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Samuel C. Snell. ...
.do ...
John P. Ferguson ...
do
Sept. 12, '62, June 12, '62, Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 12, '62. Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 1, '63,
Jackson M'Nutt.
548
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIFTH REGIMENT,
NAME.
RANK.
DATE OF MUSTER INTO SERVICE.
REMARKS.
IIiram Hyde. ... Muc
Sept. 12, '62,
Marcus Hammond .. .do
Sept. 12, '62,
Allen, Erastus.
Private
Sept. 12, '62,
Discharged March 4, 1804.
Allen, Eleaser
do
Sept. 12, '62,
Died Sept. 14, 1803-buried at Camp Parole Ceme- tery, Annapolis, Md.
Ackerly, James H ... .do
Sept. 12, '62,
Allen, George. .. do
Mar. 29, '64,
Ackerly, William W ... do
Sept. 12, '62,
Allen, George A ... do
Sept. 12, '62,
Bennett, Daniel .. do
Sept. 12, '62,
Bassett, Jolın ... do
Sept. 12, '62,
Blaser, Henry .. do Sept. 12, '62,
Baird, Earl D .. do Sept. 12, '62,
Bowers, Isaac .do
Brown, Charles .do
April 22, '64, Feb. 15, '64,
Baker, William .do
Aug. 25, '63,
Bodenstine, Charles do
Boss, Green J do
Aug. 25, '63, Mar. 2, '65,
Bryan, Patrick. .do July 20, '63,
Burr, Nicholas .do Aug. 25, '63,
Benner, William do
July 19, '63,
Brooker, Joseph. do
Aug. 11, '63,
Died at Bristoe Station, Va., Oct. 15, 1863.
Deserted October 25, 1862.
Deserted March 29, 1863.
Drafted-deserted Sept. 12, 1863. Deserted November 12, 1862.
Drafted-deserted Sept. 10, 1863.
Mustered out with company, May 31, 1865. Mustered out with company, May 31, 1865.
Discharged March 4, 1863, for wounds received at Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 1862.
Clerk, John .. do Clark, Charles W .. do
Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 12, '62,
Clod, Samuel P .do Craig, William. do Sept. 12, '62, Aug. 24, '63,
Clark, Ethan A .do
Fcb. 28, '65,
Chapman, James. ... do
Crossen, Thomas J .. do
Dolin, James .. .do
Drecher, Ferdinand .. do
Jan. 5, '64, Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 12, '62,
Dumars, Clark. do
Duncomb, Charles .. .do
Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 17, '63,
Dalrymple, Jerry E
Sept. 12, '62,
Dixson, Benjamin .. do Sept. 21, '63,
Eastlick, Ira J .. do Feb. 25, '64, Ennis, Andrew F ... do Sept. 12, '62,
Edmonds, Henry ... .. do Fenno, William W. .do
Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 12, '62, Feb. 9, '64,
Gorsuch, Charles W .do
Godfry, William ..... .do
Geiger, John W do Aug. 14, '63,
Gray, Leonard S. do
Sept. 12, '62,
Halderman, Jacob. do .... Hobler, Jacob do Hastler, David .. .do
Sept. 12, '62. Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 12, '62,
Holtz, Martin .. do Sept. 16, '63,
Ilill, Wallace do Fcb. 19, '64, Hans, Patrick do Fcb. 22, '64,
Discharged Nov. 30, 1862. Discharged Nov. 30, 1862.
Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Mar. 26, 1863. Tr. to Co. C, 53d reg. P. V .- date unknown. Died at Annapolis, Md., Nov. 23, 1862.
Died at Alexandria, Va., June 4, 1863-burial re- cord, Dec. 31, 1862-grave, 646.
Absent, sick, at muster out.
Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Feb. 7, 1863. Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Jan. 10, 1:63. Transferred to Vet. Res. Corps, July 13, 1833. Tr. to Co. C, 53d reg. P. V .- date unknown. Tr. to Co. C, 53d reg. P. V .- date unknown.
