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1st U.S. Cavalry: On the Pacific Coast until November, 1861, Concentrated at Washington, D.C., November, 1861, to January, 1862. (Companies. "D" and "G" in New Mexico. Evacuation of Forts Breckenridge and Buchanan. Stationed at Fort Craig. Defense of Fort Craig January-February, 1862. Near Fort Craig February 19. Action at Valverde February 21. Apache Canon, near Santa Fe, March 26. Glorietta or Pigeon Ranch March 28. Albuquerque April 25. Peralta April 27.) Regiment attached to Cooke's Cavalry Reserve, Army Potomac, January to March, 1862. 2nd Brigade, Cavalry Reserve, Army Potomac, to July, 1862. Headquarters Army Potomac to February, 1863. Reserve Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to August, 1864. 3rd (Reserve) Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Shenandoah, Middle Military Division, to December, 1864. Headquarters Army Shenandoah to March, 1865. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army Potomac, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.--Advance on Manassas, Va., July 16-21, 1861 (Companies "A" and "E"). Battle of Bull Run July 21 (Companies "A" and "E"). Duty in the Defenses of Washington, D.C., until March, 1862. Moved to Virginia Peninsula March. Siege of Yorktown, Va., April 5-May 4. Cheese Cake Church May 4. Reconnoissance to Hanover Court House May 26. Operations against Stuart June 13-15. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Gaines' Mill June 27. Malvern Hill July 1. Reconnoissance to Charlestown, W. Va., October 16-17. Charlestown October 16. Battle of Fredericksburg. Va., December 12-15. Expedition from Potomac Creek to Richards' and Ellis' Fords, Rappahannock River, December 29-30. Kelly's Ford March 17, 1863. Stoneman's Raid April 29-May 8. Brandy Station and Beverly Ford June 9. Middleburg June 19. Upperville June 21. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Williamsport. Md., July 6. Boonsboro July 8. Benevola or Beaver Creek July 9. About Funkstown July 10-13. Falling Waters July 14. Manassas Gap, Va., July 21-22. Wapping Heights and Chester Gap July 23. Kelly's Ford July 31-August 1. Brandy Station August 1-4. In Defenses of Washington until September. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Manassas Junction October 17. Bristoe Station October 18. Advance to the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864. Barnett's Ford February 6-7. Custer's Raid in Albemarle County February 28-March 1. Near Charlottesville February 29, Stannardsville March 1. Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 12. Wilderness May 5-7. Todd's Tavern May 7-8. Sheridan's Raid to the James River May 9-24. Ground Squirrel Church and Yellow Tavern May 11. Mechanicsville May 12. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Hanovertown Ferry and Hanovertown May 27. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Old Church and Mattadequin Creek May 30. Bethesda Church. Cold Harbor, May 31-June 1. Sheridan's Trevillian Raid June 7-24. Trevillian Station June 11-12. Mallory's Cross Roads June 12. Black Creek or Tunstall Station and White House or St. Peter's Church June 21. Jones' Bridge June 23. Siege of Petersburg until August. Deep Bottom July 27-28. Malvern Hill July 28. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. Toll Gate, near White Post, and near Newtown. August 11. Near Strasburg August 14. Summit Point August 21. Halltown and near Kearneysville August 25. Leetown and Smithfield August 28. Smithfield, crossing of the Opequan, August 29. Locke's Ford, Opequan Creek, September 13. Sevier's Ford, Opequan Creek, September 15. Battle of Opequan, Winchester, September 19. Fisher's Hill September 21. Milford September 22. Front Royal September 23. Luray Valley September 24. Port Republic September 26-27. Rockfish Gap September 28. Mt. Crawford October 2. Tom's Brook, Woodstock Races, October 8-9. Expedition into Surrey County October 16-18. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Near Kernstown November 11. Expedition into Loudoun and Fauquier Counties November 28-December 3. Expedition from Winchester to near Gordonsville December 19-28. Liberty Mills December 22. Near Gordonsville December 23. Sheridan's Raid from Winchester February 27-March 25, 1865. Occupation of Staunton March 2. Action at Waynesborough March 2. Duguidsville March 8. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Dinwiddie Court House March 30-31. Five Forks April 1. Scott's Cross Roads April 2. Tabernacle Church or Beaver Pond Creek April 4. Sailor's Creek April 6. Appomattox Station April 8. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. Expedition to Danville April 23-29. Moved to Washington, D.C., May. Grand Review May 23. Ordered to New Orleans, La., and duty there until December, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 73 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 91 Enlisted men by disease. Total 175.
Website for the First U.S. Volunteer Infantry
"History of the United States Marines in the Civil War, 1861, Volume 1," by David M. Sullivan with a foreword by General Alfred M. Gray, USMC (Ret.), former Commandant of the Marine Corps. "In this first work of David Sullivan's magisterial history of the US Marine Corps during the Civil War, he dispels the notion that the organization did little or nothing to sustain its reputation during the conflict. He debunks the myth that the Marine Battalion broke at the first attack during the Battle of Bull Run and remained in the rear for the rest of the fight. The author presents evidence that naval officers, charged with securing advanced bases along the coast of the Confederacy, were eager to have the participation of Marines in those operations. The book also brings to light the contributions of Marines to the many small unit actions necessary to cripple the Confederate war effort, and reveals the courage of the Marines who fought at Fort Sumter, Hampton Roads, and Tulifinney Crossroads. Sullivan exposes the distortion of facts, which Rear Admiral David D. Porter reported in his account when he blamed the Marines and not the sailors for the failure to capture Fort Fisher. The US Marines, though small in numbers, played a role in every major naval engagement of the War. Lavishly illustrated with more than 160 pictures, over half of which have never been published before, and based upon letters and journals of Marines, this book places the Corps in its proper place among the forces of the US in the Civil War." (from a provided advertisement from the author.) White Mane Publishing Company, Box 152, Shippensburg, PA., released this book the summer of 1997 cost $ 40.00.
"The United States Marines in the Civil War: The Second Year," by David M. Sullivan. "The second volume in the first ever published history of the US Marine Corps in the Civil War, this volume details the Leathernecks in action in the Mississippi Valley and also along the Confederate coastlines." (from an advertisement.) This book is scheduled to be released July 1st, 1997 by White Mane Publishing Company, Box 152, Shippensburg, PA., cost $ 40.00.
