YALE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY f'Tj'm m M m^K" , M -y^ ^M Bought with the income of the Ellen Battell Eldridge Fund 0. p. JIORTOig'. HISTORY OF THE Forty-Secoid Iidiam VOLUNTEER INFANTRY Compiled and Written at the Request of W. M. COCKRUM, Late Lieutenant-Colonel Ii2d Indiana Regiment. BY S. F. HORRALL, Late Captain of Company G, Wd Indiana Regiment. PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHOI?. 1892. do^fohub & hbnnbberry, Pkintbrs, Engkavers and Binders, chicago, ill. Cc3exG-t PROLOGUE. ^NE has said : " It is a sordid thing to write for money, a selfish thing to write for fame, but it is a sweet and glorious thing to write for the approval of those we most intensely love." While I pen these lines, one sits near by who, in the dark days of '61, when I " went away to the wars," leaving not a dollar for her to care for my children with, in a spirit of enthusiastic patriotism she said: "Go, God bless you, and protect you ! " And I now call to mind the hundreds on hundreds of patriotic women of our land who made such sacrifices, and then, comrades, in the light of their hardships, and .trials, to me it seems as if our endurances and privations were insignificant indeed. How much the !N"ation owes the self-sacrificing women of our land, none can ever compute. For the one by my side to-night, and for the thousands of others enduring in those dark days like she did, I write, and to her, and to them, dedicate this little volume in part. But not to them alone, but to former comrades in arms, of whose heroism I write, that their deeds of renown and of high emprise may stand in enduring types ; supported by history, that their children, and children's children may read ; — this book is also dedicated. Let me paraphrase, my comrades, and say to you as you read these pages : " Backward, turn backward, memory in flight. Make us soldiers again, if but for to-night." The Author. KOTE. No paTtiality has been intended in the matter of presenting portraits in this book. The conditional proposition was made to all former officers of the regiment whose addresses could be found. Those who accepted appear. The Author. MRS. S. J. HORRALL. MRS. JAKE HORRALL. This lady (maiden name Jane Crabbs) was born on the 15th of February, 1833, in Daviess county, Indiana, and became the wife of S. F Horrall, late captain Company G, 4ad Indiana Vol. Inftry., on the 27th of January, 1853. To this union seven children were born, viz. : Albion, Nelson, Mabel, Addie, Logan, Jesse and Kaiser. Of these, all are living except Addie and Kaiser, and reside in Wash ington, Ind., except the daughter, who is the wife of Merrick Williams, Chicago, 111. As she appears here represented (with child in her arms) so thousands on thousands of patriotic wives of our land were left in those days of danger and peril to the Nation. Sons and daughters of veterans should ever keep freSh and green the memory of the mother, living or dead, who bore patiently and heroically her part of the burden of the war for the preservation of the Union, as well as the heroism of the father, who bore his part, small or great, in securing to posterity a united, free and happy country. INDEX. PAGK. Prologue ill Note iv Explanatory 13 Correspondence ^ 15 Governor O. P. Morton 19 Preliminary to Organization 24 The Muster into Service 27- 93 CHAPTER I. Preparing for War 95- 98 CHAPTER II. The March to Calhoun, Ky 99-100 CHAPTER III. Calhoun— Camp in Mud 101-102 CHAPTER IV Sacramento — South Carrolton 105-106 CHAPTER V. Another March — Owensboro 109-111 CHAPTER VI. Nashville— A Deserted City 113-115 CHAPTER VII. The Extreme Penalty. 116-117 CHAPTER VIII. Murfreesboro — Shelbyville — Wartrace 119-121 CHAPTER IX. Fayetteville— Light Duty 123-125 CHAPTER X. Breaking Camp — Huntsville 126-129 CHAPTER XI. Detached— Fun for the Boys 131-182 vii viii INDEX. PAGE. CHAPTER XII. Stirring Times— Emancipation Proclamation 133-135 CHAPTER XIII. Alabama Forsaken 136-140 Supplementary to Chapter XIII 140-143 CHAPTER XIV. March to Nashville 145-146 CHAPTER XV. Louisville— " God's Country" 147-148 CHAPTER XVI. A Memorable Day— First Battle 150-156 CHAPTER XVII. Official Reports -Buell-Bragg 158-161 CHAPTER XVIII. Saying ' ' Good-bye " : 162-163 CHAPTER XIX. Battle ot Stone River 165-175 CHAPTER XX. After the Battle— Official Report. 178-183 CHAPTER XXI. Promotion of Col. Jno. Beatty 183-187 CHAPTER XXII. Forward — Down in Georgia — Battle of Chickamauga 189-193 CHAPTER XXIII. Retrospect of Battle 194-108 CHAPTER XXIV. Camp iu Chattanooga — Short Rations 300-205 CHAPTER XXV. Veteranizing — Home Again 206-208 CHAPTER XXVI. Campaign to Atlanta 210.-315 INDEX. IX PAGE. CHAPTER XXVII. Dalton— Strategic .' 216-219 CHAPTER XXVUI. '• Pumpkin Vine " Creek 221-323 CHAPTER XXIX. Kenesaw Mountain 324-227 CHAPTER XXX. Fourth of July Celebration 238-380 CHAPTER XXXI. Chattahoochee River 232-233 CHAPTER XXXII. Battle of Peach Tree Creek 234-2P7 CHAPTER XXXIIL Regimental Changes 239-240 CHAPTER XXXIV. The March to the Sea 243-255 CHAPTER XXXV. Through the Carolinas — Battle of BentonviUe 257-861 Official Reports 248-255 A Brief Summary 262-363 General Grant's Order No. 108 263-264 Appendix 265-371 Incidents 373-280 Author's Valedictory 281-283 INDEX TO BIOGRAPHIES AND ENGRAVINGS. PAGE. GOV. O. p. MORTON Frontispiece. MRS. S. F. HORRALL v COL. CHA8. DENBY ' H LIEUT.-COL. J. M. SHANKLIN 93 LIEUT.-COL. W. M. COCKRUM 103 MAJ. N. B. FRENCH 107 ADJT. J. G. STUBBLEFIELD ..113 CAPT. C. G. OLMSTEAD 118 CAPT. A. J. McCUTCHAN .,. 123 CAPT. A. MYLER 130 CAPT. JNO. G. EIGENMAN 144 CAPT. ELDER COOPER 149 LIEUT. WM. JONES 157 CAPT. I. w. Mccormick : . . i64 CAPT. S. F. HORRALL 176 LIEUT. ALLEN GEi^TRY 188 LIEUT. J. B. T. DEARING 199 PRIVATE W. F. MEDSKER 309 MRS. COL. W.M. COCKRUM 230 COL. G. R. KELLAMS , 231 GBN'L ROSECRANS 238 GEN'L BEATTY 341 GEN'L CARLIN 256 GROUP — Sons and Daughtek of a Veteran Pacing 381 CHAKLES DENBY. CHARLES DENBY Was born in the State of Virginia, June 16, 1830. He was thirty-one years old when he entered the United States army as lieutenant-colonel of 4:2d Kegiment Indiana Vol unteers, and at the time was a lawyer by profession. Before ¦the organization of the regiment, immediately after the fall of Sumter, he raised a voluntary company and guarded the powder magazine near Evansville, Ind. Before the organi zation of the 43d he drilled company A of the regiment a long time, and that was the nucleus of the regiment. After organization, and sometime in September, 1861, he made an expedition with four companies up Green river to protect the iirst lock at Calhoun, Ky. At the battle of Per ry ville, Ky., October 8, 1861, Col. Danby was wounded twice and had his horse killed under him. After this battle, for gallantry in action he was made colonel of the 80th Indiana, remaining in command as a full colonel until February, 1863, when he resigned on a surgeon's certificate of disability. After resignation, he resumed the practice of law in Evans ville, which he followed until appointed United States min ister at Peking, China, by President Cleveland, which position he has continued in to this day. The fact that he remained in the position under an administration opposite to his own political views would indicate that in diplomatic relations his conduct has been satisfactory to the United States govern- .ment at Washington, D. C. Col. Denby is of Eevolutionary stock. His grandfather, Mathew Harvey, was a soldier in "Lee-'s Legion." Colonel Denby had two brothers in the active Navy, and one in the Department — the war for the Union. His wife, a daughter of Dr. Graham N. Fitch, Logansport, Ind., can boast patriotic lineage. Her grandfather, Fred- 12 CHAELES DENBY. «rick Fitch, lost a leg in the War of 1812. Her great-grand fathers on both sides were in the Eevolutionary war. He r father was colonel of an Indiana regiment, and his son, Henry S. Fitch, was brigade quarter-master, under Gen. Sherman. His half-brother, Leroy Fitch, commanded gun boats on the Ohio river. His nephew, Frederick Fitch, was in an Indiana regiment. So, it is seen, all of Col. Denby's people and all his wife's were in the war for the Union. EXPLANATORY. ^ 1 1^ HE preparation of this book, small though it is, has vljlj been attended with no inconsiderable labor, at a day 80 distant from those of thie scenes, incidents, etc., herein related. But it has been " love's labor," and whether it will be " lost " or not, probably largely depends on others. The author has lived, during the months of the writing and compiling, in the "shadows of the past," and as day by day memory was refreshed, and by the recalling of one event another came fast in its wake, the whole history of the regiment, like a grand panorama, spread out before the mind so eager to grasp it all for a presentation to the living and a testimonial to the dead — passed in mind review. Information has been sought and obtained from widely separated places, covering almost the entire United States and part of the territories, and travel by letter to many a scene of action in the Southland has been necessary because of the locating there of some veteran, or son of a veteran, who possessed information to impart. From Fort Sherman, Idaho, the archives of the War Department, Peking, China, and more than once across the continent, the swift mail of the government you preserved, my comrades, bore scraps of history respecting your com mand, to be woven into form of convenient preservation for you and yours, for time and time in the future. By courtesy of Col. John W. Foster, of the -State depart ment, a long time personal friend of this author, access to War Eecords has been had, and reports, or copies of them, readily obtained; and very promptly, which have enabled the writer to verify by record — what would otherwise have 13 14 HISTOEY OF THE appeared only a more or less pleasing story — a history, my comrades, you made for and in defense of your country, and a nation's honor, in tracks of blood on many a field of glory. Your Brigade Commanders, Generals John Beatty and William P. Carlin, promptly and cheerfully imparted such information and lacking data as was asked for; and Col. G. E. Kellams and Lieutenant Col. Wm. M. Cockrum gladly contributed, and aided by material for the preparation of this book, and to them all, comrades, your thanks, which will not be witheld, are due. The author has so long been a writer for the public press, (forty years) either as correspondent for, or editor of news papers, that long ago he learned that what troubled him most was not what " to put in print," but " what not to print." This thought has been kept constantly in mind in this work, and now, comrades, you are the, jury by which the verdict of merit or demerit is to be rendered. If, however, by inad vertency or otherwise, this self-imposed rule has not been the most rigidly adhered to, and you find in these pages that which in your opinion might properly not have been written, please exercise charity, and note it as an error of the author's judgment, not of the heart. FOBTT-SECOND EEGIMBNT. 15 CORRESPONDENCE. S testimonials of the gallantry of the 42nd Eegiment, ^^f the following letters and extracts from the War Eecords, respecting this organization, will not fail, perhaps, to prove of interest alike to oiScers and private soldiers. It is believed comrades will have a proper appreciation of such testimonials, coming from such sources. Washtngton, D. C, April 31, 1893. Capx. S. F. Hokkall, Washington, Ind. Dear Sib : I have ja3t received yours of the 19th instant, inform ing me that you are engaged in preparing the individual history of the 43d Indiana U. 8. Volunteer Infantry. Such an undertaking meets my warm approval. The history of the 43d Indiana Is a brilliant one. It was always reliable for intelligence, patriotism, fighting and staying qualities. If I could put one more feather in the Cap of that regiment I would do it with the greatest pleasure. Hoping that your undertaking may prove eminently successful, I am, Verj truly yours, . W. S. Rosecrans, Brevet Major-Oeneral U. 8. Vols. Columbus, O., April 29, 1892. My Dear Captain: I am just getting round again, after a little spell of sickness, and am not prepared on the spur of the moment to say all I should be glad to say with respect to the gallantry of the oflBcers and men of the 42d Regiment of Indiana Volunteer Infantry. Was with them on the march to Nashville in the autumn of 1863 in the three or four days' battle of Stone River, in the advance on Tullehoma, in the movement into Georgia, and in the two days' engagement at Chicamauga. During all this time I had personal knowledge of the men, and an intimate acquaintance with the , ofiicers, and can bear witness that no braver and more eflBcient regiment than the Forty- Second ever fought under the National Flag. To you, personally, I 16 HISTORY OF THE am under great obligations for Intelligent and vigilant service while a member of my staff. With kind regards to all the surviving officers and soldiers of the 43d, and with best wishes for all, I am, Yours very respectfully, John Beatty, Bng.-Qen'l U. S. Vols. Capt. S. F. Hohrall, Washington, Ind. Fort Sherman, Idaho, May 7th, 1893. My Dear Captain Horrall: Your favor of the date May 1st has this day been received. I have- answered the questions propounded in your letter, and return the enclosures herewith. The 43d Indiana Volunteer Infantry is particularly remembered by me, in consequence of its conspicuous intrepidity and behavior in several battles, and especially in the night aflair at Gray ville, Ga., the second night after the battles of Chattanooga, when we ran against the retreating enemy and scattered them over the country. Wishing you success in your undertaking, I am, Yours truly, Wm. P. Carlin, Ool. ith V. 8. Infty.,and late Brigadier and Major-General U. 8. Vols. In another General Carlin writes: ' ' I have a most agreeable recollection of the 42d Indiana Volunteers, and of the officers, some of whom I knew personally. It was a gallant regiment. I shall be pleased to get a copy of your history when published. " Wm. P. Carlin, etc., etc. From the Eecords of the War Department, the author is enabled to bring further evidence of your gallantry and effi ciency, while General Carlin was your Brigade Commander; for the mention of an officer's name in the connection given here simply means praise of the men he commanded. Near Atlanta, Ga., Aug. — , 1864. * * ***** " My thanks are due to my brigade commanders, * » * «¦ Brigadier-General W. P. Carlin » * * * for the cheerfulness and good judgment with which they have at all times executed my orders and furthered the objects of every movement." Brig.-Gen. R. W. Johnson, Com'd'g First Division, Fourteenth Corps, TJ. 5. Army. Vol. — , p. 524, Rebellion Records. FOETY-SECOND BEGIMENT. ] 7 This evidence in your behalf, comrades, by your corps commander, on the ' ' March to the Sea," and through the Carolinas, as the lawyers would say, is altogether "com petent." Whitehall, Ga., Sept. — , 1864. ***** If » " To the Division commanders, brigadier-generals, * * * Carlin, * * » my thanks are due for their action, assistance and co-opera tion during the engagement. The immediate presence of these old and well-known commanders among the troops during the movements of heaviest battle did much to inspire that coolness and determination so strikingly exhibited on this occasion." Bb'v't Maj. -Gen. Jeff. C. Davis, Com'd'g Fourteenth Corps, Army of Ctimberland, U. 8. Army. Vol. — , p. 515, Rebellion Records. All these evidences on the behalf of commanding and superior officers embrace, of course, the history of each regi ment and battery of artillery belonging to the brigade com mand; and therefore, by the compilation of these extracts from the army records, comrades, the author is able to place the 42d Indiana, individitally, before you and your children in its true, proper and historic relation to the great War for the suppression of the Eebellion, and the preservation of the Union. Lookout Valley, Tenn., Feb. 4, 1864. * « * * * *,* "My thanks are due to General Carlin and his brigade for their services on Lookout Mountain on the night of the 34th. They were posted in an exposed position, and when attacked repelled it with great spirit and success." Maj.-Gen. Joseph HopKER, CommandiTig Eleventh and Twelfth Corps, U. '8. Army. Vol. xxxi.. Part 3, p. 324, Rebellion Records. Comrades will quite well remember the incidents of that "Battle above the clouds," and a compliment from "fight- , ing Joe Hooker," is of no insignificant import. ]» HISTORY OF THE Then our Division Commander, General E. W. Johnson, adds to the glory of the brigade and the 42d Eegt. as follows Graysville, Ga., March 37, 1864. *****-»* " Carlin was moved forward to support Harrison." " This duty, like all duty required of General Carlin, was performed promptly, and with his usual good judgment." Bbig.-Gbn. R. W. Johnson, TJ. S. Army. Vol. xxxii.. Part 1, p. 453, Rebellion Records. U. S. ]>bgation at Peking, China, ) Charles Denby, MinisteiI. ) June 13, 1893. Capt. S. F. Horrall, Washington, Ind. Sib and Combade: I can not write of the 42d Regiment Ind. Vols. without praising it. It was a splendid body of men, — were disciplined, gentlemanly, properly drilled and steady and brave in action. It was the easiest regiment in the world to get along with. I loved it and all its members, and, as far as I know, it repaid me with absolute devotion. I write this to you from Peking, China. Respectfully, Charles Dexby, Minister. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 19 OLIVER P. MORTON. 'HE -history of any Indiana regiment or battery of voliinteers would be incomplete without a chapter set apart for Oliver P. Morton, justly called the " Great War Governor." So closely was the history of every regiment and battery linked with the life of this great man, that his own indomit able will, his courage, patriotism and heroic invulnerability seemed to become a part of the individuality of every officer and private soldier entering the army for the Union from Indiana; inspiring each with his. own conspicuous courage and zeal. , Althongli it is a matter of history, often written, that because of cert.ain conditions and agencies in this State Governor Morton was seriously hampered and handicapped for the means to put troops into the field, — arm and equip them creditably, — the allusion will not be out of place here, since it presents in the strongest possible light the fact that he surmounted all the difficulties and sent Indiana's troops to the field quite as well, if not better, equipped than Govern ors of other States who were not hampered with so much of disloyal — or "peace at any price"— surroundings. No man living — not even the great Lincoln — yearned more earnestly for peace than did Governor Morton; and no man scorned it more, except upon the basis of a union of all the States,. under the constitution and laws. It was by his indefatigable energy, and unflagging industry, his iron will and nerve of steel, that brought much glory to the Indiana soldiers and enabled them to do deeds of, and for immortal praise on every field of battle, for the old flag and the Union. 20 HISTORY, OF THE But this was not unattended with danger, personal to him self the most imminent for years; but while this was the case, and he quite well knew it, he knew no fear nor hesitated at or shrank from any duty, however arduous, or perilous. Nor did his care of and for the soldiers stop when they joined comrades in the field. On every field of battle, in every hospital — everywhere that the fortunes of war placed Indiana soldiers; if sick or wounded, there were found the agents pf Governor Morton to minister to the wants of all — the sick, the wounded, and dying; and many and many a soldier, passing to answer -"roll-call" on the "other shore," blessed while dying the name of Oliver P. Morton; — ebbing life away as they faintly whispered, — "After all, it is sweet and glorious to die for one's country," — thus evidencing and sustaining great courag e, even in the jaws of death. This is not overdrawn, as thousands on thousands of com- Tades who felt impressed with this great war Governor's heroic individuality will attest as exhibited to them in sickness, in 'health, on the battle-field, in the crowded hospitals, and ¦everywhere in war. And when the struggle for the Nation's life was over, and the white-winged angel of peace again hovered over the land, now made free from the last vestige of human slavery ; as these war-worn veterans, by regiment and battery, were returning home to fire-sides and friends ; as they were cheered by Governor Morton upon departure for bloody fields of action, so, now that peace had been proclaimed, they were welcomed back to civil life by the same Governor, who had never ceased his vigil of, or for them in the front, and bade to mow return to their homes ; — not to become, as many pre dicted they would, restless and unsettled in life, but to prove themselves as faithful and dutiful in civil citizenship as they had proven themselves loyal, true and brave in soldiership. How deeply these words of wise advice impressed the comrades, every nook and corner of the State evidences FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 21 every day by the industry and frugality of the "citizen- soldiers," who " beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks;"— help pay the taxes, build the churches and school-houses, and in no way give evidence of being worse for the war, except by the wounds they received, and in the battered and shattered constitutions they will carry to their graves. The name of Morton is immortal. It is enshrined in every loyal heart in this broad land, and wreathed in flowers of immortelles; and as long as the waters of the great oceans, Atlantic and Pacific, laving theii- banks on both sides of the continent; or the waters of our lakes and gulfs, as in sad requiem for a Nation's dead, send their monotone to the skies, or the stars above them look down into their clear placid depths below; — so long will live in honor and glory, as lustrous and bright as a cloudless noonday's sun, . the name of Oliter P. Morton!! * * * :|c * Hs Allusion is made in the foregoing to the dangers that constantly beset Gov. Morton; being by far greater than those confronting the soldiers in the field, or on the bloody battle-ground in strife and conflict, for the reason that dan ger to Gov. Morton lurked in dark places, and came from the hands of cowardly would-be assassins chosen and commis sioned for their dastardly crimes by a secret cabal, or copclave, of as cowardly a band of treason-polluted souls as the worst age of the world ever produced; known as the Knights of the Golden Circle, Sons of Liberty, and various other names towards the last; as successively they were exposed, and their purposes made known to the public. No matter by wjiat name that band of secret conspirators were known, the objects were the same; treason to the old government, persecution of Union men, discouragement of enlistments in the Federal Army, and murder in cases where friends of the government were instrumental in ferreting them out — resistance to the "draft, " etc., etc. 22 history of the To the end of the war this accursed band of disloyal and treasonable men remained, with their political leprosy so deeply seated that, as the war was drawing to a close, and the leaders— notably in Daviess county — perhaps seeing all their purposes baffled — out of chagrin it might have been — agree ably to the rules of the Knights of the Golden Circle, by lot, at the rendezvous in Eeeve township, county above, planned, and successfully put into execution, the murder of Captain Eli McCarty, of Company G, 42d Indiana, in a manner at once so cowardly and brutal that Comanche Indians would have scorned such dastardly, work. Not far from High Eock, in township before named,' the detail made by the Knights of the Golden Circle, from ambush shot to death Captain McCarty while in the line of his duty, as an officer, notifying men that they had been drafted for service under the flag of their country; and his body, after being dragged for miles, was loaded with rocks and sunk in the east fork of White river, where it was finally discovered and recovered. Thus the leaders ot the TS.mghts of the Golden Circle in Daviess county satisfied, by proxy, their thirst for loyal blood by the assassination or murder of one man, whose life they were too cowardly to attempt to take themselves. The active but ignorant perpetrators of this heinous crime, which puts civilization to the blush, were apprehended and punished, but the really guilty ones who planned the mur der, and upon whose garments righteously was, and still is, the blood of Captain McCarty, 42d Indiana, are yet at large, but their crimes can not be condoned nor forgotten. As this part of the history of the 42d Indiana, or rather an individual ' Captain of the Eegiment, can not be brought or woven into the history proper, it is placed in the connection with the remarks upon the dangers that constantly beset Governor Morton, or any one else, who made an effort to enforce the laws touching the recruiting of the army for the Union by draft, or indeed by seeking volunteers. FORT 1 -second regiment. 23 The deeds of those cowardly leaders of the Knights of the Golden Circle can only be properly recorded — " if at all," — by an Imp of the Power of darkness with a finger of phosphorus, in Plutonian sands, and where none but such traitorous cowards and kindred criminals are doomed to read the writing. Such "sympathizers," living under the protec tion of the " old flag ", wi|th not the courage to fight for the " neio" can not escape the ignominy. The mark is in the fore head like that of the beast the Book speaks of, and can not be removed. Comrades of the 42d Indiana, you now have the particulars of the tragic death of Capt. Eli McCarty, and by whose hands. You all loved him. We can not punish the really guilty ones as they deserve; but, let us hope and pray a just God may yet avenge us all upon those who should suffer for his tragic death. . 24 history of the PRELIMINARY TO ORGANIZA TION OF THE REGIMENT. 'lg)EOPEELY it may be'set down here that immediately *]^ preceding the organization of the 42d Indiana, partly in consequence of the secret workings of the adherents of the order we have named, and partly because of much talk and some little action on the part of a class of men known as " Peace at any price " politicians, not all of whom were pre viously allied to either; or better, any one of the old polit ical parties, volunteering which before in South Indiana had- been prompt and rapid had been to an extent checked. V^ry many things — the great cost of the war as one — con tributed to bring this condition of affairs; but Governor Mor ton fully understood the situation, and his vast resources of mind and intense patriotism never failed him to suggest a remedy for any discouragements that arose ; often he antic ipating them before they appeared to the public in such a shape as to result seriously. Probably one of these cases, foreseen by him, was what led to the very rapid recruiting and early organization of the 42d Ind. Vols. James G. Jones, of Evansvijle, was at the time, immedi ately preceding the organization of the regiment Attorney- General of State, being a Eepublican in politics. He was prevailed upon to resign that office for the Colonelcy of a regiment, and associated with him, with recruiting commis sions were Chas. Denby and James M. Shanklin, also of Evans ville, the one as lieutenant-colonel and the latter as major. A rendezvous at the fair-grounds near Evansville, — subse quently named "Camp Vanderburg,"— was selected, and forty-second regiment. 25 orators sent all over the First Congressional District — it reaching as far north as Daviess county then — to warm the people up, and kindle anew the fire and spirit of patriotism./ Mr. James M. Shanklin, being an impressive, earnest, impassioned speaker, with a reputation as an orator some what known outside of his own district, even as W9II as in it, was assigned largely to this duty, and he spoke at various places in each county of the District, with good results and marked effect. The fact that he was an orator of some celeb rity — if only local — and that like the great Stephen A. Douglas and John A. Logan he was a "War Democrat," brought the people from far and near to hear him. This author heard him at different times and places, but a record of the speech he made in Washington, Ind., though an imperfect one, and the pen-portrayal of it and the man himself who accomplished so much in the organization of this Eegiment is so close in the line of the history of the same, that even a feeble attempt at a description will no doubt prove of interest; or, at least, it will awaken memories of the stirring times of the '60's. It was in the early September, 1861, that Mr. Shanklin visited Washington for the purpose of making a " Demo cratic War speech, " or a "War speech by a Democrat," as he chose to call it ; and, though there had been but a few hours notice given of the proposed speech, quite early the people began in the evening to gather in groups to speculate as to what the orator would probably say. It was soon after sunset that Mr. Shanklin mounted a dry-goods box, southwest corner of Main and Third streets, and began to get in readiness for the speech. Meantime, men and women, to the number of from 1,200 to 1,500, had collected (a large assembly of people for the town then) and the speaker began. He was surrounded by those of all shades of political opinion, and curiosity was on " tip-toe." He was a tall, angular figure, having a pleasant voice, of 26 history of the great volume, however, when fully aroused, and he had not spoken five minutes before the people, men and women, began to press together so as to lose no word he might say; until it would have been next to impossible for any one to have forced a way through this mass of people — so compact. Briefly he passed over the incidents relating to the firing on Fort Sumter, and touched upon those leading to that act of patriotic sacrilege — firing on the old flag — the danger of a dissolution of the Union, and the attendant consequences of such a lamentable result, when he struck a most commanding attitude, and spoke in the most glowingly eloquent terms of the proud " Old Ship of State," its grandeur and glory before the mad secessionists began a work he proclaimed akin to, but of far greater proportions than, that by John C. Calhoun, in South Carolina, when President Jackson (Old Hickory), ou being informed of what was going on, said: "The Union, it must and shall be preserved. Tell Calhoun to stop, or, by the Eternal, I'll hang them all higher than Hamen." By this time the audience was worked to the highest pos sible excitement. Cheer upon cheer, long and loud, fol lowed. Gray-haired men shouted and wept, and wept and shouted, and the ladies waved their kerchiefs, their bonnets, and clapped their hands in the most enthusiastic applause. Following the idea of the " Ship of State," he compared it to a sailing, vessel, with as many rooms as there were States in tbe Union, and gra.phically described how the occupants of each had kept in good or .in bad order their rooms (or States), comparing those in bad order with the Southern, or seceding States (or rooms), but complimenting all in a gen eral way, until a spirit of mutiny (secession) had begun that threatened the splitting in twain of this grand old ship and its utter demolition. The very faintest idea of Major Shanklin^s speech, which was used substantially elsewhere, is given here in this recital. It produced a profound impression, and from that effort of forty-second regiment. 27 his the spirit of volunteering revived in Daviess county, and in less than twenty days thereafter 118 men were recruited for what became Company " G " of the 42d Ind. Vol. Inf't. There was but little luke-warmness in the matter of volun teering for the Union arniy for some time after that in Daviess county, or the First Congressional District. THE MUSTER INTO SERVICE. [j^HE maximum for a Eegiment having been reached, the command was then ready for muster into the U. S. service, which event took place on the 9th day of October, 1861, at Camp Vanderburg, near Evansville, Indiana. Before muster-in, a U. S. Surgeon made an examination of the men by companies in line, by no means as critical as it should have been, or as was the case for recruits afterwards, passing bhe mustering officer at Indianapolis. Because of this insufficiently critical examination, very many of the men who passed and were mustered-in proved inadequate for, in many cases, ordinary camp duty, excusing altogether the more active service and the hardships to follow. The zeal of these men was not wanting, but the physical powers were. As a consequence, by the early sickening of so many, especially at Calhoun, Kentucky, the Eegiment was very much reduced in numbers for active duty, before six months of the three years^expired. 28 HISTORY OF THE OFFICERS OF THE FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. Names and Rank. Colonel. James G. Jones Mustered out Nov. 4, '64; term expired Wm. T. B. Mcliitire Eesigned as Lieut.-Col., Dec. 12, 'H4 ' Gideon E. Kellams Breveted Colonel of Vols, by President March 13, '65; mustered out with regiment Lieutenant-Colonel. Charles Denby. .. .Eesigned Oct. 21; '62; promoted Colonel 80th regiment James M. Shanklin Died May 23, '63, at Evansville, Ind William T. B. Mclntire Eesigned Dec. 12, '64 Gideon E. Kellams Promoted Colonel William M. Cockrum .Mustered out with regiment Major. James M. Shanklin Promoted Lieutenant-Colonel William T. B. Mclntire Promoted Lieutenant-Colonel Nathaniel B. French Eesigned May 6, '64 Gideon E. Kellams Promoted Lieutenant-Colonel John A. Scammehorn Mustered out with regiment Adjutant. ¦ DeWitt C. Evans Mustered out Oct. 11, '62 William L. Dorsey Assigned from Co. E; resigned May 12, '64 James G. Stubblefield Mustered out with regiment Quartermaster. James L. Orr. ..Promoted Captain and A. C. S., Nov. 9, '62 Owen 0. Walker Mustered out with regiment forty-second regiment. 29 Chaplain. William Atcheson Eesigned May 24, '62 Nicholas M. Patterson '. Eesigned Oct. 20, '63 Henry 0. Chapman Mustered out with Eegiment Surgeon. . William D. Taylor Mustered out; term expired William W. Shapley Mustered out with regiment Assistant Surgeon. John Mageniss Eesigned Aug., 21, '64 William P. Hornbrook Mustered out with regiment Samuel L. Tyner Mustered out with regiment Captain. COMPANY A. William Atcheson Eesigned Jan. 28, '62; r'ecom- misfeioned as Chaplain Charles G. Olmsted. . .Killed at Chaplin Hili;Ky, Oct. 8, '62 John Trimble Mustered out March 30, '65 Jacob W. Messick Mustered out as 2d Lieutenant; term expired Andrew McCutchan Mustered out with regiment First Lieutenant. Charles G. Olmsted Promoted Captain John Trimble Promoted Captain James W. Vickery Mustered out; terni expired Andrew McCutchan Promoted Captain William Shaw Mustered out with regiment Second Lieutenant. John Trimble Promoted 1st Lieutenant James M. Vickery Promoted 1st Lieutenant Jacob W. Messick Promoted Captain William Shaw Promoted 1st Lieutenant Jesse Gillett, . ; Discharged as 1st Sergeant June 18, '65 COMPANY B. Captain. Cyrus W. Medcalf '. Mustered out; term expired Joseph M. Kirkham Mustered out with Eegiment 30 history of the First Lieutenant. Elijah Enlow ". Mustered out; term expired Joseph M. Kirkham Promoted Captain James E. Eust Mustered out with Eegiment Second Lieutenant. Thomas J. Jackson ; Promoted in Colored Eegiment Joseph M. Kirkham Promoted 1st Lieutenant James E. Eust.' Promoted 1st Lieutenant Alamander C. Anderson Mustered out as 1st Sergeant with Eegiment COMPANY C. Captain. Alfred Myler. .Eesigned May 29, '63 John A. Scammehorn Promoted Major Thomas B. Jones Mustered out with Eegiment First Lieutenant. Samuel D. Smith Eesigned April 5, '63 Worthington W. Combs Eesigned as 2d Lieutenant William M. .Jones Mustered out March 30, '65 Thomas B. Jones Promoted Captain George T. Shook Mustered out with Eegiment Second Lieutenant. Worthington W. Combs Eesigned April 23, '63 William M. Jones Promoted 1st Lieutenant Ephraim C. Grigsby Mustered out; term expired George T. Shook Promoted 1st Lieutenant James H. Carlton Mustered out with Eegiment COMPANY D. Captain. Francis M. Edmonds Eesigned March 18, '62 James D. Saunders Discharged as 1st Lieutenant John Eigeman Eesigued Nov. 30, '63 Elder Cooper Mustered out; term expired Harrison Peachee Mustered out with Eegiment forty-second regiment. 31 First Lieutenant. James D. Saunders Promoted Captain John Eigeman Promoted Captain Elder Cooper Declined; promoted Captain John A. Scammehorn Promoted Captain Co. "0" James L. Wright Mustered out with Eegiment Second Lieutenant. Squire Johnson Eesigned Jan. 28, '62 Joseph G: Overall Eesigned Aug. 27, '64 Elder Cooper Promoted 1st Lieutenant Henderson McAdams Died of wounds before muster Eosalbro B. Brazleton Mustered out with Eegiment Captain. COMPANY E. Nathaniel B. French Promoted Major David F. Embree .Eesigned Apriri7, '64 Joseph E. Ashmead Mustered out with Eegiment First Lieutenant. William A. Waters Eesigned April 13, '62 William L. Dorsey Assigned, as Adjutant David F. Embree Promoted Captain Joseph E. Ashmead Promoted Captain Ephraim Eutledge Killed in action, Goldsboro, N. C, , March 19, '65 ' William Jones Mustered out with Eegiment Second Lieutenant. Prancis Wade Eesigned April 3, '62 David F. Embree Promoted 1st Lieutenant Joseph E. Ashmead Promoted 1st Lieutenant John E. Daugherty Mustered out with Eegiment Captain. COMPANY P. Samuel G. Barrett Eesigned Nov. 8, '62 William M. Cockrum Promoted Lieutenant Colonel Jacob D. Skelton Mustered out with Eegiment 32 history of the First Lieutenant. Jacob W. Skelton Eesigned March 11, '62 William M. Cockrum Promoted Captain John Q. A. Steele, Killed in action, Goldsboro, March 19, '65 Jacob D. Skelton Promoted Captain Adoniram A. Keys Mustered out with Eegiment Second Lieutenant. William M. Cockrum Promoted 1st Lieutenant John Q. A. Steele Promoted 1st Lieutenant John C. White Eesigned May 29, '63 Adoniram A. Keys Promoted 1st Lieutenant William McCleary Mustered out as 1st Sergeant with Eegiment. COMPANY G. Captain. Eli McCarty Eesigned March 14, '63 Isaac W. McCormick Eesigned July 14, '64 Spillard F. Horrall. .Eesigned as 1st Lieutenant Sept. 16, '64 Joshua A. Palmer Mustered out with Eegiment First Lieutenant. Isaac W. McCormick Promoted Captain Spillard F. Horrall Eesigned Sept. 16, '64 Joshua A. Palmer Not Mustered; promoted Captain William H. Parris Mustered out with Eegiment Second Lieutenant. Spillard F. Horrall Promoted 1st Lieutenant Joshua A. Palmer Promoted Captain William H. Parris Promoted 1st Lieutenant William A. Myers Mustered out with Eegiment COMPANY H. Captain. James H. Bryant Eesigned March 13, '63 Gideon E. Kellams Promoted Major Allen Gentry. .Mustered out as 2d Lieutenant; term expired William W. Milner Mustered out with regiment forty-second regiment. 33 First Lieutenant. Gideon E. Kellams Promoted Captain Adam Haas Eesigned Oct; 30, '63 William W. Milner Promoted Captaitl Joseph C. Nix Mustered out with Eegiment Second Lieutenant. Adam Haas Promoted Ist Lieutenant Allen Gentry Promoted Captain .James B. Payne Mustered out with Eegiment COMPANY I. Captain. William T. Mclntire Promoted Major John Burch Mustered out with regiment First Lieutenant. Alexander E. By ers Eesigned March 31, '62; re-entered service as Assistant Surgeon in 65th Eegiment Hugh Penner Eesigned Nov. 4, 1862 William Davidson Mustered out; term expired John B. T.- Daring Mustered out with regiment •Second Lieutenant. Hugh Penner Promoted 1st Lieutenant John Burch , Promoted Captain William F. Caldwell Resigned Nov. 23, '63 William Allison Mustered out with regiment COMPANY K. Captain. Daniel G. Thompson Eesigned Nov. 8, '62 James H. Masters Honorably discharged Nov. 29, '64 Tillotson M. Neves Mustered out with regiment First Lieutenant. James H. Masters Promoted Captain Edward M. Knowles. . .Killed in rebel prison; date unknown Ephraim Y. Perrygo Mustered out with regiment 34 history of THE Second Lieutenant. Thomas S. Denny Eesigned March 11, '62 Edmund M. Knowles Promoted 1st Lieutenant Emery Johnson Killed before Atlanta, July 2Z, 1864 John D. Linxwiler Mustered out with regiment NON-COMMISSIONED STAFF AND BAND. Sergeant Major — Overall, Joseph Quarter-Master Sergeant — Shanklin, Geo. W. Commissary Sergeant — Cooper, Elder Hospital Stewart — Pattridge, De Witt C. BAND. Genung, Charles C. — Leader Bishop, Warren H. Brown, David W. Bohrer, Charles Collins, James E. Calkins, Owen M. Downs, Thomas J. Davidson, John W . De Bruler, Fletcher, 0. Fitch, James H. Helder, William Hitch, John Lowe, Samuel T. Mathewson, Charles C. Nabb, James C. Osborn, Charles W. Sutherland, George W. forty-second regiment. ' 35 Sainley, Benjamin Sargeant, Mathias J. Wilcox, Samuel L. Woolsey, Samuel M. At Nashville, in February, 1862, this band was mustered out, and a band of the company musicians — fifes and drums — substituted by general field orders. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT.-THREE YEARS' SERYICE. ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY A. Name and Rank. First Sergeants. Vickery, James W Promoted 2d Lieutenant Sergeants. Lant, William Messick, Jacob W Promoted 2d Lieutenant Talbot, Charles S. Matheny, Nath. . . .Died, Andersonville prison, Aug. 29, '64 Corporals. James, John W. Riggs, John Glassmith, Ohauncey Trimbal, Tho8.,Veteran; killed. Lost Mountain, June 17, '64 Short, Lewis W. Woods, Eobert W Mustered out Feb. 14, '65 Scott, Christopher L. Swanson, William 36 history of the Musicians. Messick, John Breiniard, Alonzo Wagoner. McCatchen, Eobert Privates. Abbot. Owen Alms, Louis Albacker, John Ayers, James B. Barns, James Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65 Benner, Ashley E. Bennet, Samuel Bicking, Henry Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65 Black, Nathaniel Brightenhauger, Fred. Brown, Nicholas Carter, William Veteran; died May 31, '64, wounds Chisler, Louis Clinger, George Calvin, Henry Copley, Charles Copley, Erastus Dean, Charles Deitz, George W. Deitz, Southmead Delong, Josiah Dennison, Thos. ..Died in Andersonville prison, Aug. 23, '64 Depaw, John W. Elliott, William Blwood, Benjamin Fairchild, Isaac Fleehearty, Joel Pleehardy, Zadok S. forty-second regiment. 37 Fogle, Conrad Gleichman, George Goodge, George Veteran; mustered Qut June 15, '65 Hasinwinkle, John. . .Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65, as 1st Serg't Headon, Eobert Huff, August Kirkpatrick, Andrew Kirkpatrick, George Veteran; mustered out July 17, '65 Lawrence, Charles F. . . .Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65; Corporal Lawrence, Leslie Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65 Lockwood, John E. Louder, Andrew J. LutZjFrancis M. Martin, James Mathias, John W. .Veteran; must'd out July 31, 65; Corporal McCutchen, Andrew. Promoted 1st Lieutenant McCutchen, Eeuben McCutchen, Thomas McCutchen, William J. McElroy, Albert Veteran; mustered out July 20, '65 McFarland, William A Mustered out June 8, '65 Mclnnerny, Michael Miller, Joseph Veteran; mustered out July 21, 65; Serg't Morgan, George P. Moushart, Eening Nash, Eichard Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65 Neihaus, David Died in Andersonville prison, Sept. 3,' 64 Olmsted Charles D. Otto, August Park, Alexander Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65 Parrott, Mathew. .Veteran; discharged March 2, '65; wounds, Perry, James Veteran; mustered out June 15, '65 Pitts, Josiah 38 history of the Plowman, Amon Ehoads, Joseph Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65 Schelter, Bernhard Schroeder, William. .Died in Andersonville prison, June 4,'64 See, William Sell, Frederick Veteran; mustered out July 21, 65; Serg't Shaw, William Promoted 2d Lieutenant Shook, Henry Skelly, Brian Smith, Joseph Stone, Henry J. Street, Benjamin. .Veteran; must'd out July 21, '65; Corporal Tomlinson, Daniel Trindle, John Truckey, Peter Tyrrel, John Q. Wagoner, Edward. Died at Andersonville prison, Aug. 39,'64 Weatherspoon, Granv'e Webb, John Wills, William Withrow, Leander Eecruits. Alter, John Q Mustered out .July 21, '65, as Sergeant Billiods, George " ". " Babcock, Eobert.... " " " Ball, Cyrus A " " " Barns, John W " " " Beam, William " " " Bhymer, William S . . " " " Brake, Franklin W.. " " " " Bogue, Johnathan. . .Mustered out July 21, '65; Substitute Bowman, John Died, Andersonville prison, July 4, '64 Castell, Eli Mustered out July 31, '65, as Sergeant Casey, John Mustered out July 31, '65 Citsel, Benjamin W. " " " forty-second regiment. 39 Comar, Martin S. . ..Mustered out July 21, '65 Cooper, George M.. " " " Clark, George W Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Crooks, James M. Mustered out June 18, '65 Downing, Thomas. . .Mustered out July 21, '65, as Sergeant Dillehant, John A Mustered out July 31. 65; drafted Dixon, Matthew G Mustered out June 18, '65 Ebert, Levi M Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Ewing, Moses Died at Indianapolis, March-, '64 Preppon, Madison Mustered out July 21, '65 Fairchild, Isaac " " " Fuller, John D. . , " " " Fairchild, George W .Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Ford, William " " " Farampton, Isaac K " " " Prazee, John J. Mustered out July 31, '65 Ferguson, John C. Mustered. out June 18, '65; draft^'d Pullum, Bartell " " " Freshour, Thomas " " " Fisher, Andrew J " " " Freed, Henry " " " Oeuthridge, William Mustered out July 31, '65 Oilbert, Darlington Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Gratts, Franklin Mustered out August 8, '65 Ooldsmith, John H Mustered out May 39, '65 Greese, Henry Mustered out June 18, 65; substitute Gilbert, Jesse Mustered out June 18, '65 Glenn, George Mustered out June 18, '65; substitute Hooker, George M. . . .Mustered out July 31, '65; a,s corporal Hoffman, Daniel Mustered out July 31, '65 Haskill, Allen C' Hencle, Joseph C Hopkins, Philander E Hough, William J Haze, Lysander Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted 40 HISTORY OF THE Hilly, John C Mustered out July 31, '65 Henkle, Thomas B Mustered out July 31j '65 Hntchins, Samuel Mustered out July 31, '65 Harding, William D Mustered out June 10, '65; drafted Howser, Henry Hummer, Washington ... . " " " House, Amos Hummer, Amos " " " ' Haywood, Moore Mustered out June 10, 65; substitute Horning, Ernst Mustered out June 10, '65; drafted Hooper, William E Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Irwin, Arch B Mustered out July 21, '65 James, Henry A Mustered out July 21, '65 Jones, Maurice A Mustered out July 21, '65 Jenkins, Wesley Mustered out June 31, '65; drafted Jackson, Joseph A Mustered out June 18, '65 Knickolson, John A Mustered out July 31 , '65 Kelley, Daniel B Mustered out July 31, '65; drafted Lowman, John Died, Andersonville prison, Aug. 3, '64 Meade, Merrill C Mustered out July 23, '65 Newman, Levi Mustered out July 33, '65 Nightengale, William 0 Mustered out June 18, '65 Nash, Joseph A Mustered out June 29, '65 Olmsted, William L Mustered out July 8, '65 Post, John M Mustered out July 8, '65 Poston, Samuel B Mustered out July 8, '65 Pharr, Josiah : . . . Mustered out June 18, '65 Eeed, Thomas E Mustered out July 31, '65 Eoth, Daniel P Died at Bridgeport, Ala., Mar. 34, '64; , wounds Shillenger, John D. ..Mustered out July 21, '65, as Corporal Sewall, George W Mustered out July 21, '65 Smith, James H Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Stinson, John Mustered out July 21, '65 Smith, Charles P Mustered out May 25, '65 FOBTY -second HEQIMENT. 41 Thompson, Wesley. . .Mustered out July 31, ''65, as Sergeant Wunt, George Mustered out July 21, '6& Willey, William H " " " " Williams, Seth " " " " Wilson, Andrew J " " " " , Wright, Charles P " " " " ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY B. Name and Rank. First Sergeant. Kirkham, Joseph Promoted 2d Lieutenant Sergeants. Baldwin, Andrew J. Calkin, William C. Tremper, James Snyder, John B. Corporals. Sennett, Thomas M. Eust, James E Promoted 2d Lieutenant Hicks, Prancis M. Beardsley, Samuel Smith, John L. Anderson, Alamander C; Veteran; Promoted 2d Lieutenant Stone, Cyrus C. Harris, Geo. W. Musicians. Overland, Enos Williams, George Veteran; must'd out July 31, '65, as Sergeant Wagoner. McQuonn, Samuel L Mustered out Oct. 17, '64 Privates. Absher, Andrew J Veteran; mustered out July 31, ^6& Alinger, Louis Brown, James 42 HISTORY OF THE Brown, John W. Bosock, Christopher Bause, John Bland, Kairn Cain, Samuel Cox, Joseph Cull, Prancis Conner, James Erb, Jacob Dimmitt, Maderia, J. Dimmitt, Burton S...Vet.; must'd out July 21, '65 as Serg't Tryhover, Henry Gillman, Jedediah Hammer, Frederick Herrman, Christian Hutzler, John Mustered out Oct. 30, '64 Johnson, Henry Jackson, William C. Jackson, Alfred Jordan, Grant L. Jordan, John E. Jeffres, Edward Keller, John Ketterhenry, Henry Kinkade, Elias. .Veteran; discharged Feb. 28, '65; disability Kesner, George Died, Andersonville prison, April 7, '64 Kirkham, William Kellems, James Lewis, Jasper W Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65 Larkin, John Larkin, James W. Medcalf, George J. Musgrave, William Musgrave, Daniel Murchman, Jacob FORTY-SECOND EBGHTENT. 43 McDaniels, John Morris, Lindsly A. W. Medcalf, Gabriel Masterson, Aaron Mottweiler, Eheinhold McCoy, Elijah Miles, Francis V. Masterson, William Purcell, Weldon P. Perkins, Elijah Pitt, Franklin Ross, Marion Veteran; mustered out July 20, '65 Rosher, Daniel Eiley, Charles W. Eosher, Christian Discharged Feb. 18, '65; disability Eiley, Augustus Smith, Levi Deserted Oct. 1, '64 Smith, John Snook, Albert Statler, Joseph Snider, Antony Sunderman, Henry Stark, George P. Simmons, Solomon Simmons, Jefferson Mustered out Oct. 17, '64 Sickman, William Steel, William Stinman, Henry Talge, John B. Thomason, Joseph Taylor, John W. Wilson, Charles Wells, Henry Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65 Wibking, Frederick Winkinofer, William 44 HISTORY GF THE Warner, William Whaley, Francis Wolf, Martin Wilson, Nathaniel Wilson, Hiram Young, Jackson Young, John Recruits. Bouse, Isaac N Mustered out July 31, '65 Bowling, John B Mustered out July 21, '65 Burnham, William Mustered out July 31, '65. absent, sick Brumfleld, Isaac Mustered out July 31, '65 Barber, Philo Mustered out July 31 '65, as Corporal Baker, William P . . . . Mustered out July 21 '65, as Sergeant Ballard, John S Discharged Feb. 9, '65 Counts, Joseph Mustered out July 21, '65 Copeland, William Mustered out July 21, '65 Cole, Nelson V Mustered out July 21, '65 Culbertson, Charles Mustered out Sept. 4, '65. drafted Clarke, Thornton .Mustered out July 21, '65 Dantic, George P Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65 Daiser, Franklin Mustered out July 31, '65, as Sergeant Epple, Stephen Mustered out July 31, '65 Elmore, David. Mustered out July 31, '65 Evans, George H Mustered out July 21, '65 Evans, Samuel J Mustered out July 31, '65 Farmer, John W Mustered out July 31, '65, as Corporal Green, George Mustered out July 31, '65 Gardner, Eli Mustered out July 31, '65; absent, sick Hight, George W Deserted from Hospital, May 10, '64 Havinor, Joseph Mustered out July 21, '65, as Corporal Helter, Levi Mustered out July 21, '65 Hancock, Harrison Mustered out July 21, '65 Hendrickson, Aaron F. Mustered out June 18, '65, as Corporal Hammersly, John C Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 45 Jones, William E. Captured at Lewisville, Ga., Nov. 17, '64 Jaokson, John Never reported; substitute Jarnigan, James A Mustered out July 31, '65; substitute Juddey, John A Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Kinder, Joseph Mustered out July 21, '.65 Kepple, Christian Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Keller,. Eichard Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Keeler, Henry Mustered out June 18, '65 Keller, Andrew Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Keller, James W " « " « « Kern, Amos " "' " " " Little, Joseph Mustered out July 21, '65 Lee, Amos Mustered out July 31, '65 Lorance, Simon.. .Mustered out July 31, '65; absent, wounded Lefler, Philip Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted' Leavell, Abraham " " Lane, James H " " Lindey, James " " Lee, Clem " " Lewis, Moses " " Longer, William T Veteran; deserted Oct. 1, '65 Maxey, Asa Mustered out July 31, '65 Mills, Caleb Mustered out July 14, '65; drafted Mitchell, Eobert Never reported to company; substitute- Mitchell, William . . " " " Morrison, Henry Mustered out July 31, '65' McOurley, Stephen " " " McCorele, James Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted McCormic, Matthias " " " Miller, John Mustered out June 18, '65 Nichols, George Mustered out July 31, '65; substitute Need, Leonard Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Overman, Sam'l . . Mustered out July 31, '65; absent, sick; sub. Porter, James Mustered out July 21, '65 Painter, Washington " " " 46 HISTORY OF THE Padgett, Eobert S Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Patterson, Jerome Deserted June 16, '65; substitute Porter, Eobert C Mustered out June 18, '66 Eeid, John W Mustered out July 21, '65 Ehodes, Henry " " . Eedpath, William Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Eodman, Joseph Rohrbaugh, Charles .. . Rouse, Charles B Eiley, John E Died at Spottsylvania, May 21, '65 Ruth, Nathaniel Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Richey, Edwin " " " Simmons, John W. . ..Mustered out July 21, '65, as Corporal Smith, John Mustered out July 21, '65 Shields, Robert Sullivan, William Stephens, Isaac W Scott, Ellis W Spencer, Edson Shnderlane, Jeremiah Steward, David Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Stanley, Andrew J " " " " " ' Smithers, James C " " " " " Stonacher, Benjamin S . . " " " " " Swivi, William " " "' " " Stitzworth, James A " " " " " Stiles, Francis J Mustered out June 18, '65; substitute Shark, Ephraim G " " " " Smith, Elias Deserted June 28, '65; substitute Stoner, William .. Died at Chattanooga,April 1,'65; substitute Trader, Arthur Deserted June 38, '65; drafted Turner, Peter Mustered out June 18, '65; substitute Turley, William Mustered out June 23, 65; drafted Wilkinson, Lewis Mustered out July 21, '65, as Sergeant Wiley, William W Mustered out July 21 , '65; absent, sick FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 47 Woodruff, Roswell C Mustered out July 21, '65 Wilson, Woodro W " " " Wortz, Frederick Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Wysong, George W " " "21, '65; substitute Walker, James C " " June 18, 65; drafted Williams, James H Mustered out June 18, '65 Wilborn, Shelby R Mustered out June 11, '65; drafted Williamson, Isaac " " " " '65; " Wilson, John P " " "18, '65; substitute ENLISTED MEN OP COMPANY "C." Names and Rank. First Sergeant. Scammehorn, John A Promoted Captain Sergeants. Jones, William M Promoted 2d Lieute'nant Grigsby, Ephraim C Promoted 2d Lieutenant Miller, Francis M. Stranbe, Nicholas A. Corporals. Whitaker, John W. Masterson, Jason H. Sherman, Wayne Brady, Francis M Veteran; mustered out Aug. 7, '65, as Corporal McCasson, William D. Whitney, William B Veteran; mustered out July 33, '65, as Sergeant Shnyler, WUliam H. Jones, Thomas B Promoted 1st Lieutenant Musicians. Whiteside, William L Vet.; mustered out July 21, '65, as Sergeant Bentle, William Vet. ; mustered out July 21, '65, as private Wagoner. Smith, James E. 48 history of the Privates. Ayer, Alonzo Ash, Sylvester Baum, Alonzo Veteran; mustered out July 31, '66 Barbour, Eodger " " " July 31, 'BS Chinn, Johii A. Clark, James Cahoor, William J. Carlton, James M Promoted 3d Lieutenant Colins, Celestine J. \)hriswell, George Charles, Henry Carter, Thomas Carpenter, John W. Davis, Charles T Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65 Downey, Allen Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65, as Oorpcjtai Dennison, Paul Edwards, John J Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65 Fowler, Ephraim M. •Genther, Augustus Origsby, Daniel W. Gilham, Daniel C. . : . . .Veteran; mustered out July 30, '65 as , Corporal Grigsby, Eeuben Gournsey, Henry C. , Hawkins, John H. Harmon, George C. B. Hawkins, Jacob Hurst, George F. Hammond, James E. Hollian, Timothy Hennesy, Daniel Jones, Jasper F. Jones, Pleasant FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 49 John, Alonzo A Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65; Corporal Jackson, Elijah Kraus, John Keith, James W. Killian, George W. Keatting, Thomas Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65 Ludwick, Christopher C. Lindsy, John Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65 Lindsy, James Landrith, Thomas B. S. Mclntire, Andrew J Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65 Meeks, John L. McAdams, James McCasson, Frederick J Mustered out June 18, '65 Morgan, Levi L. McCoy, Henry " Morris, Jesse L Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65 Miller, John McDaniel, William Veteran ; mustered out July 31, '65, 1st Sergeant Momen, Antroine Miller, Jacob Nason, Thomas Newcomb, James Osborn, Noah Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65 Overall, William Pennington, Dixon Mustered out June 18, '65 Pagdtt, Charles Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65, as Sergeant Parkerson, Thomas J. Pierson, William Philips, James L. Eay, Benjamin F. Richardson, William J. 50 HISTORY OF THE Eoberts, Eichard M. Rodgers, George W Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65 Sutton, Charles Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65, as Sergeant Shook, George T Promoted 2d Lieutenant Shuyler, Joseph A Mustered out July 31, '65 Shuyler, Samuel A. Saucer, James Veteran; mustered out July 15, '65 Stephens, Solomon Stephens, Benjamin P. Straube, David M. Varner, Nicholas. . . .Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65, as Corporal Watson, Haydin Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65 Woolard, Hugh Woolard, Milton Williams, Adam C. Williams, John C. Wells, William A. Walters, Daniel N. Recruits. Aumiller, George Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Anderson, Walter W... Allan, Ranson Mustered out July 31, '65; drafted Blocher, John H Mustered out July 31, '65 Bailey, Asa Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Babcock, John Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Burroughs, John W. . .Mustered out July 31, '65; substitute Bowley, Milton P Bennett, Simon Mustered out July 21', '65; drafted Bungard, Henry Mustered out July 21 , '65; substitute Butt, Thomas Mustered, out June 26, '65; substitute Bentley, Samuel Mustered out July 21, '65, substitute Belle, Isaac Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Baker, Henry Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Bowers, Lyman " " " " '< forty-second regiment. 51 Butt, John R. . .Died at Chattanooga, May 7, '65; substitute Burnett, Edwin. . .Died at Louisville, July 1, '65; substitute Oasad, John C Mustered out July 31, '65; drafted Cook, Henry " " " " . " Crider, Uriah Never reported to Company; substitute Conrod, John Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Crabill, Levi Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Grain, Benjamin Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Coe, Miles M Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Oritchlow, James M Died March 22, '65, w'ds received at BentonviUe Cooprider, Daniel Died Denny, Milton J Mustered out July 21, '65; absent, sick Dunmick, George F Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Dense, Henry Never reported to Company; drafted Deems, Lewis Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Evans, James ... Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Fletcher, Jesse " " " Fowler, James Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Farrell, Michael , Never reported to Company Galbrith, Archibald. .Never reported to Company; substitute Gill, John H Mustered out June 18, '65 Greening, August " " " " Hart, Samuel. . .Mustered out July 21, '65, as Corporal; sub. House, Wesley Mustered out July 21, '63; drafted Hines, Munroe Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Hamlin, Benjamin.... Hastings, Samuel Holderman, Jonas. . .Never reported to Company; substitute Holderman, J. W Never reported to Company; drafted Hoffman, Frederick Deserted June 25, '65; substitute Hodges, George Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Hollinbeck, William... " Hussellman, John Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Hissong, Jacob " " " " " ¦52 HISTORY OF THE Johnsoubaugh, Henry Mustered out July 23, '65; drafted Johnston, Eleazer Mustered out July 21, '65 Knapp, Ezra Mustered out July 31, '65; substitute Kinneball, Jonas Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Lark, Stephen C Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Lambert, Sterling Mustered out July 31, '65; substitute Lohr, Peter Never reported to Company Lemond, James Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Larohe, Richmond D Discharged ; disability Mclntire, George D Mustered out July 31, '65 Nickerson, Ira A " " " Eice, George L . H Mustered out Aug. 1, '65 Smith, George F Mustered out July 31, '65 Sivers, James Never reported to Company Smith, Thomas Mustered out July 31, '65; substitute Small, Leander Vetteto, William Mustered out July 21, '65, as Corporal Winchell, Edwin T... Watson, Washington D Mustered out July 21, '65 Wright, Joseph M " " " Wright, Allen C Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Watson, Samuel L Mustered out June 18, '65 Wells, Thomas L Young, Jacob Died ENLISTED MEN OP COJtPANY D. Nam.es and Rank. First Sergeant. McAdams, Henderson Died of wounds Sergeants. Pliganman, John Shook, Uriah Janzen, Louis Divine, James Corporals. McCoy, William forty-second regiment. 53 Wheeler, James N. Wright, James L Promoted 1st Lieutenant Stephenson, William Simpson, William E. Voils, Levi Pierce, William A. J. Carter, Samuel MUSICIAKS. Braselton, Eosabro Promoted 3d Lieutenant Calvin, James W. Wagoner. Gellstriph, John Privates. Baxter, James Bartlett, Benjamin Bearer. Benjamin Boyer, Amos Boyer, Edward Boswell, James P. Brown, Hiram Bristow, Joseph Brady, Michael H Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65, as Corporal Cameron, Amos Carlisle, Francis M... .Veteran; mustered out July 21, '6.> as Sergeant Camp, Washington P. Collier, Gentry Collier, William Cohoon, Samuel Carlisle, Pleasant P. Crow, James S. Curtis, Joseph Crow, Talbot S. Delashmet, David M. 54 HISTORY of the Dougherty, Patrick. . .Veteran, mustered out July 21, '65, as Corporal Doyle, Michael Ellison, Slaughter Fisher, William Foley, Michael Frank, John L. . ..Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65, as 1st Sergeant Galley, Thomas Garrison, William T. Garrison, William H. Garrison, John P. Gentry, George Gentry, Samuel Gillespie, James Gray, William C. Hart, Henry ,Hart, Henry T. Hart, James Hart, Joshua J. Hamilton, James Herren; John A. Hoffman, John Hunt, Joshua J. Hurley, John Ireton, John N. Laflin, Isaac Leslie, William Lindsey, John N. Lindsey, Thomas J. Lindsey, Caleb Martin, John Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65 Monosh, Joseph Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65 Myers, William Nixon, John M Veteran: mustered out July 21, '65 FORTY-SECOND KEGIMENT. 65 Oliver, John Polk, James K. Posey, James E. Posey, John Rea, William Reynolds, James C. Shelton, Alvis Skelton, Elijah M Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65, as Corporal Skelton, John Smith, John Stephenson, Lindsey Stephenson, William Q. Stephens, Edmond Sheppard, William Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65, as Corporal Sweeney, John W. Tennison, Daniel J. Thiol, Charles Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65 Usher, Patrick Wendall, George Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65, as Corporal Walker, Meredith P. Withers, John Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65 Williams, Andrew Wilcox, William R Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65, as Corporal Worthen, William C. Zimmerman, John Recruits. Allane, Aaron "E Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Badger, Thornton P. .Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Byrne, Andrew A Mustered out July 21, '65 Boyd, Thomas... 56 HISTORY OF THE Burdick, Francis M Mustered out July 15, '65; substitute Brock, Milton " " " Bradley, John H Mustered out July 5^ '65 Bowman, Lewis Mustered out June 18, '65 Clark, James A. .Veteran; must'd out July 31, '65, as Serg't " Crow, William Mustered out Aug. 4, '65 Corry, Barney J Mustered out July 31, '65 Childers, John A Mustered out July 31, '65; siibstitute Conway, Dennis Mustered out July 3i, '65; drafted Crowbridge, Henry Mustered out Aug, 16, '64 Dewest, Thomas J Mustered out July 31, '65 Doty, David Mustered out July 31, '65 Dewyer, James Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Ford, Archibald N Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Grooms, Benjamin Mustered out July 21, '65 Grooms, James Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Gimble, John W Mustered out July 31, '65 ; drafted Hays, James Mustered out July 21, '65 Holderman, Jacob N " " " " Izzard, Jabez " " " " Johnson, Henry Mustered out July 21, '66; substitute Jonaky, A Never reported to Company Kelley, John Mustered out July 31, '65 Keen, Andrew J " " " " Kenash, Charles A Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Krauger, Jacob Mustered out June 18, '65 Latcher, William I Mustered out July 21, '65 Laswell, James W " " "' " Lowman, Martin Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Marshman, Alexander .. Mustered out July 21, '66, as Corp'l McDaniel, Henry Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Moler, Andrew " " " " " Miller, John W " " "' " " Mitchell, William Mustered out July 10, '66; substitute Mangus, Elijah Mustered out July 21, '66; drafted FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 57 Mawhorter, Kilburn. ..Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Meyers, Andrew " " " " " McMokey, William 0.. " " " " " McGallin, Albert " " " " " Michler, Joseph Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Murphy, James. Mustered out June 18, '65 Newcomer, Edward Mustered out June 18, '65; substitute Newer, John W Mustered out July 13, '65; drafted Neel, Samuel Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Newkirk, Jonathan B... " " " " " O'Blemis, Sanford Mustered out June 18, '65 Osgood, Obediah P ". " " " O'Connor, Thomas Mustered out May 18, '65; drafted Peach, Charles Mustered out June 27, '65; drafted Payne, Nimrod Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Powell, James Mustered out July 21, '65 Parson, Joshua Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Pittman, Samuel Mustered out July 21, '66 Ryan, Perry Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Reynold, John B Mustered out July 21, '65 Robbins, Jacob Mustered out July 31, '65; substitute Ririck, Daniel H Mustered out June 36, '65 Simpson, Benjamin P Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65 Sherr, Levi Mustered out July 21, '65 Shaur, John B Mustered out July 31, '65; drafted Scroggs, Daniel C " " " Smith, Nelson Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Smith, William P " " " Smith, John W Mustered out June 29, '65; drafted Storey, Robert Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Stellman, Solomon Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Shero, Noah W Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Thomas, John Q .Mustered out July 21, '65 Witkins, Martin V Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65 Wheatley, John H Mustered out July 24, '65 58 HISTORY OF THE Wolsey, George W Mustered out July 34, '65 Williams, Morrison Mustered out July 31, '65; drafted Wilson, Jeremiah " " " " " Worthley, Albert H. . .Mustered out July 31, '65; substitute Wood, Carroll H Mustered out July 31, '65 Yates, Morrison A Mustered out July 31, '65; drafted Young, Lewis Mustered out July 31,- '64 Zimmeth, John Mustered out July 31, '65; drafted ENLISTED MEN OP COMPANY " E." Name and Bank, First Sergeant. Patterson, Orvice Sergeants. Wallis, Thomas R. Embree, Franklin D Promoted 2d Lieutenant Dorsey, William L ..Promoted 1st Lieutenant Hornbrook, William P. Corporals. Embree, Perry H. Walker, John J . Turner, Daniel H. Pritchett, Absalom Ashmead, Joseph R Promoted 2d Lieutenant Jones, William Promoted 1st Lieutenant Owen, George B. McCuUough, Robert E. Musicians. Jolly, Charles Powell, Stephen M. Wagoner. Kennot, John Privates. Anderson, Philip M. Brittingham, William H. forty-second regiment. 59 Beasley, Harrison Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65, as Corporal Beasley, Abraham Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65, as Corporal Cline, Sylvester J Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65, as Sergeanit Cox, Henrie P. Clark, Franklin D. Cochrum, James M. • Calvin, Charles G. Decker, Henry C Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65 Dougherty, John B Promoted 3d Lieutenant Daily, John Denton, William J. Ellis, Lafayette Givens, Thomas J. Gooch, William Garrit, Prancis M. Garrit, Laxton Garrison, Thomas L. Hale, Elijah Harrington, Dennis Hutchinson, John L. Harmon, Alonzo Hillman, George P. Harvey, John Hayden, Robert Jones, Joseph Johnson, William M. Jordan, Levi Veteran; mustered out July 31, '66 Jordan, Shubal Mustered out May 27, '65: Lucas, Romela B. : Lownsdale, James D. ..Vet. ; must'd out July 21, '65,as 1st Sg'i May, Joseph V. Moore, Newton Vet.; must'd out July 31, '65; Sergeant 60 • history of the Messerj Henry Mooney, Robert Mathews, William Marvel, John W Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65 Mathews, Cornelius Malone, William Martin, Napoleon Morris, William C. Malone, Joseph Miller, John Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65 Nixon, John Newsum, Smith Newsum, Mer rit Puett, William J. Patterson, John W. Richardson, Lemuel Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65 Richardson, Jasper Rutter, George A . . Vet. ; mustered out July 21, '65, as Corp'l Ratter, Austin D. .Vet.; mustered out July 31, '65, as Ser'gt Reed, George J. Robling, Lewis Rutledge, Ephraim Promoted 1st Lieutenant Ragsdale, James M. Richards, Thomas J. Richardson, Robert B. Smith, John W. Smith, Elijah Skelton, William R. Smith, Ephraim Sharrer, Samuel C. Sharp, Micajah Spencer, Andrew Stormont, Joseph W. Tucker, George P. Taylor, Joseph forty-second regiment. 61 Vancamp, Joseph C. Willis, William Whiting, Lewis Walker, Owen 0. Woods, John Wiggs, George W. Walker, Robert M. Weidenhammer, Simeon Westfall, Thomas Williams, Charles E. W. .Vet. ; must'd out July 21, '65; Serg't Walto"n, Martin Wolf, John M. Young, Jacob RECRUITS. Anderson John Mustered out July 21, '65 Ackley, Jacob " "• " " Aiken, Albert G " " " " Almyer, Hicholas Must'd out July 21, '65; drafted Anderson, William Mustered out July 21, '65 Atchinson, Watson C : . . Died; substitute Baker, Theodore Mustered out July 21, '66 Brown, Martin " " " " Bibbler, Nathan " " " " Barr, James W Must'd out July 21, '64; substitut Beck, Nathan " " " " " Bowman, Jacob " " " " " Bowman, Samuel a ' (c ,, << u Bowser, Charles R ^t • ^t ^^ Bunnel, George B Mustered out July 21, '65 Butler, George Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Ballsler, Joseph Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Bote, George W " " " Brislogh, Joseph " " " Conner, Valentine Mustered out July 21, '65 Cannon, Joseph " " " " ^3 HISTORY OF THE Cooper, Alexander Mustered out July 21, '65 Cannady, Caleb Mustered out July 2 1 , '65 ; su bstitute Cartmall, Charles Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Citizen, Calvin . Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Cohort, Alfred Mustered out. July 31, '65 Conan, Patrick Mustered out July 13, '65 Cavanaugh, Wm. L. Mustered out June 13, *65 Collins, John Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Decker, Ransom Mustered July 21, '65; as Corporal Decker, Alfred G Mustered out July 21, '65 Dukes, William E " " " " Davis, Stephen Mustered out July 31, '65; substitute Davis, James Mustered out July 31, '65; drafted Day, Thomas. Mustered out July 31; '65; substitute Davis, Reilly Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted D u ger, James D " " " " " Ellis, Calvin R Eberly, Jacob Mustered out June 18, '65; substitute Field, Benjamin Mustered out June 18, '65 Gloze, William S. .• Deserted June 39, '65; drafted Garver, Adam Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Grier, Meridan " " " " " Gamble, John W " " Gherghwil, John " " " " " Gowdy, Louis. " " " " " Harvey, James E . , Mustered out June 18, '65 Hunt, James " " " " Huss, John H. B " " " « Hurst, James " " " « Huffman, Emanuel L. Mustered out June 18, '65; substitute Hardin, Claybus Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Hauss, Linford S Mustered out June 23, '65 Harris, James Mustered out June 18, '65; substitute Hathaway, Edwin " " " " " f Headricks, Stephen S Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 63 Hunter Charles Mustered out July 13, '65; drafted Hunter, James Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Johnson, William R .Mustered out June 18, '65 Jones, Marshall " " " " Koch, Peter Mustered out July 31, '65, as Corporal Killmer, James M " " " " " Lipert, Adam Mustered out July 31, '65; substitute Liflert, William Mustered out July 31. '65; drafted McUmber, Hiram Mustered out July 31,.'65 McGreary, Joseph K " " " " Meade, Joseph M "" " " '¦' Oldham, Jesse D " " " Oliphant, William R " " " " Philips, Hughes ¦ " ", " " Pritchett, Elisha L " " " " Pugh, Jerod " " " " Pritchett, Alfred Mustered out June 18, '6S Resor, Cornelius Mustered out July 31', '65 , Richards, Rawling B Mustered out June 18, '65 Sharp, Levi Mustered out July 31, '65 Shadel, Richard E. . ; " " " " Smith, Francis M " " " " Smith, Jordan R " " " " Smithson, Isaac W " " " " Swatrwood, John " " " " Stephenson, Amos H Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Swigart, Jacob " ?' " " Simpson, Andrew " " " " Tasker, William " " " " Trindle, John Deserted June 9, '65; substitute Vanhallenben, Otto Deserted June 8, '65; substitute Ward, Thomas J Mustered out July 31, '65 Waters, James H Mustered out July 31, '65; as Corporal Wale, Thomas M Mustered out July 31, '65 Ware, Philip " " " " €4 HISTORY OF THE Wentz. William H Mustered out July 31, '65 Wells, Theodore H " " " " Wilson, Thomas " " " " Webber, Ludwig Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Waters, John W Mustered out June 18, '65 Welch, George N Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Wilson, Samuel A Mustered out June 18, '65 ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "F." Na/me and Bank. First Sergeant. Steel, John Q. A Promoted 2d Lieutenant Sergeants. Skelton, Jacob D , Promoted 1st Lieutenant. Rearis, Alexander Holcomb, Alexander Hilpatrick, Joseph Corporals Wallace, James S. Martin, Josiah Kennedy, James Ward, Samuel E. Clifford, C. J. E. McMillan, John Jenkins, Robert A. Martin, Nathan S. Musicians. Chriswell, Amber B. Combs, Abraham D. Wagoner. Kilpatrick, James R Veteran; mustered out July 21, '66, as private Privates. Adams, William Baldwin, Alex. H. forty-second regiment. 65 Baldwin, Wiley J., Sen. Barns, David W. Baldwin, Wiley J., Jr. Bryant, John W. Bass, William H. Cannon, Adam Chriswell, James W. Clifford, Ambrose C. Cockrum, Henry C. Cannon, William Coleman, Andrew C. Carder, John W. Chriswell, William H. Dill, John Dill, Alexander J. Dill, Christfield P. Farmer, Alfred Prench, John W. Gilliam, William Garrison, George Gilliam, Henry C. Hunter, Henry H. Holcomb, Jonathan L. Hunter, William M. Harper, James M. Hopkins, Charles Hargrove, James W. Hensley, John D. Johnson, David W. .Vet.; killed at Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 14,'64 Kersner, Henry J. Keys, Hiram V Mustered out May 3, '65 Keys, Adoniram K Promoted 3d Lieutenant Kruse, Dedrick McGregor, John K. McCay, James L. 66 HISTORY OF THE Minnis, James C. McGregor, George W. Martin, John W. McCleary, William H. . . .Veteran; promoted 3d Lieutenant McCleary, James W. McDowel, John W. McGregor, James C Mustered out June 39, '65 Martin, Reuben M. Marriner, Adolphus H. Marriner, William M. McCullough, John D. Manning, George Vet. ; must'd out July 31, '66, as Serg't McCleary, James W. Mead, William H. Owen, William W. . . Vet. ; must'd out July 31, '65, as Serg't Oneal, Daniel W. Ohring, Charles Oliver, William W. Proctor, Joshua Veteran; mustered out July 31, ^65 Rowe, William L " " " " " Revis, James R. Eevis, William A. Eoe, John Skelton, Elias Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65 Steel, Andrew H. Skelton, Ealph. . .Veteran; must'd out July 31, '65, as Corp'l Strickland, James J. Strickland, Washington Skelton, James Steel, William Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65 Sanders, Samuel J. Sanders, William Vet.; must'd out July 21, '65, as Serg't Skelton, Jacob Simpson, John P. Simpson, James H. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 67 • White, John C Promoted 3d Lieutenant Watson, Nicholas H. Woods, Leander Williams^ Charles H. Wilson, James Veteran; died at Nashville, Tenn. Wallam^ David W.Vet.; killed atAltoona, Ga., May 31, '64 Wallace, Hugh H. Williams, James A. Waite, George Eecruits. Apt, Frederick Mustered out July 31, '65 Browneller, Augustus. .Mustered out July 31, '65, as Corp'l Beasley, George W Mustered out July 31 , '65 Braman, James W Mustered out July 38, '65 Baker, Alfred S Mustered out July 21, '65 Braselton, Ferguson Mustered out May 8, '66 Bast, John Discharged , '64; disability Carter, Thomas Mustered out July 31, '66 Collins, Joseph S Mustered out July 31, '65 Carey, William D Mustered out July 31, '65 Coleman, Joseph A Mustered out July 31, '65 Queese, James E Mustered out July 21, '65 Davis, Lewis Dill, John Finn, John Fisher, David C Fabar, George W. G Mustered out July 31, '65 ; substitute Flippen, William Mustered out July 31, '65 Georges, Michael Mustered out June 18, '65 Henry, Michael. Mustered out July 31, '65 Higgins, William Mustered out July 31, '65; substitute Hirley, William B Mustered out July 31, '65 Hanoway, Ephraim Died,Washington, D. C, June 30, '65 Hunter, James M. .Died in Andersonville prison Sept. 4, '64 Hannah, James Mustered out June 1 8, '65 68 HISTORY OF THE Helmlinger, Christian Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Hess, Frederick Heckeman, John " " " " Ingram, Jesse Mustered out June 18, '66 Imler, Daniel Mustered out June 18, '66; drafted Jones, Allen P " Joyce, Eobert Mustered out June 18, '66; substitute James, Leander H " " " James, Thomas E " " " Jackson, William Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Jones, John H Knight, Joseph " " " '' Kenton, Simon Knoblock, Franklins.... Kenneger, Philip " " " " Kestler, Nelson " • " Keck, Andrew " " " ¦ » Kroh, Michael Kronmiller, John Killed, BentonviUe, March 19, '65 Kettle, Peleg Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Knoblock, Washington... " " " Kneep, Henry " " Kebo, Franklin C " " " " . McGrue, George G. .. Mustered out June 18, '66, as Sergeant McCleary, Zadoc. . . .Mustered Out June 18, '66, as Corporal Martin, John C Mustered out June 18, '65 McKane, Milo S Medsker, Joseph A McCajier, William E Moore, Theodore Medsker, William F Morgan, Albert S Mustered out June 18, '65, drafted Mingos, Balser Mustered out June 18, '66; substitute Murphy, Thomas Mustered out June 18, 66; drafted Murphy, Elisha C " " " " , FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 69 Ifyers, Frederick Died, Newbern, N. C„ May 4, '65 Mason, David Mustered out June 18, '65 Miles, William B " " " McGregor, Andrew " " " Manning, John J " " " Mason, William H " " " Marion, Orson Deserted June 36, '66 Munn, William Mustered out July 31, '65 Parke, George " " " Richardson, James " " " Ross, Benjamin I " '" " Rhodes, John S " " " Robinson, Asa Mustered out July 31, '65; substitute Skelton, Jacob Mustered out July 31, '65, as Corporal Stringham, Willard S. " " " Showman, Dock Mustered out July 31, '65 Stitt, Samuel C " " " Spencer, John D " " " Shelpnan, Robert D " " " Seklton, Joseph Mustered out June 30, '65, as Corporal Stephen, James N Mustered out July 31j '65 Thompson, John W. . .Mustered out July 31, '65, as Corporal Toothman, Russell Mustered out July 31, '65 Vanankin, Charles " " " Wheeler, Jasper N . . . . Mustered out July 31, '65, as Corporal Wallace, Andrew E Mustered out July 21, '65 Watters, Henry " " " , Warick, John Killed at Atlanta, Aug. 7, '64 Walters, John P Mustered out May 35, '65 Williams, William B Mustered out June 18, '65 Young, Daniel Mustered out July 31, '65 ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "G." Name and Rank _ First Sergeant. Palmer, Joshua A Promoted 3d Lieutenant 70 history of the Sergeants. Baker, William R. Wells, Willis E. Scott, William S. McCracken, John J. Corporals. Woods, William A. Johnson, Norvin Webber, Alfred. .Vet. mustered out July 31, '65 as 1st Serg't Robinson, Stephen Myers, William A Promoted 2d Lieutenant Bartel, Florin Allen, Josiah W. Sanders, William M. Musicians. Wallace, Justice A. Walker, Benjamin P. Wagoner. Masters, Milton P. Privates. Alcorn, John M, Alcorn, Thomas Alcorn, James Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65 Allen, Andrew Jackson Baker, Henry ' Baker Robert S. Brown, Andi'ew J. Burrows, Andrew J Veteran; mustered out July 31, '66 Burrows, William B. Boyd, Joshua E. Burch, George Browning, Harrison Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65 Besley, Thomas J . . Vet. ; mustered out July 31, '65, Sergeant Carroll, Eobert F Wounded, Perryville, Ky., Oct. 8, '62 Chappell, Eobert E . Vet. ; mustered out July 31, '65, as Serg't FORTY -second REGIMENT. 71 Campbell, James M. Capeheart, Thomas A. Carroll, Henry H. Vet.; mustered out July 31, '65, as Corporal Craft, Henry Done, William Ellis, John W. Parris, William H Promoted 3d Lieutenant Gregory, William P. ..Wounded, Perryville, Ky., Oct. 8, '63 Greenwood, Thomas Gilley, William H. H. Gregory, John S. Haller, Isaac S. Hancock, Dr.P.P.Vet.; mustered out July 21, '65, as Corporal Ham, .Jacob Ham, William Wounded, Chickawany, Sept. 20, '64 Ham, Thomas. .Vet.; mustered out July 21, '65, as Corporal Horrall, George W Died in Hospital, Nashville, Tenn. Havens, Samuel Hincle, I. Milton Veteran; mustered out July 2l, '65 Hopkins, Benjamin Hunter, Henry S. Hunter, Eeuben Hughey, William L. Jackson, William Wounded, Perryville, Ky., Oct. 8, '63 Jackman, Jacob C.Vet.; mustered out July 31, '65, as Corporal Jones, Lewis Vet.; mustered out July 31, '65, as Corporal Jones, William P. Johnson, William Johnson, James Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65 Kelso, George W. Masters, Francis M. McCracken, Thomas McCarty, John McCracken, Henry McCracken, Charles 72 HISTORY OF THE McCracken, William W. McGeeher, Eichard Newberry, Alexander E. Pride, Edwin W. Pride, Hubbard Pride, Thomas G. Pride, William Pride, Josiah T Veteran; discharged; wounds Pride, Christopher C Mustered out May 16, '65 Pride, Elijah Patrick, William Potts, Andrew Peachy, Harrison Eagsdale, Parmenas Eattan, Samuel ' Eisley, Harrison Killed, near Eesaca, Ga. Eisley, Jackson. Vet. ; mustered out July 21, '65, as Corporal Eussel, John Eodgerson, Thomas Veteran; mustered out July 21, '66 Sullivan, Monoat Sullivan, William Swanigen, Oscar Traylor, George W. Tomny, James B. Tomny, Martin J. Veal, William Veteran ; mustered out July 21,'65 Wallace, Nicholas P. Wallace, Davids C. Wallace, James P. Wounded Nov. 25, '63, Mission Eidge,Tenn. Webber, Thomas J. .Vet.; mustered out July 31, '65; Sergeant Williams, Solomon Williams, Stephen H. Eecruits. Altman, John Mustered out July 21, '65 Allen, Charles M " " " " forty-second regiment. 73 Alford, Joseph B Mustered out July 31, '65 Ames, James S " " " " Abbott, James V Mustered out June 18, '65 ; drafted , Botkins, Thornton C Mustered out July 31, '65 Burgett, Philip " " " " Brown, William " " " " Batterson, Samuel Mustered out July 21, '65 ; substitute Brenson," Charles " " " " " Borroyer, William Mustered out June 18, '66 ; drafted Buher, John Mustered out July 31, '65 ; drafted Butler, James " " " " " Bolley, Samuel " " Beeson, Zimri " " " " " Bailey, John A " " " " Bantz, Clinton " " " " " Bedford, Nelson P Mustered out June 18, '65 ; drafted Bright, William T Mustered out June 18, '65 ; substitute Buyers, David A Mustered out June 18, '65 ; drafted Bump, Fletcher Mustered out June 18, ' 65 ; drafted Carroll, Henry 0 " " " " " Carroll, Dixon " " " " " Culbertson, Calvin Mustered out June 18, '65 ; drafted Clark, Levi " " " " " Dickinson, William T Mustered out July 5, '66 Ellis, Dudley V Mustered out July 31, '65 Farmer, Harrison Mustered out July 31, '65 ; substitute Gregory, Christopher C Mustered out July 21, '65 Gregory, Jeremiah " " " " Gregory, John T " " " Green, Thomas E .Mustered out July 17, '65 Horrall, Henry 0. Jr '. . ..Mustered out July 21, '65 Horrall, Edwin E ,. " " " Hunter, Francis N " " " Hedrick, William Mustered out July 21,'65, as Corporal Hughes, Andrew J Mustered out July 21, '65 74 HISTORY OF THE Henry, Andrew J Mustered out July 21,'65 ; substitute' Horrall, Henry C, Sr Captured, Marietta, Ga.,Aug.l4,'65 Hincle, John D Mustered out June 18, '65 Johnson, Simon F Mustered out June 18,'65, as Corporal , Jones, Aaron T Mustered out July 21, '65 John, Charles F Mustered out July 21, '65 ; drafted Kinneman, William E Mustered out July 21, '65 Kendall, Amos " " " " Lamb, William M " " " " Luff, Charles J " " " ^' Matthewson, Thomas J " " " " Miley, William P " " " " McCormick, Seth E " " " " Marshall, Charles H Mustered out July 21, '65 McCarthy, David A " " " " Molesby, George B " " " " McClelland, William G. Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Molton, Levi " " " " " " Molter, William Mustered out July 21, '65 Mulinix, John T Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute McOafferty, Tillman. .. Captured, Marietta, Ga.,Aug. 14, '64 McOafferty, James H Died, David Island, N. Y. H., May 13, '65 Oldham, Sanford Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Pride, Albert Mustered out July 21, '65 Pride, John E " " " Patten,, James W. , " " " Eisley, Eobert " " " Eichardson, Daniel S " " " Eodgerson, Lemuel " " " Eussell, Azra Mustered out June 18, '65 Swan, Lewis Mustered out July 21, '65 Sturgeon, Charles H " " << " Scales, Philip " " " " Stone, Johu. " " " " Slater, William 0 " " " <» FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 75 Shirley, Jack Mustered out July 21, '66; substitute Thomas, Maurice " " " " Toucey, William A Mustered out July 21, '64 Wallace, William L " " Waller, Prank L " " " Watkins, John A " " " Watkins, Jonathan L. D " " " Whitney, Lovett P " " " Wallace, Chauncy E Mustered out May 23, '66 Young, John H Mustered out July 21, '66; substitute ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY "H." Name and Rank. First Sergeant. Armstrong, Joseph D. Sergeants. Osborn, William E. .Vet. ; must'd out July 21, '65, as Private Haas, John Milner, William W Promoted Ist Lieutenant Eoberts, James , Mustered out June 29, '65 Corporals. Lemond, Stephen Flisherman, Henry Haady, A. C. Nix, Joseph 0 Promoted 3d Lieutenant Gentry, Allen " Eoberts, John Oskin, Charles Miller, Benjamin P; Musicians. Niblack, Willis Vet.; must'd out July 21, '65, as Sergeant Hedspeth, "William . . Vet. ; must'd out July 31, '65, as Corporal Wagoner. Stillwell, Richard Privates. Agan, John M. 76 history of the Alley, George W. Baker, Zachariah » *¦ Bolin, Austin Bench, Samuel Veteran; mustered out July 31, '.65 Brown, Daniel.... Bolin, James ' , Bachman, Lewis Beard, Ezekiel Coon, Joshua Vet. ; must'd out July 31, '65, as Sergeant Castrupe, Henry Crovr, William H. . . .Vet.; must'd out July 31, '65, as 1st Serg't Cotton, Elijah E. Cook William Mustered out Oct. 30, '64 Grow, Samuel W Veteran ; mustered out July 21, '65 Cotton, Byron M. Davis, Charles W. Dress, Henry Hearing, Peter Davis, Stephen Veteran ; mustered out July 21, '65 Egnew, John Early, William L. Fisher, John Fisher, William J. Fisher, Joseph E. Fisher, Uriah Goodman, George E. Grigsby, William E. Hesson, John ' Huffman John H. Hendricks, William Johnson,, Willi am M Veteran ;musteredout July 21,'65 Jones, Henry Jones, Jacob , Jones, Silas Jones, John Veteran ; mustered out July 31, '66 forty-second regiment. 77 Kokemore, Henry Mustered out June 34, '66 Kokemore, Frederick Kalkman, August Kindsey, Benjamin A. Veteran ; mustered out July 21, '65 Kindsey, James Kindsey, Alfred Veteran ; mustered out July 31, '66 Lemmond, William H. Lindsey, Caleb Lemmond, J. E. M. Loyd, Thomas Miller, Reason B. Merto, Christian . . .' . Captured at Chicamauga, Sept. 30, '63 Miller, James Martin, Charles .... Vet. ; must'd out July 31, '65, as Sergeant McCooper, Frederick Magness, William M Veteran ; mustered out July 21, '65 Mayo, Martin Nemer, Wolfgang Osborn, John B Vet. ; must'd out July 31, '66, as Sergeant Payne, James B Promoted 3d Lieutenant Pfifer, Joseph Pittman, Riley Rothbert, William Southwood, Thomas Smith, James S. Tuly, James M. Tuly William R...Died at Andersonville prison, Aug. 33, '64 Tuly, George W... .Died at Andersonville prison, Aug. 4, '64 Tomlinson, James Trachsel, Rudolph Tegeder, William Varner, Peter Wire, Wilson Wise, Peter Walker, Albert B. 78 history of the Wilson, George West, James Veteran; mustered out July 21, '66 Williams, James Recruits. Alexander, Henry Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute An tie, Jerry Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Bender, Henry Mustered out July 21, '65 Bruce, Thomas 0 Bruce, James R * Boys, Thomas J Bolin, Willis Mustered out Aug. 3, '65 Bolin, Albert Mustered out July 21, '65 Big, John Burnstead, William F Brown, William Bfown, Daniel L Brooks, John Mustered out June 18, '65 ; drafted Blackford, Reuben R..,.. " Chinn, William J Mustered out July 21, '65 Campbell, Benjamin P Clark, Erskine C Carpenter, Daniel " " " Crow, Prancis M Mustered out June 18, '65 Fessenden, George N Mastered out July 21, '65 Fessenden, Charles H Freeman, Samuel " " " Grover, Stephen K " " " Huffman, John N " " " Himmemhever, Jacob " " " ' Hill, Charles W " " " Hill, Henry F " " Harvey, Anson " " " Lemond, Peter N Mustered out June, 18, '65 Merrill, Wallace Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Mario, Marcus D " " " " forty-second regiment. ' 79 Mishler, Daniel Mustered out July 31, '65; substitute McCormick, Lewis " " " " Martin, William Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Meeks, Aaron Mustered out June 18, '65 Nichols, John Mustered out June 18, '65; substitute Norton, William Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Osborn, Adam M Mustered out July 27, '65 O'Hara, Martin Never reported to Company; substitute Openchain, William Mustered out July 31, '65; drafted Price James K " " " " Purley, William Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Rlcker, George Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Russell, Lewis Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Richards, Charles H Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Rayhouser, Messiah Mustered out July 31,'65 Stephens, William L " " " Shrodes, Josiah " " " Stuntz, John Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Strauss, Lewis Mustered out August 1,'65; substitute Shoaf, Joseph Mustered out July 31, '65; drafted Snyder, Philip " " " • " Sneckenberger, John " " " " Shell, John Schoenbechler, Conrad Mustered June-18, '65 Swartz, William Mustered out June 3, '65 Shirley, Trucom W Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Sutley, David Taylor, John E Veteran; mustered out July 21,'65 Tayldr, William L Mustered out July 31, '65 Turner, PraHcis " " " Titus, Horace W Teeple, Charles B Tieman, John P Mustered out July 21, '65; as Corporal Tinkham, Lorenzo Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Tremer William F Mustered out June 18, '66 80 history of the Ulmholt, Harvey Mustered out July 15, '65; drafted Vaughn, Greenville. Vet.; mustered out July 21, '66; Corporal Wise, Barnerd Mustered out July 31, '66 Wilson, Milton H Warden, Charles G Wantzel, John Mustered out July 31, '65; substitute Whitmer, Adam Mustered out July 31, '65; drafted Winnegar, George " " " Wolf, Samuel Mustered out July 31, '65 Wilson, Isaac ,. " Ward, Philip J Mustered out June 36, '65; drafted ENLISTED MEN OP COMPANY "I." t Nam^ and Bank. , First Sergeant. Burch, John Promoted Second Lieutenant Sergeants. Davidson, William Promoted First Lieutenant Logan, Albert H. ' Caldwell, William F Promoted Second Lieutenant Ainly, William Corporals. Pierce, Nathan DeBruler, Edwin D. Case, Abraham Stublefield, James J. Tilman, Austin Hancock, William Scott, John S. Allison, William Promoted Second Lieutenant. Musicians. Miller, Oliver Davis, Josiah Wagoner. Eidge, Isaac K. fohty-second regiment. 