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[Illustration: LEWIS P. BUCKLEY, LATE COLONEL 29TH O. V. V. I.]
JOURNAL HISTORY OF THE TWENTY-NINTH OHIO VETERAN VOLUNTEERS, 1861-1865.
ITS VICTORIES AND ITS REVERSES.
And the campaigns and battles of Winchester, Port Republic, Cedar
Mountain, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain, Atlanta, The
March to the Sea, and the campaign of the Carolinas, in which it bore
an honorable part.
BY
J. HAMP SECHEVERELL,
(LATE COMPANY B.)
CLEVELAND:
1883.
COMRADES AND FRIENDS:
On the twentieth anniversary of the organization of the Twenty-ninth
regiment Ohio Veteran volunteer infantry, Comrade J. H. SeCheverell
was instructed to prepare a history of the same, and the undersigned
were appointed a committee to supervise its publication. Comrade
SeCheverell, after months of perplexing labor, completed the manuscript
which was examined by us in Cleveland, July 19, 1882. It was then
decided to issue fifty proof copies of the work to be put into the
hands of members of the regiment for such additions or corrections as
should be found necessary. This was done, and after the return of the
proofs and the incorporation of whatever corrections they contained,
Comrade SeCheverell visited Akron, and spent several days with Colonel
Schoonover, to whom was intrusted the corrections for that vicinity,
and it is with no small degree of satisfaction that we now present
the work to the comrades and friends of the regiment with our hearty
endorsement, believing it _as complete and perfect as it is possible to
make it_.
DAVID W. THOMAS, }
THOMAS W. NASH, }
THADDEUS E. HOYT, } Committee.
ERWIN F. MASON, }
CHAUNCEY H. COON, }
CLEVELAND, OHIO, February 1, 1883.
AUTHOR’S PREFACE.
In the following pages no attempt at literary gush is made, the design
being simply to preserve from oblivion the record of the valiant deeds
of this, the bravest of the brave regiments from the Buckeye State,
that in the dim, distant future, when each comrade shall have answered
to his last earthly roll-call and gone to the “grand review” with the
many whose bones now repose in that far away country of the orange and
the magnolia, those left behind may not forget the sacrifices made,
and the untold dangers endured for that flag, the beautiful, starry
emblem of a now united people, whose supremacy preserved for them the
blessings of this great country, the best beneath the ethereal vault of
heaven.
The data from which the journal portion of the volume is composed was
obtained from members of the regiment, who certify to its correctness.
Colonel Jonas Schoonover furnished, from Atlanta to Washington.
The reader will mark the entire absence of personal laudation so common
in works of this class, and the crowding of a few favored ones to the
front to the exclusion of the hundreds of equally brave and meritorious
men in perhaps lowly positions. That the fortunes of war brought many
forward with flattering prominence is most true, and that thousands who
wore the simple blouse of blue and carried the musket were possessed of
merit as great is also true. To have been a member of the Twenty-ninth
Regiment Ohio Veteran Volunteers is glory enough for a lifetime. If you
did your duty, it is well; if you failed, printers’ ink will not make a
hero of you. Then let each be content with the happy assurance that he
did what he could for the flag.
The writer would acknowledge in an especial manner his obligations to
L. D. Drum, adjutant-general of the United States army, for the very
complete casualty list at the close of the volume; also, to Samuel B.
Smith, adjutant-general of Ohio, Hon. E. B. Taylor, Colonel Edward
Hayes, Jonas Schoonover, Captain R. H. Baldwin, George W. Holloway;
the members of the very efficient revisory committee, Captains D.
W. Thomas, T. W. Nash, Lieutenant T. E. Hoyt, Sergeant E. F. Mason,
and C. H. Coon; the Ashtabula Sentinel, Jefferson Gazette, and the
Akron Daily News, for numerous courtesies extended to him, during the
preparation of this work; and to each comrade and friend who has aided
him in his labors, to name all of whom would require many pages. He has
conscientiously endeavored to make the volume free from errors. If he
has succeeded it will be the first of its kind. However, such as it is,
it is presented to the regiment and its friends with the belief that it
contains much of value.
JEFFERSON, OHIO, February 1, 1883.
INTRODUCTION.
The author of this volume has honored me with an invitation to write an
“Introduction.” A book without a preface would be an anomaly: in other
words, out of harmony with established usage; not strictly important,
but answering much the same purpose as the “whereas” preceding the
resolutions of the convention.
I have not been permitted to read the author’s manuscript, yet I do not
hesitate to assure the reader that as he peruses the pages of the book
he will find much to entertain and profit. To the veteran who enlisted
and fought in the historic “Twenty-ninth Ohio Veteran volunteer
infantry” it will be read with especial interest. The eye will moisten,
and the heart swell with mingled emotions as he is reminded again of
the varying scenes of the camp, the march, and the battle. Others, too
young to remember anything of the war, but who have heard the stories
of the conflict from their fathers, will read this historic sketch of
the old regiment with the greatest avidity.
We well remember the author as “Hamp,” the drummer boy of Company B,
his boyish look, with his neatly-fitting suit of blue, and the tenor
drum suspended from his neck, while with nimble fingers he plied the
ebony sticks in beating the tattoo, reveille, or the “long roll.”
He has done a real and invaluable service to his comrades in gathering
up and condensing in neat and durable form so many interesting facts
relating to the work of a noble regiment. So much, at least, is saved
from oblivion.
In writing the history of any war only a mere outline can be thought
of. Anything like a full and detailed account of what happened is out
of the question. Neither time nor space would permit.
The multiplied thousands who carried their muskets and knapsacks
on foot all over “Dixie,” and who really did the hard work of the
conflict, must be massed in history even as in war they were massed
against the foe. Their individual deeds of daring and suffering were
not a whit behind those of the great Wellingtons, Washingtons, and
Grants. The latter were in positions to glide easily into history,
and have their heroic deeds emblazoned and read in the books of every
nation. The former may have loved their country as well and fought as
bravely for her honor, and yet die in obscurity, “to fortune and to
fame unknown.”
