^IPllillipvit' ;.--^^ 3O ^ -T^^^' .4.^ -. *. .<■■ .v»^ \f sm--. \^^ :m& ^^./ #t: %./ ■ V / ~^^#5^' %-o^' »;{^ "^/ ^'^K' \-o^'%;«2^ "^/ ^:^p^i' '■ ■\ V 'i- V- 'S* -■ " " OP .1, ' ' A wo ° " " ■• <' •^^ .5^"-. .^"°- ^- ^C HISTORY Thirty -Third Regiment Illinois Veteran Volunteer Infantry IN THE CIVIL WAR 22nd AUGUST, 1861. to 7th DECEMBER, 1865 GENERAL ^SAAC H. ELLIOTT With Company and Personal Sketches by Other Comrades COMPLETE HISTORICAL ROSTERS COMPILED BY VIRGIL G. WAY Secretary and Treasurer of the Regimental Association, By Whom the Work Has Been Prepared for Publication. " We were comrades in arms, We are comrades in pence, and Proud citizcnn o/ (he Bcjiuhlic for the humble part taken by us in Us prrKcrrdfinii as n ya/idn." GIBSON CITY, ILL. PUBLISHED BY THE ASSO< lATIOX 1902 -i^^ ■>H "^1 ~ PRESS OF THE GIBSON COURIKH, GIBSON CITY, ILL. INTRODUCTION. BY J. H. BURNHAM. "At a iiU'etiiig nf tlif survivors of tliu .(.Sril rusjiineiit of Illinois Infantry Volunteers, he'd in Blooniington Decenil>er 80tli, 1S.S4, General V. E. Lippineott, Cap- tain of Company 'K' at the organization of the regi- ment, and afterwards Lieut. Colonel and Colonel, was requested to write the history of the regiment. "To perform such a duty properly is no slight task. Almost twenty-four years have pas.sed away since the regiment was organized. Twenty-one years have gone since the history of the regiment was completed, and the men who composed it were mustered out of service and resumed their places as citizens of the Republic they had heljiecl to save. The thoughts which crowd on one's mind at the first attempt to perform the duty thus imposed are bewildering. There is much that no man can fitly tell. Underneath the mere facts there is a very sea of feeling and emotion which is beyond the reach of any art. Who can describe the enthusiasm, the patriotism, the devotion which brought together the men who met at Camp Butler in August, 11S61, to form the 'Normal' regiment?" The foregoing was written as a beginning to the "In- troduction" for the history of the 33rd Illinois Infantry more than seventeen years ago by the lamented and talented Col. Lippincott in response to the resolution he quoted at the commencement of this article. In ad- dition to the charmingly prepared introduction he also wrote two full chapters of the history of the regiment, when the care and the management of the Soldiers' Home at Quincy, 111., devolved upon him and he was obliged to suspend his literary labors in behalf of the legiment, and his sudden death soon followed. He for- warded me his manuscript, as I was then Secretary of the 33rd Illinois Veteran Association, and as I am now- requested to write the introduction to our finally com- pleted regimental history, J feel it a privilege to show by this (|uotation that our comrade in lS,S-l->?.5 made an earnest attempt to carry out the wishes of his comrades. The request of Col. Lippincott to write our book was a combination of one of a series of efforts to publish the gallant Thirty-Third's history, brought forward time and again at regimental reunions. Circulars have been sent out to survivors and friends of deceased comrades, addresses of members have been hunted up and much labor performed in the direction of publication ; but the care and responsibility of its management always dis- couia^;cd and appalled the conuuittees. As a long time member of those committees and for nearly twenty years Secretary of the Association, I believe 1 can say that had I used proper jjatience and industry this book could have been published long ere this. It gives me great pleasure now to state that in Mr. V. O. Way, the present Secretary, the Association has fin- ally met a person possessing the necessary qualifications of untiring industry, (]uiet and persistent patience and the business capacity to carry out in an admirable man- ner the wishes of the survivors of that notable regiment whose history is at last set forth in these pages. Col. I. H. Elliott's admirably wiitten historical sketch of the most important movements of the regi- ment will be heartily welcomed by his old comrades. No other man has ever been connected with the regi- ment who possessed such an intimate acquaintance with the otticers and men. He knew most accurately the feelings of all classes, and possessed enthusiastic love for everything pertaining to its membership, its record and its military fame. In addition to these qualifications he has a most pleasing literary style and has the rare talent of giving descriptions of military movements in appropriate military language. His work has been referred to several well qualified com- rades, who found but little to revise and had very few suggestions to offer. The various Company sketches present us with interesting historical events which do not generally pertain strictly to the regimental history, but add very much to its historical importance ; and the miscellaneous chapters which add greatly to the variety are also in unison with the general scope of our subject. The condensed rosters herewith given consti- tute a monument to the labors of our secretary, Mr. V. G. Way. They will prove of inestimable value to the surviving comrades, to tlie relatives and friends of those who have died, and will grow in value with the progress of time. I believe it can be truthfully stated that no other Illinois regiment bas yet published such a valuable contribution to the history of the Civil War, and I think it doubtful if, taken in all of its phases, any regimental history has yet been issued of more value to those most intimately interested, and at the same time of such general interest as an illustration of the military and civil record of a single regiment of the volunteers of istil-i,s(;r,. PlCTUIiES OF FJICLD ASD STAFF. COLOMI CIIAPLtS I, IKIVEY. COLONEL CIIARLHS E. LIPPINCOTT. OLOML ISAAC II. fLLIOTT. GE^EKAL ISAAC H. ELLIOTT. 1' GENERAL HISTORY, BY ISAAC H. ELLIOTT. CHAPTER I. ILLINOIS. "Not without th.v wonili'ous story, Illinois, Illinois, Can be writ the Nation's glory, Illinois, Illinois. On the record of thy years Abra'rn Lincoln's name appears, Grant and Logan and our tears, "Illinois, Illinois." The Thirty-Third Illinois Volunteer Infantry had its origin in that great outburst of patriotism which fol- lowed the disastrous battle of Bull Run, July 21st, 1.S61, and which rallied the entire North for the defense of the Flag and the preservation of the I'nion. A pitched battle had been fought within cannon sound of the National Capital, and the Union forces had been put to flight. The North had been taught a lesson, and now learned for the first time the deternn- nation and aggressive energy of the South which fore- shadowed the desperate character the contest was des- tined to assume. The people now knew that we were to have a war with bloody fighting, with countless de- struction of property, with costl.v sacrifice of life. Upcn the appeal of the President to the loyal people to come to the rescue of the emlangered flag, the great "War Governors" of the North called upon their states. Washburn of Maine, Goodwin of New Hampshire, Fair- child of VcrmoTit, John A. Andrew of ^Massachusetts, liuckingiiain of Connecticut and Wprague of Rhotle Island stirred New England to a fervor of patriotism. In the great Central States, Morgan of New York, Charles Olden