In addition, the author, Dave Sullivan, has been gracious enough to add that if anyone needs information on a particular Union or Confederate Marine Officer or enlisted man, you can contact Dave directly at DSulli7875@aol.com
Dave is currently working on compiling an illustrated, comprehensive, biographical and service register of the commissioned and warrant officers of the Confederate States Navy, Marine Corps, Revenue Service, Mississippi River Defense Fleet, Texas Marine Department, and the several independent state navies of 1861. Looking for descendants and collectors to provide family information, vital statistics, and images. Will cover the costs of copy prints and credit every donor in the text. Contact Dave Sullivan at DSulli7875@aol.com
1st U.S. Sharpshooters, aka "Berdan's Sharpshooters"....fact...."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
"Berdan's U.S. Sharpshooters in the Army of the Potomac 1861-1865: The Story of the Army's Two Elite Regiments of Sharpshooters," by Captain Charles A. Stevens. Originally published in 1892 by the Price-McGill Company, Saint Paul, Minnesota, within 555 total pages. They were an elite organization. Their distinctive green uniforms, their breechloading Sharps Rifles, and their manner of employment on the battlefield as sharpshooters and skirmishers set them apart from the rank and file of the Union army infantry. They were all crack marksmen; even their Colonel proved how deadly a shot they could be at target shooting. Berdan's Sharpshooters, as they were called, were named after their first colonel, Hiram Berdan of New York, whose idea it was to raise this unusual body of riflemen. Eventually two regiments of United States Sharpshooters were recruited, although the 2nd Regiment never mustered at full strength. The two regiments were unique in that they were raised from eight states rather than being a body of men from one state or local area as most other Union army regiments were. By the summer of 1861, the 1st Regiment was entertaining crowds of onlookers in Washington, D.C. with their marksmanship, including President Abraham Lincoln. The 2nd Regiment joined the Army of the Potomac in the early spring of 1862. On the battlefield, from the 1st Regiment's baptism of fire at Lewinsville, Virginia on September 27th, 1861 through the stalemate in the Petersburg trenches in late 1864, the sharpshooters made their killing expertise evident, and as their regimental historian claims, the Sharpshooters rendered more of the enemy's best troops hors de combat than any other regiment in the field. Interestingly, however, the Sharpshooters hardly ever fought together as an entire regiment. First published in 1892, its greatness as a Civil War unit narrative lies in the fact that it was written by one who was a member of the sharpshooters. The author tries to follow the course of both regiments throughout their three years with the Army of the Potomac, thought the 1st Regiment gets the better treatment. However, not only does the author follow the course of the camps, marches and battles of the sharpshooters, he constantly intersperses his story with colorful anecdotes about members (and some unique characters) of the regiments, their playful pranks, their everyday habits in camp, what they carried in their knapsacks, the fact the two men per company were issued climbers in order to get themselves into trees more easily, etc. And throughout he weaves a good overview of the course of the war and each campaign and battle. It is simply entertaining Civil War reading from cover to cover. Not only is the book full of first-person accounts and exciting tales of battles-the affairs at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg are especially well-written, but the original volume has been enhanced by a leading expert on Berdan's Sharpshooters, Stuart G. Voyt. He has written a very interesting personality profile of Hiram Berdan that reveals some heretofore unknown quirks of his unusual character, and he has compiled an excellent working index to the book, excellent because he gives all of the references to uniforms, weapons, accoutrements, and the like, as well as names and places, all subjects that many who compile in indexes so often overlook. Also included, as a new material is a complete roster of both regiments. (Reviewed by Michael J. Whiney). This 1985 reprint of 600 pages, by Morningside Bookstore, will cost you $ 45.00
Berdan's Sharpshooters Website
2nd U.S. Sharpshooters....fact...."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
2nd U.S. Sharpshooters, "Letters from a Sharpshooter, Company G, Second U.S. Sharpshooters," by William Greene. 330 page, 1994 paperback, costs around $ 25.00.
2nd U.S. Sharpshooters, "The Civil War Diary of Wyman S. White, First Sergeant, Company F, Second U.S. Sharpshooters," by Russel C. White. Wyman S. White was First Sergeant of Company "F" a New Hampshire unit of the 2nd United States Sharpshooters, and served in every battle but two with this unit. Loaded with insights, humor, superb detail of events, personalities, uniforms and soldier life. Published in 1992 by Butternut and Blue, 400 pages, costs $ 35.00.
3rd United States Regulars Infantry Website, 1860-1865
Read about James Lewis, 3rd US Cavalry, (as owned by Ronald A. Mosocco, owner of this website for your personal viewing only!)
4th U.S. Regular Infantry Regiment In California January, 1861. Ordered to Washington, D.C., and duty in the Defenses of that city until March, 1862. Attached to Sykes' Regular Infantry (Reserve) Brigade, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to August, 1863. Dept. of the East, to April, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps, to June, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, June, 1864. City Point, Va., Headquarters, Army Potomac, to May, 1865. Dept. of Virginia to July, 1865.
SERVICE--Moved to Virginia Peninsula March, 1862. Siege of Yorktown, Va., April 5-May 4. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of Mechanicsville June 26; Gaines' Mill June 27; Turkey Bridge June 30; Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centreville August 16-28. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 28-September 2. Battles of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30. Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Battle of Antietam September 16-17. Shepherdstown Ford September 19-20. At Sharpsburg until October 29. Kearneysville and Shepherdstown October 16-17. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Moved to New York August 15. Duty at Forts Tompkins and Wood until April 25, 1864. Rejoined Army Potomac. Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 12. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania Court House May 8-21; Ny River May 10; North Anna River May 22-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Bethesda Church June 1-3. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Ordered to City Point, Va., June 22, and assigned to duty at headquarters of the army under Gen. Grant until April, 1865. Fall of Petersburg April 2, 1865. Duty at Richmond, Va., until July, 1865. Moved to N.Y. Harbor July 15, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 58 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 61 Enlisted men by disease. Total 122.
