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the rebel batteries was terrific, yet comparatively harmless, and but few were injured. In this charge the regiment lost seven men killed and forty-one wounded. After pursuing the enemy as far as Ring- gold, Ga., the Thirty-eighth returned to camp near Chattanooga, where it re-enlisted as a veteran organi- zation, and was furloughed home. At the expiration of the furlough, the regiment joined the army, then at Ringgold, Ga. Recruits were sent forward, and when Sherman started for Atlanta, the regiment num- bered 741 men. On the 5th of May, 1864, the regi- ment broke camp at Ringgold, and marched to Buz- zard's Roost Gap, where it was brought into action. After skirmishing two days, a flank movement was commenced, via Villanow and Smoke Creek Gap, nearly in rear of Resaca. Here the Thirty-eighth erected field-works, and skirmished continually, and, though no general engagement took place, several men were killed and wounded. After the evacuation of that place, the regiment participated in the cam- paign which followed; took an active part in the siege of Kenesaw, fortifying and skirmishing, and on the 5th of July, 1864, reached the banks of the Chatta- hoochie River. Remaining here until July 17, the advance was again sounded, and the river was crossed. On the 22d day of July, the Thirty-eighth had the honor of establishing the picket-line of the Fourteenth Army Corps, near the City of Atlanta. It remained there some time, holding its place in line, until August 3, when it moved to Utoy Creek. Here, on the 5th of August, a portion of the regiment (Com- panies A, C and K) charged the enemy's skirmish line, and was successful. Out of the 120 men who charged, nine were killed and forty-two wounded. On the night of the 25th of August, the regiment marched with the army on a flanking expedition, and, on the 27th, struck the Atlanta & West Point Rail- road. Remaining there until the 31st, it again ad- vanced, and that night took possession of the Macon road, near Red Oak Station. Remaining there dur- ing the night of September 1, it was ascertained that the enemy was then fortifying Jonesboro, and the army was put in motion for that place, and about 4 o'clock P. M. came upon the pickets of Hardee's corps. Este's brigade (to which the Thirty eighth belonged), of Baird's division, was brought forward and assaulted the works. In this charge, the regi- meut lost, out of 360 men, 42 killed and 108 wounded; making a total loss of 150 men. Corporal O. P. Ran- dall had the colors at the onset; he fell lifeless, pierced by a minie ball. Corporal Baird next took them, and he, too, fell dead. Corporal Strawser next took them, and he fell severely wounded. Corporal Donze then took the flag, and bore it to the works. Of the five who had in charge the colors, but one
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(Corporal H. K. Brooks) escaped unharmed, although not untouched, for tive balls passed through his cloth- ing. The dead were buried on a little knoll near the battle-field, and the regiment encamped near the town of Jonesboro. On the 9th of September, the troops fell back to Atlanta, and those who were not veterans were 'discharged. On the 3d of October, 1864, the army broke camp, and retraced its recent line of operations as far north as Dalton, Ga., Hood having, in the meantime marched to the rear of Gen. Sher- man. The Thirty-eighth accompanied the expedition thus far, moved thence, via Gaylesville, Ala., to Rome, and, on the 5th of November, marched to Kingston, Ga. On the 12th of November, communi- cation was severed, and the army started for Savan- nab, marching along the line of the Georgia State Railroad, destroying it as they went, until they reached Atlanta a second and last time. During the march from Atlanta to Milledgeville, there was nothing to mar the progress of the army. Arriving at the cap- ital on the 24th of November, the Thirty-eighth was ordered into the city as a provost-guard, where it re- mained until the 25th, when the army moved on in the direction of Louisville. Just before reaching Louisville, the army left the road it had been moving on (the Augusta pike), and marched directly east. It became necessary that the bridge across the Big Ogeechee should be destroyed, and the Thirty-eighth was designated to perform that duty. This regiment had already marched fifteen miles that day, and it was yet ten miles to the bridge. After marching ten miles, and burning the bridge, it was then thirteen miles to where the army went into camp. Misfort- une being the guide, the regiment took the wrong road, and marched six miles out of the way, and it was 12 o'clock P. M. when it arrived inside the picket- line, having marched that day forty-four miles and destroyed the bridge. From Louisville to Savan- nah the march was an agreeable one, and, on the morning of 'December 21, the Thirty-eighth Ohio went into camp near "the conquered city, the enemy having evacuated the' night before. During the stay of the Thirty-eighth here, 200 drafted men and sub- stitutes were received. On the 30th of January, 1865, the Thirty-eighth left Savannah with the army, and participated in the " campaign of the Carolinas," and, after forty days, came to Goldsboro, N. C. From there it followed the retiring army as far as Holly Springs, N. C., where it remained until after the surrender of Johnston's army. From Holly Springs, the regiment marched back to Raleigh, and thence to Richmond, and finally to Alexandria, Va., where it remained until after the grand review at the national capital, when it encamped near the city of Washington. Remaining there in a state of inactiv-
ity until the 15th of June, orders were received to proceed by rail to Louisville, Ky. Meantime, a por- tion of the drafted men were mustered out. On the 15th of June, the regiment took the cars for Parkers- burg, Va., and from there proceeded by boat to Louisville, Ky., where it arrived on the 23d of June. Soon after arriving, orders were received for the muster-out of the regiment, and, on the 12th of July, the muster-out was completed, and the regiment pro- ceeded immediately to Cleveland, Ohio, where it was finally discharged on the 22d of July, 1865.
