. The Fortieth Congress of the United States: historical and biographical. egiment wasfull, and was organized as the 57th Ohio, Colonel Mungen command-ing. The regiment was assigned to duty under General W. T. Sherman,in the West. It participated in all the important battles of theSouthwest, including Shiloh, Corinth, Chickasaw, Vicksburg, Ray-mond, Champion Hills, Messengers Ford, and Arkansas Post. Atthe latter place Colonel Mungen led the 4th Brigade, 1st Division,15th Army Corps in the charge against the enemys works. Illhealth compelled him to resign at Vicksburg, but his regiment wentthr
. The Fortieth Congress of the United States: historical and biographical. egiment wasfull, and was organized as the 57th Ohio, Colonel Mungen command-ing. The regiment was assigned to duty under General W. T. Sherman,in the West. It participated in all the important battles of theSouthwest, including Shiloh, Corinth, Chickasaw, Vicksburg, Ray-mond, Champion Hills, Messengers Ford, and Arkansas Post. Atthe latter place Colonel Mungen led the 4th Brigade, 1st Division,15th Army Corps in the charge against the enemys works. Illhealth compelled him to resign at Vicksburg, but his regiment wentthrough to the sea with Sherman. After recruiting his health for a year, he resumed the practice of hisprofession. In 1866 he was a Democratic candidate for Congress, andwas elected by 2,778 majority. He served on the Committee on In-dian Affairs, and Special Committees on the Niagara Ship Canal,and on the treatment of Union Prisoners. He was re-elected to theForty-first Congress by a majority of 4,846, and was placed on theCommittees on Indian Aflairs and on Printing. 26S.
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