The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-07-30

in killed than the cavalry, or SIS, with
1865 wounded. The Nineteenth Corps
lost, in killed, $50 /; wounded, 3,07S; the
Army of West Virginia lost, in killed,
sol !; wounded, 1,947. The Army of
West Virginia had 26,010 present for
duty; the Sixth Corps, 16,414; the
Nineteenth Corps, 1868; the cavalry,
11,04S; making a total of 6S,117. To-
tai killed in Valley, Aug. II, 1864, to
Nov. %, 1919, of which the cavalry
lost more than one-fourth, while their
strength was not one-sixth Of the whole.
We can get no data of our regimental
losses in the Valley. We get a loss at
Winchester (where j. A. Bigelow and
G. B. Griswold each left an ARM Of five
killed and IL wounded, and at Cedar
Creek, four killed and SIX wounded, and
no others. Now, there were five killed
from my own company in the Valley, or
four killed and one died of wounds. Yet
We can find by official records but nine
of the regiment. One (Burnett) was
killed at Shepherdstown, }. ID. Gudlth
at Woodstock, Higgins at Cedar Creek,
Pierson at Winchester, and johnson at
Newtown on Nov. II.
We had never lost half in any CAM
paign before, and | am not going to be-
lieve but that better showing can
easily be made for the 80 lines-of-battle,
besides very many skirmishes.
On Feb. 81, 1860, Gen. Sheridan
started up the Valley. He probably had
very good idea of where he was headed
for, and being able to control his words,
thought best
NOT TO INFORM THE ENEMY.
We hear of him at Mount Crawford two
davs later, on Feb % on March 2 at
Waynesboro, coming by the way of
Staunton next at Charlottesville, then
Amherst Courthouse, then Duguidsville,
on the James River, following that down
almost to Goochland. Then on tan
gent lie struck almost due north to Fred
! erick Hall. Then following the route or
very nearly the same route we had fought
over in Nav, 1864, to Cold Harbor, and
across the James River at Wilcox Ferry.
He engaged the enemy from March 20
to 81 from Quaker road or Gravelly
Run to Dinwiddie Courthouse; April l.,
Five Forks, with heavy loss. At Sail
er's Greek, Deatonsville, and Farmville
! he was heard of, and at Appomattox at
the final surrender.
On May "a but small proportion of
those originally enlisted took part in
that grand review in Washington. How
great the difference and how sad the
change. OF the 1,19S Of Michigan's
9th who took the field, there were l51
| killed in action or died of wounds re-
eeived; 461 were wounded and 225
died, 76 of these in the hands of the
enemy as prisoners, leaving but 361 who
passed through unseathed.
Soon after the surrender of Lee orders
were promulgated to discharge all regi-
nents whose term Of service would ex-
pire before certain date; 18th of Octo.
Der, 1868, | think. Micligan's 9th Cav.
was included under this General Order
Their time would have expired Aug. 80.
Were, by the management Of someone
ordered to the West, and did 60 as fal
as Fort Leavenworth, Kan, but were
from there sent back to Detroit, and
mustered out, June %, 1865, having
been in the United States service two
years, nine months and % days
After the orders from the War De
partment for the muster-out, 500 recruit:
were, sent from the State by the Adju
tant-General to the 9TH Cav. They
could not be mustered into the regiment
and 776 were sent to the 1st, which wai
veteran regiment, and a were sent tc
the 9TH, whose time did not expire unit
1866
This accounts for the 1st having 8, 244
men on their rolls, whereas 2,46S mer
were all they carried until after Lee
surrender, and by this the 9th wa
charged with 1898, the excess of 500
As company We numbered, above th'
average we took into the field, ,.97 Off
GERS and men.
At Littlestown, June 80, 1863, W
had Sc enlisted men and three officer
, In the fight; of these, one was killed
three wounded. OF the whole, ID wer
killed OF died of wounds; six die
while held as prisoners, one more afte
! parole; three died of disease; 90 hav
died since the war, and 81 are still aliv'
Among them are 13 who were in Al
dersonville and other prisons from 81
l to II months.
This was the kind of material tn,
8 the armies were made up of: Youn
men brought up and Injured to har
5 work, free from any physical defect;
I; required no extra exertion to have
s full company at rollcau at 6 o'clock
l. the morning. The average age of Micf
Is gan's 9th Cav. was 90 years and eig
n months. One we had who was born
IS Hartford, Conn, July 8, 1S49, pass
'e himself into the regiment as II yea
n old on Aug. 20, 1862; went all throus
l. the campaign of 1868 until Brana
$ Station, Oct. 10, when he was wounds
II and made prisoner. He was held
S months, and is alive, or was she
u time ago.