The history of the state of Indiana from the earliest explorations by the French to the present timeContaining an account of the principal civil, political and military events from 1763 to 1903 . st more men in killed and wound^^than any other regiment in the Army of the Ohio. Durinthe heat of the battle General Nelson, commanding the dvision, rode to the head of the regiment and thanked it fcits steadiness and gallantry. The Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth regiments belonged 1Kirks brigade of McCooks division, and took part in a,the movements and contests of the brigade. Colonel SioS. Bass, of the
The history of the state of Indiana from the earliest explorations by the French to the present timeContaining an account of the principal civil, political and military events from 1763 to 1903 . st more men in killed and wound^^than any other regiment in the Army of the Ohio. Durinthe heat of the battle General Nelson, commanding the dvision, rode to the head of the regiment and thanked it fcits steadiness and gallantry. The Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth regiments belonged 1Kirks brigade of McCooks division, and took part in a,the movements and contests of the brigade. Colonel SioS. Bass, of the Thirtieth, was mortally wounded. TtThirty-second and Thirty-ninth regiments formed a part (Gibsons brigade. The Thirty-second was complimentcby Sherman and Wallace and all the other officers wlwitnessed its steadiness. At one time it deployed out <the woods to the support of Wallace, when it began iwaver a little. Colonel Willich halted the regiment, putthrough the manual of arms, ordered it to fix bayonetand it then charged the Confederates in gallant style. ]regard to the Thirty-ninth General Gibson said in his rport: To the Thirty-ninth Indiana too great praise can n<be VICE-PRESIDENT SCHUYLER COLFAX. THE BATTLE OF SHILOH. 161 The Twenty-fifth Indiana, of Veatchs brigade, was heldin reserve on Monday, until in the afternoon, when thebrigade was ordered by General Grant to charge the en-emy. This was done in gallant style. The brigade chargedthrough the deserted camps of the day before and far intothe woods beyond. Colonel Veatch had one horse killedunder him and another wounded. General Hurl; but spokein high terms of Veatchs skill. The Thirty-first andForty-fourth had suffered terribly on Sunday, but joinedin the fight of the next day, again losing heavily. Thelosses in the Indiana regiments were as follows: Eegiment. Killed. Wounded. Total. Sixth 4 36 40 Ninth 17 153 170 Eleventh 11 51 62 Twenty-third 7 35 42 Twenty-fourth 6 45 51 Twenty-fifth 21 115 136 T
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