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Company B-Marion. James Brown, Cap- tain ; D. A. Scott, First, and Bryant Grafton, Second, Lieutenants.
Company C-Lexington. R. C. Brown, Cap- tain ; A. S. Campbell. First, and C. S. Freeman, Second, Lieutenants.
Company D-Marion. W. W. Smith, Cap- tain ; C. C. White, First, and I. F. Biggerstaff, Second, Lieutenants.
Company E-Mansfield. Samuel Coulter, Captain ; Warner Young, First, and Chancey Woodruff, Second, Lieutenants.
Company F-Van Wert. J. H. Finfrock, Captain ; S. B. Conn and N. K. Brown, Lieu- tenants.
Company G-Akron. S. Neeper, Captain ; A. N. Goldwood and J. L. Smith, Lieutenants. Company H-Shelby. C. R. Lord, Captain ; T. S. Marvin and William McDowell, Lienten- ants.
Company I-Stark and Wayne Counties. T. C. Meyer, Captain ; M. F. Meyer and T. McGill, Lieutenants. 1
Company K-Bucyrus. J. B. Sweet (U. S. A.), Captain ; E. B. Finley and W. O. Starr, Lieutenants.
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Sixty-fifth .- Colonel, C. G. Harker, U. S. A .; Lieutenant Colonel, Daniel French ; Quarter- master, William M. Farrar ; Adjutant, Horace H. Justis ; Surgeon, John G. Kyle ; Mate, John C. Gill; Chaplain, Andrew Burns ; Sutler, Huros F. Horner.
Company A-Mount Vernon. A. Cassill, Captain ; A. Ellis and Jacob Hammond, Lieu- tenants.
Company B-Alliance. H. Camp, Captain ; D. G. Swain and J. Armstrong, Lieutenants.
Company C-Plymouth. E. L. Austin. Cap- tain ; Samuel L. Boulby and Frank B. Hunt, Lieutenants.
Company D-Mount Gilead. J. C. Baxter, Captain ; D. H. Rowland and John F. Hyatt, Lieutenants.
Company E-Berea. N. N. Whitbeck, Cap- tain ; T. Powell and G. W. Huckings, Lieuten- ants.
Company F-Millersburgh. R. M. Vorhees, Captain ; N. L. Williams and Jasper P. Brady, Lieutenants.
Company G-Ashland and Sandusky. Orlow Smith, Captain ; C. S. Gregg and Charles Tan- nehill, Lieutenants.
Company H-Guernsey County. S. C. Brown, Captain ; F. H. Graham and Samuel McKinnie, Lieutenants.
Company I-Mansfield. J. Christofel. Cap- tain ; L. B. Eaton and A. Howenstein, Lieuten- ants.
Company K-Findlay. J. Preble, Captain ; Joseph Ransdall and J. C. Matthias, Lieuten- ants.
Cavalry .- Major, William Mclaughlin.
Company A-Mansfield. Gaylord McFall, Captain ; Enoch Smith and Samuel Fisher, Lieutenants.
Company B-Wooster and Lima. J. Buck- master, Captain ; Benj. J. Lake and Hermon Alleman, Lieutenants.
Artillery .- Culler Bradley (U. S. A.), Cap- tain ; Ayers, McElroy, Ferguson and Baldwin,
Lieutenants ; recruited at Mansfield, Akron and Urichville.
The Herald noticing the organization of the brigade makes the following comments :
" We cannot close our notice of the Sherman Brigade without a word for Maj. R. S. Granger. Perfectly acquainted with all the details of military service, he has made himself a valu- able officer by the management of the camp and the fine discipline of the men. He is uni- versally liked. We learn that there is some probability of his exchange."
It will be noticed in the foregoing that Sena- tor Sherman, the originator of the brigade, was at one time the Colonel of the Sixty- fourth, the first regiment raised. His duties as Senator would not allow him to take com- mand of the regiment, which then devolved upon Col. Forsyth. On leaving the regiment, Senator Sherman issued the following order :*
" The Colonel commanding deems it proper in taking leave of this force, to express his grateful acknowledgments to all the officers and men composing it for their prompt response to the call of their country in its time of need. He will ever remember with the warmest feelings of gratitude the assist- ance rendered in recruiting this force by every man connected with it, and take pride in its achievements ; and feels assured that they will reflect honor upon the State from which they come and upon the country they serve.