81 Privates. Ashly, John W. Ambers, William Vet.; must'd out July 21, '65, as Corporal Butler, Joseph P. Blackater, William H. Burchfield, Eichard M. Brown, John A. Burch, Thomas Burch, James M. Barret, Miles C. Barret, Embry Brenton, George S. Black, William H. H. Black, Talliver P. Coleman, Sylvester Vet . ; must'd out July 21, '65, as Serg't Corn, Samuel Cliffored, James Calvin, Fielding Calvin, Josiah Chappel, Perry Case, John Camp, Andrew J. Crow, William H. Clark, Benjamin P. .Vet. ; must'd out July 21,'65, as 1st Serg't Crow, Charles M. Deadman, Hiram Vet,; must'd out July 21,'65,as Corporal Debruler, Samuel M. Davis, Josiah Davis, Philip Davis, Thomas P. Dearing, John B. F Promoted 1st Lieutenant Dove, William J. Daering, James M. Elder, Andrew J. Elder, Duquisney 82 history OF the Edwards, John M. Fowler, Joseph N. Fowler, William Plenner, Eatlif B. Fredrick, Peter. . . .Vet. ; must'd out July 21, '65, as Sergean* Garland, Samuel Garrison, Woodford Veteran ; mustered out July 21, '65 Gilley, Thomas G. Hays, Eufus K. Haselip, William J. Heath, William W Veteran ; niustered out July 21, '65 Hines, John W Vet, ; must'd out July 21, '65, as Corporal Hale, Levi Johnson John S. Jones, William Jones, James F Vet. ; must'd out July 31, '65, as Corporal Kinman, James P. Lichlighter, John Lett Alvin W. Lewis, Joseph Veteran ; mustered out July 21, '65 Lee, William M, Milton, Daniel Vet. ; must'd out July 21, '65, as Sergeant Miley, Elijah Mead, Garves M Veteran ; mustered out July 21, '65 McEeynolds, John Miller, Floyd Norrick, Joseph Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65 Newkifk, George W. Painter, Jeremiah Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65 Penner, James Penner, Abraham Peach, Michael Rush, James J. ' Slater, Conrad Spencer, ,Barzilla 1!. ,,^ FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 83 Strong, John W. Stone, John S. Traylor, Eichard Mustered out Feb. 12, '65 Thomas, Addison N. Thomas, Harrison P. Thomas, John Veteran; mustered out July 21, '66 Thomas, George T " " " " 1'iSlow, Samuel H. Williams, Daniel Williams, Pleasant West, Eollin G. Eecruits. , Arbite, Henry Mustered out July 21, '65. Ashby, Warner Burnstead, John A Bratton, Samuel Baker, John Barton, William E Booth, Franklin Bartholomew, Joseph. . .Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Buchanan, Benjamin " " " " " Bartley, Samuel Captured at Chicamauga, Sept. 20, '63 Burton, Milton Mustered out June 16, '65 Ballenger, William Mustered out June 18, '65 Byrne, Dennis " " " Bronson, Milton " " " Coleman, Benjamin P. Mustered out June 18, '65, as Sergeant Cross, Dallas P Mustered out June 18, '65, as Corporal Chambers, George Mustered out June 18, '65 Cross, Christopher C Mustered out July 21, '65 Calvin, Fielding " " " Calvin, William W " " " Carey, Samuel W " '" " . Conklin, John H Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Coe William Mustered out June 30, '65 84 HISTORY OF THE Craten, Alfred H Mustered out June 18, '65, Coleman, William H Mustered out June 20, '65 Chanley, William Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Cottrell, Albert " Caroin, Peter Collins, James " Collins, Zebulon T Mustered out June 30, '65; drafted Coats, William H " " " Cramer, David B " " " " " Cooper, William M Never reported to Company; drafted Curry, William P Mustered out June — , '65; drafted Cookson, Elisha '. . . .Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Caudle, Thomas " " " " " Carpenter, Andrew J. . . .Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Conry, Dennis " " " " Chasteen, Edmond Mustered out Aug. 4, '65; drafted Carr, Daniel B Mustered out Aug. 18, '65; drafted Denny, Elias Mustered out July 31, '65 Dreher, Gustaye " " " .Drew, David W Never reported to Company; substitute Dorrman, James H Mustered out July21, '65; substitute Durnill, Nathaniel Mustered out May 17, '65; substitute Dunn, Austin, " " " " Durce, Daniel " " " " " Dougan, Peter Mustered out May 17, '65; Corporal Douton, Joseph H , Mustered out June 18, '65 ' Dwiggens, James H Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Duckworth, Mahlon " " " " « Emmett, George W " " " " " Ford, Henry C Mustered out July 21, '66 Fradenburg, Spencer " " " Froman, William Mustered out June, '65; substitute Prazer, James W Mustered out July 21, '65 Foster, John A " " « Pee, Lorenzo Mustered out July 10, '65; drafted FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 85 Faro, Michael Mustered out July 18, '65; drafted Pluck, Deeneter Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Pittinger, Samuel Mustered out July 21, '65, as Corporal Gougarty, Edward Mustered out July 31, '65; substitute Griffith, John Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Goldman, Huston " " " " Garrett, John " " " " Gustasson, Gustavo Mustered out June 33, '65; drafted Hellwig; Henry Died at Newbern, N. C, May 16, '65 Hager, Prancis M Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute fiughes, James H Mustered out June 18, '65 Hawthorn, Eobert P " " " Hobbs, Frederick F Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Harvey, Martin C " " " " Hodge, Alvey E " " " " Hart, Thomas " " " " Inlon, John Mustered out June 30, '65; drafted Lloyd, Joseph Mustered out July 21, '65 Lewis, Benjamin F " " " Miller, John " " McCane, Albert Mustered out July 38, '65 Mills, William N Mustered out July 31, '65 Ottinger, Martin L " " " Osborn, Tence L Mustered out July 31, '65; substitute Peach, James Mustered out June 18, '65 Parker, Thomas " " " Eichardson, Elijah L Mustered out July 31, '65 Eeynolds, Francis M " " " Reedy, Hiram " " Richards, Clark R Reitnour, Anthony Mustered out July 31, '65; substitute Stephenson, William C Mustered out July 31, '65 Smith, Benjamin Swigert, Abraham Smith, James M " 86 HISTORY OF THE Seifort, Adam Never reported to Company; substitute Smith, John W Mustered out July 31, '65; substitute Sperry, Samuel W Stone, George W Mustered out June 18, '65 Shoulders, Green C Mustered out June 7, '65 Shield, John Deserted June 20, '65 Tislow, Samuel H Mustered out June 18, '65 Valentine, James Mustered out July 21, '65 Wernce, William Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute • Whaly, Manford Died at Newbern, N.C., May 13, '65 Walford, Alexander Mustered out June 23, '65; drafted Walgren, Charles C ENLISTED MEN OF COMPANY " K." Name and Bank. First Sergeant. Knowles, Edward N Promoted 2d Lieutenant Sergeants. White, Hays French, Lemuel W. Ewing, Johnson Carnahan, John Corporals. Ashley, Elias Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65 Shelby, William H. H. Stookey, Alexander Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65; Hospital Steward . Bilderback, Prank Sinclair, Robert Buzinham, Oliver Lacer, Thomas W. Brown, Willis Musicians. Hudson, Daniel Camp, West H. forty-second kegiment. 87 Wagoner. Swaney, John Privates. Addington, Davis Barret, Samuel Barker, Amos Barnet, Robert Bethel, Isaiah Blond, Robert Broshes, Christojiher C. Broshes, Ephraim. ..Veteran; discharged March, '65; wounds Barton, William S. Bourn, George.. Vet. ; mustered out July 31, '65,, as Sergeant Baker, James Bullock, John A.^'^et.; mustered out July 21,' 65, as Sergeant Brown, A. Francis Boswick, Judson Clutter, John A. Collins, Asa Caldwell, Thomas Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65 Carnahan, William J'. Caldwell, Amos Coleman, John W Veteran ; niustered out July 21, '65 Clifford, Warrick H. Conrad, Lemasters Edwards, Riley Floyd, George W. Fowler, William H. George, James T. GrifiBtts, George S. L. Hodges, William P. Hargrave, Thomas J. Helder, Philips. Vet.; mustered out July 21, "65; Serg't Major Hammond, Jesse Humphrey, James H. 88 history of the Hall, James M. Houghland, Benjamin Hudson, Absalom Hudson, Eobert H Veteran; transferred to V. E. C. Keith, William A. Lewis, Charles H. Linxyler, John D Promoted 2d Lieutenant Lemasters, John D. Masters, Joseph Mathews, Jacob E..Vet. ; mustered out July 21, '65; Corporal Morris, Eichard Miles, Eeuben A. Morton, Joseph M. Mathews, Miles Masters, George L.. Veteran; discharged March, '65; wounds McConnel, Eobert E. McConnel, Eobert McDonald, Oscar C Veteran; mustered out July 21, '65 Neavis, Tolotson N Promoted Captain Obrian, Barney Obrian, John Peters, Thomas J.. Vet.; mustered out July 31, '65; Corporal Perigo, Ephraim ¦ Promoted 1st Lieutenant Price, James Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65 Phillips, William H...Vet.; mustered out July 21, '65; Q. M. Sergeant Reed, Samuel Eice, William W. ' ' Eeed, James W. Sarter, John E. Stookey, William E. Stookey, John Spillman, Wesley Spillman, William Stanton, Michael. Vet.; mustered out July 21, '65, as Sergeant forty-second regiment. 89 Slater, Peter Schwerdfiger, Fredrick L.Vet.; must'dout July 21,'65; Serg't Tyner, Samuel P. Tyner, Sanders L.. Mustered out 'July 21, '65, as 1st Sergeant Thomson, Levi Tirpin, Levi Taylor, Alexander J. Westfall, William H Veteran; mustered out July 21,'65 Williams, Calvin M. Wierd, John A. Adair, Washington Mustered out July 21, '65; drafted Arnold, Christian.. .Mustered out June 18, '65; substituted Boyd, Alexander V Mustered out July 21, '65 Boswell, Newton J " " " Brubaker, John W " " " " Baird, Marcus M Mustered out July 21, '65; substitut Barnett, James H . Vet.; must'd out July 21, '65, as Corporal Case, Levi H Mustered out July 21 , '65 DresseU, John Mustered out July 21, '65, as Corporal Everhart, Gabriel M.. Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Fairchild, Addison M. Mustered out July 21, '65, as Corporal Gordon, William H Mustered out July 21, '66 Gaskill, Abraham P Harper, Samuel M , Jackson, William A Julian, Isaac N Johnson, Thomas S. . . Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Jones, Samuel N Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Johnson, Simon N James, James Knott, William A Mustered out July 21, '65 Kiser, James Knust, Bernard Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Knapp, Charles " " " King, David Mustered out July 31, '65; substitute 90 history OF the Kirkpatrick, Thomas. .Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Krouse, George .< -< «. Kulin. Milton Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Kimberlain, Marion Mustered out June 18, '65 Kennedy, James C Leslie, John H Mustered out July 21, '65 Loyd William Veteran; mustered out July 31, '65 - Loux, Peter Mustered out July 31, '65; substitute Lanman, Francis " " " " " Landingham, John W. . . .Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Landingham, Lewis B . . " " " " " Leach, Thomas " , " Lackey Peter ' " Miller, Henry P Mustered out July 31, '65 McCoomis, John E- • • .Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Mans, Anton " " " " Murrell, Henry " •' " " Murphy, Taylor Mustered out May 37, '65 Manning, James M Discharged ; disability Mitchell, Ira Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Mitchell, David " McDonald, Samuel McCoy, David " " " " • McBride, John " " Nichols, Wesley H. . . .Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Nugent, George Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted O'Brien, Patrick Mustered out July 31, '65; substitute Onershiner, Isaac. ...... .Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Pyle, Abraham C Mustered out July 21, '65 Palmer, George I " " " Personette, William " <" " " Peters, John Mustered out July 21, '65; substitute Pinny, Jasper " " " " " Presler, John " " " ' '< Powell, Erasmus. Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted FORTY -SECOND REGIMENT. 91 Ponston, Lott Mustered out June 18, '65 ; drafted Patterson, John " " " " " Perkins, John Mustered out June 6, '65 ; drafted Philips, John P Died, Alexandria, Va., June 13, '65 Robinsdn, Michael Mustered out July 21, '65 Rosenbarger, Solomon . . ..Mustered out July 21, '65 ; substitute Rease, Benjamin Mustered out June 18, '65 ; drafted Rogei-s, Stewart Ross, Oliver.... " " Smith, Samuel L Mustered out July 21, '65 Shay, Morris Mustered out July 31, '65 ; substitute Swainey, James Mustered out July 21, '66 ; substitute Sigler, Geo. W Mustered out July 31, '65 Simms, James. . . . :,Died at Louisville, June 28, '65 ; drafted Staley, Mahlo^ Mustered out June 18, '65 ; drafted Shadley, Mahlon " " " Stoddard, Edward Stoddard, Henry H " " " Sigler, Hiram " " " , " Seacat, Peter " "¦ " Thompson, George Mustered out June 14, '65 Thralls, Isaac Mustered out June 18, '65 ; drafted Todd, Eli. : Travis, James H Taylor, Joseph " " " Thompson, James Underbill, Isaac " " " Underbill, Robert..'... . " " " Uptegraff, Charles " " '• Volmer, Jacob " " " Willoughby, Adorian. .Mustered out July 21, '65, as corporal Walters, William Mustered out July 21, '65 ; substitute Willis; William " " '^ '' ^' Winters, Samuel L Died at Richmond, Va., March — ,'65 Walton, David H Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted 92 HISTORY OF THE Weyer, Thomas Mustered out June 18, '65; drafted Warland, Austin " " " Wilson, William " " " Whitman. Thomas W.... " " " Young, Alfred Mustered out July 21, '65 ; substitute Alley, Joseph T. Bird, Daniel Bolin, Eobert L. Carroll, Moflet H. Crow, Christopher C . Oritchler, James M. Eubanks, George Feltner, William S. Gieson, John S. Hoffman, Adam F. Hunter, Eeuben Harmon, Joseph A. Hayes, Albert E. Hillman, George N. Lorance, Simeon ' Malone, John Eidrey, Joshua Selyer, John P. Sutter, James D. Strange, George S. Trobate, Henry Substitute Williamson, William S. Wallace, Willard H. Zohn, Charles F Drafted LIEUT.-COL. JAS. M. SHANKLIN. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 93 JAMES MAYNARD SHANKLIN Was born in the city of Evansville, January 24, 1836, being the eldest of five children of John and Philura (French) Shank lin. He was prepared for college under the tuition of the late M. W. Safford, a brother-in-law of Vice-President Mor ton, and entered Wabash College in 1851 at the early age of 14 years. Failing in health he left college and spent three months in the East, after which he resumed his place in Wabash College, but was compelled to abandon his studies again at the beginning of the junior year of the course. After a few months rest at home he entered the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, but the condition of his health made it impossible for him to pursue his studies further, and he determined to seek its restoration by hard work in the unde veloped West. He spent a few months in cutting and rafting lumber in Michigan with great benefit, but with the ambition of the brilliant and high-spirited youth of that day he pushed further west. Kansas and Nebraska were then the scenes of absorbing interest, and in the wilds of the latter territory, amid " hair-breadth escapes" and perils and exposure, he spent fifteen months. When the call for "three hundred thousand more " was made he started out to help others raise a regi ment in the First District, and within two weeks they had secured a full regiment and three companies over. The regi ment became the 42d Volunteer Infantry, of which he was commissioned major. He was in command of the detach ment of the regiment that received the first baptism of fire at Wartrace, Tenn., April 11, 1862, having routed an enemy superior in numbers after a hot engagement. At Perryville he was wounded on the head by a piece of shell. After this battle he was made lieutenant-colonel in place of Lieutenant- ¦94 HISTORY OF THE Colonel Denby transferred to the colonelcy of the 80th Indiana Infantry. From that time to the date of his capture on the morning of the last day at Stone Eiver, he was in ¦command of the regiment. How bravely and nobly he bore himself as a soldier and the friend and neighbor of those under his command, his comrades testified in the affection they ever manifested for him and in the deep gloom that settled upon the regimental camp when the news of his sud den death reached it. He died at home one week after his return from Libby Prison. He was stricken with acute laryngitis Friday evening. May 22d, and died the following day, Saturday, May 23, 1863, at 1 o'clock p. m., at the age of 27 years. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 95 CHAPTER I. Preparing for War— The Drill — First Lessons in Camp Duty, etc., etc. r^^HILE from the beginning, after entering camp, m^ there had been "squad drill," — all "awkward squads," — it was not until the regimental organization had been perfected and the command had been mustered into the U. S. Service that regular company drill was inaugu rated. Lieut-Col. Charles Denby, havihg received a military education, was well equipped for this most important service, and he proceeded without delay to impress upon officers and men the lofty importance and superior advan tage to be gained'in military life by well drilled and thor oughly disciplined troops. These early lessons and impressions were by no means thrown away by any of the command, but throughout the entire period of service proved of greatest moment in all the duties of a soldier's Jife. Officers' drill was inaugurated and proceeded with in earnest, and before noon and after, hours were spent daily in teaching officers of the line what they in turn were expected and obliged to teach to the men. There being a full line of company officers and sergeants for the regi ment, a full company was readily formed of them, and the instruction thus afforded was correctly given to the men. Long before leaving Camp Vanderburg, great pro ficiency had been gained in company and not a little in 'regimental drill. 96 HISTORY OF THE In the early life of the soldier, confined in camp within guard lines, any incident, be it ever so insignificant of itself, becomes a matter of greater or lesser moment. It was especially the case with the 42d Indiana when, after "soldiering" (?) in Camp Vanderburg for weeks, where at night the men were sheltered by roofs, tents for field life were issued to the companies, and the " order to march " for the first time received. In compliance with this first order to " march," the regiment moved to a point on the Ohio river, below Evansville, where the tents were stretched for the first time, they being ''wedge tents," only large enough for five or six men to lay upon the earth in, if wedged iii like sardines in a box. The men regarded them with a deal of disfavor, because of the contracted space covered, but they were palaces as compared with the "dog tents" used later on in the service ; still the men for the large part discounted an army in Flanders for many days by their emphatic language, and not altogether dutiful ob servance of the commandments of the decalogue. In other words, they swore a perfect cyclone, but at whom they knew not. The next move was to Henderson, Ky., where there was a varied experience of drill, dress parades, camp guard and picket duty, together with the introduction and practice of the " long-roll," the signal of immediate impending danger to an army of men. At an hour of the night least expected, the horrid rattle of the drums beating as if pandemonium had indeed broken loose aroused the officers and men from sleep, perchance from pleasant dreams of home, and then such a scramble and scene of confusion was scarcely witnessed anywhere. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. ' 97 To follow the colors and ^ get first into line of battle was the ambition of the officers, who usually knew the alarm w^ts false, and with many of the men who did not know it was false the prime object was not to form line of battle in a hurry. Very few exercises of this nature taught all the use and importance of the " long-roll," and the practice was abandoned as unceremoniously as it had been introduced. It i's more or less a painful matter to s.peak ill of one's neighbors, but if the truth be of ill-repute of the neighbors then, for the sake of the truth, the ill-speak ing becomes excusable. This was the ' exact condition in the which but too many of the citizens of Hender son and vicinity, neighbors to the people in the city of Evansville, and very many of the regiment personally, who had homes there. Probably in all the history of the 42d Indiana, "all along the line," and in the very heart of the Confed eracy, there was not put forth on exhibition more bitter ness of feeling, nor vindictiveness on the part of citizens displayed, than was in the vicinity named. To guard against that worst form of an enemy to an army of men, the " bush-whackers," who, though not of the regularly enlisted rebel army, in numbers swarmed the whole country about Henderson, kept the whole regiment on the alert, and perhaps at no place south were pickets in more danger of these marauders, if we except a part of Middle Tennessee ; for only a short time, however. But in that part of Kentucky, extending from Hawesville to Paducah, on the Ohio river, this uncivilized warfare was kept up until the close of the war. Probably a reason Evansville was so frequently menaced by these disgraceful bands was that large gov,- 98 HISTORY OF THE ernment supplies for the army were stored there, and the niiarauders aimed at plunder for selfish gain, rather than' a desire to aid the Southern cause direct. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 99 CHAPTER II. The, March to Calhown, — Qrossing Oreen Rimer — Picket Duty knee-deep in Water. "HILE the foregoing may not be regarded as strictly in the line of a compliment to the neigh bors just across the Ohio river, it is the best the author cam do possibly, with the recollection pressing on. his memory that while returning from the picket line one night, with a file of men, a quartette of these marauders, from behind trees, attempted to kill us all by the moon light, and would no doubt have succeeded but for the fact that a percussion cap on one of the shot-guns exploded. and thus the alarm was given. The comrades charged the enemy in great shape for a few hundred yards, but were distanced, and gave up the chase, Singing to the rebels as they retreated : " Meet me by moonlight alone." The service at Henderson having ended, orders to move to Calhoun, Ky., where there were a considerable body of Union soldiers, under command of Gen. T. L. Critten den stationed. Conformably to orders, camp was broken, and the line' of march taken up over extremely muddy roads. Under such conditions, men unused to the march, heavy knap-sacks, each weighing not less than seventy-five pounds ; and in addition, haversacks, guns, accouterments, etc., but little progress could be made, and at night-fall the regiment had only reached Green river at Ciirds ville, and then only half of the command could b^ crossed over the stream that night. 100 HISTORY OF THE From the part of the regiment that crossed the river, all the pickets for out-post duty had to be taken. The country to the front was flat, swampy, and the face of the ground for considerable distance was covered with water, and in this, when a convenient stump of a tree or an old log could not be found the sentinels on out-post were placed. In many cases the posts of sentinels were in water from ankle to half-knee deep, and before morning ice a quarter of an inch thick had formed all over the swamp. Even where the men off of duty were encamped, brush had to be cut and piled on the ground to keep them out of the water. For raw troops the experience was tough indeed, and for the first^ — and only time — a consid erable of the comrades indulged in mutinous language in threats to desert, and had to be put under guard, and one or two punished by the most reprehensible of all? modes of punishment for soldiers, know as " bucking and gagging:" The night was indeed a long and dreary one, especially for comrades on duty, but the dawn came at last, and after breakfast, with plenty of hot coffee to drink, a better feeling prevailed, good humor was restored, and the bal ance of the march being over better roads was made cheerfully, with good spirit and no complaint whatever. The comrades as they passed along the road singing patriotic songs literally "astonished the natives," who for the most part probably had never seen half that num ber of men together at one time in a life-time, for much of the road lay through a very sparsely settled part df the State. Certainly none had ever seen such an "army with banners," and they cautiously approached as the men passed, looking wonder and amazement, doubtlessly min gled with not a little of fear. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. IQt CHAPTER III. Calhoun — A Camp in the Mud — Effects of the March — . A Crowded Hospital. ~W]1 was nearly nightfall when the command reached a ^ camping-ground near Calhoun ; this ground was fully ankle-deep in mud in its best parts, and hardby a little stream of water, very muddj^ and unwholesome, afforded us drinking, and a supply for cooking. Exactly why this place was assigned us for a camping-ground, when there was plenty of more elevated positions to take, did not appear quite clear. It was not many days until all these things before related began to develop various forms of sickness among the men, and in less than twenty da^ys after arrival at Calhoun full one-third of the men were in the hospital. Besides such sickness as would naturally follow to a greater or less extent in the wake of such an exposure, the measles broke out in camp, and from that cause many suffered severely, and a few transferred to Evansville died, while others from this causealone were never fit for duty again. Probably one of the worst and most dangerous forms of sickness among soldiers in camp in the field is measles. It proved so with the 42d Indiana at all events. From this first camping-ground, however, after a time, the command was moved to a comparatively dry place, . with a meadow lawn for a drill ground. Here all were quite comfortably quartered, and as duty was light, comparatively, and some of the officers and men had 103 , HISTORY OF THE acquaintance previously formed in that neighborhood, many were the little parties and old-time " quilting bees," some of the younger ones enjoyed that winter; for, as a rule, the citizens of Calhoun and vicinity were not especially demonstrative of rebel sympathy. In the presence of Union soldiers , they were diplomatic in, their relations with the "Yankees," and exhibited a good many evidences of kindness to the comrades ; of course this was the best policy, but in truth there was an unusual degree of sincerity in their friendliness. LIEUT.-COL. WILLIAM M. COCKRUM. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 103 COL. WM. M. COCKRUM. The gentleman whose name is written above was born December 8, 1837, in Gibson county, Indiana, on a farm, a part of which is now Oakland City, and- he now resides within a few hundred yards of where he was born. He was a farmer when the war broke out, and resumed that occupation when the war closed. As second lieutenant of Company P, he was one of the original line ofiBcers of the regiment who remained in the U. S. service until the close of the war. At the battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn., he was wounded in the right shoulder, from which he did not fully recover for six months. At the battle of Chickamauga, on the second day of the fight, Sept. 20, 1863, he was severely wounded — a ball passing through the hips from right to left — and taken prisoner, conveyed to Libby Prison, Eichmond, where he remained for eight months; so severe was the wound that he was unable to walk for twelve months. After recovery, partially, however, he was assigned to duty as commandant of the military prison at Nashville, Tenn., where he remained until ordered to join his command at Washington City, preparatory to muster out of the service. Col. Wm. M. Cockrum was a son of Col. James M. Cock rum, who came to Indiana from North Carolina, being born in 1799 in that State. Colonel Cockrum's grandmother was a niece of Governor Eutlege, of South Carolina, and his uncles, on the father's side, were all in the War of 1812. Col. James W. Cockrum, father of the subject of this sketch, was prominent in the politics of his day, and as a Whig represented his county in the State's General Assembly from 1848 to 1852. 104 HISTORY OF THE Since the war the gentleman of whom we write has been a factor of prominence in his county and district in politics, in Agricultural Pairs, in farming, in manufacturing, in encour aging education as in the common school ; and himself and wife have been chief among the promoters and building of a college at Oakland City for the Baptist people, or under their charge, which is proving quite successful. Col. Cockrum donated twelve acres of valuable land, within a few hdndred yards of his residence, for the use of the college, and in many other ways substantially aided. The college is a two-story brick and is a very important addition to Oakland City. ' In all matters that tend to promote the best interests of former comrades in arms, he is not only a factor, but is always in the lead. Indeed, in all the relations of life it may be truly said of him: " He leads, he never follows." As a citizen, he enjoys the confidence and esteem of all ; as a citizen-soldier, the love and honor of all his comrades. SN-v_ FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 105 CHAPTER IY. Sacramento— So^ith Carrolton — Fortifications, etc. ^T always seemed not a little puzzling in the State of ^ Kentucky, respecting the apparent difference ot sentiment in their relations to Union soldiers, in neighbor hoods not, in many instances, over ten miles apart. At Sacramento, a hamlet of a few houses, perhaps eight miles from Calhoun, on the road to South Carrolton, a party of Federal soldiers had experienced that dishonoi'- able method of fighting from ambush, by a party, prob-' ably not in the regular Confederate service, but of sufficient force to cause General Crittenden, in command of all the troops at Calhoun, to order a party of his command, including the 42d Indiana, to rendezvous at South Carrol ton, a point nearer Bowling Green, where the greater part of the rebel army was in winter quarters. The first night out from Calhoun the commands camped at Sacramento, where our troops had been ambushed, and the boys, finding plenty of chickens in the neighborhood, because of this ambush believed to have been led by the citizens, raided the hen-roosts far and near, and before guard lines were fixed. Of course the comrades were arrested and placed under guard. But they were not long in finding an eloquent pleader- in their behalf in the person of Eev. J. J. Haight, chaplain at General Crittenden's headquarters, who became relig iously eloquent for the release of the comrades, and he prevailed. No Methodist minister ever fared more sump tuously on yellow-legged chickens than did Kev. Haight, 106 HISTORY OF THE (afterwards editor of the Western Christian Advocate), that night and for days afterwards. The boys were attentive to the wants of the chaplain, praised his elo quence, and long afterwards, when the circumstance was alluded to, spoke of his "most noble defense of the chicken thieves before General Tom Crittenden." Picket and camp guard duty was heavy at South Car- . rolton, and in addition to all that the soldiers were kept busy chopping down acres of the most valuable oak timber, building fortifications of the most wonderful engineering an army ever saw. Precisely why these were builded, it is likely no one ever knew, for there was no organized body of rebels nearer than Bowling Green, and it was simply impossible for any considerable body of troops to have reached us through that sea of mud, water and slush. A regiment of men might have passed on a road leading to South Carrolton from Bowling Green, but the troops next attempting so rash a thing would have never succeeded. This, however, was but the beginning of an experience of useless and incomprehensible work that was done, simi lar in character and under like conditi6ns, that proved of no possible use further than to furnish employment for the men. MAJ. N. B. FRENCH. FORTY^SECOND REGIMENT. lOT NATHANIEL B. FRENCH Was born in Gibson county, Indiana, April 30, 1827. He lived with his parents upon a farm until 1846, when he went to Princeton, the county seat of his native county, and for four years was employed as clerk in a general merchan dise store of Joseph Devin of that town. In the early part of the year 1851, he became a partner in business with his former employer, under the firm name of Devin & French. The firm continued the business of general merchandising and dealing in produce until the early part of 1862, when it was dissolved by mutual consent. He was married to N. Cordelia Devin, daughter of his partner and former em ployer, on the 25th of May, 1854. By this marriage he is the father of eight children, five of whom are now living; viz.: Mrs. Effie Jaquess, of Minneapolis, Minnesota; Mrs. Flora E. Barton, of St. Louis, Missouri ; Joseph D. Prench, of Chicago, III. ; Lucius S. Prench and William E. French, of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The other three that died were Mary, first born, Laura D. and Agnes. In September, 1861,., he enlisted a company of fine, intelligent and patriotic men and was mustered into the 43d Eegiment Indiana Vols, as captain of Company E, at Evansville, Ind., in October, 1861. He served as captain of that company until June, 1863, when he was promoted to major of the regiment (43d Indiana), in which position he continued to act until May, 1864, at which time, by reason of disability incurred in the service from which he never recovered, he was compelled to resign. During his term of service he participated in the battles of Perryville, Ky. ; Stone Eiver, Tenn., and the terrible battle of Chicamauga, together with skirmishes incident thereto, in all of which he had the credit of having done bis duty. 108 HISTORY OF THE After returning home he has been engaged in merchan dising, farming, etc. For the last few years, his health, being feeble, together with age, has prevented him from engaging in very active business. He is now living as a boarder at the farm upon which he was born, and acting as justice of the peace of his native {White Eiver) township. He was an enumerator in taking the census of 1890 for that township. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 109 CHAPTER Y. Back to Calhoun — Another Dreadful March — A Whole Night on the Road. fK February, 1862, by a small steamboat, the regiment returned to Calhoun and again occupied the old camping-ground. But the command had scarcely gotten comfortably fixed before the order came to move to Owensboro. At 9 o'clock at night all tents had been struck, and everything was ready for the move. If comrades had experienced hard tramping through the mud before, they had no just conception of what was before them that night until its realization. At the start a vigorous effort was made to keep the men in line and in the road ; but before ten miles hfid been covered these efforts were abandoned and the com rades were permitted the " go as you please " step. Even then when the head of the regiment reached Owens boro no company had half the men in line. It is by no means an exaggeration to say that the first five months of / service for the 42d Indiana were of its hardest exper iences, and that the physical powers of the men were taxed to the utmost. At Owensboro, the command embarked on the steamer Liberty, the "flag-ship" of a fleet of steamers which had been ordered there for the purpose of conveying the troops in the Green river country to Pittsburg Landing, or up the Tennessee river, where, we then only under stood, a battle would probably be fought. The enemy at fowling Green, which during the winter 110 HISTORY OF THE ' 'we were supposed to be flanking and watching, had fallen' back on Nashville, or been forwarded to the larger force of the enemy about Fort Henry and Pittsburg Landing ; con sequently there was no further need of a body of near 8,000 ti^oops in the neighborhood of Calhoun, if indeed there ever had been any need of it at all. The fleet of boats — twelve in number — touched at Ev ansville only long enough for the comrades who had fam ilies and friends there to shake hands with them— and to half wish they had not stopped — then proceeded to Padu cah to await further orders. As intimated, before leaving Owensboro, it was under-. stood that Pittsburg Landing was our objective point, but upon receiving final orders the fleet divided, part going down the Ohio river, and a part going up the Cumber land river to Nashville, the 42d Eegiment being included. On the 25th day of February, '62, the regiment, now on the boat at the Nashville wharf, was ready to debark, having remained on board for about eight days, during which time the comrades had ample time to recuperate from their tough Green river experience. Thus the first six month's and fifteen days of the regiment's three years service are recorded, with the incidents of the same. At Nashville upon our arrival, it was found the enemy had completely evacuated the city, and in many cases citizens had abandoned valuble stores, so precipitate had been the flight. Near where our boat landed at the wharf some officers of the 42d Indiana discovered a pork- house well filled with choice meat, and the doors unlocked. It is an enemy under almost all circumstances that "leads us into temptation," but the fear of the enemy cut no figure in the matter of these choice bacon hams. In half an hour large quantities of this pork had FORTY-SECOND BEGIMENT. Ill been transferred to our boat to do service for the cause of loyalty. Of course the " boys " had no other right than the " right of discovery " to the pork, but in war that usually gives a good title. The news of the 42d boys' discovery was not long in reaching Post-Head Quarters, and very quickly an officer from there with a searching party appeared on the boat to make an investigation. Not an ounce of the meat could be found in possession of any of the comrades, notwithstanding several hundred pounds of the pork had, by the hands of comrades, passed over the gang-way or plank onto the boat, and into the craft's "commissariat;" — innocent purchasers, you observe. The officers superintending this little raid appeared to fully comprehend the importance of what Col. Charles Denby afterwards said regarding an officer whose men had been caught in the act of " confiscating " live pork, and put in arrest for the same ; viz, : " I don't care a d n if the 42d boys steal the whole Southern Confederacy, but they must learn to hide. " 113 I HISTORY OF THE JAMES G. STUBBLEFIELD. Mr. Stubblefield was born in Dubois county, Ind., the 27th of January, 1827, and entered the U. S. Army as a volunteer from Pike county, Ind., with the organization of the 42d Indiana Eegiment, being mustered into service at the age of thirty-three years, as corporal of Company "I," of the regiment. By occupation on enlistment, he was a farmer. He was wounded in the right knee at the battle of Stone Eiver, Jan. 1, 1863, disabling him for service for about two months. His grandfather was a soldier in the Eevolu tionary war. From corporal of Company I, he was promoted to be sergeant-major in November, 1862, and was commissioned first lieutenant and adjutant Sept. 1, 1864, and served in that rank until muster-out of service, at Louisville, Ky., Aug. 12, 1865, with the regiment. Adjutant Stubblefield will be remembered by the comrades as one ,of the most faith ful and efficient officers of the regiment. His residence is Washington, Indiana. ADJT. J. G. STUBBLEFIELD. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 11^ CHAPTER YI. Nashville — iSullen Man — Spiteful Woman — Winter Quar ters, etc. [j^O one wandering about Nashville and through the streets after our arrival for several days, it looked like a deserted city indeed. Other troops had preceded us, but gone into quarters in the suburbs. The appear ance on the streets was that of the most absolute lonfeliness. You might walk for blocks and blocks and not see a human being, except, perchance, you were to meet a Federal soldier. The citizens remaining kept in-doors for days. Gradually, however, they began showing themselves, both sexes going on the streets. But the men were sul len and the women spiteful, full of "spit-fire." Some of them gratified their spite by spitting on the soldiers as they passed under second-story windows, from which the " little dears " looked with proud defiance and disdain. This, however, the ladies soon discovered to be a mis take, for " Uncle Sam " protects his soldiers from insult. Besides, they learned that their reputations for good breeding and previous good behavior were suffering, for in the scarcity of men of the South there, and the plenti- tude of men from the North, was it not possible some of those Southern belles might want a hated Yankee for a husband after all ? Well, they did, and got 'em too, and made .good wives, it is recoi;ded. Why not ? After a few days the regiment took up quarters for the balance of the winter, for indeed there was very bad weather and much cold after our arrival there. Tfae 114 HISTOKY OF THE regiment was paid for the first time at Nashville, having been in the service more than six months. This was truly a blessing, for not a few of the men had left scanty provis ions for their families' support, depending on prompt quarterly payments by the government. The strictest orders regarding the protection of citizens property were issued and enforced here. As there was then no considerable organized force of the enemy suffi. ciently near to keep up activity in the army, the duty would have been very light but for rebel-marauding citi zens, who were constantly annoying our pickets, thus requiring stronger lines and the guarding of citizens' property. These things made duty heaver at Nashville, he more especially on the troops who had been but a few weeks in the field. The orders forbidding soldiers taking even a fence rail for a fire, or anything, were imperative, with a penalty attached for disobedience. In addition, it was the "con ciliatory " policy then to grant all citizens asking, the pro tection of a guard in the immediate vicinity of the camps their request. And for it all' very few made return by gratitude. Of the exhibition of the worst form of ingratitude, a single instance must suffice for the many. Inside of the camp-guard lines of the 42d Indiana was the residence of a man who professed to be a devout minister of the gospel, who, as the boys said, or put it, " prayed like the devil was after him, long and loud." His house was inclosed by a neat picket fence, and he counted his " yellow-legged" chickens by the scores. A guard was given him. One very cold night— though the guard was not prohibited from entering the house to warm — the comrade almost froze, but no invitation to FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 115 warm himself, or offer of a cup of coffee, or a bite to eat, was made the sentinel in the morning by the preacher, who could not fail to see that the man guarding his house and surroundings was suffering from cold. The officer with the relief guard, however, at the proper time appeared and, seeing the condition of affairs, took' up the guard, and calling the preacher to the door said : " Guarding your property, this soldier, sir, was almost frozen. For the sake of convenience I name you Meroz, and say, ' Curse ye, Meroz, curse ye, Meroz, bitterly.' I swear by the Book, sir." Eeporting the clerical gentleman to headquarters, the officer's action was approved, the guard never restored, and in twenty-four hours the divine's picket fence was -gone, and there was not a " yellow-legged " chicken to be found about the place. A few days after that the preacher " emigrated." 