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But two items not given may be of interest. After the evacuation of Cor- inth by the rebels, Colonel Leggett was sent to Jackson, Tennessee, occupied by a force of rebels, who were driven out, and C. M. Roberts raised the stripes and stars on the same pole on which had been raised the first rebel flag in Tennessee.
On the march of the regiment to Rosswell factories, on the Chattahoochie River, on the 16th of July, 1864, while walking through a clump of bushes, Surgeon Reeves was accosted by a citi- zen of the country, with a request for a federal surgeon to administer medical aid to his sick daughter. The doctor at first objected, but on a second thought concluded to go with the man who took him down the valley to a cave, where he found about two hundred Union refugees hiding from the persecution of the rebel authorities.
The following were commissioned and assigned to other companies : Ser- geant A. A. Adair to captain ; Sergeant Martin Durant to second lieutenant ; Sergeant John Kennedy to second lieutenant, Sergeant James Earich to second lieutenant. The latter refused to be mustered as lieutenant, preferring to carry the colors which he had borne in so many battles.
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COMPANY E, 78TH REGIMENT O. V. I. OFFICERS.
Captain Thomas M. Stevenson, e. Oet. 29, 1861; res. Feb. 14, 1863; com. as chaplain Feb. 20, 1863.
First Lieutenant, William W. MeCarty, e. Oet. 31, 1861; pro. to captain March 7, 1862; dis. May 26, 1865:
First Lieutenant, Archibald W. Stewart, en- tered service as a private Nov. 15, 1861; pro. to sergt. Dec. 23, 1861; pro. to second lieut. Feb. 14, 1863; to first lieut. Jan. 14, 1865; detailed as aid-de-camp on staff of General Leggett, on which he served until the close of the war.
Second Lieutenant, Cyrus M. Roberts, e. Oct. 31, 1861; pro. to first lieut. March 16, 1863, to captain Jan. 1, 1865; retained in serviee.
Second Lieutenant, Alexander V. P. Ilagar, e. as sergt. Oet. 30, 1861; pro. to second lieut. Jan. 20, 1865.
SERGEANTS.
Joseph L. Brown, e. Dec. 5, 1861; vet; e. Dee. 18, 1863; pro. to corpl. Dee. 18, 1863; to sergt. June 1, 1865; to first sergt. June 11, 1865; m. o. w. C.
William H. Townsend, e. as eorpl. Dec. 13, 1861; vet .; e. as sergt. Jan. 5, 1864; absent on furlough, at m. o.
James R. Earich, e. as private Dec. 21, 1861; vet .; e. as sergt. Jan. 5, 1864; m. o. w. C.
Harvey Davis, e. as private Dee. 21, 1861; vet .; e. as sergt. Jan. 5, 1864; m. o. w. e.
Samuel M. Cramblett, e. as private Dec. 7, 1861; vet .; e. as sergt. Dee. 18, 1863; m. o. w. c.
CORPORALS.
Eli W. Coulson, e. as private; vet .; e. as eorpl. Jan. 5, 1864; absent on furlough at m. o.
Benjamin A. Wiley, e. as private Jan. 7, 1864; pro. to corpl. Jan. 2, 1865: m. o. w. (.
John Davis, e. Oct. 7, 1863; pro. to corpl. Jan. 2, 1865; m. o. w. c.
William Stoneburuer, c. as private Dee. 17, 1861; vet .; e. Dec. 18, 1863; pro. to corpl. June 1, 1865; m. o. w. C.
James P. Ilartsell, e. as private; vet .; c. Jan. 5, 1864; pro. to corpl. Inne 1, 1865.
Marion Ridgeley, e. as private Jan. 4, 1864; pro. to corpi. June 1, 1865.
Fletcher L. Bunu, e. as private March 28, 1864; pro, to corpl. June 1, 1865.
William L. Brown, e. as private Dec. 7, 1861; vet .; e. Dec. 1863; pro. to corpl. June 1, 1865; mn. o. w. c.
William J. George, e. as private Dec. 21, 1861; vet .; e. as musician, Jan. 5, 1864; m. o. w. e.
Philip J. George, vet .; e. as musician Jan. 5, 1864; m. o. w. e.
PRIVATES.
Brogan, James, e. Sept. 21, 1863; m. o. w. c.
