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Stone's River, where the 6th Infantry lost over 30 per cent of its men engaged.
During the spring of 1863, the 6th Infantry was with the extreme left of Rosecrans' army in its organization, and was twice engaged with the enemy, at Readyville and Woodbury, Tenn.
On the 28th of June, the movement on Chattanooga began. The 6th was still in Hazen's brigade, Palmer's division, Crittenden's corps. The movement of this body of troops was across the mountains, through Sequatchie Valley and across Walden's Ridge to Poe's Station. Col. Whitaker had been made a brigadier-general, and the regiment was led by Col. Shackelford.
Preceding the battle of Chickamauga, the only engage- ment the 6th had was the result of a reconnaissance to Eigho Ferry.
The part the 6th bore in the battle of Chickamauga was first as reserve, but soon was taken into the heaviest fighting. Col. Shackelford was wounded, and Lieut. Col. Rockingham was killed. Capts. McGraw, Johnston and Marker, and Lieuts. Lockman and Eubanks, were also killed. The loss of men in the regiment was very heavy. Gen. Hazen, in his report, says: "The 6th Ky., from the great mortality among its officers, was much broken."
The 6th Ky., being still in Hazen's brigade, took part in the work of opening communications to Chattanooga. lis volunteers manned a fleet, which made the surprise at Brown's Ferry, and captured the picket force there. It was in the charge at Orchard Knob, in the great battle of Mission Ridge, and participated in the capture of the two oft-mentioned guns, "Lady Buckner" and "Lady Breckin- ridge."
After the battle of Mission Ridge, the 6th was with the troops sent by Gen. Grant, under Gen. Sherman, to the relief of Burnside, at Knoxville, in November, 1863. In December, it was at Blaine's Crossroads, above Knoxville. In January, 1864, it was at New Market; in February, at Morristown; in March, at Powder Spring Gap; in April, at McDonald Station.
In the spring of 1864, the 6th was still with Hazen's brigade, in Wood's division of the 4th Corps, and entered upon the Atlanta campaign. With its accustomed gal- lantry and devotion to duty, it participated in the various battles of this campaign, including Dalton, Buzzard Roost, Resaca, Rocky Face, Dallas, Kennesaw, Peach Tree Creek, and other battles around Atlanta.
The severe service of the 6th had reduced its strength and the remaining members returned to Tennessee and
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garrisoned the railroad, near Cowan's Station, until No- vember 2d, when it was taken to Nashville, where it was mustered out.
A small number of the regiment re-enlisted in the veteran organization, and were transferred to the 4th Ky. Mounted Infantry. None of the Kentucky regiments had a better record than the 6th. Of nearly one thousand men who left Louisville in December, 1861, only one hundred and thirty returned. Of the thirty-eight officers commissioned, only ten returned, and of these only six escaped wounds.
Field and Staff.
COLONELS-Walter C. Whitaker, George T. Shackelford. LIEUT. COLS .- George T. Cotten, Richard C. Dawkins, Richard Rockingham. MAJORS-William N. Hailman, Alfred Martin, Richard T. Whitaker. ADJTS .- Ferdinand Evans, William H. Middleton, Wm. Jones, Lewis M. Perry. Q. MASTERS -- Michael Billings, Harvey R. Wolfe. SUR- GEON-Joseph S. Drane. ASST. SURGEONS-Abner B. Coons, Ed- mund S. Long. CHAPLAIN-James J. Johnston. SERGT. MAJORS- James T. Terhune, Thomas R. Danks, Jas. A. Morrison. Q. M. SERGTS. -John E. Ramsey, Gottfried Rentschler. COM. SERGTS .- Victor Stein. William H. Morton. HOSPITAL STEWARD-Jas. F. Lytton. PRIN- CIPAL MUSICIANS-Thomas J. Pearce, Chas. Grunwold, Philip Kra- mer.
Company "A."
CAPTAINS-Alfred Martin, John McGraw, William Jones. 1st LIEUT .- Richard Rockingham. 2d LIEUT .- Thomas Bates. SERGTS. -John Wagoner, Edward Sullivan, John Heenan, Robert C. Barker. Oliver Willitt, Hugh Crooks, Alfred W. Tillman. CORPLS .- Patrick Keiff, Edward Flaven, Henry J. Tillman, Samuel Bryson. Cranford Ger- rold, Thomas T. Creighton, Edward B. Mussey. TEAMSTER-Richard Cheesman. MUSICIAN-George Hawley.
