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May
6
, received orders to be ready to march at daybreak.
May
7
, broke camp at Ringgold, Ga.; at sunrise passed through
Chickamauga Gap; marched to within
two miles of Tunnel Hill
, taking the road on the right hand to about one mile south of town, where we camped for the night; some
cannonading heard on the hill.
May
8
, moved to the right of Tunnel Hill, passing the day in a
valley
one mile from Buzzard Roost
on Taylor Ridge.
May
9
, moved forward and formed line on ridge in front of gap; skirmished with the enemy, holding our
position; had 1 man wounded.
May
11
, were relieved by the Seventy-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry at
daylight; lay in reserve in front of gap, when we were ordered to march at 6 a. m.,
May
12
, when my command marched in the valley alongside Taylor's
Ridge through Sugar Creek Gap, and bivouacked at the earth-works
thrown up by Army of the Tennessee.
May
13
, started to the front, marching left in front some two miles, forming on the left into line about noon,
throwing forward one company deployed as skirmishers with another in reserve, and advanced in line, my command
being on the extreme right of the
Fourteenth Army Corps.
I was ordered to extend my line of skirmishers on the right, refused considerably, which I did, moving forward
slowly for
about two hours. My skirmish line joined with that of the Fifteenth Army
Corps, overlapping it some distance.
The Fifteenth Corps skirmishers having found the enemy, and mine
having orders to move in connection with them, charged the enemy's skirmishers
and driving them into their works, holding them without the assistance of main line until the evening, when they
were relieved
by troops from the Twentieth Army Corps.
In this engagement I lost 4 men wounded.
May
14
, shortly after daylight, the First Brigade advanced in two lines,
right in front, my command in left wing.
About 10 o'clock they found the enemy, opened on him, and drove him slowly and steadily, and finally charging on
them, followed closely by
second line.
They drove them into their works, but were met with such a withering fire from them they did not succeed in
routing them.
During this charge my command threw together what fallen timber was at hand for temporary shelter, adding to it
as opportunity
afforded.
We lay behind these works until after sundown, keeping up continual sharpshooting with the enemy.
In the proceedings I lost I commissioned officer killed and 7 enlisted men wounded.
May
15
, moved about two miles to the left; in reserve until 11 o'clock. I relieved with my command the One
hundred and twentyeighth Indiana Volunteers, of
General
Hovey
's division, occupying their works in front of a rebel fort.
My orders were to keep the fort silent.
While relieving they opened on us with shell, but were immediately silenced by our rifles, and did not again use
them against
us. I lost to-day 1 lieutenant and I man killed, 1 lieutenant and 1 man wounded.
May
16
, the enemy having evacuated in the night, we started in pursuit, marching to the right to the military
road through Resaca.
May
17
, 8.30 a. m., crossed the Oostenaula River, passed Calhoun, camping at midnight
six miles beyond.
May
18
, moved forward slowly; toward evening passed Adairsville;
halted for the night some
three miles from Kingston
.
May
19
, about noon, we passed Kingston; we filed right and
halted within half a mile of the Etowah Valley road, cavalry being reported
near.
Our division was massed with First Brigade in reserve.
May
20
, moved forward about three miles and threw up earth-works
one mile from Cassville
, but did not meet with any contending force.
The country through which our route lay was very broken, being densely wooded and hilly, interspersed with deep
ravines, forming
good hiding places for the enemy, with whom we had daily skirmishes, resulting on the whole favorably to our
arms until
June
13
, when the enemy seemed to bring us to a halt at Lost
Mountain; First Brigade in reserve.
June
16
, moved forward and occupied a line of works thrown up by the Third
Division until evening, when the whole line was advanced to the skirmish line and fortified.
June
17
,
two
companies were sent out: to re-enforce and advance the skirmish line, which they did successfully,
driving the enemy to their
main line of works in front of Kenesaw Mountain; I lost 1 man in
this advance.
June
18
, the enemy withdrew from our front and formed on the mountain while we moved forward and to the right,
establishing our line
of works less than a mile from theirs; my regiment lost I man, killed by a shell.
June
20
, relieved by troops from
General
Baird
's division.
Passing to the right in rear of Fourth Army Corps I relieved a regiment
in
General
Grose
's brigade, of Fourth Corps.
June
21
, shortly after getting into position the rebels opened on us with shot and shell and continued pretty
brisk for some time,
killing 1 man and wounding 2.
June
22
, relieved at midnight and moved to the right about three miles.
June
24
, ordered to report to
Colonel
Stoughton
, commanding Second Brigade, to strengthen his lines; with him two
days, when the rest of our brigade relieved the Second; brisk skirmishing and cannonading nearly the whole time
we were in this position; rebel dead lying outside of our works
for some days and smell very bad; tried to compromise long enough to have them buried, but they would not allow
us.
June
30
, relieved by right wing of brigade; considerable
cannonading; lost I man killed.
Again we were relieved by Fourth Corps
July
1
, and moved to the left near the mountain, with our left flank considerably refused.
July
2
, rebels evacuated the mountain during the night, the Stars
and Stripes floating triumphantly over it.
July
3
, marched through Marietta along the railroad; toward
evening had considerable skirmishing with the enemy, driving them, and lying on our arms all night.
I moved forward next morning,
July
4
, in advance of brigade, driving the rebels, and establishing our lines for the night in the edge of some
timber.
July
5
, daylight found us again confronting them and again driving them till within three miles of the river;
Lieut.
Charles
Whitaker
, with a squad of nine men, captured 17 secesh, bringing them in safe; threw up works within
three miles of the Chattahoochee
.
July
7
, had considerable skirmishing with the enemy; regiment did splendid execution in their ranks; we had I
officer and 4 men wounded.
