The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-02-20
The 18th Mich.

Pigeon, Mich, in the Fall of 1861, to serve
three years. The original members, except
| veterans, were mustered out Sept so, 1864
and the veterans and recruits formed into a
detachment, and retained in service until
the following April, when it was transferred
to the 11th Mich, a new organization. Col.
VIM. j. May, who recruited the regiment,
resigned April /, 1862. He was succeeded
by Col. VIM. L. Stoughton, who remained in
command during the remainder OF the ser
vice. Col. Stoughton received the brevet of
Brigadier- General March 49, 1866. The
command served in Johnson's Division,
Fourteenth Corps, and lost five officers and
| 1O7 men killed and two officers and 1914 men
| died of disease, accidents, etc.
The 1Ith Mich. (Reorganlzed).
The reorganization of the old 18th Mich,
commanded by Col. Stoughton, had been
| ordered as early as September, 1854 but
nothing was done in the matter until early
in 1865. During January and February of
that year the command was recruited up 20
10 companies, and ordered to Nashville In
April the regiment was assigned TO the Third
Brigade, Second Separate Division, Army of
| the Cumberland. Detached companies were
employed guarding railroads in Tennessee.
1t was mustered out at Nashville, Tenn,
Sept. is, 1865. Patrick III. Keegan was the
Colonel. The command lost SO men by dis
ease.
The 52d Ohio.
This regiment was q three years. organi-
Zation, recruited By Col. Daniel McCoOk,
and organized at Camp DennisOn, o., in
August 1862. 1t left the State Aug. %,
1862, under command of Col MeCOok, and
went to Lexington, KY. Col. McCook COM
manded the regiment in the battle of Kenne-
saw Mountain, and there received wounds
which resulted in his death, July IL, 1864.
He was succeeded by Col. Charles w. Clancy,
who remained with the regiment until it
was mustered out, June 3, 1865. The COM
mand served in Davs's Division, Fourteenth
Corps, and lost a total of seven officers and
"a men killed and one officer and 169 men
died of disease, accidents, etc.
The 41st Ohio.
The regiment was organized at Camp
Wood, o., in the Fall of 1861 to serve three
years. On the expiration of its term the
regiment yeteranized and was retained in
service until Nov. 81, 1866. Col. William
b. HaZen, the first commander of the regi-
ment, was graduate of West Point and an
officer of the Regular Army. He was pro-
NOTED BrigadierGeneral April %, 1868, and
later brevetted Major-General, U. S. A. The
regiment was next commanded by Col
Aquila Wiley. Col Wiley was discharged
at the expiration of his term, June z, 1854.
He was brevetted Brigadier-General. Lieut.
Col. Robert l.. Kimberly succeeded Col
Wiley, and remained with the regiment
until March, 1866. He was then commits
stoned Colonel of the 191st Ohio. At the
close of the war he received the brevet of
rgadier-General. When mustered out,
Col Ephraim s. Holloway, Brevet Brigadier-
General, was in command. The War De-
partment credits the regiment with Is
battles, as follows: Stone River, Chicka-
manga, Liberty Gap, Mission Ridge, Rocky
face Ridge, Resaca, Cassville, Pickett's Mills,
Kennesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Lovejoy's
Station, Franklin, and Nashville. When the
regiment took the field it was assigned to
Nelson's Division, with Col. Hazen COM
handing the brigade. At the battle of Shi-
lob, where it was holly engaged, the command
lost 81 killed. Ill wounded, and some miss
ing. This loss is unusually severe, when it |
is considered that the total number of Off |
GERS and men taken into action was only |
371. At Stone River the loss was severe
IA killed, 104 wounded, and large number |
missing. The regiment was then in Hazen's |
Brigade, Palmer's Division, Crittenden's |
Corps. While in Hazen's Brigade, Woods |
Division, Fourth Corps, at Missionary Ridge |
and Orchard Knob, Is men were killed and |
20 wounded. At Piekett's Mills 26 were |
killed and 20 wounded, besides few re-
ported as missing Col. Fox gives the COM
mand among his 800 fighting regiments. Its
total enrolment was !, 423 officers and men.
Eight officers and 168 men were killed in |
action or died of wounds, and one officer and |
1913 men died of disease, accidents, etc.
The 5th n. Y. Cav.
ont in /
City, in the Fall of 1861, to serve three years.
The original members were mustered out by |
detachments in October, 1864. The organi-
cation, composed of veterans and recruits,
was retained in the service until July 10,
1865. Col Othneil De Forrest was dismissed /
March "a, 1864. He was succeeded by Col.
John Hammond, who was mustered out at
the expiration of his term, Sept 3, 1864.
When the regiment was mustered out Col.
Amos FL. White was in command. The War
Department. credits the command with Is |
battles, as follows: Big Bethel, Yorktown, /
Hanover Courthouse, MechaniesvilleG aines's |
Mill, Peach Orchard, Savage Station, White |
Oak Swamp, Glendale, Malvern Hill, Gaines
vile, Second Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericks-
burg and Charlottesville. AT Hanover, Pa,
the command was in Kilpatriek's Division.
Cavalry Corps, and lost four killed, "a
wounded and 90 missing. Col. Fox states
that the regiment lost 16 killed, 81 wounded
and Is missing at Parker's Store, May 5,
1864 The regiment was then in Wilson's
Cavalry Corps. The total loss of
the regiment was 326. Eight officers and
SO men were killed in action or died of
80 died in rebel prisons and the re-
mainder from disease, accidents, etc. The
regiment was also known in the service as
u First Ira Harris Guard"
For BRONCHIAL AND AsTHMATIC Com.