The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-03-11
THEIR RECORDS.
Brief Sketches of the Services of
Various Commands.
The 9th Ind.

The 9th Ind.
The 9th Ind went out as a three-months
regiment, but reorganized at Laporte, Ind. i,
Sept. 5, 1861, for the three years service.
On the expiration of its term it veteranized,
and was not mustered out until Sept %,
1865. Col. Robert Fl. Milroy, who first COM
manded the regiment, was promoted
Brigadier-General, Sept. 8, 1861. Col.
Gideon C. Moody, an officer Of the Regular
Army, was discharged Aug. 10. 1862. Col.
William II. Blake resigned April Is, 1863
During the remainder of its service the regi-
ment was commanded by Col. Isaac G.. B.
Suman. After leaving the State in Septem-
Der, 1861, the 9th Ind. went to West Vir-
glnla, where it was engaged in number of
sharp fights, losing at Camp Allegheny
eight killed and 10 wounded. In February,
1862, it was ordered to Hazen's Brigade,
Nelson's Division, and while in that Or
ganization was engaged at Shiloh with q
loss Of II killed and 153 wounded. At
Stone River, while in Palmer's Division,
Crittenden's Corps, it lost IL killed, 81
wounded and II missing. At Chickamauga,
it lost Is killed, 81 wounded and % missing.
1t was assigned at Crosses Brigade, Palmers
Division, Fourth Corps, in October, 1863.
1t was engaged in all the important battles
of the Atlanta Campaign. After the battle
OF Nashville it marched to East Tennessee,
and soon after was ordered to Texas. where
it remained until September, 1865. The
total loss in killed and died of wounds was
IL officers and 12O men. Two officers and
900 men died of disease, accidents, in prison,
etc. The total enrolment was 1.766.
The SD Ind.
The regiment was organized at Indian
apolis and Nashville, Ind, Feb. 1, 1862, for
the three years. service. James M. Smith
was commissioned Colonel On the expira-
tion of its term the regiment veteranized,
the veterans and recruits of the 5Oth Ind
were consolidated with it, and the organizas
ton remained in service until Sept. 10, 1865.
Col. Smith resigned June 4, 1862. Edward
II. Wolfe was commissioned Colonel, and re-
manned in command until Jan. 81, 1865.
When mustered out Zalmon s. Main was
Colonel. The regiment served in Garrard's
Division, Sixteenth Corps, and lost two
officers and 26 men killed or died of wounds
and two officers and IT'S men by disease,
accident, in prison, etc.
The I'd Ill. L. A.
The regiment was organized at Peoria, st.
Charles, Cairo, Camp Butler, Springfield, and
Camp Douglas Ill, from Aug. II, 1861, to
June 6, 1862, to serve three years. Capt.
Chapman's company, light artillery, at
tached to the 18th ILL.,, was consolidated
with Battery B of this regiment in April,
1862. Battery d was mustered out in No
vember, 1864, and Battery E in Septem-
Der, 1854, by reason of expiration of terms.
The officers of Battery M were mustered out
and the enlisted men transferred to Batter
les and b, April II. 1854. On the expira-
ti0n of the terms Of service Of the remaining
batteries the original members, except vet
Grams, were mustered out and the organizes
tions, composed of veterans and recruits,
retained in service. They were mustered
out at different dates, as follows: Batteries
A and F, July 81; 3, July Is; C, Aug. 3;
G, Sept. a; II, July 90; !, June IA; K, July
IA; and L, Aug. 8, 1865. The Colonel of the
regiment was Thomas S. Mather, who was
commissioned Jan. 30, 1862, and held COM
mand until the organization was mustered
out Of service. He was brevetted Brigadier-
General Sept %, 1865. Three Majors of the
regiment received promotions-Maj. Fred
erick A. Starring, to Colonel of the I'D ILL,
Aug. 81, 1862; Mai. Peter Davidson, to Colo
mel of the 18Th ILL.,, May %, 1864; and Maj.
Charles j. Stolbrand, to Brigadier General,
Feb. 18, 1865. The Cd Ill. L. A., like other
regiments of artillery, was widely separated
during it's service. Each battery was prac-
tically independent of the regimental organi-
Of the Thirteenth, Sixteenth, Fourteenth,
Seventeenth and Twenty-third Corps.
The 10th Ind.
The 10th Ind. is one of the 300 regiments
given by Col. Fox, and earned that distinc-
tion by much hard fighting and heavy losses
in several important engagements. 1t was
organized at Indianapolis and Lafayette,
Ind, from Oct. 81, 1861, to Jan. %, 1862, for
three years. 1t veteranized on the expira-
ton of it's term, and was not finally mustered
ont until Dec. 81, 1865. Col. William C.
Wilson, who entered the field with the regi-
ment, resigned March 81, 1852 John w.
Blake was then commissioned Colonel, and
remained in command until Feb. 10, 1865,
when he was mustered out. During the re-
mainder of its service Col. Henry Leaning
commanded. At Missionary Ridge, Nov. %,
1862, the regiment lost 20 killed and 1873
wounded. 1t was then in Sheridan's Di-
vision, Fourth Corps. In the Kenesaw as
sault of June 81, 1864, while in Newton's
Division. Fourth Corps, it lost 80 killed, 70
wounded and Ii missing. At Franklin,
Tenn, Nov. 80, 1864, while in Wagner's Di-
vision, Fourth Corps, it lost two killed, 20
wounded and so missing. Among the other
battles in which the regiment was engaged
were Shiloh, Adairville, Corinth, New Hope
Church, Perryville, Stone River, Peach Tree
Creek, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Jonesboro,
cambridge, Spring Hill, Rocky Face Ridge,
Resaca and Nashville. The total enroll
ment was 1,473. Five officers and 143 men,
or little overi 10 per cent, were killed in
action. Five officers and 2O6 men died of dis
ease, accidents, in prison, etc.
De Courcey's Brigade.
A. ]. Jacobs, Co. d, 22d KY, Wesleyville,
KY, tells about De Courcey's Brigade. He
says it consisted of the 18th Ohio, 22d KY,
AID Ohio, and 54th Ind. During the Vicks-
burg campaign " Fosters battery, from Wis
consin, was attached to our brigade. We
generally considered ourselves safe when
Fosters guns were near us. When we came |
in siUht Of the enemy we at once made |