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ONE DOLLAlt A YEAR. ? WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY MARCH 3. 1904. VOL XXIII?NO. 22.?WHOLE NO. 1177. Campaigns of the Army gf the Potomac A Critical History of Operations in Virginia, Maryland and Penn* sylvania frcm tbe Commencement to the Close of the War, 1861-1865. Ey WILLIAM SWINTON. Copyright by Cdas. Sckibnlr's Sons, New York City, 1882. CHANGE OF BASE. Tbe Army of the Potomac Abandon* tbe York River Line, and Takes Up a Position Cn tbe James?Bitter Fighting On tbe Wsy. With the transfer of the right wiug to tlie south side of the Chickahominy, the Army of the Potomac turned its back on the Confederate Capital and all the high hopes the advance had inspired. It was no longer a question of takiug Richmond, but of making good the retreat to the James with a victorious enemy in the rear. McC'ellan had still, however, a cer tain advantage of his opponent: he had a determinate course of action resolved on during the- night of the 27th and already in process of execution; while Lee re mained still in doubt as to his adversary's design. lie saw that McClellan might still throw his united force to the north fide of the Chickahominy and give battle f - deult by Lee on the retreating army in its arduous passage to the James. SUMNER STAYED Xl'O RUDER AND SAVED il*CLELLAN*S GUNS AND STORES. Magruder attacked in front with char acteristic impetuosity, about 4 in the af ternoon, momentarily expecting that Jack son. whose route led to the tlank and rear of Savage Station, would arrive to decide the action. But Jackson was delayed nearly all day by the rebuilding of the bridge over the Chickahominy, and did not get up, and Sumner held his own with the stubbornness that marked that soldier; so that Magruder, assailing his position in successive charges till dark, met only bloody repulses. Thus stout Sumner stood at bay, while, thanks to the barrier he op posed, the mighty caravan of artillery and wagons and ambulances moved swiftly, silently through the melancholy woods and wilds, all day and all night, without chal lenge or encounter, on its winding way to the James. During the night the rear age hand-to-hand ami bayonet fight over the #11118,(22) which were finally yielded to the enemy. Meantime, h renewed at tempt on the left shattered and doubled ui> that Hank, held by Seymour's Brigade: and the enemy following up, drove the routed troops between Sumner and Hooker, till, penetrating too far, he was caught himself* on the flank by Hooker's fire, and, driven acrosr; Sumner's front, was thrown against McCall's center, which, with the right, had remained com paratively firm. An advance by Kenmy and Hooker now regained a portion of the lost ground, and repulsed all further at tacks. Darkness coming on, ended the ac tion. SAFE ON NEW BASE. While these events were passing at Glendalt, Jackson, detained by the vigor ous opposition he met on the other side of White Oak Swamp, could only hear the telltale guns: he was impotent to help.(23) Thus it was that McClellau, holding par-, alyzed, as it were, the powerful corps of Jackson with his right hand, with his left was free to deal blows at the force men acing his flanks. The action at Glendale insured the integrity of the army, im perilled till that hour. During the night the troops that had checked Jackson and repulsed Longstreet silently withdrew, and when Lee was next able to strike it was at a united army, strongly posted on the hights of Malvern, with assured com munication with its new base on the James. On the following morning (July 1) Leo had his whole force conceutratea at the battlefield of New Market Crossroads: but he could not fail even then to realize that, though the pursuit might be continued, it was under circumstances that made the hope of any decided success now very dis tant. Still it remained to try the issue of a general battle between the two united armies. The Confederate columns were accordingly put in motion on the morning of the 1st of July, Jackson's Corps leading. A march of a few miles brought the' par | ? ' to the loft, nnd took no (Mkjrt in the en gagement.