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Henry F. Reigle, corp, must. in May 12, 1864; pris- ! Monroe Barnes, must. in May 12, 1864; died at City
oner from June 22, 1864, to Feb. 20, 1865; must. out with company July 14, 1865; veteran.
John S. Smith, corp., must, in May 12, 1864; pro. to corp. Feb. 28, 1865; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
Joseph Richards, corp., must. in May 12, 1864; pro. to corp. Feb. 28, 1865; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
corp. April 30, 1865; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
John S. Steller, corp., must. in May 12, 1861; pro. to corp. April 30, 1865; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
George Eckle, corp., must. in May 12, 1864; disch. on surg. certif. June 28, 1865.
Levi Fisher, corp., must. in Sept. 5, 1864; disch. on surg. certif. May 30, 1865.
David C. Boyer, corp., must. in May 12, 1864; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; trans. to Co.
K, Twenty-second Regt. V. R. C., date unknown. Henry H. Herbster, corp., must. in May 12, 1864; died at City Point, Va., June 25, 1864, of wounds re- ceived in action.
Jacob Latshaw, corp., must. in May 12, 1864; died at City Point, Va., June 24, 1864, of wounds re- ceived in action.
Elias B. Gemberling, corp., must. in May 12, 1864; captured ; died at Andersonville, Ga., Oct. 11, 1864; grave 10,706.
John Gallagher, corp., must. in May 12, 1864; died at Tremont, Pa., March 6, 1865.
John F. Dull, mus., must. in May 12, 1864; must. out with company July 14, 1865; veteran.
Howard V. Harper, mus., must. in May 12, 1864; must. out with company July 14, 1865; veteran.
Privates.
Henry W. Adams, must. in May 12, 1864; prisoner from June 22, 1864, to May 1, 1865; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
Joel Artley, must. in May 12, 1864; missing in action at Petersburg, Va., June 22, 1864.
William II. Bingaman, must. in Feb. 29, 1864 ; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
James S. Bunnell, must. in May 12, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out.
Robert I. Bingaman, must. in March 8, 1864; absent, sick, at muster out.
Lewis Bobb, must. in May 12, 1864; disch. on surg. certif. Oct, 1, 1864.
Frederick Boltz, must. in May 12, 1864; died at Alexandria, Va., June 16th of wounds received at Cold Harbor June 3, 1864.
Jacob A. Brower, must. in May 12, 1864; captured ; died at Andersonville, Ga., Sept. 5, 1864, grave 7940.
John Bankes, must. in May 12, 1864; died at An- napolis, Md., Dec. 6, 1864.
Point, Va., June 28, 1864.
Lewis F. Brady, must. in Sept. 16, 1864; disch, by G. O. June 16, 1865.
Samuel Clauser, must. in May 12, 1864; disch. on surg. certif. March 27, 1865.
Elias Condo, must. in March 29, 1864; died at City Point, Va., June 20, 1864, of wounds received in action.
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Roswell Cline, must. in May 12, 1864 ; captured ; died at Andersonville, Ga., Oct. 6, 1864, grave 10,439. Henry F. Clark, must. in May 12, 1864; captured ; died at Andersonville, Ga., Oct. 21, 1861, grave 11,250.
John Dunkleberger, must. in May 12, 1864 ; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
Gilbert R. Dunlap, must. in March 30, 1864; must. out with company July 44. 1865.
Eli Dunn, must. in Feb. 29, 1864; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
Percival Eekle, must. in May 12, 1864; prisoner from June 22, 1864, to April 9, 1865; disch. by G. O. June 5, 1865.
Wm. HI. Freed, must. in March 16, 18644; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
Charles Goldman, must. in May 12, 1864; prisoner from June 22, 1864, to April 21, 1865; disch. by G. O. June 27, 1865.
William Giles, must. in May 12, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 2, 1865.
Saml. II. Gross, must in May 12, 1864; trans. to Co. A, 18th Regt. V. R. C., Jan. 15, 1865 ; disch. by G. O. July 21, 1865.
Benj. Hallman, must. in May 12, 1864; must. out with company July 14, 1865 ; veteran.
James P. Heckert, must. in May 12, 1864; disch. by G. O. June 15, 1865.
Jacob Hearter, must. in May 12, 1864 ; prisoner from June 22, 1864, to April 25, 1865; disch. by G. O. June 5, 1865.
Jos. Hachenberg, must. in May 12, 1864; missing in action at Petersburg, Va., June 22, 1864.
