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George Gray, Colonel; Russel A. Alger, Lt. Colonel; Thaddeus Foote, Major; Elijah D. Waters, Major; Simeon D. Brown, Major; Daniel G. Weare, Surgeon; David C. Spalding, Ass't Surg .; Hiram F. Hale, Adjutant; Charles H. Patten, Qr. Master; Jacob Chapman, Commissary; Stephen S. N. Greely, Chaplain.
Captains-Henry E. Thompson, Peter A. Weber, Wesley Armstrong, David G. Royce, James H. Kidd, William Hyser, George A. Drew, Henry L. Wise, Charles W. Deane, John T. Andrews. John Torrey, John M. Pratt.
First Lieutenants-Manning D. Birge, Warren C. Comstock, Edward Pot- ter, Seymour Stripman, Edward L. Craw, Don Carlos Batcheldor, Harrison N. Throop, James II. Lobdell, Robert A. Moore, Peter Cramer. Phillip G. Corey, Harvey H. Vinton, Wesley A. Green, Joshua W. Mann, Walter B. An- derson, Daniel Duesler, Frank Burr, Henry A. Stetson, L. Briggs Eldredge, Isaac Lamoreaux, Hiram F. Beals.
Second Lieutenants-Stephen II. Ballard, Charles E. Bolza, William Creary Horace B. Rogers, Angelo E. Tower, Don G. Lovell, William Hull, Horace H. Richards, John S. Joslyn, Lewis H. Jordan, James Mather, B. Franklin Rockafellow, Thomas J. Sheers, Edward L. Tucker, Frank Sylves- ter. Henry D. Fields, Arthur Wool, Wm. W. Van Antwerp, Daniel West, Thomas J. Parker, Aaron Rowe.
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Sup. Second Lieutenants-James P. Rexford, Cyrus H. Fountain, Levi Griffin, Geo. Landon.
With the exception of a skirmish with Wade Hampton's division of Cavalry at Stevensburg, Va., in the early part of November, and several demonstrations on the enemy's lines on the Rapidan at " Raccoon," "Summerville " and " Mor- ton's " Fords, in which the regiment participated, no active duty was assigned to the Sixth Cavalry from the 1st of No- vember, 1863, to the latter part of February, 1864. On the 28th of February, leaving camp at Stevensburg, it started on the cavalry raid to Richmond, under General Kilpatrick. Its Division being attacked near Mechanicsville on the night of the 2d of March, it was obliged to retire, a portion of the Sixth Cavalry forming a part of the rear gnard. Having snc- ceeded in joining the forces at New Kent C. H., the regi- ment moved down the Peninsula, and enibarking on trans- ports, proceeded to Alexandria, whence it returned to its for- mer camp at Stevensburg. On the 1Sth of April, its brigade was transferred to the 1st Cavalry Division, and during the ensning campaign was known as the 1st Brigade of that Division. The camp was moved to Culpepper, where, on the 3d of May, companies M and I, which had been operating in the Shenandoah during the past year, rejoined the regiment. On the 6th, near Chancellorsville, the command became en- gaged, the enemy making desperate efforts to drive it from its position without success, the rebels being repulsed at all points and finally driven from the field in great disorder. On the 7th. the regiment was engaged in skirmishing. On the 8th, the en- tire corps was massed, and on the morning of the 9th, under Gen. Sheridan, started on the raid to the rear of the rebel army, the 1st Brigade being in the advance. Arriving at Bea- ver Dam Station, the command captured three trains laden with supplies and two locomotives. In addition to these a large amount of stores, a considerable number of arms and tents were captured. After supplying the command, the re- maining property, valned at several millions of dollars, was de- stroyed. A portion of the Virginia Central R. R. track was also torn up. On the the 11th, the brigade participated in the
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engagement with the enemy's cavalry at Yellow Tavern, where the latter were routed and driven from the field. On the 12th the regiment dismounted, and crossed on the ties of the railroad bridge in the face of a heavy fire of musketry and artillery. and assisted in driving the enemy from their works at Meadow Bridge. The next day the command marched to Bottom's Bridge, whence, on the 14th, it procceded to Malvern Hill and opened communications with our forces on the James River. On the 17th, the command started on its return to the army. At Hanover Court House it destroyed tressel bridges, a portion of the railroad track and telegraph line, and captured commis- sary stores, rejoining the Division at the White House on the 21st, where it crossed the Pamunky. On the 25th, the com- mand joined the army of the Potomac at Chesterfield