OHAPTEE XXII.

REGIMENTAL HISTORY—FOURTEENTH INFANTRY.

REGIMENTAL ROSTER—ARRIVE AT ST. LOUIS—MOVE UP TENNESSEE RIVER—BATTLE OF SHILOH—BATTLE OF CORINTH—JOINS GRANT'S SOUTHWARD MOVEMENT — MARCH TO MEMPHIS—MOVE TO VICKS- BURQ—TO LAKE PROVIDENCE—RETURN TO VICKSBURG—ASSAULT OF THE 22D OF MAY—THE SIEGE—MOVE TO NATCHEZ—RE-ENLISTMENTS —VETERAN FURLOUGH—RED RIVER EXPEDITION—WORDEN'S BAT­ TALION—BATTLE OF TUPELO—EXPEDITION TO AUGUSTA, ARK.— PURSUIT OF PRICE THROUGH MISSOURI—BATTLE OF NASHVILLE— RETURN TO VICKSBURG—NEW ORLEANS—INVESTMENT OF MOBILE —ATTACK ON SPANISH FORT—MOBILE CAPTURED—MUSTERED OUT —RETURN HOME—DISBANDED—STATISTICS.

HE Foiirteentli Eegiment was organized at Camp Wood, T Fond du Lac, was mustered into the United States service on the 30th of January, 1862, and left the State for St. Louis on the 8th of March. The following was the regimental roster :

