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Commissioned officers of Company H : Captains-Charles Armstrong, mustered out May 21, and re-appointed September 2, 1862; resigned March 24. 1863; Samuel R. Apker, mus- tered out with regiment, July 14, 1865. First Lieutenants-Samuel R. Apker, promoted ; Darius E. Palmer, mustered out January 24, 1865 ; Henry A. Nolf, mustered out with regiment. Second Lieutenants-Richard Rooney, resigned April 16, 1862; Miles Joyce, resigned Novem- ber 27, 1862; Darius E. Palmer, wounded at Vicksburg, May 19, 1863, and promoted as; above ; James B. Fowler, mustered out with regiment.
Nineteenth Regiment .- The initial company of this regiment was recruited in Sauk County, principally from the towns of Reedsburg, Baraboo, Winfield, Woodland and Westfield. They were mustered into service at Camp Randall, April 30, 1862, under Col. Horace T. Sanders, and left for the Potomac on the 2d of June. Going to Norfolk, Va., soon afterward, they remained there until April, 1863, and thereafter did outpost and picket duty in Virginia and North Carolina. They were engaged for the first time at Newbern, N. C., on the 1st of Feb- ruary, 1864. On the 12th of May, a portion of the regiment participated in the movement upon Fort Darling, and on the 16th, in attempting to dislodge a party of rebel skirmishers, lost twenty-five men killed and wounded. In June, they accompanied the advance of Gen. Grant's army upon Petersburg, and participated in the celebrated assault upon the enemy's works. In August, the re enlisted men' of the regiment, 250 in number, received veteran fur- louglis, and reached Madison on the 22d of that month, returning in October, and proceeding- at once to the trenches before Richmond. On the 21st of October, they took part in the battle of"
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Fair Oaks, leaving on the field 7 officers and 136 enlisted men, most of whom were wounded and captured. The regiment returned to Camp Chapin, before Richmond, with eighty men, where they were joined by the non-veteran portion, who had been on duty at Norfolk. On the 3d of April, 1865, they were ordered to assault the enemy's works, and, meeting with but little opposition, marched into the city and planted the regimental colors upon the city hall. Their subsequent movements were unimportant, save that which brought them home. They were mustered out of service on the 9th of August, in the rebel capital, and reached Madison on the 15th.
The fatalities in Company A were : Killed in action-Sergt. Ferris B. Palmer, Fair Oaks, Va., October 27, 1864 ; Corp. John Fuller, Fair Oaks; Privates Robert Cheek, Petersburg, Va., August 7, 1864; Sylvester Searles, Petersburg. Died of wounds-Corp. Alvah Rath- bun, Fort Monroe, Va., Nov. 5, 1864; Privates Charles Day, Hampton Va., June 6, 1864 ; Ephraim Hanes, Portsmouth, Va., July 5, 1864; William Miller, Richmond, Nov. 1, 1864; Daniel Sanborn, Jr., Annapolis, Md., March 20, 1865. Died of disease-Sergt. James Smith, Sergt. Albert P. Steese, John Casey, W. B. Hobby, William Horsch, Jesse Mallon, James Markee, Newman W. Pitts and Samuel Street.
The officers of Company A were: Captains-Rollin M. Strong, promoted Major October 10, 1863; promoted Lieutenant Colonel December 29, 1863; wounded and taken prisoner at Fair Oaks, Va., October 27, 1864, and discharged from service April 11, 1865 ; Henry A. Tator, mustered out April 19, 1865. First Lieutenants-Henry A. Tator, promoted ; Alex- ander P. Ellinwood, transferred to Company A, Independent Battery, May 1, 1865; promoted Captain Company E, May 23, and mustered out August 9, 1865. Second Lieutenants-A. P. Ellinwood, promoted ; Emory Wyman, mustered out February 22, 1865; Charles A. Chandler, transferred Captain Company A, Independent Battery, June 21, and mustered out August 9, 1865.