Station. On the 26th the regiment marched with the brigade to the Pamunky, which it crossed, and on the next day engaged the enemy, routing them with a heavy loss. The brigade marched on the 28th to Hawes' Shop, and thence down the Richmond road, where finding our cavalry engaged, the command partic- ipated in the action. The Sixth took part in a decisive charge on the enemy's lines, driving the rebels from their position and compelling them to leave the ground strewn with their dead and wounded. The loss of the regiment was very severe. Ont of 140 men engaged, one-fourth were killed or wounded in less than ten minutes. The battle was fought in thick woods with the men dismounted. Engaging in the raid of Sheridan's forces toward Gordonsville, the regiment on the 11th of June participated in the battle of Trevillian's Station. charging the enemy repeatedly and capturing many prisoners. most of whom, however, were recaptured. From the time it crossed the Rapidan on the 5th of May, to the date of its crossing the James, June 28th, the loss of the regiment was 29 killed, 60 wounded and 64 missing, a total of 153. On the 3d of Angust the Sixth embarked on transports and moved to Washington, thence marched to Halltown, where it arrived on the 10th. On the morning of the 11th, the regiment marched beyond Opequan Creek, towards Winchester. A battalion of the regiment became engaged and repelled a charge of the
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enemy, saving a Union battery from capture. On the 15th the command moved to Cedarville, and on the following day one battalion participated in the repulse of rebel infantry and cav- alry that had attacked in force the camp of the 1st Division near Front Royal. In a charge this battalion captured a num- ber of prisoners. On the 25th, the regiment participated in the engagement at Kearneysville and Shepardstown. Being ent off from the main body and nearly surrounded by the enemy, the command retired across the Potomac, whence it returned to the South side of the river via Harper's Ferry. From the 25th of August to the 15th of September, the regiment was actively employed. It took part in the engagements at " Lee- town " and "Smithfield," made several reconnoissances in which the enemy were encountered, served as Gen. Sheridan's escort, engaged in the pursuit of Mosby's guerrillas, and par- ticipated in all the marches and countermarches that occurred during this period of the Shenandoah campaign. On the 19th of September, the Sixth, at Sever's Ford, on Opequan Creek, charged across an open space in the face of a galling fire from the enemy, who were strongly posted behind breastworks. Driving the enemy before it, the regiment moved to near Winchester, where it participated in several charges on the rebel infantry and cavalry; assisted in breaking their lines and in capturing prisoners, artillery and rebel colors. Of the for- mer the regiment captured more than its entire number en- gaged. From the 19th to the 23d, the Sixth was engaged in the pursuit of the enemy. On the 24th, it came upon Wickham's brigade of rebel cavalry in the Luray Valley, charged and assisted in routing them. On the 26th, the regiment crossed the Shenandoah at Fort Republic and skirmished with the en- emy, but finding them in force, withdrew. It remained in the vicinity of Port Republic, Cross Keyes and Mt. Craw- ford until the 6th of October, when it fell back with our troops to Timbersville, on the 7th to Woodstock, and on the Sth to Fisher's Hill. The enemy keeping up an annoying pursuit, the Sixth, supported by the Seventh (Mich.) Cavalry, turned upon the enemy and drove them upon the run back to Woodstock. The regiment was also engaged in action on the
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9th, charging and routing the force opposed to it. Going into camp at Cedar Creek, it remained there, with the exception of a reconnoissance to Front Royal on the 15th, until the battle of Middletown (or Cedar Creek) on the 19th of Octo- ber. In this action, the regiment participated. Having repelled the rebel attacks, it charged and broke their lines, capturing many prisoners and a stand of colors. The rebel infantry opposed to it were routed. The regiment took part in the pursuit to Woodstock, but returned to Cedar Creek, where it was encamped October 31st, 1864. The regiment is (1864) in 1st Division Cavalry Corps, Middle Military Division, and and is commanded by Col. James H. Kidd.