of New Jersey, and Curtin of Pennsyl- vania came to the aid of the loyal cause with patriotic zeal. Dennison of Ohio, Morton of Indiana, Blair of Michigan, Randall of Wisconsin, Kirkwood of Iowa, and Ramsay of Minnesota roused the great West to the very limit of devotion to the integrity of the Nation. But what shall be said of the patriotism of Illinois at this crisis? When 1 speak of patriotism I do not mean state pride or sectional attachment, feelings which are so natural and proper, but a patriotism which rises higher than this; that knows no county or .state; no North, no South ; that worships no mountain range, flowing river or prairie home; that knows the success of American institutions is based on the idea of National Unity. For this Washington pleaded in his farewell address, and Webster in his great orations; for this Grant drew his sword, and became the foremost soldier of all time. That this is a government of the people, for the pea- pie, and by the people. Upon this inspiration Lincoln rose to the grandest height ever attained by man. A patriotism bed-rocked on the idea that all men are created eijual, endowed with certain inalienable rights, lor this the soldier of the Revolution fought his way from Lexington to Yorktown, and the Union soUlier from Bull Run to Appomattox. The boundaries of Illinois were determined and fixed for the express purpose of making the state a bond and tie to hold together the states of the Union. It was foreseen from the foundation of the government that there was great danger of its dissolution, and with this danger in view the boundaries of Illinois were most carefully and wisely considered. It was evident that none of the great .states in the West could venture to aid in dissolving the Union without cultivating a state situated in such a central and commanding position. It was thought also, if it was left entirely ujion the waters of the great rivers^ GENEEAL HISTORY. thai ill ciisc ol llic (iisiii)it inn ot tin- j;(ivt'nniii'iit it would lie tor tlir iiiti'iost of the new .slate to join a Southern and Western confederjicy ; but if a large por- tion of it I'ould be made dependent on the coiunieree and navigation of I he great Northern Lakes, connected, as they are, with the l''astern states, a rival interest would be created to cheek the wisli for a Southern and Western confederacy. A state thus situated, having such a decided interest in the coniiuerue of the whole country, and in the preservation of tiie whole Union, would never consent to disunion, and lor this very rea-son the northern boundary of illinois was pushed up to 42 degrees, .SO minutes, giving to the .state the fourteen counties so strenuously claimed by Wisconsin. Illinois CJin well afford to challenge the title of Pennsylvania for tlie honor of being tlie "Keystone State" in tlic arcli of the Union. These views were urged by that wise and able states- man. Judge Nathaniel Pope, territorial delegate, and received the unijualified consent of the National Con- gress of 18],S. In closing his (•(.nimeiit on this action, (Jov. Ford — from whom I have largely taken tlie foregoing — in his history of Illinois, made this remarkable aiijieal nearly a half century ago: "These facts and views are worthy to be recorded in history as a standing and perpetual call upon Uiinois- aiis of every age, to lemember the great trust reposed in them as the peculiar champions and guardians of the Union by the great men and patriot sages who adorned and governed the country in the earlier and Ijetter days of the republic." Any Illinois soldier who served in the Civil War must take great i)ride in the letlection that he re- sponded to tlie call made upon Illinoisans so long ago, and became one of the "peculiar champions and guar- dians" of the Union. I have alluded to (uie reason for the mighty energy and unwavering constancy of Illinois during the Rebel- lion. There are others that contributed to that end. There was a governor of this state who had a full reali- zation of the grave problem presented to the nation. He was alert and alive to the needs of every day and hour. With all the strength and energy of his great heart and brain he urged his state on to the full meas- ure of her duty. He was with his soldiers in camp, hospital and battle, cheering and inspiring them by his splendid courage and example Illinois will al- ways hold lovingly to her heart the memory him to hold in his hands the broken shackles of four mil- lion slave.s. Illinois has had honors in the paist, and honors await her in the future, but she will never know a higher honor and glory than that of Vicing the home of Abraham Lincoln. While recognizing the patriotism and soldiership of all the loyal states in the wars which this country has had, i will mention some achievements which mark Illi- nois as jire-eminent among her sister states. In the wars from ISIO to 1814, twenty-five companies, from the Illinois Territory took a conspicuous part in staying British aggression, and the depredations of the Indians. Sub-fequent events have overshadowed the heroes of those early days, but their splendid deeds are an important part of the history of the state and coun- try. In the Black Hawk war of 1832 Illinois furnished 174 companies of volunteers which were mustered into the service of the United States and performed services of great importance. The fields of Cerro Gordo, Vera Cruz, Buena Vista, and the walls of Chapultepec bear witness to the gallantry of the Illinois soldier. While she was distant from the theatre of war, she was third in numbers sent to the Mexican field, and greatly ex- ceeded any other state in the list of killed and wounded. To Illinois, more than any other state, must be ascribed the victory of the severest battle of the Mexican war, the triumjih at Buena Vista. But it was reserved for our day to fully illustrate her heroism and military prowess. In the war of the Re- bellion there were 2,8.59,132 men enlisted in the armies of the Union. Of these Illinois furnished 2.59,147, be- sides many thousands that went into regiments from other states, for which she received no credit. This state furnished more than fifteen per cent, of her popu- lation, 14,59(3 in excess of her quota. In Illinois regi- ments there were killed on the field 339 officers and .5,-53.5 enlisted men. Died of wounds received in action, 212 officers, and 3,808 men in the ranks. Died of dis- ease, 319 officers, and 22,476 enlisted men; 18 officers and 4.53 men met with accidental death ; 20 officers and .537 men were drowned ; 4 officers and 47 men were murdered ; killed after capture, 2 officers and 16 men ; .33 committea suicide; 7 were executed by United States military authorities, and one by the enemy. Thirteen soldiers died from sunstroke; other known causes, 4 officers and 127 men; causes not known, 6 officers and 872 men. Total casualties in Illinois troop.s, 915 offi- cers and 33,919 enlisted men, making an aggregate loss by death from all causes, 34,834. Tliis was the contri- bution that Illinois made to the holocaust of the Rebel- lion. Jort Donelson was the first great victory of the war. It was the first rift in the cloud that hung over the country in the dark days of 1862. It was there the un- known soldier from Illinois introduced himself as the great military chieftain of the age. Here he gave out the