Biographical sketches of distinguished officers of the army and navy . President Lincolns call for troops to de-fend the integritj- of the Union. He did not hesitateto respond to that call, and entered zealously into theorganization of the Fortv-third Regiment of OhioVolunteers, in which he was commissioned IMajor,and of which J. L. KirbA- Smith was chosen GENERAL WAGER SWAYNE. 357 Major Swayne was, upon the mustering in of theregiment, promoted to the Lieutenant-Colonelcy, andthe Forty-third was assigned to the Second Brigadeof the First Division of the Army of the Mississippiunder
Biographical sketches of distinguished officers of the army and navy . President Lincolns call for troops to de-fend the integritj- of the Union. He did not hesitateto respond to that call, and entered zealously into theorganization of the Fortv-third Regiment of OhioVolunteers, in which he was commissioned IMajor,and of which J. L. KirbA- Smith was chosen GENERAL WAGER SWAYNE. 357 Major Swayne was, upon the mustering in of theregiment, promoted to the Lieutenant-Colonelcy, andthe Forty-third was assigned to the Second Brigadeof the First Division of the Army of the Mississippiunder General Pope, and took part in the attacks onand capture of New Madrid and Island No. lo. Itwas at New ^Madrid that Colonel vSwayne took com-mand of the regiment and made a daring and success-ful reconnoisance around that Confederate strono-- o hold, a movement which contributed largeU? towardits subsequent capture. After the battle of Shilohthe regiment took part in the fifty days gradual ap-proach to Corinth, participating in three importantengagements, and in the final battle which resultedin the capture of that important position. ColonelSmith having been assigned to the command of abrigade, Lieutenant-Colonel Swayne was in commandof the regiment during this entire period, and alsoduring the subsecjuent battle of luka. At the secondbattle of Corinth, Col
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