4th United States Aruntilery Battery "B" Website
4th U.S. Regular Cavalry Regiment: (Formerly the 1st Cavalry): On duty at Forts Washita, Wise and Kearney, Kan., at outbreak of the Rebellion. Moved to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., April 17-May 31, 1861. Companies "B," "C," "D" and "L" in Missouri with Lyons. Forsyth, Mo., July 27. Dug Springs August 2. Battle of Wilson's Creek August 10 (Cos. "D" and "I"). Fremont's Campaign against Springfield, Mo., September to November, 1861 (Cos. "B," "C," "D," "L"). Shawnee Mound, Milford, December 19 (Cos. "B," "C," "D"). Expedition to Camp Benyard and Viola, Ky., December 28-31 (Cos. "C," "I"). Investment and capture of Fort Donelson, Tenn., February 12-16, 1862 (Cos. "I," "K"). Company "K" joined Buell February, 1862. Operations about New Madrid and Island No. 10 February 29-April 8 (Cos. "B," "C," "D"). Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7 (Co. "I"). Companies "B," "C," "D," "G," "I" and "K" attached to Cavalry Division. Army Mississippi, April, 1862. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Action at Farmington, Miss., May 9 (Detachment). Pursuit to Booneville May 30-June 12. Attached to Headquarters. Army of the Ohio, June, 1862 ("B," "C," "D," "G," "I," "K"). Buell's Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee June to August. March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 21-September 26. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-22. Battle of Perryville, Ky., October 8. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 22-November 7. Attached to Headquarters, Army Cumberland, November, 1862. At Nashville, Tenn, until December 26. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Overall's Creek December 30. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862-January 1-3, 1863. Manchester Pike January 5. Reconnoissance to Nolensville and Versailles January 13-15. Reconnoissauce to Auburn, Liberty and Carnsville January 21-22 (Detachment). Attached to 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Cumberland, January, 1863. Unionville January 30. Expedition to Franklin January 31-February 13. Bradysville March 1. Expedition toward Columbia March 4-14. Union and River March 4. Rutherford Creek March 10-11. Franklin April 10. Expedition to McMinnville April 20-30. Expedition to Middleton May 21-22. Middleton May 21-22. Scout on Middleton and Edgeville Pike June 10. Expedition to Lebanon June 15-17. Lebanon June 16. Middle Tennessee or Tullahoma Campaign June 23-July 7. Fosterville and Guy's Gap June 27. Shelbyville June 27 and 30. Expedition to Huntsville July 13-22. Reconnoissance to Rock Island Ferry August 4-5. Sparta August 9. Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Calfkiller River near Sparta August 17. Ringgold, Ga., September 11. Pea Vine Ridge and Reed's Bridge, Chickamauga Creek, September 18. Battle of Chickamauga September 19-21. Chickamauga Creek September 25. Operations against Wheeler and Roddy September 30-October 17. Expedition from Maysville to Whitesburg and Decatur, Ala., November 14-17. Smith's Expedition from Nashville to Corinth, Miss., December 28, 1863-January 8, 1864. Smith's Expedition from Colliersville, Tenn., to Okolona, Miss., February 11-26. Ivy's Farm near Okolona, Miss., February 22. Tallahatchie River February 22. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May to September, 1864. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Tanner's Bridge May 15. Near Rome May 15. Near Dallas May 24. About Dallas May 25-June 5. Near Big Shanty June 9. Operations against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. McAffee's Cross Roads June 11. Powder Springs, Lattimer's Mills and Noonday Creek June 20. Noonday Creek June 27. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Nickajack Creek July 2-5. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Garrard's Raid to Covington July 22-24. Garrard's Raid to South River July 27-31. Flat Rock Bridge July 28. Kilpatrick's Raid around Atlanta August 18-22. Red Oak and Flint River August 19. Jonesboro August 19. Lovejoy Station August 20. Operations at Chattahoochie River Bridge August 26-September 2. Operations against Hood in North Georgia and North Alabama September 29-November 3. Near Lost Mountain October 4-7. New Hope Church October 5. Ordered to Cavalry Corps Headquarters, Nashville, Tenn., Nashville Campaign November-December. Battle of Nashville December 15-16. West Harpeth River December 17. At Headquarters, Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, until May, 1865. Wilson's Raid to Macon, Ga., March 22 to April 24, 1865. Capture of Selma April 2. Montgomery April 12 and Macon, Ga., April 20. Duty at Macon until November, 1865. Companies "A" and "E" in the Defences of Washington, D.C., May, 1861. Attached to Heintzelman's Division, Army of Northeast Virginia, to August, 1861. Headquarters. Army Potomac, to November, 1862. Advance on Manassas, Va., July 16-21, 1861. Peninsula Campaign April to August, 1862. Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Gaines' Mill June 27. Malvern Hill July 1. Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Battle of Antietam September 16-17. Joined Regiment in Tennessee November, 1862.
Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 59 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 108 Enlisted men by disease. Total 171.
8th United States Colored Infantry Website
5th U.S. Cavalry, "Across the Continent with the Fifth U.S. Cavalry," by George Frederick Price. Published in 1883 by D. Van Nostrand, New York, New York, it was thanks reprinted in 1959 by Antiquarian Press. An original may be hard to come by. (thanks to Jim Nealon for this info.)
5th U.S. Cavalry, "A Soldier's Reminiscences," by Richard W. Johnson. Published in 1886 at Philadelphia, PA, this book may prove hard to locate.(thanks to Jim Nealon for this info.)
5th U.S. Cavalry, "Roughing it with the Regulars," by William H. Oliver. Published in 1901 at New York, New York by William F. Parr this book may prove hard to locate.(thanks to Jim Nealon for this info.)
6th U.S. Infantry Regiment: In California April, 1861. Regiment concentrated in Washington, D.C., October 31, 1861, to January 31, 1862. Attached to Sykes' Regular Infantry, Reserve Brigade, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army Potomac, to June, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, to August, 1863. Dept. of the East, to May, 1865. District of Savannah, Ga., Dept. of the South, to October, 1865.
SERVICE--Duty in the Defences of Washington, D. C., until March, 1862. Moved to the Virginia Peninsula. Siege of Yorktown, Va., April 5-May 4. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of Mechanicsburg June 26; Gaines' Mill June 27; Turkey Bridge June 30; Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centreville August 16-28. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 28-September 2. Battle of Groveton August 29. Bull Run August 30. Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17. Shepherdstown Ford September 19-20. At Sharpsburg, Md., until October 29. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 19. Snicker's Gap November 3. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 4-24. Moved to New York City August 16-21, then to Fort Hamilton. N. Y. Harbor, and duty there until May 17, 1865. Moved to Savannah, Ga., May 17-21, and duty in District of Savannah, Ga., until October, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 2 Officers and 29 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 43 Enlisted men by disease. Total 75.
6th U.S. Infantry, "The Sixth United States Infantry Regiment, 1855 to Reconstruction," by Clifford L. Swanson. A modern regimental history of this unit which saw action not only in the Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg but also in the Mormon War and other operations in the West before and after the Civil War. Originally published in 2001, contains 376 pages, with illustrations. Costs $ 65.00.
