OHAPTEE XXXIT.

REGIMENTAL HISTORY—TWENTY-SIXTH INFANTRY.

REGIMENTAL ROSTER—MOVE TO —BATTLE or GiiANCELiiOR- viLLE — GETTYSBURG—TRANSFERRED TO TENNESSEE—BATTLE or MISSION RTDOE—ATLANTA CAMPAIGN—BATTLE OP RESACA—DALLAS —KENESAW MOUNTAIN—PEACH TREE CREEK—ATLANTA—MARCH WITH SHERMAN—BATTLES OF AVERYSBORO—BENTONVILLE—RETURN HOME — MUSTER OUT — STATISTICS.

l!T the summer of 1862, General Sigel was authorized by the President to raise twelve regiments of infantry, from among the German population of the loyal States. He sent a request to Governor Salomon for the formation of one regiment in Wiscon­ sin. Governor Salomon entrusted the matter to W. H. Jacobs, Esq., of . By his energy and ability and the aid rendered by the patriotic Germans of the State, a full regiment was soon recruited and organized at Camp Sigel, Milwaukee, and Mr. Jacobs AA^as appointed Colonel. It Avas mustered into the service on the 17th of 'September, 1862, and left the State with the folloAving roster :

COLONEL-WILLIAM H. JACOBS. Lieuteyiayii Colonel—CHARLESIJEHMAN; — PHILIP HOEWITZ ; Ac^utant—PHiLiF J. ScfiLossEE; Quartermaster—F.W.HUNDHAUSEN; Surgeon—FRANCIS HUEBSCHMANN; First Assistant Surgeon—SIMON YANDERY A ART; Second Assistant Surgeon—THEODORE FKICKE ; Chaplain — Rev. WILLIAM VETTE. O. Captains. First Lieutenants. Second Lieutenants. A—AVilliam George, Christian Sarnow, August F. Mueller, B — Fred. C. Winkler, William E. Huttmann, Francis C. Lackner, C — John P. Seeman, John W. Fuchs, Bernard Domschke, D —August Leigowsky August Schueler, Herman Furstenburg, E—Ar.ton Kettlis, Charles W. Newkirch, John F. Hagen, F — Henry Baetz, Cliarles Pizzala, Albert AVallber, G—Jacob E.Mann, William Smith, Juliu.s Misswinkel, H—Hans Boebel, Joseph Wedig, Charles Vocke, I —Franz Landa, Henry J. Berniuger, John Orth, K— Louis Pelosi. Jacob Help. Edward Carl. BATTLE OF CHANCELLORVILLE. 747

With the exception of Company G, which consisted in part of Americans, the Avhole regiment was composed of men of German birth or German parentage. Being ordered to report at Wash­ ington, they left the State on the 6th of October, On their arriA^al, they Avere ordered to proceed to Fairfax Court House, to join the Eleventh Army Corps, uuder General Sigel, The regi­ ment was assigned to the Second Brigade of the Third Division, It Avas immediately put upon duty, engaging in drill Avhenever opportunity offered. On the 2d of l^ovember, they marched to Gainesville, and were occupied iu the vicinity of this point, at different stations, until the 9th of December, Avhen the Eleventh Corps took up its line of march for Falmouth, opposite Fred­ ericksburg, Avhere they arrived on the 14th, just as General Burnside AA^as AvithdraAving his forces, after his unsuccessful attack on the heights of Fredericksburg, Operations for the winter having closed, the Eleventh Corps proceeded to Stafford Court House, Avhere they went into camp. The ill-fated "Mud Campaign," in January, 1863, routed the Eleventh Corps from their winter quarters. They joined the expedition, leaving the Twenty-sixth to guard the lines, which they did until relieved by the TAvelfth Corps, The Eleventh Corps soon after returned to Stafford Court House, where the regiment constructed a comfortable camp, and remained during the A\dnter months. Ou the 5th of February, 1863, Major Horwitz resigned, and Captain Baetz, of Company F, Avas appointed Major, Early in April, preparations for the summer campaign began, and on the 27th of April, the regiment, Avith the rest of the Eleventh Corps, broke camp, and at midnight, crossed the Rap­ pahannock at Kelley's Ford, and on the 29th, crossed the Rapi- dan at Germania Ford, and by hard marching, reached Locust GroA'C, a fcAv miles west of Chancellorsville, on the 30th of April, The corps Avas put in position along the Fredericksburg Pike, facing south. The line of battle was along the road. The extreme right of the line Avas occupied by a brigade in position at an angle of about forty-five degrees, supported by three or four additional regiments, Avith a section of artillery. This Avas the extreme right of the line. The Twenty-sixth, in the Third Division, Avas about a quarter of a mile from the extreme right. 748 MILITARY HISTORY OF AVISCONSIN.

