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David Stage, Conway, enlisted January 23, 1864; died of disease, August 16, 1864, at Lookout Mountain, Tennessee.
James Greer, Putnam, enlisted December 28, 1863; mustered out September 15, 1865.
Ernest Crippen, Brighton, enlisted September 12, 1864; discharged by order, April 29, 1865.
Fillmore Crippen, Brighton, enlisted September 12, 1864; dis- charged by order, June 20, 1865.
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John Gott, Handy, enlisted March 15, 1865 ; discharged by order, September 23, 1865.
Samuel House, Handy, enlisted March 15, 1865; mustered out September 15, 1865.
Company K.
John A. Tanner, captain, October 12, 1861.
Thomas J. Conely, first lieutenant, October 12, 1861 ; captain, July 28, 1862.
Second Lieutenant Lewis V. Curry, Brighton, resigned December 20, 1862.
Sergeant Josiah Hayner, Brighton, enlisted August 16, 1861 ; transferred to Invalid Corps, April 10, 1864.
Sergeant John G. Gould, Handy, enlisted August 30, 1861 ; vet- eran, February 20, 1864; promoted to second lieutenant, Company C.
Sergeant Charles Tanner, Handy, enlisted September 23, 1861 ; promoted to quartermaster-sergeant.
Sergeant Albert Benjamin, Conway, enlisted September 24, 1861 ; discharged for disability at Detroit.
Corporal George L. Fisher, Handy, enlisted September 20, 1861 ; sergeant ; discharged at end of service, October 14, 1864.
Corporal Melvin Munson, Handy, enlisted September 24, 1861 ; died at Elizabethtown, February 22, 1862.
Corporal George Fowler, Brighton, enlisted August 16, 1861 ; pro- moted in Ist Regiment, S. S., March 11, 1863.
Corporal Jerome G. Buckland, Howell, enlisted September 25, 1861; died at Tullahoma, Tennessee, of disease, August 25, 1862.
Corporal George Stafford, Howell, enlisted September 27, 1861 ; veteran, December 7, 1863; sergeant ; mustered out Septem- ber 15, 1865.
Corporal Aaron G. Sherman, Conway, enlisted October 3, 1861 ; died of disease at Murfreesboro', Tennessee, 1862.
Corporal Zenas Palmerton, Handy, enlisted September 14, 1861; mustered out September 15, 1865.
Musician Henry C. Tanner, Handy, enlisted August 22, 1861 ; veteran, December 7, 1863; appointed March 6, 1864.
Musician William I. Taylor, Handy, enlisted October 9, 1861 ; discharged at end of service, October 14, 1864.
Wagoner Samuel Pardee, Handy, enlisted September 21, 1861.
Privates.
Charles Avis, Conway, enlisted September 24, 1861; died of wounds received in action at Murfreesboro'.
Marvin Benjamin, Handy, enlisted September 14, 1861; dis- charged for disability, March 1, 1863.
William Emerson Bennett, Howell, enlisted October 1, 1861 ; mustered out September 15, 1865; veteran, December 7, 1863.
Eli Bowen, Handy, enlisted October 4, 1861 ; corporal ; mustered out September 15, 1865; veteran, December 7, 1863.
Oren Bowen, Handy, enlisted October 5, 1861 ; corporal; dis- charged by order, September 28, 1865; veteran.
Winten B. Brooks, Howell, enlisted October 9, 1861 ; sergeant ; mustered out September 15, 1865; veteran, December 7, 1863.
James Culiton, Brighton, enlisted September 21, 1861 ; discharged for disability, March 6, 1862.
John G. Copeland, Conway, enlisted September 23, 1861; dis- charged at end of service, October 14, 1864.
James W. Cole, Conway, enlisted September 26, 1861 ; discharged August 12, 1862.
Wadwell Chase, Conway, enlisted October 1, 1861 ; veteran, De- cember 7, 1863; discharged by order, August 30, 1865.