Drafted - tr. to Co. C, 53d reg. P. V .- date un- known-died at Richmond, Va., Marchi 1, 1864. Drafted-tr. to Co. C,53d reg. P. V .- date unknown. Tr. to Co. C, 53d reg. P. V .- date unknown-dis- charged by General Order, June 20, 18 :5.
Drafted-killed at Spottsylvania Court House, Va., May 12, 1864.
Drafted-captured - died at Andersonville, Ga., Oct. 29, 1864, grave, 11,635.
Drafted-captured - died at Andersonville, Ga., Aug. 25, 1864, grave, 6,704.
Bailey, Charles do Sept. 12, '62,
Barber, Russell. .do Baker, John. do Sept. 12, '62, Aug. 25, '63, Sept. 12, '62.
Bobb, George do
Brennon, James do Aug. 25, '63, Constable, Wash'n .. do Sept. 12, '62, Cook, Stephen J. do Sept. 12, '62,
Cadwell, David .do
Sept. 12, '62,
Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Feb. 6, 1853. Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Nov. 24. 1863. Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Jan. 10, 1333. Drafted-tr. to Co. O, 53d reg. P. V .- date unknown. Tr. to Co. C, 53d reg. P. V .- date unknown-dis- charged by General Order, June 22, 1865. Drafted-deserted Oct. 16, 1864.
Deserted October 11, 1862.
Mustered out with company, May 31, 1835. Transferred to Vet. Res. Corps-date nnknown- discharged by General Order, June 29, 1865. Discharged December 1, 1862. Discharged on Surgeon's certificate. Feb. 23, 1863: Drafted-tr. to Co. C, 53d regiment P. V .- date un- known-discharged by G. O., June 2, 1865. . Died at Andersonville, Ga., November 23, 1961- grave, 12, 136.
Drafted-died at Andersonville, Ga., Oct. 19, 1864- burial record, Oct. 14, 1864-grave, 11,181.
Tr. to Co. C, 53d reg. P. V .- date unknown. Died at Andersonville, Ga., Aug. 25, 1864-burial record, Aug. 15, 1864-grave, 5,687.
Deserted January 28, 1863.
Died at Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 20, 1863.
Mustered out with company, May 31, 1$65. Died at Andersonville, Ga., Sept. 2, '64, grave, 7,575. Absent, sick, at muster out.
Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Feb. 21, 1863. Pris. from Aug. 25, 1864, to Feb., 1865-tr. to Co. C, 53d regiment P. V .- date unknown-discharged by General Order, June 15. 1865.
Drafted-tr. to Co. C, 53d regiment P. V .- date un- known-discharged by G. O., May 23, 1865. Dicd at Philadelphia, Aug. 5, of wounds received at Gettysburg, Pa., July 2, 1863.
Absent, sick, at muster out. Absent, sick, at muster out.
Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Jan. 12, 1865. Drafted-discharged on Surg. cert., Dec. 8, 1863. Tr. to Co. C, 53d reg. P. V., date unknown.
| Drafted-tr. to Co. C, 53d reg. P. V .- date unknown.
Davis, Thomas ........ .. do .do
Ferry, Allen. .do
Fitzgerald, Michael do Griffith, William ... do Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 12, '62, Feb. 25, '64,
-
THREE YEARS' SERVICE.
549
NAME.
RANK.
DATE OF MUSTER INTO SERVICE.
REMARKS.
Henderson, George Private
July 17, '63,
Hamilton, Sam'l C
.. do
Sept. 12, '62,
Hymnyer, Simon.
.do
Sept. 12, '62,
Huffman, Wmn. ...
.do
Aug. 21, '63, Sept. 12, '62, July 17, '63,
Jones, Isaac
do
Johnson, James D. .. do
Joslin, Julius do
Joslin, Levi .. .do
Keith, Henry
do
Kugon, Martin.
.do ...
Mar. 28, '64, Aug. 25, '63,
Koller, George W. ...