Twenty-third Regiment .- Company K of this regiment was recruited in the towns of Prairie du Sac, Spring Green, Franklin, Sumter, Bear Creek, Troy and Westfield. The principal part of Company F was also composed of Sauk County men, from the towns of Baraboo, Del- lona, Excelsior, Greenfield and Merrimack. The regimental organization was perfected at Camp Randall, under the superintendence of Col. Guppey, and left for active service September 15, 1862, under orders to proceed to Cincinnati, then menaced by Kirby Smith's forces. Passing through Cincinnati, they crossed into Kentucky, and were assigned to position in Gen. Green Clay Smith's Division. After marching through various parts of the Blue Grass State, they pro- ceeded to Memphis, Tenn., by water, arriving on the 27th of November. The regiment was there assigned to the First Brigade, Tenth Division, and at once took position in the army destined for the reduction of Vicksburg.
On the 28th of December, the regiment moved forward to within a mile of the enemy's works. From this date to January 1, 1863, they were exposed to rebel shot and shell without suffering material loss. January 2, the Army of the Mississippi proceeded up the river to Mil- liken's Bend. Embarking on the 9th, the Twenty-third ascended the White River to the " Cut-off," where they crossed to the Arkansas River and moved up that stream to Fort Hind- man, which they proceeded to invest the next day. At noon on the 11th, the investment having been completed, a general engagement commenced. While moving forward, the Twenty- third was assailed by an unexpected enfilading fire from the enemy's rifle-pits. Companies B, G and K were thrown out as skirmishers, the remaining companies attacking the rifle-pits. The conflict continued with great fury for three hours, when the rebels, anticipating the charge which had been ordered, raised the white flag and surrendered unconditionally. The regiment received many congratulations for their conduct from the division and brigade commanders. Their loss was four killed and thirty-four wounded. The regiment then returned to Young's Point, near Vicksburg, but the malaria of the Yazoo swamps came near accomplishing what the rebels had failed to do, and of 700 men in line of battle, three-fourths were under the surgeon's care. The health of the regiment improving, their next active work was at Cypress Bend,
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Ark., on the 18th of February, when a body of rebels were driven through the native swamp, some prisoners and munitions of war being taken. March 30 found them on the battle-field at Port Gibson, Miss., and on the 2d of May were the first to enter that village. On the 15th, the line of march was resumed, and the 16th witnessed the battle of Champion Hills, in which the Twenty-third participated with such ardor and effect as to receive the congratulations of the commanding General. The next day, they pushed forward to Black River Bridge, capturing the Sixtieth Tennessee, with its colors. The 18th brought them to within three miles of Vicks- burg, and on the 22d they took part in the general assault on the enemy's works, pushing for- ward to the base of one of the forts. At the close of the siege that followed, the Twenty-third numbered but 150 men for duty. August 24, they proceeded south, in transports, to Algiers, opposite New Orleans. After an extended expedition through Mississippi, the brigade to which the regiment was attached was attacked, at Carrion Crow Bayou, on the 3d of November, by a vastly superior force. The Twenty-third stood firm, doing effective work, until flanked on both sides, when the order was given to fall back. This movement was executed without panic, and upon the arrival of re-enforcements, they again advanced in line, forcing the enemy back and gaining possession of the field. The regiment, at the beginning of the action, numbered 220 officers and men, of whom 128 were killed, wounded or taken prisoners, the latter including Col. Guppey, who was severely wounded. The regiment thereafter engaged in the Texas and Red River expedition. On the 8th of April,1864, occurred the battle of Sabine Cross Roads, in which the Twenty-third lost seven killed, fourteen wounded and forty-three taken prisoners. The last general engagement in which they participated was at Mobile, Ala. In the meantime, they had performed some wonderful marches and engaged in numerous skirmishes. They were mustered out of service July 4, 1865, reached Madison on the 16th, and were disbanded on the 24th.
