Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-23


OF its service commenced September 16
1851, and when veterapized nearly fou
hundred Of its members re-enlisted $50
the war;" 1t services, however, cal
best be understood by the appended
sketch of its history, taken from the re
port of the Adjutant General The reg
iment reached here on Sunday, AND
numbers on the muster-out roll, Is off
GERS and 346 men.
| II FIELD AND STAFF.
Colonel-Robert G. Morrison.
Lieutenant Colodel--Nimrod Head.
ington. -
Msior-Harrison L. Dean.
Adjutant-Iredell B. Rush.
Chaplain-Samuel @. Logan.
Surgeon-John L. Grinnel
Assistant Surgeon--John E. Markle.
| Quartermaster-(Vacancy.
HISTORY OF THE THIRTY.FoURTH.
The Thirty,fourth regiment was or.
| ganized at Anderson, on the 10Th of
September, 1851, with Asbury Steele as
| Colonel, and started for the feld on the
10th of October, going by way of Indi-
annapolis to Jsfersonville, where it went
into camp and remained until the 18th
| Of November. 1t was then ordered to
New Haven, Kentucky awhere it re-4
mained until the 18th of December, and
then marched to Camp Wickliffe, Ken.
tucky, remaining there until February
Z, 1862, and then moved to Green river.
On the l4th it was ordered back to the
Ohio river, going by way Of Elizabeth
town, and striking the river twenty miles
below Louisville Here the regiment
embarked on transports, with General
Nelson's division, and started down the
river on the 17th, arriving at Cairo on
the 20tb, where it was detached from
the division and sent to New Madrid,
Missouri, arriving there on the Sd of
March. The regiment vas engaged in
the siege of that place until the evacua,
ton on the 18th of March, and then
marched to St. Merriwethear's landing,
fourteen miles below, drawing with it
two thirty two FOUNDER siege guns,
which they placed in, position on the
night of the 18th. On the next morning
it was attacked by seven rebel gunboats,
and after spirited engagement Of two
hours, the enemy was Obliged to with.
draw with the loss OF one boat, which
was disabled. This battery cut off the
rebel retreat from Island No. 10, and
was the means of the subsequent capture
of the whole garrison. Returning to
New Madrid on the 7th of April, it re-
mained there as a garrison until June |
IA, during which time it assisted in the |
capture Of Fort Pillow.
Embarking for Memphis, it reached |
that city on the 18th Of June, and on the
2Bth il took tFapsnoris for the mouth Of |
White river, where it Joined Col Fitch's
command and proceeded up White river
as far as Aberdeen, Arkansas, Here
the command disembarked on the 9th
of July, and on the night of the 9th, the
regiment engaged the enemy ten miles
from Aberdeen, and 1rove him back to
Duvalrs Bluff. 1t then marched to
Clarendon, and re-embarking, started
| for Heltna, where 1t arrived on the 18th.
At this post it reNainsd during the fall
and winter of 1852, making frequent ex
peditions against the enemy, one of the
most i'm portant Of which was the clear
ing of Yazoo Pass, in which operation
the regiment was engaged for two Seeks
| in removing the heavy timhe which the
rebels had felied into the stream to OBJ
struct navigation. During this expedi-
| ton the regiment had four men wound
ed in a skirmish.
| The regiment was then assigned to
/ HoveyIs division, sVa -au the lQth of
April started on the Eicksburg cam
paign, and was engaged during that
month in constructing bridges to facili-
tate the marchingsof the army from Mil
lkin's Bend to point below Yickshgrg.
Crossing the Mississippi ct Brqinsbgrg,
on the 30th Of April, it marched a II night
/ and engaged the enemy at daylight on.
the 1st Of May at Port Gibson, making
q charge during the battle and capturing
two field pieces and fnrty-nine prisoners.
The regiment lost forty-nine killed and
wounded. On the 10th it participated
in the battle of Champion Hills, and
while advancing in line Of battle, cap
tured the 10th Alabama regiment, its
colors, field officers. and l27 men. The
thirty Fourth lost 10 men killed and
wounded. Among the latter was Lieut.
Col, Swaine, who died from his wounds
on the 18th Of June, 1863. Moving for
ward with the army, it participated in
the siege of Vicksburg until its final SUR
: render, losing In all Is men In killed and
7 wounded Il then marched to- jackson,
and was engaged nihe days in beseiging
, that place, losing men killed and
wounded.
Returning to Vicksburg, it embarked
for New Orleans on the 4th OF August;
. remained there until the 18th of Sep.
tomber, and then moved to Rrashear
CITY. While in this section it took part
! in banks expedition up the Teohe az fer
a as Ooelousas. On the return march, Il
eneaeed the. enemy a. Carton Grow
Beyou. on she Sd of November, after
|, which Il proceeded to New Iberia, where
Q Il remained until the 18th Of December
!. While here. on the 18th Of December
1863. four hundred and sixty of the reg
; imeht re.enlisted. On the 23d OF DE
cember. it embarked on steamship 10
/. Pass Gavsllo,. Texas, reaching ther,
4 IAN. s, 1854, where'it il remained unit
: the 2lst Of February, Returning t.
2 New Orleans. L remained there until thI
+ 10th Of March, when it left for Indian
# apolis on veteran furlough, reaching
It there on the LIST of April sTa
Returning to the Geld, it was place!
= on duty at New Orleans until the ISL
. of December, 1864, when it embarked
'f for Rrazos Santiago, Texas. This regi
II ment fought the last battle Of the war
II on the 18th Of May, 1865, at Palmettt
= Rancho, adjoining the old battle. feld O
"a PAlo Alto. Two hundred and Gfty O
8. the regiment fought Eve hundred Of th,
20 enemy mounted, with . battery of 81,
" field pieces. driving them q distance 0
:, {, three miIes in the space Of three hours
o. o. By this time the rebels, got their batter
tn in position, and pouring destructiv
fire into their ranks, compelled the mai