watchword of "unconditional surrender", and it was never recalled until the end came with the apple THITiTY-TllIRI) ILLINOIS VETERAN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. blossoms at Appomattox. At Donelson there were 41 regimenls engaged on the Union side; 2(> of tliese were from Illinois. There were 9 batteries, of which (i were from our state. All the cavalry were from Illinois ex- cept two eompanie.s of regulars. The entire loss in killed and wounded in this battle was 2,479; of these 1,853 were from Illinois, being just four less than three- quarters of the entire casualties. In what are said to be the fifteen decisive battles in the world's history, few, if any of them, from Mara- thon to Waterloo, equal the desparate and bloody strug- gle at Shiloh. At Shiloh— speaking of Grant's army alone engaged the first duy— Illinois had 24 regiments of infantry out of 64, and 10 batteries out of the 24 en- gaged. The killed and wounded in this battle — ex- cluding Buell— were 8,114; of these Illinois lo.st 3,.330. If our troops had not fired another shot, they could have gone home with the credit of having done more than their share in putting down the Rebellion. Of the 257 organizations with which Grant began opera- tions against Vicksburg, Illinois furnished 77, almost one-third of the troops in that, the greatest campaign of tlie war. [n the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaklava, "The charge of the Kix Hundred", Lord Cariiigan took (i73 officers and men into that action. They lost 113 killed and 134 wounded, total 247, 36.7 per cent. The heaviest loss in the P'raneo-Prussian war occurred at Mars la Tour in the 16th German in- fantry, which lost foity-nine per cent. The 9th Illi- nois Infantry went into the battle of 8hi)i.h with 57S officers and men. It lost 36i) killed an of heart. He ilied in Quincy in 1S!I2. The Major, Edward R. Roe, was a man of gixat mental activity, courtly and dignified in muuiier, pre- cise in speech and given to oratory. It «as lie who said when our regimental number w;is given, " \Ve will make that number historic." .Ml will rei;dl his dra- matic order when we left .\rcadi:i, :\Io. : "Thirty- Third, Forward to Di.xie! March!" Major Roe had seen too many years to have that enthusiasm for mili- tary service possessed by younger men. Vet he met every duty with the utmost promptness and faithful- ness. It is well known that he" intended to resign w^hen he could honorably do so; as he himself stated, he could not aft'ord to resign until he had been in one big battle. He was promoted to Lieut. Colonel in Sep- tember, 1862, and his opportunity for a "big battle" came at Vick.sburg, May 22nd, IstJo. He showed great courage on that memorable day, w;is seriously wounded and at once resigned. No man in the regiment had a warmer love of country than Major Roe; no kinder, braver, truer heart beat in any man's breast than his. I well know that to the rank and tile of the .'iord the.se few words will seem stinti'd and insufficient praise of an ollicer so worthy and lieloved. After the war Col. Roe was Circuit Clerk of .Mcljean County, mcmlier of the FiCgislature, and Marshal of the Southern District of Illinois. He moved to Chicago and dieil there in 1H93. During his last days he spoke freiiuently and with great affection of his comrades of the HIird. One of the best of our regimental anecdotes was in regard to Col. Roe. While lying wounded at Vicks- burg, he was asked by Col. Li|)pincott in a jocular way if he was scareil at the time of the charge. In his pre- cise manner Col. Koe leplied, "1 do not think I was scared, but I certainly hail an intellectual ))erception of danger. ' ' Prederick M. Crandall was a native of Pennsylvania, the son of a physician of high repute. He was a cadet at West Point with good standing in scholarship for nearly two years, and then became teacher of mathe- matics in a school in Baltimoie. His appointment to our regiment was a most fortunate one for us, as his military knowledge probably exceeded that of all the regimtnt beside, and in the organization and early in- struction of the otlicers he rendered valuable .services. His official value and genial manners won him the re- gard of all and the best wishes when he left us for the discharge of higher duties. Adjutant Crandall was ap- liointed Colonel of the 4sth V. S. C. I. and served through the war in that rank. At the close of hostili- ties he was niade an officer in the regular army, and is now retired with the rank of Colonel, and he lives in Aberdeen, Washington. Simeon Wright, Quartermaster, had been intimately connected with the establishment of the State Normal University, and was one of its trustee.s, and his inter- est with all connected with the institution led to his association with the regiment at its formation. He *NOTE. When the Senate was about to act on the conlirm- ation of the nomination of Col. Hovey to be Brig- adier General, it was of the opinion that President Lincoln's list of one hundred and forty brigadiers was too large, and returned it with the recjuest that it be re- duced to one hundred. The first list contained the names of two men from Bloomington ; one was Gen. W. W. Orme, who had been Cidonel of the 94th 111., which regiment was wholly from McLean County. In Gen. Hovey's regiment less than one-third of the members were from McLean County. In revising his list of brigadiers, the President was assisted by such Bloom- ington men as the Hon. David Davis and the Hon. Leonard Swett, intimate friends of both Orme and the President, and as a matter of course (Jen. Orme's name was, for personal and geographical I'casons, the one sent to the Senate. I have seen the little enamelled card in President Lincoln's own handwriting almost exactly i 11 these words : "1 distinctly ))roiiiisc to re-appoint Charles E. Hovey Brigadier Geiieral on Gen. W. I'. Sberiiian's written reipiest therefor. A. LINCOLN." (General Sherman was at first willing to make this re- fjuest, but by the time it came before him in the reg- ular order of business months after, he saw that such a re-appoiutmenl would work injustice to the rank of other officers and he w.is very reluctantly obliged to tli- cline the recommcnilation, although Gen. Hovey was a great favurite and he had elioscii him to lie in coiii- iiiaiul of his advance brigade at the battles of Chicka- saw Bayou and Arkansas Post. At the latter battle Hovey was wounded in each arm liy a liullet, which from all appearances was believed to have pa.ssed through both arms. The G. A. R. Post at Normal, Illinois, is named Charles E. Hovey Po.st. J. H. lURNIIAM. 