 2d LIEUT .- Jacob S. Pearce. SERGTS .- Peter Frick- hofen, William S. Edwards, William Himberger, George A. Bowers, Charles Bardin. CORPLS .- James McElroy. John Furter, Herman Teitze, Charles Teitze, James Armstrong, Lewis Heminger.
PRIVATES-Edward L. Brining. Frederick W. Brochelt, Charles Clay, Andrew Lawson, Fidell Negell, Adolph Oppenheimer, Simon Oberdorfer, Nicholas Powers, John Shoemaker, George W. St. Clair, Thomas Atkinson, Jackson Blunk, William Jamison, Alexander Mc- Farren, Francis T. Roberts, James Smith, William Thompson, Georg- Crawley, Ambrose J. Hofman. Cornelius Sullivan. Frank Laner, Thomas Bohanan, Michael Dolan, Anthony Davis, John Hennessy, Ernst Ketner. Samuel Lane, John Lanahan, Thomas Maher, Thomas McGee, Thomas Quinlan, John Smith, Jackson Shepard, James Trent, Calloway Trent Elijah Trent.
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Company "B."
CAPTAINS-Francis M. Looney, Rodolph H. Whitmer. 1st LIEUTS. Thomas M. Alexander, Joseph W. Adams. SERGTS .- John W. Sykes, Henry Tate, Francis M. Martin, Joseph D. Dobson, Thomas J. Craycraft, Andrew Batts, Joseph Hughes, Thomas C. Hannah, Daniel O'Connell. CORPLS .- William C. Golden, Henry Benton, Francis M. Sanders, George W. Smith, William J. Scott. MUSICIANS-James L. Ereckson, Michael J. Flannagan.
PRIVATES-Stephen Barker, Robert Burns, John Carroll, Henry J. Chappell, Wm. J. Deguire, Washington D. Drane, William A. Dunn, Emanuel Emrick, William Hall, Greg Ham, Samuel J. Howard, John E. Howard, Thomas Jones, Patrick Knowland, Martin Knox, Benjamin F. Lamb, Peter Marselles, Huston Martin, Florence McCarty, Charles W. Mckenzie, P. E. C. J. Maxville, John M. Price, James M. Pritchard, William Smith, German A. Shivers, David Stinson, George 'Staker, John H. Sandefur, Thomas S. Tevis, Jacob B. Tarlton, Henry C. Urban, Wm. Vanbebber, Cornelius C. Weems, Adam Wehl, Ulrich Becker, Burl M. Dunn, John Knapp, Lawrence Hannan, Henry H. Simpson, John W. Darrington, Charles Hughes, Adam J. Tarlton, John Baker, Eli Decker, Frank Hobbell, Patrick Shea, James Bell, Cantral Bowman, Joseph Batie, John Blankenship, John W. Brown, James F. Beal. Thompson Beasley, W'm. H. Baldwin, John L. Baker, Peter Beck, Michael Corcoran. Thomas A. Chappell. John Dougherty, Thomas Dullivan, William J. Daniel, Frank Deville, James Evans, Frank Evans, William L. Gardner, George II. Gordon, William Jenkins, William Lamb, David Mercer, James Murphy, James M. Mills, Patrick H. McElyea, James W. Per- kins, Frank Parent, Robert Rawlison, Andrew J. Stanton, John Smith, Acey C. West, Benj. F. Weatherby, Frank Wilson.
Company "C."
CAPTAINS-William H. Fagan, Simeon S. Leatherman. 1st LIEU- TENANT-Jas. M. Leatherman. SERGTS .- Wm. B. Dearing, Frank J. Brocar, Calender King, Rufus F. Goose, Edward Bullock, J. W. Adams, John J. O'Meara, David Robinson. CORPLS .- Wesley Brentlinger, John B. Henke, Wm. D. Hemp, Hugh Gavigan, Rolen South, James Jeffries.