COLONEL—DAVID E.WOOD. Lieutenant Oolonel—ISAAC E. MESSMORE; Jlia/or—JOHN HANCOCK; AdJuiani — 'BEiiiAii E.BROWER; QMartermasier—JAMEST.CONKLIN; ^urfireon—WILLIA3I H.WALKER; First Assistant Surgeon —HvnscAif D. CAMERON; Second Assistant Surgeon —DAYIDIJACOVNT; Chaplain—"Rev. JAMES B. ROGERS. Oo. Captains. First Lieutenants. Second Lieutenants. A—Lyman M. Ward, Charles L. Kimball, John V. Frost, B —Asa Worden, John D. Post, F. G.Wilmot, C —William W. Wilcox, Colin Miller, Absalom S. Smith, D — James W. Polleys, George Staly, David Law, E — George E. Waldo, Levi W. Vaughn, Don A. Shove, F—Joseph G. Lawton, George W. Bowers, Samuel Harrison, G— F. H. Magdeburg, James La Count, Orrin R. Potter, H—C. M. G. Mansfield, Van Epps Young, Milton K. Barnes, I — Calvin R. Johnson, John Kittinger, Joseph Clancey, K—James V. McCall, Ogden W. Fox. M. W. Hurlbuit. Leaving Fond du Lac and proceeding by way of Chicago, they arrived at St. Louis on the 10th of March, and went into quar­ ters at Benton Barracks. Here they were assigned to the forces BATTLE OF PITTSBURG LANDING. 599 designed for operations up the Tennessee Eiver, under General Grant, and embarked on transports at St. Louis, on the 23d of March, arrived at Savannah on the 28th, went into camp, and were assigned to provost guard duty. On Saturday afternoon, April 5th, the division of General Nelson, being the advance of General Buell's reinforcements to General Grant, arrived at Savannah. On the morning of the 6th, the booming of cannon and rattle of musketry, indicated that the battle of Pittsburg Landing hadft)egun. All day the troops lay at Savannah, which was only nine miles below the Landing, on the east side of the river. Li the afternoon, orders came for all the reinforcements at Savannah to move rapidly, as our forces were being driven back. General iN'elson, having waited in vain for transports, started his division immediately on the double quick, and crossed to the battle field, between five and six o'clock, and posted his troops just above the Lauding. The Fourteenth was in line when orders came for it to move. They embarked on one of the transports, but were detained, waiting for Critten­ den's division of Buell's forces, aud did not arrive at the Landing until 11 o'clock, P. M. Marching to the ground above the Landing, the regiment formed in line of battle, and bivouacked for the night, exposed to a heavy rain. At an early hour on the morning of the 7th, they were ordered to the front, being assigned to a provisional brigade, temporarily attached to General Crittenden's division, which consisted of the Fourteenth "Wis­ consin, a Kentucky, and two Indiana regiments, and a section of a Chicago battery, uuder the command of Colonel Smith, of the Kentuck}'- regiment. Forming in line of battle about two miles south of the Landing, on the main road to Corinth, Gen­ eral Nelson's brigade was on their left, aud General ~R. McCook's on their right. The New Orleans battery, supported by the Crescent City (rebel) brigade, was stationed on a ridge in their front. The rebel battery opened on them with shot and shell. The Fourteenth was ordered to lie down on the slope of the hill, aud consequently the enemy's missiles passed 'over their heads. After enduring this fire for an hour and a half, iha rebel infantry made a charge upon their position, for the purpose of capturing the Chicago battery. The Fourteenth rose and met them with a deadly fire, driving them back some distance, but were in turn 600 MILITARY HISTORY OF WISCONSIN. forced back. The regiment rallied, however, and were ordered by Colonel Smith, to charge and take the battery. The ground in front was a gradual descent for twenty rods, and covered with a dense growth of underbrush and trees. At the bottom was a small ravine; from the ravine, the ground rose at an angle of some twenty degrees, and was almost a clear field, excepting a few fallen trees, and also some standing timber. This elevation continued for some thirty rods, and there, upon the highest point, was stationed the rebel batfery. The order to charge was given, the ravine was crossed, and the regiment commenced the ascent on the further slope, when Lieutenant Colonel Messmore, who was in the advance, leading the charge, was dismounted by the bursting of a shell, seriously injured, and compelled to leave the field. Colonel Wood had ridden to the rear, to urge forward the Kentucky regiment to the support of the Fourteenth, aud met with an accident, his horse falling on him, and injuring his leg. Major Hancock was thus left in command of the regiment, which he retained until it was leaving the field. The charge was made upon the battery, the rebels were driven from it, many of the horses were shot, others were cut loose, and one of the guns was spiked by Lieutenant Staley of Company D, assisted by Sergeant Blackett, of Company K, and others. The rebel in­ fantry were in heavy force iu rear of the battery, and rained a perfect storm of lead upon the regiment, which was compelled to retire, the rest of the brigade failing to reinforce them. They fell back to within sixty rods of their original line. From this time till the close of the battle, the regiment was constantly engaged, and made two other charges upon the battery, and finally were successful in capturing and holding it. The gun spiked by Lieutenant Staley was afterwards sent to Wisconsin as a trophy. During the whole of the engagement, the Fourteenth displayed such conspicuous gallantry, that they received the com­ mendation of those who witnessed their heroism. They fought like veterans, and received the sobriquet of "Wisconsin Regu­ lars," for their soldierly conduct on the field. After remaining until the rebels were retreating on all sides, the regiment retired towards the Landing, when Colonel Wood again assumed com­ mand, having sufficiently recovered to do so. Arms were stacked, the roll was called, and every man was present, or was accounted CASUALTIES. 601 for as killed or wounded, except a few, who reported during the night In this battle, the Fourteenth established a character for bravery and endurance, which it sustained throughout the war. For over ten hours, they fought, without being relieved, until there was no more fighting to do. Captain Waldo, of Company E, was killed, while bravely leading his men to the charge. Lieutenant Post, of Company B, was mortally wounded. Lieu­ tenant Smith, of Company C, was seriously wounded, but retained command till night. Captain McCall, of Company K, when the regiment left the field, was ordered to take a detach­ ment of the left wing of the regiment, and examine the ground, aud bring in the wounded, if to be found, rejoining the regiment at the Landing. Captains Ward and Polleys, and others, were mentioned for their conspicuous gallantry. The casualties, as officially reported, were:

KILLED OR DIED OF WOXTSHS.—Company A —First Lieutenant John D. Post, Sergeant Charles Drake, Corporal Joseph King. Company B — Privates John Eastwood and Thos. Morgan. Company C—Private James Alley. Company i?—Privates John B. Glenn and John Owens. Ootnpany E— Captain George E. Waldo, Private Ezra B. Austin. Company i^—Private John D. Putnam. 6bmpa»ijf G —Privates Lucius D. Barker, Eben Newton, Samuel Bumpand John Mosier. Company B'—Privates Henry Peeler, Amos Ci'ippen and Daniel D. Hammond. CbHipaji^^ J—Corporals F. A. Cullen and W. R. Lesherness, Pri­ vates Charles Bacon, Henry Ross, Harvey E. Frost, Gottlieb Schlinsoy and John J. Rockwood. Company JT—Privates Charles A. Brice and Horace D. Lyman — 20. WOUNDED.— Company A —'PrWa.ie's James B. Titus, E. G. Mauscraft and Adam SlidelL Cbmpan^i?—Privates Gottlieb Stanly, Ezra L. Whittaker and John Barker. Company C—Lieutenant A. L. Smith, Sergeant William Dittey, Privates Alonzo B. MUler, Sol. Statler, Nelson T. Hammond, James Statler, James K. Bishop, James E. Williamson and George E. Stuntz. Company D —Sergeant Gallagher, Corporals Guertin aud Harris Privates Alfred Collins, William Reed and Louis Amiot. CoDipany ^—Privates Wm. Baruth, Julius Wintermeyer, William Flinn, A. C. Tufts, Samuel Gokie, John Lovell, Robert Lee and Willett C. ^Vlleeler. Company F—Ber^ez^ni Charles Vincent, Corporal Hudson J. Cronk, Privates Henry Wescott, Gregory Milquet and James N. Howard. Company G?— Corporal Theodore Jorch, Bugler Henry Siegrist and John Keef. Company JT—Corporal Henry Voss.'Privates Spencer A. Hamblin, Edward Oilman, Peter Cottrell, David Carr, George B. Clark and Andrew Winegarden. Company /—Corporal G. S. Travis, Privates S. D. Parker, Wililara Stenesky, Charles Bacon, Henry Ross, George Rutherford, G. W. Reeder, Joseph Wilson, Harrison Maxon, J. W. Rockwood, Elisha Stockwell, N. M. Clapp and Henry Lincoln. Company ^-Second Lieutenant M. H. Hurlbert, Corporal Irwin Underwood, Privates Anthony Kornell, Hiram Filkius, Aug. W. Kirby and Charles Lascher — 73.

Previous to the battle. Lieutenant Colonel Messmore had ten­ dered his resignation, but it was not accepted until the day of the battle. He therefore went to the field with the regiment, where he was disabled, as we have stated. Major Hancock was pro­ moted Lieutenant Colonel, to date from April 7th, and Captain L. M. Ward was romoted Major, dating from April 18th. 602 MILITARY HISTORY OF WISCONSIN.

The regiment remained at Pittsburg Landing, Colonel Wood being appointed Pi'ovost Marshal, and the regiment acted as provost guard. For four days they remained without tents, ex­ posed to almost continual rains, and without sufficient rations. The fatigues of the battle, and these exposures, together with the unhealthiness of the position, produced much sickness. The health of Colonel Wood was seriously impaired, and he returned to Wisconsin, and died on the 17th of June, from fatigue and disease contracted in the service. At his death. Lieutenant Col­ onel Hancock was promoted Colonel, Major Ward as Lieutenant Colonel, and Captain Pollys, Major. The regiment remained engaged in provost guard duty at the Lauding until the 23d of July, when it was relieved and moved to Hamburg and engaged in the same kind of duty, that place being made the chief depot of supplies for the troops stationed at Corinth. Captain Yaughn, of Company E, was ap­ pointed Provost Marshal. They remained at Hamburg until the 23d of August, when they were ordered to Corinth and were assigned to the Second Brigade, Colonel Ohver, Sixth Division, under General McArthur. The Fourteenth took part in several reconnoitering expeditions to points in the vicinity of Corinth, and on the 16th of September marched with the left wing of the Army of the Tennessee, under General Ord, to the east side of luka. The battle before that place was fought to the south of the town, on the 19th, by the divisions of Generals Hamilton and Stanley. Near this place two companies of the Fourteenth had a small skirmish with the enemy. Price having evacuated luka, aud Yau Dorn threatening Corinth, General Ord's forces, by a forced march of thirty miles, reached that place on the 21st. Here the regiment remained until the Ist of October, when it marched with the Eighteenth Wisconsin to Chewalla to join the Second Brigade at that point, and watch the enemy, who was supposed to be approaching by that road. They went to within two miles of Chewalla and formed in line of battle. On the approach of the enemy next day the whole force fell back, skir­ mishing, the men sleeping on their arms that night within two miles of the old breastworks at Corinth, Companies C and K as skirmishers, bringing up the rear. About an hour and a half after daylight of the 3d of October, the skirmishers of the BATTLE OF CORINTH. 603

