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4. JNo. H. HAGAR. 23, Madalin, mentioned at length in Address. See pages 16. 26-'9, 36, 43, &c.
5. GEO. F. SIMMONS, 24. Madahin, the subject of . particular notice in Address. See pages 40-'1, 49 &c.
6. SAMUEL SIMMONS. 25, Tivoli, rejected for consti- tutional defects.
7. LEWIS SIMMONS. 16, Madalin.
8. MONTGOMERY FINGER. 18, Madalin (a pupil of General DE PEYSTER'S Free School), a bright youth, but a victim to inflammatory rheumatism. who, although incapable of much field service, was of great use as a clerk and in the hospital.
9. HENRY A. BRUNDAGE, 27, Madalin. a coolly brave, solid soldier, and a worthy citizen. See page 71. 10 JAMES DOYLE, 23, Tivoli.
11. GEORGE WARRINGER, Madalin, rejected for con- stitutional defects.
12. ROBERT RECTOR, 28, Tivoli
13. PETER MOORE, 18, Madalin.
14. GILBERT DEDERICK. 19, Upper Red Hook.
15. ALBERT COLE, 20, Tivoli.
16. DANIEL NEENAN. 35, Tivoli. His comrades do not endorse his record
17. PETER WYER or DWYER. 26. Tivoli, killed at Winchester. See page 71.
18. AUGUSTUS GOEBEL, 21. Madalin.
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19. JOHN VAN ETTEN, 47, Upper Red Hook ; died at Savannah. See pages 61-62.
20. GEORGE W. MINKLER (nicknamed Lieutenant JURGE), 18, Madalin, a cool, gallant fellow. See page 46.
21. WILLIAM HOVER. 23, Madalin, a gallant soldier, badly wounded in the left arm at Fisher's Hill, under SHERIDAN.
22. JOHN EMORY COLE, 23. Madalin.
23. ROBERT M. HARRIS, 21. The Volunteers from Tivoli and Madalin say he did not muster in with the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth ; must have be n in some other regiment.
With the exception of No. 23, all these enlisted under Acting Company Commandant JOHNSTON LIV- INGSTON DE PEYSTER, aged 15-16 (now Brevet Lieu- tenant-Colonel United States Volunteers and New York Volunteers ), at this time a pupil of the Highland Military College, established on West Point principles and plan.
NOTE 6, TO FOOT NOTE * PAGE 25.
( Lieutenant JOHN McGILL. Sergeant T. B. PAUL- MIER, and Corporal PETER W. FUNK, 150th Regt., N. Y Vols.)
[ These sketches are printed almost verbatim from the original manuscripts furnished by the individuals to whom they relate. The only material changes made were from the first to the third person.]
JOHN McGILL, born in the town of Red Hook, in 1836. enlisted, aged 25. as private, Oct. Ist. 1862, in the 150th N. Y. V., and was assigned to Co. F., Capt. JOHN L. GREEN. The 150th, ordered off Oct. 11th, reached Baltimore, Oct. 13th, 1802. Here. Oct. 15th, McGILL was appointed third Sergeant, Co. F. The 150th lay in c.mp in Baltimore, during the winter of 1862, and spring of 1863. Jannary Ist, 1863, Mr. McGILL, to- gether with three Corporals and twelve privates, was detached from the Regiment. and St»tioned at Locust Point, Md , to guard the Government Warehouse and Railro d, where he remained two months. While there, he reported that no fault could be found with the behavior of the inen, and that he had reason to be grateful for the trict performance of their duties, by corporals FUNK, PAULMIER and OSTRANDER of Red Hook, who did all in their power to discharge every duty assigned to them Feb. 26th, 1863, this detach- ment was recalled. Lieut BOWMAN, Co. F., acting Provost-Marhal ; Sergeant McGILL commanding Pro- vost guard consisting of Corporal OSTRANDER and thirteen privates, next proceeded to Westminster, Md. There they found themselves in the midst of an "Order of the Knights of the Golden Circle," backed
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by numerous Rebel sympathizers ; likewise deserters. The men of the 150th, besides doing other duty. arrested many of the above and took them to Balti- inore, for trial. With four men. McGILL was then ordered back to Westminster, to take possession of a Palmetto flag at the house of one Dr. SHOWERS. Placing two guards at each door, despite a crowd gathering around, he entered the house of Dr SHOWERS, and searched for the flag, which he found, up stairs, hidden in a barrel. As the sympathizers swore the flag ought not to be carried off. McGILL. expected every minutean att ick from the exasperated crowd. Never- theless, after numerous adventures, he succeeded in getting back to his main post, with the captured flag. June 30th, this post was attacked by Genl. STEWART's forces, when that Rebel general made his raid into Maryland with 7.000 inen. In the place ( Westminster?) was Capt CORBETT. commanding sixty of the First Deleware cavalry. Beside McGin's detachment. these constituted the whole garrison CORBETT made a gallant charge on STEWART's advance cavalry, belong- ing to the First Virginia Horse. McGILL attacked the Rebels from behind buildings and drove them twice; but, being surrounded by a large force. the loyal garrison was taken prisoner. Of the Federals two were killed and seven wounded. The Rebels lost one captain and two lieutenants killed, and had seventeen men wounded. The Rebels then marched their prisoners, through Pennsylvania. to Hanover, in that State. At this place, being attacked by the Union forces, the Rebels compelled their prisoners to form in line of battle to support one of their own bat- teries.