IsTo demonstration Avas made on the line on the 1st of May, except a fire from a battery, nearly opposite the centre of the Eleventh Corps, intended to ascertain the position of the army. Slight rifle pits were throAvu up during the night, and a wood road, in the direction of the rebel guns, Avas barricaded, by falling timber. During the next day, it Avas reported that troops were passing some distance in front of the line, but no notice was taken of it. On the 2d, the original line of battle remained the same, except that a brigade of the Second Division, was sent to aid General Sickles. The TAventy-sixth, with some other regi­ ments, Avere marched perpendicularly to the rear, and posted on some hills, facing the west. It was posted on a ridge, about a quarter of a mile from the road, with the One Hundred and Nine­ teenth New York on its left, and its right unprotected. Matters remaiued quiet until about five o'clock, when a crash of musketry was heard on the right, Avhich proved to be the enemy's attack upon the right and rear of the brigade which held the position at the extreme right. The rebel general had massed his force at that point, and the brigade was soon broken and scattering to the woods in the rear. The enemy continued his attack, and succeeded in rolling up a portion of the First Division, Avhich occupied the right, creating a great amount of confusion. An­ other column of the enemy passed still further to the rear, and struck the position held by the Twenty-sixth, simultaneously with the attack on the First Division. The enemy advanced without skirmishers, and poured in a deadly volley upon the skirmishers of the Twenty-sixth, under Captain Pizzali, Avho was instantly killed. They fell back on the reserves, which fired a volley and. retreated on the battalion, when the two regiments became engaged in a fierce aud deadly struggle with the veterans of Jackson, while they were fighting their first battle. Posted ou a bare hill top, they gallantly resisted the enemy, until they Avere being flanked ou the right and left. With reluctance, they retreated, at the order of the brigade commander, to the main portion of the army, near the Chancellorville House, The advance of the enemy was checked by the approach of darkness. We think much injustice was done, in the outcry made at the time, at the alleged cowardice of the German troops. Experi­ enced officers have, since the war, gone over the battle ground, CASUALTIES. 749 and have pronounced the positions occupied by the Eleventh Corps, as perfectl}^ untenable, and that the best troops in our armies, in the same position, and under the same kind of attack, would have broken and retired, leaving no alternative but a retreat. On the 3d, the Eleventh Corps moved to the left, where it took position. The TAventy-sixth Avas on the extreme left, near the river, Avhere it engaged in a spirited skirmish on the 4th. The next daA" it was moved to the right, where it remained until the morning of the 6th, Avhen the army of General Hooker made a general retreat across the river, at United States Ford, and the Eleventh Corps returned to its old camp at Stafford Court House. The list of those killed and died of Avounds, at Chaneellorville, Ave copy from the Adjutant General's records, and the list of wounded is as ofiieially published:

