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The rebels could not concentrate for its cause of the Union. It remained in front of assault before Gen. Rosecrans could move Atlanta until August I, when orders were re- his troops for its relief. He therefore content- ceived to march to Chattanooga, preparatory ed himself with keeping his communications to final discharge. On their way they had several open and perfecting his command and arrang- ing his line of supplies. When everything was ready the Army of the Cumberland moved on to Nashville thoroughly organized and ready to meet the rebel hosts.
lively movements after the rebel Gen. Wheeler. From Chattanooga it was sent to Columbus, O., where it was honorably mustered out of the United States service, October 10, 1864. The veterans and recruits were transferred to the Eighteenth veteran infantry, October 31, 1864. The Second had in men and officers killed,
The division to which the Second was attached, had been assigned to the Fourteenth army corps, under Gen. George H. Thomas. III ; wounded, 425.
It remained in this corps and participated Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry .- This regi- in all of its marches and battles up to Atlanta. ment, like the First and Second, served under
The Second was hotly engaged in the battle two separate terms of enlistment-the first for of Stone River, suffering heavily in killed and three months and second for three years. Its wounded. Among the killed was Colonel Kell, organization was completed at Camp Jackson, who fell at the head of his regiment. From April 21, 1861, and on the 27th it was mustered Murfreesboro, in the spring of 1863, a forward into the United States service. Company E movement was made by the Army of the Cum- was mainly made up from Muskingum county. berland. The month of June found "Old An election was held for field officers, which Rosy," as he was affectionately called by resulted in the choice of Isaac Morrow for the soldiers, on the war-path toward Tulla- colonel; John Beatty for lieutenant-colonel, „homa and Shelbyville, after Gen. Bragg, and Warren Kieffer for major. A part of the who had strongly fortified his lines. The regiment was sent to Camp Dennison to break Union forces met with but little resistance in ground and prepare a camping place. They their advance. The next engagement was at were followed soon after by the balance of the
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regiment, with tools, lumber, etc., with which the retirement of the rebel army to Mingo to construct suitable quarters. While at that Flats. Subsequently it was ordered to Cincin- camp they were thoroughly drilled and disci- nati, where it arrived November 28, 1861, and plined. The latter part of May the regiment after having received the hospitalities of the was supplied with an assortment of odd arms, city, re-embarked for Louisville, Ky. Arriving a lot of blouses and gray pants. The three there, it at once went into camp at Camp Jenk- months' enlistment was more than half out be- ins. The Army of the Ohio was then orga- fore orders were received for the regiment to nized and the Third assigned to the Third di- take the field, and volunteers for three years' ser- vision, with Gen. O. M. Mitchell commanding. vice were called for. The Third re-enlisted with From there it moved to Camp Jefferson and great enthusiasm, and on June 12 the regiment went into winter quarters. February 22, 1862, reorganized by re-electing their officers. In it moved out for Bowling Green, and arrived January, 1862, the regiment having been sus- there just as the rebels were making their exit. plied with arms and uniforms, was ordered to It moved on to the banks of the Tennessee, Grafton, Va., then the seat of war. The mov- opposite Nashville. From Nashville it moved ing of soldiers over railway lines was some- southward with the Third division, and took a thing new then to the people, and crowds were prominent part in that brilliant campaign assembled at every station to give them greet- which included the capture of Murfreesboro, ing and bid them God speed. It was the first the occupation of Shelbyville and Fayettville. three-year regiment to leave the state. After It performed gallant service at Bridgeport, Ala., crossing the Ohio it stopped at Benwood and where, led by the brave and dashing soldier, was supplied with ammunition. It arrived at Gen. Mitchell, it charged and drove the rebels Grafton June 23, and reported to Gen. McClel- across the bridge. This action took place lan. Remaining there two days, it moved on April 29, 1862. From this on to fall but little by rail to Clarksburg, where camp equipment of importance occurred to the regiment. Its was supplied and preparations made for the base of operations continued at Huntsville campaign. It was brigaded with the Fourth until August 23, when it moved out to Dechered and Ninth Ohio and Loomis' Michigan Battery, station, and after a month's maneuvering and with Brig .- Gen. Schleich in command. The marching, it entered Louisville, September 25. first service of the Third was July 5th, when it It took an active part at the battle of Perryville, was sent out on a reconnoitering expedition October 8, and distinguished itself for its fight- from Buchanan, W. Va. In this expedition ing qualities, suffering heavily. At the close they came upon a body of rebel troops at of the action Gen. Rousseau thanked the regi- Middle Fork creek, and an unsuccessful fight ment, in behalf of the Union army, for its gal- was made to dislodge them. In thisaction the lant conduct. Its loss, killed and wounded, Third had five wounded and had its first man was 215 men and officers. The Third joined killed.