While apparently supporting the battery, they were shelled by KILPATRICK's guns. McGILL said. " Boys we will not support that battery any longer." The Reb- els then tried to compel them to serve against their own people, but the loyal prisoners would not, and re- tired about fifty paces. Then KILPATRICK attacked the Rebels and drove them. The royal prisoners were next marched 118 miles to Dover. Penna., without provisions or shoes ; in fact the Rebels gave them nei- ther victuals nor drink. After this they were pa- roled by General STEWART and sent to camp Paoli, Westch-ster, Penna. Here they remained ten days, when McGILL was ordered to report back to West- . minster, to perform Provost duty again. Promoted Second Sergeant, Co. F., he remained there until Aug. 27th, when he was ordered to join his regiment. 150th and did so about September Ist. at Kelly's Ford ; marched thence to the Raccoon Ford; thence to Brandy Station : thence the regiment took transporta- tion for Stevenson, Alabama. It lay there a short
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time and then was sent back to Normandy, Tennessee, where it lav during the winter, doing garrison duty and suffering extremely from the cold.
From Normandy, . McGILL was detailed to go North for recruits. Together with Capt. COGSWELL, he remained home seventeen days, and then was ordered back to his regiment, which he rejoined May 23d at Cassville, Georgia. The 150th marched May 24th and took part next day, 25th, in the battle of Dallas, in which the 150th suffered severely. The 150th also participated in the battles of Pine Knob, June 14th, Culp's Farm. June 22d., Marietta, July 4th, Chattachoochee River, July 7-17th.
Within two iniles of Atlanta, a general engagement ensued which resulted in driving and confining the Rebels within their inner works. July 29th McGIL.L. was promoted to Orderly Sergeant, vice RYAN. died of ickness. The 150th lay there under fire about six weeks, and then fell back again to the Chattachoochee Sept. Ist, Atlanta having capitulated to SHERMAN, the 150th was the second regiment to enter the city. After its rest at Atlanta the army started Nov. 13th- 15th for Saramich. During the whole march. the 150th was engaged in on y one skirmish, at San- dersrille Ga., (Nov. 25th) with WHEELER's cavalry until the army reached Ten Mile Fort, near Savannah. The brigade to which the 150th belonged having formed in line of battle in a rice swamp to charge on . the fort, the Rebels let the water in upon them. nearly drowning the Union soldiers. Corporal FUNK, being short of stature, had to swim for his life. The 150th then changed position by the left flank. charged the fort, drove the Rebels and captured all their guns and ammunition. While lying before Savannali, the 150th Regiment, together with the rest of the 2d Brigade, Ist Division. 20th Corps, was sent to Askill's Island to gather .ice. the men being in a starving condition, since they had nothing but rice to eat. This they had themselves to pound out of the bulls, hardly getting enough to sustain life. During the whole time the 2d Brigade was on this island, it was subjected to a continued fire from the Rebel gun-boats. The 2d Brigade then crossed over to the Carolina shore and formed with both wings resting on the river, having the Rebel skirmishers in their front and gun-bouts in their rear The 2d Brigade held its position until Savannah was evacuated, when it was ordered to re- port to Corps Headquarters in that city. The 150th crossed and re-crossed, followed up by the Rebel skir- mishers. It was on this occasion, while subjected to a flank fire from the Rebels, that Colonel KETCHAM, now Brevet Major-General and Member of Congress, was wounded, while riding along the line, giving
