The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-05-16

Renowned Capt. 8ck's Camp
in the Lava Beds,
The 18th Regiment, U. S. A., Infantry
was organized by direction of President
by act of Congress, July %, 1856. 1t was
engaged in the following battles during
the late war of the rebellion: Gaines
Mil, Va, June "a 1862; Cedar Mountain
Va, Aug =, 1862; Built Run, Aug. 81, 1862;
Antietam, Md, Sept II, 1852; Fredricks-
burg, Va, Dec. Is, 1852; Charlottesville,
Va, May LIST and 3rd, 1868; yGetfsburg,
Pa, July I'd and Sd, 1868; Battle of the
Wilderness, Va, May 5, 1864; Laurel
Hill, Va, May and 10, 1868; North
Anna river, May "a 1854; Bethesda
church, Va, June lst and Sd, 1864; Pc
tersburg, Va, July is, 81 and 80; We'll
don X. Road, Va, Aug. 10 and 2lst;
Chapel House, Va, Oct. LIST, 1864. The
whole command of the force present
was under Brigadier Genl. f. r. S.
Candy, small force of cavalry under
Col. Alvin G. Gillem, ist Regiment Z. s.
Cavalry, there we're also portions of
Batteries X. NJ. & E. under command
Capt Evan Thomas. After the murder
of Gen. Candy, an attack was made on
the Modoc Stronghold by command of
Gen. Gillem, April 10, 1873. which last
ed in all about three days-loss to Fed
eral forces-six enlested men-sOme cit
iLcuSs 1hO haNluS II A1l1CNA3
wounded unknown. April 26, another
attack as made on the Lava Beds, Col.
Gillem in command, troops led, by Capt
Evan Thomas-4th artillery were the
Federal forces-lost: 19 men and officers;
officers killed Evan Thomas, battery
4thSacting Lieut.. a. X. Howe, 4th
artillery; Lieut.. Harris, 4th artillery,
and Lieut.. Cranston, 4th artillery, badly
wounded, supposed MORALLY, loss of the
| MOdOCS not known.
Gen. Candy entered the u. S. service
| from NJ. A. as End Lieutenant Of End
[ Infantry July LIST, 1889, and was promo
| ted to the several grades of rank till
May ii, 1861. He was Colonel of the
| 10Th Regulars, and Major General OF
| Volunteers, March 18th, 1865, and July
/ 2Stb, 1866, was promoted Brigadier Gen
eral of U. S. A.
Capt. Evan Thomas, entered the SER
| vice from District ofColumbia, ciYil life,
as End Lieutenant, April 9th, 1868, was
a son of General Lorengo d. Thomas, an
old soldier who entered the service in
| 1928, and is now on the retired list,
| Lieut.. L. +. Wright served III the late
| war, as Volunteer at one time, the close
of the late war was Brevet Brigadier
| General, entered the regular servi-
ces from California civil life. Lieut..
Aliva Howe, 4th artillery, was Major
| of Volunteers during the late war, and
entered the service from New York.
| Geo. w. Harris from NJ. A. had seen no
service. Lieut.. Cranston, 18th artillery,
| entered the service from Nj. a. in
| 1867. Since the murder of General
| Candy, the immediate command of the
troops fell on General Alvin c. Giliem,
who entered the L. S. service from NJ.
A, as Volunteer 2nd Lieutenant, LIST
artillery, July LIST 1851. July 18th, 1861,
was Capt. and 4. @. NJ, at the close of
the late war was Major General of Vol
unteers, and on July 18th, 1866. was pro-
NOTED Colonel of the LIST Regiment of U.
S. Cavalry. In accordance with instruc-
tions or orders from Gen w. L. Sher-
man, Gen. jeff. G. Davis has assumed
command of all the forces in front of the
MOdoc Chief General Davis entered
the L. $. service from civil life, In
diana, as Ind Lieutenant of LIST artillery,
June 18th, 1913, he having served
through the Mexican war, was i'll Fort
Sumter when it tell, was 1st Lieuten-
ant, then promoted. Captain May 18th,
1861. About the same time he was COM
missioned Colonel of the 22nd Indiana
Volunteer Infantry. In May 1862, was
Brigadier General of Volunteers and
commanded the LIST division 20;h army
corp at Chioanauga Sept 18th and Goth
During the Georgia Campaign was
Brevet Major General, and commanded
the 14tb army corp, viCeGeneIa al Geo. II
Thomas, commanding the army of the
Cumberland. On July 2Sth, 1866, he
was promoted Colonel of the 23rd Iufan-
try L. S. A., aud stands No. in the
lineal rank of field officers. of Infantry,
and it is presumed he will I've promoted
TO the vacant Brigadier Generalship
made vacant by the death OF General
Candy.