The Twenty-seventh Indiana volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion, 1861 to 1865, First division, 12th and 20th corps A history of its recruiting, organization, camp life, marches and battles, together with a roster of the men composing it .. . ey would only retire into the thicket a short distance andthen return again. In fact, we were often the victims of a 520 lIlsrOKV OF THE damaging nre of musketry when we could see no enemy- Forthis reason, orders were ev^entually given to continue firinginto the dense woods, even after the enemy had retired andwere not in sight. The men who loade
The Twenty-seventh Indiana volunteer infantry in the war of the rebellion, 1861 to 1865, First division, 12th and 20th corps A history of its recruiting, organization, camp life, marches and battles, together with a roster of the men composing it .. . ey would only retire into the thicket a short distance andthen return again. In fact, we were often the victims of a 520 lIlsrOKV OF THE damaging nre of musketry when we could see no enemy- Forthis reason, orders were ev^entually given to continue firinginto the dense woods, even after the enemy had retired andwere not in sight. The men who loaded and fired their ownmuskets exclusively used over a hundred rounds of used many more than that. The engagement continueduntil fairly dark, when the enemy withdrew finally. Our loss, though severe, was again less than we had beenaccustomed to. It was four killed and thirty-six the latter was Colonel Colgrove. An unexplodedshell, which otherwise would have passed harmlesslv over,struck the limb of a tree and glanced downward. The colonelwas at the time reclining on his side, in rear of the shell struck under him, passing between his arm andbody. Such was its terrific force that it lifted him up several. vCOL. CoLGKOVEs sword, Si kick BV CANNON BALL AT PeACH TrEE Creek. Presented by thf. Colonel to John Bresnahax, \\ASH1N(!T()N, U. C. feet and whirled him over and over. It was strange that hewas not killed, but he was luirt more seriouslv than the firstexamination indicated. Besides the injury to his arm, a con-tusion developed in his side, which, sloughing off, made adesperate wound. He finally recovered, though he neveragain commanded the old regiment. The sword the Colonelwas wearing at the time he has since presented to ComradeBresnahan, formerly of Company A, now residing in Wash-ington, D. C. It bears the marks of the tremendous force ofthe blow, being bent and twisted like a piece of tin or scrap-iron that has passed through a hot
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