PRIVATES-James K. Cooper, George Cunier, Robert Cruse, James Corcoran, Michael Fury, John Fell. John Golding, Wilson Hinton. Jas. Keating, Philip Keller, Alfred Masher, Richard B. Mangan. Azariah W. McGlasson, George T. Maison, Eli Oliver, Henry Ruttle, John Slought- ery, Henry Snyder, John Shultz, George Sherman, Benjamin Simcox, Thomas Sutton, James Wiltshire, James B. Weyman, Albert Yager. Robert Barr, Henry Bloomer, William Cummings, John Dougherty. Thi- ron Glore, James E. Hawley. John Hart, Thomas Norris, Frederick New- bah, Joseph Robinson, John Shulte, John S. Swift, George Stacey, Jas. Shields, William Hilker, Wilfred S. Murfrey, Joseph Bellew, John Cam- eron, William Clingman, John Coffey, John Combs, Patrick Cavanaugh, John Cox, Timothy Houlihan, Newton Hicks, Michael Kinna, Mark Francis Loury, James Miller, Charles J. Mattingly, Frank Peak, James A. Wilson, Benjamin Black, Robert Currier, Patrick Conoro, William Dowdrick, Robert Irving, William Lacey, James Mulberry, Leopold P. Willis, James Cummings, Joseph Dunkley, William Hewitt, Edward Kelly, George W. Mangrom, James Moore, Michael Moran, Robert Pat- terson. Wm. P. Roberts, John P. Tillman, James Thompson. Daniel L. Young.
Company "B."
CAPTAINS-Richard Lee, Richard C. Dawkins. Joseph H. Dawkins, 1st LIEUTS .- Lunsford D. Carrington, Martin L. Poner. 2d LIEUTS .--- John 1 .. Lee, Thomas Eubanks. SERGTS .- Benjamin S. Ford, Robert W. Pemberton. Wm. H. Dawkins, James A. Hensley. Nicholas Kelly, Jos. H. Dawkins, Martin L. Bower, John L. Lee. CORPLS .- John Hitt, Henry C. Jobson, William B. Magruder. John McCarton, Thomas Eu-
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banks, Marion F. Johnson, Zephaniah Langford, Henry C. Cardwell, Abraham Souther, Benjamin Z. Bowyer. WAGONER-James H. Hall. DRUMMERS-William H. Hawkins, Newton H. Hawkins. COOKS- George Toliver, Moses Green,
PRIVATES-Bland B. Button, Joseph Bennett, Dennis A. Cardwell, Albert A. Callis, Richard During, John T. Dailey, John W. Elder, George Froh, Jacob C. Ferguson, Thomas J. Grady, William Gordon, John J. Hensley, Albert Hitt, James A. Head, James F. Hicks, John H. Hicks, James P. Hardin, Richard Holman, Richard T. Hawkins, Henry Kline- line, Eli Ladd, Newton W. Maddox, Edward T. Mahan, Thomas Mingo, John P. Madden, Thomas Motley, James A. Morrison, William H. Met- calfe, Thomas J. Montgomery, Amos G. Mount, John C. McCombs, Wil- Ham Nay, Albert Nay, Dudley, S. Reynolds, James Riley, John F. Rice, James W. Suttles, James P. Shuck, John D. Swift, James H. Wining- ham, James P. Walrond, Abraham W. Wells, Samuel J. Whitesides, Elias Woodden, Bland B. Walden, William T. Walker, Jerrod W. De- jarnatt, John J. Foster, William A. Ford, Peter Liggin, John H. Ladd, Reason M. Nichols, James W. Russell, Peter E. Smith, Henry B. Tay- lor, Alexander Varble, Alphonzo B. Carrington, Ferdinand Evans, Ben- jamin H. Head, George W. Glass, William H. Kelly, Robert A. Ladd, Byron M. Mathiar, James F. Mahan, Augustus Merritt, Francis M. Parks, John W. Potter, David W. Spencer, Alonzo Anderson, Henry M. Bare, Benjamin F. Baker, Albert M. Brehun, John E. Cortner, Gardner B. Fisher, James Ryle, Edward S. Kelly, Joseph McCombs, William H. Morton, James T. Terhune.
Company "C."
