Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-21
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Organized at indianapolis; mustered
into the service June 18th, 1861; started
for the field July 4th, 1861, and or the
10th Joined Gen. Mcclellan At the foot
Of Rich Mountain, Yirginis; on the
1Iih, participated in the battle Of Rich
Mountain, under Gen. Rosecranz; on
the l4th, moved to Beverly, and on the
2Ist advanced to Cheat Mountain Pass,
where General j. ]. Reynolds soon after
took command; were in Numerous
scouts; on the 18th and 18th Of Ssptem.
Der, we're instrumental in defeating the
rebel General Robert E. Lee, in his a.
tacks on Cheat Mountain summit and
EIkwater; were afterwards stationed at
Eikwater, and on the 29th and 30th, re-
connoitered the enemys positioa ct
Mingo's Flats: on the Sd Of October, took
part in General Rsynolds's ,reconnoia-
sance in force at GreenbriaF; during
the engagement supported Capt How's
Battery, 4lh e. 8. Artillery; from the
29sh of October to the 7lh day Of No
vember, were on a aeouE through q Wild
region, frequented BIZ guerVillas and des-
peradoes, along the Holly and KanaRha
rivers, and succeeded in capturing .
number and dispensing the remainder;
were then stationed at Beverley, Vir-
ginia, and while there portion. of the
regiment we're ordered to join General
Milroy on. Chest Mountain snmmit, and
on the 18th of December participated
In the battle of Allegheny; on the 18th
the regiment left Beverly for the easti
Embarked at Webster on the Baltimore
AZ Ohio Railroad, and passed over the
Alleghany Mountains to the region Of
the Upper Potomac, where it passed the
winter in active operations; we're o guard
OF honor over the, remains of General
Lander at Paw Paw on the I'd Of March;
on the 9TH and 9th moved to Martins
burg, Virginia, where General Shields
took command of the divisions the
regiment took part in the Z ad.
vance on Winchesterr; on r the
18th, 18th and 10th on Q scout up The
valley to Stras5urg; on the 22d partici-
pated in tie engagement at Winebester,
and was afterward in the pursuit Of the
rebel General jackson up the, Shenan-
doah Valley as far as New Market and
Columbia bridge; on the 18th Of May
the division started down the Valley,
crossed the Blue Ridge, and soon after
wards joined General Mcdowell at Fred
ericksburg, but was Immediately after
ward ordered to return to the Valley TO
again drive the rebels back; marched
over the Manassas plains crossed the
Blue Ridge and againsascended the Val
ley as far as Port RePnblic, then return
4 ed to Manassas Junction; on the 18th OF
! June, 1862, embarked on the transports
| ct Alexandria, and on the I'd Of July
lined General McClellan,at Harrison $
Landing; here it remained until the 18th
/ Of August when the place was eyscua
ted, when it marched down the PENN.
sula to Fort Monroe; on the 30th went
TO Suffolk, here itFemaihed nine months
engaged in numerous operations 10 thai
region Of country, the most important oI
which were reconDoisanee of the Black
water, October 3, November IL, Decem-
Der Is; the battle Of the Deserted farm,
January 80, 1868; the defeat of the rebe
General Longstreet, in his attempt tc
seizs the place, from April 10 to May 8
snd the tearing up and bringing of. o.
nearly forty miles of railroad from the
18Th to the 19Gh of May. June 27, lef
for Suffolk; joined General Keyes at ths
White House, on Pamnnky river. Jnly
/, started on an expedition to destroy
the railroads north of Richmond, re-
turning on the 4th, having partially &C
complished the object started on; arrived
at Portsmouth on the l4th, and wefi
stationed at Bowers Hill July %, lsf
Portsmouth,, and on August arrived in
I n - mw-1
barked on Folly Island, s c. here th'
regiment was stationed for severa
months, participating in all operations
on Morris Island during the siege o
. Forts Wagner and Gregg, and willis
the batteries and iroR-clads were demol
ishing Fort Sumter. December,P 1868
a portion Of the regiment re-enlisted a
veterans. Left Folly Island, February
, %, 1854; 18th, joined General Seymon
| at Jacksonvflle, Florida, where cis re
mained until April IL, when it embark
, ed ON transports for the North, and ar
B rived at Gloucester Point, Va April %
where the 18th army corps. was thei
! rendezvousing. The regiment was herr
: assigned to the I'd brigade. Sd division
{ 10Th army corps; May 4th, embarked O
: transports, and on the 9th aacended th
Q 4 James river with General Butler ez
a peditiou, and the same night landed .
= Bermuda Hundred Tbs regiment pal
; ticipated in nearly all Of General Bu
ler's operations south Of Richmond
Q conspicuous in the engagements 9
Wsthal junction on she 7tl
Chester Station on the 10Th, an
y n charge on the rebel rife pits nes
Fosters Farm on the 20th, in all {
:, which the loss was about two hundred
u on the 18th Of May was withdrawn frol
y the front and attached to the 18th Arm
,f Corps, Sd Division, Sd Brigade, and 0
/. the 23th proceeded to the White House
on the 1st of June joined the Army (
s the Potomac at Newcastle, and unarche
!, forward to Cold hsrbor, aud were a
Ie lively engaged IN the battle ct that plat
& and AL operatiohs around, until the I'D
Is when it returned to the White Housl
:. left the White House and again reaehs
% Bermuda Hundred on the l4h; on Il
= 18th crossed the Appomattox river, an
OF took part in the operations IN front
Is Petersburg until the 17th, when il r
& turned to Bermuda Hundred. No
q veterans left Bermuda Hundred on q
y t1eth and arrived at Indiana polls % Il
q 24th Of June, 1854; returned 70 the Sc
n 10 July. July 80, 1864, charged on F
T. tersburg, after the explosion Of d
Of mine; on duty ia the trenches dorI,
o. the seige Of Petersburg, during Il
month Of August. 1864 engaged 10 Il
battle Of Strawberry Plains, septemb
We Is, 1864, and operations against Ric
ce mond, Virginia, on the north side
a. James river; engaged in the battle
p Chspin's Bluff, and assault on Fe
nd Gilmore, September 18th; attack on {
g rebel forti6eations in front Of Richmou
ny October 10, 1854; sent with the expe,
Sc ton to New York, November 8, ls6
ne With the expedition TO Fort Fisher, I
- cenber 8, 1864; returned % Chapil
Bluff, Decemherr 81, 1864 !; vita q
second expedition 70 Fort Ffsher, Jr
N 3, 1865; engaged in the assault ON TX
n 1