KILLED OR DIED OF AA'OUNDS.—Sergeant Major H.Carstangen. Company A— Private August Beltz. Omjyany B— Privates Carl Casper, Henry Distelhorst, August Tolzman, August Fiulke and Chas. Van Draw. Company C—Private Herman Herman, Ompany X» — Joseph Gross, Privates Louis Dross, Henry Schwartz and Fred. Thiele. Ompany £—Captain Charles Kewkirch, Moritz Fuchs and Chas. AA'inkleman, Privates Laurentz Berg, M. Thurnwachter and Charles AVaetzel. Ompany if—Sergeant Christian Schmidt, Privates Aug. Pickeruhn, Herman Roehr and Fred. Voss. Ompayiy G — Captain Charles Pizzala, Corporal Henry Gunther, Privates Jacob Lanerman, Jacob AVieman, Geo AV. Raseo, Jacob Dixheimer, Richard Daly, Kilian Schnepf, Joseph Stein- metz, John Schmidt, John C. Abetter, and Franz Zilsdorf, Compayiy i?—Privates Jacob Ilartman, Godfrey AA'enzel, Fred. AA^erner and A. J. Zinke. Ompany JT—Sergeant Geo. Wachter and Philip AValdorf, Privates Joseph Stollenwerk, Henry Behrke, John Law, John B. Smith, J. Verou and Fred. Nero. Ompayiy A'—Captain August Schueler, Pri­ vates aiichael Rausch, August Fleck, Jacob Juderman, Martin Mergeld, Fred. Steinhoff and Fred. Sonnenschieu —53. WOUNDED.—Company ^ — Private Gotthold Jaeuing. Company 5 —Privates Fred. Liebold, AVilliam Lauer, Henry Fink, August Moldenhauer and Aug, Schasse. Ompany C—Lieutenants Ilobei^Muller and Henry llanth, Corporals Heinrich Urich and L, Sehuly, Privates Jacob JIuhel, John Beres, Jno. Saner, Lewis Manz, Andreas Sprengling, P. AVeber, Dominique AA^eiss and Carl MuHer. Company 7> —Corporal John Jtlower, Pri­ vates Heinrich Eisner, P. Lersch, Nieolaus Rausmunere aud Adam Freeling. Ompany A'—Privates Carl Beinnel, John Brown, Anton Ewins, Henry Flammary, Friedrich Hansen, August Luedtke, John Ostertag, AA''illiam Rosenthal, August Stengel, Heinrich AVagner and John AA''askoweiz. Ompany if— Adolph Cordier, Corpo­ ral Daniel Tanbe, Privates Gottfried Arndt, Joseph Braumeister, Christof Burkhardt, August Donath, William Hoefling, Ernst .Taelling, Joseph Joachimstahl, Aug. Koinke, AVilhelm Utke and AVenzel Jours. Ompany G — Corporal Andrew J. Fullerton, Privates Henry Blenker, William Salter, Peter DuUenbach, Frederick Distler, Geo. H. Emm.ett, Jacob Knobel, Johan Maier, Peter Ripplinger, Fritz Schaeffer, INlatthias Stroupp, Peter Ullweling, Mathias Zaeger and ]Martin Abbott. Company iT—Sergeant Cliristian Harsch, Privates William Anhalt, Barbieu Guiseppe, Erasmus Boll, Charles Grasse, Friedrich Imig, Michael AVageuer and Philip J. Zimmerman. Ompany J—Privates Christian Crusius, John Koegs, Carl Beckman, Gustav Braun, Peter Dw.irsehack, Henry A. Fisher, John Graff, Charles Jacobi, Clemens Kamschatte, AVarlow Lustof ke, AVm. Lehmann, Chaucy Leky and William Baetz. Company K— Lieutenants C. Doerflinger and Henry Grere, Sergeants Friedrich T. Koeruer and Friedrich Maun —96. 750 MILITARY HISTORY OF .

The regiment remained- encamped at Stafford Court House imtil the 12th of June, when orders were received to march without delay. Lieutenant Colonel Boebel was in command of the regiment. Colonel Jacobs being absent on leave. It was ascertained that the enemy was marching on a second invasion into the loyal States. All the forces of General Hooker Avere, therefore, soon placed on the route through Virginia. They pro­ ceeded, by way^ of Catlett's, to CentreAulle, thence to Edwards' Ferry, from Avhence, on the 25th, they renewed their march, and reached Emmettsburg, Md,, on the 29th of June, where the Eleventh Corps encamped. On the 1st of July, the fire of artil­ lery was heard in the direction of Gettysburg. March was resumed, and at a rapid pace, the Eleventh Corps pushed forAvard, the First Corps, of General Reynolds, having opened the battle of that memorable day. The Eleventh Corps pushed forward, passed through the town, and the Third Division formed to the right of the First Corps, Avhich occupied a position to the northwest of the town. The TAventy-sixth was placed in the second line, in double column, closed in mass. The lines then advanced, and the first line became engaged. The enemy, advancing in overwhelming force, soon compelled the first line to break iu disorder, scarcely allowing the regiment in support to deploy. The TAventy-sixth became hotly engaged, checked the enemy, and held its position until the flank of the One Hundred and Nineteenth New York, which was on its left, was turned, Avhich compelled the brigade to retire. They retreated across an open field, under a heavy fire of the enemy, in very good order. At the edge of the toAvn a stand was made, a smart skirmish ensued, and the Twenty-sixth took position of reai* guard, during the further retreat to Cemetery Hill, where it took position behind a low stone fence. Only four of the ofiicers engaged, escaped unhurt. In the subsequent battles, the Twenty-sixth was not engaged, except small parties on picket. The list of those killed or died of wounds, Ave take from the records of the Adjutant General's office, and the list of Avounded is as officially published;

KILLED OR DIED OF AVOTJNDS.—Sergeant Major Alexander Metzel. Company A — Martin Young, Corporal John Kraus, Privates F. Bramberg, Christian Gaemer and Leonard Stamm. Oiyipany JB— Sergeants Fred. Ehlert, August Bradtz and 0. Metzel, Corporal William Backhaus, Privates Jacob Eberhardt, Edward Flestel, Fred. , 751