10 GENERAL HISTORY. was not specially aiiapteil liy any previous business bal)its or training for the position, hut no man eoiild have had a warmer personal interest in a regiment than he displayed for the 33rd. He had a kind of parental feeling for it, and in a thousand ways expressed it. He bad at the beginning and at the clcse of his service the help of active and intelligent men of far better bus- ines.s abilities than his own, by whose aid he made him.self an efTicient officer. He shranli from no dnty, and seemed to delight in tiie most arduous labor. Sucli was his interest in "the boys", as he always (tailed the .soldiers, his pity for their hardships, and anxiety for their welfare, that I am sure that all the survivors of the early members of tlie regiment clierish kindly memories of "Uncle Sim", and i-egret be lived so short a time after the close of his term of service. Dr. George P. Res was the Surgeon of the regiment, and proved a most skillful, able and efficient officer. He was a student under the father of Gen. George B. McClellan, and a graduate of Jefferson Medical College. He was a good physician, and a bold and skillful oper- ator, more conservative than most army surgeons, and many of the surviving wounded of the regiment iiave this trait of his professional character to tliank for be- ing still in po.ssession of limbs which would liavc tieeu lost had they been treated lay a surgeon of anotlier tyjie. He was an alert and forceful executive of his dejiart- ment, always prepared for a battle or any emergent^y, and those wlio saw him at "sick call" or at the op- erating table, knew the right ni.-ui was in tlic right place. The doctor always had a small l)rigade out foraging for the bo.sj)ital and his "mess", and I never knew the time when lie was short of supi)Iies for either. No matter how badly off we were for transportation, no matter alioul nnmiunition or i(u.-irtern]aster stores, "Angeline", a fat colored woiiuin, the doctor's cook, bad to be taken along in comfort and safety. 1 iielieve every successive commanding officer had a tilt with Surgeon Ilex about tran.sportlug "Angeline". How- ever, Angeline showed up at the end of every nianh, and she had not done any walking, either. Always ready to favorably endorse a discharge or leave of ali- sence, I was sonietimes led to think that if not inter- fered with he would have the regiment on furlougli half the time. After tlie war the doctor's kindness of licart and well kept records were great aids lo many irien in s<'cur- ing deserved pensions. Wliile he lived lie was nearly always present at our reunions, making long icjuineys to meet the conii-af us. Tall, dark, athletic, hand.some, vigorous and alert, both in body and mind, he looked to be our ideal .soldier even before we knew his (juality. A born leader of men, the yoke of his autliority did 12 a EX ERA L HISTOR Y. Hi'iiryH. Pope eaim' from tlir ranks of toachfi's, liav- ing begun his profession when lie was l)Ut fifteen yeai'H old. He was one of the first students of Normal, ami Joined the X\v(\ as Caiitain of Company D; was ad- vanceil to Major in ()c!(ili(r, '(14, and Lieut. Colonel in Septendier, 'il"). (nl. Tope was a bright and energetie ollieer, short in staluic, Iml e\ ery inch a soldier. Our regiment eouUl boast of no liraver or mme faithful officer than Henry ]{. I'oiie. When we passed through the Teche country in I he delightful October days of l.s(i;;, Ci)l. Pope was gieatly attracted by its l)eauty and fcrlility, and stated that when the war was over he uiiulil come back for another lo.ik at it. Within a year .■dlir i>ur muster out he did return to l-'raiikliii, I, a., to engage in business there or in the vicinity. I need not recall the Idlt.r hostility that existed in thost' days all througb llie South to IS'orthern men \\ bo came seeking homes or liiisiness. Col. Po]ie coidd not have found any region wheie tliis feeling was more in- tense than the place at ubic-li he located. In the spring of isds be was elected sberiti' of St. Mary's Par- ish liy a majority of twchc bundred. He was warned again and again that if be :iltcni|ited to exercise the line and lighting efficiency of the regiment, and worked intelli- gentl.y and unceasingly for its betterment. II went wilhoul saying during the service that he could gt't more oul a., Lipljincott, Pope and I had our cots in the same room in the warehouse at that place. We had received or- ders that the regiment would be inspected on a certain date by a .staff officer of Gen. Canby. In order to make a creditable appearance, the Colonel and Major had ordered new uniform trousers from New Orleans. They arrived late in the evening before inspection and were placed by their servants on chairs by their cofs ready for use in the morning; but like the babies in the story, they liecame mixed up and were placed on the wrong chairs. Alajor I'ope was up early and found his trousers a worM too long, and with characteristic energy hurried to the regimental tailor and had about eight inches cut from the bottom of the legs, returning ill time to witness Lippincott making his toilette, and to hear his opening remarks in regard to the intelli- gence of the architect of his unmentionables. When the Colonel discovered that about a foot had been taken from his new and expensive trousers, the welkin began to resound, and the almesiihcie grew blue and lurid. For the next few moujents the conversation between those fiery officers was of a rather sensational character. As 1 oUserved Lijipincott lowering his new pants to the necessary level by means of a string, I thought it full compensation for the fatigue and trials of all our campaigns. Elijah H. Gray rose from the ranks to lie Captain of Company F, and was the last addition to the Field, succeeding Pope as Major. He was a (juiet, earnest, and most worthy man. Any defect in education he made up from a store of good sen.se, and proved a relia- l)le and valuable officer. In ISTl Major Gray resumed his occupation of blacksmith at Kushville, 111., was taken ill and died quite suddenly in that year. Lieut E. A. Gove succeeded Crandall in September, 18(i2. No regiment had a better Adjutant than Aaron Gove. He was well up in all the duties of the posi- tion, from "briefing" a letter to the intricacies of the "guard mount". He always brought a smile with an order to the captains of companies, and the more disa- greealile the order, the broader file smile. I remem- ber on one occasion it was particularly broad. When in a hurry Col. Lippincott ordered a detail for picket duty of "twenty-five officers and one man". Gove had a hard time of it. He was sensitive to the last degree, and the mistakes that were often made at headquarters, and on ceremonial oeca.sions, worried him greatly, but he was always loyal, patient and uncomplaining. Ill ISTS Adjutant Gove look the honorary degree of .\. M. at Dartmouth College; L. L. D. at Uuiversity of Colorado in I.SS!S;was President of the National lOdu- cational .Association the same year, and has held oilier olliccs of honor and importance. Since 1S74 he has liccii Su|icrln(cnil('nl of City Schools at Denver, Colo. Sergeant M:ijoi' Duncan G. Iiigraham liccanie .