6th U.S. Cavalry, "From Yorktown to Santiago with the 6th U.S. Cavalry," by W. H. Carter. This 329 page 1990 reprint costs around $ 25.00.
6th U.S. Cavalry, "Common Soldier/Uncommon War--Life as a Cavalryman in the Civil War," by Sidney Morris Davis. "For a particularly revealing view of the common cavalryman in the Civil War, as well as an insider's look at prison camp life, Sidney Davis' articulate first-hand account is a real treat. It may not be presumptuous to state without reservation, that what Billings does for the infantry in "Hard Tack and Coffee, David does equally well, if not better, for the cavalry. Especially interesting is the rendition of his experiences while imprisoned at Belle Island in Richmond after his capture near Gettysburg. While the atrocities there were certainly not on the same level as those at Andersonville, nonetheless, they suntil demonstrate the cruelty of man toward man in such a setting. Davis enlisted in Pittsburgh, PA, in 1861 in what was to become the 6th U.S. Cavalry. He was soon sent to Maryland and Washington to defend the capital. Armed only with revolvers and swords, the men participated in the Peninsula Campaign. As far as descriptions of battles are concerned, his panoramic view of the battle of Fredericksburg in the winter of 1862 is given from the perspective of a spectator and is first-rate. But battles are not the emphasis in his story. Rather than a bland recitation of events, Davis captures the spirit and emotion of the typical cavalryman in daily life. A keen observer, his adventures while on patrol, picket duty, and in camp are laced with humorous anecdotes dealing with his interpersonal relationships with rowdy fellow cavalrymen and rebel civilians he encountered. There are plenty of details for the cavalry reenactor to glean from the story, too. Sometimes Davis becomes philosophical, which gives the reader insight into his personality and makes him a more vivid person. In 1879, a publisher seemed uninterested in Davis' memoirs. As a result they were ignored until now, when his great-grandchildren discovered them. Their publication in this volume, 130 years later, is a valuable contribution to the military history of this period, and should be required reading for anyone interested in this branch of service in the war." (Reviewed by Frank J. Piatek for the Civil War News, Rt. 1, Box 36, Turnbridge, VT 05077). Published in 1994, 526 pages by John H. Davis, Jr. 5125 Edgemoore Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814 for $ 35.00, plus shipping.
7th U.S, "With Custer's Cavalry. From the Memoirs of the widow of Captain Francis Gibson, Seventh U.S. Cavalry," by Katherine Gibson Fougera, this 1986 paperback reprint costs $ 11.00.
8th U.S. Colored Infantry....fact...."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
11th U.S. Infantry: Organized by direction of the President May 4, 1861, and confirmed by Act of Congress July 29, 1861. Organized at Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, 1st Battalion ordered to Perryville, Md., October 10, 1861, and duty there until March, 1862. Ordered to Washington, D.C. Attached to Sykes' Regular Infantry, Reserve Brigade, Army Potomac, to May, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, to September, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, to March, 1864. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, to April, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, to June, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, to November, 1864. Annapolis, Md., 8th Army Corps, Middle Department, to January, 1865. City Point, Va., Headquarters Army Potomac, to May, 1865. Dept. of Virginia, to October, 1865.
SERVICE.--Moved to Virginia Peninsula March, 1862. Siege of Yorktown April 5-May 4. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of Mechanicsville June 26; Gaines' Mill June 27; Turkey Bridge June 30; Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centreville August 16-28. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 28-September 2. Battles of Groveton August 29; Bull Run August 30. Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Battle of Antietam, Md., September 16-17. Shepherdstown Ford September 19-20. At Sharpsburg, Md., until October 29. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. On special duty at New York August 21-September 14. Rejoined army, Bristoe Campaign, October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 12, 1864. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania Court House May 8-21; North Anna River May 22-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Bethesda Church June 1-3. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16-November 2. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve). Weldon RailRoad August 18-21. Poplar Springs Church, Peeble's Farm, September 29-October 2. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Moved to Fort Hamilton, N.Y. Harbor, November 2, then to Baltimore, Md., November 18, and to Annapolis, Md., December 5. Duty at Camp Parole, Annapolis, Md., until January 26, 1865. Ordered to City Point, Va., January 26, and camp near Gen. Grant's Headquarters until March 8. Provost duty at Headquarters, Army Potomac, until May, and at Richmond. Va., until October, 1865.
Regiment lost during service: 8 Officers and 117 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 86 Enlisted men by disease. Total: 213.
13th U.S. Infantry: Created by direction of the President May 4, 1861, and confirmed by Act of Congress July 29, 1861. Organized at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. Company "A" organized October 8, 1861, "B," "C" and "G" November 13, 1861. "D," "E" and "F" April 1, 1862. Battalion ordered to Alton, Ill., February 12, 1862, and duty there until September 4, 1862. Moved to Newport News, Va., September 4, and duty there during Kirby Smith's threatened attack on Cincinnati, Ohio. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., October 14-22. Attached to District of Memphis, Tenn., Hight Wing 13th Army Corps, Dept. Tennessee, to December, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, Sherman's Yazoo Expedition to January, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 15th Army Corps, Army Tennessee, January, 1863. Headquarters, 15th Army Corps, to September, 1863. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 15th Army Corps, to December, 1863. District of Nashville, Tenn., Dept. Cumberland, to July, 1865.
SERVICE--Duty at Memphis until November, 1862. Grant's Central Mississippi Campaign, "Tallahatchie March," November 26-December 12. Sherman's Yazoo Expedition December 20, 1862-January 3, 1863. Chickasaw Bayou December 26-28. Chickasaw Bluff December 29. Expedition to Arkansas Post, Ark., January 3-10, 1863. Assault and capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, January 10-11. Moved to Young's Point, La, January 17-22, and duty there until March. Expedition to Rolling Fork via Muddy, Steele's and Black Bayous March 14-27. Black Bayou March 21. Deer Creek, near Rolling Fork, March 22. At Young's Point until April 29. Demonstration on Haines and Drumgould's Bluffs April 29-May 2. Moved to join army in rear of Vicksburg via Richmond and Grand Gulf May 2-14. Jackson May 14. Battle of Champion's Hill May 16. Big Black May 17. Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18-July 4. (1st at Vicksburg.) Assaults on Vicksburg May 19 and 22. Advance on Jackson, Miss., July 4-10. Siege of Jackson July 10-17. At Big Black until September, 1863. Moved to Memphis, Tenn., then to Chattanooga. Tenn., September 27-November 21. Action at Colliersville October 11. Operations on the Memphis & Charleston Railroad in Alabama October 20-29. Bear Creek, Tuscumbia, October 27. Chattanooga-Ringgold Campaign November 23-27. Battles of Chattanooga November 23-25. Foot of Missionary Ridge November 24. March to relief of Knoxville, Tenn., November 28-December 17. At Bellefonte, Ala., until January 1, 1864, and at Huntsville, Ala., until April 4. Duty at Nashville, Tenn. Guard at Headquarters of General Sherman until July, 1865. Battle of Nashville December 15-16, 1864. Moved to St. Louis, Mo., July 13-20, 1865. To Jefferson Barracks August 8. To Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, August 24, then moved to Fort Riley, Kansas. Company "E" at Newport Barracks, Ky., September 4, 1862, to May 4, 1863. At Dayton, Ohio, until June 6. Moved to Vicksburg, Miss., June 6-16.
Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 55 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 7 Officers and 121 Enlisted men by disease. Total 186.
David P. Snelling enlisted October 1, 1861 and served as a sergeant in Company G of the 13th Regiment of the U.S. Infantry and was discharged at Nashville, Tennessee on October 1, 1864. In a letter to his children, prior to his death, he wrote the following: David P. inlisted in the Regular Army Co. G. 13th Inft in 1861 for three years or during the Rebelion and patisipated in the foloing engagements, Chickshaw Bayou Miss Dec 27, 1862 Arkansa Post Ark Jan 11 63, Hains Bluff Miss May 1 '63, Champion Hills Miss May 16, 63 Black River Miss May 17, 63 the Seige of Vicksburg May 16 to July 4, 63, Colliersville Tennessee, Oct 11 '63, Mission Ridge Tennessee Nov 25, 63 and was on detached service several times and discharge in Oct. 1st at Nashiville Tennessee. He was the great grandson of Asa Snelling who served in the Revolutionary War, 6th Massachusetts Infantry as a private, from October of 1777 to July of 1783. He was also the great grandson of David Perry who also served in the Revolutionary War. While on duty at Alton, Illinois on or about the winter of 1863 I was disabled by pneumonia carrying disease of the lungs and malarial fever which caused disease of the liver and was treated in hospitals of which the names, locations and dates of treatment included the Regimental Hospital, Alton, Illinois during the Spring of 1862 and at Milligans Bend, Louisiana in the winter of 1863. He applied for a pension on April 29, 1896. He died January 7, 1901 in Boyle Heights, California. Within his general affidavit, written on September 27, 1897, for a disability pension, he wrote, "I do not know if any of the Comissioned or non commissioned officers or privates who are in the service now or any ofthe surgeons of the late Co. G. 13 U.S. Infantry, First Lieutenant Griffin and Second Lieutenant Joseph Marshall are both dead. Captain D.G. Irish is living in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and does not remember me only as one of his company has lost his records of the company. One of the surgeons at Alton, Illinois was Sprague and one at Millikin Bend Mississipi was DeGraw but wherever any of them are at present, I do not know. I do not remember now who were the orderly sergeants were as they were changed several times. When I was discharged at Nashville, Tennessee in October 64 I remained in the City til the latter part of February 65 then I went to Jerseyville Illinois where I lived til 66. My physician was Dr. P.O. Hamilton who is now dead. After the first two years I grew stronger but suntil continued to take medicine at times and had no regular physician til the winter of 1890 when I broke down and was compelled to give up work. My physician at this time was Rosco A. Williams of Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas, whose evidence I have been able to get. This pension was revised on November 10, 1897, to read, "As to dates in my former affidavit I was mistaken, it should read in thespring of 1862 and also again in the February 1863 how I made the mistake I know not neither did I see the mistake when the notary read the same to me." In support of his affidavit, James E. White of Rush City, Minnesota wote, "I served in Co. G, 1st Battallion, 13th U.S. Infantry with the aforesaid David P Snelling during his term of service and was conversant with his sickness at Alton, Illinois being under the Physicians (Dr. Sprague) care at the same time. At this time he was suffering from a severe cold. The bronchial tubes being so much congested as to make him unable to speak above a whisper--this was in the early spring of 1862--we had at this time a severe cold rain and all the men exposed to the storm (Mr. Snelling being one) contracted colds. On another occasion I recall him being in bad shape from a cold and general disability of a (illegible) nature when we were encamped in the levee in the vicinity of Vicksburg when this man caused by the country being overflowed by making of the levee also a previous trip to Big Sunflower Bayou when he and all men exposed to a rainstorm without shelter of blankets for three or four days in February 1863 at Memphis. I (illegible) that it was a question if Mr. Snelling would be able to make the march to Chattanooga or not also at Nashville Tennessee. Mr. Snelling was frequently in a bad condition of health. I hereby certificy that the above was written by myself that Ihave not been aided or prompted by anyone in any manner in making the aforesaid statement and I further declare that I have no interest in said case and am not concerned in it's prosecution. William Harriott of Elk Point, South Dakota wrote, "I served Co. G, 13th US Infantry, 1st Battallion with the aforesaid David P. Snellingn during his term of services and remember his sickness at Alton, Illinois. This was in the spring of '62. Being in the hospital myself, I remember Mr. Snelling being very sick with some kind of lung or throat trouble and was unable to speak above a whisper. This as near as I can remember was caused being on duty through a very severe storm. How long he was unfit for duty I do not remember. I also remember him being sick at Vicksburg, Mississippi caused by exposure to the weather and in the mud and water without having any covering or shelter from the storms which was in Feb. '63. I also remember that when we left Memphis for Chattanooga we did not think Mr. Snelling would be able to make the march and frequently he was in a bad contion of health but was always a good soldier when able for duty. This affidavit is written in the presence of my daughter, Nettie Harriott at my home in Elkpoint SD on September 10th, '97 by my direction and only from the oral statements made by me to her. I further declare that I have no interest in said case and am not concerned in it's prosecution." Melissa B. Tribble of Winchester, California wrote "I remember David P. Snelling ever since 1862, when he came home from the army sick on a furlough. Also that he came again in January 1865 from the U.S. Army sick and did not return to the army again on account of his health. I have known him ever since and he has always been delicate." Following leaving the 13th Regiment, he worked for a short time as a police captain in Memphis, then moved to Jerseyville, New Jersey to farm. He was unable to keep up the rigors of farming and relocated his family to Olathe, Kansas where he owned a mercantile, brought the first coal line into Kansas and started the first telephone company. In the 1890s, his health continued to deterioriate and he was no longer able to work. They moved westward, to Las Vegas New Mexico, Phoenix, Arizona and finally to California, seeking warmer air to assist with the respiratory problem. All the successes they were able to acheive in Olathe were depleted by the time he applied for a pension due to his inability to work due to his condition. His son served as a sergeant in World War II, his grandson as a sergeant in World War III and his great grandson as a sergeant in Vietnam. All served within the U.S. Army as did their fathers and grandfathers. (Thanks to Linda Bruzzone for providing this info. to me for use on my website).
