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On the afternoon of the 16th, the brigade, having relieved the colored troops before Petersburg, prepared to assault the rebel lines, which was done, the enemy being driven
into his strong works, which, being too strong for the brigade to seale, it threw up intrenchments and sank down behind them. The loss of the regiment was inconsiderable, having the old lots of the rebel camp for protection.
During the summer and autumn the regiment was almost constantly at the front, engaging the enemy, establishing new lines, and erecting fortifications. At the South Side railroad, on Oct. 25, the corps was attacked by Mahone's Division of the rebel army, but after a brief engagement he was repulsed, and the corps returned to its former position in the front line of works before Petersburg. The regiment sustained some loss in wounded. On Nov. 4, Lieut .- Col. Neeper was honorably discharged, and Capt. S. D. Bumpus promoted to the vacancy, who assumed com- mand of the regiment in the absence of Col. Sides, who was wounded at the Wilderness, and who, on Nov. 28, was also honorably discharged.
On Jan. 11, 1865, the regiment, having been greatly re- dueed in strength by the severity of the summer campaign, was consolidated into a battalion of six companies, and on the 16th of the same month the 84th Pennsylvania was consolidated with the battalion, which restored the 57th to something like its former strength. George Zinn, lieu- tenant-colonel of the 84th, was commissioned colonel ; George W. Perkins, captain of Co. K, lieutenant-colonel ; and Samuel Bryan, captain in the 84th, major. Col. Bumpus at the expiration of his term was mustered out of service.
At Hatcher's Run, on Feb. 5, the 57th was engaged, but without loss, and encamped at its close near the run. In the assault on Fort Steadman, March 25, demonstrations were made along the whole line. The brigade carried a portion of the enemy's picket-line near the Watkins House, but was driven out. It again assaulted, carried the work, and held it. In the final assault, the 57th fought with conspicuous gallantry, and captured over one hundred prisoners.
The engagement of the 25th inaugurated the movement resulting in the capture of Petersburg, Richmond, and Lee's army.
On April 3 the pursuit of Lee's army commenced. At Sailor's creek the 2d Corps came up with his wagon-train, and, after a spirited engagement, captured the entire train of 250 wagons. The regiment was here engaged warmly, Lieut .- Col. Perkins and 12 men being wounded. The corps was within a mile of Appomattox Court-House when the surrender of Lee and the collapse of the Confederacy was announced.
The regiment remained in camp at Burkesville till the beginning of May, when it marched to Richmond with the mass of the army, and thence to Alexandria, where, on June 22, it was mustered out of service.
FIELD AND STAFF OFFICERS."
William Maxwell, col., Aug. 24, 1861; resigned March 1, 1862.
Charles F. Campbell, col., March 4, 1862; wounded at Fair Oaks, May 31, 1862, and at Fredericksburg, Dec. 12, 1862; promoted to brig .- gen., Nov. 29, 1862.
Peter Sides, col., Sept. 4, 1861 ; promoted from eapt., Co. A, to lient .-
The date given in each ease after the rank, is that of muster into service.
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eol., Sept. 15, 1862; to col., March 12, 1864; wounded at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863 ; discharged on surgeon's certificate, Nov. 28, 1864.
George Zian, col., Oct. 1, 1861; transferred from 84th P. V., Jan. 13, 1865 ; promoted from lieut .- eol. to col., March 19, 1865 ; to brevet brig .- gen., April 6, 1865; mustered with regiment.
Elhanao W. Woods, lieut .- col., Aug. 24, 1861 ; resigned, Sept. 14, 1862.
T. S. Strohecker, lieut .- col., Sept. 13, 1861 ; promoted from capt., Co. I, to lieut .- col., March 12, 1863; resigned, March 31, 1863.
Wm. B. Neeper, lieut .- col., Aug. 24, 1861; promoted from capt., Co. C, to maj., March 1, 1863; to lieut .- col., June 19, 1864 ; wounded in action, July 1, 1864; discharged on surgeon's certificate, Nov. 4, 1864.
S. D. Bumpus, lieut .- col., Sept. 3, 1861 ; promoted from capt., Co. D, to lieut .- col., Dec. 17, 1864; mustered out, Jan. 13, 1865 ; expira- tion of term.
Geo. W. Perkins, licut .- col., Nov. 23, 1861; wounded in action, April 6, 1865; promoted from capt., Co. B, to lieut .- col., March 19, 1865; to brevet col., April 9, 1865; mustered out with regiment.
Jeremiah Culp, maj , Aug. 24, 1861; killed at Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862.