Zuelsdorf, AA''illiam Lauer and William Hartman. Company C—Corporal P. Berlandi, Privates John Dallman, Joseph Koch, Joseph Neuman, Henry Leken, Joseph Balmers and Peter Kroascher. Oyyipayiy X> —Privates Druizas Dronkers, Andrew Pfau, Francis Stoppel and Joseph Fitwisetz. Ompany JE—Privates Heinrich Meier, Herman Schlen- stedt and ilathias Schwister. Ompany i^—Second Lieutenant Peter Rook, Sergeant AVilliam Hess, Privates Leopold Schmidt, Franz Schars and Christian .Stier. Oyyipany G — Corporals George Kochler, Fritz Zieldorfand John Pitger, Privates Ferd. Fritz and Julius Jenslow. Ompany iJ—Corporals Henry Mohr, Philip Diefenthaler and Phil. Mathes, Privates G. J. Meyer, A. Texton and B. Bruno. Ompany J—Captain AVm. Smith, First Sergeant C. Bruckart, Corporals G. Fergeand George Regenbrecht, Privates Ferd. Kruse, Fred, Stolberg and Phillip Feldmann. Compayiy A'—Corporal Paulus Neuser, Privates John Herman, Fred. Rochrig and David Rothaker—53. WOUNDED.—Company ^—Sergeant Sigmund Junger, Corporals Conrad Grode and Adelbert Eyesenhardt, Privates George Kissinger, Phillip Kissinger, Edward Seoliger, Herman Sentz and Charles Jacob Theime. Ompany i?—Lieutenant Francis Lackner, Sergeant AVilliam Steinmerer, Privates AVilliam Braasch, Matthew Dornbach, AVilliam Duchring, Albert Jahns, Bernhard Kuckkan, Chas. Kuhlmann, Julius MuUer, Gottlieb Rabe, Hermann Schultz, John AVeisenbach and Frederick Wendorf. Company C— Cor­ poral Henry Klinker, Privates Johan Ayt, Charles Boye, AVilliam Gerber, Peter Hoff­ mann, Rudolph Hunziker, Mathias Zack, Nicolaus Paulus, Benedict Rigger, T. Shteffer, Carl Scherer and Morris AVinkler. Ompany i>— Sergeants August Bartsch and Leopold Melchior, Corporal Peter Gutmann, Privates AVilliam Franksen, Friedrich Baer, Jolin L. Gerhauser, Joseph Heilger, Heinricli Rost, Ludwig Rohn, August AVesthoff and John Wildhagen. Company JB—Sergeant Casper Beuchnar, Privates Carl Kreuger, H. Brown, Carl Arndt, John Brown, prisoner, Isham L. Gross, Mathias Hsertle, Nicholas Jenner, John Pommerich, Carl Reubeamers, John Schueller, Charles Stier, Christian Wiess, Ferdinand AValler and August Yapfe. Cb??(pan2//<"-Lieutenant Otto Troemel, Privates Adolf Yodle, Franz Benda, JohnKanipf, Abraham Kletzin, Gottlieb Krueger, Jno. Libal, Gerhardt Neiphaus and John Shimonelv. Ompany

The enemy Avas discovered to be on the retreat on the 4th, On that day. Colonel Jacobs returned, and took command of the regiment. On the 5th, the army set out on its return to Virginia, The Third Division marched by Avay of Boonsboro, to FunkstoAvn, from Avheuee it marched to Williamsport, thence to Berlin, and on the 19th, recrossed the Potomac, and took up its line of march to Warrenton Junction, AAdiere it arrived on the 25th of July. The regiment was very much reduced by the casnalties of battle and the hardships of the campaign, and so fcAV ofiicers were present, that it Avas temporarily organized into five compa­ nies. It remained here until the 17th of September, engaged in 75*2 MILITARY HISTORY OF WISCONSIN.