Company K's loss was as follows ; Killed in action-Sergeant James Hilliard, Carrion Crow, La., Nov. 3, 1863; Privates Benjamin F. Lindley, Fort Hindman, Arkansas, January 11, 1863 ; Samuel McCready, Fort Hindman ; James McKeever, Carrion Crow. Died of wounds-First Lieut. Andrew James McFarland, July 4, 1863; Corporal William Jones, July 17, 1863 ; Privates William M. Ballard, November 4, 1863 ; Lewis Oleson, January 12, 1863. Died of disease-Capt. Nathaniel S. Frost, December 18, 1862; Sergeant Orson Patchin, November 23, 1862; Corporal Henry Jacobs, January 23, 1863 ; Corporal Thomas Hardy, September 17, 1864 ; Privates N. B. Aldrich, Robert Blakely, James Burnham, Joel Campbell, Henry Clements, Moses Dewey, Dudley M. Douglass, John W. Getty, Stephanus Hines, Nelson Hines, Hugh Hughes, David E. James, Henry Mather, P. S. May, Alexander Murray, John F. Nichols, James Oakley, Thomas Phegley, M. S. Parker, Charles Rouse, Frederick Schluckebier, A. M. Thompson, A. D. Thornburg, E. R. Thornton, J. W. Thomas, L. Wanzee and Frederick Waffenschmidt.
Company F: Killed in action-Privates John Hague, Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864; Erastus D. Miller, Blakely, Ala., April 8, 1865. Died of wounds-Private John W. Kezartee, August 20, 1863. Died of disease-Christian E. Weirich (Chaplain), First Lieut. Elisha L. Walbridge, Serg. Oliver W. Thomas, Serg. Ezra G. Seamans, Corporal William H. Hamilton, Corporal F. M. Crawford, Privates L. J. Bailey, Z. E. Bailey, Charles Bates, C. E. Blivin, E. W. Case, Edward Delap, J. M. Densmore, E. R. Freeman, P. H. Kipp, P. Knowles, William Lippitt, James W. Mason, Andrew J. Miles, C. K. Newell, William Pol- lock, Jacob Platt, Marcus Remington, James D. Roberts, E. C. Spear, B. B. Spooner, John Staley, George Stowell, G. H. Smith, C. L. Stoner, John Shearer, Marvin Van Orman and John Waltz.
Officers of Company K : Captains-Nathan S. Frost, died in hospital at Memphis Decem- ber 18, 1862 ; Ephraim S. Fletcher, resigned July 30, 1863 ; John Starks, discharged May 20, 1864. First Lieutenants-Ephraim S. Fletcher, promoted ; A. J. McFarland, died at Portage July 4, 1863; Joseph W. Richardson, mustered out with regiment. Second Lieuten- ants-John B. Malloy, resigned January 28, 1863 ; Basil Smout, resigned December 24, 1864.
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The officers of Company F were : Captains-Charles H. Williams, promoted Major August 29, 1862, and resigned February 25, 1863; Jacob A. Schlick, mustered out with regiment July 4, 1865. First Lieutenants-Elisha L. Walbridge, died May 31, 1863, while on his way home on leave of absence ; Daniel C. Stanley, wounded and taken prisoner at Carrion Crow Bayou, La., November 3, 1863, and exchanged December 26, 1864 ; mustered out with regi- ment. Second Lieutenants-Daniel C. Stanley, promoted ; Robert E. Crandall, taken prisoner at Sabine Cross Roads, La., April 8, 1864, and exchanged June 12, 1864; mustered out with regiment.
Twenty-sixth Regiment .- About one-half the members of Company K of this regiment . were recruited in the towns of Honey Creek, Prairie du Sac and Troy. The regiment rendez- voused at Camp Sigel, Milwaukee, September 5, 1862, under the management of Col. W. H. Jacobs, and was mustered in on the 17th. They left the State October 5, and proceeded to Washington. On the 15th, at Fairfax Court House, they were assigned to the Second Brigade, Third Division, Eleventh Army Corps. Their first battle was at Chancellorsville, May 2, 1863, and proved very disastrous, nearly 200 of their number being left on the field. Their total loss here was 37 killed, 117 wounded, 20 prisoners and 3 missing. The 1st of July found them at Gettysburg, where they were again overwhelmed by a largely superior force of rebels. The loss in this engagement was 41 killed, 137 wounded, 26 prisoners and 6 missing, but four of their officers escaping unhurt.