PRIVATES-Henry C. Alford, William J. Allen, Patrick F. Brown, Louis Buzan, William Cook, Edward Dangerfield, Edward Dott. James Dix, Patrick Glendon, Henry W. Harris, Richard W. Heaton, Edward Hogan, John Hawkins, Louis Lewallen, John F. Lee. Fred Munsch, Henry Medley, Martin Mahan, John Oats, John Odonald, Thomas Oliver, James L. Russell, Jacob Seibert, Martin Stanfield, James R. Stout, Will- iam Smith. Lawrence Wick, Thomas Wolford. Charles Hawkins, Wm. M. Harris, Philip Kocher, Wm. H. Russell, Jacob Shaeffer, James Tyler, Frederick Tucker, Alexander Young, Gabriel Bower, Martin Fury, Charles T. Reid, Benjamin Seigle, Samuel Tyler, John N. Brown, Samuel Brentlinger, Wm. L. Briley, Michael Billings. John Cain, Thomas Cain, John Campbell, Martin Canavan, Wm. Combs, Cunningham Dilworth. George W. Farmer, Samuel Glass, Alfred O. Hawkins, Martin Hart, James Hoke, William Harris, Crow Hill, John Kelly, William Linsky, John McGrovers, John Macoy, Louis Misch, John P. Means. Frederick Meidt, James Nowell, James H. Omaly, Robert W. Phillips, Robert M. Reid, George Ridgeway, Jonthan Ruggles. Christian Russell, Columbus N. Russell, John D. Robinson. George Story, Thomas Sullivan, James Stubbs, Jacob Treiss. Charles Williams, Samuel Wooley, Samuel Wyer- bucker, John W. Williams
Company "D."
CAPTAINS-Lewis H. Ferrell, James P. Tapp, Joel M. Coward. Al- fred V. D. Abbett. 1st LIEUT .- George W. Coward. 2d LIEUT .- Alfred M. Hoagland. SERGTS .- William L. Smith. Mitchel J. Boyle, Alford A. Mason, Franklin Renner, Jesse T. Battle, Lewis Hays, Joseph R. Rain, James M. King, John C. Martin, John T. Shadburn, John Shele, Benj. F.
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Tyler, James M. Leatherman. CORPLS .- Albert H. McQuiddy, Joseph P. Reading, John Risinger, Robert Fulford, Alphus B. Miller, Gibson Withers, Francis M. Looney. MUSICIAN -- John Shields.
PRIVATES-James R. Bennett, James D. Connell, Chas. J. F. Elli- cott, Walter T. Ford, James' W. Ford, James W. Gatton, Harman Hal- latag, Ralston P. High, Jack Mack, John Marks, Patrick McCann, Wm. B. Mckinley, James McCauley, Samuel Parshley, Samuel Rosenthal, Albert Randolph, Thomas Riffett, Henry Stroker, James R. Tyre, James Clark, Thomas Conley, James Harmer, Miles Houston, Charles Hitch- cock, John Shele, Joseph F. Sachs, Thomas B. Thayer, Christian G. Weller, Amos H. Byram, Joseph H. Todd, John S. Williams, Francis M. Brisby, C. M. Chappell, Thomas McCarmick, John B. Wright, John W. Blake, Andrew O. Boyson. John Bennett, Cornelius Conley, Matthew B. Ford, Thomas P. Gilbert, Charles W. Hunter, Andrew Kall, James Lucas, John Lee, Edward McGinness. Charles F. Perrine, Richard Teuces, John Williams, Thomas M. Williams, Perry Weatherford.
Company "E."
CAPTAINS-John O. Daly, Thomas H. Tindell, Eugene O. Daly .. 1st LIEUT .- John B. Smith. SERGTS .- John Jeffers, Thomas Raymond, Patrick Corrigan, Philip Ernest, Julius Lunenburger, William S. Ste- phens. CORPL .- John P. Jonse.
