Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-17

1cSly tne regiment was cukaReu O. !
Louisville, afterwards, on the 18th, at I
the occupation of Falls Church; occu
pied Arlington Heights until March,
1862 Regiment was placed in the
First Army Corps, under Gen. Mellow
ell, aud was with him at Fredericks-
barg, in the Shenandoah Valley, at I
Warrenton.. and on the Rsppahaunock. I
On the 5th y August, 1862, moved again
on Fredericksburg, then afterwards to 1
Cedar Mountain; then tc Warrentop;
then to Sulphur Springs; was at Gaines !
vile, and lost Major May; was at Ma
nassas junction, and at South Noun
tain September II, 1862 At Antietam
went in with two hundred officers and
men, aud came out with 81 officers and
men - Lieut.. Col Bachmsn killed,
again on Fredericksburg in November,
1862, and afterwards went into winter
quarters at Belle Plain. April 2Ssh, at
Fitzhugh crossing. May Sd, 1868, we're
at ChancelIorsville; then moved in the
Maryland campaign; vas at Gettys-
burgh, where the regiment lost 2l0 men
out of 288 that went into that battle.
Regiment moved to RappAhanuock sta
lion; then to Culpepper; then to Mine
Run; then in the campaign of 1864, aud
was engaged in the battles of the VIII
derness; lost Col Williams; Po River,
North Anna, Spottsylvanis, aud Cold
Harbor. September 23d, 1864, the 7th.
Indiana consolidated with the 19sh.
Crossed the James River, and assaulted
the enemy's works before Petersburg.
The Iron Brigade, to which the regi;
ment belonged, moved to cut the. We'll
don Railroad August 18th aud 2lst,
1864 October 18th, 1864, was consoh-
dated with the 10th Indiana
TWENTIETH REGIMENT. T u
Rendezveused at Indianapolis; mus
tered into service July %, 1861 Il ,046
strong Regiment moved to Cockeys
vile, Md, August 2, 1861, and guarded
| the Central Railroad from Baltimore to
the Pennsylvania line; thence to Hat
teras in September, 1861, and were or
dered to the north end of Hatteras
Banks, forty miles from tba Notifications
without transportation or artillery; on
the 4th of October, 1861, the regiment
was attacked by the enemy's feet, gun
boats, and transports loaded with infant
ry; the regiment retired, making good
time through the sand, and succeeded in
making very narrow escape, reaching
the lighthouse, march of twenty
eight miles, that night; the next day
they reached the Notifications, and re-
mained there until the Sd of November,
in wrecked condition; the regiment
received a new outfit, but 1t was not
issued, and the regiment was complete-
lly overwhelmed by the sea in grea,
storm, suffering all the many hardships
incident TO shipWreck; returned to For
tress Monroe and went into winter quar-.
ters; in July, 1862, moved to Newport
News and participated ir the engage
ment between the Merrimac, Cumber-
land and Congress, on the 7lh Of March,
the regiment was deployed on the shore
and prevented the captors from taking
possession Of the ship Congress which
|; had struck her colors to the enemy
woanding the rebel Commodore Bnch
), ansn, and killing and wounding severa
more; participated in the. campaign
which compelled the evacuation of Nor
folk, Virginia; then proceeded to join
the Army Of the Potomac lying before
} Richmond; was severely engaged viii
the enemy at the battle of the "0rch
ards" June 25th. 1862, forming par
} of Kearney's celebrated Eghti1g division
In this engagement, an order to chez
was understood by the regime ent as Al
order to charge, which they did, losing
about fourteen officers and one hundret
! add thirty men, killed and wounded i
covered the retreat of the Sd corps in thi
celebrated Seven Days Fight particiPa
: ting 10 all the battles, especially that o
( " Glendale" in which the regiment los
, hsawiiy; participated in Pope's can
paign, and were in all the battles of tina
I campaign from the Rappahannoek- Il
, Chantiky, losing Col Bran at the secon,
] battle Of Bull Ran; he was gallan
5 officer. The division to which the regi
. ment, belonged was so completely deci
: mated By loss Of officers, such as Keal
n ney and others, and men, that it was OF
$ dered to rest, and did not participate i
i the Antietsm campaign was in the bal
; ties of Fredericksburg, .Chancellorsyill
It and Gettysburg; lost Col. John Wheele
n at Gettysburg, and won imperishabl
4 houors in that battle, but at great cost
: was then ordered to New York for th
It purpose of suppressing threatered riot
!, in that city, on account Of the draft; th
:, order under which the regiment went
a New York, called for four Of the bel
regiments in the Army Of the Potoma,
{ and the 20th was endorsed by the briJ
!. ade commander as the best one; r,
= Joined the Army Of the Potomac in tim
> to participate in the last advance NOV,
> ment, In the fall Of 1868, on Richmond
L. L =, a. o.
n of the enemy, at Kellys Ford was
!, the battles of Locust Grove and Min
!. Run, closing the campaign of 1876;
/, Re-enlisted as veterans Februar
= 1854; was in the battles of th
!. Wilderness, Todds Tavern, Po rive
: Spottsylvania, Tollopotanni, and Col
! Harbor; at Cold Harbor the veteran
= and recruits of the l4th Indiana VoIul
teers were consolidated with the 20tl
/. participated in the engagements in frol
> of Petersburg; crossed the James rive
, and was engaged in the battles Of Dee
:. Bottom and Stawberry Plains; was
:, the trenches in front of Petersburg fro
:. August until December, 1864, under 81
m every day, losing men every day Lie
- tenant Colonel Nickel and Captain Be
in were killed in these engagements; W
bo consolidated October 18th, 1864, wi
1e the 7th and 18th regiments, and the {
in ganization retained the old number
"a the regiment.
ev AFTER CONSOLIDATION.
ed Advanced, on the Weldon Railroa
be to Stony creek; was in the battles
n; the left of Petersburg, at Prebers Hou
nd and Hateher's Run, October, 1864, a
17 in al the engagements on the left, fro
ss- Hatcher's Ran to the fall of Richmon
Y, was in the advance division of the
of Corps, which was the directing corps
Ks; the Army of the Potomac, in the pursl
rg of General Lee, participating in all t
ed engagements up to the surrender Of Z