The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-06-26

that on the Island, is that during the al.
ternoon the hill protects the men lfrom
the heat of the sun. The members OF the
TWELFTH INFANTRY
have tnrned over their arms, and expect
to be paid off in a few days.
the following is list of the officers
now in command of the regiment:
Colonel, w. B. Curtis, of Ohio CO.; 1t.
Col. r. H. Brown, Hancock Co.; Major,
w. Burley, Marshall Co.; Surg. Sampson
P. Brown, Marshall county; First AS
sistant Surgeon +. H. Patten,
Monongalia county; Second Assistant
Surgeon, Alex Neill, Delaware Co., Ohio;
Chaplain, r. NJ Wallace, Marion Co; Ad-
infant, LIST 1t. Henry r. McCord, Harri-
son Co.; Regimental Quartermaster, LIST
1t D. R Fleming, Marion Co
The following is the list vt the compa-
nv officers at the present time:
Capt. W. L. Roberts, Marshall Coz
Capt. Thos A. Fleming, Marion Co..
Capt. E. g.. Bartlett, Marshall Co.; Capt.
D. NJ. Blaney, Washington Co, Pa; Capt.
Cornelius Mercer Harrison Co.; Capt.
Francis H. Pierpoint, Marion Co Capt.
James W. Mohatt, Harrison Co; Capt. j.
a. Brister, Taylor Co.; Capt. j. H. Mel
vim, Hancock Co.; Capt. ]. B. Jester,
Brooke Co 1st 1t. W. H Riggs, Marshall
Co; LIST 1t. H. C. Wallace, Marshall Co.;
LIST 1t. NJ. Gardner, Ohio Co; 1st 1t.
J. c.. Pierson, Ohio Co 1st 1t James r.
Dnnham, Harrison Co.; lst 1t. George w.
Fortney, Harrison Co; 1st 1t. Thomas
Fl. Meares, Taylor CO.. 1st 1t. VIM. Hew-
EFT, Hancock Co.. lst 1t. john r. Brenne-
man, Hancock Co; I'd 1t. G. Smith, Ma
rion Co.; cd 1t. W. d. Martin, Taylor Co;
I'd 1t. ]. NJ Curtis, Ohio Co; I'd 1t. j.
A. Briggs, Brooke Co
For gallantry and bravery the regl-
ment has stood among the first in the
field. 1t has participated in the follow
ing battles, viz:
Winchester, June l3, IA and 10, 1868;
New Market, May IA and Is, 1864; Pied
mont, June 5, 1864; Lynchburg, June II
and l5, 1864; Smokers Ford, July %,
1864 Winchester, July %, 1864; Mar
tinsburg, July %, 1864; Charlestown,
August Is, 1864 Halltown, August &c,
1864; Berryville, Sept Is, 1864; Win
chester, Sept. 10, 1854 Fishers Hill,
Sept. 90, 1864; Cedar Creek, Oct Is,
1864; Hatchers Run, March 81 aud April
1,l865; Fort Gregg, April 2, 1865; Rices
Station, April 6, 1865 Appomattox c. H.,
April 9, 1865.
Forconspicuous gallantry at the storm
ing of Fort Gregg, the regiment was pre-
sented by Major General John Gibbon
with gold eagle.
For discipline. courage and bravery,
the
THIRTEENTH INFANTRY
has won an enviable reputation. 1t has
taken part in many battles, as the fol-
lowing list of engagements will show:
Hurricane Bridge, W. Va, March o.
1868 Point Pleasant, W. Va, March 30,
1868 Lexington, Va, June II, 1884;
Lynchburg, Va, June Is, 1864 Kearns-
town, Va, July "a, 1864; MaItinsburg,
w. ", July IS, 1864; Charlestown, Va,
Aug. 81, 1864; Halltown, Va, Aug &c,
1864; Berryville. Va, Sept. 3, 1864
Winchester, Va, Sept 10, 1864; Fishers
Hill, Va, Sept. %, 1854; Cedar Greek,
Va, Oct 10, 1854
The following is list of the officers of
the regiment:
FIELD AND STAFF.
VIM. R. Brown, Colonel; Milton Stew
ard, Lieutenant Colonel Lemuel Har-
mold. Major; Charles D. Daily, Surgeon /;
Jacob Lallance, Assistant Surgeon Abra-
ham R. Grislip, Chaplain; Frank w. Sis
son, Adiutant; Stephen Comstock, Quar-
termaster.
George Banner, Co. A; VIM. c. Green
lee, B; VIM NJ Hovey, c; Henry c.
Williamson, D; John H. Rossler, E;
Timothy Russell, F; Allen G. Mason, G.;
VIM. J. Matthews, n Peter Darnell, /;
Joseph E Mccoy, K
FIRST LIEUTENANTs
Samuel S. Mathers, Co. A; Alfred L.
Sullivan, B; John P Wood G; Michael
Roseberry, D; VIM n Hawkins, E Jos.
Bromley, F. Edward B. st John, G.
Jacob Plybum, H; VIM Shannon, l.
VIM P Cunningham, K
SECOND LIEUTENANTs
Robert q. Davis, Co. A Silas Morgan.
B VIM. M'Daniel, c. Hezekiah Scott,
D; Robert o. Boggess, E. Joseph Pounds,
F. Joseph B. Gilpin, G. Harvey Dunkle,
n John H Davis, 1; John Vi Young, X.
Having endured many hard5hip5 un-
dergone innumerable forced marches,
participated i'll many battle. ano won
many a glorious victory, the
FIFTEENTH INFANTRY
may we'll feel proud of its reputation.
The following is the list of engage
ments in which the regiment pa,ticipa-
ted
Cloyd Mountain, Virginia May 9, 1864
New River Bridge, Va, May TO- Middle
brook, Va, June TO- Lexington, Va, June
IL; Quaker Church, Va, June IL Lynch
burg, Va, June le; Suckers Ferry, Va,
July 3D. Winchester, Va, July d. Hall
town, Va, August "a Berryville, Va
September 3; Oquequan or Winchester,
Va, Sept. 49, Fishers Hill Va, Sept. %
Cedar Greek or Strausburg, Va, Oct. 80
Cedar Creek, Va, Oct TO- Hatcher's Run,
Va, March 80, 81, and April, 1866 Pc
tersburg, Va, April ?; Rice's Station,
April 6; Appomattox Court House, Va,
April 9; surrender of Lee.
The casualties during these engage
meuts from official reports, amount to 32l