The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-11-14
Battery r, ed Ill. T.. A.

have been prlnted.I
Battery r. ed Ill. L. A.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: At the
battle of Atlanta our battery was lying in
the trenches waiting for orders, with can
noneers at their posts. A big Freedman
l have forgotten his name-had hold of the
lanyard ready to pull, while / stood on the
other side of the gun, facing him. He had
just made some remark. / looked up, and
was looking him square in the eye when a
shell from rebel battery burst over our
heads in q treetop. A piece of shell or wood
from the treetop struck the Frenchman just
over the eyebrow and under the hat. cutting
the top of his head almost off, the skull
looping back on his neck 1t seems to me
now though that man stood there on his
feet and looked at me Tor five minutes after
his head was shot of. The expression soon
left his eyes, however, and he fell forward
onto the gun, stone dead. About the same
time and at the same place a young infantry
man, whose regiment was supporting our
battery, stood within few feet of our gun,
when minie-ball struck him near or
through the heart. He stood quite time,
and then fell on his face, dead. The ball
when it struck sounded like throwing a
stone into soft mud. The shot was fred by
rebel sharpshooter, who had erawled up
in the brush close to our guns.-H. SKIN
NER, Battery /, I'd Ill. l.. A, Springyiew,
Neb.
The 123d Ind.
The regiment was organized at Indianapo-
lis, Terre Haute, and GreenSOurg, Ind, from
Nov. 23 1868, to March z, 1864, to serve
three years. 1t was mustered out Of service
Aug. %, 1865. John G. MeQuiston was
commissioned Colonel March g. 1864, and
remained in command of the regiment until
its muster-out He received the breyet OF
Brigadier-Geaeral, March Is, 1865. The
command served in HssealPs Division,
Twenty-third Corps aud lost total of four
officers and AZ men killed and one officer
and 131 men died.
The 2ssh Ohio.
This regiment was organized at Camp
Dennison, o., from June 10, 1861, to March
/, 1852, to serve three years. The original
members. except veterans, were mustered
out July %, 1864, and the organization, COM
posed of veterans and recruits, consolidated
into battalion of three companies and re-
tanned in service until July 6, 1865. Col.
Augustus Moor, who wa. commissioned
upon the organization of the regiment, was
mustered out July %, 1864. He had pre-
viously received the brevet of Brigadier- Gen
eral. AT the battle of Piedmont, Va, while
in Hunters Division, the command lost %
killed and 10 wounded. The regiment also
served in the Kanawha Division, Ninth
Corps. It's total loss was two officers and
sc men killed and Sc men died.
The Goth Ohio.
This regiment was organized at Gallipo-
lis, o., Feb % and %, 1862, to serve one
year. It was mustered out of service Nov.
10, 1862. Col. William III. Trimble COM
manded during the entire term of enlist
ment.
There was also 60th Ohio in the three
years service. 1t was organized as follows:
Cos. A, B, G, ID, f, and / at Cleveland and
o., in the months of February,
March, April, and May, 1864, to serve three
wears; Co. X was organized in November
and December, 1864 TO serve three years.
The 9Th and 10th independent Cos. of Ohio
s. s. were transferred to this regiment in
February, 1865, and were known as Cos. G
and III. The regiment was mustered out
July %, 1866. James N. McElroy was COM
Rissiened Lieutenant-Colonel upon the
organization of the regiment. He resigned
Aug. 8, 1864. Martin P. Avery was COM
to succeed him, and remained in
during the remainder of the regi
nent's service. Lieut.-Col. Avery was dis
missed July 81, 1865. While in Willcox's
Division, Ninth Corps, at the battle OF Peters
burg, the command lost 90 killed, SO wound
d and five missing. The total loss during
enlistment was three officers and ITO men
killed and 100 men died.
The 14th Ohio.
This regiment was organized at Toledo, o.,
n the Fall of 1861 to serve three years. At
he expiration of it's term the regiment vet
,ranized, and the organization, composed of
reteraBs and recruits, was retained in sery-
ce until July II, 1865. James B. Steedman
vas the first Colonel. He was promoted
General July Is, 1862. Col.
aeorge P. Este succeeded him in command
II the regiment. Col. Este was brevetted
General Dec 8, 1864. He resigned
July Z, 1865. Lieut.-Col. Albert Moore was
n command when the regiment was mus
cred out. The 18th Ohio is one of the 300 |
lighting regiments given by Col. Fox. Its |
nrOllment was ,404, of which number 146 |
we're killed, making loss of a little over 10 |
yer cent. At the battle of Chickamauga, |
While in Brannan's Division, Fourteenth |
,orps, it lost 81 killed or died of wounds. |
The number engaged in the battle was 449. |
)f these 80 were killed, 1877 wounded and 43 I
Missing; total of 245. This makes the !
Tiled, wounded and missing o. 5 per cent. |
1t Jonesboro, Ga, the command lost Is |
Tiled and rs wounded. At that time the !
egiment was in Baird's Division. It's total /
Dss in the service was five officers and 141 |
zen killed and one officer and 1S5 men
led.
The 5Oth Ill.
This regiment was organized in the State
f Illinois, at large, in September, 1861, to
erve three years. On the expiration of its
erin the regiment veteranized, and was re-
aimed in service until July Is, 1865. Col.
loses b. Bane resigned June IL, 1864
William Hanna was in command
hen the organization was mustered out.
he loss sustained by the command was two
Ulcers and so men killed and 129 men died.
t served in Corse's Division, Sixteenth
Orps.
The 10th Kan. Cav.
The regiment was organized at Leaven-
-orth, Kan, from November, 1868, to May,
364, to serve three years. Wester K. Davis
as commissioned Colonel. He resigned,
ov. %, 1865 Lieut.-Col Samuel Walker
as in command when the regiment was