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session of the city on the 13th of March. On the 17th, Gen. Mitchel's column moved out on Murfrees- boro Turnpike, occupied Murfreesboro on the 19th and remained there until the 4th of April, when it moved on Huntsville. At this point the famous ex- pedition under Andrews, a citizen of Kentucky, was sent out to sever the rebel communication with Rich- mond, so as to prevent re-enforcements from reaching Beauregard. This was made up from the Twenty- first, Thirty-third, and Second Ohio, and consisted of twenty four meu. It failed by reason of meeting trains on the road not specified in the time-table in possession of Andrews. From Fayetteville, the com- mand moved, on the morning of the 10th of April, for Huntsville and reached that place on the morn- ing of the 11th, drove the rebels out, captured 300 prisoners, sixteen locomotives, and a large number of freight and passenger cars. The most vigorons measures were then inaugurated by Gen. Mitchel. Expeditions were sent in every direction, railroad bridges burned, and every precaution taken against surprise. One of these, which consisted of Company C, Capt. McMahan, and Company F, Capt. H. H. Alban, of the Twenty-first, and a portion of the Twenty-third Ohio, all under command of Col. Oscar F. Moore, of the Thirty-third, was sent to Stevenson, Ala., to burn an important bridge spanning the Tennessee River. It was completely successful, and returned to Huntsville. About the 20th of April, Capt. Milo Caton, Company H, of the Twenty-first Ohio, was sent in charge of rebel prisoners to Nash- ville. On his return he was surrounded by Morgan's Cavalry, and after a hard fight the Captain and his company were obliged to surrender. The whole party were sent to Richmond. Capt. Caton remained in rebel prisons over a year. On the 28th of May, the regiment moved to Athens to relieve Col. Tur- chin, and remained there up to the 28th of August, While the Twenty-first Ohio was at Athens, the nu- cleus of the First Alabama loyal regiment was formed, mainly through the efforts of Capt. McMahan. The regiment returned from Athens, Ala., to Nashville on the 29th of August, 1862, and arrived on the 2d of September. It remained with its division, under the command of Brig. Gen. James S. Negley, and was besieged in the city until the 7th of Novem- ber, when the siege was raised by the approach of the army under Gen. Rosecrans. During the siege, the Twenty-first Ohio was engaged in the sallies of La- vergne, White's Creek, Wilson's Bend and Franklin Pike. At Lavergne, the regiment captured a part of the Third Alabama Rifle Regiment, with their colors and camp and garrison equipage, and fifty-four horses. On the 19th of November, Gen. Rosecrans issued a special order, complimenting this regiment
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for its efficiency on the grand guard around Nash- ville. On the 26th of December, the Twenty-first Ohio moved with the army against the enemy at Murfrees- boro. Skirmishing continued incessantly until De- cember 31, when a general battle commenced and con- tinued until January 3. The Twenty-first Ohio was engaged every day-first in the center, and, Jan- uary 2, on the left of the army. In the battle of January 2, with the rebels under Breckenridge, the Twenty-first charged across Stone River, tho water be- ing waist-deep, and captured three brass field pieces, the only artillery captured in the battle before Mur- freesboro. After the battle, Capt. McMahan, of Company C, was recommended to the Governor of Ohio for promotion by Gen. James S. Negley, and was soon afterward appointed Major of his regiment. On the 4th of January, the Twenty-first entered Mur- freesboro, having the advance of its division. In the battle of Stone River, the regiment lost one officer, Lieut. Enoch B. Wiley, of Company C, and forty-six men killed, and Lieut. J. W. Knaggs and seventy-five men wounded. Seventeen men were captured. During the occupation of Murfreesboro, from January + to June 24, 1863, the Twenty-first was engaged in sev- eral expeditions and skirmishos. On the 24th of June, it moved with the army upon the enemy at Tul- lahoma, the enemy having retired upon Chatta- nooga, the Twenty-first went into camp with the army at Decherd Station on the 7th of July. On the 16th of August, it crossed the Tennessee River near Stev- enson, and dragging its artillery and trains over Look- out Mountain by hand, it found the enemy at Dug Gap, Ga., on the 11th of September. Heavy skir- mishing continued until the 19th, when the enemy was found in force on the line of Chickamanga Creek. The regiment immediately deployed into line of bat. tle, under command of Lieut. Col. D. M. Stoughton, and opened a brisk fire upon the rebels, which con- tinued until night. Early tho next morning (Sunday, September 20) the battle was resumed. At 11 o'clock, the Twenty-first was posted on Horseshoe Ridge, upon the earnest request of Brig. Gen. J. M. Bran- non, who retired with his troops to another part of the field soon afterward. Immediately after forming into this new position, the Twenty-first became fully engaged, and a severe contest resulted in the re- pulse of the enemy, not, however, without severe loss to the Twenty-first. Lieut. Col. Stoughton had an arm fractured and soon after died. The command now devolved upon Maj. A. McMahan. The result of the battle by 3 o'clock in the afternoon demon- strated the inability of the National army to meet successfully the immensely superior numbers under command of Gen. Bragg. The National troops were forced back on the right and left; but the Twenty-first
