The National tribune., 1896-10-15
The 30th Ind. 18th Ind. Cayo

The 39th Ind. 18th Ind. CavJ
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The Goth
Ind. was recruited from the Counties of
Miami, Howard, Upton, Hamilton, Jay,
Bartholomew, Jefferson, and Jackson. 1t
was mustered into the United States service
at indianapolis. Ind, Aug %, 1861 for three
years, with Thomas j. Harrison Colonel
and Fielder A. jones Lieutenant Colonel.
1t was mustered out July 30, 1865, after
four years service. Both officers were bre-
vetted Brigadier- Generals, and commanded
brigades. In September. 1861, the regiment
was ordered to Louisville, Ky, when that
city was threatened by Gen. Buekner, and
opened the fight in Kentucky at Upton Hill,
Oct. IL, 1861. 1t was with Buell. at Shiloh
In the second days fight and was compl-
mented by Gen. Sherman for retak ing Shiloh
Church; was in the advance upon Corinth,
and IN the march and retreat back to Louis
vile; was in the advance on Murireesboro
and the battle of Shiloh, Tenn, losing 419
men, Co. ] alone losing SO. On the afternoon
OF Dec. IL, 1861, the colors of the 39th, after
being shot down three times fell into the
enemy's hands The regiment was mounted
April II, 1862, as an independent command,
subject to the orders of Gen. Med. McCook
1t was IN the Tullahoma campaign, then on
to Chlckamauga, having been re-armed with
the Spencer rifles, where on Sunday it
checked the famous charge of Gen. Long
street at the Glen House at the time the
lines were broken, and saved Gen. Rosecrans's
right from destruction. 1t was for months
thereafter on courier duty. The regiment
re-enllsted, and was recognized as the 9Th
Ind. Cav. in the Spring of 1864, and all
went home on furlough and returned to duty
with IL companies full May II. 1t was on
the Rousseau raid in Alabama, where the Sd
battalion of the 9Th Ind. Cav, about 200
strong, whipped force of 500 rebels. 1t
was in the disastrous McCook raid IN Kill
patriek's raids; the march to the sea, then
through the Carolinas, and had the last fight
with Gen. Johnston beyond Raleigh, n. c.
From first to last the regiment was engaged
in 13S battles and skirmishes.-L S. FALLS,
Go. A, 1924 West Congress street, Chicago.
The 9Th N. Y. Cav.
The 9th N. Y. Cav, known also as the Ira
Harris Cavalry and I'd Ira Harris Guard, was
at New York City, under special
from the War Department, and
turned over to the State Nov. 90, 1861, when
it was designated the 9Th n. Y. Cav 1t left
the State in December, 1861, commanded by
Col. Thomas G. Deyin, and served at York,
Pa, for time. In March, 1862, Cos d, X,
F, and FL I'D battalion) were mounted and
assigned, two each to the Second and Fourth
Corps The LIST and I'd battalions were at
tached to Gen. Wadsworth's command, and
in May, 1862. Cos. D and X served
with the Second Corps until July, 1868; in
the Department of Washington until October,
1869, and Cos. and III with the Fourth
Corps until August, 1863, when they re-
joined the regiment. The 1st and I'd bat
talions served with the Ninth Corps from
August, 1862, (Co. A with the Sixth Corps |
in September, 1852; j in the Second Brigade,
Cavalry Division. Right Grand |
Division, Army of the Potomac, from De- |
cember, 1862; in the Second Brigade, First |
Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Poto- |
mac, from February, 1863; detachment |
with the Twenty second Corps in July and |
August, 1868; withthe Army of the Shen- |
andoah from October, 1864, and with the |
Army of the Potomac from March, 1866. |
The regiment was consolidated into eight |
June II, 1865, which with the |
18th N. Y. Cavs were formed into new
organization known as the I'd Provisional |
regiment, New York Cavalry, becoming Cos. |
A, B, C, d, E, I, L and nj of the latter regi-
nent. During it's service the regiment lost |
)y QoatD, killeu ID action, nVe OIucerS ana /
10 enlisted men of wounds received in
,ction, four officers and "a enlisted men of
disease and other causes 1873 enlisted men;
Otal, nine officers and 205 enlisted men, of
whom So men died in the hands of the enemy.
The 18Th N. Y.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Shortly be-
ore the three-months term of the 10Th N.
T. s. NJ. expired Col. VIM. B. Brown, then
the regiment, was advised by |
len. Wood, in whose department the COM
nand was serving, that the regiment might
,e recruited for the Dine-months' service. |
,ol. Brown began the recruiting in August,
e62. In January and February, 1868, the
egiment was mustered into the United
states service to serve nine months, and
designated the 168th N. Y. 1t left Camp
1illhouse, Newburg, N. Y, Feb. 9, 1863, and
he Park Barracks New York City, Feb. Is,
or Yorktown, Va, at which place it arrived
'eb. Is, and went into camp on Crow Hill,
bout half-mile north of the fort. Here it
id garrison duty and was attached to the