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orders. Colonel KETCHAM continned to command until he had to be carried off the field. He was suc- ceeded by Major (now Brevet-Brigadier-General) AL- FRED B. SMITH. The 150th finally reached Savannah and contiuned there doing general guard duty until January 11th. After this it crossed the river into South Carolina, having a skirmish with the enemy at Robertsville. From that time up to the date of the battle of Averysboro. N. C. the 150th had no fighting, but plenty of privation and hard work. During its long and arduous march, it built mil. s of corduroy roads, swam or waded numbers of > wamps and rivers, living upon the country. The boys subsisted by their own foraging and through the foraging of SHERMAN's " Bum- mers ;" some days getting lots of good things. and then again coming down to corn meal. At length alter numerous adventures and accidents, with the help of God and through the management of General SHER- MAN, the Union Army reached Averyshoro, where the Rebels mustered courage enough to attack the Loyal forces.
They had just gone into camp and settled for the night, when orders came to fall in and march about eight miles to support KILPATRICK. Wading through mud up to the arm-pits-some of the boys going all un- der-the 150th reached KILPATRICK about midnight and went into action at daylight. The 150th fought all day in the rain and drove the enemy two miles. Thence the 150th proceeded to Bentonsville, wher- it arrived March 19th. 1865. Here a general engagment ensued. The Rebels were routed in all quarters and finally driven from the field. Thence the march was . resumed, and the 150th eventually arrived at Golds- boro, in a pitiful condition The men were without shoes or hats, and the majority had nothing on but drawers, or one leg of a pair of pantaloons, without ra- tions, tired ou' and hungry indeed. At G Idshoro the 150th was re-fed and re-clothed, and as the boys said. " they felt themselves again new men." Here McGILL was promoted for meritorious conduct to 2d Lieuten- ant.
Thence the army marched to Raleigh ; near this. at Jones's Cross Roads, JOHNSTON surrendered much to the joy of the men and of the nation, for (as McGIL.I. concluded the letter from which these facts are de- rived) "if he, had kept on to Texas I might not have becn spared to write you the above simple narrative of my share of duty assigned me, in the 150th N. Y .. Vols.,-always from one promotion 10 another winning the esteem and approval of my superior officers, and endeavoring (conscientiously) to fill whatever capacity I was placed in "
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Corporal PETER W. FUNK, born in Red Hook, enlist- ed in the One Hund ed and Fiftieth N. Y. V. at the age of eighteen, was assigned August 28th 1862. to Com- pany F. ; joined it at Poughkeepsie. and was there ap- pointed Corporal. Company F. The regiment left Octo- ber 11th. arrived at Baltimore. October 13th, and went into Camp Millington, thence to Camp Badger, near Druid Hill Park, where they put up a new bar- racks during the winter of '62 and '63 ... It lay there until it was ordered to join the Army of the Potomac, on its march to Gettysburg. and joined it at Monocacy Bridge. The One Hundred and Fiftieth continued with the army until within two days' march of Gettysburg. There the men of the One Hundred and Fiftieth were ordered to leave their knapsacks by the side of the road and proceed on to Gettysburg, where they could already hear the roar of the artillery ; reached the battle-field about noon. July 2d, and lay as reserve in a stubble field. They were finally ordered up. towards night, to retake two pieces of artillery. They did so and then fell back again, lying all night on their arms. The next day, July 3d. they were ordered into the engage- ment. They participated throughout the battle, and came out scot free, and began chasing LEE, and chased him to Williamsport, but did not catch him ; thence to Warrenton Junction, and finally to Kelly's Ford, thence to Raccoon Ford, thence to Brandy Station. From this last place the One Hundred and Fiftieth proceeded by rail to Stevenson, Alu ; thence to Nor- mandy, Tenn., doing garrison duty until the following April, 1864. Then the One Hundred and Fiftieth started on the Atlanta Campaign. FUNK participated in the engagement at Resocca. Here our "Boys in Blue" defeated the Rebels, as they did also at Dallas, Culp's Farm. Pine Knob, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek; and in the general engagements, around Atlanta, July 22d, giving them cause to always re- member SHERMAN, and his fighting men from the Army of the Potomac. They then resumed their march for Savannah, arrived before that city, and from that