PRIVATES-James Cody, John N. Feltes, Samuel Harmon, Edward B. Miles, John Nicks, Garrett Prendible, Daniel Reardon, Thomas Riley. John Torphy, Peter Wolf, Jacob Finister, Abraham Hurl, Patrick O'- Donnell, Richard Pugh, Joseph Reary, Robert Ragan, Clarence Scates, David H. Tate, George Webber, James Boultinghouse, James Butler, Michael Mccarthy, Michael Murphy, William Miller, John S. Atwood, Willis Boultinghouse, James Byrne, Thomas Binge, Peter Brady, Stephen Brady, Dennis Conroy, John Crawford, Henry Dillon, Miles Dunning, Michael Ford, John French, Patrick Garrity, Anthony Gard- ener, George Harrison, John Hogan, James Hart, William Jones, James Julien, John Joyce, George Johnson, James Jones, Patrick Kelly, Ed- ward Meagher, John McGinnis. Thomas Murphy, Michael Murphy. Joseph Rourke, Michael Riley, Albert St. Clair, Philip Sulivan, Robert Wilson, John Wilkins.
Company "F."
CAPTAINS-Jos. B. Watkins, Wm. F. Stars. 1st LIEUTS .- John Wood, Jas. W. Fowler. SERGTS .- Henry Watson, August Selby, Henry Burnett, Jos. Seigul. CORPLS .- Isaac J. Jones, James Donahue, Jacon Twenty, Jacob Wormer, George Doctorman, Michael Given, W. H. Worth, Wm. Egleston. MUSICIANS-James Armitage, Darby Scully.
PRIVATES-Jacob Almer, Wm. Bollinger, Sibburne W. Bogg, Henry Bussman, Peter Borten. Patrick Brown, Martin Blumel. John Brunnon. Lionhart Baumnache, George A. Bowers, Edward A. Cutsall, Patrick Carroll, George Clator, John Clifford, Stephen Conelly. John Deth, Wil !- iam Daily, Michael Farthy, Herman Foss, Michael Francis, Joseph Gassman, Abraham Graft, John Gurnon, Henry Galliger, Paul Hemmer. Christian Hartman, John Hofel. Henry. Herman, Theodore Habbie, Jasper C. Hunt, Eniks Habbie, Elias S. Irvin, Charles Jones, Thomas Johnson, John Kunz, August Kummer. John Linn, Daniel Lapp. Jacob Lance, Joseph Leinhardt. Jacob Lauffer, Frederick Madden, Thos. J. Mitchel, John Metz, John Ming. Pearce A. J. Malone, John Maloney. Freley Miller, John McCann, James McElroy, Patrick Niland, Michael Ott, Edward Owen, David O'Conner, Dennis O'Brien. Patrick Redinton, Lewis Snider, August Schioner, Frederick Stonmeir. Eugene Sullivan. John J. Swope. Lawrence Smith, Andrew G. P. Shields, John Summer, Zachariah Taylor, Herman Tettel, Frederick Welch, Wormley E. Wroe. William Wilson, Oliver Wood, William Weinbeck, John Wacker, Chris- tian J. Wolf, Francis Vader. Ernst Mettle, Joseph Stradle. John M. Mad- dux, Deitrich Mathfield, John Burger, Joseph Kaughfman, John Ki :- tinger, Thomas J. Wright, Martin B. Wright, Benjamin Leich.
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Company " G."
CAPTAIN-Christopher C. Hare. 1st LIEUT .- Henry Watson. 2d LIEUT .- James R. Farmer. SERGTS .- John Shotwell, Hiram Kinman. CORPLS .- George H. Gatewood, Fred Swarts, Wm. B. Foster, James Curry.