On the 2d of October they joined the Army of the Cumberland at Bridgeport, Ala. On the 22d of November they participated in a movement against the enemy on Mission Ridge, Tenn., and did effective work. During this short campaign, they sustained no loss, but the hardships they endured were unusually great. Many of the men were destitute of shoes and blankets. April 23, they were assigned to the Third Brigade, Third Division, Twentieth Corps. On the 14th of May, 1864, the regiment took a position before the enemy's works at Resaca, and thrice attempted to drive him hence, sustaining a loss of 6 killed and 40 wounded. May 25, they took part in the battle of Dallas, 5 of their number being killed and 32 wounded. In pursuing the enemy they captured a battle-flag, and on the 19th of June found themselves before the rebel works at Kenesaw Mountain. Here, on the 22d, an attack was made, the enemy being driven within his works. In this action, the regiment lost 9 killed and 30 wounded. At Peach Tree Creek, on the 20th of July, the Twenty-sixth captured the battle-flag of the Thirty-third Mississippi, together with forty prisoners Their loss in this action was 9 killed and 36 wounded. July 22, they were before Atlanta, and August 3, were placed in the front line. The 10th of December brought them in front of Savannah, where siege operations were commenced. After the abandonment of that place by the enemy, they commenced their move- ment northward through the Carolinas.
On the 15th of March, 1865, they were at Averysboro, N. C., and participated in the action near that place, routing the enemy and occupying his works. Their loss at this place was 7 killed and 10 wounded. March 18, they arrived on the field at Bentonville, and took a position as a part of the reserve. The homeward march was commenced April 30, after the declaration of peace. They.were mustered out in Washington June 13.
The death loss in the Twenty-sixth was unusually large. The official figures place it at 249. Of this number, 128 were killed in action. The casualties in Company K were: Killed in action-Capt. August Schueler. Chancellorsville, May 2, 1863 ; Sergt. Otto Bernhard, Peach Tree Creek, July 20, 1864 ; Corp. George Regenbrecht, Gettysburg, July 1, 1863 ; Corp. August Fleck, Chancellorsville; Privates John Hermann, Gettysburg; Jacob Indermauer, Chancellorsville ; Jacob Klink, Burnt Hickory, May 25, 1864; Martin Mengelt. Chancellors- ville ; Fred Roell, Burnt Hickory ; Michael Rausch, Chancellorsville ; Fred Roehrich, Gettys- burg ; David Rothacker, Gettysburg. Died of wounds-Fred Steinhoff and Fred Sonnen- schein. Died of disease-Sergt. Fritz Laisch, Fred Balk, Frank Gotthardt, John Mueller.
Company K was officered as follows : Captains-Louis Pelosi, resigned March 12, 1863 ; August Schueler, wounded at Chancellorsville, Va., May 2, 1863, his leg being amputated on
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the field, from the effects of which he soon died; Edward Carl, resigned September 26, 1864; Frederick Koerner, discharged November 4, 1864; Casper Buechner, mustered out with regi- ment, June 13, 1865. First Lieutenants-Jacob Heip, resigned November 19, 1862; H. J. Berninger, wounded at Chancellorsville, losing his leg above the knee; resigned February 26, 1863 ; Charles H. Doerflinger, discharged February 25, 1864; F. Koerner, wounded at New Hope Church, Ga., May 25, 1864, and promoted as above. Second Lieutenants-Edward Carl, promoted from Company D ; Henry Greve, promoted from Company E; Christian Phillip, promoted from Company F; afterward promoted as Captain of Co. I, and killed at the battle of Resaca, May 15, 1864-a brave man.
The Forty-ninth .- Though the representation from Sauk County in this regiment was small, it nevertheless has a history of local interest, which is given as follows : The Forty-ninth Regiment, Col. Fallows, left the State on the 8th of March, 1865; moved direct to Benton Barracks, Mo. Remaining there only a few days, it removed to Rolla, arriving at that place on the 13th of March. Maj. Noyes had command of the regiment until the 8th of April, when Lieut. Col. Coleman arrived and took command. Company E was stationed in the town for patrol duty. Other companies and detachments were sent in different directions to keep bush- whackers and guerrillas in check. On the 14th of April, Maj. Noyes was detailed on court- martial and military commission duty in St. Louis, remaining there until the 18th of September. The regiment having previously been ordered to St. Louis, Maj. Noyes was placed in command. On the 7th of November, Col. Fallows and all the staff-officers reached Madison and were mus- tered out, and a week later Lieut. Col. Coleman and Maj. Noyes, with the other seven com- panies, were likewise discharged. On this occasion, among other promotions, Maj. Noyes received a Lieutenant Colonel's commission.
