History of Coshocton County, Ohio, its past and present, 1740-1881, Part 57

Author: Hill, Norman Newell, jr., [from old catalog] comp; Graham, A. A. (Albert Adams), 1848-; Graham, A. A., & co., Newark, O., pub. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Newark, Ohio, A. A. Graham & co.
Number of Pages: 854

USA > Ohio > Coshocton County > History of Coshocton County, Ohio, its past and present, 1740-1881 > Part 57

Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).

Muster roll company D, Fifty-first Ohio.

OFFICERS.

William Patton, Captain. Jolin North, First Lieutenant. Samuel Stephens, Second Lieutenant.

Alonzo Barton, First Sergeant. E. C. Conn, Second Sergeant. Samuel Payen, Third Sergeant.

Thomas A. Reed, Fourth Sergeant. Peter L. Phillips, Fifth Sergeant. Thomas Dickerson, First Corporal.

John Q. Ogan, Second Corporal. John E. Smith, Third Corporal. Clark M. Bell, Fourth Corporal. John W. Graves, Fifth Corporal. John Parrish, Sixth Corporal. Jonathan Phillips, Seventh Corporal. John Patton, Eighth Corporal.

Privates .- J. W. Barkhurst, George W. Bell, William Briant, John T. Bonre, Sidney Bonre, Samuel Bagnoll, James Blackford, W. Blackford, Joseph Corder, Joseph N. Corder, J. T. Daugherty, J. Dusenberry, J. C. Dickerson, W. H. Dickerson, L. Dusenberry, John Demoss, David Evans, N. Everson, Jacob Fulks, Van Buren Fulks, Laban Guillians, Asa H. Giffin. Robert Gibson, William Griffee, W. H. Howell, William Irwin, William Jones, B. F. Jones, William Kimble, Gabriel Kin- caid, David L. Lash, Martin Latier, Stanton Mains, John McCoy, Samuel MeCoy, Isaac Middleton, Daniel F. Mack, Jacob Mansfield, Arthur Mc- Civer, Phillip McGuinn, John C. Norris, John W. Norris, John Nixon, Laban Ogle, Evans Greens, William Ogle, Christopher Oft, James M. Peoples, William Phillips, A. Passmore, Josiah Passmore,

339

HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY.

Madison Pomeroy, James Pierce, Martin Roberts, Rositer, T. A. Southwell, William H. Starkey, George W. Sipes, William Smith, N. H. Smith, Asa Sellers, John Smailes, J. D. Stonehoeker, E. Randles, John Richereek, Eli Richards, Benja- min Rasan, Isaac Randles, John Reed, Gaton A. Settles, James Stephens, Joseph Stanford, Thomas Samuel Stucker, Ryan Sibley, Eli W. Thomas, Smailes, W. R. Smith, William Smith, W. C. James Ury, Hiram J. Vance, George Vanhorn, William A. Wales, William Welch, A. M. Wil- liams, D. W. Wilson, Charles W. Wilson, John Thomas, Thomas Titus, Martin Thaeker, L. Thacker, Levi Williams, David Weaver, Thomas Wright, J. W. Chalfant, Sanford Carter, John A. | Wier, Robert Wier, Reuben D. Wright. Young.

Muster roll Company F, Fifty-tirst Ohio:

OFFICERS.

D. W. Marshall, Captain.

J. M. MeClintock, First Lieutenant.

J. M. Frew, Second Lieutenant. Carl F. Mosher, First Sergeant. Charles MeMichael, Second Sergeant. Robert Haekinson, Third Sergeant. James H. Hay, Fourth Sergeant. Robert B. Beardsley, Fifth Sergeant. Sidney Harper, First Corporal. William Retilley, Second Corporal. Allan Platt, Third Corporal. David Stollard, Fourth Corporal. John W. Wilson, Fifth Corporal. George V. Ferguson, Sixth Corporal. Nicholas H. Bassett, Seventh Corporal. William H. King, Eighth Corporal. Ralph MeClintock, Musician. Levi McMichael, Wagoner.

