Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-06-13

cavalry. and nearly 200 we're killed, wounded or
captured with nearly all the balance of the bri-
gade on same duty The regiment re enlisted
10 January, 1854. abont 40 men-and since that
time has recruited l.l2l men; the re enlisted
men arrived at Indianspol June 10. 1854, ex
cepi the l04 men Who we're among the 10 mber
c. ptured as before stated. l64 prisoners Of var.
captured, belonging TO this regiment, were taken
10 Tyler. TEXAS, With the exception Of ten or
t-elve. Who died IN rebel prison. arrived in this
city in March, 1865; on the llth Vt June, 1864 !;
The veterans OF the regiment in this city. about
faced at their own request. although entitled to
thirty days furlOugh, aud moved 10 Frankfort,
Kentucky, and thence TO Midway 10 stop Nor
gan 10 a then threatened raid; on the road they
left the railroad to fight Jessee's guerrillas; re
turned To Indianapolis and have done good ser
vice
NINETY NINTH REGIMENT.
Rendezvoused at South Bend. Left Indiana
polls by way Of Louisville Tor Memphis. Tenn.
November, 1862. with 900 me1: left Memphis in
the T4llahatchie campaign, November Goth.
1862: moved on the line OF the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad and wintered; May 6. 1868,
moved by way of Memphis TO the siege OF Vicks
burg, and halted at Black river; on the 4th OF
July, 1863, moved against Jackson, Mississippi,
aud laid under a severe artillery FIRE for three
days before that city; moved from Big Black to
Brownsville, Mississippi, capturing that place;
about the last of September moved by way of
Vicksburg to Memphis, and from there, in Octo-
Der, moved TO Chattanooga by way OF Corinth,
Iuka, Florence, Deckerd and Stevenson; crossed
the Tennessee river al Chattanooga, November
9th. 1868, and took possession OF Indian Hill.
the eastern extremity of Mission Ridge; worked
all night of the Oath OF November throwing up a
fine lice of works without using shoves or
fha NTH nd %
plates and cups shoves; after the bat
tie OF Mission Ridge were IN the pur
suit of Bragg, going to Graysvile; from
Graysyille TO Knoxville without rations,
clothing or even blankets and from Knox
vile Travelled blrefooted to scarborough,
and went into winter quarters on the 26lh OF De
cember, 1868; Oh the tn day OF February. 1864.
broke camp and marched TO East Tennessee, and
from thence 10 Dalton. Ga. and formed part of
the forces engaged at Rocky Face Ridge. on the
25th Of February, 1864 Marched thence, BY
way of Cleveland and Chattanooga, to SCOTS
boro', Alab una; remained in camp until NJ ~
LIST, 1864 and then moved in the Atlanta cam
psign was at Resacs. Dalton kenessw Noun
tain, East Atlanta. July 22i, West Atlanta, July
2Sth, Jonesboro', August lst; marched one hun
dred miles north, almost 10 Scottsboro' in pur-
suit OF Hood; thence back 20 Atlanta; thence
with Sherman in his great march to the sea; at
Savannah the boys viii remember the passage oil
the North Edisto Swamp, on the 18th of Feoru
airy; over an hour in crossing ferry-gently To
the necks in mud and water. to say nothing Of
the large number of cypress knees; thence TO
Beaufort, ) Q thence 10 Columbia. which city
cleaned cut eff. .t1Ally at the deadsof night
thence to Camden, Cheraw, Fayetteville. aud
% GOdsboro' Goldsboro TO Raleigh; then by
Warrenton, Petersburg. Richmond and Wash
Dgton.
Regiment now comm ,nded by Col Frsrsr.
Returned with 425 men.