First Cavalry .- Company F of this regiment was recruited in Sauk County. The regi- mental organization was perfected at Camp Harvey, Kenosha, by Col. Edward Daniels, the last company being mustered on March 8, 1862. They left the State March 17 for St. Louis, and until May, 1863, remained in Missouri. ' On the 31st of that month they reached Nashville, Tenn., and were assigned position in the cavalry corps of the Army of the Cumberland. Their first engagement was at the battle of Chickamauga. October 2, 1863, they distinguished themselves in an attack upon the rebels under Gen. Wheeler, near Jasper, Tenn., killing and wounding seventy-nine of the enemy, and taking a large number of prisoners. The loss to the regiment was but four wounded, one prisoner and three missing. They remained in Tennessee until early in 1864, participating in numerous skirmishes. On the 17th of January, they took part in the battle of Dandridge, sustaining a loss of thirty-two men killed, wounded and missing. On the 9th of March, they again encountered Gen. Wheeler's forces, but were compelled to fall back. Thenceforward the regiment, with the First Cavalry Division, accompanied the march of Gen. Sherman's forces, taking part in daily actions with the enemy. May 26, five com- panies, with a portion of an Indiana regiment, attacked a brigade of rebel cavalry near Burnt Hickory, routing the enemy with great loss, and capturing three officers and forty-four men. They were subsequently engaged at Big Shanty, Lost Mountain, Chattahoochee River and Beechtown Creek. Toward the latter part of July they encountered the forces under Gen. Armstrong, and after a loss of thirty-one men were compelled to withdraw. On the 4th of November they left for Louisville, where they were remounted and attached to the Second Brigade, Col. La Grange commanding. Marching thence to Hopkinsville, Ky., they drove the enemy from the place. The enemy was also put to flight at Elizabethtown. A vigorous cam- paign then followed in Tennessee and Alabama. They were present at the surrender of Mont- gomery, and on the 16th of April, 1865, aided in the capture of Fort Tyler, where they lost seven killed and fourteen wounded.
The history of the First Wisconsin Cavalry is particularly interesting and important, from the fact that they were instrumental in the capture of Jeff. Davis, and, had it not been for the unsoldierly conduct of Col. Pritchard, of the Fourth Michigan, they would have accomplished
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this pleasant duty themselves. Leaving Macon, Ga., May 24, they reached Edgefield June 15, where they were mustered out on the 19th of July.
The death losses in Company F during the war were : Private Edward Ochsner, killed at L'Augville, Ark., August 3, 1862. Died of Disease-Lieut. H. W. Getchell; Privates Frank- lin V. Angel, George Boundey, Henry Bray, Ira W. Clark, W. W. Crawford, James Combest, John Farmer, C. R. Foster, Austin Fowler, Jonas Fuller, H. J. Greiber, M. B. Gallagher, John Hetz, George Harris, E. H. Knowles, C. C. Kimball, C. B. Kimball, F. F. Leonard, John Lemler, Erastus Moore, J. C. McMillen, J. M. Moorehead, Squire Mounce, Nels Oleson, M. A. Pease, D. C. Roberts, A. Sattler, K. Swenson, G. W. Seager, J. Vosburg, J. W. Wilder and Ludwig Wurl.
Company F's officers were : Captains-John Hyde, resigned April 30, 1863; James M. Comstock, mustered out Sept. 31, 1864; Milton Martin, mustered out with the regiment July 19, 1865. First Lieutenants-Newton Jones, promoted from Company M; Peter J. William- son, mustered out October 31, 1864; Milton Martin, promoted ; Charles F. Perry, mustered out with regiment. Second Lieutenants-Henry W. Getchell, died at Little Rock, Ark., Sep- tember 13, 1862; John L. Church, mustered out October 31, 1864; William E. Lamb, mus- tered out with regiment.
