Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-05
The Fifty.SeVenth Reglment--H HIS
tory Of the Command.


This regiment arrived at indianapolis
last Sunday night They were 10 rsceiv'
pay and public reception on Wednes
day; The following is brief historyaO
the comnand:v53 isssaA hna 5ssd
This regiment was recruited in the
Fifth and Eleventh Congressional, Dis.
triets, mainly through the efforts 81
Reys. ]. W. T. McMuIlen and F. A.
Hardin and WAS mustered ointos Che
service November 18th, at Richmond
and on the 23d of December it Joined
General Buell. at Louisville It was then
assigned to Che Sixth division ofGhe
Army of the. Ohio. It 3was afterwards
moved to Bardstown, Lebanon and
Mumfordsville, Kentucky, and from
thence marched to Nashville, where Il
arrived early in March. The regiment
participated in no general engagements
during the winter of 1861, but its duties
were otherwise severe, and causing
great depletion in its ranks. The regi-
ment participated in the battle Of Shi-
lob, arriving there during the last day 8
battle: it was actively employed in the
siege of Corinth, aud WAS sfrequently
eomPlimented for bravery and en-.
durance. After the evacuation of Cor
NTH, it entered Northern Alabama,
where it remained until July, 1862.
Until the retreat of Buell. to Louisville,
the 57th remained in the vicinity of
Tullahoma, Tennessee, and during the
following campaign into Kentucky par.
ticipated in the battles of Chaplin Hills
and Perryville, and endured severe
hardships, but suffered only slightly.
After the pursuit of Bragg was discon-
tinued, it again moved to Nashville, and
remained in the. vicinity Of that place
until the battle of Stone River, in. which
il participated with great honor aud
considerable loss, losing one-fifth of the
regiment, with Colonel Hines aud Lieu
tenant Colonel Lennard severely wound
ed. 1t afterwards took partl1 in the
/" eleven days scout. of Major General
Reynolds, of this State, and ACQUITTED
itself with great credit. During the bat
tie of Chickamauga, il opened on the
north side of the Tennessee River With
General Wayne, and upon the evacua-
ton OF Chattanooga, took possession of
the city, lieutenant Colonel Lennard
acting as Provost Marshal of the most.
the regiment acting as provost guard
1t was relieved from this duty to partici.
pste in the battle of Missionary Ridge,
where it bore conspicuous part.
At the reorganization of the Army of :
the Cumberland, subsequent to the bat
tie of Chickamauga, the 57th was as
signed to Sheridan'a division. which
formed part Of the column sent to Knox.
vile for the relief of Burnside, and par.
tieipated in the hardships of that severe
winter campaign.
1t was engaged in every battle and
skirmish of its corps-the 4th--on the
Atlanta campaign AT Resaca, Col.
Leonard was morsallg wounded !; Lien.
tenant Beitsell, brave and meritorious
officer, was killed on the 18th of june.
at Pine Mountain, and Captain Std
ham and Lieutenant Galloway, on the
23d Of June, ct Kenesaw.a Attic battle
of Jonesboro, August 81, Lieutenant
Mensinger was mortally wounded. bn- u
Soon after the occupation of Atlanta,
communication with she rear was threat
sned, and the 4th corps was sent TO the
rear, and in all its marches and battles
he 57th nobly sustained its share. At
he battle of Nashville, Col Bianch was
wounded and several men killed and |
disabled Since the rebellion it has been |
stationed in Texas The Fifty-sev-
nth has seen much arduous ser.
rice; its losses in battle have been
leavy, and its marches especially se-
ere, having crossed the entire breadth |
# Kentucky three times, and of Ten
lessee six times 1t has behaved with
'reat gallantry on every occasion, and
deserves an honorable record and an
fame. 1t has been peculiarly
Unfortunate in its commanding officers.
'ol. McMullen remained with it but a
hort time, and then the command de.
olved upon Col. Cyrus Hines, brave
nd meritorious officer.
Coils. Leonard and Blanch we're also
oldiers of great worth and distinguished
lerit 1t is at present commanded BY \
Of. John s. McGraw, an experienced
hcer.