Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-04

boro, from which place they we're or
dered home for muster out, with l23 off,
Gers aud men.
sIxTr-EIGHTH REGIMENT
Was organized in the Fourth District,
at Greensburg, and was mustered into
the service on the l9lh OF. August, 1862,
and on the same day was ordered TO
Louisville; left Louisville on the 25th
Of August aud reported to Gen. Dumout
at Lebanon; on the 10Th OF September
i. Joined Colonel Wilder, l7th Indiana,
at MumfordsYille, aud after fighting for
two days was surrendered 20 General
Bragg; we're then parolad and ordered
TO toIudianapolis; on the 26lh OF Decem-
Der q. portion of the regiment was sent
to Eoaisville, and on the 3 LIST was Joined
by the main body; from thence il pro-
ceeded 10 Nashville; moved TO Murfrees-
boro, and was assigned TO the ID brig
| ade, 4ih division, l4lh army corps; was
/ engaged at Hoover Gap, losing several
! killed and wounded; about the first Of
September crossed the Tennessee river
at Shell Mound, and crossed Lookout
! Mountain on the Ilth of the same month;
/ skirmished at Pond Spring aud remain
ed in the neighborhood until the 18Th;
was engaged in the battle Of Chieks
mauea,p losing l35 in killed, wounded
and missing, out Of a force engaged con-
sisting of only BAG officers aud mea; the
gallant Col King WAS killed in this en-
gagement, and several officers severely
wounded; the regiment was one of the
last to leave the field; was next engag ed
at Chattanooga ou the 2lst and 22d, re-
pelling an attack OF the rebels; on the
llth day of October the regiment was
transferred to the lst brigade, Sd diSis-
ion, 4th corps; it took part in the battle
OF Mission Ridge, losing Eve officers and
seventy-seven men killed and wounded
on the 28th it msrched to Knoxville
Tennessee, and about the Is, Of January,
| 1854 were ordered towards Dandridge
Ito GO into winter quarters; before
| going into winter quarters were
thence back to Knoxville, and from
thence to Marysville; in the latter part
of February marched towards Knox
! vile, and from that place to Strawberry
Plains, Newmarket and Morristown
thence back to Knoxville, Cleveland and
; McDonald's Station, and on the 2Sth o.
; April to Chattanooga, where it remain
ed until the 18th of August, when i; wal
ordered to the relief Of Dalton, Georgis
D and commenced skirmishing with Wheel
ers cavalry, which was driven through
the town, the regiment losing several
men, 1t returned again to Chattanooga
on the 18th thence to Cleveland, Char
Iestown, Athens and MadisonviIle
and returned to Chattanooga August
Goth. September 1st the regiment lefl
; for ,Tnllahoma; from thence again it re
turned to Chattanooga, and after march
: ing to several points, arrived at Deea
!, tur, Alabs ma, on the 29thoof October
, , where IL fought the rebel army undel
Hood losing five men wounded. Tb'
regiment then returned to Chattanooga
was afterwards sent to Resacs to guarC
the men engaged ia tearing up railroad
:. tracks; was Afterwards ordered to Nash.
vile, and took part in the engagements
of the 18th and 10th OF December, with
l q loss Of several killed and wounded; thel
proceede to ,Murfreesboro; thence to De
catur. The enemy was driven from Deca
tur without any casualties to the regimen
On the l7th Of January, 1864, was or
dered to Chattanooga, and has since
been engaged in guard duty at tha
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