\djii- tant in .lune, IsiU. Ingraham was a studious ami ]iainstaking young fellow. He had carried a musket in the ranks of Company B, anil was promoted for his ability and good soldiership. Since the war Adjutant Ingraham's career has been varied, but a success. Imu- four years he was a Unitarian preacher in Pennsylva- nia, Wisconsin and t!aliforiiia ; teacher in public schools in California, Oregon and Washington for eleven years, surveyor for railroad eomj>anies for five years in Ore- gon, Washington and Idaho, and postmaster at Waits- burg, Washington, under Harrison and Cleveland, .ind is now farmer and surveyor at Waitsburg. Richard B. Fulks, "Dick", as we called him, suc- ceeded "Uncle Sim" as ((uartermaster. He was an etticient young officer, tireless and faithful in attention to his depaitnient. He has been successful in business at his old home in Bearrd. He was for a long time Hosjiital Steward, and by hi.s unflagging energy and kindness won tlie affec- tion of every man in the regiment, and was made 14 GENERAL HISTORY. Ass't Surgeon in August, 'Im. He sliouJd liiive liaii the phU'e when it was given to Dr. Wallaee Dr. Hex gniihuited at Jefferson Metlical College in IHliT, and for many years was a lecturer in that institution. Sinee IH'Jl he has held the responsible position of Medical Di- rector for the Pennsylvania Life Insurance Company. Nathaniel P. Coltrin, our seconil and last Chaplain, was a good and earnest maTi and an honor to his calling. I doubt if any regiment was provided with better or more devoted men than Chaplains Eddy and Coltrin. Yet I do not recall any "stirring revivals" in the Tliir- ty-Third. We were not so much in the war to .save our souls as to save the country. Of the Non-Ci his con- spicuous ability and high soldierly ijualities he was made Colonel of the Ofith U. S. C. I. in June, 1863, which he commanded with great success. He w'as drowned in 1S54 while bathing in the gulf ott' the mouth of the Kio (irande. His body was never re- covered. A simi)le monument in the cemetery at Princeton, 111., and his many virtues perpetuate his memory. Capt. Dermont C. Roberts of Company F showed him.self to be a brave and capable otlicei on all occa- sions. He resigned in January, Isti:!. His residence is at Los Angeles, California. John \V. Stillwcll became (Jajitain of Ci,. !■' in Octo- ber, ISG"). He was a most earnest otflcer ami was highly regarded by all. Ca[)t. Stillwell has been a prosi)erous farmer, and li\'es at Lewiston, Pawnee county, Ne- braska. First Lieutenant Henry 1>. Winship was a briubt and capable man ami ilid yood service until poor licallh compelled his resignation in Isi;;. lie i-<--entei-i'il the army as First Lieutenant and was assigned to staff duty with (ieneral Burbridge. On the Morgan raid for mer- itorious .service he was promoted to Captain, ami later assigned to the "Army of the James" as A. A. I. O. At the close of the war lie was appointed as 1st Lieu- tenant in the regular army, but failed to ([ualify. In later life he has been engaged in mechanical engineer- ing, fruit raising in Florida, stock raisin:; in Ncbrask;i, and is now prospecting in Idaho. Winship is a born nomad, and 1 am surprised at not hearing from him at Manila or Pekin. He was Chief of Police at ( 'had- ron, Neb., for several years. It is now his post oflice address. (ieorge W. McKee succeeded ^Vinship as First Lieu- tenant. The only information I have of him is that he died in Chicago, May 6, 1863. John X. Wilson was promoted from Sergeant Major to be Lieutenant in Company F. He was then trans- ferred to be Captain iu a regiment of colored troops. Wilson vi'as a Sergeant in Company A when it was or- ganized. He was a man of education and refinement. His death occurred in 18i)7. I have been able to obtain but little information iu regard to Lieut. Chumley and Lieut. Claywell. I learn that Chumley died at Winchester, 111., March 3», 1902, and I heard many years ago that Claywell had been killed at that place. Captain Ira Moore deserves a much lengthier notice than can be given here. I always ranked him in wor-th and ability with Col. Potter. Like him he was a graduate of Yale, and had been a teacher iu Normal, and after their military service their lives were singu- lary alike. He resigned in May, \sM, on account of malaria contracted in the Louisiana swamps. After a year's rest he became Professor of ^Mathematics in the University of Minnesota, which position he held for two years, and then was Principal of the State Normal School for six year.s. Desiring a warmer climate he went to California iu 1875, and taught in the State Normal School at Los Angeles. He resigned that posi- tion in 1893 on account of ill health, and went to live ou his ranch iu the foot hills, where he died in 1897. He is buried at San Jose, Cal., w here a daughter is also buried. His wife lives at Cucamonga, California. First Lieut. John T. Rus.sell was advanced to Cap- tain, and a right good Ca|itain he proved to be. It was he who with ten men first entered Fort FTsperanza and planted the colors of the 33rd on its walls. Everyone iu the regiment liked Capt. Russell. Heisa retired farm- er at Cooksville, 111. Lucius Rew was promoted from private in Company 18 GENERAL JflSTOR V. B to be First Lieut, in Co. G, in December, l.Sfi4. Why this wa.s done I do not now reuieiriber. There were men in that company capable of filling the position. Rew was a fine young offleer and served with credit. Since the war be has been farmer and teacher in Penn- sylvania. He wa.s on Lawler's staff during his term of National Commander, (i. A. R. He lives in Frank- lin, Pa. George P. Ela resigned as First Lieut, in Sept., '(i2. He was well and favorably known in the regiment. His deatli occurred in Bloomingtoii in 1897. William Elbert was made 2nd Tiicut. on organization of the company, and was a faithful soldier until his resignation in March, ISIiK. Lysander C. Howanl was promoted frcmi Sergeant to Second Lieutenant, served two months and resigned. He died some years ago at La Bette, Kansas. Russell Puntenney was made Second Lieutenant three months before the muster out of the regiment. He was a most reliable and deserving soldier. He lives on a farm near Gibson City, 111. Were I to designate the most talented man who -served in the .S3rd, I should without hesitation write the name of James A. McKenzie, Claptain of Company H. He was as erratic as a comet, but with a better mental balance there would have been few honors beyond his reach. He was a dead shot with rifle and pistol, and could throw a tomahawk with the skill of an Indian. At Reeves Station I was unwise enougli to offer him my new and expensive uniform cap as a target, and he cut it in two pieces by a single cast of the hatchet at a distance of ten jjaces. When he entered the army his ability as a lawyer at once made him valuable as Judge Advocate of Courts Martial. He was Judge Advocate General of the Army of the Southwest under Gen. Curtis, and Provost Marshal under Gen. Steele. He knew tactics and the army regulations from cover to cover, and was an authority in military law. While with the regiment, McKenzie was a terror to the com- manding officers, free with his criticisms, and refusing to obey any order he could pick a flaw in, and he gen- erally found a tiaw. It is quite a i-urious ciiciiuistancc that when I had reached this point in this sketch, a Chicago "Tribune" was handed me which contained the announcement of Capt McKenzie's death. It was a shock to me, as I liked him greatly. He resigned March Id, isi;;;, and died at his home in (ialesburg on Decemlier 17, ]!Hll. First Lieut. George E. Smith was the natural and worthy successor to the Captaincy. He was a yoinig man of refined tastes and pronounced ability. His reti- cence and dignified demeanor was sometimes mistaken for haughtiness, but there was no more genial comrade on the march and around the camp fire. Capt. Smith was al.so a graduate of Knox College, and was among the best of the output of that in.stitution. With McKen- zie he had mastered tactics and army regulations, and was unusually well informed about military affairs generally, which led to his being sought for outside service, and for a year he was Provost Marshal at Baton