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headquarters First Wisconsin Volunteers, Jonesborough, Ga.,
September
5, 1864
.
Sir: In compliance with orders from brigade headquarters, I have the honor to submit the following report of
this regiment
during the past campaign:
On the
7th day of May
the regiment moved from Ringgold, Ga., arriving in front
of Buzzard Roost on the
8th
, where it participated with the Fourteenth Army Corps in the
action at that position, and moved with the corps on the
12th instant
to Snake Creek Gap.
On the
13th of May
advanced to position with brigade near Resaca, where we
participated, doing our full portion of skirmish duty, constructing works, occupying front line, &c., until
the
enemy evacuated, when we moved with the command in pursuit, occupying alternately the front and rear lines,
participating
in the fight on the left of our lines on the
27th instant
, remaining and holding the front line and performing the entire skirmish duty in our front while in this
position until the
abandonment of the line by the enemy; thence following their retreat, participating in all the different charges
made there
by the First Division, and sharing alike with the brigade in all the
maneuvers for position in front of Kenesaw Mountain.
During the temporary delay of the army at the Chattahoochee River
the regiment performed their allotted share of picket duty and constructing works, and on
July
9
moved to support the skirmish line in the advance to the Chattahoochee River.
On
July
17
moved with the balance of the command, crossed Chattahoochee
River, and held a position in line during the battle of
July
21
, and having two companies on the skirmish [line] in the advance of the 22d, taking position in the front
line of works
two miles from Atlanta
, where we remained until the 28th, when moved to extreme right of the army, returning next day and going
in position on the right of the Twentieth Corps, where we remained
until
August
25
, when moved with the army to the right, and from that date to the 31st were engaged in pioneer duty, but
rejoined the brigade in time to participate in the action of
September
1
, near Jonesborough, Ga., having in this action driven the
enemy from their advanced works and held them until the arrival of the brigade.
During the campaign the casualties have been as follows: Killed, 10; wounded, 85.
Very respectfully,