Coulson, William G. S., e. Jan. 7, 1863; m. o. w. e.
Christman, Daniel, e. Dee. 4, 1861; vet .; e. Jan. 6, 1864; m. o. w. C.
Christman, William D., e. Dee. 5, 1861; vet .; e. Dec. 18, 1863; m. o. w. c.
Carver, John S., e. Jan. 5, 1864; absent on furlough at m. o.
Coffee, Louis, e. Dee. 2, 1863; m. o. w. c.
Cochran, Samuel, e. Oct. 10, 1864; m. o. w. C.
Donahue, Morris, e. Oct. 6, 1864; m. o. w. e.
Drake, H. H., e. Dee. 12, 1861, Co. E, 78th; dis. Sept. 26, 1862.
Durant, George, e. Jan. 5, 1864; m. o. w. c.
Durant, John, e. Jan. 8, 1864; m. o. w. e.
Dozer, Benjamin F., e. Feb. 26, 1864;
m. o. W. C.
Ferguson, Elisha, e. Oct. 8, 1864; m. o. w. e.
Gallion, George W., e. Dee. 7, 1861; vet .; e. Jan. 5, 1864; m. o. w. c.
Glassford, Fred., c. Jan. 4, 1864; m. o. w. e.
Gilpin, Daniel, e. Oct. 18, 1864; m. o. w. e. Hays, John W. e. Dec. 7, 1861; vet., e. Dee. 18, 1863, m. o. w. e.
Hersch, William F., e. Feb. 25, 1864; m. o. w. e.
Jones, Reason, e. Nov. 15, 1863; m. o. w. c. Kirby, John R., e. Feb. 22, 1865; m. o. w. c. Longstreth, Thomas, e. Oct. 12, 1864; m. o. w. e.
McElroy, John, e. Nov. 16, 1863; absent on furlough on m. o.
Martin, Thomas, e. Feb. 19; 1864; m. o. w. e.
Matson, Alvertus, e. Feb. 22, 1865; absent at m. o.
Morrison, Matthias, e. Dec. 26, 1861; vet .; e. Jan. 5, 1864; sick at m. o .; dis. Jan. 5, 1865, at Camp Chase.
Pletcher, Noah, e. Dec. 21, 1861; vet .; e. Jan. 5, 1864; m. o. w. (.
Pletcher, Nicholas, c. Dec. 17, 1861; dis. for disa. Sept., 1862 ; re-e. Sept. 1863, 1st regt. O. II. A .; dis.
Pletcher, Jno. W., c. Dee. 21, 1861; vet .; e. Jan. 5, 1864; sick at m. o.
Price, Othello, e. Feb. 24, 1864; m. o. w. c.
Penrose, Austin, c. Feb. 16, 1865; m. o. w. c. Quinn, Heury, e. Dec. 28, 1863; m. o. w. c. Rainey, Jonathan, e. Feb. 22, 1765; m. o. w. c.
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Sutton, William, e. Oct. 14, 1864; m. o. w. c. Sowders, Jacob A., e. Feb. 26, 1864; m. o.w. C. Shook, William J., e. -- 7, 1861; detailed as ambulance driver; vet .; e. Jan. 5, 1864; m. o. W. C.
Stevens, Elwood, e. Feb. 17, 1865; m. o. W. C. Tow, Joseph, e. Oct 6, 1864.
Van Hom, John W., e. Dec. 14, 1861; vet .; e. Jan. 5, 1864; m. o. w. e.
Wiley, Hiram J., e. Nov. 15, 1861; vet .; e. Jan. 8, 1864; m. o. w. C.
Walters, John A., e. Oct. 7, 1864; m. o. w. c.
Wallace, Wilkes P., e. Oct. 14, 1864; m. o. W. C.
Whiteraft, John R., e. March 6, 1864; m. o. w. e.
Wood, Charles P., e. Feb. 17, 1865; m. o. w. c. Williams, John, e. March 16, 1865; m. o. W. C. Young, John, e. Dec. 25, 1861; vet .; e. Jan. 5, 1864; absent on furlough at m. o.
Young, Thomas, e. Feb. 17, 1865; m. o. w. c.
The following names appear on muster-in roll and are not found on the muster-out roll.