"He leaves them with more confidence, in that they will have the active service of ex- perienced officers, who, he is certain, will tem- per military discipline by the forbearance due to citizen soldiers voluntarily assuming the duties of military life.
" He also takes this occasion for himself, and, as he believes, for this entire force, to return his acknowledgments to Maj. Robert S. Gran- ger, Fifth Infantry, U. S. A., for his valuable services in organizing this force."
* Dated December 1, 1861.
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After the brigade was organized, Quarter- master Brinkerhoff went in advance of it to Cincinnati and Louisville, to arrange for trans- portation and supplies. He had recently re- ceived from President Lincoln a commission as Captain and Assistant Quartermaster of United States Volunteers, and after his arrival at Louis- ville reported to Gen. Swords, Chief Quarter- master of the Department, and was assigned to duty as Post Quartermaster at Bardstown, Ky., and was never again associated with the Sher- man Brigade, except during the Corinth cam- paign he was in charge of the field transporta- tion of the Army of the Ohio, of which the Sherman Brigade was a part.
The brigade, fully complete, well drilled and ready for service, left Camp Buckingham De- cember 17 and 18. The Sixty-fourth left at 12 o'clock on the morning of the 17th, en route for Louisville, Ky. Two trains of twenty cars each were required. McLaughlin's squadron of cavalry accompanied the regiment. The next morning the Sixty-fifth and the battery
left the camp, and that place, which had known so much bustle and life, was quiet. " The city is empty of soldiers," says the Herald, "and Camp Buckingham, which has, for three months past, been so animated and busy, is deserted, save by the few shanties occupied by the regi- mental officers. We presume that the brigade is now united, and that, as far as practicable, it will be kept so during its term of service." This, however, as its subsequent history shows, was not the case. After getting to the field the brigade was separated, and was never in the service as a brigade, its regiments belonging to other divisions, as their history in the field shows.
The history of each of the Sixty-fourth. Sixty-fifth, the cavalry and the artillery, are given separately, as each has a separate history. That of the Sixty-fourth was written by Col. R. C. Brown, who kept a diary all through the war. The others were gathered from various sources. chiefly from Whitelaw Reid's book, " Ohio in the War."
ROSTER OF THE SIXTY-FOURTH REGIMENT, SHOWING ONLY THOSE OFFICERS WHO WENT FROM RICHLAND COUNTY.
Rank.
Name.
Date of Rank.
Commission Issued.
Remarks.
Colonel
Alex. McIlvain.
March 11, 1863.
March 31, 1863. Killed May 9, 1864, at Rocky Face Ridge.
Colonel
Robert C. Brown ...
June 24, 1864
June 24, 1864 ...
Mustered out as Lieutenant Colonel.
Colonel
Samuel M. Wolff.
Dec. 15, 1865 ...
Dec. 15, 1865 ...
Mustered out as Lieutenant Colonel.
Lieut. Col.
Isaac Gass
Nov. 30, 1861 ...
Dec. - , 1861 ..
Resigned June 30, 1862.
Lieut. Col ..
Alex. McIlvain.
Aug. 10, 1862 ... Nov. 19, 1862.
Promoted to Colonel.
Lieut. Col.
Robert C. Brown.
March 11, 1863. March 31, 1863.
Promoted to Colonel.
Lieut. Col ...
Samuel L. Coulter.
June 27, 1864 ..
Juue 27, 1864 ..
Mustered out Feb. 16, 1865.
Lieut. Col.
Samuel M. Wolff .
.. March 18, 1865. March 18, 1865.
Promoted to Colonel.
Major.
Alex. McIlvain.
June 30, 1862 ..
July 29, 1862.
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
Major
William W. Smith
.. Aug. 10, 1862 ... Nov. 19, 1862
Resigned July 15, 1865.