(27) Owing to igttoroBce of the country on the part of the' Cdifederates, nnd the difficulty of the grodnd, the line was not formed until late in the afternoon, though a brisk artillery duel was.kept up, nnd about 3 o'clock a single, brigade (An derson's, of D. II. Hill's Division) attacked Couch's front and was repuls*}.(28) As McClellau expected, Leo's purpqse was to force the plutenu of Malvern oh the left. With this view he had massed Jackson's force and the troops under Ifhger and Mn gruder well on his right, being resolved to carry the hights by storm, previously to the attack, the Confederate commander issued an order stating that positions were selected from which his artillery could silence that of his opponent.* and as soon as that was done, Arrnistepd's priga.de of H uger's Division would ad ranee with a shont and carry the battery immediately in his front. This shout was to be the signal for a general advance, and all thf troops were then to rush forward with fixed bayonets. , j IIILL ATTACKS ALONE. Now towards 6 o'clock. Gen. D. H. Hill, commanding one of Jackson's Divisions, heard what he took to be the signal. "While conversing with my brigade com manders," says he, "shoutiiig was heard on our right, followed by the ropr of mus ketry. We all agreed Ihis was the signal determined upon, and I ordered my division to advance. This, as near as I could judge, was about an hour and a half before sundowQ."(29) But whether the others did not hear what Hill heard, or whether what they heard was not taken for the sig nal, no advance by theiti was made; so that when Hill went forward, it was alone. Neither Whiting on the left nor Magruder or Huger on the right moved forward an inch. Hill's point of attack fiTas directly against the crest of Malvern, bristling with cannon. "Tier after tier of batteries," says he, "were grimly visible on the plateau, rising in the form o? an amphi theater." In such eases, where cannoneers PROFILE VIEW OF UNION POSITION. THE LINE INCLOSED THE CBEW HOUSE AND EXTENDED EAST FA8T THE WEST HOUSE. Note.?The ravine shown in the right of picture afforded shelter to the rebels in effecting lodgment on the hill at dusk, which act compelled Griffin to shift his guns to avoid capture. to preserve his communications by the White House; and he saw that, holding might retreat down the Peninsula orer 'the same route by which Johnston re the lower bridges of the Cbickahominy, he treated up the Peninsula. In either case, it was necessary to hold his entire force .in hand on the north side of the river. Yet McClellan had adopted neither of .* these courses, but one different from either, and which his adversary had not divined. And 4jpns it happened that when, on the day after the battle of the Cbickahominy ?Sunday, the 28th of June?Lee threw forward E well's Division and Stuart's Cavalry Corps to seize the York River Railroad, he discovered he had been an ticipated; for the line of supplies by the York River Railroad had been already abandoned two days before, the water transportation had been ordered round to the James River, the vast supplies had been run across to the south side of the Cbickahominy. and the enemy on his ar rival found nothing save the burning piles In which the remnant of stores it had been impossible to carry off were being con sumed. In fact, the army was rapidly in irotion for the James River; and so skil fully was the retreat masked by the troops holding the line of works on the Richmond side of the Chickahominy, that Magroder and Huger, who had been charged with the duty of watching closely the move ments of the Union force, were quite una ware of what was going on. "Lsje i? the afternoon (of the 28th) the enemy's works." says Gen. Lee, "were reported to be fully manned. The strength