Second Brigade became engaged, but the enemy approaching in large force they were obliged to fall back, after obstinately con­ testing the ground. The Fourteenth, under Colonel Hancock, was sent forward and drove back the enemy. Orders were then received to fall back to the hill north of the railroad, and hold that position at all hazards. At the foot of this hill, near the old line of breastworks. Company E, Captain Yaughn, supported by Captain Samuel Harrison, of Company F, were deployed as skirmishers. When the battle became general the enemy made their appearance before the old breastworks in great force, com­ pelling the two companies to retire behind the old works. Here they gallantly fought the enemy until the rebels rushed from the woods, over the intrenchments, when they fell back fighting, losing their brave Captain Yaughn. Captain Harrison was mortally wounded. The position on the hill was held by the Fifteenth Michigan and Fourteenth Wisconsin, from nine o'clock till one in the afternoon, although suffering severe loss, and until the troops on the right aud left retired after being fianked. The artillery was then ordered to the rear, and Colonel Oliver retired in good order with his command, to near Battery F, from whence they fell back into the town, and were placed by General McArthur to the north of General Rosecrans' quar­ ters, and remained until morning. From the above it will be seen that the battle of Corinth was opened by the Second Brigade, of McArthur's Division, preceded by skirmishing from Chewalla to the outer works, on the 1st and 2d of October, and on the 3d they held their position until they found themselves flanked on both sides, and the enemy charging upon them in column. It was madness to remain, and they were retired by Colonel Oliver, as stated. The Fourteenth Wisconsin was always steady, cool and vigorous, and was the one to rely upon in any emergency. Though suffering more loss than any other regiment in the command, they maintained their lines and de­ livered their fire with all the precision and coolness Avhich could have been maintained upon drill. Such was the encoiuium passed upon the Fourteenth by the Brigade Commander, Colonel Oliver. On the morning of the 4th of October, the Brigade was marched to the rear of the Seminary Building, formed columns 604 MILITARY HISTORY OF WISCONSIN.

of attack and took position in support of batteries, and held them. The command was very much exhausted, having been continually engaged since Thursday iu marching and skirmishing. The regiment and its officers were highly spoken of in the re­ ports of superior officers, and Colonel Hancock also makes special mention of many of his line and non-commissioned officers, among the latter were Sergeant H. W. Durand, of Company A; Private Thomas Tompkins, of Company B; Sergeant Joseph Wells, of Company C: Sergeant B. F. Goodwin and Private Andrew Flagg, of Company E ; Sergeant E. A. Moore, of Com­ pany H; Private Warren Foster, of Company I; and Private Charles F. Davis, of Company K; also Sergeant Major John M. Reed, and Color Sergeant Dennis Murphy, who bravely clung to his flag, though three times wounded. The color guard for that day were volunteers—their names were Corporal Joseph Doucett, of Company E; James A. Thompson, of Company B, (killed;) AYilham Carrill, of Company F, (wounded;) Joseph Meek, of Company I; John Noon, of Company G; and Gilbert Waldron, of Company C. The Colonel says they were all brave and trustworthy fellows, and worthy of mention. The casualties, as officially reported, were ;