time forward participated in all the marches and battles and privations which are related in Lieutenant JOHN McGILL's narrative, ever doing their whole duty ; always thinking of home and loved ones there ; often desponding, heart-sick, weary, worn-out, only kept alive by the prospects of a speedy termination of the war. Thus, ever hoping, ever watching, at last, the One Hundred and Fiftieth, with the others, re- ceived the r reward in the final surrender of JOE JOHNSTON's forces, the closing of the war, the march homewards and arrival there .. The reception of the. One Hundred and Fit ieth by the people of Duchess County was a fitting one from a grateful people to its
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brave sons, who had gone forth to battle for a nation's rights. All their hardships were now forgotten. Wita their armor and arms, the men of the One Hundred and Fiftieth lay aside all remembrances of their troubles and grievances.
IN the narratives of Lieutenant McGILL and Cor- poral FUNK. the language of their autographs wa- followed wherever it was sufficiently clear to need no change to make it so. In the account of Sergeant PAULMIER, it became necessary to re-model com- pletely, since his remarks were too severe for thi- book. In fact, throughout, it is matter of regret that all strictures were not discarded and although they were not, with rare exception. those of the speaker and compiler, still it is to be regretted that they were not omitted, and, even softened as they have been, had the pages been printed otherwise than they were, disjointedly, and piece by piece, the stric -. tures, referred to, would have been left out al- together. J. W. de P
THOMAS B. PAULMIER, a citizen of Red Hook, aged thirty-one, by occupation a painter, volunteered in the One Hundred and Fift eth N. Y. V., Company F. com- manded by Captain JOHN L. GREEN. August 26th. 1862, he was appointed Corporal ; Mar h, 1863. Color- Corporal ; June 27th, on the march to Gettysburg. Color-Sergeant BRANDT, having been taken sick or otherwise incapacitated. PAULMIER received and carried the State Color. In the battle, July 2d. p. M., when the One Hundred and Fiftieth and First Mary- land were ordered to advance, re-take two pieces of artillery, and re-establish their lines, which they did. PAULMIER volunteered to carry the County (U. S. ? ) Colors (the bearer having given out), which, during the two days' fight. were torn in fourteen pieces by bullets " The boys all behaved manfully. sustaining the good name with which they left come." While chasing LEE, PAULMIER was taken sick, but still chung to his colors until they reached Kelly's Ford. when he was forced to give up and go into the hospital at Washington. Thence he was " sent home to vote for LINCOLN." After election he was transferred to David's Island. N. Y. Harbor, where he acted for one year as Ward-Master ; thence to Bedloe's Island, where he acted for five months as Commissary's Clerk. In January, 1865, he re-joined his regiment, at Savannah ; marched with it through the Carolinas. up to the date of JOHNSTON's surrender, and until it was mustered out at Poughkeepsie. Sergeant PitL .- MIER claims for himself (as a representative of Red Hook), the credit of having carried our County
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(country, i. e. U. S ?) Colors into its first battle, Gettysburg, and bringing them out with honor, although Sergeant SMALLEY of Company G. received the name. Lieutenant McGILL mentions him as a good, brave. and reliable soldier.
HISTORY OF THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH REGIMENT N. Y. VOL .. INF.
NOTE 8. NOTE TO PAGE 31, LINE10, 150TH N. Y. V. .
The 150th was mustered into the service October 11th, 1862 It arrived in Baltimore, Md., on the 13th, and early in November was put on guard duty in that city, subject to all the temptations of a populous and busy seaport. It required the utmost vigilance to m intain discipline. In December, 1862 it was sent on an expedition to Adamstown, near Monocacy Junction, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. This movement, intended to check an expected Rebel raid, occupied abont one week. The troops on their return to the city resumed their former guard duty.
