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Early in the morning of the 22nd the brigade moved for- ward to near the Telegraph Road on a reconnoissance. It was not known just how far Lee had divined Grant's plan, and, while waiting for the arrival of the Sixth and Ninth corps,
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the desired information must be obtained. Colonel Bates obtained the facts wanted of some prisoners captured from a rebel cavalry regiment, which had been driven back to the Tele- graph Road, and it was to the effect that Ewell's and Ander- son's corps had marched south during the night. Upon · reporting this to division headquarters, the brigade was imme- diately recalled and the march continued south, the troops halting for the night near Harris' Store, nine miles from Guinea Station. The Ninth corps had reached Guinea Sta- tion early in the morning, and the Sixth corps soon followed, bringing up the rear of the Union Army. Hancock had been ordered to remain at Milford until the army was within sup- porting distance.
At six o'clock in the morning of the 23d the march was resumed by way of the Telegraph Road, and the North Anna crossed at half-past four in the afternoon. The division crossed the stream at the fords above the main road, and formed line of battle on the left of the corps, Griffin's division in the center and Cutler's on the right. Lee's army at this time was concentrated at Hanover Junction, the crossing of the Virginia Central with the Richmond and Fredericksburg railroad. The Virginia Central runs nearly southeast through the narrow space be- tween the North Anna and Little Rivers, the road overlooking both streams, and A. P. Hill's corps of Lee's army was on that line, opposed to Warren. Before the formation of the corps was completed, and while Cutler's division was establishing the right of the line, Hill's troops made a vigorous attack, driving a portion of the division back in confusion, but Griffin came to the rescue, and the enemy were repulsed with the loss of a number of prisoners The NINTH witnessed the battle, but was not actively engaged and suffered no loss.
When the attack opened on the Fifth corps, Hancock ad- vanced towards the river by way of the Telegraph Road, but found the enemy strongly intrenched to dispute his passage ; after a gallant charge by two of his leading brigades the enemy were driven out of their works and across the bridge, darkness alone preventing Hancock from following to the south side.
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The railroad bridge, a mile east of the Telegraph Road, was still held by the enemy.
The next morning, the 24th, it was found that the enemy had retired from the vicinity of the turnpike bridge and Han- cock crossed and established his line, but between him and Warren the enemy was in strong force, covering Ox Ford, oppo- site which the Ninth corps lay. When Burnside attempted the passage his advance was checked. Between Ox Ford and Jericho Ford, further up the stream, where the Fifth corps had crossed, another ford,-Quarle's, -- was discovered, and while Burnside sent Crittenden's division to that point, Crawford's division was ordered to cooperate with it and endeavor to drive the enemy from before Ox Ford, while Potter's division of the Ninth corps, which had moved down the stream and crossed by the Telegraph Bridge, was to move up on the south side and attack the enemy from below.
Very early in the morning, and before it was known that the enemy were in such strong force between Hancock and Warren, a regiment of Pennsylvania Reserves had been sent from the Fifth corps to march down the stream and endeavor to form a connection between the two corps ; but it had not gone far before the enemy discovered the movement and began to close in upon its rear ; by that time, however, it had reached Quarle's Ford, where Crittenden, from the north side, was preparing to cross, and Crawford's division, coming along soon after, the enemy withdrew further down to their position at Ox Ford.
It was about half-past ten when the NINTH was ordered to march ; the Twelfth Massachusetts was deployed as skir- mishers in front of the brigade.
