The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-11-12
The. Goth n. 7.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your
issue of Aug. 81 you give Col. Fox's list of
300 fighting regiments, so far as New York
regiments are concerned. / find 59th and
61st, but the Colonel, for some reason, has
ignored the Goth. This regiment was right
in it from Nov. /. 1861, to July 81, 1865,
and had an honorable record for fighting
qualities on the battlefelds of Antie-
tam, Charlottesville, Gettysburg, Lookout
Mountain, and the Chattanooga-to-Atlanta
campaign, and so on, down to Savannah. 1t
is but justice to my living comrades and the
memory of those whose bones lie bleaching
on many battlefield that this correction
should be made, and the Goth n Y. added
to the Coonels list of fighting regiments
c. p. DAVIS, Co. K, 6Oth N. Y, Sidney,
Neb.
The goth Ky.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The Goth
KY. was organized at Smithland in October,
1861, and was mustered into the u. s. serv-
ice Jan. 6, 1862, by Col. Chettaud, U. s.
mastering Officer, to serve three years or
during the war. Six companies-A, B, G,
F, /, and K-were raised in the upper part
of the State, G at Paducah, and d, E, and HI
at Smithland, KY. AS soon as the regiment
was mustered it was ordered to Louisville
by steamboat; marched out four miles; was
brigaded with the 1st and I'd KY. and 31st
Ind, and Goth Ohio. COL Bruce commanded
the regiment. 1t was in the following en-
gagements: Shiloh, Corinth, Perryville,
Wildcat Mountain, Goose Creek, Salt
Works, Nelson's Crossroads, Lebanon, Kene-
saw Mountain, Dallas, Ackwortb, and around
Atlanta. It was mustered out at Louis
Vile, KY, Jan. II, 1865. Co. III mustered
in 102 officers and men, and mustered out
two officers three Sergeants, five Corporals,
and Is men. Fifteen men were discharged,
33 were killed in action or died, IL were
transferred, and Is deserted. The company
was recruited by Capt. T. NJ. Duvall, who
soon after resigned. Lieut.. John Glenn
was promoted from Co. 3 to succeed Capt
Duvall. Capt. Glenn was later transferred
to some other organization. John K. Flem-
ing, our First Lieutenant, resigned at Louis
vile, KY. Frank S. Lloyd was promoted
First Lieutenant from private, Co. III, and
commanded the company until we were
mustered out. Let US hear from some of
the other companies.-FRANK s. LLOYD,
First Lieutenant, Co. II, Goth KY.
The 51st Ohio.
The regiment was organized at Canal
Dover, o., during September and October,
1861, to serve three years. On the expira-
ton of its term of service the original mem
bers, except veterans, were mustered out,
and the organization, composed of veterans
and recruits, retained in the service. The
10th Ohio was consolidated with it Dec 10,
1864 and the 45th, Goth, and 101st Ohio
June H. 1865. It was mustered out of serv-
ice Oct. 3, 1865. The Colonies of the regi-
ment were: William P. N. Fitzgerald, re-
signed; Stanley Matthews resigned April IA,
1868; Richard w. McLain, resigned Sept. 20,
1864 Charles Fl. Woods, in command when
mustered out. At the battle of Stone River,
while in Van Cleve's Division, Fourteenth
Corps, the regiment lost "a killed, over 100
wounded, and quite number missing. At
Kenesaw Mountain the loss was quite Sc
we're. Among the other important battles In
which it was engaged were: Perryville, Ring
gold, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Mis-
sion Ridge, Resaca, New Hope Church, At
lanta, franklin, and Nashville. 1t lost in
the service 112 men killed in action or from
wounds, and over 200 from other causes.
The 18th Mich.
The regiment was organized at Detroit,
Monroe, and Grand Rapids from October,
1861, to March 13, 1862, to serve three years.
On the expiration of it's term of service the
original members, except veterans, were mus
tered out, and the organization, composed of
veterans and recruits, retained in the service
until Aug. 13, 1865, when it was mustered
out in accordance with orders from the War
Department. Col. John NJ Oliver, the first
commander of the regiment, was promoted
to Brgadier-General Jan. IL, 1865. When
mustered out Frederick S. Hutchinson was in
command. The regiment received its bap-
tism of fire at the battle of Shiloh, where
two commissioned officers and 81 men were
killed. In June, 1861, the regiment was
ordered to Vicksburg, and was attached to
the First Division, Sixteenth Corps. In July,
1863, it became part of the Second Brigade,
Fourth Division, Fifteenth Corps. Among
the battles in which the regiment was en-
gagged were: COrinth, Vicksburg, Jackson,
Kenesaw, Decatur, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Love-
joys Station, Columbia, Bentonville. Dur
ing its entire service it lost three officers and
60 men killed in action or from wounds re-