Major.
Samuel M. Wolff.
.. Feb. 23, 1865.
Feb. 23, 1865.
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
Major.
George Hall.
Dec. 15. 1865.
Dec. 15, 1865 ...
Mustered out with regiment as Captain.
Surgeon ..
Hugh P. Anderson.
July 24, 1864 ..
July 24, 1864.
Mustered out with regiment.
Chaplain ..
A. R Brown.
Nov. 26, 1861 ..
Dec. 18, 1863
Resigned July 13, 1863.
Captain'.
Alex. Mellvain.
Oct. 15, 1861.
Dec. 18, 1861 ..
Promoted to Major.
Captain
Hugh P. Anderson ... Oct 21, 1861.
Dec. 18, 1861
Promoted to Surgeon.
Captain
William W. Smith ... Oct. 21. 1861
Dec. 18, 1861
Promoted to Major.
Captain
Isaac Gass.
;Nov. 1, 1861
Dec. 18, 1861
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
Captain
Robert C. Brown .. Nov. 27, 1861
Dec. 18, 1861 ..
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
Captain
Charles H1 Lord ... ... Nov. 30, 1861 ..
Dec. 18, 1861.
Resigned Jan. 31, 1863.
Captain
Samuel L. Coulter ... Dec. 1, 1861 ..
Dec. 18, 1861 ..
Promoted to Major.
O
Samuel L. ConIrer ... March 11. 1863. March 31, 1863.
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
Major,
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ROSTER OF THE SIXTY-FOURTH REGIMENT-Continued.
Rank.
Name.
Date of Rank.
Commission Issued.
Remarks.
Captain
Michael Keiser
May 4, 1862.
Jan. 20, 1862
Resigned June 28, 1864.
Captain
Warner Young ..
Nov. 19, 1862.
Dec. 9, 1862.
Honorably discharged Oct. 1, 1863.
Captain
William O. Sarr
Dec. 6, 1862.
March 31, 1863
Mustered out Aug. 26, 1864.
Captain
A. S. Campbell.
Nov. 5, 1862.
March 31, 1863.
Resigned Aug. 5, 1863.
Captain
Samuel M. Wolff
Jan. 3, 1863.
March 31, 1863.
Promoted to Major.
Captain
Henry H. Kling.
March 23, 1863. April 22, 1863 ..
Killed Nov. 25, 1863.
Captain
John W. Zeigler
May 18, 1863 ... May 29, 1863 ...
Killed Sept. 20, 1863.
Captain Tip S. Marvin
July 13, 1864 ... July 13, 1864 ...
Declined.
Captain
George Hall
July 13, 1864 ... July 13, 1864 ..
Promoted to Major.
Captain
J. K. Shellenbarger.
Sept. 26, 1864 ... Sept. 26, 1864.
Declined.
Captain Thomas R. Smith
Nov. 3, 1864 .. Nov. 3, 1864.
Declined.
Captain
J. G. Bittinger
Dec.
, 1864 .. Dec. 9, 1864.
Mustered out with regiment.
Captain
Wm. G. Patterson
Jan. 28, 1865 ... Jan. 28, 1865.
Mustered out with regiment.
Captain®
H. Lawrence.
Feb. 23, 1865 ... Feb. 23, 1865 ...
Declined to accept.
Captain
Chris M. Gowing.
March 18, 1865. March 18, 1865.
Mustered out with regiment.
Captain
William H. Farber ...
June 16, 1865 ...
June 16, 1865 ..
Mustered out with regiment.
Captain John F. Couter ..
Dec. 15, 1865 ...
Dec. 15, 1865 ...
Mustered out with regiment as First Lieut'nt.
First Lieut. Roeliff Brinkerhoff ..
Oct. 31, 1861.
Promoted to Captain.
First Lieut.
Warner Young.
Nov. 27, 1861
Promoted to Captain Nov. 19, 1862.
First Lieut.
A. S. Campbell
Nov. 27, 1861
Promoted to Captain.
First Lieut. L. D. Myers
Nov. 30, 1861
Appointed Captain by the President.