Its next movement was in pursuit of the turned, and finally made a halt at New Market. flying enemy from the field at Rich Mountain, On the 30th of November it went into camp at July II, 1861. After pursuing the enemy as Nashville, much elated over the possession of far as Cheat Mountain summit, the chase was a new commander in the person of Gen. Rose- abandoned and they returned. The Third re- crans. Rosecrans reorganized his army, plac- turned to the fort at Cheat Mountain, and was ing the Third in the reserve division, with engaged for a time in erecting telegraph lines Rousseau commanding. The battle of Stone from Huttonsville to the fort on Cheap River was fought December 3Ist, the Third Mountain summit. Subsequently it moved to taking an active part, commanded by its lieu- Elkwater creek, and, in connection with tenant-colonel, Lawson, while the brigade was Loomis' Battery and the Fifteenth Indiana, be- commanded by its colonel. gan the erection of fortifications extending In this battle the Third maintained its repu- across the valley. On the IIth of September tation as a fighting regiment. For three Gen. Robert E. Lee made an attack on the months after this engagement the Third lay in Union forces at Elkwater, driving in their pick- camp at Murfreesboro. In April, 1863, it was ets as they advanced. The Third, with the detached from the army proper, and with the Fifteenth and Seventh Indiana and a part of Eighteenth Illinois, the Fifty-first and Seventy- Loomis' Battery, were in position at Elkwater third Indiana, and two companies of the Ala- Junction to resist this attack, which they did bama Cavalry, was sent on a raid into Georgia in a successful manner. The Third took part for the purpose of destroying the iron works in all of the movements in this section until and the arsenals at Rome. They had several
in the pursuit of Bragg for a time and then
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sharp encounters with the enemy, the principal ized for the three months' service at Camp one of which was at Sand Mountain, Ala., Jackson, May 4, 1861. The men from Musk- where they were attacked by a heavy cavalry ingum county enlisted chiefly in Companies force under Gen. Roddy, sustained by a A and B. About the 10th of May it moved battery. A desperate fight followed, in which to Camp Goddard, where it was engaged in the enemy were defeated, the Third alone preparing for the field. Late in May it received capturing a battery of twelve pounders. marching orders, and crossed over into West Subsequently 250 of the best mounted troops Virginia, where it was engaged in guarding the were picked out and sent forward with orders Baltimore & Ohio railroad as far as Grafton. to enter Rome. if possible and destroy the It took part in the action with the enemy at Confederate works. This was accomplished. Philippi, June 13, and subsequently at Laurel The remainder of the command marched on Hill and Carrick's Ford. It performed a good for the same place, but had much to disconcert deal of marching and guard duty, and Aug- them on their way. They reached Cedar Bluff, ust I, its term of enlistment having expired, it some twenty miles from Rome, May 3, men was discharged at Columbus, having lost but and horses worn out, ammunition destroyed, two men.
and the enemy-General Forrest with his cav- alry-closely upon their heels.