THE BATTLE OF JONESBORO', SEPTEMBER 1, 1864-THE PART TAKEN IN IT BY THE THIRTY-EIGHTH OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, WHO HAD THE HONOR OF PLACING THE REGIMENTAL FLAG ON THE REBEL WORKS.
On the morning of September 1, 1864, when the battle-line was formed, the color-guard for the Thirty-eighth Regiment consisted of Oscar Randall, George Strawser, Charles Donze, Darius Baird, Hiram Brooker and Charles Wilbur. The enemy were fortified with two lines of earthworks, the outer line of which was further protected with a heavy abattis. After the repulse of the regulars, the ad- vance was sounded, and Este's brigade, of which the Thirty-eighth was a part, moved up to the attack, the colors of the brigade being borne by Corporal Ran- dall. The enemy's fire was terrible, and many of the Thirty-eighth boys went down, Corporal Randall being among that number. The colors were im- mediately taken by Corporal Baird, who also fell dead. Corporal Strawser next raised the flag, and was almost immediately struck by a bullet. Col. Choate, seeing the colors go down, made an effort to reach them, and while in the act of seizing the flag, received a mortal wound. The regiment was now close up to the abattis, and at this point Capt. Stafford, the Adjutant General of the brigade, fell severely wounded. As Corporal Donze was pressing forward, Capt. Stafford seized hold of him, and begged him to carry him back. E. R. McDonald, of Company H, being close at hand, came to Corporal Donze's assistance, but they had hardly raised Stafford from the ground when they heard a ball strike, and Capt. Stafford relaxed his hold-his life having gone out amid the rattle of musketry and the clash of arms, in the service of his country. Corporal Donze, turning away from Capt. Stafford, discovered the colors lying on the ground, picked them up, and, forcing his way through the abattis, planted the colors on the works. The remnant of the brave Thirty-eighth Regiment, who had not gone down in that terrible " baptism of fire," closed up to their colors, captured many prisoners and held their position. The old flag is held in sacred
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remembrance by the boys who followed it through so many battles, and though but a small and tattered portion remains, which is faded and blood-stained, it is to them more beautiful than on the day when they received it with its bright colors and silken folds. It is the sacred memories that cluster round it that make it beautiful.
OOMPANY D.
Benjamin Miller, Captain.
Samuel Donaldson, First Lieutenant.
Jacob C. Donaldson, Second Leiutenant.
William Boyers, Sergeant.
H. Lichty, Sergeant.
M. Aurberger, Sergeant.
T. H. Kintigh, Sergeant.
Samuel Shuter, Corporal.
E. J. Beals, Corporal.
Lewis Tehlimern, Corporal.
M. J. Grimes, Corporal.
Robert B. Hannum, Corporal.
J. E. Kintigh, Corporal.
L. N. Beals, Corporal.
John B. Murray, Corporal; discharged from dis- ability December 11, 1861.
John E. Evans, Corporal.