First Lieut. Tip S. Marvin
Nov. 30, 1861
Mustered out at expiration of term.
First Lieut. Samuel M. Wolff.
June 20, 1802 ... Jan. 29, 1862.
Promoted to Captain.
First Lieut. Henry 11. Kling
Nov. 19, 1862 ... Dec. 9, 1862.
Promoted to Captain.
First Lieut. C. Y. Freeman
Nov. 3, 1862.
Dec. 9, 1862.
Revoked.
First Lieut. Thomas H. Ehlers. July 3, 1862.
March 31, 1863.
Killed May 9, 1864.
First Lieut. George HIall. Dec. 6, 1862 ..
March 30, 1863.
Promoted to Captain.
First Lieut. J. K. Shellenbarger. April 1, 1863.
April 29, 1863 ..
Mustered out Feb. 6, 1865.
First Lieut. Thomas R. Smith April 1, 1863 ... April 29, 1863 ..
First Lieut. John W. Zeigler.
April 1, 1863 ... April 29. 1863 ..
First Lieut. Riley Abbott
Aug. 5, 1863 ..
Aug. 25, 1863.
Pesigned May 7, 1864.
First Lieut.
Daniel Howe
July 13, 1864 ... July 13, 1864.
Commission returned.
First Lieut,
J. G. Bittinger. July 13, 1864 .. July 13, 1864.
Promoted to Captain.
First Lieut.
Wm. G. Patterson Sept. 26, 1864. Sept. 26, 1864
Promoted to Captain.
First Lieut. H. Lawrence. Nov. 3, 1864 Nov. 3, 1864. Resigned May 16, 1865.
First Lieut. Chris M. Gowing.
Nov. 3, 1864
Nov. 3, 1864. Promoted to Captain.
First Lieut. William 11. Farber ... Dec. 9, 1864. Dec. 9, 1864 Prom ted to Captain.
First Lieut. William J. Holden ... Dec. 9, 1864. Dec. 9, 1864 Promoted to Captain.
First Lieut. John F. Couter.
March 18, 1865. March 18, 1865.
Promoted to Captain.
First Lieut. J. Andrews.
April 26, 1865 .. April 26, 1865 .. Mustered out with regiment as First Sergeant.
First Lieut. David B. Leiter. May 31, 1865 ... May 31, 1865 ...
Mustered out with regiment.
First Lieut. William A. Dillon. May 31, 1865 ... May 31, 1865 ...
Mustered out with regiment.
First Lieut. Joseph Andrews Dec. 15, 1865 ... Dec. 15, 1865 ...
First Lieut. Andrew Andrews Dec. 15, 1865 .. Dec. 15, 1865 ...
Oct. 1, 1861 ..
Dec. 18, 1861 .. Promoted to First Lieutenant.
Sec. Lieut ..
Samuel M. Wolff
Oct. 28, 1861 .. Dec. 18, 1861
Promoted to First Lieutenant.
Sec. Lieut .. C. G. Freeman Nov. 27, 1861
Dec. 18, 1861
Promoted ; dismissed March 20, 1863.
Sec. Lieut .. William McDowell. Nov. 30, 1861 Dec. 18, 1861 ..
Resigned Sept. 7, 1862.
Sec. Lieut .. Henry HI. Kling Feb. 22, 1862 ... March 20. 1862. Promoted to First Lieutenant.
Sec. Lieut .. George Hall. May 4, 1862. July 29, 1862. Promoted to First Lieutenant.
Sec. Lieut .. Thomas Il. Ehlers. June 30, 1862. July 29, 1862 .. Promoted to First Lieutenant.
Sept. 28, 1861.
R. Q. M., app'd by President Captain in 1861.
First Lieut. Michael Keiser.
Oct. 15, 1861 ..
Dec. 18, 1861 ...
Promoted to Captain.
First Lieut. Robert C. Brown
First Lieut. Samuel L. Coulter.
Nov. 1, 1861
Promoted to Captain.
First Lieut. William O. Sarr
May 4, 1862.