Lyman Carl, Handy, enlisted October 1, 1861; died at Murfrees- boro', Tennessee, January 16, 1863.
Joseph Duffy, Howell, enlisted October 1, 1861; died at West Point, Kentucky, October, 1861,
John De Forest, Handy, enlisted September 20, 1861 ; veteran, December 7, 1863; mustered out September 15, 1865.
Jacob Dingman, Conway, enlisted September 20, 1861; discharged at end of service, October 14, 1864.
George W. Hoyt, Handy, enlisted August 22, 1861 ; discharged for disability, November 5, 1862.
Richard H. Jones, Handy, enlisted September 21, 1861; dis- charged at end of service, October 14, 1864.
William Knowles, Handy, enlisted October 8, 1861; died of wounds received at Murfreesboro', Tennessee.
Henry Munson, Howell, enlisted September 26, 1861 ; discharged at end of service, October 14, 1864.
John H. Mills, Howell, enlisted October 5, 1861; discharged at end of service, October 14, 1864.
Calvin Moon, Handy, enlisted October 10, 1861; discharged in 1861.
George Newberry, Hartland, enlisted September 23, 1861; killed in action, July 13, 1862.
William Otto, Brighton, enlisted September 11, 1861; died of disease at Louisville, Kentucky.
William H. Ostrom, Conway, enlisted September 27, 1861; vet- eran, December 7, 1863; sergeant ; mustered out September 15, 1865.
George H. Phillips, Conway, enlisted October 7, 1861 ; corporal ; discharged at end of service, October 14, 1864.
Samuel Rust, Conway, enlisted September 24, 1861 ; killed in action, July 13, 1862, at Murfreesboro'.
William H. Renn, Handy, enlisted August 22, 1861 ; veteran, December 7, 1863; mustered out September 15, 1865.
George Schaffer, Marion, enlisted October 9, 1861 ; died of wounds received in battle at Murfreesboro'.
Milton Sawyer, Cohoctah, enlisted September 26, 1861 ; died at Elizabethtown, Kentucky, February 22, 1862.
Allen Slayter, Handy, enlisted September 25, 1861 ; veteran, De- cember 7, 1863; discharged by order, August 28, 1865.
Francis M. Smith, Conway, enlisted September 21, 1861 ; veteran, December 7, 1863; mustered out September 15, 1865.
Alvin Stage, Conway, enlisted September 23, 1861 ; discharged at end of service, October 14, 1864.
James F. Stage, Conway, enlisted September 21, 1861 ; discharged at end of service, October 14, 1864.
Gardner S. Smith, Howell, enlisted October 5, 1861; died at Murfreesboro', Tennessee, June, 1862.
Edmund L. Fuller, Conway, enlisted September 21, 1861 ; veteran, December 7, 1863; corporal; mustered' out September 15, 1865.
Reuben C. Smith, Howell, enlisted October 7, 1861; died at West Point, Kentucky.
Everett Sargent, Howell, enlisted October 8, 1861; veteran, De- cember 7, 1863; December 31, 1864, promoted to second lieutenant, Company B.
Gardner Vanzile, Handy, enlisted October 2, 1861.
Henry Wirt, Handy, enlisted September 23, 1861.
Jesse Wilcox, Conway, enlisted September 27, 1861.
Amos Weller, Handy, enlisted October 8, 1861.
Charles P. Lake, enlisted October 16, 1861 ; veteran, December 7, 1863; mustered out September 15, 1865.
Henry Lake, enlisted October 16, 1861; veteran, December 7, 1863; discharged by order, September 28, 1865.
Barnard Rider, enlisted October 16, 1861 ; veteran, December 7, 1863.
William R. Thompson, enlisted October 26, 1861. Daniel G. Olmstead, enlisted March 13, 1862.
Recruits.
Henry B. Appleton, Cohoctah, enlisted February 16, 1864; mus- tered out September 15, 1865.