Crittenden's division of the Ninth corps struck the enemy first, but the position was found too strong for to carry it, and he was obliged to fall back after suffering severe loss. A part of Crawford's division was also engaged, on the right of Crit- tenden; but when darkness ended the engagement the enemy still held their ground. Potter had made a vigorous attack from below, but he too, was unsuccessful. The attacking force
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had no artillery on the field, while the enemy was strongly intrenched and well supplied with field guns. During the night the NINTH was sent out to strengthen the front line, and the men lay upon their arms, ready for any emergency,
At four o'clock in the morning of the 25th, the NINTH moved half a mile or so to the left of where the night had been spent, and when line of battle had been formed the brigade moved forward, driving in the enemy's skirmishers til! they took shelter behind their works. The NINTH's loss was one killed and two wounded. Rifle-pits and breastworks were now thrown up, the men working hard all day to render their position secure. The enemy made no attempts to leave their strong position and attack the Union forces, but acted purely on the defensive. During the day other portions of the army were busy in destroying the railroads within their reach. Grant had learned that the Confederate army had been largely reenforced, and, finding that he could not pene- trate Lee's lines at this point, resolved upon another move- ment by the left flank. During the afternoon the orders were issued, and after dark the troops began to recross the river, the Sixth corps first, followed by the Fifth. By daylight of the 27th the Union Army was on the march towards the Pamunkey, a river formed by the North and South Annas, which unite eight or ten miles below the crossing of the North Anna, by the Fredericksburg railroad. At night the NINTH bivouacked at Reedy Creek, eighteen miles from Jericho s/Ford. Grant's headquarters were at Maggahick Church near by.
Little has been said about the operations of the cavalry during this campaign, but it should be borne in mind that the troopers, under Sheridan and his able lieutenants, rendered most important services, especially during these flank move- ments and the consequent changes of base of the Union Army. Early in the morning of the 2Sth the troops were again in motion. The NINTH passed through the little hamlet of Maggahick, and, pushing on in a southeasterly direction, struck the Pamunkey near Hanover Town. Pon-
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toons were laid, the cavalry and portions of the infantry were already across, and when the Fifth corps went over it formed the left of the Union line, the Second corps being in the center and the Sixth on the right. The Ninth corps remained on the north bank to guard the immense train of over four thousand wagons. The Army of the Potomac was again on the Yorktown Peninsula.
The Fifth corps was formed with Crawford's division on the left, Cutler in the center, and Griffin on the right. As soon as the troops crossed the river detachments were sent out to support the cavalry, and before nightfall the NINTH suc- ceeded in capturing some sixty prisoners, and that without much fighting, or any loss in the'regiment. The prisoners captured belonged to Ewell's corps, under command of Gen- eral Jubal A. Early, the former being absent-sick. As soon as a line had been established for the night, the men began, without any special orders, to throw up a breastwork; indeed, so common had this precautionary measure become, that wherever a line of troops halted in the presence of the enemy, the position was secured in this way. The ground was familiar to many in the army. A number of regiments in the Fifth corps had fought at Mechanicsville in 1862, and the line was again approaching the Chickahominy.
Early in the morning of the 29th the brigade moved off to the left for about two miles, then struck the Shady Grove Church turnpike and after occupying several tentative posi- "tions during the day, and throwing up barricades at each halt- ing place, it retired two miles to the rear, where the night was spent. During the day the Sixth corps had prolonged the right of the line to near Hanover Court House, Hancock, with the Second corps, had approached Totopotomoy Creek. while a portion of the Fifth corps had crossed that stream. The Union line faced about southwest.
At nine o'clock the next morning, the 30th, the troops moved forward against the enemy, who was believed to occupy a line parallel with the Chickahominy, and but a short distance away. The road leading to Shady Grove Church runs almost
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due east and west at the point where Crawford's division spent the night, and, crossing this, the Mechanicsville Road was gained and the enemy's cavalry skirmishers driven in. The enemy made a bold attempt to get in on the left flank of the Fifth corps ; for this purpose endeavored to regain possession of the Mechanicsville Pike, but the Pennsylvania Reserves were sent out to check the movement, and, upon reaching the vicinity of Bethesda Church, about four miles from Mechanics- ville, they met the enemy, and a fierce encounter was the result. Pegram's brigade, under command of Colonel Willis, Twelfth Georgia, charged the Reserves, but was driven back with heavy loss. Supports came up later in the day, and the advanced position was maintained during the night. Nearly three miles southeast of the left of the line occupied by the infantry of the Union Army, at Cold Harbor, Sheridan's cav- alry had a brisk engagement with the enemy's troopers, and at night held the field.
