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John S. Lovejoy, Co. K ; must. out May -, 1863. Luther Gray, Co. I; must. ont June 19, 1865. Abram A. Smith, Co. I; must, out May 31, 1865.
Marshall M. Smith, Co. I; disch. for disability, Dec. 21, 1865.
William W. Stratton, Co. I; disch. for disability, March 7, 1866. Marcellus K. Whetsel, Co. I; disch. for disability, June 5, 1865.
FIRST SHARPSHOOTERS.
The formation of the Ist Michigan Sharpshooters was begun in the autumn of 1862. Its headquarters were at Kalamazoo, but were changed in the spring of 1863 to Dear- born. In the summer of that year, six companies, all that were then formed, were ordered to Southern Indiana, to check the progress of John Morgan and his rebel raiders, but they soon returned to Michigan, and the regiment had its ranks full by the 16th of August. Branch County was represented in the ranks of this regiment by about thirty men, of whom nearly all were in Company H; the few others being in Companies B, C, and I.
On the 16th of August the regiment proceeded under orders to Chicago, to act as guard to a eamp of rebel pris- oners. It remained on this duty until March 17, 1864, and was then ordered to Annapolis, Md., where it was as- signed to the 2d Brigade, 3d Division, 9th Corps. It soon joined the Army of the Potomac, and met the enemy for the first time in the battle of the Wilderness, on the 6th and 7th of May, where it had twenty-four men killed and wounded. From their name, the Sharpshooters were evi- dently intended to act principally as skirmishers and ad- vance guards, fighting in detail, picking off rebel officers and artillerists, and other similar work. But these eareful ar-
rangements regarding partieular corps often do not work well in the rough practice of the battle-field, and the record of the body in question does not seem to have been seriously different from that of any other infantry regiment.
The Sharpshooters behaved with great gallantry at the battles near Spottsylvania Court-House, on the 9th, 10th, and 12th days of May, in which the regiment suffered severely, having thirty-four killed, and one hundred and seventeen wounded. It also had a sharp skirmish at the crossing of the North Anna River on the 23d of May. Although taking part in numerous skirmishes and other hostile operations, it was not again very warmly engaged until the charge made on the enemy's works before Peters- burg on the 17th of June. The Sharpshooters gallantly pushed their way into the intrenchments, and twice, with other regiments, met and repulsed the rebels, who charged to recapture the works. At length, however, the rebels threw a large force in the rear of this regiment, it being on the extreme left of its corps, compelling it either to sur- render or break through the enveloping lines. The men promptly chose the latter course, and by a rapid charge most of them made their way through and rejoined their comrades. The regiment had thirty-one killed, forty-six wounded, and eighty-four missing.
On the 30th of July the Sharpshooters charged, in the advance of their brigade, on the works next to the fort, which was blown up by the celebrated Petersburg mine, capturing the intreneliments and about fifty prisoners. As, however, the Union forces were unable to force their way through the blown-up fort, the regiment was obliged to retire. During the remainder of the summer and autumn it was engaged in trench and picket work, alternating with numerous conflicts, none of them very severe, yet sharp enough, so that the casualties between the opening of the campaign and the first of November footed up one hundred and six killed in action and two hundred and twenty-seven wounded. Forty had also died of disease in the same time, and one hundred and fifty-eight were reported "missing in action," of whom some were killed, some were taken pris- oners, and some had probably deserted.
The Sharpshooters continued engaged in the arduous duties of the siege of Petersburg until the 25th of March, 1865. On that day Companies I and K were a part of the garrison of Fort Steadman. The rebels attacked that post, but were defeated with severe loss, the Union men charging ont and capturing a large number of prisoners.
The end was now rapidly approaching. Nearly every regiment was kept constantly fighting, and the Sharpshooters had their full share of the deadly work.
On the 3d of April the regiment was ordered to move forward in the advance at half-past three in the morning, when it was found that the enemy had evacuated Peters- burg. The column pushed on, and the 1st Michigan Sharp- shooters were the foremost Union regiment to enter the city.
After doing service on the Southside Railroad until the surrender of Lee, the regiment went with its divisiou to Washington. It remained in that vicinity until the last of July, when it returned to Jackson, Mich., and on the 7th of August was paid off and disbanded.
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MEMBERS OF THE FIRST SHARPSHOOTERS FROM BRANCHL COUNTY.
Henry S. Fish, Coldwater, Ist lient., Hall's S. S .; enl. Ang. 19, 1864; trans, to Ist Mich. S. S. ; must. ont July 28, 1865.