Privates-James M. Agner, Jesse P. Arnold, James Banford, Samuel Barclay, Frederick Barth, William F. Batty, Edwin W. Bell, Charles M. Belknap, Frederick Blaser, Franklin Blaser, John Brown, Oliver Browning, William B. Bry- ant, William Carr, L. Cartright, Mathias Crater, James H. Davis, Presley Davis, Walter Davis, David Douling, Joab Douling, Sylvester A. Ellis, Charles Eckhart, John Foster, John G Fox. Isaac B. Finney, John Flynn, Samuch Gertch. Martin Hart, Lueien Harbaugh, Thomas Heslip, John Hilliker, Charles Hopp, David Husson, Peter Johnson, Albert Layton, Jacob Lahr, Jacob Lenhart, George W. Long, E. Loringe, George MI. Matson, Charles F. Meek, David Minnick, Ezra Minniek, George W. Miller, J. Montgomery, Isaac Morrison, John W. Mowry, George Murphy, James HI. MeMichael, Lloyd Rhineman, Martin

Muster Roll of Company H, Fifty-first Ohio:

OFFICERS.

John D. Nicholas, Captain.

Charles Donley, First Lieutenant. William Nicholas, Second Lieutenant.

Robert Cunning, First Sergeant. Edgar J. Pocock, Second Sergeant. Benjamin D. Day, Third Sergeant. Henry F. Buek, Fourth Sergeant. David L. Barton, Fifth Sergeant. Samuel Holtishaum, First Corporal. Charles M. Pike, Second Corporal. Joseph H. Shuek, Third Corporal. Charles Craige, Fourth Corporal. Washington Cain, Fifth Corporal. Simpson McFadden, Sixth Corporal. Solomon Duncan, Seventh Corporal. Henry Bird, Eighth Corporal.

Privates .- Aaron Albert, John Armstrong, Wil- liam Adams, Philip Bash, William C. Barnes, J. P. Cooper, A. C. Brink, Wilson Buek, Franklin Buck, Charles Pelser, C. Batenhead, James Bris- ter, Jack Cain, E. B. Crawford, George Carnehan, James Crelly, Samuel Collins. N. C. Davis, J. G. Dougherty,P. Dougherty, J. B. Dewalt, M. Davidson, W. Davidson, John Darnes, John Davidson, George Edwards, T. J. Edwards, J. Flemming, David Gibson. Thomas Hogle,T. C. Hutchinson, S. Wot- terboum, Samuel Hoobler, W. B.Jennings, Jacob Jones, David Jones, N. Jones, R. E. Carr, L. Lock- lin, L. Larengood, John Larengood, J. D. Luke, John Lennon, Joseph Linn, M. Kugler, Levi Joce, Samuel Luke, J. Martin, G. Morrow, J. Murphy, L. Miller, W. Miller, J. Moore, J. Nelson, D. Nach- douns, T. Phillips, R. Phillips, J. Perry, T. Reth- erford, C. Richardson, L. Row, S. K. Barger, N. Smith, K. M. Smith. E. Stippy, G. Shellinery, N. Shannon, W. B. Shannon. A. Sertt, R. V. Thomp- Ison, Henry Undine, Jacob Wolf, John G. Wolf,

340

HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY.

M. Wilson, John Wier, W. C. Workman, L. Wise, John Walker, R. B. Whitaker.

Muster Roll of Company 1, Fifty-first Ohio.

OFFICERS.

James M. Crooks, Captain.