Dr. SeCheverell has doubtless done his best under the circumstances
to do justice to the name of every member of the old Twenty-ninth. It
was known as the Giddings’ regiment, in honor of the Hon. Joshua R.
Giddings, for twenty consecutive years a member of the lower house of
Congress.
Perhaps no man during his time did more than Mr. Giddings to create
public opinion in favor of the freedom of the slave. The regiment was
raised almost entirely within the bounds of his old district, and it
was fitting that it should bear his name. But I remember that when
recruiting it a frequent objection to enlistment was that should any
member of the regiment be so unfortunate as to be taken prisoner by
the “Rebs,” he would be forthwith shot, hung, or burnt at the stake,
particularly on Giddings’ account, and that the name would be so
odious in the South, and would so advertise the regiment that every
member would be especially hunted down and exterminated.
I think “Hamp” has failed utterly to ascertain that any prisoner from
the Twenty-ninth was thus punished, although many of the boys were
often in rebel hands.
I have ever considered myself fortunate and honored in having been
associated with such a regiment.
I was duly appointed and commissioned as the first chaplain, holding
the position one year, resigning at the expiration of that time, and
receiving an honorable discharge from the service.
Of the officers of the regiment much might be said. Nobody who ever
knew Colonel Buckley will ever forget him. A brave man, a great admirer
of order and discipline, faultlessly neat and tidy, a confirmed
dyspeptic; yet the most ticklish and fun provoking humor often cropped
out in his conversation and intercourse with men. One morning, away
down between Bull Run and Fredericksburg, when the tired and jaded men
were in line for the day’s march, the Colonel was in his saddle with
his toes daintily touching the stirrups, his pale, clean shaven face
shaded by the visor of his blue cap, from beneath which his practiced
eye swept the whole regiment at a glance, while his well-polished
sword, firmly gripped, stood perpendicular, resting against the
shoulder; with a stentorian voice he published the following order:
“Men of the Twenty-ninth, let there be no straggling on the march
to-day. But if any of you do straggle take Twenty-ninth off from your
caps and put on One Hundred and Tenth Pennsylvania.”
The joke on the One Hundred and Tenth Pennsylvania was fully
appreciated and immensely enjoyed (a regiment noted for straggling).
With roars of laughter the boys shouldered their muskets and knapsacks
for another hard day’s march through the pine barrens.
Lieutenant-colonel Clark is remembered as a staunch advocate of
temperance, whose interests were ever for the men.
Major Clemmer, as a genial, bluff soldier, whose songs often enlivened
the dreariness of the camp or bivouac; and Quartermaster Gibbs, as a
man of prompt execution, who expected equal promptness from others.
Many anecdotes and incidents of them could be narrated by the page, but
I remember that the introduction to the volume is not the place for
sketches of this kind; and I fear that I have already introduced much
that does not strictly belong to this part of the book. I beg pardon
for any seeming trespass in this direction.
This introduction, written in the midst of other pressing duties, with
frequent interruptions, now most affectionately inscribes this volume
to every member of the Twenty-ninth regiment of Ohio Veteran volunteer
infantry; to their wives and their children.
I am happy to enjoy this privilege of saying a few words in Dr.
SeCheverell’s book to my old comrades. My prayer is that God will bless
every surviving member of the regiment, with their families, also the
widows and orphans of deceased members, and that when the battle of
life is over, we may wear the victor’s crown in heaven.
R. H. HURLBURT, M.D., D.D.,
Late Chaplain Twenty-ninth regiment, O. V. V. I.
MARION, IOWA, July 18, 1882.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
The South Preparing for War--The Fall of Sumter--The Grand
Rally to the Support of the Flag--Formation of the Regiment 17
CHAPTER II.
The Departure from Camp Giddings--At the Front--Death of
Lander--Advance up the Valley--Winchester 34
CHAPTER III.
The Battle of Winchester--“Stonewall” Jackson
Whipped--Congratulatory Orders and Dispatches 39
CHAPTER IV.
Pursuit of Jackson--The “Long” March--Fredericksburg to
Front Royal--March to Waynesboro 42
CHAPTER V.
Battle of Port Republic--The Twenty-ninth nearly Annihilated 46
CHAPTER VI.
Cedar Mountain--Battle at that Point--Severe Loss of
Life--Forward to Alexandria 51
CHAPTER VII.
Return to the Front--Monocacy Bridge--Frederick
City--Recruits--Dumfries 58
CHAPTER VIII.
Battle of Chancellorsville--March to Leesburg--Littletown
and Gettysburg 64
CHAPTER IX.
Battle of Gettysburg--Official Report of General Meade 69
CHAPTER X.
Move to Washington--Embark for New York--Return--Transferred
to the Western Army 75
CHAPTER XI.
Spring Campaign of 1864--Murfreesboro--“Corporal”
Greene--The “Mule Brigade”--Congratulatory 80
CHAPTER XII.
Lookout Mountain--The Fight--Complimentary
Reports--Re-enlistment 84
CHAPTER XIII.
Shelmound--Wauhatchie Valley--Ringgold--Battle of Dug
Gap--On the Move 89
CHAPTER XIV.
Battle of Resaca--In pursuit of the Fleeing “Chivalry”(?) 94
CHAPTER XV.
Pumpkin Vine Creek--Slight Unpleasantness--Personal 98
CHAPTER XVI.
Advance to Pine Knob--The Fight--A Forward Movement 104
CHAPTER XVII.
Battle of Culp’s Farm or Kenesaw mountain--The Glorious
Fourth--Advance to the Chattahoochie 109
CHAPTER XVIII.