On November 1st, 1864, this regiment was with the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Shenandoah, and lay at Camp Rus- sell, near Winchester, Va., making preparations to go into winter quarters, and was engaged in the usual picket service, and in scouting, until the 27th of February, 1865, when it formed part of the force with which General Sheridan made his movement against General Early's army, and on the rebel communications in the direction of Gordonsville and Rich- mond, and at that date moved with the cavalry corps towards Staunton; and on the Sth of March the regiment participated in an engagement with a part of the rebel cavalry under Gen- eral Rosser, near Lonisa Court House, and assisted in ronting it, and in capturing the town, in which a large amount of prop- erty was destroyed, including the railroad depot, with rolling stock and telegraph office. It also participated in taking up the track and destroying the railroad property on the line of the Lynchburg and Gordonsville railroad, and in the destruc- tion of the locks, aquednets and mills on the line of the James River Canal. The command having reached White House Landing March 19th, in time to take part in the final battles of the Army of the Potomac, soon after, with the cavalry corps, took position on the left of the line of that army, and and on the 30th the regiment became engaged with the rebel cavalry, and assisted in driving them within their works at Five Forks. It was also engaged with the enemy at the same point on the 31st, and on April 1st; and on the 2d, at the
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South Side Railroad; and on the 4th, at Duck Pond Mills; on the 6th, at the battle of the Ridges, or Sailor's Creek; and on the Sth and 9th, at Appomattox Court HIonse. After the sur- render of Lee, the rebel General Pickett, who was taken pris- oner in one of these engagements, spoke of a charge made by this regiment, which he witnessed, as being the " bravest he ever had seen." After Lee's surrender, the regiment moved with the cavalry corps to Petersburg, Va., and then made an expedition into North Carolina; from thence it marched via Petersburg and Richmond to Washington, D. C., and on the 23d of May participated in the review of the Army of the Potomac. Immediately thereafter, with the Michigan Cavalry Brigade, it was ordered West, and proceeded by rail via the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and Ohio and Mississippi Rivers by steamer, to St. Louis, and thence by steamer via the Missouri River, to Fort Leavenworth. At that point it received orders to cross the Plains, which produced much justifiable dissatis- faction in the command; but the regiment recollecting its no- ble record, and adhering to its former high degree of disci- pline, and faithful observance of orders, and keeping in view the honor of its State, commenced its march across the Plains. and marched to Fort Kearney, thence to Julesburg, and from there to Fort Laramie; at that point the regiment was divided into detachments by order of General Connor; one to consti- tute a part of the " Left Column Powder River Expedition," one to remain at Fort Laramie, and the other to escort a train to the Black Hills. The Powder River detachment, on reach- ing that point, found that the Indians, which it had been sent in search of, had managed to escape, and while there it built a fort, known as Fort Reno. On that expedition, Cap- tain O. F. Cole, of Co. "G," lost his life; having heedlessly strayed a long way from the column, he was surprised by In- dians, and shot to death with arrows. From this point a small detachment of the command was sent to guard a train to Vir- ginia City, Montana, and falling in with a large war party of Ar- rappahoe Indians, became surrounded by them, and were " cor- ralled" for twelve days, but finally succeeded in getting intelli- gence of their condition to Gen. Conner, when reinforcements
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were sent to their relief. Sergeant Hall, of Company " L," and Private Evans, of Company " F," having volunteered, succeed- ed in carrying the intelligence referred to, a distance of fifty miles, through a wild and to them unknown country, swarming with hostile Indians, and thereby saved the detachment. On the 17th of September, on orders issued by Major General Dodge, the men of the regiment whose term of service did not expire before February 1st, 1866, were consolidated with the First Michigan Cavalry, and the regiment was then ordered to Fort Leavenworth, and was there mustered out of service on the 24th of November, 1865, when it proceeded to Michigan, arriving on the 30th of November at Jackson, when it was paid off and disbanded.
