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Francis W. Orr, must. in June 25, 1861; must. out with company May 24, 1864.
Joseph W. Oliver, must. in June 25, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. July II, 1862.
James Plymire, must. in June 22, 1861 ; must. out with company May 24, 1864.
Robert M. Poland, must. in June 22, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 2, 1802.
Michael Rush, must. out June 22, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. March 3, 1862.
Cephas A. Ryan, must. in June 22, 1861 ; died Nov. 30, 1861; buried in Military Asylum Cemetery, D. C.
Randolph Rush, must, in June 22, 1861; died at Washington, D. C., May 25, 1862.
James C. Sprigge, must. in June 22, 1861; must. out with company May 24, 1864.
William A. Sprouls, must. in June 22, 1861; wounded Dec. 14, 1862; disch. Dec. 1, 1862.
Robert M. Scott, must. in June 22, 1861; trans. to U. S. Reg. Army Nov. 1,1862.
Francis J. L. Steep, must. in June 19, 1863 ; trans. to 191st Regt. P. V. May 15, 1864.
Leander Sinclair, must. in July 8, 1861 ; died at Washington, D. C., Nov. 29,1862.
Griffith D. Taylor, must. in June 22, 1861 ; killed at Fredericksburg Dec. 13,1862.
William Wiler, must. in June 22, 1861 ; wounded at Wilderness May 8, 1864: must, out with company May 24, 1864.
George W. C. Wilkins, must. in June 22, 1861 ; trans. to 191st Regt. P. V. May 15, 1864 ; veteran.
Francis L. Wheatly, must. in June 22, 1861 ; trans. to 5th U. S. Cavalry Oct. 28, 1862.
Tenth Reserve Regiment .- This regiment, num- bered the Thirty-ninth of the Pennsylvania line, contained one Washington County company, viz., the "Jefferson Light Guard," recruited at Canons- burg, commanded by Capt. James T. Kirk, and desig- nated in the organization of the regiment as "D" company. It left Canonsburg on the 6th of June, and at the regimental rendezvous was joined by the other companies of the regiment, which were recruited in Warren, Crawford, Mercer, Venango, Lawrence, Clarion, Beaver, and Somerset Counties.
The regiment was organized at Camp Wilkins, near Pittsburgh, in the last part of June, 1861, the field- officers being Col. John S. McCalmont, of Venango County (a West Point officer) ; Lieut .- Col. James T. Kirk, of Washington County (promoted from captain of "D" company) ; and Maj. Harrison Allen.
On the 1st of July the regiment moved to Camp Wright, on the Allegheny, from which place on the 18th it proceeded to Harrisburg, where on the 21st it was mustered into the United States service for three years. On the 22d it moved to Baltimore, and on the 24th proceeded to Washington, D. C. On the 1st of August it marched from the capital to Tenally- town, Md., where it encamped with the other regi- ments forming the Reserve Division under command
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of Maj .- Gen. George A. McCall, and was assigned to duty in the Third Brigade under Gen. Ord.
The history of the Tenth is much the same as that of the Eighth Reserve Regiment, both being in the night on the summit. At Antietam, on the 17th of same division (though in different brigades) during ' September, the regiment was again engaged, though
their terms of service. For the general movements of the Reserves, therefore, reference may be had to the history of the Eighth, already given. The latter regi- ment, however, was not in the battle of Dranesville, Dec. 20, 1861, where four companies of the Tenth took part in the engagement, but without loss. In March, 1862, the regiment moved with the division to Hunter's Mills, Va., to Fairfax Court-House, to Centreville, to Manassas Junction, and to Fredericks- ยท burg, Va., where it joined the forces of Gen. Mc- Dowell, and where Gen. Seymour succeeded Gen. Ord in command of the Third Brigade. From Fredericks- burg it moved with the division to the Virginia Pe- ninsula, marching from White House Landing to Mechanicsville, where it became a part of the corps of Gen. Fitz John Porter.