PRIVATES
A. J. Bostater, Solomon Snider, William W. Cameron (died at Lebanon, Ky., March 10, 1862), James Moore, Nathaniel Grogg (killed at Jonesboro', Ga.), Samuel Priest, Jacob C. Hall, Thomas Slusser, William C. Hall, Andrew J. Will, Matthias Thirston, William H. Taylor, Daniel Hanna, John Season, Henry G. Hurd, William A. Clark, Elijah E. Good- speed, Rolla C. Hudson, Jacob Mannerla, Frederick Percy, Jesse M. Benner, H. Huycke, Frederick Stever, Conrad Percy, Christopher Percy, Levi. Yeagley, Lewis Miller, Ira Dawson, John Dull, John Stinger, Hugh Foster, John Strawser, William Brace, John B. Brace, Elias Churchman, Samuel Motter, Hugh Davis, Jacob Schartzer, George Strawser, Anson Umstead, William Churchman, John S. Cameron, Efferson Towle, Henry (Kimble, William Mapes, Henry A. Slough, Washington Meek, Levi Deitrick, Ludwig Krowmiller, William Russell.
COMPANY E.
Isaac Donafin, Captain.
J. W. Berry, Lieutenant. John Mercer, First Sergeant. F. Britton, Sergeant. E. M. Brown, Corporal. Hiram Sweet, Corporal.
PRIVATES.
A. W. Miller, John H. Britten, Henry Moore,
Robert Hutchinson, Asa Corey, Jacob Dowell. Nathan Wartenbee, Freeman Ferry, William Duffield, A. J. Beerbower, Charles W. Cornwell, George Ferry, C. R. McConkey, S. Hull, Edward Crawford, A. P. Mc- Conkey, Anson Field, J. P. Spears, L. T. Hopkins, J. K. Kauffman, S. S. Fligle, R. Headley, G. Crowell, S. Smith, W. J. Henry, Eli Kaser, Solomon Wissler.
COMPANY G. William Irving, Captain; promoted Colonel.
Jonah W. White, Captain.
Ransom P. Osborn, First Lieutenant.
Alphonzo L. Braucher, Second Lieutenant; died
at Somerset, Ky., January 28, 1862.
Elbridge G. [Willey, First Sergeant; promoted First Lieutenant.
William H. Adams, Second Sergeant.
David Renton, Third Sergeant.
Josiah W. White, Fourth Sergeant.
David W. Lazenby, Fifth Sergeant.
William Renton, First Corporal.
Bishop E. Fuller, Second Corporal.
Frederick E. Weymeyer, Third Corporal. George Hall, Fourth Corporal. Charles W. Morse, Fifth Corporal. Jacob Warwick, Sixth Corporal. Edmund Metz, Seventh Corporal.
William W. Ashton, Eighth Corporal.
Dewalt Keefer, Musician.
William Drenning, Musician. George Korn, Wagoner.
PRIVATES.
Caleb Adams, James K. Andrews, Simpson Ben- nett, Benjamin F. Braucher (died on furlough, August 6, 1862), Daniel Bishop, David Buckmaster, Robert Balking, Charles Burns, Peter Corzillius, Hiram D. Coleman, David Campbell, Edward Col- well (died in service), Orlando Colwell, Isaac Core, Wesley Camp (enlisted 1863), James Dillon, John Dillon, Reason C. Dillon, Resolvo Dunn, John De- fosse, Aaron Dixon, Daniel Duvall, John Erlston (enlisted February, 1865), Martin Edwards, J. B. Elliott (enlisted October 1, 1863), Luke Fahey, Henry Genrich, Alfred Henry, Alexander Hanover, John Hill, Philander Hill, Ransom Holibert, James W. Henderson, Charles H. Henderson, Henry Haynes, John Hess, Noah Hull, John Heim (enlisted February 10, 1864), Jeremiah Hall, William H. Hughes (en- listed January, 1863), John Keating, Robert Kyle, James Kyle, John Kesler, David Kimberly (killed at Jonesboro'), James Kimberly, William Kimberly, John Kayton, Francis Kahlo, Benjamin F. Kniss (en- listed February 1, 1864), William Lewis, John W. Lewis (died in Kentucky), Samuel Limenstall, Jonas Langley (died at Somerset, Ky., 1861), James C.