Samuel C. Simootoa, maj., Sept. 16, 1861 ; promoted from capt., Co. B, to maj., June 1, 1862 ; discharged, Jao. 17, 1863, for wounds re- ceived in action.
Samuel Bryan, maj., Sept. 18, 1861 ; transferred from Co. B, 84th P. V., Jan. 13, 1865; promoted to maj., April 1, 1865; mustered out with regiment.
Clark M. Lyons, adjt., Dec. 31, 1863 ; promoted to 1st lieut. and adjt., May 2, 1864; died June 20, 1864, of wounds received in action. Vet.
James D. Moore, allj., Sept. 3, 1861 ; promoted from quar .- mast. sergt. to 1st lieut, and adjt., July 22, 1864; to capt., Co. I, Dec. 17, 1864; mustered out with regiment. Vet.
Thomas E. Merchant, adjt., June 25, 1862 ; transferred from Co. F, 84th Reg., P. V., Jan. 13, 1865 ; promoted to adjt., June 8, 1865; mustered out with regiment.
Horace Williston, quar .- mast., Aug. 14, 1861 ; resigned, Aug. 7, 1862. Israel Garretson, quar .- mast., Sept. 16, 1861 ; promoted from 1st lieut., Co. B, to regiment quar .- mast., Aug. 15, 1862 ; mustered out, Dec. 12, 1864 ; expiration of term.
John W. Parks, quar .- mast., Nov. 1, 1861 ; promoted from 1st lieut., Co. E, to quar .- mast., March 1, 1865; mustered out with regiment.
John W. Lyman, surg., Oct. 14, 1861 ; promoted to lieut .- col., 203d P. V., Sept. 16, 1864.
H. G. Chritzman, surg., Oct. 24, 1861 ; mustered out with regiment.
A. W. Fisher, asst. surg., Oct. 15, 1861 ; resigned, Aug. 8, 1862.
David D. Kennedy, asst. surg., Aug. 1, 1862 ; promoted surg., 133d P. V., Jan. 31, 1863.
J. Elliott Miller, asst. surg., Aug. 19, 1862; resigned, Dec. 20, 1862. Fred. R. 11. Leet, asst. surg., Jan. 13, 1863 ; resigned, 1863.
J. K. Cassell, asst. surg., Sept. 23, 1864; mustered out with regi- ment.
Wm. Jack, asst. surg., Jan. 7, 1864; transferred from 84th P. V., Jan. 13, 1865 ; mustered out with regiment.
Wm. T. McAdam, chapl., Aug. 24, 1861 ; mustered out with regi- ment.
Wm. McCaslin, sergt .- maj., Dec. 31, 1863 ; promoted from Co. C to sergt .- maj., Jan. 1, 1865; mustered out with regiment. Vet.
E. C. Thompson, sergt .- maj., Nov. 14, 1861; promoted from Co. C to sergt .- maj., April 1, 1864; discharged on surgeon's certificate, Oct. 29,1864.
Alex. B. McCartney, sergt .- maj., Nov. 14, 1861; promoted from sergt .- maj. to 1st lieut., Co. C, Fch. 25, 1863 ; mustered out, Dec., 1864; expiration of term.
James W. Thompson, sergt .- maj., Nov. 14, 1861; promoted from sergt., Co. C, Feb. 28, 1863 ; killed at Gettysburg, July 2, 1863.
John II. Rodgers, quar .- mast. sergt., Oct. 31, 1861 ; promoted from com. sergt. to quar .- mast. sergt., Aug. 1, 1864; mustered out with regiment. Vet.
James D. Moore, quar .- mast. sergt., Sept. 3, 1861 ; promoted to 1st lieut. and adj., July 22, 1864.
Chas. Coburn, com .- sergt., Dee. 31, 1863 ; promoted from Co. C to eom .- sergt., Aug. 1, 1864; mustered out with regiment. Vet.
Cary A. Slayton, hosp. stew., Nov. 1, 1861; promoted from Co. K, Dce. 1, 1864 ; mustered out with regiment.
J. V. Collamore, bosp. stew., Nov. 12, 1861 ; mustered out, expira- tion of term.
Daniel W. Fisher, prin. mus., Oct. 30, 1861; promoted to prin. mus., Nov. 1, 1864 ; mustered out with regiment. Vet.
Jos. N. McDonald, prin. mus., Nov. 1, 1861; promoted to prin. mus., Nov. 1, 1864 ; mustered out with regiment. Vet.