116 HISTORY OF THE CHAPTER YII. The Extreme Penalty — fn the fnter^st of Discipline-^ A Sadly Solemn Scene. T^STANY things in military life are liable to bring ^^jt^L'^y court-martial the death penalty, that could not by civil law process attain such possible result. This is all in the interest of discipline, and it is adjudged it- must be so. On the evening of a day at Nashville, an order was read on dregs-parade for all the guards of our regiment to be excused from duty during certain hours of the next day, in order that all might witness the execution by shooting to the death of a soldier of the 14th Ohio regi- ment. This same order was read, and applied to all the regiments of our division, which was commanded by General Wm. Nelson, the purpose being for all those belonging to the division to witness the execution of a fellow soldier in compliance with a sentence by court- martial. The soldier to be shot to the death was a member, as said, of the 14th Ohio, and the offense for which he was tried, and of which he was found guilty, was that he had resisted and struck a superior officer, or, an officer. Near Nashville the division was formed on the hills in "hollow square," while in the valley below, in sight of all, the place for the execution was chosen. All being in readiness, the command had not long to wait. Soon the doomed man was seen approaching, scrupulously neat and clean in clothing, and with a firm FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 117 soldier tread and bearing ; guarded by a file of comrades, front and rear, arms reversed as is customary at funerals, a father confessor on each side, a brass band of music playing a death inarch ; the condemned man with his solemn escort moved around the division and to the center, until the point of, or for executibn was gained- The father confessors, with the erring comrade, then knelt beside the coffin, where the fathers prayed. On rising, they gave the condemned a few words for comfort and hope ; each then shook the soldier's hand, bidding him " farewell," and retired. Blindfolded, the comrade was then ordered to " stand fast " — his hands being bound behind him ; a volley of musketry was heard ; all was over. For an instant after the firing, however, a tremor ran over the body, then, almost as in life, he sat on his coffin, the body then falling. His spirit had taken flight to the great unknown beyond. 118 ' HISTORY OF THE CAPT. CHARLES G. OLMSTEAD. The subject of this brief sketch was born in Vanderburg county, Indiana, November 1, 1823, and entered the U. S. service as 1st lieutenant of Company A, 42d Eegiment, with its organization, at the age of 38 years and 9 months. Before entering the army he was engaged in the saw-mill and lum ber business in Evansville, Indiana. Captain Olmstead was promoted to this rank soon after the organization of the command, his captain (Atchison) being made chaplain. Captain Olmstead was one of the most painstaking officers, realizing from the beginning the importance of efficiency and proficiency in drill, and he at once became one of the closest students in tactics. He was killed at the battle of Perryville, Ky. , while urging on his men in the fight. No braver, nor better soldier ever belonged to the regiment. His body was removed from the bloody field of Perryville, Ky., to his former home, where it found a last resting-place, on what would have been his 39th birthday. Captain Olmstead was known as a christian soldier, and although he was denied the celebration of his 39th birth-day here on earth, let us hope and believe he celebrated it in heaven, hard by the throne of God, for he was a Soldier of the Cross, as well as for the Union. He left a wife, three sons and one daughter, all living except the second son. By all who knew him, Captain Olmstead was loved. CAPT. CHARLES G. OLMSTEAD. I'DKTV-SECU.S)) KEGIMENT. 119 CHAPTER YIII. Murfreesboro — Shelbyville — Wartrace Battle in Undress. i^^ AELY in the spring of ,1862, our command moved ^^^ to Murfreesboro, Tenn., where it remained but a short time, and then marched to Shelbyville as an advance of the army at Murfreesboro. From Shelbyville, a detachment of the regiment, con sisting pf companies A, C, I and K, was sent to War- trace. At no place, nor at no time in the history of any regiment, was there an exhibition of treachery so base on the part of citizens as that of men at Wartrace , leading to the surprise of the detachment, and resulting in the first skirmish or fight by any portion of the command with the rebels. The conduct of these citizens was a disgrace never to be outlived, and it would have been disgraceful on the part of Comanche Indians if they had ever acted with such treachery, under such protestations of friendship. At intervals many of these citizens visited the Union camp and professed in earnest manner friendship for the Union cause. By this means they gained confidence of officers and men, that by its betrayal cost the detachment a very unpleasant experience, and if the plans had all carried as arranged by these citizens the wholesale murder of the whole party might have followed. Not only did these peo ple visit camp and get into possession of all the facts rela ting to the disposition of pickets etc., etc., but they were feasted, " wined and dined " by officers ih camp. No one dreamed that these men were in secret communication with a larger force of rebel 'cavalry, with a view to -¦ butchery, if possible, of the Union troops. 130 HISTORY OF THE But all this was true, and what was still worse, quite a number of citizens who had partaken of Federal officers hospitality joined the rebel cavalry to lead them steal thily into camp while the men were sleeping, and were with them in the fight. It was on the morning of the 11th day of April, 1862, while all except the light camp guard and the insufficient picket guard were sleeping, that a rebel cavalry dash was made upon them, and no alarm or preparation had been given. So adroitly and cunningly had the rebels been "piloted-*' by these citizens, that the pickets on out post duty had not observed them, nor the camp-guards had time to give the alarm, before the rebels were into the midst of the tents, shooting into them, and the sleep, ing comrades. The officers snatched their swords and side-arms, and the men their guns and cartridge-boxes, anany having nothing on as clothing but shirts and drawers — and some officers only their shirts — then out into the company streets they dashed, ready for the fray. The camp was in a grove of trees, and behind these chiefly the men took refuge, and from these poured "hot shot " into the enemy, to the dismay and consternation of the rebel "crew." The boys proved equal to this, as they did for all other battle occasions, whether they came in the nature of a surprise or not. The enemy being mounted on horseback, and our men thus "entrenched" behind trees, a decided advantage was had for our comrades, and after they got fully aroused from their sweet morning sleeping seemed rather to enjoy the sport, rather than otherwise; however, this may only have been in the seem ing, and as a matter of truth and history it no doubt was only in the FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 131 The fight lasted only a few moments, perhaps not over fifteen ; it could not have been long, even if a thousand on each side at such short range had been engaged. The enemy was driven in confusion, a good deal the worse for the experience of the morning; their casualities being much greater than ours, which were small, excepting one man killed. Far more hastily than they entered our camp the rebels retired and left that neighborhood. Among those left by the enemy in our camp wounded was a citizen who had the day preceding been in our camp partaking of the officer's hospitality, professing in the name of Free Masonry to officers belonging to the fellow-craft his friendship for the Union. By a tree in death-throes he lay, suffering and groaning in agony and pain, in a few moments to pass to the great be3'ond. As Capt. A. Myler, of Company C, approached the dying wretch he sought to be known as a Masqn. Look ing him square in the face for a time, as if to impress the man with his condition and surroundings, Capt. Myler, with much vehemence of utterance, said : "You d d .scoundrel. Masonry knows no traitors nor treason — living or dying." 132 HISTORY OF THE ANDREW J. MCCUTCHAN Was born in Vanderburg county, Indiana, on a farm, in the year 1840, when the country was comparatively unsettled. He worked upon the farm, clearing land, and doing all of the work incident thereto. His father took advantage of every, school facility, and not a day of the session was lost to the subject of this sketch. At the age of eighteen he was qualified to teach in the country schools,and with this discipline, added to much private study, he was in 1861 prepared for college. The war breaking out, he enlisted as private on the 9th day of September, 1861, in Company A, 42d Indiana, and served as such until Septeiriber, 1863, when he was appointed orderly sergeant of the company and put immediately in command. In March, 1865, he was promoted as 1st lieutenant, and in ten days afterward captain of the company, from which position he was honorably discharged at the close of the war. He then entered Asbury University (now De Paw), and after taking a partial course at that institution he engaged in teaching and the study of his chosen profession, that of law, in which he is now engaged at Evansville, Indiana. A. J. McCUTCHAN. Wapt. Oi. A.iMInft.) FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 133 CHAPTER IX. Fayetteville — Light Duty — Dress Parade — ^2d able to take care qf itself. iJK^HE balance of the time the regiment remained at IP' Shelbyville was employed in light duty, quite pleas ant, which, when ended, the 42d took up the line of march for Fayetteville, which place had recently been occupied by rebels. As at NashviUe, the citizens were sullen, just a little spiteful, but much more philosophical than the people about Shelbyville, and Wartrace and seemed to better comprehend the situation, and were possessed of more frankness and candor. After, however, tbe regiment had gotten into excellent quarters, and given a few Sun day evening dress-parades on the public square, and regi mental evolutions — always interesting when directed by Lieut.-Col. Chas. Denby — the citizens, ladies and gentle men, grew more sociable, and made less exhibitions of their feelings and rebel sentiments. It was a pleasant exchange from the treachery of the people about Shelbyville and Wartrace to a place where all acknowledged opposition to the Union army, and made no concealment of their sympathy with and for the Confederate cause ; for the officers and men then knew how to treat them ; and in a degree sympathize with them in their very unpleasant situation, holding such views. Quite early, men and women began visiting camp, and many an officer before our departure was the i-ecipient 124 HISTORY OF THE of bouquets of flowers from the hands of fair rebels ; for, be it related here, the field and staff officers of the regiment, as well as of the line, possessed a goodly share of gallantry and something to speak of in the way of personal appearance, as well, and strictly correct mili tary deportment withal. Now, while peace, prosperity and happiness reign from the lakes on the north to the gulf on the south, and from the Atlantic to the Pacific, east, west and all over the continent, and all these differences of opinion and sym pathy with those who would have destroyed the Union should be and are freely forgiven, they should never be forgotten. The story or history should be told the children and taught in our schools until the last gener ation, and the declaration by Governor Morton after the war be ever kept in mind : " That we were right and they were wrong." In the schools the history of battles, of the generals, of the private soldiers, all should be so taught and so explained that every youth in this land be made to" fully know and understand the cost in blood and treasure neces sary to preserve the Union, and re-unite our people as a nation The 42d Eegiment, it may be justly remarked, per formed a great deal of duty detached from all other bodies of troops during the first year of service. This in all probability largely grew out of the fact that its early and thorough military training and discipline had prepared the co,nimand under anything like fair and equal terms of conflict, to take care of itself. At Fayetteville, before leaving the place for Huntsville, an officer of the command, returning from outpost duty, and passing a house, was suddenly confronted by a viciovis FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 125 dog that threatened savagely to dispute every inch of ground with the officer in the further discharge of duty. Plainly there could be no compromise, and then the offi cer drew his sword and " smote the dog, hip and thigh, to the death." The viciousness of the dog was as the gentlest zephyr is to the tornado, when compared with the unbridled fury of the " woman of the house," as she hastily appeared before the officer, sleeves rolled to the elbows, and shaking her fist under the officer's nasal protuberance, in a voice that awakened the echoes, demanded : " What did you kill my dog for ? " Officer: " What did your dog run at me for? " Woman: " Why didn't you hit him with the other end of that thing ? " Officer:- "Why didn't your dog run at me with the other end ? " w 136 HISTORY OF THE CHAPTER X. Breaking Camp — Huntsville Brigade Formation — Col. W. R. Lytle— Drill, etc. , [g^HE duty assigned the regiment at Fayetteville hav ing been accomplished, orders were received to . move to Huntsville, Ala. Camp was broken and quickly all was in readiness for the march. Notwithstanding the fact that the people in and about Fayetteville made no concealment of their sympa thy for the rebel cause, not a few of them on the day of our departure gave evidence of their regret at the leaving, and no doubt were quite sincere, for there we were hurt ing nobody, nor was there anybody there to be hurt. The march to Huntsville was an easy one. No more pleasant tramp was ever had by the regiment. At Hunts ville we went into camp at once, and was brigaded with Col. W. H. Lytle of the 10th Ohio, Commander of the brigade. Among the first things to do was the practice of brigade drill, and in that extremely hot weather this was not a very inconsiderable matter. Col. Lytle was a proud and painstaking officer, and delighted in those brigade evolutions, which covered a great deal of ground. All of the mounted officers seemed even in that very, hot weather to enjoy brigade drill, but for the comrades it was too much like boys told of who found pleasure and amusement by stoning the frogs. It was lots of fun for the boys, but rather unhealthy for the frogs. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 127 The information thus obtained from these maneuvers proved valuable, but the " rank and file," and especially the " file," failed to see it while the instruction was being given. Picket duty, building stockades, and an occasional old- time block-house, after primitive style, together with the drill furnished the duty of the entire commands at Hunts ville, for almost the whole time this "wing " of the arm3'^ occupied the place. Comrades spoke of it as their " feather bed " soldiering, but even with the favorable conditions here noted there were drawbacks to this easy non- combatant life — for there was no fighting about Hunts ville. For quite a time the line of communication to Nashville was broken, and practically this command of troops was cut off from the base of supplies. The very strict rules forbidding foraging for supplies, except by regular detail under orders, were still in exist ence ; consequently it soon came to pass that only about half -rations of sugar and coffee, crackers, with beans, only occasionally, and mixed vegetables now and then — no meat — constituted the bill of fare in very meager allowance. But as time wore on, and the enemy by increased num bers harassed our pickets, requiring increased numbers of men for that duty by the 42d Eegiment, and the climate, officers and men by considei'able numbers became sick, and aU the attending circumstances contributed to a condition of affairs resultant in heavy details on the regiment, of officers and men. Colonel Jones was absent at Athens on a court-martial of Colonel Turchin, on the charge of " sacking '" a rebel town because the " bush-whackers '! had opposed him in its occupation, which he had orders to do, and did do ; but when Colonel Turchin got into the town with his command he was so mad that he said : FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 129 point for a considerable time, they grow weary with the surroundings and the monotony, for, as a rule, news the men care for is scarce, and irregular camp incidents become a " seven days' wonder " often. Because of all this sickness, heavy detail, etc., etc., the number of field officers for duty as field officers of the day was so reduced at the time being written of that it became an absolute necessity to draw on the line officers for that duty, though custom had heretofore confined that duty to the rank of .field officers. Capt. C. W. Medcalf, Co. B., of the regiment, was the flrst with us to be distinguished by detail for this pur pose, and of it he was as proud as a peacock, and his company as well. Capt. Medcalf was a most careful, exact and painstaking officer, and being for this duty mounted, with an escort of private soldiers, he looked every inch a brigadier-general, and right well, and to the honor of the 42d he performed that duty which gave us camp gossip for several days; but when, after that, this distinction was handed down "all along the line," includ ing lieutenants commanding companies, the " seven days' wonder " ceased and degenerated into the commonest sort of a camp incident. 130 HISTORY OF THE CAPTAIN A. MYLER. Alfred Myler was born in AVashington county, Virginia, August 4, 1809. He entered the U. S. Array as captain of Company 0, 42d Indiana Volunteers, with its organi zation ; and was fifty-two years old at the time of doing so, and was what is usually regarded as an old man at that time, but he was as hale and hearty as men usually are at the age of forty or forty-five years. Before entering the army he was a farmer and produce dealer at Grandview, Spencer county, Indiana. He was wounded in the battle of AYartrace, Tenn., April 11, 1862, and also at the battle of Pe'rryville, Ky., October 8, 1863; taken prisoner of war at the last named battle, paroled and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, for exchange. The wound received at Wartrace was in the left hand and in the left leg. At the battle of Perryville, Ky., he was wounded in the head. His Company C was recruited in Spencer county, and credited to that county, the captain being the chief recruiting officer. However, while he was at Indianapolis before the muster into the service of his company, on business connected there with, his patriotic wife upon the return of her husband reported that she had recruited or enlisted twenty men for the company in Captain Myler's absence. At this writing, May 29, 1892, Captain Myler is eighty- three years old and well preserved, with no abatement of patriotic zeal. He continues on his farm, is prosperous in business and enjoys the fruits of a life of labor — some anxiety and care through life, of course — but very much more to feel a pride in and for. CAPT. ALFRED MYLER. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 131 CHAPTER XI. More Detached Duty — Fun for ihe Boys— J. W. YicJcery captures a horse. OT long after arrival at Huntsville, the regiment, was ordered out again on detached duty. Orders were received to cross the Tennessee river, a few mile- from the camp, and reconnoiter. It was ordered to go well equipped, as it had been reported an organized cavs airy force or a band of guerrillas was on the opposite side of the river, prowling about the ferry, and watching to pick oft" the men who were at work on a barge there transforming it into a steamboat for the use of the army, probably as a means of crossing the river at any point the more readily, in case of an advance upon Chattanooga. Accordingly the river was crossed and an expedition made two or three miles up the stream in the direction of Chattanooga. The line of march lay along the main road, but the command finally filed off to the left and brought up for dinner at a farm-house on a spur, of a spur of the Cumberland Mountains, where we took observa tions, and several hundred pounds of excellent bacon-hams, shoulders and side-meat. Col. Denby was with us, giving "object lessons" regarding the correct method of conceal ing goods acquired by discovery. Careful inquiry all along the line of march had been made of the few women and children to be seen if a force of rebels we were looking for had been in the neighbor hood, but none had been seen was the report by all. Be sides by careful examination of all the roads and grounds passed over it was clear that if there had been such a force 132 HISTORY OF THE of the enemy as was reported they had succeeded in .cov ering their tracks admirably. After consultation by the field officers, it was decided that to prolong the expedition would be barren of results, unless it were to approach by another day 's march the enemy supposed to be in force at or near Chattanooga. It was not regarded wise to do that, as it would take us so far from support, with the river intervening. It was accordingly decided to retrace our steps, so as to recross the river before nightfall. As before intimated, although no enemy had been dis covered, the " boys " had espied a smoke-house, near where we halted, well filled with choice bacon hams, etc. l!5'ot unlike General Turchin, who when he had been " bushwhacked " by citizens on entering a town, said : " Boys, I shut mine eyes for two hours ; " so our field officers became oblivious to current events for a brief time, during which as neat an act of confiscation was accomplished as one would wish to see. Sergeant Jas. W. Vickery, on the march, had impressed a rebel horse into service, and not only the animal, but the comrades loaded up with the meat. A ham or two for the boys at the ferry, who were working on the barge, secured silence on their part, and, recrossing the river, the balance of the meat was carefully hidden in an army wagon, and conveyed to camp at Huntsville. Sergeant Jas. W. Vickery, who is now a minister of the gospel, and one of EvansVille 's respected citizens, was the first of the command to steal a horse. At that time it was not supposed that any of the 4r2d Eegiment"' would steal anything more valuable than something to eat or a kiss now and then from a pretty rebel woman, which did not impoverish them; and very few, if any, of them shed tears about the theft. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 133 CHAPTER XII Stirring Times — TTie Emancipation Proclamation^ Variously Received. WHILE encamped at Huntsville, Ala., the news of the issuing of, or pronouncing the emancipa tion proclamation by the President, liberating the slaves reached us. It was variously received by officers of the line and very gravely discussed as to ultimate consequences. Some of the officers of the line were so much annoyed about the proclamation that they talked seriously about resign ing, but thought better of it and remained, becoming sat isfied. The effect of the. proclamation on the slaves, of whom there were many in North Alabama, was marvelously wonderful. Although in bondage from birth, with no advantages of schools or any kind of mental training allowed, to say nothing of tbe laws of the land and the great crime of human slavery in its relation to free gov ernments, the}'' still seemed to have a correct knowledge of the sin, fj-om a higher-law standpoint ; and though for the most part those coming into camp were barefoot and hatless, with but the scantiest of clothing, they were as happy as people never were happy before, and the name of the President — "Abraham," they called hira — was on the lips of old and young alike, and they would say : *' Bress Mars' Abraham fob, long time sah, we all ready to fall into Abraham's bosom." All associated 134 HISTORY OF THE their deliverance from bondage with religious or devo tional considerations , and many of the older and more actively religious ones took credit to themselves for this happy event, as the result of their praying and faithful ser vice to the Master of us all, while they were serving cruel masters here, whose lashes were employed to compel obedience and service, while only the great love of God for the down-trodden, the meek and lowly, as raanifestecj. by the Holy Spirit, was necessary to compel obedience and service to Him, even to the provoking of the unmer ciful displeasure of earthly masters, who withheld no punishment the lash could inflict, if devotion to God in the slightest degree, imaginary or real, interfered with these bondsmen's service to them. And who can say these untutored minds were not log ical in their deductions respecting the power and efficacy of prayer ? Who will undertake to say that for years and years the Great Master had not been hearing these prayers ; and that in the breaking of the shackles of 4,000,000 of slaves it was not in answer to the prayers of the sufferers? No wonder they said: " For yeahs, sah, we all bin reddy to fall into Abraham's bosom." And by what other means so sure may anj' of us expect to fall into " Abraham's bosom — the Great Master's," as that of prayer ? The 42d Eegiment was for a considerable time encamped in a grove of trees on the edge of a large plantation where some three hundred slaves were held and worked. The former owner, a Mr. Clements, had died leaving the estate to heirs, of which a son, Hon. Jerre Clements, once a congressman from Alabama, was one- Hon. Jerre was an emancipationist of the Henry Clay school, and it was said he would not touch a dollar of money obtained by the sale of slaves. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 135 Being thus located after the President's proclamation, the slaves from all quarters of the surrounding country poured into our camp. They sought employment of the " Yankee soldiers." Could they cook, wash clothes, shave you, black your boots, take care of horses, etc., etc.? — Why, yes. Not one of them but what was an expert at anything, though ninety -nine out of a hundred had never served in any capacity, except in the corn and in the cotton-fields. Could the}'' sing and dance i Ah, there they were at home. But as to music ! That they supplied . in many forms for dancing; by whistling, "patting juba," — and banjos — wholly improvised by themselves in the most original and unique sort of a way, or ways — for no two were alike. But as to songs — they were their own com posers, and made their rhymes to correspond, sentiment ally or otherwise, with surroundings. Altogether, these sable sons of Ham could in a way, quite satisfactory to themselves, do anything for amuse ment of themselves or of others. How happy they were all the day now that they were free , though many hardly knew what it was, or implied, but it was freedom. " When the morning stars first sang together, and the hosts of God shouted for joy, the burden and theme of that celestial song, was the freedom of mankind." 136 HISTORY OF THE CHAPTER XIII. Alabama forsaken — March to Decherd, Tenn. — Tranip to Nashville. g^ FTEE breaking camp at Huntsville, the regiment jl^i moved in haste by the shortest possible route to Decherd Station on the Nash ville & Chattanooga railroad, reaching that point on the 22d of August, where General . Buell had established his headquarters. Here we remained for days, or until the 30th of August, and if the reader will peruse with care the fol lowing pages he may discover a reason for the wondier- ment and surprise expressed by so many of the 42d Eegiment, as well as by those of other regiments, respecting the apparently "incomprehensible strategy" of General Buell, of which there was so much complaint made, and which culminated in his final removal from command. Before reaching Decherd Station, General Buell's head quarters were at Huntsville, Alabama. It must not be overlooked or forgotten that the objective of the troops in and about Huntsville was Chattanooga, Tenn., the key to that part of the South, and then occupied by a part of the enemy under the command of General Braxton Bragg. The following will explain : CoMNTn, July 8, 1861. Major-Genbeal Buell, Huntsville. The President telegraphs that your progress is not satisfactory, and that you should move more rapidly. The long time taken by you to reach Chattanooga, will enable the enemy to anticipate you by concen trating a larger force to meet you. I commuuicate .his views, hoping that your movements hereafter will be so rapid as to remove all cause for complaint, whether well founded or hot. H. W. Halleck. FORTT -SECOND REGIMENT. 137 "To this telegram by General Halleck to General Buel], tbe latter, at considerable length, and not very lucidly, to say the mildest of it, under date of Jqly 11th explained his reasons, as alleged, contributing to make a more rapid advance impracticable, if not impossible. On the 19th of August General Buell dispatched the information to Major-General George H. Thomas at McMinnville, that the enemy had crossed 300 cavalry and 3,000 infantry at Chattanooga the day before, possibly for foraging in Sequatchie VallejJ^ ; but the sequel proved that Bragg had in view "foraging" in Kentucky, and that he •did not intend to deliver battle north of the Tennessee river, if he could avoid it. This was the secret to our haste in retracing our steps, which to all the soldiers at the time seemed so very inexplicable and incomprehen sible, and it is still a mystery to many why a rapid move ment on Chattanooga, as clearly desirable as anticipated by the telegram from General Halleck to General Buell ¦expressed, would not have been successful on the part of the Federal army, with probably no greater loss than was sustained by the Union army at the battle of Perry ville, Ky. From the best evidence obtainable, it is reasonably clear that General Buell was of the opinion Bragg's objective was Nashville, for August 30 th he gave orders for the concentration of his whole array at Murfreesboro, and unquestionably this was done upon the assumption that Bragg was aiming for Nashville ; but it is not the purpose of this author to enter into speculation as to *'¦ purposes." Leaving Decherd Station August 30th, from that time on through the month of September, and up to and after the battle of Perryville, Ey., October 8, 1862, and well-nigh 138 HISTORY OF THE to the close of that month, the 4:2d Indiana experienced the raost remarkably hard usage, in common with the entire army. The regiment, after rapid raarches, beginning at 4 o'clock in the morning, and being kept up until 9 o'clock at night, reached Murfreesboro on September 3d, where it was sup posed a halt would be made; but in the stead the entire army was ordered to Nashville, moving by the same rapidity. Before leaving Decherd Station, it was understood that our line of comraunication between Nashville, Tenn., and Louisville, Ky., had been cut, and our supplies at the former had been in a great measure exhausted ; therefore, along the line and at Murfreesboro the flour from all the mills of the country was impressed for use by our troops, and further, in addition to this lack of a sufficiency of suitable ration's for men on the march, on arrival at Nashville, where it was thought there were Quarter-Master stores from which it was hoped new shoes might be had for the men, it was discovered that all these were exhausted, and many, many a comrade had to begin the march to Louisville almost barefoot. On the night of the Gth of September we crossed the Cumberland river, and bivouacked in Edgefield. From this date on through the month the 42d accomplished a series of marches, under conditions, by day and by night, that, looking backward now, and calling them to mind, it appears as if it were incredible that any considerable number of the comrades could have withstood. The dust was from three to six inches deep, and, as before, the marches begun at four o'clock in the morning, were kept up, often without halt, until nine o'clock at night when, worn out, the men had to cook the flour for bread, mixed with any sort of water attainable, but usually that taken FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 139 from stagnant ponds along the line. Imagine bread made from flour, with nothing to season it save dirty water, and raixed on pocket hankerchiefs that had not' been washed for weeks, then baked — or the dough dried — upon pieces of boards, flat stones, or anything to be had, and you, reader, who was not there, may draw an idea of how delicious the bread was, but can not have a realizing sense of the taste nor excellence of the same. The comrades of the 42d Eegiraenthad a vexing experi ence in this line after a very hard march in a detour to the right flank of the army, continuing till eight o'clock at night. The regiment then bivouacked in a dense woods where the ground was bountifully strewn with clean flat lime-stone rocks, seemingly to have been placed there by nature for the especial purpose of cooking what the boys called "flap-jacks" upon. No time was lost in building rousing tires and prepar ing the dough for this rather tough form of bread, and fond hopes were indulged of a good supper, the clean flat lirae-stone rocks being utilized for the purpose of cooking them on. There was singing, cheerful joking upon the incidents of the day, as the cooking process was going on; when to the surprise and disappointment of the comrades there began a cracking and popping as if hundreds of toy pistols had been discharged in rapid succession, one after another. It was soon discovered that by the action of the heat on the rocks th'ey had all exploded, scattering the " flap jacks " to the four winds, together with the fond hopes of the comrades for supper. Did the boys swear? Well, as a matter of history, and to be accurate too, the answer is "yes." The Chaplain, whose "flap-jacks" and hopes had van- 140 • HISTORY OF THE ished in the general disaster, looked serious and reflective, but said nothing, as if quite unable tb " do the subject ' justice," until a comrade stopped swearing long enough td say : " Chaplain, 'a penny for your thoughts.' " SUPPIiEMBNTAIi TO CHAPTER XIII. A chapter in the history of ten men from each company of the regiment is of unusual interest. When we left Huntsville, Ala., the medical stores were not removed with the troops ; consequently, a detachment of the 42d Indiana, consisting of ten picked men from each company (100 in all), in charge of Capt. W. M. Cockrum, Company F, was ordered back to Hunts ville, with a train of cars, to bring up the supplies- Supplemental to Chapter XIII, Captain C.'s report to Col. J. G. Jones is subjoined : Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 5th, 1862. CoL. James G. Jones, Com''d''g IfBd fnd. Vols. Sir : I have the honor to submit the following report of a command of 100 men under me, from August 27th to September 3d : In obedience to orders through you from Brigade Head-Quarters, dated at Decherd 's Station, Tenn., September 27th, 1862, I, at 3 o 'clock the morning of the 28th, took one hundred picked men (ten from each company of the regiraent) and boarded a train of cars awaiting ray order on the Nashville & Chattanooga railroad, and started to Huntsville, Ala., via Stevenson, to bring forward raedical stores left at that place. At about 10 o 'clock a. m., sorae thirty miles south of FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 141 Stevenson, on the Memphis & Charleston E. E. the train conveying my coramand to Huntsville, was attacked, some ten or a dozen balls from muskets apparently, wero fired into the tender of the locomotive, letting nearly all the water out. Two shots wounded the fireman, one breaking a leg, another an arm. As soon as could be, the train was stopped, but not before the locomotive had run upon an obstruction of logs upon the track. No damage was done by this, however, further than breaking the fender in front of the engine. As soon as I could, I got the men into position and in readiness. There were ten men in each car (stock cars, admirable to shoot from) and were then ready to repel any attack that raight be raade. About one hundred and eight}"^ yards to the right of the railroad, and in front of our train, there was a line of about one hundred and twenty -five as fine-looking men in citizen's dress as are often seen. All rode black horses, and thus drawn up in line began firing at us, evidently with shot-guns, for the balls did not reach us harm fully, but plentifully bespattered the ground in our immediate front. I then passed along the line of cars and told the boys to "give them thunder," and with their long-range Belgian muskets a few volleys put the fine-looking gentry to flight, and all this in less than three minutes of time. We could not tell the effisct of the fire on the men certainly, as there were woods near their line; but of the horses, eight or ten were left on the ground. An incident of this affair shows the pluck of the women in this rebel cause. In the midst of the fight a woman came out of the door of her house and ran to the head of the rebel column, waving what appeared to be a table-cloth, to cheer the men on. 142 HISTORY OF THE The damage to the tender of the engine was repaired by pounding rausket-balls into the holes made by rebel shots. Being on the down-grade of the road, the brakes were loosened and at Flint river, borrowing buckets from awash-woman near by, the tender was supplied with water, when we proceeded without further interruption to Huntsville, loaded the cars with the medical stores, and by 10 o'clock p. m. were on the return trip. Arriving- at Stevenson about 10 o'clock the next day, it was found the place was besieged by a large force of rebels. Col. Chapin, of the 10th Wisconsin, ordered me to take my men off the train and assist in holding the enemy in check, until valuable stores there were loaded on the trains. I complied with the order, and was assigned position in a brick store-house. It was a frail structure, and being fearful the rebels would knock it down I asked and was granted permission to occupy a position by the railroad embanknient. The rebels con tinued to shell the town, but when the stoces were on the trains the fort was blown up, and houses containing heavy stores that could not be loaded were set on fire. I was then ordered to put ray men into position, and march as the rear guard of the retreating column. Forty- eight of the 38th Indiana Eegiment were assigned to duty with me. Marching late at night, we found the two regiments that formed the greater part of the column in camp at Crow creek. The next day ray little coramand still brought up the rear, and at night we reached the summit of the Cumberland mountains. The next day, finding we could not keep up with the rapid marching of the forward column, I pressed a horse into service, sent forward, and to my astonishment found FORTY-SSCOND REGIMENT. 143 half of the two regiments in front loaded into and riding in wagons. I went forward and told Col. Chapin if he did not assign part of his transportation to my men I would cut loose from his command and get to ray own as best we could. He gave me two wagons, and I pressed in two more, so then we got on nicely. We acted as rear guard for the 10th Wisconsin and 13th Michigan, for three days and nights. , At Tallahoma I found General Smith with a small comraand, and reported to him. He assigned us to the front the next two days. We had no idea where the reg iment w^as until the night of arrival in Murfreesboro we found you marching by us. For the assignment of wag ons for our men and the 48 of the 38th Indiana, all worn out in the march as a rear guard, we are grateful ; as we reached this place somewhat refreshed. Three days and nights we held the enemy, in sight all the time, in check.. No men could have acted more gallantly, nor been more patient. I have the honor to be yours, etc., W. M. COCICHUM, Capt. Comd'g Detachment. 144 HISTORY OF THE JOHN G. EIGENMAN. The subject of these remarks was born at Flahingen, Baden, Germany, July 29, 1837, left Germany the latter part of 1856, and arrived in this country in the early part of 1857. He entered the U. S. Army in the 42d Indiana at the age of twenty -four years. At the time of entering the army, he was a contractor and builder of public buidings, which line of business he is engaged in at this date, 1892. By reference to the roster of officers in the beginning of this book, it will be seen that he rose in the regular line of promo tion of his Company D to the rank of captain. At the battle of Stone Eiver he received a gun-shot wound in the left breast and lung. He was captured on the field on the 3 Ist of December 1862, and gave his parole of honor. As a matter of some curiosity the parole of honor is produced here: PAROLE OF HONOR. 1, the undersigned, Prisoner of War, Jno. Eigenman, Captain, captured near Murfreesboro, Tenn., hereby give my Parole Honor not to bear arms against the Confederate States, or to perform any military or gar rison duty whatever, until regularly exchanged ; and further, that I will not divulge anything relative to the position or condition of any of the forces of the Confederate States. This 3d day of January, 1863. (Signed) John Eigenman, Witness: Capt. Co. D, J^ Begt. Ind. Vols. C. W. Rider, Capt. Pro. Marshal. CAPT. JOHN EIGENMAN. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. ' 145 CHAPTER XIV. T1t£ March Continued — Water from Stagnant Ponds — Suffering from Thirst. •^jS^HROUGH Kentucky, as in raost sections having yi!J limestone formation, there are at intervals basins in the earth's surface that contain the year through con siderable quantities of water. It is utilized by the farmers to water stock of the farms from, and during the hot days of July and August a green scum gathers over its surface and it becomes so impure as not to be desirable for use by domestic animals. Our army was following much of the time in the wake of the rebel forces who had of course "troubled the water," in no way improving it, however, and often a Confederate mule or mules that had mustered out of service tranquilly slept in those ponds. It was no unusual thing to see comrades clearing the green scum from this water near where a dead mule or horse lay, and then to fill their canteens with this water, to be boiled for coffee and used on the march the day following to quench their thirst, for pure water was scarcely in the range of possibilities of obtaining. By this method of treatment the water was rendered tolera ble, and only so. There is no disposition to arrogance in the praise of the 42d Eegiment because a former member of that command is penning these lines ; but history is history; and, besides, it should be borne in mind that it is of the 42d Indiana in particular, and the Union arm}' in general, that these pages are printed. 146 HISTORY OF THE As was not an unusual thing, one day the regiraent alone, except a section of a battery, raade a detour to the right, covering during the day several miles more than the army did, returning to join the whole command of General Buell, at a point just before reaching Green river, a little after nine o'clock at night. There upon a level tract of land of several thousand acres, on which were farms in a high state of cultivation, and owned by rich rebels, the whole army had bivouacked under the star-lit sky. It was estimated that not less than 50,000 soldiers were there, and upon the approach of the 42d Indiana from an eminence, one of the grandest of exhibitions was spread before us, b}'^ the thousands on thousands of camp fires that lighted up the surroundings, while the men sang songs, cooked their scanty rations and swore at the " fiap- jaoks." It was a grand sight. Imagine the blaze of ten thousand camp fires, surrounded by groups of comrad=is, with stacks of arras by the thousand, their bright bayonets gleaming in the light as bright as day almost, and you may conjecture the appearance of that scene. On stack ing arms for bivouac an order was read to* the men that they were only allowed to take the top rails of the fences for cooking supper. It is simply wonderful what a great number of camp-fires the "top rails" of fences will make, and how bright. But few of thera were left to cook breakfast with, and hundreds of acres of corn were at the mercy of stock on our departure in the raorning. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 147 CHAPTER XV. At fMuisville — ^^ God's Gountry^^ — Visit by Gov. Morton — '¦^Moi'e fighting and less Marching." I^^QQTSOEE, ragged, covered with dirt — not having J^^ a change of clothing on the march — Louisville wag reached at last, on the 25th day of September, 1862. The 'boys then got a little rest, and it was next to impossible to keep them in camp. All begged to go to the river, and look again on, as they would say, "God's country." There we were visited by Governor Oliver P. Morton, who cheered the Hoosier boys, and inspired them with new confidence and hope. It was there he said to General Buell • '' Give Indiana soldiers less marching and more fighting." It was also while we were resting awhile that Ma,jor- General Nelson met his fate at the Gait House, at the hands of Brig.