In the battle of Mechanicsville, June 26, 1862, the Tenth occupied rifle-pits, and sustained but small loss in the terrible conflict of the afternoon. At three o'clock in the morning of Friday, the 27th, it retired to Gaines' Mill. In the battle that followed it was not engaged until about 3 o'clock P.M., when it was brought under a very heavy artillery fire, and later in the day made a gallant charge, clearing the field in front of its position, and holding it against re- peated assaults of the enemy. Its loss in this battle was very heavy. On the 28th of June the Tenth was on picket along the Chickahominy. At 3 o'clock A.M. on Sunday, the 29th, it moved on the road to White Oak Swamp and the James River. In the afternoon of the 30th it was engaged, as was also the Eighth Reserve, in the battle of Charles City Cross-Roads. In this engagement the Tenth captured sixty prisoners and a stand of colors. Later in the day it was fiercely attacked by the Confederates, and compelled to give way, but it was done in good order, and the ground was afterwards recovered and held during the night. In the battle of Malvern Hill, July 1st, the Tenth was not engaged. In the latter part of the night suc- ceeding the battle it marched with the division for Harrison's Landing, where it arrived in the forenoon of July 2d. This was the ending of the series of bat- tles known as the Seven Days' Fight, in which the Tenth lost over two hundred men.
On the evacuation of the position at Harrison's ' engaged near Spottsylvania Court-House, with con-
Landing the regiment moved to the Rappahannock and fought under Gen. Pope in the Second Bull Run battle, Aug. 29, 1862. On the 30th it was again en- gaged, and compelled to retreat towards Centreville. The loss of the regiment on the 29th and 30th was forty-six killed and wounded (among the latter being Lieut .- Col. Kirk) and nineteen missing. Crossing into Maryland, the Tenth was engaged in the battle of South Mountain, losing twenty-three killed and
wounded. The men fought here with the greatest determination, forcing their way up the mountain- side in the face of the enemy, and bivouacked for the
not heavily, and its loss was but light.
In the great battle of Fredericksburg, on the 13th of December, the Tenth suffered the severe loss of eighty-six killed and wounded and fifty-one taken prisoners. Its position was with the brigade on the extreme left, three miles below the town of Freder- icksburg, where it crossed the river on pontoons. On the 13th a fierce assault was made on the enemy's works, and they were carried, but no support was at hand, and the brigade was forced back, with loss to the Tenth as above stated. After the battle the regi- ment recrossed the river with the army, and reoccu- pied its previous camp. It took part in the dreary " Mud March" made by the army under Gen. Burn- side, and was soon after ordered to the delenses of Washington to rest and recruit, its position there being at Upton's and Hall's Hills.
Marching northward from the Potomac in the Gettysburg campaign of 1863, the regiment arrived on the historic field at nine A.M., July 2d. At two P.M. it was ordered into the fight at Little Round Top, and there made a vigorous charge, driving the enemy from his position. During the following night the men threw up defensive works. On the 3d the regi- ment occupied a po-ition between the two Round Tops, where it lay for a long time under an exceed- ingly heavy artillery fire, and afterwards received and repelled a most determined charge by a heavy body of infantry, holding the ground first occupied. The loss of the regiment at Gettysburg was but slight. On the 18th of July the Tenth crossed the Potomac into Virginia, and marched to Warrenton. It was after- wards slightly engaged at Broad Run, and on the 26th of October at New Hope Church. During most of the succeeding winter it was engaged in guarding the railroads, its quarters being first at Warrenton Junc- tion, and afterwards at Manassas Junction.
On the 29th of April, 1864, the Tenth left its win- ter-quarters, and marched towards the Rapidan, which it crossed at midnight on the 3d of May, and on the night of the 4th made its fireless bivouac in the Wilderness. On the 6th the regiment was en- gaged with the enemy, losing one killed and several wounded. On the 8th, 9th, and 10th it was again siderable loss. On the 28th it crossed the Pamunkey, and on the 29th moved to Tolopotomoy. On the 30th, : at Bethesda Church, the enemy made a furious attack in heavy force, but was repulsed with very heavy loss, the Tenth taking a prominent part in the engage- ment, and capturing a large number of prisoners. This was the last battle of the Tenth Reserve Regi- ment, its term of service having expired. Many of the men re-enlisted, who, with those recruited at
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various times after the original muster in, were as- signed to the One Hundred and Ninetieth and One Hundred and Ninety-first Regiments. Those whose terms had expired, and did not re-enlist, were ordered to Washington, and thence to Pittsburgh, where they were mustered out of service June 11, 1864.
