The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-11-21

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issue Of Nov. Z, under the head of Their
Records" you place the 92d III. MID Inf.
Wilder's Brigade, in the Army OF the PotO-
mac. 1t should be the Army of the Cum
| beriand. During a recent visit at Chicka-
| manga l saw the unfinished monument TO
The Wilder Brigade, which is only about 40
yards IN front aud to the right of the monu-
ment to my regiment, the LIST Ohio Cav.
! The Wilder Brigade was a splendid organi-
IatioD, and We are proud to claim them as
| part of the gallant Army of the Gambler
land.-JoHN s. D0LLINGER, Sergeant
Major, LIST Ohio Cav.
The 18th Ky.
The regiment was organized at Camp
| Kenton, KY, Jan. q, 1862, for the three
! years service, and at the expiration Of its
| term of enlistment yeteranized. The vet
eraD regiment remained In service until July
| Is, 1865 Col. Charles A. Marshall resigned
soon after he received his commission. Col.
! James w. Craddock died of disease at Louis
Vile, KY, June 9, 1863. Col James w.
Gsult wa. discharged Feb 1, 1866. When
mustered out the regiment was commanded
by Lleut.-Col John s. Hammer. The COM
mand was in Cox's Division, Twenty-third
Corps. Its total loss was two officers and so
men killed and five officers and 131 men
died.
The 142d Pa.
The command is one OF the 300 fighting
regiments given by Col Fox. 1t served in
| ROwley's Brigade, DOubleday's Division,
First Corps, and during its enlistment lost a
total of seven officers and 14S men killed
and - men died. This was out of an en-
roliment of 935 men, which makes the loss
1865 per cent. The regiment first took the
| field In September, 1862. Its first important
battle was at Fredericksburg, Va, where,
out of $50 men, it lost Is killed and 1872
| wounded, besides nearly 80 missing. In the
| action 1t lost its gallant Major, John Brad
ley. At the battle of Gettysburg the regi-
ment dId much splendid fighting, and its
loss WAS quite severe; Is men were killed,
l2S wounded, and 20 missing. In this bat
tie Col. Robert p. Cummins was killed.
Lieut-Csl. Alfred B. McCalmont, who sue
ceeded Col. Cumuins in command, was de-
tailed to duty away from the regiment In
April, 1864. The following Fall he was pro-
NOTED to Colonel OF the 2Os,h Pa. He was
brevettsd Brigadier- General. The regiment,
which had been recruited in Harrisburg,
Pa, in the Fall OF 1862, TO serve three years,
was nstered out May 20, 1865, with Lieut.
COL HOratio N. Warren in command.
The 18th Battery, n. Y. l.. A. was organ
lied at Albany, n. Y, Jan. IA, 1862, to serve
three years, and On the expiration of it's
term veeeranized, and was retained in the
service until June ii, 1865. Capt. William
Fl. Ellis was dismissed, Feb. 90, 1868; Capt.
George F. Mcknight was mustered out at
the expiration Of his term of Enlistment
Dec. %, 1864 Capt. Charles A Clark was in
command when the battery was mustered
out. The command was known in the
service as McKnight's Battery" in honor
of its Captain, and served in the Second
Corps. One officer and four men we're
killed and Ia men died.
The It'll No. Cav.
This regiment was organized in February,
1862. 1t was coml ossd of the Black Hawk
Cavalry and independent CEN panies, which
were organized as follows: Black Hawk
Cavalry, at Henderson and Camp MORGAN,
Laclede, Mo-, from Nov. IA to Dec 81, 1851,
to serve three years and DESIGNATED 4, B, c.,
ID, L, F, G and K Capt. Winters company
of Missouri cavalry attached to the 22d
Mo. J, at kIrkville, Macon City and SsdaIia.
Me-, IN August and September, 1861, aud
assigned as Co. III, Feb. 30, 1852; Capt
Hawks company of Missouri independent
Cavalry ATTACHED to the 22d Mo-. in the
State of Missouri at large from July, 1861,
to January, 1862, and assigned as Co. I,
Feb. %, 1862; Capt. Humphreys unattached
company of cavalry at Camp Morgan, La
clede, Nc, New. II, 1861, rs Co. NJ, March 7.
1862, and Capt. Loves independent COM
pany of cavalry, ct Camp Morgan, Laclede,
Mo-, Nov. IA, 1861, as Co. ID; all to serve
three years. On tine expiration OF it's term
of service the original members, except
veterans, were mustered out, and the 0rgani-
cation, composed of veterans and recruits |
was consolidated into a battalion of five |
companies and retained in service until Feb. |
%. 1865. Col. Daniel Huston, a graduate of |
West Point and an ofheer OF the Regular !
Army, who had commanded the regiment |
up to Dec. So 1854, resigned on that date. |
When the command was mustered cut Mai. |
Milton III. Brawnsr was the senior officer. |
The regiment was in the Cavalry Division, |
Seventh Corps. Its total loss was four Oil |
GERS and 80 men killed and four officers and |
22S men died.
The a1st BATTERY, N. Y. L. A.
This battery was organized at New |
York City, Dec. IL, 1862, to serve three
years, and was mustered out Sept. 9, 1865.
Capt. James Barnes, who was commissioned |
Dec ~ 1852 remained in command during
the entire term of the battery's service.
The command was designated "Barnes's
Battery" in honor of its commander. 1t
served in the Nineteenth Corps, and lost two
men killed and one officer and so men died
The Esd Battery, n. Y. L. A.
This battery, formerly known as Co. A,
Rocket battalion, was organizad at Albany,
N. Y, Dec. 6, 1861, to serve three years.
On the expiration of its term it veteran
lied, and was retained in service until July |
ii, 1865. Capt. Alfred Ransom was dis
charged March 6, 1865. During remainder
OF it's service Capt. Samuel Kittinger was in
The organization received the
of Ransom's Battery" in honor
of its first Captain. 1t served in the Eight
zenith Corps, and lost AZ men by DEATH