Robert F. Bradley, Co. H; disch for disability, Sept. 5, 1864.
James L. Burnes, Co. Il ; must, ont July 28, 1865.
Jeremiah Burcher, Co. HI ; died of disense in Ist Division hospital, June 13, 1865. Alvin HI. Barber, Co. H ; died of disease in Chicago, III., Oct. 15, 1863.
Daniel II. Conklin, Co. Il; must. ont July 28, 1865. Juseph A. Couklin, Co. H ; must, out June 22, 1865. Stephen 11. Conklin, Co. HI ; must. out July 28, 1865. Renben Cornell, Co. HI ; umst. ont July 28, 1865. Henry Crag, Co. H; must, out July 28, 1865.
William 11. Dupuy, Co. 11; must. out July 28, 1865.
Charles Durfey, Ca. HI ; died in Andersonville prison, Sept. 3, 1864.
William 11. Durfey, Co. HI; missing in action near Petersburg, Va., June 17, 1864.
Andrew J. Ellis, Co. HI ; must, out May 15, 1865.
Derrick Inuken, Co. H ; must. ont July 28, 1865.
Joshua C. Hedglon, Co. B; must. out Aug. 17, 1865.
George Hanlterbrand, Co, H ; died of disease in Chicago, III., Jan, 3, 1861. John Kelley, Co. Il ; missing in action near Petersburg, Va., June 17, 1864. Hngh Kennedy, Co. H; must ont June 10, 1865.
Thomas Mclaughlin, Co. -; disch. for disability, June, 1864. Lewis Priest, Co. H; must, out July 17, 1865. William Ross, Co. 11 ; missing in action near Petersburg, Va., June 17, 1865. John Rainbow, Co. HI ; must. ont July 28, 1865. George W. Sackett, Co. H ; nuist. out July 1, 1865.
Jacob Sackett, Co. H ; must. out July 28, 1865. Benjamin F. Smith, Co. 11; must. ont July, 1865. Henry Smith, Co. 11; committed suicide while on guard, Sept. 5, 1863. William H. Stebbins, Co. 1; must, out June 1, 1865.
George Tanner, Co. C; must, ont July 28, 1865.
Andrew West, C'o. H ; must, out July 28, 1865.
CHAPTER XVIII.
FOURTH AND FIFTH CAVALRY.
Formation and First Field-Officers of Fourth Cavalry-The Branch County Company-Its First Officers-The Regiment in Kentucky- Attacking and Pursuing John Morgan-Services in Tennessee- Charging and Routing a Rebel Brigade in May, 1863-Numerous Conflicts-Victories and Defeats-Hard Service in Winter of 1803 -64-The Georgia Campaign-llard Fight at Lattimore's Mill- Following Hood-Horses alt worn out-Regiment Remounted- Attack on Selina-Charging aud Capturing Intrenchments-Cap- ture of Jefferson Davis-The Muster-out-List of Members-The Fifth Michigan Cavalry-Company M from Branch County-Off to Virginia-Its Engagements in 1863-Kilpatrick's Raid in March, 1864-Dahlgren's Raid-In Sheridan's Expedition in May-Nu- merous other Conflicts -- The Victory of Trevillian Station-In Front of Washington-Fight with Mosby-Other Combats of 1864 -In Sheridan's Raid to the James-In the Final Struggle-The Grand Review-Sent to Fort Leavenworth-Some Men Transferred -Regiment Mustered Out-List of Officers and Soldiers from Branch County.
FOURTH CAVALRY.
THE raising of the 4th Michigan Cavalry Regiment was authorized in the early part of July, 1862, as part of Michigan's quota of eleven thousand six hundred and eighty-six men to be furnished under the President's call for troops to retrieve the disasters of the Seven Days' battles before Richmond. The rendezvous of the 4th was established at Detroit, and the regiment having its ranks filled was there mustered for three years' service, on the 29th of August. Its field-officers were : Colonel, Rob- ert HI. G. Minty, promoted from lieutenant-colonel of the 3d Michigan Cavalry ; Lieutenant-Colonel, William I1. Dickinson ; Majors, Josiah B. Park, Horace Gray, Joseph W. Houston.
One of the companies (G) was furnished by Branch County, as were also about twenty-five men serving in sev-
eral other companies of the regiment. The first officers of Company G were : Captain, Barber N. Sheldon, of Quincy; First Lieutenant, Daniel Duessler, of Quincy ; Second Lieutenant, JJulius M. Carter, of Ovid.
