The National tribune., 1891-07-30
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EorroR NATIONAL tribune; Please give
sketch Of the 6lst Pan GITrISs, Co. A, 6Iss
Pa. Davenport. Iowa.
LCol Fox. ia his Rcgimental LOssosD gives
credit % this regiment as having more officers
killed than any other regiment in the Union
army. Although origi nally recruited at Pitts
burg and organized at Camp Copeland in Al
gust, 1851, it went 70 tho front Immediately.
with ranks only partially filed, about GOO
strong. lt assisted in building Fort Lyon, near
Washington. 10 was consolidated into SIX COM
panies, and was in 1852 sent TO Gen. Buell.
near Bladcusburg, there receiving the addition
Of four companies from the 23l Pa. It was
then assigned TO Gr1ham's Brigade. First Di-
vision, Fourth Corps. In April 10 went to
Yorktown. thence % Williamsburg where 10
arrived too late 90 be Of much service. At Fair
Oaks itplayed a noble part and suffered severely,
rs total loss being 6s killed lj3 wounded, aud
~ missing, including Col. Oliver H. RiDpey
and four line officers, which left tho regiment
without q field officer during much OF the bat
tie. Though holly engaged &C Malvern Hill,
the loss was slight. Soon after Autiotam 10 was
assigned to the Sixth Corps. remaining in 10
until the close OF service. III bore a heroic
part in the Fredericksburg campaign under
Burnside. In tho early part Of February it
was chosen as one Of the Light Division Of
the Sixth Corps and at Marye'5 Nights lost IS
Killed and mortality wounded including Col.
George G. Spear and Lieutenant. After Sa-
lem Nights the Light Division was broken
up, and the 6lst Pa. assigned TO the Third Bril-
gado, Second Division. At tho Wilderness and
SPottsylvania the G1st took q prominent part,
and from May 4, the opening Of the Wilderness
campaign, until the regiment halted near Fort
Powhatan, on the James, where 10 closed, the
losses in killed, wounded and missing were
about 80 officers and 100 enlisted men. Is
routed the enemy at Fort stevens June t2,
1854 Here Lieut.-Col John W Crosby was
wounded, Lieut. Langhlin and six men killed
and p men wounded. During the move
ments Immediately following the brigade was
attacked by ROdss'3 Division OF EweIPs Corps
on Aug. II near CharlestOwn, Md, the reRi-
ment losing two officers killed aud one officer
aud II men wounded. On the expiration OF
the original term Of service Sept 3 some Of the
men, under command OF Col. George r. smith,
were mustered out while tho remainder were
consolidated into five companies under the
senior Captain, Chas. s. Greene. At the Ope-
quon the battalion Of the 6lst Pa. numbering
three officers and l2j men, lost p killed and
wounded, among the latter Can't. Greene. Is
was kept mOviag until the Cedar Creek fight
where 10 lost in killed the only two remaining
officers, Capts. J. d. Taylor and John Barrett
and Ia men killed and wounded. It's force was
raised 10 tho full proportions Of a regiment
March 2 1865, and in front Of Petersburg
March p, Col Crosby. who had returned, was
killed. The regiment was mustered out June
., lS6j, with its princi pal officers, Col Robert
l.. Orr, Lieut.-COl. Charles s. Greene and Mai
/ Oliver a. Parsons. It's total losses in killed
and mOrtally wounded were 10 officers and 2I3
men.-EDITOR NATIONAL TEIBUNE.l