Following is a list of officers and enlisted men of the Washington County company of the Tenth Re- serve Regiment, viz. :
COMPANY D.
James T. Kirk, capt., must. in June 19, 1861 ; pro. to lieut .- col. June 21, 1861.
Charles W. McDaniel, capt., must. in June 19, 1861 ; pro. to capt. June 21, 1861; to brev. maj. March 3, 1865; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
George H. McNary, Ist lient., must. in June 19, 1861 ; detached for duty in Signal Corps ; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
Frank Coleman, 2d lieut., must. in June 19, 1861 ; res. Ang. 1, 1862. Charles Davis, 2d lieut., must. in June 19, 1861; pro. from sergt. to 2d lieut. Aug. 1, 1862 ; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
Frank C. Ritchey, Ist sergt., must. in June 19, 1861 ; disch. July 7, 1863, to receive promotion in the U. S. colored troops,
Robert Brady, Ist sergt., must. in June 19, 1861 ; must. out with com- pany June 11, 1864.
Benjamin Anderson, sergt., must. in June 19, 1861; wounded at White Oak Swamp, June 30, 1862; must. out with company June 11, 1864. William S Huston, sergt., must. in June 19, 1861 ; missing at Wilderness May 8, 1864.
Shadrack Beck, sergt., must. in June 19, 1861 ; disch on surg. certif. Aug. 18, 1862.
Samuel G. Hodgens, sergt., must. in June 19, 1861 ; disch. Dec. 2, 1863, for wounds received at White Oak Swamp, June 30, 1862.
William P. McNary, sergt., must. in June 19, 1861; pro. to adjt. 123d Regt. P. V., Nov. 15, 1864.
William Harlin, sergt., must, in Aug. 21, 1861 ; trans. to 191st Regt. P. V., June 1, 1864.
John Gundy, sergt., must. in June 19, 1861, died at Richmond, Va., of wounds received at White Oak Swamp, June 30, 1862.
James Hughes, sergt., must. in June 19, 1861; died at Washington, D. C., of wounds received at Wilderness, May 10, 1864.
Thomas Paxton, sergt., must. in June 19, 1861; killed at Wilderness May 8, 1864.
William Meggs, corp., must. in June 19, 1861; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
John V. Cook, corp., must. in June 19, 1861 ; must. out with company June 19, 1864.
James McCahan, corp., must. in June 19, 1861 ; missing in action at Wil- derness May 8, 1864.
Wallace Scott, corp., must. in Aug. 21, 1861; trans. to 191st Regt. P. V., June 1, 1864.
James M. Scott, corp., must. in Aug. 21, 1861 : trans. to 191st Regt. P. V., June 1, 1864.
William Glass, corp., must. in June 19, 1861 ; died at Richmond, Va., of wounds received at White Oak Swamp, June 30, 1862.
Robert N. Lang, corp., must. in June 19, 1861 ; died at Alexandria, Va., of wounds received at Wilderness May 6, 1864.
Robert N. McPake, corp., must. in June 19, 1861 ; killed at Spottsylvania Court-House May 10, 1864.
James McPake, mus., must, in June 19, 1861 ; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
James Merriman, mus., must. in June 19, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 3, 1863.
Josiah Chambers, mus., must. in June 21, 1861; pro. to principal mus .; date unknown.
Privates.
Samuel Anderson, must. in June 19, 1861 ; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
Alfred Akey, must. in June 19, 1861 ; disch, on surg. certif. Dec. 1, 1861. Wash. L. Aller, must. in July 21, 1861 ; pro. to hospital steward May 1, 1863.
Garland Briceland, must. in June 19, 1861; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
James L. Black, must. in June 19, 1861; wounded at White Oak June 30, 1862; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
T. Julius Black, must. in June 19, 1861; wounded at Wilderness May 8, 1864; absent at must. out.
Samuel Brown, must. in June 19, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. June 18, 1862.