. Jan. 20, 1862.
Mustered out.
Promoted to Captain.
First Lieut. J. Q. McIlvain
July 13, 1864 ... July 13, 1864 ..
Resigned as Second Lieutenant.
Captain William J. Holden.
Sept. 28, 1861
April 26, 1865 .. April 26, 1865 ..
Mustered out with regiment.
Promoted to Captain.
Mustered out with regiment as First Sergeant. Mustered out with regiment as First Sergeant.
Sec. Lieut .. William O. Sarr.
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ROSTER OF THE SIXTY-FOURTH REGIMENT-Continued.
Rank.
Name.
Date of Rank.
Commission Issued.
Remarks.
Sec. Lieut .. Thomas R. Smith
Sept. 7, 1862.
Dec. 9, 1862.
Promoted to First Lieutenant.
Sec. Lieut ..
Alexander Moffitt ...
April 1, 1863.
April 29, 1863 ..
Resigned Oct. 15, 1863.
Sec. Lieut ..
J. K. Shellenbarger ..
Nov. 26, 1863 ...
March 6, 1863 ..
Promoted to First Lieutenant.
Sec. Lieut .. . J. Q. Mellvain ..
April 1, 1863 ...
April 29, 1863 ..
Resigned July 26, 1864.
Sec. Lieut ..
Riley Albach.
April 1, 1863.
April 29, 1863 ..
Promoted to First Lieutenant.
Sec. Lieut ..
Daniel Howe.
April 1, 1863 ...
April 29, 1863 ..
Mustered out.
Sec. Lieut ..
J. G. Bittinger
April 1, 1863 ..
April 29, 1863 .. Promoted to First Lieutenant.
Sec. Lieut .. John Rhodes.
Dec. 15, 1865 ...
Dec. 15, 1865.
Sec Lieut .. J. W. Leidigh
Dec. 15, 1865 ...
Dec. 15, 1865.
Mustered out as First Sergeants ; company
Sec. Lieut .. A. G. Anderson.
Dec. 15, 1865 ...
Dec. 15, 1865 ..
Sec. Lieut .. S. Campbell.
Dec. 15, 1865 ...
Dec. 15, 1865 ...
command given after being mustered out.
Sec. Lieut .. George Davy.
Dec. 15, 1865 ...
Dec. 15, 1865 ...
Armed with Springfield rifled muskets, the Sixty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry (Col. For- sythe commanding). broke camp at Mansfield, Ohio, in December. 1861, and moved by rail to Cincinnati. thence by steamer to Louisville, Ky., where each company put up, with military pre- cision, their five Sibley and two officers' tents. When not engaged in company and regimental drill, most of the regiment gave assistance to the teamsters in breaking in their six-mule teams, as wagons and unbroken mules were furnished at this place. Here, for the first time, on Christmas, "hard taek " was issued. Started to Bardstown on the 26th, where the regiment arrived after three days' march. While here, many of the men were prostrated by sickness. After a brief stay, went to Lebanon, still occu- pying the time in company and regimental drill. The next move was to Danville and Hall's Gap, where the regiment was engaged for some time building corduroy roads. Here Col. For- sythe left the regiment, Col. Gass taking com- mand. From this, moved back by way of Lebanon to Munfordsville, where the Sixty- fourth and Sixty-fifth Regiments and Sixth Ohio Battery were brigaded with the Thirteenth Michigan and Fifty-first Indiana. While here, Col. John Ferguson took command of the Six- ty-fourth, and the regiment was paid off in gold. After this, marched to Bowling Green,
and thence to Nashville, Tenn. The roads for the preceding two months were almost impassa- ble, but now sunshine again improved the health and spirits of the boys. On the 29th of March, the Army of the Ohio, to which the Sixty fourth belonged, was ordered to Pittsburg Landing. Passing through Columbia, moved steadily on, until the morning of the 6th of April, when the artillery from Pittsburg Land- ing was heard. Orders were given to leave all surplus baggage with the wagon train, and has- ten to the scene of action. The command halted but a short time for supper, then plodded on through the darkness, the terrors of the night increased by a frightful thunder-storm ; stopping two hours before day for rest, then moved on, reaching Savannah, seven miles from the battle-field of Shiloh, before noon. From this was sent by steamer, arriving in the after- noon of the 7th of April. The regiment, with its brigade, commanded by Gen. Garfield, dis- embarked, and was moved on the double-quick toward the scene of conflict, but the enemy was now giving way, and only Company A was brought into action. After the battle, the regi- ment was engaged in burying the dead, doing picket duty, and getting up supplies, which had to be carried over the swamps lying between Pittsburg Landing and Corinth. Participating in the siege of Corinth, Miss., June 1, it set out