.do
Mar. 19, '64, Sept. 21, '63,
Kelsey, Edward M. ... do
Loring, Matthias . do
Lynch, Peter .do
Lee, Walter C do
Markworth, Christ. .. de
Miller, Lemuel R .. ... do
Mone, Edward do
Mower, Wm. H .. .. do Morrel, David. do
Moran, Francis .. do
Murphy, David. .. do
Jan. 27, '64,
Maynard, George .do
Miller, John C. ... do ...
Mar. 28, '64, Sept. 12, '62,
Mason, William .do ...
Jan. 25, '64,
Mitchell, Henry .... ...
do
Sept. 21, '63, Sept. 12, '62, Aug. 7, '63,
M'Coy, John ... do M'Elevar, Thomas ... do Northrop, Hiram N .do
Oakes, Theodore .... do
Pettabone, Titus. .. do
Prett, Obadiah. .do
... Potter, Thomas ... do
Feb. 22, '64,
Ruff, Frederick ... .do .....
do
Ross, George
Sept. 12, '62, Feb. 13, '64,
Rankins, James .do Aug. 7, '63, Ryan, George .. .do Feb. 28, '65, Stover, Martin L .. ao Statton, Joseph E. .. do Slocumb, Seth R ... do Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 12, '62, Stover, Cyrus Sept. 12, '62, Smith, Edward A. .. do Aug. 22, '63, Squires, Joseph. .... ... do Saulsbury, Jos. G .do .. Feb. 25, '64, Sept. 12, '62, Smith, Lorenzo .. .... ... do Sept. 12, '62, Mar. 2, '65,
Smith, William ... do
Smith, James
.do
Aug. 24, '63, Sept. 2, '63,
Shall, Theodore do
Tupper, Joseph .. do
Tarno, Henry. ... do Taylor, Isaac N ... do ..... Townsley, Henry .do .....
Mar. 12, '64, Feb. 23, '64, Feb. 16, '64, Sept. 12, '62, Aug. 12, '63,
Drafted-killed at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12, 1864.
Died at Washington, D. C., Jan. 3, 1863-buried in Military Asylum Cemetery.
Died at Washington, D. C., Jan. 3, '63-burial rec., Jan. 14, 1863. Philadelphia, Pa. Drafted-deserted Sept. 14, 1863. Absent, sick. at muster out.
Drafted-disch. on Surgeon's cert., March 11, '65. Tr. to Co. C, 53d regiment P. V .- date unknown. Tr. to Co. C, 53d reg. P. V .- date unknown. Tr. to Co. A, 18th reg. V. R. C .- date unknown- discharged by General Order. July 21. 1865. Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Jan. 2, 1865. Drafted-wd. at Petersburg, Va., Aug. 16, 1864-tr. to Co. €, 53d regiment P. V .- date unknown-dis- charged by General Order, Nov. 1, 1865. Tr. to Co. C, 53d regiment P. V .- date unknown. Drafted-tr. to Co. C, 53d regiment P. V .- date un- known-discharged by G. O., May 31, 1865. Deserted August 31, 1863.
Mustered out with company, May 31. 1865. Drafted-disch. on Surg. certificate, Feb. 8, 1863. Drafted-deserted September 14, 1863.
Mustered out with company, May 31, 1865. Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Jan. 12, 1863. Drafted-tr. to Co. C, 53d reg. P. V .- date unknown. Drafted-tr. to Co. C, 53d reg. P.V .- date unknown. Tr. to Co. C. 53d regiment P. V .- date unknown. Drafted-wd. at Petersburg, Va., April 4, 1865-tr. to Co. C, 53d regiment P. V .- date unknown.
Tr. to Co. C, 53d reg. P. V .- date unknown-tr. to Co. E, 9th reg. V. R. C .- date unknown-disch. by General Order, July 12, 1865.
Died at Washington, D. C., May 25, of wounds re- ceived at Spottsylvania C. H., Va., May 12. 1864. Died at Washington, D. C., Sept. 16, 1864-buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Killed at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864-buried in National Cemetery, section B. .
Drafted-deserted September 6, 1863. Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Feb. S, '63.
Drafted-tr. to Co. C, 53d regiment P. V .- date un- known-discharged by G. O., May 27, 1865. Drafted-deserted September 14, 1863. Died at Washington, D. C., Nov. 28, 1863. Abent, sick, at muster out.
Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Feb. 2, '64. Drafted-tr. to Co. C, 53d reg. P. V .- date unknown. Tr. to Co. C, 53d reg. P. V .- date unknown-tr. to Co. G, 6th regiment V. R. C .- date unknown-dis- charged by General Order, July 23, 1865. Absent, sick, at muster out,
Prisoner from June 16, to Dcc. 16, 1864-tr. to Co. C, 53a regiment P. V .- date unknown-disch :. by General Order, June 21, 1865.
Drafted-tr. to Co. C, 53d reg.P. V .- date unknown. Tr. to Co. C, 53d regiment P. V .- date unknown. Mustered out with company, May 31, 1865. Absent, sick, at muster out.
Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Jan. 15, '63. Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Jan. 7, 1863. Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Jan. 7, '63. Drafted-disch. on Surgeon's cert., Dec. 14, 1863. Tr. to company G, 6th reg. V. R. C., Jan. 24, 1865. Transferred to Vet. Reserve Corps, July 8, 1863. Tr. to Co. I, 7th regiment V. R. C., Jan. 26, 1865- discharged by General Order, June 29, 1865.
Wounded at Petersburg, Va., April 2, 1865-tr. to conpany C, 53d regiment P. V .- date unknown. Drafted-tr. to Co. C, 53d reg. P. V .- date unknown. Drafted-tr. to Co. C, 53d regiment P. V .- date un- known-discharged by G. O., June 21, 1865. Not accounted for.
Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Dec. 3, '64. Tr. to Co. C, 53d regiment P. V .- date unknown. Promoted to Hospital Steward-date unknown .. Drafted-deserted September 14, 1863.,
Kessler, John ..
.do
Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 12, '62, July 30, '63, Aug. 24, '63, Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 16, '63, July 22, '63, Feb. 28, '65, July 20, '63,
.do ... M'Cloud, John W. ..
Aug. 22, '63, Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 12, '62, Sept. 12, '62, Feb. 20, '64,
.
Smith, William .do .do
Sprink, John ...
do .. ..
Feb. 28, '65, April 11, '65, Feb. 1, '64,
Johnson, David .. do
550
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIFTH REGIMENT.
NAME.
RANK.
DATE OF MUSTER INTO SERVICE.
REMARKS.
Wood, George W
Private
Sept. 12, '62,
Absent, sick, at muster out.
Waugh. Frederick ..
do
Sept. 12, '62,
Absent, sick, at muster out.
Wade, Hiram, ........
do
Sept. 12, '62,
Whallman, Martin ..
.do
Sept. 12, '62,
Whitford, Erastus.
ào
Jan. 5, 64,
Writhemer, Geo. F.
.do
Sept. 12, '62,
Waterous, Win. H. do
Sept. 12, '62,
Young, Jacob .. do
Sept. 12, '62,
Discharged-date unknown.
Yokes, William ...
... do
Feb. 27, '64,
Tr. to Co. C, 53d reg. P. V .- date unknown.
UNASSIGNED MEN.
Burns, Henry
Private
Jan. 30, '64,
Not accounted for.
Bates, Henry ..
.do
Feb. 11, '64,
Not accounted for. Not accounted for.
Brady, Henry
do
Jan. 29, '64,
Burdick, Monroe S ..
do
Feo. 16, '64,
Not accounted for.
Cole, Perry
do
April 25, '64,
Not accounted for. Not accounted for.
Cravens, James C.
do
Feb. 19, '64,
Not accounted for.
Duboyce, William ..
do
Feb. 22, '64,
Not accounted for.
Day, Benjamin.
.do
do
Feb.
11. 64.
Not accounted for.
Donhoe, William
do
Feb.
5, '64,
Not accounted for.
Fisher, Benjamin.
do
Feb.
19, '64,
Not accounted for.
Grant, Eugene L. ...
do
Feb. 22. '64,
Not accounted for. Not accounted for.
Gorman, Henry Gordon, John
.. do ...