Joshua Brady, must. in Aug. 21, 1861; trans. to 191st Regt. P. V. June 1, 1864.
William Cain, must, in June 19, 1861; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
William S. Caldwell, must. in June 19, 1861; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
Wilson Cochran, must. in June 19, 1861; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
David Crum, must. in June 19, 1861 ; wounded at Bethesda Church May 30, 1864 ; died at Washington, date unknown.
George Cain, must. in June 19, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Jan. 15, 1862. John S. Chambers, must. in June 19, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Feb. 15, 1863.
John Cowan, must. in June 19, 1861 ; wounded at Gaines' Mill June 27, 1862; disch. on surg. certif. March 8, 1863.
Hugh Cochran, must. in June 18, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 5, 1863.
Joseph C. Culver, must. in Sept. 8, 1862 ; disch. by order War Department to receive commission in colored troops.
Samuel Cook, must. in Aug. 12, 1862 ; killed at Manassas Junction April 15, 1864.
Nathaniel E. Dickey, must. in June 19, 1861; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
William Deval, must. in July 28, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. 1862.
James B. Duff, must. in June 19, 1861; trans. to Signal Corps August, 1861.
William Donaldson, must. in Aug. 12, 1862; trans. to 191st Regt. P. V. June 1, 1864.
Benjamin Evans, must. in June 19, 1861 ; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
Frank B. Eton, must. in June 19, 1861 ; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
Luther C. First, must. in June 19, 1861 ; trans. to Signal Corps.
James Furguson, must. in Feb. 22, 1864; trans. to 191st Regt. P. V. June 1, 1864.
Thomas Ford, must. in June 19, 1861 ; killed at Manassas Junction April 15, 1864.
George S. Graham, must. in June 19, 1861; must. out with company June 11. 1864.
Matthew Greer, must. in June 19, 1861; wounded and died at Munson's Hill, Va., April 8, 1863.
D. V. Hammond, must. in June 19, 1861; captured Dec. 18, 1863; died in Libby Prison, date unknown.
Charles Horn, must. in June 19, 1861; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
William Hollingshead, must. in June 19, 1861; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
Matthew Harlin, must. in June 19, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 5, 1861.
Daniel Hallas, must. in Aug. 12, 1862 ; trans. to 191st Regt. P. V., June 1, 1864; veteran.
George Hallas, must. in Aug. 12, 1862; trans, to 191st Regt. P. V. June 1, 1864.
William Hallas, must. in Aug. 21, 1861; trans. to 191st Regt. P. V. June 1, 1864.
Alexander Huston, must. in Aug. 21, 1861; trans. to 191st Regt. P. V. June 1, 1864.
William Harsha, must. in Aug. 21, 1861 ; trans. to 191st Regt. P. V. June
1, 1864.
George Hiles, must. in Feb. 25, 1864; trans. to 191st Regt. P. V. June 1, 1864.
William Hunter, must. in June 19, 1861 ; died at Belle Plain, Va., Jan. 31, 1863.
John Jackson, must, in June 19, 1861; must, out with company June 11, 1864.
William Jackson, must. in June 19, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Sept. 9, 1861.
Joseph Jackson, must. in Aug. 21, 1861; trans. to 191st Regt. P. V. June 1, 1864.
Thomas Jackson, must. in Feb. 22, 1864; trans. to 191st Regt. P. V. June 1, 1864.
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John Jeffers, must. in June 19, 1861 ; died at Richmond, Va., of wounds received at White Oak Swamp, June 30, 1862.
John E. Lang, must. in June 19, 1861; missing at Wilderness May 8, 1864.
James Mackey, must. in June 19, 1861; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
Alexander Musser, must. in June 19, 1861; wounded at White Oak Swamp, June 30, 1862; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
Samuel Mackey, must. in June 19, 1861 ; died, date unknown, of wounds received at Gaines' Mill, June 27, 1862.