William Moore, First Lieutenant. Louis Crooks, Second Lieutenant. Ulysses B. Kinsey, First Sergeant. William McCoy, Second Sergeant. Henry Hazlebarger, Third Sergeant. James McFarland, Fourth Sergeant. John A. Weatherwax, Fifth Sergeant. John Crooks, First Corporal. Andrew J. Stover, Second Corporal. Hysam Sapp, Third Corporal. Isaac McNeal, Fourth Corporal. John Willis, Fifth Corporal. Jackson Williams, Sixth Corporal. Andrew J. Holmes, Seventh Corporal. Lyman B. Church, Eighth Corporal.

William Calkglesser, John M. White, Musi- cians.

John Cochran, Wagoner.

Privates .- A. Ammons, John Ammons, S. An- derson, James G. Arnold, Charles W. Barr, John Barnes, William Barnes, Orin M. Baker, Harri- son Bible, Lewis Bible, W. Buckalew, L. D. Brieker, N. D. Carpenter, Henry Crooks, John Dewitte, Jacob Dahler, Lyman Dial, Lorenzo D. Dial, C. Comstock, William Evans, Thomas El- liott, David Firceoat, John Fox, Francis D. Hains, John Hunter, G. Hoglebarger, J. Hofstuttler, Isaac Hardsock, George W. Hess, Josiah Hloag- land, A. Hoagland, George Kline, John Kelsey, Leander Kinsey, John Livingstone, I. Livings- tone, F. M. Landers, R. McFarlin, S. MeNeal, Samuel McCoy, William. Mobler, L. Matticks, Jonathan Mullet, Samuel Mullet, William Miller, Peter M. Miller, Jacob Miller, John MeConnell, Francis Oglevie, Joseph N. Rollins, O. Richeson, John Smith, William Sapp, James L. Stone, Cal- vin A. Stone, J. O. Sitteran, W. C. Sullivan, Joseph Sigman, Isaac Sickles, W. Teters, C. C. Thomp- son, Thomas Beefe, Daniel Trump, Albert Ulman, I. Vanscootor, Harrison Walton, John Wilson.

Mathias Denman, of this county, was a private

in Company A, Fifty-second Ohio, enlisted May 31, 1862.

The Fifty-first Ohio went into camp near Canal Dover, in Tuscarawas county, at Camp Meigs. Colonel Fitzgerald, of the regular army, was at first appointed in command, but he resigned October, 1861, and his place was filled by Stanley Mathews, October 23, 1861. Major R. W. Mc- Clain, of Coshocton, was promoted to the Lieu- tenant-Colonelcy.

The Age, October 3, 1861, says :

Camp Meigs is a most beautiful eamp; hard, dry sod, just the thing for drilling purposes. Many of the companies have become very pro- ficient in their drill, and all are in good health and the best of spirits. Companies, under the followining captains, all from Coshocton and Tus- carawas counties, are now in eamp: Captains J. D. Nicholas, D. W. Marshall, J. M. Crooks, Wil- liam Patton, M. H. Bortleson, C. H. Wood, David Chalfant, B. F. Heskitt, and J. T. Shanton. All these companies are formed of fine, able men in muscle and intellect. Success to Camp Meigs and all in it!

In the issue of September, 1861, it says :

The Roscoe and Coshocton band has been en- gaged as the regimental band for the Fifty-first Ohio, now forming at Camp Meigs. Good for the boys, and good for the Fifty-first!

The Coshocton complement was half the en- tire regiment, and great interest was manifested in its success. Large crowds were going from Coshocton to Camp Meigs daily, for this regiment contained in her rank and file large numbers of Coshocton's best citizens and most successful business men.

Whitelaw Reid, in his "Ohio in the War," says:

The Fifty-first Ohio was organized October 3, 1861, at Camp Meigs, near Canal Dover, Tusca- rawas county. On November 3, it left Camp Meigs and went by rail to Wellsville, on the Ohio river. It was there placed on transports and taken to Louisville, Kentucky, remaining by the way at Cincinnati and Camp Dennison, some ten miles from the city. It remained in this camp up to the 10th of December, and then, under or- ders, reported to General Nelson, at Camp Wick- litle, near New Haven.