Harrison Herbster, must. in May 12, 1864; missing in action at Petersburg, Va., June 22, 1864. John Jones, must, in May 12, 1864; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
Henry Kaley, must. in May 12, 1864; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
D. H. Kustenbender, must. in May 12, 1864; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
John Keister, must. in May 12, 1864; disch. May 31, 1865, for wounds received in action.
Charles Krise, must. in May 12, 1864; prisoner from June 22, 1864, to April 25, 1865; disch. by G. O. June 5, 1865.
Wm. J. Klose, must. in May 12, 1864; prisoner from June 22, 1864, to April 29, 1865 ; disch. by G. O. June 2, 1865.
Jacob Kline, must. in May 12, 1864; died at Wash- ington, D. C., June 20, 1864, of wounds received in action ; buried in National Cemetery, Arling- ton, Va.
Jacob Krepps, must. in May 12, 1861; died at Dav- id's Island, N. Y., Aug. 30, 1864; buried in Cy- press Hill Cemetery, 1 .. I.
Thomas P. Kinman, must, in May 12, 1861; captured at Petersburg, Va., June 22, 1864; died at An- dersonville, Ga., Sept. 8, 1864, grave 8210.
John F. Laird, must. in May 12, 1864; prisoner from June 22, 1864, to April 9, 1865; disch. by G. O. June 5, 1865.
Franklin Lehman, must. in May 12, 1864; died at Washington, D. C., Oct. 16, 1864, of wounds re- ceived in action.
Jacob Lash, must. in May 12, 1864 ; died at Cold Har- bor, Va., June 5, 1864, of wounds received in ac- tion ; buried in National Cemetery, Section B.
John Marks, must. in May 12, 1864; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
John F. Miller, must. in May 12, 1864; prisoner from June 22, 1864, to Feb. 5, 1865; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
Levi Mattern, must. in May 12, 1864; disch. on surg. certif. May 27, 1865.
Nathaniel Nerhood, must. in May 12, 1864; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
Peter Nelson, must. in Jan. 19, 1865; must, out with company July 14, 1865.
John Niver, must. in May 12, 1864 ; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; trans. to Co. K, 24th Regt. Vet. Res. Corps; disch. by G. O. July 18, 1865.
Samuel Niver, must. in May 12, 1864; missing in ac- tion at Petersburg, Va., June 22, 1864.
Willoughby Ocker, must. in May 12, 1864; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
Henry Reed, must. in May 12, 1864; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
John Rice, must. in May 12, 1864; wounded at Cold Harbor, Va., June 3, 1864; disch. by G. O. July 14, 1865.
Henry M. Reinard, must. in May 12, 1864; prisoner from June 22 to Nov. 19, 1864; disch. by G. (. July 14, 1865; veteran.
Henry Rice, must. in May 12, 1864; killed at Peters- burg, Va., June 22, 1864.
Samuel D. Reed, must. in May . 12, 1864; died at Alexandria, Va., June 29, 1864.
Emanuel L. Riffert, must. in May 12, 1864; died at Annapolis, Md., March 20, 1865.
Isaac E. Romig, must. in May 12, 1864; captured at Petersburg, Va., June 22, 1864; died at Danville Jan. 20, 1865.
Daniel Stroub, must. in May 12, 1864; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
Aaron M. Stauffer, must, in May 12, 1864; must, out with company July 14, 1865.
Levi Schnare, must. in May 12, 1864; missing in ac- tion at Petersburg, Va., June 22, 1864.
William Treaster, must. in May 12, 1864; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
John Tanner, must. in May 12, 1864; must. out with company July 1.1, 1865. Bantram Treskar, must, in May 12, 1864; must. out with company July 14, 1865. Anthony Treskar, must. in May 12, 1864; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
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Jeremiah J. Thomas, must, in May 12, 1861; disch. on surg. certif. March 27, 1865.
Eli Treaster, must. in May 12, 1864; died at Alexan- dria, Va., June 17, 1861, of wounds ree. in action. Saul H. Whetstone, must. in May 12, 1861; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
William Witmer, must, in May 12, 1864; must. out with company July 14, 1865.
Abram Williams, must. in Jan, 1, 1865; disch. by (. O. Aug. 12, 1865.
Howard J. Walter, must. in May 12, 1861; died at Baltimore, Md., April 30, 1865, of wds. rec. in action ; buried in Nat. Cem., Loudon Park.
William H. Weider, must. in May 12, 1864; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., Nov. 19, 1864, grave 12,098.
Reuben Weider, must. in May 12, 1864; captured; died at Andersonville, Ga., Oct. 26, 1864; grave 11,503.
