The National tribune., 1896-06-25
THEIR RECORDS.
Brief Sketches of the Services of
Various Commands.
The seth Ill.

The seth ILL.,
The regiment was organized at Chicago
ILL.,, in the Fall of 1862, for three years serv-
ice. The members whose terms would have
expired previous to Oct. 1, 1865, were mus
tered out June TO- 1865, and the remaining
members transferred TO the 59th Ill. John
Christopher, q Regular Army officer, was
chosen Colonel, but did not take the COM
mand. Lieut-Col Duncan J. Hall was
killed in action at Chickamauga, Sept. 30,
1868. Col. Charles r. Hotchkiss was elected
Colonel, to take the place of Col. Christopher
and Lieut. Col. William ID. Williams sue
ceeded Lieut. Hail. Both these officers
remained in service until the consolidation
OF the regiment. The seth III. was known
as the Railroad Regiment" and its service
was mostly in Willich's Brigade, Woods
Division, Fourth Corps On first taking the
field In Kentucky the regiment was assigned
to Cruft's Division of Gen. Nelson's Army of
Kentucky. Stone River was the regiments
first battle. There it was in Willich's Bri-
gade, Johnson's Division, McC00k's Corps
Its loss In the engagement was 10 killed, As
wounded, and 81 captured or missing 1t
was engaged at Liberty Gap, with loss of
ID killed or wounded. Its loss at Chicka-
manga was IA killed, 80 wounded, and 30
ing the regiment, four line officers were
among the killed in this action. When the
Army of the Cumberland was reorganized, in
October, 1863, Willichs Brigade became part
of Woods Division, Fourth Corps. At Mis-
sionary Ridge the regiment was engaged,
with loss. 1t was prominently engaged in
the Atlanta campaign, and at Pickett's Mills
lost "a killed and 100 wounded or missing.
1t was with Hood in all the fighting in East
Tennessee after the evacuation of Atlanta
1t is one of the 800 fighting regiments given
by Col. Fox, having sustained loss of IL
officers and 12l men killed out of q total
enrolment of 1918, making it's loss little
over 10 per cent. Besides those killed, il
lost one officer aud 172 men by disease, acct
dents, etc.
The 6fst Ohio.
This regiment was organized in the State
of Ohio at large in the Spring of 1862, to
serve three years. 1t was consolidated with
the 62d Ohio March 81, 1866. Col. Newton
w. Schleieh was discharged Sept. 81, 1862.
Col. Stephen j. McGroarty, who succeeded
to the command, remained with the regi-
ment until its consolidation. He was bre-
vetted Brigadier General. The command
served in Sehurz's Division, Eleventh Corps,
and lost seven officers and 60 men in action
and 80 men by disease, accidents, etc.
The 10th Pa.
The regiment was organized at Harris
burg, Huntingdon, and Philadelphia, in
August, September, and early October, 1862,
for the three years service. 1t was consolidate
ed into six companies Dec 81, 1862. The 115th
Pa. was consolidated with this regiment
June %, 1864. Cos. ID and G of the 115th
Da u L Il e..
Co. X, and Cos. A, C, T, and formed Co. F.
Another company was organized in April, |
1865, to serve one year, and was assigned to |
the regiment as Co. G. The regiment vet |
eranized at the expiration of its original |
term and remained in service until the close /
of the war. Col. William d. Lewis, ir., who |
first commanded the regiment, resigned Dec. |
20, 1862. He was brevetted Brigadier-Gen- |
eral. Col. James Crowther was killed in |
action at Charlottesville May 3, 1868. |
Lieut.-COl. David M. Jones was discharged |
on account of wounds received at Gettys- |
burg; Lieut.-COl. Enoch Z. Lewis was dis |
charged On account os wounds received at |
when mustered out the regi- /
ment was commanded by Lieut.-Col. Frank /
3. Stewart. The War Department credits
the regiment with the following engagements:
Front Royal, Port Republic,
Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, Fred
ericksburg, Charlottesville, Gettysburg,
Spottsylyania North Anna, Tolop0tomoy,
Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Strawberry Plains,
Deep Bottom, Poplar Spring Church, and
BOydton Road-17 battles in all. At Straw 7
berry Plains the regiment was in Birney's
Division, Second Corps, and lost seven killed
and "a wounded. Its total loss in the service
was seven officers and Ill men killed in
action or died of wounds and 70 men died
rom disease, accidents, and other causes.
The 1O6th Pa.
The regiment, with the exception of Co.
K, was organized at Philadelphia in the
Fall of 1861 for the three years service.
Co. K was transferred from the 9th Pa to
his regiment Feb. 2s, 1852 The regiment
'eteranized on the expiration of its term,
md was consolidated into a battalion of
hree companies and retained in service
until June 80, 1865. Turner G.. Morehead
was chosen Colonel of the regiment on its
organization. He was discharged April 5,
1864. Col. Morehead was brevetted Briga-
lier-General. The regiment belonged to
he Philadelphia Brigade, Gibbons Divis-
on, Second Corps. The other regiments in