being armed with Colt's revolving rifles, continued to hold its position. The rebels charged upon the reg- iment in this position five times without success, re- tiring each time with severe loss. An hour before sundown a full battery was brought to bear upon it, inflicting severe damage. Under cover of the smoke of this battery, the rebels charged again, but were met with a volley and a counter-charge and the Twenty- first continued to hold its position. The scene at this time was horrible; the battery had set fire to the leaves and dry brush and the dead and wounded were consumed by the fire. To remedy this was out of the question. To detain the rebels, if possible, was all that could be expected, while the troops of Mc- Cook's corps, which had been so severely crushed, could effect a retreat. The ammunition was now nearly exhausted, and a further supply could not be found nearer than Chattanooga, nearly a day's march distant. The cartridge boxes of the dead were searched, and also the hospitals, for any that might be carried there in the cartridge boxes of the wounded. By economy the regiment continued to fire until dark, when its last shot was expended. At this time the enemy had appeared upon the right and rear, and the regiment, now greatly reduced in numbers, was formed for one more deperate effort to hold the ridge and give time for our shattered columns to effect a retreat. A charge was ordered by Maj. Mc- Mahan, and though entirely without ammunition, the bayonet was applied with entire success. The enemy was forced back leaving nine prisoners with the Twenty-first Ohio. The helpless condition of the regiment was discovered by the enemy in its inability to return their fire. It was now after dark, and, in a second attempt to push back the enemy with the bayonet, the Twenty-first Ohio was overwhelmed, and Maj. McMahan and 115 of the officers and men of the command were captured. The Twenty-first Ohio ex- pended in this battle 43,550 rounds of Colt's fixed ammunition, and sustained a loss of one officer and fifty men killed and three officers and ninety-eight men wounded, and twelve officers and 104 men capt- utred. The survivors of the regiment retired with the army to Chattanooga, where it arrived September 22, and remained until January 1, 1864, when it re-onlisted as a veteran organization, mainly through the efforts of Quartermaster Daniel Lewis, Quar- termaster Sergeant George Sheets, and the non- commissioned officers of the regiment, and returned to Ohio upon veteran furlough. It had in the meantime, however, been present at the battle of Mission Ridge. The regiment returned to Chat- tanooga the 6th of March and moved forward to Ringgold, Ga., from which point it moved, May 7, with Sherman's grand army upon the campaign to
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Atlanta, Ga. Fighting soon commenced and the reg- iment opened its veteran campaign with the battle of Buzzard's Roost May 9, and Resaca May 15. Moving forward, the regiment was present at the bat- tle of New Hope Church, and on the morning of May 28, while the regiment was moving to a position in reserve, a piece of stray shell fractured the right arm of Col. James M. Neibling, and the command of the regiment again devolved upon Maj. A. McMahan, who had just returned from Libby Prison. The reg- iment was immediately ordered to the front, and in capturing a ridge which was abandoned without a fight on the evening before, Company K sustained a loss of four men killed and two wounded. The posi- tion thus captured commanded that of the enemy, and was held by the Twenty-first Ohio until the enemy withdrew. Skirmishing continued daily until the enemy presented front at Kenesaw Mountain, June 17. The Twenty-first was engaged at this point every day, holding the front line at Bald Knob, twelve nights and days in succession, at which point Lieut.' Robert S. Dilworth, of Company G, and two men were killed and ten men wounded. On the 4th of July, the regiment marched through Marietta in pur- suit of the enemy, who had retired toward the Chat- tahoochie River a previous night. Skirmishing con- tinued until the 9th of July, when the regiment was ordered forward to learn the position of the enemy, with orders to attack