Rouge, La. We had few officers, if any, that were su- perior to Capt. Geo. E. Smith. He was adinitted to the bar in 1867, settled in St. Louis, and is now a prominent attorney in that city, 715 Locust street. Lieut. Robert P. Williams was severely wounded in the head by a fragment of shell at the battle of Black River Bridge, May Hi, 1803. He stated that he would not have any more shells "busted on his head to save the best government on earth," and promptly resigned. In a recent letter he says that his head has been of no u.se to him since, but his comrades will have other views about it. The feet of the Captain of Company H were planned upon a large .scale, and at the begin- ning of the battle above mentioned, Williams ap- proached him and said, "Captain, if you will give me a signal when you are shot, I will come and push you over." Lieut. Williams is in the hotel business in Chicago. His address is 24 East Ifith Street. Emmett B. Chambers became First liieutenant after Williams. He had a prompt and thoroughlired way as an officer that was attractive, and was a soldier of gal- lant bearing, in or out of a scrimmage. Lieut. Cham- bers was a newspaper man at the time of his enlist- ment, and in 1871 became proprietor and editor of the "Red River Gazette" at Glyndon, Minnesota, and later of the Fargo "Times," North Dakota. In 1887 he be- came proof reader in the Government Printing Office at Washington, D. C, a position he now holds. He lives in a beautiful home at Kensington, ten miles out of the city. John M. Ryland was promoted from First Sergeant to 2nd Lieutenant, but was not musteied as an officer. He was one of the tallest soldiers that stood in the ranks. John M. Follett laid down his musket September 21, isifi, to take rank as Second Lieutenant. If there wa.- a more stanch, reliable, "Rock of Chickamauga, " kind of soldier in the regiment than John M Follett, I did not have the honor of his acquaintance. He is a suc- cessful farmer near Atkinson, Henry county. 111. Capt. W. H. I^awton of Company I was a genial gen- tleman, a bit excitable perhaps, but a good officer, al- ways having a cordial greeting for everybody, officer or not. He resigned June 8, 1863, on account of disabil- ty, and for the rest of his life went on crutches. He was appointed "Custodian of Surveys" at Springfield, which position he held until his death at Griggsville, III., in ISSL'. From First Lieutenant, Xathaniel T. Lyon was ad- vanied to Captain of the company. He was a l>rave and capable officer; was one of the first to enter Fort Esperanza, and was among the first always whenever duty summoned him. He takes a great interest in re- ligious ;ind political affairs. His home is in Sumner, Iowa. Ueutenant Charles T. Kenney was a great favorite in his company and in the regiment, and is yet, as he well deserves to be. He was desperately wounded in THIRTY-THIRD ILLINOIS VETERAN VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. 19 tbf Ihigli at Vicksljurg on May lil", ISli:;. AftiT nearly forty years, Keiiiiey is still on erutulies, and liis wounil uei'essitates ilaily attention. His enduraiiee has been wonderful. Notwithstandinu- his great affliction he has conducted a successful business. His home is in Griggsvillc, 111. Nathaniel W. Reynolds followed Kenney. His earnestness and capability us an officer brought him the esteem of his company and regiment. His profession is a builder, and his home is in RIoomiiigton, HI. David V. Jenl\ins was made L'nd Lieutenant in August, IKii.-). He lives in Tmy, I.iabo. t'onipany K from tirst to last had five captains. First, Lieutenant Wm. A. Nixon succeeded Lippin- eott, March 1, 1S02, and resigned four months later. Nixon was ciptured in the Big River Bridge affair October 1-J, l.Slil, and released on parole. He behaved gallantly in that lively action. His address is 'rSl West Sth street, Cincinnati, Ohio. Kdward H. Twining was promoted from private to Captain of Company K in Sc|)tcmber, lS(i2, and served until October, IHti-J, when he resigned to accept commis- sion as Captain A. D. ('. on the Staff of Major Cien- eral J. J. Reynolds. While in the ranks, Twining was noted for his soldierly l>earing and strict oUservance of all duties and formalities required of a .soldier. He was a man of superior education, having graduated at Wabash College in 1S52, and was afterward a professor in the Sheffield Scientific School at Vale. In 186(i he was appointed to a profe.ssorship in Wash- ington and Jefferson College, Pa., and later was con- nected with the Universities of Minnesota and Mis- souri. In 1882 he entered the service of the (Jovern- nient as Engineer under the Mi-ssissippi River Com- mission, which position he still holds. It goes with- out saying that Capt. Twining reflected great honor on our regiment, both during and since the war. His ail- dress is 2789 Locust street, Sv. Louis, Mo. Among the officers of the Thirty-Third conspicuous for ability and courage, Capt. Frank Adams ranked very high. He was a graduate of Illinois College, and an only son of Dr. Sanmel Adams, a distinguished pro- fessor in that institution. Capt. Adams was a young man of splendid appearance, rare culture and the very- ideal of a soldier. He distinguished himself at Vicksburg and on all other occasions where danger gave him o)i- pdrtunity. He was promoted specially by President Lincoln to service in the Signal Corps in November, 1864. After the war he was engaged as civil engineer on the Union Pacific railroad, and a.ssisted in pushing that great undertaking across the plains and moun- tains. His exertions in that arduous enterprise brought on an illness which early endeany and all the regiment. While in tlic rillc pits al Viclvsburg, June 18, 18f«, a musket ball entered just under one of his eyes and [tassed transversely through his head, coming out lichind the ear. It was thought the wound was necessarily fatal, but the pluck of the man i>ullcd him through. Cai>t. Higgins was Adjutant General of Illi- nois from isiiiito l.STS, and Adjutant of the Illinois Sol- diers' and Sailors' Home from 1897 to 1901. Pre.sent a. Kldridfie C (_'o., to he a Lieutenant in the Mo. Infty. (.'hristoiiher Peterson, C Co., to he a Lieutenant in the 'Wis. Infty. I might very properly at this point call attention to the names of those soldiers in the ranlis who distin- guished themselves by conspicuous bravery in battle, and who performed services otherwi.se important and noteworthj', but this mention will appear as tlie inci- dents occur in tlie natural course of this narrative. The general character of the men who made up the rank and file of the regiment has been adverted to, but it seems in place here to .say something more of the several companies and their organization. From the fact that it was known from the beginning that it was to he the "Teachers' Regiment," it attracted enlist- ments from a wider territory than any otlier organiza- tion in the state. Of the one hundred and oiiis. "Jimlowu" had been made historic from the fact that here Abraham Lineohi stepped from a (^anoe in wliich he had come down the river in March, l.s.'i), and stood for the Hrst time on the soil of Sangamon county. From tliis place to East St. Louis was our first journey together. It was through fields of ripening corn, and orcliards l)ending and glowing witli fruit. I'eoijlc thronged the