While the regiment lay at Camps Jenkins and Wiekliffe, quite a number of letters from the "Coshocton boys" were sent home, portions of which we give below from the "Age :"

341

HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY.

CAMP JENKINS, LOUISVILLE, KY., December 3, 1861.

EDITOR AGE: We are at Camp Jenkins, three and a half miles from Louisville, Ky. A brigade is forming here under the control of Brigadier General O. M. Mitchell. About 15,000 men are camped here, with several batteries of artillery patiently waiting the command to march south- ward. There has nothing unusual happened to the Fifty-first since our arrival here; quite a num- ber of the men have had the measels, but are re- covering. JOHN T. BROWN. Company D), Fifty-first Ohio.

CAMP WICKLIFFE, KENTUCKY. December 25, 1861.

EDITOR AGE: We left Camp Jenkins on the 10th inst. for parts unknown to us. I have often heard of the scene as presented by soldiers on a march, but the half had not been told. Blankets, pants, drawers, shirts, boots, shoes, stockings, etc., were scattered by the wayside. I never saw so many limping men before. The fifth day out we reached this camp, having traveled about seventy miles. This beautiful Christmas morning finds us in a strange land, surrounded by scenes widely differing from those of a year ago. The health of the regiment has not been better at any time than it is at present, since we left Camp Meigs. We are in the Fourth Division, under General Nelson, and the Tenth Brigade, under General Ammen. We are about 8,000 strong in this camp. Yours truly,

B. F. HESKITT, Captain Company C, Fifty-first Ohio,

CAMP WICLIFFE, KENTUCKY, December 29, 1861.

EDITOR AGE: I desire, through your paper, to acknowledge the receipt of a large box, filled with a variety of the creature comforts for our boys here, the gift of some of the patriotic ladies and gentlemen of Roscoe. They were contributed by the following parties: Mrs. J. D. Nicholas, Mrs. S Fallas, Mrs. Lewis Carhart, Mrs. H. Carhart, Mrs. John Mirise, Miss P. Barton, Miss Mary Carhart, Messrs. R W. Thompson, T. Wilson,

James Carnes, L. R. Miller, John Whirl, J. C. | ordered into Nashville, General Nelson declaring

Harrison, R. A. Wilman and Henry Carhart. I may have omitted to mention some names, but it was not intentional. The Fifty-first regiment is in fine health and spirits, and anxious for a the city. The Fifty-first occupies a very honor- forward movement.

Yours truly, JOHN MIRISE, Brigade Wagon Master, Tenth Brigade.

And from the same camp and party the follow- ing:

JANUARY 24. 1862.

I desire to again acknowledge the receipt of fonr large boxes, the gift of the following patri- otic ladies and gentlemen of Keene and Bethle- !

hem townships, to the gallant sokliers composing Captains Crooks' and Nicholas companies in the Fifty-first: Robert D. Miller and wife, George W. Miller and wife, William Brillhart and wife, George Bible and wife, Mathew McConnell and wife, Thomas Ogilvie, James Ogilvie and wife, Adam Dunken and wife, Paul Dunken and wife Mr. Rutherford and wife, Tobias Dunken and wife, and Miss Louisa Miller. JOHN MIRISE.

Taking up the history of the Fifty-first : It re- mained in Camp Wiekliff until February 6, 1862, when the regiment moved with its brigade to West Point, at the mouth of Salt river, where transports were provided, on which the national army was conveyed to Nashville, Tennessee. It remained at Nashville on provost-guard duty until the 9th of July, when it marched, under orders, to Tullahoma, and there joined General Nelson's division of the Army of the Ohio, then on its march from Pittsburgh Landing, With this division the regiment returned to Nashville, and there joined the combined movement toward Louisville, to checkmate General Bragg in his advance on that place.

While at Nashville, the following letter was received from Captain B. F. Heskitt, Company C:

NASHVILLE, March 10, 1862.

