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

Nashville, Tennessee, to Eassport, Mis-
issTppi, 70 Selma, Alsbams, 10 Mout-
gomery, 70 West Puint, Georgia, 10
Macon, TO Ghattanoogs, making, in the
aggregate, over Eve thousand miles,
being transported over one thousand
miles by RAILROAD TIE battery hiss par
ticipsfed 10 the following ehgagements:
Hooyers Gap, Chattanooga, FAfming-
tou, New Asrket, Messy Greek, Fall
Greek, Fair Garden, cambridge. Resecs,
Ssylssboro, Cassville, Lost Mountain,
Vining Bridge, Newman, Hopkinsville.
and Wesi..Point, besides many smaller a.
fairs aud skirmishes. Iis original ros-
ter, when first mastered into the service,
numbered l5l names. Ii has since re-
eeiEed forty recruits; sixty-fve men Of
the Eleventh Lndisoa Battery were
transferred to the Eighteenth in EoSsm
her, 1854 0ne officer and 9thirtyone
m en- have died Of disease and been
killed in actio0. Twents-six men have
been diseharged for disability. One
hundred and eighty menssfara for rnas-
ter oot s.f afs.444 rE
TWENTIETH BATTERY. -
Was organized at IndianAp0lis, and
laft for the field, Decsm Der, II, 1862;
were ordered TO Loaisville, Kentucky,
from whence TO Henderson, thence TO
Nashville. and remained there until Oc-
tober =, 1868, aud were then stationed
railroad, where Il remained until March
5. 1854 from thence vent to Wauhatehie
Valley, and we're assigned to the Ele-
yenth Array Corps; thence moved 10
Bridgeport. Alabama, and on the 5ih
day Of August was assigned 10 the Four
tssath Corps, vas in The Atlanta Cam
paign, engaged >. Jones5oro, and sil the
| principal battles previous 20 the capture
| OF that place; moved from Atlanta On
the 5shof November, 1864, to Chatta-
noogs, and assigned to Gen. Steadman's
couunandi WAS engaged in the battles
before Nashville, after which moved 10
Courtlsad, Alabama frem thence moved
TO Ghattahoogs, and we're there assigned
10 the reserve artillery, and from that
! place ordered home for muster out; re-
I turns for muster out With l35 men aud
officers .sAaHTo aGk - as q
fnieps TvEkTT EIEsr saTrpRTJ 81 I'D.
I Q Rendezxoused Al IsdiaDapolis, mus
tsred S spteaubsr Q, 1867, and immsdi.
atsly lsft Elfor Covingtou, Kentucky;
marched through Kentucky, via Lexing-
ton, Richmoud and Daasille, 10 Louis-
vile. from which place they proceeded
to. Nashville, February >, 1868; from
Nashville nroved to- Carthage, Tennss.
see, and Yskirmished with the enemy al
Rolne, March sd9 and 2s. Gaiass6oro,
| April 5, aud Carthage, May 4; moved
/ for Muffreesbono, JHae 3. and advanced
towards Manchester Juno 25, engaged
the enemy at Hooysr's Gapf the battery
/ participated is1 the simmer aud fall
campaign, being engaged ati Caslelt.
Gap, Georgia, Chieksmauga and Chattss
4 nooga; Oh the 5th of De csmber moved
for Nashville, from theme to Colnm mbia
October !, was engag ed with hthe rebels
4 under Gen Forrest; on Hoods advance
moved te Nashville, aud xas uuder fire
ia the engagement before that place
December IS, 1864 The baitery euter
ed the service with one hundred and
forty-one men and Eve officers has re
cefyed siKty-nine recruits, and returns
with one hundred and forty,one men and
4 five officers for muster out. --.. 81