-Gen. Jeff. C. Davis, for a gross personal insult. The details of this circurastance are familiar to all, perhaps, so they are not repeated here. The love and devotion of Governor Morton for and to the Indiana soldiers and their great love for hira were again put on exhibition at Louisville, when after a characteristic speech by hira to the corarades their hearty and ringing cheers rent the air, echoing and re-echoing, until, as it seemed, all Indiana gave back the reverberating shout. The boys of the Forty-second, after this long and hard '' tramp," were indulging in all sorts of fond hopes, a long rest, furloughs, new and clean clothes, and all that ; but their hopes were soon dispelled by an order to move- 148 . HISTORY OF THE Every available man, and many who did not prove available from late hardships, were paraded for active work, thig. time with a full understanding that they were soon to be allowed {o fight. The same sort of dusty roads, the same scarcity of water and the same causes for discouragement were encountered, except for a great part of the way "double quick" time was made. In the distance on the morning of the 8th of Octoberr the occasional sound of the artillery — and as we advanced the more frequently — was heard, and gave note of warn ing, and a battle impending ; or, could it be only that * General Buell was endeavoring to frighten Bragg out of the way — was a problem that met a most deciraating- golution later, for the 42d Indiana— a sad solution indeed. It is often asked of soldiers by those who never saw a battle . "How did you feel when entering upon the first fight?" Perhaps the best answer to that ¦ question is : " To he- understood, it raust be experienced." The sense of responsibility, however, resting on all, officers and men, the officers very greatly, cuts a large or small figure in the case, as it is felt and recognized. The flag however, is an inspiration, and every tirae a soldier looks- on it in battle, kissed by the breeze, or riddled with bullets , he is rerainded of the great protection it affords. As the christian finds corafort and feels security and protection in an hour of danger " clinging to the cross," so the soldier by " clinging to the fiag " gets courage. And if he be also a " soldier of the cross " he has a double anchor of protection and hope. CAPTAIN ELDER COOPER. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 149 ELDER COOPER. This comrade was born in Ireland, in 1839. In 1857 he emigrated to this country, and engaged in book-keeping in a grocery store in Evansville, Ind. , His father -and uncles were ofiBcers in the British navy. On the organization of the 42d Indiana, Mr. Cooper forsook his position as a book-keeper, to become commissary sergeant of the regiment. Successively he was promoted in the line until he reached the rank of captain of Company D, of the regiment, a posi tion he held until he was mustered out of service, as will be seen by reference to the roster of ofl&cers. He volunteered in the service of his adopted country before being a naturalized citizen of the United States. After returning from the army. Captain Cooper re-engaged in the grocery business, which he followed success-fully in Evansville and Vincennes. He is now a resident of Evans ville, where, in addition to his present business as dealer in real estate, he is Deputy United States Marshal. He is a pro gressive, wide-awake business man, and a typical Irishman. 150 HISTORY OF THE CHAPTER XVI. A Memorable Day — The First Battle — flot WorkaU along the Line. ^N the morning of the 8th of October, 1862, the 42d , Eegiment moved on the "double quick" for more than a mile, "^iyhen Bragg's rear was reached, and before the coramand took position, it was drawn, up into line, as if on dress-parade, and an order was read to the raen, to the effect that under no conditions would a soldier be allowed, under penalty, to assist a corarade off the battle field who was unfortunate enough to be wounded. Under such circumstances as that, reading of that kind does not always act as a nerve tonic. Such orders are issued to be obeyed ; and it was indeed a study to look along the line and observe the varying effect on the officers and raen, who for the first tirae were to engage in the death conflict- The day was very hot, and few of the raen had water in their canteens. Col. W. H. Lytle of the 10th Ohio com manded the brigade, Major-General Lovell H. Eousseau the Division, and the invulnerable and invincible Major General George H. Thomas the corps, Col. James G. Jones in command of the regiment. The command passed the main line, into a ravine where there was water, and it was there while all were engaged cooking and eating dinner that the enemy broke upon us. The first intimation we had of the iramediate presence of the rebels was a shot from their cannon, which passed directly over the heads of the field and staff ofiicers, cut ting limbs and branches away, which fell vvith a crash FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 151 upon " headquarters' mess'." The next was one aimed lower, which knocked away a stack of guns. Then, in quick succession the rebel infantry uncovered from the woods, and began firing into our right flank. It was then we understood we were " in for it," and our fond hopes of fighting were soon to be realized. What was done, what to do, was quickly discussed. A staff officer from Gen. Lytle dashed down the hill, and gave orders for the regi ment to break by companies to the rear, and re-form on the top of the hill to the left of the 10th Ohio, in an open field. This evolution, performed, as it was, under fire of the rebel forces now marching in double column at quick tirae upon us, was not accomplished without great confu sion. As each company had to make its way out of this " trap " as best could be, through gulches in the hill for a covering, or in plain view of the advancing foe, the more is the wonder that the companies were united at all for that action; but it was done admirably, and in double quick time at that. Scarcely had the command re-formed and aligned for battle, when the order came to change base and take position almost at right angles with the 80th Indi ana, a regiraent of altogether raw and undrilled men, com manded by Lieut.-Col. Brooks, of Loogootee, Ind., which command was supporting the 19th Indiana battery of artillery. General Eousseau rode before the 8{ith Indiana, which body of men had not been in the field thirty days, vvith his hat on the top of his sword, held high above the head. and the men, as if by one voice, arose and cheered hira long and loud. The history of the war possibly produces no record of nobler gallantry by fresh or raw troops, directly from the farm, the shop, the law-offices and school-rooms, and other ordinary walks of life, with no previous military training. 152 HISTORY OF THE Simonson's 19th Indiana Battery and the 80th Indiana on the left of the 42d Indiana engaged the enemy hotly as he advanced, the line of the regiraent last named and the 42d forming an angle ; the battery of artillery occu pying a good position on a small knob between the two. Just at this point the attention of our command was directed to a strong line of the enemy approaching our front. Instantly a heavy fire Avas opened upon them, but they moved on as steadily, apparently, as if on drill in camp. Some practiced marksmen of Company G of the Forty-second were ordered to keep the rebel flag down. Three times it, with its bearer, fell, and was taken up again. The fourth time it fell within seventy-five yards of our line. At the onset of this engagement, which for us began about 3:30 o'clock, p. m., October 8th, 1862, Captain Chas. G. Olmstead, Company A, fell, shot dead, the ball entering near the center of the fore head. He was urging, encouraging and cheering his men and had just said to them : " This is as good a place to die as any other," and the words had scarcely died on his lips when he fell, killed outright. He was one of the best drill-masters of the line, and was loved by all. He fell at his post of duty. The lines of Wolfe are not inappropriate : " No useless coffin enclosed his breast ; Not in sheet or shroud we wound him; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him. ¦» * * * " Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory; We carved,not a line, we raised not a stone, But left him alone in his glory." Lieutenant Smith, Company C, was severely wounded and others more or less. A stray shot had struck Lieu- F0RTY-S"BC0ND REGIMEI^T. 153 tenant-Colonel Denby in the mouth, and as he rode hither -and thither, the blood covering his mouth and face, the ¦officers and men nerved themselves to the greatest possi ble exertions. Major Shanklin had received a slight scalp wound. Colonel James G. Jones, who acted most gal lantly, being the only one of the field or regimental officers present who escaped unhurt. The particular .regiment against which we were pitted vvas what was known in the earlier part of the war as the " Louisiana Tigers." This fight at Perryville, in which but a small part of the available force on the Federal side was engaged, lasted full six hours ; though the actual fighting of the Forty- second was not to exceed two hours. It was while the Forty-second soldiers were lying down behind a fence that Captain Eli McCarty, Company G, was wounded, a stray shot crushing his right shoulder. Faster and still faster the rebels were closing: upon us. The 10th Ohio, at the head of which General Lytle wasj had held out well, sustaining heavy loss, the General himself falling severely wound, but it at last was obliged. to give way. The raorning of October 8th, the reginjent numoered less than fi^e hundred effective men. The entire loss, officers and raen, killed, wounded and missing, was 166,or fully one- third of the entire coraraand. The available fighting force of Company G, which was commanded by the writer of this, was fifty-two rank and file, and the loss in killed and wounded twenty-two, leaving but thirty who escaped. No means are at hand to give the loss of other companies in detail, but the aggregate figures will show that each one suffered nearly alike. Company G being one of the largest, if npt the largest of the companies, accounts for this large percentage of killed and wounded. 164 HISTORY OF THE During aU this heavy and exciting engagement^ in addi tion to the fire of small arms,the enemy's artillery played upon us constantly, but not one inch of ground was lost, but two slight advances for better positions were made. This was the first general engagement the regiment was in, and its loss was by far the greatest of any of the succeed ing ones. As night-fall was about to set in, while the command was not only holding the position with firmness- and steadiness, but really forcing the enemy back, it was discovered that another command of the rebels was approaching on the right to enfilade us, but before they approached near enough for the shots to have much effect orders came to retreat over the hill, and the tight ended, the enemy occupying the ground we .fought on, for the most part of the night. Next morning, Bragg's array was far out of our reach, and a few days latter left the State of Kentucky, but not without having secured large quantities of army supplies, which indeed appeared to be the chief aim in entering the State at all, for no military advantage for the rebel cause was gained ; and even in this to us unsatisfactory and perhaps premature engagement, that army was punished as severely as ours. Had all the troops on the Federal side that were available and in sight on that day been brought into action, no doubt was entertained but the result would have been a very severe chastisement, if not the almost entire destruc tion of that wing of the rebel arm}'. The regiment was allowed the next day to rest ; then it moved on, leaving the dead comrades to be buried. " On fame's eternal camping-ground Their silent tents are spread; And glory guards, with silent round, The bivouac of the dead."' FORTX-SECOND REGIMENT. 155 There they sleep — " Beneath the low, green tent. Whose curtain never outward swings." The next raove was to New Market, Ky., where a little more rest was had and where the regiment was paid off,. new clothes issued and a general overhauling had. ' ' Oh, the stormy times we knew In our suits of army blue, When you and I were soldier boys together. We recall those days with pride. When we, battled side by side. And marched through bi'ight as well" as ' stormy weather." The next movement was by way of Crab Orchard, and a winding and wandering march to the turnpike, leading 1 out to Nashville, where we remained in camp for sorae time, reorganizing into brigades, divisions, etc. On this march, late on the evening of about the 20th of October, Major-General Eosecranz appeared as the coramander-in- chief. He was received by all the troops with enthusias tic cheers. There was a dash about the man that took with the soldiers at the start. An incident of this battle that will not be forgotten by those who witnessed it was that of the national flag being shot down. It was that of the 10th Ohio; and when the flag in plain view of our regiment fell, the color bearer being shot down, many a teardrop was seen upon the cheeks of comrades of the 42d Eegiment at the sight, and the thought that it fell by the hands of onr own countrymen. Another incident will serve to show how singularly cool some raen can be under fire and in battle. Between the line of the 42d Indiana and the rebel regiment pitted in particular against us was a dense thicket of briars and 156 HISTORY OF THE underbrush. Upon the . firing becoraing brisk on both sides, a rabbit, evidently frightened too bad to run fast, jumped carefully along as if to pass the line to the rear. A comrade, observing the animal, stopped firing long enough to kill the creature with the butt of his musket, then very cooly began shooting at the rebels, as he had been doing before. WM. JONES. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 15T WILLIAM JONES. The gentleman named above was born in Gibson county, Ind., Sept. 22, 1832. He was brought up on a farm, and had only the advantage of the country winter schools for an education . He enlisted in Company E, 42d Indiana, as a pri vate soldier, was made a corporal of his company, and rose to the rank of first lieutenant. He was twice wounded in battle, and carries a ball in his right side. In all his rela tions as a soldier, Lieutenant Jones proved himself an honor to his company and regiment, and won the respect and con fidence of all. He remained in the service of his country until the close of the war, Vhen he was mustered out with the regiment. He has a wife and one child, a daughter. At the close of the war he returned to farm life, which occupation he is still employed in. His post-office address is Owensville, Ind, 168 HISTORY OF THE CHAPTER XVII. Official Reports— What Buell and Bragg had to say. In order that the greatest light and best information might be placed at the disposal of comrades regarding this battle, the following record from official sources will not fail to prove of interest ; the more especially because of the much adverse criticisms indulged of General Buell, that in va&ny cases were very nearly equivalent to charges of disloyalt}' to the Union cause. GENERAL BUELL'S BRIEF REPORT. PbrkyYille, Ky., Oct. 9, 1862. To Major General H. W. Halleck : I have already advised you of the movement of the army under my comraand, frora Louisville. More or less skirraishing occurred daily with the enemy's cavalry since then and it was supposed the enemy would give battle at Bardstown. My troops reached that point the 4th, driving the enemy's rear guard of cavalry and artillery ©f the main body to Springfield, whither pursuit was continued. The center corps under General Gilbert moved in the direct road from Springfield to Perryville, and arrived on the 7th one mile frora town, where the enemy was found to be in force. The left column under General McCook came upon the Maxville road yesterday about 10 o'clock, (the 8th). It was ordered into position to attack, and a strong reconnaissance directed. At 4 o'clock I received a request frora General McCook for reinforcements, and learned that the left had been FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 159 seriously engaged for three hours and that the right and left of that corps were being turned and seriously pressed. Eeinforcements were iraraediately sent for ward from the center. Orders were issued to the right column under General Crittenden, which was advancing by the Lebanon road to, push forward and attack the eneray's left, but it was impossible for it to get into position in time to produce any decided results. The action continued till dark. Some sharp fighting also occurred in the center. The eneray was everywhere repulsed, but not without sorae moraentary advantage on the left. The several corps were put in position during the night and moved to the attack. At 6 o'clock this morning (Thursday) some sharp .skirmishing occurred with the enemy's rear-guard. * * * I have no accurate report of our loss yet. It is probably heavy, including several valuable officers. Generals Jackson and Terrill, I regret to say, are among the killed. D. C. Bubll, Major-General Comd'g. Extract from Major-General TJiomas' report to Congress on Conduct of the War. At daylight on the morning of the 8th of October, the cavalry under Colonel Ed. McCook, in advance -of the right wing, had reached a point in the foregoing com munication (reference is raade to General Buell's order of October Yth) on the Lebanon and Perryville road. Upon his arrival Colonel McCook sent a message that he had encountered the eneray's pickets and had driven them a mile in the direction of Perryville. I immediately rode to the front and gave directions for Crittenden's corps, sending my aid, Capt. O. A. Mack, 4th U. S. Artillery, to General Buell, reporting my position and requesting him 160 HISTORY OF THE to send orders by Capt. Mack ; the enemy being reported immediately in ray front, for which reason I did not like to leave my troops. About 4 p. m. Capt. Mack returned with verbal orders frora General Buell to hold one division to reinforce the centre, if necessary, and also to reconnoiter ray front to see if the eneray had rein forced his left, or was withdrawing, which information was to be reported to him immediately. Notwith standing my reconnaissance developed the eneray still in my front, I had no orders to advance." One other paper, an extract from General Bragg '& official report, taken in connection with the above, may or may not go to show what was often charged, that neither General Buell nor General Bragg proposed to deliver battle in Kentucky, if it could be avoided, and, that it was the officers lesser in command on both sides who precipitated the battle of Perryville. A strange part of Bragg 's report is the closing paragraph, in which he says, after the disposition for battle by General Hardee : " I declined to assume command." (Extract.) * * * Headquarters, Department No. 2. Bryansvillb, Ky., Oct. 12, 1862. Sir: Finding the enemy pressing heavily in his rear near Perryville, Maj.-Gen. Hardee, of Polk's command, was obliged to halt and check him at this point. Having arrived at Harrodsburg, from Frankfort, determined to give him battle there and accordingly concentrated three divisions of my old command, the Army of the Mississippi, now under command of Maj.-Gen. Polk, — Cheatham 's, Buckner 's and Anderson's, — and directed General Polk to take command on the 7th, and attack the enemy the next morning. With er 's divinon had gone the day before to support Smith. Hearing on the night of the 7th that the force in front of forty-second regiment. 161 Smith had rapidly retreated, I moved early next morning to be present at the operations of Polk's command. The two armies were formed confronting each other, on opposite sides of the town of Perryville. After consulting the General, and reeonnoitering the ground, and examining his dispositions, I declined to assume command, but sug gested some changes and modifications of his arrangements, which he promptly adopted." Note the reports of each, Buell and Bragg. While each declare intention to give battle, there is seemingly ambiquity in the reports of both; if not the employment of equivocal language', to the effect that while both were willing to claim what there was of honor in a battle unquestionably precipi tated prematurely, neither felt it quite safe to attack by- official report commanders of divisions or corps. The problem of this battle that led very many to distrust G' neral Buell 's loyalty to the Utiion cause,— righteously or unrighteously, — and his final removal from command, and in which battle the 42d Indiana suffered so severely, will perhaps never be correctly solved. This author brings only records which'seem to lead, or point plainly to logical deductions however. w 162 HISTORY OF THE CHAPTER XVIII. Saying Good-Bye — The Bravest sometimes shed Tears. ^HE battle vvas over, but the losses to the regiment IU left a gloom hanging over all. The comraand, as the next day it moved forward, passed hard by the field hospital. Comrades who had been from enlistment together, never sepa,rated night or day, were now parting no doubt for the last time, and forever; and many a tear-drop fell, and many a sigh was heard, raany a heart surcharged with sad ness as a few parting words were uttered. " The bravest are the tenderest. The loving arje the daring." '• Leaving-the Perryville battle-field the command moved in the direction of New Market. As before the fight there was great scarcity of water, the opposite had now obtained for the first night in bivouac, as the men lay on a meadowy lawn asleep, rain fell in such a torrent that the earth on which the soldiers lay was flooded several inches deep. The comraand reached New Market on the 12th of Octo ber, and bivouacked on the bank of a small streara of water. During the night, as the men lay covered only with blankets and the canopy of heaven, snow to the depth of two inches fell, covering all. At the sound of the bugle at reveille, when the comrades threw their blankets frora covering their heads, the snow fell into their faces alraost to blinding thera. Madder men or profaner are not often seen; until a wa" of the regiment with longer hair than regulations allowed, locks all full of snow, mounted a stump and in a thunder ing voice cried out, "Here's your mule." FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 163 The effect was ra'agical. Good nature was restored at once, and songs were substituted for curses. At this place the paymaster, the sutler and the chaplain all carae up. The sutler's patriotisra always enjoyed a " boom," as well as the chaplain's courage on the arrival of the pay. master. Quartermaster stores in abundance also reached the regi ment, and what with plenty of raoney in their pockets and new clothes, the "boys" began again to think that, a'fter all, " life was worth the living ; " and why not ? 164 HISTORY OF THE ISAAC W. M'CORMICK. This gentlemen was born December 10. 1817, in Washing ton, Ind. He died September 5, 1891. The name of Capt. I. W. McCormick to the people of his native town and county for fully sixty years past has been as familiar as ''household words." He was one of the most popular men that Daviess county ever boasted of. He died at the ripe age of 74 years, in Knox county, and after a life of useful ness he sleeps well in the Odd Fellows' cemetery near Wash ington. Captain McCormick entered theUiiited States service as first lieutenant of Company G, 42d Indiana Vols., with the organization of the regiment, and remained with it until the Atlanta campaign was well advanced, when he failed because of age and the extreme hardships, aud resigned. Returning home, as soon as he had recovered he was elected sheriff of Daviess county, an office he had held two terms before. He was five times elected sheriff of his native county. As a soldier and an officer, he was all that the words "_good soldier and faithful and kind officer " imply. CAPT. J. W. MoCORMICK. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 165 CHAPTER XIX. Cdl. James Q. Jones as Brigade Commander — Back to NashvilU — Capt. James L. Orr as Brigade- Quar- termaster^Three Days Battle of Stone River — Sketches of Lieut. Col. James M. Shanklin and General John Beatty. P'^THEN the road leading from Louisville to Nash- j^^ ville was reached again, we went into carap for a general overhauling and reorganization of our division. The absence, from wounds, of General Lytle made it neces sary for the selection of another commander for our brigade, which upon its reorganization consisted of four regiments, viz.: The Forty-second Indiana, Fifteenth Kentucky, Third Ohio and Eighty-eighth Indiana. Col. James G. Jones being the senior colonel, he succeded to the command, and : at once drew on the Forty-second for two staff officers, namely Capt. James L. Orr for Brigade Quartermaster, and the writer of this'for Ordinance officer and Inspector, both of whom entered upon the discharge of their duties at once. Major-General Lovell H. Eosseau remained in command of the division. All the coramands, compara tively speaking, were re-equipped. There were no com panies, perhaps, in the brigade whose guns were all of the same caliber; for those who had the old 69-calibre musketg at the start,altered from flint-locks to percussions,had w;hen opportunity offered exchanged them for Engfield rifles, or for new muskets of 58-calibre, so it raade it very difficult to supply them with ammunition! It was highly neces sary, therefore, for uniforraity of calibre to be obtained in every regiment. 1'66 HISTORY OF THE This vvork was not completed untill after reaching Nashville again, which was in the first part of December, where the Army of the Cumberland took shape, and during the month of December rapidly prepared for active operations against the eneray, then entrenched and forti fied at Murfreesboro. The organization of the whole array was pushed with all possible celerity that efficiency would admit of. The troops were provided with excel lent quarters, and kept in the best of spirits, so when the order to advance came every soldier took up the line of march with full confidence of success in chastising the enemy and his dislodgment from Murfreesboro. The brigade and division to which the Forty -second belonged moved in the center, by way of Lavergne, and on the turnpike encountering the rebel advance pickets at the place last named. The late heavy rains had flooded the whole country about Lavergne with water, and heavy rains continued to fall. It was on the even ing of the 30th of December that our brigade reached and joined the raain army, then in position, confronting the rebels in line of battle along the banks of Stone river, and at once took place in the center covering the turn pike and the railroad leading into Murfreesboro. The corps of the army of the Cumberland were com manded respectively by Major-General MoD. McCook on the right, Major-General George H. Thomas in the cen ter, and MajoivGeneral Thomas Crittenden on the left. On the morning of the 31st the enemy massed his forces on the right, and his plans were so well laid that before re-inforcements could reach General McCook his whole corps was driven with more or less confusion, but at from 7 to 10 o'clock A. M. his troops resisted the rebel advance with great bravery, contesting every inch of ground. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 167 rantil sufficient re-inforcements were thrown forward to check the advance. It was about 9 o'clock a. m. of that day' that Ma jor- Generals Thomas and Eosseau rode to Col. John Beatty, 3d Ohio, then commander of the brigade, and gave orders for the occupancy of a cedar wood to the right of the turnpike. Quickly the comraand was in position, and instructed to throw up such teraporary breastworks as they could raake frora fallen trees, and then to lie down for the advance of the rebels, then advancing directly toward our right center. This done with the Fifteenth Kentucky on tbe right of tlie brigade, it was not more than ten minutes until a heavy volley of musketry was heard, and then shooting all along the brigade line for a few moments, wliich, after that, measurably ceased. Upon Colonel Beatty sending a staff-officer to the right to see what was done, and what to do, the Fifteenth Ken tucky could not be found, nor any trace of the regiraent had. As there was a gap of seventy-five or a hundred yards between each regiment, through the dense woods of pine trees and the underbrush, and araid thesraokeof battle, it was impossible for one regiment to know in detail what the other was doing. The sequel proved that the rebels, aiming a flank moveraent on our brigade to the right, had been observed by the Fifteenth Kentucky and a heavy volley of musketry was poured into their ranks, which was returned by the enemy with galling effect. Col. Foreman, the brave and chivalrous officer commanding the Fifteenth Kentucky, had been killed in the attempt to rally his men who had been thrown into confusion by this sudden action ; and Major H. F. Kalfus, upon whom the command then devolved, had ordered a precipitate retreat of the regiment, leaving the dead 168 HISTORY OF THE bodies of Col. Foreman and comrades on the field, at once occupied by the rebels. Of Major Kalfus more will be said further on, as it in part relates to the history of the Forty-second Indiana. It was known that our brigade was thrown into these cedar woods to assist in holding the rebels in check, while new lines to our rear were being fixed. In a brief tirae it was discovered by Colonel Beatty and staff that the con. federates were still rapidly raoving through the woods in order to gain our right and rear, so as to completely cut the command off, and that result could have been nothing short of the capture of the whole brigade. Instantly the regiments were " faced about," and the order or coraraand given to " change front forward on the right." This evolution, now in open view of the eneniy, was performed with the greatest coolness by officers and men. Indeed the movement could not have been executed better, had the regiments been on a brigade drill. By the 42d Indiana it was executed agreeably to the drill, in every particular. Capt. W.M. Cockrum, Compan}' F, on reaching the new line placed himself at the head of the company, in the front rank, gave the command '• Eight Dress," which was followed by each company commander. Such coolness under heavy fire as that evinced by officers " alligning the ranks" is unusual, vei'y unusual. Discipline did it. Then fighting began in earnest. The lines of the federals and confederates were at no time more than from seventy to one hundred yards apart. For two hours these three regiments, Eighty-eighth Indiana, Third Ohio and Forty-second Indiana — the last named in the center — held their positions ; then General Hazen's brigade of regular troops was sent in to re-enforce us. Lieutenant- Colonel Shanklin, commanding the Forty-second, who acted raost gallantly, had his horse shot under hira. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 169 For two hours more the brigades fought a raost des perate fight, maintaining their ground, but with heavy loss. The eneray frora a review of the position after the battle was all over was punished ranch more severely, how ever. It was about 4 o'clock p. m. before these troops were ordered out, making the actual fighting tinie that day for the Forty-second about seven hours and thirty minutes. The comraands then retired to the rear of the raain line, and across the railroad and turnpike. During this time the federal lines had been reformed, and readjusted and fixed in the curve of a horseshoe — reserves occupying the center of the curve — with thirty pieces of artillery massed in the right center, caliber six and twelve pounders, Lieutenant Van Pelt, commanding Loomis' famous battery of six steel pieces, occupied the right. When all our troops in front of this new line had been withdrawn the enemy made a bold and rapid advance. It was not until they had approached to within perhaps two hundred yards of our ncAV line that the order to fire with artillery carae. The pieces were all double-shotted with " grape " and " canister." The eneray's lines, now in full view, were raowed down like grain before a reaper, while our infantry, then entrenched behind fallen trees and rail road ties, were coraparatively safe, and were pouring a most destructive fire into the rebel's ranks. It was a scene of " carnage and death," rarely witnessed, but when once seen never to be forgotten. The chronicler of these sanguinary events was an eye-witness, having taken position with Lieutenant Van Pelt, on the right center. Bnt the advancing foe was not easily checked. As soon as one line of troops melted away under this terrific fire of cannon and small arms, another was ready to take its place. The scene which .lasted for 170 HISTORY bF THE near an hour was indescribable. No pen can ade quately picture it. Our loss in that particular part of the battle was comparatively small, but for the rebels it was almost like riding " Into the mouth of hell — Into the jaws of death. Cannon to the right of them , Cannon to the left of them, Cannon in front of them Volleyed and thundered, — Stormed at with shot and shell." But onward, and still advancing, the rebels came- Many of their soldiers threw down their arras when in .thick underbrush ; and under cover of that and the smoke of the guns actually crawled, on hands and knees to our line, and gave themselves up as prisoners of war. But why linger upon a scene that even a faint idea of which, can not be pen-pictured, or word-painted? That is not the purpose of these papers, but to revive in the living the raeraory of the past, and call up a remem brance of the gallent men of the old Forty-second, who fell there. This scene closed the first day's fighting at the battle of Murfreesboro. The second day, the Forty-second, with the brigade, took its regular place in the center proper, and on the front line. It was -apparent plainly frbm the enemy's actions that da}^ that he had^been badly punished. From mdrning to noon, and from Cnoon till night, the rebels were feeling of our line. On the right a feint would be made, then on the left, then on the center ; and thus on through the whole day, bnt no general attack was made» The horseshoe shape of our line gave great advantage to our army. Eeinforcements could be thrown in a very brief time from right to left, — ^from the hollow of this FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 171 formation to the center or anywhere, the distance being then from our right to our left not to exceed three-fourths of a .raile at any tirae, while to reinforce any part of theirs, the rebel troops were compelled to move from a raile and a half to three miles. Thus, though General McOook's corps had been driven in the raorning of the first day, the military position of our array on the second was by far the more advantageous. An incident may not be amiss here. On the first day of the fight, Colonel Gareschea, General Eosecrans' chief-of- staff, was killed on the field, and when near his comraand- ing general shot through the head. On the night of the 1st of January, 1863, at General Eosecrans' headquar ters raass was celebrated, the general's brother officiating. All that night the two armies kept up a brisk picket firing, while occasionally the darkness would be lighted up by cannonading and an artillery duel. These artil lery duels, it may properly be remarked perhaps, are awfully grand to look at, especially when the observer is not in range. In that event they are almost too exciting for tbe grandeur to have the proper appreciation. The third day of the battle was in all respects — viewed from the center and front — the same as the second, until about 3 o'clock p. m., when it was definitely known that to cover his retreat, or the beginning of the evacuation of Murfreesboro, it had been decided to throw a heavy body of men against General Crittenden's corps, occupying our left and covering Murfreesboro. Iraraediately re-enforce ments were thrown to the left, and for near three hours the battle raged with unabated fury. This particular engagement the Forty-second did not figure in. After toall or three-quarters of an hour, the enemy began to give way on his right, our cavalry and infantry pressing 172 HISTORY OF THE t him hard, and pursuing rapidly. In an hour the rebel line had been straightened out, and Murfreesboro, sorae two miles awa,y, was practically-uncovered. It was then out artillery again rendered the most valuable service. From an eminence on our left center an enfilading fire was kept up until night closed upon the scene. It was a grand afternoon's work. Grand because of the' splendid fighting of our troops — indeed of the confederates as well — but particularly grand for our array because of the result. Though the loss on the federal side was heavy, yet the objective point of the array was then gained. The closing half hour of the battle was particularly exciting for the reserves. Staff and regimental officers came dashing to the rear with captured rebel fiags, by the half dozen, then the gallant "boys in blue" knew we had won tbe day. A scene of wild enthusiasm and vociferous cheering arose from the reserves sq long and so loud that the sound even of the "din of battle" to our left was deadened by the joyous shouts of these invin cible soldiers. The sight of General Eosecrans, or " Pap " Thomas, was the signal also for an outburst of enthusiastic cheering, louder and yet louder. On the night of the 3d of January the Forty-second, Lt.-Col. Shanklin commanding, took picket guard immedi ately in front of the center. About midnight, he sent an order to brigade headquarters to report that the rebels were planting a battery of artillery so near that the com mands of their officers could be distinctly heard, andaskT ing for re-inforcements. The writer of this was at once ordered to report to Major-General Thomas, which was done, and after listening attentively General Thomas sim- ,ply remarked r " Tell Lieutenant-Colonel Shanklin to hold that position at all hazards." This order given to Lieut. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 17$ Colonel Shanklin, an hour later another request came with the same report, with the additional that' he believed a regiment of rebel cavalry were also ia his front, vvith the infantry and artillery. Once more this chronicler in fornied General Thomas of the supposed situatidn, but he was, or appeared to be, annoyed, and only answered with emphasis: "Tell Lieutenant-Colonel Shanklin to hold the ¦position at all hazards." True soldier as he was, he had but, one thing to do, and that was to obey orders. The fight came on in the darkness. It was sharp and destruc tive of life on both sides. The rebels had a section of artillery, the Forty-second had not. Our loss in that thirty or forty minutes' engagement vvas alraost equal to that of the seven hours and thirty minutes of the first day. The command was overpowered ; and, acting under the impression that the rebel force was much greater than it vvas, retreated to the raain line, a distance of about one thousand yards, but Lieutenant-Colonel Shanklin and a number of privates were captured. No better or braver officer ever gave a word of coraraand in any regiraent than Col. J. M. Shanklin. At daybreak, the enemy, which proved, as evidently General Thomas knew it to be only the rear guard to the rebels to cover a retreat from Murfreesboro, was gone, and by sunrise our forces in part had occupied the place. This ended the battle of Murfreesboro, the Forty-second almost the first in the fight, and of the last to fire ashot at the enemy in that engagement. So far its record has proven to be one not to be ashamed of. Let us see what it is in the future. The loss of the regiment at this battle was in killed, wounded and missipg, one hundred and fifty, officers and men. Of the dead let it be said : 174 HISTORY OF THE " Rest, there is no prouder grave Even in this proud clime." It will not be amiss here, and it is but doing simple justic to Capt. Jas. L. Orr, of Evansville, to say that, though as brigade quartermaster he was, as all quarter masters were, a " nonoorabatant " in array parlance, him self, and his citizen clerk, Mr. James K. Patterson, took the field with Colonel Beatty's staff, and shared in the- thickest and hottest of the fight. ***** 4f- Moving to the battle bf Murfreesboro, comrades J. C. Allison, Nicholas Wallace — "' Fox " he was called, because on entering Camp Vanderburg he had worn a cap made of a fox skin with the long tail for a plume. They and Fi'ank Walker were given permission by an officer to fall out of ranks and -pick their way, as neither was well fitted for duty; upon the condition that they were to be on hand at the battle, which promptly they were. On the way they found an abandoned cavalry horse and were to " ride and tie," alternately, the rider carry ing the belongings of the others on the horse which was so poor that it resembled a razor-back Texas hog. Com rade Allison took the first ride, and before he had gotten a fourth of a mile on the bare back of that horse he sur rendered it on the ground that it was not fair for him to ride so far. The next one learned a better reason how ever. Comrade Allison often attributes the length of his legs to the ride he took on that horse. It has often been remarked of the seeming dispropor^ tion of soldiers' legs to their bodies ; and this brings to mind a discussion once had between sorae persons as to the proper length of a man's legs, relatively with the body^. The matter was referred to President Lincoln, who said;: > FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 175 ^* I never gave the matter a great deal of thought, but am of the opinion a man's legs should be long enough to reach from his body to the ground." ****** While the battle of Murfreesboro was raging, as our brigade lay in reserve one afternoon, late in the day an officer's horse was killed by a cannon ball in the midst of comrades of the Forty-second, and before the blood had ceased to circulate in the animal, so hungry were the boys that they cut steaks frora the dead animal and broiled them for supper. ****** While the battle was raging, one day, a brigade of the enemy passing the immediate front of the Forty-second was observed to be dressed in blue clothes. They marched leisurely by the right flank, and by many were raistaken for Union soldiers, and among the number thus deceived was Captain Cockrum, comraanding Company F. Not wishing to take any risks of firing into our own men. Captain Cockrum ordered Wm. Jones, of Company E,with others to cease firing, as it was believed the men pa,psing were federals. Mr. Jones ceased long enough to look back and say : " Tell them to take off their d d white blankets, and then I will quit firing." Then resuraed his work of shooting. t The supposed federals soon faced to the front and began pouring into the ranks of the Forty-second a most . galling fire. Private Jones was " up " on the white blank ets and was not deceived. 176 HISTORY OF THE SPILLARD F. HORRALL. The above-mentioned — the author of this book — was bom May 22, 1829, in Veale township, Daviess county, Indiana.. He was married, January 27, 1853, to Jane Crabbs, and to that- union seven children were born, five sons and two- daughters. His early life was passed on a farm, in agricultural pur suits, and during thdt time he had the advantage of the country schoolsas they T^ere at that day. In the '5u's he became a student at the Asbury University, GreenCastle, Indiana, where he took a beUes-lellres or scientific course of study, including the languages, and afterwards for several years was employed as a teacher in schools, the most import ant of which was in the capacity of principal of an academy at Benton, 111., home of Gen. John A. Logan then. ¦ His parents and grandparents were by birth South Caro linians, but were of the earliest settlers in Daviess county, Indiana. His grandfather, William Horrall, was a Eevolu tionary soldier, and his father, Thomas Horrall, a soldier of the War of 1812. The subject of these remarks drifted into journalism in 1857, in Washington, Ind., continuing the profession of editor until 1861, when in October of that year he entered the United States service as Second Lieutenant of Company G, 4-.dd Indiana, and in due course of changes was pro moted to be captain of that company,, holding such com mission when, on September 16, 1864, by reason of disabili ties from service, and severe sickness, he retired from active field service, but was employed, upon partial recovery, in the office of the Provost-Marshal- General,- at Indianapolis, until very near the close, of the war. Since the war he has CAPT. S. F. HORRALL. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 177 chiefly been engaged in his chosen profession as a journal ist; and now resides in Washington, Indiana. Nearly two years of his military life was employed as a staff officer — inspector — on the staff of Brigadier-General John Beatty, now of Columbus, Ohio. In journalism, after the war, this gentleman, as local reporter on the Daily Journal, ETansville, Indiana, was one of the editorial and reportorial staff of CoL Jno. W. Foster, ¦BOW Secretary of State. He has ever indulged a feeling of jnstifiable pride that his former chief in journalism has won such honor and disiinction in diplomatic relations; as well as the fact that his military trainer, Col. Chas. Denby, U. S. Minister, Peking, China — likewise from Evansville, Indiana — has also won distinction as a successful diplomat. It is not often any city is so honored by two of its citizens — or a State, as to that matter. 