EDITOR AGE: Tuesday morning we reached Nashville. Many citizens cheered us as we passed to the landing, Not a Union flag could be seen in the city. Our brigade was the first landed here, and the Fifty-first was about the first in line on the streets of Nashville. The people were astonished at the good conduet of the soldiers. I was informed that ladies had not been on the streets for three weeks, but we had been here but a short time when the streets were full of women and children. After being in camp two or three | days, about a mile or two from town, we were that the Fifty-first was the regiment he could most rely upon. Our colonel, Stanley Mathews, is provost-marshal, and the regiment is guarding able and trustworthy position, and we think the so-called band-box regiment will give a good account of itself. Of my company, two have died, Everhart Caton and David Carnahan; two of my best soldiers, beloved and esteemed by all. Jesse Arnold, of Company F, was fired at last night, while on patrol duty, the ball passing through his cap. Yours truly,

B. F. HESKITT, Captain Co. C, Fifty-first.

342

HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY.

While the Fifty-first lay at Nashville it lost, besides the above mentioned soldiers, William Miller, Company H, and William Miles, Com- pany I. The Fifty-first was in all the marches, and most of the skirmishes, from Nashville to Louisville and return, but engaged in no battles, although it was held in reserve at Perryville ; it remained at Nashville inactive until late in the fall. Says the historian : November 9, 1862, the regiment and brigade, under Colonel Stanley Mathews, were sent out on a foraging expedi- tion, and at Dobson's Ferry, Stone River, metand defeated Wheeler's rebel cavalry, which had by some means got in their rear. The fight was made by five companies of the Fifty-first Ohio and five companies of the Thirty-fifth Indiana. Of the five companies from the Fifty-first, three were the Coshocton companies, D, F and I. The Fifty- first lost thirteen men wounded, three of whom subsequently died ; and the Thirty-fifth Indiana lost its lieutenant colonel, severely wounded, its adjutant, killed, and a number of men. Colonel Mathews, while in the thickest of the fight, was thrown from his horse and severely injured, but kept the field and command until the troops ar- rived safely in camp.

December 26, the regiment moved out on the Murfreesboro turnpike with Brigadier General VanCleve's division of the Twenty-first Army Corps. Marching toward Stone river on a recon- noissance, it found the enemy in force, and re- turned to its camp. January 1, 1863, it again crossed the river and took position, four compa- nies being thrown out as skirmishers, including companies C and II, of Coshocton. Captain B. F. Heskitt, of Company C, was in command, and was mortally wounded. Advancing half a mile, they met the enemy and skirmished with him all that day and night, and part of the next day. The after- noon of January 2, Breckinridge's rebel division made a charge, and flanking the right swept it to the west side of Stone river. The Fifty-first left thirty-two of their number dead on the field, one hundred and five wounded, and forty-six cap- tured. It was at this juncture that General Rose- crans massed his artillery and settled the for- tunes of the day by almost literally blowing the rebel column of attack into and across Stone river. The enemy retreated during the night of

the 2d, and on the morning of the 3d opened a furious cannonade; but reconnoissances being made, it was discovered that he was drawing his forces off toward Shelbyville. January 4, the en- emy having disappeared, the army marched into and took possession of Murfreesboro. The army lay at Murfreesboro until the 24th of June, when it moved on the Tullahoma campaign. The route of the Fifty-first and its division was by way of MeMinnville, crossing the Cumberland Moun- tains into the Sequatchie valley; thence to Point Lookout, near Chattanooga, and from thence to Ringgold. At the latter place, on September 11, Wheeler's rebel cavalry was met, defeated and driven to Tunnel Hill.

September 12, the regiment marched to Lee and Gordon's Mills; on the 13th, it made a recon- noissance to Shield's Gap, and on the 14th went into position at Crawfish Springs. From that time until the opening of the battle of Chicka- mauga the members of the regiment feasted on roasting-ears and sweet potatoes.

