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ford, squadron of Indiana cavalry under
Captain Graham, and three batteries Of artil.
lery undor Major W. f. Lawrence. On the
3lst General Thomas, with Colonel Mauson's
brigade and two regiments of Colonel Me-
Cooks, began tho march from Lebanon, in
tending to strike zolicoTer's left flank while
Schoepf assaulted in front After q toilsome
march Of eighteen days General Thomas
rcached Logan's Crossroads, ten miles from
Iollicoder's intrcnohod camp. General
Cflttenden who had recently assumed COM
mand OF the Confederate Army at Mill Springs
hoping to crush Thomas before be could con-
centrate his command, moved against him Oh
the morning OF, Januaiy 10, 1852. General
Ihomas' troops offered brave resistance, and
hnaliy, by gallant bayonot charge and u gal.
ing nro, routed the enemy. Colonel Stped-
man, Colonel Harlan, aud General Schoepf nr.
rived in tine to participate in tho pursuit
During the following night the enemy abau-
doncd ms f0rtihcations, and crossing the river,
quietly dispersed IN all directions in their dc.
moralization and haste to escape General
Schoepfs brigade followed tho enemy to Mon
ticello Among the Confederatcs killed in the
battlc, was General ZolicOiier who was NOR
tally wounded by shot from tho pistol Of
Colonel s. s. Fry. General Crittenden moved
against General Thomas with ten regiments
oil infantry. besides independent companies,
six pieces Of artillery and two or more battal-
lions of cavalry. lie was defeated by six
regiments of infantry, ,ono battery and portion
ofWolford's cavalry. Tho victory at Mill Springs
was the first decisive one that crowned the
National arms, and 1t gave Joy aud hope to the
loyal everywhere. After the battle, General
Thomas concentrated his command at Somer.
set and on the 26th Of February took boats at
Louisville, and five days later debarked ut
Nashville.
General A. McCook, upon the organization
OF the Army of tho Ohio, assumed command
of The Second division, consisting of the Fourth
Fifth, Sixth and Seventh brigides q regiment
OF Kentucky cavalry, two batteries of artillery
aud the rwenty-sixth PennsyIvan artillery.
On the 9th Of December, General McCook or
dercd an advance toward Munfordsville. At
Rowletts Station. tho Thrty-sccond Indiana,
which regiment was in advance, bad u hot ell.
gagemeht with u superior force of the enemy,
and utterly defeated them. Tho Second dvis-
ion followed the Third division to Nashville
Brigadicr-General o. NJ. Mitchell was on De.
cember 3, assigned to the command Of tho
Third division, comprising the Eighth, Ninth
and Seventeenth brigades and three batto ries
of artillery. This division moved toward Nash
vile, making threatening demonstration at
Bowling Green, which hurried tho retreat of
the rear guard of General JOlinston's army.
General Mitchell arrived opposite n ish-
vile on tho Gath of February. Lieutenant
William Nelson, U. s. N, was placed in COM
mand of the Fourth division, composed
of the Tenth, Nineteenth and tho Twenty
second brigadcs. three batteries Of artillery and
the Second Indiana cavalry. General L. l..
Crittenden was appointed as commander of
the Fifth division, comprising the Eleventh,
Thirteenth and Fourteenth brigades. Gcu-
cral 4. j. Wood was assigned to the command
OF the Sixth DIVISION comprising tho Fif-
tecnth, Twentieth aud Twcnty-first brigadcs
Three batteries OF artillery and the Third
Ohio cavalry All of these troops were conccn.
iratcd at Nashville about tho 1st of March.
1862. The close of 1861 saw the Confcderates
driven from Kentucky soil. An invasion
under the Confederate Colonel j. s. Williams,
by way Of Prestonburg, in October, was re.
PEELED by General Nelson. General Hum.
phrey Marshall invaded Kentucky, through
Whitcsburg, with large force, in December,
and to drive back this force General Buol or
ganized the Eighteenth brigade, with Colonel
J. A. Garfield as COMMANDER. The enemy
were put t., flight in great disorder. and Mar
shall withdrew entirely from Kentucky.
Alter other operations. having freed Eastern
Kentucky from the presence Of the enemy,
Colonel Garfield was assigned TO the command
OF the Twentieth brigade, Sixth division Of
the Army Of the'Ohio.
General Thomas brilliant victory Mt
Mill Springs, aud tho subsequent successful
operations of the Army of the Ohio, opening
the way for an advance into Tennessee, were
very important events in the campaign, which
resulted in the following February in the fall
of Fort Doneson and the occupation of Nash
vile by the Federal troops. The three great
western departments having been consolidated
into one under Major-G General Halleck in
March, 1862, General ualleck ut once ordered
General Buell. to march with his army TO Sa.
vannah, on the right bank of the Tennessee
river, for tho purpose OF joining General Hal
leck IN the projected movemont against tho
enemy at Corinth, Miss. The Army of the
Ohio then numbered 9i,7s3 men, of which ag-
gregate 73,d72 were in condition for the field.
Before starting TO Savannah General Buell. or
ganized the Seventh division of his army, as.
signing Brigadier.General G. w. Morgan to it's
command. Being delayed by the necessity of
constructing bridges TO cross Duck
river, General Buclls army did not
got fairly on tho way to Savannah
until March 81, though General Nelson's
division having forded the stream on the 2Dth,
were two days in advance. The haste of Gen.
eral Nelson, which made tho entire army
move more rapidly, enabled the Army of tho
Ohio to participate in the battle of Shiloh on
the 9th OF April Owing to misunderstanding
OF the movements of Johnston's army, the
attack on General Grant at Pttsburg Landing
was almost u complete surprise and il was
only General Nelson's nipetuous haste which
resulted in the conjunction ofthe two armies In
tmc W tuin tne Dattle ana urlve the enemy
from the field. AS it was General Thomas
and General Woods divisions did not arrive In
time to participate in the battle, though one
of General Woods brigades Joined in pursuit
OF tho enemy. This was the first great en-.
gagement Of tho Army of tho Ohio, and in it
the army won record for discipline and
valor that will not suffer in comparison with
that of any other army on any other field OF
the war.
After the battle Of Shiloh the Army OF the
Ohio was consolidated with tho other forces
under General Halleck, with Major General
U. S. Grant as second in command. The ad-
vance upon Corinth was then commenced
General Beauregard stubborny opposed the
advance, but cautiously avoided a general en-
gagement. On tho 29th of May he quietly
withdrew his army from Corintli, aud thus tho
objective Of an imposing campaign was gained
without siege or material loss to either side
Soon after Memphis aud all other points on
the Mississippi river above that city passed TO
tho control OF the National forces. While the
operations were in progress before Corintb,
Brigadier-G Mitchell, commanding the
Second division, Army OF the Ohio, advanced
from Nashville, Tenn, to Huntsville, Ala,
and after q series of rapid and successful
operations gained complete control of all that
portion of Alabama lying North of the Ten.
nessee river. On tue Goth of May he put in
motion nm eyneditiou npainsl (ihatIannooa