The National tribune., 1895-05-02
The sd Ohio,

| EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: This regl-
ment was mustered into the United States
service under Col. James Cantwell at Kenton,
| o., Dec. 81, 1861, and was ordered to the
field 20 days aftsrward; broke camp at
| Kenton, Jan. %, 1862, and on the 26th
! crossed the Ohio River at Benwood, Va;
| January 81 it went into camp near Grafton,
w. Va; March Is it left Grafton by rail and
arrived at New Creek the same day. On
the 10th it commenced marching on Moore
| field, Va; captured Moorefeld on the 23d.
On April % it marched from Moorefeld to
| Petersburg May it crossed the Potomac
at Petersburg and reached Franklin on the
9th. On the 7th it left franklin, and the
next day engaged the enemy in battle at
Mcdowell. April 10 it returned to Frank
| lin, and skirmished with the enemy on the
| 18th. May % it joined Fremont's expedi-
| ton to the Shenandoah Valley. Skin
| mished with Jackson's forces near Stras-
burg; marched through Strasburg on
| the I'd, Woodstock on the Sd, Mt. Jack
son on the 4th, and reached HarrisOnburg on
| the 9th. June 8 marched to Cross Keys
and engaged in the battle of that name 9th
marched to Port Republic 10th to Harri-
sonburg; 1lth to New Market; 18th to Mt
Jackson; 18th reached Strasburg, and on
the 24th arrived at Middletown; from July
! to 10, marched via Front Royal and Luray
to Sperryvile. Aug. 8 marched to Culpeper
G. H., and under Gen. Sigel skrmished with
| the enemy near Cedar Mountain. Aug. IL
reached Robertson's River; from 18th to
18th marched to Rappabanncck Station;
participated in all the fighting along the
Rappahannock and marched from Warrenton
to Gainesville. 1t engaged in the battle OF
Groveton or Bull Run. Sept. 8 it encamped
on Arlington Highs, and soon after marched
to Fairfax c. H.; Nov. and 10 Gaines
vile. April %, 1868, it crossed the Kappa
hammock. On May 1, 2, 8, A, 5 and 6 it en-
gagged in the battle of Charlottesville;
May Z recrossed the Rappahannock; from
the 10th to 24th of June marched via Cat
let's Manassas Junction and Leesburg to Ed
wards Ferry, crossed the Potomac June %,
and reached Emmitsburg, Md, on the Goth.
Marched to Gettysburg July 1, and par
ticipated in the entire battle and followed
Lees army into Virginia as far as Gatlet's.
Started for the Army of the Cumberland
Sept. 20. Reached Bridgeport, Ala, Oct. 1.
Engaged in the battle of Wauhatchie
1t then engaged in the battle of Mission
Ridge. Joined the expedition to Knoxville
Nov. 20. Reached Louisville, near Knox
vile, Dec 5. Arrived at the old camp near
Lookout Mountain Dec. 81. Started home
on furlough as veterans Jan. 10, 1864.
Reached Columbus, o., Jan. 81. Left Column
bus for the field Feb. rs. Arrived ut Bridge
port, Ala, March 8, 1864. The regiment was
engaged in the battles of MeDowelPs, Cross
Keys, Cedar Mountain, second Bull Run,
Charlottesville, Gettysburg, Wauhatchie,
and Mission Ridge. 1t was also engaged in |
the skirmishes of Franklin, Port Republic, |
Freeman's Ford, Rappahannock Ford, Sui |
phur Springs, and Waterloo Bridge. Left |
Bridgeport, Ala, May 2, on the Atlanta cam
paign, with Gen. James S. Robinson brigade
commander, and Col. David Thompson in
command of the regiment. Was engaged
in the battles of Kingston, Dallas, New Hope
Church, Kenesaw, and Peach Tree Creek,
and arrived in Atlanta Sept. 2, after five
months of active service, in which many of
our brave comrades were killed and wound
ed. Left Atlanta Nov. Is on Sherman's
march to the sea, and reached Savannah on
or about Dec "a. Left Savannah Jan. II,
1865; crossed the Savannah River at Sisters
Ferry, and marched through the entire
States of South and North Carolina, and was
engaged in the battles of Averysboro and
and reached Goldsboro on the
24th Left GoldsbOro on or about April /
and was in camp at Raleigh, N. c., when the
two Southern armies, under Gems. Lee and
Johnston, surrendered to Gems. Grant and
Sherman. Marched through to Washing
ton, d. c., via Richmond, after the surren-
der, and participated in the Grand Review
of the two great armies that fought so
brave to save our glorious country. Left
Washington. ID. c., on or about June Is by
rail to Parkersburg, Va, thence down the
Ohio by water to Louisville. XIV, where we
went into camp. 1t was mustered out of the
service July "a, and left Louisville the next
lay and arrived at Columbus, o., the Goth.
Would like to hear from some of the old
of this regiment. Will stand cor
'ected if / have made any mistakes, as I
nave written portion of this from memory.
IS. j. PACKER, Co. A, 82d Ohio, Ogden,
Utah.
The 10th Nj