of these fortifications prevented Gens. Huger and Magruder from discovering what was passing their front." It was night, in fact, before the movement was disclosed; and next morning (20th), before Long street and Hill and Jackson could be sent across to the south hide of the Chickahom iny, and. with Huger and Magruder. put in pursuit. McClellan had gained 24 hours ?botiT* of infinite price in the execution of his delicate and difficult enterprise. The line of retreat to the James passes ?cross White Oak Swamp, and the diffl - culty of the passage for the retreating army with its enormous trains was, at least, partially compensated by the bar Tier it opposed to reeonnoissances and flank attacks by the pursuing foe. Keyes's Corps, which had l>een holding a * position on the margin of White Oak Swamp, naturally took the advance, and, traversing this region, had by noon of the 28th seized strong positions on the oppo site side to cover the passage of the troops aud impedimenta. Then followed the long train of f>,000 wagons, with a herd of 2,r>0G beef-cattle, all of which had to traverse th?* morass by one narrow defile. It was successfully accomplished, however, and. during the same night, Porter's Corps headed towards the James. Meanwhile, to allow the trains to get well on their way, Sumner's Corps and Heintzehnan's Corps and Smith's Division of Franklin's Corps were ordered to remain on the Rich mond side of the White Oak Swamp dur ing the whole of the 20th and until dark, in a position covering the roads from Richmond, and covering also Savage Sta tion on the* railroad. lee n rrRsriT. T*pon learning definitely the withdrawal of the army. Lee. on the morning of the 20th, put his columns in motion iu pur suit. Magruder and Huger were ordered to follow up on the Williamsburg and Charles City roads, while I?ngstreet and A. 1*. Hill were to cross the <'hiekahominy at New Bridge, and move by flank route's near the Janes, so as to intercept the re treat; and Jaekfcou, making the passage at Grapevine Bridge, was to sweep dowu the south bank of the Chickahominy. Now. when Sumner, on the morning ol the 20th,r learnt that the enemy was re crossing the Chick hominy-and advancing iu the direction of Savage Station, he moved his corps from the position it ha<l held at Allen's farm to that place, unitin-j there with Smith's Division of Franklin't Corps. Ileintzelman, who held positioi on the left of Sumner, had been ordered tc hold the Williamsburg road; but, wher Sumner shifted his force on to Savage Sta tion, Heititzeimau fell back entirely ant - crossed White Oak Swamp. Thus, wher Magruder pushed forward on the Wil lianisburg road, he found, in consequence of Heintzelman's withdrawal, no force t< oppose; and Sumner, who was not awari of Heintzelman's retirement, was sur prised to find the enemy debouching on bi< front at Savage Station. Such were tb< circumstances that, on the afternoon of th< brought on the action known as thi of Savage Station?an action tha the second of the series of blowi SwImpAlH) witbdrew acro*8 White Oak lJSrjhmfrS!B'. of the 3?th army, with all its belongings, had crossed White i u-mp' and debouched into the re gion looking out towards the James- the aud t!i Park8 5adu&ained Malvern Hill, reached ?fcfn- .e army had already x?unrer' tI,e 8'*ht of which was greeted with something of the iov with which the Ten Thousand, returning from halte"P,S S.'mm0r,aUlCd by Xen?Phou p?nfeder?te Porsuit was made in two columns. . Jackson, with fire divi sions, pressed on the heels of the retreat whil^T7 7> W"y of Whiu ?ak Swamp; ,>,i ! Longstreet, with a like force, mak t detour by the roads skirting the James Itiver, hurried forward with the IeWA *>cu' the column from its march. But, as long as the two Confeder ate columns were thus placed, it is obvi an!i that th*ey *ere h?Pe,e??'y separated and the retreating army had less to fenr from their partial blows. Just as soon WhiteeOiik%Ja0kSOni.8houId emer*e from .?Jr ? ' "amp, he would come in im mediate communication with the force un der Longstreet, and the whole of Lee's army would then be united. To prevent is junction. "So as to make time for the outgoing of the menaced and jealously ??