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

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of that campaign, which resulted in the
capture of Atlanta, Georgiai moved
back to Chattanooga, and there remain
ed doing garrison duty up to the date OF /
consolidation. The original organiza- /
tion was mustered out of the service i
December I, 1864 The records of the /
battery being taken by the officers, there
is left no data from which to give the |
number of casualties, or when they oc- /
clrred.
EIGHTH INDIANA BATTERY.
Was organized December IS, 1861;
left Indianapolis for Kentucky January
Y, 1862, and reported to General Ne
Cook; transferred from General McCook's
to General Nelson's divisiOny moved to
Nashville, Tennessee; the first United
States artillery in the city transferred
20 General ]. Woods division made q
forced march to Shiloh, arriving opposite
Pittsburg Landing, Sunday evening;
from thence to the seige of Corintb,
having several skiymishes with the enc
my, from thence to fnseumb bia, Alabams,
and Deckard,2 ? Tennessee; engaged Fo'-
rests cavalry near McMiuhville, Ten
nessse, AugRst, 1862, With artillery
alone, cutting bis command IN two,
horses. also cspturing quantity Of shot,
guns, &o.J from the enemy; moved from
thence 70 Mumiordsvitie, kentucky; en-
gagged the rebels there, holding the town
after the surrender of Colonel Wilder,
in September, 1862; marched from thence
80 louisville Kentucky; from thence
followed the rebel army, skirmishing
every day, to- Bardstewn, Kentucky,
I5losing several horse 3, reaching Nash
Vile in November, 1862; had several
sharp engagements withahe enemy while
gathering forage through the country;
was at the battle of Perryville; moved
from Nashville, December 27, 1852;
skirmishsd with the enemy up TO the
night of the S0Ih;9 was in the battle of
Ssone River, lost one man killed, six
wounded and -four captured; moved With
General ROsecrans from MHrfreesboro,
1 june "a, 1853; participated in all the
skirmishes of that campaign TO Chatta-
uoogR was the first United States ar
tilery, and fred the 8frst gun in said
town, September, 1863; was at the bat
tie of chickamaugs, lost two men killed
aud seven wounded, two officers wound
/ ed, seven men captured, and forty three
horses wounded; was at the battle of
Missionary Ridge, November, 1888 !
done garrison duty at Chattanooga up 10
March, 1865, when it consolidated with
the 7th Indiana battery Since its con-
solidatiou the two. Batteries have been
| doing garrison duty at Chattanooga,
1 Tennessee, having the designation of
the 7th Indiana battery. There is also
Fifteen veterans of the 5'h Indiana bat.
terry transferred to the 7th, who have
/ participated in all the principal cam.
Epaigns and battles of the .WeStern army.
The three commands left the State in
| 1851, umbeeing 400 men and officers,
and return with 1S6 men and officers
E for muster out aoiI soH t.3 9 iai4
TwENTY-sIxrH BATTERY ia71
known as the "WiIder Battery, "Hwas
mustered into the service at Indianapo-
lis, June %, 1881, and left Indianapolis,
July 90; spent the wister on Cheat
I Mountain Virginia, and was with Gen.
MiiFoy ia the successfaf attack upon the
| Allegheny summit, December 18Th; was
/ engaged Cat Mcdowell on the Sth OF
,aP May, I S62; Joined Gen. Fremont's forces
= and chased Stonewall7 jackson up the
; Shenandoah Valley; fought at Gross
Keys, and afterwards returned TO Win
chester, and remained there uhtiP the
1 advances of the rebels after the battle oil
Bull Run, when it fell back to Harper 8
: Ferry where it was surrendered, pa.
rolled and sent to Camp Douglas, lIli-
nois; was reorganized, and left India
gnapoIis, March Is, 1888; aud Joined
Geu Gilmore's com -nand at Lexington
? Kentucky; engaged the enemy 7un
der Pegram at iDanville, Button 8
Hill, aud elsewhere; in August start
ed across the mountains TO East Ten
! nessee; aud was en- gagged at Carter't
: Station was at Kh0xviIie during tat
seige, and fred the first gun; followed
the enemy after the seige was raised
: and was engaged with them at differen
? places until the operations, ceased Or
the lst of January, 1854, 103 men en-
= listed as veterans at SlrawbsEry Plains
: Tennessee, aud came home; lett Indian
. apolis again, March Is, 1864, and re
=, turned to East Tennessee, and was at
Etaehed Ito Gen. Hovey's com mmand B
; Charlestoh, but failed to be equipped il
: time tojoin the movement of Gen. Sher
man, aud was sent 70 Knoxville, and at
= tached3 to reserve artillery. and remained
. ato that place on garrison duty unit
I March, 1865, when it vas equipped as
: fourgun battery, and took the field a
. the time of Gen. StonemaD's moEemen
!. through East Tennessee to North Caro-
!, liha5 encamped at Greenville, Teunes
see. where it received orders to procee
Z to Indianapolis for mqster-out; return
! ! with three officers and l03 men 81.