Richard Bristol, Handy, enlisted January 2, 1864; mustered out September 15, 1865. Hosted by Google
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Elijah Dunn, Handy, enlisted January 5, 1864; discharged by order, September 28, 1865.
Lewis Dickinson, Handy, enlisted January 5, 1864; mustered out September 15, 1865.
Gilbert Demarest, Handy, enlisted January 2, 1864; discharged by order, September 28, 1865.
James F. Fuller, Cohoctah, enlisted January 28, 1864; mustered out September 15, 1865.
Thomas Gilchrist, Handy, enlisted September 16, 1864; discharged by order, September 28, 1865.
John E. Kenny, Handy, enlisted February 26, 1864; mustered out September 15, 1865.
James P. Larowe, Howell, enlisted February 27, 1864; mustered out September 15, 1865.
Isaac Morse, Handy, enlisted January 16, 1864; mustered out September 15, 1865.
James McGuire, Hamburg, enlisted April 22, 1864; discharged by order, April 9, 1865.
Henry Ortner, Handy, enlisted January 2, 1864; died at Nash- ville, February 10, 1864.
IIarvey D. Palmerton, Handy, enlisted February 2, 1864; died at Fowlerville, January 19, 1865.
Cecil Parsons, Handy, enlisted September 10, 1864; discharged . by order, June 20, 1865.
James Reed, Handy, enlisted February 1, 1864; mustered out September 15, 1865.
William Renn, Handy, enlisted January 4, 1864; mustered out September 15, 1865.
Derrick Slater, Handy, enlisted September 16, 1864; discharged by order, June 20, 1865.
Nathan R. Scott, Handy, enlisted January 23, 1864; mustered out September 15, 1865.
James R. Weller, Putnam, enlisted February 6, 1864; mustered out September 15, 1865.
FIFTEENTH INFANTRY.
The number of Livingston County men serving in the ranks of the Fifteenth was more than equal to a maximum company, but they were divided among at least eight companies of the regiment ; the principal part, however, being found in "D" company, commanded by Captain Erastus A. Pratt.
The regiment was raised and organized under Colonel J. M. Oliver, in the fall of 1861, and had its rendezvous at Monroe. It left its camp of in- struction for the front on the twenty-seventh of March, and was transferred directly from the peace- ful parade-ground at Monroe to the storm of battle at Pittsburg Landing. It arrived the evening of the fifth of April, 1862. The next day the battle opened, and the Fifteenth was hurried to the front, taking an active and gallant part, and having thirty-three officers and men killed and sixty-four wounded, while seven were reported missing.
The regiment served through the siege of Co- rinth, and was on duty in the vicinity until that place was attacked by the rebel generals Price and Van Dorn, on the first and second of October, 1862. It was then on outpost duty, ten miles northwest of Corinth, and was assailed by the whole rebel force. It fell back, contesting the ground inch by inch, and with some other regi- ments held the enemy in check during the whole
of that day, giving ample time for General Rose- crans to prepare for the next day's conflict, in which he won a complete victory over the rebel army. The casualties of the Fifteenth were thirteen killed, thirty-two wounded, and five missing.
The regiment served in Northern Mississippi until June, 1863, when it was ordered to Vicksburg. Having been assigned to the Ninth Corps, it took part in the siege of that city, sharing the hardships and dangers, which were at length rewarded by the surrender of the place, with the whole army of General Pemberton, on the ever-memorable Fourth of July, 1863. The Fifteenth remained in Central Mississippi during the summer, and in October was sent with the Fifth Corps to reinforce the Army of the Cumberland. It was stationed in Northern Alabama until February, 1864, when a portion of the men re-enlisted, and the regiment was sent home on veteran furlough, returning, to take part in Sherman's Georgia campaign, in May.