highways waving flags and liandl\erchiefs, and sending cheer upon cheer after the rusliing train. The.se greetings were returned by wa\ing of hats and such yells and shoutings as could only come from lungs which had been c.xijanded by the prairie winds. .Such was our good-bye to Illinois. How wc came back will be told farther on. After a night in a freight house in East St. Louis, we crossed the Missi.ssii>pi on the steamboat Louisiana, and were at last on debatable ground. By noon of the 20th we were on the Iron Mountain railway in flat cars bound for Pilot Knob. Our arms, which we liad just drawn, were in boxes. We passed through Victoria, De- Soto, Edward's Station and Lawsons, places with whiidi we were soon to lieconie familiar, reaching our destina- tion well into the night. On the 21st we received our arms and equipments, and were inspected by the Com- mandant of the post, Col. Thayer, of the First Nebraska. Companies B, E and K were sent on tlie 22nd to re- lieve three companies of the First Nebraska which were guarding the railroad. Co. K was stationed at Lawson's, E at Big Kiver Bridge, and Bat Victoria and Bailey's Station, the latter place within thirty miles of St. Louis. On the 23rd the regiment moved through Ironton and encamped on a hill overlooking the pretty village of Ar- cadia, some three miles from Pilot Knob. It remained in this camp until the 20th of October, building Fort Hovey and scouting in the surrounding iduntry. On this date the regiment at nine o'clock in the morning received a stand of colors, a national and state flag, from the teachers of ('hicago. In the afternoon at four o'clock the 33rd, 21st and 3sth Illinois, sth Wisconsin, a battalion of the 1st Indiana cavalry, and a battery, all under the command of Col. Carliu of the38th, moved toward Fredericktown to join forces sent from Cape (iirardeau and Bird's Point to attack Jed' Tlionnison, who was said to be at that place. The troops marched nearly all night, reacliing the town on the morning of the 21st. In the afternoon the troops from Cajie Girardeau discovered a'oout fifteen hundred of the cneaiy hidden in the bru.sh a mile or so from tile town. A skirmish of a few minutes ensued, in which the Confederates were easily driven off. 'i'hc 17th Illinois and the 11th Mi.ssouri had each one man killed. In charging down a lane the gallant .Major davitt, of the Indiana Cavalry, ('apt. Hindman ami twral John M. Bruner, disguised as "butternuts," made a scout to discover what they could. They returned after a couple of days and reported that there was a large plantation about ten miles distant, which was a rendezvous for recruits for Price's army. Bryant and Bruner, repre- senting themselves as recruits on their way to join Price, were handsomely entertained, and obtained in- formation that arms were concealed on the place, and that reports of the movements of our troops were being sent to the enemy. An e.xpedition of forty men made a most dilflcult march at night, through the den.se woods, surrounded the house at daylight, and took prisoners the owner of the plantation, several of his grown up sons, and a number of Confederate recruits. The owner denied being a rebel, but when confronted with Bryant and Bruner, his protestations suddenly ceased. The arms were discovered, and rifles given to about twenty negroes who belongeil to the place, who were forced to march our prisoners back to camp. The spectacle of those grinning negroes marching their fiery old master and his furious .sons at the muzzles of their rifles, would have been enjoyed by Wendell Phil- lips and William Lloyd Garrison. I believe this was the first time in the war that slaves were liberated and armed. I have reason to remember this, for when our prisoners, with the evidence against them, were sent to Pilot Knob, the rebels, as we supposed, to be detained, and the negroes to work on the fort, the whole batch was promptly sent back by Col. Carlin, and with them a severe reprimand for myself, stating that I had done "what the President of the United vStates had not .seen fit to do — liberate and arm the slaves." However, I was not greatly cast down, but rather proud of being a pioneer in "freeing the slaves. " I am quite sure those poor black fellows had a lively time of it when they got back to the plantation. On October loth there were about forty men in camp, Lieut. Bryant with i)art of the company lieing sta- tioned at Victoria, and a squad was farther south towarlown to atoms by the batteries, but upon the suggestion of the negro tire- man, when the bow came toward shore steam was put on, and when the stern pointed in that direction the engineer gave her "a lick back," and iji this way we ran into the woods and tied uji to a tree imtil morning. We reached Cairo at one o'clock on the afternoon of February 3rd. Two days later a boat arrived from Columbus, and the long wished for exchange was brought about. I hurried to Princeton, the paroled men were qviickly assembled, anil joined the regiment the day before it started on the march into Arkansas. CHAPTER VI. FROM ARCADIA, MO., TO HELENA, ARK. On March 1, hstili, the companies of the^;:;rd, being all together for the first time in six months, started south for Arcadia, Mo., at three o'clock in the after- noon, its objective being to join the army of the (South- west under General Curtis somewhere in Arkansas. I have not access to any records which enai)le mc to name all the organizations which started on this eam- paign, but 1 remember that the lilst and ;>Kth Illinois and the First Indiana cavalry moved some days before. The regiment l)egan this nuirch with great rejoicing. 4 It had been inactive tlirough the winter, hud heard of the great victory at Donelson, and was fearful that the war would be over before it had a chance to do some important service, an anxiety that |)roved to havi' no foundation. Our mai-eh the first day was but the short distance of Hve miles, and was notable only for the enormous amount of what Caesar would call "impedimenta" that was carried. We had seventeen anny wagons, each drawn by three mule teams, and in addition there were 26 OENERAL ins TOR Y. several aiiLlmlanees. KVery company had a wagon, and the others were divided between headquarters, tlie hospital and ted li.v the enemy ; supi)lies had failed to come by way of White River, and little or none to be had by foraging, and on these accounts a move to Little Rock, the objective point, was deemed impracticable. We were down to a few hardtack and such scrawny cattle as could be picked up by foragers. The enemy began to show signs of great activity, and the onlj' thing that seemed left to do was to make for Helena, on the Mississijipi river, one hundred and seventy-tive miles away. At half past three on June 22nd a start was made on the return trip to Jacksonport, marching until 10 o'clock at night. Next day we reached Hlack river, laid a pontoon bridge, and spent two days in crossing. On June 24th Curtis reported to Halleck : "My cavalry is breaking down, my trains have to go sixty miles for forage." June 25th, "My .stock is almost starving;" June 2H, "I have called in my outposts with a view of moving to Augusta, or if necessary to the Mississippi at Helena;" June 30, "I shall move my force to Jack- sonport, where I lioi)e the canebrakes will do for for- age." How much that sounds like McClellan. This was Curtis's idea of his situation ; however, he was much worse scared than there was any need for. How the Confederates regarded it may be known from the following proclamation of Gen. Hindman. It will also show the kind of bushwhacking we experi- enced on this march : June 24th, lSt)2.