John McCullough, must. in June 19, 1861; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
John E. McPake, must. in June 16, 1861 ; wounded at Wilderness; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
H. McJames, must. in June 19, 1861 ; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
William McWilliams, must. in June 19, 1861; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
James McFadden, must. in June 19, 1861 ; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
John P. McCord, must. in June 19, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. May 3, 1863.
John McClusky, must. in June 19, 1861 ; trans. to 191st Regt. P. V. June 1, 1864; veteran.
James Perry, must. in June 19, 1861 ; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
Henry Pettit, must. in June 19, 1861 ; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
William Pennell, must. in June 19, 1861; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
James Patton, must. in June 19, 1861 ; disch. by order War Department to receive promotion, date unknown.
J. Fulton Philips, must. in June 19, 1861 ; disch. on surg. certif. Dec. 22, 1862.
James Quail, must. in June 19, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. Aug. 10, 1861.
William Roberts, must. in June 19, 1861 ; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
James Rinehart, must. in June 19, 1861; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
Benjamin F. Ryan, must. in Aug. 12, 1861 ; disch., date unknown.
John Sutton, must. in June 19, 1861 ; wounded and prisoner at White Oak Swamp, June 30, 1862 ; must. out with company June 11, 1864. A. J. Strosbyder, must. in June 19, 1861 ; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
John Stowrend, must. in June 19, 1861 ; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
John Sarver, must. in June 19, 1861 ; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
Henry H. Sheaff, must. in June 19, 1861 ; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
Brown Scott, must. in Feb. 28, 1862; disch. on surg. certif., date un- known.
John H. Thompson, must. in Feb. 24, 1862; trans. to 191st Regt. P. V. June 1, 1864.
James E. Wilson, must. in June 19, 1861 ; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
Robert Wilson, must. in June 19, 1861 ; wounded at Wilderness, May 6, 1864, absent at muster out.
Joseph Wallace, must. in June 19, 1861; disch. on surg. certif., date un- known.
Anthony Williams, must, in June 19, 1861 ; trans. to 191st Regt. P. V. June 1, 1864; veteran.
William Williams, must. in June 19, 1861; killed at Wilderness May 8, 1864.
James Young, must. in June 19, 1861; must. out with company June 11, 1864.
CHAPTER XXIII.
WAR OF THE REBELLION .- ( Continued.)
Seventy-ninth Regiment .- The Seventy-ninth Regiment of Pennsylvania, of which one company was raised in Washington County, and all the re-
mainder of the command in Lancaster, was recruited in August and September, 1861, and organized in the early part of the following month, under the follow- ing-named field-officers, viz .: Col. Henry A. Ham- bright, of Lancaster ; Lieut .- Col. John H. Duchman, of Lancaster; and Maj. William S. Mellinger, of Monongahela City, Washington County. The Wash- ington County company of the regiment was that designated as "D" company, of which the original commissioned officers were : captain, John S. McBride; first lieutenant, Brisbin Wall; second lieutenant, J. D. V. Hazzard.
The regiment was rendezvoused at Camp Wilkins, near Pittsburgh, and on the 18th of October left the city with its brigade (which included also the Seventy- seventh and Seventy-eighth Pennsylvania, and was under command of Brig .- Gen. James S. Negley), em- barked on steamers, and went down the river to Louis- ville, Ky., whence it was moved by railroad into the interior of the State, and was encamped successively at Camp Nevin, Camp Negley, and Camp Wood; the last named being situated near Munfordsville, on Green River. The following winter was passed in camp duty, drill, and picketing, the brigade in the mean time having been assigned to the division of Gen. A. McD. McCook. In the spring of 1862 it was encamped near Nashville, Tenn. On the 30th of March the Seventy-ninth was ordered thence to Co- lumbia, Tenn., from which place, early in April, a detachment of the regiment, under Maj. Mellinger, with a squadron of cavalry and a section of artillery, were sent out to Pulaski, in pursuit of John H. Mor- gan's guerrillas, who had captured some soldiers of the Seventy-ninth. The detachment occupied the town without much opposition, but accomplished nothing further. After this the regiment remained guarding the Nashville and Decatur Railroad till May 10th, when it moved with a force, under Gen. Negley, to Rodgersville, Tenn., and Florence, Ala., in which expedition it was slightly engaged, but without loss, and returned from Florence to Columbia.