After unnumbered wearisome marches and many skirmishes, the Fifteenth found itself in the Fifth Corps, in front of the enemy, near Decatur, Georgia. The rebels drove back the Seventeenth Corps, which was on the left of the Fifth. The Fifteenth Michigan was ordered to take possession of an ex- posed position some distance from the line of its corps. On the regiment's arriving near the point indicated, it was found to be in possession of the enemy. The men of Michigan did not hesitate, but moved gallantly forward, and after a brief but sharp conflict captured the position, with seventeen rebel officers, one hundred and sixty-seven men, and three stands of colors. The loss of the Fif- teenth was only four killed and six wounded.
On the twenty-eighth of July the regiment won another victory over an assailing force of the enemy, which was driven off with heavy loss, leaving its dead and wounded on the field. Still another triumph was gained near Jonesboro' on the thirty- first of August, when the enemy attacked the for- tified camp of the Fifteenth, and was most deci- sively defeated.
After the surrender of Atlanta the regiment went to Northern Alabama to operate against the rebel general Hood, but returned in time to " march to the sea" with Sherman. It also marched through the Carolinas with that general ; went from Wash- ington to Little Rock, Arkansas, in June and July, 1865 ; returned to Detroit in August, and was dis- charged on the first of September.
OFFICERS AND SOLDIERS FROM LIVINGSTON COUNTY.
Company A.
Orlando G. Crandall, Deerfield, enlisted December 29, 1864; mus- tered out August 13, 1865. Hosted by Google
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Abram Eberhart, enlisted February 24, 1862; discharged at end of service, April 9, 1865.
Albert Frank, mustered out August 13, 1865.
Charles Hamilton, enlisted February 21, 1862; died of disease July 17, 1862.
Benjamin Paulding, enlisted April 13, 1864; died in Anderson- ville prison-pen.
Abithene G. Randall, Handy, enlisted January 5, 1862; died of disease July 12, 1862.
Company B.
William A. Brenner, Oceola, enlisted April 10, 1865; mustered out August 13, 1865.
Samuel Carpenter, Genoa, enlisted April 8, 1865; mustered out August 13, 1865.
Charles Cook, Genoa, enlisted April 10, 1865 ; mustered out Au- gust 13, 1865.
Glover Dorr, Deerfield, enlisted April 8, 1865 ; mustered out Au- gust 13, 1865.
Daniel A. Ellingwood, Howell, enlisted April 1, 1865 ; mustered out August 13, 1865.
George Heckler, Oceola, enlisted April 10, 1865; mustered out August 13, 1865.
Preston Mills, Deerfield, enlisted April 11, 1865; mustered out August 13, 1865.
And. McVey, Deerfield, enlisted April 10, 1865 ; mustered out August 13, 1865.
John Woods, mustered out August 13, 1865.
David C. Young, mustered out August 13, 1865.
Company C.
John W. Andrews, mustered out August 13, 1865.
Job Durfee, discharged for disability, June 12, 1862.
William Woods, died of disease at Corinth, Mississippi.
Company D.
Captain Erastus A. Pratt, Brighton, October 1, 1862; first lieuten- ant October 22, 1861; transferred to Company A; mus- tered out December 24, 1864.
First Lieutenant Andrew J. Bishop, Howell, October 1, 1862; second lieutenant December 5, 1861 ; promoted to captain ; mustered out as first lieutenant January 28, 1865.
Sergeant William L. Collins, Handy, enlisted November 9, 1861 ; discharged for disability, August 3, 1862.
Corporal Jacob S. Burgess, Putnam, enlisted November 5, 1861 ; died of disease at St. Louis, Missouri, May 17, 1862.
Corporal Charles Brockway, Howell, enlisted December 9, 1861 ; died of disease at St. Louis, Missouri, May 22, 1862.
Corporal Martin Galvin, Putnam, enlisted November 5, 1861; died of disease at Shiloh, Tennessee, April 28, 1862.