On the 25th day of June, 1863, the regiment moved with the Ist Maryland-Potomac-Home-Brigade. Gen- eral LockwGon, U S.A. in command. to join the Army of the Potomac. It reached Monocacy Bridge, near Frederick City on the 28th. and joined the 12th Corps forming a part of 3d Brigade Ist Division of that Corps, commanded by General ALPHEUS S. WILLIAMS. General ALFRED B. SMITH says. A. S. WILLIAMS com- manded the 12th Corps ; Brigadier-General THOMAS H. RUGER, the Ist Division ; and General LockwooD the 2d Brigade. This Corps reached Gettysburg, Pa .. on the morning of the 2d July, and supported the 3d Corps during the day. When on the afternoon of that day the 3d, Corps was pressed hard and forced back, the Ist Division. 12th Corps, drove the Rebels and the 150th captured two cannon, and participated with much credit in the general engagement of the next day the 3d. The 150th had 8 killed and 40 wounded in this action, and withstood, behind frail works, the furious attack which EWELL., the successor to STONEWALL JACKSON, made upon their left on that terrible day of conflict. Many of the men went into that fight bare- footed. The light boots, appropriate to guard duty in Baltimore, had given out, and Major SMITH testifies that he saw many a rock marked with the blood of lacerated feet. With scarcely an exception, men and officers did their duty well ; all were eager for the fight. The long and tedious march after this battle is well known. The 12th had the reputation of being one of the most active corps in the army. It re- mained as rear guard one day near the scene of con-
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fict, and then with marches of 30, 28, and 27 miles per day, reached the vicinity of Williamsport. Major SMITH of the 150th was on picket the night the Rebels crossed the river, and with his brigade-picket made an advance on the Rebel lines. driving them half a mile, and was thus enabled to discover the retreat of the enemy. Upon that very report a general advance was ordered. The army marched down to Harper's Ferry, and crossed the Potomae there, pursuing LEE, and keeping him west of the mountains; thence marched to the Rappahan- nock river. There it lay a month with a sick list averaging from 100 to 250 per day. The disease was typho-malarial fever, but through the excellent care and experience of its noble surgeon, Dr. C. N CAMP- BELL, of Duchess county, it lost but very few men. I'wo officers, Lieutenants MARSHALL and WELLING. ooth of the same Company, C, and both from the town of Pleasant Valley ( where their fathers now re- side, and where their bodies now he buried), died of this disease. MARSHALL was sent to the hospital at Washington and died there. WELLING stuck to his post and went with the regiment to the far West, re- taining the command of his company until the 150ch reached the far-famed Tullahoma, one of the scenes of ROSECRANS's glory, the Thermopylae (of BRAGG), of Tennessee. There, at length, worn out, he died, a true hero. None nobler ever fell.on the battle-field !
The regiment re iched the place of winter quarters, Normandy, Tennessee, about the Ist of November, after having twice marched over the Cumberland Mountaius to take part in the advance on Chatta- nooga. Twice the Rebels cut the road behind them, and the Ist Division, General A. S. WILLIAMS was ordered back to protect the road. The winter passed most tediously in the discharge of guard duty, watch- ing the railroad, and hunting Guerrillas. Once they were sent down into Lincoln County and collected $35,600 out of the Rebel farmers and property holders. $10.000 of this was paid to each of the families of three Western soldiers who had been cruelly murdered in that vicinity. On their return to Tullahoma the band of robbers who had been · prowling around them killed M. E. ODELL, of Rbine- beck, Company E, 150th, and GEORGE LOVELACE, of Stanford, Company C, 150th. Through the efforts of Colonel KETCHAM the balance of the money ($5,000), was procured and assign d for their families and, was sent home to be paid to them. While on the railroad the 150thi could procure no sanitary supplies, as all trains ran through without stopping, and all were effected by the scurvy, badly. When spring opened, this terrible disease had a hold, to some extent, on
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every mu n and officer in the regiment. On the 25th of April, 1864, the 150th commenced its march. for the last time, for the front. On the Ist of May it reached Chattanooga, and on the 5th. at Buzzard Roost and Tunnel Hill. 25 mil s south of Chattanooga. the Du hess Bov, first took part in that fighting which was going on either in the form of a skirmish or a battle, in front of our advancing army, until the Ist of September, when the army left Atlanta. The campaign was most vigorous, and with the exception of two days rest at Cassville, Ga., there was not an hour of the day or the night that did not . ring with it, like the tick of the death watch, the sound of the bursting shell and the whistling bullet. The order was "advance" all day skirmishing and fighting, and " build a line of works," before resting at night ; thus liberating the second line for flanking