Battle of Peach Tree Creek--Some of the “Boys” visit
Andersonville 116
CHAPTER XIX.
Siege of Atlanta--The Capitulation 120
CHAPTER XX.
With Sherman to the Sea--Colonel Schoonover’s Journal 127
CHAPTER XXI.
The Campaign of the Carolinas--Washington--Grand
Review--Northward, “Good Bye” and “Home Again.” 142
General Review 155
Official Roster 159
Casualties 234
TWENTY-NINTH O. V. V. I.
CHAPTER I.
The South Preparing for War--The Fall of Sumter--The Grand Rally to the
Support of the Flag--Formation of the Regiment.
President Lincoln, in his inaugural address of March 4, 1861, said:
“I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the
institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe that I
have no lawful right, and I have no inclination to do so.” The South
had apparently decided otherwise, and continued the preparations for
secession, begun under the administration of, and so ably seconded by
that old imbecile, James Buchanan.
The outlook became so fraught with danger to the Union, that on April
7th a naval expedition sailed from New York to the relief of Fort
Sumter. Its arrival off Charleston harbor was followed by a furious
bombardment of the fort by the rebel batteries of General Beauregard.
The capitulation on April 13th, of the little handful of gallant men
who so bravely defended their country’s flag, was followed by an
outburst of patriotic indignation perhaps never before witnessed in
the history of the world. In an incredibly short space of time the
President’s call for seventy-five thousand men was filled by citizens
eagerly marching to the defense of the National capital.
The rebels meanwhile were busily engaged in appropriating or destroying
the available arms and munitions of war belonging to the Government.
At Bull Run, a few miles from Washington, General Beauregard massed
his rebel horde, and here, on July 21st, General McDowell gratified
the insane “On to Richmond” cry, by giving them battle. The result
was the complete overthrow of the Union army, which retreated in the
wildest disorder to Washington. This event cast a deep gloom over the
entire North (barring the copperhead element). More than twice the time
allowed by the knowing(?) ones to crush the Rebellion (sixty days)
had elapsed, and yet it was growing stronger every day. The North was
not yet awake to the magnitude of the work it had undertaken. The
first patriotic outburst was on the wane; the sympathy of England and
the encouragement given to the rebels by the “copperheads” in the
North, gave a prestige to the Southern cause which, to many, bespoke
the final success of treason. In this dark hour of our country’s
peril, that brave old hero, Joshua R. Giddings, with B. F. Wade,
E. B. Woodbury, and other well known associates, feeling that they
had been disappointed in the acts of another regiment, made up in
part of soldiers recruited in this district, obtained permission to
organize regiment number Twenty-nine, which should be made up as far
as possible, of those in political sympathy with the projectors. The
report of the soldiers already returned from the three months’ service,
and who were generally ready to go again, seemed to indicate who they
wished for commanders. Major Lewis P. Buckley, of Akron, educated at
West Point, was generally desired as colonel, and Thomas Clark, of
Cleveland, formerly a cadet at Norwich university, Vermont, was for
the same reason selected to commence the work. He was accordingly
appointed major, on the 13th of August. Two days later he was mustered
into service, and ordered to report at once to Jefferson, select a
suitable location, and organize a camp. On the 17th he arrived at
Jefferson, and a couple of days were spent in examining fields offered;
at last the grounds of the County Agricultural Society were selected. A
part of company A reported on the 19th, and company B in the afternoon
of the same day. The camp equipage arrived on the 20th. On the 27th
company C reported, and on September 10th, company D, and with this
company came Colonel Buckley, who had just completed his service in the
Nineteenth regiment.
Following are the companies, in the order they entered the service,
with the commanders and the localities from which they were recruited:
Company A, Captain William F. Fitch, was recruited in Jefferson and
vicinity, and Hartsgrove. Company B, Captain Wilbur F. Stevens, was
recruited in Pierpont and vicinity, and Harpersfield. Company C,
Captain Edward Hayes, was recruited in Andover and vicinity, Gustavus,
Ohio, and Espyville, Pennsylvania. Company D, Captain Pulaski C. Hard,
was recruited in Akron, Summit county. Company E, Captain Horatio Luce,
was recruited in Conneaut and surrounding townships. Company F, Captain
John F. Morse, was recruited in Painesville and Mentor, Lake county,
and Montville, Geauga county. Company G, Captain John S. Clemmer, was
recruited in Akron and vicinity. (Second Lieutenant W. P. Williamson,
of this company, who was shot dead at the battle of Winchester,
Virginia, March 23, 1862, was the first man in the regiment to die by
rebel hands.) Company H, Captain Jonas Schoonover, was recruited in
Akron and vicinity. Company I, Captain Russell B. Smith, was recruited
in Medina county, and by transfers, and company K, Captain Alden P.
Steele, was recruited from the various townships in Ashtabula county.
The adverse causes before referred to, materially retarded the
enlistment of the regiment, and it was not until about December 1st
that the different company organizations were completed and the
following staff officers elected:
Colonel Lewis P. Buckley, Akron, Summit county.
Lieutenant-colonel Thomas Clark, Cleveland, Cuyahoga county.
Major John S. Clemmer, Mogadore, Summit county.
Adjutant C. T. Chaffee, Jefferson, Ashtabula county.
Quartermaster O. F. Gibbs, Harpersfield, Ashtabula county.
Chaplain R. H. Hurlburt, Hartsgrove, Ashtabula county.
Surgeon A. K. Fifield, M.D., Conneaut, Ashtabula county.
Assistant Surgeon S. S. Burrows, M.D., Geneva, Ashtabula county.
Commissary Henry Wright, Trumbull, Ashtabula county.
Sergeant-major W. P. Williamson, Akron, Summit county.
Quartermaster-sergeant M. D. Norris, Mesopotamia, Trumbull county.
