The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-02-23
u,s,orv of the I0ith nifty.

History of the IOlth Infty.
RANSOM, Feb. 18th, 'S9.-We were en-
gagged around Resaca until the l6lh, when
we marched to the village of Resaca, the
enemy having evacuated the night before
We followed the retreating rebels to Kings
ton, arriving there on the 18TH We re.
NAMED there until thu 23i, when we
marched 20 Dallas, arriving there on the
2Gth, having lively skirmish, loosing
some men. We remained in that vicinity
until the 9th Of June, when the regiment
moved 10 the left in front of Kenesaw
Mountain, where we was engaged skirm-
ishing nearly all the time until the "a OF
July, when we made stand near the k. X.
bridge across the ChattahOoche river The
regiment remained here skirmishIng until
July 10th, when the rebels fell back
across the river
We did not move until the nth, and on
the Goth crossed Peach Tree creek about
IL O'Clock, NJ. The enemy attacked us
before We had our dinner, or the rifle pits
half built,-the line connecting with the
10Th army corps on our right, while left OF
the 10Th army corps was not connected
when the rebels attacked US and soon ems
veloped the right flank. We were driven
from our line, the rebels planting their
colors on the works, and one Of the hardest
struggles commenced, Bayonets were used
on both sides. This was the only place
where we had men killed with thrust of
the bayonet. They took our wounded IRON
the line. We were reinforced by the 2lst
Wisconsin aud 18th Ky. and counter
charge drove the rebels from the works
and we we're able to hold cur ground. The
boys fought nobly, especially the right
wing, where the rebels had a cross-fire on
the line The loss was heavy, being so, two
officers aud eleven privates killed; officer
and 20 enlisted men wounded, and mis-
sing Here is where that true and brave
Captain David g. Rynearson, of Co, G, and
Thos G Stevens, of Co. d. Captain j. s,
II. Doty, whom every one loved, honored
and respected, of Co. Il, were killed Those
fallen comrades we're among the bravest OF
officers, and met death at the breast works
cheering the men and trying to beat back
the rebel foe.
On the 22d we again msved forward,
the enemy having left their works in
front. We started for Atlanta but we
met Loring's Div. strongly entrenched, and
the command halted and we threw up
works Here we remained until Aug 3D..
Here Is where Chas. Ruger, of Co. Il, was
killed. On Aug. 81 we moved to the right
three miles, and on the 9th we we're form,
ed on Eutaw creek on the 7th were enc
gagged at Eutaw creek, loosing one officer
and four enlisted men killed, the officer
being Captain Joseph Fitzsmmons of Co.
X who WAS In charge of the skirmish line.
The Captain was one of the best skirmish
liue officers In our regiment, and was loved
by officers and men. This officer, like Col.
Hapeman aud Maj. Widmer, was in the
three months service, and all were we'll
drilled officers In the above sklrmish we
lost Is listed men wounded. On Aug
2G,h We marched To the right towards
Jonesb)ro, and, on Sep. /, fought the bat
tie OF Jonesboro, which gave possession Of
Atlanta, and, on the On started for Atlanta,
arriving there on the Slh,
The campaign from May It'll, when the
regiment left Rnggold, u Sept 9th, when
4 left Jonesboro, was very severe. The
regiment skirmished nearly all the time
with the enemy and never halted for the
ght without throwing up works ana pres
pairing for an att ok. II was engaged in
six battles In this campaign, and its losses
In skirmishing were heavy In killed
and wounded. The regiment behaved no
bly, during the whole campaign, especially
nj Peach Tree creek, where the right of the
regiment was nearly anninilated, and al
though the line grew shorter every day
the men we're In the best of spirits
We remained in Atlanta until October
81, when the rebels, having crossed the
Charlottesville, we're moving towards Al
Altoona The command commenced NOV.
ing north, and, crossing the river on the
4th, passed through Marietta, reaching
Kenesaw Mountain on the 9th, remaining
in that vicinity until the 9th, when it
marched along the railroad TO Kingston
reaching there on the 18th. II marched
20 within three miles of Rome on the i2th
10 Calhoun, on the 18th 10 Resaca; on the
nth crossed Chatragota Mountain, at Red
Run Gap; on the 18th passed through WI
lenow, Lafayette and Summerville, reach
Ing Galesburg, Ala. on the Goth, where we
remained until the 2Stb, and then marched