The Forty-Fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, history of its services in the war of the rebellion and a personal record of its members . nt upon doing It that we werenot aware that we had Ijeen left entirely alone, and the enemyattempting to surround us. We gave them a very warm i ecep-tion, repulsed their cavalry and infantry attack, and witlidrewslowly and In good order to wliere our other forces had taken uptiieir position. The Hth was the last regiment engaged during tiie 278 LETTER FROM COLONEL REED. monilnsr. and the very last to leave the Held. I have alroudy saidwe engaged the enemy in
The Forty-Fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, history of its services in the war of the rebellion and a personal record of its members . nt upon doing It that we werenot aware that we had Ijeen left entirely alone, and the enemyattempting to surround us. We gave them a very warm i ecep-tion, repulsed their cavalry and infantry attack, and witlidrewslowly and In good order to wliere our other forces had taken uptiieir position. The Hth was the last regiment engaged during tiie 278 LETTER FROM COLONEL REED. monilnsr. and the very last to leave the Held. I have alroudy saidwe engaged the enemy in tlic nitcrnoon, and drove liiiu inside idsentronelunonts. Now all jnay not seem of sninclent importanoe to you, attliis late day aftvr the battle, to Justify my leaving many mattersyou refer to unanswered. Nevertheless, I shall have todefor themfor another oeeasion. We are, as you say, pretty well down into Dixie, and I supposewe shall have a flight hufore golui, much further. Itut I will spareyou. With regards to Mrs. Uundall and all tho otherladles wliu helped witli our flag, I am very truly yours, Hugh B. JOHN H RERICK, BlIRGUON. FIRST RE-UNION OK The 44th Ibdiaba Yolubteers AT KENDALLVILLE, INI)., TUESDAY, APRIL U, A. IJ. 1H80. On the lOtli day of September, 1879, at a soldiersreiiiiioii at Auburn, ludiaua, the inenibers of the 44thIiidiiina Vohiiiteer Infantry, then present, met andformed a temi)orary organization, witli IMajor W. ^iiani as President, S. B. Sweet as Secretary, andIMajor J. H. lleriek as Jiiograplier; and set Ajjril Gtli,1880, tiie eigliteentli anniversary of the battle of Shiioli,and Kendallville the |)laee, to hold the first reunion andperfect a jjermanent organization of the regiment. On the early trains on that day members of the regi-ment began to arrive, and by mid-day upwards of onehundred had congregated. Now was witnessed a seenenever to be forgotten by the participants. Comrailestrue, and brave juen, long since parted,
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