Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-07-06
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oil, 1907 his Parents naVluS DOll
died in his infancy, at the age of thir-
teen years he was apprenticed by his
guardian as printer boy in the office
of the Morning Star, a religious news
paper, published at Dover, New
Hampshire. In this position he re-
mained four and half years, and theu
began preparing for college, at Kings
ton Academy, Rockingham county,
New Hampshire. He entered Dart
mouth College in 1858, and four years
after he graduated, ranking forth in
a class numbering fifth seven. He
Immediately removed to Cincinnati,
and studied law with M. L. Corwin,
Esq, graduating in the Cincinnati,
Law School in 1858. TIE same year
he began the practice of law, and was
in the successful prosecution of his
profession at the breaking out of the
rebellion. On the Sth of July, 1861,
his law office was changed to recruit
ing headquarters, and in less than one
month u full regiment was raised and
ready for the field. Of this regiment
(the Thirty ninth Ohio Infantry he
was commissioned Major, to rank
from July 81, 1861. In this rank he
continued with the command during
all its marches in Missouri, and under
General Pope during the advance upon
and final capture of New Madrid and
Island No. TO- Still under Pope's
command, he took Part in all the
skirmishes and engagements of Gen
eral Halleck's left wing in front Of
Corinth and on the heights of Farm
ington. Upon the resignation of Col
onel Groesbeck and the promotion OF
Lieutenant Colonel Gilbert, he was
commissioned Lieutenant Colonel
July s, 1862, and in this rank took
part, under General Rosecrans, in the
battle Of Iuka September 10, 1862,
aud in the bloody engagements at
Corinth October Cd and 4th. On the
1st of October, 1862. he was commits
stoned Colonel vice Gilbert, resigned
and in December following he COM
manded the regiment in the battle of
Parker's Cross Roads, where the rebel
forces under General Forest were de-
feated with great loss. From this
time to the beginning ofthe Atlanta
campaign he commaded his regiment
in its various movements and its gar
rison duty at Corinth and Memphis,
and is bridge building on the rail
road in Middle Tennessee.
"While engaged in this latter duty
at Prospect, Tennessee, the subject
of veteran reenlistment began to en-
gage the attention of the troops. Col
onel Noyes, with quick perception
of its necessity, threw the whole
weight of ais influence into the work
of reenlisting his regiment. He was
so earnest in the matter and so indus
triously advocated it, that he fully
aroused the spirit Of his excellent
regiment, and as a result the Thirty
ninth Ohio gave to the country a
much larger number of veterans than
any other Ohio regiment. His zeal
had its effect also on other officers in
the command, and was doubtless in
strumental in rendering the veteran
movement so popular in General
Dodge's destrict. In the Atlanta
campaign he took part until July f.
1864, being in the engagements at
Rcsaca, May 9, Il, Is aud IL; at
Dallas, and at kenesaw Mountain. On
the 4th Of July, while in command of
an assault on the enemy's works near
Ruff's Mills, on Nicoiack Creek, he
received wound which resulted in
the loss of leg. This compelled
MIN to relinquish for the first time his
active connection with his command
After having partially recovered from
two amputations, and while vet on
crutches, be reported fo duty to Gen
eral Hooker, and was by him assign
ed to the command of Camp Denni-
son, where he remained until April
%, 1865, when he resigned to accept
the position of Attorney (City Sol
icitory) for the city Of Cincinnati, an
Office to which he had been elected
while absent in the army. In Octo-
ber, 1866, he was elected Probate
Judge of Hamilton county on the
Republican ticket. Colonel Noyes
was with his regin ent on every march,
and in every battle and skirmish in
which the command was engaged
from the time of entering the service,
in July. 1862, until he lost a leg in
battle, July 4, 1864. That he had the
love and respect of his men is evident
from the facts already stated that he
induced so many of them to re enlist.
He enjoyed the confidence of his su-
perior officers, as is. shown by the
warm recomn endations received for
promotion from Generals John Pope,
W. S. Rosecrans, D. S, Stanley, G. NJ.
Dodge, and w. L. Sherman. The
latter says: We were pressing John.
ston's army back from Marietta when
he made a stand ct Smyrna-camp
ground, and | ordered his position to
be attacked. 1t was done successful
ly at some loss, and Colonel Noyes
lost his leg. He fully merits this
honorable title Colonel Noyes was
strict disciplinarian, and it was said
of him that he in some way managed
to have greater number Of men
present for duty than any other
equal regiment in the command. Yet
he was impartial and uniformly kind
to all who were disposed to do their
duty. While he insisted upon being
implicitly obeyed by his supordinates,
he was always ready to obey without
questioning the commands of his sup
errors, and he had the satisfaction Of
! knowing, when the war was over,
that his regiment never turned their
backs to the enemy in battle or skir-
mish from first two last.
sHaving been recomme ended for
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