CAPTAINS-Joseph J. Hauphoff, Charles S. Todd, Henry C. Schmidt. Ist LIEUTS .- German Dettweiler, Thomas R. Danks. 2d LIEUTS .- Gustavus Bohn, Frederick V. Lockman. SERGTS .- Geo. Murk, Henry Hochl, Jacob Brooker, Nicholas Rentz, Frank Schnatz, Charles Guss- mann, Frederick Schneller, Charles Thomas. CORPLS .- John Gross, Jacob Jecko, Charles Metz, John Ebler, Mathew Muller, George Tuck- muller. MUSICIAN-Phillip Kramer.
PRIVATES-John Beck, Peter Fie, Frederick Galidorf, Adolph Iluze, Conrad Hennis, Frank Hellinger, Bermhardt Holdragh, Jacob Hill, John Jacob, Conrad Koehler, Jacob Kuhler, Blanis Klump, George Kinch, John Kraup, Anton Mack, Ernst G. Muller, Jacob Maller, Henry Pope, Michael Stabler, Thomas Schreller, Adam Schork, Jacob Schintz- ler, Joseph Umhofer, Jacob Areni, Frederick Borghold, Jacob Brenner- son, Nicholas Couch, Jacob Doll, Sebastian Feeker, Clement Frunkle, Win. Frah, Wm. Geisel, Frederick Haum, John Kennervey, Mathew Knuf, Joseph Meir, Frederick Muller,, Loreng Nussbaum, Joseph Oll- mann, Peter Pirom, Elias Rees, August Warthorn, Staver Egle, Valen- tine Hoffman, Frederick Berdandig. John Bohain, John Brown, Fred- erick Funk, William Knop, Joseph Loover, August Nool, Gottleib Op- penkussky, George Rillhery, Christian Wilke, Lorenz Vogel, Conrad Wittich, Frederick Buder, John Tusselman, Michael Herlick, Christian Kas, John Kleimer, Bernhard Koope, Jno. P. Kramer, Jno. Lintz, Henry Linhey, Edward Smith, Helerich Wenderlin, Ludwig Wirth.
Company "D."
CAPTAIN-Elisha Hedden. 1st LIEUTS .- Bluford N. Sampson, Harrison Choate, James W. Briscoe. 2d LIEUTS .- James H. Howard, Jas. H. McCampbell. SERGTS .- Elisha S. Brown, Burr H. Polk, George W. Minter, Richard T. Floyd. John P. Easley, Enoch N. Tinsley, Ben- jamin S. Reed. CORPLS .- William J. Polk, Jacob C. Brown, Henry C. Connelly, Jno. S. McGaughey, James M. Whitehouse, John J. Burnett, Terah W. Sampson, James E. Carpenter. WAGONER-John H. Ab- bott.
PRIVATES-Nathan S. Brown, John Brown, Joseph T. Carter, Henrie Crutcher, Columbus Gilliland, Jesse Gasaway, Wm. F. Houtchin, Patrick Hardaman, Fielding Hortenbury, Timothy Hurley, Benjamin Long, John O. Mallane, James W. Nicholson, Austin P. Proctor, George H. Ritchey, John Summit, Loyd Simpson, Joseph Traverse, Samuel Watus, James W. Woods, John P. Aldridge, Luford Beavins, James H.
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Butler, Joseph Campbell, George S. Dowdy, Isaiah Fawkes, Jas. Green. George W. Horine, Isaac S. Massie, Edward Naughton, William Ram- sey, John Sutt, John Simpson. Elijah T. Traverse, Henry C. Terrell, Wil- liam H. Tipton, James T. Whitehouse, John M. Bauer, William H. Hill, Thomas R. Hawkins, Charles Nadler, Albert Pfiffer, Adams Ruos, Wil- liam M. Robinson, Christian Shoemaker, Cornelius Schwab, Isaac D. Willhite, Thomas Bergan, Samuel W. Bunke, Wilkinson Burge, Wil- liam Carpenter, George Martin, Laban W. McClure, Squire Overton. James H. Porter, Johnson Ritchie, Randolph R. Russell. John Swigert. Samuel D. Scott, Alfred H. Sampson, James W. Simpson, Henry Spar- row, Benjamin F. Tinsley. Joseph P. Tinsley, James A. Whitehouse. Joel T. Whitehouse, William T. Whitehouse, Reuben Woods, James W. Moore, Thomas White.