Corporal James P. Jacoby, Putnam, enlisted November 9, 1861 ; discharged June 25, 1862.
Corporal Peter Smith, Putnam, enlisted November 5, 1861 ; dis- charged for disability, October 14, 1862.
Corporal William Robertson, Putnam, enlisted November 5, 1861 ; service ended December 24, 1864; discharged.
Corporal Thomas Moran, Putnam, enlisted November 5, 1861.
Musician Elias E. Brockway, Howell, enlisted December 9, 1861 ; veteran, February 15, 1864; mustered out with company, August 13, 1865.
Edward Allen, Brighton, enlisted March 17, 1862; veteran, Feb- ruary 2, 1864; mustered out August 13, 1865.
Patrick Burns, Brighton, enlisted March 17, 1862; veteran, Feb- ruary 2, 1864; killed by cars, April 30, 1864.
William Blackman, died of disease in Michigan, March, 1863.
Thomas Barry, Howell, enlisted December 30, 1861 ; veteran, February 2, 1864; discharged by order, January 17, 1866.
George F. Brockway, Howell, enlisted December 9, 1861 ; vet- eran, February 15, 1864; mustered out August 13, 1865.
Jesse Bowers, Handy, enlisted November 19, 1861 ; died of disease at Corinth, Mississippi, May 31, 1862.
William H. Bentley, Brighton, enlisted November 30, 1861 ; died of disease at Camp Monroe, February 6, 1862.
John N. Bartholomew, Putnam, enlisted November 4, 1861; killed in action at Shiloh, April 6, 1862.
Nelson Beardsley, Howell, enlisted December 19, 1861 ; killed in action at Corinth, October 3, 1862.
William P. Briggs, died of disease in Howell, July 18, 1862.
William E. Blackburn, missing in battle.
Hiram Bristol, Handy, enlisted November 30, 1861; discharged for disability, July 1, 1862.
Francis J. Clark, Hamburg, enlisted November 5, 1861; dis- charged at end of service, May 30, 1865.
Erastus H. Carr, died of disease July 2, 1862.
Isaac Countryman, Howell, enlisted November 6, 1861; dis- charged for disability, August 19, 1862.
Horace E. Barbour, Howell, enlisted December 9, 1861; dis- charged for disability, January 19, 1863.
John C. Coleman, Handy, enlisted December 5, 1861 ; discharged August 3, 1862.
Henry Chalmers, mustered out August 13, 1865.
.John Daniels, Howell, enlisted November 19, 1861; veteran, February 2, 1864 ; mustered out August 13, 1865.
William Denson, Handy, enlisted November 19, 1861 ; discharged August 3, 1862.
Marsalus Dickinson, Handy, enlisted December 7, 1861; dis- charged for disability, June 12, 1862.
George Decker, Putnam, enlisted November 7, 1861; killed in action at Shiloh, April 6, 1862.
Franklin E. Fox, Handy, enlisted September 6, 1864; discharged by order, May 30, 1865.
George Fox, Howell, enlisted February 10, 1863; mustered out August 13, 1865.
Schuyler E. Goodrich, Putnam, enlisted February 17, 1862; died October 14, 1862, of wounds, at St. Louis, Missouri.
Henry Gardener, Putnam, enlisted November 9, 1861 ; discharged at end of service, December 24, 1864.
Cornelius C. Helms, Howell, enlisted December 9, 1861 ; dis- charged for disability, August 9, 1862.
Henry C. Helms, Howell, enlisted February 10, 1863; mustered out August 13, 1865.
Jerome D. Helms, mustered out August 13, 1865.
Martin Galvin, died of disease at Shiloh, April 28, 1862.
William Herrick, Putnam, enlisted February 1, 1862; died of dis- ease at Corinth, Mississippi, July 7, 1862.
Philander Hill, Putnam, enlisted November 19, 1861 ; discharged for disability, December 3, 1862.
