The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-10-11
The Sth Iowa Cav.

The Sth Iowa Cav.
The regiment was organized at Davenport
Iowa, Sept 80, 1868, to serve three years. 1t
was mustered out Aug. IS, 1865. Joseph B.
Dorr was commissioned Colonel, and con-
tinued in command until his death at Macon
Ga, May %, 1865. When mustered out
III. G.. Barner had been commissioned Colonel,
and was awaiting muster. During the Win
ter of 1863, '64, the regiment was stationed
in Tennessee doing guard duty, and saw lit
tie fighting until the Spring of 1864, when
it started with Gen. Sherman on the famous
march to the sea. In May, 1854, the Tegi-
ment was assigned to the First Brigade,
McCook's Division, and Col. DOrr was placed
in command. Lieut.. Col. Barner then had
charge of the regiment On July 81, 1866,
it started on raid to LovejOy to destroy
the Macon Railroad. The track was torn up
and much damage done to the railroad prop
erty, but when the force started to return it
found that the enemy had a strong force be-
tween them and the Union lines. After
much hard fighting most of the regiment
were taken prisoners, except few who
escaped through the woods and reached the
Union lines. Many officers and men were
killed in this engagement. Col. DOrr was
exchanged in the late Autumn. In March
the regiment was at Chickasaw, Ala, and
took part in the great cavalry movement in
that State During it's three years service
the regiment was engaged in the following
battles, besides many others of minor import
anee: Resaca, Cassville, Powder Springs,
Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Newman, Rae
coor- Ford, Franklin, and Pleasant Ridge.
Three officers and 81 men were killed in
action or died of wounds, and 118 officers
and men died of disease or in prison.
The 35th Iowa.
This regiment was organized in the State
of Iowa-at-large in August, 1862, to serve
three years twas mustered out of service
Aug 10, 1865. Sylvester G.. Hill was made
Colonel, and James II. Rothrock was COM
missioned Lieutenant-Colonel. Col. Hill
was brevetted Brigadier-General Dec. Is,
1864. He was killed in action at Nash
vile, Tenn, Dec. 15 1864. Lieut.-Col. Roth
rock resigned his commission Aug. Z, 1868.
When the regiment was mustered out of
| service William B. Kellar, Brevet Colonel,
was in command In April, 1863, the regi-
ment was assigned to the Third Brigade,
Third Division, Fifteenth Corps, and was
| ordered to Vicksburg, where it participated
in the severest fighting around that place.
After the capitulation of Vicksburg the
regiment went 10 Jackson. On July 20 it
| left for Mississippi with over 500 prisoners
| in charge. 1t engaged in the Red River
campaign under Gen. Banks. In this ex-
petition the brigade was commanded by Col.
HILL of the Both Iowa. Lieut.-Col. Keller
commanded the regiment. At Pleasant
Hill the regiment fought brayely, losing "a
officers and men killed and wounded. Early
in 1866 the regiment was transferred to the
South. 1t was then in Marshalps Brigade,
McArthur's Division, Sixteenth Corps.
Among the important battles in which the
regiment took part are: Jackson, Middle
ton, Fort De Russy, Pleasant Hill, Yellow
Bayou, Old River Lake, Tupelo Nashville,
and Spanish Fort The loss in the service
was five officers and Al men in action or of
wounds received therein, and three officers
and 1876 men of disease, in prison, or from
other causes.
The 10th Wis. Battery.
This battery was organized at Milwaukee,
Wis, Feb. 10, 1862, to serve three years.
Capt. Yates V. Bebee, who recruited the
battery, was elected Captain, and was with
the organization throughout its entire serv-
ice He was brevetted Lieutenant-C Colonel
March 49, 1865. The battery arrived in st.
Louis in March, 1868, and was stationed at
Benton Barracks 1t participated in the
battles of Corinth and Iuka. On Aug. IL it
was transferred to the Army of the Tennes,
see, and was stationed near Nashville until
Sept. l. when it was ordered to Huntsville,
Ala In May 1864, the battery was assigned
to the Third Cavalry Division, Army of the
Cumberland, and took part in all the move
ments of that organization. 1t was on the
march to the sea, and at LoyejOy's Station
and Bear Creek captured two guns from the
enemy At Monroe's Crossroads the bat
terry lost 10 men, who were captured by the
enemy. Among the other important bat
ties in which the battery participated and
suffered loss were Resaca, LovejOy's Station,
and Bentonyille. 1t was engaged in many
ether battles and skirmishes, but escaped
without loss. Twenty-eight men died in
the service; three were killed in action.
The 5th Ohio Cav.
The 5th Ohio Cav. was organized by
Col. VIM. III. II. Taylor, at Camp Dick Cor
win, September to November, 1861. and
was mustered in at that camp by Capt Lew
Wilson, 10Th U. S. Inf, on Oct. II, 1861, for
three years. service. II proceeded to Camp
Dennison and remained there until par
italy equipped. 1t received marching
orders Feb. 26, 1862, left Camp Dennisen
March 1, 1862, embarked on transports at
Cincinnati, over 200 strong, and proceeded
to Paducah, KY, joining Gen. W. T. Sher-
Tennessee River to Pittsburg Landing, be-
ing the first of any United States troops to
pitch tents in that locality. The camping
place was alongside of Shiloh Church, about
four and half miles from the landing.
Previous to the famous Shiloh battle, de-
tachments of the regiment had sharp en-
gagements with bodies of Gen. A. Sidney
Johnston's army, then organizing at Cor
inth These skirmishes occurred at Mont
Grey, Black Jack, Forrest, and Purdy, Miss.
1t took q conspicuous part in the Shiloh
Church and Pittsburg Landing engage
men;s, April and Z, 1862; also, at the
siege of Corinth, Miss. Afterward in the
more or less serious engagements at Meta
mora, Miss, October, 1862; Little Bear
Creek, Dec to ~; Lexington, Tenn,
Dec. IS, 1862; Davis Mill, Miss, Dec. 81,
1862, and at Moscow, Tenn; fernando,
Miss two months engagement); Cold