Sergeant George J. Chappelear, e. Nov. 82, 1861; dis. in 1862 on surg. cert. of disa.
Sergeant. Alexander Stinchcomb, e. Dec. 21, 1861; dis. in 1862 on surg. cert. of disa.
Sergeant Charles W. Brown, e. Dec. 3, 1861; died at Shiloh in 1862.
Sergeant Jasper S. Laughlin, e. Nov. 28, 1861; died in service.
Corporal Robert F. Chandler, e. Nov. 20, 1861; died in service.
Corporal George R. McCarty, e. Dec. 21, 1861; absent at m. 0.
Corporal Jacob Bush, e. Dec. 17, 1861.
Corporal William H. Sopher, e. Dec. 4, 1861; died in service.
Corporal Abram Wood, e. Dec. 4, 1861; dis. in 1862 on surg. cert. of disa.
Corporal Jordan M. Maular, e. Nov. 28, 1861; dis. in 1862 on surg. cert. of disa.
PRIVATES.
Ammon, George W., e. Dec. 12, 1861; dis. Sept. 23, 1862, at Columbus, O., on surg. cert. of disa.
Alexander, Thompson, e. Dec. 17, 1861; dis. on surg. eert. of disa.
Bailey, Benjamin F., e. Nov. 20, 1861; died of wounds received at Vieksburg, Miss.
Bailey, James M., e. Nov 26, 1861; m. o. w. c. Bailey, Christian, e. Dec. 19, 1861; m. o. w. e. Bailey, David, e. Dec, 19, 1861; m, o. W C.
Bailey, Sylvester, e. Dec. 19, 1861; m. o. w. c. Beisaker, Jacob, e. Dec. 19, 1861, m. o. w. c. Barkhurst, John, e. Nov. 21, 1861; m. o. w. c. Boyd, Cyrus, e. Dec. 4, 1861; m. o. w. C.
Bunn, Fletcher F., e. Dec. 7, 1861; dis. by re-e. April 1, 1864.
Bush, Hiram H., e. Dec. 19, 1861; killed in battle at Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 1864.
Coulson, Eli W., e. Nov. 26, 1861; m. o. w. c. Coulson, Eli G., e. Nov. 14, 1861; m. o. w. c. Coffee, Louis, e. Dec. 4, 1861.
Clawson, John, e. Dec. 16, 1861; dis. on surg. cert. of disa.
Chappelear, William A., e. Dec. 9, 1861; dis. on surg. cert. of disa.
Davis, John, e. Nov. 29, 1861.
Drake, Henry H., e. Dec. 12, 1861.
Durant, Martin, e. Dec. 21, 1861; pro. to sec- ond lieut.
Fuller, Chester M., e. Dec. 7, 1861.
Glassford, Fred, e. Nov. 21, 1861.
Grubb, Rasselas, e. Nov. 21, 1861.
Harnes, Robert, killed Nov. 25, 1863.
Harris, George W., e. Dec. 3, 1861; killed at Lovejoy's Station while in picket line.
Hann, David P., e. Dec. 12, 1861.
HIeller, William, e. Jan. 3, 1862.
Kirby, William, e. Dec. 4, 1861.
Kirby, John R., Nov. 21, 1861.
Kennedy, John, e. Dec. 21, 1861.
Keller, John, e. Dec. 25, 1861; dis. at Mem- phis, Tenn., Feb. 1863.
Koon, Sylvester, c. Dec. 30, 1861.
Lees, Elisha, e. Dec. 12, 1861.
Landerman, William, e. Dec. 17, 1861.
Moore, James W., e. Nov. 20, 1861; vet .; e. April 1, 1864.
Maullar, George W., e. Nov. 29, 1861.
Monks, Albert, e. Dec. 4. 1861.
Murphy, William, e. Dec. 9, 1861.
McElroy, John, e. Nov. 25, 1861; - died in Vicksburg, Miss., in 1863.
McCarty, Arthur W., e. Dec. 3, 1861.
Porter, James D., e. Dec. 12, 1861.
Pletcher, Nicholas, e. Dec. 21, 1861.
Rivers, Ethelbert D., e. Dec. 6, 1861.
Shutt, Samuel H., e. Nov. 20, 1861.