The second call of the President for troops having been made, the Fifteenth, almost to a
General Forrest demanded a surrender, man, reinlisted. It was reorganized at Camp which was finally made, and the Third. Ohio Bartley, Ohio, with Moses R. Dickey as colonel. were led captives to Rome. From Rome they From there on the 26th of September, it moved were taken to Atlanta, thence to Knoxville, to Camp Dennison, where it received arms, and Richmond, where they were quartered on clothing and garrison equipage. Companies Belle Island. There on May 15, the men were A and B received the Enfield rifle and the bal- paroled and the regimental officers taken to ance of the regiment received the old Spring- Libby. The men were sent to City Point, then field, remodeled. On October 4, the regiment to Annapolis, and from there to Camp Chase, broke camp for Lexington, thence to Louis- where they waited an exchange. August I, ville and Camp Nevins, where it was assigned 1864, they received orders to report to Gen. to the Sixth brigade, commanded by Gen. Granger at Nashville, where they were armed R. W. Johnson, Second division, under Gen. and equipped once more for the field, and A. McD. McCook, and in the Army of Ohio, placed in their old brigade, commanded by commanded by Gen. Sherman. December 9, Gen. Beatty, who was on duty at Stephen- 1861, they were ordered to Bacon Creek, and son, Ala. They arrived at Stephenson the day after, the command occupied Mum- too late to meet their command, which had fordsville. After some marching, and a stop crossed the Tennessee, and they were for the at Bowling Green, the division moved into time attached to the Reserve corps. Later Nashville and made camp near the city, they were ordered to Battle Creek, where they On March 16, 1862, the command started had an encounter with Wheeler's cavalry near on its march for Savannah, arriving there Anderson's gap. The Third's next station was at April 6, and the day following the Fif- Looney creek, where it was engaged in repair- teenth embarked for the field of Shiloh, ing roads and assisting in the passage of trains went into action at noon and fought until 4 to Chattanooga. November 18, 1863, it was P. M., when the enemy were repulsed. The ordered to Kelly's Ford. It was still without regiment lost six men and had sixty-two its officers. It remained at the Ford until after wounded. In the operations against Corinth the battle of Mission Ridge, when it was or- the Second division was held in the reserve, dered to Chattanooga. It performed garrison and was not called to the front until the latter duty there until June 9, 1864, when it was or- part of May. On June 10, the Second division dered to report to Camp Dennison for muster started on its march for Battle Creek, arriving out. As the officers were still in prison no there July 18. The Fifteenth was engaged effort was made to veteranize the regiment. there in erecting a fort and in camp duty until June 23, their three years' term having expired, August 20, when the command moved to Alta- they were mustered out of the United States monte, on the Cumberland mountains, to meet service; many of the men subsequently enlisted Gen. Bragg, who was marching in that direc- in other regiments for the term of the war.
tion with his forces. From there they moved
Fifteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry .-- This regi- via Murfreesboro to Nashville, where a halt was ment was among the first to respond to Presi- made, and then they continued on to Bowling dent Lincoln's call for 75,000 men. It organ- Green, thence to Louisville, where they arrived
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September 26, 1862. On the Ist of October, campaign. May 3, the regiment broke camp the Ffteenth, with the Second division, started and proceeded to Tunnel Hill, and joined Sher- for the enemy on the Shelbyville pike. Reach- man's army. It was engaged about there in ing that place the second day, the command skirmishing with the enemy until May 13, halted a few days and then started for Law- when Rocky Face Ridge was evacuated, and, renceburg, where they had a slight action with with the command, it moved into Dalton.