*? *!**!?? betame now the prime ob CroMi? of olen<iai???*2?ssr /aCKSOX CHECKED BY FBAKKIIS; roSG. STREET BY M'CALL. ,1 ??-??0n^0f, !the 30111 Jackson readied brfdz* i:C?t 8wamp; but he found the Elufi r?5 .' and on attempting to thehid Jiei -? !ary I>Iace of crossing, lit ?.,? ls.columB was met by a se other sido 'm*'#? 1mm ba,,CTi" ?n the wde- then essayed to force the passage; but each attempt was met with sh^ct^nT^i ??P?8ition(,?) that, ob slructed in his design, he was compelled to gne over. Meantime, the column of Longstreet, whose line of march flanked the swamp and gave free motion? was Bridie J8v y forward on the Long Bridge of New Market road, which runs whieh th*Ug,etl t0 !,he (i',akor road, on which the anny and ts trains were hur rying towards the James. At the veA time Jackson was arrested at White Oak niner?f'ti'?n,J8tre0t 1,ad arri>cd within a two road?6 ?h? t ?'i ,nJersepti?n of these two roads. Should he be able to seize it the army would be cut in twain. But Longstreet found this important point al l?rL n?-ered; a,id if *???* it wPould be m.fnt ? a batt,e- Thft foroe at the f?i. ?f CoI}tac'\ was McCall's Division of I ennsylvauia Reserves, formed at right angles across the New Market road, in ? Parallel to, the Quaker the ",nU<kr wa* at *?,ne distance to Vand 8?mewhat retired; Hooker 8 ,eft? a?d somewhat ad fin'rrPeiny "T to t,ie ri?I't of Mc Call. The brunt of the attack, however fell upon McCall's Division. In the Con htM| ir?ite "'? t,ie division of Longstreet held the right, and that of A. P. Hill the ibout opened the attack at nfi .? by a threatening move ment on McCall ? left, which was met bv a change of front on that flank in which ~:,r" "ZV^\*" "KutafS fectual ^tempt*~ the same time the batteries on the ceuteJ assailltliJhES** tbe aIm of determined fil? finrti'|v rpP?atediy repulsed; till finally Kandol s battery was cunt ured by a fierce charge made l,v two reS ments(21) advancing in wedge shape with o it order, but with trailed arms 'ttnsli ing upi to the muzzles of the guns thev pistoled or bayoneted the cannoSeenl. The greater part of the supporting regiment ""ll; those who remained made a "a" 18. By orders from Cen. McClellan Sumner was under the sad necessity of I*"?* behind at Savage Station the gen ?"indS"m?.CT""""1,,,B -?50? sick ""?> pi?tri^he <?ssinK was held l,v Gen m i /1' W , * divisions of Smith and Kichardson ami Naglee's Brigade Cant die ted the artillery. ? tJpt' M^det Rriin disposition was as follows: aieades Brigade on the right, Sevmour's frour?ef themgS ti'e "n thf tefi 8 <*??***? Parrotta) Cofh' Val1^' re?imenls U>? 35th and suers again in contact with the army, which tva* found occupying a commanding ridge, extending obliquely across the line of march, in advance of Malvetn Hill. In front of this strong position the ground; was open, varying in width from a quar ter to a half mile, sloping gradually from the crest, and giving a free field of fire. The approaches were over a brakes and thickly wooded country, traversed nearty throughout its whole extent by a swamp passable at but few places, and difficult at those.(24) On this admirable position Gen. licCIellan had concentrated his army, prepared t,o receive final battle. M'CLBLLAX'S MEN ON MALVERN. The left and center were posted on Mal vern Hill, an elevated plateau about a mile and a half by three-fourths of a mile in area; the right was "refused," curving | backward through a wooded region to wards a point below Ilaxall's Landing, on James River. Judging from the obvious lines of uttack that the main effort would be made against hi* left, Gen. McClellan posted on Malvern Hill heavy masses of| infantry and artillery. Porter's Corps held the left, and the artillery of his two divisions, with the artillery reserve, gave a concentrated tire of 60 guns. Couch's Division was placed on the right of Por tet; next caine Kearny and Hooker; next, Sedgwick and Richardson; next, Smith { and S locum; then the remainder of| Reyes's Corps, extending by a backward curve nearly to the river. While the left was massed, the right was more deployed, | plan op battle at malvebn hill. its front covered by slashings. The guh- j boats in the James River protected the left tiauk.