Hospital Steward E. P. Haynes, Atwater, Portage county.
Fife-major Richard Noonan, Hudson, Summit county.
Drum-major Gurley G. Crane, Cuyahoga Falls, Summit county.
Leader regimental band Chauncey Brainard, Gustavus, Trumbull county.
* * * * *
During the interim came the easy days of soldier life. Ah! those happy,
golden days of camp life, when, with guard mount, battalion drill, and
dress parade, the time passed swiftly away, and each heart beat high
with patriotic desire for early marching orders; days looked back to
from the dreary bivouac in the snow, tentless, and with clothing in
tatters, scarce covering the form from the bitter, cutting winds of
winter, or in the drizzling rain on the lonely outpost when sharp-eyed
rebels only waited for the opportunity to send the leaden messenger
of death whizzing in your direction. Sometimes the “boys” thought the
rations were not sufficiently “gilt-edged,” quite too plain in fact,
for the savers of the country’s honor, yet how often, while trying,
almost in vain, with the half-pint of raw meal to keep the soul and
the poor emaciated body together in those hell devised starvation
traps--Libby, Belle Isle, Andersonville, and Salisbury--did the brave
fellows turn with longing hearts to the bounteous commissary at old
Camp Giddings. Fears were oft expressed lest the war would close
before the Twenty-ninth should be permitted to add its mite to the
support of the flag. How needless they were the rolls show; more than
one-third (five hundred and forty) of the one thousand five hundred and
thirty-two members of the regiment, were either killed, wounded, or
missing in action, and one hundred and fifty-seven died of disease. The
colors, too, which waved so grandly in the sharp winter air, that long
agone Christmas morning in 1861, are now in shreds, rent and torn by
the leaden hail through which they were carried to glorious victories.
This beautiful stand of colors was presented to the regiment on
Wednesday, November 27th, by Hon. J. R. Giddings, on behalf of the
donors, the ladies of Ashtabula and Summit counties. Mr. Giddings
spoke as follows: “Gentlemen, officers and soldiers. Before entering
upon the particular duty assigned me on the present occasion, I may be
permitted to congratulate you and the country, upon the completion of
your regimental organization and the perfection of your preparation for
the field. I desire you at all times to bear in mind the causes which
led to its formation. The present rebellion has its origin far back in
history. Its first overt acts were put forth in Congress by subjecting
the people of the free States to gag rules, by striking down the right
of petition, by arraigning and publicly censuring Representatives
for the faithful discharge of duty, by annexing, unconstitutionally,
slave territory, and extending and strengthening the encroachments of
slavery. To these violent encroachments upon the constitutional rights
of the free States, this Western Reserve has from the first, presented
a very general resistance....
“The ladies have prepared a splendid National and regimental stand of
colors, and have imposed on me the pleasing duty of presenting them
to the regiment. In all past ages civilized nations have gone forth
to war under their own banner, on which was inscribed some device,
figure, or emblem, peculiar to such nation. Thus each tribe among the
Israelites had its particular banner. The early Christians fought under
the cross, the Romans under the golden eagle, the Mohammedans under
the crescent. The founders of our government selected for their colors
a groundwork of blue, representing immutable justice and unlimited
power, on which the stars, representing light, are twinkling in the
vaulted heavens, while in mid ether the bird of Jove is floating, a
fitting representation of the ease and power with which liberty and
civilization are gliding over the earth; while the stars and stripes
of red and white represent the vital principles and purity of our
institutions.
[Addressing Colonel Buckley]: “To you, sir, as commander, I present
these beautiful standards, for the use and benefit of the regiment.
On behalf of the fair donors I confide these National and regimental
standards to the care of yourself, your gallant officers and men.
Wherever you go let them be borne aloft and respected as the emblem
of universal freedom to all who seek your protection. Preserve them
unstained, except by the blood of your enemies. Bear in mind that you
go forth to fight the battles of the human race for all coming time;
and should the roar of cannon, the rattling of muskets, the clashing of
sabres, the din and smoke of battle surround you, remember the cause in
which you are engaged, and be assured that if you fall, we who are left
will care for your widows and children. Your own heroic deeds shall be
enshrined in our memories, recorded in our history, admired by coming
generations, and approved by a holy and just God.”
Colonel Buckley replied: “Respected Sir--I receive this stand of
colors in behalf of the Twenty-ninth regiment. I return through you
to the noble and patriotic ladies of Ashtabula and Summit counties
their grateful thanks; and whenever and wherever it is unfurled to the
breeze, and we look upon its stars and stripes, may we then remember
the generous donors and the vow we this day make. This flag, the flag
of our country, which has been our pride and our boast, and which is
respected by all civilized nations; this flag, thank God, shall yet
wave triumphantly wherever it has been struck down by the ruthless arm
of the traitors: and, companions, whenever we look upon this beautiful
flag may it inspire us to redouble our energies to do our duty to our
beloved country, and if God in his providence permits us to return to
home and kindred, may this flag come back with us to bear witness that
the Twenty-ninth regiment Ohio volunteers was in the thickest of the
fight.
“Sir, you have spoken in high commendation of my command. I can assure
you I feel myself honored in having command of such a regiment. It
will be my pride and ambition, with my fellow-officers to make it in
all things pertaining to a well drilled and well disciplined regiment,
one of the best in Ohio. And now, fellow-soldiers, in the presence of
this assembly, and before high heaven, we swear upon the altar of our
country to defend this flag so long as there shall be one true heart
and strong arm to hold it to the breeze.”
At last the “boys’” impatience to go anywhere but here, was gratified
by an order to move to Camp Chase, near Columbus, Ohio, the date
December 25th; and right here it may not be amiss to give an extract
from an editorial in the Ashtabula Sentinel, as showing what the people
of Jefferson thought of the regiment:
“They leave Jefferson with the respect and esteem of our citizens as an
orderly and well behaved body of men. They have been over three months
within our quiet village, during which time no disturbance has occurred
and no depredations have been committed. They have proved themselves
honorable men, the best evidence that they will be brave soldiers. When
they are heard from in the fight we have no fears of a bad account.”