Smith, John C., e. Nov. 26, 1861.
Sopher, Jolin D., e. Nov. 23, 1861; died in service.
Sowers, Job P., e. Dec. 4, 1861.
Southard, Samuel, e. Dec. 17, 1861.
Swope, Henry, e. Dec. 21, 1863.
Thompson, John, e. Dee. 6, 1861.
Thompson, John W., e. Dec. 17, 1861; died in service,
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Tompkins, Benjamin, e. Dec. 5, 1861.
Turner, Alonzo, e. Dee, 12, 1861; killed in battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864.
Williams, Luther C., c. Nov. 17, 1861; dis. on surg. cert.
Wiseman, Caleb M., e. Nov. 26, 1861; died in service.
Wade, William S., e. Nov. 25, 1861; dis. at Columbus, O., on surg. eert.
Walraven, Charles, e. Dec. 4, 1861.
Whitaker, John H., e. Dec. 16, 1861; dis. at Columbus on surg. cert.
Woodward, Samuel S., e. Doc. 19, 1861.
NAMES OF A DETACHMENT.
John C. Russel, e. as corpl. Aug. 30, 1862; wo. at Champion Hills, Miss., May 16, 1863.
John Switser, e. Sept. 1, 1862; absent at m.o. Alexander Earich, e. Aug. 22, 1862; m. o. w. e.
Jacob L. Matson, e. Aug. 30, 1862; m. o. W. c.
PRIVATES.
Brown, Benjamin, e. Aug. 30, 1862; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Brown, John C., e. Sept. 2, 1862; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Bush, Leonard J., e. Aug. 22, 1862, dis. June 1, 1864, at Washington, D. C.
Coulson, George S., e. Aug. 30, 1862; wo. at Champion Hills, May 16, 1863; dis. at Wash- ington, D. C., June 1, 1865.
Davis, Martin, e. Aug. 30, 1862; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Matson, Seaton A., e. Aug. 30, 1862; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Allard, Jonathan, e. Oct. 26, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Aldrich, Theodore, e. Sept. 26, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Benton, Orlando F., e. Sept. 23, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Bustator. Mathias, e. Sept. 23, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Copsey, Martin, e. Sept. 23, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Colen, James, e. Sept. 29, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Decissus, Christian, e. Oct. 14, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Emrich, Peter, e. Sept. 23, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Friar, Samuel L., e. Sept. 23, 1864; dis. JJune 1, 1865, at Washington, D. ('.
Fishbangh, Lonis, e. Sept. 23, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Fetter, John, e. Sept. 23. 1864; absent in hos- pital at Alexandria, Va., at m. o. e.
Jones, Jacob A., e. Sept. 23, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Keafer, Adam, e. Sept. 23, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Linder, Michael, e. Sept. 23, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Omer, Reuben, e. Sept. 28, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Pletcher, Israel, e. Oct. 19, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Rhodes, Ira, e. Oct. 19, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Rosser, William G., e. Oct. 19, 1864; absent in hospital, Alexandria, Va., at m. o. e.
Stoneburner, Gilman, e. Oct. 19, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Stunnaberry, Absalom, e. Sept. 23, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Stemler, David, e. Oet. 13, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Sloan, James, e. Oct. 19, 1864; dis. June 1, 1865, at Washington, D. C.
Smith, David, e. Oct. 19, 1864; dis. at Wash- ington, D. C., June 1, 1865.
Taylor, Thomas, e. Oct. 19, 1864; dis. at Washington, D. C., June 1, 1865.
Wright, David, Sept. 28, 1864; dis. at Wash- ington, D. C., June 1, 1865.
Swingle, Nieholas, e. March 18, 1864, Zanes- ville; absent in hospital June 12, 1864.
Wm. H. Dozer, formerly Co. E. 78th regt .; transferred to vet. reserve eorps, and assigned to Co. H, 6th regt., vet. reserve corps; died in post hospital, Johnson's Island, O., March 23, 1865.
Thomas Harter, killed in battle July 22, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga.
William Smith, e. in 1863; dis. by reason of wo. ree. July 22, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga.
Robert Moore, e. 1863; dis. by reason of wo. rec. July 22, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga.
George H. Coulson, e. Jan., 1864, died of wo. rec. in battle July 22, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga.