On the evening of the 18th of September, the Fifty-first being relieved by the Sixth Ohio, marched back to Lee and Gordon's mills, where it went into position and lay upon its arms all night. On the morning of the 19th it met the enemy and drove him back a quarter of a mile ; but in doing so, lost eight men killed, twenty-five wounded and as many captured. The enemy re- ceiving re-enforcements, in turn drove the regi- ment back to its former position, where it lay on its arms for the night. September 20, the regi- ment was marched to the left to re-enforce Gen- eral Thomas' column, and on arriving at its posi- tion it took part in the effort to stay the enemy in his attempt to get into the rear of the national forces, through a gap left in the lines. The regi- ment struck the rebel General Adams' division, wounded and captured its commander, and then drove it pell mell. It was then brought back and again formed on the extreme left of General Thomas' command. In this battle the Fifty-first lost twelve men and one officer wounded, and thirty captured, including Colonel R. W. McClain and Lieutenant Retilley of Coshocton, and Lieu- ·tenants MeNeill, James Weatherbee and Assist- ant Surgeon Wing.

A very interesting narrative is given by Colonel

343

HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY.

Falgar J. Pocock (who participated in the strug- gle), as follows :

In the second day's battle at Chickamauga, the brigade to which the Fifty-first belonged was or- dered to report for duty to Major General G. H. Thomas. It was ordered to take position on the left of General King's regulars. The enemy had broken the line, and was driving it back. The Fifty-first Ohio and Eighth Kentucky formed the front line, Colonel R. W. McClain commanding ; the advance was made steadily, holding fire until the broken ranks in front had passed to the rear and the enemy were close upon the lines; Colo- nel MeClain gave the command, "Steady boys, ready, fire." Which (after the volley), was fol- lowed immediately by, " charge," when, as never in the history of the Fifty-first, the boys with fixed bayonets, sprang forward and drove the enemy back, completely routing them.

Colonel E. J. Pocock enlisted in Company H, Fifty-first, and was appointed second sergeant, and carried his musket twenty-two months; was then appointed second lieutenant, assigned to Company F, and commanded from the battle of Chickamauga though the battles of Lookout Moun- tain and Mission Ridge and until the regiment returned to camp. At Resaca, Colonel Pocock was wounded, and was appointed aid-de-camp on General Whitaker's staff during the retrograde march from Atlanta, Georgia, to Nashville; com- manded Company F during the battle of Nash- ville and pursuit of the enemy to Huntsville, Ala- bama ; was commissioned first lieutenant and ap- pointed brigade quartermaster January, 1865. Colonel Pocock is still a resident of Coshocton and in times of peace is not without a military record. He was elected captain of the Coshocton Light Guards when they were organized, Septem- ber, 1876; and lieutenant colonel of the Seven- teenth Regiment Ohio National Guards. October 1877, and was elected colonel of the same regi- ment, January, 1881.

The burial of one of the heroes of Chickamauga is in fitting place at this point. The Age of No- vember 19 says:

George Wilson's remains were brought home and buried with military henors last Sunday. Rev. M. Moffit of Roscoe M. E. Church preached the funeral sermon in the Second Presbyterian Church of Coshocton, and the dead patriot was buried in the Coshocton cemetery, escorted by

Coshocton and Roscoe military companies under command of Colonel Irvine. The coffin was en- fohled in the American flag. George Wilson was twenty-two years old, son of Thomas Wilson, Esq., of Roscoe. Ile was a noble boy and a true sollicr.

The Age of December 31,, 1863, also says in a published letter of another hero and martyr :

SHELL MOUND, TENNESSEE, HEADQUARTERS FIFTY-FIRST O. V. L., DECEMBER 5, 1863.

EDITOR AGE: A word about the patriot Jas. P. Cooper, or Captain Cooper as he was always called in the regiment.

