The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-02-13
THEIR RECORDS
Brief Sketches of the Services Of
Various Commands.

Various Commands.
The goth wis
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The Goth
Wis. was organized and mustered into the
United States service the 23d of August
1862, 800 strong, Berthe Pinckney COM
manding. We received our arms and
clothing-in fact, a complete outfit for field
seryice-and left the State on the 30th of
August for st. Louis, Mo-, arriving at Ben
ton Barracks Sunday about o'clock p. m,
tired and hungry. We remained in the
barracks until Friday, Sept. 5, when we had
orders to move to Rolla Boarding stock
cars at about s o'clock a. M, we got to
Rolla at p. M, pitched our Sibley tents
near the railroad and rested for the night.
Saturday morning, after cooking a little
coffee, We marched about two miles south
of Rolla and went into camp. We remained
two or three days, doing fatigue duty, drill
ing, etc The Colonel told us that we were
in an enemy's country, and were liable to
be surrounded and shot to death without
moments notice. The last night we spent
in this camp we had strict orders 20 lay on
our arms and be ready to fall into line-of-
battle at a minutes notice. This order was
not considered very seriously by the boys.
Many of them pulled off their cartridge
boxes and stacked their guns, and declared
they would have sleep, if the whole South
ern Confederacy should assault them before
morning. Next morning at 3 o'clock we
were awakened by terrible racket-drums
beating, officers giving orders to fall in-the
rebels would be into camp in 10 minutes
and kill every man of us; soldiers running
hither and thither, half dressed, calling for
their guns and equipments. We never shall
forget the excitement and confusion that
attended our first long-roll-call. Ii there
are any old soldiers who served in the goth
Wis. living we would be pleased TO have
them come to the front and give us few
shots on their old campaigns.-J. G. WHITE,
Co. /, goth Wis, Mt. Hope, Wis.
The 18th U. S. CT
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: send you
a short sketch of the 10Th u. S. C. T., which
was brigaded with the 18th, Tooth and 10lst
U. S. G. t., at the battle of Nashville, Dec.
10, Is, 1864. This regiment was organized
at Elk River, Tenn, in July, 1863. Its
Colonel was G. X. Thompson, who was after
wards brevetted Brigadier-General. The
Lieutenant Colonel was G. L. Sellon, and
the Major, - Linch. The latter was Sc
verely wounded at Overton Hill, Friday
afternoon, Dec. Is, in the memorable charge
and repulse, while gallantly leading his
regiment. He recovered, and was with his
regiment in September, 1865, when it was
mustered out of the service by reason OF
expiration of term of service. l enlisted at
Columbus, o., Sept. 5, 1864, and after
month spent in Todd Barracks, 10 days in
Camp Delaware, and about three weeks In
Camp Foster, Nashville Tenn, was assigned
to Company A of this regiment. The Cap
tain of this company was Frank ii. Riggs.
brave, handsome and gallant officer, who
was promoted to the captaincy in place OF
Capt T. II. Barr resigned. The First Lieu
tenant was Jesse A. Demuth. During my
service he was mostly employed in the Adj
jutants department. The Second Lieuten-
ant was Richard F. Barber, of Monee, ILL.,,
a brave and fearless soldier who had been
in some 20 battles, and who seemed to
bear a charmed lie on the bloody fields of
Nashville. shall never forget his fearless
ness in the midst of that awful repulse. /
wonder if he is living or dead.
1 acted as Company Clerk for long time,
and was detailed in May, 1865, to the Post
Quartermaster's Department as Forage Mas
ter, under Capt. Geo. w. Fitch. The regiment
was well-driIled and Differed. We were at
Johnsonville in November, 1864, and helped
repei Forrest. Upon the approach of Hood
we fell back to Nashville, and during the
interval before the fight we camped a little
to the left of Fort Negey, and ia plain view
of the rebel works. One afternoon, day
or two before the ball opened in earnest, we
were thrown out TO feel the enemy. A rail
fence between us and the rebel breastworks
was laid almost fiat TO the ground, and we
lay upon our arms behind it waiting for the
order to charge but were rather glad that
it did not come at that time.
About this time Capt Hayden-of Co. z,
I thnk-was shot by sharpshooter and
was borne off the field. The enemy, though
invisible to us, were on the alert and wait
ing for US. Finally, the point desired hay-
ing been gained, we marched back to camp.
The first days hattie we were on the picket
line as skirmishers near old ranges" We
lost several killed and wounded this day.
After the repulse upon the afternoon of the
second day we reformed for another charge,
which would have been more etfectual. Be-
fore it could be executed, however, the final
charge was made on the left, the day won,
and the rebels were in full retreat. Among
the colored regiments participating IN the
battle of Nashville L remember the follow
ing: 18th, 18th, 18th, 10th, 18th. 18th, 44th
Tooth. and 101st U. S. G.. T. The general
verdict after the fight was that the colored
boys fought nObly," and / can certify to its
truth by what / myself saw. The 18th regi-
ment was mustered ont of the service during
the Winter of 1866.-JoHN w. LEWIS,
Marysville, o.
The 1881 NY.
The regiment was organized at Salem,
N Y, in September, 1862, to serve three
years, and was mustered out, June 8, 1865
Col Archibald l.. McDougall died. July %,
1864, OF wounds received in action at Dallas,
Ga. Col. James c. Rogers was in command
during the latter part of the regiments
service, and received the brevet of Brigadier-
General. AT Charlottesville, while in Will
liams's Division, Twelfth Corps, the COM
mand lost 16 killed, ia wounded, and 1S
missing. Its total loss in the service was
six officers and &c men killed and 95 men
died.
The Ia3d ILL.,
The regiment was organized for three
years. service in the Fall of 1862, and was
mustered at NATION, ILL.,, Sept. 2, 1862 1t
was mustered ont June 20, 1865. Col.
James Monroe was commissioned upon the
organization of the regiment. He COM
manded at Pennington, Tenn, and was
killed in action at that place Oct. z,