Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-25

september IStnt lcSlhg IN killed ana
wounded FIVE men and two commits
stoned officers; with General Sheridan in
his famous campaign up the 5henan-
doah Valley; returned 10 Cedar Greek,
aud went into camp; remained until
October l9h, when the rebel Gen. Early
attacked our army in the absence Of
Gen. Sheridan The regiment lost in
this engagement 40 men and six officers
killed and wounded, and 35 prisoners
Remained in the Valley until January,
1868, when the "a Division Of the 18th
Army Corps was ordered TO Savannah,
three months doing hard fatigue daty IN
the waY of building fortiGcations. May
3, 1865, the regiment vas detached from
the division, and sent to Augusta, Ga
we're the first to raise the Stars and
Stripes over that city and the United
States arsenal at that place; returned
to Savannah, June 7, 1865, aud was
subsequently transported to the Southern
portion of Georgia, where it did duty
until its order for muster out. The
regiment left the State 900 strong, and
now returns with 354 enlisted men aud
eight commissioned officers for 6nal pay
ment and discharge.
FIELD AND STAFF.
Colonel-Doil Il Bowden.
Lieutenant Colonel-Josiah Campbell
Msjor-Napoleon II Daniels.
ADMINISTRATION r. Lee.
Qaartermaster-Beujamin +. Bowen.
Surgeons Clay Brown.
Assistant Surgeon-Peter NJ. Bigney.
TwENrE.slxTH REGIaESr.
Was organized at Camp Sullivan,
August 30, 1861; moved to ST. Louis,
Missouri; was in the Fremont campaign,
and remained in Missouri and Arkansas
uatil August, 1868; was in the battle of
Prairie Grove, November Z, 1862; the
regiment joined in the Yieksbnrg expe-
dition, under Sherman and Grant; moved
up the Yazoo river aud retook Yazoo
City; then moved to New Orleans, aud
on the 18th Of September, 1868, about
one-half Of the regiment was captured
and held as prisoners for ten months at
Tyler, Texas; durin,, the month Of 0c-
tober the balance of the regiment was
ordered to BFazos Dc Santiago, and re-
NAMED there until February, 1864, un-
der General Dana; the regiment have
yeterenized and came home. left Indi-
annapolis, May Z, 1864, aud on arriving
at Donaldsonviile, Louisiana, was as
signed to the garrison Of Fort Butler; re-
mained until the attack on Mobile, Ala,
and participated in the last fight; since
then has been doing post duty at Mobile
and in Mississippi; this detachment is
mustered out by expiration Of term Of
service, and numbers one hundred and
forty men and one officer, Major Jumper.
About three hundred aud seveniy-fye
men Of the regiment are still on duty at
Macon, Mississippi.
FoRTY-FoURTH REGfIExT.
The forty fourth Indiana volunteers
was organized in the Tenth Congression-
al District, aud rendezvopsed at Fort
Wayne. Organization completed Oeto.
Der 81, 1861, was transported b7 rail-
road to Indianapolis; thence to Evans
Vile Reported to General Critterden,
and was assigned 10 Gen. CFufts brig
ade. Marched 10 Henderson, Kentucky,
December llth; left Henderson January
lsi, 1862. and marched TO Calhoun; I;
thence to South Caro- ton, Ky return.
ed to Calhoun, Februarg lst; vas then
transferred to Fort Henry; thence to
Fort Douelson; participated in the en-
gagenent at For. DOneison Marched
across the country TO Fort Henry, aud
from thence to Pittsburg Landing. Was
engaged in the battle Of Shiloh two days,
April 9th aud 7th Marched on Corinth,
aud took part in several skirmishes be-
fore Corinifs pursusd the enemy to
- M.aa-~a.vt,45. e. Ftss~a -sk
ed to inka, Florence, Athens, Huntsville,
Stevenson, Alabama, and Battle Creek,
TENNESSEE; encauped a. Battle Creek
about q o'clock August %, 1862; was in
the great Bragg aud Buell. race Cross
ed the Cumberland Mountains; thence
to Manchester, Murfreesboro, Nashville
and Franklin, Tennessee; Bowling
Green and Cave City, Ky. Bivouaeked
at Gave City for five days, when 1t start
ed for Louisville, marching thirty miles
a day; reached Louisville on the night
Of the 2Sth Re-opened the race on the
lst OF Oct marched to Bardstown,
Glenyille, Springfield an6 Perryville; af-
ter which pursued the enemy through
Danviile, Stanford, Grab Orchard and
Mt Vernon to Wild Cat, where the chase
was Gt3ED4ANAEla vi kAE -04 nAaA bNA
on retara trip to Mt Vernon, Somerset,
Mil Springs, Columbia, Glasgow, Scots
vile, Galatin, to Silver Springs, sixteen
miles east of Nashville; whilst here par
tieipated 10 a severe skirmish on Russell
Hill About the 1st Of December, 1862,
went into camp near Nashville. From
the Goth Of August up to December let,
I the regiment marched over 725 miles,
and whilst marching averaged ten miles
day, the whole march was performed
without tents or shelter of any kind.
Moved with the Army of the Cumber-
I land on MuSfreesboro; vas engaged in
| the battle of Stone River, December 81
I 1862, and Jaruary /, 1858 Moved from
/ Murfreesboro with General VaneIsve' s
/ Division of the Army Of the Cumber-
/ land to MeMinuville, across tbe Cumber-
land Mountains to Dunlap, Jasper,
Bridgeport, Shell Mound, Whitesides,
+ Chattanooga, Ringgold, and thence to
! Crawfsh Springs. Participated IN the
I engag emeut at Chiekamauga, Septem-
Der 18th, I9sh and 20,h, and on the 22d
in connection with the 39sh Indiana,
fought the enemy again as Mission
Ridge. The regiment vas assigned &c
provost duty at Chattanooga about ths
middle Of October, 1868, where it re
mained until re-enlistmens; regiment re
turned TO Chattanooga after the expira
ton Of furlough, where It remained III.
til September I4lh on post duty, when i
was mustered CIT The regimen, rs
turns k0ma nader Comnand ot Lolo1s
Curtis. With 80 os5esrg and 90 men
. The FoEty-f9nrta Indians entered n