and drive in his outposts. A severe engagement at Vining's Station was the re- sult. Two regiments of the enemy, the Fourth Mis- sissippi and Fifty-fourth Louisiana Infantry, were encountered in their rifle pits. A charge was or- dered by Maj. McMahan, the rifle pits captured, with seventeen prisoners and thirty-three stands of new English rifles. The enemy was driven into his main works after a desperate struggle, in which the Twen- ty-first Ohio lost fifteen men killed, and two officers and thirty-seven men wounded, and one officer miss- ing. The regiment continued to hold the rifle-pits and annoy the enemy in his main works. Corporal William Waltman, of Company G, upon this occasion led his company in the charge, and would have been promoted had not his term of enlistment expired be- fore his commission could be obtained. Early on the morning of July 10, the enemy withdrew, and the regiment advanced by daylight to the Chattahoochie River. No other troops besides the Twenty-first Ohio were engaged on this occasion. Having crossed the river, the regiment again engaged the enemy at Nancy's Creek, July 19, and continued to engage him until July 20, when the battle of Peach Tree Creek was fought. In this battle Capt. Daniel Lewis, Company C, was killed, Sergt. Maj. Earll W. Merry was wounded, and had a leg amputated. On the
22d of July, the siege of Atlanta was commenced, and continued until the night of September 1, when the defense of that city was abandoned by the en emy in consequence of his defeat at Jonesboro, thirty-five miles south of Atlanta. The Twenty-first Ohio, dur- ing the siege of Atlanta, was engaged with the enemy on several occasions, aud was under his fire every day. At the battle of Jonesboro, Ga., September 1, which won Atlanta, the regiment was again engaged, and again added new laurels to its character as a fighting regiment. Its loss in this battle was five men killed, thirty men wounded, and one man missing. After the battle of Jonesboro, the Twenty-first returned with the army to Atlanta, and went into camp on the 8th of September. The total loss of the regiment in this campaign, from May 7 to the occupation of Atlanta, September 2, was two officers and thirty-two men killed, and five officers and 119 men wounded, many of whom subsequently died. On the third of October, the regiment moved with the army in pursuit of Hood toward Chattanooga, and arrived at Gales- ville, Ala., October 20. From this point it returned to Atlanta, where it again arrived on the 15th of November, On the 16th, it moved with the army in the direction of Savannah, Ga. On the 4th of Decem- ber, it was engaged with the enemy near Lumpkin Station, on the Augusta & Savannah Railroad. From the 12th to the night of the 20th of December, it was engaged with the enemy's outposts before Savannah, and entered the city the following morning at 9 o'clock A. M., in advance of its army corps. During this campaign, the regiment destroyed three miles of railroad and captured eight thousand rations for its own use. It also captured forage to supply twenty- one head of horses and mules attached to the regi- ment during the campaign. Six prisoners of war were also captured. The regiment lost one man wounded, and fourteen were " bushwhacked " by the enemy. The regiment moved again from Savannah, Ga., under command of Lieut. Col. McMahan upon the campaign through North and South Carolina. It was engaged at Rocky Mount, S. C., and subsequently at Averysboro, N. C., and participated in the battle of Bentonville, N. C., on the 19th of March. In this battle it sustained a loss of one man killed and one officer, Capt. W. B. Wicker, of Company E, and four men wounded and ten men missing. On this cam- paign, a large amount of railroad was destroyed by this regiment, and it drew its subsistence entirely from the country through which it passed, and also supplied the horses and mules which belonged to it with sufficient forage. Twenty-one rebel prisoners were captured by the regiment during this campaign. During the battle on the 19th of March at Benton- ville, Lieut. Col. McMahan was assigned to the com-
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mand of his brigade and Capt. Samuel F. Cheney, of Company B, to the command of the Twenty-first Ohio. This was the last hostile meeting of this regi- ment with the enemy. The rebels retired rapidly from Goldsboro through Raleigh, N. C., the regi- ment marching through that city on the 12th of April, 1865, and moved forward to Martha's Vine- yard, where it remained until the confederate forces under Gen. Joseph E. Johnston laid down their arms and dispersed. The regiment then returned to Wash- ington via Richmond, Va., and was present at the grand review on the 26th day of May, 1865. It then proceeded to Louisville, Ky., where it was mustered out of service, and from there returned to Columbus, Ohio, where it was finally discharged and paid on the 28th day of July.