ORIGINAL REGIMENTAL ROSTER.
Following is the roster of the regiment as given in the issue of the
Ashtabula Sentinel, dated December 25, 1861, inserted by request of the
committee on revision:
FIELD OFFICERS.
Colonel Lewis P. Buckley, Akron.
Lieutenant-colonel Thomas Clark, Cleveland.
Major J. S. Clemmer, Mogadore.
Adjutant C. T. Chaffee, Jefferson.
Sergeant-major W. P. Williamson, Akron.
Quartermaster O. F. Gibbs, Harpersfield.
Quartermaster-sergeant M. D. Norris, Mesopotamia.
Commissary H. Wright, Trumbull.
Chaplain R. H. Hurlburt, Hartsgrove.
Surgeon A. K. Fifield, Conneaut.
Assistant Surgeon S. S. Burrows, Geneva.
Hospital Steward E. P. Haynes, Atwater.
Fife-major Richard Noonan, Hudson.
Drum-major G. G. Crane, Chagrin Falls.
REGIMENTAL BAND.
Leader Chauncy Brainard.
Fifers--Moses C. Rist, George B. Mason, Henry Beach, Henry H. Ray,
Rufus Daniels, Walter St. John, Edward B. Fitts, Charles N. Bancroft,
E. P. Hall, William R. Meeker.
Drummers--Albert E. Brainard, Erastus Brainard, John Price, Calvin
Crane, Albert Walker, William H. Rawdon, Lucius K. Woodbury, Corwin
Spencer, Johnson W. Matterson, Luthur Canfield, Silas H. Kent; Louis
Price, bass; Edward B. Woodbury, bass.
Cymbal Buel W. Brainard.
Bugler Edwin N. Devan.
COMPANY A.
Captain William T. Fitch.
First Lieutenant L. Grover.
Second Lieutenant W. S. Crowell.
First Sergeant E. J. Hurlburt.
Third Sergeant C. H. Coon.
Fourth Sergeant W. H. Grant.
Fifth Sergeant S. G. Elliott.
First Corporal N. B. Adams.
Second Corporal A. L. Rickard.
Third Corporal R. M. Gates.
Fourth Corporal T. E. Hoyt.
Fifth Corporal M. F. Roberts.
Sixth Corporal J. B. Dalrymple.
Seventh Corporal H. C. Rood.
Eighth Corporal J. M. Loomis.
Drummer R. Lewis.
Wagoner William Daniels.
PRIVATES.
J. M. Bronson, M. A. Brown, P. B. Broughton, H. G. Clafflin, Charles
Covert, M. M. Canfield, F. M. Canfield, L. M. Coon, E. G. Clark, Julius
Coleburn, Henry Decker, P. A. Decker, A. L. Dalrymple, G. W. Dudley,
Henry Turner, D. Thatcher, H. E. Woodin, W. B. Shearer, Abram Exceen,
J. A. Exceen, John Ellis, A. A. Fenton, J. M. Sober, W. A. Thompson, E.
P. Young, C. H. Broughton, George Birch, E. O. Brown, W. A. Frisbie,
Leonard Grover, R. W. Graham, J. W. Henry, S. Hyde, Cyrus Hendrick, E.
W. Herrick, W. B. Hoyt, E. M. Holcomb, John Hague, A. Harley, W. C.
Ives, E. C. Joles, G. W. Jones, L. M. Johnson, A. M. Knowlton, W. R.
Williams, Elizer Wilder, W. L. Wood, M. St. John, R. E. Woodbury, A.
Thompson, J. W. Bartlett, S. C. Buck, A. B. Benjamin, C. C. Bugbee, E.
J. Maltby, A. H. Frayer, O. B. Laskey, S. O. Latimer, J. E. March, A.
W. McNaughton, G. B. Mowry, F. B. Mowry, F. Potter, E. Richerson, C.
Roath, B. L. Roberts, N. W. Simmons, T. W. Simmons, John Sylvester,
Wilber Sloat, Theodore Smith, John Shears, Alonzo D. Squires, Pickering
Smith, S. R. Thompson, V. Wilson, S. N. Hubbard, A. B. Durfee, N.
Wilder.
COMPANY B.
Captain W. F. Stevens.
First Lieutenant A. Bishop.
Second Lieutenant A. Wilson.
First Sergeant B. N. Smith.
Second Sergeant J. E. Tanner.
Third Sergeant F. M. Hewitt.
Fourth Sergeant P. O. Warren.
Fifth Sergeant A. B. Isham.
First Corporal A. J. Langworthy.
Second Corporal O. Fairbrother.
Third Corporal R. Griswold.
Fourth Corporal L. K. Bean.
Fifth Corporal D. B. Peck.
Sixth Corporal F. A. Chapman.
Seventh Corporal E. Potter.
Eighth Corporal A. Bishop.
Fifer G. Miles.
Drummer J. H. SeCheverell.
Wagoner E. P. McArthur.
PRIVATES.
E. T. Allen, L. P. Allen, S. Atkin, F. R. Ackley, S. S. Andrews, D.
Ames, H. Beckwith, T. Beckwith, H. Brainard, C. Brainard, J. Brazee, I.
Brainard, O. J. Burbank, D. Brown, D. J. Baur, C. F. Baur, J. W. Baur,
M. Burgett, A. H. Benham, W. R. Carr, F. Case, H. Clark, S. Chapman, J.
Doe, H. Durfee, B. T. Durfee, M. DeWolf, J. C. DeWolf, E. Furman, J. H.
