Biographical and historical memoirs of Muskingum County, Ohio. Embracing an authentic and comprehensive account of the chief events in the history of the county and a record of the lives of many of the most worthy families and individuals, Part 22

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sent into Texas. It was mustered out at San

The Twenty-fourth was at the battle of Antonio, October 21, and was sent to Colum- Perryville, but, being on the extreme left, it bus, O., where it was finally discharged and took no active part, but joined in the pursuit paid off, November 22, 1865, at Camp Chase.

of the retreating foe. Its next engagement Twenty-Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry .- The was at Stone River, December 31, 1862, and Twenty-Fourth was organized at Camp Chase January I and 2, 1863, where its loss was very the latter part of June, 1861. Company B re- heavy, including its colonel and major. Its ported from Zanesville. Jacob Amem was next engagement was at Woodberry, Tenn., colonel; Samuel A. Gilbert, lieutenant-colonel; January 24th.

and Shelton Sturgess, major. It left camp for

After a long rest in camp it was called out the field July 26, 1861, and arrived at Cheat for the Tullahoma campaign, and was on duty Mountain summit, W. Va., August 14, join- at Manchester, Tenn., until it was called out ing the Fourteenth Indiana. The position for the advance on Chattanooga. It partici- was reinforced by the Twenty-Fifth Ohio. The pated in the engagement at Chickamauga,

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September 19th and 20th, and at Lookout tion with Gens. Schenck and Milroy. Gen. Jack- Mountain, November 24th. Following these son retired from the Union front, and the forces were the battles of Mission Ridge and Ring- lay there until the latter part of May, when the gold in which the Twenty-fourth took part. Thirty-second, having been transferred to Gen. After the latter action, it was assigned to the Schenck's brigade, was ordered with that brigade Second division, Fourth army corps, and to report to Gen. Banks, who was operating in joined in the action near Dalton. In April, Shenandoah valley against Jackson. The Thirty- 1864, it was ordered to Chattanooga prepara- second bore an active part in Gen. Fremont's tory to being mustered out. June 15th it was pursuit of Gen. Jackson up the Shenandoah val- ordered to Columbus, Ohio, and on the 27th it ley and was in action in the battles of Cross Keys was mustered out and discharged from the and Port Republic, 8th and 9th of June. The United States service. Company Dre-enlisted regiment retired to Strasburg, and the latter as veterans. The colors of the regiment part of June was transferred to Pratt's brigade pierced with many bullets, tattered and torn, and moved to Winchester, Va., July 5, 1862. was presented to the state in a few remarks On September I the regiment was ordered to by Colonel Cockerill, and in response the gov- Harper's Ferry, and took part in the defense ernor made a speech accepting them and of that post, September 12th and 15th. After thanking them for the service it had rendered a severe struggle, in which the regiment lost to the nation.

over 150 men, the Union forces were sur-

Thirty-Second Ohio Volunteers .- The Thirty- rendered by the commanding officer to the second was among the first regiments organ- enemy as prisoners of war.

ized in the state for the three years' service. The Thirty-second was paroled and sent to It rendezvoused at Camp Bently, and was Annapolis, and from there to Chicago. Col. transferred to Camp Dennison before its Ford, for his conduct in that unfortunate affair, organization was completed. Company G was was arrested and sent to Washington for trial, from Muskingum county. On the 15th of and was dismissed from the service by order of September, 1861, and in command of Col. the war department. While in camp at Chi- Thomas H. Ford, it was ordered to report to cago the regiment became greatly demoralized, Beverly, West Va., where it arrived September and many of them left camp and went home. 22d. It was assigned to the post at Cheat Capt. B. F. Potts was sent to Gov. Tod of Mountain summit, then in charge of Col. Ohio to get an order from the war depart- Nathan Kimball, of the Fourteenth Indiana. It ment transferring the regiment to Camp Tay- had been hurried to the field with an imperfect lor, Ohio. This was donc, and the thirty-five organization and with the old smooth-bore men left of the Thirty-second were transferred muskets. October 3d it wasordered to advance to that camp. The regiment was reconstructed, through the pine woods of the mountains on with B. F. Potts, colonel, and by the middle of the enemy at Greenbrier. It remained at that December, 1862, 800 men had reported for post through the fall, watching the movements duty. The officers, who had caused much of of the rebel army, then commanded by Robt. the disaffection were dismissed, the men re- E. Lee. Its next action was December 13, ceived their pay in full, and January 12, 1863, when it joined Gen. Milroy in his advance on were declared exchanged. On the 18th the Camp Alleghany, W. Va. In this action the regiment was ordered to report to Gen. U. S. Thirty-second distinguished itself for its gal- Grant, at Memphis. Reaching there January lant conduct. After this action it was ordered 25th, it was assigned to Gen. Logan's division, to Beverly, where it went into winter quarters. Seventh army corps, commanded by Gen. Mc- In April, it joined Gen. Milroy's expedition Pherson. February 20th, the Thirty-second against Huntersville, Monterey and McDonald, moved with the army to Lake Providence, La., and later on Buffalo gap. The enemy was and during the campaign against Vicksburg, met there in force, and the Union troops fell took an active part. It was in the battles of back to McDonald, where they were joined Port Gibson, Raymond, Champion's Hill and by Gen. Schenck's command, all numbering Jackson. At Champion's Hill it made a bay- about seven thousand. On May 8 Gen. Stone- onet charge, capturing the First Mississippi wall Jackson moved against our forces and battery entire. Upon the surrender of Vicks- was met on the side of the Bull Pasture burg it was assigned to post duty under Gen.