Asa Massey, e. Ang., 1862; died in service, Lake Providence, La.
Company D of the 78th not being ex- clusively recruited in Morgan County, is omitted in the numbering of the companies. Yet it is proper to state that the company was raised in the vi- cinity of Rockville, Muskingum County, and Bloom Township, Morgan County.
E. Ililles Talley, son of W. F. Talley.
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of Muskingum County, was elected cap- tain, and with his company and regiment left Zanesville on February 11, 1862. After leaving Fort Donelson, about the middle of March, Captain Talley was taken sick and removed to the hospital at Savannah, Tenn., where he died April 1, 1862, in the vigor of his young manhood, the first of his regiment sac- rificed to the cause he had espoused.
COMPANY F, 86TH REGIMENT.
On Tuesday, thie 27th of May, 1862, Governor Tod's dispatch of the 2d was received at McConnelsville, stating that Washington City was in immediate danger, and that Morgan County must, without delay, raise 100 men for three months' service. Forthwith all was ex- citement. Hand-bills announcing the news were printed, the bells of the two towns were rung, and enlistment com- menced. On the 28th sixty men were enrolled, and on the 9th of June the company reported at Camp Chase, and elected F. W. Wood captain, Amos W. Ewing first and Geo. S. Corner second lieutenants, and was attached to the 86th Regiment as Company F.
The regiment left Camp Chase on the 17th June, 1862, for Cumberland; but at Bentwood, on the Ohio, the order was changed to Clarksburg, Virginia, where the regiment arrived on the 19th, and remained in camp until the 21st of August. Company F, with five other companies, under Major Lemert, was then ordered to Buchanan, Virginia, where they arrived on the 22d, and the next day departed for Beverly, Virginia. On the 25th Company F was ordered to the mountains, about twenty-five miles distant, to build a fortification, and to guard passes on the dry fork of Cheat River. On the 3d of September the
company was ordered back to Beverly, where it joined the other five compa- nies, and on the 6th was ordered to join the regiment at Clarksburg, where it remained until ordered home. It was mustered out of the service on the 23d of September, 1862.
While at Clarksburg Company F was ordered out one night to break up a company of rebels, who were recruiting in the vicinity. This was successfully effected by a few shots from their mus- kets, which rendered some of them sat- isfied with war and incapable of further mischief .*
Company F was mustered into ser- vice at Camp Chase by Captain Dodd June 2d, 1862; was mustered out at Camp Dennison September 23d, 1862, by Captain A. T. Bond, U. S. A. The dates of enlistment are from May 27th to June 9th, inclusive.
OFFICERS.
Fred W. Wood, eaptain.
Amos W. Ewing, first lieutenant.
George S. Corner, second lieutenant.
William J. Bumgardner, orderly sergeant.
Thomas W. Simpson, second sergeant.
James I. Defigli, third sergeant.
Absalom Wills, fourth sergeant.
Caleb E. Fouts, fifth sergeant.
Corporals: Harmon S. Benjamin, John W. Barkhurst, John Grim, Solomon S. Beekwith, Moses II. Metealf, Frank B. Manly, Theodore F. Lent, Henry A. Davis.
Musicians: John L. Cochran, Henry C. Timms. Thomas O. Neely, wagoner.
PRIVATES.
Adams, W. W. Bozman, James E.
Auerbach, Henry M.
Border, James E.
Adams, Charles W .
Cowman, William H.
Brownell, James W.
Cowman, John E.
Baker, Nathan S.
Campbell, Thomas R.
Benjamin, James L.
Chidester, Thomas G.
Barrel, William A.
Compton, John D.
Beckel, William L. Carter, John.
Baker, Isaac. Davidson, Aaron.
Bengman, Dennis M.
Doren, Emanuel
* From Lieut. Col. George S. Corner.
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Denkle, Jacob.
Mc Vey, Levi.
Dickerson, Hiel L.
Mingus, Samuel P. Mendenhall, John M.
Ewing, William B. Ellis, James W .
Ellis, Eli.
Hiler, Richard S.
Head, Absalom.
Hutchins, Nathan F.
Holmes, James W .
Holbrook, John. Hughes, Henry C. Hannum, Seth.