There was but little fighting during the 31st, the day being occupied in strengthening the lines and making reconnois- sances. The rival pickets were active, however, and probably at no time during the campaign was there so much sharp- shooting indulged in.
Shortly after ten o'clock in the morning of June Ist, the NINTH was deployed as skirmishers and ordered to advance towards the enemy, for the purpose of developing his position. The ground was most unfavorable, swampy, and covered with tangled brush. Upon reaching firmer ground, the enemy were discovered in force, who charged upon the skirmish line, driv- ing it back into the swamp, but the Ninety-seventh New York, Colonel Charles Wheelock, coming up to the support, the enemy were in turn driven back to their intrenched line. About sundown the regiment was recalled. Grant had decided that the line of the Totopotomoy was too well forti- fied for him to force his way through, and he had ordered another movement by the left, towards Cold Harbor. The march was begun after dark. General Warren had been ordered to the new line, and to connect his left with the
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Eighteenth corps, under General W. F. Smith, which was expected to arrive on the field, from the White House, during the night.
It was not until noon of the 2nd that the Fifth corps reached the position assigned it, with the left connecting with the Eighteenth corps at Woody's, about a mile north of Cold Har- bor, the right resting near Bethesda Church. Meanwhile, the Second and Sixth corps had passed down by the rear to Cold Harbor and held that important position, the Second on the left of the Sixth, while the cavalry moved further to the left and front, towards the Chickahominy. The Ninth corps was on the extreme right, beyond Bethesda Church. More or less fighting occured at various points of the long line while these movements were being made ; the NINTH was on the skirmish line, actively engaged, and lost three killed and twelve wounded. The day had been intensely hot, the troops were much worn out by the fatigues of the march, and Grant decided to wait till daylight the next morning before making any serious attack.
The 3rd of June opened hot and sultry, the rain of the previous afternoon cooling the atmosphere but little. Shortly after daylight the battle began on the left, the Second, Sixth and Eighteenth corps becoming actively engaged. The advance lines of the enemy's works were gallantly carried, but when the main line of fortifications was reached the assault was checked. On the front of the Fifth and Ninth corps the fight- ing was less bloody ; Warren's line was too extended for offen- sive operations, and only Griffin's division was moved against the enemy's works. While on the skirmish line, close to the enemy, and holding the position assigned it, the NINTHI lost several killed and wounded. By reason of other movements along the line the enemy withdrew his troops in front of the division, at about four o'clock in the afternoon, and the NINTH advanced to a new line, where breastworks were thrown up. behind which the night was spent. The regiment remained here during the 4th. also, and one man was killed, the last casualty during the three years' service of the NINTH.
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Below will be found as complete a list of the killed, or died of wounds, and number of wounded during the campaign, as it has been possible to obtain. It foots up two hundred and fifty-seven, but Major Williamson's account makes it two hun- dred and ninety ; his, however, does not give any names of either the killed or wounded.
LOSSES IN THE NINTH FROM MAY 5TH TO JUNE 4TH, 1864.
OFFICERS KILLED.
Colonel Joseph A. Moesch ; Capt. John M. K. Connolly, Co. A; Lieut. Charles M. Reynolds, Co. D.
OFFICERS WOUNDED.
Adjutant Henry P. Clare ; Capt. Henry Perret and First Lieut. Henry Muncke, Co. B; Capt. Fred Guyer, Co. D ; First Lieut. Henry E. Buermeyer, Co. F ; First Lieut. Wil- liam S. Morris and Second Lieut. Frank F. Carter, Co. G ; First Lieut. Benjamin F. Bowne, Co. I ; Capt. John I. Van Alst, Jr., Co. L.
ENLISTED MEN. Company A.
Killed : Sergeant Fred. Kirchet ; Corporal Edward Mc Grath ; Privates, Israel Amond, James Clark, John Cross, and wHiram C. Thayer. Wounded, 17.
Company B.
Killed : Sergeant Charles H. Barker ; Corporal William Kreimler ; Privates, Silas Crowinshield, William H. McNaugh- ton, Archibald Thompson. Wounded, IS.