. mountain, where a hot battle followed, lasting Logan. In August the Thirty-second joined several hours. The Thirty-second suffered Stephenson's expedition to Monroe, La., and severely in killed and wounded. May 12 later was with MePherson at Brownsville, Miss. Gen. Fremont, with 12,000 men, formed a junc- In February, 1864, it was with Sherman at Meri-

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dian, and was in the fight at Baker's creek, to Martinsburg, and from thence to Winches- February 5th, where it lost twenty-two men. ter and Strasburg, returning again to Winches- During the months of December and January ter. March 22d the regiment was placed on over three-fourths of the regiment re-enlisted, picket duty. Jackson was threatening our and March 4th it was furloughed, and the men forces and the battle of Winchester was im- went home. April 21st it rejoined the army at pending. The death of Gen. Lander placed Cario, its ranks increased by recruits. April the regiment under Gen. James Shields. Action 27th it embarked on transports for Clifton. had begun when the Sixty-Second arrived on June 10th it joined Gen. Sherman at Ackworth, the field and it was placed in support of a bat- for the Atlanta campaign, and was closely tery; near nightfall the regiment was ordered identified with all the movements against At- forward on double-quick, and witnessed the lanta, and participated in nearly all of the enemy defeated and flying from the field. battles leading up to the fall of that place. After some manœuvering it returned to Edin- After the fall of Atlanta it moved with the burg, Va., where it went into camp. From army sent after Hood. It rejoined Sherman's there it moved to Newmarket. May 12 it army, and was with him in his "great march to moved out for a series of long marches. It the sea." Approaching Savannah, it was in crossed the mountains east of the Shenan- advance, and took part December 10th in driv- doah abreast Swift's gap, and fording the east- ing the enemy behind its works. December ern branch of the Shenandoah, stopped at 2Ist the regiment entered Savannah with the Luray. The next day it made Cheat gap and army, and went into camp near Fort Thunder- Great cross roads, where it had a slight en- bolt. From there the regiment, with the Sev- counter with the rebels. It marched then enteenth army corps, took transports for Beau- through Warrenton to Catlett's station. Its fort, S. C., thence to Pocotaligo station, on the next march was to Falmouth, where it was re- Savannah & Charleston Railroad. February viewed by President Lincoln. May 24 it was 1, 1865, it moved north through the Carolinas, ordered to return to Western Virginia, passing and, with the Thirteenth Iowa, was the first to through Catlett's station, Manassas Junction, enter Columbia. A part of the regiment was Haymarket, Rectortown, Front Royal, Luray, engaged at Fayetteville, March 10th, with Wade and Columbia Bridge. By a forced march it Hampton's cavalry. Its next action was at met the enemy under Gen. Jackson, near Port Bentonville, March 19th and 21st. It moved Republic, and after a fierce fight of several on to Goldsboro, and with the army, then hours, the Union forces were compelled to re- marched to Raleigh, where it witnessed the sur- treat to Luray, with heavy loss, arriving there render of Gen. Johnston's army, May 1, 1865. June 10, 1862. It left Luray June 15, and after It marched with the army to Richmond, and a great deal of marching arrived at Alexandria then on to Washington, and joined in the grand June 28th. June 30th it embarked on trans- review. It left Washington June 8th, for Louis- ports for Fortress Monroe; thence to Harri- ville, where, July 20th, it was mustered out, and son's Landing, when it was placed on picket sent on to Columbus, Ohio, and received its duty, continuing until August 15th. The Sixty- final discharge July 26, 1865. second was in position on the extreme left of

The Thirty-second left for the field with the army under Gen. McClellan. August 16th, 950 men, and during the war secured some 1,600 it was with the army in the retreat to York- place it was ordered to Suffolk, from which it recruits. When it was mustered out it num- town and Fortress Monroe. From the latter bered 565.