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Langley, Benjamin F. Myers, Ferdinand Messman, Horace M. Morse, Peter Mensoll, Robert McGaffick, Edward McHugh, William Marcellus, Henry Miller (enlisted January 29, 1864), John J. Miller (enlisted January 29, 1864), Jacob C. Ott, Francis Nolan (en- listed October 4, 1862), Amos Peachen, Joseph Relyea (enlisted January 1, 1864; killed at Atlanta, August 4, 1864) John Relyea (enlisted January 1, 1864), John Roever, Jasper J. Russell, Henry Ricka, Joseph W. Scott, David Shoup, Joseph Shultz, Joseph Slaghel, Andrew Slaghel, Phillip Schwope, George Stephens, Daniel Stevens, Lewis Shasteen, Andrew S. Shubert, John H. Smith (enlisted February 15, 1869), Levi Shoup, Henry Schmick (enlisted December 4, 1863), Andrew Wauk, Sylvester Ward, William P. Wilson (enlisted February 27, 1865), John Widen- hamer, Thomas Welch, Arrance Wood, Luke Whitney (died in service), John Weippart, William Young.
The following is a list of casualties in the Thirty- eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, at the battle of Chattanooga, October, 1863:
KILLED.
Col. Edward H. Phelps.
Company A -Lieut. John Lewis; H. P. Dell- inger.
Company F-Samuel Caskey, J. Cress.
WOUNDED.
Sergt. Maj. Brice H. Jay.
Chief Mus. J. H. Crall.
Company A-Sergt. J. L. Pool, Sergt. J. L. Stevens, Sergt. W. A. Slaughter, Sergt. -. Mavis. Company C-Joseph Fisher, John Wibist.
Company D-Rolla C. Hudson, H. Huycke.
Company E-Capt. E. M. Durchar, Lieut. A. W. Burgoyne, D. McQuilkin, Lewis Cleveland.
Company F-Orderly Sergt. C. Hakes,G. H. Ward, Samuel Alexander, Isaac Robbins.
Company G-Sergt. Daniel Bishop, Joseph Scott.
Company H-Lieut. Joseph Newman. G. W. Clark.
Company I-Jobn Q. Fashbaugh.
Company K-Sergt. J. F. Russell, Sergt. L. Showers, -. Murray, William McCutchen.
COL. EDWARD H. PHELPS, COMMANDER THIRTY. EIGHTH REGIMENT OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY.
Edward Herrick Phelps was born in Richville, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., December 17, 1827. Choosing law as his profession, he commenced reading prepar- atory thereto, with Judge James, of Ogdensburg. In 1851, he moved to Defiance, Ohio, where he com- pleted his reading in the office of Wolsey Welles, and
was admitted to the bar in 1852. He afterward mar- ried Harriet Welles.
At the breaking-out of the civil war, Col. Phelps was enjoying a lucrative practice in Defiance and adjoining counties. On President Lincoln's call for three months' men, he issued the first call for troops made in Northwestern Ohio, but soon received the appointment of Paymaster General of the State, from . Gov. Dennison, which position he accepted, and as- sisted the Governor and Adjt. Gen. Carrington in organizing and equipping the three months' men, and afterward paid those of them in service in Western Virginia.
His first commission in the army was that of Lieutenant Colonel of the Thirty-eighth Regiment, and dated June 10, 1861, and on the resignation of Col. Bradley, he was promoted to the command of the regiment, March 6, 1862. At the time of his death he was in command of the Third Division, Fourteenth Army Corps. His regiment took part in all the movements of the Army of the Cumberland, under Gens. Buell, Grant, Rosecrans and Thomas. Although not actively engaged in many battles, its service was among the most severe, and its standing highly honorable. At Wild Cat it arrived at the close of the battle, and pursued the enemy to Lon- don. It was unable to reach Mill Spring until the fighting was over. It took part in the siege of Cor- inth, and pursued the enemy to Boonville, and acted in reserve at Stone River. It bore an honorable part in the severe engagements of Chickamauga, having charge of ordnance and supply trains, bringing them safely off. The Thirty-eighth Regiment formed part of the gallant force that stormed and captured Mis- sion Ridge on Wednesday, November 25, which closed the series of brilliant victories which will make Chattanooga memorable in our national history, and give the thousands of gallant men who achieved them a strong hold on the admiration of the world and gratitude of every true American.