picket and patrol duty, when it moved to Rappahannock Station, where it assumed its rightful organization, and remained until the 24th, when the Eleventh Corps marched to Manassas Juue- tion. The Eleventh and Twelfth corps being transferred to the army in Tennessee, they proceeded, by rail, to Columbus, 0., and thence to Bridgeport, Ala., Avhere they arrived on the 2d of October. On the 8th of October, Major Baetz resigned, and Captain Winckler, of Company B, AA^as appointed Major. The regiment moved to various positions, and engaged in fatigue and other arduous duties, until the 27th, Avhen it crossed the Ten­ nessee, and assisted in repelling the enemy's attack on General Geary, at Wauhatchee, where they had two men wounded. On the 8th of IS'ovember, Colonel Jacobs proceeded to Wisconsin on recruiting service, leaving the regiment in command of Major Winckler, Avho retained it, as Colonel Jacobs soon after resigned. On the 23d, 24th and 25th, the regiment was engaged in the brilliant action at Mission Ridge, and on the 26th, joined in the pursuit of the enemy, until the 28th, when they returned to Parker's Gap, and received three days' rations, with orders to make it last six, and on the 29th, started Avith Sherman's forces, for the relief of General Burnside, at Knoxville. This forced march Avas one of peculiar hardship, the weather being cold, the country rough, the roads muddy, and rations short, shoes Avorn out, and clothing scanty. It was a repetition of the old story. They marched to Knoxville, Longstreet had retreated to Virginia, and the division marched back again, to its old camp in Lookout Valley, where they remained till January 25th, 1861, when they moved to Whitesides, a few miles from Chattanooga, and remained till the 23d of April. Colonel Jacobs resigned on the 11th of January. In the organization of the army for the Atlanta campaign, the TAventy-sixth Avas transferred to the Third Brigade, Third Divis­ ion, of the TAventieth Army Corps. It ioined its new brigade iu Lookout Valley, with a force of 417 muskets, convalescents and recruits having joined it. With the division, on the 7th of May, it adA^anced Avithin about three miles of Buzzard Roost, near Dalton, and on the next day, took part in a reconnoissance tOAvards that position, and became engaged in a skirmish, in BATTLE AT RESACA. 753

which Lieutenant Juenger, of Company A, and First Sergeant Fred. Stolberg, of Company I, Avere AA^ounded. With the TAven­ tieth Corps, it moved, by way of Snake Creek Gap, to Resaca, AAdiere it formed in line of battle, on the 13th. In the afternoon of the 14th, in a skirmish, the regiment lost oue man killed, and three Avounded. On the 15th, the" Twenty-sixth, with the divis­ ion, (Butterfield's) proceeded to the extreme left of the army, and took part in the assault of the enemy's position, its brigade, (Colonel.Ward's,) taking the advance, supported by the Second, Colonel Coburn's, in Avhich the Twenty-second Wisconsin AA-as located. The TAventy-sixth occupied the right of Ward's brigade, and advanced to a hill in its front, and drove from it the enemy's skirmishers, Avho Avere protected by slight breastworks, and took possession of the hill. The main line of the enemy's works, Avhich Avas the chief point of attack, lay ou an adjoining ridge, nearly parallel Avith the one just taken. The intervening valley was covered with a dense groAvth of young pines. The brigade advanced through this obstruction, drove in the enemy's skir­ mishers, aud attempted to take the works by assault. The Avorks Avere strong, the enemy's fire heavy, and the ditficulty of getting through the growth of pines, all contributed to defeat the object of the assault, and the Avliole force Avas compelled to return to the hill in their rear, an attempt to retake Avhich was defeated, and the enemy severely punished. A lodgment Avas made by another portion of the TAventieth Corps, and the four gun battery Avas held under control, so that the enemy was forced to CA^acuate the tOAvn during the night, this last being the key to his position at Resaca. The casualties, as officially published, were:

KILLED OR DIED OF AVOUI^DS.— Ompany A — Private Theodore Kcenig. Company B— Private Albert Johns. Company E—Private August Knehn. Oyyipany i^—First Lieu­ tenant Christian fhillipp. Company G? — Privates P. Stoffell and Albert AVolf. Ompany 7/—Sergeant Charles AVickesburg, Corporal Phillip Nell, Private August Conrad —9. AVouNDED.— Coynpany A — Sergeant August Nischke, Private Herman Opitz. Oyyipany 7>' —Sergeant Charles AVeinrich, Corporal Charles Laufcr, Privates Fred. Siebold, AA'm. Yiiger, Philip Lieberstein, N. Perschbacl>er and Theodore jNIaasch. Ompany C— Corporal G. Schenle, Privates Anton Rinke, Henry Siegrist, Henry Urich aud Adam AVuest. Company D—Corporal Frank Smotzeck, Private Edw'dKehrein. Ompany .E—Corporal Nicolaus Jermer, Privates R. Ganbatz and C. Schrefer. Ompany i*^—Corporal John Kihn-i, Privates H. Hacker and C. Meyer. Ompany H— Sergeants Jacob Nytes and Rudolph Siebelist, Corporal Martin Kuhn, Privates Charles Grajfe, AA'enzel Kapiuos, 48 754 MILITARY HISTORY OP WISCONSIN.

John Rosenbauer, F, Spranger, Robert Voight and Chas. Hoberg.' Company J"—Sergeant P. AValdorff, Privates Ernst Domkcehler and Edmund Johnson. Company A!"-Privates Joseph Wimmers, AVilliam Prank, Hubert Walzer, Jerome CrandaU and WiUiam Kremer—36.

