The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1901-01-03
ONE Of THE FIGHTING KIND.
Band of Men Who Served Uncle Sam With
Credit to Illinois

A Band of Men Who Served Uncle Sam with
Credit to Illinois.
EDITOR NATIONAL. TRIBUNE: The Goth
Ill. was organized ut Camp Douglass, Chi
cago, in the Spring of 1862, and mustered
into the service May !. From the time we
were organized until July we guarded pris-
oners, and on the above date left Chicago
for the field, arriving at Martinsburg, Va,
and being brigaded with the 10th y. \.
and Battery NJ, I'd ILL.,, l.. A, under Gen.
White.
We remained at Martinsburg until Sep
temtcr, when we we're driven out by Jack
sons forces, to Harpcr's Ferry, where we
surrendered on the 18th, under Col. Miles.
On the 10Th we were paroled and sent to
Camp Parole, Annapolis, remaining two
days; then were sent back to Chicago,
where we stayed until April 10, 1865,
when the regiment was sent into Ken
lucky and joined Burnside'S army.
We went campaigning in Eastern Ken
lucky, returning via Cincinnati, Ohio, to
CovingtOn, and were assigned to the Sec
Ond Brigade, Third Division, Twenty
third Army Corps, Army of the Ohio.
On Aug. II we left Camp Nelson on the
expedition over the mountains TO East
Tennessee, taking part in the battles Of
Nov. % and %, and in the defense of
Knoxville. The enemy, under Longstrect,
was repulsed with heavy loss.
Allti lut SltSt VI
was relieved by Schofeld, and after cam
paigning in Tennessee in the Winter of
'63-'64, living on short ratiOns, marching
through rain, snow and sleet, the Goth re-
enlisted and left for home ON March 16,
64, with about 400 men.
Returning to Sherman's army, about %
miles below Kingston, Ga, we took our
place in the Second Brigade, Third Divi-
sion, Twenty-third Corps, composed of the
9th KY, 103d Ohio and Goth Ind, com
manded by Col. Cameron, of the 65th ILL.,,
Gen. j. ID. Cox commanding the division.
On June 10, 1864, general advance OF
Sherman's army being made, the Goth was
on the right of the Twenty-third Corps,
and was brought into a sharp engagement
with the enemy between Kenesaw and
Lost Mountains. The enemy fell back,
and on the following day the Goth occupied
their works.
Lively skirmishing was continued on
the 18th, 18th and 18th, and on the 10th
the advance was checked by deep and al
most impossible creek, the enemy disput-
ing the passage of the only bridge with ar
called for, about 30 men of the Goth step
ped forward and charged across the
bridge, driving back the enemy and holding
them in check until the regiment crossed.
During July and August We We're en-
gagged in numerous battles and skirmishes,
some of them (as on July 20 and Aug. ~
quite severe. We had the honor of being
the first regiment across the Chattahoo-
| chez River. On Aug. is Capt. Duquit, Co.
| A, with four companies, drove superior
force over two miles. On Aug. 20 We were
| engaged in the successful movement south
of Atlanta, driving the enemy from Rough
and Ready Station and destroying the rail
road, thence moving to JonesbOro and par
| ticipating in that battle. Thence we went
| N Decotur and canned Sent O.
| On Oct. y we broke camp and marched
| in pursuit of Hoods forces to Rome,
Kingston, Resaca, Altoona and Gays
vile (Ala), back to Rome and Dalton.
From Dalton we moved by rail to Nash
vile, arriving Nov. Z. From Nashville the
regiment went to Pulaski, and on the I'D
was forced back to Columbia by Hoods
army. On the 18th and 26th We were Sc
yerely engaged at Columbia, losing three
officers and 80 men, killed and wounded.
| On Nov. 30 the 65th was engaged at
Franklin. More than 200 rebels covered
the ground in our front, dead and wound
ed, and the 18th Alas colors were taken.
We fell back to Nashville on the night Of
the Both.
On Dec. Is and 16 we participated in
the battles of Nashville and suffered con-
siderable loss. We pursued the enemy to
Clifton, Tenn, where the regiment re-
manned till Jan. 10, 1865. We moved by
| boat to Cincinnati, thence Dy ran 10 w dSil-
ington and Annapolis; embarked Feb. 2
for Wilmington, n. c., landing at Federal
Point on the It'll, and were engaged in the
heavy skirmishing.
| We crossed the Cape Fear River, flank
ed the enemy out of Fort Anderson, fought
the enemy at Smithtown Creek, capturing
three cannon and $50 men; helped take
Wilmington, N. c.; broke camp and moved
to Kingston.
From that place the first FIVE companies,
| except veterans, were sent home, under
Capt. Duquit, for muster out. The re-
mainder of the regiment marched to
Galesburg, thence TO Raleigh, where it re-
manned until after the surrender of Johns
toms army. From Raleigh the veterans,
Mai. Kennedy commanding, were ordered
home for muster out. What was left OF
the regiment moved to Greensboro, and
remained till July Is, 1860, when it was
mustered out and started home, arriving
at Chicago, July %, being discharged July
20, 1865. ~
SO ended the service Of the Goth H., a
regiment which saw service during the
dark days of the rebellion, and whose rec
ord stands parallel with that of any Other
regiment under similar circumstances
True, we did not capture all the cannon
or put down the rebellion alone, but we did
our part and are not ashamed of our rec
ord.-A. A. JONES, Co. Il, Goth ILL.,, Toledo