the enemy. Moving on to Perryville, they were The Fifteenth was an active factor in all joined by the main army, and started in pur- battles of the Atlanta campaign-Resaca, Cass- suit of Bragg, following him as far as Crab ville, Kenesaw Mountain, Kcnesaw Mountain Orchard, and then going into camp. Breaking (general assault), Peach Tree Creek and At- camp after a few days' halt, they proceeded to lanta. In all these engagements it won new Nashville, where they arrived November 7, laurels. When Gen. Hood began his raid on 1862. While there the army was reorganized, our communications, the Fifteenth marched and on December 26, moved on the enemy at in pursuit. It moved to Rome by way of Murfreesboro. The Fifteenth participated in Marietta to the relief of the troops at Resaca, the battle of Stone River, December 31, 1862, and and from there through Snake Creek gap to January I and 2, 1863, having eighteen killed Chattanooga, Pulaski, and Columbia, where it and eighty-nine wounded. After the occupa- had a slight action with the rebels. From tion of Murfreesboro by Rosecrans' army, the there it moved toward Franklin, passing in Fifteenth was engaged in foraging, fortifying sight of the camp fires of the enemy. At and in picket duty until June 24, when it Franklin it was assigned the position of cover- moved with the command on Tullahoma and ering the withdrawal of the forces and the re- · Shelbyville, which were occupied by our forces treat to Nashville. At Nashville it was after the defeat of the enemy at Liberty Gap, assigned to the extreme left of the army and did June 25, in which fight the Fifteenth took a noble service in that battle. It made a charge prominent part. The Second division was on the rebels and captured a battery and some then stationed at Tullahoma until August 16, thirty prisoners. December 16, the regiment when it was ordered to Bellefonte, thence to participated in the assault upon the enemy's
Stephenson, Ala. On September 2, the entrenchments on the Nashville pike, and march was continued toward Rome, Ga., assisted in the capture of over a hundred crossing Lookout mountain and going into prisoners. The loss of the regiment in the camp at the eastern foot near Alpine, Septem- two days' fight was remarkably light. The ber 10. It recrossed Lookout mountain and rebels were hotly pursued as far as Lexington, moved on, joining the main army in Lookout Ala., when the command moved toward valley on the IIth. On the 19th the com- Huntsville and went in camp at Bird Springs mand moved to the field of Chickamauga, about the first of January, 1865. March 15, some thirteen miles distant, and it, with the orders were received to move into East Ten- Fifteenth, took an active part in that memora- nessee. It went by rail to New Market, and ble battle. The regiment had killed one officer then took up their line of march to Greensville and nine men, two officers and sixty-nine men for the purpose of preventing the escape of wounded and forty men missing. The Fif- Lee and Johnston, who were being closely teenth participated in the seige of Chattanooga pressed by Grant and Sherman. From Green- and in the brilliant assault at Mission Ridge, ville, April 22, the regiment was ordered back November 25. After this engagement the to Nashville. It remained there until June 16, Fifteenth was placed in the First brigade, Third when it was ordered to Texas by way of New division, Fourth army corps, which moved to Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico, making camp the relief of Knoxville, Tenn., arriving there for a time on the old Jackson battle ground December 8. On the 20th it moved to Straw- below the city. The regiment disembarked at berry Plains.