COMPANY I, SNYDER COUNTY .- The fol- lowing served in Company I of the One Hun- dred and Eighty-fourth :
Lewis C. Edmunds, capt., must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Michael Smith, 1st lieut. must. in Sept. 7, 1864 ; pro. from pri. Sept. 12, 1864; disch. Jan. 12, 1865, for wounds reed. at Petersburg, Va., Oct. 2, 1865.
Paul II. Knepp, Ist lieut., must. in Sept 7, 1854; pro. from pri. to 2d lieut. Sept. 12, 1864; to Ist lieut. Feb. 15, 1865; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Charles E. Haus, 2d lient., must. in Sept. 7, 1864; pro. from Ist sergt. Feb. 21, 1864; must. out with company July 8, 1865.
James Musser, Ist sorgt., must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Henry Houser, sergt., must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865. Isaac E. Specht, sergt., must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865. Alexander Hommel, sergt., must, in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865. Philip J. Manbeck, sergt., must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Elias Borman, corp., must. in Sept. 7, 1864 ; must. out with company June 2, 1865. Joseph M. Bowers, corp:, must. in Sept. 7, 1864 ; disch. by G. O. May 30, 1865.
Levi Hook, corp., must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
N. B. Middleswarth, corp., must. in Sept. 7, 1861; must. out with company June 2, 1865. James W. Bachman, corp., must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865. John L. Strong, corp., must. in Sept. 7, 1861; must ont with company June 2, 1865.
Edward Mitchell, corp., must. in Sept. 7, 1864; titist. out with company June 2, 1865. Charles C. Fees, corp., must. in Sept. 7, 1861; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Andrew J. Orwig, corp., must. in Sept. 7, 1861; disch. Dec. 16 for wounds reed. in action near Peters- burg, Va., Oct. 24, 1864.
Privates.
Edward Beaver, must. in Sept. 7, 18644; must. out with company June 2, 1865. Walter Baker, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865. David Boush, must. in Sept. 10, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
A. Baumgardner, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
John L. Bower, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Isaac Bickel, must. in Sep. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
George Bilger, must. in Sept. 10, 1864; disch. March 11, 1865, for wounds received in action at Boyd- ton Plauk-Road, Va., Oct. 27, 1854.
John Culbertson, must. in Sept 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Jacob W. Dreese, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Henry Freed, must. in Sept. 10, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Joseph W. Freese, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; trans, to Vet. Res. Corps; disch, by G. O. June 7, 1855 Henry Fall, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
John Getz, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
John Gilbert, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; wounded in action ; disch, by G. O. July 10, 1865.
Aaron Goss, must. in Sept, 7, 1864; mustered out with company June 2, 1865.
Sepharos Gill, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865. Henry Grubb, must, in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
J. C. Hackenberry, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Lewis R. Hames, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865. Reuben Hook, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
George Hackman, must, in Sept. 7, 1861 ; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Edward Krickbaum, must. in Sept. 7, 1854; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Levi Knopp, must. in Sept. 7, 1861; must, out with company June 2, 1865. William Kerstetter, must. in Sept. 7, 1861 ; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
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George Kline, must. in Sept. 7, 1861 ; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
John W. Krick, must, in Sept. 7, 1864; killed at Boydton Plank-Road, Va., Oct. 27, 1861.
Wallace Lepley, must. in Fept. 7, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Michael Lepley, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865,
James E. Loss, must. in Sept. 7, 1864 ; died at Wash- ington, D. C., Nov. 25, 1861, of wounds received in action near Petersburg, Va. ; buried in Na- tional Cemetery, Arlington.
Frank Lepman, must. in April 5, 1864; not on mus- ter-out roll.
George A. Musser, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Jeremiah Mohney, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; wounded in action ; absent, in hospital, at muster out.
John J. Mattern, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
J. F. Middleswarth, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out ! with company June 2, 1865:
Criah J. Moyer, mustered in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Michael Narehood, must. in Sept. 7, 1864 ; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
John J. Narehood, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out ' Joseph D. Ulsh, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865. with company June 2, 1865.
Daniel Peter, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; absent, wounded . Michael Weand, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must out at muster out.
Henry J. Peter, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
George Plank, must. in Hept. 7, 1864; died at City Point, Va., Feb. 17, 1865.
Jacob Rheum, must. in Sept. 7, 1864 ; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Wilson Romig, must in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Lewis Rauch, must, in Sept. 7, 1864 ; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
John Rahmstine, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; killed near Petersburg, Va., Oct. 5, 1864; buried in Poplar !