COMPANY E.
James P. Arrants, Captain; resigned. Lewis E. Brewster, First Lieutenant.
Samuel F. Cheney, Second Lieutenant.
Osgood Crary, First Sergeant.
John Berry, Second Sergeant.
Finlay Britton, Third Sergeant.
John Mercer, Fourth Sergeant. George T. Squire, Fifth Sergeant.
James Knight, First Corporal; died in Anderson- ville Prison, 1864.
William Henry, Second C __ poral.
Samuel Hull, Third t- poral; died in Anderson- ville Prison in 1861
Isaac Donafin, Fourth Corporal; lost on the Sul- tana, 1865.
P. L. Gingery, Fifth Corporal; died in prison. John Kaufman, Sixth Corporal.
E. M. Brown, Seventh Corporal. Mat B. Scott, Eighth Corporal. Peter Huffman, Corporal; enlisted February, 1864.
L. B. Wort, Musician.
PRIVATES.
Henry Amidon, James Burton, Levi Bron- son, Joseph Beerbower, Joseph Battershell, Ed- ward Crawford, Washington Clemmer (enlisted Jan- uary, 1864), Jerry Crawford, George Crawford, Asa H. Cory (died in Andersonville Prison, 1864), Myron L. Cory, Leonidas N. Crossland, William Duffield, Levi Dutter (died at Louisville, Ky., June 19, 1864), Charles H. Davis, Jacob W. Dowell, John W. Doty, James Evans, Benton Fisher, Simon Fligle (killed at Chickamauga), Anson Fields, George Ferry, William Freedline, William Forlow (enlisted 1863), Peter Foust, William Forlan (enlisted February 6, 1864), Joseph Fellnagle, Simon W. Fish (enlisted January
4, 1864), Henry Gilbert, George Gilbert, Samuel. E. Grear (died at Stone River, 1863), Horace Ginter, Henry Gingery (died in Kentucky), Charles Godfrey, John F. Gallagher, Reuben Headley, George Hop- kins, Lucius Hopkins, Appeton Hopkins, Reuben C. Hide, Robert Hutchinson (died from wounds, 1864), Samuel Hutchinson, Wesley Johnson, Thomas R. Jacobs, Josiah Kile, Cornelius Kile, Rinaldo Kim- mel, William Knight, Benjamin F. Lord, Henry Lowery, Washington Logan, Shannon Musser (killed at Stone River, December 31, 1862), Anthony Miller, Henry Moore, Alexander McConkey, Charles McCon- key, Andrew McConkey, Samuel Marshall (died in Andersonville prison, 1864), John Merrihugh, Wil- son Musser, Joshua Mullinick, Thomas Mullinick, J. G. Norrick (enlisted February 25, 1864, died at Nashville, Tenn., September 22, 1864), Charles Palmer (died in Andersonville Prison, 1864), William C. Powell, William Ranles, Nathaniel Smith, Solo- mon Smith (killed 1862), Hiram Sweet, John Saltz- man (enlisted January 4, 1864), David Spindler (en- listed February 25, 1864), Milton Sheen (enlisted February |11, 1864), Emanuel Schamp, William A. Shatto (enlisted February 6, 1864), John P. Spear, David Thornton (killed in Tennessee in 1862), Jesse Tracy, Martin B. Tusteson, John W. Young, Newton Van Nimon (died in prison, 1864), Nathan Wartenbee (killed in 1864), Nelson Wise.
COMPANY K.
The Dennison Guards (Capt. Strong), left Defi- ance for Camp Taylor, Cleveland, May 13, 1861. On Sunday evening preceding, a farewell meeting was held at the Methodist Church, when appropriate ad- dresses were made and a beautiful flag made and pre- sented by the ladies of Defiance, and acknowledged by Capt. Strong in a few well-choseu remarks. Hun- dreds of relatives and friends accompanied the com- pany to the depot, indicating kindly feelings toward its members as well as a hearty sympathy for their success. Hearty cheers sped them on their way.