— "The yankee (Jen. Curtis is trying to escape. His position has beciime untenable. He is appalled at the dangers wliich surround him. In his terror he resorts to the desperate expedient of moving to the south along White river, trusting to supplies from the Mississippi by boats. These sui)plies cannot ascend White river. We have already blown up one of his iron clad boats and crippled another, and can hold the river against his fleet. The question now is, shall his army reach the fleet below? Vou can prevent it. The power is in your hands, the plan is no secret, I pro- claim it to you all. "Take your gun and ammunition, every man of you ; mount your hor.se or go afoot; do not wait an hour up- on your neighbor; lo.se no time in holding meetings; move toward the enemy by the shortest road ; join the first company you overtake upon the march ; press up- on the invader from every direction ; attack him day and night; kill his scouts and pickets; kill his jdlots and troops on transports; cut off' his wagon trains; lay in aml)ush and surprise his detachments; shoot his mounted officers; destroy every pound of meat and flour, every ear of corn and .stack of fodder, oats and wheat that can fall iiito his hands; fell trees as thickly as i-afis in all the ri.a n ) '. rillc i"iiiiinii iiiKlt'r I,ifuf. Drviiiiciiian any A now gallantly joined their Wisconsin comrades, and for a brief time few more stubtjorn contests bave taken place, the ojjposing forces being only a few rods apart. Two (jrderly sergeants and two corporals of the Wiscon- sin hoys killed ; Col. Harris, t'a|)t. Christie, Lieut. .Stone and thirty-three of the 11th wounded; (apt. Potter wounded, but still limping ahout with a gun for a crutch; Sergt. Fyffe and Corporal Bigger of Co. A wounded; four out of tlie six cannoneers of the gun S(iuad were wounded at thesame time. No wonder that our small force gave way from log to log and tree to tiee. Just at this time occurred the most thi-illing incndcnt of the day. The little cannon had been abandoned, and the foe was almost upon it. The brave driver of the gun team, allliough wounded, dashed up to it and hooked it to the caisson, but at the lirst jump of the frightened horses it liecanie unfastened, and the team went dashing back with the cais- son hut not the gun. On seeing the trouble Capt. Pot- ter called out, "Hoys, save the gun." Hearing the call of his captain. Orderly Sergeant Edward A. Pike, of Company .\, who was as colo.ssal in courage as he was in stature, rushed to the gun when tlie enemy was almost near enough to have struck him with their sabres, seized the trail and tore down the road with the cannon as if it had been a baby wagon. Other mem- bers of the company coming to his assistance, the gun was saved. For this brave act Sergt. Pike received a medal of honor from the Secretary of War. Another incident happened a little later which is well worth relating. In one of their onslaughts a Con- federate cavalryman came dashing upon Sergt. Harvey .1. Dutton, who had just fired his mu.sket. There seemed no chtmce for Dutton to get away, nor did he tiy, but snatching a revolver from his belt brought the Hying horsenjan sprawling to thi' groui'id. It was not till' last time Duttnii sliowed his nerve during the service. While the fray was going on, A. P. Anderson, of Company E, came to me writhing in pain, and with a face ghostlj- w'hite, anil stated that he had been shot through the body. I directeil him to go to the rear and find the Surgeon. In a very short time I noticed An- derson was liack agi:in and using his gun in the busiest mai r. 1 said to him, "I thought you had gone back to die." He smilingly pointed to a deep dent in his C. S. plate, whii'h was just over the pit of his stomach. Our troops had been buced back to the corner of tli<' lield where most of the :>!rd bad taken shelter behind the rail fence, and the otliers were in the heavy timber across the road. The Confeilerates came charging again and agaiii along the road that led back to the Hill plantation, but were received with such a fire from the fence and woods that their rushes were al- ways stopped at this point with heavy loss to them, while we were comparatively safe. About this time Col. Ilovey joined us and greatly restored the contl- dt'iicc of the troops by his presence, and the informa- tion that reinforcements were close at hand. He hud a chance to see some fighting before they arrived and received a spent musket ball in his breast, and as he coolly extracted it, he remarked that "the rebellion did not seem to liave much force in it." The engagement had been in progress .some two hours, when Lieut Col. Wood, of the 1st Indiana cav- alry, came up with one battalion under Major Cleii- denning and two liehl pieces. The Confederates had Hitbdrawn to their original position in the heavy tim- ber. The two gun battery was advanced and opened tire, supported by Clendenning's stiuadron and the troops that had been in the battle. Very soon Col. Wood nrdered a charge of the cavalry, which they made most gallantly. The enemy liroke and retreated across Cache river. The loss in this charge was severe. Cajit. W. W. Sloane, troop E, was killed, and Major Clendenning mortally wounded. Col. Wood was also wounded, and there were many other casualties in the s(iuadron. The supporting forces now arrived, but the day was won, and grandly won. One hundred and ten of the enemy were buried on the field ; the number of their wounded was never known. The Federal lo.ss in this engagement was nine killed and forty-seven wounded. These casualties .seem very small as compared with the Confederate losses; but the simple explanation i.s, that cavalry has no chance against infantry behind fences and in heavy timber. When it is considered that on our side there were less than four hundred active participants in the fight, and that certainly one hundred and ten of the TlTinrY-rHTED tlltnois veterax volvxteer tneantry. 29 fiR'iiiy, ;iii(l [lerliaps inaiiy incut', \\ eiv killi'il, it iiuist lif coiK'L'ded that this was (iiie of the most icniarkable and hard fought battles of the war, yet little has ever been said or known about it. Xo doubt the reason for this was that we were cut ofl' from all eonimunieatioii with the Xorth, and the news was not sent out until some- time later, and the further reason that the attention of the people was drawn to the operations of the swat armies in other portions of the country. .\f'ter the battle the enemy w-as ]iring down where they happened to be to sleep in utter exhaus- tion. On the morning of the Ilth the men were awakened by finding theiu.selves frying in the hot sun, and it was not long \intil the whole regiment was bathing in White river. We were now given the unwch-ome information that the supply boats that were expected at this place, fail- ing to hear from us, had dropped down the river the day before. The situation was that we were jiractically without sujjplies, and none were to be had nearer than Helena, on the Mi.ssissippi river, sixty miles distant. ('onse