KILLED OB DIED OF WOUNDS.—Company/ 5—Lieutenant Samuel A. Tinkham, Cor­ poral E. Hill, Privates James A. Thompson and" John F. Bradleston. Company C—Cor­ poral R. Putnam, Privates G. Clark and EUery Porter. Company J3—Privates Thomas JNIason, J. E. Tucker and William Anderson. Company E— Captain Levi W. Vaughn, Pi'ivates Morris Van Dooser and Freeling Westgate. Company F— Captain Samuel Harrison, Private Samuel Morrison. Company G — Corporal Lucien E. Potter, Privates Hatsel Delano, Charles R. Batcheldor, Ladislaus Raab and Patrick Carney. Company B"-Privates Ithamar G. Eastwood and George Williams. Cbjnpan^/J—Sergeant A. J. Coville. Company ^—Corporals William Brown, Irvin Underwood and Fred. St. John, Privates Rufus Billings, Robert Harper, Joseph Coverstin« and R. L. Edson — 30. WOUNDED.—JJ'jeM O^ej--Colonel John Hancock. Company A—Lieutenant E. F. Ferris, Private Alraer Cornish. Company B — Captain Asa Worden, Privates Washington Hoyle, W. H. King, James Galbrath, Carlos M. Hardy and Thomas Tompkins. Company C— Corporal J. Dean, Privates D. Maxon, William Anderson, J. Dewrose, L. Cady, T. Fitzgerald, P. Gallagher, R. Hunter, G. Perkins and B. F. Smith. Company /)—Sergeant S. L. Hunstable, Corporals E. B. Shei-win and W. A. Strosnider, Privates L. Amiot, S. Mason, Patrick McGuire,W. B. Loggan, A. Lowell and L. Sprain. Company E— Corporal Francis E. Engle, Private Wai-ren P. Thayer. Company i?"-Lieutenant D. E. Ward, Color bearer Dennis J. F. Murphy, Privates John Dollar and Alex. Parsons. Company O — Corporal C. G. Dreutzer, Privates Ira J. S. Holmes, James Cotrell and Daniel Tousey. Company J—Private Joseph Meek. Omipany ^—Sergeant Azro G. Abbott, Privates Manly J. Armon, Silas S. Cooper, Ellas H. Countryman, Haseltine Dunton, Charles F. Davis, George Fuller and Henry F. Manlove—48. The regiment joined in the pursuit of the enemy to Ripley, returning to Corinth on the 12th, where it remained until the 2d SIEGE OF VICKSBURG. 605 of ISTovember, when it moved to Grand Junction, where General Grant was concentrating the forces of West Tennessee, and on the 27th, accompanied that general in his southward movement, reaching Yocona, Miss., when the disaster at Holly Springs, on the 20th of December, occurred. They then accompanied the forces on their retreat from Mississippi to Moscow, on the ]SIem- phis and Charleston Railroad, thence they moved to Memphis on the 10th of January, and on the 17th, embarked for Vicks­ burg, where they landed and engaged in guard and fatigue duty. Colonel Hancock, having become disabled by ill health, resigned on the 23d of January, 1863, and was succeeded iu the command by Lieutenant Colonel Ward, who was appointed Colonel, Major Polleys, Lieutenant Colonel, and Captain Asa Worden, Major. On the 8th of February, they embarked on transports for Lake Providence, seventy-five miles above Vicksburg, with the other forces of General McArthu]-, arriving there on the 10th of February. Here they remained until the 20th of April, engaged in sundry reconnoissances, seizure of cotton, supplies, etc., when they again proceeded down the river to Miliken's Bend. They were now attached to Ransom's brigade of McArthur's division. JSIarching across the Peninsula, camping twelve days at Smith's plantation, they reached Grand Gulf on the 13th of May, aud immediately proceeded to join the Seventeenth Army Corps, tlien near Raymond. They reached there while the battle of Champion's Hill, on the 16th, was iu progress, five miles to the left. On the 17th, they were put in motion towards Vicksburg, and reached Big Black River, wliere the battle had just been fought, and assisted in the construction of two floating bridges, and the next day marched to Vicksburg, and advanced to a posi­ tion within range of the enemy's guns in the lines of the Seven­ teenth Army Corps. In the assault on the enemy's works, on the 19th, they attained a position within eighty rods of the enemy's lines. The next two days were spent in skirmishing, and con­ structing rifle pits. In the terrible charge of the 22d, the Four­ teenth took a conspicuous part, penetrating a considerable dis­ tance beyond any other regiment of the brigade, and attaining a position in front of the enemy's fort, where no other regiment was near them. Here they were obliged to seek cover until night 606 MILITARY HISTORY OF WISCONSIN. approached before they could escape. In this charge, the Four­ teenth lost one hundred and seven in killed, wounded and missing. The list of killed and those who died of wounds, we copy from the Adjutant General's records, and the list of wounded we find in the monthly reports. Many others were slightly wounded, but were not reported :