Grove Nat. Com., division C, section D, grave 67. ; Andrew Wagner, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Allen Stock, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Jeremiah H. Smith, must. in Sept, 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Joseph Smith, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Jacob O. Smith, must. in Sept. 7, 1864 ; must. out ! with company June 2, 1865. William O. Smith, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Uriah F. Swengel, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865. Wm. A. Spigelmyer, must. in Sept. 7, 1864 ; disch. by G. O. June 24, 1865,
J. H. Spigelmyer, must. in Sept. 7, 1861; disch. by G. O. June 11, 1865.
Daniel Snook, must, in Sept. 7, 1861; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Jeremiah J. Spangler, must, in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
William Spangler, must. in Sept. 7, 1861; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
John W. Swartz, must. in Sept. 7, 1864 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865. William Steininger, must. in Sept, 7, 1864 ; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Franklin Speese, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Samuel C. Shunk, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; disch. by General Order June 24, 1865.
Jacob D. Steininger, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; killed near Petersburg, Va., October 4, 1864; buried in Poplar Grove National Cemetery, division A, section B, grave 28.
Jesse Spigelmyer, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; died at City Point, Va., November 1, 1864.
Levi Treaster, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Lewis Treaster, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Reuben Treaster, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
with company June 2, 1865.
Samuel A. Wetzel, must. in Sept. 7, 1864, must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Isaac Wetzel, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; wounded ; ah- sent, in hospital, at muster out.
David F. Walter, must, in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
George Wagner, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Edward Wagner, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must, out with company June 2, 1865.
Henry Wagner, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Amos Wagner, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
i George E. Weaver, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; must. out with company June 2, 1865.
Moses Yetter, must. in Sept. 7, 1864; disch. by Gen- eral Order June 5, 1865.
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-FIFTH REGIMENT.
The One Hundred and Eighty-fifth Regi- ment, or Twenty-second Cavalry of Pennsyl- vania, contained a large detachment of men recruited in Milllin County, and also a number of soldiers of the counties of Juniata and i Perry.
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The recruiting of the companies of this regi- ment was commenced in 1861, the first two having been raised in Washington County in the spring and summer of that year, and five others (also from Washington County) in the summer and carly fall of 1862.
These companies left for the field, success- ively, immediately after their organization, and went forward into West Virginia, where the first two companies saw immediate service, and where, upon the arrival of the others, all were formed into the Ringgold Cavalry Battalion, under command of the senior officer, Captain John Keys, of the First Company. That First Company, mustered in June, 1861, under Cap- tain Keys, had arrived, in Virginia in time to take part, in the following month, in the battle, of Rich Mountain, where the enemy's forces, under General Lee, were defeated, with severe loss. Again, November 14th, they fought at French's Gap, Va., with slight loss. At Blue Gap, near Romney, January 7, 1862, the two companies (Keys' and Greenfield's) were en- gaged, and the enemy was driven from the field, with the loss of two pieces of artillery, wagons and 'camp equipage and with a considerable number killed, wounded and taken prisoners. During the month of February they fought at Bloomery Gap, at Strasburg and at Winchester under General Shields. In April they were engaged at Columbia Furnace, Two Churches and Rood's Hill. On the 9th of November, 1862, the Ringgold Battalion fought at Dab- ney's Mills, and during the following winter and spring the companies composing the bat- talion were actively and constantly employed in scouting and picket duty, in which they per- . formed excellent service. When the Confeder- ate army advanced into Maryland and Penn- sylvania in June, 1863, the troops in West Virginia were ordered to that quarter to co- operate with the Army of the Potomac in the general defense. Among them was the Ring- gold Battalion, which was hastened towards the Potomac, but did not reach the river until July 8th, four days after the close of the battle of Gettysburg, when the battalion became engaged with the cavalry of the enemy at Williams port, Md. On the following day they fought
at Fairview, on July 17th at Martinsburg and on the 22d at White Hall. After the escape of the Confederate army the Ringgold Battalion was employed in marches, raids and scoutings during the summer and fall of 1863, but was engaged in no general battle. On the opening jof the campaign of 1861 it was engaged, Jan- uary 3d, at Petersburg, W. Va,, and carly in February at Lexington and Moorefick.