Third Cavalry .- Company F of this regiment was recruited in Sauk County, principally in the town of Baraboo. The regiment was mustered in at Camp Barstow, Janesville, January 31, 1862, under Col. W. A. Barstow, and left the State March 26 for St. Louis. While on the way, 12 men were killed and 28 injured by a railway accident near Chicago. May 27, under orders, they reached Fort Leavenworth, Kan., where they were mour.ted, and on the 17th of June, Companies C, F, I and M arrived at Fort Scott, in the vicinity of which they were engaged in the pursuit of bushwhackers. Early in August, they encountered the enemy, under Col. Shelby, near Montevallo, Mo., without definite results. November 30, they engaged in the battle of Cane Hill, and December 7, took part in the battle of Prairie Grove, Ark. May 30, a portion of the regiment were attacked in the Cherokee Nation by Gen. Cooper's Indian and Texan troops, whom they repulsed with great slaughter, the detachment losing five men, killed and wounded. On the return from Fort Blunt, the rebels again attacked them, and were again repulsed. July 17, they took part in the battle of Honey Springs, aiding in the capture of all the enemy's artillery and a large number of prisoners.
October 16, in a raid upon Wal- dron, Ark., the rebels were routed. The next day a force of rebel Indians was repulsed. Mak- ing Van Buren their headquarters, they engaged in numerous successful raids in that section, and rendered important services in guarding the telegraph and escorting trains through the enemy's country. October 6, 1863, Company I fell into a trap at Baxter Springs and lost 22 killed and 4 wounded. The prisoners taken on this occasion by Quantrell's gang were first robbed and then murdered, many of the bodies being burned.
Early in 1864, three-fourths of the regiment re-enlisted, and in April, while in Little Rock, Ark., received veteran furloughs. Thereafter, Company F was stationed at Fort Insley, Mo., and mustered out at Fort Leavenworth September 29, 1865.
The death losses in this Company were mostly from disease, the only deaths on the battle- field being those of George R. Kelley at Battletown, Mo., October 10, 1863, and Nathan Janney, Van Buren, Ark., September 25, 1864. Those dying from natural causes were Sergt. Claghorn K. Robinson, Privates John C. Hutchins, E. R. Hall, S. D. Jarvis, J. H. Johnson, Henry Manke, George Priest, George Richards and Charles M. Tinker. William H. Gardner lost his life in an affray at Fort Scott, Kan., July 28, 1863.
The officers of Company F of the Third were: Captains-David S. Vittum, promoted Lieut. Col., March 9, 1865, and resigned July 17 ; Charles W. Porter, resigned June 19, 1865 ; Leonard P. Luce, mustered out with regiment, September 29, 1865. First Lieutenants-Asa Wood, resigned May 5, 1862; W. J. Plows, resigned December 8, 1862; Clark B. Wilsey, resigned August 10, 1864; W. Porter and L. P. Luce promoted; Quimby Loveland, mustered out with regiment. Second Lieutenants-Charles O. Ferris, mustered out April 9, 1862 ;
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Seth H. Craig, transferred to Company K ; C. B. Wilsey and C. W. Porter promoted ; Eli M. Cooper, mustered out February 7, 1865 ; Q. Loveland, promoted ; Henry Southard, mustered out with the regiment.
Sixth Battery .- Recruited chiefly in Sauk County, in the town of Spring Green ;! mustered into the United States service at Camp Utley, Racine, October 2, 1861, and left the State March 15, 1862, for St. Louis. On the 19th they embarked for New Madrid, where they were placed in charge of a siege battery, during the siege of Island No. 10. After its surrender, they pro- ceeded up the Tennessee River, and May 26 took position in the reserve of the besieging forces before Corinth, and on the 3d and 4th of October were engaged in the celebrated battle of that name, losing four killed and twenty-one wounded. From here they moved in a circuitous direc- tion toward Vicksburg, as a portion of the army destined for the reduction of that place, partici- pating in the battle of Champion Hills and numerous sharp skirmishes en route. Reaching Vicksburg May 19, they took position in the trenches, and were constantly engaged in the duties of the siege until the surrender. September 27, 1863, found them at Memphis, Tenn., and October 6, at Glendale, Miss. Here they joined the celebrated expedition under Gen. Sherman across the Cumberland Mountains. November 24, they planted two guns at Mission Ridge, and were engaged in the assault the following day without loss. From this date until the close of the war, they were almost continually on the move, but without being engaged in any actions of note. They were mustered out July 18, 1865.
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