Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1865-09-29

ton anu welcome NJ lnuianaPohs On
Saturday, 18th inst. Speeches were
made by Gen. Mansfield, Gov. Morton
and Col. Ray. Quite an interest al.
tachcs to this Regiment from the fact
tina, many Of our Franklin County boys
were members of it, II has record Of
which IL may we'll be proud Below we
give history Of the Regiment from its
orga n aation up to its muster out:
THIRTErNTH RrGInENT.
Organized at Indianapolis; mustered
into ihe service juno 10Th. 1861; start
ed for the field July 4lh, 1861. and on
tho 10Th joined General Mcclellan at
the foot Of Rich Mountain, Virginia;
on the nth, participated in the battle
of Rich Mountain. under General
Rosecrans; on the l4th. moved to Bever
ly, and on The 2lst advanced 10 Cheat
Mountain Pass, whore General J J
Reyn sao3. after took command;
were engaged No humorous scouis; on
tho f2lh and 18th of September, were
instrumental in defeating the rebel
General Robert t. Lee, in his attacks
ON Cheat Mountain Summit and Elk
water; were afterwards stationed at
Elkwatcr, and on the 29,h and Both,
reconnoitercd the enemys position at
l'Mingo's Flats, on the 81 Of October,
took part in General Reynolds recon-
noisanee in Sorse 81 Green briar; during
the engagement supported Captain
How's Battery, 4lh u. S. ARTILLERY;
from the 29th of October 10 the 7th
day of November were on a scout
lhToagh wild region, fre9uented by
guerrillas aAd acspssadoss, @sosg the
Holly and kanswha rivers, and sue
ceeded in capturing n2mber and
disperains tho remainder; wers then
stationed at Beverly, Virginia, and
whilst there portion OF the regiment
were ordered to jim General Ailroy
on Cheat Mountain So rarait, axa on tie
18th of December participated IN tse
baltic Of Allegheny on tho 18th the
rsgiRaeat left Beverly Cor the east en-
barked at Hebsiss $40 sAs Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, and passed over the
Allegheny Mountains to the region Of
tho Upper Potomac, where it passed
the winter in nciive operations; were q
guard of honor. over the remains of
General Lander.a at Paw Paw on the I'd
of March; on the 5 and 9Th moved TO
Martinsburg. Virginia, whore General
Shields took command of the division;
the regiment took part in The ndvau ce
on Winchester; on. the lS h, 18th and
2G,h on scout up the valley to Ssnas
burg; on The 22I participated IN he en-
gagement at WINCHESTER sac was after
uar4 in the pbssalt OF tbs rebel eser--
eral Jackson up the Shensn Saoah Fal-
Icy as far as New Market md Col.rmbia
bridge; on the l3Ih Of May the division
started down the Valley, crossed the
Blue Il dgcy aad soon.9lterwards p,iped
6 neral Med wsi. - fredericksburg
bit vas ga %efs5 @riy ate xo,d ordered
TO rstyrN 10 Isc Wiley to aE,ia. drive
he ssbes- b lk- r.a shed orss ,Ae
Annao=an psaSSsr erOsae& she B.ue
r d4se and ~; air. esccnte,s no F.iley
n Tar ~ P,rt Rrpussc. shea return.a
to Mahhssas juno. bnc Oh the %. b. ~
june. 1862, embarked Oh traaspur-A as
Alexandra, md OF The 2 of July
j ined General MeCleliaa nj III ,ri-en's
H. ndibg; here IL remained uaiil the
b5th ot August. wn"n tile mice VIA
evacuated, when il mafchs1 down The
Peninsula TO FORT Monroe SON IN, 30lh
wsns 81 SNtB,lky kerv' a. REMAINED nine
naonThs sngrged In numerous operatihnr
in thot r.,,inu AZ or.tntrx el., -, -.
puvlant Of which we're res,nnoismnce
Of the B'ackwater. Oetobcr 3 Nuvrm Der
II, peeeuab,a 70; tho battle Of the
Deserted Farm, January 30. 1868; be
defeat Of tho reb u General Longsircct
in his attempt to- seize the place, from
April 10 10 May 3; and the fearing M
and bringing eff Of nearly forty miles
Of railroad from The 18th 10 the 10Th of
Nay June ~ lett tor Suffolk; Joined
Genernl Reyes NJ the White House. on
Pamubky River. July i, started on an
expedition 10 destroy tho railroads
north Of Richmond, returning on the
Oh. having partially accomplished the
object started on; arrived ut Ports=
mouth on The f4th. and wore stationed
1t Bowers Fill, July 2s, left Ports
mouth. and on August'3 arrived in Do.
partment Of the South, and disem bark.
I'd on Folly Island, 8 e.; hero the regi-
mont was stationed for several months.
in all operations on Mors
'ls Island during the siege of Forts
"agonor and Gregg. snd whilst the
batteries and iron-clsds were dom ol,sh-
ng Fort Srmtor. December, 1863, a
portion Of the regiment re-ehfisted as
'eterans. LEFT Folly Island. February
3, 1864, 25lh, Joined General Sey nnouf
It Jacksonville, Florida, whore il re-.
sained until April II, when il en- bark.
q on transports for the north, and ar.
wed at Gloucester Point, Va, April
=, where the 18th army corps was
hen rendezvousing. The regiment
'as here assigned to the I'd Brigade, Sd
DIVISION, 10th Army Corpe; May 18th,
moarked on transports, and on the 5th
scended the James River, with General
'utler'o expedition, and the same night
'nded AT Bermuda Hundred. The
'giment participated in nearly all of
General Buffers operations south of
richmond; conspicuous in the engage
tents at Wathal Junction on the 7tb. '
hester Station on the 10Th, and a +,
iarge on the rebel rife pits near Eos |
n Farm on the goth, in all of which [
10 loss was about two hundred; on the
5th OF May was Withdrawn from the q
ont and attached to the 18th Army Q