Company B.
Samuel C. Simonton, capt., Sept. 16, 1861 ; promoted to maj., June 1, 1862.
John W. Gillespie, capt., Sept. 16, 1861; promoted from 2d lieut. to eapt., Oct. 1, 1862 ; discharged, Oct. 23, 1863.
George W. Perkins, capt., Nov. 23, 1861; promoted from adjt. to capt., May 2, 1864 ; to lieut .- col., March 19, 1865.
Israel Garretson, 1st lieut., Sept. 16, 1861 ; promoted to quar .- mast., Aug. 15, 1862.
Thos. O. Collamure, Ist lieut., Sept. 16, 1861; promoted from 1st sergt. to 1st lieut., Oct. 1, 1862; resigned, May 31, 1863.
Daniel C. Comstock, 1st lieut., Sept. 16, 1861 ; promoted to corp., Feb. 1, 1863 ; to sergt., Sept. 1, 1863; to 1st lieut., Nov. 25, 1864; mustered out with company. Vet.
James Burns, 2d lieut., Sept. 16, 1861 ; promoted from sergt. to 1st sergt., Dec. 1, 1862 ; to 2d lieut., Jan. 7, 1863; discharged March 17, 1865.
Wm. H. Bell, 2d lieut., Sept. 16, 1861 ; promoted to corp., March 1, 1864; to 1st sergt., Dec. 1, 1864; to 2d lieut., June 7, 1865; mus- tered out with company. Vet.
Company G.
George S. Peck, capt., Sept. 4, 1861 ; resigned, Sept. 22, 1862.
Samuel Bryan, capt., Sept. 18, 1861; promoted to maj., April 1, 1865.
Chas. W. Forrester, capt., Oct. 1, 1862; promoted to capt. and A. A. G., 3d Div., 2d Corps; mustered ont with company.
Daniel Mchan, 1st lieut., Sept. 4, 1861; promoted to capt., Co. H, May 20, 1862.
James M. Darling, 1st lieut., Sept. 15, 1861 ; promoted to eapt., Co. H, Jan. 24, 1863.
David Larrish, 1st lieut., Oct. 17, 1864; mustered out with company. Mort. B. Owen, 2d lieut., Sept. 4, 1861; resigned, Oct. 16, 1862.
Joseph H. Moore, 2d lieut., Nov. 1, 1864; mustered out with com- pany.
Company II.
John Griffin, capt., Sept. 17, 1861; resigned May 17, 1862.
Daniel Mehan, capt., Sept. 4, 1861 ; promoted from 1st lieut., Co. G, to capt., May 20, 1862; resigned, Dec. 31, 1862.
James M. Darling, capt., Sept. 15, 1861 ; promoted from 1st lieut., Co. G, to eapt., Jan. 24, 1863 ; transferred to Co. A.
Daniel W. Gore, capt., Oct. 22, 1861 ; promoted from 1st sergt. to 2d lieut., July 11, 1864; to capt., Dec. 3, 1864; transferred to Cu. A ; mustered out with company.
Clarence G. Jackson, capt., Aug. 2, 1862; promoted from 2d lieut. to 1st lieut., Jan. 18, 1863 ; to capt., May 4, 1863; transferred from Co. H, 84th P. V .; discharged by S. O., March 10, 1865.
Daniel Minier, 1st lieut., Sept. 17, 1861 ; discharged, May 9, 1862. Joseph Brady, 1st lieut., Oct. 22, 1861 ; promoted from 1st sergt. to 1st lieut., Sept. 27, 1862; killed at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863.
Franklin V. Shaw, 1st lieut., Dec. 4, 1861 ; promoted to 1st lieut., Sept. 1, 1863 ; transferred to Co. A ; mustered out with company. Vet.
David Larrish, 1st lieut., Oct. 17, 1864 ; transferred to Co. G ; mus- tered out with company.
James S. Mitchell, Ist lieut., March 17, 1862 ; transferred from Co. H, 84th P. V. ; mustered out, April 8, 1865; expiration of term.
R. C. Sinsabaugh, 2d lieut., Sept. 17, 1861 ; resigned, Aug. 8, 1862. Geo. W. Perkins, 2d lieut., Nov. 23, 1861 ; promoted from sergt. to 2d lieut., Aug. 13, 1862; to 1st lieut. and adjt., Sept. 27, 1862; mus- tered out as lieut .- col.
Reht. S. Edminston, 2d lieut., Oct. 22, 1861 ; promoted from 1st sergt. to 2d lieut., Sept. 27, 1862; discharged, June 23, 1863.