The regiment left Detroit on the 26th of September, and proceeded to the seat of war in Kentucky, by way of Louis- ville. Being fully armed, mounted, and equipped, it was placed in active service without much delay. It was in the advance in the attack on the guerrillas of John Morgan at Stanford, Ky., and joined in the pursuit of those raiders to Crab Orchard. In the attack on Lebanon it also led the advance, charging into the town two miles before the infan- try, driving out Morgan with an equal or superior force, and capturing a large amount of stores. On the 13th of December the regiment, by a forced march, surprised and captured the pickets at Franklin, Tenn., driving out a large force of the enemy with heavy loss. It led the ex- treme advance to Murfreesboro', and, after the capture of that place, was engaged in numerous excursions, driving back the enemy's cavalry which infested the country, and capturing several hundred prisoners.
In May, 1863, followed by detachments of other regi- ments, the 4th led a gallant charge into the camp of three Confederate regiments of cavalry, routed them, and took fifty five prisoners and the colors of the Ist Alabama. When the Army of the Cumberland advanced from Mur- freesboro' in June, the 4th was again in the lead, and en- gaged in innumerable conflicts. It was always successful until it reached the vicinity of Chattanooga, where it was several times driven back by the enemy. The season's service was so severe that on the 1st of November only about three hundred men were mounted.
After constant service through the winter, mounted and dismounted, among the mountains of Southeastern Tennes- see, the regiment returned to Nashville the last of March, where it received fresh horses and new equipments. It then returned to Sherman's army, which it accompanied in the Georgia campaign, constantly engaged in the same kind of arduous service before described. Its hardest cou- flict was on the 20th of June, at Lattimore's Mills, when with the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry it engaged three bri- gades of rebel cavalry. It twice charged the enemy with the sabre, and repulsed several charges made by them. Having finally fallen back to its supports it aided in meet- ing an attack by Gen. Wheeler's whole forec, which was driven back with heavy loss. In this affair the regiment, which had about three hundred men present, had thirty- seven killed and wounded.
After the capture of Atlanta, the mounted meu of the regiment followed Hood's army northward, nearly to the Tennessee River, harassing his rear, capturing prisoners, ete. By this time all the horses but a hundred were again worn out. These were transferred to another com- mand, and the 4th was reunited on foot at Nashville in October. It was remounted at Louisville, Ky., and by the last of January, 1865, was at Gravelly Spring, Ala.
Leaving there the 12th of March, it set out with other regiments on a long raid through Alabama, swimming rivers. building corduroy roads, seizing towns, capturing Forrest's artillery, and finally capturing the city of Schua, defended
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by very elaborate fortifieations, and by at least seven thou- sand men under Gen. Forrest. At one point fifteen hundred dismounted cavalry, of which the 4th was a part, charged the intrenehments and captured them in twenty minutes, having had three hundred and twenty-four men killed and wounded. This was ou the 2d of April. On the 20th, after unmerous adventures, the command reached Maeon, Ga., where the news of the surrender of the rebel arms caused the cessation of fighting.
The 4th, however, gained still another title to renown by capturing the rebel president, Jefferson Davis, near Abbe- ville, Ga., on the 10th of April, 1865. The regiment soon after marched to Nashville, where it was mustered out on the 1st of July, being disbanded at Detroit on the 10th. The list of its battles aud skirmishes numbered ninety-four. Few of them, it is true, were very severe, but the number of them shows that the regiment was full of energy aud valor.
MEMBERS OF THE FOURTH CAVALRY FROM BRANCH COUNTY.
Barber N. Sheldon, Quincy, capt .; enl. Ang. 13, 1862; maj., Ang. 23, 1863; wounded in action at Kingston, Ga., May 18, 1864; bvt. lient .- col., March 13, 1865; must. out July 2, 1865.
Daniel Duesler, Quincy, Ist lieut. ; enl. Ang. 13, 1862; capt., Feh. 1, 1863 ; hoo. disch. for disability, June 27, 1863.
Julius M. Carter, Ovid, 2d lient .; enl. Aug. 13, 1862; Ist lient., Dec. 24, 1862; wounded in action at Kingston, Ga., May 18, 1864 ; capt., July 9, 1864; bvt. maj., March 13, 1865; hon. disch. for disability, May 17, 1865.
