The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-07-12
The 9Ist OhiO In tho Georgia Cam
palgB.

Through tue tOOftesy Ol NoloNct MOMR- Il
han, We are kiadly permitted 10 publish
the following accurate aud official history
Of the operations of tho lstOhio Regim, II,
during the memorable Georgia campaign.
Everything connected with The ahrous
services aud heroic deeds Of the galan,
soldiers Of this section OF the State, will in
all futuro time he clothed with attractive
local as well as national interest, and no
county in this or any other State has creator
reason for patriotic pride in the noble sor-
vices OF her noble sons, thau the county Of
Wood But to Ia report;
lIgApe'gs 2lsr RRdr. Outo ISr NoLs..l
ATLANTA, "a, sept. ., 1864.
SiR. In obedience 70 orders, nave the
honor To report the operations OF the 2lst
Regiment Ohio Infantry Volunteers uuder
my command in the Georgia campaign to
the morning of September ,, 1864.
The Regiment moved undor command. ot
Colonel james NJ. Neibliug, from Ringgold,
Ga, Nay Z, and he continued to command
it until tho morning OF May rs, when lac
was severely woundcd, aud the command
dcvolvoJ upon myself. Not being present
tho first sixteen days OF tho campaign,
]
! that time. The Regiment, however, parti-
/ cipated in tho affair at Buzlard Roost and
| subsequently, in the affair at Rcsaca.
The casualties in tho regiment to tho
/ time of my taking command, are one Gu
| listed mau killed, and fourteen enlisted meu
| wounded in action. May 81, Lieutenant
john w. Berry, having his company (K)
! deployed as sklrmishors in an attempt to
regaiu a hill which was abandoned without
! a fight on the evening of the 27th before, at
! Pumkinvjne Creek lost six men killed. and
! two wounded. THIS little dash gave us tho
! crest of hill which commanded the posi-
! ton of the enemy in our iront-which po.
sition was held by this regiment until the
enemy withdrew. The liring on both sides
continued necessarily between the skir
mishers and pickets. 1t would make this
report too v0lumnous to detail the numer-
GUS skirmishes and iirings, earth works
built and marches performed by this regi-
mont during the campaign. 1t has written
its history in this respect indelibly from
Ringgold 10 Juuesboro, Georgia, during a
period of three months aud twenty d. : of
restless vigilance. For twelve days to-
gether it occupied the front line at Bald
Knob, before K9nesaw Mountain, sustain.
ing q loss of one officer, the gallant Lieu.
tenant Dilworth killed, aud eleven men
! killed and wounded. The artillery practice
at this position was the most desperate
! have witnessed. Near Winnings Station
} Georgia, on tho sth of July, 1864, the Reg
iment had most spirited AFFAIR with twC
regiments Of tho enemy, the Ith Mississippi
and oath Louisiana, driving them out o.
their rifle pits into their main works. kill
: ing and wounding a number aud capturing
, seventeen prisoners aud their ordnance
stores. My regiment commenced the at
tack with twelve officers aud three hundret
and eighty.two enlisted men. Our loss was
l fifteen enlisted men killed, and two oiioer,
7 and thirty-seYcn enlisted men wounded ant
: one officer missing. The regiment contin
h ued to hold the captured works and TO an
4 noy the enemy in his main works. Durin
d the night ho abandoned his whole lin,
a north of the Chattahoochee, and by 4 cloc
a A. NJ, the 10th, the skirmish line unde
f Captain Daniel Lewis advanced, and in
n short time reached tho river. In this atfii
c no other troops than my own regime
,' were engaged on our side; aud it was a iai
!, specimen of the tenacious lighting qualite
}, displayed on other occasions by the gallal
o officers and brave men composing this con
e mand.
c On the 2lst of July. while marching
I, above named was killed. In the operation
N beIofo Alanta The feSlms9t s, %as }!n4Sr $ ~ y
" etat Utttfba witS Telivcrcd by either sid
- along our immediate front, our list of cas-
altcs became large from the aRoSt igcc
SAINT shcllmg and musHetry of the cnem,
In the battle before JoneSboro, Scptembo
- LIST inst, which resulted SO gloriously
y our arms, this regiment was again engage,
x charging threNgh dense brush thcket III
der murderous lire from the enemy lO
E ing five enlisted men killed, thirty enliste
S men wounded, and one enlisted man mis-,
of ing; and captured ono rebel adjutant, 81
ID men and tweuty.four stand Of qrWs.
< We took prisoners ~ foIlnwsl
&c July 9, eigLtees pri2atcs, at Fining's ST
IT ton.
,e July 10, eve pIiFatee, at Vining s Station
IS July 20, one private, OH Nancy's Cree
July -, two priyates, on Peach Ire
Creek
Sept |, ono officer anI six privates, ,
- Jonesboro, Georgia.
Total, thirty-ihree. Total stand of arm
captured. fifty four.
Our casualties are ::
OluceFS Eilleu .,..,.....,....,..?.
4 Officers wounded.
;. Priyates killed.
I, PrlYa&eS wounded, 80. ..,,..........ll
, Officers miss nS.
- Privatcs missing. ....,..............
Total ...,,.,.,.,.s.. IL
A list of casual ties accompanies this r
port
here desire to mention the never failin
/, gaiIiUtry of Adjptaal +. l.. Baird, who's
efficient aid under I'D circumstances dgrir
L the campaign greatly contributed to Il
success which has attended this regimel
p" in every operation.
J. Sergeant Major Earl w, Merry displaye
courage aud co0lAess il, action on all occ
L sion. worthy of emulation. He lost h
J. foot July 20.
d Respectfully submitted,
Il A. McMAH An,
Lieut.. Col. Cong 2lst 0. V. VI
l.. E. Hicks, Capt aud A. A. a. G eneral.
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