The Ringgold Cavalry Battalion became merged in the Twenty-second Pennsylvania Cavalry, which was organized February 22, 1864. It was composed of the seven com- panies already mentioned and five other com- panies (designated as Companies II, I, K, L and M) which had been reorganized from the companies of a Pennsylvania six-months' bat- talion, raised in the summer of 1863 to assist in repelling Lee's invasion of the State, and whose term of service had now just expired. The field officers of the new regiment were Colonel Jacob Higgins, Lieutenant-Colonel An- drew J. Greenfield (promoted from captain of Company B) and Majors George T. Work, Elias S. Troxell and Henry A. Meyers. The Ringgold Battalion and the five other companies forming the new regiment joined forces and consolidated as the Twenty-second at Cumber- land, Md., on the 5th of March, 1864. The entire regiment remained at Cumberland until April, when the dismounted part of the com- mand (amounting to more than half the regi- ment) moved, under command of Lieutenant- Colonel Greenfield, to Pleasant Valley, Md., when the men were mounted, and, about the middle of May, moved thenee to Camp Stone- man, near Washington, D. C. A month later the battalion, under Lieutenant-Colonel Green- field, was ordered to Martinsburg, where it was assigned to duty with the brigade of Colonel Mulligan, the battalion being now placed under command of Major Troxell. During the month of July it fought bravely at Leetown, at Mary- land Heights, Snicker's Gap and Snicker's Ferry. In August, being then under command of Lieutenant-Colonel Greenfield, it joined the cavalry division of General Torbert, in the Army of the Shenandoah, under General Sheridan, and fought in numerous actions, in-
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eluding Kernstown, Opequan, Berryville and , grand charge on the Southern line at Martins- Charlestown, Va.
The other detachment or battalion of the Twenty-second, which had remained at Cum- berland when the dismounted men marched for the Pleasant Valley camp in April, 1861, as before mentioned, soon left Cumberland, and, joining the forces of General Hunter, took part in that general's campaign against Lynchburg, Va., where they fought on the 12th of July, and afterwards fought in the battles of Kerns- town and New Market, July 25th, it being then under command of Major Work and in the brigade commanded by Colonel Higgins, of the Twenty-second. Afterwards it formed part of the forces which, under General Averill, pursued the Confederate General MeCausland on his retreat from the burning of Chambers- burg, Pa., and overtaking him at Moorefield, Va., fought a decisive battle, totally routing the enemy and capturing all his artillery. In this engagement the battalion, under Major Work, performed very valuable service, and behaved with marked gallantry.
Soon after this the two detachments of the Twenty-second were united at Hagerstown, Md., and the entire regiment, then under command of' Lieutenant-Colonel Greenfield, moved with the cavalry forces of General Averill across the Potomac into Virginia, where the enemy was encountered on the 31st of August. In this engagement Averill's division was outnumbered and compelled to retire towards Falling Waters, Va. Again advancing, the cavalry division met the enemy at Darkesville September 2d and gained a decided advantage, capturing the Confederate wagon-train. On the two days next succeeding, the Twenty-second, with its division, fought the enemy, who were found in superior force, at Bunker Hill, and Stephen- son's Station, no decisive advantage being gained by either side.
On the 7th, at Darkesville, another battle was fought and the Confederate force defeated, with heavy loss. Again, on the 12th and 15th of the same month, at Bunker Hill and Buck- leytown respectively, Averill's forces were en- gaged, and the Twenty-second showed its usual gallantry. On the 18th the regiment made a
burg, ending in the defeat of the enemy, who was on the following day driven, in some dis- order, towards Winchester. Late in the day the Twenty-second, then commanded by Major Troxell, took part in the furious charge of the cavalry at Opequan, which ended in the entire rout of the Confederate forces under Early, and sent them " whirling up the valley." In this the Twenty-second captured a battery and a large number of prisoners. At Fisher's Hill Early again stood for battle, and again he was routed, the Twenty-second sustaining its full share of the fighting, as it also did on the 26th at Mount Vernon Forge.
On the 27th, Early's forces attacked in su- perior numbers and the regiment suffered severely, but held its ground in the face of overwhelming odds, and did at least as much as any other regiment towards averting general disaster and saving the wagon-trains of the whole division.
In the action of this day Major Work and Adjutant Isenberg were seriously wounded and several officers of the regiment taken prisoners. Lieutenant-Colonel Greenfield was on this oc- casion in command of the brigade. On the 19th of October the regiment fought splendidly and sustained severe loss in killed and wounded in the historic battle of Cedar Creek, when the day was barely saved by the arrival of Sheri- dan " from Winchester, twenty miles away." A few days later the Twenty-second went into camp at Martinsburg, remaining there about two months.
From about the 20th of December, through the winter of 1864-65, the regiment was con- stantly engaged in scouting and operations against Confederate guerrillas in the mountain regions of West Virginia, in which service the men were kept almost continually in the saddle, exposed to every kind of hardship and priva- tion.
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