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Hdqrs. Twenty-Second Indiana Veteran Vols.,
In the Field, near Atlanta, Ga.,
September
7, 1864
.
Captain: I have the honor herewith to submit the following report of the part taken by the Twenty-second Regiment
Indiana Veteran Volunteers during the campaign just closed:
On the
6th of May
last the regiment, in command of
Lieutenant-Colonel
Wiles
, left Ringgold, Ga., and on the 7th assisted in driving
the enemy from Tunnel Hill.
On the
9th
, in skirmish at Rocky Face, had 1 man wounded.
On the
10th
withdrew from Rocky Face and took position at Resaca, where, on 15th, had 3 men wounded on skirmish line.
May
16
, enemy evacuated Resaca and Second Division marched to Rome, at
which place, on 17th, had an engagement with the enemy.
Lieutenant-Colonel
Wiles
was severely wounded in right arm,
Major
Shea
in throat, and
Adjutant
Adams
slightly in right arm. In addition, there were killed 11 enlisted men, 5 commissioned officers, and 23
enlisted men wounded.
On the
18th
Captain
Taggart
succeeded
Colonel
Wiles
in command of the regiment.
Occupied Rome on the 19th and remained encamped there till 24th,
then marched to Dallas.
Placed on skirmish line 27th; lost 3 men killed, 6 wounded, and 2 missing.
June
1
, marched to the left and relieved One hundred and twentyeighth Indiana near Liberty Church.
On the
5th
the enemy evacuated their works.
Remained. encamped near Acworth till
June
10
.
On 12th
Captain
Taggart
, in consequence of severe illness, was relieved and the undersigned placed in command of the regiment.
On skirmish line near Big Shanty on
June
14
; lost 3 men wounded.
On 19th took position in front of Kenesaw Mountain; had 1 man
killed.
On same line on 23d; had 1 man killed and 1 wounded. On night
June
25
changed position to the right, and on 27th participated in assault on enemy's works near Marietta; loss, 1 commissioned officer killed and 2 wounded; enlisted
men killed 11, and 33 wounded and 4 missing.
Night of
July
2
enemy evacuated their works and the regiment marched in pursuit passing through Marietta and taking position in front of the enemy, who again withdrew on the night
of the 4th from his works, and on the 5th our division took position on the north bank of the Chattahoochee River.
On the
7th of July
had 1 man killed and 4 wounded. On the
12th
Major
Shea
assumed command.
Crossed the Chattahoochee on the
18th
, and took position on Peach Tree Creek. 19th, skirmished
with and charged the enemy, with following loss: 5 killed, 17 wounded, and 35 missing. Among the wounded was
Major
Shea
; left arm amputated.
The command devolved upon
Captain
Taggart
.
July
23
, took position in front of Atlanta.
28th, marched to Kelly's Ford and returned, taking position on
left of Sixteenth Corps.
August
7
,
Captain
Taggart
again relieved on account of sickness.
I again took command of the regiment.
Same afternoon charged and took enemy's works with loss of 1 commissioned officer wounded, 4 enlisted men
killed, and 13 wounded. Remaining in position till llth, then moved three miles to right, camping till 20th,
when marched to the right eight miles farther and broke the Montgomery railroad, the Twenty-second Regiment in front.
Marched back, reoccupied same camp till 27th, when the army commenced moving to the Macon railroad.
August
31
, occupied and fortified
Lick Skillet road
.
September
1
, crossed Flint River at 12 m. and took position in front
of enemy near Jonesborough.
In afternoon participated in charge with Third Brigade; took rebel works,
routing enemy, capturing a number of pieces of artillery and several hundred prisoners. The Twenty-second lost
in this battle 2 commissioned officers killed, 4 wounded; 3 enlisted men killed, 29 wounded, and 1 missing. On
the
3d
and 4th our brigade returned, in charge of 1,700 prisoners, to Atlanta, which had been occupied by our forces, the enemy surrendering the place on
the
2d of September
.
In closing this report I must say, with few exceptions, that the officers and men of the Twenty-second have
endured the dangers and harpships of this long campaign with that bravery, fortitude, and patience only
possessed by
heroes and veterans.
The losses in killed and wounded attest their bravery and show how gallantly they have acquitted themselves on
the various
fields of glory.
Before recapitulating the aggregate losses I must make honorable mention of the following officers, who, at the
times and
places specified, behaved with commendable coolness, gallantry, and bravery: At Kenesaw Mountain,
June
27
,
Capt.
W.
Powers
,
Adjutant
Adams
,
First Lieutenants
Roberts
,
Marshall
,
Graves
,
Gooding
, and
Ireland
;
Second Lieutenants
Mayfield
,
Riggs
,
Lindson
, and
Moser
.
In front of Atlanta,
August
7
,
First
Lieutenants
Geooding
,
Graves
, and
Ireland
;
Second Lieutenants
Riggs
,
Lindson
,
Runyan
, and
Moser
.
At Jonesborough,
September
1
,
Captain
Powers
,
First Lieutenants
Gooding
,
Ireland
;
Second Lieutenants
Riggs
,
Moser
,
Lindson
, and
Runyan
, the latter two of whom were killed while bravely leading their men on to victory.
The following enlisted men, for their bravery and heroic conduct, deserve commendation and are recommended for
promotion:
Sergt. Maj.
Elias
Downing
, Sergts.
John Caton,
McCune
, and Rial, Company F;
William
H.
Golden
, B; Sergts.
Thomas
Jones
, H;
Tolbert
and
Corporal
Jordan
, E.
List of casualties: Commissioned officers-killed, 3; wounded, 14; total, 17.
Enlisted men-killed, 40; wounded, 132; missing, 42; total, 214.
Aggregate loss, 231.
Respectfully submitted.