Feb.
11, '64,
Mar. 10, '64,
Not accounted for. Not accounted for. Not accounted for.
Hann, John
do
Feb. 26, '64,
Not accounted for. Not accounted for.
Jenkins, George B ..
do
Feb. 19, '64,
Lehner, Jacob, do
Jan.
29,'64,
Not accounted for. Not accountod for. Not accounted for. Not accounted for. Not accounted for. Not accounted for.
Robinson, C. M .. do
Feb. 19, '64, Jan.
26, '64,
Not accounted for.
Siefkin, Charles A. do
Feb.
19, '64,
Not accounted for.
Thompson, Alex'r
do
Feb.
16, '64,
Not accounted for. Not accounted for.
Wood, Isaialı cio
Mar.
5, '64,
Not accounted for. Not accounted for.
White, John E. .do
Jan. 23, '64,
Wilson, John. do
Feb. 11, '64,
Not accounted for.
Ward, John. do ) ..
Jan. 21. '64,
Not accounted for.
Wood, William do
Feb. 26, '64,
Not accounted for.
.do
Feb. 11, '64,
Not accounted for.
Hager, William
.do do
Mar. 8, '64,
Hand, Thomas
do
Jan. 29, '64,
Langdon, Geo. W
do
Feb. 17. '64,
M'Clay, Michael.
Mar.
Pike, Joseph.
do do
8, '64, Jan. 26, '64,
Sprague, Joseph S .. do
Smith, William W. do
Feb.
11, '64,
Vaneps, Hiram A. do
Feb. 29, '64,
Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Jan. 7, 1863. Discharged on Surgeon's certificate, Jan. 5, 1863. Tr. to Co. C, 53d reg. P. V .- date unknown.
Died of wounds received in action, June 4, 1S63. Deserted October 25, 1862.
Clark, John
Deraney, Robert. ...
Feb. 22, '64,
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT .*
NHIS regiment was formed from companies L, M, N, O and P, of the Twenty-eighth Regiment, and three new companies enlisted at Harris- burg, during the months of October and November, 1862. It was organized at a camp on Loudon Heights, Virginia, on the 10th of October, with the fol- lowing field officers: Ario Pardee, Jr., Lieutenant Colonel, and John Craig, Major. It was assigned to the First Brigade, Second Division, of the Twelfth, subsequently the Twentieth Corps, in which it was associated with the Twenty- eighth Pennsylvania, and Fifth, Seventh, Twenty-ninth, and Sixty-sixth Ohio regiments. A year later, another company, raised in Philadelphia, was added to it, and in January, 1864, a tenth company, formed from the men of the first five companies who did not re-enlist for a second term, which completed its full complement.
On the 9th of December, the regiment left the vicinity of Harper's Ferry, where the corps had remained after the general movement of the rest of the army in October, and proceeded to Fairfax Court House, arriving on the 17th, just after the elose of the battle of Fredericksburg. At the opening of Burn- side's second campaign, in January, 1863, it moved from eamp, and joining in the general advance, proceeded to Stafford Court House, where it went into quarters, inelement weather and the sudden breaking up of the roads, render- ing further operations impracticable. . Soon afterwards it proceeded with the division to Acquia Landing, where it remained on duty until the opening of the Chancellorsville campaign. On the morning of May 1st, the eorps having arrived near the Chancellor House, the regiment was assigned a position on the right of the brigade, which was sent forward on a reconnoissanee in force, two miles south, returning to camp in the afternoon without loss. The regi- ment was then placed behind a breast-work, hastily but well constructed, of logs and small timber, and a company was thrown out to the front as skirmish- ers .. At sun-down, this company was driven in by a heavy force of the enemy, but was immediately re-placed by another, which re-gained the ground, and held it until the afternoon of the 2d, when it was relieved by detach- ments from other regiments. At evening the enemy again attacked, but was easily, repelled .. At ten P. M., Lieutenant William E. Goodman led his eom- pany, near to the skirmish line of the enemy, and held his position during the night, capturing one prisoner and rescuing the colors of the One Hundred and Seventh, Ohio, which had been lost. At sunrise of the 3d, he engaged the enemy's skirmishers, and for nearly an hour contested the ground hotly, but.