July
10
, rebels leave our front and cross the Chattahoochee.
July
17
, regiment had some respite until we crossed the river; moving eastward, formed line, and advanced about
half a mile; skirmishers
found some few of the enemy.
July
18
, heavy skirmishing; toward evening advanced skirmish line to Nancy's Creek; after dark we moved to the right along our line of works, and camped
in close column near the crossing.
July
20
, crossed Nancy's Creek; halted a few minutes, and
advanced some distance; deployed forward one company as skirmishers; the enemy's skirmishers being engaged with
Second Division skirmishers my line got across and rear fire on the
enemy, disconcerting them, and, charging at the same time, they took
possession of their works, also of those in front of
General
Baird
's left, and were fired into by
Baird
's men before they were aware in whose possession the works were.
The line of battle was immediately advanced to their support and commenced to throw up works, but were ordered
to cease, as
another advance was contemplated; but before long heavy musketry was heard some distance to our left, but
approaching; works
were recommenced with renewed vigor, while shot, shell, and grape were soon poured into us from a battery only a
little distance off. The rebels evidently thought they
had reached the right flank of our lines when they struck the left of our brigade, and were right in our midst
before they
found out their mistake.
This charge reached as far as the left of my command, who gave.
them so warm a reception that they soon turned and fled, leaving some dead for us to bury.
I had 2 officers wounded, 1 man killed, and 1 wounded.
July
21
, strengthened our works; toward evening we advanced our skirmish line, with some slight opposition,
which we overcame; casualties,
1 officer wounded and 1 man killed,
July
22
, advanced by tlre flank, passing; a strong line of earth-works; threw forward two companies as
skirmishers.
After advancing about 1,200 yards they were charged on, and the left:of the Twentieth Army Corps' skirmish line falling back before the advancing enemy, left our
left exposed; but allowing it to refuse itself until the
Twentieth Corps' line again advanced, we regained our former position,
until relieved at evening by a brigade of the Twentieth Corps, when we
fell back in reservesA our division, on the right of the railroad; our loss, 1 man wounded.
July
26
, relieved the Third Brigade on the front line.
Nothing of: importance until
July
29
; report being that the rebels had left our front, our skirmishers advanced and found them in force, with
plenty of artillery;
fortified and held our advanced position; had a fatigue detail on skirmish line building works.
August
1
, attempted to advance our skirmish.
line this morning, but; found too much opposition; the right wing of
brigade move into works in advance of our line.
August
3
, relieved by Third Brigade and lay in reserve; I lost while on front
line 1 man killed and 7 wounded; moved some six miles to the right.
August
5
, formed part of a reconnaissance to discover the left flank of the enemy; found strong works and
evidently masked artillery.
August
6
, returned and irelieved Second Brigade, Second Division, Twentythirds Army.
Corps, early in the morning, but built new works in advance of theirs and just got them finished,
August
7
, when we were ordered forward and advanced, driving the rebels from their works, and, under a galling
fire, we established
our lines on a height some 600 or 700 yards in advance of our former position; the enemy had a cross-fire on us,
but the right advancing drove.
them from their position; our loss was 2.
men killed.
2 officers and 8 men wounded; our pickets and those of the rebels on very amicable terms with one another while
encamped on Utoy Creek, which resulted in nearly the whole
skirmish line being taken prisoners.
August
13
, owing to our position on line the prisoners were taken either on our right or left, none on our
immediate front.
August
14
, to avoid a repetition of this the rebels made several demonstrations on our picket-line, but
accomplished nothing, their
object evidently being to keep their own men from deserting.
August
18
, right wing of regiment: move to the right and occupy the
line held by the regulars of Second Brigade, left wing holding the line vacated by--right
wing; Twenty-first Wisconsin and One
hundred and fourth Illinois kept-maneuvering to deceive the enemy as to our force; occasional
demonstrations made by the enemy, but of little moment.
August
22
, right wing relieved and return to former position;
casualties while on Utoy Creek, 1 man killed and 5 wounded.
August
26
, moved from our position.
after dark to where the Twenty-third Corps had thrown up works soime
five miles to our right, halting for
one
night,
August
27
, then moving still to the right until we halted on the Atlanta and West Point Railroad.
August
28
, about
twelve miles from Atlanta
, where we threw up temporary works, our left resting on the railway.
August
29
, we advanced in line with our left on the road as protection to those destroying the track, returning
before dark to our
former position, having succeeded in rendering the railway useless at least for some time.
August
30
, we moved in a southeasterly direction toward the Macon
railway through some of the finest country we have passed through in Georgia; camped near wagon train some
three miles from Jonesborough
.
August
31
, off by daylight, halting at cross-roads near Muscle Shoal Church,
guarding cross-roads until evening, when our division was ordered to support of Army of the Tennessee, but found that one of their divisions had been
pushed forward for that purpose.
September
2
, guarding Fourteenth Corps train, when we were ordered to
Jonesborough, my command acting as rear guard for our corps.
September
4
, campeka aeuth of Jonesborough on right of railway, and
moved to west of town behind old rebel works.
September
5
, ordered to be in readiness to move by daylight, and about 10 o'clock formed line refused on right of
brigade about 100 yards off; rebels advanced in our front and we fell slowly back through town to some old rebel
works of
1st instant
, left of brigade resting on railway.
Relieved next morning,
September
6
, by Third Division, which virtually ended our part taken in
the campaign.
Epitome: I left Ringgold, Ga.,
May
7, 1864
, with 314 guns, and entered Atlanta,
September
8, 1864
, with 249 guns.
My casualties were-2 officers killed and 10 wounded; 7 enlisted men killed, 3 died of wounds; 40 wounded, and 1
man missing; total, 12 killed, 50 wounded, and 1 missing.
I have the honor to be, very respectfully,