On the 30th of May, Gen. Negley set out with a force of infantry, cavalry, and artillery to make show of an offensive movement against the enemy at Chat- tanooga. The force arrived opposite the town on the 7th of June, drove the enemy from some intrench- ments which he had held there, and having done this, Negley returned to Shelbyville, Tenn., having marched two hundred and eighty-four miles in four- teen days. The Seventy-ninth (then under command of Maj. Mellinger) took part in this expedition, and did some little fighting at Sweden's Cove and at Chattanooga, but without loss except one man wounded. The strength of the regiment was then about nine hundred, of whom fifty were in hospital. In July the regiment (then at Tullahoma, Tenn.) was assigned to a brigade composed of the Seventy- ninth and the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Nineteenth United States Infantry, under command of Gen.
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William S. Smith. Early in August this brigade was ordered to Nashville, and on the 8th encamped in the southern part of the city, on College Hill. Here, soon afterwards, the regiment was assigned to Starkweather's (Third) brigade of the division of Gen. Lovell H. Rousseau, in the Fourteenth Army Corps. With this corps and the army of Gen. Buell the regiment moved northward from Nashville early in September, in pursuit of the Confederate army, which was marching on Louisville, Ky., under Gen. Bragg. The army arrived at Louisville on the 26th, and thus foiled Bragg, who thereupon turned and marched back towards Tennessee. The army of Buell followed, and overtook the Confederates at Perryville, Ky., where, on the 8th of October, a severe battle was fought, resulting in Bragg's defeat and the retreat of his army. In this battle Rous- seau's division was heavily engaged during the entire afternoon, and the Seventy-ninth fought with great bravery, losing in this (its first fight of any import- ance) thirty-seven killed and one hundred and forty- nine wounded. In the pursuit which followed this battle the regiment passed through Drainsville, Stan- ford, Lancaster, Crab Orchard, Danville, Lebanon, Bowling Green, Franklin, Ky., and Mitchellsville, Tenn., stopping a considerable time six miles south of the latter place. In December it moved to Nash- ville, where (as part of Thomas' corps) it joined the army then about moving forward towards Nolansville and Murfreesboro'. In the great battle of Stone River, which commenced by heavy skirmishing on Tuesday, December 30th, and continued till the night of Friday, January 2d, the regiment was slightly en- gaged, losing twelve killed and wounded. It num- bered at that time seven hundred and twenty-three officers and enlisted men present for duty. After the battle it lay at Murfreesboro' more than five months, but taking part during that time in a successful ex- pedition to McMinnville and Liberty, Tenn.
On the 24th of June, 1863, the regiment moved with the army towards the Tennessee River, and, crossing that stream at Bridgeport, Ala., marched southeast into. Georgia on the campaign which culminated in the bloody and disastrous battle of Chickamauga, September 19th and 20th. In that terrible conflict the Seventy-ninth fought bravely on both Saturday and Sunday, losing sixteen killed, sixty-six wounded, and forty-seven missing, a total of more than one- third the number with which the regiment entered the fight. On the night of the 21st it retreated with its division to Chattanooga. It was there posted in the works, and took no active part in the great bat- tles of the 23d, 24th, and 25th of November, at Look- out Mountain and Mission Ridge. On the 9th of February following, at this place, a large part of the regiment re-enlisted as veterans, and while daily ex- pecting the usual furlough the regiment was ordered forward with its division to Tunnel Hill and Buz- zard's Roost, Ga., on a reconnoissance in force.
Some fighting ensued, the regiment losing two wounded. The veterans left on furlough on the 8th of February, returning at its expiration to Chat- tanooga. On the 9th of May the Seventy-ninth started out on the Atlanta campaign, and accompa- nied the army in the various movements, and fought in several of the engagements that resulted in the capture of the Confederate stronghold. In this cam- paign the losses of the regiment were ninety-two killed and wounded.
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