Sixty-Second Ohio Volunteer Infantry .- This made a reconnaissance to Blackwater. The regiment was organized at Camp Goddard, near fourth reconnaissance to that place, December Zanesville, in November, 1861, Companies A 12, they met the enemy, and had a heavy skir- and F being made up from Muskingum county. mish. December 31 the regiment marched to

There was some delay in its taking the field, Norfolk, and January 4, 1863, embarked on and it remained in camp during a part of the transports for Beaufort, N. C., and from there winter. January 17, 1862, orders were given by railto Newbern. January 25 it took steamer for it to report to Gen. Rosecrans, then com- for Port Royal, S. C., and disembarked Febru- manding in Western Virginia. The regiment ary 8 on St. Helena Island, where it remained was moved by rail to Bellaire, and then to Cum- in camp some weeks, and then sailed for Coal berland, Md., when it joined the forces under island. April 3 it crossed to Folly island, and Brig .- Gen. Lander. About the Ist of February on the 7th to Morris island, where, after a hard it was sent to Great Cacapon Creek, Va., where fight, they drove the enemy within their en- it went into camp. March 10 it was ordered trenchments, with great loss. The Union forces

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captured fourteen siege guns, camp and garri- Pittsburg landing. The troops at Adamson- son equipage and a few prisoners.

ville had hardly finished their breakfast when July 18, the troops made an assault on Fort the sounds of battle were heard in the direction Wagner. In this terrible assault the Sixty- of Shiloh. The command was at once drawn second lost 150 killed, wounded and missing. up in line of battle to await orders, which were

The regiment was next engaged in the siege received at midday. The Seventy-eighth, with of Charleston, from July 10 to October 31. It its brigade, started for the scene of conflict, a then returned to Folly Island and from there distance of fourteen miles. It arrived at Pitts- to Hilton Head. About the first of January, burg landing at eight o'clock P. M., April 6, 1864, the regiment veteranized and was granted and after the days's fight was over. It made thirty days' furlough. It rendezvoused at camp on the extreme right of the Union army. Washington, and March 3, 1864, it again took At daylight the following morning the regi- the field, going to Petersburg. From this time ment went into action on the right and was en- on the Sixty-second was almost constantly in gaged all day, with a loss of one man killed and the contest that centered around the Rebel nine wounded. It next participated in the capitol.

May 21, the regiment was selected as one gaged in skirmishes with the enemy while

movements on Corinth and was frequently en-

of the regiments to retake a position that had guarding the right flank of the army. After been lost by our army. This involved a des- Corinth was evacuated the regiment, with Gen. perate charge and great loss of life, but the de- Wallace's division marched to Bethel, tail was equal to the great task imposed; the where it was detached, and, with the Thirteenth enemy was driven back and their rifle pits Illinois, under Col. Leggett, sent to Jackson, taken. April 3, 1865, it was one of the fore- Tenn. They drove the Rebel troops out and most regiments in the assault on Fort Gregg. took possession of the town. It was here that It closed its brilliant military career around the regiment had the satisfaction of hoisting Appomattox. the national colors on the pole where the first

In September, 1865, the Sixty-second was flag of treason was raised in Tennessee. While consolidated with the Sixty-seventh, thereby here the regiment was transferred to Gen. losing its identity, as the name of the latter Logan's division. From Jackson, the regiment, with the Thirteenth Illinois, under command of

was sustained.

