SECOND LIEUTENANT CHARLES H. KIMBALL assigned to Co. "A.", on
account of vacancy by death of Second Lieut. James Roantree, is a
native of Carthage, N.Y., whose grand-father, Richard Kimball, was a
soldier of the war of 1812. He received the appointment of SECOND
LIEUTENANT in this Regt., Nov. 9th, 1864, and was assigned to Co.
A. He was constantly on duty with the command from the date of his
reporting to its final discharge from service, and was greatly
esteemed for his sobriety and exemplary conduct.
He has taken part in the following actions, viz.: heavy skirmish on
Bermuda Front, Dec., 1864; Farra's Island, at Dutch Gap Canal, Jan.
25th, 1865; and capture of Richmond, April 3d, 1865.