Wm. A. Wilson, 2d lieut., May 28, 1862; transferred from Co. H, 84th P. V .; mustered out, June 1, 1865 ; expiration of term.
Jacob Wiedensall, 2d lieut., Jan. 1, 1864; promoted from 1st sergt. to 2d licut., June 8, 1865 ; mustered out with regiment.
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THE SEVENTH CAVALRY-EIGHTIETH REGIMENT.
The authority to raise the 7th Cavalry was given, Aug. 27, 1861, to William B. Sipes, of Philadelphia, by the Hon. Simon Cameron, secretary of war. Cos. A and F were recruited in Schuylkill county, B in Lycoming and Tioga counties, C in Tioga and Bradford counties, D in Northum- berland and Montour counties, E in Clinton and Centre counties, G in Chester, and H in Montour and Luzerne counties, I in Dauphin county, K in Cumberland county, L in Berks county, and M in Allegheny county. Some of the men had served as three-months' troops. The com- panies rendezvoused at Camp Cameron, near Harrisburg, and effected a regimental organization, the following field- officers being commissioned : George W. Wynkoop, of Potts- ville, colonel ; William B. Sipes, of Philadelphia, lieutenant- colonel; James J. Seibert, of Philadelphia, James Given, of West Chester, and John E. Wynkoop, of Pottsville, majors.
The regiment was first armed with the Belgian rifles, but these were soon condemned, and replaced by the Smith and Burnside carbines.
The State colors were presented by Governor Curtin, Dec. 18, 1861, from the steps of the capitol, and on the fol- lowing day, in pursuance of orders from the secretary of war, the regiment started for Lonisville, Ky., where it re- ported to Gen. Buell, in command of the department of the Cumberland, and was placed in camp of instruction at Jef- fersonville, Ind. Towards the close of January, 1862, the regiment broke camp, and reported at Nashville, Tenn., riding through Kentucky. Here the three battalions were separated, the first, under Maj. Wynkoop, being assigned to Gen. Negley's brigade, and sent with him to Columbia, the second, under Col. Wyukoop, to the command of Gen. Du- mont, garrisoning Nashville, and the third, under Maj. Given, to Col. Duffield's command, two companies being stationed at Murfreesboro', and two at Lebanon.
The duty imposed at this time consisted in scouting in western and middle Tennessee, and as far east as the Cum- berland mountains.
On May 5, the second and third battalions, with some Kentucky Cavalry, surprised the rebel chief Morgan at Lebanon, who, throwing his men into the court-house, academy, and other buildings surrounding the square, main- tained a stubborn contest for nearly two hours, during which repeated sabre charges were made. Morgan finally drew off a remnant of his command, and retreated rapidly to Car- thage, pursued by the 7th. One hundred and seventy-three prisoners were taken by the Union troops, the losses in the 7th being 3 killed, 13 wounded, and 3 taken prisoners. Maj. Given was among the prisoners, and Adjt. R. F. Mason among the wounded.
On June 6 the third battalion was sent out from Mur- freesboro', encountered Forrest near McMinnville, and drove him and his command into the Cumberland mountains. Forrest returned the compliment two weeks later, and drove them and two companies of the 4th Kentucky Cavalry from Readyville back in the direction of Murfreesboro', with a loss of 6 prisoners.
Forrest made a sudden dash upon Murfreesboro', July 13, surprised the garrison, consisting of Cos. B, G, L, and
M, under Maj. Seibert, the 9th Michigan Infantry, 2d Minnesota Infantry, and the 4th Kentucky Battery, all under Gen. Crittenden, and after a hard contest, lasting eight hours, compelled its surrender. He gained his infor- mation from some captured Union scouts.
A court of inquiry, appointed by orders from the head- quarters of the Department of the Cumberland, reported "that the 7th Pennsylvania was immediately overpowered; officers and men who were able to reach the infantry joined and fought in the ranks."
When Gen. Richard Johnson was defeated by Morgan and Forrest, and compelled to surrender, Col. Wynkoop, in command of the second battalion, gathered together such men as he could mount and, with the colonel of the 3d Indiana, assumed a bold front, and ent their way out and reached Nashville. Lieut. Nicholas A. Wynkoop, son of the colonel, battalion adjutant, and at the time acting aid- de-camp to Gen. Johnson, was killed.
The first battalion, under Maj. Wynkoop, participated in the battle of Perryville, losing + men wounded and 3 taken prisoners. The second and third battalions were then at Nashville, attached to Gen. Negley's command.