14th United States Infantry - Organized by direction of the President May 4, 1861, and confirmed by Act of Congress July 29, 1861. Organized at Fort Trumbull, Conn. Moved to Perryville, Md., October, 1861, and duty there until March, 1862. Moved to Washington, D.C. Attached to Sykes' Regular Infantry, Reserve Brigade, Army of the Potomac, to May, 1862. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, to March, 1864. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, to April, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 5th Army Corps, to June, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army Corps, to November, 1864. Dept. of the East to April, 1865. Provost Guard, Army of the Potomac, to June, 1865. Dept. of Virginia.
SERVICE--Moved to the Virginia Peninsula March, 1862. Siege of Yorktown, Va., April 5-May 4. Seven days before Richmond June 25-July 1. Battles of Mechanicsville June 26. Gaines' Mill June 27. Turkey Bridge June 30. Malvern Hill July 1. At Harrison's Landing until August 16. Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centreville August 16-28. Pope's Campaign in Northern Virginia August 28-September 2. Battles of Groveton August 29. Bull Run August 30. Maryland Campaign September 6-22. Battle of Antietam September 16-17. Shepherdstown Ford September 19-20. At Sharpsburg, Md., until October 29. Kearneysville and Shepherdstown October 16-17. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November 19. Snicker's Gap November 3. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. "Mud March" January 20-24, 1863. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Gettysburg (Pa.) Campaign June 11-July 24. Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3. Pursuit of Lee July 5-24. Moved to New York August 13-16, and duty there until September 14. Rejoined army at Culpeper, Va., September 24. Bristoe Campaign October 9-22. Advance to line of the Rappahannock November 7-8. Mine Run Campaign November 26-December 2. Rapidan Campaign May 4-June 12, 1864. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania Court House May 8-21; North Anna River May 22-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Bethesda Church June 1-3. Before Petersburg June 16-18. Siege of Petersburg June 16 to November 2. Mine Explosion, Petersburg, July 30 (Reserve). Weldon Railroad August 18-21. Poplar Springs Church, Peeble's Farm, September 29-October 2. Boydton Plank Road, Hatcher's Run, October 27-28. Ordered to New York November 1, then to Elmira, N.Y., and duty there until March, 1865. Ordered to the field, arriving at City Point, Va., April 4. Provost duty until May, and at Richmond, Va.
Regiment lost during service 8 Officers and 158 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 206 Enlisted men by disease. Total 374.
15th Regiment United States Infantry: Organized by direction of the President May 4, 1861, and confirmed by Act of Congress July 29, 1861. Regiment organized at Wheeling, W. Va. Ordered to Kentucky October, 1861. Attached to Rousseau's Brigade, McCook's Command, at Nolin, Ky., Dept. of the Ohio, to November, 1861. 4th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to December, 1861. 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Ohio, to September, 1862. 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Right Wing 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to December, 1862. 4th Brigade, 1st Division (Centre), 14th Army Corps, to January, 1863. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, to April, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, to October, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, to October, 1864. Regular Brigade, Chattanooga, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to November, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Separate Division, District of the Etowah, Dept. of the Cumberland, to July, 1865.
SERVICE--Camp at Bacon Creek and Green River, Ky., until February, 1862. March to Nashville, Tenn., February 14-25. Occupation of Nashville February 25. March to Duck River March 16-21, and to Savannah, Tenn., March 31-April 6. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. At Corinth until June 10. Buell's Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee June to August. March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 21-September 26. Pursuit of Bragg to Crab Orchard, Ky., October 1-15. Lawrenceburg-Dogwalk October 8. Perryville October 9. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 17-November 7, and duty there until December 26. Advance on Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 26-30. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Duty near Murfreesboro until June. Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. Hoover's Gap June 24-26. Beech Grove June 26. Occupation of Middle Tennessee until August 16. Passage of the Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Battle of Chickamauga September 19-21. Rossville Gap September 21. Siege of Chattanooga, Tenn,, September 24-November 23. Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29. Battles of Chattanooga November 23-25. Orchard Knob November 23-24. Mission Ridge November 25. Graysville November 26. Pea Vine Valley November 27. Reconnoissance of Dalton, Ga., February 22-27, 1864. Tunnel Hill, Buzzard's Roost Gap and Rocky Faced Ridge February 23-25. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1-September 8. Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Advance on Dallas May 18-25. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Pickett's Mills May 27. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Assault on Kenesaw June 27. Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Utoy Creek August 5-7. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. At Atlanta, Ga., until September 28. Moved to Chattanooga September 28-30, then to Lookout Mountain and duty there until July, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 131 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 228 Enlisted men by disease. Total 363.
16th Regiment United States Infantry: Organized by direction of the President May 4, 1861, and confirmed by Act of Congress July 29, 1861. Organized at Chicago, Ill. Ordered to Kentucky October, 1861. Attached to 4th Brigade, Army of the Ohio, to December, 1861. 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Ohio, to September, 1862. 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Right Wing 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to December, 1862. 4th Brigade, 1st Division (Centre), 14th Army Corps, to January, 1863. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, to April, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, to October, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, to October, 1864. Regular Brigade, Chattanooga, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to November, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Separate Division, District of the Etowah, Dept. of the Cumberland, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.--Camp
at Bacon Creek and Green River, Ky., until February, 1862. March to Nashville,
Tenn., February 14-25. Occupation of Nashville February 25. March to Duck River
March 16-21, and to Savannah, Tenn., March 31-April 6. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn.,
April 6-7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Buell's
Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee June to August. March to Louisville,
Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 21-September 26. Pursuit of Bragg to Crab Orchard,
Ky., October 1-15. Lawrenceburg-Dog Walk October 8. Perryville October 9. March
to Nashville, Tenn., October 17-November 7, and duty there until December 26.