Fails, N. A. German, N. Hicks, H. Hicks, N. Hendricks, M. B. Hoskins,
F. Hallett, H. O. Holmes, E. C. Holmes, R. Hartwell, B. L. Haskin,
C. Hall, W. P. Johnson, V. Jordan, A. A. Kumig, N. Knapp, D. Knapp,
J. Kohlar, F. Leonard, J. Mervin, R. McKee, B. A. McArthur, C. W.
Matthews, R. McFall, L. Montgomery, R. Wilson, S. B. Wilder, G. McNutt,
D. Newcomb, J. Newman, D. Potter, W. Potter, J. Phinney, S. C. Pierce,
M. Rowe, G. Rowe, G. Wright, J. Rounds, A. Rogers, J. Rockwell, E.
Phillips, R. Sills, H. Smith, S. Stanley, R. Stewart, W. H. Vanscoik,
L. Wright.
COMPANY C.
Captain Edward Hayes.
First Lieutenant B. F. Perry.
Second Lieutenant F. T. Stewart.
First Sergeant C. W. Kellogg.
Second Sergeant R. L. Jones.
Third Sergeant D. W. Rolph.
Fourth Sergeant G. W. Beckwith.
Fifth Sergeant G. W. Britton.
Second Corporal C. J. Galpin.
Third Corporal H. M. Ryder.
Fourth Corporal N. H. Bailey.
Fifth Corporal W. A. Baker.
Sixth Corporal G. R. Leonard.
Seventh Corporal C. C. Fitts.
Eighth Corporal W. A. Burwell.
Drummer B. Phelps.
Wagoner T. Kellogg.
PRIVATES.
W. Alger, L. B. Brainard, S. W. Bronson, G. D. Brockett, T. R. Brown,
E. Britton, A. H. Beardslee, R. W. Cross, D. V. Chaffee, W. J.
Chambers, O. P. Crosby, S. O. Crosby, H. C. Carey, J. Chapell, R. A.
Cunningham, R. Churchill, L. Clark, C. W. DeWitt, W. P. Dady, C. E.
Dudley, G. Eastlick, G. Enos, J. Williams, A. W. Mann, J. Noble, M. E.
Forbes, J. A. Frazier, J. Fleming, J. Grey, E. Gibbs, W. G. Gillett, J.
Hall, D. S. Halstead, A. Kingsley, H. Laughlin, F. D. Lane, J. W. Lee,
H. Lyons, H. C. Lord, L. O. Lindsley, L. W. Leavit, D. C. Lindsley,
J. Leslie, E. F. Mason, M. Maloney, J. W. Matteson, A. L. Monty, J.
Winby, A. Mason, W. Yokes, J. Yokes, S. Warren, J. Warren, J. Wenham,
D. Thomas, J. Thomas, W. H. Shores, J. C. Shaw, S. G. Strickland, B.
F. Sperry, W. Sisley, J. F. Rowley, H. C. Rice, N. J. Merrells, T.
J. Merrells, B. Miller, E. O. Miller, D. B. Parker, O. K. Phelps, W.
Palmer, J. D. Rea, D. Ryckman, W. H. Runyon.
COMPANY D.
Captain Pulaski C. Hard.
First Lieutenant M. T. Wright.
Second Lieutenant J. H. Grinnell.
First Sergeant G. W. Dice.
Second Sergeant J. H. Knox.
Third Sergeant W. E. Dockrey.
Fourth Sergeant J. C. Ewart.
Fifth Sergeant L. A. McAdams.
First Corporal J. Hile.
Second Corporal L. Robinson.
Third Corporal S. Woolridge.
Fourth Corporal P. Nicholas.
Fifth Corporal G. Welch.
Sixth Corporal L. B. Starks.
Seventh Corporal W. H. Hart.
Eighth Corporal F. C. Remley.
Fifer B. H. Wadsworth.
Drummer W. B. Crane.
Wagoner A. Hunsicker.
PRIVATES.
W. H. Alexander, M. M. Hutchinson, R. Partridge, J. S. Alexander, W.
H. Bloomfield, O. Brewster, C. Beck, J. W. Chalfant, N. Cochran, R. T.
Chapman, C. Dudley, G. Ellis, N. C. Finney, G. Foust, L. E. Gaylord,
A. W. Golden, J. Gardner, J. C. Glass, M. Houghland, W. D. Haynes, E.
Hastings, H. H. Heath, H. Haring, J. Hugh, C. G. Tolcott, V. V. Viers,
H. F. Waters, E. Hamilton, J. H. Hill, D. Hartigan, S. J. Iles, W.
H. Jones, P. B. Jones, J. A. Jones, S. Kissinger, J. Lamberson, N.
Leohner, L. Lindsay, W. Medesker, G. Montenyohle, W. Mendleson, H.
W. Morill, L. Meriam, H. Niman, A. W. Niman, I. Powlis, S. Parks, J.
Parks, A. A. Wolcott, J. Winters, G. J. Young, B. Pontius, H. Ream, A.
J. Ream, A. Replogle, E. Randall, J. Rodenbaugh, L. C. Richardson, W.
C. Stoughton, W. Shanfelt, N. Smith, P. W. Smith, J. G. Stinehour, J.
H. Snyder, C. Sherbonder, D. Schaaf, S. Strecker, L. Squires, E. E.
Skinner, J. Steese, L. Standish, H. A. Thompson, J. B. Yohey, J. G.
Wait.
COMPANY E.
Captain H. Luce.
First Lieutenant T. S. Winship.
Second Lieutenant E. Howard.
First Sergeant L. G. Bevins.
Second Sergeant T. L. Gould.
Third Sergeant G. Hayward.
Fourth Sergeant H. Andrews.
Fifth Sergeant W. G. Buds.
First Corporal A. Durkee.
Second Corporal N. L. Parmeter.
Third Corporal H. Dewey.
Fourth Corporal C. P. Rhoades.