The Twenty-sixth, with the division, went in pursuit and en­ countered the enemy's rear guard on the 18th, which was.driven before them, from position to position. On the 19th,Ward's brig­ ade was detached on a reconnoissauce and encountered a large body of the enemy, but they were not attacked. When near Cassville, the skirmishers of the Twenty-sixth met tho^e of the enemy, and drove them from the field. At Cassville a lively ac­ tion took place between the skirmishers and the artillery of the two armies, but the enemy continued his retreat. On the 25th, Pumpkin Vine Creek was crossed, and the enemy was encoun­ tered near ISTew Hope Church, The First and Third Divisions advanced and drove the enemy back a mile to a fortified position with a swampy ravine iu front. The Third Brigade was on the extreme left to cover that flank, the Twenty-sixth being in the second line. A very hot contest took place, extending the whole length of the line, the enemy's artillery being advantageously posted, Avas very effectually used, while the nature of the ground prevented the Union forces from using their artillery. The Third Brigade on the extreme left, became involved in the combat and the Twenty-sixth moved forward and relieved an Ohio regiment in the front line, and took part in the engagement at that end of the line Avhich continued till darkness closed the battle when the brigade Avas removed to another part of the field. The following are the casualties in the several battles near Dallas, as officially reported:

KILLED OR DIED OF WOUNDS.— Company C— Corporal Theodore Shafer, Privates Edw. Langer, Antonio Rinke, Julius S«ttinger and John Lauer. Company A^Prwates George Kraus, Reinold Kraus, Henry Romag, Nicholas Snider and Fred. Lankow. Ompany F — Privates Henry Hecker and Michael AVagner. Company G —Corporal Robert H, Templeton, Privates Emerson L. Smith and G«orge Dillenbach. Ompany K— Privates Jacob Klink and F. Roell —.17. WOUNDED.—Conipany B—Privates Ferdinand Hubner, Adam Truss, Charles Jaeger, August Ninow, Bernhard Kucklan and John AVeisenbach. Company C—Private John Christen. Omipany ^—Lieutenant Fred. Horner, Sergeant Philip Phi-pp, Corporals Henry Deiner and Franz Kivin, Privates Paul Statzel, Henry Wagner, Charles Stier, Fred. Zirber, Sam. Procheld and F. Ohike. Company G —Privates Cyrus Schaefer, Chas. Hafseman and William Lerrl. Company JJ—Private Henry Boehler. Company I— Private Rudolph Latve. Company K— Sergeant Henry Nolt — 23, KENESAW MOUNTAIN. 755

On the 28th of May, Lieutentant Colonel Boebel was discharged by reason of his wounds, and Major Winkler was appointed Lieutenant Colonel. During the next few days the Twentieth Corps was moving towards the left to get possession of the railroad, and flank Johnston's position at Allatoona, Avhieh Avas done, and that posi­ tion fell into our possession. On the 6th, they again began their movement southward, and struck the enemy's lines at Pine Knob. They gradually closed doAvn upon him, compelling him to aban­ don his fortified position. He was driven from Pine Knob and Lost Mountain, till on the 17th, he was found intrenched on the south bank of jSTose's Creek. While in pursuit, the skii-mishers of the TAventj'-sixth captured a battle-flag. Returning from Kose's Creek, the enemy took refuge behind works around KenesaAV Mountain, Avhere he was found strongly intrenched. On the 22d, the Twenty-sixth was much exposed to the enemy's flre, and suffered severely. Lieutenant Colonel Winkler having a very narroAv escape. The brigade being re­ lieved, it moved to the PoAvder Spring Road, Avhere they in­ trenched close to the enemy's line aud remained under a constant fixe of sharpshooters and artillery until the 3d of July, when the enemy abandoned his position and moA^ed to the banks of the Chattahoochie, near Nickajack Creek. The list of "those killed or died of wounds, for the month of June, we copy from the records of the Adjutant General, and the list of wounded, from the monthly reports:

KILLED OR DIED OF WOUNDS.— Compayiy A —Private Nicholas Paulus. Coyyipayiy B— Privates Charles Kuhlman, Fred. Wendorff and Henry Geisner. Company C— Sergeants Jacob Michael and Christopher Kruger. Company D —Pi-ivate Charles Johns. Oyyipayiy i^—Private G. Kruger. Oynpayiy H—Private George Kuehn. Company J—Privates John Kceprieck and John Steyle—11. AVODNDED.— Oyyipany A —Privates Adolph Kuhlig,AVilllam Hausburg and John Paul. Company C—Sergeant A. Schnoeder, Privates Charles Bootcher, Privates Louis Zimmer­ man, Charles AVeidener, Fred. Jarrett and Benedict Rieger. Company Z> —Privates AVilliam Muhlison, AVilliam Boehmer, J. Klineschmidt, John Meyers, Jacob Schoeu- burgerand J. Schafer. Company E—Privates Charles Herman, Gotleib Freiglcr, AVm. Rosenthal and F. H. Gross. Ompany i^—Privates AVenzel Schnicker and F. K. Fisher. a>wpa«2/G?—Private William Picks. Ompany H—Private IMichael Detsch. Ompany 7—Privates Jacob Blum, AVilliam Matushka, John Groff, AVilliam Klatt, Rudolph Knofsky, Joseph Michalosky, Fred. Mueller, William Richter, Anton Niema.ster, Ernst Schreiber, George Boyer and AVm. Kraklow. Company K— Private Conrad Kucepp—3G.