Advance on Murfreesboro, Tenn., December 26-30. Battle of Stone's River December
30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro until June. Middle Tennessee
(or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. Hoover's Gap June 24-26. Beech Grove
June 26. Occupation of Middle Tennessee until August 16. Passage of the Cumberland
Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September
22. Battle of Chickamauga September 19-21. Rossville Gap September 21. Siege
of Chattanooga, Tenn.. September 24-November 23. Reopening Tennessee River October
26-29. Battles of Chattanooga November 23-25. Orchard Knob November 23-24. Mission
Ridge November 25. Graysville November 26. Pea Vine Valley November 27. Reconnoissance
of Dalton, Ga., February 22-27, 1864. Tunnel HIll, Buzzard's Roost Gap and Rocky
Faced Ridge
Regiment lost during service 7 Officers and 92 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 179 Enlisted men by disease. Total 280.
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18th U.S. Infantry....fact...."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments. "
18th United States Regular Infantry: Organized by direction of the President May 4, 1861, and confirmed by Act of Congress July 29, 1861. Regiment organized at Columbus, Ohio. Ordered to Louisville, Ky., December 2, 1861. Attached to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, Army of the Ohio, to September, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 3rd Corps, Army of the Ohio, to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 3rd Division (Centre), 14th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland, to December, 1862. 4th Brigade, 1st Division (Centre), 14th Army Corps, to January, 1863. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, to April, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, to October, 1863. 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, to October, 1864. Regular Brigade, Chattanooga, Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland, to November, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Separate Division, District of the Etowah, Dept. of the Cumberland, to July, 1865.
SERVICE.--Operations in Southeast Kentucky December, 1861, to February, 1862. Advance to Camp Hamilton, Ky., January 1-17, 1862. Logan's Cross Roads, Mill Springs, January 19-20. Moved to Louisville, Ky., then to Nashville, Tenn., February 10-March 2. March to Savannah, Tenn., March 20-April 6. Battle of Shiloh, Tenn., April 6-7. Advance on and siege of Corinth, Miss., April 29-May 30. Buell's Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee June to August. March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 21-September 26. Pursuit of Bragg into Kentucky October 1-22. Near Bardstown October 6. Battle of Perryville October 8. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 22-November 7, and duty there until December 26. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Battle of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Duty near Murfreesboro until June. Eaglesville March 2 (Detachment). Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. Hoover's Gap June 24-26. Beech Grove June 26. Occupation of Middle Tennessee until August 16. Passage of the Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga (Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Battle of Chickamauga, Ga., September 19-21. Rossville Gap September 21. Siege of Chattanooga, Tenn., September 24-November 23. Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29. Battles of Chattanooga November 23-27. Orchard Knob November 23-24. Mission Ridge November 25. Graysville November 26. Pea Vine Creek November 27. Reconnoissance of Dalton, Ga., February 22-27, 1864. Tunnel Hill, Buzzard's Roost Gap and Rocky Faced Ridge February 23-25. Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1-September 8. Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11. Battle of Resaca May 14-15. Advance on Dallas May 18-25. Operations on line of Pumpkin Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May 25-June 5. Pickett's Mills May 27. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain June 15-17, Assault on Kenesaw Mountain June 27. Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4. Chattahoochie River July 5-17. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August 25. Utoy Creek August 5-7. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. At Atlanta until September 28. Moved to Chattanooga, Tenn., September 28-30, then to Lookout Mountain and duty there until July, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 9 Officers and 209 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 6 Officers and 246 Enlisted men by disease. Total 470.
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19th Regiment United
States Infantry: Organized by direction of the President May 4, 1861,
and confirmed by Act of Congress July 29, 1861. Organized at Indianapolis, Ind.
Ordered to Kentucky October, 1861. Attached to Rousseau's Brigade, McCook's
Command, at Nolin, Ky., Army of the Ohio, to November, 1861. 4th Brigade, Army
of the Ohio, to December, 1861. 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, Army of the Ohio,
to September, 1862. 4th Brigade, 2nd Division, 1st Army Corps, Army of the Ohio,
to November, 1862. 3rd Brigade, 2nd Division, Right Wing 14th Army Corps, Army
of the Cumberland, to December, 1862. 4th Brigade, 1st Division (Centre), 14th
Army Corps, to January, 1863. 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, to
April, 1863. 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, to October, 1863. 2nd
Brigade, 1st Division, 14th Army Corps, to October, 1864. Regular Brigade, Chattanooga,
Tenn., Dept. of the Cumberland,
SERVICE:--Camp at Bacon Creek and Green River, Ky., until February,
1862. March to Nashville, Tenn., February 14-25. Occupation of Nashville February
25. Marcia to Duck River March 16-21, and to Savannah, Tenn., March 31-April
6. Battle of Shiloh April 6-7. Advance on arid siege of Corinth, Miss., April
29-May 30. Buell's Campaign in North Alabama and Middle Tennessee June to August.
March to Louisville, Ky., in pursuit of Bragg August 21-September 26. Pursuit
of Bragg to Crab Orchard, Ky., October 1-15. Lawrenceburg Dog Walk October 8.
Perryville October 9. March to Nashville, Tenn., October 17-November 7, and
duty there until November 26. Advance on Murfreesboro December 26-30. Battle
of Stone's River December 30-31, 1862, and January 1-3, 1863. Duty at Murfreesboro
until June. Middle Tennessee (or Tullahoma) Campaign June 23-July 7. Hoover's
Gap June 24-26. Beech Grove June 26. Occupation of Middle Tennessee until August
16. Passage of the Cumberland Mountains and Tennessee River and Chickamauga
(Ga.) Campaign August 16-September 22. Battle of Chickamauga, Ga., September
19-21. Rossville Gap September 21. Siege of Chattanooga, Tenn., September 24-November
23. Reopening Tennessee River October 26-29. Battles of Chattanooga November
23-27; Orchard Knob November 23-24; Mission Ridge November 25; Graysville November
26; Pea Vine Creek November 27. Reconnoissance to Dalton, Ga., February 22-27,
1864. Tunnel Hill, Buzzard's Roost Gap and Rocky Faced Ridge February 23-25.
Atlanta (Ga.) Campaign May 1 to September 8. Rocky Faced Ridge May 8-11. Battle
of Resaca May 14-15. Advance on Dallas May 18-25. Operations on line of Pumpkin
Vine Creek and battles about Dallas, New Hope Church and Allatoona Hills May
25-June 5. Pickett's Mills May 27. Operations about Marietta and against Kenesaw
Mountain June 10-July 2. Pine Hill June 11-14. Lost Mountain June 15-17. Assault
on Kenesaw Mountain June 27. Ruff's Station, Smyrna Camp Ground, July 4. Chattahoochie
River July 5-17. Peach Tree Creek July 19-20. Siege of Atlanta July 22-August
25. Utoy Creek August 5-7. Flank movement on Jonesboro August 25-30. Battle
of Jonesboro August 31-September 1. At Atlanta until September 28. Moved to
Chattanooga, Tenn., September 28-30, then to Lookout Mountain and duty there
until July, 1865. Companies "G" and "H" 1st Battalion ordered from Indianapolis,
Ind., to Washington, D.C., May, 1862. Attached to Sturgis' Command, Military
District of Washington, to October, 1862. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, 5th Army
Corps, Army of the Potomac, to December, 1862. Provost guard duty in the Defences
of Washington, D.C., until September, 1862. Maryland Campaign September 6-22.
