The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-27

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promoted repeatedly until he became
colonel.
Lieut.. Col. Joel Wolfe. killed in bat
tie at Richmond. Kentucky.
John M. Orr, former major. promot-
ed and resigned on account of wound
received at battle Of Arkansas Post.
Also James H. Redneld. promoted
from major.
In addition to the ABOVE, James M.
Hildsette and James r. s. Cox, former
captains, were promoted to major;
John E. wilkins. promoted and made
adjutant: Quartermaster Henry B.
Hill resigned, succeeded by George w.
Wooster, resigned, succeeded by Geo.
F. Williams, all of Carthage; chaplain,
Rev. George F. Catch, Dillsboro; sur
geon, George F. Chittenden, Ander-
son; assistant surgeon, James D..
Catch, Dillsboro, resigned and sue
ceeded in order named by John III.
Spurier and John C. Cullen. both OF
Rushville, and Joseph J. Sadler of
Franklin.
There were SO many fatalities, resig-
nations and discharges for disability OF
the Aeld, staff and line officers OF this
regiment and the places filled by pro-
motion, that few of the officers re-
NAMED long in the same position and
many offices were filled by promotion
from the ranks of the enlisted men.
The regiment left Indianapolis for
Kentucky August 10. 1862. as soon as
the men were all mustered out, and on
August 30th. was holly engaged all
day in the battle of Richmond, Ken
tusky, with a greatly superior force
of veteran troops, commanded by Gen.
Kirby Smith, in which 1t lost 200 men
in killed and wounded, having inflict-
ed an equal loss upon the enemy in its
front; but at the close of the day the
regiment was completely surrounded
and the greater portion of those re-
manning were captured. The prisoners
were paroled and sent to Indianapolis,
where they remained and drilled until
November LIST, when they were ex-
changed. newly equipped and sent via
Cairo. Illinois. to Memphis. Tennessee.
where they arrived soon after and
were assigned to brigade command by
Brigadier-General Burbridge, Smiths
Division of the 18th Army Corps. and
became a part OF the army which pro-
ceeded from Memphis down the Miss
issippi River on transports, in COM
mand OF General Sherman, in the first
expedition against vicksburg.
December Is, 1862. part of this
brigade was landed at Milliken's Bend,
above Vicksburg. and the brigade. I'M
der command of General Burbridge.
marched sixty-five miles in thirty-six
hours, destroyed ten miles Of the rail
road from Vicksburg to Shreveport
and Texas, including bridges. and des-
troying a million dollars worth of cot
ton. returning to the transports in
time to join the army and take part in
the unsuccessful assault on the well.
fortified bluffs ut Chicakasaw Bayou
near Vicksburg, on the 1st day of Jan
uary. 1862.
Being repulsed by the enemy in
front. and driven from the lowlands
by the rising waters of the Yazoo
River. the regiment reembarked and
with the rest OF the attacking army
Joined in the expedition that proceed
eed up White River and attacked the
enemy in strongly fortified works at
Arkansas Post, on January 10, 1868
which was surrounded by troops or
land and gunboats on the river and
after a hot engagement on January
18th, was captured with 5000 prison
ers, with cannon, small arms, stores
etc.
In this charge and assault the 18th
was right in front of the main fort and
was the first regiment to plant its col
ors inside the works. 1t lost u mer
in killed and wounded, out of about
400 engaged. The surrender was made
by the same officer, General Churc
hill. to whom large portion of the
10th surrendered at Richmond, Ken
lucky, in August before. and among
the wagons captured were some taker
4 from the 10th at Richmond.
i AS soon as possible after the cap
ture of this stronghold the army re
embarked and returned down the riy
er on their respective boats and OF
January 18th the regiment landed a
Young's Point, Louisiana. where it re
NAMED for time in the low swami
land. assisting in digging the famous
canal, which was later abandoned al
impractical, spending portion Of tn.
time in strengthening the levee alon'
!, the river bank to prevent the overflow
. Of the water in the river which wa
several feet higher than the Ian,
: where the soldiers slept. Here the,
suffered greatly by sickness. After
ward the regiment removed to Mill
ken's Bend. few miles up the river
where the army. commanded by Ger
eral Grant. was being concentrated 70
i the spring campaign against vicks
: burg, which really began March q
1868.
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. REGIMENTS and 18th Ohio Battery