178 HISTORY OF THE CHAPTER XX. After the Battle — Official Reports — Some fncidents. T^^EOM the archives of the War Department, by the Jp^ courtesy of Col. John W. Foster, of the State Depart ment, the author is enabled to place before the comrades Gen. John Beatty's modest official report of the fight. And by the courtesy of General Beatty, who forwarded a copy of a book, " The Citizen Soldier," written by him self, and his permission, copious extracts from it are made that will not fail to interest all. No. 70. REPORT OF COL. JOHN BBATTT, THIRD OHIO INFANTRY, COMMANDING SECOND BRIGADE. Headquarters Second Brigade, First Division. MuRFREESBOROUGH, Tenn., January 9, 1863. Sir: In the recent engagement before Murfreesborough the casualties in my brigade were as follows: Colonel Forman, Fifteenth Kentucky, was killed in the cedar woods on the morning of the 31st ultimo. He was a brave man and an excellent officer. Captain Bayne, of same regiment, fell at the same time, while urging his men forward. Lieutenant-Colonel Shanklin, 42d Indiana Vol. Infty,, was surrounded by a superior force on the morning of January 3d, and taken by the enemy. Col. George Humph rey, 88th Indiana, was wounded on the night of January 3d, in expelling the enemy from the woods in our front. He behaved gallantly throughout the fight. Capt. L. S. Bell, 3d Ohio Infty., wounded at the same time, conducted him self with great courage. FORTY -second REGIMENT. 179 Lieutenant-Colonels Lawson, 3d Ohio, and Briant, 88th Indiana; Capt. J. H. Bryant, 42d Indiana; Lieutenants DuBarry and Wildnian, 88th Indiana; J. B. McEoberts, 3d Ohio; S. F. Horrall and Jas. L. Orr, 42d Indiana; Mr. James K. Patterson, Evansville, and Actg. Asst. Adjt.-Gen. James S. Wilson, deserve special praise. Capt. C. 0. Loomis and Lieutenants Van Pelt and Hale, of the 1st Michigan Battery, rendered most important service throughout the entire bat tle. No men could have conducted themselves with more courage and ability. There are other officers and men who should be mentioned favorably, but the reports of reg imental commanders have failed to reach me, and it is impos sible, therefore, to give them the credit they deserve. My brigade had three separate encounters with the enemy on the first day. On the second and third days it was in front a portion of the time, skirmishing. On the night of January 3d, two regiments, led by myself, drove the enemy from their breastworks in the edge of the woods in our front. I trust the conduct of the brigade throughout may be sat isfactory . I am, captain, very respectfully, John Beatty, Colonel, Commanding Second Brigade. Capt. M. C. Taylor, Acting Assistant Adjutant- General, First Division. General Beatty was as modest in everything as he was in his report of that battle. He was exacting of officers and men to the full discharge of all duty, and iraplicit obedience to orders on " duty ;" but off, no man had a pleasanter vein of quiet humor than he. It bub bled and sparkled like the purest spring water in the bright sunlight. Of this battle we quote from his book : " December 31. At 6 o'clock in the morning my bri gade marches to the front, and forms in line of battle. 180 HISTORY OF the At 9 o'clock we raove into the cedar woods on the right to the support of McCook who is said to be giving way. The roar of musketry and artillery is incessant. " General Eosseau points me to a place he desires me to defend, and enjoins rae to hold it 'until hell freezes over ;' at the same tirae telling rae that he may be found iraraediately on the left of the brigade with Loomis' bat tery. I take position. An open wood is in ray front, bnt where the line is formed, and to the right and left, the ce.lar thicket is so dense as to render it impossible to see the length of a regiment. The enemy comes up directly, and the fight begins. The roar of the guns to the right and left and front of ray brigade sounds like the continu ous pounding of a thousand anvils. My raen are favorably situated, being concealed by the cedars, while the enemy advancing through the open woods is fully exposed. Early in the action. Colonel Foreman, of the loth Ken tucky, is killed, and his regiment retires in disorder. The 3d Ohio, 88th and 42d Indiana hold the position and deliver their fire so effectively that the enemy is finally forced back. I find a Michigan regiment and attach it to my biigade; and send a staff officer to General Eosseau to report progress ; but before he has tirae to return the enemy makes another and more furious assault upon my line. After a fierce struggle, lasting from forty to sixty- minutes, we succeed in repelling this also. I send again to General Eosseau, and am soon after informed that neither he nor Loomis' battery can be found. Troops are reported to be falling back hastily and in disorder on my left. ****** I conclude that the contingency to which General Eosseau referred, that is to say, 'that hell had frozen over,' has arisen, and about face my brigade and march FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 181 to the rear, where the guns appear to be hammering away with redoubled fury. * * * * I find that soon after the fight began in the cedars our division was ordered back to a new line, and that the order had been delivered to Scribner and Shepperd, and not to me. They had consequently retired to the second position under fire, and had suffered most terribly in the operation, while my brigade,, being forgotten by the divis ion commander or by the officer whose duty it was to convey the order, had held its ground until it had twice repulsed the enemy, and then changed position in com parative safety." Comrades of the 42d Eegiment, it is for you now and your children to read of your gallantry and intrepidity in this second battle, as evidenced by one in position to judge, and capable of bestowing a full raede of honora ble, not fulsome praise, as is often given you by orators, who would draw invidious distinctions between you and your officers; not that their oratory (?) is at all truthful, but in a vain attempt to praise you, that you may applaud them. But here is the unselfish praise of a com2)etent judge, who knows what he is talking about, testifying for you, Eeference in this writing has been raade to the hero ism of our brigade coramander, and his modesty when coraraissioned as an officer of rank and position, in a measure was a part of the 42d Indiana ; but of all this you know as well as the author of this book, for it was witnessed by you on fields of blood, " knee-deep in death." But there was quite another phase in the man's life as a soldier that you did not see nor know, as this author saw and knew it on more occasions than one. It was on the night of January 1, 1863, that General Beatty wrote in his pocket memoranda, as follows : 182 HISTORY OF THE " We all glory in the obstinacy with which Eosecrans clings to his positions. I draw closer to the carap-fire, and, pushing the brands together, take out my little bible and as I open it my eyes fall on the XCI Psalm." " I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fort ress; my God, in Him will I trust. Surely He shall deliver thee from the snares of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shall be thy trust. His truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day, nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor for the destruction that walketh at noon day. A thousand shall fall by thy side, and ten thousand by thy right hand ; but it shall not come nigh thee." January 2d he wrote : " The hungry soldiers cut steak from- the slain horses, and with the scanty supplies which have come forward prepare supper. * * * We have held our ground, and in the last encounter have whipped the enemy." FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 183 CHAPTER XXI. Promotion of. Col. John Beatty to be Brigadier General — The flanging of Two Rebels in Camp. jS^HE Forty-second with its old brigade organization, IU and division as well, went into the winter quarters at Murfreesboro after the battle, occupying several camping- grounds, and performing much guard and picket duty. The entire brigade was detailed in the spring for work on fortifications to the south of that city, and mainly built the fortifications about there. A large part of the rebel army had halted and fortified at Tullahoma, and as a con sequence our front was constantly annoyed by detach ments of their cavalry. The work on fortifications was kept up, and pushed vigorously, as a precautionary meas ure. Every fourth day, in addition to out-post, picket and skirmish duty, the regiment, as a whole, worked on fortifications. It was there that in the Array of the Cumberland former slaves were put to work on fortifications ; and while raany an officer from Kentucky and some from Indiana thought they saw the purpose of the government evidently to be,, to arm the former slaves, there appeared no objections to the eraployraent of those "contrabands" in performing any other duty except that of fighting. These matters were freely discussed by regiraental offi cers, and line officers as well. One day while Major H. F. Kalfus, 15th Kentucky, vvas at work with his men on the fortifications, referring to the probability of the government arming the negroes, he said : " I am willing 184 HISTORY OF THE for negroes to be eraployed for such work as this, but when guns are put in their hands we (pointing to his men and speaking for all to hear) are all going home." This language was heard by one of Col. John Beatty's staff, and reported to him, who immediately caused it to be forwarded to department headquarters, and before night the offending major was placed in arrest, and three days afterwards '' dishonorably dismissed the service for using mutinous language in the presence of his men." This circumstance put a stop to all criticisms by subordi nate officers of the line of the Forty-second respecting the federal government, or the conduct of the war. It had a wonderful and excellent effect throughout the whole army also. While at work on these fortifications Col. John Beatty was promoted to be brigadier-general of volunteers, and his old regimental officers of the brigade presented him with a splendid sword, sash, and a brace of excellent Colt revolvers. He vvas a strict but a most gallant officer, and beloved bv all, privates and officers alike. Not long after this his old regiment, the 3d Ohio, was detailed with others to accompany Col. A. D. Straight in his raid to Eome, Georgia, and in the enemy's rear, and its place in our brigade filled by the IClth Illinois, a comparatively new regiment. At Murfreesboro, or on the outside and inside the picket lines, the treachery of citizens was under all circumstances raade manifest. A permit granted any to enter our camp frora beyond the outer lines, or those inside, was only a permit for thera to gain knowledge of our position, and that information to be given to the rebels, which was the direct cause of so much annoyance, especially on the outer lines in the direction of Tullahoma. It appeared that ' FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. • 185 every citizen was a spy. However, a sudden stop was put to this. Two of them with passes to our camp were captured, in company with rebel cavalry on a road leading to Hoover's gap, and as the evidence that they had acted as spies was conclusive there was in effect a "drumhead" court-martial on their cases, and they were at once hung in camp, the 42d Indiana with its division being paraded to visit the execution. This circumstance is related, as well as that of the dismissal of Major Kalfus, to bhovv that the time had come for a " more vigorous prosecution of the war " in our department, and to remark likewise that it too had a powerfully invigorating effect on the rank and file. No longer were raen put to guard the rebels' property, or pun ished for declaring fence rails,hogs, cattle, and even horses, " contraband of war," as had been the case when the Forty- second first visited that part of the country. It put an end, too , to reb^l citizens coraing, or asking to corae, into our camp, for the purpose of acting as spies. The time spent at Murfreesboro was to good advantage. There that glorious and intrepid officer, General Thomas, taught us corps drill in person, and it vvas at this battle, and for his many humane acts there — on the march — and his invincibility and invulnerability afterward at the battle of Chickamauga that his trbops became so much attached to hira, that they almost worshiped the raan. It was while at this point also that Gen. James A. Gar field joined the Army of the Cumberland, as chief-of-staff for Gen. W. S. Eosecrans, taking the place of Col. Gar eschea, who, as before stated, was killed outright during the last battle. It was understood that General Eose crans offered General Garfield his choice between being chief-of'Staff or the commander of a brigade, and that the 186 HISTORY OF THE position first named was chosen. There never was or perhaps never will be a better array than the army of the Cumberland — of which the 42d Indiana formed a part — nor one in which more harmony and unity of action on thepart of regimental officers and all company officers existed. Those on staff duty with general officers had ample opportunity of learning much that could not be learned elsewhere. On the 24th of June, 1863, the army broke camp, and began marching against Tullahoma, where a wing of the rebel army was still entrenched. It began raining the day camp was broken, and continued for sixteen days and nights, with but brief intervals of cloudless or fair weather. The Forty-second moved on the road through Hoover's gap, and after the first day out met daily the enemy, in greater or smaller numbers. A very large por tion of the way to Dechard station the regiraent marched in line of battle, through woods and thick under brush, often placing the picket line at night within from one to two hundred yards of the picket lines of the enemy. The Fortv'-second regiraent moved as it had always done before, in the center, or the right or left center of the Army of the Cumberland. There was not a raile, perhaps, on this march that was not fought or skir mished over by sorae part of the brigade. The points touched by the regiment before reaching Dechard sta tion were Manchester and Hillsboro. The rebels opposed our advance vigorously at every step, so to say, and it was one continual skirmish almost on the part of our command, for these sixteen days and nights. A number of the men completely broke down on this march and at Dechard station the hospitals were soon filled. The government now having fully determined to put FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 187 negro troops in the field, at this station, line officers, non commissioned officers and private soldiers were exam ined for promotion to command in colored regiments then forming, or already formed, all over the North, Lieut. Thomas J. Jackson, Company B, 42d Indiana, was commissioned colonel of one of these regiments. He was perhaps the best drillmaster of his rank, and was also one of the most efficient and bravest officers of the regiraent. His command — after being proraoted — participated in the bat tle of Fort Pillow, where there was such a terrible mas sacre of Union troops. Several others of the Forty-second (non-commissioned) received such promotion, but the names are not remembered. Most of the tirae at this point was occupied in routine duty and gathering black berries. 188 HISTORY OF THB ALLEl FOHTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 207 and they were addressed by Governor Morton and other speakers. All the soldiers of the command then became recruiting officers, and worked with a hearty good will to fill the regiraent, which efforts were crowned with excellent success. But, oh, the joy of wives, of the fathers and mothers, on the arrival of these veterans back from the war ; at home once more, even though for a short tirae "grim- visaged war had smoothed his wrinkled front." There were " tears and kisses, and kisses and tears " — the husband and wife, the raother and son — and the aged father whose forra was bended with a weight of years, locks white as snow ; all, all were there at the depots to welcome back these veteran heroes of the most holy war ever waged ; resultant in the cementing forever, under one banner of light, love and freedora, a Nation in all its original membership. And as the wives looked upon and listened to their husbands telling of raany a thrilling experience of the war, their bosoms would swell with enthusiastic and patri otic pride, and, as if to drink inspiration frora the very fountains of their husbands' patriotic souls, they looked and listened ; and looked as proud as queens upon thrones. And why ? Because they were partners in the hero- isra and glory of their husbands. They had endured and suffered for the cause of the Union. As they had accom plished well their parts at home and its belongings — caring for the-children — had they not a right to a feeling of pride in knowing their husbands had been doing their duty; and that their own sacrifices for their country had not been in vain ? Ah, yes, why not ? You ask for the young raen — were the "girls they left behind them " at the depots ? Oh, yes. Were there " tears 208 HISTORY OF THE and kisses and kisses and tears " for the youthful heroes. Why not ? Had not their busy fingers knitted raany a hand and foot-covering for the " boys," prepared many a ban dage for the wounded and dying ? Were they thinking of a time they would be veterans' wives ? Most certainly, and they did not blu.sh to own it. Kisses indeed ! Why not ? Yes, and far sweeter than the nectar Jupiter sipped. Love? The purest and holiest. " jSIooe deserve the fnii- but tie brave." The time thus s|)entat home was profitable to all, for the promise now was that the war would come to an early close, and when the order to return to duty came the same cheerfulness and same enthusiasm for the cause was manifest with officers and raen. The regiment returned by way of Madison, thence to Louisville by river and Nashville by rail, raaiching to Chattanooga by the roads we had traveled so of I en before and fought over likewise. This march was made at leisure, though it was not unattended with some hardships, as the roads for the most part were in a very bad condition. One evening just before time to go into carap tbecora- mandingofficer of the42d Eegiment sent his adjutant for ward to look out a good camping-ground, and when he returned the major coramanding asKed : " Adjutant, have you found a good camping-ground ? " Saluting, the adjutant answered : " O, yes, Major. There's Wood. Women and Water" This alliteration vvas, however, fatal to nobody's pros pects for preferment. These "bad breaks" were over looked in the army. W. F. MEDSKER. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 209 WILLAIM F. MEDSKER, Private, Company F, 42d Indiana Vols. Volunteered as pri vate in Company C. 75th Indiana Vols. Nov. 31, 1864. Transferred to 42d Indiana June, 1865, at Washington, D. C. Discharged July 31, 1865. One of four sons of a Methodist minister, who were in the army. Private Medsker resides at Cambridge City, Indiana, and is a leading attorney-at-law. He was prominent for Jr. Vice Comdr. G. A. R., 1892, and his friends are urging him for this place in 1893. 210 HISTORY OF THB CHAPTER XXVI. Campaign Against Atlanta — One ffundred and Six Days under Fire — Rocky Face. ~pN the first part of May, 1864, the Army of the Cumber- (a land was well in hand, and awaiting orders. It, with the Army of the Tennessee, comprised 54,568 infantry^ 3,238 cavalry, and 2,377 artillery, with 130 guns, total 60,773 effective men. The 42d Indiana, witfi General Carlin's brigade, joined a large force of our troops at Einggold, about the 5th of the month, and participated in the alraost constant skirmishes along the line of the railroad leading to Atlanta, being from the time the first of the eneray was encountered, to the day the Chattahoochee river was reached, one hundred and six days under fire of the rebels almost constantly day and night. But it will not suffice to generalize. Come follow the regiraent as " we go marching along." Before we start let us take a look at our new organizations. Gen. Williara P. Carlin bc-carae brigade-commander, and the 42d Indiana, 88th Indiana, 15th Kentucky and 104th Illinois as tbe old brigade, which was augmented by the addition of the 2d Ohio, 33d Ohio, 10th Wisconsin and 38th Indiana. The designation was First Brigade, First Division, 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland. Now take up the line of march. At Einggold, Ga., we met the, eneray in force, and for the one hundred and six days the " fighting and staying qualities " of the regiraent were put on exhibition, and of these the reader must be the judge of the facts in evidence, as collected from official FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 21? sources or personal observations of the author, which will be borne out by the memory of the corarades living. Not in anything that is here written is it intended that a syllable in'disparageinent of other regiraents from Indiana or any State is raeant, or harbored even in thought, but the author is recording the deeds of the com rades of his own regiraent, and iraraediate co-operators, living and dead, of which there are potential reasons for pride. Besides, as age and infirmity are rapidly increas ing in all human probability, this tribute of respect and love, of pride in and for his comrade's heroism and valor, is his last till we raeet at " roll-call," over yonder. "The first of May, 1864, was the crisis of the war. The two great arraies, East and West, were in readiness to raove at the bidding of the lieutenant-general. The second day of May was first naraed by General Grant for the advance of the great armies, but finally the 5th of Mav was announced in orders." However, General Thoraas, of the Array of the Cura berland, in which the 42d Indiana served continuously, began his dispositions on the 2d. This grand old hero of Chickaraauga was always ready, and always a winner. On May 3, Gen. E. W. Johnson, who coraraanded our division, closed upon the other divisions of the 14th Army Corps, at Einggold, Ga., so the whole array of the Curaberland raoved in corapliance vvith orders, on the 7th day of May. On the .8th of May our brigade, Gen. W. P. Carlin comraanding, supported by the balance of the First Divi sion, coraraanded by Gen. E. W. Johnson, felt the eneray's lines at Buzzard Eoost. The loss in killed was not great but raany were wounded. This was continued, the regiraent engaging in nothing 212 HISTORY OF THB like a battle, but on the 12th of May the 42d Indi ana was ordered up under tbe shadow of Eocky Face to relieve the 33d New Jersey frora picket and skir mish duty. The enemy's sharp-shooters occupied the heights and from the sumrait of Buzzard Eoost their artillery had an enfilading fire alraost all along the line of our skirraishers. The ground was exceedingly rough,- and there were so raany ravines, and abrupt craggy places, that it was difficult to get standing places for the raen. Captain G. E. Kellams, Company H of our regiment, was in command of the skirmish line — one of the best skirmish line officers in the whole brigade. For a little over twenty-four hours, during which a heavy rain fell almost all the time, the comraand held this line, constantly annoyed by sharpshooters, and shot and shell frora the enemy. Very little, indeed nothing, could be done by our trooi)s directly in front but to menace the eneray as much as could be, and hold them in position, while other move ments to our right were being made for the ptirpose of capturing or driving the enemy from Dalton. Tbe rebels on the heights of Eocky Face were out of range of our small arras, and the elevation was too great for artillery to be effective. A few raen were wounded there slightly, but none were killed, though so much exposed. The most trying situation soldiers can be placed in is to be compelled to remain where an enemy can effectively reach them, and they be situated so as not to be able to retaliate. This was the embarrassment of the Forty -second, while in front of Eocky Face. This writer aided Captain Kellams on this occasion and while in the position an order came to reconnoiter our front to ascertain if it was practicable to charge the enemy entrenched on a sort of tableland on the left of FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT.' 213 Eocky Face, and about half-way frora the surarait to the level ground below, or Mill-creek Valley. In compliance with this order for a reconnaissance this author was instructed by Captain Kellams, in person and alone, to get the desired information. By crawling on hands and knees over a hundred yards dn the sharp est and roughest of stones and through thick underbrush, a point of observation was reached behind a fallen tree where the whole situation could be taken in at a glance. This bench on which the eneray had entrenched, behind heavy works of logs and earth, with a full battery of six- pounder brass pieces in place, supported by infantry, was not wider than the length of a depleted regiraent. To the right of it rose perpendicularly alraost the abrupt termination of Eocky Face hundreds of feet; and to the left a drop of the ground was made of hundreds of feet into the valley below. Such was the place the 42d Indiana was destined to assault by bayonet charge. Eeporting the situation to Lieutenant-Colonel Mclntyre, in comraand of the regiraent, he in turn reported to Gen eral Carlin, commanding the brigade, who presented him self in person, and, together vvith this narrator, traveled over the ground on hands and knees, to the point of ob servation naraed. The general shook his head and we retired ''in force" in good order, "contesting every inch of ground on hands and knees" for perhaps a little over fifty yards, on the sharp stones, when the general intiraated " that he had almost as soon be shot," arose to his feet. Scarcely had he become erect when a dozen balls or more frora the enemy whistled about his head and all about him, cutting the branches of the trees, but doing the general no harra. He then declared he did not intend to " stand on the 214 HISTORY OF THE order of going," and he didn't — he went at once, leaving the writer to bring up the rear. We heard no more of the order to charge the enemy in our front, which, if it had been attempted, would have meant no raore nor no less than total annihilation. However, even under such circumstances, there often occur things that will, despite the annoyance of such a situation, furnish amuseraent. A cannon shot from the enemy fell within a few feet of a recruit of the regiment, who for the first time was under fire. Pale with fear and tremblingly excited, he sought Captain Kellams to know if he raight not change his position. The Captain answered : '' No. Lie down in the very spot the shot fell, sir. The rebs will never hit that again." This duty accomplished, the 42d Indiana, which "marched up the mountain, straightway marched down again," and took up the tramp through Snake Creek, Gap. The following is General Sherman's report : Headquarters, Military Division of the Mississippi. In the Field, Laurel Hill, Ga. May 10, 1864.— 7 A. M. Major-General Halleck, Washington, D. C: I am starting for the extreme front in Buzzard Roost Gap, and make this dispatch that you may understand Johnston acts purely on tho defensive. I am attacking bim on his strongest points — viz., west and north — till McPherson breaks his line at Resaca, when I will swing around through Snake Creek Gap, and interpose between him and Georgia. I am not driving things too fast, because I want two columns of cavalry that are rapidly coming up from the rear — Stoneman on my left, and Garrard on my right — both due to-day. Yesterday I pressed hard to prevent John- ports -second regiment. 215 ston from detaching against McPherson, but to-day I will be more easy as I believe McPhersoi^ has destroyed Resaca, when he is ordered to fall back to the mouth of Snake Creek Gap, and act against Johnston's flank when he does start. All are in good condition. W. T. Sherman, Major- General. C. A'fe, .4 !16 history of the CHAPTER XXVII. Dalton Reached — Strategy Successful — Our Brigade and the Enemy. Ij^HE strategic moveraent for gaining Dalton while the |(j enemy was held in position at Eocky Face having jeen successfully accomplished, the comraand then iescended from this uncomfortable situation late in the jvening, and the next day raoved to the right. Onthe vay to Dalton, our corarades first looked on General Kilpatrick, vvhohad been wounded in a fight with Wheeler's javalry that day. Late in the evening the regiment filed nto position at Dalton, where the men slept on their irms for the night, as indeed had been the custora almost ^very night since leaving Einggold. Theenemy having been driven frora this position, part-, y by fighting, but raore largely by strategy, On the 14th, 'or raost of the day it raoved in line of battle through hick woods and underbrush. Genera! Carlin's brigade vas the first to encounter the enemy in his new position. ibout 2 o'clock p. M., the whole brigade charged down a lill, across Camp Creek, and into an open field where the ¦ebels were entrenched, sustaining with wonderful 50urage and intrepidity a heav3'^ and severe fire from irtillery and musketry. So near was the charge raade to ;he confederates' breastworks, that often our brigade vas obliged to fall back to the bank of the creek, vhich gave shelter and a parapet. During the lull in firing jccasionally the commands of the eneray's officers were iistinctly heard by our troops. The raen lay flat in the forty-second regiment. 217 creek to load, and ever and anon would pour a heavy volley into the confederate lines or at them, but not with great effect, since they were protected by very good breastworks. An officer of the 42d Eegiraent while talking with an officer of the 2d Ohio (Captain Jacob Fortel) depreciat ing what vvas apparently a useless raove since nothing of good could be accomplished, and each standing by a large poplar tree, changed places, each facing the eneray as the change was made. No sooner than this was done, Captain Fortel received a gunshot in the right thigh passing through it, severing the main artery, and blood from both sides of the thigh in streams as large as a man's finger spurted all over the officer of the 42d Ind iana, who, seeing the condition of affairs, grasped Captain Fortel, assisting him to a seat on a log not a yard distant ; but before the Captain could be seated, the glassy look of the eyes indicated the immediate presence of death. He never spoke after the shot. Two seconds of tirae could not have passed or intervened between the shot and death. Marching through as thick underbrush as was ever found, just before reaching this fatal spot, no less than a death-trap, Private Harrison Eisley, of Company G of the regiment, marching as file leader for his brother Jackson, moving in line of battle, received a death-wound and vvas buried in a trench quickly dug b}^ the musicians and ambulance corps, just and only deep, long and wide enough to admit the body, the covering from the loose earth being not over six inches deep. Jackson, the brother, only had time to stoop and kiss his brother and say good-bye forever, then forward into the fight. Musician Seth E. McCormick, of Washing- 218 ~ HISTORY OF THE ton, Indiana, carved the initials of his comrade's name on a part of a boot-leg, placed it on the grave, and that was the only thing that could be done. Near the spot where Captain Fortel, as related, vvas so quickly bled to death, a private of Company G of the Forty -second (or rather an enlisted but not mustered raan) received a shot exactly in the forehead, just above and between the eyes, the ball passing below the base of the brain, and lodging against the skull directly in line, in the back part of the head. For a time in the fi.eld hospital little attention was given him, the case, being thought a hopeless one ; but the corarade recovered, and sorae months afterward was walking about the streets of Chattanooga. In this unfortunate charge the Forty-second sustained a loss of six or seven wounded and one killed. Orders must be obeyed, though often to those executing them they are known to be mistakes. It was impossible for the brigade to know the exact situation of the enemy there until it had been developed. After remaining in this very disadvantageous and uncomfortable position all day, with no hope of harming the enemy and sure death for almost all who raised head above the banks of Camp creek, under the shadow of night the 42d Indiana and 2d Ohio, which regiments doubled, quietly withdrew, and as they did the eneray did like wise. The next day the regiraent participated in the further battle of Eessacca, and finally vvith the brigade drew up at Seven-raile Eange, or Purapkin Vine creek, where the rebels had strongly entrenched, as the following from GeneraVSherman will explain : FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 2\& Head-Quarterb, Military Division of the Mississippi. Near Dallas, May 28, 1864. General Halleck, Washington, D. C : The enemy discovered my move to turn Altoona, and moved to meet us here. Our columns met about one mile east of Pumpkin Vine creek, and we pushed them back about three miles to apoint where the road forks to Altoona and Marietta. Here Johnston has chosen a strong li'ne, and made hasty but strong parapets of timber arid earth, and has thus far stopped us. ****** W. T. Sherman, Majoi^-Q&mval. 220 . history of the LUCRETIA COCKRUM. This lady was born January 4, 1839, about three miles from Oakland City, Ind., her present residence. . She is of Scotch-Irish descent and the mother of nine children, eight of whom are living, all industriously providing for them selves. " Aunt Lou," as she is familiarly known among General Baptists, is highly respected. Respect, however, is not quite the word. It is respect glowing with a warmer feeling. It is not many women blessed with being the mother of such a family of eight children, all except one members of the church» and the exceptional one standing high in the esteem of his fellow-men. There are not many women more devoted to religions duties, not many more faithful or reliable in church affairs, not many whose heart is more open to the call of humanity. While the important service by Mrs. Cockrum, rendered in the direction of founding and endowing a college of learning under the direction of her chosen church, post bellum has beeti her noble work, her bright particular major-general's stars were won in the care for; and careful training of her three children {one of whom is now Deputy U. S. Attorney, Ind.) left her while her husband was " off to the war " nearly four ¦ years ; eight months of which time were passed in that foulest of living hells — Libby Prison. It is in this field of domestic glory that the thousands on thousands of soldiers' heroic wives of this land — of whom the portraits of two are here brought as representatives — won crowns that dim the lustre of the diamond-bestudded ones worn by the proudest queens of earth. Comrades, take off your hats and salute. ~j MRS. COL. COCKRUM. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. t21 CHAPTER XXVIIL Pumpkin Vine Greek — A Seven Days' and Nights' Experience — Nothing Could Exceed it. '/^\UE brigade brought up sharply against the eneray, as ^^^/ foreseen by the above official report to the war department by General Sherman ; and for seven days and nights such an experience may in the history of armies have been equaled, but never exceeded, as the 42d Indiana had there in particular. The principal lines of the two arraies were so close together that when the picket lines were drawn they were not fifty yards apart in the 42d Indiana's iraraediate front. To offset the enemy in the raatter of parapets, our commands, work ing night and day, very soon had strong works made by felling trees and throwing up the earth upon them frora the inside ; while a deep ditch that let a man in up to the waist was cut out, thus affording excellent protection in case of a direct assault. It was while fixing a picket line to protect the men while at work that the brave Captain Wagner, of General Carlin's staff, was killed, and a fight of half an hour to recover his body followed, and the wounding of several on our side — and we knew not how many on the enemy's. But that ditch 1 Oh what an experience for the time named. It rained alraost incessantly. To get out of the ditch on high ground to the rear, with the eneray's pickets so near, was almost certain death by daj'-time, and little less so in the night-time. Constantly the ditch gathered water, from ankle to knee-deep, according to 222 HISTORY OF THE the rainfall, and those of the raen not on picket duty were kept busy bailing put the water, so as to make it possible to cook their rations ; indeed as a raatter of fact no cooking could be done, except to once in a while "cook coffee," for the men for the most part of the time ate the balance of the rations as they were drawn frora the com missary. Sleep ? Would you think it possible under such conditions ? Mud and water half knee-deep all the while. And yet tired nature must give away. Men slept sitting, standing, kneeling and every way except lying down. During all that time — seven daj^s and nights — the firing of small arms was incessant ; and sometiraes twice or three times a day or night, all along the whole brigade line, the picket fighting was as sharp as in pitched battle. It was impossible after the men were once on picket to relieve them without bringing on a sharp fight, by any other method except to deploy them in the rear, as skirraishes, and advance them to the parts of duty in that way, and this could only be done at supper time, or just after nightfall. And even after this was done it often occurred that in an hour, or perhaps less time, the same men relieved from twelve or twenty-four hours duty were ordered out to re-inforce the pickets that had relieved them. This happened once with Capt. G. E. Kellams, Company H, who was always ready for duty, and he was not ten minutes out of the ditch behind the breastworks, until he had one of his best men killed, and one or two more wounded. The bringing out of such realistic incidents as this in detail is what creates a necessity, if justice to the raen in full is to be done, for individual histories of regiraents. It is proper to say here that the detail for picket duty was raade from the whole regiment, always, and if support was needed it was given FORTY-SECOND' REGIMENT. 22S by companies in regular detail ; therefore, what has been said respecting Captain Kellams and Company H of the regiment in this regard was true of all the companies. However, it happened that others did not fare quite so badly on the picket line at this place as Company H. Skirmish and picket duty is by far the raost. risky of any, in the face of a stubborn foe. The author has no accurate data that would enable him to bring the losses of individual regiments in this Atlanta campaign, for the reason that" the day's and month's losses were reported in the aggregate, and not in detail. During the raonth of June, 1864, however, the Army of the Curaberland lost 5,747 raen — 67 officers killed ; 259 wounded and 8 raissing, and 873 enlisted raen killed, 4,300 wounded and 40 raissing. The army captured 742 prisoners, including 37 officers. The 42d Eegiraent coraes in for a share of all of this, except under the head of " raissing." If the reader will take pains to scan with care the roster of corapanies as printed in the beginning of this book,, it will be noticed that only eight men are marked "deserted," six of those were volunteers and two were substitutes. Practically there were only six deserters, for " substitutes " were not looked upon in the light of volunteers. 224 HISTORY OF THE CHAPTER XXIX. Kennesaw Mountain — A Series of Strategic Movements. pJ^HE operations near Kennesaw and Lost mountains 1 were a series of complex and strategic moveraents united, and covered a period of tirae from June 9th to about July 15, 1864, almost one month. The rainfall for days in succession in this vicinity was almost incessant, and if there was sunshine it was only long enough to, if possible, aggravate the condition of the men by the hot vapor created thereby. The many positions of the regiment during these days would make it tedious to go into detail of each, therefore a single position must suffice, and that in the center or near the center of the line. The batteries on our side were planted so as to check mate those of the enemy, and in consequence were very near each other, probably not three hundred yards apart in many of the positions. The guns of our division were six and twelve-pounders, and covered a distance of more than a mile. It was here a German captain of artillery, the boys called Leather-breeches, introduced the practice of firing his battery by voUej' — a raost effective raethod — for the eneray once in range vvas sure to suffer severely. It was in the support chiefly of the artillery that our infantry, like that of the rebels, were deployed as skirm ishers the greater part of the time, and, as a matter of fact, upon this part of the line the chief purpose with us was to hold the eneray in as great force as possible, simplv with as little direct assault as might be. There forty-Second regiment. 225 was, however, a good deal of heavy fighting all along the line, and to some of the comraands heavy losses, but the purpose of General Sherraan, as above intimated, is raade plain by the following report by him to the War Department, for be it known the work of scaling mount ains, barricaded at convenient distances for the enemy to fall back upon, either of gradual or abrupt ascent, and the charging of a thoroughly fortified enemy, is not one a wise general having great care for the lives of his raen will indulge every day, no matter how raany flattering offers raay be given hira, as were in the vicinity of Ken nesaw and Lost raountains. General Sherman's report is placed here: Headquarters, Military Division of the Mississippi. Marietta, Ga., July 3, 1864. General Halleck, Washington, D. C: The movement on our right caused the enemy to evacu ate. We occupied Kennesaw at daylight, and Marietta at 8:30 a. m. Thomas is moving down the main road towards the Chattahoochee ; McPherson towards the mouth of Nick- ajack, on the Sand town road. Our cavalry is on the extreme flank. Whether the eneniy will halt this side of the Chatta hoochee or not will soon be known . I propose to press the enemy close till he is across the Chattahoochee river, when I must accumulate stores, and better guard my rear. W. T. Sherman, Major -Gen. Comd'g. It will therefore be no trouble to discover the reason for the long time employed at Kennesaw and Lost raoun tains, nearly one month. The problem of these battles being solved, lay in the success of General Sherman's strategic raoveraents, by which he gained the name of the "great flanker." Hence the boys would say, when we 326 history OF: THE drew up against the eneray: " Now just watch ' Uncle Bill ' flank 'era out their hole." After days on days of such fighting as was described iraraediately preceding the official report of General Sherraan, on the last Sunday in May, 1864, the regiment had rest, but was not beyond the range of the enemy's cannon, nor even the balls of sharp-shooters. It was the first Sunday for one hundred, days the men had unbuckled their waist-bands for twenty-five minutes at a time. The chaplain,, a very devout raan (Eev. H. O. Chap man), seeing his opportunity, called the men together, and there amidst the roar of artillery re-sounding and re-echoing for miles to the right of us, to the left of us, in front of us ; hyrans of praise were sung, a short address by the chaplain delivered, and prayers offered by comrades to Almighty God, the Commander-in-chief of all, asking his assistance and blessing, and praising his name for so many blessings and mercies. The author has in a life of raore than three-score years witnessed many assemblages, full of devotion and prayer, but nothing seeemed so earnest, before nor since, or equaled that which possessed this handful of war-worn veterans for the period of half an hour. Araong those who had thus participated in prayer was Corporal John W. Smith (color bearer) Company E. When the short service had concluded, Corporal Smith thought for a purpose or another to remove the flag from the place he had planted the staff in the ground to another. At the moment he had stepped forward with it, a stray shot from the enemy instantly brought death to him ; and as h^ fell* the lovely folds of the flag, kissed by the breeze or wind, wrapped round his body as he fell, as if to be his winding sheet. FORTY-SECOND REGImENT. 337 Thus, as Corporal Smith poured his life-blood on the flag 6f his country on that Sabbath day, but a few moments after engaging in prayer to the Great Com mander, his spirit went back to God who gave it. This was a Christian soldier's death on the field of battle. Could he have found a prouder death ? 238 HISTORY OF THE CHAPTER XXX. A Fourth of July — Another Feature of War — What Ambition will Lead to. IpT was on the 4th of July, 1864, that the rebel rear for- (§i tifications were encountered again. On the brow of a hill in a woodland, about six miles from Chattahoochie river, the confederates were entrenched with an open field, a fourth of a mile in width perhaps, immediately in their and our front. The breastworks of the enemy were mounted with no less than six pieces of artillerj'^, supported by a strong line of infantry, and all could be distinctly seen by our men and officers without the aid of a field glass. It was about 12 meridian when this point was reached. The position was elevated, and far away to the right and to the left, the roar, the thunder and the rum ble of artillery was heard, telling us that a few more stra tegic moves and Atlanta would be a beleaguered city, or the enemy routed. It was about 2 p. m. of that 4th of July, being so grandly celebrated by these arraies all along the line, that orders for the 42d Indiana were received by Lieut.