Fifth Corporal S. J. Rockwell.
Sixth Corporal D. Platt.
Seventh Corporal C. Howard.
Eighth Corporal L. Dean.
Fifer C. Luce.
Drummer J. S. Bellows.
Wagoner H. J. Reaves.
PRIVATES.
J. P. Bagley, A. Bardsley, D. Baringer, A. Blanchard, F. Brown, E. J.
Brewer, O. Brewer, H. Bronson, B. Brick, W. L. Carey, C. W. Carey, W.
L. Coulburn, I. Conklin, A. Crouch, E. Curtis, L. Culver, F. Culver,
W. H. Crawford, I. M. Dalrymple, H. Dalrymple, E. Davis, R. Dewey,
P. Vanskoik, H. Warren, W. Ellsworth, N. Gillett, D. Goodwell, J. C.
Greenlee, O. Gunn, L. Harper, J. S. Haddock, D. W. Hall, E. Hopkins,
H. Hill, W. Holden, W. N. Hill, L. Hill, W. Johnson, O. Jones, J.
Jones, G. A. Lilley, F. Lovejoy, T. Marsh, M. Mayhew, D. M. Morley, T.
S. McCartney, L. Weber, W. Woodward, I. N. Meeker, D. Platt, Jr., J.
O. Phillips, C. Pier, G. J. Putney, P. Proctor, J. Pike, H. Rhodes,
G. Ryon, E. Ryon, W. Roberts, I. Roberts, W. A. Robinson, J. Sammon,
H. Sly, W. Sterling, A. H. Stirrett, J. A. Sinclair, A. E. Tracy, H.
Thornton, S. Tuttle, R. Vanskoik, L. J. Woodard, E. Wilson, Thomas
Shultz.
COMPANY F.
Captain John F. Morse.
First Lieutenant H. Gregory.
Second Lieutenant E. Burridge.
First Sergeant L. H. Martindale.
Second Sergeant J. Jerome.
Third Sergeant R. H. Baldwin.
Fourth Sergeant S. Hall.
Fifth Sergeant M. E. Gregory.
First Corporal C. Woodford.
Second Corporal G. Gray.
Third Corporal N. B. Noyes.
Fourth Corporal C. Van Valkenburg.
Fifth Corporal B. Pickett.
Sixth Corporal H. Macumber.
Seventh Corporal N. Harvey.
Eighth Corporal C. N. Hayes.
Fifer O. F. Stickney.
Drummer J. Schofield.
Wagoner J. H. Whitney.
PRIVATES.
D. Auringer, A. Austin, J. Briggs, H. E. Balch, S. E. Balch, J. J.
Belknap, J. Broughton, C. Broughton, H. C. Canfield, J. Carson, W.
Call, R. Cannon, P. H. Chapin, C. V. Clark, A. Cole, C. Cain, A. Case,
F. Dimock, N. P. Durkee, M. Dowling, P. Dowling, T. Dowling, J. Dustin,
J. Dodge, E. Ewer, M. Flinn, J. Flood, F. Flood, I. Foss, E. L. Gray,
Y. E. Gregory, I. J. Houghkirk, D. D. Hill, A. D. Harroun, A. J.
Harroun, F. R. Johnson, J. D. Johnson, P. Joyce, J. King, W. Lindley,
M. Malone, J. C. McLean, S. McLean, J. Manly, A. Neil, E. S. Ontis, A.
B. Paine, J. B. Pickett, T. Ryne, L. Ryne, J. Shelby, P. Shelby, S.
M. Smith, C. Smith, Pomeroy Smith, S. B. Smith, O. F. Stetson, A. E.
Sanford, A. Sperry, E. Williams. G. Williams, C. F. Waldron, L. Walker,
G. T. Wicks.
COMPANY G.
Captain John S. Clemmer.
Since the above was in type Captain Clemmer has been elected major.
Vacancy not filled.
First Lieutenant James Treen.
Second Lieutenant J. J. Wright.
First Sergeant C. H. Russell.
Second Sergeant W. Chamberlain.
Third Sergeant George Treen.
Fourth Sergeant Adam Hart.
Fifth Sergeant E. F. Smith.
First Corporal William Wirt.
Second Corporal Franklin Mest.
Third Corporal M. M. Martin.
Fourth Corporal E. B. Hubbard.
Fifth Corporal A. C. French.
Sixth Corporal T. Caldwell.
Seventh Corporal G. F. Hewett.
Eighth Corporal John W. Wise.
PRIVATES.
Oscar C. Andrews, Edward Alley, C. H. Anderson, A. P. Atchison,
Augustus Belden, G. F. Brayington, Lester P. Burke, John Burns, L.
D. Clements, William Cline, David Y. Cook, T. Cummins, John Cephus,
John Campbell, C. A. Downey, George W. Deam, Noah Downey, Henry H.
Ewell, John W. Ewell, William A. Faze, Jacob D. Foster, H. W. Geer,
Thomas E. Green, M. Greenwall, John Gross, Albert W. Hall, Robert W.
Hall, Eli Harrington, Hiram Hill, Roswell Hoffman, John Huggett, N.
P. Humiston, Jehiel Lane, Jehiel Lane, Jr., William C. Lantz, Joseph
Limerick, Joseph F. Loomis, John H. Lower, Oliver Lee, T. E. McCain,
G. J. McCormick, J. M. McCormick, J. H. McDonald, Isaac Madlem, B.
F. Manderbach, C. W. Martin, F. Meztler, William Harrington, William
H. Moore, John B. Nowling, C. F. Remley, Uriah Reifsnyder, C. L.
Robinson, Jacob Rosenbaum, John Rowland, James W. Smith, E. S. Smith,
G. Sherbondy, George Strohl, Ferris Townsend, James B. Treen, John D.
Treen, Charles Upham, John Watson, John F. Weidle, S. C. Winkleman,
Daniel Wise, Carroll W. Wright, Charles Young, Conrod Zilite, David
McIntyre, John Kummer, Mortimer Vanhining.