(2o) lee's plan of attack. ? Lee formed his line with Jackson's Di vision(2U) on the left, and those Under Ma gruder and linger on the right. A. P. Hill and Longslrcet were held in reserve 22. "The 60th Va. crossed bayonets with the enemy, who obstinately contested the possession of these guns." Report of Gen. A. P. Hill: Reports of the Army of North ern Virginia, vol. i, p. 177. Geu. MeCall is more magniloquent in his account: "Bayonets were crossed and locked in the struggle; bayonet wounds were freely given and received. I saw skulls crushed by the heavy blow of the butt of the muxket; and in short, the des perate thrusts and parries of a lifc-and deatli encounter, proving iudeed that (ircck had met (Jreek when the Alabama hoys fell upon the tons of Pennsylvania." Mc Call's Report: Pennsylvania Reserves in the Peninsula, pamphlet, p. 5. 23 "A heavy cannonadiug in front an nounced the engagement of Gen. Long street at Frazier's farm, and made me eager to press forward, but the marshy character of the soil, the destruction of the bridge over the marsh and creek, and the strong position of the enemy for de fending thev past-age. prevented my ad vancing till the following morning.'-'Jack son's Report: Reports of the Army of Northern Virginia, vol. i, p. 134. 24. Lee's Report: Reports of the Ariny of Northern Virginia, vol. p. 12. _ . 25. McClellau's Report, p. 138. ^ f -26. Iiivisious of Jac&son, Ewell, WWt ing, and D. H. Hill, *1 *IL ^ns:' and hands ??*R th* ri0e' !t is easy lo tttedict the i r,?very **wiult "??# a <$*oody re rendered: the few batteries ^fced were beaten in detail.(30) Aftewraflfr, Magru der and fluger attacked, bfct it was with ^ or eren a wgmient, being ttot>wa.foi3nnl a time. fr^Sl ? iik* reception from the steady lines of iofantsy and. th? concentrated fire from the irtillX * under its aWe conunandir Si ?nn^?E attacks fell roJSSHS'%?$?% Utl and on Conchy and tha vucliiMil4WidR?u was in a large degree*, d?e? te~tljie *kifl and coolness of the letter, who, aa holding IrL n * part of th* tlniou line, wa! f5ssssr bytth? ^igndan of of pLtir'. J' M?a*her? tI,a several i J became to command the ?* 2k ^playing in his conduct of the battle a high order of generalship. BLUNDER COSTLY FOB COXFSDSRATES. Night closed on the constants still lighting, the opposing forces being distiu-l gnishable only by the Inrid lines of fire. Thus till near 1> o'clock, when the fire, slackening gradually, died out altogether, and only an occasional shot from the bat teries broke the silence that pervaded the bloody field. The repulse of the Coufeder most compete, and entailed a loss of 5,000 men, while the Union loss was not above one-third that number. Lee never before nor since that action delivered a battle so ill-judged h> ctoucetgion, or so faulty in its details of ej?rut}$u. J|t was as bad as the worst ^liQdcijl ever com mitted on the Union side* bur he profited by the experiment,, an0 neyer^repeated it. VICTORS WITHDREV^ . Victorious though the Array of the Po tomac was on the field of Malvenvthe po sition was not one that could be held; for the arhiy was under the Jmperious ner-es-1 sity of reaching its supplies. During the night, accordingly, the tifeops -were with drawn to Harrison's Ba*, on the James. Col. Averill, with a regiment of cavalry, a brigade of regular infantry, arid a battery covered the rear. Xee tJtiTew forward Stuart (who with his troopers had .been absent during the whole pursuit on an ex pedition to White House and