-Col. W. T. B. Mclntire to put his command in readiness to charge through the open field in front, and storra the enemy's fortified position. It looked like a charge : " Into the jaws of death, Into the mouth of hell." But in ten or fifteen rainutes the coramand was ready, and in line awaiting further orders. They came, but FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 229 were in the nature of a change ; the Forty-second was to raove to the right and take position to the enemy's left, acting as a support to the 11th Michigan (vvhose colonel was arabitious of proraotion to be a brigadier-general), and who had sought personally, as we understood, to make the charge. The new position of the 42d Indiana having been taken and the men hard at work entrenching, it was about 3:30 p. ii. that the 11th Michigan (if raeraory is not faulty) marched into the open field to storra the fortified position of the confederates. This command proceeded about half way in splendid order when the enerav'' opened on them- with a terrific fire of musketry, and cannon, grape and canister. The action did not last more than probably twenty rainutes. The colonel — ^narae not recol lected — had his left leg shot away below the knee ; severa^ of his officers were killed, and all of the line either killed or wounded, while the loss in the ranks was particularly heavy. All the Forty-second had to do was to keep up a constant firing into the enemy's flank, but the distance was so great that this had but little effect. Night closed on us there, and the next day we raarched to the heights above the Chattahoochie river. ., Probably this 4th of July was one of the raost signifi cantly celebrated of any since it was made memorable by Eevolutionary fathers. General Grant on that day a year before occupied Vicksburg. Lee had been defeated in Pennsylvania near the 4th, and Sherman now ' was rapidly compassing the defeat of Hood's array, and the capture of Atlanta. The lines of the two arraies on this 4th of July, 1864, were not less than fifteen railes in extent, and the whole day from dawn till dark a cannon- ^ ading was kept up it seemed by every piece of artillery on both sides, aggregating well up to the thousand. The ^30 HISTORY OF THE campaign was a hard one, bnt as we approached Chatta hoochie river, logically, the men looked for a rest. Thus closed the 4th of July by a most wonderfully unusual amount of heavy firing by artillery. Before the next day had dawned, perhaps it was about two o'clock on the morning of the 5th, our picket lines being so close to the enemy that speaking and hearing were easy, one of the 42d Indiana boys called out : " Hello, Johnny Eeb, we are coraing for you at about 5 o'clock." The answer: " Eats! Oh-U. You will have to come before that if you want to find us. We are on the jump. We'll jump Chattahoochie river before 5 o'clock, and don't you forget it." COL. G. R. KELLA.MS. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 231 COL. G. R. KELLAMS. Gideon R. Kellams was born June 6, 1828, near Gentry- ville, Spencer county, Ind. His parents were poor, but well educated ; consequently, his early educational training was such as his parents were able to impart, consistent with their; duties on the farm. This was the beginning. However, he had some advantage of the schools of that day, i'n the neigh borhood, later on in life ; but his chief schooling was on the farm in agricultural pursuits. By dint of industry and application, he progressed in his studies far enough to begin reading law in 1857 with Judge L. Q. De Bruler, of Rock port, Ind ; continuing until 1861, when the war began, at which time he abandoned the law profession to enter the U. S. Army as 1st lieutenant of Company H, 43d Indiana Volun teers. He was married in February, 1849, to Maria Bgnew, of Spencer county, this State. The fathers of husband and wife were Irish, the mothers German. He was 33 years old when he entered the U. S. service as 1st lieutenant, and was among the first line officers to master the drill. His previous studious habits stood him well in hand in this case. •From 1st lieutenant of his company he rose to the rank of captain, then to major of his regiment, and finally to colonel of the command, in which rank he was mustered out of the service with the balance after the war closed. In all the relations of an officer with the men, whatever his rank, Colonel Kellams had their entire confidence, and he likewise enjoyed, to the fullest, the confidence of his superior oflieers at all times. After the war he was admitted to the bar as a lawyer, in 1874, in Spencer county, and is engaged in the practice of his chosen profession now, and in addition to law practice is an attorney of record in the adjudication of pension claims, etc., of tlje Pension Department. 232 HISTORY OF THE CHAPTER XXXL Chattahoochee River— A Six Days' Rest— Inspiration of Music. [ULY 5th, 1864, the 42d Eegiment, with the whole great array, raoved up to points along the Chattahoochee river. The Forty-second occupied a height overlooking the river and the valley,and by the aid of a field glass one could see the church spires in Atlanta. Tbe tirae and place for a rest as indicated in General Sherman's report preceding this had corae, and been reached. It has been written : "Six days shalt thou labor," etc., but here we were one hun dred and six, and no rest till the one hundred and seventh. So we were inside the decalogue, barring the one hundred days. During all this tirae there was not a day nor an hour, waking or sleeping, that musket balls, shot or shell — generally all together in an avalanche — did not fall in the line of the 42d Eegiment. When Chattahoochee river vvas gained, it afforded another sight to the eyes of the federal forces especially gratifying. Before us the rebel wagon trains, horses and -mules at the top of their possible speed could be seen struggling for Atlanta. Occasionally a wagon would break down, or get " stuck " in the mud ; then the con federates would set fire to it, and up would ascend the flames and sraoke frora the burning rebel stores, and an enthusiastic and exultant shout frora the Array of the Cumberland would go up. While the conquering heroes were looking and feasting their eyes on this gratifying FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 233 scene, all at once every brigade brass band almost siraul- taneously struck up the " Star-Spangled Banner," and followed it with " Yankee Doodle." The national airs were always grand and inspiring to the soldiers, but never so much so as then. During all this long weary march no music save the battle calls of fife and drum had been heard, so when these bands of rausic broke out the whole array cheered, while every flag was unfurled, and the " boys in blue," joining in the chorus of our national hyrans, shouted and cheered long and loud, as they instinctively " rallied around the flag." There coraes tiraes in the lives of the faithful soldiers when their patriotism and zeal for the cause becomes over powering, and they will weep for joy. The times are such as have been portrayed, after victory has perched upon the standard of every regiment, and the day of rest has come. It is then thoughts turn to horae, to friends, wives, children, fathers, raothers, sisters, brothers, lovers; in the fond anticipation of joys to come. It is no sign of weakness to see a tear drop on a soldier's cheek; 234 HISTORY OF THB CHAPTER XXXII. Battle of Peach Tree Creek — Lieut. Emory Johnson Killed — Capt. James H. Masters Wounded — Siege, Fall and Occupation of Atlanta. ^Ili^HOUGH there vvas such a starapede of the enemy's y|y forces with his wagon trains, a sufficient force was maintained in our iraraediate front to require heavy pick ets. These were maintained, and constant firing kept up on the lines, until iraportant moves by our troops, right and left, compelled the confederates to retire still further in the direction of Atlanta. By a combination of moveraents, iraportant advantages for the federal forces had been gained, and on the 20th, after having crossed the Chatta hoochee river, the 42d Indiana had position at Peach Tree creek to protect the left flank of Gen. J. B. McPher- son's coramand. It was while General McPherson in per son was making dispositions to protect his flank that he was killed very near our regiment. This engagement was not of long duration onthe part of the Forty-second, but it was very severe while it lasted. During this bat tle, Capt. James H. Masters, Company K, was severely wounded, together with quite a nuraber of men of the comraand, and Lieut. Eraory Johnson of tlie sarae cora- pany was killed and buried on the field. Hon. Alvah Johnson, of Evansville, a brother, caused the body to be reraoved and appropriately buried. It was a great disappointment to the living brother, who idolized Lieut enant J., and fondly hoped, on the close of the war, to admit the young array officer, who had raade a brilliant record, as partner in business vvith himself. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 335 The battle was at hand and for the federal forces a decisive one. Hood lost about 5,000 raen, while the total loss of the Army of the Cumberland was 1,600, but included in this was an unusually large number of officers killed and mortally wounded. The Forty-second after this battle occupied various positions about Atlanta, but were not engaged in any further fighting until after the fall of that city. In the battles and skirmishes of this campaign the regiment lost one hundred and three offi cers and men killed and wounded. The operations about that city on the part of the fed eral army were crowned with success at every action. It has been said the battle of Peach Tree creek vvas decisive. It was so, for the battle plan of the able gen erals of the confederate army was defeated by less than half of the nuraber of infantry and artillery on the part of the Curaberland Array. On the morning of the 21st of July the Array of the Curaberland advanced a mile and a half, and close to the enemy's breastworks. Heavy skirmishing was raaintained all day, and thus our front vvas strongly intrenched. That night the confeder ates retired to the immediate defense of Atlanta. The next raorning General Thomas followed, advancing his line and intrenching as close as possible to the eneray's works. Thus frora day to day, General Carlin's brigade had always a part in the front, iraraediately opposing the rebels iu their intrenchraents and fortifying under heavy fire at alraost every point. . It is by no raeans the purpose to attempt a detail of the operations about Atlanta, only in so far as they affect the history of the«42d Indiana. On the raorning of the 1st of August, the enemy had practically abandoned Atlanta, General Hardee's forqes having been defeated 336 HISTORY OF THE V the evening and night before and driven by direct assault upon his works. With the evacuation of the city, the confederates blew up their arsenal and carloads of amrau nition, the explosion being heard for many railes around. As Colonel Coburn, who coraraanded the advance on September 2d, was approaching the city, he was met by the ma3^or, who made a formal surrender of the place. It was found that Hood had destroyed eight locomotives and eighty-one cars loaded vvith ammunition and supplies which he could not remove. Thus after a campaign of four months, Atlanta was gained by a combination of strategic moveraents on a grand scale. Then there was general rejoicing all over the North ; and congratulations from Washington City to our comraanding general, served to still further inspirit the men with zeal and enthusiasm. The actual losses to the Array of the Curaberland from the 1st of May to the 6th of September were one hun dred and ninety-six officers, and two thousand eight hun dred and forty-five enlisted men killed; eight hundred and ten officers and fourteen thousand nine hundred and seventy-three enlisted men were wounded ; one hundred and four officers, and two thousand six hundred and three enlisted raen captured ; in all, 21,534 men. During this campaign. General Braunan reported the expenditure of S6,611 rounds of artillery amraunition, and 11,815,229 rounds of infantry amraunition. Dijring that period the Army of the Cumberland captured 8,067 men from the enemy, receiving 2,162 deserters, as reported by Colonel Parkhurst, provost marshal-general. On September 3d, General Sherraan announced the conclusion of the carapaign, and the ,armies returned to Atlanta. After the fall of Atlanta, the 42d Indiana marched to Kingston, Eorae, Eesaca and through Snake FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 337 Creek Gap, and from thence to Gaylesville, Alabama, in pursuit of Hood's army,' and then back to Eome and Atlanta. It will be observed' by the reader in passing- along that this regiraent, in addition to the large number of battles and skirraishes it participated in, also perforraed many long, weary marches ; in fact it bore a conspicuous part in the discharge of any and all kinds of duty known to the infantry service. Its veterans living have every reason to feel proud of its organization and record. [Extract. ] In THE Field, Summeryille, Ga.^ October 19, 1864—12 m. Major-Gen. Halleck, Washington, D. C. Hood has retreated rapidly by all the roads leading South. Our advance columns now are at Alpine and Melville Post- " office. I shall pursue him as far as Gaylesville. The enemy will not venture towards Tennessee, except around by Deca tur. I propose to send the 4th Corps back to General Thomas, and leave him that corps, the garrisons and new troops to defend the line of the Tennessee, and with the rest to push into the heart of Georgia and come out at Savannah, destroying all the railroads of the State. * * * * We find abundance of forage in the country. W. T. Sherman, Major-Gen. Gommamding . 338 HISTORY OF THE MAJ.-GEN. W. S. ROSECRANS. In presenting the engraving of Major-General Rosecrans in this book, it is done that the comrades of the 43d Indiana, who so much admired him, may look on his picture. The engraving is made from a photograph sent the author of this book, and if the artist has done his duty* the comrades have a good picture of the man who led us to victory on that bloody field of Stone River, and the man who won the first substantial Union victory at Rich Mountain, Va. In this fight the gallant 14th Indiana, commanded by Col. Nathan Kimball — afterwards brigadier-general of the "Iron Bri gade " — participated and won laurels, as the ' ' Hoosier boys were always wont to do. " In another part of this book Gen. John Beatty is quoted as saying: "We all glory in the obstinacy with which Rose crans clings to his position." It was that obstinacy that endeared the commanding general to the 43d Indiana, and perhaps its fighting and staying qualities that made " Old Rosy," as the boys called him, remember the 42d Indiana after more than a quarter of a century has passed. Com rades, look on his picture. You may never see him person ally, but you'll meet him on parade — "over yonder. "S, f W. S. ROSECKANS. iBixvi-t Maj.-Oenl. U. S. A.) FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 339 CHAPTER XXXIIL Regimental Changes — Scattering Remarks — Brigade and Division Commanders. ^ FTEE the operations about Atlanta, Col. ' J.G. Jones, j^^ who had been acting provost-raarshal general of Indiana, at Indianapolis, was raustered out of service by reason of expiration of term, and Lt.-Col. W. T. B. Mclntire was promoted to the colonelcy of the regiraent. Shortly after that he resigned his coraraission, and Capt. G. E. Killams was promoted to be colonel, and in turn of events Capt. William M. Cockrum, now of Oakland City, raade lieutenant-colonel and Capt. John A. Scammahorn major. These were the field officers when the regiraent was mus tered out ; Jaraes G. Stubblefield being the adjutant. Capt. James L. Orr, Evansville, had been promoted frora regi mental to brigade quarterraaster, and further to be divis ion quartermaster with the rank of major. There also came promotions all along the line of offices in consequence of resignations by those who were obliged to leave the ser vice frora disability, or by death vacancies occurred. The roster of officers named in the first part of this book, compiled frora the records in the office of adjutant- general of State, gives all the data of succession; dates of, etc., and those are therefore not repeated here — need not be. The part of the book containing this roster will interest all, officers and privates alike. In this connection it is proper to say that by recruits received frora tirae to time the miniinura of the regiraent was never reached ; consequently, a full quota of officers. 240 HISTORY OF THE field and line, could and should have been raaintained throughout; but, after beginning the " March to the Sea," and through the Carolinas, rail coraraunication with the authority at the capital of the State was practically sus pended ; consequently neither comraissions nor rauster to rank were prorapt, could not be. Ee'ference in other parts of the book, ray comrades, has been raade to an iraportant fact that you perforraed ranch detached service, and that fact somewhat emphasized as evidence of the confidence reposed in you, as an organ ized body. Nothing in the history of a regiment could be better evidence of your efficiency, for, in every instance of detached service, possibilities and probabilities of increased danger were involved, and good judgment was in all these required of the officers and men, in the com mand's individuality. In some instances these orders for detachment, eminated frora the corps, and even depart- raent commander, the regiment by its State and number, individually, being named in the order for such duty. This point is regarded as a strong one in your favor, my comrades, and is thus emphasized. From "Hist. Coll. of Ohio." GEN'l JOHN BEATTY. FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 241 GENERAL JOHN BEATTY. General John Beatty was born near Sandusky, Ohio^ December 16, 1838. His education was obtained at the dis trict school of a pioneer settlement. His grandfather, John Beatty, was an anti-slavery man of the J^mes G. Birney school; from him the present John imbibed in boyhood his first political tenets, and to these he has adhered to somewhat obstinately ever since. In 1853 he supported John P. Hale for the presidency. In 1856 he cast his vote for John C. Fremont. In 1860 he was the Republican presidential elector for the district which sent John Sherman to Congress. When the war broke out in 1861, he was the first to put his name to an enlistment roll in Morrow county. He was elected to the captaincy of his company, subsequently made lieutenant-colonel, then colonel, of the Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and in 1863 was advanced to the position of briga dier-general of volunteers. He was with McClellan and Rosecrans in West Virginia summer and fall of 1861; with General 0 . M. Mitchel in his dash through southern Kentucky, middle Tennessee and northern Alabama in the spring of 1863. Returning with General Buell to the Ohio river, he joined in the pursuit of Bragg, and on October 8, 1863, fought at the head of his regiment in the battle of Perryville, Ken tucky. In the December following he was assigned to the command of a brigade of Rosseau's division, and led it through the four days' battle of Stone River, closing on the night of January 3, 1863, with an assault on the enemy's bar ricade on the left of the Murfreesboro turnpike, which he carried at the point of the bayonet. He was with Rosecrans on the Tullahoma campaign, and after the enemy evacuated their stronghold overtook them at Elk River, drove their rear guard from the heights beyond,, and led the column which pursued them to the summit of the Cumberland. While the 243 HISTORY OF THE army rested at Winchester, Tennessee, he .was president of a board to examine applicants for commissions in colored regiments, and continued in this service until the army crossed the Tennessee river and entered on the Chattanooga campaign. On the advance into Georgia his brigade had the honor to be the first of Thomas' corps to cross Lookout Mountain. He was with Brannan and Negley in the affair at Dug Gap, and took part in the two days' fighting at Chickamauga September, 1863, and in the affair at Ross ville. He was recommended by' General Thomas for promotion for "gallant and obstinate defense in the battle of Chickamauga against overwhelming numbers of theenemy," and was in the list of those specially mentioned by General Rosecrans for creditable service in that battle. At the reorganization of the Army of the Cumberland, he was assigned to the com mand of the second brigade of Davis' division, Thomas' corps, but was with Sherman in the battle of Missionary Ridge, and when the Rebel line broke he led the column in pursuit of the retreating eneniy, overtook his rear guard near Graysville, where a short but sharp encounter occurred, in which General George Many, commanding the opposing force, was wounded and his troops compelled to retire in disorder. Subsequently he accompanied Sherman in the expedition to Knoxville for the relief of Burnside, and the close of the campaign ended his military service. General Beatty was elected to the Fortieth Congress from the Eighth Ohio district, and re-elected to the Forty-first and Forty-second Congresses, serving first as a member of the Committee on Invalid Pensions, then as Chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, and finally as Chairman of the Committee on Public Printing. In 1884 he was one of the Republican Electors-at-Large; in 1886-7 a mem ber of the Board of State Charities, and at present is president of the " Ohio Chickamauga National Park Commission." He has since 1873 been engaged in the business of banking at Columbus, Ohio. FORTY -SECOND REGIMENT. 243 CHAPTER XXXIY. The March to the Sea — Reports of General Sherman — General Beauregard's Appeal to the People of Georgia. ^UEING the last days of October the tirae was spent in preparation for this grand " march to the sea," and by the 11th of November the army, consisting of 60,000 infantry, 5,500 cavalry, and one piece of artillery for every thousand raen, were well on the way. Brev. Maj.-Gen. Jeff. C. Davis coraraanded the 14th Army Corps, to which the Forty -second had always belonged from the time of its organization, and Gen. Wra. P. Carlin, formerly our brigade coraraander, now had command of the division. Before starting. General Sherman forwarded the sub joined report to the War Department, Washington City, District of Colurabia : [Extract.] Headquarters, Military Division of the Mississippi. In the Field, Kingston, Georgia, November 11, 1864. Major-General Halleck, U. S. Army, Washington, D. C: My arrangements are now complete, and the railroad cars are now being sent to the rear. Last night we burned all the foundries, mills and shops of every kind at Rome, and to-morrow I leave Kingston with the rear guard for Atlanta, which I propose to dispose of in a similar manner, and to start on the 16th on the projected grand raid. All appearances still indicate that Beauregard has got back in his old hole at Corinth, and I hope he will enjoy it. 344 history of the My army prefers to enjoy the fresh sweet-potato fields of Ocmulgee. I have balanced all the figures well ; am satisfied General Thomas has in Tennessee a force sufficient for all probabilities ; and I have urged, the moment Beauregard turns south, to cross the Tennessee at Decatur, and push straight for Selma. To-morrow our lines will be broken, and this is probably my last dispatch. I would like to have Foster to break the Savannah and Charleston railroad, about Pocota- glio, about the first of December . All other preparations are to my satisfaction. W. T. Sherman, Major-General. The following by General Beauregard to the " People of Georgia" wiir explain that General Sherman was right in his conjecture that he was "in his old hole at Corinth." [Extract.] Corinth, November 18, 1864. To the People of Georgia : Arise for the defense of your native soil. Rally around your patriotic Governor and gal lant soldiers. Obstruct and destroy all roads in Sherman's front, flank and rear, and his army will soon starve in your midst. Trust in an over ruling Providence, and success will crown your efforts. I hasten to join you in the defense of your homes and firesides. G. T. Beauregard. No doubt, comrades of the Forty-second, General Beauregard would have*gladly moved into Georgia, and gathered " the people" together to fall upon, the supply train you were guarding, bnt for the fact that General Thomas was at Nash ville watching him, and would not let Mr. Beauregard go ta the "defense of homes and firesides," as the sequel proved. In presenting this book for the inspection of comrades, the purpose, as well as giving the individual history of the regiment, has been to blend historic facts connected with the l4th|Army Corps, as a whole, after the Forty-second had become ,a x>^ rt of it. forty-second regiment. 24§ It would be impossible to do otherwise than this, and present information of historic importance, for not only com rades to read, but their children and grandchildren to read and ponder over. Therefore, when allusion is made to the 14th Army Corps, or the Army of the Cumberland, it must be understood that in all these operations the Forty-second Indiana was a " factor ". and to demonstrate "what factor" the regiment was, has been the aim of the author. The " march to the sea," then, was divided into three stages of campaign work, and on the 23d of November the right wing of Sherman's army reached Gordon, and the left wing, Milledgeville, Georgia. "General Sherman," says an authority, " had interposed his army between Macon and Augusta, and the enemy, in his doubt as to his destination, and his utter inability to prevent him, wherever he might go, was paralized completely. "The orders for the second stage of the campaign sent the two wings of the army on parallel lines to Millin and Kilpatrick, to destroy the railroad between Milledgeville and Augusta, and on the 2d of December the central columns of the two wings were at Millin, and the extreme corps were abreast and ready for the third and last stage of the cam paign or ' march to the sea. ' " The instructions for the third and last stage of the campaign required the convergence of the wings upon Savannah," and by the 18th of December, 1864, the columns had reached there, and the enemy had been driven within the fortifications, and the investment, in a great part of Savannah, accomplished. The right of the 14th Army Corps — Gen. Jeff. C. Davis, an Indiana production — connected with the 17th Corps, near Lawson's plantation. Thus, the third stage of the campaign was practically completed. It only remained now to possess the city by investment, or by compelling the enemy to withdraw. Says the authority before quoted from: "On the 17th of 246 history of the December, General Sherman demanded the surrender of tihe city ; but on the next day received a positive refusal fretm General Hardee, who reminded him that his investment wag not complete ; that his guns were four miles from the city ol Savannah, and there would be no justification for capitnila- tion while he had an open road to Charleston. * * * The issue proved that the necessity for surrender did not exist." General Sherman did not abandon the idea or propose to close the Charleston road; though from the left flank it w-as, abandoned, he had in contemplation its closing from another direction. Accordingly on the 19th of December he set sail for Port Royal to arrange with General Foster for a move ment on the road, so vital to General Hardee. He returned on the 28d to find the city of Savannah in quiet possession of his army. The next problem for this great army of Sherman's to solve was by far a greater one, and it was devolved upon him by General Grant, and that was to move his army to assist in the reduction of Richmond, and it is to that movement that the next and last chapter of this history of the 42d Indiana will be devoted. But, before entering upon thai, comradw, let us indulge a little singing. " When Sherman Marched Down to the Sea." [Air : Red, White and Blue.] All hail to the heroes of Sherman 1 The " Bonnie Blue Boys" of the West, The pride and the boast of the Nation, The truest, the bravest and best ; 'Twas these who in triumph bore o'er them The gallant old flag of the free, And drove all oppressors before them, When Sherman marched down to the sea. They came from the bench and the anvil, The forest, the field and the shop ; forty-second regiment. 247 And when they took aim at a Rebel, Then something was certain to drop. And theirs was the nerve that could lead them ' Wherever their chief might decree ; And naught could withstand or impede them, When Sherman marched down to the Sea. All hail to the her6es of freedom Who fought 'neath the Stripes and Stars, Ye all are the greatest of victors. Who won in the greatest of wars. But none has a future before him, More freighted with honors than he Who fought with our flag floating o'er him. When Sherman marched down to the Sea. MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA. Bring the good old bugle, boys, we'll sing another song, Sing It with a spirit that will start the world along, — Sing it as we used to sing it, fifty thousand strong. While we were marching through Georgia. Chorus — " Hurrah ! hurrah ! we bring the Jubilee ! Hurrah 1 Hurrah ! the flag that makes you free ! " So we sang the chorus from Atlanta to the sea. While we were marching through Georgia. How the darkies shouted when they heard the joyful sound ! How the turkeys gobbled which our commissary found ! How the sweet potatoes even started from the ground. While we were marching through Georgia. — Chorus. Yes, and there were Union men who wept with joyful tears When they saw the honored flag they had not seen for years ; Hardly could they be restrained from breaking forth in cheers. While we were marching through Georgia. — Chobub. " Sherman's dashing Yankee boys will never reach the coast ! " So the saucy Rebel said, and 'twas a handsome boast ; Had they not forgotten, alas! to reckon with the host, While we were marching through Georgia. — Choros. So we made a thoroughfare for Freedom and her train, Sixty miles in latitude, — three hundred to the main, Treason fled before us, for resistance was in vain, While we were marcliing through Georgia. — Choeds. 248 history of the The following from General Halleck to General Sherman is of interest in this connection, a^s it is very suggestive, especially as to the prospective fate of Charleston, from whick place the flag on Fort Sumter was first fired on by the Rebels: [Extract.] Headquarters of the Army. Washington, Dec. 18, 1854. My Dear General: Yours of the 13th by Major Ander son is just received. I congratulate you on your splendid success, and shall very soon expect to hear of the crowning work of your campaign in the capture of Savannah. Your march will stand out prominently as the great one of this great war. When Savannah falls then for another wide swath in the center of the Confederacy. Should you capture Charleston I hope by some accident the place may be destroyed, and if a little salt should be sown on the site it may prevent the growth of future crops of nullification and secession. Yours truly, H. W. Halleck, Major- General, Chief of Staff. Major-General W. T. Sherman, Savannah. OFFICIAL KEPORTS. Headquarters, 43d Indiana Veteran Volunteers, Near Goldsboro, N. C, March 23, 1865. Capt. J. W. Ford, Acting Assistant Adjutant General, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, l^th Army Corps : In accordance with orders, I have the honor to make the following report of the part taken by this regiment in the campaign commencing 20th January, 1865, and ending 23d March, 1865. On the 20th of January, the regiment with the brigade left Savannah, Ga. ; arrived at Sister's Ferry on the Savannah river on the 29fch. of January; laid in camp until the 6tli of February, taking up the line of march on forty-second regiment. 349 the 6th. Nothing of note occurred until the 12th, when we struck the Charleston & Augusta railroad near Branchville, S. C. On the 13th struck the South Edisto river, on the 14th reached the North Edisto river. Next point of note was Lexington, C. H., which we reached on the 15th; marching from thence on the 16th we reached and crossed the Saluda river, 17th reached Rockville. Nothing of note on the 18th; 19th crossed Broad river near Monticello, 20th camped at Ebenezer Church, 21st arrived at Winnsboro, S. C, 22d struck the railroad at White Oak station, 23d camped at Rocky Mount, P. 0., at which point we laid two days; 26th reached Wateree river at Rocky Mount Ferry, 27th laid still, 28th crossed the river, three men captured. March 1st camped near Hanging Rock. Nothing of note until the 6th when we crossed the Pedee river near the South Carolina line; nothing of note until the 11th, when we arrived at Fay etteville, N. C. ; nothing of note occurred until the 16th, when we came up with the Twentieth corps near Black river, they having been engaged for several hours with the enemy. I was ordered to relieve a regiment of that corps. Skirmished briskly with the enemy for about two hours, when darkness closed the scene for the day. During the night the enemy withdrew, leaving us to follow at our leisure. Nothing worthy of notice occurred until the 19th inst., when the brigade came up with the eneray near Mill Creek. I was then ordered by Lieutenant-Golonel Fitch to put my regi ment into position on the right of the road and throw out skirmishers, who immediately became engaged briskly witk the enemy until about 1 P. M., at which time the enemy had pressed back the line on, my left so far as to the rear of my line. At this time I was ordered by Lieutenant-Colonel Fitch to retreat, which I did, with the other regiments of the left wing of the brigade, falling back about 400 yards, where we reformed the line and again fought until the enemy had gained our left flank and rear, land having exhausted all the 250 HISTORY of the ammunition we were, compelled to fall back a short distnoce in rear of the 2d Division, 14th Army Corps, where we remained the remainder of the evening. In this engagement I lost one officer and one man killed, one officer and seven men wounded. On the morning of the 20th the regiment was thrown into position and threw up a line of intrenchments. Remained there until the 22d; the enemy having withdrawn, we resumed the march, arriving at Goldsboro, N. C, on the 23d of March, 1865, having lost two officers and eleven men during the campaign. Very respectfully, G. R. Kellams, Major, Commanding Regiment. Headquarters, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, FouRTSssfTH Army Corps. Goldsboro, N. C, March 25, 1865. Captain : In compliance with circular received from Headquarters, First Division, Fourteenth Army Corps, dated March 23, 1865, I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of this brigade from the 20th day of January, 1865, to the present time. On the morning of the 20th of January my command marched with the Division from Savannah, Ga., on the Louisville road, and about 2 p. M. of the same day we bivouacked in a swamp about seven miles from the city. The roads were considered impassable ^d the troops were delayed for several days at that point. On the morning of the 22d I sent one regiment, the One Hundred and Fourth Illinois, to repair the road towards Savannah. On the 25th we resumed our march to Sister's Ferry, by the way of Springfield, and camped January 28th neaa- the pontoon bridge on the Georgia side of the Savannah river. On the morning of the 4th of February I moved my l^i^rigade to the upper landing on the South Carolina side, and relieved Colonel Selfridge of the Twentieth Army Corps, who forty-second regiment. asi was then in command of the post at that place. On the morning of the 6th of February we again resumed our march on the Orangeburg road at Robertsville . We took the left hand road, and passing Brighton, Lawtonsville, Mathew'sr Blufl and Barnwell, arrived at White Pond station on the. Augusta & Charleston railroad, where this brigade destroyed one mile of track. From this point to the South Edisto, river, and crossing at Davis bridge, we proceeded to Hopsy's. bridge on the North Edisto river and thence by way of Lexington we marched to Youngier's Perry on the Saluda river, about five miles from Columbia. From this point we marched to Rockville postoffice, near which place we crossed the broad river, and thence marched via Winnsboro to Blackstock station, on the Columbia. & Charlotte railroad. After having destroyed one mile ^ of track at this point, we changed our direction, and passing through Gladdin's Grove we reached Rocky Mount on Catawba river. At this point we were detained for several days on account of the swollen condition of the river. But ler's rebel cavalry in considerable force for a number of days were scouting about our camp, capturing a few of our foragers, but they attempted no regular advance on our line until about 12 m. of the 28th of February, when they moved forward and opened a lively skirmish' with my pickets, which continued until I withdrew my brigade by order of General Carlin, and we crossed the river. On the following morning we resumed the march, passing Russel's Place, Hanging Rock and Clyburn's store. We crossed Lynch's Creek at McMamis bridge, thence by way of Mount Croghan and Marysville to .the great Pedee river. Having crossed the Great Pedee' river at Pegnis Landing, we marched on the Rockingham road to Wolfpet, where we changed direction, crossing Drown ing ereek on Blue's Bridge. We reached Fayetteville on the Uth day of March. On the 13th the brigade crossed Cape PcftT river and marched towards Averysboro. On the 16tk 252 history of the our advance having found the enemy in force, my brigade with the division was marched rapidly to the front, and about 2 o'clock I^received an'order from General Carlin to move my command to the right for the purpose of supporting General Jackson's division of the Twentieth Army Corps. I imme diately moved myj brigade as directed and massed it in columns of battalion^at a point designated to me by an officer of General Slocum's staff. About 4 p. m. I relieved Colonel Howley's brigade and skirmished with the enemy until dark. In this position I Jlost but one enlisted man killed, three enlisted men wounded and one missing. During the night the enemy retreated, and in the morning I rejoined the divi sion andjresumed^the march towards Goldsboro. On the morning of the 19th, at 7 o'clock, the brigade marched from camp in advance of the division on the Goldsboro road, and at 10 A. M. we met the enemy posted behind a line of rail- works which extended for some distance on each side of the road on which we were^moving. J immediately formed my brigade in two lines, the'right wing of the brigade consisting of the Eighty-eighth Indiana Infantry, Captain Voris com manding ; Thirty-third Ohio Infantry, Captain Hinsan com manding, and^the Ninety-fourth Ohio Infantry, Maj. W. H. Snyder commanding, formed the first line under command of Lieut. Col. C. E. Briant, Eighty-eighth.Indiana Infantry. The left wing, consisting of the Twenty-first Wisconsin Infan try, Maj. 0. H. Walker commanding; Forty-second Indiana Infatntry, Col. G. R. Kellams commanding, and the One Hundred and Fourth Illinois Infantry, Maj. J. H. Widmer commanding, formed the second line, commanded by Lieut. Col. M.H. Fitch, Twenty-first Wisconsin Infantry. As soon , as these dispositions were made I ordered two companies as skirmishers from 'each regiment in the front line. These companies being deployed, I at once charged the enemy, driving him from his works through the woods and under growth beyond and^across a large field east of Cole's honse forty-second regiment. 25.3- to his main line, a distance of more than a mile. As soon as the front line of the brigade gained the house in the centre of the field, the enemy opened a heavy fire from a bat tery about two hundred yards in our front. The line imme diately commenced constructing works in front of the house. Having discovered a good position in the pines a short dis tance to the left aud front of the house, I ordered the Thirty- third Ohio to move to that point and throw up works. About an hour after moving the Thirty-third regiment to the left, I received an order from General Carlin to move the Eighty-eighth Indiana and the Ninety-fourth Ohio to the left of the Thirty-third regiment. These regiments threw up works in prolongation of the line of works already built by the Thirty-third Ohio. About this time the Second Brigade came into position on my left, when I received an order from General Carlin to charge the enemy, and discovered what force was in our front. I found my right wing in front of out works ; the Thirty-third Ohio on the right, the Eighty- eighth Indiana in the centre and the Ninety-fourth Ohio on the left, connecting with the Second Brigade, and moving steadily forward, driving the rebel skirmishers back to their maiii line. My line having arrived within a short distance of the enemy's works, it received a very heavy fire, and the left at this moment giving way, the whole line returned to the works in our former position. Having discovered the enemy in force, I immediately ordered my line to be strengthened as much as possible. About 2 p. m. the rebels in great force advanced on my line and driving my skirmishers in rapidly, they came down on our works in such overwhelming num bers that my line wa'S compelled to give way; not, however, until the enemy had gained our right and rear, which threat ened the capture or annihilation of our whole force. Having fallen back through the woods, I rallied my line in the field near the position held by the First New York Artillery, and immediately threw up works. About, 7 p. m., by. order of »64 HISTORY OF THE General Carlin, I moved my right wing across the Gold«boro road and took position on the right of the Second Brigade, at which point my left; wing joined me during the same eve ning. For the information of the operations of the left wing of my brigade I respectfully refer you to the report of Lieut.- Col. Fitch, Twenty-first Wisconsin, which I append to this report. On the morning of the 20th I took position on the left of General Morgan's division in one line, with my left refused, facing, the Goldsboro road, where my brigade remained until the morning of the 23d. The rebels having retreated dur ing the night of the 21st, we resumed our march, and crossing the Neuse river at Coxe's Bridge, we arrived at this place on the 33d instant. The losses of this brigade from the 20th January, 1865, to the present time are as follows : KILLED WOTINDED MISSINO AGOBEOATB BBGIMENTS 6 d 00 0 1 1 0 2 » 5 5321 2 17 1 n 55 2 32 2 19 do i 00 0 1 1 6 a s 2731 11 25 7 13 IU hi 3131 11 25 8 14 120 d o 01 0001 2 a m S 28 8 20 a 11 73 hi 1 ti 3 29 8 20 3 12 75 d d 4 J 0 1 22 10 a M 35 64 21 47 11 26 204 tj ¦ Eitrhty-eighth Indiana. . . OMrty-third Ohio Ninety-fourth Ohio Twenty-first Wis 3965 21 48 Forty-second Indiana — One Hundred aud Fourth II inols 13 28 Aggbegatb - - - - 314 Inclosed you will find a list of casualties by name. I also for ward herewith the official reports of the several regiments. In conclusion I would state that Lieutenant-Colonel Briant, 88th Indiana Infantry, and Lieut.-Col. M. H. Fitch, 21st Wisconsin Infantry, are deserving of mention. They have acted as wing commanders during the campaign, and I am much indebted to their energy, care and bravery, both on the march and in the battle-field, for the remarkable preservation FORTY-SBOOND REGIMENT. 255 of the brigade. My Staff, Capt. J. W. Ford, acting assistant adjutant-general, Captain Sherlock, inspector, and Lieuten aut Whitfaker, aide-de-camp, are also well deserving of men tion. Their prompt and valuable assistance and gallant con duct during the perilous campaign deserve my highest acknowledgments. Captain Van Valkenburgh, assistant quar termaster, and Captain Steuart, assistant commissary of sub sistence, also deserve to be mentioned for the able and ener getic manner they have managed their respective departments. I am. Captain, very respectfully, your obedient servant, H. C. Hobart, Brevet Brigadier-General, Commanding. To Jambs E. Edmonds, Captain and Acting Assistant Adju tant-General, First Division, Uth Army Corps. ;»66 HISTORY OF THE GEN'L WILLIAM P. CARLIN, General Carlin, who for a period of time in the war ably eommanded the brigade of which the 42d Indiana was a part, was born on the 24th day of November, 1829, in Greene «80unty, Illinois, and graduated at the military school .at West Point, New York, having received his appointment as cadet thereto by or through the recommendation of Hon. Stephen A. Douglas. He began his military education at the age of 30 years and 7 months. Before entering West Point he worked on a farm in his native State. On his mothers side (the Goodes) he was descended from Revolutionary blood or parentage. His first service after graduating was as brevet second lieu tenant, at Fort Snelling, Minn., 1850-51. August 15, 1861, he was appointed colonel of the 38th Illinois Regiment of Infantry, having been granted leave of absence from the regular array for that purpose. At the battle of Murfreesboro, Tenn., on the 31st day of December, 1862, he was wounded, and also in the battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 19, 1863. Soon after the battle of Chickamauga he was assigned to the command of the 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, which included the 42d Regiment Indiana Volunteers, and remained in command until after the capture of Atlanta, Ga . , when he was assigned to command the division, in which capacity he closed his service with volunteers. During the war, he was made brigadier-general of volun. teers, and subsequently breveted major-general for meritori ous service. He is now colonel of the 4th IT. S. Infantry^ at Fort Sherman, Idaho, and soon will be retired from active duty as an officer. Comrades of the 42d Indiana will readily recognize Gen. Carlin's picture in this book. BREVET MAJ.