Company "E."
CAPTAINS-Bernhard Hund, William Frank. 1st LIEUTS .- John Sensbach, Lorenzo Ammon. 2d LIEUTS .- Anton Hund, Valentine Melch- er. SERGTS .- Lewis H. Branser, John Dauble, Franz Maas, Joseph Grunewald. Joseph Bouchard, Jacob Kimmel. CORPLS. - Engelbert Emig, Herman Travert, Lorenz Ultsch, Mike Wuermle, George Billing, Nicolas Voly.
PRIVATES-Jacob Burlein, George Burlien, John Crecelins. George Frederick Dittrich, Clemens Erhhardt, John Foerster, Charles Franke, John Fix, Adelbert Grieshaber, George Goety, Lewis Kammerer, Ed- ward Klump, Jno. Henry Kalthoefer, William Kreider, August Lamp- recht, Christoph Lehmann. Jacob Martin, Franz Mueller, August Prinz, Mathews Rudloff, Louis Staute, George Stier, Lewis Strauss, Franz Schwerer, Henry Webert, Ignatz Wittenaur, Jacob Wunsch, Frederich Zeitz. Conrad Ammon, Conrad Buschmann, Frederich Froehlich, John George Fox, Vincent Flaig, Conrad Gutknecht, Adam Hafermaas. Henry Kassling, John Lause, Peter Lause, John Melcher, Joseph Mathes. Jno. Noerlinger, John Nichter, John Roth, Gattfreid Rentschler. Jacob Scharf, John Schmidt, Charles Schill, Markus Schmidt, Franz Schnabel. Joseph Spanninger, William Stanze, John Funk, Charles Grunewald. Mathew Herth, August Eversberg, John Long, Franz Bassel, William Braumuller. John Deisinger, William Kirchhuebel, Henry Kolb, Ignatz Lorenz, Philip Standacher, Franz Schuster, Franz Zanzer, Louis Miller. Joseph Kempf. Peter Kune, John Mueller, Peter Niederer, Peter Scheu- ermann.
Company "F."
CAPTAINS-William S. Long. Robert H. Armstrong. 1st LIEU'T .-- John P. Mason. 2d LIEUTS .- William B. Dunlap, Charles Clark. SERGTS .- William J. Bobbitt, Zachariah M. Gale, John R. Stephenson, Wiliam H. Reed, Robert L. Grinstead, Thomas J. Cannon. CORPLS .- James Hockersmith, William E. Mason, Franklin G. Walrond, James Watson, David B. Tucker, John T. Vardiman, William A. Jemison. Hackett Warren. MUSICIANS-Charles Walrond, Elkana L. D. Wright.
PRIVATES-George Bostock. George Bishop, William H. Bland, Jas. Chick, James W. Dike, John W. Day, Richard Honnaker, Abner John- son, George McMann, Samuel McMann, John McGuire, Theodore Neal, Joseph Strange, George W. Scott, James P. Stark, John Taaffe. Jeremiah Vardiman, Benjamin B. Watson, Thomas Wagstaff, Charles E. Booker, Talbot N. Bryant, John Chadwick, Samuel Eddy, Timothy Finn, Jas. Gott, Benjamin Lockwood, William McDowell, James Milton. John Stroud, Lawrence Sexton, Ezekiel Ennis, Isaac Honnaker. Samuel Moore, George Morris, Michael O'Keef, William White, Oliver P. Wag- goner, Aaron F. Tindall, Daniel Jones, William Stilwell, Jacob Warren, Patrick Connel, Chas. W. Ellis, Wesley Erskine, Lloyd Hackett, Stephen H. Maddox. William Perkins. Charles Shackelford, Samuel P. Tindall, James T. Williams, Patrick Cummings. Dennis Vaughn, Richard Arm- strong, Elliot G. Bohannon, Thomas Downs, David Eddy, James Eckels, James Harris. Joseph McGuire, Patrick Murry, William Sutherland, Harvey Wolfe, William Woods. Albert G. Wilson, John Weaver, Joseph Wheeler. James West, Thomas Wider.
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Company " G."