the lower fords of the Chickaihominy, and only re '< 27* Cen. McClellan, mistaking the move ments of these two division* fell into an erroneous apprehension, regarding the part / < ,n tbe hattle. In )ns Report (p. 130) he says: "About 2 o'clock a col umn of the enemy was observed moving towards our right. Arrangements were at once made to meet the anticipated attack m that quarter; but though the column was long, occupying two hoars in passing, It disappeared, and was not again heard of. 1 he presumption iff that it retired ly the rear, and participated ifn the attack after ward* made on our le\tr This was the col : umn of Longstreet and A. P. Hill, getting into its position in reserve on the Confed erate left; but, as above stated, it took no part in the action. During the battle, the observed movement of this column gave McClellan great concern for His right, as he conceived it was making a detour with the view to fall upon that fiattk; and this caused him to remain on fcip fight -My apprehensions," lie says, "*%re for the extreme right. 1 felt no coteeern for the - ,aud center. ?-Report oil the Conduct of tho War, vol. i? p. *37. ;8hch trouble some errors are the necessary *e?uk of the nature of such a theater of ifcafr as that on **$?*?& two armies wew;?*eratiug. 28 This repulse was determined by the excellent practice of KinsMtaiy's battery, together with the steady ??e ?f the 10th Mass. and a charge of UteStth N. Y.? ^ t ca^t,lrto* the colors 14th N. C. in a band-"to*hand con flict. j * . Vi^i..f!ep0r,U. of $8. A*? ?? Northern Virginia, vol. I, p. 180. 30. "Instead of ordering bp 100 or 200 pieces of artillery to play oh the Yankees, a single battery was orfered up and lu p,e?'8 il} a feF minutes; one or two others shared the Ame fate of be ing beaten m detail. The.firing from our battenes was of the mow farcical char acter. --Report of Ge?. S. H. Hill: Re ports of the Army of Northern Virginia, vol. i, p. 186. Gen. Leeiaays: "The ob stacles presented by tl|T woods and ?WmS?!^t^Q*^P^tig&le to bring up sa^Slv*? oW?ose ?SL' Pendleton, <W or Artmery,!^., g.fltr. (CooUUutd oa i&rort ffistoriesyNotable Regiments By COL. WM. p. FOX. FIRST MAINE HEAVY ARTILLERY. Mott's Brigade, Bieney's Division, Second Corps. (l)Coi. DANIEL CHAPLIN (Killed); Brr. Mal. On. (2) Col. RUSSELL B. SHEPHERD j Bret. Brio. Gix. Coif fames. B C D E F G H 1 K L M Totals Killed and Died of Wouxds. Officers. 23 Men. 20 46 39 3i 39 36 31 28 39 28 40 23 400 TotaL 20 49 4* 32 41 37 34 3? 4* 30 44 23 423 Died of Disease, Accidents, Im Prison, Ac. Officers. Men. 29 ?9 30 *9 20 18 23 33 12 16 20 *7 258 Total. 3 29 >9 30 >9 20 18 23 33 >3 16 20 17 260 Total Enrollment. 22 J95 198 189 185 176 183 >85 202 172 172 161 162 2,202 423 killed ?19.2 per cent. Total of killed and wounded, 1,283. Died of disease in Confederate jJrisons (previously included), 21. Battles. Fredericksburg Pike, Va. North Anna, Va Totopotoraoy, Va K. A M.W. ? M7 ? 3 3 Petersburg Assault, June 16th, 17th 12 Petersburg Assault, June 18th. 210 Jerusalem Road, Va 5 Siege of Petersburg 7 Battles. k. A M.W. Deep Bottom, Va. 5 Weldon Railroad 5 Boydton Road, Va 10 Hatcher's Run, March 25, 1865... 6 Sailor's Creek, Va ????? 5 Picket Line 2 Place Unknown 3 Present, also, at Cold Harbor; Vaughn Road; Farraville; Appomattox, Notes.?Of the 2,047 regiments in the Union Army, the First Maine Heavy Artillery sustained the greatest loss in battle. Not only was the number killed the largest, but the percentage of killed was exceeded in only one instance. Again, its loss at Petersburg, June 18th, was the greatest of any one regiment in any one action, during the war. It made the ch&xge that day with about 900 muskets, losing 632* in killed and wounded. Only a month previous, the regiment had suffered a terrible loss in its gallant fight on the Fredericksburg Pike, near Spotsylvania, May 19, 1864, where it lost 82 killed and 394 wounded; total, 476. Among the killed were six officers, and in the