Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-06-29


tie Of Franklin, in which the rebeg Gen
eraI Hood Was completely fhrssked, and
bis projected invasion rendered hope
less; iefE Franklin, DecemeeE /, and
moved 10 Nashville, December Is aud
l6, Ard folioWed4ap the retreat Of Gen
eral Hoods army until it crossed the
Tennessee river; thea went to Hunts
vile, Alabama, and from thence vent
to Strawberry Plains, East Tennessee,
and from there TO Balls Gap; left Bulls
Gap, April 3, 1865, and started on an
expedition into North Carolina, from
which they returned on the 18th day Of
April, 1865; left Bulls Gap for NASH
vile, and arrived there on April 22;
Jane l3, the regiment was mastered out,
and left the same day for indianapolis,
and arrived here June Is, 1865. Strength
Of the regiment at organization, 927
men, and returned with $50 men, and
tWsnty-seven ethcers. 7a
EfGHrr-FoURTH REGIMENT. y.
Was organized in the Fifth Congres,
sional District, and EendezVoused ct
Richmond, and left for Covington, Ken
lucky, on the sfh day Of September,
1862; on the lst day Of October, left
coyipgton, apd was ordered 10 report 10
Gen. Gilmore at Point Pleasant, ViE-
giuia; or October Is, moved from Point
Pleasant in the direction OF Guyandotte,
where they remained until the let Of
November, when they we're ordered TO
Catlettsburg, Kentucky, from thence to
Cassville, and from thence back to Cat
lettsburg, where they arrived on the
9th of February, 1868; from thence they
| proceeded TO Cincinnati, Louisville and
Nashville, whese they arrived on the
l7th, snd we're assigned to the Third
Brigade, Third Division, Army Of Ken
tueky. The regiment left Nashville for
Franklin, Tennessee, on the 5th Of
March. and Iet Franklin for Trione,
ander command Of Gen. Granger On
the litk the rebels made an attack on
this point, in which o portion of the
Fegimenl @as engaged. The regiment
was assigned iothe First Brigade, FiFst
| Division, Reserved Corps, commanded
by Gen. Granger, on the sth Of jane.
On the morning Of the 25sh Of June,
left Triuue, and marched to Middleton,
thence to Shelbyville, WartFace, Eslell
Springs, Tuliahema, Stevensos. Bridge,
port, aud from thence 70 Chattanooga,
where they arrived on the 18th Of Sep
tember. On the evening Of the 18th,
moved to the front, aud participated 10
the desperate battle OF Chicksnisaga
the regiment vas engaged two days in
this terrible cop6ict, losing l25 officers
and men killed, wounded aud missing
on the Gath the regiment was sent to
picket on the bank Of the Tennessee
river, where it remained nine days and
nights, constantly engaged IN skirmish
Eing With tfhe enemy across the river
upon recognizing the Army Of the
Cumberland, was assigned 70 the Second
Brigade, First Division, Fourth Army
Corps, CON mandsd by Gsn.~GrangeEi
they next went to Shell Mound ;rthenee
to Cleveland, and from thence to BuE-
gard Roost; the regiment was engaged
in the battle OF that place, February rs,
1854 we're next engaged with the enc
4 my at Tunnel Hill, Rocky Face, Dalton,
Resaca, Kingston, Pumpkin Vine Greek
Pine Mountain, ,Renesaw Moe1tain,
Il Culp'a Farm, Peach Tree Geek anG
Atlanta; next at Shoals Greek,
Jonesboro and Lovejoys station
returned to Atlanta, where they
we're transferred TO the Second Brigade,
Second Division, commanded By Gen
Gross; on the Sd day of October, left foi
Chattanooga, from thence TO Athens
Alabama, and Pulaski, Tennessee, where
they remained Rntil the 23d; from shencs
10 Columbia, and remained there unit
the 9th, and arrived at Franklin on tbs
30th from Franklin, fell back to Nash.
vile, where it arrived December /, 1854
was engaged in the battles 10 front Of
that place, and was In the front line on
the morning of December l6, and car
ried the enemy's skirmish line in g
charge; at 3 P. NJ. carried the whole
line of the enemy's works in . grant
charge, losing twenty-five men killed
and wounded; was in the pursuit of the
enemy until they crossed the Teunsssee
} river was then ordered TO Huntsville
} Alabama, where they remained unit
March Ia, 1865, and from thence t.
Knoxville and Strawberry Plains, BalFl
!. Gap and Shields Mills; on the 18th o
April, moved to Nashville, and left tbs
latter place June Is, 1865, and arrives
as IndianaPOl on sSe ITtn, With twenty
! two officers aud three hundred aud
twenty-seven men for nauster-ont, raa
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