Col. Phelps was killed at the battle of Mission Ridge. He had been quite unwell before the battle- so much so, indeed, that on the night preceding his death he called in two surgeons for consultation; but when the order was given for the grand advance on the rebel stronghold, he could not think of remaining behind, and moved as usual at the head of his com- mand. When they charged up the hill, he found him- self too weak to climb, and being unable to ride his horse, owing to the steepness of the ascent, he was borne along by four of his men. Thus he continued with his brigade in that daring assault, until the sum- mit was attained, and while organizing his men to be prepared for any attempt of the enemy to re-take the stronghold thus gallantly grasped from them, he was
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shot by a sharpshooter concealed only fifteen or twenty rods from him, the ball entering his breast and killing him instantly.
Col. Phelps from his boyhood took a deep interest in military matters, having in his youth acted as Lieutenant and Captain in the New York Volunteer Militia. Before he was twenty-one years old, and during the Mexican war, he enlisted a company, and started to join the federal army in Mexico, but peace was declared before he reached the field. As a law- yer, he was very industrious, energetic and persever- ing, qualities which he carried into military service. A strict disciplinarian, he carried out every order to the letter. He was particularly neat in his own per- son and dress, and was careful to see that attention was given to the same objects by his men, especially about their camps and quarters. The sanitary con- dition and wants of his command were always prom- inent in his thoughts, and he was renowned for his kindness and care of the sick and disabled. He was strictly temperate in his habits, never using intoxicat- ing liquors, or tobacco in any form.
Thus passed away another of the true men -- the jewels of the nation. Col. Phelps' body was interred at Toledo, on Saturday, December 5, 1863.
FORTY-EIGIITHI OIHO INFANTRY.
This regiment was organized at Camp Dennison on the 17th of February, 1862, and soon after departed to Gen. W. T. Sherman, at Paducah, Ky. After a short rest at Paducah, it moved up the Tennessee River, on the steamer Express, and on the 19th of March disembarked at Pittsburg Landing. On the 4th of April, while the regiment was on drill, a firing was heard, and the Forty-eighth at once moved in the direction of the sound; but the enemy fell back, and at nightfall the regiment returned to its quarters. About 7 o'clock on the morning of the 6th, the regi - ment advanced upon the enemy, and was soon warmly engaged. Charge after charge was repulsed, and though the rebel fire was making fearful gaps in the line, the men stood firm. A battery was sent to their aid, but after firing four shots it retired. The rebels then advanced, confidently expecting to capture the regiment, but they were driven back, and the Forty- eighth withdrew to its supports, having been ordered three times by Gen. Sherman to fall back. It is claimed that Gen. Johnston, of the rebel army, was killed in this portion of the battle by some member of the Forty eighth. The regiment was actively en- gaged during the remainder of the day, and, late in the afternoon, in connection with the Twenty-fourth Ohio and Thirty-sixth Indiana, it participated in a decisive attack on the rebel lines. It acted through- out in Buckland's brigade of Sherman's division-a brigade which had no share in the early rout of a part
of that division. On the second day of the battle, about 10 o'clock A. M., the regiment went into action across an open field, under a galling fire, and continued constantly exposed until the close of the engagement. The Forty-eighth lost about one-third of its members in this battle. From this time until after the close of the rebellion, the regiment engaged continually in active duty. In the attack upon Corinth, the Forty-eighth was among the first organ- ized troops to enter the rebel works. In Gen. Sher- man's first expedition to Vicksburg, it occupied, with credit, a position on the right in the assault; and it was in Sherman's expedition up the Arkansas River, and distinguished itself in the battle of Arkan- sas Post. It was with Grant during his Vicksburg campaign; fought at Magnolia Hills and Champion Hills; and participated in a general assault on the rebel works in the rear of Vicksburg, May 23, 1863. On the 25th of June following, another general as- sault was made upon the same works, and the Forty- eigh h was ordered to cross an open field, exposed to two enfilading batteries, to take position in the ad- vance line of rifle-pits and to pick off the enemy's gunners. This order was successfully executed. It took a prominent part in the battle of Jackson, Miss., and soon after engaged in the fight at Bayou Teche. At Sabine Cross Roads, the Forty-eighth, then a mere remnant of its former self, severely pun- ished the "Crescent Regiment," but, in turn it was overpowered and captured. It was not exchanged until October, 1864. The majority of the men in the regiment re-enlisted, but, on account of the capture, they never received their veteran furlough. After its exchange, the regiment shared in the capture of Mo- bile. After the surrender of the rebel armies, the re- maining 165 men of this regiment were ordered to Texas. The regiment was at last mustered out of the service in May, 1866, arriving at Columbus, Ohio, May 21, 1866, having been in the service over four years, and traveled, during that time, through eight Southern States, a distance by land and water 11,500 miles, and being next to the last Ohio infantry regi- ment discharged from the service.