Power, James. Porter, Thomas H. Patterson Henry G. Rogers, William B. Roland, Henry F.
Rankin, John.
Richey, William.
Ron, James F.
Sweezey, Henry. Sands, Alexander B.
Sands, James N.
Sutton, Thomas. Thurman, William.
Kincaid, McArthur.
Kincaid, James W.
Kilkenny, Thomas.
Turner, Vinton L. Veatch, Theophilus. Wilson, Joseph G. Wetherell, Albert.
Kirby, Robert E. Millar, Henry L. Moore, McClurg.
Wetherell, Luther. Worley, Albert. Wheeler, Joseph.
McCann, John R.
McCann, Benjamin F.
Walker, Albert.
McGrew, Finley B.
White, Jesse.
Matson, Gregory. Young. William H.
PROMOTIONS.
Fred W. Wood, e. as private; pro. to capt. June 9, 1862; m. o. w. c.
Amos W. Ewing, e. as private; pro. to first licut. June 9, 1862; m. o. w. c.
George S. Corner, c. as private; pro. to second licut. June 9, 1862; m. o. w. c.
William J. Bumgardner, c. as private; pro. to ord. sergt. June 9, 1862; m. o. W. C.
Thomas W. Simpson, e. as private; pro. to ord. sergt. June 9, 1862; m. o. W. C.
James I. Defigh, pro. to sergt .; m. o. w. c. Absalom Wills, pro. to sergt .; m. o. W. C. Caleb E. Fouts, pro. to sergt .; m. o. w. c.
II. S. Benjamin, John W. Barkhurst, John Grim, Solomon S. Beckwith, Moses Il. Metcalf, Frank Manly, Theodore F. Lent, and H. A. Davis, pro. from privates to corpls and mi. o. w. C.
DEATHS AND DISCHARGES.
Eli Ellis, dis. July 17, 1862, at Grafton, Va., on surg. cert. of disa .; Henry C. Hughes, died Sept. 12, 1862, at Clarksburg, Va., of typhoid fever.
COMPANIES C AND D, 97TH REGIMENT.
On the call of the President, July, 1862, the military committees of the counties of Muskingum, Coshocton, Guernsey and Morgan, met at Zanes- ville, on the 18th of July, and recom- mended officers for the 97th Regiment, then being organized at Zanesville, but from some cause their commendation was unheeded.
Under this call for 300,000 men the quota of Morgan was two companies, and in case of a deficiency of volunteers a draft was ordered in the county or dis- trict deficient.
On the 21st the military committee met for the purpose of recommending suitable persons to the governor as sec- ond lieutenants or recruiting officers for the two companies. From the twenty names presented the committee selected George S. Davis, of Malta, and Sextus Scott, of McConnelsville. Mr. Scott de- clined and the committee appointed W. P. Gilley ; but after a reconsideration Mr. Scott concluded to accept, and was again recommended. On the 28th the committee again met, and recommended Andrew Arrick, of Bristol, Ira Ellis, of Homer, and Bart. Coalman, of McCon- nelsville, all of whom had their commis. sions by the 30th. On the 7th of Au- gust each company had half the number required, and on the 15th one company reported at Camp Potwin, near Zanes- ville, with Sextus Scott captain, Bart. Coalman first and W. P. Gilley second lientenants. On the 16th the other reported with Captain George S. Davis, First Lieutenant Ira Ellis, and Second Lieutenant Andrew Arrick. These
were Companies C and D.
The regiment was mustered into the service on the 1st and 2d of September, 1862; on the 7th went by rail to Cov-
Davis, John.
Mc Williams, Thomas. Neelcy, Henry. Oliver, Joshua. Power, Paton. Power, Joseph.
Ilutchinson, John M. Hollingshead, James. Hansberry, Ezra S. Hughey, James M. Joy, James HI. James, John. Jackson, Jolın. Jones, Jolin.
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ington Heights, opposite Cincinnati, and on the 8th took position near Fort Mitchell, three miles from the river, during the Kirby Smith raid.
On the 22d of September, at Louis- ville, the regiment was attached to General Buel's army, and on the 1st of October started in pursuit of Bragg's force, and on the 4th of October en- countered the rear guard, and after a slight skirmish the rebels retreated toward Perryville. At the beginning of the battle of Perryville, October Sth, the regiment was ten miles distant, but came up, and was efficient in the defeat of the enemy.