HIenry D. Fields, Bronson, 2d lient. ; enl. Ang. 13, 1862; res. March 1, 1863. Jeremiah Duesler, Coldwater, 2d lient .; enl. Feb. 18, 1863; res. April 21, 1864. llenry A. Potter, Gvid, 2d lieut. ; enl. Feb. 16, 1863; Ist lieut., March 31, 1863 ; capt., Aug. I, 1864; must. out July 1, 1865, with regiment.
Alfred Purinton, Coldwater, 2d lieut. ; enl. Aug. I, 1864; Ist lieut., May 10, 1865; must. out July 1, 1865, with regiment.
Lorenzo J. Southwell, Ovid, 2d lieut. ; eul. Dec. 10, 1861; must. out July 1, 1865, with regiment.
Company G.
Beuj. F. Archer, must. ont July I, 1865.
Wm. G. Beebe, disch. for disability.
Phineas Burkholder, disch. for disability.
Wm. Burdick, trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, Sept. 30, IS63.
Matthew N. Burdick, trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, May 15, 1864.
Lewis R. Bridge, disch, by order, July 6, 1865.
Mathew Brayton, died of disease, at Murfreesboro', Tenn., June 24, 1863. Milton Beesmer, died of disease, at Nashville, Tenn., March 1, 1863.
Wm. 11. Bradford, must. out July 1, 1863.
W'm. H. Burt, must. ont July 1, 1863.
Wm. E. Bradley, disch. for disability, Dec. 22, 1862.
Julin Browers, disch, by order, June 19, 1865.
John Cavanaugh, discb. by order, July 14, 1865.
Martin Cass, disch. for disability, March 8, 1863.
Charles Carter, died of disease at Murfreesboro', Tenn., Feb. 8, 1863.
Tra L. Canfield, died of disease at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 25, 1862.
Henry Cusick, died of disease at Louisville, Ky., Feb. 7, 1864. Win. Casseluniao, trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, April 30, 1864.
Aaron M. Chase, trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, March 15, 1864. Martio Cloonan, must. ont July 1, 1865.
Jeremiah Craig, must. out July 1, 1865.
Winfield Day, died of disease at Quincy, Mich., May 20, 1863.
Win. Dobson, died of disease at Bridgeport, Ala., Nov. 17, 1863. Gamalia Dickinson, disch. for disability, Sept. 16, 1863.
John Daggett, disch, for disability, April 11, 1863.
lloward Gaffney, died of disease at Springfield, Ky., Nov. 5, 1865.
Edwin E. Hungerford, died of disease at Murfreesboro', Tenn., Feb. 17, 1863. George W. Jones, died of disease at Murfreesboro', Tenu., June 8, 1863. Warren Leland, disch. for disability, Jan. 12, 1865.
Whitheld Lampman, must. ont July 1, 1865.
Charles M. Magden, died of disease at Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 18, 1863. William H. Mayden, died of disease at Nashville, Teun., Jan. 21, 1864. Francis Maguire, must. ont July 1, 1865.
George Myres, must. out July I, 1865.
John C. Nichols, must. out July 1, 1865.
IJenry Norton, disch. for disability, Nov. 1862.
Joseph Gdren, disch. by order.
James G. O'Brien, must. out July 1, 1865.
Juseph Perrin, must. ont July 1, 1865.
Lewis Perrine, disch. for di-ability, May 4, 1863.
Elias H. Prout, died of disease at Murfreesboro', Tenn., Feb. 27, 1863. William 11. Prout, died of disease at Nashville, Tena., March 10, 1863.
William II. Palmeter, must. ont July I, 1865.
Samuel Ruff, must. out July 1, 1865.
Cary Reed, must. out July I, 1865.
Franklin Roundy, must. out July 1, 1865.
James Swarthout, died of disease at Murfreesboro', Tenn., Jao. 23, 1863. Robert T. Smith, died of disease at Murfreesboro', Teno., July 10, 1863. John Skinner, dischi. for disability, Feb, 6, 1863.
John A. Skinner, must. ont July 1, 1865.
William Swarthout, must. ont July 1, 1865.
John Sullivan, minst, out July 1, 1865. l'hiletus Siggins, must. out July 1, 1865.
Albert Stickney, disch. for disability, Feb. 16, 1863.
Elias H. Scales, disch. for disability, March 3, 1863.
William II. Thompson, disch. for disability, April 18, 1863.
William Trask, disch. for disability, Dec. 28, 1862.
George II. Trask, must, out July 1, 1865. Jacob N. Trask, most. out July 1, 1865.
