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Hdqrs. Ninety-Second Regt. Ohio Vol. Infantry, Camp in the Field,
August
16, 1864
.
Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report of the part taken by the Ninety-second Regiment
Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the campaign of the past three months now
ending.
Breaking up our camps at Ringgold, Ga., on the
7th of May
, stripped of all incumbrances of material and men, we marched with the brigade to and through Tunnel Hill and sat down in front of the enermy's stronghold at Dalton.
Moving with the brigade on the
12th day of May
to the right, along the base of John's Mountain through
Snake Creek Gap, we first met the enemy on the morning of the
14th of May
.
In line of battle, in the first line, on the left of the brigade, we followed the enemy, steadily pushing him
back with our heavy lines of skirmishers, until
he was forced to take refuge in his works in front of Resaca.
Gaining the ridge in plain view of the rebel works, I had portions of my command engaged during the afternoon
advantageously
posted as sharpshooters.
In the day's operations we had 2 men killed and 2 wounded. Taken from the line in the evening, on the morning of
the 15th we moved to the right, and on the morning of the 16th we entered Resaca with the brigade.
We followed the retreating enemy over the Oostenaula River and to the banks
of the Etowah, where with the army we rested.
Again we moved forward on the
23d of May
, fording the Etowah, crossing the Euharlee, and marched to Raccoon Creek, returning with the brigade to escort a supply train from Kingston to the army in the field.
Returning we joined our division near Dallas, Ga., and with the
brigade acted as train guard for the corps train until the
11th of June
at Acworth, Ga., when we were relieved and went into the
front line, taking part in the movement that forced the enemy to evacuate his works
on Pine Knob.
Swinging forward through the blinding rain and dense thickets on the morning of the
18th of June
, in reserve to the brigade, we saw the enemy driven from their last line of works north of Kenesaw Mountain.
Skirmishers from my command took an active part on the
19th of June
in forcing the enemy from the valley to take shelter among the rocks on the side of Kenesaw.
During the sharp and protracted skirmish of the 19th and 20th I had 1 officer wounded, 1 man killed and I man
wounded.
It may not be out of place to mention here the operations of the skirmish line from my command on the
21st of June
, as the amount of ammunition expended during that tour of duty may serve to exhibit the pertinacity of
some of the many skirmishers,
they being the most important feature in this remarkable campaign.
The detail from the command was 200 men, under the command of
Lieutenant-Colonel
Morrow
, Ninety-second Ohio.
It was while the brigade was operating around the base of Kenesaw
Mountain explicit orders were given the officers in charge of the lines that they were to permit no
firing unless it was absolutely
necessary.
Yet during the tour of twenty-four hours, the firing being as incessant through the night as in the day, they
expended 24,000 rounds of cartridges.
So extraordinary did this seem to me, that I was careful to learn if some of this was not consumed
extravagantly, but all
the officers united in saying that it was not. On the Kenesaw
line we moved with the brigade, occupying with it various important positions on that line.
On the morning of the
3d of July
we moved over the abandoned works of the enemy through Marietta,
Ga., and followed the enemy until we found him some
four miles
southwest of Marietta
in works.
We took no part as a regiment in forcing the enemy from this line; but on his falling back to the new line on
the north bank
of the Chattahoochee, we followed in close pursuit, and again
found the enemy confronting us behind strong works.
Here we operated with the brigade in the movements that compelled the enemy to abandon his position, burn the
bridges, and
give us all the territory north of the river.
After a few days of rest we again took up the line of march, crossing the Chattahoochee at Pace's Ferry on the
17th of July, 1864
.
Acting with the brigade, we wrested one of the fords over Peach Tree
Creek from the enemy and secured a lodgment on the south bank with no loss of life.
Moving forward on the
22d of July
, we went into line in front of Atlanta, in the movement
losing but 1 man, wounded by shell.
Remaining on that line until the
3d of August
, when the brigade commenced the movement to the right, crossing Utoy Creek at Herring's Mill, and to this date
have taken part with the brigade in the important moves made on the lines of the Fourteenth Corps.