PRIVATES-Frank Andy, William Bryant, John Born, Thomas Bramel, William Chadic, Thomas Cain, John Casey, John Conley, Jona- than Chessey, Stafford Conley, Michael Coughlin, Michael Concannon, Robert Doyle, Thomas Adis Emith, Frederick Eisenneger, Silas Elzy, Joseph P. Eshenbaugh, Henry Felker, Walter F. Farris, Rufus K. Foster, Thomas Higgins, Wm. J. Humble, Richard F. Hamilton, Philip Hursh, Andy Hamlit, George W. Jackson, Philip Jordon, Jacob Kizer, John Lendreth, Ancil B. MeIntire, William McGuire, William Marefield, John Murphy, George Markwell, Noah B. Moore, Henry Michall, Isaac Moore, George Neice, Frederick Niesly, Augustus Odell, James Platt, Absalon Rose, Jr., William Rickards, Thomas S. Smith, John Snider, Joseph Sleetmatty, William Strops, John H. Schamps, Michael Sullican, James F. Travis, Charles J. Travis, Lycurgus Williamson, John W. Yearn, Jacob A. Bell, Wm. A. Boman, John Crawford, Henry Eckert, John Fisher, John Goss, John G. Gray, William Hasling, John Johnston, Mar- shall Merritt, James Murphy, Wm. M. Robinson, John W. Ratliff, C. L. Emil Sherer, John Troutman, Garrett Vore, Wm. H. H. Vailes, John Watson, James Welsh, John J. Young.
Company " H."
CAPTAINS-Francis A. McHarry, Henry Sutton. 1st LIEUTS .-- Alpha R. Sharp, Benjamin D. Strange. 2d LIEUTS .- John M. Williams, John O. Beard. SERGTS .- Robert W. Oliver, Bollman M. Steavens, Alonzo G. Moore, Charles D. Ashby, Edward P. Speed, Andrew Zimmer- man, Samuel Sawyer. CORPLS .- Lawrence Hagarman, William Er- * rick, William Gover, Sidney Monroe, William Blunk, James W. Head, Frederick Becktel. John Fogarty, Casper Ryan.
PRIVATES-Louis P. Beale, Alexander Bruner, Alonzo Butcher, James Birdwell, George Coogle, Edward Cotter, John Cready, William Costillo, John Franzman. Thomas J. Fon, John A. Goddard, Charles Gasser, Clat Johnson, Emil Krucker, George Kron, George W. Kron, John Leahey, James R. Lamb, Hiram B. Lamb, Allen Long, Jesse Lafal- lett, Thomas Ledwick, Peter Myers, Philip G. Monroe, George Morrison, John W. McDaniel, James H. Moore, John Maloney, James B. Prewitt, James Pauley, Joseph Raubold, Beno Schlesinger, Isaac Stewart, Wen- throp Simms, Sidney Smith, James M. Speed, William H. Terry, Andrew J. Webb, Peter Crowe, Wm. W. Duffield, Jerry Hunt, Henry Menny, Oliver Newell, Ben. F. S. Osborn, Samuel Skiles, Jacob Sowder, Charles Wills, Rodolph Armbruster, James Burnell, Elbert Bruner, Joseph H. Drane, James A. Coburn, John Fallow, Jesse Fuque, Xavier Hirschley, William Selter, Samuel Mathis. Charles Nash, Benjamin F. Ringgold, Christ Winters, Benedict Aberer, William Barnes, John Curle, Edward Fears, Charles Glemser, John Gallagher, Isaac T. Head, Henry Huetel, Mark Kayton. Edward Lee, John Largan. John Lowden, Andrew May- flower, Patrick Manly, Frank McGrath, Charles C. Smith, Charles Sills.
Company "I."
CAPTAINS-Milton T. Callahan, Joseph Pickering, James M. Calla- han, R. M. Mosby. 1st LIEUT .- John M. Richardson. SERGTS .- John H. Ressor, Thomas M. Alexander. Theodore F. Goss, Charles H. Peter- son, Wm. G. Baird, Wm. W. Moss, James R. Hornback. Jacob H. Keller, Christopher B. Tharp. William Meek. CORPORALS-James Gallegar, Wardsworth Kindle, Theodore Watson, William H. Goss, John E. Enlow, Blackley W. Jenkins, Alonzo Lytle, George W. Parris, Henry C. Tran- num. MUSICIANS-Arnold Tharp, Francis E. Brady, George W. Thompson.