COMPANY H.
Captain J. Schoonover.
First Lieutenant A. J. Fulkerson.
Second Lieutenant H. Mack.
First Sergeant T. W. Nash.
Second Sergeant O. H. Remington.
Third Sergeant J. B. Storer.
Fourth Sergeant J. L. Ferguson.
Fifth Sergeant H. L. Curtis.
First Corporal L. Wagoner.
Second Corporal W. H. Connell.
Third Corporal D. W. Thomas.
Fourth Corporal T. Davis.
Fifth Corporal C. H. Edgerly.
Sixth Corporal William Leggett.
Seventh Corporal G. B. Myers.
Eighth Corporal M. Humphrey.
Fifer J. Hart.
Drummer M. Smith.
Wagoner J. Miller.
PRIVATES.
J. Ardis, J. Baird, J. Buck, T. G. Boak, F. H. Boyer, L. Bruno, J.
Best, John Davis, W. Davis, W. Dennison, W. Demings, J. Ernspranger, J.
Fritz, T. Folger, O. C. Field, R. Farnham, C. Fairchild, D. Harbaugh,
J. Heffelfinger, L. Harris, J. Harris, J. D. Hall, H. Hazzen, S. W.
Hart, A. Hazzen, P. Jones, G. C. Kellogg, C. H. King, A. A. Kellogg,
D. Kittinger, F. Morris, G. Nichols, E. Oberholtz, C. H. Paine, L. L.
Porter, S. Paine, J. Pierson, A. A. Palmer, W. Peet, C. Rottert, H.
Ridder, L. Rodgers, G. Youells, A. Robinson, E. Randerbush, H. Root, W.
Robinson, J. Snowbarger, G. Slusser, J. Smith, F. Smith, N. Salsberry,
H. H. Scott, J. C. Stall, W. Spears, C. C. Tooker, W. H. Tooker, E.
Turner, J. Wilson, H. Wolf, O. O. Wright, R. M. Wilkins, A. Wallace, J.
Wells.
COMPANY I.
[Not fully organized.]
Captain R. B. Smith.
First Lieutenant A. A. Philbrick.
Second Lieutenant William J. Hall.
First Sergeant C. C. Lord.
Drummer William Elliott.
Wagoner B. Alderman.
PRIVATES.
N. B. Adams, W. H. Abbott, A. Archer, A. Alderman, J. J. Bair, C.
Beach, U. Cook, J. C. Cally, W. H. Cooper, J. Craig, W. Dickinson,
J. Everhard, Martin Elliott, W. Eldred, Z. Farnsworth, C. F. Gove,
W. Gilbert, J. Grine, T. N. Harrington, A. Holden, P. Hawk, D. N.
Hubbard, W. Wildy, C. H. Kinsdig, R. S. Krahl, J. Miller, N. Miller, J.
G. Marsh, M. H. Murdock, M. L. Maley, M. McNerny, T. J. Nicholls, H.
Newcomb, M. G. Owen, J. R. Polley, J. Perkins, L. Pegg, T. R. Phinney,
J. Rupp, H. Rex, G. W. Reed, G. Rorke, E. Rushon, Jackson Roe, Joseph
Roe, S. F. Sawyer, A. Squires, J. Sage, J. Sowers, E. M. Suplee, D.
C. Stevens, S. Sturdevant, J. H. Freman, A. Thompson, J. A. Walsh, J.
Winters, C. L. Welton, E. C. Whitaker, O. O. Wakeman, W. Waterman, S.
E. Wilson, A. A. Woodruff, W. N. DeWitt, T. F. Henderson, M. Hendrick,
R. Hill.
COMPANY K.
Captain Alden P. Steele.
First Lieutenant D. E. Hurlburt.
Second Lieutenant William Neil.
First Sergeant C. C. Johnson.
Second Sergeant A. O. Benjamin.
Third Sergeant G. C. Judd.
Fourth Sergeant H. H. Fenton.
Fifth Sergeant J. B. Partch.
First Corporal D. Phillips.
Second Corporal E. W. Gray.
Third Corporal G. M. Cowgill.
Fourth Corporal A. D. Eddy.
Fifth Corporal Luther Kinney.
Sixth Corporal Joel Ritter.
Seventh Corporal J. Alexander.
Eighth Corporal Lewis Wrisley.
Drummer H. Wilder.
Wagoner Cooley Griffin.
PRIVATES.
R. W. Alderman, J. Blodgett, H. Davenport, D. W. Fisher, A. N.
Alderman, Orlando Clark, G. W. Dean, William Fisher, C. A. Baker,
T. Cook, E. E. Durfee, T. J. Fails, F. Burt, F. N. Cutler, F. W.
Eggleston, L. Fowler, George Bullis, C. Conrad, William Fletcher, W.
Fitzgerald, P. M. Griggs, Hiram Griggs, J. Goldsmith, H. Hammond, J.
Hammond, W. S. Hoxter, H. Holcomb, F. Hilliard, Judson Hunt, J. L.
Hayward, C. O. Hinkle, F. Johnson, E. A. Johnson, John Jinks, William
Knox, F. Love, George Light, William Law (transferred to company G,
December 14, 1861), D. Marsh, J. McCloud, J. Mathews, A. F. Mills,
O. O. Oliver, S. Pierce, G. Perry, William Pond, G. A. Patchen, M.
Ramsey, F. Rounds, William Reed, E. Reed, J. Randell, Solon Squires,
J. Spain, J. Swinton, J. St. Clair, J. Sanfield, George Strong, D.
Turner, J. Taylor, Jr., James Williams, C. W. Wilson, O. E. Wilson, A.
J. Wightman.