We are in an intrenched camp, healthily located, with the enemy in our immediate front, our line running nearly
parallel with,
and not very far removed from, the Macon railroad.
Though we have taken part in all the movements of the First Brigade, it has
been our good fortune in all the campaigns to retain each company organization intact.
During the incessant skirmishing, running back to the very inception of the campaign, the battle in miniature of
100 days duration, we have had the honor to take part in some of the most brilliant,
Seemingly not worthy of official mention, recurring so often, yet I find by the official reports of the
commanding officers of the companies that each company has, at different points in the campaign when detached
from my command, taken active part
in the advances of the lines, by which important positions have been gained, many prisoners and arms taken; and
the officers
in charge have handled their men with so much care, precision, and skill, and they themselves have acted their
part so gallantly
as to gain our admiration and esteem.
I cannot commend too highly the men of my command for the part taken in the arduous labors of the campaign.
Ever willing to do and dare everything, working with the ax, pick, and spade through the day, and, without a
murmur, continuing
the labor through the long watches of the night, they have thrown up two temporary works and constructed twelve
lines of field-works complete, and in addition remodeled many works that in the shifting of the lines we have
occupied and
found incomplete.
Your inspector will report the condition and effectiveness of my command at the present time.
My reports will give you our effective strength as compared with it at the opening of the campaign.
Appended please find report of casualties,
Shows 3 men killed and 1 officer and 15 men wounded. men sent to hospital and retured to duty.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report of the part taken by the Ninety-second Regiment
Ohio Volunteers in the late movements of the army that resulted in our
occupation of the city of Atlanta:
Field report made on the
16th of August
gave you our operations to that date.
Passing over the days of incessant skirmishing, and the minor moves made in them, we come to the retiring of our
lines from
the enemy's front on the morn of the
27th of August
.
It was a difficult feat to perform, so close were the lines of the enemy, and doubly so that early., In the
evening they discovered
that we were making changes in the lines, and all night we were subjected to a heavy fire from the enemy's
batteries, but
we left the line before daylight and drew off without the loss of a man. Equally fortunate were the skirmishers
in our front.
We moved down the Sandtown road less than a mile, when we acted
with the brigade in covering the trains of the Army of the
Cumberland, going into line of battle and making arrangements for a vigorous defense of these important
trains so much imperiled.
After the trains were in safety we moved forward with the brigade; acted as escort to the trains of the army.
On the
28th of August
, relieved of this duty, we moved with the brigade during the day's march, crossing the Montgomery
railroad near Red Oak, Ga., and going into camp one-half mile
south of the road, where we remained until
August
30
, when we moved toward the Macon railroad.
On the evening of the 30th ordered on picket with my regiment; advanced the lines as ordered by you. On the
morning of the
31st of August
, with my regiment, I was ordered to move forward and build bridges over Flint River and the canal near the river (creek), secure a lodgment on the south
bank of Flint, and command the approaches to the bridges.
In this move I was ably supported by
Colonel
Ward
, of the Seventeenth Ohio.
We passed the canal and the Flint, meeting with no opposition from the enemy; moved forward and secured a fine
position commanding the Atlanta and Jonesborough road.
Striking this road at two points, we discovered a column of the enemy east of the road moving south on a by-road
between the Jonesborough road and the railroad.
Here we secured 12 prisoners. We here awaited the brigade, and with them went into camp at this point.
Moving with the brigade,
September
1
, south on the Jonesborough pike, we went into the second line, the brigade forming line of battle
one mile from Jonesborough
.
With the brigade we took part in the action of the
1st of September
at Jonesborough.
After the evacuation of this point by the enemy, with the brigade we guarded the approaches to the town from the
east, and
on the
6th of September
, the campaign being at an end, we withdrew, covering the withdrawal of our corps to this point.
Appended please find report of casualties
Shows 1 man killed and 5 men wounded, from the
6th day of August
to the
8th day of September, 1864
.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,