George W. Van Sickle, must. out July 1, 1865.
George Whaley, died of disease at Danville, Ky., Oct. 25, 1862.
William Wood, disch. for disability, May 5, 1863.
Elisha C. Williams, disch. for disability, Feb. 3, 1863.
Oliver M. Wentworth, disch. for disability, March 27, 1863.
W. R. Wentworth, must. out July 1, 1865.
Ilenry Woudmaster, must. ont July 1, 1565.
Daniel H. Bush, Co. A ; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, April 30, 1863.
Benona Burch, Co. I ; died at Dallas, Ga., May 27, 1864, of wounds.
Ambrose Burleson, Co. 1 ; died at Noonday Creek, Ga., June 20, 1864, of wounds.
John Bailey, Co. MI ; died in Andersonville prison, July 3, 1864.
Henry Cosier, Co. 1; disch. for disability, June 8, 1863.
Zenas B. Cheney, N. C. S .; disch. by order, Nov. 16, 1863. Aaron B. Fowell, Co. I; disch. for disability, Jan. 12, 1861. Solomon Fosmith, Co. I; must. uut July 1, 1865.
William Filkins, Co. K ; must. ont Ang. 15, 1865.
J. V. T. Gauthouse, Co. I; missing in action at Selma, Ala., April 2, 1865.
Henry S. Hewitt, Co. I ; died of disease at Nashville, Tena., Dec. 19, 1862.
Charles W. Hartwell, Co. I; disch, by order, July 21, 1865.
Jerome B. Heth, Co. I; must. out July I, 1865.
Martin Hecathorn, Co. I; must, out July 1, 1865.
Orlando Hawley, Co. I ; died at Lavergne, Tenn., Dec. 29, 1862, of wounds.
James Ogden, Co. A ; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, April 22, 1864.
James Pope, Co. I; disch. for disability, Sept. 15, 1862.
Thomas Reeves, Co. K ; died of disease at Nashville, April 23, 1864.
William Simpson, Co. I ; must, ont July 1, 1865.
Ira C. Stockwell, Co. C; must. out July 1, 1865.
Elbert Terril, Co. I; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, May 1, 1864.
O. F. Underhill, Co. I; trans. to Vet. Res. Corps, July 1, 1863.
Pembroke Vandemark, Co. D ; must. out Ang. 15, 1865.
John II. Williams, Co. 1 ; disch. for disability, Feb. 15, 1865.
Edward H. Wood, Co. A ; trans. to. Vet. Res. Corps, Nov. 1, 1863.
FIFTII CAVALRY.
The 5th Michigan Cavalry Regiment was raised in the summer of 1862, under authority from the War Depart- ment and the Governor of the State to Joseph T. Cope- land, then lieutenant-colonel of the ist Cavalry. The ren- dezvous of the regiment was at Detroit, where its organiza- tion was perfeeted, and it was mustered into the service of the United States on the 30th of August, in the year named; the field-officers being as follows: Joseph T. Copeland, colonel ; William D. Mann, lieutenant-colonel; Ebenezer Gould, Luther S. Trowbridge, Noah Il. Terry, majors.
One company (M) was composed of Branch County men. Its officers when mustered were Smith II. Has- tings, of Coldwater, first lieutenant ; Andrew D. Hall, of Quincy, second lieutenant ; the company at that time having no captain.
For about three months after its muster the regiment remained at the rendezvous without receiving arms, and at the time of its departure for the seat of war the men had been but partially armed, though fully equipped. The command left Detroit for the front on the 4th of Decem- ber, 1862, and proceeded to Washington, where it remained through the winter. In the spring of 1863, after having been fully armed, it was attached to the 2d Brigade of the
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3d Division of the Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac. As it is impracticable to furnish a detailed account of its almost innumerable marches, and constantly-changing move- ments and counter-movements during the campaign of 1863, we give in brief a list of the engagements with the enemy in which the regiment took part during that eventful year, namely : Hanover, Va., June 30; Hunterstown, Pa., July 2; Gettysburg, Pa., July 3; Monterey, Md., July 4; Cavetown, Md., July 5; Smithtown, Md., July 6; Boons- boro', Md., July 6; Hagerstown, Md., July 7; Williamsport, Md., July 7; Boonsboro', Md., July 8; Hagerstown, Md., July 10; Williamsport, Md., July 10; Falling Waters, Va., July 14; Snieker's Gap, Va., July 19 ; Kelly's Ford, Va., September 13; Culpeper Court-House, Va., Septem- ber 1-4; Raccoon Ford, Va., September 16; White's Ford, Va., September 21; Jack's Shop, Va., September 26; James City, Va., October 12; Brandy Station, Va., Oeto- ber 18; Buckland's Mills, Va., October 19; Stevensburg, Va., November 19; Morton's Ford, Va., November 26.