-GENL. WM. P. CARLIN. (U. S. A.) FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 257 CHAPTER XXXV. March Tiirough the Caroliiias — Battle of BentonviUe — '¦ . Washingfoti City — Indianapolis — Home. IP^HE army occupied Savannah until January 20, 1864 1^ and took up the line of march for Goldsboro, through the Carolinas. Oflicial reports follow the detail of the march, and the incidents thereof worthy of note, therefore it is not given here. On the night of the 18th of March the 42d Eegiment encamped on the Goldsboro road ,|t wen ty-five miles from Goldsboro, and five miles from BentonviUe, at a point where the road from Clinton to Smithfield crosses the one to Goldsboro. It was not known that the enemy, General Johnston's army, was in the immediate proximity, but it was supposed that only cavalry would be met on the road to Goldsboro. Says Thomas B. Van Horn, of the regular army : " Scarcely had General Carlin's division of the 14th Corps, in advance of the left wing, wheeled into the road to push on to Goldsboro, when Dibrell's division of cavalry was met whose stubborn resistance indicated that their support or that its courage had given a new type to the conflict of cavalry with infantry. Being under orders to press on, and supposing that cavalry alone was in his front, General Carlin engaged the enemy vigorously, and soon the responsive roar of artillery announced the opening of a battle which General Joe Johnston was - delivering in expectation of crushing the 14th Army Corps at least." 258 HISTORY OF THE This battle was particularly hard on the 1st Brigade o£ General Carlin's division, to which the 42d Indiana belonged and a number of men were wounded, and Lieut. , John Q. A. Steele, of Company F, was killed instantly, and Lieut. Ephraim Eutlege, of Company E, so severely wounded that he died a few days after wards. This was the regiment's last engagement, and in it the command fully demonstrated, as on all previous occasions, its " fighting and staying qualities," of which General Eosecrans wrote. The battle of BentonviUe, by all reports from com manding officers for the time employedin the deliverance, was one of the most stubbornly contested on the part of the enemy of any of the whole war. The rebels fought like demons, or like soldiers determined td die, only in the "last ditch," but the prowess of the 1st Brigade and Division, 14th Corps,-' was^equal to the occasion and sus tained itself in the defeat of the enemy, and in routing them fully. Once more, and for the last time. General Joe Johnston's army of as brave men as ever fought under any flag was defeated. O joy for the armies! Peace and home were now in the very near future.. After the battle the 42d Eegiment moved -to Golds borough, thence to Ealeigh, thence to Eichmond, thence to Washington City, District of Columbia, and partici pated in the grand review of the whole great army in that capital of the nation, so often during the war menaced by the enemy. On April 9, 1865, Lee had surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox, and it only remained for General Joe Johnston to surrender to General Sherman to com plete the work of the Union army. The manner in which - this was accomplished will be readily understood by -the following : forty-second regiment. 259 Headquarters Military Division the Mississippi. In the Field, Raleigh, April 30, 1865. Major-Gen. Wilson, Commanding Cavalry of the 17. S. Army in Georgia: Gen. Joseph E. Johnston has agreed with me for a univer sal suspension of hostilities, looking to a peace over the whole surface of the country. I feel sure it will be made per- fectinafew days. * * * * W. T. Sherman, Major-Gen. Comd'g. Greensboro, April 19, 1865. Via Columbia, 19, via Augusta 20th. Maj.-Gen. Howell Cobb: Inform the General command ing the enemy's forces in your point a truce for the pur pose of a final settlement was agreed upon yesterday, between Generals Johnston and Sherman, applicable to all the forces under their command. * * * G. T. Beauregard, Gen. 2d in Command. Reply: My force being a portion of General Johnston's command, I proceed at once to execute the terms of armistice, and have issued orders for the carrying out of the same. * * Howell Cobb, Maj.-Gen. Comd'g. Headquarters Military Division the Mississippi. In THE Field, Raleigh, N. 0. April 24, 6 A. m., 1863. General Johnston, Commanding Confederate Army, Greensboro: You will take notice that the truce or suspension of hos tilities agreed upon between us will close in forty-eight hours after this is received at your lines, under first article of our agreement. W. T, Sherman, Major-General. 260 history of the Headquarters Military Division the Mississippi. In the Field, Raleigh, N. C, April 24, 1865. General Johnston, Commanding Confederate Armies: I have replies from Washington to my communication of April 18. I am instructed to limit my operations to your immediate command, and not to attempt civil negotiations. I therefore demand the surrender of your army on the same terms as were given General Lee at Appomattox, April 9th inst., purely and simply. W. T. Sherman, Major- Gen. Comd'g. And this was the end. It remained only for the for mality of muster-out of the service for the Army of the Cumberland, the 42d Indiana included, to return home " purely and simply." In due course of time the command arrived at Wash ington City, and from there proceeded by rail to Louis ville, Ky., where on the 21st day of July, 1865, the regi ment was mustered out, having been in service three j'ears, eight months and eleven days. The history of the regi ment is a proud one, but imperfectly written here. It par ticipated in the battles of "Wartrace, Perryville, Stone Eiver, Elk Eiver, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Mis sion Eidge, Einggold, Eocky Face Eidge, Eesaca Altoona Mountains, Kenesaw Mountains, Chattahoochee Eiver, Peach Tree creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Savannah, Charleston, Averysboro and BentonviUe, besides skir mishes too numerous to speak of — from seventy-five to one hundred at least. SUMMARY. The following summary of the whole regimental loss will be of interest : Whole number killed, wounded and prisoners, 629; officers killed on field, 4; men killed on FORTY -SECOND REGIMENT. 261 field, 8Q ; officers wounded in battle, 14 ; men wounded in battle, 443 ; ofiicers taken prisoners, 11 ; men taken prisoners, 89. The regiment, however, had borne on the muster-rolls from the date of beginning of service to the date of dis charge, or muster-out, 1,475 rank and file, 218 having been discharged from time to time by reason of disability. 262 HISTORY OF THE A BRIEF SUMMARY. And now, comrades, this volume is nearing its fnis, and this brief summary is made, but first let the author say to you individually : God bless you all. Evidences of, or by competent authority, for reasons for pride within you, have been recorded in plenty. This author knows your officers were and are proud of you ; then you have a right to be proud of yourselves. These pages evidence by every movement you made, the confidence reposed in you by superior officers, commanding generals, and that the confidence was not misplaced. Of your "fighting and staying "qualities. General Rosecrans promptly attests ; and your brigade and division, as well as corps commanders, bear you honorable testimony. Your children should feel proud of you for the honorable part you bore in the war, that gave to them to enjoy, when you " sleep in the windowless palace of Rest ;" a united, happy, prosperous and glorious country to enjoy. Recapitulate — Wartrace, Perryville, Murfreesboro, Chicka mauga, Lookout Mountain,MissionRidge,Ringgold, "Buzzard Roost," Resaca, Kannesaw Mountain, "Big Shanty," Snake-Creek Gap, Chattahoochee River, Peach Tree Creek, Jonesboro, Atlanta, and a hundred skirmishes, on the campaign thereto, including a seven days' and nights, inces sant fighting at Seven Mile Range, or " Pumpkin Vine " creek, all rightfully and honorably are on your banner, that you never suffered in fighting to trail in the dust. You bore it aloft and in triumph, in the " March to the Sea, "' into Savannah, through the Carolinas, in thebattle of Benton- FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 263 ville, N. C, through Richmond, the rebel capital, to Wash ington city in glory, and back to your native State, unsullied; not a star missing, or a stripe obliterated — although riddled with balls, to again be kissed by the breezes of your proud State, and as heroes and as victors passed in review in the capital of your State, before a grateful people, to your homes and to those you loved. You have aright none dare dispute to feel proud of your brigade, your division, corps, and the Army of the Cumber land; and its grand commanders, who withhold no words of praise for you. You belonged to an army — "The Cumberland;" of which T. B. Van Horn, U. S. A., and an author of no inconsiderable merit, said : " This army (of the Cumberland), in its unity, never gave but one field to the enemy. But when it had yielded the bloody field of Chickamauga, it had revealed under ,conditions of battle greatly unequal its invincibility with fair terms of conflict. But even here, it gained the fruits of victory, under the semblance of defeat, as it held Chattanooga, the objective of the carapaign." As commander of the 14th Army Corps, on that dreadful Sunday in September, Major-Gen. Geo. H. Thomas, with the men beloved so well, well earned the title of the " Rock of Chickamauga." In looking back over the bloody fields he commanded you on, comrades, do you not feel like honor ing at your every gathering the master-spirit of that grand hero, General Thomas? Like yon and I soon will, he has passed beyond all human praise, aid or harm; but while we live, let us teach our children to honor- him. General Grant to the Army. [Special orders No. 108.] War Department Adjutant-General's Ofi'ICe- Washington, D.C, June 20, 1865. Soldiers of the Armies of the United States: By your patriotic devotion to your country in the hour of danger and 264 history of the alarm, your magnificent fighting, bravery and endurance, you have maintained the supremacy of the Union and con stitution, overthrown all armed opposition to the enforcement of the laws, and of the proclamation forever abolishing slavery — the cause and pretext of the rebellion — and opened the way to the rightful authorities to restore order and inaugurate peace on a permanant basis, on every foot of American soil. Your inarches, sieges and battles, in distance, duration, resolntion and brilliancy of results, dim the luster of the world's past military achievements, and will be the patriot's precedent in the defense of liberty and right in all time to come. In obedience to your country's call you left your homes and families, and volunteered in its defense. Victory has crowned your valor, and secured the purpose of your patriot hearts ; and with the gratitude of your countrymen, and with the highest honor a great and free nation can accord, you will soon be permitted to return to your homes and families con scious of having discharged the highest duty of American citizens. To achieve these glorious triumphs, and secure to yourselves, your fellow countrymen and posterity the bless ings of free institutions, tens of thousands of your gallant comrades have fallen and sealed the priceless legacy with their lives. The graves of those a grateful nation bedews with tears, honors their memories, and will ever cherish and support their stricken families. IT. S. Grant, Lieutenant-General. forty-second regiment. 2'>5 APPENDIX. As a matter of interest, and for preservation in convenient form, some selections of a choice nature for the comrades are here presented; notably the wonderful word-painting by Col. R. G. Ingersoll at a soldier's reunion at Indianapolis, Indiana. Probably this production by Colonel Ingersoll, in the matter of word-painting, has no equal in the English language; or, perhaps, any other. It will bear reading and re-reading. A VISIOK OP THE WAR. Col. R. G. Ingersoll. The past rises before us like a dream. Again we are iu the great struggle for National life. We hear the sounds of preparation — the music of boisterous drums — the silver notes of heroic bugles. We see thousands of assemblages and hear the appeals of orators; and we see the pale faces of womeh and the flushed faces of men, and in those assemblages we see all the dead whose dust we have covered with flowers. We lose sight of them no more. We are with them when they enlist in the great army of freedom. We see them part with those they love. Some are walking for the last time in quiet, woody places, with the maidens they adore. We hear the whisperings and the sweet vows of eternal love as they lingeringly part forever. Others are bending over cradles, kissing babes that are asleep. Some a.re receiving the blessings of old men. Some are parting with mothers who hold them and press them to their breasts again and again and say nothing. Kisses and tears, and tears and kisses — divine mingling of agony and love ! And some are talking with wives and endeavoring with brave words spoken in the old 266 history of the tones to drive from their hearts the awful fear. We see them part. We see the wife standing in the door with the babe in her arms — standing in the sunlight sobbing — at the turn of the road a hand waves — she answers by holding high in her loving arms the child. He is gone and forever! We see them all as they march proudly away under the flaunting flags. Keeping time to the grand wild music of war, marching down the great streets of cities — through towns and across prairies — down to the fields of glory, to do and to die for the eternal right. We go with them one and all. We are by their sides on all the gory fields— in all the hospitals of pain — on all the weary marches. We stand guard with them in the wild storm, and under the quiet stars. We are with them in the ravines running with blood, in the furrows of old fields. We are with them between contending hosts, unable to move; wild with thirst, the life ebbing slowly away among the withered leaves. We see them pierced with balls and torn by shells; in the trenches by forts, and in the whirlwind of the charge, where men become iron with nerves of steel. We are with them . in the prisons of hatred and famine, but human speech can never tell what they endured. We are at home when the news comes that they are dead. We see the maiden in the shadow of her flrst sorrow. We see the silver head of the old man bowed with his last grief. The past rises before us, and we see four millions of human beings governed by the lash — we see them bound hand and foot — we hear the strokes of the cruel whips — we see the hounds tracking women through tangled swamps. We see babes sold from the breasts of mothers. Cruelty unspeakable I Outrage infinite! Four million bodies in chains— four million souls in fetters! All the sacred relations of wife, mother, father and child, trampled beneath the brutal feet of might! And all this was done under our own beautiful banner df the free ! FOJRTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 267 The past rises before us. We hear the roar and the shriek of the bursting shell. The broken fetters fall. These heroes died L We look. Instead of slaves, we see men, women and children. The wand of progress touches the auction block, the slave-pen, the whipping-post, and we see homes and fire sides and school-houses, and books; and where all was want and crime, and cruelty and fear, we see the faces of the free. These heroes are dead ! They died for liberty — they died for us. They are at rest ! They sleep in the land they made free, under the flag they rendered stainless, under the solemn pines, the sad hemlocks, the tearful willows, and the embracing vines. They sleep beneath the shadows of clouds, careless alike of sunshine or storm; each in the windowless palaces of Rest I Earth may run red with other wars — they are at peace. In the midst of battle, in the roar of conflict, they found seren ity in death. I have one sentiment for the soldiers, living and dead: — " Cheers for the living, tears for the dead." THE CHALLENGE. Slowly o'er tbe distant mountain sinks the glowing sun to rest, Gilding with its lingering splendor the horizon of the west ; And the twilight, softly falling over forest, field and hill, Brings the hour of peace and comfort ; bidding all the world be still. Save the faint and hollow murmur of the distant waterfalls, Or some bird returning homeward, to its mate a greeting calls ; Save the far-off drowsy tinkle from the herd upon tbe hill, All the sounds at length grow fainter, nature sleeps — the world is stili. Now are seen amid the darkness fires glowing warm and bright, For beside the Rappahannock two great armies meet to-night ; On its banks they build their flres, on its sod their arms they lay ; On one bank the Blue are camping on the other side the Gray. Soon there comes from o'er the river strains of music loud and grand ; 'Tis the sound of martial measure from the Union army's band ; And "We'll Rally Round fheFlag boys, " was the soul-inspiring air ; To cheer the. weary soldier's heart there's none that's half so fair. 368 HISTORY OF THE Now al length the straia is ended, and the army of the Gray Quick the cliallenge has accepted, but another air they play ; ' ' The Bonnie Blue Flag " in lively measure, with its accents sweet aud clear. Giving hope to every soldier, driving from them thoughts of fear. Then again from o'er the river, from the gallant boys in Blue, Came the notes of " Hail Columbia " loud and joyous, firm and true. Swelling like the^voice of nations, borne on wings of music grand ; Birn within the hearts of freemen, uttered by the Union band. Scarcely has the lingeriog echo, from the mountain died away, When " Away Down South in Dixie, " from the army of the Gray, Speaks their dearest wish and purpose, tells of hopes as strong and true. Aa were those so dearly cherished by the army of the Blue. Sweet the siund of martial music, floating ou the evening air ; Terrible the dark forebodings that their lively measures bear ; T.j the ear^it brings its beauty, to the heart the throbs of pain ; Thus togetharjoy and sadness blended in the same refrain. All is Lushed. The silvery rippling of the river flowing near. And perhaps the faggots crackling are the only sounds they hear; Not the faintest echo answered from the hills now lost to view. All are waiting for the answer, from the army of the Blue. But withio one soldier's bosom there is borne a gentle strain. And his comrades' untrained voices join him in the sweet refrain; But it bears no word of challenge, has no thought of party pride, For its visions are of loved ones, and the hallowed fireside. "Home, Sweet Home," the notes float upward, out upon the quiet night. Others now have caught the meaning, and their;melody unite, As the chorus still is swelling every voice prolongs the lay. Rendered by the word and music [now from both the Blue and Gray. Fuller, stronger grows the music, swelling upward through the air. Even to the gates of Heaven, and perhaps it enters there, Where the notes are sweetly blended with angelic singers' lay. Blending, all in one grand chorus, there is knpwn no Blue, no Gray. The song is o'er, the closing measure softly now has died away; Bnt we hear no challenge further from the Blue or from the Gray, For the theme, so aptly fitted to each weary soldier's heart, Brooks no thought of civil warfare, and no words of hate impart. forty-second regiment. 20r^^ As each soldier, worn and weary, on his humble couch is lain. Something in his dusky features lakes away the powder stain. Can it be the dews from Heaven, falling on the sleeper's face? Or do tears thus undiscovered down the soldier's features trace? — T. T. Kenower, in Toledo Blade. DEAD OFFICERS. The following list of ofQcers, killed in the army, or whO' have died, is incoraplete, but the best that could be done ; the date of death and circurastances in most instances being out of tbe question to secure. Colonels. James G. Jones and W. T. B. Mclntire. Lieutenant Colonel. James M. Shanklin. Adjutants. DeWitt C. Evans and W. L. Dorsey. Quarter-Master. Owen 0. Walker. Chaplains. Wm. Atchison, ,N. M. Patterson and H. 0. Chapman. Surgeon. W. D. Taylor. Assistant Surgeons. John Maginniss and W. P. Hornbrook. Captains Company A. Charles G. Olmstead and John Trimble. Company B. Joseph Kirkman and Elijah Enlow. Company C. Sam'l D. Smith and W. W. Combs. Company D. F. M. Edmonds, Henderson McAdams and James D.. Saunders. 270 history of the Company E. David F. Embree, W. A. Watters, Ephraim Rutlege and Francis Wade. Company F. John Q. A. Steele. Company G. Eli McCarty and I. W. McCormick. Company I. John Burch and William Allison . Company K. James H. Masters, Edward M. Knowles and Emery Johnson. " SON OF A YETBBAN." (A Memorial Day Recitation.) BY CAPT. JACK CRAWFOBD, " THB POET SCOUT." Son of a Veteran? Yes, sir, and proud of the title, too ; Proud that my sire, now sleeping here, once wore the honored blue; Proud of the record that he made in Dixie's blood-flecked land; Proud of the country such as he saved from the wrecker's hand. Proud of the starry flag that floats so gallantly above A country reunited in bonds of patriot love; Proud of the blest assurance that above those cloudland banks My father's soul now musters in the spirit soldier ranks. True, I was but a lad, sir, when the battle summons came, Aud had no real conception of the patriotic flame Which glowed with lurid luster in each loyal Northman's breast. And drew them to the colors, my father with the rest. But often in the evening, when the lamp was burning dim, My head upon my mother's knee, she'd talk to me of him. And Iq my youthful bosom grew a patriot love as bright As that which nerved my father in many a bloody fight. All through those years of carnage my mother's gentle face Seemed the dread fear to mirror which in her heart found placo Feir that her soldier husband in the battle front might fall. And die amid the conflict, pierced by disloyal ball. forty-second regiment. 271 How eager she scanned the papers that brought us news of fight, Her eyes would with loyal gleaming and patriot fire be alight, As she read how the corps had never for a single moment swerved — The gallant old Fifteenth Corps, sir, in which my father served. One day near the close of the conflict the news of a battle came, And in the long list of wounded appeared ray dear father's name — With lips all trembling and bloodless, my mother read this to me : "John Lane — gunshot wound in the ankle — amputated above the knee." With a moan of piteous anguish she clasped me close to her breast, And as to her tUrobbing bosom my boyish form she pressed, She cried to the God ot battles to with comforting hand sustain The dear one who far in the Southland lay writhing in keenest pain. My father came home on crutches, in his faded suit of blue, And into his arms my mother with a cry of happiness flew; Forgotten the roar of battle; forgotten the weeks of pain, As he cried : " Thank God, old mother, I live to see you again ! You haven't as sound a husband as you placed in the hands of God, And sent to the front of battle ; for 'neath Mississippi's sod I left OQC good leg behind me, but its loss I'll never regret. For our dear old country is safe, mother, and the old flag is waving yet." But the hardships and exposures through those years of deadly strife. The trials and the rigors which cling to the soldier's life. Had fastened their deadly clutches in my father's system, and He became a helpless cripple, scarce able to lift a hand. At last by his loving comrades his body was hither borne, To await the reveille summons on the resurrection morn, And here, as a sacred duty, on each Memorial Day, These wreaths of beautiful flowers o'er his cherished form I lay. Son of a veteran ? Tes, sir ; and I glory in the name ; The thought of my father's valor sets ray youthful heart aflame With the fires of patriotism, the same that filled his breast, When with his valorous comrades to the battle front he pressed. And if again in the future our country should threatened be By hand of domestic traitor or foeman from o'er the sea, I'll spriag to the front at the summons, and try to battle as brave As the hero warrior sleeping 'neath flowers in this honored grave. 272 history of the INCIDENTS. Below, or in this connection, are presented a few incidents trivial in nature, but in exhibition of characteristics of men, under difEerent circumstances, and the hurnor of men, often under more or less trying conditions. On the field of battle of Stone River, in what was known as the "Cedar Woods," the trees were small, but the under brush was so thick men could only push through it with the greatest difficulty. The balls from the enemy were flying thick and fast, and singing like bees of death, with an occasional solid cannon shot plowing its way through the underbrush, when on meeting Captain Cockrum, Lieutenant- Colonel Shanklin said, laughing : "Captain, it would be much safer here, if those trees were five or ten feet through." In a few moments the lieutenant-colonel's horse was shot dead under him. Capt. Elder Cooper, Company D, was a typical Irish man. Adjutant James G. Stubblefield, passing the captain's quarters, said : " Captain, did you know there were plenty of Irish pota toes for sale just a little way outside of the guard line ?" "No," said Captain C. "Where? I'll have 'em at any cost." "Just over there," said the adjutant, pointing in a certain direction. The captain in great haste hurried to the place designated. He found no Irish potatoes, but said he did find out it was the first day of April. Company A of the Forty-second had a number of Irish men in it. It is. told that on picket duty an Irishman cap tured a rebel, taking him prisoner on the line. Going back to the reserve guard with his prisoner, the sergeant of the guard said : forty -second regiment. 373 "Mike, you'll have to go back on duty. I'll take the prisoner to headquarters." " Not a bit uv it," said Mike. " I'll do it meself. If you want one, go and ketch him. The bush is full uv 'em." Richard Pride, Company G, Forty-second, (a prosper ous farmer of Pike county now,) was a character at all times for drollness as well as good humor. On a day at Huntsville, Ala., Capt. W. M. Cockrum received an order for a detail of one hundred men, to go some miles to the south of Huntsville, on the Memphis & Charleston R. R., to cut timber to be used in constructing stockades in Huntsville. Orders were imper ative under severe penalty against foraging. Rations gave out and the men had nothing to eat, or almost its equivalent — a little dry bread. One morning Comrade Pride with his axe was before Cap tain C's quarters, pounding on a telegraph pole vigorously. Captain C. said : " Dick, what in the world are you doing ?" " It's a ground-hog case, captain . We are out of meat. I'm hungry, and am telegraphing for rations." At the battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8, '62, it being the first general engageraent by the Regiraent, like the raost of troops under like conditions, the men exhibited symptoras of fear; seeing this, Capt. John Eigenman stepped to the front of his Company " D," and put the men through the manual of arms. His example was followed by other officers, with good results. Great presence of mind by such an act was gained by officers and men. In battle it is needed. But such extreme cases are rare. In company " G " of the 42d Regiment on being mustered into the U. S. Service, in presence of Col. Jas. G. Jones, it 374 history of the was found to have on the roll nine (9) men by the name of " Pride," three named " Ham," and one ti&med " Potts." In a droll way the colonel said: " This company is not lack ing in Pride, has good supply of Ham, and Potts to cook the ham in." The colonel was a jolly sort of a body, portly, and moved slowly, as large bodies are said to. Owing to the bad weather and poisonous miasma, etc., etc., ih the Calhoun (Ky.) atmosphere, while in camp there, some officers kept in their quarters a canteen of whisky, and the colonel was not an exception to the rule. Before retiring on a night. Colonel J. had, contrary to his usual custom, pretty well emptied his canteen. As a consequence he slept well till reveille. The sentinal on post before headquarters, being also a little afraid of malaria, had patronized the colonel's canteen to the last drop, it hanging in his sight. On arising at bugle call. Colonel Jones grasped his can teen — being thirsty — in a hurry. Finding it to contain no anti-malaria, he expressed much disgust by saying : " That d d Lieutenant-Colonel Denby has been at my can teen, drank it all. He'll be drunk as a lord to-day, by gad he will. A good joke on the lieutenant-colonel — d d good joke." While Chattanooga was in seige, the supply of rations was very short for a time. Andrew J. Potts, a robust, large and extraordinarily healthy soldier, who had never missed a duty or battle, one day hastily stuck his head into the quarters of this author, and, with much vehemence of speech, demanded: "Lieutenant, I want a furlough, p. d. q., must have it." " Why, Andy; what in the world ia up now ?" " Well, I'm so awful hungry. I just want a furlough fo get one square meal before I die," forty-second regiment. 275 This item is copied bodily from Gen. John Beatty's book, " The Citizen Soldier. " It is appropriate here. It was Oct. 5, '63. "The enemy opened up on us from the point of Lookout Mountain. He did little damage, however. A shell entered the door of a dog tent, near which two sol diers were standing, and buried itself in the ground. One of the soldiers turned very coolly to the other and said : "There, you d — d fool, you see what you get by leaving your door open. " This is by the same author, and relates to a ride General Beatty took over the battlefield of Stone River, Jan. 5, '62 : " I met Generals Rousseau, McCook and Crittenden. They had been imbibing freely. Crittenden was the merriest of the party. On the way out he sang a pastoral ditty, with which the children are familiar : ' Mitry had a little lamb. Its fleece was white as snow, And everywhere that Mary went * The lamb was sure to go. ' "MoCook complimented me by saying my brigade fought well. He should know, for he sat behind it in the second assault of the enemy in Cedar Woods a short time." The 16th of January General Beatty again rode over the battlefield and writes in his memoranda : " We stumbled on one grave in a solitary spot in the thick cedars, where the sun shine never penetrates. At the head of the little mound ^of fresh earth a round stick was standing, and on top of this was an old felt hat ; the hat still doing- duty over the head if not on the head, of the dead soldier. Soon the grass will grow over the graves, and sticks all get •displaced — nothing to indicate that — ' Perhaps in this neglected spot is lald- Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire ; Hands that the rod of Empire might have swayed. Or waked to ecstasy the livlnat lyre." 276 history of the Working on the fortifications at Murfreesboro, for a long time, brigade headquarters became a place of practical joking. In April, 1863, General Beatty wrote in his memoranda ; " Lieutenant Du Barry has just been promenading the line of tents in his nightshirt, with a club, in search of sorae scoun drel, supposed to be Adjutant Wilson, who stuffed his (Lieu tenant DuBarry's) bed with stove-wood and stones. Wilson. on seeing the ghostly apparition approach, breaks into song: "Meet me by moonlight alone And there I will tell you a tale." Lieut. J. L. Oarr, Commissary of Subsistance, coming up at this time, remarked that he "is surprised to see him take it so coolly." DuBarry, although thin of dress and the air chilly, expresses himself with much warmth. Clerk J. K. Patterson, and, probably, the offender, now joins the party and, with earnestness, affirms : " This practical joking must stop or some one will get hurt." While the battle was on in the cedar woods at Stone River, Assistant Surgeon Hornbrook of the Forty-second estab lished his headquarters in a basin, or sink, in the ground, and hung his green sash on a tree, instead of a hospital flag, to note the field hospital. John D. McCullough, who had seen displayed at the battle of Perryville several State flags, of various colors, mistook this sash for one of those, and as we had changed position several times he thought the eneray had got to our rear, and shot at the supposed rebel flag, but only killed Hornbrook's pack-mule. The doctor ran to the top of the sink and hallooed out: " For God's sake, stop shooting here. This is the hospital.'' McCullough echoed back : " Then take down that d d rebel flag, if you don't want to get shot." Private Mc, you see, was out gunning for rebel flags, and he did not propose to let any " guilty man escape." FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 277 Here is a war joke of a different kind and location, but quite true. At an early day in the war, Jeff C. Davis, who became a major-general, was made colonel of the 23d Indiana. Of those who joined the regiment was Wm. Padget, a resident of near the Shoals, Martin county, but now of Daviess county. Mr. Padget was loyal to the backbone and he hated the K. G. C. as bad as the devil does holy water. " Uncle Billy" (as he is called) left at home a lot of very mischievous boys not old enough' to go to war, but they could go as ¦' substitutes " to spark the girls — a war necessity. Going home one night from an expedition of this kind, they suddenly drew up upon the rendezvous of these Knights of the Golden Circle, where some fifty or sixty horses were hitched. In those days every male person large enough carried revolvers. The half dozen sixteen-year-old boys (a young Padget included) saw fun for them. Slipping up to a suitable place, the boys began in rapid succession to flre. The scene is described as of the funniest. Those brave K. G. C. fell over themselves to get to their horses. Some got on the wrong horse, and a few did not stop to get on a horse at all, but "cut-dirt foot-back," as the boys expressed it. It. is said one of those gallant K. G. C. resides now less than fifty miles from the scene or place of that sixteen-year-old-boy bombardment, that on that night he started to run, and has been running ever since — for office. He did so much to put the rebellion down, he can't help it. But he " raakes haste slowly." Unlike a trained trick mule, he usually dumps his load before he "gets there " unless some one will carry it for him. At MuTfreesboro, just before our brigade began the campaign against Tullahoma, General Beatty's staff officers fell into the habit of sleeping till breakfast. The general, who had for quite a while been rising and riding . at daylight all alone, issued an order one day that the next morning every staff officer must be in the saddle at the break of day for a 278 HISTORY OF THE ride with him, and accordingly at the '• peep-o'-day " all were mounted, and instantly off at a gallop. This was kept up for a considera,ble time until the staff were surprised to see the general suddenly halt on a small eminence and com mand : " Forward into line." Then, "Salute ! " " Right dress. Front." Of course all wondered, what next? It came at once: "Gentlemen, what is that, and what do you think of it? He is king of day," pointing to the sun just risen above the horizon. Capt. J. L. Orr ventured, saying : " His face looks familiar. I think I have seen it, but not so early of a morning." The General : " The man who'd make his mark in the world must rise with him or before him." Off he dashed for headquarters, and our appetites were good for the ready breakfast. All who have had experience know that after battle the greatest want of a wounded soldier is water. At Perryville, • Oct. 8th, '62, after a fight lasting nearly eight hours by the 42d Regiment, by overpowering nurabers, at sunset, we were compelled to surrender the ground that had been fought over, back and forth three times, being held alternately by the federals and rebels, thus mixing side by side the wounded and dead of each army. As our men were retiring, -Corporal Allen Gentry, Com pany H, was passing a wounded rebel who asked for water. Though at danger, or risk of capture, Corporal Gentry divided his own scanty supply with his enemy of half an hour before. They were no longer enemies. A similar thing occurred with this writer, except that the call for water was first made by one of his own comrades who lay dying near a rebel. The comrade's thirst slaked, the canteen passed into the hands of a young rebel, he who FORTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 2'('9 also lay dying, — the glassy look of death in his eyes. He drank of the water the last drop, then — as did the federal soldier — ^laid his head to rest, and the long sleep. " They drank from the same canteen." Ool. J . G. Jones, after the battle of Perryville, Ky. , as all did felt greatly the want of water which was just beyond our reach in plenty, in Chaplin river, until the ninth of October, inside the enemy's lines. ¦ The colonel, suffering from thirst, offered a private soldier ^10.00 to get him a canteen of water. Start ing at eight o'clock, the comrade tramped till twelve o'clock that night, not securing a drop of water. All the wells in onr lines were under guard for use at the field -hospitals, for the wounded. Upon the comrade reporting his ill-luck. Colonel J. said, "Well, I'll give you $5.00 for trying." Before and after the war, Colonel Jones was a noted rhymist. If you remember, ray comrades, the colonel always covered his saddle and rode on a lady's heavy woolen shawl, but you did not know its history. It was his wife's. She gave it to him in her enthusiasm, like the thousands on thousands of other women did, to do something to help the cause. In the monotony of camp-life and routine duty at Huntsville, Ala., Colonel Jones wrote the following, over thirty years ago, and gave the lines to Capt. A. Myler, Grandview, Ind., who recently at a reunion of the "boys," at Tell City, gave the paper to this author with, the request to incorporate the lines iu this book, which is complied with, with much pleasure: MY WIFE'S SHAWL. I heard my bleeding country's wail, And I obeyed the call, And when I sought war's bloody trail. Wife lent me her big shawl. Chorus: A large gray-colored shawl, A sable-bordered shawl, A heavy woolen shawl. To keep me warm. 280 HISTORY OF THB When bleak winds blow chilling blasts, Or rain or snow does fall, I wrap around me, snug and fast, My wife's big woolen shawl . Chobus: A large gray, etc. 1 'Twill serve as mantle, cloak or hood. For men both short and tall, .And nothing else is half so good As wife's big woolen shawl. Chorus: A large gray, etc. And memory many a freezing night Can vividly recall. When I had been In sorry plight But for my wife's big shawl. Chobus: a large gray, etc. God bless thee, wife, your heart's so warm, Foit thought the favor small To kindly hang upon my arm Your own big woolen shawl. Chobtjs: a large gray, etc. J. 6. JONBS. June 8, 1862, Huntsville, Ala. An Irishman in Gen. W. Q. Gresham's 53d Indiana Reg iment, fighting and shooting, as he leveled his gun to fire, saw a rabbit confusedly running for the rear — and as Pat fired a shot — passed between his legs. Pat, looking over his shoulder, as the animal galloped to the rear, exclaimed : " Good-bye, cotton-tail. If I had no more reputation to lose than ye'se have, I'd be after following ye'se, an' faith I would." Probably Pat expressed the " sentiments" of a good many gallant soldiers. As by the reasonable courEe of Nature, if there had been no army con ditions, to point an earlier period to life for the author of this book — he feels that its preparation and publication will be among his last acts In the drama of life— so the above group is presented here, simply as an object lesson to impress upon all thechildren of soldiers and comrades, of the 43d Indiana par ticularly, the high worth of being sons and daughters of veterans : -to transmit to them all, if possible, the zeal, patriotism, and love of country that stimulated their fathers to deeds of honor, and their mothers to great sacrifices, to save the Nation. A saved Nation, is a priceless heritage. Its price was paid in blood. " Some things are worthless,— others so good. That Nations who buy them pay only In blood." FOKTY-SECONL) REGIMENT. 281 THE AUTHOJR'S VALEDICTOBY. Comrades, the author, as you have noticed, no doubt, has used some precaution at least in the use extravagantly of the pronoun I, regarding himself and the deeds accomplished. Possibly -the comrades will pardon a personal allusion under the above head. It is in relation to a single occurrence while the regiment was in the cedar woods in the fight at Stone river. If you remember as well as the author does, about the time comrade McCullough killed Dr. Hornbrook's pack-mule, for falsely representing that he and not Dr. Hornbrook was assistant surgeon of the regiment by taking protection under what the dumb brute clearly was thinking was a hospital flag; that, together with the dead mule, the hospital. Dr. Hornbrook, etc., the rebels captured the brigade's amraunition wagon, as well. You will remember that this writer was ordinance officer, as well as brigade inspector. You can't fail to remeraber that many of you reported having shot away your sixty rounds of cartrid'ge. It was just then this author — or your ordinance officer — received imperative order to get a box of ammunition into the cedar woods quickly. No clay-bank colored horse made better time; though the ammunition train was more than a fourth of a mile away, in ten minutes the ammunition was on the way to the front, on the pommel of your ordinance officer's saddle; but it being so heavy, and difficult to balance on such a pinacle, the ground through the field to the cedar woods was not covered so quickly, but the ammunition was on time, and you never gobbled a hen-roost, my comrades, half as quickly, nor eagerly, as you did that box of ammunition which you gallantly sent to 282 HISTORY OF THE the enemy with your compliments, forcing him back in that "sebond and more furious assault" by the enemy, of which General Beatty speaks in his report. Going to the cedar woods, the writer passed Generals Rose crans, Thomas and Rousseau, with their staffs in a group, and a remark by one of these generals, regarding the peril of such a ride, obliquely to the left in full view, and easy range of the enemy, was overheard. This had no especially nerve-quieting influence, however, except in the fact that your ordinance officer was trying to do something and these generals noticed it. After delivering the ammunition near a spot where com rade J. C. Allison lay pretty badly hurt, a supplemental order was to be obeyed, which embraced the re-covering or re-tracing of the same route. Strange as it may seem, going to the cedar woods not a shot whistled near the "under signed " as heard. One order obeyed, it was only left to fulfil the supplement. Bracing in the saddle, the woods were cleared, the spur rowels sunk into the side of "Old Clay-bank" — now put on his mettle — reached his length at every jump. Once he humped his back so unceremoniously, as to half unseat his rider forward, and once he shook his head desperately. Nearing the group of generals referred to — duty lay beyond them — the horse's speed was slackened so as to properly salute when each of these major-generals grasped in turn the hand of your second lieutenant ordinance officer, my comrades, and said words so complimentary that this author felt prouder than ever. Indeed he has not read of any one who felt as big if we except Fitzhugh, of Texas, who, when made a fourth or fifth subordinate of a subordinate door-keeper in the United States House of Representatives — wrote horae to his Texas friends, saying : " Pm a d— d sight bigger man than old Grant." FOfeTY-SECOND REGIMENT. 283 Upon examination it was found ''Old Clay-bank" had been shot obliquely across the root of the tail. That made him hump his back. A musket-ball had passed through one ear. That made him shake his head. " As to his rider ? " Ah ! A ball through the crown of the slouch hat, and five through different parts of the overcoat. "Close call?" Perhaps. But remember, there was a little woman at home, whose picture you see in the first part of the book with a babe in her arms, praying, " God bless you and protect you." The Author.