BATTLES AND SKIRMISHES.
Hanover. Va., June 30. 1863.
Hunterstown, Pa., July 2, 1863. Gettysburg, 66 3, 66
Monterey. Md., 4,
Cavetown, 66
5, 6 6
Smithtown, 6,
Boonsboro. 6,
Hagerstown. Md., 6, ،،
Williansport, 66 6,
Boonsboro, 66 8,
Hagerstown, 10,
Williamsport, 10,
Falling Waters. Md., July 14, 1863.
Snicker's Gap, Va .. July 19, 1863.
Kelly's Ford. " Sept. 13,
Culpepper Ct. House, Va., Sept. 14. 1862
Raccoon Ford, Va., Sept. 16. 1863. White's Ford, 21, 66 .6
- Jack's Shop, 66 26,
James City. 6 6 Oct. 12. 1863.
Brandy Station. Va., Oct. 13, 1863.
Buckland's Mills, ** 19, -
Stevensburg. Nov. 19, 66
Richmond. Va , March 1. 1864.
Beaver Dam Station, Va .. May 9, 64. Yellow Tavern, Va .. May 10, 11. '64. Meadow Bridge, Va., May 12, 1864. Hanover, Va., May 27, 1864.
Hawes' Shop, Va., May 28, 1864. Baltimore X Roads. Va .. May 29, '64. Cold Harbor, Va., May 20. June 1, '64. Trevillian Station, Va., June 11, 12, 1864.
Cold Harbor, Va .. July 21. 1864.
Winchester, April 11, 1864. Front Royal, Aug. 16, 66
Leetown, 25. :
Shephardstown, Va. Aug. 26, 1864. Smithfield, 29,
Berryville, Sept. 3, . 6
Smmmnitt, .. 4,
Opequan,
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19,
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Winchester, 66 .. 19,
Lurav. 66 24.
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Port Republic. Va., Sept. 26, 27, 28, '64. Mount Crawford, Va., Oct. 2, 1864. Woodstock. 9, Cedar Creek. * 19, . 6
Madison Ct. House. Va., Dec. 24, '64. Louisa Ct. House, Va., March 8, 1865. Five Forks, Va., March 30, 31, April 1, 1865.
Morton's Ford, 26. .. 66 South Side R. R .. Va., April 2, 1865, Duck Pond Mills. 6. .6
Wilderness, Va .. May 6. 7, 1864.
4, Ridges. or Sailor's Creek, Va., April 6, 1865. Appomattox Ct. House, Va., April 9, 1865.
Little Laramie, D. Ter., Aug. 6, 1865.
MICHIGAN SEVENTII CAVALRY.
The Adjutant-General in his report of 1863, complains that he lias had no proper data; but simply says that two battal-
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ions left Grand Rapids for Washington, February 20th, 1862; the remaining companies joining them in May; and gives the following as the list of officers:
George Gray, Colonel; Henry E. Thompson, Lieut. Colonel; Major; James H. Kidd, Major; George A. Drew, Major; Daniel G. Weare, Surgeon; - , Assistant Surgeon; James Sleeth, 2d Assistant Surgeon; Hiram F. Hale, Adjutant; Charles H. Patten, Quartermaster; Joel S. Shel- don, Commissary; Stephen S. N. Greely, Chaplain; William Hyser, Captain: Charles W. Dean, Captain; Henry L. Wise, Captain; Harrison N. Shroop, Captain; Harvey H. Vinton, Captain; Edward L. Craw. Captain; Manning D. Birge, Captain; Daniel H. Powers, Captain; Jacob L. Greene, Captain: Charles E. Storrs, Captain; Don G. Lovell, Captain; James Mathers, Cap- tain; Seymour Stripman, Ist Lieutenant; Robert A. Moon, Ist Lieutenant; Edward Potter, Ist Lieutenant.
At the close of 1863, the Seventh Cavalry was in the 2d Brigade, 3d Division, Cavalry Corps, of the Army of the Poto- mac. On the first of November its officers were:
William D. Mann, Colonel; Allyne C. Lithfield, Lieutenant Colonel; John S. Huston, Major; George K. Newcomb, Major; Henry W. Granger, Major: William Upjohn, Surgeon.