KILLED OR DIED OF WOUNDS.—Cb»njp«7i2/ ^ — Sergeant Isaac Hendricks, Corporal Nelson Krake, Privates Charles Abbey, John Somers and Jacob AVederman. Company .B —Privates Stephen Deland, Howard Harkness and John Otis. Company C—First Lieutenant Colin Miller, Sergeant Joseph P. Wells and George S. Noyes. Company D — Privates Alfred Collins and F. W. C. Koch. Company ^—Privates Mj-ron Dill and Geo. A. Monroe. Ocmipany i^—First Sergeant J. C. McFarland, Privates Joseph Bergman, John Munger and Henry Cady. Company C? —Private Knud Tolafson. Company H— Privates George M. Craig, August Steinmetzer, Peter Garrow and Daniel D. Hammon. Company J—Privates Charles Rider and John B. Powers. Company JT—Privates Christian Bache and John Begood—28. WOUNDED.— Sergeant Major John M. Reed. Company A — Lieutenant Cliarles T. Wil­ liams, Sergeant George C. Denniston, Corporal George Van Hlnklan, Privates Orlando J. Ribble, Adam Slidell and Gideon F. Jones. Company i? —Corporal John F. Beach, Privates ^Michael Haley, Albert A. Jeffers, Dennie Rossie and Thomas J. Pray. Company (7—Corporals G. T. Crafts and Benjamin F. Hoj% Privates Daniel Howe, Charles ftL Johnson, John McMahon and Benjamin Smith. Company D—Privates William Dolan, Samuel H. Moody and Patrick O.Day. Company ^—Second Lieu­ tenant Daniel Ramsdell, Privates Joseph Smith, John Barnard, Patrick Hogan, Christian Hanigan, Thomas Lovelace, Henry Mikey, James Murphy, Charles ;MeAllister and Martin C. Tyler. Company F— Lieutenant Reiiben Wheeler, Sergeant John P. Ryan, Privates Cliarles Blathe, John Ralley, Thomas Steele, John Sullivan, Thomas Tariff, William J.Wright, Henry Puday and John Hawlej\ Company C? —Private Joel T. Brew­ ster. Company H— Privates Edward Galligan, Adin Gibson and Henry Herte. Company J—Privates Charles F. Bone, James Currens and Charles Stahl. Company ^—Privates Martin Alftman, Edward R. Abbott and Edmund Pettit—50. The Fourteenth remained engaged in the duties of the siege until the surrender of the city on the 4th of July, when it was assigned the position of honor on the right, and ordered by General Ransom to take the advance in the triumphal entry of our troops into the city, the general complimenting them with the remark that "every man and ofiicer of the Fourteenth was a hero." On the 12th of July, the regiment embarked witli^ the rest of the brigade of General Ransom, aud proceeded to uSTatchez, of which place they took possession on the 14th. They remained at !N'atchez until the 9th of October, when, pursuant to orders, they proceeded to Vicksburg, and encamped for the winter. A " Board of Honor," of which General McPherson, of the Seventeenth Army Corps was President, awarded medals of honor to the following persons in the Fourteenth Regiment for gallant services: — To Sergeant Asel Childs, of Company C, RED RIVER EXPEDITION. 607

medal of silver, inscribed " Shiloh, Corinth and Vicksburg;" to Sergeant Herman Runge, of Company D, medal of gold, in­ scribed " Shiloh, Corinth and Vicksburg;" to Corporal Moses Wynn, of Company H, medal of silver, inscribed " Shiloh, Corinth and Vicksburg;" to Corporal Adin Gibson, of Company H, medal of gold, inscribed " Shiloh and Vicksburg." More than two-thirds of the regiment reenhsted on the 11th of December, constituting it a veteran regiment, being the first regiment to reenlist in the Army of the Tennessee. On the 3d of January, 1864, they embarked for Wisconsin, on veteran furlough,- arrived at Madison on the 20th, and on the 26th, were paid, and received furlough for thirty days. The regiment was ordered to rendezvous at Camp Wash­ burn, Milwaukee, but owing to the severe snow storms which blocked the railroads and impeded the general travel in the country, many of the men failed to report promptly on the day their furloughs expired. A peremptory order to the Colo­ nel to rejoin the corps at Vicksburg compelled him to leave the State with only a portion of his command. Major Asa Worden remained in Milwaukee, with instructions to collect and assume command of those who were behind, and follow the regiment. On the 6th of March, the regiment arrived at Vicksburg, just in time to participate in the ill-fated Red River Expedi­ tion. The regiment was not in a fit condition to take the field, but 2,500 men were to be made up from the Seventeenth Army Corps, to be composed, as far as possible, of troops that had not accompanied General Sherman on his Meridian Ex­ pedition, from which he had just returned. The Fourteenth was, therefore, included in the quota of the Seventeenth Corps, and was assigned to a Provisional Division, uuder the com­ mand of General Thomas Kilby Smith, and was known as the "Red River Division." Colonel Ward was assigned to the command of the Second Brigade, composed of the Fourteenth Wisconsin, and the Ninety-fifth and Eighty-first Illinois regiments. Accompanying the command of General A. J. Smith, the expedition proceeded down the Mississippi and up Red River. The Fourteenth was present at the capture of Fort de Russey 608 MILITARY HISTORY OF WISCONSIN.