# The troops recruited for the One Hundred and Forty-sixth Regiment, never had a regi- mental organization, and were, consequently, assigned to other commands ..
552
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SEVENTH REGIMENT,
was finally obliged to fall back to the breast-works, his ammunition being nearly expended, himself wounded, and his company, overborne by the superior force of the enemy. At this time the whole line of the brigade be- came engaged, and the enemy appearing in force on its right flank, it was ordered back, and took position in rear of the artillery, posted near the brick hospital. A little later, the regiment was ordered to advance and re-take the breast-works that had been vacated, which was successfully executed, and some prisoners were captured. But it was here exposed to a galling fire of musketry, which enfiladed the line, and to a heavy artillery fire, from both of which it suffered severely. The troops on the right being overwhelmed by superior numbers, and driven from their position, the regiment was finally obliged to fall back, to avoid capture, and retired to the plank road, where it was re-formed, and again advanced into the woods in front, but was obliged to yield this position also. At this juncture, orders were received for the com- mand to withdraw to intrenchments on the new line. The loss in the entire engagement was thirteen killed, fifty-nine wounded, and twenty-five missing. Lieutenants James R. Smith, William H. Hughes, and Thomas J. Leaming, were among the killed, and Lieutenants Samuel F. M'Kee, Alexander A. Black, William E. Goodman, and David Brown, among the wounded. Color Sergeant Samuel Henry was instantly killed by a rifle-ball, while engaged at the breast-works from which the command had previously retired.
After the battle, the regiment returned with the division to Acquia Land- ing, where it remained until the movement which culminated at Gettysburg, commenced. On the evening of July 1st, it arrived upon the field, by the Baltimore Pike, and moving over to the left, took position to the right of Round Top, its skirmishers thrown out across the low ground, to the stone- wall which skirts the woods in its front. Before daylight it was relieved, and moved with the division into position on Culp's Hill, on the right of the line. At evening, it returned with two brigades of the division in the direction of Round Top ; but the battle, which had been fiercely raging on that part of the line having ceased, it returned and took position in rear of the ground which it had left, the enemy having occupied the position in its absence. The One Hundred and Forty-seventh was formed with the Seventh Ohio on its right, the Fifth Ohio on its left, and an open field, of triangular shape skirted by a low stone-wall running diagonally between the two lines, in its front. The bat- tle opened on that part of the field at daylight, and until ten o'clock A. M., the firing was incessant, fresh ammunition being brought up and distributed to the men as the supply became exhausted. The enemy made repeated charges upon the line, but was as often swept back with fearful slaughter, the men withholding their fire until he was at close range. Finally, broken and dispirited, he was driven, and the ground lost during the absence of the troops on the previous evening, was re-gained. On the 4th, details from the regi- ment were sent out to bury the dead, who lay in every conceivable position, on all parts of that hotly contested field. Owing to the nature of the ground where the regiment stood, the enemy's fire passed, for the most part, harmless over head, and, consequently, the loss was inconsiderable in comparison with that which it inflicted, and with the vital nature of the struggle. It had five killed, and twenty wounded. Lieutenant William H. Tourison was among the killed.
With the army the regiment returned into Virginia, and while resting in
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THREE YEARS' SERVICE.