PRIVATES-John S. Arnold, Peter A. Burba, Samuel T. Burba, Nathan Bennett, Conrad Brandabery, John W. Cooper, Samuel F. Drury, Thomas T. Ferrell, Bailey S. Green, William Gipson, John Hoke, Chas.
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F. Hornback, Andrew M. Hornback, Alfred Hornback, James W. Hunt, Richard J. Holloway, Peter Heiniborn, Barnett Hopkins, Norban G. Jackson, William Jenkins, Michael Kearney, John Lanin, James W. Lamb, John Link, George W. Miller, Levi H. Melton, Benjamin L. Moss, Henry C. Morgan, Thomas J. G. W. Phelps, John Reynolds, Thomas Reynolds, Henry C. Rodeffer, Benj. O. Sympson, Andrew D. Steel, Joseph H. Steel, Adam State, Eli Shively, George R. Tharp, John W. Waters, William Wood, Henry G. Yates, Anthony Ackerman, Patrick S. Caher. Solomon Irwin, Squire Lane, Daniel J. McCiure, Samuel D. McCready, Mariano Olivera, David W. Roach, Wm. G. Stonecypher, Archibald M. Sympson, Robert Tuel, David P. Willis, Daniel Kincaid, William J. Shaw, Philip Glasman, Charles King, James G. Sympson, Andrew Wolpert, John W. Burress, James B. Brown, Joel B. Crawford, John Cash, Alexander Fevere, Calvin Garrett, Silas E. Johnson, John H. Jones, John W. Lamb, William Martin, Joseph Mitz, Marion Parker, Harvey A. Richardson, Samuel Snellen, Edward Shofstall, James Tharp, Peter Tourney.
Company "K."
CAPTAINS-Eli P. Farmer, James Boultinghouse, William Duberry. 1st LIEUTS .- John Armstrong, Foster A. Wheeler. SERGTS .- Christo- pher C. Deen, Rodolph H. Whitner, David Crull, Abram T. Chappell, George S. Minor, James F. McMahel, Charles S. Baker. CORPLS .- Frederick D. Connor, Thomas Woods, Jacob Beck, James W. Wheeler, William F. Smither, William M. McKim, David Bumgardner, James B. Groves, Robert H. Morris, George L. McKim.
PRIVATES-John J. Arnold, Richard Baker, Joseph Busath, B. F. Boultinghouse, Franklin Christoff, George W. Cooper, Henry Doring, Franklin Drake, John Fennell, John Fey, Andrew Gump, Samuel G. Hensley, George B. Herbert, Daniel Hardin, Hugh Hagan, John Johnson, Miles James, Peter Krensh, Wm. Kershbaum, John Moss, Henry C. Reed, James S. Simler, Alfred Stinson, Franklin Woodward, David Welsh, Mathew Woods, Thomas J. Wilson, David Wilson, James Will- iamson, John Waggle, Patrick Brannon, Nelson Crull, Marion Eaton, Thomas Fitzgerald, Charles Flood, Lawrence Hannon, John J. Lang, James W. Lamar, Michael Morris, John R. McConnell, William Powell, Calvin Sampley, Franklin Snawder, Mathew Smith, John Smith. Stephen Terry, Addison Terry, Washington Conner, Thomas Dillon. Isaac Hensley, Samuel G. Hutchison, Curtis Lindsey, Jerry A. Robison. Daniel Shelley, Peter Snawder, William F. Warren, Wm. Brown, John Coracho, Bryan Duffee, Stephen Fergus, Samuel Hutchison, Daniel A. Kinhow, James Kelley, George W. Martin, John O'Harrow, James Ryan. . Patrick Smythe, Patrick Welsh.