In November, 1862, on Gen. Rosecrans superseding Gen. Buell in command of the Army of the Cumberland, he made a complete reorganization of the same. The cavalry heretofore seattered over Tennessee, Kentucky, and a por- tion of Alabama, doing very hard work and accomplishing but little, was formed into brigades and divisions. The 7th was assigned to the Ist Brigade, Col. R. H. G. Minty commanding, 2d Division, Gen. D. S. Stanley. The other regiments in the brigade were the 4th United States Cav- alry, Capt. McIntyre ; 4th Michigan Cavalry, Col. Minty ; and 3d Indiana, Col. Cline.
On Dec. 26 the army advanced on the enemy at Mor- freesboro', the Ist Brigade leading the centre on the Nash- ville and Murfreesboro' road, the regiments alternating daily, the 7th having the head of the column on the 27th. The entire march from Nashville to Stone river was a con- tinuous battle between the cavalry of the two armies. Upon the arrival of the division at Stone river, finding the resist- ance too strong for the cavalry to move, it was withdrawn to the right flank and rear. The rebel Wheeler captured the train of the 28th Brigade, and Col. Minty, taking a bat- talion of the 7th and the 4th Michigan, moved to its relief. When he met them he found them clothed in the United States uniforms. The 7th drove them till after dark. On the 3Ist the brigade, reduced to 950, were attacked in their position, near the Murfreesboro' and Nashville pike, by a force of 2500 cavalry, mounted and dismounted, under command of Gens. Wheeler, Wharton, and Buford, and after a most stubborn resistance on the part of the brigade, it was compelled to retreat. After the battle of Stone River was over, and the rebels were making the best of their way from the field, the cavalry was sent in pursuit. "About six miles out," says Col. Minty, " we met the enemy in force, and a sharp skirmish ensued. The 4th Cavalry, the 1st Tennessee Infantry, and the 7th Pennsylvania Cavalry had to bear the brunt of it on our side. The enemy was driven from the field with heavy loss, and we returned to within a mile and a half of Murfreesboro' and went into
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camp." The loss of the regiment in this entire battle was 2 killed, 9 wounded, and 50 missing.
On Jan. 31, the 7th by a sabre charge broke the rebel line at Rover, routed the entire command, and pursued it ten miles, with a loss of half of the rebel force. Shortly afterwards, the rebels reoccupied the post with a heavier force, and strengthened it by an intrenched infantry and artillery camp at Unionville, a town five miles from Rover and sixteen miles from Shelbyville, where a large part of the rebel army was in camp. Gen. Sheridan with his division made a diversion three miles cast of Rover, and under eover of that movement, the 1st Brigade of Cavalry, under Col. Minty, at sunrise on March 4 attacked the enemy at Rover, completely surprising him. The pickets were driven in after a short skirmish, and the 7th Pennsyl- vania drew sabres, and charged in column, half-platoon front, receiving the concentrated fire of over 2000 rifles. Without faltering, being supported by the 4th United States on the right, and the 4th Michigan on the left, as carbineers, it dashed forward, broke the rebel centre, and drove it in confusion towards Unionville. Then throwing the flanking regiments into columns, on parallel roads to the pike on which the 7th moved, Col. Minty, sounding the charge along the whole line, burst upon the astonished rebels at Unionville, entering their camp on the very heels of the fugitives from Rover, capturing the place without serious resistance, one regiment of infantry only attempting to form line, the artillery having been withdrawn the day before to resist Sheridan's threatened advance. The rebel cavalry fled towards Shelbyville, closely followed for a time by the victorious 7th, whose loss in the whole affair was 12 killed and 7 wounded.
The command joined Sheridan the same day at Eagle- ville, and with him proceeded to Franklin, then to Colum- bia, skirmishing with Van Dorn and Forrest at Spring Hill and Rutherford, and returned to Murfreesboro' via Frank- lin, reaching camp Mareh 15.
The command was engaged with Morgan at Snow Ilill, near Liberty, April 3, losing 1 killed and 1 wounded ; fought Duke's Brigade on the 20th; assisted in the capture of McMinnville, May 6; repelled a rebel demonstration on Murfreesboro' on the 14th ; and fought Morgan at Alex- andria on June 3; the Union arms being victorious in every instance save the last.
A little later Col. Wynkoop was honorably discharged, and Lieut .- Col. Sipes succeeded him.