The army remained at rest after driving the enemy to the Chattahoochie, until July 17th. The TAventy-sixth, Avith the 756 MILITARY HISTORY OF AVISCONSIN.

TAventieth Corps, crossed the river on that day at Paice's Ferry, and moving towards Atlanta, crossed Peach Tree Creek about noon of the 20th. In the battle which occurred here, the Third Brigade occupied the left of the Corps, connecting with E'CAV- ton's division of the Fourth Corps. The Twenty-sixth was on the right of the brigade, and with the Twentieth Connecticut, occupied the front line. The line was formed on low ground, with two parallel ridges in front, separated by a shallow ravine. The Twenty-second Wisconsin as skirmishers, gained the second ridge,- and held the position till some time in the afternoon when the enemy being reinforced, returned to the attack and drove the skirmishers, Avho fell back to the first ridge to which the Third Division had advanced. They opened on the advancing enemy and the battle of Peach Tree Creek began with terrible fierce­ ness. The Twenty-sixth was exposed to a heavy fire on the front and left flank. The enemy advanced to within ten paces of our lines, the Twenty-sixth receiAdng the chief weight of the attack, and was met by a terrible fire which he was unable to stand, and finally broke and fied. The TAventy-sixth formed and secured a position on the top of the hill. The colors of the Thirty-third Mississippi were captured by Captain Fuchs, of Company 0. Forty prisoners were taken by the Twenty-sixth. On reaching the hill the regiment Avas again assailed by a severe fire from the woods on its left. The Twentieth Connecticut soon came to its relief. Captains Seeman and Mueller were killed and Captain Steinmeyer and Lieutenant Vollmer, were wounded, the latter mortally. The list of those killed and died of wounds is copied from the Adjutant General's records, and the list of wounded for the month of July, is compiled from the monthly records:

KILLED OR DIED OF WOUNDS.—Company i? — Private William Lauer. Company C— Captain Robert Mueller. Company D—Private AVilliam Milke. Company G —First Lieutenant Nicholas Vollmar. Company H— Private Valentine Mueller. Company I— Captaiu John P. Seeman — 6, WOUNDED.— Ompany A — Corporal Henry Van Eweyke, Privates Julius Semish and Fred. Sholtz. Company ^—Sergeants Charles Weinrich and H. Branneschwig, Privates William Ewald, August Wendorf and Fred. Winter. Company C— Corporals August Truemper and Ferdinand Krueger and Private PeterWeber. Company D—Corps. Bartho- loraaus Reissue and Mich. Huntz, Privates Wm. Krsemer and F. K.Warner. Company E— Capt.Wm. Steiumeyer, Privates Ed. Dreblob and Jn. Urban, Company i?'—Sergts. Jolm Voight andW. Lipman, Privates L. Busch J. Schmidt, J. Shultz, P. Newman and F.Winter. SIEGE OF ATLANTA. 757

Company 6? —Privates Peter Philipsen and William Hughes. Company JT—Sergeant Randolph Seibelist, Corporal Peter Blauer, Privates Franklin Zager and Franz Ruter. C(»>?ipa?i2/J—Privates Christian Crusius, Ed. Johnson and J. Bulda. Company K—Cor• poral Henry Lorch, Privates Charles Orth, Friedrich Kemmle, J. Karr and Conrad Hartsman —39,

Colonel Wood, commanding the Third Brigade, in his official report, thus speaks of the conduct of the TAventy-sixth in the battle of Peach Tree Creek:

AVliere all beh.aved well, it may be regarded as invidious to call attention to individu­ als, yet it seems to me I cannot discharge my duty in this report wi^.hout pointing out for especial commendation the conduct of the Twenty-sixth Wisconsin Volunteer In­ fantry and its brave and able commander. The position of this regiment in the line was such that the brunt of the enemy's attack fell upon it. The brave, skilful and de­ termined manner in which it met this attack, rolled back the onset, pressed forward in a counter charge and drove back the enemy, could not be excelled by the troops in this or any other army, and is worthy of the highest commendation and praise.