COMPANY F.
Virgil H. Moats, Captain; promoted Major; died
at Cincinnati from wounds received at Vicksburg. Aquilla Conrad, First Lieutenant. Daniel Gunsaullus, Second Lieutenant.
William H. Smith, First Sergeant; promoted First Lieutenant.
Frederick W. Hoeltzel, Second Sergeant.
Homer W. Moats, Third Sergeant; died 1862. Joseph Rath, Fourth Sergeant; died at Defiance,
on his way home, December, 1864.
George W. Laser, Fifth Sergeant.
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Edward J. Todd, Wagoner. William H. Doud, First Corporal. John E. Richardson, Second Corporal. James Elliott, Third Corporal. Demetrius L. Bell, Fourth Corporal. Robert Cosgrave, Fifth Corporal. Frederick Speaker, Sixth Corporal. Philip Roberts, Seventh Corporal.
Charles Marfilius, Eighth Corporal.
William W. Russell and George A. Williams, Musicians.
PRIVATES
J. Arnst, H. Arnold, Metcalf A. Bell, Charles Bam- ler, E. Byers, George Byers, Charles Burger, George Blair, Eugene Braut, D. M. Bell, Thomas Brannan, John Butler, F. G. Bridenbaugh, William J. Cole, William E. Carpenter, Cornelius Conard, Edwin Cary, Michael Charl (enlisted 1864), Michael Carroll, William Dón- ley, Edward Doud, William Ellis, Mathew Elliott, Will- iam Edwards, Lewis Ferris, Benjamin Gripps, Nelson D. Grogg, George G. Hopkins, David Hollibaugh, Daniel Hannah, Frederick Helmick, Harman Hockman, Frederick Hoeltzel, John M. Johnson, G. W. Janes, Paul Jones, Joseph Kibble, John J. Kane (killed at Vicks- burg, May, 1863), Robert Kibble (died at Shiloh March, 1863), Samuel Kochel, Isaac E. Kintigh, Patrick Kearney, John Kead, C. Lowry, William Lawrence, James Lawrence, Emanuel Miller, Philip Miller, F. R. Miller, George Morrison, James Myers (died in hospital November, 1863), George Minsel, James McFeeters, Edward McVickers, Philip McGuire, Joseph McKillips, Charles McHugh, H. Nolan, Christopher Nagle, Dennis L. Pitts, Obadiah W. Partee, Joseph Partee, John E. Partee, John Rhinehart, Isaac Randall (died of disease at Bolivar, Tenn., August 6, 1862), Thomas O'Rourk, Rudy Rider, S. F. Roush (died at Shiloh March 26, 1862), Rhoda Ryan, Emanuel Reisch, Isaac Ridenour, Elias Ridenour, Jacob Snyder, Peter Smith (died in hospital at Shiloh, 1862), Andrew Smith, Francis M. Smith, Andrew Schmidt, James Sanders (died in hospital at Albany, 1862), Robert Sanders, Wentlin Shiels, Abraham Spitler, Matthias Shellinberger, George Trostle (enlisted 1864), Jacob Taylor, Alvara Vanskiver (enlisted January 17, 1864), William Wright, Alfred Winters, Charles E. Williams, A. W. Whipple, David E. Welker.
HOW THE FLAG OF THE FORTY-EIGHTH WAS SAVED.
When the Forty-eighth Regiment, to which Com- pany F belonged, was overpowered and captured at the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864, the color-bearer, Isaac Scott, in the midst of the excitement threw down the regimental flag, but an old man sprang forward and tore the old flag
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