But the most gallant exploit of the 7th, one in which it covered itself with undying glory, and achieved imperish- able fame, was its daring gallantry at the capture of Shelby- ville, where an intrenebed foe, with infantry, cavalry, and powerful batteries, surrendered to the headlong charge of cavalry. The official records thus recount the proud story :
" On the 24th of June, Gen. Rosecrans commenced his advance on Tullahoma and Shelbyville. The cavalry, under Gen. Stanley, moved on the right flank of the army. On the morning of the 27th, Col. Minty was ordered to charge and carry Guy's Gap, on the Murfreesboro' pike. With the 4th Michigan cavalry leading the advance, and the Ist Division supporting the flanks, he moved rapidly on through the gap, driving the rebels towards Shelbyville, and making
captures on every hand. Arrived within five miles of the town, the enemy opened with artillery from his intrench- ments. Col. Minty promptly deployed the 4th Michigan and 4th United States as skirmishers, mounted, and beld the 7th in column. The advance was sounded, when from some cause the men commenced cheering, the skirmish-line charged, and Col. Minty, taking advantage of the favorable moment, ordered the 7th to charge also. Dashing forward with wild shouts, the intrenchments were stormed and taken, with many prisoners, and nerved by their success the charg- ing columns pushed on after the flying foe. A .mile from town a rebel regiment was hemmed in in an open field and captured, offering but little resistance. As the troops ad- vanced towards the town, they were suddenly checked by the rapid fire from a battery of six pieces posted in the public square. Col. Minty at once brought up two pieces of artillery, and directing the 4th United States and the 4th Michigan to take a parallel street to the right, Col. Jordan with the 9th Pennsylvania cavalry of the 1st Divi- sion the first street to the left, and three companies of the 7th, under Capt. Davis, to take the centre, the signal to charge was given. The 7th was obliged to move in the face of the rebel guns, which were trained full upon it, and were served with great rapidity, at first dealing shot and shell and double-shotted canister. But, unmindful of the storm, Davis dashed up the narrow street, filling it from curb to curb, the shouts of the men ringing above the noise of the battle. As they came near they were saluted by a shower of bullets from the rifles and pistols of the enemy. A short run brought the column hand to hand with the hostile force, and a brief struggle ensued over the guns, but the slash of the sabre and the rapid rounds from pistols and earbines proved too much for rebel valor. He was driven in confusion, and the powerful battery was captured, as few have been, by a direct charge of cavalry. After the loss of his artillery a panic seemed to seize the enemy, and he fled in consternation to the bank of Duek river, a mile away, where he attempted to form a line to cover the pas- sage of his trains. But it was a vain attempt. Charge after charge was delivered with an impetuosity inspired of success ; and finally, a wagon having been overturned on the bridge, in wild affright the rebels broke and threw themselves by hundreds into the river, where large numbers were drowned. Shelbyville, with all its military stores, fell into the Union hands, and a powerful impetus was given to the retreat of the entire rebel army. Wheeler's boasted eavalry was broken, and never afterwards recovered from the blow. Lieuts. Amos B. Rhoades and Francis W. Reed were among the killed in this engagement."
In the battle of Chickamauga, and the preliminary oper- ations thereto, the regiment performed important services, being constantly in motion. In the pursuit of Wheeler, beginning Aug. 1, it marched eighteen consecutive days and nights, with little rest and frequent running fights, passing through cast and middle Tennessee into Alabama.
Early in 1864 the regiment largely re-enlisted while sta- tioned at Huntsville, Ala., and on its return from its veteran furlough it was swelled by recruits to nearly 1800, rank and file. It was stationed at Columbia, and drilled and prepared for the spring campaign. While on furlough
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Col. Sipes drew Spencer earbines, improved sabres, and horse equipments for the entire regiment, and when freshly mounted, as it was at Nashville, it was well prepared for the active service still before it.
It participated in Gen. Sherman's Atlanta campaign, be- ing engaged at Rome on May 15; at Dallas and Villa Riea road on the 27th, losing at the latter place 3 killed, 6 wounded, and 1 taken prisoner ; at Big Shanty on June 9, with 1 killed, 2 wounded, and 2 prisoners ; at McAfee Cross-Roads on the 11th, with 2 killed and + prisoners ; at Monday Creek on the 20th, with 1 killed, 10 wounded, and 6 prisoners ; at Kenesaw Mountain on the 27th ; in a raid on the Augusta and Atlanta railroad July 18; in a raid on Covington, and the destruction of the railroad on the 21st ; at Port Roek on the 28th ; and entered the trenches in front of Atlanta Aug. 1.
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