The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-01-07
The Sd XIV.

An0 ou n.y.
Nine companies of this regiment were
organized at Camp Dick Robinson, KY, in
October. 1861 the other company was organ
lied at Camp Boyle, KY, Jan. /, 1862 all
companies to serve three years. II was mus
tered out by companies during the Fall and
Winter Of 1864, 80, by reason of expiration
lette, under whose command the regiment
was mustered into the service, was made
Brisadier-General. He resigned July Is,
1862. Col. VIM. T. Scott was promoted from
aforementioned to Colonel upon the resig-
nation of Col. Bramlette, and continued in
command until Dec. Z, 1862, when he re-
signed. His successor, Col. Samuel Mckee,
was killed at Stone River on Dec. 81 Of the
same year. Lieu,.-COl. VIM. III. Spencer was
promoted to Colonel upon the death Of Col.
Mckee, but resigned April 8, 1868. Henry
c. Dunlap, Brevet Brigadier-General, was in
charge when the regiment was mustered out.
This regiment was one of the 3O0 fighting
regiments as given by Col. Fox. 1t was in
the Third Brigade, Second Division, Fourth
Corps. The greatest loss was at the battle
of Chickamauga, whore it had 80 killed.
Severe losses were also suffered at Mud
Creek, Stone River, and Missionary Ridge.
The total enrolment of the regiment was
1,O35; Of these 100, or little more than 10
per cent, were killed.
The Tooth Ind.
The regiment was organized in August,
1862; was mustered Sept 10 to serve three
years, and was mustered out at Louisville,
KY. June Is, 1865. In November, with
Sanford j. StOughton in command, the regi-
ment left for Memphis, Tenn, and reached
there on Nov. 16. 1t was assigned to the
Second Brigade, Fourth Division, Army Of
the Tennessee. It embarked for Vicksburg,
and joined Grants army at that place on
the 14th of June 1t marched with Sher-
mans army to Jackson, Miss, and was con-
stantly engaged during the siege of that
place. From Jackson it went to Big River.
In September the regiment marched to
Vicksburg and embarked for Memphis. 1t
was in the battle of Mission Ridge, and there
lost 132 men killed and wounded. After
pursuing Bragg as far as Knoxville it re-
turned to Scottsboro, Ala where it remained
in camp until May /, 1864, when the entire
army of Sherman moved from Chattanooga
toward Atlanta. The regiment was attached
to this army, and took part in the battles Of
Snake Creek Gap, New Hope Church, Chat
tahoochee River, Atlanta, Cedar Bluff, and
many others. In October the regiment pur-
sued Hood and drove him across the Ten
nessee River. The regiment was assigned
to the Second Brigade, First Division, and
marched from Atlanta, on Nov. IA, 1864, to-
ward Savannah, arriving Dec. 10 in front Of
that city, which it entered Is days later.
1t embarked at Savannah for Beaufort !;
marched from there through the Carolinas !;
reached Goldsboro on March 26 /; remained
in Goldsboro until April 10, then moved to
Raleigh. From there it marched to Wash
ingtOn. where it was mustered out 1t lost
in killed and wounded in action or died of
Wounds SO, died from disease, etc, $50.
The 10th N.
This regiment was recruited principally
from New York City and Brooklyn by Peter
McDermott, and was organized at Staten
Island, N. Y, in October, 1862, to serve three
years. It was mustered out of the service,
July 49, 1865. Col. McDermott resigned,
Jan. a, 1863. When mustered out of service
the regiment was commanded BY Brevet
Brig Gen. James p. McIv0r. On leaving the
State in October, 1852 the regiment went to
Washington, and there served in Casey's Di-
vision. In November it was ordered to New
port News, and served in Corcoran's Brigade
In April, 1868, the command was in Muir
phys Brigade, COrcOran's Division, Seventh
Corps. When it was mustered out it was in
the Second Brigade, Second Division, Second
Corps. The regiment suffered severely at
North Anna, where % men were killed and
Sc wounded. Besides these there were quite
q number captured. It's loss at Petersburg
was also very heavy, being very nearly $50
in killed, wounded and missing. Among
the other battles in which it was engaged
are Suffolk, Blackwater. Spettsylvania, Cold
Harbor, Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom,
Reams's Station and Boydton Roads. The
regiment is one of Col. Fox's 300 fighting
regiments, having lost 1919 men killed out of
q total enrolment of 1902. It also lost SO
men by disease and in prison.