We have been officially notified of his death, such a death-starved by his enemies.

At Stone River he stood at his post until sur- rounded, and, not seeing any other way out, he dropped as if shot, and lay there while our own and the rebel shell screamed and plowed the ground up all around him, until we drove the enemy back and found Captain Cooper sound and ready for light. At Chickamanga, he could not wear a shoe or march, but while forming in line of battle old Company H was joined by the cap- tain. We ordered him back, but he was deter- mined and remained with us; he fought most of the time on his knees, as he could not stand up. No words can express our appreciation of him as a man and as a soldier.

WILLIS C. WORKMAN.

September 21, 1863, the army retired be- hind entrenchments to Chattanooga, and was there besieged by the rebel forces until the latter part of the following November, when the siege was raised.

November 24, the regiment participated in the storming of Lookout Mountain, and, on the 25th, took part in the taking of Rossville Gap, through Mission Ridge. Its loss in these two affairs was one killed and seven wounded.

January 1, 1864, the Fifty-first re-enlisted, and, on February 10, arrived at Columbus on veteran furlough of thirty days.

While on this furlough trip home a very amusing incident occurred at Louisville, Kon- tucky, as follows: The boys of the Fifty-first had with them a game cock they had picked up at the South. As they were coming home, some of them went into a saloon in Louisville, and were followed by the rooster, who jumped upon the counter and crowed defiance. The saloon keeper said he had a bird that could whip him for sev- enty-five dollars. The boys put up the green-

344

HISTORY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY.

backs, and they were covered, and the birds fought on the counter. At the third clip the Fifty-first rooster drove his gaff through the brain of the other, and the boys took their victorious " pet " and came home.

The regiment returned to the front at Blue Springs, near Cleveland, Tennessee. It remained at this place in camp until May 4, when it marched to Catoosa Springs, and entered on the Atlanta campaign. May 14 it was engaged at Resaca, and on the 20th of June at Kenesaw. At the first named place it lost one officer and ten men wounded, and one man killed. At Kenesaw it lost two officers (Captain Samuel Stephens and Lieutenant Workman) killed, and ten men killed and thirty wounded. From this time until Atlanta was taken the regiment was almost hourly engaged with the enemy.

Of the part the Fifty-first took in the Kenesaw engagement, the Age, in its issue of July 2, says :

Stanley ordered Whitaker to charge a knob in his front, the possession of which, by our forces, was of the utmost importance, inasmuch as from its summit an enfilading fire could be got upon Kenesaw and Bald Top. Whitaker promptly re- sponded, and, with his skirmishers, the Twenty- first Kentucky and Fifty-first Ohio, charged up the steep slope, on the crest of which the enemy had a strong line of breastworks. The Twenty- first was the first regiment to charge the hill and were promptly supported by the Fifty-first, which arrived in time to make a desperate charge upon the works, which they did with a cheer and a determination to succeed at whatever cost. But five minutes passed e'er the brave fellows of these two regiments were seen mounting the works and disappearing on the other side. For a few moments the suspense was painful, for the capture of the whole party by the enemy was not improbable. A number of rebels soon emerged from the works, closely followed by a guard of the captors of the ridge. The rebels made a number of furious charges in the attempt to re- gain possession, but were defeated with terrible slaughter.

Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.

History of Coshocton County, Ohio, its past and present, 1740-1881, Part 57

Author: Hill, Norman Newell, jr., [from old catalog] comp; Graham, A. A. (Albert Adams), 1848-; Graham, A. A., & co., Newark, O., pub. [from old catalog] Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Newark, Ohio, A. A. Graham & co. Number of Pages: 854

Author: Hill, Norman Newell, jr., [from old catalog] comp; Graham, A. A. (Albert Adams), 1848-; Graham, A. A., & co., Newark, O., pub. [from old catalog]
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Newark, Ohio, A. A. Graham & co.
Number of Pages: 854