The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-12

than two hundred who went into ac- ton; among them were many of the best and most valued men of the regi- ment." .oY}
 | In the battle of Resaca, May 18th, 1884, the Fifth lost eight killed and for | ty-three wounded; near Dallas, two killed and twenty-nine wounded. In June three were killed and twenty-five wounded Among the wounded was Lieutenant Perry F. Wilson of Wood stock, who lost both legs In skir- mish, July 31, three men killed and sev- en wounded.
 From Atlanta a soldier of the Fifth wrote. Tn a hundred days the divi- sion to which this regiment is attached has been engaged in four pitched bat ties, and left its traces in fresh mounds and rudely carved headboards upon every field and skirmish line for hun dred miles The regiment started upon this campaign with about four hundred and fifty men for duty, and at this wri- ting has one hundred and thirty Of the first number nearly two hundred have fallen In battle and are either buried on the field of battle and victory, | suffering with wounds in hospitals, or enjoying the soothing influence of home and its ministrations."
 November 16th, 1864, began the won- derful march from Atlanta to the sea. Lieutenant Colonel Daboll was in com mand of the regiment, Colonel Packer having been assigned to the command of a brigade. In his report of the march Colonel Dabolll wrote of the condition of the regiment when it left Atlanta: "There were present with the regiment but six line officers and one of these was acting as adjutant. Not withstanding this. and through the na- ture of our marches, depending almost entirely upon the country for supplies, and regiments and companies being broken up to guard and assist trains Dstretched over long intervals. was ne- cessarily such as would try the morale and discipline of command I am happy to state that, during the entire campaign, the regiment behaved in a manner not only gratifying to myself, but eliciting the commendaton of my superiors." In January, 1865, ''Sher- mans iron-clads," as they were called by the rebels, rested for few weeks in and about Savannah, after one of the most remarkable campaigns in the wars of the world.
 About the middle of January. 1865, the Fifth with Sherman's army pushed northward and guarded supply trains The rebels retreated as Sherman's S army advanced March 16 there was a sharp fight at Averyborough, N. C., in l L1.. yrtT . NS,f airy and charged and captured strong rebel position. In this fight the regi- ment lost four killed, eleven wounded and eleven missing. This was the last battle In which the regiment was en- gagged After more marching, April 10th the Fifth and Twentieth Connecti- cut entered Smithfield N. C., in ad- vance of the army.
 April 18th while moving rapidly upon Raleigh, the soldiers were thrilled with the news of the surrender of Lee. Wri- ting of this. one said: "Our troops gave cheer after cheer to express their joy; and then, when cheers became too feeble an expression. uttered yell upon yell until they walked the echoes for miles around Then the bands burst forth in swelling strains of patriotic melody, which the soldiers caught up | and re-echoed with their voices They joyfully saw the end. April 17th Gene rals sherman and Johnston held a con- ference and arrangements were made for the surrender of the latter's army, which practically ended the War.
 June 29th, 1865, the Fifth was nus tered out, after taking a prominent part in the grand review at Washing ton Two thorsand and sixty-one mon had been credited to the regiment; and 1t had been engaged in some of the sharpest fighting of the war: while it had marched much farther than any other regiment from the state, general ly towards the enemy. It's casualties > were:
 Killed in action, 73 died of wounds, 29 died of disease, S1; discharged prior to muster out, 600. Total, 7S3.