CAPTAINS-Peter Emge, Peter Marker, Gottfried Rentschler. 1st LIEUT .- George Marker. 2d LIEUTS. Henry Canning. Nicholas Sehr. SERGTS .- Peter Eyrisch, Henry Peetter, Peter Kerkhof, Henry Wulf. Philip Oeswein, Jacob Inninger, George Klaus, David Muengenhagn, Charles Nodler, William Welker, John Kremer, Theodore Wesendorf, Frederick Disque, Frank Schickling. CORPLS .- Julius Holst, David Plaggenburg, Joseph Amman. MUSICIANS-Richard Engelbert, John Sachtteben. WAGONER-Henry Kieser.
PRIVATES-Gottfried Cannon, George Dickhurt, Henry Doppler, Frank Dienst, Wendel Held, John Held, Philip Heiland, Herman Olges- gers, Albert Pfiffer, Joseph Ritzler, Christian Reiss, Herman Rueter, William Strassel, John Schueler, Jacob Schenckel, Theobald Stark, Bern- hard Teders, Nicolaus Weber, Frank Wittman, William Ahrens, John Allgayer, John M. Baur, John Buechel, Melchor Gutgesell. Conrad Hardmann, Jacob Hessler, John Haltmann, John Lauer, Gustave Laun, Herman Russ, John Reuther. Cornelius Schwab, John Atris, Lorenz Bohn, Alphonzo Carrington, Joseph McCombs, Willis H. Morton, James T. Terhune, Anton Wormser, Edward S. Kelly, Michael Bach. Christian Dauer, John Doetenbier, Charles Fischbach, John Bieters, Joseph Kram, John Matly, Joseph Mass, Adam Mans, Jacob Marx, Aug. Nolt, Henry Oberriller, Martin Ring, Christian Schuhmacher, John Schipper, Bern- hard Schneller, Gregor Schneider. John Stuempel, John Velton, Andrew Wagner, Alexander Stener. Ferdinand E. Evans, Christian Strau, Au- gust Younger, John Albert, Conrad Bender, John Eufinger, Henry Mehler, Sebastian Reitz, Henry Scheiber, George Fossing.
Company "H."
CAPTAIN-Isaac N. Johnston. 1st LIEUT .- John L. Chilton. 2d LIEUTS .- Harrison Roberts, Richard T. Whitaker. SERGTS .- Wm H. Harford, Thomas S. Harford, John W. Hall. John Heilman, Josiah B. . Magruder, William E. Club, George W. Lindsay. CORPLS .-- Barton H. Club, John Wentworth, Albert Lindsay, John M. Estis, Samuel Reeves, William T. Smith, Samuel Hall. WAGONERS-John Jones, Jr., John H. Yates. MUSICIAN-William F. Petty.
PRIVATES-William Adlar. Joseph Aldridge, James Blackaby, Jno. T. Butem, Robert Goodrich, Robert Heightchen. Squire Hall. Samuel S. Hall. James Henry, Jacob Heilman, Cadwalader Heaton, Jno. Jones, Sr., Richard B. Kemper, Joseph Louden, Lorenzo D. McGowan, Fleming Mahorney, James Rankin, William Roberts, John N. Roberts, William Robertson. William Russell. Wiley Saliers, John G. Shuck, William R. Stivers. Philip Votter, James Washburn, Charles W. Young, Harrison Browning. Noble Bryant, Humphrey M. Club, Rollins Dickens, Joseph C. Hockinsmith, John Holmes, Geo. W. Roberts, Elijah Roberts, Lewis Ricker, Septemus Roberts, James W. Shannon, Walter Sutherland, Harvey R. Wolfe, Lewis M. Perry, John F. Crawford, Albert Clemens, . Thomas Shannon, John Harlan. Samuel Kelley. William T. McGowan, William L. Sutherland, George Sutherland. William B. Trainer, Joseph Welch. George Adams. Thomas B. Bush, Jno. S. Bryant, Ezekiel Brown, James Downs, Philip Hunt, John H. Hall, James W. Kelly, John Morris, John MeGrew, Moses McGrew, Joshua McKee, William H. Rankin. Jos. S. Smith, John Sherrard, John Sanders, James R. Wilhoit, Daniel Kelly, Charles W. Moore, Jesse Short, Isaac D. Hockensmith.
Company "I."
CAPTAINS-August Stein, Friedrich Nierhoff, Dietrich Hesselbein. Ist LIEUT .- William Frank. SERGTS .- Felix Krumriech, Christian Lambert, Philip Nocker. Anthony Scholl, Julius Horst, Rienhart Reglin, Christian Oesch. CORPLS .- Balthasar Hassinger, Joseph Waltz. Joseph Valte, Charles Mohl, Adam Ging.
