The National tribune., 1893-04-13
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE

Second Division of the Seventeenth Corps
Brig Gen. John f. Smith commanding
transferred to the Fifteenth Corps, and desig-
mated the Third Division.
Many important changes were also effected
in the brigade organization OF the corps. Most
of these changes took place in September, 1868,
while the corps was in camp near Nicksburg.
The conn position of the corps OIL Dec. 81, 1868,
was as follows:
Maj. Gen. John A.. Logan commanding
Headquarters 18th No. Cav; Co. +, 9th Ohio
Cav, aud detachment of Signal Corps. Lieut..
George II. McNary.
First Division Brig Gen Peter j. Oster-
hans. First 3Brigade-Col. Milo Smith-13th
H.; Goth, 39th Iowa; 21th Mo-. 10Th Ohio.
Second Brgade-Col. David Carskaddoa-4th,
9th Sfst Iowa; 599fli 31st Mo. Third Brigade
Col. George a. Stone--2oth Iowa; Sd. 18th,
18th, 32d No ArtiIlcry-Capt. George Froeh-
lich-Iowa Light 1st battery; 2d Mo. Light,
Battery f; Oifio Light, 4th battery.
Second Division - Brg-G Gen. Morgan l..
Smith, First Brigade-GeI. Nathan w. Upper
-755th, 10th, 127th H.; 9th, Sth Mo-; 57th
Ohio, 18th U. S., Ist battalion. Second Bri-
gade-Brg Gen. Joseph A. j. Lightburn-S3d
Ind; 30tt. 3Tth, 47tb, 54th Ohio 4th W. Va.
Artilery-Capt, Peter P, Wood-Batterics A,
I3 and H, 1st H. Art.
Thif,f Divisions Gen. John E. Smith.
First ,,Rrigade-CoI.qJesse J. Alexander-63d
llI.; 18th. seth Ind; 4th Mimi; 18th Wis.
Second Brigade = Col. Clark r. Viewer 56th
H.; 18th Iowa; 10Th. 9th Mo-; S0th Ohio.
Third Brigade Jabez Banbury-93d H.;
9th, 10th Iowa; goth Mo. ArtiIlery-Capt.
Henry Dillon. CogswelPs Ull.) battery; 9Th
and 18th Wis. batteries.
Fourth fDigision=4Br Gen Hugh Ewing.
First Brigade - Col. John M. Looms-26th,
Goth H.; 18th, Tooth Ind. Second Brigade
Col. Charles G. Walcutt, doth, 1881 H.; 9Th
Iowa; ,b5th Mich: 46th Ohio. Third Brigade
Col. Joseph K. Cockerill-45t ILL.,; 9th, 99th
Ind. SD, 10th Ohio, Artillery-Batteres f
and ], 1st III. Art; Battery ID. 1st Mo. Art.
During the month of January. February and
March, 1864, the corps remained in northern
Alabama. On jan % Cen Morgan l.. Smith,
with six regiments Of his division, went on an
expedition from Scotsboro, Ala, toward Rome,
Ga, He was Joined on the 1st of February by
two brigades. one each from the First and
Fourth Divisions. with two batteries of arti-
lery and a mounted force under command of
Col. John NJ; Oliver. They returned to Lar
kin's Ferry. Ala, on Feb. g. having gone in the
direction of Rome as far as their limited sup
plies, etc. would permit All the inter works
at Rawleysville were destroyed and number
of prisoners captured
On Feb. 8, 1864. Brig Gen. William Harrow.
U. S. Army, was assigned to the command of
the Fourth Division, vice Brig Gen. Hugh
Ewing. No other, changes Of importance or
events occurred during this period.
In pursuance Of instructions from the Com
mauding General OF the Department and Army
of the Tennessee, dated April %, 1864, the
First Division (Osterliaus), the Second Nor
gan l.. Smith) and the Fourth Harrow broke
up their Winter camps along the line of the
Memphis & Charleston Railroad, in north Ala
bama. May /. 1854, and marched by the wagon
road via Stevenson and Bridgeport to Chatta-
nooga, arriving during the night of the 5th
and morning of the 9th of May. The Third
Division John L. SMITH was left in northern
Alabama to guard railroads aud lines of COM
nun ication.
Camps were established near Chattanooga in
which were deposited all surplus baggage, camp
and garrison equipage, and all preparation;
were made for the campaign upon which the
Union army was about to enter.
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