Seventy-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry .- The Col. Leggett, moved to Grand Junction, Seventy-Eighth was recruited under special Mississippi. It remained there about four order from Governor Dennison, issued to M. D. weeks, and was then ordered to Bolivar, where Leggett, of Zanesville. It rendezvoused at it was engaged in reconnoitering and in skirm- Camp Gilbert, Zanesville. October 30, 1861, ishing with the enemy. August 30, after its Companies, A, B, C, D, and F, were made up return to Bolivar, the regiment, with the from Muskingum county. Its organization Twentieth Ohio, one company of the Eleventh was completed January 11, 1861, by the election Illinois cavalry, and a section of the Ninth of the following officers: Mortimer D. Leggett, Indiana artillery, had a sharp action with the colonel; Zachariah M. Chandler, lieutenant enemy at Spring Creek. During the fight four colonel; David F. Carnahan, major; James F. companies of the famous Second Illinois cav- Reeves, surgeon; John E. Jewett, adjutant; alry, under Col. Hogg, came up and took part. John C. Douglas, quarter master; Oliphant M. Col. Hogg was killed in this engagement. Todd, chaplain; Andrew McDaniel, sergeant- Before this fight took place a force of mounted major. The regiment was ordered to the field infantry was raised from the Seventy-eighth February 11, 1862, moving by cars to Cincin- and Twentieth Ohio, which was placed under nati, and from there by boat to Fort Donelson, the command of Licuts. Gilbert D. Munson, where it arrived February 16, 1862. It was as- of the Seventy-eighth, and Lyman N. Ayers, signed a position on the battlefield, but too late of the Twentieth, to make the reconnoissance. to take any part in the fighting. After the bat- After this successful action the force fell tle the regiment was detailed to take charge of back to the main body. The Seventy-eighth the prisoners and stores. About the first of then moved to Iuka to meet VanDorn and March it was ordered across the country to the Price, but did not participate in that fight. Re- Tennessee, at Metal landing, where it went in- turning to Bolivar, it was ordered to report to to camp awaiting transportation. March 10, it Grant, then moving toward Grenada, Miss. It was ordered to join the Union army on the way was marching in advance of the army and near to Crump's landing, thence to Adamsonville Grenada, when information was received of the to protect the exposed flank of the army at destruction of the army supplies at Holly

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Springs. This changed the movements of the on steamers up the Tennessee to Clifton. Union forces. The army fell back and the Passing over Blue Mountain ridge, it joined Seventy-eighth, with Gen. Grant's forces, Gen. Sherman's army at Ackworth, Ga., and moved to Memphis. From there it embarked was placed on the left to perform its part for Lake Providence, La., where it was engaged in the great Atlanta campaign. June 17, it in cutting the bank of the Mississippi and took part in the capture of Bushy mountain. opening Bayou Jackson witha view of flood- June 27, the Seventy-eighth was again in action ing the country below. While at this point at Kenesaw mountain. After that engagement, the brigade made an expedition up Mud Bayou the regiment with the army of the Tennessec, to extricate some gunboats which were threat- made a flank movement by swinging around the ened by the Rebels. mountain to the cxtreme right of Sherman's

The next move of the regiment was to line cxtending along to the Chattahoochee, at Milliken's Bend, where it joined Grant, who was the mouth of Nickajack creek. This forced then laying his plans for moving against Vicks- the cnemy to evacuate the mountain. Up to burg. Crossing the Mississippi at Bruinsburg, July 16, the regiment was almost in continuous the regiment moved with the army to the action, either in skirmishing or artillery duel. rear of Vicksburg, and during this movement During this period the soldiers of the two it was engaged in the battle at Raymond, May armies were often found trading and com- 12th, in which it suffered severely, losing municating with each other. July 16, the eighty men, killed and wounded. May 16, it regiment, with its command, moved to Roswell took a prominent part in the battle at Cham- factories and crossed the Chattahoochee. pion's Hill, where it lost 116 men killed and From there the command moved forward on wounded. The brigade during these two last Atlanta, and July 21, was actively engaged at engagements was commanded by Leggett, he Bald Knob. After this position was carried having received his commission as brigadier- thc shelling of Atlanta was begun. This was general some time previous. The investment a very important position in the defense of of Vicksburg having been completed, the Atlanta, and the Rebel commander tried to Seventy-eighth, May 22, took part in the gen- regain it; and July 22, he threw his entire cral charge on the enemy's works. April 25, army on the left flank of the Union forces. the regiment was ordered up the Yazoo with a A terrible fight followed, in which the brave force under command of Gen. Frank P. Blair, and gallant McPherson was killed. The to watch the manœuvers of the Rebels under Seventy cighth, with the Sixty-eighth, held a Gen. Johnston. Returning, the regiment line near Bald Knob, an important point, resumed its position in line before Vicksburg. on which the cnemy made a deadly attack- . About this time Gen. Leggett was trans- a hand-to-hand fight-and great valor was ferred to the First brigade in Logan's division. displayed on both sides. Thirteen flag and June 22, the Seventy-eighth was sent out with color-bearers of the Seventy-eighth were a force on the Black river, to prevent the either killed or wounded. These regiments Rebel commander, Johnston, from crossing were victors. The Seventy-eighth in this with his force at Bovina. It remained there battle lost 203 officers and men killed and until after the surrender at Vicksburg, July 4, wounded. It took a prominent part in all the 1863, when it joined Gen. Sherman in his subsequent movements of the command until movement on Jackson. It was left at Clinton, the fall of Atlanta. It then went into camp there, where, July 7, it gallantly repulsed an attack where it remained until about the middle of made by Rebel cavalry. The regiment accom- October, when it was ordered toward Chatta- panied the Union troops back to Vicksburg, nooga to guard supply trains against the where it remaincd until the latter part of rebel general Hood. When Hood withdrew