camp, beyond the Rappahannock, one hundred and sixty drafted men and sub- stitutes were added to its number. Soon afterwards, the Eleventh and Twelfth corps were ordered west, to join the Army of the Cumberland. At the time of the battle of Wauhatchie, which was fought by a part of the Second Division, the One Hundred and Forty-seventh was in the vieinity of Bridgeport, Alabama. It soon after re-joined the division, and went into eamp on a spur of Raccoon Mountain, facing Lookout Creek. Early on the morning of the 24th of November, moving with the division, it erossed the ereek some distance above Wauhatehie Junetion, and forming under the shadow of the vast wall of roek which nature has piled along the mountain's breast, swept on over the rugged ground, carrying all before it, capturing many prisoners, and wind- ing up around the extremity of the ridge looking towards Chattanooga, ap- proaehed to within a short distance of the road by which the summit was reached. To render this road seeure, the enemy had ereeted a breast-work along the eastern side, and were in possession. Night coming on, this eould not be carried, and under eover of darkness the enemy made good his eseape. At sunrise, the rocky fastnesses of this towering mountain were in the hands of the White Star Division, and the flashing colors of the Union were un- furled upon its summit. Without pausing for rest, the division pushed on down the mountain, crossed the Chattanooga Creek, and forming in Ross's Gap, moved upon the left flank of the rebel army under Bragg, strongly posted on Mission Ridge, routing his terror-strieken troops, and contributing largely to the signal triumph which attended the Union arms in front of Chattanooga. Following up the retreating enemy, the division came up with his rear guard, firmly holding a gap in Taylor's Ridge, near Ringgold. With his advantage of position, he contested the ground stubbornly, the division sustaining some loss, Captain Charles S. Davis, of the One Hundred and Forty-seventh, being mortally wounded. The loss in the entire engagement was twenty wounded and one missing. The enemy was finally driven, and further pursuit was abandoned. It was now winter, and returning to Wauhatchie, the regiment went into permanent quarters.
On the 29th of December, a majority of the men re-enlisted, and returned home on veteran furlough. A considerable number of reeruits were added to its strength during this period, and on the 8th of March, 1864, it re-joined the division at its eamp at Bridgeport. At the opening of May, Sherman moved with his whole army on the Atlanta campaign. On the 8th, the division was engaged at Dug Gap, in Roeky Faee Ridge, in which the regiment supported a battery, but did not come to close quarters. A week later, near Resacea, it again met the enemy, and in the second day's fight suffered a loss of one killed and nine wounded.
On the 25th of May, the brigade, to which the regiment was attached, took the advanee at New Hope Church, and in the battle which ensued, became heavily engaged. Captain Joseph A. Moore, of company B, was here wounded, on account of which he was subsequently discharged. For nearly a week the fighting was kept up, the lines elosing in upon each other, each party striving for an advantage, the firing uneeasing and very destruetive. Finally, the enemy was turned out of his position, and the movement of troops, and almost constant skirmishing continued.
On the 15th, the regiment arrived in front of Pine Knob, and was imme- diately thrown forward upon the skirmish line. The enemy was driven from 70-VOL. IV.
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a hill which he occupied in front, but the left of the line met stubborn resist- ance. The regiment was finally brought directly in front of a strong line of rebel skirmishers, posted bebind well constructed barricades of logs and stones, where it held its ground until relieved at five P. M. It then took position in line to the left of the Sixty-sixth Ohio, and advanced with skirmishers de- ployed, being exposed the while to a hot fire from the enemy's works, behind which he was completely sheltered. Unable to reach the foe, and short, of ammunition, the regiment hugged closely the earth, until after dark, when it was withdrawn. The loss during the day was one killed, and fifteen wounded, two mortally. At daylight of the 16th, it relieved the Sixty-sixth Ohio, in partially constructed earth-works, which were finished during the day, under a hot fire of musketry and artillery, by which it lost six wounded, Captain John Q. Mercer losing a leg, and Lieutenant Mahlon Ewing receiving a severe hurt. On the 18th, the enemy was driven from his works, the regiment losing in the action one killed, and three wounded. Following closely the line of re- treat, the enemy was found in position at Noses Creek, and a line of intrench- ments was again erected, and skirmishers thrown out. The firing kept up between the two lines, which were here in unusually close proximity, was very severe and destructive. The loss on the 19th was four wounded, and on the 20th, one, mortally. On this day, Captain Samuel F. M'Kee, an accomplished officer, while in charge of the skirmish line, was accidentally shot by one of his own men, and died on the 25th. An assault was made by the Union forces on the rebel intrenched position, at Kennesaw Mountain, on the 27th of June, in which they sustained a disastrous repulse.
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