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en. The officers of my staff, who were with me at this critical moment, Dr. Milhau, the Medical Director of my corps, Lieuts. Morton and Deacon, were also quite active and efficient. Lieuts. Hunt and Johnston, who also behaved with much gallantry, w Meredith's report. headquarters Gibbon's brigade, camp of Nineteenth Indiana, Upton's Hill, Va., September 2. Hon. O. P. Morton, Governor of Indiana: dear sir: I most respectfully submit the following report of the part taken by the Nineteeonel Ninety-fifth Regiment. Report of Lieutenant-Colonel Korff. Cincinnati, September 5, 1862. To His Excellency Oliver P. Morton, Governor of the State of Indiana: The first brigade of the army of Kentucky, to which the Sixty-ninth Indi Report of Colonel Meredith. Gibbon's brigade headquarters, camp near Sharpsburgh, Md., September 20, 1862. Hon. O. P. Morton, Governor of Indiana: dear sir: I most respectfully submit to you the following report of the part taken by the
gathered by great exertion, but too late for action. I desire to particularly notice the conduct of Captain Dunham, A. A.G., First New-Jersey brigade, whose exertions to rally the broken columns of his brigade were untiring. Very respectfully, etc., etc., R. P. Kennedy, Lieutenant and A. A.A. G., First Brigade. Col. E. P. Scammon, Commanding First Brigade. Colonel Meredith's report. headquarters Gibbon's brigade, camp of Nineteenth Indiana, Upton's Hill, Va., September 2. Hon. O. P. Morton, Governor of Indiana: dear sir: I most respectfully submit the following report of the part taken by the Nineteenth Indiana volunteers in the battle of the twenty-ninth and thirtieth of August, 1862, at Bull Run: At one o'clock A. M., on the twenty-ninth, we left Manassas for Bull Run. Arriving on the battle-field, we were immediately ordered to support Captain Campbell's battery of Gibbon's brigade, which was then moving down to the engagement. A line of battle was formed in r
or favor, for he has weighed the consequences and will abide by them for the sake of all those men, from whom he now parts with regret, who, whether officers or soldiers, fighting in the first battle or through them all, whether carrying swords or muskets, in all our intercourse never once forgot that they were gentlemen, ever. J. B. Armstrong, Late Acting Lieutenant-Colonel Ninety-fifth Regiment. Report of Lieutenant-Colonel Korff. Cincinnati, September 5, 1862. To His Excellency Oliver P. Morton, Governor of the State of Indiana: The first brigade of the army of Kentucky, to which the Sixty-ninth Indiana belonged, was ordered from their camp, about two miles beyond Richmond, about two o'clock P. M., August twenty-ninth, to meet the rebels, who were reported in great force near Rogersville, four miles from camp. After forming in line of battle in sight of the enemy, after a slight skirmish they disappeared. We followed them, and lay on our arms at Rogersville until mo
command to their proper brigade. About six hundred prisoners were taken by the Kanawha division, and sent to Middletown, under guard. The losses of the enemy in our immediate front were not definitely ascertained, but it is known they very greatly exceeded our own. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, J. D. Cox, Brig.-General, Commanding Kanawha Division. Report of Colonel Meredith. Gibbon's brigade headquarters, camp near Sharpsburgh, Md., September 20, 1862. Hon. O. P. Morton, Governor of Indiana: dear sir: I most respectfully submit to you the following report of the part taken by the Nineteenth Indiana volunteers in the battle of the fourteenth instant, at South-Mountain. On the evening of the thirteenth we encamped two miles south-east from Frederick, Md. We left camp soon after sun up, marched through Frederick, took the road toward Hagerstown and marched twelve miles. On arriving near South-Mountain it was ascertained that the enemy was in force o
N. S. Berry, Governor of New-Hampshire. Frederick Holbrook, Governor of Vermont. Wm. A. Buckingham, Governor of Connecticut. E. D. Morgan, Governor of New-York. Chas. S. Olden, Governor of New-Jersey. A. G. Curtin, Governor of Pennsylvania. A. W. Bradford, Governor of Maryland. F. H. Pierpont, Governor of Virginia. Austin Blair, Governor of Michigan. J. B. Temple, President Military Board of Kentucky. Andrew Johnson, Governor of Tennessee. H. R. Gamble, Governor of Missouri. O. P. Morton, Governor of Indiana. David Tod, Governor of Ohio. Alexander Ramsey, Governor of Minnesota. Richard Yates, Governor of Illinois. Edward Salomon, Governor of Wisconsin. The President's reply. Executive mansion, Washington, July 1, 1862. gentlemen: Fully concurring in the wisdom of the views expressed to me in so patriotic a manner by you in the communication of the twenty-eighth day of June, I have decided to call into the service an additional force of three hundred thous
Doc. 205.-fight on the Mississippi. Surgeon read's report. Carrollton, near New Orleans, September 12. To Governor Morton: sir: I have to report that the Twenty-first regiment of Indiana volunteers performed a very brilliant achievement on the eighth instant, twenty-five miles from New-Orleans, up the Mississippi and on its right bank, in utterly routing and dispersing five hundred mounted Texan Rangers, driving them into the swamps and capturing most of their horses. The guerrillas had for some time been molesting our steamers by firing into them, as they passed up and down. News reached headquarters that a regiment of Texan Rangers had come to aid in these outrages, and our regiment, with two others, were ordered up to disperse them, part to land above and part to land below them, to preclude the possibility of their escape. On the night of the seventh a part of the Fourth Wisconsin embarked on a transport, and at daylight next morning landed at the supposed place