Thirty-fifth Kentucky Mounted Infantry. .
The 35th Ky. Mounted Infantry was organized on the 26th day of September, 1863, at Owensboro, Ky., under Col. E. A. Starling, and was mustered into the United States service on the 2d day of October, 1863, by Capt. Knight, United States mustering officer. This regiment was recruited under the most difficult circumstances, the state at that time being overrun with guerrillas, making it exceedingly hazardous for officers to recruit and retain their men in camp. From Owensboro it marched to Hen- derson on the 10th of October, and from thence to Hop- kinsville, Ky. During the latter part of the year 1863 it
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was constantly on the march, guarding the country be- tween the Green and Cumberland rivers, which was in- fested with many predatory bands of guerrillas. The arduous duties performed by this regiment during its early existence did not afford much time for drill, still, through the indefatigable exertions of its officers, it ar- rived at a point of excellence in drill and discipline which was the admiration of all who were connected with the regiment and the division to which it was attached.
During the month of August, 1864, this regiment, with others under command of Gen. E. H. Hobson, marched from Elizabethtown in pursuit of the rebel Gen. Adam Johnson, who held possession of the country between the Green and Cumberland rivers. After a long and tedious march, with various skirmishes, they succeeded in driving him out of Kentucky into Tennessee by way of Cadiz.
From Cadiz it returned, via Hopkinsville, to Lexing- ton, and, on the 15th of September, moved in Gen. Bur- bridge's command in the first expedition on Saltville, Va. It returned to Lexington on the 5th of November, and from there was ordered to Louisville, Ky., where it was mustered out on December 29, 1864.
It participated in the battle of Saltville, Va., and in numerous skirmishes with guerrillas in various portions of Kentucky.
In addition to the foregoing, which is taken from the adjutant-general's report, the official reports show that in the organization of the army of the Ohio, Decem- ber 31, 1863, the 35th Ky. was in the District of Southern- Central Kentucky, which was commanded by Gen. E. II. Hobson, and was in Col. Cicero Maxwell's brigade. In the same organization of April 30, 1864, it was still in Maxwell's brigade, Gen. Hugh Ewing's division. May 7th Capt. Baker, commanding a detachment of the 35th, had a fight in Meade county, in which he routed a Confed- erate band under Capt. Hinkle, who was killed. Capt. Baker continued his work in that part of the state, captur- ing and dispersing similar bands, through the months of June and July. Lieut. Col. Sam F. JJohnson, of the 52d Ky., reports Capt. Baker's detachment with him in his movements through Western Kentucky. August 14, 1864, Gen. Hobson reports the 35th at Bardstown, under Col. Starling. August 23d Gen. Hobson sent the following dispatch to Gen. Ewing from near Canton, in Trigg county :
"Rebels were pursued to this point. Col. Johnson, 52d Ky., attacked their rear this morning at daylight; killed fifteen, captured fifty prisoners, one hundred horses
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and mules. About three hundred succeeded in crossing the river. Colonels True and Burge are pursuing some down north bank of Cumberland river. My forces are picking them up as they pursue. Col. A. R. Johnson lost. both eyes; he may recover from his wounds. Col. Star- ling's regiment, scouting country in vicinity of Princeton, are capturing some prisoners."
These reports show the nature of the duty that had to be performed in 1864 in Kentucky. But for the persistent and active work of the regiments detailed for this service all government property, railroads and bridges in Ken- tucky would have been destroyed.
When the first expedition to Saltville was made in September, 1864, the 35th was sent from Western Ken- tucky to accompany that movement. In that expedition the 35th lost twenty-one men. Upon the return it was ordered to Louisville by Gen. McLean, where it was mus- tered out of service, after a year of continuous duty under its most able and accomplished and patriotic leader, Col. E. A. Starling, and the excellent officers who had entered the service under him.
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