battle of June 18th, just referred to, thirteen officers were killed or mortally wounded, besides twelve others who were hit. This regiment was raised, principally, in the Penobscot Valley, and was organized August 21, 1862, as the Eighteenth Maine Infazitry. Major Daniel Chaplin, of the Second Maine, was appointed Colonel. He fell, mortally wounded, August j 8, 1&64, at Strawberry Plains, Va. (Ueep Battom). ^ left the State on August 24, 1862, and was changed to heavy artillery in December. It remained in the defences of Washington until May, 1864, when.it joined Grant's Army at Spotsylvania. All its losses occurred within a period of ten months. During the spring campaign of 1865, it was in De Trobriand's Brigade of Mott's Divi sion, Second Corps. * The official report states the loss at 580; the State Reports put it at C01. FIFTH OHIO INFANTRY. Candy's Brigade ? Geary's Division ? Twelfth Corps. (1) Col. SAMUEL H. DUNNIXQ. (2) Col. JOHN H. PATRICK (Killed). (Tj Col. ROBERT KIRKTTP. Companies. Field and Staff. Company A ... B... C... D... E... F... G... H... I ... K... Totals Killed and Died of Wounds. Officers. Men. I *5 7 *5 20 18 M 12 12 13 10 137 Total. 4 *5 8 16 20 20 14 13 12 13 11 146 Died of Disease. Accidents, In Pkison. Ac Officers. Men. 55 Total. I 7 3 8 6 8 7 4 5 5 3 57 Total Enrollment. 16 228 l8l 180 135 197 173 196 152 *?3 190 M51 Total of killed and wounded, 537. Of the 941 originally enrolled, 129 were killed, or 13.7 per cent. Battles. Scouting Party, Va., Sept. 16, 1861 Romney, W. Va Kernstown, Va Port Republic, Va Cedar Mountain, Va Antietam, Md K.AM.W. ? 1 ? 2 ?? 23 ? 13 ? 3i ? 16 ? 3 Battles. Culpeper C. H., Va.. .??????????????? Dalton, Ga Resaca, Ga New Hope Church, Ga Pine Knob, Ga Kenesaw Mountain, Ga.. Peach Tree Creek, Ga Siege of Atlanta, Ga North Edisto, S. C K AM.W. 1. . . I I 5 *5 1 4 4 5 1 Dumfries, Va Chancellorsville, Va , 15 Gettysburg, Pa ?... 5 Present, also, at Lookout Mountain, Tenn.: Rocky Face Ridge, Ga.; Culp s Farm, Ga.; Siege of Savan nah; Bentonville, N - C : The March to the Sea; The Carolinas. Notes.? Recruited in April, 1861, for the three months service, but before the regiment was fully organized and equipped, the call for three-years men was made, whereupon it volunteered for three years and was mustered in on the 21st of June. It served in West Virginia until March, 1862, when it moved with Shields's Division up the Shenandoah Valley, and participated in the battle of Kernstown, where it lost 18 killed and 32 wounded; also, at Port Republic, where it lost 4 killed, 63 wounded, and 197 captured or missing. At Cedar Mountain, it fought in Geary's Brigade, Augur's Division, with a loss of 14 killed, 104 wounded, and 4 missing, Q+Umgf 275 engaged. * At -Antietam it was in Tyndale's (ist) Brigade, Greene's (2d) Division, Twelfth Corps; loss, 11 killed, 35 wounded, and 2 missing. At Chancellorsville, then in Candy's Brigade, it lost 6 killed, 52 wounded, ?and 24 missing; and at Gettysburg, 2 killed, and 16 wounded. In September, 1863, the regiment accompanied the Twelfth Corps to Tennessee, where it reenforced the Army at Chattanooga, and fought at Lookout Moun tain. In April, 1864, the Twelfth Corps was combined with part of the Eleventh Corps and renumbered, becom ing the Twentieth, but the regiment still remained in Geary's Division, and the men still wore the white stars on their caps. The Fifth was present at the hard fighting of the Atlanta Campaign, during which Colonel Patrick was killed at the battle of New Hope Church, and Major Henry E. Symmes fell mortally wounded at Kenesaw. EDITORIAL NOTE: Th? above pages are reproduced from Col. Fox's famous book, " Regimental Losses.". Other pages, giving short histories of,notable regiments, will'appear from week to week. It is hoped the appearance of these short histories will stimulate comfades to send in material for the preparation of more complete histories of their respective regiments than have yet appeared.