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for Iuka, then Tuscumbia, where it drove stakes for a few days, then moved on to Decatur, crossed the Tennessee River on the pontoon bridge, and stopped at Mooresville, where, on the 4th of July, it was publicly announced that Vicks- burg had surrendered unconditionally. From this, went by rail to Stevenson. Ala. Here it assisted in building Fort Harker, in honor of its brave and talented brigade commander. About the latter part of August, the rebel Gen. Bragg, stealing a march, started for Nashville. This required Buell to bestir himself, and to facilitate the movement, tents and other extra baggage were destroyed, and the men (their food consisting chiefly of green corn), started for a race with Bragg, arriving before him in Nashville, then renewing the race to Bowling Green, and next to Louisville, making on this march of about four hundred miles, sometimes upward of forty miles per day. The regiment being again supplied with shoes and other arti- cles of clothing, it again assumed the aggres- sive, and next is found at Perryville. Pursu- ing the enemy through Wild Cat. it then turned back through Stanford, Scottsville and Gallatin, to Nashville, and camped near the Nolinsville pike, where, Christmas. 1862, found it. While at Nashville, the army was re-organized by Gen. Rosecrans. The Sixty-fourth became a part of the Third Brigade, First Division and Twenty- first Army Corps, Harker commanding the bri- gade, Wood the division and Crittenden the corps.
The advance on Murfreesboro being now un- dertaken, the regiment under command of Col. Mellvain, on the night of December 30, erossed Stone River and skirmished with the enemy, but soon withdrew to the main line on the opposite side, and rested on its arms until morning. At sunrise, it was ordered to double- quick to the relief of Gen. McCook's command -on the right wing, where, with the brigade and other opportune forces, it met and drove back the advancing foe for a time. Re-enforce- ments arriving, the enemy in turn drove back
the Federal lines, capturing two guns of the Sixth Ohio Battery; another moment, and a charge made in desperation retook the guns, and here it maintained the line until relieved by McCook's rallied forces, when it moved back to the position it occupied in the morning. On the 1st of January, it was not actively engaged. but the next day supported the Sixth Ohio Battery under a galling fire, and, on the two remaining days of the battle, participated in the movements of the brigade, losing in the last five days more than seventy-five men. The regiment remained at Murfreesboro until the early part of June, 1863, when it struck out, passing through Tullahoma and Chattanooga, and confronting the foe at Chickamauga. Skirmished with the enemy a few days near Lee & Gordon's mills, then engaged in the hard-fought battles of the 19th and 20th of September. On both these days, the Sixty- fourth was in the front, only falling back to Mission Ridge on the night of the 20th, and losing in the two days more than one hundred men. out of about three hundred.
Remained at Chattanooga, building works, until November 23. Rations were scarce ; the men frequently, from necessity, gathered the corn spilled by the horses while eating, washed and parched it for their own use. _ While here the army was re-organized. Harker's Brigade was now attached to Gen. Sheridan's division, Fourth Army Corps, and the army, with Grant in command, advanced and drove the enemy back into their fortifications. On the afternoon of the 25th, they were ordered to take the line of works at the foot of the ridge. The men charged over the works, and, without orders, swept on up the ridge, driving the enemy from its crest and capturing many guns, Harker's brigade being the first one to reach the sum- mit. In this engagement, the regiment lost about sixty men, Capt. Kling being among the killed and Capts. Wolff and Hall and Lieut. Albach among the wounded.