Battle of Antietam September 16-17. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 29-November
19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Rejoined Regiment in Dept.
of the Cumberland January, 1863.
Regiment lost during service 3 Officers and 55 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 2 Officers and 124 Enlisted men by disease. Total 184.
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20th United States Colored Infantry Website
26th United States Colored Infantry Website
29th U.S, "The Black Civil War Soldiers of Illinois: The Story of the Twenty-Ninth U.S. Colored Infantry," by Edward A. Miller, Jr. Published by the University of South Carolina Press, the 29th Infantry was the only Black unit raised in Illinois and saw action at the Crater at Petersburg, and the siege of Richmond. Photos, index, 267 pages, costs $ 30.00.
31st United States Colored Infantry Website
79th U.S. Colored Infantry....fact...."This distinguished regiment is included as one of William F. Fox's (circa 1889) top 300 Union Fighting Regiments."
105th United States Colored Infantry Website
1st Regiment, U.S. Aruntilery, "History of the First Regiment, U.S. Aruntilery," by William Haskins. Originally released 1879, this inscribed first edition, costs $ 250.00.
1st Regiment, U.S. Aruntilery, Battery C, 1st Aruntilery, Stationed at Fortress Monroe, Va., January, 1861. Attached to District Fortress Monroe, Va., Dept. of Virginia, April, 1861, to February, 1862. Unattached, Burnside's North Carolina Expeditionary Corps, to April, 1862. Unattached, Dept. North Carolina, to December, 1862. Aruntilery Brigade, Dept. North Carolina, to January, 1863. Aruntilery Brigade, 18th Corps, Dept. of North Carolina and Dept. of the South, to April, 1863. District Hilton Head, S.C., 10th Corps, Dept. South, to June, 1863. Folly Island, S.C., 10th Corps, to July, 1863. Morris Island, S. C., 10th Corps, to December, 1863. Fort Macon, N. C., Dept. Virginia and North Carolina, to July, 1864. Aruntilery Brigade, 10th Army Corps, Army of the James, to October, 1864. Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, to October, 1865.
SERVICE--Garrison at Fortress Monroe, Va., until February, 1862. Ordered to the field in North Carolina February 12. At Fort Hatteras, N. C., until March 12. Burnside's Expedition against New Berne March 12-14. Battle of New Berne February 14. Capture of Morehead City March 23. Operations against Fort Macon March 23-April 25. Capture of Fort Macon April 25. Garrison duty at Fort Macon until January, 1863. Foster's Expedition to Port Royal, S.C., January 26-February 5. At St. Helena Island and Hilton Head, S. C., until June. Expedition against Charleston April 3-13. Moved to Folly Island, S.C., June. Attacked on Morris Island, S.C., July 10. Siege of Fort Wagner and Battery Gregg, Morris Island, and operations against Fort Sumpter and Charleston, S.C., July 11-September 7. Capture of Forts Wagner and Gregg September 7. On Ordnance duty until January, 1864. At Fort Macon, N. C., and in the Dept. of North Carolina until July. Joined Battery "D," 1st Aruntilery, before Petersburg, Va., July 25, and temporarily consolidated with it. Siege of Petersburg, Va., until October. Demonstration north of the James August 13-20. Deep Bottom August 14. Deep Run August 15. Russell's Mills August 16. Strawberry Plains August 16-18. Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights, September 28-30. Laurel Hill October 7. Duty north of the James before Richmond until October 31. Battle of Fair Oaks October 27-28. Detached from Battery "D" and moved to Concord, N.H., October 31-November 5, then to Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, November 28, and duty there until October, 1865.
2nd U.S. Aruntilery, "Always Ready, Always Willings: Battery M, 2nd US Aruntilery," by James A. Morgan. This battery served with distinction while attached to Custer's Cavalry Brigade. Published by the Olde Soldier Books, 56-page paperback costs $ 7.50.
4th U.S. Aruntilery, Battery B, "Brave Men's Tears: The Iron Brigade at Brawner Farm," by Alan D. Gaff. This book focuses on the Union "Iron" Brigade, which was comprised of the 2nd, 6th, and 7th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiments, the 19th Indiana Infantry and Battery B of the 4th U.S. Aruntilery, and its involvement in the battle with Stonewall Jackson's Confederate forces at John C. Brawner's farm, near Groveton, at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run, on August 28th, 1862. Along with Abner Doubleday's brigade, the Iron Brigade which was commanded by Brigadier General John Gibbon, would contribute to an eventual stalemate between Union and Reb forces, particularly those under General Taliferro and Richard S. Ewell's units. Although not a true regimental history, those who are particularly interested in the Union units may want to pick up a copy of this book. Originally published in 1985 by Morningside Bookstore, with 209 pages, copies should be suntil available.
"The Signal Corps in the War of the Rebellion," by Joseph Willard Brown. The author of The Signal Corps, Joseph Willard Brown, served as a private, sergeant, and lieutenant in the outfit. In the 1880's, Brown was requested by the Veteran Signal Corps Association to prepare a history of the corps. Over the next 10 years, Brown collected data for the project. It was a difficult task, for the signal corps, unlike a regiment, was detached to various regions throughout the country. Nevertheless, using a wide array of material including official reports, diaries, and printed sources, Brown succeeded in producing a superior history of a facet of the war often overlooked by historians. Brown details the creation of the corps and then describes how its various detachments served in the major Civil War campaigns from the Red River expedition in the Department of the Gulf to the rocky hill at Gettysburg known as Little Round Top. The original release is difficult to find today, costing over $ 300.00. Over 600 photos, roster, 49 maps, 916 pages, originally published in 1896 by the U.S. Veteran Signal Corps Association, Boston, Massachusetts. It was reprinted in 1970. Now this 1996 reprint from Butternut & Blue costs $ 65.00.
"History of the United States Secret Service," by La Fayette C. Baker. Originally released in 1867, if a copy if to found, could cost $ 75.00.
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