PRIVATES-Henry Altfultis, Leo Baumann, Henry Becker, William Denhardt. John Dahl, John Eger, Jos. Feis, Herman Flottmann, Chris- flan Fritz, Louis Gaupp, Michael Hoch, William Hetzel, John Kuster, Anthony Klos, John Moser. Simon Negele, Joseph Sauer, Francis Schil-
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ling, Henry Schlatter, Joseph Schuster, Philip Speiger, Valentine Stein- er, Charles Stosser, Frank Wyle, Christian Bender, John Basler, Henry Bruckmann, Philip Diehl, George Eitel, Michael Hausmann, Christian Hausecker, Henry Reichart, Christian Sanner, Louis Steinbach, Joseph Schumann, Henru Schibly, John Schweitzer, Jacob Spatrohr, Frederick Utz, Michael Vester, Peter Wagner, John Hubing, Thomas Muller, Vital Bourkart, Casper Backmann, Christian Conrad, Casper Kehlin. Clemens Klos, Casper Krebs, Christian Mirkel, John Christ Moench, Henry Munsterkotter, Joseph Muller, John Jacob Oberer, Frederick Orth, James Rampendahl, Mike Reuter, John Schwein, Jacob Schmidt. John Spanier, Conrad Seibel, Daniel Anerweck, Philip Bouquet, Philip Bill, Christian Differt, Michael Gerich, John Husson, Frederick Kuh- ยท ling, John Loffert, August Seibel, Joseph Wahl, Ehrhart Woerner.
Company "K."
CAPTAINS-Henry C. McLoed. Daniel W. Owens. 1st LIEUT .- Thomas W. Robertson. 2d LIEUTS .- Thomas C. Campbell, William W. Furr. SERGTS .- Henry S. Luckett, Presley N. O'Bannon, James S. Blackwell, Alfred M. Sullivan, Elias Shannon, John C. Richardson, Wil- liam Province, John E. Ramsey, Richard T. Thornton. CORPLS .- Jas. W. Scott, Benjamin F. Owens. Nathaniel Wooll, Gideon A. Ball, Taylor Neal, Albert B. Carpenter. WAGONER-John W. Neal. MUSICIAN- John M. Browning.
PRIVATES-William Armstrong, John Barkis, Greenville Boston, John Brooks, Thomas Butem, William Cockerel, John W. Chilton, Jos. Dupuy, William Donchoe, William D. Eves, Patrick Ferran, Zachry Gregory, Daniel Gilland. Isaac Hundly, William Heart, Michael Kelly. Henry Lufft, Arthur V. McCoy, Patrick Marory, Joseph Mosier, Lewis G. Neale. Charles Parrod, James Pyles, Florentine Prenet, Joseph Simp- son, Franklin Slythe, Eugene Shulet. John T. Webb, Almonte Yowell. Charles Bush, John D. Colt, John Fisher, Jas. Graham, Robert Hedger. William M. Ireland, Andrew Kenoyar, Francis Lot, Elisha Logsden. Richard Levis, William Love, Jesse Nam, Michael O'Neil, James A. Rice, Frederick Sloatman, Joseph W. Shannon, Thomas Smith, Bailey Willis, James. Winlerholter, William Adams, Wm. Armstrong, Mason Cornelius, John C. Carroll, Sr., John C. Carroll, Jr., William D. Eves. Daniel Gillan, Benjamin Gilmore, Thomas Pearce, William Pearce, Flor- entine Prewitt, David H. Rineberger, William E. Rineberger, Samuel Stallings, William Stilwell, Eugene Shulet, Thomas Tanksly, Pleasant Waide, John Welch, James H. Willis, William Brickly, James Jacoby, Charles Hiltner, John Mosier, Mason C. Eves, Alonzo Hay, William Mc- Elwain, John Ross, Thomas Hanger, Thomas Lowden. Nicholas Neffe.
Seventh Kentucky Infantry.