On the 22d of July, the TAventieth Corps advanced and took its place in the line of investment around Atlanta. The TAveuty- SLxth, during the siege Avhich folloAved, occupied several difierent positions, and engaged in the various duties incident to the siege. On the 25th of August, Avitli the TAventieth Corps, it Avith- drcAV from before Atlanta and took position at Turner's Ferry, on the Chattahoochie, while General Sherman executed his masterly movement around Atlanta. On the 2d of September, Atlanta Avas entered and occupied by the Twentieth Corps, in and near Avhich the Twenty-sixth remained until it took position with the brigade and joined in Sherman's grand march. The folloAving list of killed, and those Avho died of Avounds during the siege of Atlanta, we find in the records of the Adjutant General:

KILLED OR DIED OF WOUNDS.—Compayiy ^—Privates Stephen Fiass and Reinhold Hemitz. Coyyipany ^—Privates AVilliam Sasse and AVilliam Hartmanu. Company D — Privates John Held and Jacob AVeber. Company E— Privates Xavier Brown and Fred. AValler. Ompany i^—Privates AVilliam Arndt and Gerhard Neiphaus. Company II— Corporal Franz Renter. Ompany J—Private P. Gilljoham. Company ^—Sergeant Bernhard Ott —13.

On the 17th of August, Lieutenant Colonel Winkler was ap­ pointed Colonel, and on the 19th of October, Major Lackner Avas appointed Lieutenant Colonel, and Captain Fuchs Major, The regiment being reduced below the specified number, these officers could not be mustered. 758 MILITARY HISTORY OF AVISCONSIN.

On the 15th of November, the Twenty-sixth moved forward with the forces of General Sherman in his march to the seacoast. The labors and services performed during this movement did not differ materially from those of other regiments, and the general descrip­ tion of the march having been given, we deem it unnecessary to enter into particulars. They reached Savannah and entered that city on the 21st of December, and in January, started towards Goldsboro. At the battle of Averysboro, on the 16th of March, the Third Division marched to the assistance of Kilpatrick's cavalry and Hawley's brigade of the First Division. Line of battle was formed and the enemy engaged, the contest lasting till dark, the enemy being driven back to his intrenchments, which he aban­ doned during the night. Captain Schmidt and Lieutenant Elien were killed in this battle. The following casualties were officially reported:

KILLED OR DIED OF WOUNDS.— Company ^ — Corporal Jacob Gilgen. Company B— Capt. Chas. Schmidt and Private Chas. Busse. Company O—First Lieutenant F. R. Klein. Ompany D—Private Carl Keener. Company .27—Corporal Herman Kindsmuth and Private John Gruhtke. Company J^—Corporal Chas. Oestrich, Privates M. Risenbengler and John Schmidt. Ompany JT-Private G. Statz —11. AVOUNDED.—Cbwj^an^/ ^ — Privates Michael Moldenhauer, Charles Theime, Peter Pfeifer and Fred. K. Mueler, Company C— Sergeants Henry Erdman and Martin Hahn and Private Herman Bigalke. Ompany D — Corporal William Nittle. Ompany E— Private Frederick Witzel. Company i^—Sergeant August 01m. Company H—Private George Schmal. Omipany J— Private Peter Dworschalk —12.

The Twenty-sixth was also present at the battle of Bentonville on the 19th, the Third Brigade moving to the aid of the Four­ teenth Corps. The Twenty-sixth was in the reserve, and did not deliver its fire. With the rest of the army the Twenty-sixth reached Goldeboro on the 24th, and went into camp. Taking part in the subsequent movements of General Sherman, they proceeded to Baleigh, and on the surrender of General Johnston, with the Twentieth Corps moved to Richmond, thence to Washington, where it took part in the grand review iu May. Leaving Washington on the 13th of June, it arrived at Mil­ waukee on the 17th, where it was enthusiastically received by the citizens generally, and after passing through the principal streets, proceeded to the Turner's Hall, where a splendid ban­ quet was prepared for it by the German_ citizens. Governor MUSTERED OUT. 759

Salomon welcomed the regiment, after which it marched to Camp Washburn, and was there discharged and paid off", on the 29th day of June, 1865. Lieutenant Colonel Winkler was brevetted Colonel, and also for meritorious services during the war. Regimental Statistics.—Original strength, 1,002. Gain—by re­ cruits in 1864, 84, in 1865,2; by substitutes, 1; total, 1,089. Loss—by death, 284; deserted, 31; transferred, 125; discharged, 232; mustered out, 449.