Samuel A. Strong, Captain.
John Paul, Jr., First Lieutenant.
James P. Arrants, Second Lieutenant.
Lewis E. Brewster, Sergeant.
Frank G. Brown, Sergeant.
B. B. Woodcox, Sergeant.
S. F. Cheney, Sergeant. William H. Thacker, Corporal. William Bishop, Corporal.
L. R. Hutchinson, Corporal. John H. Davison, Corporal. Benton Mason, Drummer. John C. Smith, Fifer.
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PRIVATES.
William H. Thacker, William H. Ralston, Will. iam A. Stevens, William Marcellius, William R. Lisetor, William Bishop, William E. Goodenough, William H. Smith, William Runyan, David Butler, Samuel A. Strong, Samuel F. Cheney, Joshua E. Mellen, John Paul, Jr., John B. Houtz, Benjamin F. Warren, Benjamin B. Woodcox, Luther H. Robinson, Josiah B. Cox, John H. Davison, Henry Vanvlerah, George Watson, Frank G. Brown, Isaac T. Slough, James Keesberry, Jacob Benner, Thomas Palmer, Nicholas A. Robbins, Dewalt Keefer, John Kraft, James M. Richards, Jacob Weller, Barney O' Calla- han, Thomas Wallace, Washington Logan, William J. Shirley, William Duffield, John Mercer, Myron L. Cory, Amos H. Cory, Joseph Rath, Josephus Saunders, James M. Miller, Thomas C. Kinmont, Charles Kinmont, Peter Foust, Charles P. Palmer, Lyman R. Critchfield, David K. Critchfield, Lean- der R. Hutchinson, Levi Heminger, John E. Boland- er, Peleg L. Gingery, James P. Arrants, Samuel Hull, Edward M. Brown, Henry Fosc, William Kauf- mann, Joseph Botemiller, Matthias Schwab, Lewis E. Brewster, Benjamin C. Bondee, John C. Smith, Owen Foster, John Young, John Sunday, Albert Deselms, George W. C. Blue, Frederick Helm, Barton Smith, Billings O. P. Cronk, Sylvester Donley, Albert L. Doud. Isaac Ridenour, Moses H Haver, George T. Sheldon, Franklin Barnes, Benton Mason, Samuel Justice, John P. Kellogg, William Luce, Wiliam Mc- Feeters, William N. Rowles.
Company K arrived home August 15, 1861. Will- iam Bishop was wounded, and remained at Gallipolis for awhile, not being able to come at the time. Bar- ton Smith died from wounds, and G. W. Blue was killed at the battle at Scarcy, on Kanawha. With these exceptions, the company returned entire.
THIRTY-EIGHTH OHIO INFANTRY.
This regiment was organized at Defiance, Ohio, on the 1st of September, 1861, under the President's call for 300,000 men for three years.
The following were the regimental and staff officers:
E. D. Bradley, Colonel, of Stryker, Ohio.
E. H. Phelps, Lieutenant Colonel, of Defiance, Ohio.
E. L. Barber, Major, of Wauseon, Ohio.
Rev. J. Poucher, Chaplain, of La Fayette, Ohio.