Col. Theophilus T. Garrard was one of the men selected by Gen. Nelson, in the summer of 1861, to raise regiments at Camp Dick Robinson, and his regiment, the 7th Ky. Infantry, was one of the first recruited in the state. It was organized at Camp Dick Robinson by Col. Garrard and mustered in the United States service by Gen. George H. Thomas, September 22, 1861. It was at once ordered to Wild Cat, Ky., beyond Mt. Vernon, to resist the advance of Gen. Zollicoffer. Col. Garrard took posi- tion upon a mountain, covering the road, and on the 21st of October was attacked in his camp, which he had forti-
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fied, by a large Confederate force. Wolford's cavalry had encountered the advancing enemy out upon the road, and fell back to Col. Garrard's position. The battle was a very severe one. Col. Garrard defended himself against repeated assaults, and during the fighting reinforcements came up under Gen. Schoepff. The Confederates were defeated with a loss of thirty killed and one hundred wounded, the Federal loss being four killed and eight- een wounded. This was the first general battle fought in Kentucky. From Wild Cat, the 7th returned to Camp Dick Robinson, and then advanced again on the road lead- ing to Cumberland Gap, as far as Mt. Vernon. It re- mained in this section of the state during the winter, and in the organization made in the spring of 1862, it was placed in Gen. S. P. Carter's brigade of Gen. Geo. W. Morgan's division. This division in that spring made an expedition to Cumberland Gap, capturing the place June 18, 1862. Gen. Morgan, in his report says of this expedi- tion, that he reached Cumberland Ford, April 11th, and had the brigades of Gen. Carter and Col. De Courcey make a reconnoissance, on which they were attacked, but which was repulsed. Hle then crossed the mountains below the Gap, and descended into Powell's Valley, and proceeded on two roads to the Gap, capturing it on June 18th. The Tth Ky., and also the 19th Ky. under Col. Landram, were with Gen. Carter's brigade in this expedition, and the reports show their valuable service.
Gen. Morgan held Cumberland Gap until the invasion of Kentucky in September, 1862, by Gens. Bragg and Kirby Smith.
The occupation of Cumberland Gap by Gen. George Morgan was an interesting event, but its evacuation by him, and his conducting his force in safety to the Ohio river, in September, 1862, was one of the most romantic and picturesque events of the war. In that month the Confederates were invading Kentucky in great force from three directions. Gen. Bragg, on his celebrated move by way of Glasgow; Kirby Smith through the mountains by way of Barbourville, directed upon Richmond and Lexington, and Humphrey Marshall out of Virginia, to- ward Mt. Sterling. In such conditions Gen. George Morgan's escape seemed impossible. Kirby Smith sent a demand for his surrender, and Gen. Stevenson went against him with a force of four brigades. Gen. Morgan described his situation thus: Stevenson in rear, Bragg to the left and Humphrey Marshall to the right. The only thing to do was to abandon the Gap and strike for 22
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the Ohio at the nearest point. September 16th, the march commenced. The retreat was across Kentucky, by way of Manchester, Booneville and West Liberty to Greenups burg, on the Ohio.
A singular and striking fact is that this route was the old "Warrior's Path"-an old forgotten track of travel used by the Indians-it is thus mentioned in the "Wilder- ness Road." "The 'Warrior's Path' was a trace along which the Indians traveled back and forth from their towns on the Miami and Scioto. It ran in an almost direct north course from Cumberland Gap across the eastern end of Kentucky to the mouth of the Scioto."
The season was dry and water scarce. The country was full of Confederate forces. Gen. John Morgan was active on the roads which Gen. Geo. Morgan had to travel. He blockaded them, and fought the retreating Morgan. Gen. Geo. Morgan says: "Frequent skirmishes took place, and it several times happened that while one Mor- gan was clearing out obstruction at the entrance of a defile, the other Morgan was blockading the exit." In one instance, says he, a road had to be cut for four miles. For this work, he had one thousand men under the super- vision of Capt. Wm. F. Patterson, of whose company of engineers account is given in this volume.
Safely crossing Kentucky river at Proctor, eluding Marshall at West Liberty, feigning toward Maysville, and pushing for Greenupsburg, Gen. Geo. Morgan reached the Ohio "without the loss of a gun or a wagon, and with the . loss of but eighty men" as he states himself.
The force he had is noticeable: 7th Ky., Garrard; 14th Ky., Cochran; 19th Ky., Landram; 22d Ky., Lindsey: Mundy's battalion of the 6th Ky. Cavalry; Patterson's Ky. engineers. This was one-third of his force. He also had six Tennessee regiments, the 1st, 2d, 30, 4th, 5th and 6th.
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