Indianola, July 9, 1865, and proceeded to Green January 14, 1864, the major portion of the Lake, where they made camp. August 10, it Fifteenth reinlisted and received a furlough. started on its march for San Antonio. It It arrived in Columbus February 10, with 350 reached the banks of the beautiful Salado in veterans. It assembled at Camp Chase March 14, August and remained there till October, when and with the new recruits numbered 900 strong. it moved into the city for post duty. Novem- It reported at Nashville, and was ordered to ber 21 it was mustered out, and ordered to Chattanooga, where it arrived on the 5th of report at Columbus, Ohio, for final discharge. April. From there it was moved to McDonald It arrived at Columbus December 25, and was station, where it awaited orders for the spring discharged from the United States service
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December 27, 1865. It was in the war four fered greatly, having nothing to eat but corn, years and eight months, and retired from the and but little water to drink. Their clothes service of its country as being one of the best were ragged and their shoes were worn out. regiments sent into the field. Resting at Portland, Ohio, until October 21, Sixteenth Ohio Volunteers .- The Sixteenth was when they moved to Charleston, Va. Novem- organized at Camp Tiffin, Ohio, October 2, ber 10, they marched to Point Pleasant, Va., 1861, under Colonel John F. De Courcey, and and from there embarked for Memphis, where was mustered the same day into the United they arrived on the 27th. December 20, they States service. It proceeded to Camp Denni- joined Sherman's command and moved on son, where it remained until December 16, transports to the rear of Vicksburg, and were when it received its arms, and was ordered engaged in the disastrous assault on Chicka- to Lexington, Ky. January 12, 1862, it received saw Bayou, in which it suffered severely, losing orders to report to General S. P. Carter, 311 officers and men, killed, wounded and at Somerset, Ky., where it was engaged in taken prisoners. The Sixteenth was next en- repairing and building military roads. January gaged in an expedition against Arkansas Post, 31, 1862, it was ordered to London, where which was captured. It moved then to Young's it halted for a rest and then moved on to Cum- Point, La., where it remained until March 8, berland Ford, arriving there February 12th. A 1863, when it marched to Milliken's Bend.
reconnoisance was made March 12, resulting only in a light skirmish. This was repeated on to Gen. Grant's expedition to the rear of Vicks- the 22d. burg. It was in action at Thompson's Hill; at
On April 6, the Sixteenth was attached
The regiment was placed in the Twenty-sixth Champion's Hill, Baker's Creek and Black Riv- brigade, with the Forty-second Ohio and er bridge. May 19, it took part in the disas- Twenty-second Kentucky, and assigned to trous assault on the enemy's works in the rear the Seventh Division, Army of the Ohio, under of Vicksburg, and again, May 22d. In all of command of Gen. George W. Morgan. Ap- these actions it lost severely. ril 28, a move was made to the top of Cum-
It remained with the siege until the sur- berland mountain near Cumberland gap. The render, July 4, 1863. It also took part in the troops arrived at the top early in the morning, siege and capture of Jackson, Miss., when it re- with a heavy fog surrounding them. They en- turned to Vicksburg, and embarking on board countered the rebels and a sharp fight followed, of transports, it was sent to New Orleans, and continuing until the afternoon. The month of subsequently attached to Gen. Banks' expe- May was consumed in preparing for an assault dition to the Teche country. It returned to on Cumberland gap. About the middle of New Orleans and was attached to Gen. Wash- June it was discovered, on moving toward the burne's expedition to Texas. It disembarked gap, that the enemy had abandoned it and had on Matagorda peninsula, thence by steamboat retreated toward Knoxville, Tenn.
went to Indianola, and then to Fort Esper-
The Sixteenth entered the late stronghold of anza, where it remained until April, 1864, when the enemy and hoisted the Union flag. It re- it embarked for New Orleans, arriving there mained there until August 3, fortifying, drilling April 21st. From New Orleans it was ordered and foraging, with an occasional skirmish. On up to the support of Gen. Banks, at Alexan- August 6, it was ordered out to relieve the dria. It was sent to the front, and had several Fourteenth Kentucky, at Tazewell, and a sharp slight actions with the rebels. Returning to fight followed. In this action, Companies Band Alexandria it was detailed to assist in building E were cut off from the main force and most of a dam across Red River, in order to let the them were taken prisoners. The enemy proved gun-boats out. About the middle of May, the
too strong for the Union troops, and they were command made a retreat to Morganzia, where forced to retreat to the main army. Toward the regiment went into camp and performed night, the Union army retreated within their garrison duty until October 6, when it re- entrenchment at the gap, the enemy following ceived orders to report to Columbus for final a short distance.
