The National tribune., 1899-05-18
FIGHTING Them OVER.
What the Veterans Have to Say
About Their Campaigns.
THE CAMPAIGNS OF THE 10Th IND.
Sterling seie. Reaisrsd the Country by This Bani
Of Hoosiers-

Of Hoosiers-
Editor National Tribune: The Old goth
Ind. made a proud record. 1t was a body
of gallant Hoosiers, Fighting Phil'
Kearny's favorites. If he had danger
Gus point in his line, and he knew that
Col Brown was there with the Goth, lie
was confident all would be well.
The 2Oth was organized at Lafayette,
July T. 1861 w. l.. Brown. of Logansport,
Colonel. with 1 Oi6 men. II was mus, cred
in at Indianapolis, July %, and left for
the seat of wGr on Aug. =
After various movements we found our
selves at Fortress Monroe; there seven
companies boarded the steamer S. II.
Sraulding and were carried To Hatteras
Inlet, n. c., where we arrived on Sept.
25
The Notifications there consisted of two
earihworks,-Forts Hatteras and Clark
garrsoned by the 9Th N. Y. Iouaves, Col.
| Hawkins commanding. Col. Browns
force was not landed there, but he was
ordered to put his men on some small
transports and go up Pamlico Sound
about 60 miles and go into camp.
| A few days after this our Regimental
QuartermaSter and part of the men lett
behind with regimental stores and camp
eaupage were captured on the Sound
with the little steamer Fannie.
| On the morning OF Oct. we were
startled while cooking our breakfast by
the first long roll we had heard in actual
service in the cncmy'S country. We leit
irving pans filled with fresh fish on the
fire, buckled on accoutermentS, caught up
muskets, and hurried into line. The Col
onel held n few minutes council with his
(staff and line officers, and determined to
Iratr at to HatteraS. Away we went, leav-
ing all camp equipage and clothing that
we did not have on. The cause of this
hasty action was a rebel fleet on the
Sourd with a free OF infantry moving tt
get between us and Hatteras, when We
would have fallen an easy prey, there
being three regiments of inflntry and sl'
cub ,ats. Col Brown sent a courier, wei
mounted, to apprise Col. Hawkins of on
danger. and he, with "a detachment OF his
regiment, met us that night at Hatteras
Lighthouse. The next day we reached
Fort CT !rk. -,
Spaulding arrived with clothing, stores
and camp cGuipagc, which was put OF
on TO the wharf at the landing and part o
il had reached camp when night stopped
the work After midnight a storm arose
blowing inland. The waves ran over on
camp, and carried all our new clothing
stores, and camp equipase mo 'h'
Sound.
Her, VIC were again destitute; nOthin'
was 1T us but what was on our bodies
In this condition we waited until th'
Spaulding returned TO Fortress Monroe
and reported TO Gen. Wool lin whose de
par.rlent We were), and he sent her baci
at once with order, TO bring the 10th Ind
TO Fortress Monroe g..
On Nov 10 the regiment again wen
aboard the Spauldirg, ard was carried
back to Virginia. and went into Wlnte
mIarters near Hampton. There we re
mained until March I, 1862, when W.
were moved to Newport News, where W.
i,.Ia of
clpd Merrimac and had hand IN th'
fight.
II ia recorded by some historians tina
the rebels boarded the Congress and tool
her color5 and some prisoners; when l.
not true. One OF the Merrimac'S ten
ders ran alongside loi her and threw out
plank. but every reb who attempted Il
cross was shot by HoOsferS posted amon'
the trees on the bank, end they gave VI
the attempt to board and set hre 10 her
On Sunday morning we sat along tn'
shore and saw Lieut.. Worden with tf'
little Monitor nicely whip the monster,
| The Goth was Il part OF the 1orce una
took Norfolk, Va, then joined the Arm.
of the Potomac at Fortress Monroe wher
II baran the PeninSular campaign; wa'
in Kearny's Division OF Heintzelman !
Corps through that campaign; went witt
the army back to Alexandra, and hur
ried out to aid Pope. In the battle
chantilIv our Col. Brown was killed.
After Pope's defeat the regiment march
ed to Arlington Hights, where it restett
a few days, and then fell into line will
the old Army Of the Potomac again, an,
remained with it from Anuetam to fred
e,;c..shurp. and Chancellorsville to Gettys
burr In the last-named battle it los
l-a1other Colonel and many officers an'
A,en The 2Oth was in all the engage
ments and through all the campaigns Q
Mcclellan, Burnside when he command
ed the Army Of the Potomac, Hooker
and Meade, from June ., 1852, to Appo
mattox. April ., 1865. 1t e-enlisted i
February, 1854, and was mustered out a
.IeCfersonville, Ind, July y, 1SG5..Mcl
uarmas, Co. ID, 10Th Ind, State Soldiers
Home, Erie County, o.