This regiment, on the 7th of November, 1863, joined in the advance of the Army of the Potomac, toward the Rappahan- nock. On the morning of the 26th, it crossed the enemy's rifle pits, near Morton's Ford, and moving forward captured pris- oners from the rear of the rebel column. It was employed on picket duty until the 28th of February, when it started on the " Kilpatrick raid." On the afternoon of the 29th, it arrived at Beaver Dam Station, on the Virginia Central Railroad, after a twenty hours' march, and assisted in burning the station and destroying the track. Resuming the march, it arrived before Richmond on the afternoon of the next day, and while on picket during the night was attacked by a superior force. After a desperate fight, being unsupported, it was obliged to retire. with a loss in missing of 44, among whom were its command- ing officer, Lieut. Col. A. C. Litchfield, who was taken prisoner. Having reached Yorktown, the command moved from thence to Alexandria by transports, and marched to its former camp near Stevensburg. On the 17th, the regiment, with its brig-
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ade, was transferred to the 1st Cavalry Division, and moved its camp to near Culpepper. Entering the campaign of 1864, with the army of the Potomac, it crossed the Rapidan on the 5th of May, and on the 6th and 7th was engaged with the enemy's cavalry, at Tood's tavern, its loss in the action being three wounded. Marching on the 9th, it took part with the cavalry under Gen. Sheridan, in the movement on the enemy's communications. It crossed the South Anna River on the 10th, and on the 11th participated in the battle of Yellow Tavern, charging the rebel cavalry, and aiding in driving them from the field. The loss of the regiment in the engage- ment was 3 killed, 15 wounded, and 13 missing. Included in the former was Major Henry W. Granger, commanding the regiment. On the 12th, the Seventhi assisted in driving the enemy from Meadow Bridge, and later in the day, from their entrenchments near Mechanicsville, losing one man wounded. It arrived at Malvern Hill on the 14th. Again joined the army at Milford. On the 27th it engaged the rebel cavalry. charging and driving one of their brigades several miles, cap- turing 41 prisoners and many horses. It took part in the cavalry fight at Hawes' Shop, on the 28th, where its loss was 4 killed, 10 wounded and 3 missing. On the next day it was engaged in skirmishing at Baltimore Cross Roads, losing 2 wounded. On the 30th it took part in an attack on the enemy's works at Cold Harbor. The rebel infantry attacking the command on the 1st of June, it assisted in repelling their assaults and holding them in check until relieved by our in- fantry. Its casualties were 2 killed and 2 wounded. Taking part in the raid towards Gordonsville, the regiment was warmly engaged on the 11th and 12th of June, at Trevillian Station. On the former day, a few men of the regiment, re- captured from a larger force of rebels, a piece of artillery, that had been taken from the Union forces. The casualties during the two days' engagement were 2 killed, 27 wounded and 48 missing. Returning to the White House, it thence moved to the James River and went into camp. On the 31st of July, the regiment was ordered to proceed to Washington, and thence to the Shenandoah Valley. On the 11th of Angust,
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with the Sixth Michigan Cavalry, it repelled an assault of the enemy near Winchester. On the 16th, it participated in the battle of Crooked Run, where, as they report, " One battalion charged a brigade of rebel cavalry, entirely routing them and capturing nearly 100 prisoners, many horses, equipments, etc." The casanlties in this action were 1 killed, 11 wounded, and 7 missing. On the 25th, it was in the advance in a reconnoissance to near Leetown. Becoming warmly engaged later in the day, near Shepardstown, it lost 4 wounded and 2 missing. The brigade having been cut off from the main command, it crossed the Potomac near Sharpsburg, and from thence re- turned, via Harper's Ferry, to the south side of the river. Its division being attacked by infantry in force, on the 29th, the regiment covered the retreat to Smithfield, losing two killed and 14 wounded. On the 3d of September, the regiment accompa- nied a reconnoissance to White Post, and on its return was shelled by the rebels, and lost one killed and three wounded. On the same day it made a reconnoissance to develop the force and position of the