At the close of the active operations of 1863, the 5th went into camp at Stevensburg, Va., passing the winter there, and in picket duty along the line of the Rapidan. About the Ist of March it took part in the raid of Gen. Kilpatrick to the defenses of Richmond, where it was attacked March 2 by the enemy in large force, and obliged to retire to New Kent Court-House, where it joined Gen. Butler. A detachment of the regiment had accompanied Col. Dahlgren in the famous raid in which he lost his life. It advanced to within five miles of Richmond and drove the enemy from his first and second lines of defense, but was finally compelled to retreat behind the Chickahominy. At Old Church the body containing the detachment of the 5th was attacked and compelled to eut its way to White Hlouse Landing, which was reached on the following day. On the 11th it embarked at Yorktown, moved by the York and Potomac Rivers to Alexandria, and thence to the camp at Stevensburg. It was then transferred from the 3d to the 1st Cavalry Division at Culpeper Court-House.
The 5th took an active part in the famous campaign of Gen. Grant, in 1864. It crossed the Rapidan on the 5th of May, and on the Gth and 7th was hotly engaged with the enemy in the Wilderness. It was in Sheridan's great cavalry expedition against the rebel communications ; fight- ing at Beaver Dam Station on the 9th of May, at Yellow Tavern on the 10th and 11th, and at Meadow Bridge on the 12th. On the 14th it crossed the Chickahominy at Bottom's Bridge, marched thence to Malvern Hill, and from there to Ilanover Court-House, destroying railroad track and bridges. It crossed the Pamunkey River at White House on the 22d; and, marching by way of Ay- lett's and Concord Church, rejoined the Army of the Poto- mac, near Chesterfield, on the 25th.
It was in the action at Hawes' Shop, May 28, at Balti- more Cross-Roads on the 29th, and at Cold Harbor and Old Church Tavern on the 30th. Again, on the raid along the line of the Virginia Central Railroad, it fought at Tre- villian Station, June 11, where the enemy were driven several miles, leaving in the hands of the Union troops about six hundred prisoners, fifteen hundred horses, one stand of colors, six caissons, forty ambulances, and fifty 11
wagons. On the 12th it was engaged a few miles ucarer Louisa Court-House on the Gordonsville Road, and, pass- ing thence towards the James River, crossed that stream and marched to Jerusalem Plank-Road, south of Peters- burg. On the 4th of Angust it embarked for Washington, and moved thence through Maryland and across the Poto- mac, to HIalltown and Berryville, Va. It fought at Win- chester on the 11th, and at Front Royal on the 16th of August. On the 19th a squadron of the regiment was attacked by Mosby's guerrillas, and was driven to the main body, with a loss of sixteen killed and mortally wounded. Among the subsequent engagements of the regiment during the valley campaign of 1864 were Leetown and Shepards- town, Aug. 25; Opequan Creek, Ang. 28; Smithfield, Aug. 20; Berryville, Sept. 3; Summit, Sept. 4; Ope- quan, Sept. 19 (where it routed the enemy's cavalry, broke his infantry lines, captured two batth-flags and four hundred prisoners) ; Luray, Va., Sept. 24 (captured forty prisoners) ; Mount Crawford, Va., Oct. 2; Woodstock, Oct. 9; Cedar Creek, Oet. 19 (capturing a large number of prisoners, and driving the enemy in great confusion) ; and Newtown, Nov. 12, where it fought an entire brigade of the enemy.
After the last-named action, the regiment returned to Camp Russell, near Winchester, Va., where it remained until Feb. 27, 1865, when it broke camp and moved south- east, as part of Sheridan's force, on the famous raid of that general to the James River. It was engaged in action at Louisa Court-House, March 18, 1865, and, joining the Army of the Potomac before Petersburg, fought under Sheridan at Five Forks, Va., March 30 and 31, and April 1. On the 2d of April it was engaged with the enemy on the Southside Railroad ; on the 4th at Duck Pond Mills; on the 6th at Sailor's Creek ; and then took part in the closing events at Appomattox Court-House, from the 6th to the 9th of April, 1865.
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