On the reorganization under General Rosecrans the 97th was retained in General Crittenden's Corps, which formed the left wing of the Army of the Cumberland. On the 27th, in the movement against Murfreesboro, the regiment encountered the outposts of the enemy at Lavergne, fifteen miles from Nashville, and at Stone River on the 31st December, 1862, and on the 1st, 2d and 3d January, 1863. Sep- tember 9th, after driving the enemy's sharpshooters from Chattanooga, the regiment entered the city three hours before the main army. For this gallant action the regiment, with the brigade, was left to garrison the place, and con- sequently was not in the engagement at Chickamauga. On a second organ- ization of the army under Major-Gen- eral Thomas, the regiment with the brigade was assigned to Sherman's 2d Division, and with it was at the battle of Mission Ridge, in which it lost one hundred and fifty officers and men killed and wounded. On the 28th of November, 1863, the regiment left Chattanooga for Knoxville to reinforce General Burnside. In this march they
suffered from being thinly clad and without transportation; but while at Knoxville they evinced their taste for learning by the occupation of the East Tennessee University. On the 15th of December their services were required in driving Longstreet over the Straw- berry Plains and Blain's Cross Roads.
On the 25th of April, 1864, the 97th joined the main army at Cleveland, Tenn., and on the 3d of May, with Sherman's army, entered on the At- lanta campaign. On the 11th of May the regiment, with Harker's Brigade, made an unsuccessful charge on the enemy at Rocky Face Ridge. At Res- aca the regiment was under fire for two days (14th and 15th of May), and at Adairsville, on the 17th, had a sharp fight, resulting in a loss of twenty men in less than fifteen minutes. At Dallas the regiment was under constant fire from the 25th of May to the 5th of June. But the great and in fact only discomfiture of the 97th, was in the two engagements of the 22d and 27th of June on the enemy's position on the Kenesaw Mountain-in both of which it lost heavily. In the first, of 153 men of the regiment engaged, 112 were either killed or wounded, and in the second thirty-five. The boys celebrated the 4th by a fight at Smyrna church.
At the battle of Peach Tree Creek, on the 20th of July, 1863, the 97th, numbering less than three hundred men, being on the extreme left, received the terrible shock of Hood's rebel forces, and stood firm against seven charges made against it. For this gallantry General Howard (commanding the bri- gade) and General Newton (command- ing the division) went to the regiment and personally thanked the officers and men. In addition an order was issued
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exempting the regiment from picket and fatigue duty during the remainder of the campaign.
The regiment was in the battle of Jonesboro, Ga., September 1, and with Sherman entered Atlanta, September 2, 1864. After this time the regiment participated in the battles of Lovejoy Station, Spring Hill, Franklin and Nash- ville, and was at Bull's Gap, in East Tennessee, rebuilding the Tennessee and Virginia railroad, with a view of going by rail to Richmond via Lynch- burg, when the news of Lee's surrender changed its course to Nashville, where the regiment was mustered out of the service.
COMPANY C, 97TH O. V. I. OFFICERS.
Captain, Sextus Scott, e. July 23, 1862; res. Jan. 31, 1863, phys. disa.
Captain, William P. Gilley, c. June 10, 1862, as second lieut .; pro. to first lieut. May 10, 1863, to captain June 6, 1863; wo. at Mission Ridge Nov. 25, 1863, and m. o. w. c.
First Lieutenant, Bartholomew Coalman, e. July 26, 1862; dis. April 10, 1863, account of disa.
First Lieutenant, William D. Thompson, e. as first sergt .; pro. to second lieut. May 10, 1863, to first lieut. Jan. 25, 1864; wo. at battle Franklin, Tenn., Nov. 30, 1864; m. o. w. c.
Sergeant, Albert G. Emerson, e. July 28, 1862, as private; pro. to sergt. Feb. 1, 1863; to first sergt. May 10, 1863; wo. at Franklin, Tenn., Nov. 30, 1864; m. o. Nov. 27, 1865.
Sergeant, Brice Taylor, e. Aug. 11, 1862, as private; pro. to corpl. Feb. 1, 1863; to sergt. May 10, 1863; m. o. w. c.
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