E. H. Leland, Adjutant, of Defiance, Ohio.
C. L. Chase, Quartermaster, of Stryker, Ohio.
H. C. Bouton, Wagon Master, of Defiance, Ohio.
M. D. L. Buel, Sergeant Major, of Stryker, Ohio.
On the 22d of September, it was transferred to Camp Dennison, where it was armed, equipped and, to a considerable extent, drilled and disciplined, and then ordered into active service in Kentucky on the 1st of October. At sunrise on the morning of the 2d, the regiment passed through and encamped near the town of Nicholasville. Remaining here about two weeks, it was ordered to the relief of the garrison at Wild Cat, Ky., and after a forced march of sixty miles, reached its destination on the 19th of October, 1861. Afterward, it pursued the enemy to London and Barboursville, marching on all the subsequent campaigns during the fall of 1861, and Christmas found the army encamped near Somerset. Ky. Dur- ing the winter of 1861 and 1862, the men, being almost constantly on duty, and not accustomed to the rough usages of camp life, became sickly, and in a short time, out of 990 men, less than three hundred were fit for duty. The regiment participated in the campaign of Mill Springs, ¿after which it marched to Louisville, where it arrived February 28, 1862. On March 1, the regiment embarked on transports, des- tined for Nashville, Tenn., where it arrived on the 5th of the same month, and went into camp to prepare for the coming campaign in the spring of 1862. On the 19th of March, it left Nashville with the Army of the Ohio, marched through Middle Tennessee, and, during the month of April, encamped on the battle-field of Pittsburg Landing; marched with the army under Hal- leck, toward Corinth, Miss., and took an active part in the siege of that place. After the evacuation of Cor- inth, May 27, 1862, the Thirty-eighth marched with the army in pursuit of Beauregard as far as Booneville, and, on its return, encamped near Corinth until the 20th of June, 1862, when, with the Army of the Ohio, it marched in the direction of Tuscumbia, Ala., where it arrived on the 28th of June. Remaining there un- til July 21, it marched, via Decatur and Huntsville, to Winchester, Tenn., where it arrived August 7, 1862. During this month, several reconnoitering parties made extensive detours through the mountain spurs, in the direction of Chattanooga, then the head- quarters of the rebel army. In these reconnoissances, no regiment took a more active part than the Thirty- eighth Obio. A party of eighty men made a forced march of thirty-six miles, captured Tracy City, and after destroying a large amount of tobacco, whisky, leather and articles of less value, returned to camp, having marched seventy-two miles and destroyed a large amount of property without losing a man. This march was performed in less than twenty-four hours. On September 1, 1862, began the retrogtrade march from the vicinity of Chattanooga, which terminated only when the army reached the Ohio. The Thirty- eighth Ohio endured all the hardships and shared all
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the trials of that campaign. Remaining but a short time at Louisville, on the 1st of October the regiment marched southward with the army, and, on the 8th, found the enemy in position at Chaplin Hills, near Perryville, Ky. The Thirty-eighth participated in that battle, and afterward in the campaign in Ken- tucky, until, on the 27th of October, it went into camp on Rolling Fork, near Lebanon, Ky. Remain- ing here but a short time, during which a detachment of recruits was received, it again took up the line of march in the direction of Nashville, Tenn. During the months of November and December, 1862, the regiment was guarding railroads between Gallatin and Nashville. In the latter part of December, the regiment marched to Nashville, and prepared for the approaching campaign, which terminated with the battle of Stone River. The Thirty-eighth acted a very conspicuous part in that battle, losing but few men, however, and, after the battle, went into camp near the city, where it remained until March 13, when it joined the forces then at Triune. While there, it built the earth fortress known as Fort Phelps. On the 23d of June, 1863, the Thirty-eighth marched with the Army of the Cumberland, and took an active part in the Tullahoma campaign. After resting a short time at Winchester, Tenn., on the 17th of August the march of Chattanooga began. The Thirty-eighth moved with the center corps, cross- ing the Cumberland Mountains, and finally halted on the banks of the Tennessee, opposite Shell Mound, where rafts of logs were constructed, preparatory to crossing the river. Crossing the river on the night of September 2, 1863, the march was resumed across Lookout and Raccoon Mountains, and the middle of September found the army in Lookout Valley. Pre- parations were made for battle, by sending every- thing to the rear that would encumber the army. The large train belonging to the entire army was sent to Chattanooga, and the Thirty-eighth Ohio, detailed by a special order from Gen. Thomas, was charged with the safe transit of the immense train. Accord. ingly, on the evening of the 18th of September, the train started, and ere the morning of the 19th of Sep- tember dawned, the train was within six miles of Chattanooga. The Thirty-eighth did not participate in the struggle on the field of Chickamauga, but it performed the task which the vicissitudes of war as- signed it. On the 25th of November, 1863, the divis- on to which the Thirty-eighth belonged assaulted the fortifications at the foot of Mission Ridge, as- cended the hill and carried the works, driving the reb- els from them. The Thirty-eighth was on the ex- treme left of the army, and although Bragg had pro- nounced the slope inaccessible, yet they moved up, up, up, until the summit was reached. The fire from
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