, 1865-07-27
MILITARY NEWS.
The fifteenth Iowa.

With the exception OF ku3u detachment OF
the ssth Iowa regiment whlch passed through the
city, no returning veterans arrived In this city
yesterday. A telegram received ut the Soldiers
Rest last evening, announces, howovcr, that the
18th Iowa regiment may be expected at nice
o'clock this morning. This regiment, when its
organization was commenced, In November. 1861.
was intended BY Gen. Fremont 70. the projection
Of MISSOURI. When 1t was mustered in at Kao.
kuk, in 1862, The programme was changed, how.
ever, and 1t Was sent down to do duty on tbe
Tennessee !iEer; They Joined Grants army at
ana oa.R as oas1 sass nabt G taS @ 81
the fl OF Viekabu1g In tho fal OF 1863 they were
in Ill the sersice Of Gen. Grants army, but after
thst syent w9ss tn1oEn nndsr ~ osn sheImsn IN
ticipated ii all the glosoa, victories q that al
lily vsis brigsaed win the lii, ; isss;
eonm.nd coz 81 Col. q tas Isl lows nusf ssd
were therefore the Oldest origade Organization IN
the army oi the Tennessee. A. a. instance Of
melt was exposed In the earlier part OF ita cam.
81 is osslI Al muster it had 1,Gss men. At the
mrn, ana Of theee there weEt 1856 lost Ia killed,
wounded and missing n that engagement: Af1er
The capture OF cosanth. In the se!ee Of which
for some time the dntles Of Provost Guard
there, 1ts Msjor. a. ". Bclknap, being Provost
M,rHbal, uIaer Gen. Ord. In Auguet they we're
requt;ed to 1s,ntore Gen: Ross IN The psoteetlon
having dK ten of the foe there, it WIS marched to
the rtseue Of 1aka On the middle OF Scptenher)
and ttCmtbere o:ck 70 cor1nsh, reaehlng the Int
ter place inst in Time 10 susss,n the r.s shock OF
the crest yehei army under Price, Van Dorm a1d
Ylllipique, who m.de tho attAck On 0ct. Sd and
4th. In That engagement tho regiment lost 50
pattd n the winter campaign OF 1861 3 to Gflnd
Jnuct on, Htlly Springs. Oxford. Aobevi1le aud
Grenada, and by way 81 Mcmphts 'o. Allllkca's
5esI Or isss, during Shish H. iide p of bsttss
FEDERAL = srut. A5 lie 18Th % lows u part:e: t.
n h1 81 as Esn@ Py
H,l1cst b.ud, to ths Investment Of VlckaburE
When that place WIS c1p'ured and ihs regiment
S9aer n
to CT nton and jackson (July and Anenstl and
s,so tha! @ g Avnses, L.; IN es sspssnoest isS3
ssd IL Jane th elFa
bs,tl,s Of Big Shsnty, MONDAY Greek, Bashy
Mountain and kenesaw. Or 1nly 4sh, 4 led The
advance IN the bloody encounter nt Ntcksjaek
w,lss II Tuzaei'e FerrY. Flghnue was kept np
q e1s RGa9s ja IND is s .sGfs 5
18th WIS again engaged in The bloody b.ttles Of
those days IN front OF Atlantis defensive works.
ns,e on he he asa Ct lu she 1ow, Il
the liIe. had to tustsin ,ho tremendous assault
Of Hoods army in front. Tank and rear, but, al
but Captured Btld Hill. the KcJ to thst SIDE oi
A,!nnts4 On the asth. bsFinc been changed 10 the
tho extreme night Of the line, this regiment again
bad ths brnnt Or the b,tte a Ezta Church so snt,
the offensive, onE lires were rapldl7 advanced.
The lows Brigade made eeven advances within
three weeks. fLaIiy to within ora and half mles
ofA1lAnta spd to with three hundred yards OF the
heavy rebel onteEworks along the Ea:t2oiu. Rail-
rtad. Skiinisbtng Was heavy and con stant-nen
were frequently Killed III tho camp lnst hehiod The
csnp-and the ar:... ..ssaoss vas hourly expected.
On August e6th, The lows g1de le!tsit. po,ltlon
at night and participated in the grand q aux
movement By wsy Of Falrburn 10 Jonrsboro,
purted Inc retreatiug enemy to Lovejo7. Tncrs
they heard Of the esp'ute Of Atlanta, and returned
70 otEsspoint- They, Afterwards p,rtteip.ttd IN
Springs; also IN The pursuit Of Hoods army to
Retrea, meeting The enemy Ct Snake Creek Gap.
Jutt bifore star Ing on The Savannah s1redttlon
1Ot6 10 the 18th Of December, they were under
dre 1t SAvaulsh, and as On all Previous occasions,
dis'inkOtseed thsms;9yes ,.S BY theit Esl.ntfs
to The tea, .doing to IT, glorious roll Of
v,etor,es those Of Gsratn's Corner, Big sake
httchte Swamp, OfaugcbarR, co,umbEa. Fayette-
Ftle md btn1onrl E. and took part In tho capture
The 15th lows regiment wss commanded by
Col. H. 7. Reid from April 27d. 1869, to April a7d,
scser i;enera. cel. u. i. brltu.p co,um.nded
until July 3ls1, 1884, when he also became Btlx-
~ sd,ef General: Ihs p,eeent eonqsaasr. Lieut..
u. August !, 1861, having. At his oEa request,
htsasasit:.s. Tha following aeufes s;e ssa iro1
the rrco1ds Of tho regiment:
Original strength OF regiment -........-.. LOTS
Hetrults received by ....,.....,. 925
D1afted men and substitutes received BY