Company C.
Killed : Privates, August D. C. Guild, Levi Havens, John Miller, Daniel Osborne, Luther Peck, and George Shafer. Wounded, 16
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Company D.
Killed : Corporal's Winfield S. Wyckoff and William Hood ; Privates, James B. Barton, George H. Crossman, John English, Isaac Heath, John T. Newling, Alexander View, and John D. Wickham. Wounded, 22.
Company E.
Killed : Sergeant William Henderson ; Corporal Thomas Moore; Privates, John H. Caldwell, Thomas Cuzzen, Herman Ellison, and Daniel F. Gillett. Wounded, 17.
Company F.
Killed : Sergeant Archibald Penny ; Privates, Jeremiah Crowley, Phillip Gabell, Peter Peters, and Charles Rubio. Wounded, IS.
Company G.
Killed : Corporal George W. Topping; Privates, David Barbour, John B. Foster, Conrad Krowle, John Rivers, and James Sherman. Wounded, 20.
Company H.
Killed : Privates, William Aston, Alexander Beus, Ferdi- nand Fohrman, John Martin, Amos Myatt, and Thomas Trigg. Wounded, 14.
Company I.
Killed : Corporal George Bodenmiller ; Privates, Anable Farley, John Hess, Michael Martin, Joacham Maurice, Henry Montgomery, Raphael Poissant, and Peter Treddo. Wounded, 22.
Company L.
Killed : Sergeant Benjamin F. Douglass ; CorporalGeorge Bunte ; Privates, William E. Allen, John Clarke, Thomas Kerr, Jacob Lober, and Benjamin J. Montey. Wounded, 19.
The official account of the losses in the Union Army from the Wilderness to the James River, as given by Colonel Robert N. Scott (Editor of The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion), in 1886, are as follows :
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KILLED.
WOUNDED.
CAPTURED OR MISSING.
TOTAL.
Wilderness.
2,246
12,037
3.383
17,666
Spottsylvania
2,725
13,416
2,258
18,399
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591
2,734
661
3,986
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1,844
9,077
1,816
12,737
Sheridan's Expeditions
214
1,078
849
2,141
Total
7,620
38,342
8,957
54,929
The 8th of the month, the end of the three years' term of the regiment was drawing near. A number of regiments, whose time had expired during the campaign, had left for their homes, the members that had not served out their term of enlistment being transferred to other regiments from the same State. On the morning of the 5th, at half-past four o'clock, the NINTH was withdrawn from the front line, thence march- ing to the right and rear for about a mile. Orders were then given to prepare the muster-out rolls and discharge papers. Near midnight, however, the men were ordered into line again, and the march continued towards the south, or left of the line, for about six miles, where a halt was made, and at day- light of the 6th work on the rolls was resumed. The whole day was occupied in this work, and while the company clerks were busy writing, the men, with little else to do, walked about the bivouac chatting together ; those who were to return home happy and cheerful, and with the satisfaction of knowing that they had served their country faithfully for three years, and >were now entitled to an honorable discharge.
The register of officers present at this date was as follows : Lieut .- Col. William Chalmers ; Major Henry V. William- son ; Adjutant Henry P. Clare ; Acting Quartermaster John B. Dolan ; Surgeon Charles J. Nordquist ; Captains Hub- bard, Jacobs, Thorne, and Whitney ; Lieutenants, Barnum, Butler, Hirst, Howard, McCort, Moore, Munson, and Page; a total of seventeen.
Seventy-five of the enlisted men present had also com- pleted their term of service, and with the officers made ninety-
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two who left the field for home. As already stated, the NINTH entered the campaign with a total strength of five hundred and fifteen ; two hundred and fifty-seven have been accounted for as killed or wounded, and these with the ninety-two entitled to a discharge would leave one hundred and sixty-six; but the loss by capture, and a few desertions, reduced the number actually transferred to the Ninety-seventh New York, below these figures. It has been found impracticable to obtain the record of these transferred men, except of four who were com- missioned in that regiment-Captain John J. Kelly. and Lientenants, William Black, Joseph B. Davis, and Augustus W. Meade.