discharge. It reached Columbus October 14,
'sptember 8, the Sixteenth, with its brigade, and was discharged from the United States ser- was ordered to Manchester, Ky., for sup- vice October 31, 1864. The Sixteenth, during plies. On the 19th they were joined by the its service, traveledby rail 1,285 miles; by steam- remainder of the Union troops at the gap, ship 1,200 miles, and on foot 1,620 miles. and moved toward the Ohio river. In this Total number of deaths from all causes was retreat they were constantly harassed by 251; killed in battle or died of wounds, 62. the Rebels as far as Grayson. They suf- There were 165 deaths from disease; there were
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188 recovered from wounds; discharged on enemy was concentrating there strong. At the surgeons certificate of disability, 186. The break of a rainy day, on the 12th of September, total of the original organization and recruits, the enemy made an attack, and after a fight of was 1, 191, of which there was mustered out 477. several hours were repulsed, leaving behind
Nineteenth Ohio Volunteers .- There were not blankets, arms and men who were taken pris- many enlistments in this regiment from Mus- oners. The Twenty-fourth gave evidence in kingum county, and those were divided up this action of that coolness and bravery which among several companies. The Nineteenth afterwards distinguished it. Its next engage- was among the first regiments that were formed ment was at Greenbrier, W. Va., October 3d. after the firing on Fort Sumter-for the three In this action it stood firm in the midst of months' service. It was organized at Camp heavy shot, shell and canister. Jackson by the election of its officers-Samuel
November 18 the regiment was ordered to Bentley, E. W. Hollingsworth, and Lewis P. report at Louisville, Ky. Upon its arrival it Buckley, respectively colonel, lieutenant-col- was assigned to the Tenth brigade, Fourth onel and major. June 23 it joined the brigade at division, Army of the Ohio. From there' it Parkersburg, under Brig .- Gen. W. S. Rosecrans, marched to Nashville, where it arrived Febru- and on June 25 joined the " Provisional Army ary 25, 1862, and remained till March 17, when of West Virginia," under Gen. Mcclellan. Its the command moved out for Pittsburg Land- time of service expired July 23, and it returned ing. There was some delay at Duck river on to Columbus, Ohio. Most of the men re-enlisted, account of the destruction of the bridge and and by November 7 the regiment was reorgan- high water. Before a new bridge was built the ized and in Camp Dennison, fully armed and Fourth division was hurried on. It forded the equipped for three years' service. On the 16th river and marched to Savannah, arriving April it left camp for Louisville, Ky., and was as- 5. The next morning, Sunday, the booming of signed to the Eleventh brigade, under com- artillery was heard at Pittsburg Landing. The mand of Gen. J. T. Boyle. It served in Ken- troops were at once put in readiness for the tucky, Tennessee and Mississippi in 1862 and field of battle. No transports came to take 1863, participating in the battles of Cumberland them, and at I P. M. the Tenth brigade moved Gap, Tazewell, Chickasaw Bayou, Fort Hind- out through the swamp for the conflict. After man, Fort Gibson, Champion's Hill, Big Black a hard march it reached the opposite bank of River, the siege of Vicksburg, Jackson and the river; was ferried across and took position Orchard Knob. While at Strawberry Plains, in line on the extreme left. On the 7th the January 1, 1864, four hundred of the regiment Twenty-fourth was engaged all day, and sus- veteranized and returned to Ohio on a furlough. tained its reputation for bravery and hard At the expiration of their furlough they re- fighting. It took an active part in the skir- turned to the field, reaching Knoxville March mish between Pittsburg Landing and Corinth, 24. It was subsequently attached to the Third and was one of the first regiments to enter that brigade, Third division, Fourth army corps, town. It joined in the pursuit of the enemy and participated in the Atlanta campaign. It into North Mississippi and Alabama, and went returned to Tennessee, joining the forces that into camp at McMinnville, Tenn. About the were sent after Gen. Hood, and took part in Ist of September it returned to Louisville to the battle of Nashville. It then was ordered meet the invasion of Gen. Bragg. In October into Alabama, and then into East Tennessee. it was placed in the Fourth Division of the On June 16, 1865, it joined the troops that were Twenty-first army corps.
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