On the 15th of May, 1864, the battle of Resacca was fought. At first the 150th was advanced in the 2d line; but as soon s the intrenchments of the enemy were reached. and they opened upon the 150th, this regiment was ordered to a hill on the extreme left in the front line, to hold it and prevent a flank move- ment of the enemy. At the time it took up this posi- tion th re was quite an interval between the 150th and the remainder of the line. The importance of the position was evident ; so, with permission from the Brigade Commander, the 150th constructed a rude pile of rails and logs into a breastwork, and to this little precaution we owe the success of that day. No troops; unp ott cted, could have held the position un- der the terrible assault of a whole Rebel division which came upon them in a few moments. Never did a Rebel column advance in better order than did those eight regiments. in double column, closed in mass. They wheeled in the open field in front of the 15th, and then moved upon it. At 300 yards the 150th opened, and 40 Rebel dead immediately strewed the ground. The assailants retired a short distance and then opened a most vigorous fire, making a pepper-box of the house upon the hill, in which the 150th was posted ; beautifully mowing down the weeds in the garden in tront, and splintering the rails by which it was protected. In this battle the 150th had none killed, but 9 were wounded. all of whom but one, it is reported, died. for some special reason, of the injuries received.
On the 25th of May, 1864. at Dallas or New Hope Church, the 150th had another desperate fight. The Boys marched up to within 150 yards of the well-built works of the Rebels, put. eight of their cannon in chancery, and held the position till midnight, when they were relieved. This was accomplished notwith-
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standing a veteran regiment of our brigade. on the right, broke and went to the rear, early in the fight. leaving one flank entirely uncovered. This test satis- fied the men of the 150th that they would obey orders and stand to the last extremity. In this action the "Boys in Blue" were without the least protection, and had 8 killed and 42 wounded. Every day from this time on, some one, two or three of the regiment were hit. The 22d day of June. 1864, was marked by another desperate encounter in which the 150th bore a most conspicuous part. This was called the battle of Culp's Farm, south of Kenesaw Mountains. Three regiments, assisted by the guns of three bat- teries, withstood the charge, in four lines, of the Rebel General STEPHENSON's whole division. Here, as at Resacca, the 150th had thrown down an old rail tence, zig-zag a moment previous, but quickly straightened by pulling in the corners and letting it fall in a wind- row of rails. In single line, behind this, the 150th, without any support. expended 225 rounds of am- munition per man .. Lientenant HENRY GRIDLEY. of Wassaic, in the town of Amenia, fell in this fight, and 10 were wounded. GRIDLEY was one of the best officers in the service, and was beloved by all. It was remarked that it was doubtful if he had his superior in rectitude of character. On the 20th of July. 1864, at Peach Tree Creek, the 150th was in another ; evere. fight. There the Rebel General Hoop. newly assigned to command in place of JOE JOHNSON, threw his whole army on the 20th Corps, and was repulsed. While in front of Atlanta, August, 1864, Lieutenant JOHN SWEET, of the town of Beekman, Company G, died of chronic diarrhea, in the field hospital. After the fall of At- lanta the 150th worked busily at fortifying it until it was decided to start for the Sea. The command of the regiment then devolved upon Major, now Brevet Brigadier-General. ALFRED B. SMITH, of Poughkeepsie. This was on the 15th of October, and. from that time forward, he commanded it all the time except one day at Savannah, when General KETCHAM came back, and was almost immediately wounded, in South Carolina. The march of SHERMAN commenced at Atlanta, No- vember 15th, 1864. The incidents of this march are too well known to need repetition here. On the 10th of December, 1864, SHERMAN captured and entered Savannah, which, in his emphatic language, he pre- sented, with its enormous spoils, as a Christmas gift to the loyal nation.
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