August. It was then sent out with Gen. toward Decatur, the Seventy-eighth returned McPherson's expedition toward Canton. Re- to Atlanta by way of Lost mountain, where it turning it joined Gen. Logan in his move- arrived November 13th. On the 15th, it joined ment to Monrocville, La., to meet the enemy Gen. Sherman's army for the great march in that locality. January 5, 1864, the Seventy- to the sea. From Savannah the regiment eighth re-cnlisted, and was attached to Gen. marched through the Carolinas, and was at Sherman's army for his Meridian expedition. the surrender of Gen. Johnston's army. From Upon its return it was sent home on veteran there, with the victorious Union army, it moved northward through Richmond and on

furlough.

On the regiment's return, May I, to Cairo, to Washington, where it took part in the the division was re-organized, and embarked grand review, May 30, 1865. A few days

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subsequent it was ordered to Louisville. From Ninety-seventh was placed to the left of Gen. there, July 9, it started for Columbus, Ohio, Wood's division, the left wing of the regiment where, on the IIth, it was paid off and mus- resting on Stone river. January 2, Gen. Breck- tered out of the service of the United States. inridge made an attack on Gen. Van Cline's No regiment leaving the state to battle for division-which had crossed the river-driving the cause of the Union was more distinguished it back. This brought into action the Ninety- for its gallantry, noble daring and hard fight- seventh, which greatly aided in repulsing the ing than the brave Seventy-eighth.

enemy's strong attack. The regiment crossed Ninety-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry .- The the river and drove the enemy to his original Ninety-seventh was recruited from the counties line. It went into camp on the La Casas turn- of Coshocton, Guernsey, Morgan and Musking- pike, where it remained until the movement gum, Companies C, E, F, G and K being largely against Tullahoma began. August 20, the regi- made up from the latter county. It was mus- ment took up its position on Waldron's ridge, tered into service by Charles C. Goddard, Capt. in view of Chattanooga. In the reorganization Seventeenth U. S. I., at Camp Zanesville, Sep- of the army of the Cumberland, under Gen. tember I and 2, 1862. Its field and staff officers George H. Thomas, the Ninety-seventh was were John Q. Lane, colonel; Milton Barnes, placed in the Second division-under Gen. lieutenant colonel; James W. Moore, major; Sheridan-of the Fourth army corps. The next Thos. W. Gordon, surgeon; Chas. H. Moore, engagement participated in by the Ninety- adjutant; Wm. H. McFarland, chaplin; Wm. seventh was Mission Ridge. In this battle the F. Baker, quartermaster and Charles H. James, regiment made a gallant fight, and suffered sergeant-major. It left Zanesville, September severely. Its loss was 156 officers and men 7, for Covington Heights, and the following killed and wounded.

morning formed near Fort Mitchell pending Pursuing the retreating enemy, the regiment, the raid of Kirby Smith. September 20, it em- with the Fortieth Indiana, overtook the rear barked for Louisville. Arriving there on the guard, which had formed, and drove him across 22d, it was brigaded with Gen. Buell's army, the Chickamauga creek. November 26, the which was then marching after Gen. Bragg. regiment moved back to Chattanooga. Two On the 4th of October, the rear guard of days later it joined Gen. Granger's command, Bragg's army was met at Bardstown, where a which went to the relief of Gen. Burnside at lively skirmish was had, the enemy re- Knoxville, who was besieged by Gen. Long- treating toward Perryville. When the battle of street. On this march the men suffered fear- Perryville opened, on the morning of October fully. They were without tents, thinly clothed, 8, the Ninety-seventh was some ten miles dis- and many of them, when they reached Knox- tant with the main part of Buell's army. . The ville, were without shoes. December 15, the regiment with its command was hurried for- report came that the enemy was again moving ward rapidly to the battleground where it on Knoxville, and the Ninety-seventh, with the did good service in holding the enemy in Fourth army corps, was ordered to Strawberry

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Biographical and historical memoirs of Muskingum County, Ohio. Embracing an authentic and comprehensive account of the chief events in the history of the county and a record of the lives of many of the most worthy families and individuals, Part 22

Author: Publication date: 1892 Publisher: Chicago, Goodspeed Pub. Co. Number of Pages: 642

Author:
Publication date: 1892
Publisher: Chicago, Goodspeed Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 642