At five o'clock in the afternoon of the 7th the NINTH started for White House Landing, covering the fifteen miles by eleven o'clock, and at ten o'clock the next morning the transport Emily was boarded, the vessel soon after steaming down the Pamunkey and then up the Potomac. The trip was much enjoyed, the men spending the time in singing and chat- ting about the good time they expected to enjoy upon reach- ing home. At four o'clock in the afternoon of the 9th, the regiment landed at Washington, and at once marched to pay their respects to General Robinson, who was slowly recover- ing-with the loss of a leg-from the effects of the wound received at the battle of Laurel Hill. The Soldier's Rest then received the men, where a hearty supper was enjoyed ; the officers, meanwhile, dining royally at "Brown's." The next day was spent in " brushing up," preparatory to leaving on the cars for New York. At seven o'clock in the evening line was formed with ninety-two officers and enlisted men, and at ten minutes past eight the train moved out. Jersey City was reached at seven o'clock the next morning, the 11th.
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CHAPTER XIX.
HOME AGAIN.
The NINTH Arrives in New York .-- The Reception .- Banquet at the St. Nicholas Hotel .- " Return of tax Regiment," Poem .- Register of Officers and Number of Men at Muster out .-- List of Battles and Losses Therein .- Register of Brigade, Division, Corps and Army Commanders, and Generals-in-chief .- Register of Commissioned Officers and Enlisted-men who were Promoted From the NINTH.
BEFORE leaving Washington a telegram had been received
from a representative of the members and ex-members of the regiment, then in New York, desiring to know the hour at which the regiment would reach Jersey City, as those at home wished to-provide an escort to the returning braves; a reply was forwarded, but not a familiar face greeted the regi- ment at the Jersey City station. After waiting a reasonable time line was formed and the regiment boarded the ferry-boat. Upon reaching New York the NINTH marched up Cortlandt street to Broadway, thence to the City Hall Park, where the committee on reception was met.
From the columns of the Mercury, of June, 12th the fol- lowing account is taken :
THE RETURNING VETERANS.
RECEPTION OF THE NINTH N. Y. N. G.
The regiment reached this city yesterday morning about nine o'clock having, pres- ent, all told, seventy-eight men and seventeen officers. Altogether, counting the orig- inal strength, and the additions made by recruiting, the regiment has had nearly 2,300 men, of these something over a hundred were left in the field, to serve out their unex- pired term. Thus it will be seen that the fatal campaigns in which this command has participated, have taken off not much, if any, short of 2,100 men-a brilliant and yet fearful history. Of course, of these many have been sick, or wounded, but several hun- dred have died either in battle or from the effect of wounds.
The following is a list of the present officers, who returned with the regiment.
Lieut .- Colonel Wm. Chalmers.
Major Henry V. Williamson.
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Adjutant Henry P. Clare.
Acting Quartermaster John B. Dolan.
Surgeon Chas. J. Nordquist.
Captains, Cyrus C. Hubbard, Jacob Jacobs, Lawrence M. Whitney, and Thomas W. Thorne.
First Lieutenants, Thomas W. Howard, Frank Page, Geo. O. Hirst, and Henry C. Barnum.
Second Lieutenants, John D. Moore, J. Fred Munson, Augustus P. Butler, and John W. McCort.
The procession formed in the following order :
Squad of Police. Band.
Sixth Company ( Captain Joseph B. Young ), Seventh Regiment, N. Y. N. G, ·
acting as escort.
Band.
Ex-members of the NINTH Regiment and friends of the command, in citizens dress. NINTH Regiment Drum Corps. NINTH Regiment, N. Y. N. G. Police.
The procession passed through the principal streets, and was reviewed by Mayor Gunther, and the Common Council.
In front of the delegation of ex-members and citizens was borne a banner upon which was inscribed the many battles in which the regiment has participated.
Everywhere the veterans were greeted with kindness, and enthusiasm, and though crowds did not line Broadway, as usual, the demonstrations were, under the circum- stances creditable.
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