Ransom Kelsey, died of disease at Memphis, October 19, 1863. George Kimball, Howell, enlisted February 10, 1863; mustered out August 13, 1865.
Clark Lounsberry, enlisted February 8, 1862; discharged for disa- bility, August 3, 1862.
Michael Lyons, Putnam, enlisted November 5, 1861; veteran, February 2, 1864 ; mustered out August 13, 1865.
John Lake, Howell, enlisted February 10, 1863; died of disease at Camp Sherman, September 2, 1863.
Enon Love, mustered out August 13, 1865.
Henry C. Norton, enlisted February 6, 1862; died May 29, 1862. George Paddock, enlisted January 12, 1862 ; killed in action at Shiloh, April 6, 1862.
Silas Placeway, Putnam, enlisted February 1, 1862; mustered out August 13, 1865.
Eli Shaver, discharged for wounds, March 2, 1865.
Fred. Frowl, Putnam, enlisted November 19, 1861 ; killed in ac- ton at Shiloh, April 6, 1862.
John D. Vaughn, Cohoctah, enlisted March 31, 1864 ; died of dis- ease at Marietta, Georgia, September 16, 1864.
William Vanorden, Putnam, enlisted November 5, 1861 ; dis- charged for disability, August 9, 1862.Ogle
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James E. White, Putnam, enlisted November 5, 1861 ; discharged for disability, June 30, 1862.
Bruce Welton, killed in action at Shiloh, April 6, 1862.
Theo. Washburn, Howell, enlisted March 31, 1864; killed in ac- tion near Atlanta, Georgia, July 28, 1864.
Albert H. Worthington, Oceola, enlisted December 30, 1861 ; cor- poral ; died of disease August 9, 1862.
Jacob Zeely Howell, enlisted December 30, 1861 ; died of disease May 8, 1862.
Company E.
Albert G. Dorrance, mustered out August 13, 1865.
Nicholas G. Holt, Howell, enlisted April 4, 1865; mustered out August 13, 1865.
George Shroepper, mustered out August 13, 1865.
Company F.
Samuel Axtell, Howell, enlisted December 30, 1861 ; died of dis- ease at Cincinnati, Ohio, April 23, 1862.
George Bunting, mustered out August 13, 1865.
Lawrence Cronan, Deerfield, enlisted January 18, 1862; discharged at end of service, January 29, 1865.
Alonzo Evans, enlisted January 12, 1862; discharged for disability. Almon Holcomb, mustered out August 13, 1865.
Albert E. Newman, mustered out August 13, 1865.
Hamilton W. Davis, Green Oak, enlisted March 31, 1864; killed in action at Atlanta, Georgia, July 20, 1864.
Theodore R. Staley, Howell, enlisted April 4, 1865 ; discharged by order, July 3, 1865.
Company G.
William Dorrance, mustered out August 13, 1865.
John Porter, mustered out August 13, 1865.
William Sprigg, enlisted March 29, 1865; discharged by order, August 15, 1865.
William Watson, discharged by order, July 12, 1865.
Company H.
John Harding, Deerfield, enlisted December 29, 1864; mustered out August 13, 1865.
Henry Holihan, mustered out August 13, 1865.
Samuel Wallace, Hartland, enlisted March 29, 1865; mustered out August 13, 1865.
Solomon Bragg, Deerfield, died of disease in 1862 at Keokuk, Iowa.
Isaac Felton, Deerfield, enlisted January 3, 1862; died of disease about June 1, 1862, at St. Louis.
William Goodale, died of disease in 1862 at Mound City.
James Kempton, Deerfield, enlisted January 2, 1862; died of dis- ease in 1862, at Pittsburg Landing.
CHAPTER IX.
TWENTY-SECOND INFANTRY.
