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were selected to lead charge up the ac
clivity, with view of dislodging them
and which they gallautly accomplished
before the supporting regiments had ap.
preached sufficiently near to engage in the
assault. The Union forces, of 1000 all
told, having by a sudden and furious at
tack, repulsed the army of $4,000 under
Stonewall Jackson, held the position fol
five hours, when, owing to the great dis
parity of numbers, and the fact that the
main object of the movement had been
successfully accomplished, they fell back
under cover Of night, and proceeded to
/ Franklin, where they were attached to
the command of Gen. Fremont, whom
they accompanied to Strasburgh by way
of Petersburgh, and thence, up the She
nahdoah Valley in pursuit of Jackson,
which ended with the sanguinary battle
of Cross Keys, on the 9Th of June. in
which the 25th lost 49 in killed. and
wounded. Returning to Strasburgh, thoy
went into camp and remained, doing pick
ct and guard duty, until the 3rd of July,
on which they left and crossed the Blue
Ridge to Sperryville, where they lay
till August,a when, 6 en- Pope having ta-
ken com una nd of the army, they marched
to the relief of Gem Bahks ON the Rapi-
dan, after which, Gen. Pope having COM
menced his retreat, the regiment was, for
II days, constantly under fire from the
enemy on the opposite side of the Rap-
pahannock river, along VIII, they were
marching meantime fighting the battle
of Freemans Ford, the 2Jth and one
piece of artillery covering the recrossing
Of brigade that bad been sent over the
river to rgcohhoiter the enemy. the regi-
mont doing fearful execution with their
Vincent. long range. 9 OF. ball rifles, the
enemy falling back from the river bank
[ nder thcirdesuuctiye FIRE; thus checking
theiY parsuit of oar forces who weie re-
fording the river. The next battle in
which this brave and gallant regiment
were engaged, was tha, OF B4ll Run, on
the l29,h and Both of Ang ust, in which
they LOST no less than Is killed, 70 wouna-
ed, aud 10 missing, making total Of
107. Having fallen back to Washington
the regiment moved, shortly thereafter
to Centeryille, and thence to Falmouth
opposite Fredericksburgh, but one day
place, though they had moved and march
ed for that purpose with tho utnoet ce,er- /
ity. sfgs5 aaa ggv
= The reeimcnt took up their quarters
at Brooks Station, where they remained I
unth the terrible three days battle of
in which they were en- |
gagged throughout, sustaining the severe
los. of 154, eaicers5 and men, Is being !
killed, 10 missing, and lOl wounded.
After the battle they returned TO-
Brooks Station, where ..hey remained
antil ordered to join in pursuit o. Lee g
army, which they met at Gettysburgh and
fought throughout that terrific confics of
three days, losing2 % killed, t33 woanded
and43 missing Following aud skirmish-
ing some distance with Lees forces. they
proceeded to Warrenton function, and |
thence to alexandria, whore they en-
barked for South Carolina, landing at
Morris Island or tho 18th OF Augrst, /
'63, and were engaged in the faSorious
and hazardous siege of Fort Wagner.
The 25fN were selected as one Of the regi- |
ments to make the inteuded di eht assault
upon that stronghold, but while waiting
Che order TO dash up its sloping walls, and
fall upon the foe within, it was ascertain
ed that the Fort was evacuated. u2a
They remained upon Morris and Folly
Islands, doing picket duty, and being
constantly within range OF the snemys
guns, which kept up dssvltory FIRE, un-
til about the middle of January, 1864.
when alnsst the entire remnant of the
regiment re-eplisted as veterans and went
home, where they received between three
and four hundred volunteer recruits On
the 25th of March, they arrived at W ash
ingtonS and the 2Srd of April. they again
embarked for South Carolina, where they
arrived on the 29Hh and are at this time
occupying a most important and1respon-
sibie position along the Seabrook or Skull
Creek porsion of Hilton Head Island. %
- Such is a brief sketch of the organi-
zation and subsequent military operations
Of the 25th Ohio Volunteers, which,
must be, ranked as elaphatically one of
the fighting regiaseHtssof the present war,
and which, besides the many hard fought
and bloody battles in which they have
participated, and which are inscribed. to
their honor upon fheir new aud beautiful
banner, presented.to them by the Execu-
tiye Of their hohored State, IN, exchange
for their old, faded, shell-rsnt aadl bullat-