on the 14th of March, and the " Red River Division," to which it belonged, remained and destroyed the works, rejoining the command on the 17th. On the advance of General Banks, above Alexandria, the Fourteenth accompanied the expedition on its march to Bayou Cotile, and thence, by transports, to Grand Ecore. Here the rest of General A. J. Smith's com­ mand debarked and marched for Shreveport, while General Kilby Smith's " Red River Division," of the Seventeenth Army Corps, was distributed as guards among the fleet of over thirty transports, which, with the gunboats, proceeded up the river, intending to reach Shreveport at the same time with the army of General Banks. Reaching Loggy Bayou, sixty or seventy miles below Shreveport, they found a large transport sunk across the stream, which had to be removed before they could proceed further. While engaged in this work, news came of the defeat of the army at Mansfield, or Sabine Cross Roads, and an order was also received to return immediately to Grand Ecore. The return was immediately commenced, and from this time until the fleet reached Grand Ecore, the vessels of the fleet were continually harrassed by the fire of the enemy from both banks of the river. On the 12th, the fleet was attacked by the enemy in force at Pleasant Hill Landing, under the command of General Green, of Texas. A severe fight ensued, lasting an hour, in which the enemy were repulsed, with great slaughter. General Green being killed. The army proceeded from Grand Ecore to Alexandria, halting till the dam could be built by Colonel Bailey, to enable the gunboats to pass the rapids. They then continued on to Simmsport, skirmishing every day. The Fourteenth took part in the engagements at Clouterville, Marksville and Yellow Bayou, and in several minor skirmishes. With the rest of General Smith's command, the Fourteenth proceeded to the mouth of Red River, and thence up the Mississippi to Vicksburg, where it arrived on the 22d. That portion of the regiment which was left in Wisconsin reached Vicksburg six days after the departure of the regiment in the Red River Division. It moved up the river with the rest of the Seventeenth Army Corps, and subsequently joined General Sherman's Grand Army at Ackworth in the month of June, aud performed gallant service in the campaign against Atlanta. It WORDEN'S BATTALION. 609 became known as "Worden's Battalion," and was composed of Company E, and portions of each of the nine other companies of the regiment. Company E accompanied Sherman's Grand March to the Sea, as the guard of the pontoon train of the Seven­ teenth Corps. The fragments of companies rejoined their regiment at Xashville, in ]!^ovember, 1864. AVe have been unable to find any account of the operations of this battalion during the Atlanta campaign, as no report has been made to the Adjutant General. We find a list of casualties during the campaign :

KILLED OR DIED OF WOTTNDS.—Principal Musician Hiram F. Newlaud, October 31sl, 1864, at Cave Springs, Ga. Company i>—Privates William Devall and Charles Quimby, at Lovejoy, September 3d, 1864. At Atlanta.—Cwipa"^ G—Private Arthur L.Turner, August 13th. Compa}}y B— Private William D. Jones, July 24th. Company i^—Private Simeon King, July 22d —6.

The regiment moved to Memphis the latter part of May, and in July, took part in the " Tupelo Expedition," under the com­ mand of General A. J. Smith. On the afternoon of the 13th of July, while marching from Pontotoc, Miss., to Tupelo, the train was attacked by a brigade of the enemy's cavalry. Colonel Ward's brigade was marching on the flanks of the train as guards, and the enemy was gallantly repulsed by the Fourteenth and Thirty-third Wisconsin, leaving their killed and wounded upon the field, and also a stand of colors which were found and brought oft' the field by Captain C. M. G. Mansfield, of Company H. The Fourteenth also took part in the battle of Tupelo, on the 14th, which resulted in the defeat of the rebel Generals For­ rest and S. D. Lee, and also engaged in a fight with the enemy on the 15th. The casualties were:

WOUNDED.— Company D—Lieutenant Timothy O'Brien. Company i?'—Private Charles Mitchell. Cofmpany G —Privates M. D. Emmons, Michael Clarey and Allen Sedgworth. Company A'—Private H. Dunton, mortally— 6. Returning to Memphis, the regiment was ordered to St. Charles, Ark., and thence on the 1st of September to Duval's Bluff, on White River. From Duval's Blufl" a reconnoitering expedition was sent to Augusta, under command of General Graves, of the Fifteenth Michigan, composed of the Fourteenth Wisconsin, three other infantry regiments, a section of artillery, 39 610 MILITARY HISTORY OF WISCONSIN. and a squadron of cavalry. Embarked on transports, on the second day out, the fieet was fired into by a large body of the enemy in ambush, and several were killed and wounded, among them Colonel Graves. The command devolving on Colonel Ward, he landed his force twenty miles above, and marched upon Augusta, meeting but slight resistance, the enemy flying at his approach. The information having been obtained, the force returned to Duval's Bluff", from whence the regiment moved by rail to Brownsville, twenty-five miles from Little Hock, on the 7th of September. On the 17th, the regiment was temporarily attached to Major General Mower's Division of the Sixteenth Army Corps, and marched from Brownsville in pursuit of the rebel General Price, \\ho was then engaged in his last great raid into Missouri. The Eighth, Thirty-third aud Fourteenth Wisconsin were all engaged in this expedition, and after a hard march of 340 miles, they reached Cape Girardeau, in southeast Missouri, on the Missis­ sippi River, without coming up with the forces of General Price. They immediately proceeded up the river to St. Louis, thence up the ]Missouri to Jefferson City, then out on the Pacific Railroad to Warrensburg. Here the brigade to which the Fourteenth wag attached, remained until news was received of the defeat of Price, and the dispersion of his forces. About the middle of iN'ovember, they returned to St. Louis, and quartered at Benton Barracks. On the 23d, they embarked on transports, and proceeded to ISrashville, Tenu., to reinforce General Thomas, who was then preparing to resist the approach of the enemy under General Hood. The battle of Franklin had been fought, and Hood was stationing his forces for an attack on Thomas' lines. The Four­ teenth immediately set to work erecting temporary defences in front of their position, which was on the extreme right of the line. Major Worden had been mustered out, and Captain E. F. Ferris had been promoted Major, and was in command of the regiment. The brigade, under the command of Colonel L. ]SI. Ward, was ordered to the support of General McArthur's division, which -was a mile and a half to the right, and in the ad­ vance. Before he could reach General McArthur, the assault had been made and the works carried. On reporting to General McArthur, Colonel Ward was ordered to occupy the captured BATTLE OF NASHVILLE. 611 works, to prevent a flank attack. The rebels being found in force on Granny White's Pike, Colonel Ward's brigade was selected to dislodge them. The enemy was found in two lines, between the stone walls on either side of the pike, and was abun­ dantly able to repulse any assault on his front. The brigade moved forward at a double quick, expecting to be warmly received. A few scattering shots only were fired, when the most of the enemy jumped over the walls in their rear, and scattered. 280 prisoners were captured, nearly all with their guns loaded and capped. Bivouacking for the night, early next day the Six­ teenth Division moved to the extreme right, on the Franklin Pike. Here the regiment remained all day without being engaged, and next morning joined in the pursuit, reaching Clif­ ton, on the Tennessee, on the 3d of January, 1865, thence they moved by transports to Eastport, ISIiss., wliere they arrived on the 11th. On the 18th, an expedition to Corinth routed out the rebel Gener*al Ross' brigade from that place, and returned to Eastport on the 22d. Manley J. Arman, of Company K, is reported as killed at Clifton, January 6th, 1865. On the 8th of February, General Smith's division left Eastport on transports, debarked at Vicksburg, remained aAyeekj and then ]-roeeeded to ISTew Orleans, where they arrived on the 22d of February. The force of General Smith here received the designation of the Sixteenth Army Corps. Taking part in the operations against Mobile, they left l^ew Orleans on the 12th of March, and proceeded to Dauphin Island, in ^Mobile Bay, and debarked eight miles up Fish River, on the west side of the bay. On the 25th, the army, under General Cauby, marched from Fish River, and on the 27th, invested Spanish Fort, the division to which the Fourteenth belonged, having the advance. From this time, the Fourteenth was constantly en­ gaged as skirmishers and sharpshooters, until the surrender of SpanishFort, and the evacuation of Mobile, sustaining considerable loss. We find the following casualties at Spanish Fort, in the records of the Adjutant General:

KILLED OK DIED OF WOXTSBS.—Company iri—private Henry Hill, April S, 18C5. Company G—Private Robert Owen, April 8, 1865. Company K—TTivntes William W. Lee and Fred. B. Mattice, AprU 1,1865 — 4. Wou^TDED.— Company K— Privates J. L. Martin and J. Buckham — 2. G12 MILITARY HISTORY OF WISCONSIN.

On the 9th of April, they marched to Blakeley, thence to Mont­ gomery, Ala., where they arrived and went into camp, west of the city, on the 23d. On the 19th of July, the regiment was ordered into the city, and Colonel Ward was placed in command of the post, Lieutenant Colonel Ferris being in command of the regiment. Here Company E, which had been with General Sherman's expe­ dition, rejoined the regiment on the 16th of July. On the 27th of August, they moved to Mobile, and on the 9th of October, were mustered out, by reason of their services being no longer required. They returned to Wisconsin, and were disbanded. Regimental Statistics.— Original strength, 970. Gain—by re­ cruits in 1863, 60, in 1864, 489, in 1865, 41; by substitutes, 85; by draft in 1864, 200, in 1865, 115; by veteran reenlistments, 272; total, 2,182. Loss—by death, 287; missing, 13; deserted, 97; transferred, 28; discharged, 407; mustered out, 1,355.