. History of the Fifty-third regiment Ohio volunteer infantry, during the war of the rebellion, 1861 to 1865. Together with more than thirty personal sketches of officers and men . omplete did it not recountthe history of our flag and its color-bearers. NATIONAL COLORS OF THE 53rd O. V. V. I. THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE FOLLOWING BATTLES. First—Mission Ridge, Tennessee, November 24th, —Knoxville, Tennessee, December 5th, 18(—Resaca, Georgia, May i;3th, 14th, 15th, —Dallas, Georgia, May 27th 28th, —Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia, June 27th, —Ruffs Mills, G
. History of the Fifty-third regiment Ohio volunteer infantry, during the war of the rebellion, 1861 to 1865. Together with more than thirty personal sketches of officers and men . omplete did it not recountthe history of our flag and its color-bearers. NATIONAL COLORS OF THE 53rd O. V. V. I. THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE FOLLOWING BATTLES. First—Mission Ridge, Tennessee, November 24th, —Knoxville, Tennessee, December 5th, 18(—Resaca, Georgia, May i;3th, 14th, 15th, —Dallas, Georgia, May 27th 28th, —Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia, June 27th, —Ruffs Mills, Georgia, July ;3rd, —Before Atlanta, Georgia, July 22nd, —Before Atlanta, Georgia, July 28th, —Flint River, Georgia, August 30th, —Jonesboro, Georgia, August 31st, —Jonesboro, Georgia, September 1st, —Lovejoy Station, Georgia, September 3rd, William H. Sheldon, Co. I, wounded while carryingthe flag, June 27th, 1864. Corporal Alex McBride, Co. A, wounded while carrying theflag, June 27th, 1864. Sergeant Isaac Wheeler, Co. C, wounded while carrying theflag, July 3rd, Battle Flag of iiih ■/■>LKij o. \. I. See Page 202. 53rd OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY. 203 Corporal Charles Burgess, Co. D, wounded while carrying theflag, July 3rd, 1864. Corporal Thomas Kellie, Co. B, wounded while carrying theflag, July 22nd. (;4. Corporal William Lmgham, Co. C, wounded while carryingthe flag, July 23rd, 1804. Examined and found correct R. A. FULTON, Lieutenant-Colonel, /J3rd O. V. I., Coninianding. It is no idle boast to state here thit the o3rd Ohio was onlyone of thousands of fighting regiments which carried aloft the ban-ner of beauty and glory wherever duty and honor called, but itwas OUR REGIMENT and dearer to us than all besides are thememories which trather around its tattered flao^. (OMi^ THE BATTLE-FLAGS. Nothing but flags—but simple flags, Tattered and torn and hanging
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