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ed a nucleus for a revival of the organization of the Tenth Corps. In December, 18664, while Ames' Division was absent on the first expedition to Fort Fisher, the Twenty-fourth Corp;s was reinforced by the First Division, Eighth Corps. This was a veteran body of troops — formerly Thoburn's Division — which had seen long and active service in West Virginia and in the Shenandoah Valley. It was transferred to the Twenty-fourth Corps, the fighting in the Valley having ended, and arrived December 25th on the banks of the James, where it took possession of the abandoned quarters of the Fort Fisher division. These troops from West Virginia (9 regiments) were designated an Independent Division, and General John W. Turner, formerly a division-general in the Tenth Corps, was assigned to its command. The Twenty-fourth Corps now consisted of three divisions, Foster's, Devens' and Turner's, containing 42 infantry regiments, and numbering 18,148 present for duty, equipped. On January 1, 1
, 1862 5 Dallas, Ga., May 29, 1864 3 Mt. Jackson, Va., May 3, 1862 2 Pine Knob, Ga. 12 Port Republic, Va. 23 Kenesaw, Ga. 2 Cedar Mountain, Va. 13 Peach Tree Creek, Ga. 2 Chancellorsville, Va. 7 Siege of Atlanta, Ga. 3 Gettysburg, Pa. 10 Siege of Savannah, Ga. 1 Dug Gap, Ga. Known also as Rocky Face Ridge. 33 Edisto River, S. C. 1 New Hope Church, Ga. 2 Averasboro, N. C. 1 notes.--Organized at Jefferson in August, 1861, moving to Camp Chase, Columbus, O., on December 25th; it left the State on January 17, 1862, having been ordered to West Virginia. While there it served under General Lander, and then, having been assigned to Shields's Division, participated in the movement up the Shenandoah Valley, and in the battle of Kernstown. It was, also, hotly engaged at the battle of Port Republic, June 9, 1862, where it lost 17 killed, 41 wounded, and 114 captured or missing. At Cedar Mountain, it was in Geary's (1st) Brigade, Augur's (2d) Division, Banks's Corp