enemy, losing one man wounded. On the 19th, it participated in the battle of Opequan Creek. Charging across Opequan Creek, and driving the enemy from iis banks, it advanced to near Winchester, where it joined in the charge on the enemy's forces, driving them through the town. The loss in the action was four killed, nineteen wounded, (among whom, and mortally, was Lient. Col. Melvin Brewer, in com- mand of the regiment,) and two missing. On the 24th, the regiment was engaged near Luray, driving the enemy in con- fusion, and capturing 60 prisoners and a number of horses, its casualties being three wounded. On the 26th, 27th and 28th, it was engaged in skirmishing with the enemy near Port Re- public. It engaged the enemy on the Sth of October, near Woodstock, and on the 9th joined with the corps in routing the rebel cavalry under Gen. Rosser. Its casualties were three wounded. On the 19th of October, at Cedar Creek, the regi- ment was attacked while on picket. The enemy, breaking through the infantry line on the left, struck the regiment in the rear. It succeeded, however, in making its escape, and during the remainder of the day was hotly engaged on the
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skirmish line until the final charge on the enemy was made, in which it participated. In this charge it captured 100 pris- oners. Its loss was 4 wounded and 29 missing. It was en- camped near Middletown on the 31st of October, and was engaged in picket duty at Buck's Ford, on the Shenandoah River.
The regiment was in the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Middle Military Division. Its officers were as follows:
Allyne C. Litchfield, Colonel, March 1, 1864; Lt. Col., Nov. 14, 1862; Capt. 5th Cavalry, Angust 14, 1862.
George G. Briggs, Lieut. Colonel, Oct. 12, 1864: Major, May 19, 1864; Capt., March 22, 1864; Adjutant, July 1. 1863; 1st Lt., October 15, 1862.
Alexander Walker, Major, February 24. 1864; Captain, October 15, 1862. Daniel H. Darling, Major, March 22, 1864; 66 Linus F. Warner, Major, October 12, 1864;
This regiment, on the 1st of November, 1864, was with General Sheridan's Army in the Shenandoalı Valley, and lay , at Camp Russell, near Winchester, Va., making preparations to go into winter quarters, and engaged on picket duty, and in making reconnoissance until Feb. 27th, 1863, when it broke camp and moved with the cavalry corps, towards Staunton, Va., being the commencement of General Sheridan's cele- brated raid to the James River. On the Sth of March the regiment became engaged with a portion of Rosser's Cavalry near Louisa Court House, assisted in routing the rebel force, and capturing the town. in which was destroyed a large amount of property; the railroad depot, with rolling stock and tele- graph office, was also destroyed. The regiment also partici- pated in tearing up the track, and burning the railroad property along the line of the Lynchburg and Gordonsville Railroad, and in destroying and rendering useless the locks, aqueduct and mills, on the line of the James River Canal. The command reached White House Landing on the 19th of March, and soon after, with the cavalry corps, joined the Army of the Potomac and proceeded to the left of the line. On the 30th of March, the regiment became engaged with the rebel cavalry, and assisted in driving them within their works at Five Forks. The 31st of March and 1st of April it was
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engaged with the enemy at Five Forks and on the 2d at the South Side Railroad; on the 4th, at Duck Pond Mills; on the 6th, at the battle of the Ridges, or Sailor's Creek, and on the 8th and 9th at Appomattox Court House. After the surren- der of Lee, the regiment moved, with the cavalry corps, to Petersburg, Va., where it remained for a short time, and then went with the army into North Carolina. From thence it marched to Washington, D. C., and participated in the review of the Army of the Potomac on the 23d of May, and imme- diately thereafter with the Michigan Cavalry Brigade, was ordered West, and proceeded by rail, via the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and Ohio and Mississippi Rivers by steamer, to St. Louis, and thence by steamer via the Missouri River. to Fort Leavenworth, where it was ascertained that the destination of the regiment was across the Plains, to the Rocky Moun- tains, to operate against the hostile Indians in that section of the country, and orders were received to that effect.
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