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Immediately following this engagement, the Sixty-fourth was sent with the expedition for the relief of Knoxville, and marched as far as Strawberry Plains. The siege of Knoxville being raised, the regiment returned to Chat- tanooga. Here the men of the Sixty-fourth (with few exceptions) enlisted for three years more, and were sent to Ohio, with a leave of absence for thirty days.
The following is a list of officers of the field, staff and line, after the re-enlistment of the regiment :
Field and Staff-Colonel, Alex. Mellvain ; Lieutenant Colonel, Robert C. Brown ; Major, S. L. Coulter ; Adjutant, C. Woodruff; Sur- geon, A. McMahon ; Assistant Surgeon, H. P. Anderson ; Chaplain, Rev. R. G. Thompson ; Quartermaster, Tip. S. Marvin. Captains- Samuel Neeper, Michael Keiser, W. O. Sarr, S. M Wolff, N. K. Brown, R. S. Chamberlain, B. Graf- ton. First Lieutenants-D. C. Carr. T. H. Ehlers, G. Hall, T. E. Tilotson, J. K. Shelenbarger. T. R. Smith, F. H. Killinger, D. Cummins, J. C. Marshal, R. Albach. Second Lieutenants- John Blecker, J. D. Herbst, J. Q. Mellvain, D. Howe, A. Hancock, J. G. Bittinger, L. High, A. M. Bloom, A. A. Reed.
March 14, 1864, after a month of rest and good cheer at home, the regiment again set out for the front, traveling by rail to Nashville, then marched to Chattanooga, thence to Cleve- land, Tenn., and joined Sherman's forces, pre- paratory to the Atlanta campaign. From Cleveland, Tenn., the Sixty-fourth, with Sher- man's army, started on the Atlanta campaign. At Rocky Face Ridge, May 9, the regiment, with the brigade and division, made an unsuccessful eharge, losing seventeen killed and fifty-seven wounded. Col. McIlvain, Lieut. Ehlers, and Sergt. Patterson, color-bearer, and Sergt. Parr, were among the killed. At this place, Lieut. Col. Brown took command of the regiment. On the night of the 12th inst., the enemy with- drew, Sherman pursuing, and on the 14th en-
gaged the foe at Resaca, the Sixty-fourth losing two killed and fifteen wounded. Again en- gaged him at Adairsville, Altoona, Dallas and New Hope Church, with a slight loss at each place. At Acworth, Gen. Harker assembled the field officers of his brigade and announced that he had just received a commission as Brigadier General. His toast was, "To the officers and men of my command, who made me Brigadier General." At Lost Mountain, June 18, the Sixty-fourth had seven men wounded, and on the 27th, it participated in the unsuccessful charge on the enemy's works at Kenesaw Moun- tain, losing one killed and four wounded. Here, Gen. Harker was killed, having held his com- mission as Brigadier General less than one month. Again, at the battle of Peach Tree Creek, July 20, the regiment was engaged, with loss, Sergt. Trego being among the killed. Two days more skirmishing, with some loss, and the regiment was fortified in front of Atlanta, Ga. Here, the next month, like the preceding ten weeks, was almost one continuous battle. The booming of cannon was the soldier's reveille, and the shrieking of shell his evening lullaby. The whole course of the army was marked by the graves of its fallen heroes and endless lines of fortifications. The flanking movement on Jonesboro being commenced, the Sixty-fourth, at 3 o'clock on the morning of the 1st of Sep- tember, reached the Macon Railroad, near Bat- tle Station ; and, following along toward Jones- boro destroying the track, until ordered to the front in the afternoon, reaching Jonesboro be- fore sunset. The regiment was immediately brought into action, meeting some loss. The day following, it met the enemy at Lovejoy Sta- tion, where Sergt. Towsley was killed and some others wounded. Atlanta being now evacuated. the Sixty-fourth, on the 8th of September. marched back through and camped near the eity. Two weeks later, the regiment left the Gate City by rail for Bridgeport, Ala., thence to Whitesides, Tenn .. and, two weeks later, to
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