Livingston County Volunteers in the Twenty-second-Rendez- vous at Pontiac-Departure for the Theatre of War-Reception at Cincinnati-Campaigning in Kentucky-Capture of Prisoners -Long Stay at Lexington-Sickness in the Regiment-Death of Colonel Wisner-March to Nashville, and Long Stay there -March to Bridgeport, Chattanooga, and Rossville, Georgia- Terrible Battle of Chickamauga-The Killed, Wounded, and Captured in that Fight-Return of the Remnant to Chattanooga -Under Artillery Fire at Moccasin Point-Arduous Duty on Short Rations-Moving Pontoon-Trains-Battles of Lookout and Mission Ridge-Recruiting the Regiment-The Atlanta Campaign, and Occupation of that City-Return to Chattanooga -Seven Months of Fatigue Duty at that Place-Muster Out and Discharge of the Regiment.
A LARGE number of Livingston County volun- teers entered the Twenty-second Infantry during
the war of the Rebellion, serving in several of its companies, but principally in "H" company, which went into the service under command of Captain Henry S. Dean, of Green Oak, First Lieutenant William A. Smith, of Marion, and Second Lieu- tenant Lewis Brown, of Howell, as its original commissioned officers.
Captain Dean, who was afterwards promoted successively to the grades of major and lieutenant- colonel of the Twenty-second, is now a resident of Ann Arbor. He is probably more fully ac- quainted with the history of the regiment than any other person now living, and he has kindly fur- nished the following narrative of its organization, and its honorable services in the great struggle.
On the fifteenth of July, 1862, the Governor of Michigan, as commander-in-chief of its forces, issued General Order No. 154, calling into service six regiments of infantry, and designating the Fifth Congressional District as the one in which the Twenty-second Michigan Volunteer Infantry should be raised; located the camp at Pontiac, and appointed ex-Governor Moses Wisner its commandant.
On the eighth of August, 1862, Governor Wisner was commissioned colonel of the Twenty-second ; Heber Le Favour, Lieutenant-Colonel; William Sanborn, Major; A. P. McConnell, Surgeon; Ed- gar Weeks, Adjutant; T. C. Boughton, Quarter- master ; Wells B. Fox, Assistant Surgeon; and A. E. Mather, Chaplain ...
On the 31st of July following, commissions were issued to the line officers, and on the 29th of August, 1862, the regiment had its full quota of officers and men mustered into the United States service. Every member of the regiment remem- bers the many acts of courtesy and kindness ex- tended to them by the citizens of Pontiac during the time the regiment was encamped there.
September 4, 1862, the regiment left its camp on the Fair-Grounds and marched, one thousand strong, to the depot. At two P.M. the train on which the Twenty-second was embarked left the depot, followed by the best wishes and prayers of thousands of loyal men and women, and sped on its way to the field of duty. Late that evening it took the boat for Cleveland, at which place it arrived on the morning of September 5th. From that place to Cincinnati the regiment went by rail, arriving at midnight. It was marched (as seemed to the marchers) through nearly every street in Cincinnati.
At two o'clock A.M., September 6th, the regi- ment was given a public breakfast by the city authorities at the Fifth Street Market-house, and, what will seem hardly credible to an old soldier, e
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the men had to be told to fill their haversacks be- fore leaving the table. This, however, was an order that it was never necessary to repeat thereafter. After breakfast the regiment crossed the Ohio to Covington, Kentucky, and retired to rest upon the paved streets of that town. Hard as was the bed, sweet was the sleep of one thousand tired men unaccustomed to carrying arms and knapsacks. During the forenoon of that day the regiment marched to the front, and at noon formed line of battle on the well-remembered ground of the "Cabbage Hill Fight." Skirmishers were thrown forward to feel of the enemy. After feeling some time they captured two prisoners of their own com- mand heavily laden with rebel turkeys. The bat- tle raged until midnight, resulting in fearful loss of Southern cabbage. At midnight the regiment retired in good order to the cover of a fort. Not having any ammunition, it did not fire a shot in this engagement.
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